To the south of Tamsui Guard, another stronghold of the Ming army, Zhuqian Guard.

This is probably the Hsinchu area of ​​later generations, close to the Taiwan Strait and across the sea from Fujian.

At this time, Zhao Ming, who was dressed in regular clothes, stood on the pier outside Zhuqian Aicheng, and saw the coastal materials on the pier were piled up like mountains, and the wilderness was covered with thatched barns.

Because Zhao Ming came to Taiwan, Spain knew that an elite Ming army had arrived ashore and was waiting to mobilize reinforcements from Manila and did not attack the Ming army, so the Ming army's autumn harvest was guaranteed.

Most of the food accumulated in these dome barns will be transported on board and then transported to Shandong and Liaodong areas.

Zhao Ming and his party rode away from the pier and ran along the coast. Soon after, they saw a large area of ​​cut down from the bay in front of them, and giant trees piled up as high as a hill.

On the coast, wood is piled up, and groups of troops are stationed, facing the logs and walking through the wood.

At this time, Zhao Ming walked through the wood yard and came to the edge of the bay. He saw rows of wooden houses and earthen houses arranged neatly, and several other docks were also built.

Zhoushan Island lacks supplies and the trees on the island are not enough to support the huge shipbuilding industry, so Zhao Ming sent the shipbuilding craftsmen to the Taiwan Island, which has more resources.

Zhao Ming held back the horse's reins and looked at the busy scenes, he couldn't help but feel relieved. It seemed that the Taiwanese shipyard was already a little surprised.

"Governor, since last year, the garrison has selected good wood to cut down and dry. Now the shipyard has stored a large amount of wood, and the dock has been completed. We can start building warships from next year." Chen Yujiehui reported.

As a technical branch of the Navy, it is not only difficult for sailors to obtain, but also the manufacturing of warships is not easy. Wood alone requires several years of preparation.

Now that Zhao Ming’s shipyard is about to be put into production, it can drive the Qing Dynasty further away.

Zhao Ming nodded slightly, "According to the information from the Tiandihui, the Qing Dynasty was training naval forces in Taihu Lake. We must maintain the advantage of naval forces. The shipyard must start production as soon as possible. Within next year, I will see the warships built by the shipyard go into the sea."

Chen Yujie hurriedly bowed with his fists, "I understand that I will definitely let the shipyard build a warship as soon as possible."

Zhao Ming nodded, looked at the busy shipyard, then pulled out his horse's reins and continued to move forward.

This time, Zhao Ming went south from Tamsui, and his main purpose was not to inspect the shipyard, but to Miao Su to prepare to meet with the Dutch.

Because Zhao Ming and the Netherlands were in a state of hostility at the Battle of Jintang Island, Zhao Ming entrusted Kuiyi to convey his request for a meeting to the Dutch Governor. The Dutch did not dare to go to Tamsui, and Zhao Ming could not go to the senior official, so he agreed to meet near Miaosu.

Zhao Ming ran all the way, checking the villages of various garrisons along the way, and unconsciously arrived at Miaosuwei.

The Miao Suwei was the southernmost garrison of the Ming army. It was adjacent to the Dadu Kingdom in the south and was as uneasy as the Tamsui Wei.

After the Ming army came to the island, they were actually okay with all native tribes. They taught them a lot of things and sometimes gave them some clothes. However, the behavior of the Ming army caused the sacrificial priests and heads in the tribe to arrive, so they kept conflicts with the Ming army.

On the Miaosu Cang City, Zhao Ming stood at the top of the city and saw many arrows inserted on the wooden fence, frowning slightly.

Zhang Zhongjian, the commander of Miao Suwei, was a man in his forties. He turned out to be Ma Shiying's servant. He joined Ma Shiao and was entrusted with important tasks by Zhao Ming, so he was guarded against the big-bellied natives in Miao Sui.

"Governor, these are all left by the natives who came to attack the city two days ago. The humble post has not yet been cleaned up!" Zhang Zhongjian explained.

Zhao Ming frowned, "How many people do this big belly king have to dare to invade the Acropolis?"

Zhang Zhongjian said: "Report to the governor, according to the investigation of the Beishi, this Big Belly King is the leader of the twenty-seven tribal alliances, with more than 30,000 soldiers on his hands! These natives are good at using poisonous arrows and often attack us in the wild. The villagers of Miaosuwei hate this!"

Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "How are their equipment?"

Zhang Zhongjian said: "The equipment is very simple, lacking siege equipment, and there is no layout for attacking the village. Otherwise, the Miao and Suwei stations would not have been able to stick to it until now."

Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "I took a look at the Seven Guards of Taiwan. The few who offended the few who have offended the farming this year are Tamsui, Taipei, and Miao and Su three guards. Among them, you Miao and Miao and Su have the least amount."

Zhang Zhongjian lowered his head and said, "I am ashamed of humble duty!"

Zhao Ming waved his hand, "It's not your fault for this. It's Su Miaowei who blocked the big-boured natives in the south, so that the other guards could safely farm. However, it's not enough to block the natives. Miao Suwei should strengthen the training of the troops in the future, and then take the initiative to force the big-boured natives to not dare to invade the garrison again."

Zhang Zhongjian said: "I also have this idea, but the equipment of the army is simple. I want to ask the governor to allocate a batch of equipment!"

Zhao Ming pondered: "The training of musket soldiers is relatively simple, and they can be formed in March. There are just a batch of bird guns to be eliminated. I have someone to send them to you. These bird guns are difficult to penetrate the heavy armor of the Spaniards and the double armor of the Manchus. They will hit the shirtless natives, but there is no big problem."

Zhang Zhongjian was overjoyed when he heard the words, "I thanked the governor for such a humble position!"

Zhao Ming waved his hand, then walked down the acropolis and rested in the tower where he was temporarily staying.

That day, Zhao Ming was looking through Miao Suwei's documentary book. Ding Weiyue pushed the door and bowed to report: "Governor, the Dutch are at the beach!"

Zhao Ming Wenyu raised his head, "It's coming very quickly!" He narrowed his eyes, stood up, took the helmet on the shelf, and waved: "Arranging the ship, I will meet them later."

Outside the Miao Suwei, a Spanish three-masted sailboat was cruising on the sea, staring at the coast with vigilance.

On the deck of the sailing boat, Governor Shernand glanced at the sea with a thousand-mile mirror and asked: "Kuiyi, do you think Pingluhou is really sincere and cooperate with our company!"

Kuiyi said in a deep voice: "Governor General, I can only say that Pinglu Hou is very cunning. He is currently fighting with the Spaniards, so it should be true that he wants to cooperate with us, but once he defeats the Spaniards, it is hard to say what will he do to the company. According to my understanding of Pinglu Hou, he seems to hate us Westerners very much."

Shernand nodded slightly, and at this moment, two lucky ships appeared on the sea in the distance.

Shernand said: "They are here!"

The ships slowly approached, and the Dutch sailboat and the Ming army's lucky ships all lowered the sails. The ships on both sides slowly approached together. The soldiers on the ship threw hooks and locks to each other, connecting the two ships and boarding the boat. The soldiers on both sides held their weapons tightly and looked at each other vigilantly.

Zhao Ming stood on the boat building, and Ding Weiyue came to report, "The governor, the translator said, the Dutch asked the governor to go to their boat to talk!"

Zhao Ming heard the words and sneered, "Rongmaoyi is so brave! Well! Ding Weiyue, stay on the boat, and your personal guards will follow the governor on board!"

Ding Weiyue and others wanted to stop him, but Zhao Ming waved his hand to stop him and then boarded the Dutch warship directly.

When he arrived on the deck, Zhao Ming turned a blind eye to the Dutchman holding muskets on both sides, stared at a fancy man beside Kuiyi, and laughed: "Haha, is Mr. Shernand, the governor of the Taiwan of East India Company?"

Shernand couldn't help but frown at Zhao Ming's arrogant attitude on the Dutch boat. He saluted slightly, "That's why I have long admired the name of the Marquis of Pinglu!"

Zhao Ming smiled and said, "Everyone is precious, so I will not take turns going. "The Spaniards want to dominate Taiwan and monopolize trade with China, which is our common enemy. I want to join forces with your company to deal with the Spaniards together. What do you think?"

Shernand said: "Dear Pinglu Marquis, since you want to join forces, can you show your sincerity and return the company's seven warships and the captured company employees."

Zhao Ming immediately shook his head, "His Excellency Shernande, I will not pursue the matter of you coming to fight me. I will not mention the matters before. The ship is just the captives and it is impossible to return it. You West will not have such a thing. As for the captives, they have become mercenaries of our governor. If you are willing to return to your company, we will not stop you. You Dutch people come from thousands of miles to do business. I have goods, you have channels, and both sides complement each other. If you are unwilling to cooperate, I can find Portuguese or even Spanish. In the current situation, only China has goods, but those who need goods are the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal. Are you willing to cooperate with us or not? This governor is not forced!"

Shernand looked gloomy and pondered for a while, "The company is very interested in trade, I think we can talk about the details!"

When Zhao Ming saw that the Dutch came so quickly, he knew that they wanted to unite, and immediately smiled on his face, "Of course! Let's talk now!"
Chapter completed!