In fact, in June this year, June 1639, because he recovered his strength after the defeat of the Battle of Liaoluo Bay and was dissatisfied with Zheng Zhilong's dominance of China's coastal trade, the Dutch East India Company once again challenged Zheng Zhilong, but it lost to Zheng Zhilong for the third time. In the battle of Meizhou Island, the Netherlands sent nine plywood ships, but lost five under Zheng Zhilong's siege and was defeated again.

Although, like the previous two times, the East India Company quickly reached a settlement with Zheng Zhilong after its failure, the trade negotiations between the two sides have not yet come to fruition. In addition to official actions, they are still in a state of war. As for the Dutch's kindness to Yongjin, it originated from Lin Cheng's status in the Dayuan Port.

Since the development of Taiwan, Wang Yan Siqi of Taiwan has successively developed Taiwan, a large number of Fujianese have crossed the strait and entered Taiwan. There are countless maritime merchants who have gone to Dayuan Port to trade. Although the Han people did not gain the dominance of a certain region like the Dutch and the Spaniards of Chicken, they are still an indispensable force. The Dutch's trade and rule in the Far East have always relied on the Chinese. Not to mention that the headquarters of the East India Group was built by the Chinese.

In Taiwan, Chinese still have a certain status, even higher than those indigenous people. There are six or seven thousand Chinese living and trade near Dayuan Port alone. In Tainan where the Dutch colonized, the number of Chinese exceeded 30,000. The annual head tax and other taxes paid by Chinese are also important fiscal revenue for the East India Company. With so many Chinese, the Dutch must not rule. Like the Kapitan (head family, leader) system established in Batavia, Taiwan also has a similar ruling system. Lin Cheng has long served as the head family in Jialuo Village, a Han village in Tainan. In addition, Lin Cheng also has a trade permit and hunting permit for the East India Measures, and even carries the identity symbol of the head family - a Japanese rattan pole, which is enough to prove Lin Cheng's identity.

In fact, these documents and scepters were highly recognized by the Dutch. After showing them to the tax officials at the port, they obtained a permit to enter the port. Although Li Mingxun was a naval officer in his previous life, Li Mingxun was not excited at all after landing on Taiwan, but instead was worried because Lin Cheng's injury was not optimistic. In the battle of the sea, in addition to more than 30 people killed in battle, fifteen seriously injured people were in urgent need of treatment.

Except for Ma Wei who led people to stay at the Yongjin River, the rest of the people were led by Song Laoqi and carried the wounded into Chichi. The inner port of the seniors here is also a gathering place for Chinese maritime merchants. The famous Chichi Building has not yet been established in later generations. There is only a building with a strong Minnan flavor as a Dutch shop. There are not many Dutch people left here, and most of them are in the Jelanzha Castle on the sandbank.

Song Laoqi arranged an old subordinate to go to the Dutch store. Soon a tall man in a linen shirt and breeches walked in. He took off his high hat and showed an oriental face, with a somewhat anxious expression. The man looked over thirty years old, with an anxious look on his face. He walked to the edge of the bed and called Lin Cheng's name softly.

Li Mingxun was a little surprised and asked Ah Hai beside him, and then he realized that this man was He Bin, one of the Eighteen Zhishou who had sworn with Zheng Zhilong back then. He was an old acquaintance with Lin Cheng. Although Lin Cheng was not a member of the Eighteen Zhishou, he was a well-known man in the pirate group back then and saved He Bin's life.

Unlike Lin Cheng who took the initiative to leave the pirate group, after Zheng Zhilong was taken into custody, He Bin wanted to go to serve, but was stopped by the rebellious Li Kuiqi. Most of the people who were traveling with him died. He had no choice but to return to the senior official. Because he was familiar with Chinese businessmen and spoke fluent Dutch, he became a common story for the Dutch. Lin Cheng had such a status as a senior official and was inseparable from him. Li Mingxun was not unfamiliar with He Bin. In the original historical time and space, it was this man who advised Zheng Chenggong to regain Taiwan and opened up an important base for the anti-Qing Dynasty.

Lin Cheng was awakened by He Bin. After seeing He Bin, Lin Cheng squeezed a smile on his pale face. He Bin said: "Old Lin, wait. I have asked someone to go to Relanzha City to invite the doctor. There is the best red-haired doctor there, and he is best at curing this trauma. Don't worry."

However, Lin Cheng was very familiar with his injuries. He had lead in his abdomen and legs, and he lost too much blood. He knew that he might not be able to hold on, so he called all the leaders, including Ma Wei. When Lin Cheng saw everyone, he said, "I was seriously injured and I have to go to the gate of hell. I don't know if I can come back. Brother He here, so he explained the big thing so that I won't die and cause trouble."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Lin Cheng said, "I, Lin Cheng, have no son, and my wife died early. Only Ahai, only my nephew, so my private wealth will naturally belong to him. As for the money of Coquila, I will take out one of my share to Ahai, and I will share one for the injured brothers and those who survived, and use it to place it in the senior officials, and the last one..."

Lin Cheng's eyes swept across everyone, and finally fell on Li Mingxun, saying, "It's for Mr. Li. This time, Mr. Li has made the most contributions. You have no objection."

He Bin looked at Li Mingxun in surprise. He didn't know where this young man came to join. Ma Wei squirted and felt a little unwilling. However, seeing that everyone nodded, he was the first to say, "I have no objection, listen to the shopkeeper!"

Lin Cheng nodded and said, "Since that's the case, we have decided to do it. For the rest of the industries, Yongjin, the Yongjin, and the industries of Jialuo Village, are given to Song Laoqi. But by the time Ahai is eighteen, you two will have to give him three thousand taels of silver. As for Ahai, let's follow Song Laoqi first and ask Brother He to take care of me for a few years."

"As long as the shopkeeper's instructions!" The group of people bowed and said in unison.

Li Mingxun felt a little sad. If Lin Cheng died, although he had a wealth of wealth, he would have no support here and would not have a good life. Thinking of this, he felt that his future was dim. Li Mingxun was about to go out, but Lin Cheng grabbed him.

"Mr. Li, don't panic, I have something else!" Lin Cheng grabbed Li Mingxun and said solemnly.

Lin Cheng said to Ahai who was crying and red-eyed, "Ahai, kneel down and kowtow to Mr. Li."

Ah Hai was not sure why, so he knelt down and kowtowed continuously. Li Mingxun asked, "What's wrong with this? What's the big shopkeeper's intention?"

Lin Cheng said: "Actually, I have wanted Ahai to recognize you as a master for a long time, but I have never had the right opportunity and can't find a valuable apprenticeship. I was afraid that Mr. Li would not agree. Maybe he would die this time. Please accept Ahai as his disciple for the sake of your life in a boat."

After hearing this, Li Mingxun wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, "Why should the shopkeeper say this?"

Lin Cheng smiled and said, "Since the sir has agreed, the matter has been settled today. Ah Hai, kowtow to your master again. No matter whether I die or live, after I have time, a teacher apprenticeship and a teacher apprenticeship banquet are indispensable. Have you remembered it?"

"Ahai remembers that Ahai will definitely learn skills with his master." Ahai knelt on the ground and gritted his teeth.

At this time, the red-haired doctor He Bin mentioned walked in. Behind him was more than a dozen indigenous slaves, holding on his shoulders and getting a lot of equipment in. He Bin glanced at him and said, "Ahai, you go out first, you guys, come and help."

Li Mingxun never thought that he was one of the few people he was pulled to by He Bin. Under the command of the Dutch doctor and the translation of He Bin, Li Mingxun and Ma Wei tied Lin Cheng tightly to the bed, and the slave next to him had already set fire and put the soldering iron under the charcoal fire. On the other stove was rolling hot oil.

The Dutch doctor cut open the blood-stained clothes on Lin Cheng's body, and after observing, he said a few words. He Bin translated: "The lead on Lao Lin's abdomen was shot by a three-eyed gun, which did not hurt the internal organs. Just take it out and sutured the wound, but the wound on his legs was a heavy convex gun, which is often called a turtle dove foot gun, and the muscles were torn and broken bones. Although someone had cleaned it with wine, it took too long and had been necrotic, so... I had to amputate!"

Li Mingxun's face changed drastically. Although after Lin Cheng was injured, he used a homemade tourniquet to stop bleeding and washed it with alcohol and water, he never thought it would be the result. He knew very well that the real amputation surgery happened three hundred years later. In this era without anesthetics and penicillin, the survival rate after amputation surgery was very low, and many people even died of pain in the process.

Song Laoqi's face changed drastically, he stopped the doctor and said, "Sir He, go and not amputate. Please, go find a better doctor."

Unlike others, the one-armed Song Laoqi knows the pain of amputation, and it is a miracle to survive.

The Dutch seemed to have understood something, and said something like that. Song Laoqi knew Dutch. After listening, he sat directly on the ground, his whole body trembling. Li Mingxun saw that the Dutch was extremely proud when he spoke, but he didn't understand what he said. He hurriedly helped Song Laoqi up. Song Laoqi said: "This red-haired devil said that he was a senior official and even the best doctor in the entire Far East. His unique skill was to cut off a person's thigh within three minutes, and... He said that he had participated in a naval battle in Thailand and had cut off the thigh or arms of more than one hundred people in one day..."

Li Mingxun was shocked when he heard this. Although he felt the horror from the bottom of his heart, the only little reason left told him that this was the best result. It was always much better to find an experienced surgeon than those guys who were not much better than charlatans.

Li Mingxun found a wooden stick and stuffed it into the unconscious Lin Cheng's mouth, tied it behind his head. Under the command of the doctor, he pressed Lin Cheng's shoulder tightly. Li Mingxun didn't dare to watch the next bloody scene. He turned his head, but his nose was filled with a strong smell of blood, and the sound of cutting bones and flesh. Lin Cheng's fierce struggle and the sound of despair were heard from his hands.

As the Dutch said, he sawed off Lin Cheng's necrotic left leg in just three minutes. Next, the doctor poured boiling hot oil on the section to stop bleeding, and kept burning the red flesh and blood with a red soldering iron. A sizzling sound rang out, and Li Mingxun closed his eyes desperately.

I don’t know how long it took. When He Bin patted Li Mingxun on the shoulder, Li Mingxun reacted. He Bin said, “Mr. Li, let go, it’s over.”

Li Mingxun looked down and Lin Cheng was lying on the gray face. He Bin sighed and said in a desolate voice: "Old Lin is a man of iron. He has survived this disaster, but whether he can survive depends on the will of God."

Next, the doctor directed several slaves to carry Lin Cheng to another room, while the other wounded were carried in. Li Mingxun could not stand this bloody scene, so he had to go out, lay under the eaves, and vomited violently. After a while, Ah Hai walked over, handed him a glass of water, and said, "Master, it's better to drink it."

"I, as a master, am really embarrassing." Li Mingxun drank all his mouth and said unwillingly.

Ah Hai didn't say anything, and went into the house to take care of Lin Cheng in a coma. At night, Ma Wei and others gathered in the hall for dinner. Song Laoqi said: "Sixteen people, including the shopkeeper, four are helpless, five are in great pain, and now seven are still alive. Spaniards, Zheng Zhilong, I, Song Laoqi, must avenge this hatred!"

Li Mingxun sighed in his heart, thought for a while and said, "I heard from Ah Hai that it cost thousands of taels of silver just to accommodate the people on the boat. We still have to put together the whole thing, how to settle it."

Ma Wei smiled coldly, threw the chopsticks on the table, and said indifferently: "What's the matter? What's the matter? The shopkeeper wakes up and listens to him. If he can't wake up, we will break up as the shopkeeper said."

"Ma Wei, be kind of polite. Even my uncle won't talk to my master like this." Ah Hai sat aside, reminding in a cold voice.

Song Laoqi knocked on the table and said, "Okay, it's quieter. Let's say a few words. I support Mr. Li. Whether it's a breakup or not, we have to settle the big guy. The first thing is whether we'll send the money that the big shopkeeper promises to distribute to everyone, so that everyone can have the capital to settle down!"
Chapter completed!