What made Li Mingxun feel even more at a loss was the arrangement of the group. Although Chen Youlong was not at all pompous and only brought a few servants and about twenty guards, the Bald Eagle was just a schooner with a displacement of about three hundred tons. It had no bow and stern tower, because the artillery deck was to be laid out at the beginning, which compressed the internal space. Only a simple captain's room behind the main mast, and the rest could only rest on the artillery deck and cargo hold.

The living environment on the ship was not good, and such a group of people squeezed the living space. The Shen Youlong's people could not be placed like ordinary sailors. In addition to sending the guards on the ship to the Egret behind, they also temporarily pushed two eighteen-pound cannons into the cargo hold to clear enough space.

"The reef ahead, turn the rudder urgently!" Lin He suddenly snorted coldly and ordered the helmsman loudly.

The helmsman quickly slid the rudder plate, and the hull of the Bald Eagle suddenly tilted, and the wooden hull made a rattle. In the captain's room, the hull imbalance caused by emergency avoidance caused the consequences of chaos. Several people were in a mess. Shi Lang, who was unprepared, was hit by the tilted chair and fell directly on the floor. Chen Youlong did not fall, but the flying tea cup splashed his tea soup.

"Hmph, let you pretend!" Lin He looked inside with satisfaction and said with a smile.

Li Mingxun glared at him, but said nothing. At this time, Chen Dachun walked out and asked, "Brother Li, what happened?"

"Oh, we have never been involved in this Suzhou ocean. We just saw a reef. We turned the rudder urgently. Then the hull was tilted. Fortunately, it was a false alarm. Brother Chen, isn't it okay?" Li Mingxun asked without changing his face.

Chen Dachun didn't doubt it and said, "It's okay, my father asked you to come in and talk."

Li Mingxun tidied up his clothes a little and walked in, but saw Chen Youlong sitting upright there, saying no. He knew that the Lord Shen in front of him must be very wary of his foreign maritime merchant, but he would not touch his cold butt with a warm face. After giving a gift, he stood aside and stood with a knife, without saying a word.

After all, Chen Youlong couldn't calm down and said, "Mr. Li generously helped me and sent me to the south to take office. I thanked me here."

Li Mingxun said: "Mr. Shen is polite. Mr. Shen was in the position of governor, and he suppressed Kou Jinghai. Yu Guo was a great contribution to the country. Yu Guo was grateful. If Li could send his uncle south, he could not do anything to do. He should not repay his kindness. How could he be grateful to him?"

Chen Youlong owed his body slightly, waved his hand and signaled Li Mingxun to sit next to him. At this time, Chen Dachun brought tea to serve him. Chen Youlong said, "I have heard of what Mr. Husband did in Jiangnan. I can be called a chivalrous man. Today I saw Mr. Husband look handsome, but Dachun admired him. But as an official in the court, I cannot do whatever he wants, so I invite you to come here, because there is something to ask."

As he said that, he pointed to Zheng Sen beside him and said, "This is the son of the family of Zheng Zhilong, the general of Fujian. He said that Taiwan is now stolen by the Netherlands and has always been domineering. How can you allow you to build troops and buy property in Taiwan? I heard that your trading company has more than a thousand elite soldiers, several gunboats, and even large plywood ships, and guns and cannons. You hold a strong soldier and trade with the gentry in Jiangnan. What's the matter? Besides, Dachun said that you have only been in Taiwan for a year or two, and I don't know where to make a living before?"

Only then did Li Mingxun realize that Chen Youlong had an idea of ​​his own details, and probably had to interrogate it clearly before he could make the charter.

"Oh, this is a painful past. If it weren't for the inquiry from the adults, I... I wouldn't want to show it to others in this life!" Li Mingxun sighed slowly and said in grief.

"Oh? Why is this?" Chen Youlong said in surprise.

Li Mingxun asked: "Do you know Luzon?"

"I have heard of it, but I only know that it is a large island overseas, which was stolen by the Spanish. I heard that there are many gold, silver and minerals, but I am not very clear about the rest." Chen Youlong said with a smile.

Li Mingxun said: "Luzon is far away from the Ming Dynasty, and the Lord has been in the officialdom for a long time. It is no wonder that Luzon originally had only a tribe of Shengfan. When the eunuch of the Sanbao went to Nanyang to inspect the archipelago, he was appointed Xu Chailao, the leader of the Luzon overseas. He worked hard for more than 20 years to govern and set up a foundation for the Chinese in Luzon. Because of the long journey, he was finally isolated from the Ming Dynasty. Later, the Spanish occupied Luzon and established the port of Manila. The Ming Dynasty had frequent maritime merchants, and gradually there were tens of thousands of people. Just because the Spaniards suspected that Emperor Shenzong wanted to fight in Manila, they slaughtered more than 30,000 Chinese people...."

"It's outrageous, it's really damn!" Chen Youlong slapped on the table and angrily scolded.

Li Mingxun said again: "The Ming Dynasty was in trouble at that time. Although Emperor Shenzong intended to punish him, he failed to do so?"

Chen Dachun has always liked to say essays and said, "Brother Li is talking about the 31st year of Wanli. Seeing that Brother Li is over 20 years old, I think he was not born at the time and has something to do with this matter. Could it be that the elders in the family were killed by Western barbarians?"

Before Li Mingxun could speak, Zheng Sen and Shi Lang's faces changed. Zheng Sen said in a lost voice: "Can you say, sir..."

"I think Mr. Zheng guessed it, it's right! Li escaped from the Manila massacre in the twelve years of Chongzhen." Li Mingxun wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said choking.

This is not all about acting. He lived in Manila for more than a month and witnessed his compatriots committing slaughter. Now that he is about to rise, how can he not be sad and angry?

"The twelfth year of Chongzhen?" Chen Youlong looked at the three people and asked in confusion.

Li Mingxun said: "Yes, when Emperor Shenzong did not send troops to punish him, the Spanish were even more arrogant and domineering. They repeatedly bullied and exploited the surviving Chinese and traders. At the end of the 12th year of Chongzhen, I and several brothers took a ship and escaped from the tiger's mouth and arrived in Taiwan. At that time, I was determined to take revenge, so I worked hard with several brothers to establish this trading company. I thought that one day, I would bring the tiger-wolf soldiers, attack Manila, and show the Spanish owls to the public to comfort the slaughtered spirit in heaven."

Bang!

Chen Youlong swept out the teacup on the table, stood up, and said angrily: "It's outrageous. Dogs, sheep and barbarians have repeatedly provoked the Celestial Empire, which is really hard to forgive. I will report to the court and send troops to attack and restore justice to those who are killed!"

Chen Youlong was so angry, but there was no sound in the room. Chen Youlong stood there, and his expression on his face changed. Finally, the fire of anger burned out, and only a helpless sigh spread throughout the room.

"Don't calm down, I need to make a long-term plan for this matter." Chen Dachun saw Chen Youlong sitting helplessly on the chair, patted his back lightly, and comforted in a low voice.

Chen Youlong shook his head and said sadly and angrily: "The state affairs are difficult, the navy is exhausted, and it is a matter of trouble. It is difficult to avenge the tens of thousands of people, and it is difficult to repay the grievances of the people. I am ashamed of the court for my father."
Chapter completed!