He Tingbin did not hide anything, and immediately told everything about his identity and the basic situation of the Dutch Merchant Store in Nagasaki.

When Yang Zhen heard this, he roughly understood what was going on. At the same time, he also figured out that the Dutch trading house in Nagasaki was the only foreign trading house opened by the Dutch East India Company in the Japanese slave country.

The middle-aged man in front of him named He Tingbin was a translator working for the Dutch East India Company's Nagasaki Merchant Office.

After figuring this out, Yang Zhen turned around and used his telescope to look at the five-masted giant ship that was slowly entering the harbor. He immediately understood in his heart - it was a giant plywood ship built by the Dutch, who were known as sea coachmen.

Although Yang Zhen's current demand for giant sailboats is not that urgent, he is still sincerely happy to be able to obtain such a giant sailboat.

Through the telescope, he watched the giant sailboat, which was almost 80% new, sailing into Lushun Pass. While Yang Zhen was happy, a question arose in his heart again.

"Haha, it turns out that you, Tongshi He, are working for the Dutch East India Company! I just don't know what happened to the Dutch East India Company, but they were willing to close their business store in Nagasaki and put this

A big ship dedicated to this governor?"

"East India Company?"

Regarding the Dutch East India Company mentioned by Yang Zhen, He Tingbin seemed a little surprised and couldn't help but repeat it.

But then I saw him nodding non-stop, and quickly said in agreement: "The Governor called the force behind the Dutch merchant house the Dutch East India Company, which is really appropriate. The people behind them are not from the Red-Handled Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The government, but the things they do are not much different from those of the government.

"They say it is a business office, but it is definitely not an ordinary business office, because ordinary merchants and merchants cannot do the things they do. But they say they are government officials. They are bent on profit and are only interested in profit, but they are not serious at all.

The government. But what the Governor said about company is really to the point!"

"this--"

He Tingbin's completely off-kilter answer suddenly made Yang Zhen scratch his head.

Could it be that the name "Dutch East India Company", which is full of blood, has not been called out on the ground around the Ming Dynasty until now?

Of course, when Yang Zhen was in later generations, it was impossible that he did not know the name of the Dutch East India Company, but he did not know what people called this giant in the Ming Dynasty, including in the surrounding areas of the Ming Dynasty.

He thought that He Tingbin, the general secretary who had been working for the Dutch Red Maids, would have known the name of the Dutch East India Company.

Seeing the change in Yang Zhen's face, He Tingbin scratched his head with his hand, seemingly a little impatient. Remembering that he had not answered the governor's question directly, he turned to look at Guo Xiaowu, and then immediately added:

"The Governor didn't know this. Last autumn and winter, shortly after the Dutch merchants moved from Hirado to Nagasaki, a plague suddenly broke out in the feudal clans of the Japanese island of Kyushu. From Hizen to Satsuma, from Chizen to Bungo, the epidemic broke out.

, medicinal stones are ineffective.

"In Nagasaki Port, hundreds of people die every day, morning and evening. The once bustling market has become empty, even all households are gone, and no one has stopped. It is said that from the end of last year to

In February this spring, sixty-seven out of ten people will die. Even if you are a famous person, it is inevitable."

When He Tingbin said this, he seemed to remember the miserable scenes he had heard and witnessed. He sighed, smiled bitterly, and bowed his head in silence.

He was completely unaware of the huge impact his words had on Yang Zhen himself and Zhang Degui, Zhang Chen, Li Lu, Yang Shen and others present.

"this--"

"Captain——"

"Could it be——"

"Could it be——"

Among Zhang Degui, Zhang Chen, Li Lu, and Yang Shen, some were dumbfounded and couldn't believe it; others were shocked and seemed to have some enlightenment; others directly guessed the possible reasons.

It's just that none of them want to say such things in front of outsiders.

Besides, no matter what the truth behind the plague among the feudal lords on Kyushu Island was, no one among them wanted this matter to be related to the immigration ships in Jinhai Town or Yingzhou Island.

Therefore, they swallowed every word that came to their lips.

"I know what you want to say, but this is a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster. If God had blessed us, how could they have suffered this disaster? Back then, the Japanese pirates invaded our southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty, and most of them came from the Kyushu vassals. Now that heaven has returned, it is retribution.

Unhappy, they both deserve this fate!"

Yang Zhen originally did not want to see such a situation arise, but now that such a situation has arisen, what can he do.

And no matter what, it is impossible for him to feel the slightest remorse for this, and at the same time, he will not allow his generals to feel the slightest remorse for this.

Because this matter really has nothing to do with them.

For Yang Zhen, it is imperative to immigrate to Yingzhou Island, and it is inevitable that some mistakes will occur during the immigration process.

Moreover, since the plague has spread among the feudal lords of Kyushu, the original immigrant ship that accidentally got into rats must have also died.

In this case, what else is there to say?

The immigrants on that boat have paid with their lives for their carelessness.

"He Tongshi, what kind of plague are you talking about about the plague among the vassals on Kyushu Island in the Japanese slave country? Why are you okay?"

Although Yang Zhen generally knew what was going on, he still wanted to confirm it further.

He Tingbin obviously did not doubt that it existed. He frowned and thought for a moment before replying:

“When the plague first broke out, it spread from Hirado Castle. Because the Dutch merchant house where I acted as general manager was originally located in Hirado Castle, there were rumors at first that it was caused by unclean outsiders.

"The Nagasaki governor listened to the rumors and drove all the owners of the Dutch Merchant Store in Nagasaki to live on the unfinished Dejima Island in Nagasaki Port. The so-called Dejima Island is a small artificially built island in front of Nagasaki Port.

There is only one bridge connecting Nagasaki Port, and access is controlled.

"However, the Japanese in Nagasaki followed this move, which saved the lives of the Dutch merchants and us. During the time when the plague spread in Nagasaki, we took refuge in Dejima, which is surrounded by the sea, and cut off the contact with the Japanese in Nagasaki. Therefore,

was spared.”

He Tingbin first answered the second question raised by Yang Zhen, and then talked about the appearance of the plague.

"Although we live on Dejima Island in front of Nagasaki Port, we are only separated from Nagasaki Port by a fjord. Even without a telescope, we can see the situation in Nagasaki Port clearly.

“It is said that when the plague first broke out, the infected people’s armpits, thighs or chins suddenly swelled like pimples, and then they could not drink or drink, had high fever, and died from ulcers all over their bodies. The period from onset to death was intense and urgent, and very frightening.

people.

"At the beginning of this year, I even heard that in various provinces and cities outside Nagasaki, there were people infected with the epidemic who coughed up blood. Once they vomited blood like watermelon water, they would definitely die. According to the doctor of the Dutch Merchant, this disease is rare in foreign countries.

There is also something called the plague."

He Tingbin didn't know why Yang Zhen asked about the symptoms of the plague, but he still told Yang Zhen and others everything he knew.

After Yang Zhen heard this, he became even more certain that the Jiuzhou Island plague that He Tingbin mentioned was the Pimple Plague.

As for the symptoms that He Tingbin mentioned, in which people infected with the epidemic cough up blood, vomit blood like watermelon water and die immediately, Yang Zhen is more aware of its seriousness.

The emergence of this symptom means that bubonic plague, known as "pimple plague", has further evolved and transformed into pneumonic plague with a higher transmission rate and higher fatality rate.

In this era, there is almost no solution to such a plague. Apart from physical isolation, there is no other effective way to stop it.

As soon as Yang Zhen thought of this, he immediately asked: "Has the plague you mentioned among the vassals on Kyushu Island ever spread to other places? For example, Tsushima, Iki, and other vassals on Shikoku Island and so on.

The feudal lords of Honshu in the north?”

When He Tingbin saw Yang Zhen talking about the place names of the Wonu Kingdom one after another, with a completely familiar look, He Tingbin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and replied:

"I really don't know this. I only know that after the plague broke out on the Hirado and Nagasaki rivers, those who could escape fled at the beginning. Later, around November last year, there was news that the shogunate issued a blockade order and no one was allowed to go to Kyushu.

All the feudal vassals crossed north.

"The Dutch Merchant House in Nagasaki also sent ships north to Iki, Akama and other places to purchase rice, but the merchant ships were not allowed to dock in ports wherever they passed. The actual situation is unknown."

Faced with He Tingbin's answer, Yang Zhen frowned, slightly disappointed, but did not ask any more questions.

For him, it would be best if the plague on Kyushu Island spreads to Shikoku Island and Honshu Island.

But if it doesn't spread, it's not a big deal. At the worst, I can go there myself with my troops in the future.

All in all, as long as there is an opportunity in this life, Yang Zhen will certainly not let go of any opportunity to bring disaster to the Japanese slave country.

At the very least, we must eliminate all possibilities of it harming China in the future as soon as possible.

At this time, He Tingbin, who was kneeling on the ground, saw that Yang Zhen's face was slightly unhappy, and thought that his answer failed to satisfy the enigmatic Jin Haibo in front of him, so he quickly continued:

"As for why the Dutch Red-haired Trading Company came back with a ship, it was the plague. After the plague, the people of Nagasaki blamed the Red-haired Trading Company. The Edo shogunate's Nagasaki envoys demolished Dejima and Nagasaki.

The only crossing bridge between the two was cut off.

"Seeing that the situation was not right, the owner did not want to stay for a long time, so he took some red-haired staff and crew members and the treasures they had acquired and went south to the sea. He went back to Danguan, leaving only a deacon, several red-haired captains, and some sailors.

I will stay behind at Dejima to handle the follow-up matters."

Having said this, He Tingbin sighed and looked gloomy, obviously recalling some painful memories again.

"At first, there was still some food and water on Dejima Island in Nagasaki. However, no one expected that the plague would last for so long. By the end of last year, Dejima Island had no water or food.

"And because there were rumors that the plague was related to the Cheli Chidan barbarians and the red-haired barbarians who came across the ocean, the Dutch merchants went out to buy goods, and everyone shunned them, and no one accepted them at all."

When He Tingbin said this, he turned his head and glanced at Guo Xiaowu, who was standing not far behind him. He cupped his hands at Guo Xiaowu, then turned to look up at Yang Zhen and said:

"Thanks to Mr. Guo Qian and Qiu Dusi of Yingzhou Island at that time, they extended a helping hand to me because He was a citizen of the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!