As we have introduced in the previous article, Zheng Yiyi was a famous great pirate at the mouth of the Pearl River in the late Qing Dynasty. Born in 1775, his original surname was Shi, and his milk name was Xianggu, a native of Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province. Zu Shang was also a pirate, because of the difficulties in life, he was sold to the Qinglou when he was young and became a Qinglou woman. Later, he was favored by Zheng Yi, a big pirate who went to the Qinglou to escape, became Zheng Yi's oppressive wife, and developed a pirate gang with Zheng Yi, and finally made Zheng Yi sit in the position of the leader of the red, yellow, blue, white, black, and purple pirate alliance at that time.
In 1807, Zheng Yi died, and the 32-year-old Zheng Yi sister-in-law became a young widow, and at the same time, from the past behind the scenes to the front desk, Zheng Yi became the leader of the pirate red gang. Under her painstaking management, the Red Gang developed rapidly, and soon became a pirate gang with 30,000-50,000 people, and because they got a lot of advanced weapons from foreigners at sea, they had the ability to confront the Qing Dynasty's water army. The Qing Dynasty repeatedly tried to eliminate this sea power, but failed to succeed, and even formed a combined fleet with the British and Portuguese sailors, but was also defeated.
Women may need the support of men more, after Zheng Yi's death, the fiery Zheng Yi sister-in-law may be because of the need for this support, began to meet with Zhang Baozai, live together, and become a good relationship. Although this relationship was open in the gang, because Zhang Baozai was once Zheng Yi's adopted son, and xiao Zheng Yi's sister-in-law was eight years old, it was a little disrespectful and a little improper.
In 1809, Zhang Bailing became the governor of Liangguang, and instead of the previous military suppression, he adopted the method of cutting off grain, eliminating receiving aid, and forbidding ships from going to sea, so that he could kill himself. Zheng Yiyi and Zhang Baozai did not plunder on the ocean, and there was a dilemma. Subsequently, due to the surrender of the pirate alliance gang gang, he weakened a lot of strength, and then thought of taking the right path and accepting the Qing court's solicitation. Subsequently, Zhang Baozai was given the title of Sanpin Official, and Zheng Yijie was given the title of Lady of the Commandment, which was considered to be a good return.
However, there are at least two points in the body of Zheng Yiyi's woman that people today can't figure out. First, in the Qing court's appeasement negotiations, Zhang Baozai first talked about it, but it was not negotiated with Zhang Bailing, and then, Zheng Yiyi came forward and brought more than ten female pirates, without weapons, to talk with Zhang Bailing again. On the one hand, people wondered why it was difficult for Zhang Bailing's court to sit down and negotiate with a female pirate at that time; on the other hand, Zheng Bailing specifically put forward what conditions for Zhang Bailing, and Zhang Bailing said something to her, which finally made her willingly submit to the Qing court.
For this problem, in fact, people can speculate, from the results of the negotiations, Zheng Yiyi sister-in-law is nothing more than want to give Zhang Baozai an official, and the other is to let his 8-year-old "love" get official recognition, in our words today, it is hoped that the official can issue them a legal marriage certificate and block the mouths of some people. These two points should not be difficult for Zhang Bailing. As for why Zhang Bailing was able to sit down and talk with Zheng Yiyi, there is an answer in the "Qing History Manuscript • Ballantine Biography".
Original text: Fourteen years, promoted to viceroy of Liangguang. Guangdong Yang has not been quiet for a long time, and the giant Kou Zhang Bao has threatened tens of thousands of people, and the momentum is very zhang. Bailing arrived, withdrew coastal merchant ships, changed salt transportation to land, banned the sale of stolen goods, and received water and rice. Raise salaries to train water masters, punish greed and cowardice, and Admiral Sun Quanmou of water teachers to miss the opportunity and impeach and punish them. Every time you go down, your ears and eyes are shocked. Patrolling the sentry is strict, and when the pirates are attacked, the sea is sunk, and the crowd is full of anger, and there is sincerity. Zhang Bao's wife, Zheng Youyi, sent Zhu Ergeng and Wen Chengzhi to give an edict to the interests, so he persuaded Bao to surrender and asked the government to come and obey the orders. Ballantine said: "Cantonese people have been stealing for a long time!" If you don't treat it calmly, why should the sea atmosphere rest? "So he single-handedly came out of the Tiger Gate, with more than a dozen followers, hundreds of baoli ships, bombarding the cannons like thunder, kneeling around the ships, standing and caressing the crowd, and Xu Song begged for money to die." On the tenth day, more than 20,000 people were disbanded, more than 400 gunboats were surrendered, and the order was reinstated to lure Wushi 2 to Leizhou to behead them, release the rest of the party, and purge Guangdong and Yang. Emperor Yu Jiazhi, Prince Shaobao, gave his eyes a dazzling feather, and gave him the post of lieutenant of the light car.
Translation: Fourteen years later (1809), Ballin was promoted to governor of Liangguang. The sea surface of Guangdong has been unstable for a long time, and the situation is very arrogant when Zhang Bao leads tens of thousands of people. After Ballantine arrived in office, the coastal merchant ships were abolished, the salt transport was changed from sea to land transport, and many drawbacks such as selling stolen goods and receiving water and rice were stopped. Collecting grain and salaries, training sailors, punishing those who are corrupt, and eliminating cowards and cowards, Admiral Sun Quanmou lost his warplane and was impeached and arrested and punished. Every time an official document is issued, it can be refreshing. The patrol posts were carefully arranged, and when they encountered thieves, they attacked and sank them into the sea, and the thieves were frustrated and sharp, so they had the intention of surrendering. Zhang Bao's wife, Zheng Shi, was particularly cunning and strong, and Ballantine sent Ling Ergen and Wen Chengzhi to tell them the stakes, so he persuaded Zhang Bao to surrender, and Zhang Bao demanded that the government personally come to obey the order.
BaiLing said: "The people of Guangdong have been tortured by pirates for a long time, and they are not honest with each other, when will the vicious atmosphere at sea stop?" So, he drove a small boat out of Humen and let only a dozen people follow. Zhang Bao led hundreds of warships, the cannon was thunderous, and the thieves knelt around the fleet to greet them. Ballantine immediately reassured the crowd and granted them a request to be exonerated from their capital offenses. Within ten days, more than 20,000 people were disbanded, more than 400 ships and cannons were captured, and the sea surface of Guangdong was stable. The emperor praised him greatly, believing that he was not ordinary, and gave him a dazzling eye and gave him the post of lieutenant of The Ballantine Light Vehicle.
It can be seen that the governor of Liangguang in the Qing court was able to sit down and negotiate with a female pirate, mainly for the people of Guangdong, and there were people in his heart, Zhang Bailing had the courage and heart to negotiate with the pirates, and he had previously informed Zheng Yiyi and Zhang Baozai of the stakes. It was not that Zheng Yiyi's negotiating ability was strong, but that the governor of Liangguang did not want the people to suffer from piracy anymore.
The second question is, Zheng Yijie, Zhang Baozai, these pirates ran rampant at sea, where did the wealth looted for many years go? In the relevant historical materials, Zhang Baozai handed over more than 270 warships, 1,200 cannons, more than 7,000 knives, spears and other weapons to the Qing government, and more than 16,000 people. As far as these water weapons are concerned, Zheng Yiyi and Zhang Baozai can be described as rich and invincible, and the fact is that the equipment of the Great Qing Shui Army at that time could not be the same as them, but where did the money go?
On this question, let's first talk about Zheng Yiyi and Zhang Baozai's several gang rules: "First, those who go ashore privately, the first offender cuts off his ears and then commits the death penalty; second, 80% of the income is returned to the public, and the second is rewarded; the public property is arbitrarily taken, and the death penalty is executed; and the third is the death penalty for those who rape women." "Eighty percent of the income was returned to the public, a lot of weapons were handed over, and many of the people were surrendered, but how could they not see the money?" Obviously, there is a very considerable wealth here, but it is not followed in the main history. Fortunately, the matter of money is very important, and folk legends have not forgotten it.
Located in the southwest of Taishan City, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, China, Shangchuan Island stands in the South China Sea, bordering Hong Kong, Macao and Zhuhai Special Economic Zone to the east, 87 nautical miles and 58 nautical miles from Hong Kong and Macao respectively, and 9.8 nautical miles from the Mainland Shanzui Wharf. According to folklore, the treasure of Zheng Yiyi is hidden on the island, accompanied by a poem: "Lan Tsai to Eun Mei, 19,000 four, the moon hangs the tail of a bamboo pole, and the two shadows intersect." ”
It is said that "Lan Zai" and "Eun Mei" are two stones, and between them are Zheng Yiyi's 19,400 boxes of gold and silver treasures, but when these two stones are found, it is not enough, and it is necessary to wait until the night when there is a moon, and insert a bamboo pole on each of the two stones, and when the moon rises to the top of the pole, the intersection of the shadows of the two bamboo poles is the burial place of the treasure. The implication is that the height of the bamboo poles determines whether their reflections can be crossed together, and the moon has always been an indispensable reference material, illuminating the treasure place confusingly.
Can I find it? We can't say it clearly here, but what can be said is that Zheng Yijie gave birth to a son and a daughter for Zhang Baozai, and within a few years, Zhang Baozai died, and Zheng Yiyi became a widow again. Some people say that when the Opium War broke out, Zheng Yiyi still actively resisted the war and advised Lin Zexu against the British army, but this was not the case. After Lin Zexu heard that Zheng Yiyi's sister-in-law had been given the title of Lady of the Commandment, he thought it was not in accordance with the rules, because the Lady of the Commandment could only be given the original match, and Zheng Yiyi was remarried to Zhang Baozai, and soon went to the Imperial Court to take away the title of Zheng Yijie. In 1844, the 69-year-old Zheng Yiyi passed away, and the great pirates who were in the storm disappeared silently in the long river of history together with Zhang Baozai's descendants, and have never been seen since.
Today, there are always some people who like to beautify pirates, bandits and the like, in the 1980s, the "deeds" of Zheng Yijie and Zhang Baozai were put on the screen by Hong Kong filmmakers, who hardly robbed the people on the screen, but this was not the case. In the "Records of Xinhui County" edited by Qing Ren in 1840 alone, it is recorded that there are Zheng Yiyi and Zhang Baozai and the like: "On the ninth day of the first month of May in the fourteenth year of Jiaqing (1809), the pirates Zheng Yiyi and Zhang Baoshan committed a crime, and Shen Baoshan personally went to Jiangmen to block the palace. On the thirteenth day the thief turned into the mouth along the cellar. On the fourteenth day, thieves robbed Niuzhu Bay, Revived Wei... In the first ten days of February in the fifteenth year (1810), the pirates destroyed the water fence of The Tiger Pit and went straight into Changsha, burning more than 220 shops. At that time, there were many people burning and looting in the coastal villages and villages of Xinhui, especially in Jiuru Township and Mushan. And so on.
What we have to say is that the years can hide the treasure, but it cannot hide the person, even if it is beautified, the person is still the person, and the treasure is always there, because the person is alive and the baby is dead. This, perhaps, is what people really can't figure out.
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