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Zhang Yi (before 329 BC – 309 BC) was a Chinese military strategist and philosopher. He was born in the Wei state [2] during the Warring States period of Chinese history . He was an important strategist in helping Qin to dissolve the unity of the other states, and hence pave the way for Qin to unify China.
- Chinese
- Wei
- Strategist
- King Hui of Qin
- Zheng Yi's Pirate Confederation
- Chang Pao
- The Scourge of The South China Sea
- Defeating The Chinese Navy
- Rules & Punishments
- Pardon & Later Life
Zheng Yi (also known as Ching I), was the leader of a large pirate confederation, and he caused terror in the South China Sea. Over a period of just two years, Zheng built up this force to around 600 ships and up to 40,000 men. They were divided into six divisions, each led by an independent commander who operated in an agreed area of the South Chi...
Zheng Yi Sao had worked as a prostitute in Canton before marrying in 1801. It was not uncommon for Chinese women to be mariners, captains, or involved in piracy, and clearly, her rival pirate commanders must have thought her very capable. She had one serious rival or ally, depending on how things panned out. Chang Pao (aka Cheung Po Tsai, c. 1786-1...
The pirate fleet had grown with each new raid in Zheng Yi's final year in charge, and his widow continued the trend so that the six fleets combined numbered around 800 large ships by 1807. A good number of these ships were junks. The junk had been the mainstay of Chinese waters for centuries. They could carry up to 800 tons of cargo and bristle wit...
Zheng Yi Sao continued to concentrate on the Canton area, still the major trade hub of that coast, and she plundered with success for another three years. In July 1808 and July 1809, she twice obliterated Chinese naval fleets guarding the river delta between Portuguese Macao and Canton. The first battle had taken 16 hours, and after the disaster, t...
Zheng Yi Sao's success was in part due to her management skills. She not only balanced rival and volatile pirate captains and crews but kept meticulous records and imposed a set of regulations on the pirates in her fleets, some of which were a different approach from her late husband's. These rules included: 1. A pirate may not go ashore without pe...
If anything, Zheng Yi Sao became a victim of her own success. Piracy was so widespread in the area and the disruption to regional trade so great that even large citieswere struggling to feed their populations. Finally, the Chinese authorities pushed themselves to a greater effort in stamping out the pirates. There were also difficulties in keeping ...
- Mark Cartwright
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