Is Cheung Po Tsai mentioned in McDull a real person in history?

The real existence of Zhang Baozai (1786-1822), a member of the Dan family, whose original name was Zhang Bao, was born in Jiangmen, Xinhui (some say Xin'an County). Life: A famous pirate, who opposed the Qing Dynasty, fought against Westerners and made Westerners After hearing the news, both men and women of the Dan family knew martial arts. After liberation, most of them came to live ashore. The Qing government called the Dan family thieves and the Dan family. ), Fuzhou Danjia and other Danjia have different languages, using local languages, Fuzhou dialect, tugboat Danjia dialect, Haifeng Danjia Min language (Haifeng Danjia dialect), etc.

The world's strongest pirate China Zhang Baozai, pirate Zhang Bao (1786-1822), known as Zhang Baozai or Zhang Baozai, was a native of Xinhui. Zhang Baozai was born in 1786 in a fisherman family in Xinhui County, Guangdong Province. The family made a living by fishing. When Zhang Baozai was fifteen years old, he went fishing and met the red gang "anti-Qing and restoration of Ming" led by Zheng Yi, a descendant of Zheng Chenggong's general Zheng Jian, so he joined his banner. Zheng Yi was killed in a typhoon on the 10th day of the twelfth year of Jiaqing's reign in the Qing Dynasty. His wife took over the Red Gang and handed over a team to Zhang Baozai to lead. As a result of Zhang Baozai's bravery and prowess in fighting, his prestige increased day by day, so Zhang Baozai became the new husband of Zheng Yi's wife and the new leader of the Red Gang. The Red Gang once clashed with the Portuguese fleet in the South China Sea and wiped out 18 Portuguese naval vessels! It was discovered that all the property on the Portuguese ship was obtained by attacking and plundering Chinese passenger ships, which aroused great indignation by Zhang Baozai and aroused national sentiments. Therefore, he often assembled large groups and traveled across the sea, often attacking Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, British and other ships that violated our territorial waters. , so that the colonists were frightened when they mentioned Zhang Baozai. The Red Gang led by Zhang Baozai operates in the area from Xinning and Xinhui to Macau, Hong Kong and Guangzhou Bay. With Shadi Port on Shangchuan Island as its main base, it guards the Qiongzhou Strait and specializes in attacking Qing government ships and merchant ships of foreign invaders. ; On the coast, they attacked local tyrants, attacked officers and soldiers, and maintained strict discipline. Therefore, the Red Gang won the support and support of the working people, and grew stronger day by day, dominating the Pearl River Delta. At that time, because Cheung Po Tsai handled things in a measured and ethical manner, he won the support of everyone, and the team grew rapidly. At its peak, it had more than 800 large ships, more than 1,000 small boats, and a crowd of 100,000 people. He even used Hong Kong as his base to open up wasteland for production and billed himself as the "Second Zheng Chenggong". He also often communicated with overseas Chinese, which made the then desolate Hong Kong Island prosperous, with more than 200,000 residents. There are still many relics of Cheung Po Tsai's activities in Hong Kong. "Tung Ying Pun" and "Sai Ying Pun" are both the locations of Cheung Po Tsai's camps. There is a Cheung Po Tsai Ancient Road in Che Kee Hill, there is a Cheung Po Tsai Stone Fort in Ap Lei Chau, and there is a Cheung Po Tsai Lookout in Wu Kwu Ling. , there is Cheung Po Tsai's Outer Wall at Tin Hau Temple in Ma Wan, and there is Cheung Po Tsai Cave in Cheung Chau and Chung Hom Kok in Stanley... In the third year of Jiaqing, the Red Gang intercepted the Qing government's armed merchant ship "Peng Fa" on the sea surface of Shangchuan, and obtained King Annan's tribute to the Qing Dynasty. After buying a large amount of gold and silver jewelry, his reputation was even more impressive. They controlled Shangchuan Island, Xiachuan Island, Chixi Peninsula, and many islands along the Shaju coast, reaching Hong Kong in the east and Guangzhou Bay in the west. They also set up forts at the northern end of Shangchuan Island and the southern end of Chixi Peninsula to control this important shipping route. Whenever a ship passes by, it will be ordered to dock for inspection and then be released. If the other party refuses to comply, Cheung Bao Tsai will raise a triangular flag made of thin iron sheets. In whichever direction the flag tip points, his fleet will attack in that direction. Based on Shangchuan Island, the Red Gang robbed many Qing treasure ships and passing merchant ships, and intercepted a large amount of gold and silver treasures. Zhang Baozai divided these treasures into three parts, one for heaven, one for earth, and one for people. One share of the sky is used to support the local poor; one share of the land is used to dig the ground into a prison and hide it to meet urgent needs; one share is used for people to award meritorious officers and soldiers. These gold and silver treasures are not only endless for Zhang Baozihua, but Kawashima, its base, has naturally become a major Weibao area. The location of Zhang Baozai's treasures was recorded in the manuscript, but the manuscript has been lost for a long time, and even the copy was only passed down orally.

Most of the treasures treasured by Zhang Baozai are still "hidden deep in the boudoir". According to legend, the "Hanged Head" in Gongwan, the "Ghost's Top Mast (i.e. the Welcome Stone)" in the back, and the "Seven Stars Accompanying the Moon" in Langwan , the "Stone Fingers" in Qipan Mountain, the "Half Moon" stone carvings in Wuzhuzhou, the "Golden Well" in Chaqi Mountain, the "Silver Ding" in Zhuqi Mountain... These places all have Zhang Baozai's treasures, because people There is no treasure map, and these treasures have not yet been discovered. In order to subjugate Zhang Baozai, the Qing government implemented a comprehensive strategy of attacking from inside and outside, blockading, provoking internal strife, and suppressing first and then pacifying. However, the officers and soldiers were defeated repeatedly in the suppression campaign and became frightened. In 1809, the United States and Portugal provided arms and sent a fleet to cooperate with the officers and soldiers of Bai Ling, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, to attack Zhang Baozai from both inside and outside. Zhang Baozai was cut off from water and rice, and the warship was damaged and there was no material to repair it. At this time of internal and external difficulties, in the 15th year of Jiaqing (1811), the eloquent Zhang Feihong of the Bailing faction persuaded Zhang Baozai to surrender. Zhang Feihong used his eloquent tongue to deceive and lobby, and encouraged Zhang Baozai to surrender with "righteousness". Pay the Qing court. After Zhang Baozai surrendered, he dreamed of following the example of the heroes of Liangshan and Wagangzhai and becoming a "pillar" of the country. However, he instead became a court hawk. He first annihilated more than 200 people from the Yellow Flag Gang in Qixingyang, and then destroyed dozens of ships from the Green Flag Gang. They sailed to Fangjiyang and fought fiercely with the Blue Flag Gang in Danzhou, capturing their leader Mai Youjin. Zhang Baozai was promoted to a noble rank, and was promoted from the rank of General Qian to the garrison. He was also transferred from the Shunde Yingdu Division to the Penghu Association and other posts. But "because of many grievances, he was uneasy... and died of frustration." He can be said to be a hero for half his life, but he owes it to him in his later years. When Cheung Po Tsai surrendered, there were internal differences. There was a huge group of people who opposed the surrender. They accused him of betraying him midway, which was considered treason. After Zhang surrendered, there were still 60,000 to 70,000 people and more than a thousand large and small ships remaining in Hong Kong, who refused to surrender. Cheung Bao Tsai then led officers and soldiers everywhere to suppress the Five Color Gang. They were desperate and set sail for the Philippines, North Borneo, Malaya and other places. This was the largest group of Chinese people from Siyi who flowed overseas in modern times before the emergence of indentured Chinese laborers.