The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1418
Now sitting in command of the Quanzhou navy is Zuo Lang general Chen Zheng, who was also the general who followed Li Yuan to conquer the world.After the Dingding of the Tang Dynasty, the founding father of the country, Jimei Jiaqinghou, was originally stationed in Guangzhou, Henan, and was later transferred by His Majesty Li Er to Quanzhou to take charge of the navy. He said he was in charge of the navy, but in fact he wanted Chen Zheng to be in the south and open up the south. Because of the canal, His Majesty Li Er also realized that the south is a good place, so Chen Zheng can be regarded as the vanguard of His Majesty Li Er.

It's just that few people in the court realized the benefits of the south, and most people's eyes were still on the fertile land in Guanzhong, or the prosperous places like Suzhou, Hangzhou and Yangzhou.

"It's hard to explain?" Xuan Shijing frowned: "Jiaqinghou might as well sit down first and speak slowly."

Hearing this, Chen Zheng sighed and sat down under Xuan Shijing.

"Xuan Gong doesn't know that the vicinity of Quanzhou and Fuzhou is infested by exiled thieves at sea. The navy of the two places has no skills at all. Every time they go out to wipe out the rogues at sea, it is not a small expenditure. If there are casualties, the government treasury will have to pay The subsidy money for the casualties, and those rogues are very flexible at sea, it is very difficult for the navy to catch them and destroy them." Chen Zheng said: "After a long time, the navy is about to be killed. It's worn out."

Xuan Shijing frowned, isn't this a pirate?
"Has this situation been reported to the imperial court? And Quanzhou Mansion." Xuan Shijing asked.

"Many memorials have been reported to the imperial court, but there has never been a response. Besides, although the Quanzhou government knows about it, it is difficult to handle."

Chen Zheng didn't want to talk about how many details there were.

"It's not a problem that the waters near Quanzhou and Fuzhou are always like this. Since they are pirates, they must be exterminated in a way to establish their prestige, otherwise the people along the coast will not be able to live a good life." Xuan Shijing said.

"That's right." Chen Zheng echoed, "Nowadays, many villages along the coast are deserted. They are afraid that pirates will come ashore and plunder and kill people wantonly in the villages. It's not easy to exterminate them."

Xuan Shijing sat on the head, squinting his eyes, the navy can't catch the pirates?Why is there a reason why I can't grasp it?In terms of ship equipment, the Navy's ships are more than one grade higher than those pirates, how can they not be able to surround mere pirates?

Another question is where did these pirates come from?Are you from Ryukyu?Or Datang people, or someone else.

Xuan Shijing remembered that the most rampant pirates here should have been during the Ming Dynasty, and the pirates in the Ming Dynasty were all from the Japanese kingdom.

I don't know if these pirates on the sea are also Japanese.

At the beginning, the pirates in the Ming Dynasty were flooded because of the local war in the Japanese country. Some ronin were defeated and homeless, so they started business without money at sea. As a result, the business became bigger and bigger, but it is different now. There is no big deal in the Japanese country now. Turmoil, Dahua reform is in full swing, there is no domestic war, and now it is also the honeymoon period between the Japanese kingdom and the Tang Dynasty, will the Japanese come here to be pirates?
If not the Japanese, where are they from?Datang people?Ryukyu people?
Xuan Shijing would rather believe that the pirates on the sea are all Ryukyu people.

Speaking of which, the natives of Ryukyu and the people of Datang had some resentment. The former Sui Dynasty destroyed the Ryukyu Kingdom and killed many people in Ryukyu. It is very possible that people will use this method to take revenge.

"Have you caught one or two alive?" Xuan Shijing asked.

Chen Zheng shook his head: "Never."

Chen Zheng was also a strong general on the battlefield back then, but he transferred to Quanzhou to manage the navy. Although he has rich experience in leading the army, there is still a difference between the navy and the army on the ground, and Chen Zheng has only been in Quanzhou for a year and a half. time.

"This is a trouble. If the trouble is not resolved, the navy will not be able to set off for Ryukyu." Liu Renyuan said.

Xuan Shijing nodded, agreeing with Liu Renyuan's opinion.

"General Liu has rich experience in leading naval forces, but what can we do?" Xuan Shijing asked.

"If the navy knew about this before they came to Quanzhou, they could set up a trap, lure them into the bait, and then gather and annihilate them. But now that the navy from Yangzhou has arrived in Quanzhou, the fleet is stopping at the Quanzhou Naval University. Camp, I guess the wind has already leaked out." Liu Renyuan said.

"General Liu is saying that there are internal responses to those pirates here in Quanzhou?" Chen Zheng asked.

Liu Renyuan nodded: "I don't rule out this possibility. Master Chen, let's think about it. Although the Quanzhou navy is not getting better every day, the navy is much better than the pirates in terms of equipment and ships. Why are the pirates still under the sailor's nose?" Can you come and go freely?"

"In this way, it makes sense." Xuan Shijing said: "If you want to solve the pirates on the sea near Quanzhou and Fuzhou, you must start investigations from the coastal people in Quanzhou and Fuzhou. If you want to fight against foreigners, you must first Anne."

Chen Zheng also nodded when he heard the words. This idea is not new, but there are so many villages along the coast and so many people, how to investigate and where to start?The coastlines of Quanzhou and Fuzhou stretch for hundreds of miles. How do you find such a long distance and such a large area?
"The scope is too wide, how can I find it?" Chen Zheng asked.

"Is there a map here?" Xuan Shijing asked.

"Xuan Gong, wait a moment." Chen Zheng said.

After speaking, Chen Zheng left the tent and went to get the map in his tent. After a while, Chen Zheng returned to the tent with the map. On the ground of the tent, someone spread out the whole map.

The map is huge and marked in detail. It can be seen that Chen Zheng has worked hard in this area for a year and a half.

Xuan Shijing got up from his seat, picked up the slender stick beside him, walked on the map, pointed to the map with the stick and said: "This is the navy of Quanzhou. Whenever the pirates are raging, the navy of Quanzhou will come from It’s okay to set off from the camp, right?”

Chen Zheng nodded: "It's always been like this."

There is only one naval camp in Quanzhou, and all the naval ships are concentrated here. As for Fuzhou, there is also a large-scale naval camp, and there are only two naval camps in the two places. "

"Master Chen has been in Quanzhou for a year and a half. In this year and a half, where are the places where pirates plunder most frequently?" Xuan Shijing asked.

Chen Zheng walked to Xuan Shijing's side, took the slender stick from Xuan Shijing's hand, pointed to a place on the map and said, "Here, here, and here."

Xuan Shijing squinted his eyes and looked at the map. These pirates are quite courageous. These three places are not too far from the Quanzhou navy. It only takes two quarters of an hour for the navy to set off.

But these two quarters of an hour is enough for them, as long as someone reports the news.

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