The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 626
The moment the fort was taken down, it had actually been declared that there was no suspense in this battle.

After that, it took only one day, and Fugaga Island was completely occupied.

Seeing that Liu Xiang liked this place, Huang Yong handed over all the pirates who surrendered to Liu Xiang, left him all the captured artillery, matchlock guns, armor, and cold weapons, and gave him half of the armed forces that the "Red Banner Army" despised. merchant ship.

There are 5000 to [-] shi of grain on the island, but Huang Yong didn’t have the nerve to transport it to the ship, so he left it to Liu Xiang, because Liu Xiang himself had [-] to [-] troops and took over [-] pirates and slaves. The problem of food is also a big problem, and there is no food. There is no way to live at all.

Huang Han asked Liu Xiang to manage Foggaga Island well, and in the future try to seize more than a dozen nearby islands to expand his territory. After his strength grows, he can completely take the northern end of the main island of Luzon for reclamation.

According to statistics, the "Red Banner Army" really got gold and silver treasures and made a fortune of more than 500 million taels in silver.

This is the lair of pirates that has existed for more than a hundred years. It has been passed down for several generations. There are more than [-] slaves on the island.

Slaves literally included all known races, black, white, and brown skin tones abound, and hair colors were even more diverse.

Recruiting talents for my use Huang Yong kept it in mind, he brought Lin Minghai and a dozen young musketeer non-commissioned officers who were learning Spanish, Dutch, and Portuguese to talk to many slaves from Xiyi.

In the end, more than [-] people were taken in. These people are not only sailors who can manipulate artillery skillfully, but also have their own strengths. Half of them have traveled to South and North America many times.

At this time Liu Xiang was so happy that he felt dizzy. The "Red Banner Army" only selected some captives. How could he have any objections? At this moment, with his mood, if Huang Yong liked his wife, he would sacrifice it.

Finally, he has his own place to stand on, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Liu Xiang has strengthened his confidence in following the "Red Banner Army" in the future.

Seeing that Huang Yong supported him in grabbing the territory of the Luzon people, he had fantasies about self-reliance. Why can't he establish a South China Sea kingdom ruled by himself?
After three days of repairing, all the broken ships that needed major repairs were given to Liu Xiang. When he set sail again, Huang Yong's fleet had more than 150 ships, and Liu Xiang picked more than [-] fastest warships to take with him. Manila trade.

Along the way, they continued to do business without capital. When the mighty fleet came to Manila, Luzon to trade with the Spaniards, they had more than [-] large ships. A fleet of this size frightened the Spanish colonists.

Fortunately, there is a Chinese captain Liu Xiang familiar to the Spaniards in this fleet. When he landed and met the Spanish governor, he didn't give him a good face.

Liu Xiang is not a thing, he knows that Xiyi are also mostly bastards, they have no morals, worship force, and like to conquer.

At this time, he and the Longwu Marine Division have the ability to defeat the Spanish troops stationed in Little Luzon, so of course they will show off their power.

After some verbal confrontation, Huang Yong bought a large amount of copper ingots, nickel, rice, sulfur, lead, pig iron and other materials by only offering about [-]% of the transaction price with Japan.

It is a pity that the rice that can be purchased is too little, only less than 80 shi. With the full capacity of the return ship, it is not a problem to transport [-] shi.

Seeing that Huang Yong was eager to buy grain, Liu Xiang was puzzled. After questioning, she found out that the "Red Banner Army" imported grain not for profit, but to fight for more Han people to survive the famine.

He immediately suggested that the fleet detour to Fei Fu, a commercial port established by Portuguese merchants, to buy rice. It is the territory of Quang Nam State established by the Ruan family in the south of Dai Viet State. It is the origin of Champa rice. The main crop is rice with high yield. Go there It's the right place to buy rice.

Huang Yong accepted Liu Xiang's suggestion and led the fleet to the west. Liu Xiang still brought ten fastest armed merchant ships to follow in order to show his loyalty.

He left his adopted sons Liu Yuesheng, Liu Haisheng, his confidant Kang Chengzu, his brother-in-law Kang Kuohai and other leaders to lead most of his men to repair the lair that had just arrived.

Liu Xiang is familiar with the strength of the nearby pirates, and knows that there are more than [-] men guarding Fugajia Island, which has dozens of Hongyi cannons and nearly [-] warships.

It is too far away from Fujian, and it is impossible for Zheng Zhilong to dispatch the whole army to carry out long-distance cross-sea attacks.

As long as Fugajia Island is in operation for about half a year, four to five thousand pirates and slaves who have just surrendered will be able to participate in the battle, and there is no need to worry about the old nest being taken over by any family.

Throughout the world, such troops as the "Red Banner Army" Longwu Navy are rare, and even Xiyi doesn't have such a swift and fierce navy and marines.

Liu Xiang didn't worry at all that the mantis catching the cicada and the oriole would follow Huang Yong. Why not get a lot of benefits while earning the favor of the "Red Banner Army" for his performance?
When Huang Han, the chief inspector of ceremonies, visited Cao Huachun and Bingbi Wang Chengen, he talked about how the current imperial court should stick to the capital to ensure that the people in this area had enough food and clothing, which inspired the emperor.

Then Chongzhen made a series of personnel changes, strengthening the defenses of the Inner and Outer Great Walls and the natural dangers of the Yellow River. It is obvious that the emperor listened to Huang Han's good words.

After the spring plowing, in order to increase the income of the small people in Shengdou in Gyeonggi, Zheng Xiu'e came forward to organize [-] to [-] people to carry rivers and build roads.

In the case of continuous natural disasters, we should not be passive. Mobilizing manpower to pick rivers can not only increase the water storage capacity of rivers and lakes, but also improve the flood discharge capacity, so that it is possible to cope with droughts and floods and maintain harvests.

Repair the official roads from the capital to Yongping Prefecture, Tianjinwei, and Funing counties to ensure that the four-wheeled carriages can gallop, which is conducive to food transportation and troop mobilization, and it is much faster to deal with emergencies.

Last spring, "Sifang Passenger Transport" was listed for business, and dozens of four-wheeled carriages using springs as shock absorbers for passenger transport were put into operation.

This kind of passenger carriage is pulled by four horses and can accommodate 24 adult passengers. Since the passenger transportation routes are separated by thirty or forty miles, they can rest for half an hour and change horses to continue running. to.

The relay station for changing horses on the official road is somewhat similar to the expressway service area of ​​later generations, where passengers can get free hot water, buy food, and use clean toilets.

Tianjinwei port is 350 miles away from Guangqumen in the capital. Before the Quartet Express, merchants take the time to run a one-way exhaustion, needless to say, it will take three days.

It's all right now, and I can reach my destination comfortably and dozed off without knowing it.

The efficient and comfortable "Sifang Passenger Transport" became famous for a while, and tickets from Jingshi to Tianjinwei had to be queued up several days in advance before they could be bought.

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