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Chapter 562 Everyone adds firewood and the flames rise

"Have you ever been to Fuzhou Port?" Seeing that the gamble was over, the deputy chief of staff became less anxious and slowly asked a question.

"I asked you, do you have anything you can do? If not, just say so. There is no need to ramble on." Lu Zhan and Wei Qian were really not used to this, and he slapped the table and urged.

"Leaving Fuzhou Port and going down the Minjiang River into the sea, there is Lianjiang County. There is also a large tidal flat on the seaside, which is inaccessible to people, horses and boats. However, the local fishermen can walk freely on it and make a living by digging various marine products from the mud. They do not There is no magical power, but a simple implement called a clay tablet, also called a clay horse.

I checked the Lianjiang County Chronicle and found that as early as the Jiajing period, local people had defeated Japanese pirates on the tidal flats by stepping on earthen slabs. I've seen the stuff before, it's very simple to make, and it shouldn't be difficult to learn to drive.

Da Nang has no shortage of wood and no shortage of carpenters. It doesn't take much, just make hundreds of them, send surprise troops with field artillery to land on the tidal flat at the mouth of the river, and capture the fortress by surprise. As long as you control this commanding height, whether you land at the dock or attack the city wall, you will be within the range of field artillery. "

Zhuge Liang's nickname was not for nothing, and he was not the deputy chief of staff for nothing, and he didn't learn it in vain in the past few years in the Haikou Division. He doesn't take the usual path when he opens his mouth. He has the demeanor of Emperor Jingyang and focuses on the unexpected.

"...Yes, there is such a thing, how could I forget it!" The first thing that came to mind was not the staff officers or the captains, but Huang Nanping.

He himself is from Fujian. Although Zhangzhou Prefecture and Fuzhou Prefecture are far apart to the west and east, he has been walking on the nearby sea all year round, so it was a shame to let a foreigner bring it up first.

"Has the commander seen it too? Can it really be used?" Hearing Huang Nanping's approval, the captain of the Lu Zhanwei was a little restless. Compared with the gamble, he valued the battle plan more. After all, if he had to lead the troops to charge, the Lu Zhanwei would bear the brunt of the casualties. If there was a way to reduce the number of casualties, he would rather lose ten more times.

"Oh, we have to make it and try it before we know whether it can be used. In this case, deputy chief of staff, you draw the pattern and find a carpenter to do it first. I will send a speedboat to Lianjiang to find some fishermen who can use this thing. Be a master and teach the soldiers for a month, at most, whether you have learned it or not, you have to set off!”

In fact, Huang Nanping has already approved this method in his heart. For now, this is the only method that is more feasible. But as the commander-in-chief of this battle, he has to bear full responsibility and no detail can be neglected.

Governor Yuan said it lightly, delegating full authority to the command, not accepting the orders of the foreign emperor, and adapting to the situation on the battlefield. But after all, he was not from Kaiguji, so he couldn't figure out the emperor's temper. Before any major decision is made, a secret note must be written and sent to the palace. This month is the time to wait for the emperor's reply.

Nanyang was shrouded in clouds of war and was on the verge of breaking out. Hong Tao stayed in the Forbidden City but had no time to care. In the past two months, I have to approve official appointment and dismissal memorials almost every day to fill the shortage of officials in many provinces caused by the Shanxi merchant case. In the remaining time, I still have to get together with Baron and Mrs. Silva to make preliminary preparations for Sun and Moon Bank to take over part of the tax.

"The earthen floor... I remember it was called a mud pry, right? It's interesting. Everyone is gathering firewood and the flames are high. Even if I go to the front line in person, I may not be able to do better than them!"

No, as soon as he picked up his rice bowl, Wang Chengen brought the secret memorial. Fortunately, the content was quite pleasant, and it made the emperor smile a little, and made the anxious Wang Chengen breathe a sigh of relief.

I thought that after getting rid of Shanxi merchants and Ningbo merchants, and taking advantage of the situation to eradicate a bunch of corrupt officials and nobles, no one in the court would be able to defy the rules, and the emperor would be able to sit back and relax. Who would have thought that not only did the problem not be solved, but it actually caused more troubles. These days, the emperor smiles significantly less and sighs more. Whenever I had time, I would rummage through the pile of files, or else I would get together with two Xifan people and chatter. No more fishing, no more kicking the ball.

"No matter how good they are, they can't do it without the guidance of Lord Long Live. Please fill another half bowl for you!"

Wang Chengen couldn't understand what a clay slab was and what a mud pry was. What he was concerned about was not the battle on the front line but the emperor's daily life and diet. In the past, I could eat two big bowls of noodles, but now I can only eat one. This is a big disadvantage.

"No, fill the bowl if you want, and then write a reply to Commander Huang for me, asking him to do it with confidence and boldly, and don't underestimate the enemy or belittle yourself. If you are not ready, you can delay it later. There is no need to rush. Give me a seat Come in, Erva and Ojani!”

Of course Hong Tao understands Wang Chengen's thoughts, but eating less is really not a physical illness but a reduction in exercise. It's true that I don't get enough sleep, but I can't help it. There are too many things to watch and I can't put them off.

After this period of familiarity, the two Spanish nobles are gradually getting used to the life of Ming Dynasty. The first thing to show is the clothing. The fat Silva wore a brocade suit with unicorn patterns on the chest and back. It's a pity that he doesn't like wearing hats very much, otherwise he would look like the big Han general attending the ceremony.

Unlike her husband who chooses to be a brave and tough guy, Oyani prefers the queen's clothes. Today she is wearing a gold-woven jacket and gold-woven skirt suit, a pair of armor, a sea otter rabbit on her head, gold lilac earlobes, and high-soled bamboo slippers. If you don't look at her face, she looks like a lady from the south of the Yangtze River with a well-developed figure.

"Your Majesty, the salt tax and tea tax accounts for the past five years have been basically completed, and the situation is not optimistic. To put it bluntly, your minister lacks the necessary training in accounting, and many areas are not correct at all. There is another situation. Maybe, they're so well trained that they can make the account work for certain people and not for others."

It's a pity that the lady loses all sense of beauty when she opens her mouth. Her blunt Chinese is mixed with Latin, which is more annoying than the turtles in big companies in later generations. The content is even more distasteful, degrading Ming officials as either idiots or corrupt criminals, you have to choose one of the two.

"Hululu... Kacha... Which one do you think it belongs to?" But to Hong Tao's ears, these words must have been the most beautiful in recent days. His appetite suddenly increased, and he picked up the bowl and took a big mouthful of noodles. , took another big bite of garlic clove.

"I'm not sure yet. In view of the huge difference between the accounting methods of Ming Dynasty and Europa, I personally think it should be re-examined by someone familiar with the accounts."

Silva was much more tactful than Oyani. He always refused to voice his doubts about Ming officials and only gave another solution suggestion that had nothing to do with him.

"...Where are you? Do you think so too?" Hong Tao took another bite of noodles and raised one eyelid to look at Oyani.

(End of this chapter)