Win the Ding 1617

After haha, such as the weather is good today, the New Year is coming soon, and all the heroes who have participated in the end of the past few days have almost arrived, Wang Dehua changed the topic.

"Uncle, our family is bothering you. Uncle Meng loves you wrongly. Every day, we offer delicious food and wine. Our family also knows that this is because the uncle is loyal to the emperor, which is why he loves slaves so wrongly. However, slaves and slaves These monkey cubs under my command have gained a few catties in the past few days. I don’t know when we can wait for the news of the great victory ahead, so that our family can return to Beijing to report to the emperor.”

The meat is here!

Shou Han, Zheng Zhilong, and Zheng Zhibao had a subtle and meaningful exchange in their eyes, but these subtle movements did not escape Wang Dehua's sharp eyes trained in the court and officialdom for many years.

"My lord, to be honest, these days, a certain family has been planning for you, dispatching money and food, raising battles, and preparing ships. Although the soldiers and horses under Benbo's command are all southerners who are impatient with the severe cold in Liaodong in the north, and there is another crusade against Burma. Disturbed by wars in other places, we cannot go north. However, Benbo’s loyalty to the emperor did not dare to fall behind, and he specially raised a batch of gunpowder and cannons for the officers and soldiers of Liaodong and Beijing camps for use in the army.” Nan Yin Zhongzhi is rich, produces a variety of materials, and Li Shouhan usually sells generously and generously. Even if he said that he would raise money, one can imagine the type and quantity of this batch of materials.

This can be regarded as a wide and big golden step down for Wang Dehua.

Before Wang Dehua had time to show a smile on his fat face, the defender brought a battle report.

"This is the urgent military report sent by Ben Bo's westward expedition general Zuo Tianpeng and Quanzi Huaxuan from the Clippers sent back overnight from Bangla! One of my westward expedition troops. It is already in Chittagong, Bangla Landed and captured Chittagong. Right now, we are heading up the Hebei River to attack Banggala!"

"In-laws, how many troops did Zuo Tianpeng and Sanlang bring to the battle against Bang Gela?"

"Not many, two thousand from the land battalion, one thousand marines from the navy, and 5000 volunteers recruited from Fusang. The sailors and gunners of the navy are not counted among them." In front of Wang Dehua, Shou Han and Zheng Zhilong naturally disagreed. A good performance is too much to show the relationship between the superior and the subordinate.

"8000 troops are too weak. Why don't I transfer some troops from Fujian to help the third son make meritorious deeds?"

With a mere 8000 people, it is necessary to conquer the vassal state, and these 8000 people are not the elite servants of Ning Yuanbo Li Chengliang.Uncle Ning Yuan in front of him is very courageous.The arrogance of being a human being can be seen from this.Wang Dehua murmured in his heart, but his face never showed, "Uncle Zheng Zongbing. When our family was in the capital, I heard people say that this Bang Gela is Burma's right arm. If the third son and Bo The mighty generals under the Lord’s command have broken through Banggela. Will the matter in Burma be over soon?”

"Eunuch, don't worry, in less than two months, Eunuch will be able to escort the captives to Beijing to offer them up. By then, Eunuch's achievements in expeditions thousands of miles away will be known to the world!"

With a dry laugh, Wang Dehua greedily looked through the battle report that he had asked Shou Han for.

Chittagong was originally a small fishing village by the sea.Because of its superior geographical location, the Arakanese from Burma, Arabs, Persians and Portuguese from the Middle East successively came here for trade.Since the 9th century, that is, the Tang Dynasty, the Arabs have begun to trade with Chittagong.During the sixth and seventh centuries it belonged to the state of Arakan.Before Muslim rule it belonged either to the state of Arakan or to the Kingdom of Burma. In 1340 the Sultan of Solagang conquered Chittagong. In 1538, Arakan again occupied Chittagong.Thereafter the area was controlled by Portugal and pirates.If it hadn't been for the Shou Han to come, it is not surprising that in a few decades, the Mughal Empire expelled the Portuguese in 1666 and was invaded by the Mughal Empire.

Under the guidance of Gonzalez's Portuguese government army all the way, the troops of Li Huaxuan and Zuo Tianpeng successfully occupied Chittagong, and sent a fleet northward to search and reconnaissance along the river.

Forgot, Gonzalez, when the Shou Han promised to send a fleet of troops to help him land on the mainland of Portugal, he coyly assumed the post of regent of the Kingdom of Portugal under the support of his officers and officials, and led the Kingdom of Portugal of all affairs, and to manage the territories and seas which God had given to Portugal.

At the suggestion of Gonzales, Li Huaxuan, a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, led [-] Fusang volunteers and [-] Southern Cantonese troops across the Bay of Bengal and headed straight for Barisal.It is bounded by the Haring Kada River in the west, the Bay of Bengal in the south, and the Meghna River-Shahbazpur River in the east.It is one of the five major inland river ports in Bangla, far away from Chittagong, where rice, jute and other local products produced in Bangla are exported across the Bay of Bengal to Chittagong.

Occupying here is the same as controlling Yangon in Myanmar.Moreover, there are several seas behind them, and there are also seas connected to Chittagong, so there is evidence to advance and retreat. Although Li Huaxuan's move seems a bit risky, it is planned and then acted.

Although his subordinates are only about [-] people, he has to face the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who can be recruited by the Nawab of Bengal to fight, and he also needs to send reinforcements from the Mughal Empire who may come from India or take advantage of the fire. Guys count.However, the soldiers and horses of the Mughal Empire had to travel a long distance from Calcutta to reach the city of Barisal, and had to cross several large rivers to get there, but this just gave Li Huaxuan a chance to wait for work.

"Huaxuan, this kid, wrote me a letter to my family to keep me safe, and ordered someone to send it along with this battle report by fast boat. The letter said that he would get some Bengal tigers and other rare birds and animals for His Majesty to watch. When the father-in-law goes north, he can also report the dog's thoughts to the emperor."

"Uncle and his son's loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, our family will naturally report the truth to the emperor, and dare not say anything else, if the third son's good news arrives, our family can pat our chests and guarantee that a position of Jinyiwei Qianhu is indispensable! "

After dismissing the smiling Wang Dehua away, Shou Han and Zheng Zhilong stopped chatting about family affairs, but turned the topic completely to business.

"Brother Feihuang. This is the letter from my son's family, please read it."

From a leather book at hand, Shou Han took out the letter written by Hua Xuan.It is said to be a family letter, but in fact, apart from the first few sentences asking about the well-being of the family, the paper is full of descriptions of the situation of the conquest of Banggala, the mountains, rivers, land, population, etc. here.

"According to the natives, more than 230% of the land here is located on the delta formed by the impact of the lower reaches of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers. Thousands of miles are fertile, flat and fertile land, with densely distributed river channels and well-developed river transport. There are many rivers and lakes. There are Ganges River, Brahmaputra River/Jamuna River, Meghna River, Kanavri, Teesta, etc. The above-mentioned rivers include more than [-] rivers including their tributaries. It is very suitable for agriculture and fishing, but it is prone to flooding during the rainy season. There are many small islands and sandbars along the coast.”

"Hua Xuan said. There is nothing else produced here. Only jute is particularly abundant. He will send a boat to bring some of the seized jute later. Please let us see what is the use of this thing."

"Jute!? Good stuff!" Zheng Zhilong exclaimed.

This is the flagship product of Bangladesh's export exchange.Just like China's tung oil and bristle, it once controlled the international market.Not only the yield is high, but also the texture is excellent, the fibers are long, flexible and shiny, especially the jute soaked in the clear water of the Brahmaputra River, which has high yield, excellent texture, beautiful and soft color, known as "golden fiber".

Jute has a lower cellulose content and a higher lignin content than fibers such as cotton.Therefore, the characteristic of jute fiber is thicker and harder.The single fiber of jute fiber is very short and can only be used for spinning and weaving after processing.The so-called processing means that the plants are retting after harvesting.Although this thing is also planted in Nanzhong, it is still nothing compared to Bangladesh.

Compared with cotton, this thing has white and shiny fibers, good hygroscopicity and fast water dissipation.It can be used to manufacture sacks, linen, paper, rope, weaving rugs and curtains in large quantities.This is also an indispensable thing for the Southern Guangdong Army supported by trade and shipping.

It is needed to make sails, to make cables, and to fill the gaps between the planks of the ship.

Even if the jute skin is torn off, its hemp stalks can also be used to make paper, and good writing paper, printing paper, and kraft paper can all be made.

"If all the jute in Bengal is controlled, my lord, our army's own shipbuilding can also reduce consumption. If those Western Red Maoyi want to build ships, they will also buy them from us."

"In addition, we can mix jute and cotton together to weave grass cloth, which is much cheaper and more delicate than Liuyang's grass cloth. At least the territories in several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River can squeeze out Liuyang's grass cloth!"

Because Zheng Zhibao is in charge of business, he is more sensitive to this information in his mind. Hearing this, he immediately put forward a series of highly targeted methods and strategies like a conditioned reflex.

Shouhan was about to talk with Zheng Zhibao about how to turn these golden fibers into real gold, when there was a sound of people outside the flower hall, the sound of clinking rings, and gusts of fragrant wind.The guards on duty outside the door saluted and shouted.

"I heard that my father-in-law is here, so I came here to meet you." It was Yan Meier who led Mei Shan Shilin and other people from the inner house to come here with many maids and women.

"We women don't delay the time of my father-in-law too much. I just want to ask my father-in-law to bring an invitation back to the mansion and invite my mother-in-law here. It's also good for us to have wine, listen to plays and chat together."

Yan Meier ordered her mother-in-law to take a post, but Yan Meier used her uncle's wife's name to invite Zheng Zhilong's wife and Zheng Sen's biological mother, Tian Chuan, to the mansion for a drink and an opera.There are also the names of Li Muhua, Meishan Shilin and others, and even Ao Lei Yilan, who has just entered the mansion, is listed on it.

This face is too big.This is tantamount to inviting Zheng Zhilong's wives and concubines to a party!

Zheng Zhilong is clear in his heart, half of this matter is that Shou Han is showing his favor to him in this way, and the other half, I am afraid that these women in Ningyuanbo's Mansion want to discuss with their own women about the marriage of the two families.

Thanking Mrs. Uncle for her kindness, Yan Meier smiled and ordered seven or eight fruit plates, including dried and fresh fruits. "Sanggong is so careless, even if the in-laws are not outsiders, it can't be regarded as hospitality with a cup of tea?!"

Jackfruit, longan, banana, mangosteen, custard apple, lotus mist, rambutan, ginseng fruit, egg fruit, and peach are piled up in a polished silver high-footed plate, exuding bursts of sweet aroma.

Seeing Yan Meier and a group of women walking away slowly without moving their skirts, Zheng Zhilong sighed secretly. "It is said that Li is vicious and greedy, but based on his attitude towards a group of old people who follow him and this poor wife, this person is worth following."

After thanking Xiang Shouhan again, the three continued to discuss about Li Huaxuan and Zuo Tianpeng's war in Bangladesh.

"Marshal! In my opinion, it's better to transfer some troops! After all, the third son is not many people over there, at least one more brigade should be transferred there!" Zheng Zhilong, who already regarded himself as a member of the Li family in his heart, Suggested to Shou Han with some concerns.

"Brother Feihuang, you still don't know my sons? On the surface, they are all submissive in front of me, but when they turn around, who is not arrogant? If the soldiers and horses in his hands are better than my brother There are so many of them and they have made great achievements in battle, even if it is said that it is not honorable. Everyone wishes to be like Gan Ning. It would be great if the hundred cavalry robbed the camp of the Wei army!"

There seemed to be complaints in the tone.But Shou Han's heart is full of joy, all the sons are aggressive, which father is not happy?

They can all make their own world like Temujin's four eldest sons, with such sons.It is also a joy to be a father.

"If a father wants to help his son succeed, he should not send too many people over. The capacity of ships is limited, and hundreds of ships are needed to transport a group of people. If the father should send ships, he should transport more armor, swords, guns, silver dollars and cloth etc. It is for my son to use here.”

What Li Huaxuan meant, I don't want soldiers and horses, it's too difficult to transport soldiers and horses here!And it takes up too many ships!Dad, if you want to support me, send a boat over and give me more money, cloth, armor, knives and guns, etc. I want to buy and recruit local people as my force here like Big Brother!

Li Huaxuan's actions unintentionally inspired Shou Han.This method is exactly the military method used by the British to conquer all over the world and establish a truly great empire spanning Europe, Asia and Africa, the historical empire on which the sun never sets.

Everywhere he went, he recruited locals to serve as soldiers, and bought local nobles and local kings as his cannon fodder and vanguard.

And the same method, Temujin's father and son brothers also used it. Every time they went to a place, they incorporated the local manpower into their own war machines. The greatest boost to the land.

This is why Temujin's army was able to fight more and more, and it was only one step away from becoming the first great empire in human history that truly spanned the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa. Compared with the history of his conquest of the entire Eurasian continent from Hulunbuir The so-called great empires praised by western historians, apart from their geographical advantages, they stood at the Sancha intersection at the junction of the three continents, and it was easy to establish the so-called great empires.

But this approach also led to the final split of the Mongol Empire. Those in the Islamic area became followers of Muhammad, those in the Catholic area hung the cross on their chests, and those in the Central Plains held the Four Books and Five Classics.

If it wasn't for Meng Ge who was accidentally stoned to death in Diaoyu City, Sichuan, and broke the whip of God, which led to the re-convening of the Kuritai Conference to elect a new Khan, then there would be Mongols under the Egyptian pyramids The big flag.

However, this kind of tactic has never been used in the past few decades of the South-to-North Conquest. This may be due to the fact that the unification of China in his mind cannot tolerate the existence of another regime in the locality.However, the sons have never been subject to these shackles, just let go.

The Dongfan soldiers recruited by Li Huabao in Taiwan, the wolf soldiers trained by Li Huayu in Guangxi, and now, Li Huaxuan also wants to use the strength of the local people to conquer this land in Bangladesh.

"I gave him 100 sets of armor, [-] long knives, [-] long spears, [-] large Buddha Lang machines, [-] barrels of gunpowder, and [-] million silver dollars. Let this kid go and do it. Let's see what kind of market this third child can make!"

"Exactly!"

"The third son is ambitious, so it is natural that the young phoenix is ​​better than the old phoenix! This time, he will definitely return with a big victory!"...

After listening to the compliments from the brothers of the Zheng family who don't need money, Shouhan waved his hands secretly, although he was secretly proud, "You two, don't praise me here. Brother Feihuang, that kid from Damu is also a good student in the Naval Academy." You’ve learned well. I don’t know if the old man has any ideas, let him go out and practice for a while?”

have to!The father-in-law is concerned about my uncle.

Zheng Zhilong is still hesitating here. Although his precious son is currently the son-in-law of the Southern Guangdong Army and is studying in the Naval Academy, he will naturally have a bright future waiting for him after he comes out.However, if he is allowed to be like the sons of the Li family, haunting the storms and seeking his own fame and wealth, he really can't do it.

"What Jue Shuai means is that he wants Damu to go to Bang Gela and Huaxuan three sons to practice together? Or arrange him in the future?"

Zheng Zhibao found a step down for his brother, testing the meaning of the lord.

"Hey! Where does Brother Yue Wen come from? He is my son-in-law, even if I want him to go, I'm afraid these women in the mansion may not agree! I have another idea that I want to discuss with Brother Fei Huang."

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