Win the Ding 1617

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This is the case, do you understand? "

Looking at the civil and military officials in the meeting hall, Li Shouhan asked.

The urgent military situation Hu Licheng brought back was that the Ruan family in the south began to cleanse and plunder the Han people in the area south of the Lingjiang River.

"My lords, this time, the old man raised funds and prepared a large number of goods with several colleagues from the Hu family and the Lin family, and sold them across the river. I don't want to, but I found something wrong when I crossed the Ling river."

Not long after Hu Licheng's caravan crossed the Lingjiang River, they found many refugees coming from the south.In terms of clothing and language, there is no doubt that they are all Han Chinese.

He whispered to his nephew Hu Changan, Hu Changan jumped off the mule knowingly, walked up to an old man, "Old man, please."

The old man, whose face was full of tears and smoke, saw that the young man in front of him was polite, even though he was in trouble, he quickly returned the courtesy with both hands.

"Old man, I have labor to ask, have you and these, oh, compatriots, suffered a disaster? Or have you encountered a bandit?"

"Brother! From the looks of you, it doesn't matter if you're not from this place! You and I are both of the Chinese lineage, so I'll tell you the truth, don't go any further! There's trouble with officials and gangsters ahead!"

What the old man said made Hu Licheng and Hu Chang'an's uncle and nephew break out in cold sweat from fright.After Ruan Fuyuan repelled the attack of the Zheng family in the north the year before last, Zheng Bing, the head of the Zheng family, had no choice but to canonize Ruan Fuyuan in the name of Emperor Li as "Tai Fu Guogong of the Two Shuibu Battalions of Temperance and General Internal and External Pingzhang Military Affairs" ", asking him to join him in sending troops to attack the descendants of the Mo family in Gaoping, the purpose is to lure the troops of the Ruan family out of their lair and wait for an opportunity to annihilate them.

But Ruan Fuyuan is not an idiot. Under the plan of the counselor Ruan Youyi, he ordered the soldiers and horses under his command to hurry up and train. The three departments of Lingshi and Shisi, who sacrificed sacrifices and paid the salaries of the main battalion, seized the time to raise food and salaries to build weapons, warships, and artillery.

At the same time, he worked hard in the area under his jurisdiction, preparing to build a long fortress in the south bank of the Lingjiang River, and preparing to stop the possible invading enemy in a state of half-crossing.

These all require large sums of money and food to support them.Where does the money come from?

"Ruan Fuming, the third son of the Ruan family, please order to come out from Hue Mansion and go north all the way. He will use the banner of Annan as an Annan, and loot all the Han villages. Or, according to the price of eight taels of gold for each strong man If you hand over the money, you can continue to live in the same place, but you have to pay more than twice the tax of the Annan natives; or, you can leave immediately with no more than [-] catties of property, otherwise, ransack your home and kill people. In many villages, In this way, he was turned into a ruined wall, and people were also arrested to build long fortresses."

"Uncle, what should we do?!" Hu Changan was a little impatient, "We have hundreds of loads of goods, and there are two hundred loads of fine salt alone, as well as those silk and dyed cloths, but they are all these guys from the south. They are flocking to them! If they saw it, wouldn’t they kill us?”

"A murderous hand?" Hu Licheng looked at the pack team behind him. There were hundreds of mules and horses winding around for nearly two or three miles. "I'm afraid it's not that simple!"

Indeed, when Hu Licheng came out this time, it was a business deal with the Lin family and the Hu family, and all three families invested a lot of money.Just in case, a guard caravan was specially hired from the Hanyuan firm.

Looking at the more than 200 strong men holding funeral guns, Juehu knives, and muskets on their backs, Hu Licheng felt that he still had some confidence in his trip.What's more, the general soldier on the opposite side also has his own acquaintance.

Big deal, just spend some more road money!

However, as we went south, the situation became more and more tense. As far as the eye could see, there were smoking villages everywhere, and groups of Han Chinese who had been expelled from their homes told them with tears not to go south again.

"Tonghai killed thousands of Han people! These Annan people are simply a group of demons!"

In Ha Tin Mansion, in the minds of Li Shouhan's subordinates, Hu Licheng's image has always been not very good. He is an image of a cunning and cunning old fox. Vocabulary such as following the trend, adapting to the wind and so on are all tailor-made for him.

However, one action of Hu Licheng surprised all the people present, and they have admired him ever since.

"Chang'an, tell me, how much money can we sell our hundreds of loads of goods in Hue?"

Sitting together, Hu Licheng asked his nephew with red eyes.

"Uncle, these things are all pretty good, especially fine salt. I guess it shouldn't be a problem to exchange them for tens of thousands of taels of silver. Not counting those silk and dyed cloths. It is estimated that around a hundred thousand taels will be no problem for this trip. If it is settled with gold, we can still earn an exchange rate with Hanyuan when we go back."

"Then what do you think will happen if I use this money to bribe that Ruan Fuming to stop killing Han people?"

"Uncle! I'm afraid it won't work! Don't forget! This is not our Hu family's goods, but also Hu's and Lin's!"

"I know, if I go back to Hejing, I'll just pay them compensation. Just treat it as if I haven't done business for more than a year!"

The two uncles and nephews had a brief discussion, analyzed the personality of the third son of the Ruan family, and then went from Hu Changan to Tonghai to meet Ruan Fuming.

However, the effect is not very good.

"You dirty and despicable Ming people! It is impossible for me to let you go!" Ruan Fuming replied arrogantly, "However, if you are willing to pay wealth to redeem your faults, in order In exchange for your dirty, mean and insignificant lives, I don't mind if I forgive you!"

Therefore, Hu Licheng gritted his teeth and handed over hundreds of loads for this trip to Ruan Fuming in exchange for his order to expel the Han people from the area north of Hue to cross the Lingjiang River.

"Old Hu's hundreds of loads of goods have brought back tens of thousands of lives. It's great!" Li Shouhan's words were finalized and set a basic tone for the meeting.

"However, we can't let it go like this!" The conversation changed, and Shou Han's tone became serious, "Old Hu, later pull up a list of your losses this time and hand them over to Uncle Fu. The General's Mansion will comfort you."

As soon as these words came out, Hu Licheng knew that he had won again this time!His position is from the second row, so he must advance.Not to mention entering the inner circle, but also being in the general's confidant.

"Tell me about the army, finances and taxes in the south. If you want to fight someone, you must know what you are doing and know yourself and your enemy."

In Shou Han's impression that he didn't know much about Annan, 1627 was the seventh year of the apocalypse.The first battle between Zheng and Ruan broke out. Zheng Bing took Shenzong (not Emperor Wanli!) to personally conquer. Withdrawal.

"The Zheng family has many horses, but the Ruan family's firearms are sharp. Because of the convenience of trade, there are a large number of Frangji people here. He hired Portuguese with a lot of money to cast artillery for him and train soldiers. There are a large number of war elephants, and the Ruan family is in the waters of the Lingjiang River, and there are a large number of warships and artillery deployed in this area."

"Oh?! The Ruan family also has artillery?" Li Shouhan was very excited when he heard that his opponent was also known for his skill in firearms.

"That's right! General! This time, I made a special observation in the south of the Yangtze River. Now the long fortress built in the Rili area is about several hundred feet long, and it is still under construction. In the long fortress, every ten feet is set There is a cannon, and there is a heavy cannon every three to five feet, and the ammunition is piled up like a mountain." Hu Licheng truthfully told everyone present what he had seen and heard.

"Nan Ruan's navy is also quite powerful." As the director of the intelligence department, Niu Qiandao, commander of the statistics office, spoke.

"With the help of the Portuguese, there is also a cannon casting workshop hosted by Portuguese craftsmen in the city of Hue. Moreover, they also bought cannons from the Portuguese in Macau with a lot of money. After more than ten years of hard work, a large number of cannons have also been equipped in the navy. According to detailed reports , there are more than 200 warships in the Nam Nguyen Navy, with a total of more than 6 warships. Each warship is equipped with 64 cannons. Each ship is equipped with 4 people of various types, and each ship is equipped with 8 to 2-pound ignition devices And [-] cannons. There are more than [-] war elephants. Due to the large population and sparse population in Nanruan, the size of its army has never exceeded [-]. However, its sergeants are proficient in firearms. According to Folang The machine man said that it is no less than the soldiers of Francois, and it is also trained by Portuguese officers, its combat effectiveness should not be underestimated."

"Regardless of the opponent's combat effectiveness, I advocate fighting! Do you have any different opinions?" Li Shouhan first expressed his own opinion, and then asked others to express their attitude.This is also one of the methods used by leaders. This is my opinion on this matter. Express your opinion!Raise your hand if you agree, stand up if you disagree.

"No matter in terms of morality, or from the perspective of future development, wealth, income, workshops, etc., the Nanruan family cannot stay." Li Peilin spoke softly, but he was very firm.

"Everyone knows that we are emigrating to the Jiulongjiang area to reclaim wasteland, but the Ruan family is also organizing emigration to this area. May I ask, who is the master? Who is the guest?"

This sentence left everyone who wanted to oppose it speechless.

"Also, we need boats to immigrate to the south, but the Ruan family doesn't need them. They only need to walk across on two legs." Since entering the town of Shun Quang, he has been adhering to the national policy of the Le Dynasty and constantly encroaching on the land of Champa.More than ten years ago, Ruan Huang led his army to conquer China and Britain in the south, and established Fu'an Mansion in the occupied area.If one day we fight with his Ruan family in the Jiulongjiang area, we might as well kill him right away! "

Chen Tianhua also supported the destruction of the Nanruan family.

"General, may I speak?" Gonzalez, the new commander of the training fleet, also asked to speak.

In the eyes of Westerners, the power of the Ruan family is called Guangnan Kingdom.Because Hoi An Port in Guangnan Province, which he controls, is also a prosperous trading port.A large number of Spaniards, Dutch, Japanese, and Portuguese carried out trade activities here.

In terms of trade, Li Shouhan's Hongji port has not been suppressed for the time being because there are a large number of inland goods that can be traded. However, if those merchants can get better and cheaper goods in Hoi An port, they will also Will give up Hon Gai Port.

"There are other reasons, and I can't tell you. The kaolin, mineral deposits, timber, land, and other countless resources in the south are what I need urgently." Li Shouhan murmured silently in his heart.