Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

Hong Lei sat in front of Zheng Kezang with his back straight. Although his face was calm, he felt a little muttering in his heart. The reason was that he didn't know why Zheng Kezang summoned him today.It seems embarrassing to say that, as the prime minister, he doesn't even know what the monarch wants him to do, but Zheng Kezang now has all the power. Although he doesn't say that he does everything himself, the current status of the four in the Zhengshitang is still quite embarrassing.

Although under the intention of Zheng Kezang, the four of them planned the scope of their duties early in the morning. Among them, Hong Lei took charge of the overall situation as the prime minister and supervised the departments of salt and iron, farming, taxation, support, and treasury. The identity is responsible for the investigation, trial, administration, publicity, and ceremonies. Yang Ying is in charge of the five departments of the police, prison, Baoquan, schools, and camps. The administrative affairs of the appeasement department and the military affairs, military affairs, and trade departments, which are nominally in charge of him but led by Zheng Kezang himself.However, Zheng Kezang was used to bypassing his ministers and directly dealing with various divisions, which made Hong Lei and the others secretly complain.

"Hong Qing, there is something I want to inform you in advance." Zheng Kezang reported to Hong Lei who was concerned about gains and losses with a serious expression. "Qing should also know about the current battle in Qiongzhou." Zheng Kezang paused. "I think that Qinglu will definitely not stop here, and the Military Academy also predicts that as long as the rebellion of Shang Zhixin's remaining troops is quelled, Qinglu, who has freed up his hands, will definitely mobilize soldiers to fight in Qiong again. For this reason, Gu Prepare to transfer three more divisions there." Even if it is the expanded Zuo Longxiang division, Zheng Jun is only composed of seven divisions, and now he is going to invest six divisions in Qiongzhou at once. No wonder Hong Lei is a little dumbfounded, but he is even more shocked behind. "This is almost all of the family's belongings. Gu Po is a little worried. Therefore, Gu is going to Qiongzhou to supervise the battle in person. Dongning will temporarily ask Qing's family."

Obtaining the status of Chen Yonghua in the past certainly shows his current status, but Zheng Kezang's desire to go on an expedition across the sea still made Hong Lei terrified. The Qing army was about to make a move, thinking of this, Hong Lei immediately remonstrated: "My lord, once the Sixth Division goes to Dongning to be empty, what should we do if the Qing army from Fujian Province returns after hearing the news and there are no soldiers in the feudal clan to resist? Please be more careful, Lord."

"Hong Qing, don't worry. First of all, I will never repeat the scene where my father fought for six years and caused the shortage of Dongning."

Zheng Kezang’s idea was to be short and fast, relying on Qiongzhou’s grain and rice to eliminate the main force of the Qing army in the shortest possible time, so as to ensure the necessary time to plunder Qiongzhou’s population. One crop has been cut, and there may be a new crop to be harvested in the future.

"If it's fast, I can come back before the next year's storm, and if it's slow, it won't be until the next year's storm." The so-called return to Taiwan before the end of the year is obviously just a way to calm people's hearts, but returning before the next year's storm is Zheng Kezang's real intention. "As for whether Fujian Qinglu will take the opportunity to attack Dongning again." Zheng Kezang sneered. "Let's not talk about whether the Qing army has the guts to do so. With so many ships, even if they have both, and the main forces of the Taijiang and Dagou teams stay behind, we will have to see how the main forces of the Qing army fly across the sea. "

Hong Lei was tongue-tied, and wanted to persuade him again, but Zheng Kezang obviously had made up his mind, and most of his suggestions would go against Zheng Kezang's mind, but if he didn't advise, wouldn't he become the prime minister of the Three Orders, so Hong Lei was hesitant for a long time

However, Hong Lei is not good at military affairs after all, and he doesn't have the confidence to be the best with Zheng Kezang, so after thinking about it, he finally cooperated: "Since the master has made a comprehensive arrangement, I dare not refuse, but it is important to ask the master to remember Dongning. Keep promises."

"It should be so," Zheng Kezang knew Hong Lei's embarrassment, but he just said hello today, and he didn't leave so fast, but he still needs to explain what should be explained. "Hong Qing, I give you full authority. If there is any change in Liu Guoxuan, Qing can cut it first and then play it!"

Hong Lei was taken aback, and looked at Zheng Kezang again, only to find that his face was serious and he didn't seem to be joking, so he felt a chill in his heart, and quickly leaned over to respond: "I understand, I must take good care of Dongning, my lord. Please, my lord." rest assured."

Zheng Kezang immediately laughed and said, "I know that alone, with Hong Qing around, I have nothing to worry about alone."

At the end of October, the northern country is already covered with ice for thousands of miles, but in the tropical sea at 5° north latitude, the weather is still unbearably hot.

After a tropical thunderstorm, several large lucky boats called junk boats slowly approached the shore. When they saw the boats docking, the Bruneian fishermen who were onlookers immediately hid. After a while, they saw A few small boats were lowered from the boat, and a dozen or so warriors with knives and guns were carried on the boats, and they only came straight to the land.

"It's fucking hot." Lin Kun cursed in a low voice, and the hard, salty kunskin leather armor stuck to the rough skin on his body was a bit unbearable. "This bloody place!"

"Crap, no matter how hot it is, it's better than a freshwater mine." You Ying, who was in the same boat, glared at him. "Why don't you go back now?"

"Go back?" Lin Kun shrank his neck subconsciously. "Let's forget it. Anyway, no one will die here. I really have to go back. I guess this life will be ruined there."

Youying gave you a look you know and then fell silent. At this time, the small boat had already landed on the shore, and nearly twenty men in three boats rushed to the land like a whirlwind. After searching around, there was no hostile force. .So, soon, more soldiers disembarked one by one, but within an hour, there were already a thousand ships gathered on the shore.

"General Tao, you take 100 people to explore the road to the east, and Zhang Guerrilla, and you also take 100 people to explore the road to the west," Chen Long, who was dressed as a two-member general of the Ming Dynasty, dispatched them one by one. There was movement in the crowd. "Master You led 100 people to guard nearby, and the rest of them cleared out the camp first, and then unloaded the things on the boat."

The big island where Chen Long is now is called Min Na, which means good port in Malay. Of course, there is another saying that there is a group of immigrants from southern Fujian.This island is located in the Bandar Seri Begawan, overlooking Brunei's capital, Sultan City, across the sea.However, although Brunei’s current national status is still good, the Sultan of Brunei has always taken measures to detain the island of Minna, which is far away in the sea. Perhaps in the eyes of the Sultan, this island with a small population is not worth his too much focus on.

"My lord," General Tao Shen, who had just been sent to explore the way, sent a report to the side of the chaotic construction site. "I found a village of native people, how should Master Tao ask for instructions?"

village?Chen Long cheered up, this might be his first group of subjects, so he hurriedly took care of them, and then hurriedly led a group of personal soldiers over there.When we got to the place, we found that the villagers had already sent representatives, and the stuttering Hokkien dialect finally allowed the two parties to communicate.

"Is this the territory of the Anuharas (Malay: raja, or translated as Raja, free translated as maharajah), outsiders, please leave here immediately, we will provide you with food, water and women." Of course, the villagers knew how powerful the Chinese pirates were, so they tried to appease the uninvited guests with some rewards, but when the word "woman" was mentioned, the faces of the former Qing soldiers who had been suffering for more than two years were filled with grimace.

"My lord, open this village!" All the soldiers looked at Chen Long expectantly, and General Tao Shen personally suggested to Chen Long. "Woman, bro haven't touched a woman in years"

Chen Long picked up Tao Shen and slapped General Tao. After the slap, he personally negotiated with the village representatives: "Isn't this the territory of the Anuharas? Now it is the Marquis of Labuan under the rule of the Boni Province of the Ming Dynasty. If you are sensible, you will obediently pay taxes and serve in the service, this Marquis can wait for Antai, otherwise!"

Chen Long pointed to the soldiers with red eyes: "Don't blame the swords and guns for having no eyes, the flames of war are ruthless!"

The soldiers nearby waved their knives and guns knowingly, which made the envoy turn pale with fright. After a long time, the envoy who was still in shock asked cautiously, "What does your lord need this village to do?"

"Some chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep will be enshrined, which is regarded as this year's tax. In addition, I need you to provide labor." Chen Long said, the messenger's face turned pale, but Chen Long didn't care about the expression of the other party, and finally asked road. "Send another [-] girls out to work in the army, and you will be given a reply within a stick of incense. If you don't surrender after the time expires, you won't stay behind!"

The envoy returned to the village with Chen Long's package of demands, and then Chen Long explained to General Tao Shen, who had Wuzhishan on his face, "I'm new here and I'm not yet established, so I can easily kill and spread it out. And who dares to work for us, cultivate land for us, and catch fish for us? Could it be possible to rely on our own brothers?"

Chen Long pointed back to the sea, and said meaningfully: "Our brothers are killed with knives and guns, can we dig food from the ground, or are we counting on the continuous supply of the Zheng family? Besides, the Zheng family still needs us to watch over the border. If one of the Taixi Hongyi on the road is easily lost, and it accumulates over time, will it be possible to replenish us from Dongning?"

All the former Qing soldiers were sincerely convinced, and many people whispered to each other because of this.Time passed by like this bit by bit, just when Chen Long finally impatiently signaled his subordinates to release the blunderbuss as a threat, a group of people slowly came out of the village.Looking at the unarmed villagers, Chen Long showed a satisfied smile on his face

"Master Hou!" Xia Chunming greeted Chen Long when he heard the panting and groaning sounds one after another in the wild forest. "All the things have been unloaded, and the fleet will return tomorrow. Is there any report or letter from the family that the Marquis needs to forward?"

"I understand." In front of the authentic Dongning people, Chen Longkai couldn't put on the posture of Lord Hou. "It will be delivered tomorrow."

"That's good," Xia Chunming nodded. "Master Hou, it will be about a year later when the fleet comes again. I hope Master Hou will give priority to repairing the wharf and the store." This is a top priority. Why did Zheng Kezang let Chen Long go south? Stability factors, as well as the task of building a naval wharf to assist the Department of Commerce infiltrate and deter the small states in the South China Sea, if Chen Long only cares about running his own small world, then it is self-evident what awaits him. "Don't be fooled."

"Please ask Captain Xia to report to the Lord, I know what to do"