Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

The appearance of pirates dressed as Ming people in the Eastern Ocean was submerged in the documents passed on and off under the cover of people with good intentions. The first time robbed the ships of the maritime merchants in Suzhou Province transporting goods to Ryukyu, forcing the maritime merchants to convert the onshore trade into offshore trade.

In view of the fact that a large number of goods can only be sold at relatively low FOB prices, Suzhou and Jiangning Textiles have no choice but to put pressure on Suzhou Province and Liangjiang.Due to the threat of Liangzhi, which can reach Tianting directly, the governor of Liangjiang issued an order to eliminate pirates along the coast for a short period of time. However, Liangjiang did not have ships capable of going to sea to expel Fangbu, so it could only write in Zhejiang, trying to use the Zhejiang Navy To carry out this plan, Suzhou Province agreed to privately pay 30 taels to Zhejiang Province.

Civil and military officials in Zhejiang Province, who believe that more is worse than less, did not want to agree to this matter, but Hangzhou Weaving, which is trying to achieve entrepot trade through Songjiang, strongly supports it, claiming that the matter is mostly related to Ming Zheng.Zhejiang Province, which was shocked by the inquiry, did not dare to neglect, and agreed to send a navy to suppress it.

"Damn dog traitor." Fang Yunchun, aboard the Haichangxing, pissed angrily at the following Qing army bird boats. The [-] Fuzhou boats are larger and can carry more people on a single ship, but once caught in the siege of the opponent, I am afraid that it will be very dangerous. "Don't take them around in circles anymore, let's go to Huang Zeyang."

"Master Garrison, we have already passed Yehuangpan Island and Tiebingshan Island. It seems that these pirates are planning to lure us to the depths of the ocean." Dong hurried away, and the old sailor in charge asked worriedly. "Should we continue to chase?"

"Chasing, why not chasing, the admiral offered a reward of 500 taels to find the lair of these dry pirates. Now that they have been bitten, how can they be unhooked?" The promise of being promoted to the first rank made him, who had been stuck in the fifth rank for many years, ready to move. "Besides, there is no shortage of fresh water on the boat, so I want to see who can't survive first."

"There are many islands further east," the old sailor hesitated. "When it's dark, we'll be caught blind if the pirates go to any island." This is true, everyone in the vast sea is an inconspicuous dot, who knows if the other party will borrow it? Dumped himself in the dark. "Even if the pirates don't go to the island and sail at night, we can't catch each other."

"This is a difficult thing." The defense thought about it, and it was true, so he hesitated a little, but the cooked duck flew away, which made him very unwilling, so he decided to give it another go. "Keep chasing. There are still more than two hours until dark. Our boat is fast. Maybe we will be able to catch up by then."

The defense is actually wrong. The bird boat does not necessarily come faster than the blessing boat, but this time the Haichangxing ship is bigger and has more people than the Qing army's three [-]-feed bird boats. It is true, but this The gap brought about is actually very limited, so the distance between them is only getting closer very slowly.

Seeing that Hai Changxing seemed to be within his shelling range, the leading Qing warship couldn't help but ignited its bow gun.Due to the small size of the ship, the bow of the Qing army only carried a heavy breech-loading Francophone bronze cannon. However, the range of such a bronze cannon is extremely limited, and it does not pose much danger to the opponent except for creating a water column on the sea. .

There are also cannons on the Haichangxing, and there are one at the bow and one at the stern. However, as Fang Xipeng's old department, there are very few people who can actually operate the cannon, and the ammunition is limited, so Fang Yunchun is not prepared to fight back. .In this way, it seemed that the Haichangxing was shuttled by the Qing army for shelling, and the two bird ships behind were immediately excited and fired desperately regardless of the actual range.

"A group of prodigal sons." Looking at the water column thrown behind the boat, Fang Yunchun commented disdainfully, but the material strength of the Qing army was beyond the Fangbu and even the entire Ming Zheng, so Fang Yunchun actually belittled it in the open but not in the dark. No envy, Dabai Mountain is already far away at this time. "Let's go, let's go to Da and Xiao Yangshan"

Zheng Kezang's plan on Jeju made it difficult for Ming Zheng to communicate with North Korea. Of course, the inconsistency between the two parties' demands is the fundamental willingness of the two parties that have been unable to negotiate.However, North Korea, which suggested that the Qing government humiliated and oppressed North Korea consciously, finally made some concessions.

"The North Korean side is willing to lease the land in the vicinity of Seogwipo at the southern tip of Jeju to the Fan Fan." Lin Weirong stood in front of Zheng Kezang's case and bowed slightly. "This feudal clan pays North Korea ten guns and [-] catties of gunpowder every year."

"The price is cheap, but it's not so easy for North Koreans to take it back after the transaction." Zheng Kezang sighed, and then asked Lin Weirong. "When will the Jeju Commercial Hall be relocated to Seogwipo?"

"The lease can only be signed after the lord marries the daughter of the Joseon clan."

"It seems that Gu's body is selling well." Zheng Kezang laughed at himself. "Then arrange the marriage as soon as possible."

Lin Weirong backed down obediently. Zheng Kezang wandered his eyes, thought for a long time, and ordered Lin Sheng who had just returned to Dongning to be summoned: "Lin Qing, can the navy dispatch enough troops and ships to go to Jeju?"

Lin Sheng thought for a while, then shook his head: "My lord, I'm afraid I won't be able to draw strength for the time being."

Lin Sheng explained: "At present, except for one unit of each of the Xigang and Taijiang teams patrolling in Jinlan, the rest of the main force is stationed in the Fujian Sea to monitor the Fujian Navy. As for the Lukang team, it is responsible for escorting the fleet between Qiongtai and Qiongtai. Only the Keelung team has the strength to send one or two ships to the north. To scare the snake away."

"Qing's opinion is reasonable, and it seems that we can only make a decision after the Qiongzhou incident." Zheng Kezang thought for a while and agreed with Lin Sheng's judgment, but then he asked again. "There are rumors among the Thai and Western barbarians in Penghu that Qinglu and Frangji have reached an agreement to borrow teachers. Do you think that the Lukang team alone will be able to stop Qinglu and Flangjiyi from joining forces in the next year?"

"I'm afraid it's a little difficult." Lin Sheng's face changed suddenly. "My lord, I thought that if Flang Jiyi and Qinglu really joined forces, the clan would have withdrawn its troops and fleet in Qiongzhou earlier."

Today, more than 500 material transport ships and about [-] escort ships pass between Qiongtai, carrying nearly [-] people from more than [-] households at a time. Another regiment and [-] new attached troops are extremely precious treasures of Zheng Jun, and they are definitely not allowed to be lost.

Looking at Zheng Kezang's suspicious face, Lin Sheng explained: "I'm not afraid that the Flang robot will escort the Qing warship to compete with the feudal clan on the Qionghai Sea, but I'm afraid that the Flang robot will kill the seven soldiers after the escort is over. The front line of Zhouyang intercepted the transport fleet of this domain."

The so-called gong does not need a heavy hammer. When Lin Sheng said this, Zheng Kezang also had a solemn expression on his face, but Zheng Kezang obviously had more confidence than Lin Sheng: "Lin Qing thinks very much, but Gu thinks that Folang Ji Yi would not do this for the Qing captives, after all, it is one thing to escort, and it is another thing to actively attack the ships of the feudal clan."

Zheng Kezang paused: "Actively attacking the ships of our vassal is a situation of endless death. Flang Jiyi is the weakest of the barbarians in Thailand and the West. I think they might not dare to take the risk to fight with the vassal. Completely turned around."

After all, Zheng Kezang is still reluctant to bear the huge population of Qiongzhou. You must know that as long as it is delayed until the end of the year, 20 Qiongzhou people will enter Dongning. Wankou can be confirmed. These figures are a great benefit to Dongning, which has a very low population base. For this reason, he must hold on.

"Guhui will find a way to send someone to warn Fulang Jiyi." A more effective way is to draw the bottom line, but now that the sea route is closed, the sea is banned in three provinces, and the connection between Dongning and Xinhanliu is cut off again. Zheng Kezang has no way to instruct Chen Shengwu to secretly broken. "Lin Qing, in this way, join the Military Academy to make a strategy. After the year, the main force of the Westport and Taijiang teams will be transferred to Qiongzhou, and Minhai will be temporarily handed over to the Lugang and Keelung teams. It is a bet that the enemies of Fujian Province will not follow suit. Guangdong Province will act at the same time."

"This?" Lin Sheng hesitated. "My lord, this is even more risky." Lin Sheng almost didn't cry out, and the so-called tearing down the east to make up for the west didn't do that. "It's better to temporarily transfer the two teams from Jinlan to Qiongzhou for emergency."

"Use the two teams from Jinlan to escort the transport fleet?" Zheng Kezang raised his eyebrows. "This is feasible, so that the Lugang team may be able to fight the enemy with all their strength in Qionghai." But using a lucky boat to fight against Galen will result in a very tragic result. Zheng Kezang does not want his precious navy to be wasted by the Portuguese artillery under the mouth. "Or using Jinlan to fight the enemy in Qionghai is also a possibility." Speaking of this, Zheng Kezang suddenly had a new idea. "Lin Qing, I think that the two teams of Taijiang and Xigang may be merged to form a fast fleet. The fleet will have an admiral, a member of the general staff, and a member of the commander's army. There are several commanders and sub-commands under it. In this way, Jinlan can also become a fleet. The Jinlan Squadron, in the future, the Lukang and Penghu Squadrons can also be called the Main Fleet after they are refitted with larger ships, and the Seogwipo and Zhoushan Squadrons can also be included in the Northern Fleet.”

Lin Sheng was very vigilant, and immediately stated his position: "My lord, this matter should be discussed with the Secretary of Military Affairs. According to the law, the Minister and the Military Academy should not be involved."

Zheng Kezang didn't take it seriously: "You can also give me some advice."

"This?" Lin Sheng pondered for a moment, then asked. "My lord, what is the position of the fleet admiral?"

"Now the leader of each team is the fifth rank." Zheng Kezang actually suppressed this rank deliberately. After all, Ma Ying and others have too little qualifications and should not be promoted too quickly. "I thought that the position of admiral could be assigned to the third rank, but I am afraid that there are not many people with this qualification now, and they can take authority from the fourth rank or higher."

As soon as Lin Sheng heard it, he knew that it was tailor-made by Zheng Kezang for his confidants in the boy scouts, so he would not raise any objections: "I think that the master's intentions are all right."

"Lin Qing, you're so kind. Although they are proficient in plywood warfare, when it comes to commanding a large army, you old officials are still at the helm."