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Chapter 562 Tianjin Maritime Affairs

Shen Wang's expression changed when he heard that the Guangdong Navy had more than two hundred ships. The admiral of the Guangdong Navy was Chen Lin. Although he was young, his reputation among pirates was not inferior to that of Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.

Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou cleared up the Japanese pirates, focusing on land warfare, removing the fortresses and supply places of the pirates along the coast, and Chen Lin is proficient in naval warfare. If a piece of meat is lost, Ming can't plunder, and merchants at sea, Japan, and Nanyang can wreak havoc. If someone is wiped out or severely injured in a naval battle, it will hurt the root.

The Guangdong Navy, even when Chen Lin was not around, had a certain foundation. Chen Lin was appointed as the Admiral of the Navy, and the pirates even agreed with each other not to go to the coastal waters of Guangdong to commit crimes, so as not to touch bad luck.

The Liaozhen Navy is just a fleet for transporting troops and food, but the Guangdong Navy is an elite that can fight with real swords and guns at sea. With such a force in Tianjin Wei, the defense at sea should not be underestimated. .

"My lord Wang was joking. The Guangdong navy guards the land of Fujian and Guangdong. What's the matter with the Tianjin guard? Didn't they leave the defense area without authorization..."

"I can't see that Boss Shen is so clear about the affairs in the officialdom, and he doesn't hide it from Boss Shen. The warships of the Guangdong Navy are dilapidated and have no money to repair. Tianjin Wei is an important place, but there is no navy and coastal defense. Therefore, the palace and the Ministry of War I decree that the Tianjin Guards will transfer money and the Navy will transfer ships to assist in the defense."

Wang Tong explained with a smile that he spent a lot of money here to hire boatmen and craftsmen to build ships, and the price of buying big wood was also expensive, but in Guangdong, where shipbuilding is flourishing, how old is the Guangdong Navy? , The cost of their shipbuilding is much cheaper, and all they lack is silver.

After Chen Lin became the admiral of the navy, he reported several times, asking for money to build a new ship, but was rejected by the Ministry of War. The most important part of the military expenditure is the frontier soldiers on the nine sides. More on that later.

This time Wang Tong played Emperor Wanli, asking the palace to allocate Tianjin Wei tax bank to support the Guangdong Navy's shipbuilding, and at the same time allocate more than [-] warships of the Guangdong Navy to the Tianjin Guard to defend the sea.

This suggestion does not cost the imperial court a penny, and it is nothing more than a matter of imperial decree to communicate with each other. Emperor Wanli naturally has no objection.

Seeing that Shen Wang looked indifferent, but the previous relaxed and calm was gone, Wang Tong said with a smile:

"For the time being, the boat should have passed Qingzhou by now."

Shen Wei moved his mouth a few times, but did not speak, but Wang Tong continued to speak:
"I don't know much about fighting, so I count it as a count. It is said that Boss Shen has thousands of ships in his hands. I can gather up to three hundred at most, and I took advantage of the coastal defense fort. If Boss Shen came to attack, no matter what About [-] ships must be thrown away!"

Shen Wang's face gradually became ugly, and Wang Tong continued to say as if he hadn't seen it:

"Boss Shen's thousand boats must be used to transport goods and do business on weekdays, and there are also many others who are in two waves and three waves. They can really hold together as a group and work together to fight there, or whoever suffers heavy casualties will be killed. If you run out, or if the people above suffer heavy casualties and lose their strength, it is inevitable that the people below want to seize power!"

When Wang Tong said three sighs, Shen Wang's face turned ashen. During the sea battle of Sanshui Wang, he could gather thousands of boats and tens of thousands of pirates. This kind of strength naturally cannot be called one mind.

When everyone is fighting, they must guard against their own strength being weak and being annexed by others. Sanshui Wang himself must guard against his heavy casualties and being replaced by the people below. Now that the ship has such a scale, if they see Tianjin Wei's navy, everyone will have to think about it first.

Pirates are raging in Japan and Nanyang, and they are not afraid of even encountering the warships of Frangji, but they have to weigh in their hearts when confronting the Ming army. After all, there are still family members living in Daming, and they also want to be able to Wealthy return home.

"Master Wang is really joking. Mr. Shen is a serious businessman and has his own shares in that insurance company. How could he do something that is not good for Tianjin Wei? Isn't that against his own money?"

Shen Wanggan said these words with a smile, Wang Tong did not continue to talk about the situation at sea, but just said with a smile:

"Boss Shen has joined forces everywhere, opened shops, and what's rare is that he still has a boat in his hand, traveling between Daming, Japan, and Southeast Asia. With the development of Jinshan and Yinhai, how good it would be to be a happy and rich man with peace of mind. !"

"What the adults said is true, what the adults said is true!"

Shen Wang's smile became more and more stiff, Wang Tong nodded, pointed to the two gunboats parked in the harbor and said:
"Boss Shen, when we look at it next year, there will be five or six such gunboats. By then, these five boats will be pulled out with other boats, that will be amazing!"

Shen Wan couldn't even laugh.

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"My lord, Shen Wang boarded the boat before dark, and the boat sailed out of the port."

As soon as Wang Tong turned around in the barracks, Zhang Shiqiang rode up to meet him halfway, and said, Wang Tong nodded, Zhang Shiqiang hesitated, and asked again:

"My lord, wouldn't it be better to take the opportunity to take him!"

"Not good. If there is no such person at sea, various pirates will attack and fight for the position of leader, which will greatly affect merchant ships coming to Tianjin Wei to do business, which is actually a bad thing."

Wang Tong replied in a deep voice, Zhang Shiqiang nodded and stopped talking, Wang Tong slowed down his horse and said:
"Now we can't do anything to him. It's just to let them know that if they want to deal with Tianjin Wei, he must be prepared for heavy casualties. They will fight each other and maintain it first. When the gunboats are built one by one, when the time comes Let's look again... You must keep an eye on the whereabouts of Luhai Commercial Bank and Shen Wang. Apart from asking to see the official, he must have spent a lot of time in Tianjin Wei. Tell Shen Wang's appearance and let your people stay at the pier. If you stare at the checkpoint, you can definitely find something!"

Zhang Shiqiang nodded in agreement, he is Wang Tong's intelligence leader, and his eyes and ears are all over Tianjin Wei.

Back at the mansion, the soldiers went to lead the horse, Wang Tong just said:
"Look for Sun Dahai!"

Wang Tong walked into the main hall, just as he took off his cloak, Sun Dahai came here, and Wang Tong asked:

"The cotton coats and leather jackets used by the Guangdong navy, and the houses where they live, are they all ready?"

Sun Dahai quickly replied:

"Returning to your lord, this subordinate is going to order the amount with Shopkeeper Gu and the others today, and they are all ready."

Wang Tong nodded. The Guangdong navy came to Tianjin for defense, and the southerners came to the cold north, so they must not be used to it. Wang Tong's financial and material resources are abundant here, and preparations have been made early.

"Fuel for heating the barracks, military pay and food and fodder, these must also be prepared. Also, prepare a batch of ice-cutting tools. In winter, Tianjin Wei stops the ship and needs to dig ice day and night."

Sun Dahai responded one by one. Normally, Wang Tong didn't care about such small matters, but the deployment of the Guangdong Navy to the north to help defend was related to the lifeline of Tianjin Wei's sea. There is a question of whether to focus on the defense of the division, and Wang Tong has other plans.

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When October was approaching, Frangji businessman Abagon came to Tianjin Wei again with his boat. This time he hung up the flag of recognition honestly, stopped outside the range of the artillery, and sent a small boat to inform him.

However, the size of the fleet is much larger this time. There are more than [-] Francophone sailboats and more than [-] Guangzhou boats. The generals guarding the seaside dare not be careless. All mobilized.

Abagon thought that this time he could enter the ship like merchant ships from other places, but he still couldn't do what he wanted. As usual, the fire ship was sandwiched between the two sides, and soldiers boarded the ship to monitor.

After arriving at the Haihe business district, all the crew disembarked and only two guards were left on board. This was also a helpless thing, because the armed merchant ship Franji had too many cannons.

Apagon's business was a big success last time. The European merchants in Macau and Nanyang had heard too many rumors. Now that they have seen real examples, they are all planning to run a year ago. As for the Guangzhou Shipyards, they are businessmen from Guangdong. .

Cantonese merchants are making big profits just by selling goods to Nanyang and trading with natives and local white colonists. This time, they came to Tianjin Wei to take a look at the scenery with foreign ships. There is another important reason. The Guangdong Navy has more than [-] ships and More than [-] soldiers came to Tianjin Wei. The Guangdong navy built a new ship in Guangzhou. Follow up.

Whether it is a Guangdong maritime merchant or a Franji merchant, they are quite satisfied after they came to Tianjin Wei, not to mention that the goods were sold quickly, and there are many goods on the Tianjin Wei market that they can sell back to make money, which surprised them. It's an insurance company, after purchasing the insurance, the risk is much less.

But there are also some annoying things, such as the place where the crew and sailors live, there are people shouting there all day long, all of them are coming to work on my ship, how much wages can be raised and so on.

Some people shouted from the merchants in Guangdong, and even from the merchants in Franji. Sailors and crews were wandering all over the world. A lot of thoughts.

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"We came to Tianjin Wei, and we are so grateful to Mr. Wang for taking care of us!"

"Why should Mai Guerrilla be so polite? Your army came from afar for the sake of the tranquility of Tianjin Wei's sea and border. It is also right for Tianjin Wei to do something with all its heart."

In Wang Tong's official office, Mai Dezheng, a guerrilla from the Guangdong Navy, was very polite to Wang Tong. When he didn't arrive in Tianjin Wei, he thought it was a hard job, but he didn't expect that the support here was so comprehensive. It turned out to be a good job.
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