Blood from Daming

Chapter 532
Five days later, the second batch of convoys to Taiwan, escorted by the three-masted battleship "Taishan" and more than ten Liaodong naval ships of Tao Yaofu and Wen Laoer, set off, accompanied by Chu Yi, Xue Shishi, and Xue Keji. , Wu Bo and Rao Guoying's cavalry units, most of the workers in the gunpowder factory and shipyard, and the Liao people's family of 3000 people included a batch of supplies.

After careful discussion, Xue Yun and Yan Sanniang decided that Lu Yaojin would be responsible for the overall defense of Changtu Island, Zuo Ming would be the main force guarding Dachangtu Island, Wang Ping would be stationed at Xiaochangtu Island, and Qiao Guoliang, Liu Mandun, and Song Kui would be in charge of Jiangnan immigration. Because most of Niu San and Ma Tao's troops are southern soldiers, Niu San and Ma Tao choose their reliable subordinates to cooperate with Qiao Guoliang, Liu Mandun, and Song Kui's working group to encourage poor people from the south of the Yangtze River or even further away to go to Taiwan to open up wasteland to make a living .

Qiao Guoliang, Liu Mantun, and Song Kui's working group encouraged those poor people to go to Taiwan on a voluntary basis. Taiwan provided each person with [-] acres of land as private property, a green tile house, a year's rations and seeds , exempt from taxation for three years, but the working group has a secret that the family must be light and strong, even if it is a girl, after all, there are more men than women in Taiwan today, how many young men will settle down in the future, and women are also very scarce of.

On the third day after the departure of the second batch of fleets to Taiwan, Xu Yuanlang, the prefect of Hangzhou, notified Changtu Island to finalize the size of the Hangzhou merchant fleet to North Korea. This may be due to the fact that North Korea is attached to Jianlu, and Xue Jiajun and Liaodong Army are at sea. Casualties have been exhausted. This time, the fleet is composed of 27 ships to trade in North Korea. They are basically those merchants who have made profits for the first time. There are very few new maritime merchants. The departure time is scheduled for the auspicious day in early May. Nine.

Xue Yun has already decided to leave Changtu Island on May [-]th. Wang Erwa's [-] elites have already started to gather in secret at Yan Village in the outskirts of Hangzhou. There is also Yan Laoyao, who wants to follow. Xue Yun is so entangled. Therefore, he had no choice but to agree with Yan Laoyao to follow. Considering that Yan Laoyao had good and bad subordinates, Xue Yun only allowed Yan Laoyao to bring a hundred subordinates to follow.

On May [-]th, Xue Yun had a long talk with Yan Sanniang, while Cui Ai took notes, Yan Sanniang confirmed the third batch of fleets to Taiwan, including all Liaomin and Beizhili The people, Li Hun, the deposed ruler of North Korea, Guanghaijun and his followers, and a large number of materials such as refined iron and sulfur.

After Xue Yun finally decided to let the three-masted battleship "Taishan" return to Changtu Island, he officially joined Tao Yaofu and Wen Laoer's Liaodong Navy. The Liaodong Navy of the Xue family army has risen a big step, but it has gone from a random place to the ocean.

Xue Yun pointed out several points for Yan Sanniang to focus on. First, last year when Emperor Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao was on a boat in the Xiyuan Palace, the boat was blown over by a gust of wind and accidentally fell into the water, almost drowning. die.Although he was rescued, after this fright, the root cause of the disease fell. Many treatments were ineffective, and his health deteriorated. Xue Yun thought that the emperor might change hands, and believed that the king Zhu Youjian might succeed. The transfer of personnel, strengthening the safety of the left behind personnel, their actions and evacuation should have a variety of contingency plans.

Second, pay attention to the pirates in Fujian and Guangdong, especially Zheng Zhilong's Shibazhi; pay attention to collecting Western scientific and technological books and talents, and make money to make Westerners who come to Daming to find gold feel that there is enough temptation to resist. , Nanyang general intelligence collection, all talents, materials, and intelligence are transferred to Taiwan.

Third, Xue Yun believes that there is a big war in Liaodong, and Yan Sanniang is asked to pay close attention to the situation in Liaodong, North Korea, and Dongjiang Town, especially the "Xue Family Army" led by Xue Zong. When necessary, Xue Yun can order the North Sea Fleet of Xue Family Army to support across the sea. The primary targets of the rescue are Xue Jiu, Xue Shi, and Xue Qingyi. If the sea is calm on the Taiwan side, the Second Fleet can temporarily stay on Changtu Island to stand by.

The fourth is to focus on monitoring the civil unrest in Shaanxi, increase economic, military, and intelligence cooperation with Datong, and provide material assistance to the rebels when necessary, or send people to join the rebels to carry out countermeasures against the rebels. Control, when the conditions are ripe, it will become a peripheral organization of our Xue family army through reorganization.

After hearing Xue Yun's explanation, Yan Sanniang said: "Brother, Changtu Island and Datong in Shaanxi are too far away, I'm afraid there is only remote control, but Ma Mingqian's headquarters in Datong Army is in Mizhi County, why don't sister Gao and Ma Mr. Mingqian, let's do it in detail."

Xue Yun asked suspiciously: "I know that kid Ma Ming, but who is Sister Gao that my sister is talking about."

Yan Sanniang glared at Xue Yun and said: "Isn't it the woman you raised outside? Why did you forget about it in a year or two? She is still waiting for you infatuatedly. She is really an infatuated woman."

Xue Yun was a little confused and had to ask: "Sister, brother really don't understand what's going on."

Yan Sanniang also began to feel strange and said: "It was the hard-earned BMW that Li Xiaoyong sent to Gao Guiying in Mizhi County last year that got into trouble. Gao Guiying had to gather with neighbors to join you in Datong City. He was defeated in Shenmu, Shaanxi, and also in Fugu. Fleeing to the territory of Jiazhou, Li Xiaoyong and Yang Zhenlei led troops to rescue them, and defeated the soldiers and horses in Jiazhou and Yulin, so Gao Guiying and his younger brother were recruited in Mizhi County and became deputy chief executives. Officials from the imperial court are here."

After hearing Yan Sanniang's words, Xue Yun suddenly understood and said, "Sister, you are talking about the niece of horse thief Gao Yingxiang, right?"

Yan Sanniang smiled and said, "Why did you finally think of your beloved little widow?"

Xue Yun didn't know whether to laugh or cry and said, "Oh, sister, what's the matter? Please, brother, I haven't even seen this Gao Guiying face to face, so how can I say I like it?"

Yan Sanniang was overwhelmed when she heard it, there must have been some mistakes, otherwise her younger brother's personality would make it impossible for him to deny the woman he liked. It seems that there was a mistake in the message transmission, but my younger brother knew that Gao Yingxiang, The two people, Gao Guiying, believe that there may be a reason for the groundless rumors.

Yan Sanniang said, "Brother, how did you meet Gao Yingxiang?"

Xue Yun began to make nonsense: "I don't know Gao Yingxiang. I just found out that Gao Yingxiang was secretly preparing to rebel, so I ordered the submersible guards to pay special attention. Gao Guiying, Gao Ligong, Gao Yigong, and Gao Jie are all relatives of Gao Yingxiang, so they are in the secret room. Gerry set up a file, how did Gao Guiying get involved with me."

Yan Sanniang said: "Anyway, Sixth Brother, Ao Lan, and Lian Zi all think that Gao Guiying is your woman. Now, sister Gao has asked someone to send you many things, and she is waiting for you to marry her."

Xue Yun thought for a while, came to understand and said: "Sister, it was Li Xiaoyong who mistaken Feng Jing for Ma Liang, my brother is really wronged in this matter."

Yan Sanniang laughed and said: "You are heartless, I don't know how many women in the harem will be ruined by you in the future. Anyway, you are going to Mongolia. If you see Gao Guiying likes it, then accept it. They are all hard-working people. Even if you don't like it, you have to speak nicely, don't hurt others."

Xue Yun did not expect to pass the test so easily, Yan Sanniang said again: "Brother Yun, your sister in Jinling City wants to see you, and has asked the subordinates of Mancijia to forward several letters. .”

Xue Yun was very embarrassed by Yan Sanniang's words: "Sister, just say that my brother has gone to Europe for three to five years and won't come back, so tell her not to wait any longer."

Yan Sanniang said magnanimously: "Brother said back then that he swore to each other that he would never give up, but now he's gone. If you regret it in the future, don't blame my sister for not reminding you."

Xue Yun had no choice but to stay silent, and Yan Sanniang accepted Xue Yun when she saw that she was getting better: "Sister Xue Susu, I will take care of it for you first, and you went to see that Zhong Muna, and after dealing with the Mongolian affairs, come back to see her That is, if she is willing to follow you, my sister will take her to Changtu Island to live for a while, and then send her to Taiwan, and it is better not to live among the people as my brother's woman."

Xue Yun already knew that Yan Sanniang was hard-spoken and soft-hearted, but he was uncomfortable nagging, and everything was taken care of for him afterwards, which made Xue Yun feel a little guilty about Yan Sanniang. Xue Yun hoped that Yan Sanniang would Once Sanniang is free in Hangzhou and Changtu Island, she will go to Taiwan more often to avoid a situation where a certain general or official dominates. Yan Sanniang said that when the escort fleet that went to North Korea for trade returns, she will go to see Taiwan. The situation also made preparations in advance for the sisters to move to Taiwan.

That night, Yan Sanniang sent Xue Yun and Cui Ai to sleep in Rumeng, Ruolian, Xueer, and Yunxi's courtyard in the name of physical fatigue. Xueer, Yunxi, and Cui love to have a good night. Tomorrow, Yan Sanniang will accompany her to Hangzhou, and they will break up when they arrive in Hangzhou. For more than a day on the boat, it will be the two-person world of myself and Yan Sanniang .

The next day was bright, and the entire pier of Changtu Island was blocked by Lou San. Xue Yun, Yan Sanniang, his personal guards, and Yan Laoyao's group set off for Hangzhou Mansion on the ships of the Xue Family Army's Second Fleet. Xue Yun, Yan Sanniang Sanniang soaked in a sealed cabin after boarding the flagship of the "Yellow River" and never came out again.

On the evening of May 500th, the Second Fleet of the Xue Family Army docked at a remote riverside in Haining. Xue Yun led his own soldiers and nearly [-] people from Yan Laoyao's unit, and quietly walked ashore along the gangplank leading their horses. , after Xue Yun bid farewell to Yan Sanniang again, he led the five hundred cavalry and disappeared into the vast night heading west.

Yan Sanniang walked slowly with more than 20 warships from the Second Fleet of the Xue Family Army. On the sixth morning of the second day of May, the Second Fleet of the Xue Family Army changed its face and set up the banners of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and headed towards Hangzhou with Ming Ge all the way. They set off at the Water Wharf, where they will meet with the merchant fleet in Hangzhou. They are expected to set off for North Korea in four days for bilateral trade.

(End of this chapter)