Hearing Shen Yourong ask, Zheng Zhilong knew that the drama was coming, the previous ones were all subsections, just the words of the battle report, this sentence was the key, who knew if this was a bitter ploy or a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, and when the fleet of the Ming Dynasty broke away from the caravan, either there might be a trap ahead, or pirates would take the opportunity to sneak attack the caravan. [Full text reading. 】

No matter what the situation is, if something happens, Shen Yourong can't hold back.

It's a real problem, a problem based on trust. However, Zheng Zhilong did come to take refuge with sincerity, and soon, he came up with a way, "The general might as well take the fleet to make a slight detour, wait around Ryukyu Island, monitor it with a clipper, and wait for Zheng and Brother Yan to kill the rise and burst into the fire, and then bring people to break in and end the battle." ”

This sentence is quite sincere, which means that the hard work is done by the two of them, Shen Yourong can pick peaches, and the initiative is in Shen Yourong's hands, he can go up if he wants to, if he doesn't want to go or if he finds something wrong, he can leave at any time.

Sure enough, Shen Yourong nodded with satisfaction, this is simply a foolproof strategy, there is no risk at all, "So, it will be up to the owner of the ship tomorrow." ”

As for whether it is a real war or a fake war, Shen Yourong can still tell the difference, if he can't do this, he, the admiral, should not go now.

"I am determined to live up to the general's expectations, please wait for the good news and leave." After discussing, Zheng Zhilong did not hesitate and left.

Looking at Zheng Zhilong's departing back, Shen Yourong's face twitched a few times, and his hand was raised and lowered several times, as if he wanted to do something, but hesitated.

In the end, until Zheng Zhilong's figure disappeared into the night and left by boat, he did not give half an order.

He shook his head and smiled, and said helplessly, "When people are old, they are suspicious, I don't know what Lord Wang thinks about this matter." ”

Wang Wenyan smiled, "The general hesitated for a long time, didn't he believe what the other party said in his heart, why bother to ask Wang." ”

"Yes, if it weren't for the sincerity of his proposal, how could General Ben let him leave safely." Shen Yourong nodded and admitted what he was thinking.

"Yes, it's worth the risk a little bit." Wang Wenyan nodded in agreement, "Although I don't know anything about the sea, I still have some ideas, and the general might as well listen to them." ”

"Lord Wang, please speak." Shen Yourong was upright and listened.

"General, please see." Wang Wenyan spread out the nautical chart scrolled on the table, pointed to the map and said, "The three kings of the East China Sea, occupying Dayuan Island, the Ryukyu Kingdom, plus Japan here, are exactly in the same chain, if you can establish a naval base here, with this as the center, you can keep the Westerners' fleets out of the door and prevent them from threatening the transportation along the coast of the empire." ”

"In addition, the Ryukyu Province and Oyuan Island, which are currently occupied by bandits, are in the necessary places of trade routes, and these are all small uninhabited islands, so if they can be occupied and operated, some supply points can be built to facilitate the smooth flow of trade routes. In particular, Dayuan Island has a vast area, and it is said that the climate is hot, and it is very suitable for planting sugarcane and rice, which is considered a treasure land, and if it can be easily taken, His Majesty will be happy. ”

"It makes sense, it makes sense." Shen Yourong listened to Wang Wenyan's explanation, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that the island at this point was very wonderful, and it was actually a stable card master of the Ming Dynasty's foreign navigation route, if it could be controlled, from North Korea to Guangdong and Hainan, the Ming Dynasty just formed a stable maritime defense line.

If ports are built along these routes, and fleets are stationed to patrol and protect them, won't the smuggling that Your Majesty has been troubled with be solved, and Japan can be better controlled. As a person of the same age as Yu Dayou, he didn't have a good impression of the Japanese at all, and after having the idea of being able to contain the other party at this time, the whole person became excited.

"Okay, that's it." Shen Yourong slapped the table excitedly and decided.

The next day, the naval battle of Ryukyu Island broke out, under the surprise attack of Yan Siqi and Zheng Zhilong, Xu Xinsu did not last long at all, and was quickly defeated, and then the Ming fleet entered the port, took over everything, and then carried out the looting.

Everything went very smoothly, and the final result was that the caravan of the Ming Dynasty was a little bloated again, followed by a lot of old lucky ships.

After a few more days, the entire fleet approached the coastline of Daming, but here, the fleet began to split, some went directly to the port of Shanghai to trade, some went south to the port of Guangdong, and some followed Shen Yourong and Wang Wenyan to the port of Tianjin.

A few days later, Daming, Jingshi, Forbidden City.

When Zhu Youxiao looked at the few people he had seen, he couldn't help but be very shocked. Shen Yourong and Wang Wenyan are normal, but why are the two people who follow behind so strange?

"The last general, Shen Yourong (Weichen Wang Wenyan), see Your Majesty."

"Grass people Zheng Zhilong (Yan Siqi), see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live."

Hearing the self-proclaimed words of the two of them, Zhu Youxiao suddenly realized, it turned out to be these two people, it seems that they are here, and the three major sea robbers have been solved.

"Everyone's flat." Zhu Youxiao smiled and nodded, and then looked at the black box that was touched by the eunuch. "What is in this, shouldn't it be the head of Xu Xinsu?"

"Your Majesty Mingjian, it is the head of Xu Xinsu." Shen Yourong replied with a serious face.

"Oh, really." Zhu Youxiao was obviously a little surprised, and looked at it with a somewhat hesitant expression, "Hand it over and show it to me." ”

"Your Majesty." Liu Ruoyu screamed, "This thing ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhu Youxiao, "How many times have I been in and out of the battlefield, and I am still afraid of a nitrated head?" ”

Liu Ruoyu was helpless, so he had to go down in person and serve the box, and the pungent smell of blood made him almost nauseated.

Zhu Youxiao smelled the smell, but he didn't feel uncomfortable at all, and when he opened the box, he saw that there was a human head inside, his eyes were closed, and his face was pale. After seeing it, he shook his head and remembered that until now, he seemed to have never seen this enemy who he once hated.

"I didn't expect our first meeting to be in this situation." Zhu Youxiao muttered softly, and then put down the head. Seeing that His Majesty had finished reading it, the clever little eunuch hurried over and took the things down.

"Two Aiqing, let's talk about this trip." Zhu Youxiao cleaned up his memories and got to the point.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The two of them answered in unison, and then began to alternate one by one. From the port of Shanghai, to the reconnaissance on the way, encountering some small pirates, and then to Manila, Manila could not eat so many goods, so it sailed to Batavia.

Where there is the Spice Islands, its trade is several times more prosperous than Manila, and merchants from all over the world have it, and when they get there, the goods organized by Wang Wenyan are quickly dumped. Subsequently, he brought back a batch of spices from the local area, ready to sell them through the Tiangong firm.

Zhu Youxiao listened with relish, and interjected from time to time to ask a few questions, and the two of them took turns to answer these questions, Shen Yourong answered about the military, and Wang Wenyan answered about the others.

In the end, it involved the naval battle of Ryukyu Island, Shen Yourong explained the situation at that time one by one, including his own ideas, motives, and strategic ideas, of course, he praised Wang Wenyan fiercely, saying that he was very strategically talented.

"You two are doing a good job, Ryukyu Island is a big deal and must be occupied." Regarding the ideas of the two, Zhu Youxiao is very sure.

"General Shen's strategic plan is indeed very critical, when the time comes, I will allocate a special amount of money to the navy for port construction, and the navy will also be expanded, General Shen, don't patronize the training of sailors and gunners, coastal defense and military port defense are also part of the navy, and they should not be neglected." Zhu Youxiao commented.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the last general will be sincere in state affairs and live up to Your Majesty's expectations." Shen Yourong replied with a salute.

"Wang's idea of love is also very correct." Zhu Youxiao turned to Wang Wenyan again, "Dayuan Island is a very good naval base, an important place for maritime communications, and a matter of national defense; moreover, the local resources are abundant, and rice can be grown three times a year, and sea salt can also be dried, and sugarcane can be planted to extract sugar. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Wechen will arrange for various companies to settle in." Wang Wenyan bowed.

"As for the two of you." Zhu Youxiao looked at Zheng Zhilong and Yan Siqi, who had been ignored for a long time. When the two of them saw that the emperor had finally come to see it, they were almost moved to tears.

They stood with their hands bowed and waited for the emperor's command.

"The two of you are assigned to the navy, and like your men, you will first receive a three-month recruit training, and those who can persevere will be scattered and integrated into the navy, and those who can't will serve as port and shore guards. So, do you two have any opinions? Zhu Youxiao dealt with it simply.

"In accordance with His Majesty's will." How dare the two of them have an opinion, if they were a little reluctant before, but after seeing the power of Shen Yourong's navy, they couldn't afford to resist at all, and then experienced it in this splendid palace, and after seeing the supremacy of the monarchy, they didn't think about it at all, and the emperor said that he would do whatever he wanted.

"It's okay if you don't have an opinion, I won't blame the past, and forget the gold and silver you hid, but in the future, you will definitely serve well and make meritorious contributions in the navy."

The emperor's words made the two of them feel sorry for themselves, and they knelt down and said, "Rest assured, the little one will do his best to be sincere in the king's affairs." ”

"Well, that's good, shake it." Zhu Youxiao nodded, "Shen Yourong, for those pirates under them, we must do a good job of screening, don't forgive those who have committed the most heinous crimes, just do it, and those with light culpability are considering co-ordination." ”

These words almost made the two people who stood up kneel down again, and they secretly said in their hearts, this time I don't know how many people will die, as pirates, it is almost impossible not to see blood on their hands, it depends on how strong the screening is. However, this is no longer a matter of the two defectors.

The emperor's understanding, which they had managed to go, did not dare to take the lead in this matter.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Shen Yourong replied that he had been dealing with pirates all year round and was familiar with these things.

"Alright, let's all go down." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, and everyone saluted and retreated.

In the following days, Zhu Youxiao and the cabinet were busy, the cabinet was to make plans for the coming year, and Zhu Youxiao was busy holding meetings for the inner government and the metropolitan governor's office. These two institutions are the support of his imperial power, which can be regarded as the emperor's private institutions, and will not appear at the court meeting, so many things have to be resolved in private meetings to make the highest decisions.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, the New Year of the Apocalypse has finally arrived.