When the Ningbo clan was discussing countermeasures, the chief of the Jinhua Thousand Households Bureau, Manzheng, led his 300 soldiers to Hangzhou.

Man Zheng was originally the deputy Qianhu of the Haining Thousand Households, and his father didn't hurt it, and his uncle didn't like that, so he was sent to escort the ordnance into Beijing. It's a disgusting errand, and there's no credit for completing the task, and you have to take responsibility for things that go wrong.

It is estimated that the ancestral grave of the Manzheng family was well buried, and he encountered thieves surrounding Cangzhou halfway, and he cooperated with the Cangzhou prefect to successfully repel the thieves. Then he was fooled by Wang Yuan to go to war, and in this battle he actually beheaded Liu Liu and Liu Qi, and Man Zheng was promoted from deputy Qianhu to Zhengqianhu because of his merits.

It's a pity that Man Zheng has no backer, although he was promoted, he was thrown to Jinhua Thousand Households, it is better to be a deputy Thousand Households in Haining with rich oil and water - Haining produces salt.

"Humble and upright, see the general system of the king!" Man Zheng knelt on one knee, and his mood was extremely excited.

Wang Yuan smiled and helped this person up: "General Man, don't come unharmed?" ”

Man Zheng hurriedly said: "I am afraid of my humble position, and I dare not call myself a general." Thanks to the blessing of the general system of the king, he is a thousand households in Jinhua, and he looks forward to being able to go into battle with the general system of the king day and night to kill the enemy! ”

Wang Yuan patted Man Zheng's shoulder, looked like his own person, and asked, "How many soldiers did you bring?" ”

"Three hundred soldiers, all elite!" Man Zheng replied.

There are only 1,000 people in the book troops under Manzheng's command, and he estimates that he has brought out everything he can bring, so he can gather enough for 300 people who can stand.

Wang Yuan asked, "Will you fight a naval battle?" ”

Man Zheng said with a smile: "I grew up in Haining, and I soaked in the sea every day when I was young, how could I not fight a naval battle?" ”

"Very good," Wang Yuan was quite satisfied, "you have to rest here for a few days, and in a few days you will go to recruit troops, how can you make up for a thousand people!" ”

Man Zheng was curious: "Where to recruit troops?" ”

Wang Yuan looked at the sea from afar and said with a smile: "Pirate! ”

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Now, Yu Zhi, the head of Beiguan, Zhejiang, has completely taken refuge in Wang Yuan.

The head of Nanguan, Zhejiang, was Zhang Yue brought by Wang Yuan from the capital. Historically, Zhang Yue himself dared to carry out reforms in Huai'an Banknote Pass, and now with Wang Yuan's support, he firmly controlled Nanguan in Zhejiang in just a few days.

Chang Lun has a bit of a headache on his side, he serves as the magistrate of Qiantang County, managing half of Hangzhou City and a large number of towns outside the city. But when the new official takes office, he will inevitably be deceived by the subordinate officials, and it will take at least a month to straighten out the county affairs.

As for Jin Xianmin, the governor of Hangzhou City, who was appointed by the emperor, He Jiao, who was promoted by Hangzhou City, and Gui Cao, the magistrate of Renhe County, were still on their way to their posts at this time. After all, they had been in other places before, and it would take time for them to send official documents from Beijing to their appointments, and they would only be able to come after they received their appointments.

And Tang Bohu and Pang Jian are not in Hangzhou at the moment.

Tang Bohu was sent to Nanzhili to contact wealthy merchants, and Pang Jian sailed to contact Zhejiang pirates.

Another Xiucai named Zhong Hao was sent to Huizhou and other places to contact wealthy merchants. There is also a chivalrous man named Ning Botao, who claims to be able to recruit Taihu water bandits and knows several wealthy businessmen in Huzhou.

Coupled with Zhang Xuan in Ningbo, Wang Yuan's shogunate was the only one, and the rest were all soap officials who ran errands - more than ten disciples were not counted.

When Zhang Xuan began to contact Fujian maritime merchants under the introduction of the Ningbo wealthy family, Pang Jian had already returned with his old department to restore his life.

"How?" Wang Yuan asked.

Pang Jian looked ashamed: "The general system is incompetent and failed to persuade the pirates to surrender. ”

Wang Yuan comforted: "This is normal, don't mind." After all, I am an official, they are bandits, and it is normal to have concerns in my heart. ”

Pang Jian hesitated: "General system, in fact, some pirates are still willing to be recruited by the government, for fear that the government will rebel, or be forced to die after recruiting An." Therefore...... Therefore......"

"Say!" Wang Yuan said.

Pang Jian said: "The largest pirate gang in Zhejiang, Chen Da Na of Dinghaiwei Shuangyu (Zhoushan Shuangyu Island), has 12 sea vessels. Chen Da said that if the general system of the king dared to go alone in a small boat, he immediately led his subordinates to take refuge in the imperial court. ”

"Hahahaha!" Wang Yuan laughed.

Chen Da of Shuangyu belongs to the remnants of the Jukou Yan Qisheng Group.

Decades ago, due to the strict maritime bans in Zhejiang and Guangdong, Fujian became a paradise for maritime smuggling.

At that time, Fujian's Zuobu political envoy and the city's secretary were all from Jiaozhi. They bribed the eunuchs of the DPRK and China, colluded with the eunuchs of the Admiral City, not only preyed on the common people in the Ming Dynasty, but also turned a blind eye to smuggling at sea, and even took the initiative to participate in it to seek huge profits.

It was under this circumstance that Yan Qisheng gradually grew into China's largest pirate leader, and returned to his old business after being recruited many times.

For the last time, the Fujian Navy Division pursued Yan Qisheng for seven days and seven nights, from the sea at the junction of Guangdong and Fujian to the sea of Zhejiang, and fought eleven battles before and after.

Yan Qisheng defeated the official army, captured Wang Xiong, who led the army, roded him for thirty, detained him for three days, and then let Wang Xiong go. He also said to Wang Xiong: "I have sinned so much that it is difficult for me to be a good citizen. Let you go back today, but you can make it clear to the three divisions of Fujian and let them report to the imperial court. If the court is willing to forgive me for my guilt, then you only need to come alone in a small boat, and I will be completely convinced, and I will definitely accept the court's invitation. ”

Wang Xiong finally survived, how dare he go back alone?

So Yan Qisheng led his troops to Guangdong to develop, and Fujian became the province with the strictest maritime ban.

Chen Da of Zhoushan Shuangyu Island, his grandfather belongs to Yan Qisheng Group. After being attacked by the official army, he came to Zhejiang to develop, and now has 12 sea vessels. They received Wang Yuan's recruitment order, and they actually played the same trick before, and asked Pang Jian to bring a message to Wang Yuan: "Just drive a small boat to come, and I will obey it." ”

Wang Yuan laughed a few times and asked, "Do you think I dare to go?" ”

Pang Jian said: "The body of the general system is ten thousand gold, and you can't easily make risks." ”

"I would like to go to the meeting," Wang Yuan sneered, "You said that Chen Da is the biggest pirate in Zhejiang, if he can be subdued, the rest of the pirates will naturally bow down to his orders!" ”

Pang Jian was intimidated by Wang Yuan's arrogance, and at the same time he was afraid that something would happen to Wang Yuan, so he only reminded: "Even if the general system goes to Shuangyu, Chen Da will not necessarily accept Zhao'an." ”

"Gotta try." Wang Yuan didn't trust the Ningbo wealthy family very much, and he didn't want to put his eggs in one basket.

Immediately, Wang Yuan ordered his disciple Bao Chaoxiang to temporarily take charge of the affairs of the Governor's Palace. He also asked his disciple Bao Chaozhen to embezzle money and silver, and cooperate with Changlun, the magistrate of Qiantang County, to build a seaport.

As for Wang Yuan himself, he disguised himself as a commoner and went to sea with Pang Jian to Shuangyu.

No matter how bold the pirates were, they did not dare to kill the governor of Zhejiang, otherwise they would be subjected to endless liquidation. The maritime merchants and pirates in the entire Zhejiang will be affected, and everyone will stop doing business at that time, and think about how to survive as soon as possible.

Wang Yuan was sure that the pirates would not dare to kill him, and the pirates were also sure that Wang Yuan would not dare to go to the meeting alone.