Liu Pei smiled and said, "I knew it was like this!" But they're just a façade. It can also be said to be a horse bone purchased by a daughter. With their presence, I will be able to quell the battle at sea as soon as possible and do my best to trade and make money. ”

Wu Yizhou said on the side: "Dashuai, I'm afraid things are not so simple. There are also large numbers of pirates at sea who do not obey the rules. Do your own thing. ”

Liu Pei nodded and said, "I know." But leave them alone. Your mission now is to train and repair your ship. It won't be long before we get rid of the disobedient pirates. When do you expect those new sailors to develop combat effectiveness? ”

Wu Yizhou laughed and said: "In less than half a month, you can form combat effectiveness!" ”

Liu Pei said in surprise: "How is that possible?" It would take a long time just to train these people to familiarize themselves with the positions on the new warships, not to mention other combat skills! That takes time! ”

Wu Yizhou said proudly: "So I arranged the easiest position for them - the artillery position personnel!" ”

Liu Pei and Liu Jiang listened to it, and then laughed together. I have to say that Wu Yizhou's method is indeed very clever and effective.

The sailors on Liu Pei's ship, even if they were a person who was specially responsible for loading gunpowder, were seriously trained as sailors. They can adapt to most positions on the ship. Much more useful than those who operate Chinese seagoing ships all year round.

Therefore, Wu Yizhou's arrangement is equivalent to releasing part of the fleet's reserve strength, which is equivalent to directly expanding the fleet. The pirates will adapt to their new roles and learn more about their new roles in the real world, and eventually become real sailors.

After everyone laughed, Liu Pei said: "Then you should hurry up and go to training, the time for peace will not be far away." I guess we'll have to go to war again in a little more than a month. ”

Liu Jiang hurriedly asked, "Who to go to war with?" Now many pirates are frightened and have been running south, out of our control. Is it to hunt them down? ”

Liu Pei said: "There is no need to chase and kill them, we will slowly move south as our strength expands."

development, and then settle accounts with them. I'm talking about war with all the pirates who haven't surrendered. But we can't kill them all at once. Therefore, it should be divided into two strike sequences. ”

Wu Yizhou was the happiest when he heard it, and he said with his hands on his hands: "Great! That big handsome, who shall we fight first? ”

Liu Pei said: "The first target is the people who loot indiscriminately. I'm going to pump water from those merchant ships at sea. Three thousand taels of silver per boat! Then let them sail under my flag. If anyone plunders them, we will take the opportunity to eradicate those pirates. After we have cleared out a lot of pirates from the beginning, the remaining pirates who refuse to surrender will either become full-time maritime merchants or will be exterminated by us! ”

After hearing this, Wu Yizhou nodded again and again and said: "This method is good, divide them into two parts to deal with, and you are not afraid that they will unite." ”

Liu Pei turned back to Liu Jiang and said, "The Intelligence Bureau should also move as soon as possible." Go and agitate the bottom sailors. Publicize our treatment and encourage the low-level sailors to come to us. If the sailors run too much, the pirates will be defeated. But it would be better if you could encourage the sailors to get rid of the pirate leaders and come back to us! ”

Liu Jiang said: "Dashuai can rest assured, I am already doing this." Now many people have been installed in Fujian. After the last battle, the sailors suffered a lot of casualties, and it was easy for them to get mixed up with the pirates. ”

Liu Pei said: "There is one more thing for you to do. It is to send invitations to those big businessmen who run the sea, asking them to come to Penghu, and I want to talk to them about pumping. ”

Liu Jiang heard Liu Pei's request but said with a sad face: "Yes, I can send people, but those real maritime merchants are all very famous figures in the local area, and they control a large number of small and medium-sized maritime merchants and workshops, and they may not be willing to buy our accounts!" ”

Liu Peihaha smiled and said, "I'm afraid you underestimate our influence too much!" I'm willing to bet that as long as the people you send report the name of the Red-Eyed Dragon King, they will receive the envoy seriously. ”

Liu Pei felt that what she said was right. If those small and medium-sized pirates really can't afford to mess with those sea merchants. end

They were just a bunch of pirates entrenched in the open seas. Those sea merchants have a way to deal with them. For example, they can cut off the supply of pirates, cut off their supply and sell their stolen goods. You can even use the power of the Great Ming Sailor to clear out these pirates.

But once a pirate king appears on the sea, it's different! A plate of loose pirates is easy to deal with, and the Daming Sailor can beat them at any time. But under the rule of a powerful pirate king, the sailors of the Ming Dynasty are definitely no match for the pirates! Therefore, those sea merchants must negotiate with Liu Pei for business.

Under Liu Pei's prompting, Liu Jiang quickly figured out the joints. So he blushed and said, "Don't worry, Dashuai." I'll give them a clear notice. ”

Liu Pei said to Wu Yizhou: "You have to wait for Liu Jiang to send you exact news, indicating that these people don't have enough reaction before you can do it." I doubt they will receive the messenger, but they will not easily agree to my terms! ”

Things turned out to be as Liu Pei thought, after the merchants received the invitation from Liu Pei, they told the messenger very coldly that they had nothing to talk about with a group of pirates. Then he sent the messenger very casually, as if it had not happened.

In their opinion, Liu Pei is just a pirate leader who has risen by luck, nothing remarkable, and they don't believe that the sea will be dominated by Liu Pei's family. They felt that although Zheng Zhilong was dead, there would still be people who would jump out against Liu Pei. The sea will not be able to calm down for a short time. So they didn't simply ignore Liu Pei's invitation.

The most important thing is that they feel that they are noble, and Liu Pei is just a lowly pirate, and he is not qualified to be an equal to them at all!

After getting the feedback, Liu Pei sneered and issued an order to do it himself. He had to let the sea merchants know that the power of the government they thought they could rely on was nothing in his eyes. If he wants, he can tear the Quanzhou sailor to pieces at any time!

Liu Pei ordered Wu Yizhou to move immediately, and before the results of the negotiations with those sea merchants, not a single ship was allowed to appear on the sea! The ship and cargo were towed away, and the crew was sent back with as few injuries as possible.