However, it was said that Shi Lang rushed to Nanjing at the same time as the starry night, and after arriving, he went to visit Lang Tingzuo, the governor of Liangjiang, without delay.

As the most powerful official in the southeastern provinces, Lang Tingzo can be said to be Shi Lang's top boss.

If Shi Lang wants to show his strength, he naturally has to have a good relationship with Lang Tingzuo.

Otherwise, just giving you small shoes to wear will make you disgusting.

This set of people who live in the world has mastered the peak, and one mouth can coax people very comfortable.

Lang Tingzuo was overjoyed when he heard that Shi Lang was coming, and set up a banquet to entertain Shi Lang.

"General Shi came from afar, and he worked hard all the way. This official specially set up this banquet for you to catch the wind and wash the dust! ”

Langtinzo raised his glass and squinted.

His attitude can be described as very polite.

It stands to reason that Lang Tingzuo's official position is far above Shi Lang, and he doesn't have to be so polite to Shi Lang.

But Shi Lang's situation is somewhat special.

The Manchu infantry is famous all over the world, but the sailor is very backward.

In other words, the sailor is nothing.

It's not that the Manchus didn't have sufficiently powerful naval warships, but they lacked good commanders.

In the final analysis, the Qing court did not pay enough attention to it.

One general is incompetent and exhausts the three armies.

In comparison, Shi Lang can be regarded as the most experienced sailor general in the Qing army.

Besides, Shi Lang was sent by the Qing court to help Lang Tingzuo fight Zheng Chenggong, and now Lang Tingzuo has a request for him, and his attitude is naturally very good.

"Governor Lang is too polite."

Shi Lang raised his wine glass and drank it all, and said angrily: "The imperial court is worried when it hears that Zheng thieves are ravaging the southeast. Trusted by the emperor, he appointed the last general to serve under Governor Lang. The last general is willing to do his best to cut off the Zheng thief for the imperial court in one fell swoop. ”

Shi Lang has not yet figured out Langtinzo's temperament when he first arrives, but it is always no problem to show loyalty.

Who doesn't love to hear good words? Who doesn't love to listen to flattery?

Not to mention the governor, the same is true for the emperor.

It's human nature!

Anyway, he doesn't need to pick up a knife to cut people immediately, who wouldn't brag?

"Haha, with General Shi here, the governor is relieved. Little Zheng thief, ridiculous and ridiculous. With less than 100,000 people, he wanted to shake the tree, but he didn't know that the imperial court just didn't have his hands free for a while, and if he really wanted to deal with him, it was as simple as crushing an ant to death. ”

"Your Excellency the Governor is right. The battle of the Yangtze River has exhausted the vitality of the Zheng thieves, and they are now just barely surviving. Zhoushan is not a place to raise soldiers, and if they continue to consume, they will be consumed to death. ”

Shi Lang followed Lang Tingzuo's words, but unexpectedly slapped the horse's leg with a fart.

It is naturally not possible to rely on Zhoushan to farm and produce grain by itself, but Lang Tingzuo has just "sent a big gift" to Zheng Chenggong, and now the Ming army has so much food that it is impossible to eat!

I'm afraid that Zheng Chenggong won't need to worry about the food problem within a year.

But he couldn't tell Shi Lang about this, so he had to endure it and cough and said, "This is not necessarily." Zheng Thief was originally a pirate, he could rely on robbery. There are quite a few sea ships passing through Zhoushan, and he should be able to grab a few. ”

Shi Langzhi was a little suspicious.

Most of the merchant ships that passed through the waters of Zhoushan went to Japan for trade, and although there were these merchant ships, there were not too many of them. Even if Zheng Chenggong snatched it all, it wouldn't be enough to eat.

Unlike the large number of merchant ships in the South Seas, it can raise an army of 100,000 and a large sailor.

But since Lang Tingzuo said so, Shi Lang naturally couldn't slap him in the face, and echoed: "Yes! So now the key is to strictly prohibit merchant ships from going to sea, and block the space of Zheng thieves as much as possible. Let him have no boat to grab! ”

The strategy of forbidding the sea has been implemented since Ming Taizu. Until the Jiajing Dynasty reached its peak, the people could not go to the sea.

It was not until the Longqing Dynasty that the sea was reopened.

The re-imbalance of the sea is naturally a last resort.

"This governor still needs to ask the emperor for instructions."

Although Lang Tingzuo is the governor of Liangjiang and has great authority in his hands, this kind of thing involving national policy still has to be decided by the imperial court.

Otherwise, Lang Tingzuo ordered the sea to be forbidden, and when the news reached the ears of the imperial historian, he could not afford this charge.

"Your Excellency the Governor is far-sighted, and the last general will admire it!"

Lang Tingzuo stroked his beard very much, and said with a smile: "According to General Shi, the southeast sailors may go straight to Zhoushan now?" ”

Before Shi Lang came to see Lang Tingzuo, he had already asked about the situation of the Qing army's sailors in advance.

In his opinion, neither the number of artillery nor the number of warships could be compared with the naval division under Zheng Chenggong.

Relying on this kind of half-pulled water master, it is impossible to threaten Zheng Chenggong.

The imperial court still doesn't pay enough attention to the sailors, and thinks that they can sweep the world by relying on the Eight Banners Army.

The Eight Banners are powerful, but they can't fight at sea, right?

In order to completely extinguish the Ming, the combat power of the sailor is very important.

Big words are big words, and when it comes to the critical link, Shi Lang still has to tell the truth.

Otherwise, if Langtinzo found out in the future that he was exaggerating and blaming him, Shi Lang could not afford this crime.

He coughed and said, "It's not a secret, there is still a big gap between the imperial court sailors and Zheng thieves now. ”

After a pause, Shi Lang added: "The main ships are suitable for inland river operations, and they may not be able to exert their power on the sea. ”

In fact, what he said was already very euphemistic, according to Shi Lang's standards, this kind of ship should not appear among the imperial sailors at all.

You can't even recharge the numbers!

No wonder Zheng Chenggong launched the battle of the Yangtze River, all the way like a bamboo, and no one could stop it. With the combat power of the Qing Army's water division, it is strange that Zheng Chenggong can be stopped.

If it weren't for Governor Lang's plan to delay, I'm afraid that Nanjing would have fallen by now.

"It takes a lot of money to build a ship!"

Langtinzo said with some worry.

There are difficulties in being in charge. As the governor of Liangjiang, Lang Tingzuo naturally has to find a way to build the ship, but there should not be so much silver in the prefectures and counties, and it is too late to collect it now.

"There will be a way to do this."

Shi Lang said eloquently: "The Governor can promise the local gentry and wealthy families on the southeast coast that the imperial court will reopen the sea after cutting off the Zheng thief. At that time, only those who have obtained a passage permit will be able to carry out maritime trade. Naturally, this pass costs money to buy. It's cheaper to buy now..."

Shi Lang actually learned this set from Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong father and son.

The Zheng family sailors earned a lot of money by issuing passage permits. To put it mildly, this is the road money.

If you don't pay it, don't think about sea trade in this territory.

The Zheng family's mastery of the land of projectiles is still like this.

The governor of Liangjiang was in charge of several provinces in the southeast, and no one could offend him.

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

Langtinzo clapped his hands in amazement, "This is really a brilliant plan, why didn't Ben Governor think of it?" The Governor then ordered a warrant to be written and sent to the coastal capitals. ”

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