After figuring out the background of the official document, Xiong Wencan immediately summoned Cao Chuan to the governor's yamen, and then he almost couldn't wait to say his opinion on the matter.

Yes, I just can't wait - Cao Chuan asked the sentence "I don't know if the last general should go" on the front foot, and Xiong Wencan on the back foot did not delay, did not grasp, did not analyze the situation, but first set the tone: "It is better for the general to work hard." ”

In fact, in the matter of crossing the crowd to plan into Guangdong, there is another person who will get a lot of invisible benefits: Xiong Wencan.

The reason in this is very simple: as soon as Cao Chuan leads his troops into Guangdong, then in the court, Xiong Wencan's appeasement policy will be fully victorious and affirmed - I didn't see Wang Zunde admit it.

This kind of victory will definitely have political rewards: once Wang Zunde leaves office in the future, then Xiong Wencan's promotion from Minfu at the level of Zhongyang Committee member to the governor of Liangguang at the level of a certain bureau will become the default consensus of the court and the emperor's first choice.

Originally, Wang Zunde would die of illness in office the next year, in 1630, due to overwork.

At that time, because Xiong Wencan was busy presiding over the overall situation of suppressing bandits - Zheng Zhilong and Li Kuiqi after Zhao'an, Zhong Bin and others made a pot of porridge in Minhai, Xiong Wencan couldn't get out. Therefore, the imperial court appointed Wang Yehao, the great-grandson of Wang Shouwen, the younger brother of Wang Yangming, to serve as the governor of Liangguang.

Even so, only two years later, in 1632, as soon as Zheng Zhilong got rid of the superficial brothers, the imperial court immediately promoted Xiong Wencan to the governor of Liangguang and the governor of Fujian.

Yes, that's right, Xiong Wencan first took over the military affairs of the three provinces of Liangguang and Fujian. The purpose of the imperial court's arrangement was very clear: that is, to let Lao Xiong unite the military forces of Guangdong and Fujian, and deal with Liu Xiang, the last pirate who was circulating around the coast of Fujian and Guangdong.

Later, if Liu Xiang hadn't cheated and kidnapped an official sent by Xiong Wencan to talk about appeasement, then the imperial court would not have sent Zou Weilian to take over Xiong Wencan's position as governor of Fujian.

In short, even if there were often repetitions and setbacks in the stumbling blocks, Xiong Wencan's appeasement policy was, after all, the only practical way for the weak Ming government at that time to stabilize the maritime frontier. So in this regard, Lao Xiong has received a profound political reward: the governor of Yue is the pinnacle of his life.

And in the plane of traversing, Xiong Wencan's situation is ten times better than in history. The shocking effect of Fujian's overnight rule on the princes and emperors of the court far exceeded that of the same period in history.

Under such circumstances, Xiong Wencan, who had already freed up his hands and was just waiting for his promotion, was able to take over Comrade Wang Zunde, who would have died of overwork next year by virtue of his great achievements in Jinghai, and by the way, he would also put in order the chaotic pirates and foreigners from various countries in Guangdong...... There is no one more suitable for the position of Yue Governor than Lao Xiong, and this plane does not need Wang Yehao to transition.

In this regard, the people who are familiar with history will definitely make arrangements in advance. Although Lao Xiong was not told the historical truth, everyone's secret goal was also very compatible: the traversal has now turned Fujian into a "familiar land", and the next step is to open up the "virgin land" of Liangguang, and Lao Xiong will become the governor, so everyone can cooperate happily again.

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All of the above is the reason why Xiong Wencan can't wait to ask Cao Chuan to go to Guangdong to eliminate Liu Xiang. Lao Xiong saw the huge hidden benefits brought to him by the official letter for the first time: now as long as Cao Chuan goes to Guangdong to run Liu Xiang, everything will be fine.

Chongzhen and the princes of the court are not fools. In the future, everyone will default to Xiong Wencan's credit for killing Liu Xiang - Lao Xiong is Cao Chuan's "master", without his nod, Cao Chuan would not have gone to Guangdong to suppress bandits.

As for Wang Zunde...... If he also advocated appeasement like Xiong Wencan at the beginning, then Liu Xiang would still have room for advancement and retreat.

However, the erroneous hard-line policy and the delay in the early stage caused Wang Zunde's current comprehensive passivity: it is impossible for him to turn around and think about appeasing Liu Xiang again, because the gentry in Guangdong are passionate, and the impeachment of him has already been on the way, and no one will give him time to slowly collude with pirates.

In fact, when Lao Wang couldn't bear the pressure and held the conference, he had already slapped himself in the face and was out. The initiative in the matter of Liu Xiang has fallen on the other bigwigs in Guangdong and those big businessmen who are eager to restore the trade routes and act as agents for the passage of goods.

Unlike Governor Wang, who is stubborn and old-fashioned and can't come to his waist, the rest of the officials in Guangdong and the businessmen they support are all normal people. So when the official letter arrived at the Fujian governor's yamen, a guest came to Dayuan Island, the old nest of the people.

As soon as the Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, Rothschild received accurate information. Then the family took advantage of the investment banks opened in various countries to make a name for themselves in the foreign exchange market by taking advantage of the time difference - politics and military are only means, and in the end, they will definitely be fed back into business.

Although the merchants of the Ming Kingdom in this era did not have the thinking of capitalists, they laid out in advance, took precautions, and made friends and sold well. Therefore, like Rothschild, as soon as Wang Zunde finished the conference, some well-informed businessmen quickly sent envoys.

After these envoys took a fast boat to Dayuan, they immediately informed the crossing people of the information on the Guangdong side, and some of them even showed a schematic map of the location of Liu Xiang's gang...... At the same time, the envoys also reported out of their homes, and as expected, these people had the support of a certain "powerful person" in the officialdom behind them.

If you sell it well, you should be paid. Fujian is next door to Guangdong, and the fast horse will arrive in a few days, and the tricks played by the people in Fujian are actually clear to the big businessmen in Guangdong.

Therefore, the envoys at this time very professionally applied for a certain long-coveted commodity agency - the silver and channels my lord has already been prepared in Guangzhou, and now wait for the general to send troops to Liu Xiang and open up the trade road, and everyone can make a fortune together.

...... What else can the traversers say at this time? Although there was a telegram, they came to provide a lot of detailed information at the first time. Besides, the power of agency was originally intended to be used to win over the head snake to lead the party, and the first batch of people who could come to the big man to report the news were undoubtedly the most powerful head snakes.

So after the first secret discussion, Cao Chuan (pseudo), who got a summary of all aspects of information, then had the second and third secret discussions with Lao Xiong.

At the same time, martial law also began at the Imperial Navy military port next door to the Chihkan Shipyard on the Taijiang River: warships rushed back to their home ports from other places for maintenance and replenishment and a series of pre-war preparations, and a large number of soldiers wearing sea soul shirts and some soldiers wearing green army uniforms also poured into the military port from the barracks.

Then the traffic boats on the Taijiang River were also busy: military personnel wearing generals' uniforms rushed to the imperial city one after another, and it seemed that they knew that they were going to a meeting.

To tell the truth, the traversal did not expect today's situation. In the report of the Intelligence Bureau to the cabinet, the most optimistic estimate is that it will be half a year before the Guangdong side will not be able to withstand Liu Xiang's pressure to issue an invitation.

Now it's done all of a sudden, and it's a bit of a scramble for everyone.

However, the good news is that the information advantage of the people is far ahead of the times. Therefore, when all aspects of intelligence were collected, the Cabinet, the Intelligence Bureau, the military, and the commercial departments quickly held a special meeting to discuss the countermeasures.

Therefore, on the tenth day after the Fujian Governor Yamen received the official letter, the Ministry of Commerce and the Intelligence Bureau sent personnel to meet with the envoys.

For these envoys, the crossing side first gave them the coveted commodity agency rights, and then put forward a request: the bigwigs behind the envoys must persuade the governor Wang Zunde to write to the court as soon as possible, and jointly promote Cao Chuan as the deputy commander of South Australia with Xiong Wencan.

This condition is actually not harsh at all: in history, Zheng Zhilong was also appointed to this official position by the imperial court after fighting a few battles with Liu Xiang.

Of course, General Cao is warm-hearted, and he has never made it difficult for his friends to come out and mix: about this matter, General Cao will personally lead the elite to rush to the mouth of the Pearl River in advance to show his strength to his friends in Guangzhou. It's up to you how it works next.

After hearing about these benefits and conditions, several envoys agreed on the spot, and then took the speedboat back to Guangzhou City to operate.

After the envoy left, the "fast fleet" consisting of two Youguang-class warships and four Taijiang-class frigates poured out of the Taijiang River in a vigorous manner and went straight to Fuzhou City.

The preparations don't stop there: a slow, mostly transport-based support fleet is also being raised. The support fleet will sail shortly after, eventually anchored at the Guangzhou docks to supply the fast fleet.

That night, the fast fleet came to the official wharf outside Fuzhou.

In the plan that Cao Chuan finally discussed with Xiong Wencan, the fast fleet responsible for going to Guangdong to make trouble was to set off from Fuzhou City. It's a political showmanship, and it's a manifesto: Old Bear needs this ritual to highlight his exploits.

After resting in Fuzhou for two days, early in the morning, the familiar send-off scene appeared again: the warships lined up, Lao Xiong led the officials out of the city, and General Cao stepped forward to give him the opportunity, and then drank Zhuangxing wine: "My lord, the last general will go here!" ”

"Go, go, triumph as soon as possible."

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The actual commander of the fast fleet was Wang Bo, a professional sent by the military, and the deputy commander was the well-known monk Sha Zhengmingsha in Fujian, and there was also an intelligence bureau and business people on board. As for the actor Comrade Zhang Dongdong...... After the fleet departed, he had nothing to do, he was a tourist before the fleet anchored at Baietan, outside the city of Guangzhou.

After departing from Fuzhou, the murderous fast fleet began to move south along the coastline. Although the southeast wind direction in July was not cooperative, with the assistance of the gas power system, the fleet still rushed all the way to the port of Xiamen at a high speed of 12 knots.

After a night's stay at the port of Xiamen to replenish fuel, the fleet hoisted its sails and continued in the direction of Guangzhou. Take a hundred plating on the latest chapter of "Luming Claw Book House" to read it for free for the first time.