They chatted casually, and the four gentlemen spoke freely about Yan Changwu and put forward many favorable suggestions, Yan Changwu was still unsatisfied, and asked them to go back to the charter, and said: "I have hired the four of you as consultants in the southeast government, so that I can ask for advice at any time!" Come to Kaohsiung in the future, as long as I am here, the door of the Overseer's Mansion will be open to you! ”

The four gentlemen were overjoyed and said, "Thank you for the favor of the Overseers!" ”

Compared with the government, this Yan Overseer is more respectful of people and shows a very high level of cultivation, as the saying goes, "the prime minister can hold the boat in his belly", these high-ranking officials have a higher level of cultivation than the world, and Yan Overseer is like this.

Gan Hui, Yan Qingquan and three maritime merchants came in and reported to Yan Changwu.

"We will send ten warships to be stationed in the waters of Guangdong Province, with Wailingding Island as a base, and the warships deployed are a fifth-class cruiser (acting as a flagship) and eight sixth-class cruisers and a fast supply ship!"

At present, the Southeast Province has four cruisers in Korea and four cruisers in the Ryukyus, and all of them are sixth-class cruisers, and there are no fifth-class cruisers, let alone rapid supply ships.

Considering that the South China Sea is really big enough and has to deal with many red-haired fans, Gan Hui pointed out in the internal report that the number of warships is still insufficient, but the Kaohsiung shipbuilding factory is still unable to keep up with the rapid development of the situation.

With the current strength of the Southeast Fleet, it is not a problem to protect the waters of Fujian Province, but entering the larger sea area of the South China Sea still requires more warships.

The next one is good news, Mr. Four donated one million taels of silver, and the maritime merchants who attended the meeting just now donated one million taels of silver, and they donated generously.

Six more 3rd class battleships in hand!

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, silver from all over the world rolled into China, but unfortunately those staunch patriots in the Ming Kingdom resolutely resisted the emperor's bad idea of wanting to collect industrial and commercial mining taxes and exploit the people.

Yan Changwu was overjoyed, stood up and arched his hand: "Thank you for your kindness, I will have something in return!" ”

Gan Hui continued to report that the Cantonese maritime merchants would send a merchant convoy of about 25 ships to Luzon next month, and that the detachment would send two warships and one supply ship to escort the convoy.

The number of detachments was on the ledger, and most of the warships would be assembled in view of the imminent war against Batavia, so no more ships could be sent to Luzon.

But there was an expedient measure, that is, the marines went on board the merchant ship and escorted them directly.

Gan Hui was a little reluctant to go, the military force sent was too small, and they gave you two million taels of silver.

But the maritime merchants are actually very satisfied, this is the first time that there is an official fleet to support everyone!

The point is that there are a lot of official warships, and some maritime merchants have come to their senses: if the Southeast Fleet attacks Luzon, I'm afraid that Spain won't be able to keep Luzon!

Even if it can't be sent out now, sooner or later it will be, it's okay!

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Then there are maritime merchants who will send their own sons to the southeast province to join the army and politics.

Gan Hui said first: "First, the exam, you can only join after the exam, and the regulations of the southeast government are mandatory for every entry; The second is to be loyal to the southeast province higher than the clan, the so-called 'country', the country is in front, the family is behind, there is a meaning, I can't say it very clearly, everyone can understand! ”

"In this Southeast Mansion, all of us have sworn in front of Mazu to be loyal to Yan Overseer, and the power and power in our hands are only for Yan Overseer!"

"You have to think about it!"

The maritime merchants promised to come down, if anyone had other thoughts, of course there was, but they would find the Southeast Fleet powerful, it was a melting pot, and the brainwashing and system in it made their children quickly incompatible with their elders.

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When it was time to eat, Gan Hui invited the maritime merchants to dinner, and he said: "You have eaten everything, and now we invite you to eat an ordinary meal, so I guarantee that you are impressed!" ”

The food was put on the table, and it was the navy food of the Southeast Province:

Hard biscuits, pork jerky, beef jerky, venison jerky, jams, pickles, dried fruits, milk candy, condensed milk, fried eggs, rum and tea, etc., were served to each person on a plate and said, "Please!" ”

When the maritime merchants ate it, they thought it was very good!

They ate well at home, but when sailing, it was really not as good as the current meal.

The biscuits are very firm, there is a lot of jerky, and all kinds of non-staple foods are good.

"This is the daily food for all the officers and men on this warship, venison is exclusive to officers, and everyone has a share of the rest!" Gan Hui told them.

Now the maritime merchants are in a sensation!

You must know that eating meat for meals is not necessarily enjoyed by the landlords and old wealth in the mainland, and the small landlords and rich peasants cannot do it, but the Southeast Army actually has a share in everyone, no wonder the Southeast Army is so strong!

A maritime merchant was surprised: "Doesn't that cost a lot of money?" ”

"Of course!" Gan Hui said: "Our overseers have three willingness, one is willing to give good treatment to the officers and soldiers, one is willing to give the officers and soldiers good food, and the other is willing to spend money on training!" ”

He took the opportunity to explain the situation of the Southeast Fleet, which attracted the applause of the maritime merchants, and their confidence in him was even stronger!

A merchant said, "This is a requirement, and there will be a reward, and the overseer is wise!" It looks like our investment won't go to waste! ”

Mr. Zhang, one of the four major maritime merchants, hit the nail on the head: "He is the son of destiny!" ”

Everyone nodded in unison, he was still so young, as long as he continued to do this, it was really possible to achieve a great career.

After eating this meal, a maritime merchant actually found Yan Qingquan and said that he would act as an agent for the navy food of the Southeast Mansion and not let go of all opportunities to make money.

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In the afternoon, the meeting continued, and Yan Changwu hired four maritime merchants and six other maritime merchants as "advisers" to the southeast government, and everyone nodded again that the other six maritime merchants were mainly middle-class and petty-bourgeoisie, and it seemed that he would not listen to and believe partially, but had a wide range of information sources, which was an important aspect of becoming a wise leader.

He welcomes more suggestions, and asks a few gentlemen to put them together and send them to the Kaohsiung Overseers, or he gives an email address where the suggestions can be delivered directly.

"Every year, if it weren't for me, if it wasn't for the high-ranking officials of the Southeast Prefecture, I would meet with you once to listen to everyone's opinions and suggestions, and at the same time, you could also find Yan Qingquan (local manager) to summarize the news and report it to Kaohsiung!"

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People stayed in Wailingding Island for one night, living in tents, the conditions were simple, but the maritime merchants were happy, many people in the tent at night excitedly talked about this Yan Overseer, full of hope for him, early the next morning, Gan Hui on behalf of Yan Changwu to see them off, they returned happy!

has been bullied for so long, maybe it is God's mercy, well, it is the gift of Mazu Niangniang!

The temple congratulators of the Mazu Temple along the coast of Guangdong Province were puzzled to find that the incense in the temple suddenly became vigorous, and the money for the reward was increasing.

Not only Mazu faith, Mr. Zhang said: "He is the son of destiny", the saying is widely spread in Guangdong Province, since then, Yan Changwu's reputation has been greatly enhanced!