"Sit down!"

Li Shouhan straightened his face and scolded Shi Lang, the commander of the sailors who were eager to fight. For Shi Lang's eldest son-in-law, Li Shouhan loves and cares for his second son-in-law Zheng Sen the same. These two sons-in-law are also really fighting for themselves. The prestige and ability of the eldest son-in-law Shi Lang among the sailors, like his wife Li Huamei, can be called the double stars of the sailors. And the second son-in-law, Zheng Sen, gradually turned the green of the Nanyang Islands into black and red through knives, guns and classes.

(Everyone understands what green means, but black and red are not very clear, right?) Since the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties, my Shenzhou has adopted black and red as the official colors. Official uniforms and military flags are either black or red. ）

Compared with the continuous establishment of meritorious service in the Nanyang Islands, the status of the Nanyue Army system is rising day by day, and he was punished because of the defeat of Liaodong.

However, Li Shouhan would not let Shi Lang survey any new sea routes at this time.

Because, Li Huamei is already six or seven months pregnant, and at this time, the husband does not stay with his wife to give birth, but goes to the turmoil and danger to engage in some sea routes, which makes Li Shouhan, a father, unacceptable in any case.

He scolded Shi Lang with a tiger face. Shi Lang had to sit down in a daze and listen to his father's fate. The atmosphere in the study room seemed a little strange for a while.

Admiral Zheng Zhilong, the admiral of the water division next to him, is both Shi Lang's chief and his father, and he is also Li Shouhan's in-laws, so he is naturally very clear about what he thinks in his heart.

"Don't be in a hurry, your lordship. A career at sea is no better than on land. Even if you want to survey the sea route, you must first ask someone to understand the chart. Looking for a boatman, you can only go to sea after you have done enough writing desk work. You can't just run around like a fly without a head. ”

These words gave Weng and his son-in-law a good step down, and after such preparations, a few months and a half will pass, and by that time. As long as Li Huamei is not pregnant with Nezha in her belly, she will be given birth no matter what.

Hearing Zheng Zhilong's words, Li Shouhan's face turned cloudy and sunny, "In the end, it is still the father-in-law who is old." Shi Lang, you will organize people tomorrow to collect and transcribe the materials of navigation everywhere, and first find a route on the chart that you can try! ”

He lectured Shi Lang with a tiger face. Shi Lang listened, but his heart blossomed. This is tantamount to giving him this errand in public, and even if he starts to think about it. How to go to the yamen and vassals to understand the relevant sea routes, hydrology, currents, and climate, and then find Father Alfonso to ask how the Hongmaoyi people walked the route. If he can't say clearly, Lao Tzu will go to the prison and torture the prisoners of war! There will always be those who are afraid of death! ”

But he didn't expect that the biggest help for him to explore the South Road route came from his father-in-law Li Shouhan, who was behind the bookcase, and those mathematicians in the university.

At this time, though. Li Shouhan still listened carefully to Xu Huanshan's various ideas and requirements for the construction of the New World.

"Huzi, you stop for a moment." Hear a number. Li Shouhan couldn't help frowning, "If you want to provide you with qualified village and town mayors within three years, and help you build at least four yamen, is this difficult for some strong people?" ”

He pointed to the huge map on the wall, "The land of the Ten Prefectures has also been cultivated for several years. Up to now, hundreds of villages and towns have been established in various coastal areas, and fortresses and ports have been built in key and dangerous places, and officials have been included in them. Isn't it a bit ambitious for you to build such a huge territory in three years? Again. The ten prefectures have also demanded that over the past year or so, more and more displaced people and immigrants have been allocated from the interior and southern central China, and they will also increase the number of officials at all levels. Besides, if there are not so many immigrants coming in, what is the use of you having so many officials? To manage the descendants of the Yin merchants? If I add 100,000 immigrants to you, how much more capacity will I need for sea vessels? ”

"My lord, there is no need to worry about the ship, as long as it is profitable, a few ship companies, carriage and horse shops are doing to transport people and goods, and they will naturally rush to it. All we have to do is place an order for them. For now, however, we need to figure out the situation in the New World. ”

Li Peilin's gentleness turned Li Shouhan's mood around like spring rain, and everyone immediately began to discuss the large amount of property brought by Yin Lei Shangfeng, the two of them.

"Four thousand pairs of high-quality bison horns and five thousand catties of beef tendons. 1,000 catties of raw gold, 2,000 sea otter skins, 5,000 fox skins, and 5,000 catties of corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes and other seeds. Two thousand catties of variegated seeds such as peppers. ”

It's just other things, what gold and fur and other precious things in the eyes of others are already aesthetic fatigue in the eyes of this group of people. Only those seemingly ordinary seeds and cow horns, cow tendons and other things have attracted everyone's attention.

With its own direct shipping routes, it is no longer necessary to purchase seeds such as corn and potatoes from others at high prices to prevent seed degradation. Newly introduced seeds can even be used as the female parent to cross with local seeds in Nanzhong to breed new varieties.

"My lord, according to Yin Lei and others, in the hometown of Yin Shang, there is a lot of wood, and it is often a forest that stretches for thousands of miles, and it can be used for shipbuilding and building a city. The subordinates planned to choose a place to build a dock, and set up shipyards in Dingdong City, Xinchaoge and other places to build ships, so that whether they were going south to conquer the Hongmaoyi people, or going west to return home, there were ships available. I wonder what the lord thinks? ”

"Accurate!" Li Shouhan knows that the forestry resources on the American continent are heinously abundant, and among the top 20 richest people in American history, Frederick is ranked ninth? Verhauser amassed a fortune of $91.2 billion from the harvesting of forestry, note that the old gentleman died in 1914. Velhouyze, a timber and paper giant, and his family are said to have owned a large tract of land the size of Wisconsin. Not only monopolized the timber and paper industry in the United States, but also because of its consistent low-key style of doing things, it cleverly avoided the blow of the anti-monopoly law. This alone has already made the big Rockefeller red-eyed. This old gentleman has left Bill Gates, Ford, Warren Buffett and others far behind the bottom of the rich list.

The establishment of a timber processing industry and a shipbuilding industry on the West Coast a day earlier was of great significance for speeding up the process of naturalization of the Indians and the construction of roads in the cities for the transportation of various materials.

"I'll go to the back house and find your sister-in-law in a while, and the money for the construction of the woodyard and the shipyard. I'm out! "Li Shouhan not only generously agreed to Xu Huanshan's application, but also took the lead to control the timber processing industry on at least the west coast." If it doesn't exceed five million silver dollars, your sister-in-law will have ready-made silver! ”

Xu Huanshan smiled honestly, he knew that the little sister-in-law in Li Shouhan's mouth was the seventh lady Aolei Yilan who was now managing various affairs in the palace. Yan Meier and Li Muhua went south to deal with many matters of moving. In the palace of Guangzhou, there is Ao Lei Yilan to act as a housekeeper.

"The lord has taken out his private wealth to help Lord Xu, so we can't be left behind. Governor Xu, Li is not as good as the lord, so he can only give a small amount of 100,000 silver dollars, which can be regarded as helping you in the land of Yin Shang. ”

After following Li Shouhan for more than 20 years, Li Peilin naturally knows how shrewd Li Shouhan's financial management is, and he is optimistic about things. Just follow along! He thinks the same for others, at the moment, it is you 30,000 and I 50,000, and in a few moments, nearly one million yuan has been raised just by a few funds. This does not include the shares that Li Shouhan promised to sell. It was Shi Lang and his wife, who also gave 80,000 silver dollars. According to Li Huamei's words, "This is the money for Uncle Huzi to press the bottom of the box!" ”

If this picture of millions of dollars was planned by Chongzhen, thousands of miles away, I wonder if he would vomit blood in anger?

When Li Peiting jokingly said this idea in his heart, if he changed somewhere else. I am afraid that this kind of rebellious language will be scolded, and even beheaded all over the house. But it only caused a chuckle from everyone.

"My lord, these 4,000 pairs of horns sent by the soldiers of the Eastern Expeditionary Army will be handed over to your subordinates! The subordinates are sure to exchange these 4,000 pairs of horns for at least 8,000 people! Li Peiting stroked the horns of the bison from the hometown of Yin Shang with his hand. smiled and explained his inner thoughts to Li Shouhan. This pair of horns, each at least two feet long, is very smooth, more green than white, moist as jade, it is the best material for making a bow!

"Our Nanyue Army has always used firearms to fight far away. In melee combat with a stabbing broadsword, this horn is a good material for making a hard bow, and some pearls are inevitably secretly cast in our hands. From the point of view of his subordinates, this pair of horns is a good craftsman who makes hard bows. At least you can create a hard bow with 30 forces! That's a treasure that generals can't ask for when they go into battle to kill the enemy! ”

In ancient and medieval times, the strength of the bow was measured in "stone", and in the Ming Dynasty or a little earlier, probably due to the progress of bow-making technology, it was changed to "force". A force is nine catties and fourteen taels (or cloud nine catties and four taels). Roughly ten forces are equal to one stone.

There is no doubt that Li Peiting has once again started the idea of exchanging weapons and raw materials for the manufacture of weapons.

"I'll give you two thousand. The other two thousand, see how they were made into a hard bow in Ha Jing, returned to the west coast, and handed over to Huzi, which could be distributed to those naturalized descendants of Yin Shang. ”

Although I know that it will take at least three or four years for the mainland to make a good bow, God knows if the arrow shot by this bow will fall on his head after three or four years?

Therefore, people have to be changed, but the raw materials used to make bows must be controlled! That's what hunger marketing means.

A meeting that decided the fate of tens of millions of people tens of thousands of miles away came to an end as the night deepened. After some dessert and supper, everyone dispersed.

"Brother Zong, you come to the mansion the day after tomorrow, we have to have an attitude towards the Central Plains." When sending Li Peilin out, Li Shouhan explained.

The recent official documents and holy decrees were piled up in the official room, and Li Peilin naturally knew that he was urging Li Shouhan to lead the Nanyue army to rush north to rescue. I'm afraid this matter will also be discussed!

Returning to his mansion, he waved his hand and motioned to the concubines who had been posted to please him, and Li Peilin motioned to his younger brother Li Peiting to stay in the flower hall for the time being to speak.

"Brother, what's the matter?" Seven or eight hours in a row, his brain was running at high speed, which had already made Li Peiting a little tired. He yawned and asked his brother why he didn't go to bed and stay and talk.

"What the Lord has ordered you to lead people to do, how have you done?" Li Peilin didn't say much, and went straight to the point.

"The lord ordered me to go to the palace the day after tomorrow to discuss the affairs of the Central Plains. I'm afraid your errand is about to be closed! ”

Another big rock smashed over, making Li Peiting sleepy!

"Brother, the lord is going to march into the Central Plains?!"

"That's why I said your errand was about to be delivered!" Li Peiting took the hot hand towel handed over by the big girl in the room. Wipe the sweat off your face while applying a hot towel to your eyes to relieve the pain of overtired eyes.

Listening to his brother's reminder, Li Peiting was also suddenly sleepy, and the whole person entered a state of excitement caused by excessive fatigue but facing new stimuli.

"It's almost done! Liukou, the official army of the imperial court. The brothers of the Tong family in Liaodong, the actions that several forces may take and the actions they will take have been deduced one by one. Although it can't be said to be a hundred shots, it is also nine times out of ten. ”

"I've become an enemy. Those people are not stupid, they will not be there for us to be clever enough to deal with them, they are there to fight us! The hundreds of thousands of elites of our Nanyue Army have not been put into the Central Plains and Liaodong battlefields, so they can naturally act recklessly, if the lord clearly determines state affairs. Prepare to go north in a big way. Whether it is the banner of King Qin, which has been fought many times in the past, or the silent expansion of territory and influence, these people will take action. ”

"That's what my brother said! If you treat the enemy as a fool, you are the biggest fool! A curse that he learned from Li Shouhan came out of Li Peiting's mouth.

Li Peilin ordered someone to fry a thick ginseng soup and prepared a few dim sum dishes that the brothers liked to eat on weekdays.

"You first talk about Li Chuang, Cao Cao, Zhang Xianzhong and others, our army has never fought with them. I don't know the tactics and tactics of this generation, the composition of the army. What are the weaknesses. If the lord approaches the Yangtze River from the direction of southern Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Biyuan, I am afraid that he will soon have to fight against this generation. ”

"Brother, don't worry. Within a year or two, these Shaanxi soldiers and horses may not be a big problem for our lord! To put it bluntly, I'm afraid that our lord still wants them to toss more in his heart! ”

"What are you going to say?" Li Peilin looked at his brother with a confident look, and couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

"Brother, you've been foolish for a while." Li Peiting took a sip of ginseng soup. The best old ginseng produced in the bitter cold land of Liaodong is really extraordinary, which makes him feel warm all over his body.

The leaders and backbones of the millions of rogues who crisscrossed the Central Plains were all from Shaanxi, especially from northern Shaanxi. At present, Sun Chuanting has been arrested and entered Beijing. The more than 100,000 troops he painstakingly managed became trophies in the hands of the rogues. And the hinterland of Guanzhong, which is known as the 800-mile Qinchuan River, is just separated from this million Liukou by a Tongguan with empty defense!

The so-called wealth does not return to the hometown, such as brocade clothes walking at night. At present, Li Zicheng holds a large area of land in the north of Henan and Huguang in his hands, and he is no longer the postman who runs on the loess and delivers documents under the scorching sun. At this time, if you don't take Shaanxi, expand your territory even more, and even officially build the emperor in Xi'an City, when will you wait?

"However, before Li Zicheng conquered Tongguan, he would not have been able to usurp the emperor so early. Because, there is another person beside him who is no less powerful than him, and his qualifications and prestige are far stronger than him. If this person is not removed, it is impossible for him to be the emperor! ”

"Cao Cao?!"

"Not bad! Brother, this is the person! Although the number of soldiers and horses in the hands of this person is not as good as Li Chuang, the generals and leading officers at all levels have followed him for many years, unlike Li Zicheng, most of whom were recruited in Henan. Therefore, Lao Li was extremely jealous of Luo Rucai. Look! A big drama of fire and Wang Lun will start sooner or later! ”

In order to compete for leadership, the tricks and dramas of killing opponents are not uncommon in the political activities of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign dynasties. It was Li Shouhan himself, who also came up and killed He Deputy Qianhu, which can be regarded as a smooth takeover of the position.

"Brother, please see, Li Chuanghuo merged with Cao Cao, or Cao Cao Huo merged with Li Chuang. At least to appease and stabilize the morale of the army, even if the other party's troops are annexed, it will take at least a month or two or even longer to complete the reorganization of the troops and horses. ”

"After rectifying the soldiers and horses, swallow all the other party's family resources, and then you can go to Tongguan and enter Shaanxi with peace of mind. This time, it will be at least half a year to go out. Then, the establishment of the emperor and the founding of the country, etc., which one is not complicated? ”

Therefore, Li Peiting judged that when Li Shouhan led the Nanyue Army to the north, no matter how much he tossed south of the Yangtze River under the banner of King Qin and Zhang Xianzhong, it would not disrupt the steps of Li Zicheng's group of people. They may be happy to see Zhang Xianzhong, a fellow countryman, beaten to glory by Li Shouhan.

From this point of view, the original strategy of "diverting Kou to cross the river" was very successful. The terrain and climate of Jiangnan are extremely unsuitable for Zhang Xianzhong's department, at most, he will make a circle in Jiangnan, and when he gets what he wants, he will whistle and lead him to go.

"Second brother, you arrange for your people to contact the Eight Kings to see what his next plan is, and whether he intends to go up the river and go to Sichuan for a walk!?"

At present, the intention of the Nanyue Army is relatively clear. Acting in the name of protecting the territory and the people. As long as these so-called thieves go, the Nanyue army will drive the army there in accordance with the sky!

"Li Zicheng's side, you also have to arrange for your henchmen to go on a trip. Tell him. After conquering Tongguan, even if he was called the emperor, he would also trade with him. However, he had to exchange real money and all kinds of valuables. ”

"Brother!" Hearing that Li Peilin gave himself such a problem, Li Peiting couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed! "Shaanxi was originally a poor place, and it was a land of disasters for many years. Li Zicheng laid down Shaanxi, this is his mulberry land, how can he be embarrassed to loot and loot? Where did you ask him to go to find the gold, silver, and valuables to trade with us? Not to mention that he still has to feed his army of millions! ”

Li Peilin glanced at his younger brother rather playfully.

"Brother, your cultivation is not yet home. He was just staring at the gold and silver and the so-called valuables. It is the so-called Buddhism that looks at the mountains and sees the water as water. Have you forgotten that Sun Lao'er implemented the new policy in Shaanxi? It is similar to our eldest son in Shandong. Best of all, a lot of cotton is grown! Can Lao Li finish wearing all this cotton? Running out? They don't need to turn cotton into cloth? ”

"Also, if you go and look at the map, who are the neighbors in Shaanxi? Out of Yulin in the north is the place of the Mongols, and not far to the west is the land of the Mongols, both of whom are the Mongols and the Tibetans! What gold and silver horses are not much? I'm afraid that if you remind me a little, Lao Li will send people to rob the Mongols and Tubo people by himself! Even if he rushed to the gold and silver in the hands of the Mongols and the horses, he would not let go of this group of Tartars! ”

"Brother, you're really amazing! I forgot what I didn't say! Since many years ago, the vast area west of Jiayuguan and north of Yulin was occupied by the Mongols. At the beginning of the dynasty, the Hamiwei River set up had long been abandoned, and all the cities on the map were occupied by the Tartars. I don't know how the emperors of all dynasties should explain when they saw their ancestors! ”

"What do you care about what you do? As long as someone brags to them, isn't it enough? Tell the people of the world that if they don't get along with their relatives, they won't cede the land and pay compensation? ”

"Brother, Li Zicheng fought the Mongols in the Western Fandi, I'm afraid it's more than a little gold and silver for us, right?" Li Peiting stared at the map for a while, and suddenly a strange smile appeared on his face.

"What, what do you see?"

Li Peilin played with a small bowl of ginseng soup in his hand, just listening to his brother's analysis and opinions.

"We signed that clause with Uszor. But the bald donkeys have always been the first rat to bet at both ends. On the one hand, they kept sending more people to build roads, and one Lang Sheng died to make up for three. On the other hand, he kept sending envoys to contact the starling brother of Liaodong Tong. The route of this envoy was the Mongols of the Western Domain. Li Zicheng beat the Mongols, which was tantamount to cutting off the communication channel between this group of Wusizang's bald donkeys and the Liaodong thieves. When the time comes, I want to see how this group of bald donkeys can bet on both heads! I will send someone to talk to the Eight Great Kings and tell him how rich the Tibetans in the Songpan and Ganzi areas are, and let him give this great erudite treasure and wise man a little trouble and pressure from the east. Let's see if these two Western Heavenly Buddhas will come to our lord's throne and cry and beg! (To be continued.) )