Of course, Mao Lie knew that it was difficult for the governor to let go of his father-in-law's family, Wang Zhi's family, and that there must be a purpose for them to arrest his father-in-law's family, and if they didn't achieve a certain goal, they would definitely not release him.

He knew this, and Wang Zhi also knew it in his heart, but he didn't know what the purpose of this governor was.

He asked cautiously, "My lord, I don't know what we have to do to let your stepfather's family go." ”

This is very simple, as long as you accept Zhao'an and be honest and obedient.

Yang Cong still said unhurriedly: "Can you represent your father-in-law Wang Zhi?" ”

Mao Lie said without thinking: "When the villain came, the father-in-law had already explained, if the adults have any conditions, we can do it, we will do it." ”

This may sound like anything can be done, but it is not necessarily because the focus of the sentence is "what we can do", not "what conditions can be mentioned".

It seems that Wang Zhi just sent this Mao Lie to contact him, and I'm afraid that this matter is still a little troublesome.

Thinking of this, Yang Cong said tentatively: "The pirates and pirates on the southeast coast were all recruited by your father-in-law, this official wants him to take all these pirates and pirates away immediately, and stop plundering on the southeast coast, can he do it?" ”

When Mao Lie heard this, he couldn't help but look embarrassed, this matter is not so simple.

He thought about it, and then said embarrassedly: "This villain has to go back and ask his father-in-law before he can give an answer to the adult." ”

This guy is really an errand runner, so there is nothing to say, Yang Cong simply waved his hand and said: "Since this is the case, then you go back and tell your father-in-law that the official wants to interview him, and the place is chosen by him, preferably in the territory of Nanzhili." ”

When Mao Lie heard this, he could only say goodbye, he never thought that he could let the governor release him with his mouth, he just came to find out.

Did Wang Zhi dare to come to Nanzhili to meet Yang Cong?

He really dared, in history, he just believed Yan Song's cronies, and went to Hangzhou to discuss with Hu Zongxian, but as a result, he was caught and clicked directly.

I have to say that this Wang Zhi's courage is still quite fat, but his luck is relatively poor, and when he meets Yan Song, a traitorous villain, he is destined to use his own head as a tool for Yan Song to make political achievements.

Of course, he met Yang Cong at this time, and perhaps, his fate could be changed.

However, at this time, he didn't expect that Yang Cong would invite him for an interview.

His courage is very fat, and he is not afraid to interview the governor of the imperial court, but he doesn't know much about Yang Cong, so he has to think about the place of this interview.

In history, the reason why he easily went to Hangzhou to discuss with Hu Zongxian was mainly because he had Yan Song's cronies around him, and Yan Song had been cooperating with him for many years, he never thought that Yan Song would borrow a knife to kill people and click him.

At this time, Yang Cong, who he was not familiar with, was not so casual.

He pondered for a long time, and finally decided to meet Yang Cong at Nanhui Fishing Port near Jinshan Weizhonghou.

This Nanhui fishing port is also near the mouth of the Yangtze River, he is quite familiar with the sea area here, but he is not afraid of what Yang Cong will do, and Nanhui fishing port is not far from the Jinshan Acropolis, if Yang Cong is afraid, he can directly run to the Jinshan Acropolis to hide, he can't capture a heavily guarded Acropolis, he believes that Yang Cong should be more satisfied with this place.

Yang Cong received Wang Zhi's reply, and couldn't help frowning and pondering for a long time, he was quite satisfied with this Nanhui Fishing Port, the problem Jinshanwei is too far away from Jinling City, more than 600 miles, and he is not familiar with it over there, so it is not easy to arrange.

But at this time, he can't look cowardly like a rat and a wreck, he wants to recruit An Wang Zhi, and even subdue Wang Zhi to become his cronies, if it looks like a wreck, who will mess with you!

He finally decided to go, but instead of going immediately, he was going to take the elite of the Shenji Battalion with him, and at this time, the elite of the Shenji Battalion was still a few days away from Jinling City.

It just so happened that at this time, the military camp near Jinling City also gathered nearly 40,000 elite guards, which could be used to strengthen the prestige.

He ordered Tang Kekuan to select 10,000 elite guards to rush to Jinshanwei by land, and at the same time ordered the coastal guards of Nanzhili to gather more than 20 warships to wait in the waters near Jinling, after the elite of the Shenji Battalion arrived in Jinling City, he just ordered everyone to repair for a day, and then took Qi Jingtong and Tang Shunzhi and other Wenchen generals and 1,000 elites of the Shenji Battalion to get on the warships mobilized by the guards of Nanzhili, and went straight to Jinshanwei.

To tell the truth, this is the first time he has taken a warship, although his home is in Quanzhou Mansion on the southeast coast, but at this time, the Ming Dynasty implemented a sea ban, and there were few ships that could sail on the sea, and the strength of the Ming Army's naval division was even more plummeting.

However, the warships of the Ming army and the navy were relatively advanced in this period, because the European continent countries had only entered the Age of Exploration at this time, and there was still a certain gap between the shipbuilding capacity and the Ming Dynasty.

It's a pity that the European countries are desperately building ships and developing their navies, but the Ming Dynasty is the opposite to implement the sea ban, and has no intention of developing maritime power.

At this time, it should be regarded as a key turning point, the European countries focus on the study of navigation technology, and the shipbuilding capacity is gradually catching up with the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has been eating the old book since the Yongle Dynasty, and the old book is about to be eaten up at this time.

Fortunately, the so-called "skinny camel is bigger than a horse", although the Daming Sailor has plummeted, but there are still more warships, what big fortune boats, small fortune boats, Cangshan boats, centipede ships, wheel boats, etc., all kinds of warships are available, but they are all seriously aged.

Yang Cong stood on the platform of the lucky ship like a city tower, looking at the flexible warships around him, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

It's a pity, it's a pity.

If the Ming Dynasty had maintained the strength of the maritime hegemon since the beginning of the Yongle Dynasty, supported by the profits of maritime trade, and continuously strengthened the strength of the sailors, why would he finally embark on the road of extinction.

It's a pity that the Ming Dynasty, from the emperor to the civil and military ministers, were all influenced by backward ideas, emphasizing agriculture over business, and not paying attention to the interests of the sea at all, only knowing how to focus on the existing "one acre and three points of land", so that the position of the hegemon of the sea was handed over to others, and a good opportunity for development was lost.

This time, maybe he can change the situation completely.

This time, as long as he can recruit Wang Zhi, or even take it for his own use, it is only a matter of time before he exterminates the pirates and pirates on the southeast coast, and then he can use the power under his control to monopolize the maritime trade between Dongying and Nanyang, and he can make amazing profits.

With these profits, he will be able to build more warships and artillery, and the Daming Sailor will become stronger and stronger, and when the time comes, who else will be the opponent of Daming!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a sense of ambition.

He wants to build countless strong ships and cannons, so that Daming can become a real overlord of the sea!