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That's the case, do you understand? ”

Looking at the civil and military ministers in the council hall, Li Shouhan asked loudly.

The urgent military information brought back by Hu Licheng was that the Ruan family in the south began to purge and plunder the Han people in the area south of the Lingjiang River.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the old man originally partnered with several colleagues from the Hu family and the Lin family to raise funds to prepare a large number of goods, and crossed the river to sell, but I didn't want to, but I found out that it was wrong as soon as I crossed the Lingjiang River."

Not long after Hu Licheng's caravan crossed the Lingjiang River, he found that many refugees had come from the south one after another. In terms of clothing and language, there is no doubt that they are all Han Chinese.

He pouted to his nephew Hu Chang'an, Hu Chang'an jumped off the mule knowingly, and walked in front of an old man, "Old man, please." ”

The old man with tears on his face saw that the young man in front of him was polite, although he was in trouble, he hurriedly returned the salute with both hands.

"Uncle, if you have labor, you and these, oh compatriots, have you suffered a disaster? Or did you run into a bandit? ”

"Little brother! Look at you, you're not from this place, so don't worry! You and I are both in the same vein of China, I will tell you the truth, don't go forward! There are officials and bandits in front! ”

The old man's words made Hu Licheng and Hu Changan's uncle and nephew so frightened that they broke out in a cold sweat. After Nguyen Phuc Yuan repelled the attack of the Zheng family in the north the year before last, Zheng Jie, the head of the Zheng family, had no choice but to canonize Nguyen Phuc Yuan in the name of Emperor Li as "the prince of Fu Guogong, who controlled the two Shuibu camps in Hue and the military affairs of the general and external Binh Zhang", and asked him to send troops with himself to attack the Mo descendants of Gao Ping, the purpose of which was to lure the Nguyen family's forces out of the old nest and wait for an opportunity to annihilate.

But Ruan Phuc Yuan is not a stupid uncle, under the planning of the strategist Ruan Youyi, on the one hand, he ordered the soldiers and horses under his command to hurry up the time to practice, and at the same time, ordered the three divisions, that is, the Shecha Division who is in charge of the lawsuit, the general who is in charge of the money and grain, and the Ling Shi Department who is in charge of the sacrifice and the military salary of the main camp, to seize the time to raise food and salaries, and build weapons, warships, and artillery.

At the same time, he worked heavily within his own territory, preparing to build a long fortress in the area south of the Lingjiang River, and preparing to block the enemy who might come to attack in a state of half-crossing and not being able to do so.

All of these require a large amount of money and food support. Where does the money come from?

"The third son of the Nguyen family, Nguyen Phuc Yu, asked for orders to come out of Hue Province and go all the way north, that is, to play the banner of Annam, which is an Annam people, and to loot the Han villages everywhere, or, according to the price of eight taels of gold per strong man, hand over the money, you can continue to live in the same place, but you have to pay more than double the tax of the natives of Annam; Either way, you should carry no more than 20 pounds of property and leave immediately, otherwise, you will raid your home and kill people. In this way, many villages were turned into broken walls by him, and people were also arrested to build long fortresses. ”

"Uncle, what should we do?!" Hu Changan was a little impatient, "Our hundreds of packs of goods, there are two hundred loads of refined salt alone, as well as those silk and dyed cloth, but these guys in the south are eager to go!" If they had seen it, wouldn't they have poisoned us? ”

"Poisoner?" Hu Licheng looked at the pack team behind him, hundreds of mules and horses winding and twisting, nearly two or three miles long, "I'm afraid it's not that simple!" ”

Indeed, Hu Licheng's appearance this time was a transaction in cooperation with the Lin family and the Hu family, and all three of them made a lot of money. Just in case, a caravan guard was specially hired from the Han Yuan firm.

Looking at the more than 200 sturdy men armed with funeral guns, desperate knives, and muskets on their backs, Hu Licheng felt that he still had some confidence in his trip. What's more, the general soldier on the opposite side also has his own acquaintance.

Big deal, just spend some more money to buy the road!

But the farther south went, the tension became, and everywhere the eye could see, there were smoking villages, and groups of Han Chinese who had been driven from their homes weptly warned them not to walk south.

"Tonghai killed thousands of Han people! These Annanites are simply a bunch of demons! ”

In Ha Jing Mansion, in the minds of Li Shouhan's subordinates, Hu Licheng's image has always been not very good, he is an old and cunning old fox image, tending to be inflammatory, seeing the wind and making the rudder and other words are tailor-made for him.

However, Hu Licheng's action surprised all the people present, and they looked at him with admiration from then on.

"Chang An, you say, how much silver can we sell for our hundreds of pack goods in Hue?"

Sitting together, Hu Licheng asked his nephew with red eyes.

"Uncle, these things are all pretty goods, especially refined salt, it is estimated that it should not be a problem to exchange them for tens of thousands of taels of silver. And that's not even counting the silk and dyed cloth. It is estimated that this trip, around 100,000 is no problem, if it is settled in gold, we will go back and have an exchange rate with the Han Yuan firm to earn. ”

"Then what do you think would happen if I used this money to bribe that Ruan Fuyu to stop killing the Han Chinese?"

"Uncle! I'm afraid it won't work! Don't forget! This is not the goods of our Hu family, there are also the Hu family and the Lin family! ”

"I know, it's a big deal to go back to Ha Jing, and I'll just pay them a lot. It's like I haven't done business for more than a year! ”

The uncle and nephew briefly discussed and analyzed the character of the third son of the Ruan family, and then Hu Changan went to Tonghai to meet Ruan Fuyu.

However, it didn't work out very well.

"You filthy and despicable Mingmen! If you want me to let you go, that's impossible! Nguyen Phuc replied very arrogantly, "But if you are willing to pay for your sins with your wealth in exchange for your filthy and despicable life, I don't mind forgiving you!" ”

Gritting his teeth, Hu Licheng handed over hundreds of loads of goods from his trip to Nguyen Phuc in exchange for his order to expel the Han Chinese from the area north of Hue across the Ling River.

"Lao Hu's hundreds of pack goods have been exchanged for tens of thousands of lives, which is very good!" Li Shouhan's words set a basic tone for the meeting.

"But we can't just leave it at that!" As soon as the words changed, Shouhan's tone became stern, "Lao Hu, go back and pull a list of your losses this time and hand them over to Fu Bo, and the general's mansion will comfort you for this loss." ”

As soon as these words came out, Hu Licheng knew that he had won again this time! His position from the second row, must be to the premise. Not to say that it is to enter the inner circle, but also to be in the henchmen of the general.

"Tell me about the army, finances and taxes in the south. If you want to beat others, you must also know what others are, and know yourself and your opponent. ”

In Shouhan's impression of Annan, 1627 is the seventh year of the Apocalypse. The first battle of Zheng Ruan broke out, and Zheng Jie coerced Shenzong (not Emperor Wanli!) In the pro-conquest, the two armies engaged in a melee of warships, war elephants, and artillery, and Ruan Youyi, a strategist of the Southern Ruan family, falsely reported the rebellion of the Zheng army left in the north, forcing Zheng Ji to withdraw his troops.

"The Zheng family has many horses, but the Ruan family has sharp firearms. Because of the convenience of trade, there are a large number of Francophone people here, he hired the Portuguese with a lot of money, cast artillery for him, train soldiers, and, by using the time, trained a large number of war elephants, in addition, the Ruan family in the waters of the Ling River, there are a large number of warships and artillery deployed in this area. ”

"Oh?! The Nguyen family also has artillery? Hearing that his opponent was also known for his firearms, Li Shouhan was very excited.

"Yes! General! The long base built in the Rili area is about hundreds of zhang long, and it is still under construction, and in the long base, each zhang is equipped with an artillery, and every three to five zhang there is a heavy artillery, and the ammunition is piled up. Hu Licheng truthfully told everyone present what he had seen and heard.

"Nan Ruan's sailor is also quite tough." As the head of the intelligence department, Niu Qiandao, the commander of the statistics office, spoke.

"With the help of the Portuguese, there are also cannon casting workshops in Hue City presided over by Portuguese craftsmen. Moreover, it also purchased artillery from the Portuguese in Macao, and after more than ten years of hard work, the artillery was also equipped in large quantities to the navy, and according to the detailed report, the Nam Nguyen navy had more than 100 large war ships, with a total of more than 200 warships. Each ship was equipped with 6 cannons. Each ship was staffed with 64 men of various types, each ship was equipped with 4 to 8-pound firing devices and 2 guns. There are also more than 200 war elephants. Because of its vast land and sparsely populated population, the size of its army has never exceeded 20,000, but its non-commissioned officers are proficient in firearms, according to the people of the Franc machine, no less than the soldiers of the Franc machine, and they are trained by Portuguese officers, so their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. ”

"Regardless of the opponent's combat effectiveness, I advocate fighting! Do you have any different opinions? Li Shouhan first threw out his own opinions, and then asked others to express their attitudes. This is also one of the means of the leader, this matter, my opinion is this, you can express your position! Those who agree raise their hands, and those who disagree stand up.

"Whether it is from the perspective of morality, or from the perspective of future development, wealth, income, workshops and many other aspects, the Nam Ruan family cannot stay." Li Peilin's words were soft, but very firm.

"As you all know, we are migrating to the Jiulongjiang area, but the Ruan family is also organizing immigration to this area. Who is the guest? ”

This sentence left all those who wanted to oppose it speechless.

"Also, we are emigrating to the south and need boats, but the Ruan family doesn't need them, they just need to walk over on two legs." In addition, the Ruan family has been constantly invading the southern Champa for several generations, and since Ruan Huang entered the town of Shun Quang, they have been adhering to the national policy of the Li Dynasty and constantly encroaching on the land of the Champang. More than ten years ago, Nguyen Huang led an army south to conquer China and the British, and established Phu An Province in the occupied area. If one day, we have a big fight with his Ruan family in the Jiulongjiang area, it is better to destroy him at this moment! ”

Chen Tianhua also supported the destruction of the Nam Ruan family.

"General, may I speak?" Gonzalez, the new commander of the training fleet, also asked for a floor.

In the eyes of Westerners, the Nguyen family's power is known as Quang Nam Kingdom. Because the port of An in Quang Nam Province, the capital of Quang Nam Province, which he controlled, was also a prosperous treaty port. A large number of Spaniards, Dutch, Japanese, and Portuguese traded here.

In terms of trade, Li Shouhan's Hongji Port has not been suppressed for the time being because of the large number of mainland goods that can be traded, but if those merchants can get better and cheaper goods in Hoi An Port, they will also abandon Hongji Port.

"There are other reasons why I can't tell you. The kaolin, minerals, timber, land, and countless other resources of the South are all in my desperate need. Li Shouhan muttered silently in his heart.

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