"This Guo Gangzhu is really a wonderful person."

"But this time it's cheaper?"

"Guilt is meritorious? Do we still want it in this world? ”

Wang Wenshan and Xu Xuance were still arguing, but everyone on the sidelines understood in their hearts that this was just a private catharsis, and that the government hall had already made a clear plan about what to do with Guo Lansheng and the port called Kota China Baru, and no one could change it.

It is not so much that this result is a compromise of the patriarchs, but that Guo Lansheng himself won it more correctly.

Since the Sulu pirates set out from Kota Chinabaru, he has followed him overnight with a fleet of ships in his own port, and his efforts have paid off.

In fact, if you think about it a little, you can understand which side is more beneficial to help, at least from Guo Lansheng's standpoint, there are really not many choices.

Cota Chi Baru is now sandwiched between the Song forces, and Zhangjiagang in the south is still building roads, and with the ingenuity of the rumored Song people, at most, one month later, the army will be able to kill the gate of Kota Chi Baru along the repaired road. Rather than sit back and wait and lose all the chips in the end, it is better to go to the past first, just have to have a decent gift, which really makes the Hong Kong owner rack his brains, and the arrival of Wu Zhuman solves this problem in time.

In addition, how to give gifts, this is also a particular thing, just to pass on information to the Song people, and I have never had a relationship with the leaders, and others may not believe it. Besides, this name has always been packed by yourself, how can there be a reason to fake your hands on others, so there is a tail line of strategy.

On the evening of the day when Zhangjiagang was attacked, the Guo family's fleet arrived at sunset, and the pirates were caught off guard by a single cannon, and afterwards Wang Wenshan had to admit that without the manpower of the Guo family's fleet, it was indeed impossible to leave all these bandits behind, and it was already dark when the navy's fishing boats arrived, and it was undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack to rely on two fishing boats to catch dozens of pirates in the open sea.

But he is still not convinced, this time it is equivalent to letting outsiders pick up a big bargain, and even with the strategy of the northeast direction, he has to make a big adjustment, and the military conquest has turned into a peaceful takeover, and there is much credit in the middle. Blame can only blame the deployment of the headquarters is too hasty, Zhangjiagang this node actually transferred the patrol ship and the 'warship' at the same time, if it is not for the background of the crossing, it can really make people wonder if it is a traitor who is out of the inside and outside thieves, fortunately, everything is just a coincidence.

The Privy Council made a profound review at the Luantai Council, and the good thing was that the bad thing became a good thing, and along with the northeast sphere of influence was finally about to expand to the northernmost point of Borneo, and the gateway to Luzon in the north was secured, and fortunately, the forward strategy of the southeast was at ease before the rainy season, and the pace of expansion has been too fast recently, and more energy is really needed to speed up the stabilization of the occupied areas.

Of course, just reviewing it must be looking for reprimands, and the Privy Council is also waiting for a good time. The news that Zhu Dazhao brought with him had occupied the mouth of the Balan River and gained a firm foothold in the west, and the tribal army that followed was now sweeping the inland along the Balan River, and the pepper trees densely planted on the fertile sandy loam soil on both sides of the river bank were no worse than the salt pans of Tanjung Maya in the eyes of these natives, and now they have become a rich reward for their battle.

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A fenced compound near the inner side of the bay occupies the best part of the harbour, with wooden stilt houses that are comfortable to live in without fear of typhoons, and large plate glass can be installed on the wall to provide unobstructed views of the bay.

The newly built dormitory is a temporary residence for the veterans working in Port Slim, because the power plant on the mainland has not yet been built, so they have to rely on ice cubes to cool down, but the ice can be transported by boat every day.

Picking up a glass of chilled sour plum soup, Wang Wenshan drank it all, because there is a task to come out at any time, the elders are basically not drinking wine now, although Wang Wenshan is good wine, but he also knows the severity, and the other is that several alcoholic drinks that have been newly tried out are really difficult to eat, and even his taste is bland.

"That's the end of the west before the rainy season, right?" Wang Wenshan was unwilling, and wanted to set up some news.

The man sitting opposite Wang Wenshan also raised the cup and drank it all, and then put the cup firmly with the right hand of the titanium alloy.

There was only one last day of leave left before the transfer, and it was left to Wang Wenshan, which was a small gathering of practice that had been set a long time ago. The two comrades-in-arms were born, when Yan Guojin and Wang Wenshan were demining in Southeast Asia together, they encountered an accident, Yan Guojin saved Wang Wenshan, but he was blown off a hand, although the technology of the generations has been replaced, the prosthetic limb has basically been able to replace the function of the right hand, but the political hall still did not let him stay in the army after all, this time it is to follow the westward team to the southeast to organize Tuntian.

Because of this relationship, Wang Wenshan's fiery temper is still respectful to Yan Guojin.

In the newly conquered eastern part of the country, vast areas of salt pans, forests and farmland are in urgent need of development, and in this regard, Yan Guojin, who has become a monk halfway, is a good hand.

"That's it? Lao Wang, if you have something to say, just say it, you and I still need to cover it up? ”

"Cover up what?" Wang Wenshan continued to pretend to be confused.

"The team sent by the Scripture Division to investigate the hydrology further west has returned early, and it should take Kuching before the rainy season."

"Kuching? There is still a sea route of nearly 1,000 miles in between, and the new soldiers can be trained? ”

"It's not a soldier, it's a veteran, besides, that is, the distance from Guangzhou to Fuzhou, if you use a freighter, one day is enough."

"Patriarch? Freighter? Wang Wenshan's eyes lit up suddenly. There was no rumor of wind before. ”

"I also just heard the news, or Lao Zhu's side is too smooth, no one expected that it would be so easy to hit the mouth of the bus river before."

Although the town of the Bakou is small, it is an important node for the pepper trade, and the Portuguese have a cargo station there to buy pepper all year round. This time the army passed and drove it out as well.

"In addition, I heard that the second phase of the military academy is about to start, and this time it is 500 people."

Wang Wenshan frowned when he heard this, "Will it be faster?" ”

Yan Guojin was not worried, "There will be no major battles in the whole rainy season, and when this batch of military cadets is trained, there will be some excellent teams, and all the tribes in the south of Borneo must be cleaned up, according to the idea of the Privy Council, the military strength is still not enough, a battalion is 1,500 people, and less than half of the recruits this time are recruited." ”

"There are nearly 100,000 people from all the tribes in the south, and they are still scattered in the forest, which is not something that can be subdued by just a few hundred warriors." When it comes to fighting, although Wang Wenshan is decisive, he is not brainless, and the more proficient he is in battle, the more he can settle accounts.

"Don't be afraid, isn't the rainy season coming?" Yan Guojin said with a smile.

Wang Wenshan suddenly said, yes, the rainy season is coming.

The tropical rainy season means more rain, hotter and humid weather, and ...... More miasma.

How were the Bajau tribes of Guta Maolu subdued? Isn't it the exquisite medical skills of the patriarchs? Why do the natives of Nanyang like witchcraft? It's just a means of divination and medical treatment, and it has no effect, it's mostly psychological comfort, where can it compare to the immediate results of the Great Song Dynasty divine doctor. Since in today's Bajau Ministry, Li Xiao and others have been worshiped as gods and Buddhas, it should not be difficult to replicate the same thing in the south.

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'Chirp'.

A sneeze came out, and for a moment Du Ping wondered if he had the disease.

But when I looked down, I was no longer flustered.

The thick sugarcane juice is contained in a white porcelain cup, and a small piece of crystal clear ice cube appears and disappears in the drink, which is refreshing to look at.

While sighing at the cultivation methods of the chiefs, while enjoying the sweet taste that cannot be replicated elsewhere in the South Seas, Du Ping felt that his own Lao Tzu had really made the right decision to send him to the naval academy.

Although Du Ping's grades have always been at the bottom of the Nanyang Sailor School, it does not prevent him from coming to the newly built market to experience the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty on rare holidays.

In the last days of the dry season, even the dogs could only hide in the shade of the trees and gasp for breath, but a few friends in the same house were not at all interested.

Thanks to the great efforts of the chiefs, the stone-paved avenues have been built five horizontally and vertically, each of which is a thoroughfare that can run elephants, just looking at the current town pattern, it is no smaller than the original Brunei City.

In addition to the ditch that I saw when I built earlier, coconut trees were planted on both sides of the street, and various flowers were put on wooden shelves next to the drainage ditch.

Today, Port Slime has become a major destination in Brunei, but the capital is much deserted, and it is said that there are many fewer wild dogs in the capital now.

Du Ping is now sitting on the second floor of a restaurant facing the street, and the brick and stone floor under his feet is much more solid than the usual wooden loft in the area, and the transparent glass makes the situation on the street very clear.

Yao Zhe and Zhang Fan sat on the other two sides, only one side leaned against the window and no one was sitting. Friends in the same dormitory came out together today, carrying the allowance from the school at home, and eating and drinking were naturally in one place.

Yao Zhe is slender and long, and he is tallest among his age. At this moment, he is holding a piece of crispy chicken wings, and his mouth is full of oil when he bites it. The habit I developed when I was a child, after all, I am still not used to using chopsticks, and since I came out to spend my own money to enjoy, I can't take care of this much.

"Zhang San, you are very informed, haven't you heard when we will be able to go out to fight?" Zhang Fan, who is the third in the family, is the Zhang family of Kuala Pengyou, and he is still Zhang Zhao's uncle in terms of seniority, but he is one year younger than Zhang Zhao, but the Zhang family now has a lot of work and school in the Economic Strategy Division, and a few of them are quite valued by the chiefs, so if there is any news to ask, Du Ping and Yao Zhe have to ask Zhang Fan first.

"The affairs of the chiefs are all military secrets, who can know?" Zhang Fan didn't answer the question, only turned his eyes on the meat dishes, although the food in the naval school was not bad, there was still some gap compared with the food in this hotel.

"Besides, what are the chiefs most taboo? It's not that you don't know it. ”

The patriarchs are most taboo about the clans they subjugate, and the most taboo thing is the collusion within the clan, so even if it is useful, it is all broken up.

Just like these three people now, Zhang Fan is a member of the Zhang family, Yao Zhe Laozi is a local Han craftsman, and Du Ping's family is a new Hakka from Daming.

"I know that I know, that is, the army has won a few battles in the west in a row, and even the cadets who stayed in the local area with the lecture hall walk with their nostrils to look at people, what is worse than them in our navy?"

Yao Zhe is not wrong, if you talk about the intensity of training, the navy's cadets are no worse than the army, in order to control warships in the future, systematic learning will only be better than the army, but there has never been a chance to fight.

I don't know when, perhaps out of trust in the chiefs and instructors, the teenagers are no longer afraid of the war to the death, even their families, and now they have an inexplicable trust in the leaders. Yao Zhe's Laozi Yao Shifa is a cooper, and now he has been recruited by the chiefs to be a shipwright, and he will not return it to the professor, and it is precisely because he works in the shipyard and knows more and more about the actions of the chiefs, Yao Shifa will let Yao Zhe report to the navy.

"I've heard something." Du Ping lowered his voice, there are a lot of business trips in this restaurant, although there are no guests at this time, he still doesn't want to be too extensive, after all, his identity is extraordinary, and it is not appropriate to show off too much.

Yao Zhe immediately became excited, "What did Brother Xiaoping hear?" ”

"Actually, I didn't hear it, I guessed it randomly."

"Guess?" Zhang Fan's eyes were full of suspicion.

After satisfying the appetites of the two, they saw Du Ping pour another cup of drink, and said his speculation while sighing.

"We guess we're going south......"

The two were about to ask again, when they heard a commotion on the street below the restaurant, the husband and merchant who originally carried the cart, and the ordinary people who bought on the street rushed towards the wharf.

The streets shouted one after another.

'The big iron ship has gone to sea......

'The big iron ship has gone to sea......