However, it is clear that Zheng Zhilong's worries are unnecessary.

I heard Lu Xiangsheng turn around and go back, and at the same time said with satisfaction: "These soldiers that the emperor gave to this official are indeed good soldiers!" After two months of training, the officer felt that they were already good enough to fight with Jianyu! ”

"This is all the emperor's discernment and the training of the governor." Zheng Zhilong listened and immediately responded with a smile.

It was almost instinctive for him to wear a high hat. For him, who was born as a businessman, of course, he understands that praising the ratio of pay and benefit obtained by others is actually the most cost-effective thing.

However, he didn't see it, but Lu Xiangsheng frowned slightly when he heard it, obviously not liking this set of things on him. However, he didn't say this, and said solemnly: "The reconstruction of Dongjiang Town, this official has always been thinking about it. Today, these soldiers are available. Next, it's up to Mr. Zheng to come here! ”

To be honest, although Lu Xiangsheng is both civil and military, he really doesn't know much about water warfare, especially naval warfare. Therefore, he can only rely on Zheng Zhilong.

"Don't worry, Lord Governor, I heard that there are less than a hundred warships of all kinds on Jianyu's side, and they are definitely not the opponents of the last general." Zheng Zhilong was obviously very confident in this, but he then changed his words, "I just don't know where Jianyu's warship stops?" In the unlikely event of a collision with our troop carriers, although there will certainly be escort ships at that time, it may eventually bring losses. ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Zhilong was also serious, took a step forward, stood on Lu Xiangsheng's side, looked at Lu Xiangsheng's side face and said: "If you know where Jianyu's warship is parked, the last general can lead the warship over first and sink Jianyu's warship directly." In this way, the coast of Liaodong is the territory of my Ming Dynasty, and there will be no things that the general is worried about. ”

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng nodded, this matter was very clear, he thought about this matter in his heart, and after glancing at the soldiers who were training in front of him, he asked in a deep voice: "Where did the Jianyu warship listen, I really don't know this." If you had found out the docking point of the warship in advance, how much time would it take? ”

He didn't want these soldiers in front of him to sink into the sea before they could play a role on the battlefield in Liaodong. Therefore, Zheng Zhilong said that this risk can be avoided, and that is the best.

Hearing Lu Xiangsheng's question, Zheng Zhilong immediately replied: "After the coast of Liaodong thaws, the last general will send a big ship to bring supplies over and use a fast boat to search along the coast, which can be about a month at the fastest, and two or three months at the slow." In order to save time, in the case of estimating that there is almost a result, the last general will lead the sailor to cross the sea first, wait for the exact news, and directly launch an attack, then there will be another half a month, and it should be fine! ”

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng immediately shook his head and said, "No, it's been too long!" His Majesty has already said before that we must contain Jianguo, and we must not let Jianguo make a detour to invade the Guannai through Mongolia. ”

When the emperor explained, Zheng Zhilong was also there, knowing why the emperor was in such a hurry.

Thinking back to that time, recalling the Jinan City he saw, Zheng Zhilong said: "Then don't care about the Jianyu warship, the last general will escort it, and send some more clippers to explore it far away, so as to minimize the possibility of bumping into the Jianyu Naval Division!" ”

Having said that, he also knew that the situation in Liaodong was not as familiar as the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, coldly, he did not dare to guarantee that there was no Tartar sailor on any island. At that time, there will still be a lot of risks of naval battles affecting troop carriers. In any case, it can only be avoided as much as possible.

In addition, there was actually a worry in his heart, that is, Da Ming knew very little about the news from Liaodong. The Tartar Naval Division's warships are still not the only ones brought by the rebel generals Kong Youde and others, it's hard to say. What if the Jianyu attaches great importance to the sea and builds more warships? Also, now that North Korea is subservient to Jianguo, will the North Korean sailors obey the command of the Jianguo Navy Division and be with the Jianguo Navy Division? At this point, he is not sure.

For the most unfavorable situation that may occur next year, Zheng Zhilong said all the worries he thought.

Lu Xiangsheng did not expect these situations. Therefore, after listening to what Zheng Zhilong said, his brows suddenly furrowed. Looking at each other across the sea, wanting to know the news, and trying to find out the details of Jianyu, it was too difficult, and he had no choice.

For the time being, Lu Xiangsheng has no good way. I had to keep this in mind, and then said to Zheng Zhilong: "Three more troop carriers have been built in the shipyard, you can check them for your own officer." ”

"The last general obeys!" When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he was overjoyed, and he finally didn't have to drink the northwest wind. This ghost weather in the north is so cold!

He received the order and walked away quickly. But Lu Xiangsheng was still standing on the platform, motionless in the cold wind, looking at the soldiers who were practicing.

However, he was thinking about what Zheng Zhilong said just now, and after a long time, he suddenly moved in his heart. Doesn't the emperor have Jinyi Wei secret agents available? Judging from the previous situation, it seems to be very powerful. Why don't you write a chapter and see if the emperor has a way to figure out the details of Jianyu's side before the official cross-sea attack next year?

After thinking for a while, Lu Xiangsheng looked at the soldiers in front of him, and made a decision in his heart: I would rather let the emperor know that he has no good way, but also ask, in case the emperor can really find out the details of the Jianyu Water Division, wouldn't it be able to solve a big risk, maybe he can save the lives of many soldiers!

So, Lu Xiangsheng wrote a secret note to Emperor Chongzhen, and immediately sent someone to send it to Jingshi quickly.

Almost at the same time, just five days ago, Wu Zhong, who was running around outside to choose people, finally returned to Shengjing.

When Huang Taiji heard this, he immediately summoned Wu Zhong to ask about the situation.

"Father, there will be absolutely no problem with the candidates selected by the sons." Wu Zhong changed his name, and he seemed to be very comfortable in speaking, as if he had been used to calling his father and son since he was a child, so that Fan Wencheng, who was listening to it on the side, felt very uncomfortable.

He thought that he was more dedicated to serving the Qing Dynasty than anyone else, but he did not have this treatment, and he was bullied by the Manchurians from time to time, and even his wife could not protect him. If his wife was also the emperor's daughter, it would be impossible for such a situation to happen!

Thinking about it like this, he saw Wu Zhong more and more unpleasantly. It's just that there is no way, Wu Zhong wants to do something, not what he Fan Wencheng can do, and that thing is very important to the future of the Qing Dynasty, which means that Wu Zhong is very important to the future of the Qing Dynasty. At this time, you can't offend Wu Zhong no matter what.

Therefore, he had no choice but to hide his dissatisfaction in his heart, as if listening to Huang Taiji and Wu Zhong obediently.

After talking to Wu Zhong for a while, Huang Taiji asked the question he was most concerned about again: "Last time, Qing said that most of the richest merchants in the Ming Kingdom were concentrated in the Jiangnan area. During this period of time, I and Fan Qing also repeatedly considered that if we went to develop Jin Shang again, the plane crash would be successful for a while and a half. Therefore, the best and fastest way is to go south to Jiangnan and find a brave businessman for me. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, glanced at Fan Wencheng, and then looked at Wu Zhong and said, "Businessmen are profitable, and I am absolutely willing to pay a lot of money." As long as the businessmen in Jiangnan dare to come, they will definitely be able to make a lot of money! With this as the premise, I believe that after Qing went to Jiangnan, it should be much easier to get things done! ”

Wu Zhong saw Huang Taiji's actions just now, and immediately understood in his heart that this statement should have been mentioned by Fan Wencheng to Huang Taiji, but it did make sense. Merchants pursue profits, if the profits are big enough, although there are Jin merchants who have been raided first, they can definitely not be scared, and there are definitely people who are very risky to go.

Therefore, he nodded and replied to Huang Taiji: "Father is right, but Jiangnan is far away in the southeast of Daming, and it is far away from Liaodong, so it is extremely inconvenient to travel back and forth. ”

Seeing that Huang Taiji seemed to frown slightly when he heard this, he hurriedly added: "Erchen doesn't have any prevarication, I believe that with the identity of Erchen after returning to Daming, it is very easy to go south to do things." It's just that I need a lot of materials in the Qing Dynasty, and the scale must be very large, so Erchen thought, I'm afraid that this matter can only be done by looking for those maritime merchants! Besides, there is no basis for empty words, although the merchants are profitable, but if the scale is too large, if they don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, it will be difficult for them to believe in the sincerity of my Qing Dynasty for a while. After all, in the impression of the people in the south of the Yangtze River, the Qing Dynasty was turned into a barbarian. ”

"Hehe, I was worried about this problem!" Huang Taiji smiled when he heard this, pointed at Fan Wencheng and said, "Fan Qing has already thought of this. We now have our own ships, and if necessary, we can also transport Liaodong's specialties, or even directly transport a boatload of gold, silver and jewelry to Jiangnan. What do you think? ”

Hearing this, Wu Zhong was slightly stunned, and then remembered that the rebel general Kong Youde and others had surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty with warships and artillery, and Dongjiang Town was located on Phi Island, which was also destroyed by Kong Youde and others with Jianyu. It can be seen from this that there may have been quite a few warships built and captured.

Thinking of this, he showed great joy and immediately asked Huang Taiji: "Father, how many warships do we have in the Qing Dynasty, or sea ships?" If there are many, it is also possible to organize your own fleet to go south to do business. With the cover of the brocade guard of Erchen, ordinary people dare not check! ”

If Wu Zhong rescued the king of the county and returned to the Ming Kingdom, and the commander of the Jinyi Guard was his old official, then he could definitely be promoted. Thousands of households don't know if it's okay, but hundreds of households will definitely be able to do it. Jinyi guards hundreds of households to protect, it seems that it is indeed possible.

Thinking so, Fan Wencheng hurriedly interjected and said, "Your Majesty, the slave thinks that the colt is right. I can also organize the fleet to go south and trade with the south of the Yangtze River, so that we can get more grain and grass materials at the same price, why not? ”

Huang Taiji is naturally not the kind of person who is stupid and has a lot of money, and when he trades with Jin merchants, he is willing to pay a lot of money, also because the trade of the Qing Dynasty is monopolized by Jin merchants, and he has no room for bargaining, so he can only use high profits to attract Jin merchants.

However, at this time, when he heard Fan Wencheng say this, he knew that the same money could buy more grain and grass materials, so if he didn't move, he would have a ghost.

Therefore, Huang Taiji was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly nodded: "I still have a lot of warships, and it is no problem to organize a fleet to go south!" ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Wu Zhong, and his tone became more intimate: "What does the virtuous son-in-law think Jiangnan will like in Liaodong?" I can make people prepare, the first time, how about going to a boatload of gold, silver and jewelry, and then a boatload of Liaodong specialties? ”

When he said this, he actually thought in his heart that if so much wealth was handed over to Wu Zhong, it was estimated that he would definitely be corrupted. But as long as he can bring back food and grass supplies, he will endure it. At most, he turned around and knocked Wu Zhong.

Hearing that Huang Taiji had so much wealth as soon as he made a move, Wu Zhong couldn't help but want to swallow his saliva. However, he knew that Huang Taiji was wise, and he didn't dare to show it, so he hurriedly told everything he knew, and even suggested at the end: "Father, North Korea also has a lot of good things, and the fleet went to Jiangnan, so it can also be used as the North Korean fleet, so it will not arouse suspicion." ”

As soon as he heard this, Huang Taiji was overjoyed, and immediately praised Wu Zhong, and then turned his head to look at Fan Wencheng and said: "Fan Qing, you also heard it, so I will send a copy to North Korea, so that they can prepare a boatload of tribute, which must be collected before the sea defrosts next year." ”

Now that Korea is a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, if you want something, it is just a matter of will. The court is so cowardly, it must not dare to refuse. In this regard, Huang Taiji is very sure in his heart.

"The slave obeys the order, and then goes to the order!" Fan Wencheng immediately replied, this is one of his own jobs, and he is very skillful.

Huang Taiji turned his head to look at Wu Zhong when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Then a boatload of gold, silver and jewelry, a shipload of Liaodong specialties, and a shipload of North Korean specialties, how about transporting more grain and grass materials for me?" ”

"Father, rest assured, the son will definitely be able to satisfy his father." Wu Zhong was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said.

Huang Taiji nodded when he heard this, and said to him again: "I originally thought that those ships were useless, but I didn't expect that at the critical moment, they could still come in handy, it's really a god helping the Qing Dynasty!" ”

If the original historical development is followed, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had Jin merchants to supply blood, and they were not familiar with the sea, so they did not develop sailors at all; However, in this plane, the destruction of the Jin merchants made Huang Taiji set his eyes on Jiangnan, so this water master was valued by Huang Taiji again.

After saying this, Huang Taiji explained to Wu Zhong again: "Virtuous son-in-law, then you have to work hard during this time, go to Jinzhou, I have to stop the boats there, you go to choose people and ships, you must ensure that this trip to Jiangnan will not make any mistakes!" ”

"Sons obey orders!" Wu Zhong heard this and immediately received the order. In fact, Huang Taiji confessed, and he had no room for resignation.

Before leaving, Huang Taiji suddenly remembered something, and explained to Wu Zhong with a smile: "When you are going to travel to Mingguo next year, the little couple doesn't know when they will be reunited." This time I went to Golden State, so I took the princess with me, and it was best to let the princess have a child before leaving. ”