The news of the burning of the town of Magang in the > soon reached Shen Chongming. Although he felt a little distressed about the loss this time, when he thought that there were no casualties, Shen Chongming also felt that this loss was worth it, and he could still get it back in the future.

"Erdan, how did you do what you were told yesterday!" Putting down the information in his hand, Shen Chongming raised his head and asked Brother Erdan.

"My lord, my subordinates have already sent people to gather the blacksmiths in the city yesterday, but the blacksmiths of Ningbo Mansion, the master and the apprentices are just less than forty people, and it is not easy for them to build a large iron chain that is 100 zhang long! Besides, my lord, what do you want such a long chain for? Brother Erdan frowned and asked, My own adults have never explained their plans to others because of this problem, so they like to let others guess, we are human beings, not gods. Although the brain is very smart, it is not possible to guess everything.

"Stupid!" Shen Chongming glared at him angrily: "Zhejiang is so big, don't you know to gather blacksmiths elsewhere except Ningbo!" Tell you, if you can't build a big iron chain on a hemp rope with a thickness of 300 zhang wrists within ten days, the official will ask you! ”

"Yes, yes, my subordinates will do it!" Brother Erdan nodded hurriedly, turned around and was about to go out to make arrangements, but when he arrived at the door, he couldn't help but turn around and ask almost pleadingly: "My lord, tell your subordinates about the use of the iron chain!" Otherwise, the subordinates will not have the strength to run errands! ”

"Hehe, it doesn't hurt to tell you, this chain is used for fishing, so you can do a good job now!" Shen Chongming was amused when he saw him scratching his ears and cheeks, and he couldn't help but think of teasing.

This time, Brother Erdan's heart was even more scratched, but he was embarrassed to ask this big iron again, so he could only make a look of sudden realization, turned around and quickened his pace, and walked out to arrange for people to go to the nearby state capital to 'catch the blacksmith'.

After arranging this matter, as soon as Brother Erdan came back, a new errand was handed over to him: "Erdan, you take someone to a coastal fishing village and find a way to gather a hundred small fishing boats to come back, the sooner the better, this official is of great use!" ”

People from all over the country have withdrawn to various county seats, and the fishermen who make a living from fishing are no exception, and the fishing boats cannot be taken away, and many of them must be left in the port, as long as they send people to search, it is not difficult to gather a hundred, and when the time comes, there are fishing boats and large iron chains, and they can be made.

Brother Erdan was shocked, it's broken, is this fishing? This thought just flashed, and Brother Erdan immediately thought that it was impossible, how could this official be a fisherman if he was a good official? "Yes, my subordinates will go to the Three Kingdoms to reborn the God of War Lu Bu!" As he spoke, he couldn't help but complain a little in his heart, and in the past few days, he hadn't practiced his calligraphy for a long time.

"Well, the Fujian Sailor is almost here!" Only in his own hall, Shen Chongming sat there with a leisurely expression and said to himself, as soon as he thought of the three red-haired ghost clippers that were about to become his property, Shen Chongming couldn't help but smile proudly, hehe, good thing!

Daishan Island, at this time, there were also people like Shen Chongming who had the idea of the five armed merchant ships that were quietly parked in the sea.

Masao Watanabe, who was sitting halfway up the mountain, felt itching in his heart when he saw those boats, good thing! The reason why Zheng Shanchuan attaches so much importance to the red-haired ghost is because they have these five divine weapons in the naval battle, if this thing is returned to them, and then they will drive back to the country directly, and the daimyo will definitely treat them differently, because if anyone has this thing, they will be invincible in the naval battle.

If you can really get this thing, you will go directly to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, according to the news that you have collected over the years, the final winner is already him, and if you take refuge in him, your life of exile over the years will be over.

And he has more than one ability, as long as he is willing, he can sail as a pioneer to rob the rich Ming Dynasty, who let himself do the bandit business for so many years? The coastal terrain of the Ming Dynasty is well known, and when the time comes, countless glory and wealth are waiting for you?

Thinking about it, Watanabe Masao's heart, which had been silent for many years, stirred again, and he already had a huge plan in his heart, and if he became famous, it would be up to him to see if he could get these five red-haired ghost warships.

"That's right, just wait for him Shen Chongming to come and attack, and then the clipper with the red-haired ghost will definitely let him have no return!" After discussing with Monk Ansheng and Fuyun Lao Dao for a day and a night, Zheng Shanchuan finally came up with a good solution, with an excited expression on his face, and the sleepiness in his mind suddenly dissipated.

Fuyun stroked his beard lightly, with a smile on his face, and a look of a masterful person: "What the protector said is very true, the government will withdraw all the fishermen from the thirty miles along the coast to the county towns where large armies are stationed everywhere, although this trick seems to be clever, so that we are helpless against him, but there is also a fatal shortcoming, that is, the time cannot be too long, otherwise these hundreds of thousands of people, no matter how rich and wealthy the imperial court is, they can't afford to raise it!" ”

The two cooperated tacitly, and when he saw that he was halfway through his words, the monk Ansheng on the side knew that this was an opportunity for himself to perform, put his hands together and sang the Buddha horn, and said with a smile: "So the only thing he can do next is to go to sea to fight with us, so that we can defeat us as soon as possible and let the people from all over the country return to their hometowns. ”

"Hehehe, you're right, go, immediately send someone to sneak into Zhoushan Island in a small boat, if the imperial court sailors gather, it must be a place to camp, and as soon as they stop the boat, we will send the red-haired ghosts to blow up and sink all of them like last time, and it will definitely make Shen Chongming steal chickens and rice!" Zheng Shanchuan said with a smirk on his face.

Without the sea ship, how can Shen Chongming talk about suppressing bandits, then his previous plan is to cocoon himself, and when the time comes, the opponents of the imperial court will definitely take the opportunity to attack him, so that he will be ruined, and a big disaster can be eliminated.

Shen Chongming naturally wouldn't know about the plan of guarding the rabbits, so he inquired about the situation in Jinghai all day long, and as soon as the rear was stabilized, he led the army to destroy the base camp of the Japanese in one fell swoop, and then took the red-haired ghost's warship as his own by the way.

This seems to be a few days of calm and turbulence, but it is an undercurrent, Shen Chongming is also very sad in the position of the general soldier of the Ping Wa, it is not that the Wakou makes him uncomfortable, but the pressure of the court makes him slap the table several times.

Eight days after the garrisons returned to their garrisons and began to clear the coast, an 800-mile expedited express from the cabinet was sent to his desk, strictly ordering him to dispatch troops to actively pacify the Japanese people, instead of passively defending the coastal people as they are now, and wasting the imperial court's grain and red career.

The wording of the document was very harsh, and Shen Zongbing was very angry when he saw it, slapped the table, and scolded: "A group of caged finches know what a fart!" Brother Erdan was already standing behind him and secretly looked around. Although I didn't know some of the words, I also understood the general idea, and followed Ying He and said: "That is, it doesn't hurt to stand and talk!" ”

Shen Chongming casually threw the paperwork aside, and sat there to worry, this order can not be listened to, after all, he will be able to resist the orders of the foreign monarch, not to mention the order of the old enemy Xu Jie, he can be thrown aside as if he did not see it, but the people of Zhejiang Buzheng did not dare to disobey this order, and he knew better than Xu Jie that he would not listen to him, so he would definitely put pressure on Guo Mingyi.

After all, it's just a local official. Although he is a feudal official, compared to Xu Jie, the head of the cabinet, Guo Mingyi is still a lot worse, if he doesn't listen to him, he must not have a better life in the future.

People don't kill for themselves, although this is a bit excessive, but why not explain a fact, presumably few people will put their own net worth and life into it to help others do good things, although Guo Mingyi is very good as an official, but he has not reached the kind of great realm of sacrificing himself for the world, as long as the pressure is a little more focused, he may not be able to bear it, but once he can't bear the pressure of the cabinet and no longer cooperate with himself, then the big loophole in his plan to clear the wall will be exposed, and there is no food supply for the local yamen. If he didn't wait for himself to lead the army to fight at sea, the people who had moved to various county towns for refuge would be in chaos, and once the backyard caught fire, not only would it be impossible to talk about completely pacifying the Japanese invaders, but I was afraid that my own little life would have to be put into it.

After pondering for a while, Shen Chongming decided to give it a try, to see if he could say that Guo Mingyi would let him escort his plan, and it would be best to say that he could move, if not, he could only take risks and use some means to control him temporarily.

He wrote a handwritten letter earnestly, Shen Chongming pretended to be and handed it to Brother Erdan and instructed: "Erdan, you immediately rush to Hangzhou with thirty people to hand over this letter to the political envoy Guo Mingyi, and ask him to do us a favor for the sake of the people of Zhejiang who will no longer suffer from the scourge of the Japanese in the future...... Hum! ”

"My lord, if you don't agree, kill him!" Brother Erdan asked dumbfounded, and said that it was Shen Chongming who made the murder, this murder of the court officials is a big crime, not to mention a local official like the political envoy, even the princes and nobles dare not do anything to them, no matter how powerful the Jinyi Wei is, it has not reached the point of innocently killing the court minister.

"Go aside!" Shen Chongming glared at him fiercely, this kid didn't know what to think about all day long? "It's not for you to kill, the official is saying that once Guo Mingyi doesn't agree, you will take someone to control him, let him listen to us for the time being, and wait for the Japanese to calm down, and the official will make amends to him, and he will also ask the emperor for his guilt!"

Brother Erdan breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still a little worried: "My lord, control Lord Guo, once this is known by others, I am afraid that it will also cause a big mess!" ”

Shen Chongming nodded, calculated the time and said: "You just do it, Shang Fang has the sword, it is really impossible to bluff him, after all, few people know the content of the holy decree, and Guo Mingyi is also a smart person, he also knows the importance of his official plan, maybe with his experience, he can come up with a good way to compromise?" Just go! ”

Seeing that Shen Chongming had made up his mind, Brother Erdan could only obey, he also knew the importance of this matter to Shen Chongming, and hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will complete this matter no matter what, if the court investigates it, you can push this matter to your subordinates, anyway, your subordinates are lowly and small, and it doesn't matter if you lose your head, and you will be a good man again after twenty years!" ”

Shen Chongming was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Hehehe, even if you kid wants to die, the official won't let you succeed easily, so let's follow the official and do a good job!" I'll go back and marry your daughter-in-law! ”