Chapter 19 Ruan Jin's Strategy

As soon as Zhang Xuan heard Ruan Jin's words, he knew that Ruan Jin was definitely not just a helmsman.

How does a helmsman know about the Franc cannon, and how does a helmsman know whether the maintenance is good or not. You must know that Zhang Xuan has commanded artillery battles several times, but Zhang Xuan himself is not very familiar with the professional problem of cannon maintenance.

Zhang Xuan just thought about it and didn't care much.

Without him, whether Ruan Jin was a pirate or an official before Jin could only be used for it, it was enough.

"With these ships, can you form a sailor?" Zhang Xuan asked.

Ruan Jin glanced at Zhang Xuan deeply and said, "Yes." ”

"Okay," Zhang Xuan said: "You are the battalion officer of the Ningbo Navy Division, and you should be treated the same as the battalion officer." ”

"Master Xie." A hint of joy welled up on Ruan Jin's face.

The reason why he helped Deng He was because he had the idea of defecting to the rebels.

"When will this sailor be able to fight?" Zhang Xuan asked.

Ruan Jin said: "Within ten days, you will be able to fight. ”

Zhang Xuan was taken aback and said, "So fast? ”

Ruan Jin said: "The last general also has some old brothers at sea, after all, the sea is not very peaceful. ”

Zhang Xuan waved his hand and said: "Since he is the brother of Ruan Yingguan, this general can naturally be trusted, and now that the sailor is short of people, he can be included in the camp and used according to his talents." ”

"Master Xie." Ruan Jin said.

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, he didn't care, of course he understood what the consequences of his words would be, that is, this water division would be Ruan Jin's independent kingdom, but if you want to solve the problem now, it will not be too late to talk about it in the future.

"Officer Ruan Ying, what do you think if the official army is raging on the sea?" Zhang Xuan said.

"My lord, although the sailor can be done quickly, Zheng Feihuang has been crisscrossing the sea for many years, and there are more than 100 warships, but there are more than 100 ships, and most of his ships are sea ships, which are much larger than the sand boats and lucky ships of the official army. Zheng Feihuang's strength, after the completion of the water division, is only a drop in the bucket compared to it. Ruan Jin wanted to tell Zhang Xuan something happy, but he had to tell the truth.

Even with the Sailors, it is impossible to reverse the strength of both sides.

"Is there no way to do it?" Zhang Xuan also understands this, but he is just unwilling.

"There is a way to do it that is not a solution." Ruan Jin said.

"Tell me about it." Zhang Xuan said.

"Zhoushan and Qitou are too close to each other, and when the weather is clear, they can see each other across the sea after all. Now it's close. If enough ships rushed over together, it would not be possible for the officers and soldiers not to leave behind a large number of warships, and it was not that there were no ships on the shore now. ”

Ruan Jin said: "There are many civilian ships near Ningbo, which can be requisitioned, as long as a large number of civilian ships are hoarded in the Qitou area, they may be able to clamp down on many sailors of the official army." ”

Zhang Xuan's heart lit up, and he suddenly felt that Ruan Jin's method was feasible.

Some of the islands on this side of Zhejiang are not far from the mainland, and it is still relatively difficult to destroy a ship with the power of firearms in this era, so it is not easy for the officials and soldiers to intercept all of them when hundreds of ships rush to Zhoushan Island.

As long as thousands of soldiers land on the island, Zhoushan Island will change hands, and Zhang Xuan has this confidence. However, the official army must not lose Zhoushan.

There is no other reason, the number of official and military units combined, there are as many as 30,000 or 40,000 people, and Zhoushan Island has some difficulties in helping these people, not to mention losing Zhoushan. Without Zhoushan, these tens of thousands of officers and soldiers are duckweed on the sea, and they must transport grain thousands of miles from Fujian or Huai'an.

Of course, Zhang Xuan would not rashly launch the battle of landing on the island.

When there was no naval superiority, the battle of Dengzhi was launched, and the Battle of Kinmen was a lesson for the future, and now Zhang Xuan has not yet reached the point of losing thousands of elites without blinking an eye.

Not to mention, during the period from the sea to Zhoushan, how much did the official army lose to intercept the fleet, just after going to the island, how the official army cut off the sea route, trapped the righteous army in the mountains, and then gathered tens of thousands of troops to besiege it, Zhang Xuan naturally didn't want to think about the result.

This is a situation where the wolf is scared at both ends.

But for Zhang Xuan, it is one of the methods that can rarely deter or contain the officials and troops of Zhoushan, as long as Zhoushan leaves a part of the sailors to guard the sea between Ningbo and Zhoushan, then there will be fewer attacks in other places.

After all, although the sea is vast, there is also a bottleneck that needs to be broken through. It is the number of ships, the sea is in their hands, but there are enough ships to attack everywhere, and some ships are occupied, which naturally reduces the frequency of attacks by officials and soldiers.

"Okay." Zhang Xuan said: "This matter will be left to you." As long as you can contain the officers and soldiers, the chief officer of the Zhejiang Navy Division may not be yours in the future. ”

Ruan Jin was overjoyed and said, "Lord Xie." ”

"Don't thank me, you just have to do things, I will send someone to cooperate with you in this matter." Zhang Xuan said.

Zhang Xuan also knows this matter, it is easy to say, but in fact it is not too simple.

Zhang Xuan pondered for a while and said, "Officer Ruan Ying, you have been at sea all the year round, do you have any channels to get in touch with the Zheng family?" ”

Ruan Jin secretly said in his heart: "Could it be that this General Zhang wants to recruit the Zheng family." He shook his head in his heart, he was not very confident in this matter. But he didn't dare to hide Zhang Xuan, and said: "My lord, if I am in Fujian, I will naturally have a channel to contact the Zheng family, but now."

Yes, but no. ”

When Zhang Xuan heard this, he sighed slightly in his heart, and said secretly: "As long as you think of another way." ”

"However, there may not be no one in Ningbo City who can contact the Zheng family?" Ruan Jin said.

"Oh?" Zhang Xuan frowned slightly, because of the attack of the official army, although Zhang Xuan did not enforce the sea ban like the Qing court, but the control of the city was also very strict, could it be that there were still secret agents of the official army in Ningbo City?

"My lord, the Zheng family started as a maritime merchant, although it is also a thief and a businessman, but now, there are still many merchants, thieves, the Zheng family raises such a large fleet, and the appropriation of the imperial court has never been in place, and the Fujian Navy can be said to be the private soldier of the Zheng family. The money for raising soldiers is obtained from the sea trade, and many large households in Zhejiang have a cooperative relationship with the Zheng family. Sell Jiangnan customs to the South Seas, Japan, and the West, so the connection between them is very close, and even these few times the Zheng family sent troops ashore, the raid is a part, and the delivery of goods to these big households is also a part. Ruan Jin said.

Zhang Xuan was taken aback and said, "Is there such a thing? ”

I just heard that Zhang Xuan couldn't believe it, but when he thought about it carefully, it was reasonable.

Since the Eastern Crusade, Luo Yulong and Zhang Xuan have a consensus that Jiangnan will be the money and grain of King Wu in the future, so everything is to be blocked and cannot be greatly destroyed, so although Jiangnan fell into the hands of Cao Ying, it has experienced some twists and turns, and there are many losses in honesty, but on the whole, the loss of Jiangnan is not too big, and a large number of textile industries have been retained.

Even if there is a change of dynasty, for many people, the life they should live will go on.

The Ming Dynasty imported a large amount of silver from the Wanli period, the amount is huge, tens of millions, such a large scale, what a large industrial chain will be, and how many people will be connected up and down. These people all need to eat, and even the war can't resist the sound of money.

Zhang Xuan was helpless and happy in his heart, helplessly, Cao Ying thought that he controlled Jiangnan, but he never thought of such a big economic activity, and Zhang Xuan, as an important member of Jiangnan, didn't know, or heard it from other people's ears. But Cao Ying's control of Jiangnan has always been superficial, and he has not penetrated into it at all, and he is happy that he finally has a bargaining weight with the Zheng family, and it is a heavyweight weight, and maybe he can get a batch of tax silver for Cao Ying.

After Zhang Xuan knew how to contact the Zheng family, he immediately summoned the big families in Ningbo City, and under coercion and temptation, they could only act as intermediaries and go to Zhoushan to meet the Zheng family's people. Send an envoy to Zhang Xuan to play the front station.

On the other hand, Zhang Xuan reported the situation here to Luo Yulong, and tried to control the issue of the gentry from all over the country privately trading with the Zheng family, monopolizing the right to trade with the Zheng family, so as to check and balance the sailors of the Zheng family.

Zhang Xuan also faintly revealed the idea of the customs, but this one thing must be built on the firm control of Jiangnan.

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