After staying in Nanjing for nearly 20 days, Mao Wenlong said goodbye to King Fu and rushed to Andongwei with the 'treasure' he had looted.

The plan to build the first ship has been planned half a month ago, and now it has entered the stage of construction.

By the time Mao Wenlong arrived at Anton Wei, the first ship was nearing the end of its completion and had entered the inspection stage. In order to equip his ship's firearms and equipment, Mao Wenlong specially asked Wang Datie to create a batch of red-coated cannons.

Mao Wenlong inspected the Fu ship and felt very satisfied: "Lihui, there is no problem after the trial voyage of this Fu ship, and we will step up to build ten ships as soon as possible within half a year, and this task must be completed." ”

Lihui's face was a little hesitant, it was difficult for him to guarantee the completion of the task in half a year. Li Hui arched his hand and said: "General soldier, ten ships in half a year is a bit rushed, it is better to have five." ”

Mao Wenlong hesitated: "Then eight, but other small and medium-sized warships must have more than fifty." In short, in the spring of next year, I will see a fleet of more than 100 ships. ”

Lihui didn't dare to bargain anymore, he gritted his teeth and nodded and agreed to Mao Wenlong's request.

Subsequently, the two left the shipyard and came to the beach of Anton Wei, Mao Wenlong looked at the deep blue sea, and said faintly: "Is this sea too peaceful recently? ”

A hint of smugness flashed on Lihui's face, and he arched his hand and said, "Chief soldier, since our fleet has become large, the current pirates and pirates no longer dare to come here easily. If you count the days, we haven't seen a trace of the pirates or pirates for more than half a year. ”

Mao Wenlong nodded with satisfaction, and then asked, "How are the people in the vicinity?" ”

Lihui was stunned for a moment: "The people nearby? ”

Mao Wenlong frowned and said, "Is there any problem?" ”

Lihui said with a wry smile: "Don't the chief soldiers know? In the entire coastal area of the Ming Dynasty, there are almost no people living in it. There may be some prosperous ports in the south, but in the north, except for the vicinity of the guards, the rest of the place has become a deserted place, and there are no people left. ”

Mao Wenlong was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and then sighed lightly and said, "It seems that it is necessary for us to take down Shandong as well." ”

Lihui was not surprised by Mao Wenlong's words, in fact, half of Shandong is now completely under the control of the Dongjiang Army. If you want to win the other half, you only need Mao Wenlong's order, and it will not take half a month to complete it as scheduled.

"General soldier, Shandong has always been used by us to isolate the possibility of Houjin entering the customs, why do we want to take it now. Wouldn't it be better for my subordinates to have the imperial court guarding us now? Lihui didn't understand.

Mao Wenlong glanced back at Lihui and sneered: "Relying on the imperial court to isolate Houjin is just an expedient measure. Now that we have the full strength to confront that Houjin, we no longer need the imperial court as a barrier. ”

After hearing this, the council nodded in agreement, and the performance of the Dongjiang Army in Jiayuguan this time has completely proved that Huang Taiji's iron cavalry army is no longer a powerful and insurmountable mountain for the Dongjiang Army.

Lihui thought about it for a while, and then asked Mao Wenlong for instructions: "When does the chief soldier want to send troops?" ”

Mao Wenlong shook his head and said: "It's impossible this year, at least we have to wait until next year." ”

Lihui was immediately relieved, as long as Shandong was not turbulent in the near future, he could concentrate on completing the task assigned to him by Mao Wenlong without being affected.

Mao Wenlong patted him on the shoulder and said, "Do it well, this sea will be our real world in the future." ”

Lihui was slightly surprised, but he didn't say much? The three brothers had known since early on that Mao Wenlong had always been interested in the sea. It is also because of this that the three brothers willingly defected to Mao Wenlong, in order to hope that one day the three brothers can complete the dream that their parents could not complete.

Mao Wenlong was not in Andongwei, and after half a month, he set off to return to Xi'an, and halfway through, Hong Chengchou sent him a letter, saying that he had sent troops to assist King Fu in attacking Huguang. And in this way, Li Zicheng became a frightened bird and began to fidget.

After learning that Mao Wenlong sent troops to assist King Fu in attacking Huguang, Li Zicheng immediately gathered the generals and began to discuss countermeasures.

Ying Shanjian suggested to Li Zicheng: "King Chuang, now it seems that Mao Wenlong has colluded with that Fu King. Once Huguang falls into the hands of King Fu, then we will be isolated, and there is no way back. ”

"Then what can we do now, the northbound Jingshi has been completely sealed by the mountain of Mao Wenlong, and if we go south, there will be mercenaries from all over the country to respect themselves." Li Zicheng frowned, he felt that he would be devoured by Mao Wenlong at any time.

Ying Shanjian looked back at the other people present, and when he saw that no one stood up to say a word, his heart was full of bitterness. Obviously, everyone here is very negative, and if this continues, Sichuan will not be far away from being annexed by others.

"King Chuang, or we will break the kettle and prepare to do it once." Ying Shanjian suddenly gritted his teeth and said boldly.

Li Zicheng was slightly surprised, and asked in a cold voice: "What kind of big work?" ”

Ying Shanjian no longer hesitated, and immediately told his plan in front of everyone. Everyone fell silent after hearing this, but Li Zicheng's eyes shone brightly, and it was obvious that he seemed to be very interested in Yingshanjian's plan.

Mao Wenlong returned to Xi'an as scheduled, and this trip took another three months. Hong Ziyan's belly also began to bulge slightly, and the appearance of pregnancy became more obvious. What relieved Mao Wenlong was Chen Lan, he did not lose his trust, and Chen Lan is now also confirmed to be pregnant.

Mao's mansion has been peaceful recently, and the two ladies are pregnant, which is a top priority and a great joy, and everyone is carefully serving the two pregnant ladies and dare not have the slightest negligence.

Mao Wenlong had just left the second daughter's room when he was invited by Hong Chengchou to talk about things. The old guy has been in a good mood lately, with a ruddy complexion, full of energy, and a look of good spirits.

"Chief soldier, the imperial court sent an angel a few days ago to question why we suddenly moved troops against Huguang." Hong Chengchou was very simple, as soon as Mao Wenlong arrived, he told the situation.

Mao Wenlong said indifferently: "The court will question it, and they can't do anything to me, just ignore it." ”

Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "This time is different, the angel who came is not only here for this matter, but also hopes that the general army can withdraw from Shandong." Completely returning Shandong to the imperial court is said to be the return of taking the initiative to cede Shanxi. ”