"You mean Gu Bin and Cao Hui in Wanzhou?" In Lu Tianxiang's office, Lu Tianxiang was asking Xu Lang the same question. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Yes, Lu Lao. Except for Gu Bin and Cao Hui, there is no reason for others to want to disturb Yulin Bay. ”

"Is there no other possibility?" Lu Tianxiang asked, "Is it possible that there is a mainland force, I heard that Liu Jun and Gao Pengju are also very strong in the business circle of Guangzhou." ”

"It's unlikely." Xu Lang talked about his analysis, "Guangzhou is too far away from Yulin Bay, even if Guangzhou has any ideas, it is a business matter." Besides, if the merchants of the Ming Dynasty want to solve the problem, they will generally take the road of the government, and they should not find someone to come to Yulin Bay to make trouble, the cost is too high. ”

Lu Tianxiang thought about Xu Lang's words and did not answer.

"Lu Lao." Xu Lang said suddenly, "Actually, I still have a question that I haven't figured out, and I've been thinking about this question for more than a year, and the more I think about it, the more confused I become." ”

"Really?" Lu Tianxiang said with a smile, "There are still problems that Xu Lang can't figure out for a year?" ”

"Lu Lao, this problem is the Battle of Annam last year. As soon as Jiang Beiming and I went ashore, we had a solid battle with Zheng Jie, how could Zheng Jiejie know the time and place of our landing so accurately. ”

"Did you check this later?" Lu Tianxiang asked.

"I asked Ruan Qi." Xu Lang replied, "Nguyen Qi said that Vietnamese fishermen found us and reported it, and they thought we were the army of Nguyen Phuc Nguyen of South Vietnam. But Lu Lao, Ruan Qi's explanation is definitely lying to us. ”

"Why?"

"If it's really like what Nguyen Qi said, then even if the Vietnamese find out about us, report it layer by layer, and Thang Long Province will send troops again, not half a month is not enough. But they came a few days after we landed, and someone must have told them about it earlier. ”

"But who sent the letter?" Xu Lang began to talk to himself again, "If it's Gu Bin who is making trouble this time, then we can understand, after all, Gu Bin has a conflict of interest with us in Qiongzhou Mansion." But whose interests are we hindering when we go to Vietnam? Who can find someone to go to Vietnam to report the news, and how can this person know exactly when and where we landed? ”

Xu Lang's heart twitched suddenly, and a thought flashed through his mind. Xu Lang raised his head and looked at Lu Tianxiang, he didn't dare to think about it anymore, and he couldn't think about it anymore.

"Xu Lang." Lu Tianxiang's words pulled Xu Lang's thoughts back, "I have been engaged in history all my life, and there are many mysteries in history that will never be answered. No matter who sent the letter to Zheng Jie, or whether this incident was caused by Gu Bin or not, doing the work in front of him is the most important thing. As long as the strength of our Yulin Bay is enhanced, it is useless for anyone to make a small move. Don't think about it, go back and get the bill out, it's going to be voted on tomorrow morning. ”

The next morning, the crossing meeting went smoothly, Xu Lang's motion passed with nearly two-thirds of the votes, and the travelers gave the organization a name, the Yulin Bay Federation of All Walks of Life.

The number of delegates to the Federation was set at 100 and consisted of six parts. The first part is Ye Sunquan and other representatives of the Ming Dynasty who are still serving the Yulin Bay Committee; the second part is Ye Zhan and Yang Tao, representatives of the Ming Dynasty soldiers who served the military; The third part is the representatives of Wang Kezong and Zhou Chongde, who have the least number of people, and only 6 places are given; The fourth part is Wu Chengzong, Wu Sister-in-law, representatives of all walks of life in Yulin Bay, this part of the people is the most, with 40 places; The fifth part is Ma Qiji and other representatives of Wanzhou; The last part is the representative of Westerners.

Although Lu Tianxiang and Xu Lang struggled to explain to Chen Mincheng and Zhou Chongde what this federation was doing for a long time, the two of them still heard the clouds. However, the two of them finally understood what the deputies did, Chen Mincheng promised to go back and tell Wang Kezong that he would send the deputies over as soon as possible, anyway, the deputies' eating, drinking, lazing and sleeping were all taken care of by Yulinwan, and there was a lot of monthly money.

The affairs of Yulin Bay gradually settled down, and Lu Tianxiang and others began to set up the federation. Xu Lang, Zhang Guodong and Liu Guannan went to Thang Long Province in Vietnam on the God, and the Wanzhou went to Puliango more than 20 days in advance.

The purpose of Liu Guannan's visit to Vietnam this time was to adjust the work of the two patrol houses in Vietnam. Li Xiao reported in detail to Liu Guannan about the issue of the Jinpu patrol house collecting protection fees, and after reporting to the committee for approval, Liu Guannan decided to personally go to Vietnam to appease these patrols and improve the treatment of patrols. At the same time, because the crossing conference decided to focus on Zheng Zhilong and Dengzhou operations, at least for a year Vietnam will no longer have any major actions but try to maintain the status quo, so Liu Guannan decided to transfer Ye Yan and Li Xiao back to Yulin Bay, Yan Hao will go to Puliango to replace Ye Yan's work, and the chief inspector of Jinpu will be Cao Lin for the time being.

All the travelers in Vietnam gathered in the barracks of Thang Long Province.

After briefly introducing the changes that have taken place in Yulin Bay in the past two months, Zhang Guodong read out the order of the Military Commission:

"Command. Colonel Jiang Beiming, commander of the Dispatch Army stationed in Annan, returned to Yulin Bay and served as the supreme military commander of Yulin Bay. Li Fuqiang, Governor of Prianggo and head of the 2nd Independent Regiment, was appointed commander of the Annam Dispatch Army and head of the 1st Independent Regiment, promoted to the rank of colonel, and stationed in Thang Long Province. Lin Zhaolong, the commander of the 3rd Independent Regiment, was appointed as the governor of the Jinpu Governor's Mansion and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Zhou Lei served as the governor of the Governor's Mansion and the head of the Second Independent Regiment, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Xu Tianbin served as the deputy commander of the 2nd Independent Regiment and was promoted to the rank of major. ”

"Yes." The people who were named collectively stood up and replied.

Xu Lang nodded at Fan Qiuming again: "Old Fan, the committee means that you also want to go back to Yulin Bay." Wang Kezong was promoted to the prefect of Qiongzhou, and the governor of Yazhou was replaced by Xie Kui, and the next step of your work as the director of the International Liaison Office will be on Yazhou and Xie Kui. ”

"Okay." Fan Qiuming replied, "I will do whatever the committee arranges." I am willing to be a brick of the revolution, and let the party move it in the southeast and northwest. ”

"Old Fan, old Fan." Fan Qiuming's words made everyone laugh.

Zhang Guodong asked again: "What is the current situation in Vietnam, and if we maintain the status quo in Vietnam, what will be the reaction of Zheng Jie's side?" ”

"The situation in Vietnam is basically stable." Jiang Beiming replied, "What we said with Zheng Jie is that Brother Puliang is not going well at the moment and is in a state of stalemate. Ruan Qi has also withdrawn from the army, and Zheng Jie can't afford such a huge war attrition. Our agreement with Zheng Jie is to continue to train the new army, and according to the current situation, it is estimated that there will be no major changes within a year. ”

"What's going on over there?" Xu Lang asked.

"It's pretty stable over there, too." Li Fuqiang replied, "We are slowly getting in touch with the South Vietnamese side on commercial matters. Originally, we wanted to push forward more to Cambodia, but now it seems that South Vietnam is still wary of us, so the results of this promotion are not great. The opinion I discussed with Zhou Lei and them was to stop taking military action for the time being, start trade first, and slowly infiltrate. ”

"Jiang Beiming, Li Fuqiang." Zhang Guodong looked around at the soldiers present, "There is another thing you have to worry about." The Military Commission decided to transfer a part of the troops from each of the three localities in Vietnam into one or two battalions and transfer them to Yulin Bay. At present, Han Wantao's mixed brigade is seriously short of personnel, and according to Qiu Peng, the two new 500-ton warships will be officially launched in more than a month, and I am afraid that most of the personnel of the Western battalion will be transferred to the navy at that time. Han Wantao and Zeng Guangxian have already proposed to the Central Military Commission to reduce the establishment of mixed brigades, abolish the regiment-level establishment, and adopt the model of brigade-level battalions. Moreover, Zheng Zhilong bought us more than 100 horses, and Han Wantao now has to form a cavalry company. So even so, I'm afraid that there are still not enough personnel, and we have to rely on your Vietnamese side to contribute, how about it, is there a problem? ”

"My Chairman Zhang, of course there is a problem." Li Fuqiang smiled, "But let's do our best." ”

"Chairman Zhang." Jiang Beiming said, "As you know, the current recruitment situation in Vietnam is not very ideal. The new army in Thang Long Mansion had just begun to be recruited, and it was impossible to move, because Zheng Jie had been staring. We can only transfer troops from Jinpu and Pliango. Jinpu currently has more than 2 battalions, less than 800 people; Priango is a little bit more, but it's just over 1,000 points. In this way, let Li Fuqiang and Lin Zhaolong plan it, and transfer back the two battalions, I am afraid that it will not be possible, after all, we still have to take into account the defense of these two places. Try to be able to divide 4 or 5 companies, more than 500 people, I guess it's okay. ”

"Okay, do your best." Zhang Guodong also knew that it would be a bit difficult to transfer two battalions at once.

"And, Old Fan." Xu Lang said to Fan Qiuming again, "What the committee means, Zheng Zhilong sent another 1 million silver and some raw materials, and we will continue to recruit workers." By July and August this year, the population will reach 30,000. It also requires you to be busy and busy during this time. ”

"This matter has to go to Mu Suide." Fan Qiuming thought for a while, "That's it, if you have nothing to do, you go with me to find him, and you have to explain to him before leaving." ”

Xu Lang suddenly turned his head and smiled at Jiang Beiming: "Beiming, let's go and talk to Yao Han's clan together?" ”

After the meeting, Xu Lang, Fan Qiuming and Jiang Beiming went to the Daming Chamber of Commerce in Thang Long Mansion the next day.

"Brother Jiang, Brother Fan, do you want to go back?" Musued was a little surprised by the news.

"Yes, Brother Mu." Jiang Beiming replied, "This is our arrangement for Yulin Bay. ”

"Then you're gone。。。。。。 Mu Suide hesitated.

"It doesn't matter, Brother Mu." Xu Lang said with relief, "Although the two of them are gone, everything in Thang Long Mansion is still the same as before. Li Fuqiang has now taken over Beiming's position, if you have any questions, just go to him directly, and we will explain it to him. ”

"Thank you, Brother Xu." Mu Suide thanked, "Regarding the matter of recruitment, please rest assured, Mu will do his best." A few of them have improved their treatment a lot, and I think there should be no problem. ”

"Brother Mu." Xu Lang also reminded, "Recruitment is important, but I also ask Brother Mu to pay more attention to business and trade matters, especially food, which cannot be delayed." ”

In preparation for the Dengzhou operation, Xu Lang brought a directive from the committee, which significantly increased Vietnam's grain imports.

"I naturally know this, and I ask a few people to relax, and they won't delay things."

"And." Fan Qiuming interjected, "The security team of the Chamber of Commerce also asks Brother Mu to pay more attention. After all, Brother Mu is in Thang Long Mansion, and there is also Lady Yao, your safety is also very important. ”

"Thank you, Brother Fan." Mu Suide arched his hand and said, "There are already more than 100 people in the security team, and Brother Jiang has also sent people to train the security team. It's just that after you're gone, the training of this security team 。。。。。。 ”

"Brother Mu, rest assured, everything is business as usual." Jiang Beiming replied, "We have already talked to Li Fuqiang about this issue. ”