With the troops ashore, Dongji Island was successfully occupied, and the fishermen of the island were obediently summoned and accepted the rule of the Great Liang. Over the next two days, the other two islands were also inspected by the officers and troops, and no resistance was encountered.

Zhang Han didn't have much interest here, and the three islands had a population of less than 2,000. So he appointed the island's Lizheng very casually, and asked them to compile their own household registration and report it to the Zhoushan government. These few were elected by the people, and they were all respected old men on the island, even if they were all related to Luo Miaohyun's Haikou in one way or another, they were not implicated, which also made the fishermen on the island feel a lot more at ease.

After repairing some of the damaged fishing boats, Zhang Han returned to Ningbo with the fleet and all the land divisions, leaving no defensive force behind. His sailors were too small to be dispersed. And the troops of the land division stationed here can only maintain the scale of one or two hundred people, and they will not have much effect on the attacks of a large number of enemies. As for whether the fishermen on the island will become pirates again, I believe that after seeing the strength of the official army, they should not take risks again. Moreover, the girder will no longer collect poll taxes and slave money, and the fishermen do not seem to have to take any risks.

Zhang Han's operation here went smoothly, and Guo Chengdong finally seized the opportunity, and according to the information provided by the Intelligence Department, he finally ambushed a Zheng Zhilong army that came ashore to attack and harass in Funing County. However, the raiding force was small in number, and although there were two large ships, only about a hundred people went ashore.

These water cowards who came ashore were naturally no match for the Great Liang Land Division, although they also wanted to resist stubbornly, but in the face of the blows of firearms and crossbows, they could only increase their casualties. After most of the casualties, they had no choice but to lay down their arms and surrender to save their lives. And the two large ships that were still at sea, after several rounds of artillery bombardment, fled away from the coast in panic.

At this time, Guo Chengdong instructed a person next to him who had been dodging: "Boss Kong, go and identify them, and identify their leader." ”

Boss Kong excused himself in a panic: "General, let's wait until we go back to the dark room of the yamen." If these people see it, my Kong family will be wiped out in the future. ”

Guo Chengdong said with a smile: "If you want to live in peace, it's easy to do!" You tell everyone you know, and we'll take care of the rest. As long as you cooperate, it won't take much time for us to clean up the people sent by Zheng Zhilong. If you don't cooperate, then we can't protect you twelve hours a day, Boss Kong can understand, right? ”

And those under the command of Zheng Zhilong, who were captured or injured, were all staring at this side angrily. was ambushed today, and they didn't have to think about it to know that they must have been betrayed, so they shot at Boss Kong with hateful eyes.

Boss Kong looked at the captured Zheng Zhilong's subordinates helplessly, hesitated for a while, and finally nodded, and walked over helplessly. He didn't have any choice at this time, if he hadn't saved a fluke, didn't transfer the silver and collection at home to other places, and was taken to the handle, he wouldn't have fallen into a dilemma.

Guo Chengdong looked at Boss Kong to identify, nodded to the people next to him, and said, "You work hard, and it will depend on you to dig out a few more of those who are connected with Zheng Zhilong." Taking advantage of the fact that Zheng Zhilong has not yet reacted, it is better to clean up more of his subordinates, so that he does not dare to continue to harass the coast. ”

"Don't worry, general, it's our business." The intelligence department personnel around him clenched their fists and responded in a low voice.

Ten days later, Li Yan was in Henan to listen to Li Zhong's report on the progress of the war in the south. Now Huguang has basically been taken, but because it has entered the rainy season, the rain continues, one is difficult to walk, and the other is not conducive to the play of firearms, so it has not continued to go south to Guangzhou. In the direction of Sichuan, Zhao Datong also successfully occupied Chengdu, so that the Great Western Army that entered Sichuan had to go to eastern Sichuan.

"The news sent by Hou Guangtai just confirmed that the enemy they killed in the pursuit was Zhang Xianzhong's son Ai Nengqi, and nearly half of his soldiers and horses were captured and killed, and many escaped. The enemy who fled into Sichuan and Guizhou should be less than 4,000. Li Zhong reported: "According to Zuo Mengeng's report, Li Zicheng seems to have led a group of soldiers and horses across the Minjiang River, but it is not sure. Most of Li Zicheng's soldiers and horses are still rushing through the mountains. ”

Li Yan immediately ordered: "Let Zuo Mengeng and Huang Desheng confirm the news as soon as possible." Inform Zhou He to strengthen inspections and liaison in Jiangxi and other places, and once Li Zicheng's traces are discovered, they will be exterminated on the spot as soon as possible, and he must not be allowed to continue to disturb the place. Let Hou Guangtai rest in place first, after more than a month of fighting, the men and horses are tired, and the war is not at this time. ”

Li Zhong nodded and continued to report: "Sailor Zhang Han reported that the Zhejiang bandits have been exterminated, and the first offender has been arrested and sent to Dengzhou for trial. However, he also reported that the first offender, Luo Miaohong, seemed to know a lot about Western warships. He said that the offender did not commit the crime of murdering people, and he was willing to compensate the robbed maritime merchants, and asked if he could be extra gracious and let the prisoner atone for his crimes in the sailors. ”

Li Yan said with some dissatisfaction: "Let him not be too troublesome!" How to adjudicate a case is a matter for the Criminal Division. As for whether you can atone for your sins, it depends on the verdict. If a person is a person who has committed the most heinous crimes, even if he has true ability, he cannot fail to respect the dignity of the law. ”

"Long Huamin has been gone for more than a year, but there is no news at all, and I am afraid that he will not come back. Otherwise, he would have brought back one or two books on the ship, which would have given us an idea of the roots of the Tessie battleship. Li Zhong said helplessly.

Li Yan said lightly: "Let him go, those missionaries are mostly outspoken, so there is no need to report too much hope." As for the Western ships, when we take Guangzhou and Quanzhou, we will be able to see it with our own eyes. Maybe it's not prestigious, but don't worry too much. ”

Li Zhong shook his head, glanced down at the outline of the report, and then said in embarrassment: "This matter is a little strange, and it may also be a troublesome matter." ”

"What's the matter?" Li Yan asked with some curiosity.

"In the lending bank of Pingyang Mansion, someone has taken a one-foot-high gold arhat to mortgage and borrow silver yuan for half a month, and the silver yuan in Pingyang Mansion and Taiyuan Mansion have been exchanged." Li Zhong frowned and said, "Later, they checked, and it was the family of the big businessman Jia Kang who came to borrow money. The Kang family has thousands of hectares of fertile land in Binh Duong, is still a salt merchant, has Kang Garden in Yangzhou, and the family also runs the largest pawnshop in Binh Duong. We suspect that the Kang family thinks that the grain and salt business is not profitable, and wants to keep the pawnshop to make a living. They knew that the lending bank was a government-run property, and they did not dare to use crooked tricks, so they wanted to use their family funds to eat raw and squeeze the lending bank down. ”

Li Yan said coldly: "What a big appetite!" How much money does he have? ”

"Not less than 10 million." Li Zhong introduced: "It is said that there are 500 golden Arhats. The Kang family has been in the grain and salt business for a hundred years, and there will be no shortage of treasures, gold and silver. Fortunately, his family is fine, if he joins forces with those salt merchants who have a huge amount of money in their hands to make a game, I am afraid that the lending bank will really not be able to do it. ”