"It's hard to talk about this." Qi Jiguang sighed for a long time.

"What's not to say, it's that the coastal wealthy clans have a relationship with the pirates and pirates, and they have a stake, to put it more bluntly, the pirates and pirates are their people, they are a family with two skins." Zhang Juzheng tore it directly and said.

Besides, you know that the eight major coastal families are the general backstage of the pirates. Of course, it doesn't mean that all pirates belong to the Eight Great Families, and there are also those who are helpless and rely exclusively on sea raids for a living, but that is only a small force. This kind of pirate is like an inland rogue who generally does not make the climate.

Qi Jiguang said: "I led the troops back then, that is, to fight in, win and then withdraw, this is not too difficult, if I am allowed to stay in a region for a long time, to be honest, I can't do it." ”

"So what do you do if you want to do it?" Besides, he asked.

"There is basically no solution, and I have thought of various methods, but they all work." Qi Jiguang shook his head.

Besides, his heart sank, Qi Jiguang said so, it seems that he is really about to step into the place of death.

"If there are 100,000 elite soldiers, it is true that they can defend one side, but how much grain and grass do 100,000 elite soldiers need every day, and where do these food and grass supplies come from, even if the road is unimpeded, the imperial court can't afford to produce so much silver, right?" Qi Jiguang asked Zhang Juzheng.

"No, the imperial court can't afford to support 100,000 elite soldiers stationed in Fujian." Zhang Juzheng is very straightforward.

"Brother Yunming, it seems that you have 20,000 people under your command, and they are all new soldiers, and these people can't consume half a year at all. Otherwise, this new army I have trained will be much better than your people. Qi Jiguang said.

"No, those people you newly trained must stay at the border of Jizhen, I said that the Tatar Department is not enough to worry, so you have to deal with it with all your might. What's more, Fujian is not a problem of too many soldiers and too few soldiers. Zhang Juzheng said.

"It's better that Qi Shuai can find time to help me train recruits, this is the way to go for a long time. I've got almost all the equipment there. "Besides, I don't think much about it, anyway, the emperor has bet on sky-high chips, and he must finish this game of chess no matter what.

"Okay, I can have a buffer period when I come back this time, and I'll do my best to help you do this." Qi Jiguang said.

"Thank you Qi Shuai." Besides, he was overjoyed.

"Can the imperial court guarantee the supply of funds?" Qi Jiguang asked again.

"No, his funds are directly allocated by the emperor from the internal funds, there are no remaining funds here in the household department, and the emperor's internal funds will not be too much, and when you get to Fujian, you may have to find your own way to find all the funds." Zhang Juzheng said.

"What?" And almost jumped.

"Didn't you say that the emperor didn't send hungry soldiers? I took 20,000 people to Fujian, but I can't go there to beg for food, right? ”

"Begging? The Holy Decree states that military expenses can be levied on the spot. Aren't you the best at this? Zhang Juzheng smiled.

"Oh." Besides, I see.

This is to let him go to Fujian to want to expropriate the materials and money and grain needed, that is okay, as long as the imperial court allows, he dares to let go, even if he scrapes off a few layers of land in Fujian, he doesn't care.

"By the way, brother, I heard as soon as I came back, you robbed a street, I was envious to death, I wanted to buy a shop on that street, but no one sold it at all. How, do you need someone to take a stake? I don't have much money, but I can still get tens of thousands of taels. Qi Jiguang said with a smile.

Besides, he was a little embarrassed: "What kind of shares do you enter, my eldest brother is short of money, even if I open my mouth, I don't make money for myself." ”

"That's good." Qi Jiguang patted him on the shoulder.

Of course, this is a joke, although Qi Jiguang does not do business, the silver is still not a problem, and he can make an account in the military spending, and the silver will be in hand, which is the advantage of the general.

"The nests of the wealthy clans and pirates along the coast are where your funds lie, I think you are very good at robbing, and that is a good place for you to play to your strengths." Zhang Juzheng teased.

Besides, he nodded: "Well, as long as the imperial court doesn't interfere, then it's no problem." ”

He knew that the net worth of the coastal wealthy clans was that all of them were really rich and rival countries, and it would take a few years to destroy a wealthy clan. At the beginning, Xiaojun just got more than one million taels of silver from the Zheng family, and there must be more silver in the Zheng family's hometown.

"I'm kidding you, those people aren't the proprietors of the same street, you think they're lying there and robbing you?" Zhang Juzheng said with a smile.

"I'm serious, as long as the court doesn't interfere in my affairs, I promise that I won't ask the court for a tael of silver when I get to Fujian, of course, the equipment still has to be supplied by the court, but I can buy it with silver." Besides, seriously.

Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang were choked by his words, dumbfounded, I really don't know where his confidence comes from, the official army has been fighting along the coast for many years, and there is no way to deal with those wealthy families.

Zhang Juzheng secretly thought to himself: It seems that the emperor really has mastered some top-secret things, so he is arbitrary, and he reuses it?

"Brother, be cautious, don't let others know about this first. The situation along the coast is very chaotic and cannot be explained clearly in a few words. Qi Jiguang was worried, thinking that he was young and vigorous, and he didn't know the depth.

"The emperor hasn't talked to me, but I guess that there is only one way to solve your military expenses, and the emperor won't rely on you to rob the wealthy family for a living, it's not that it's not allowed, but you can't fight at all." Zhang Juzheng said.

Besides, he didn't speak, but listened carefully. He really doesn't believe that he can't beat those wealthy clans, he doesn't have only 20,000 people under his command, there is also an invisible force, and there is a king's organization overseas, even if not all of them obey orders at that time, at least some of them can still be mobilized. This time to recruit people, those people are still cooperating well.

The crux of the problem is that those wealthy families are intertwined inside and outside the court, and if they beat those people, they will stab the hornet's nest, and whether the emperor and Zhang Juzheng can be suppressed in the court at that time is the key point.

"That's what I guess, not necessarily. In the future, when the sea ban is opened, an attempt will be made to open up a coastal port as the main channel for trade with overseas and the only channel approved by the imperial court. Your sixth guard is to protect the security of this port and the surrounding area, as well as the smooth road to the interior, as for the military expenses, you can intercept a part of the goods and silver from the customs clearance at that time, so that there will be a guarantee. Zhang Juzheng said.

"What your lord said is reasonable, but 20,000 people protecting a port is equivalent to defending a place, and it is still too weak to ensure that the roads leading to the mainland are unblocked." Qi Jiguang is still not optimistic about the prospects.

"He just held on, and if necessary, the Zhongshan Palace, the Nanjing Governor's Mansion, the Mu Palace, and the Liangguang official army can support at any time." Zhang Juzheng said.

The emperor did not talk to him about this issue, but with Zhang Juzheng's understanding of the national situation, it is estimated that it is nothing more than that, and there is no other choice.

"It's all right for the officers and soldiers to respond to support, but sometimes, these officers and soldiers are not enough to achieve and more to lose, and they may not be able to play a role at critical moments." Qi Jiguang shook his head and said.

"So I guess that the emperor asked him to train in the name of Jinyiwei, and it was also for this reason that Jinyiwei guarded Fujian, which is equivalent to the minister of Qincha, and he can mobilize the troops of the coastal provinces with full power, and even material grain and grass. Zhang Juzheng said.

"Didn't Hu Junmen fight the Japanese in the capacity of the governor and the governor, and it took several years and countless national funds, but he was unable to completely solve the problem. The minister does have the right to cut first and then play, but if anyone dares to use it, not to mention that he will be impeached, even if he can convince the public, he must also consider whether he can convince the public. Qi Jiguang thinks that although the plan is good, it is difficult to achieve results and is too unrealistic.

The Hu Junmen mentioned by Qi Jiguang is Hu Zongxian, the greatest hero of the eradication of pirates during the Jiajing period.

At that time, he held the military power of several provinces, but it took many years to exterminate most of the Japanese invaders, but he failed to complete the work. After that, pirates were still rampant on the seas, and the imperial court had nothing to do.

Besides, I know about this, and overseas monarchical organizations rely on special attacks on pirates and pirates, and live in the dark.

"Let's just speculate, in the end, it is subject to the emperor's will, the emperor regards this matter as the biggest and most important thing in the dynasty, and there will definitely be a perfect plan when the time comes." Zhang Juzheng said.

Besides, if he doesn't speak, he will be a donkey to grinding anyway, and he doesn't bother to guess or conceive what the emperor says.

Thinking of those wealthy families along the coast, his heart was hot, it was all wealth, gold and silver mountains were not enough, if he really wanted to destroy the eight major families along the coast, he was worried about military expenses, even if he raised 200,000 elite soldiers, it was no problem.

He had to go back and discuss this issue with Murong Yanran, and ask her to tell those high-level leaders of the Qinwang faction and overseas monarch organizations to find out the bottom and see how many people could support him. The 20,000 people under his command are only on the surface, and the Qinwang faction and the monarch organization are the backbone.

Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang looked at his eyes shining, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, it is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and it is also called the ignorant fearless.

Besides, he is not blindly optimistic, he still has hole cards, but he can't explain it to these two for a while, he suspects that the emperor has already known his hole cards, and decided to bet on him, otherwise there will not be a series of such absurd, even Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng can't understand the holy ruling.

Subsequently, Qi Jiguang and Zhang Juzheng chatted for a long time, but they were just observers, and they couldn't interject at all.

Qi Jiguang used to fight pirates and pirates everywhere, and had little contact with the Tstars outside the Saiwai, but this time he led his troops to support Liaoyang, and he also wanted to understand the situation.

"By the way, Yunming, you formed the Jinyi Guard this time, whether it was cavalry or infantry." Qi Jiguang turned his head and asked.

"Five thousand cavalry, the rest are infantry. Mainly infantry. Besides.

"Then I'm really going to Fujian, if I want to fight the Tatars, it's still mainly cavalry, fortunately, the soldiers I originally trained are basically infantry. I have some experience. ”

"It is still necessary to practice more defensive formations, and they will not focus on attacking in the future, but mainly on defense." Zhang Juzheng interjected.

"Well, that's the long snake formation, the mandarin duck formation, Yue Wumu's abduction formation is specifically for cavalry, and it shouldn't be needed." Qi Jiguang thought about it.