Port of Sutra.

After returning home, Li Hongyu went under the guidance of Foreman to see four other ships parked in the harbor, as Foreman said, there were two four-masted galleons and two three-masted galleons, all of which were new ships like the one previously auctioned, and Li Hongyu was very satisfied with these four ships.

Due to Foreman's lack of funds, the number of sailors on the four sailing ships was insufficient, which was just enough to maintain the voyage, and in the event of an enemy, it was difficult for even the gunners to make up the group, and there was no ability to counterattack.

Therefore, Foreman had come east with a Spanish caravan this time, so that he could avoid the dangers on the sea.

After inspecting the four ships, Li Hongyu asked people to post recruitment notices in the port, recruiting talents from various industries, and according to different abilities, there were 15 to 35 pounds a year, which attracted many Westerners who came to the East to pan for gold and adventure, after all, they also worked for people, and they also hoped to live a stable life.

Of course, Li Hongyu had an important thing to do in addition to recruiting people when he came to Sutra Port this time, that is, to set up a branch of the Customs Department in Sutra Port to deal with business matters, and it was also the westernmost supply base for the Ming trading fleet.

An important task for Wang Hong to meet the Great Khan of the Mughal Empire this time was to obtain permission to establish customs divisions in the ports of Sutra, Matras, and Bengal.

Li Hongyu was very optimistic about this, after all, the trading fleet of the Ming Dynasty would also bring huge dividends to the Mughal Empire, and the Great Khan of the Mughal Empire had no reason to refuse.

In this way, the Great Ming Sailor had three bases that could be docked on the eastern, central, and western coasts of the Mughal Empire, laying a solid foundation for the future westward expansion of the Great Ming Navy.

It is clear that the Mughal Empire did not take the threat from the sea seriously, or would not have allowed the British to set up the East India Company in the port of Sutra.

After all, the Mughal Empire now has the most powerful 6 armies in the world, which makes the enemy at sea have no place on the 6, and even the Ming Dynasty, which has a large number of troops, cannot compete with the 6 armies of the Mughal Empire.

For more than 200 years, the Ming Taizu created the guard system has made the Ming army reduced to a group of rabble, so that the Houjin called for wind and rain outside the pass, if the Great Khan of the Mughal Empire had the ambition of his ancestor Timur, then it would be a huge disaster for the Ming Dynasty.

Fortunately, the Mughal Empire and the Ming Dynasty are separated by the Tianshan Mountains, and the road is far away, coupled with the prestige of the Great Ming Dynasty, which makes the Great Khan of the Mughal Empire, who does not know the truth and reality, even if he has great ambitions, will not take the initiative to provoke the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, the Mughal Empire had the same big trouble as the Timurid Empire founded by his ancestors, that is, although he conquered many countries and peoples, he could not integrate them, so there was no vital national cohesion, and the places were still ruled by local magnates who submitted to the central government, which made it impossible for the Great Khan of the Mughal Empire to truly control the vast territory of the Mughal Empire.

It is worth mentioning that the officials of the Mughal Empire were divided into thirty-three ranks, which was more than the rank of the Ming Dynasty's Jiupin Zhongzheng officials, and all government officials who provided military service to the empire had one rank, that is, Mansap.

The officials who got this level were called Mansabdar, and the rank was distinguished by the number of cavalry commanded, the lowest was ten commanders, and the highest was ten thousand commanders, with a strong atmosphere of the Mongol Empire's official system, and the rank of more than 7,000 was limited to members of the royal family.

The Mughal Empire's official ranks were lifelong and could not be inherited by descendants, and each rank had a fixed salary, as the various levels of Mansabdar were allocated the corresponding Zajir fiefdoms, so local taxes were used instead of salaries.

However, the appointment, promotion, and dismissal of Mansabdar in the Mughal Empire were not institutionalized, but were entirely dependent on the will of the Great Khan, and the actual number of cavalry provided by Mansabdar was not necessarily equal to the number of people under his rank.

In Li Hongyu's view, this is a very big regret, which shows that the rulers of the Mughal Empire lack experience in governing national affairs and have not formed a complete set of workplace systems.

Perhaps this is related to the fact that the Mughal Empire has many local forces in the country, and the ruling class of the Mughal Empire is Turkic Mongols, which are ethnic minorities in the Mughal Empire, and due to the huge differences in ethnicity and culture, they are unable to exercise strong jurisdiction over the local yamen like the Ming court.

Since Li Hongyu has established a branch of the Customs Department in the port of Sutra, it is natural that he should have a good relationship with Mansabdar in the port of Sutra, so that it will be much more convenient for the people of the Customs Department to act in the port of Sutra in the future.

Therefore, Li Hongyu personally went to visit Mansabdar in the port of Sutra, sent him a generous gift, and cleared the way for the people of the Customs Department.

In April of the third year of the Apocalypse, Jawa, Xingang Xuanwei Division.

"Scholar, the lair of that group of pirates has been investigated, is it to kill or to appease?" On a four-masted sailing ship parked in the harbor, Wang Hong reported to Li Hongyu in a deep voice.

"My lord, those short-sighted things dare to loot Xingang and kill our soldiers and civilians, we have to make an example of them, and let them know the consequences of provoking our Ming Dynasty." Bai Cheng on the side sneered when he heard this, and said murderously.

It turned out that on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, a group of pirates attacked the Xingang Xuanwei Division, and carried out a burning, killing and looting, not only taking away the materials left by the Ming trading fleet to the Xingang Xuanwei Division, but also robbing more than 100 women to go back to sexual pleasure, and the dead and wounded were very serious.

The overseas branch of the Customs Department in Xingang was severely damaged, and more than 10 Customs Department personnel who remained behind were all killed in battle, and the newly built branch hall of the Customs Department was also burned to the ground.

"General Bai is right, they have already been bullied to the doorstep, how can we still be polite to them? Otherwise, how can we deal with those who died in battle? ”

Li Hongyu frowned slightly after listening to Bai Cheng's words, his eyes flashed cold, and then he said to Bai Cheng in a deep voice, "You prepare, and in three days, you will attack and destroy this group of pirates." ”

"The last general obeys!"

Bai Cheng's face was overjoyed, he stood up and bowed to Li Hongyu and replied, as the master of the sailor, he naturally wanted to exterminate the daring pirates and avenge the dead compatriots, and at the same time wanted to test the power of the five newly received Western warships.

Since Li Hongyu had already paid the balance of the transaction in full to Foreman when he was in Sutra Port, Foreman handed over the remaining four sailing ships to Li Hongyu, who was handed over to the sailor.

Now, the four-masted sailing ship that Li Hongyu bid for has become his ship, named "Sea Dragon".

Bai Cheng also liked the four-masted galleon with its excellent firepower and flexibility, so he also chose a four-masted galleon as his flagship and named it "Seawolf".

Under the teaching of Western sailors such as York, the sailors who were selected to sail on four-masted and three-masted sailing ships underwent intense drills, mainly on how to operate artillery.

It is not easy to hit the enemy at long distances while moving on the sea, and whoever has mastered this technique will undoubtedly have the upper hand in naval warfare.

The attack on the pirates must have been dominated by four-masted galleons and three-masted galleons provided by Foreman, and in the eyes of the generals of the Naval Division such as Baicheng, each ship was like a sea turret, inflicting a huge blow on the enemy.

Three days later, in the early morning, the harbor of an island in the western waters of Java was quiet, and the people of the island were immersed in a sweet sleep.

The island is home to one of the most powerful pirates in Malacca, whose leader is Ida and has thousands of men under his command, who are known for raiding passing ships and harassing coastal cities in Malacca and other regions.

At this time, more than a dozen black shadows appeared on the sea in the distance, and as the black shadows approached, they could be seen by the starlight in the sky as huge ships, and the deck was full of fully armed and serious-looking soldiers, who were the soldiers of the Great Ming Naval Division.

On the deck of the bow of the Sea Dragon, Li Hongyu looked at the silent island in the distance with his hands behind his back, his brows were slightly furrowed, and Wang Hong, who looked serious on the side, as a civil official, Wang Hong actually did not want to see a bloody killing in his heart.

How could Li Hongyu be willing to fight each other? If there is another way, he will definitely not choose to encircle and suppress this road, if you want to blame Ida for being too arrogant and provocative, and killed the personnel of the Customs Department in Xingang Branch, then it is no wonder that he is too cowardly, if he does not fight back, it will undoubtedly be too cowardly, where is the face of Da Ming?

Obviously, it is impossible to reason with those savage and murderous pirates, this is a world of the jungle, and only by showing them a strong military force can those pirates dare not attack the idea of the Ming Dynasty's overseas bases and fleets.

Li Hongyu wants to settle the country in a war this time, and use the destruction of Ida and his gang to deter the pirates and local forces in the South China Sea, so that they are afraid and aware of the existence of the Ming Dynasty in the South China Sea.

When the ships of the sailors surrounded the port, the pirates in the port finally appeared as these unpleasant guests, and immediately the chickens and dogs jumped into a mess, and rushed to the port to take a boat out of the harbor to meet the battle.

"What a big ship!"

"This ...... Not the Ming warship? ”

"Daming's revenge is coming."

"You see, those ships seem to be Western red-haired ships."

"I just said that I can't fight the idea of Xingang, the Ming Dynasty is the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, and we can't afford to provoke it."

……

When they saw the huge ships parked on the water outside the port, the pirates showed frightened expressions on their faces, and they realized the identity of the person who came, and only Daming had this style of warship in the South China Sea.

Subsequently, the panicked pirates were driven onto the ship by the pirate leader, and they were most worried that they would be blocked on the island by the Ming army's sailors, and there would be no chance to escape.

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