"What Guozhang means is that we can let merchant ships go to sea with sailors." Many of the merchants in the Jiangnan area know that the maritime merchants have huge profits, but there are many pirates at sea, and the overseas trade is controlled by several big families, and the merchants and bandits collude.

"Of course, although the empire does not allow private ownership of warships, His Majesty allows us to lease half of the Fujian Naval Division, but what is the combat strength of half of the Fujian Naval Division? I have to ask Mr. Yu to explain it in detail to me. Zhang Guoji said with a smile.

"The Fujian Navy Division has 50,000 naval troops, more than 200 warships, and more than 100 large and small warships, including more than 10 warships purchased from Westerners." Yu Zhisoap briefly introduced.

"Mr. Yu really lived up to His Majesty's expectations, and the Fujian Navy Division has such a scale in one year." Zhang Guoji praised.

"Guozhang praised it, all of this depends on the support of the emperor, and the Fujian sailor is there today." Yu said respectfully.

"This time I went to Nanyang, everything still depends on General Yu." Zhang Guoji said.

"The prince is polite. If the ruler has any orders, just say it. Yu said.

"The Fujian Sailor has such a scale, even if only half of it is leased, it is far more than we need, I am going to divide half of the Fujian Sailor into two parts, one part to escort everyone to Jinshan, and the other part to escort daily merchant ships, do you think this is good?" Zhang Guoji is now thinking about how to maximize his benefits.

"This ...... It's just that how should His Majesty explain it? Yu asked.

"Your Majesty, naturally, I will explain it." Zhang Guoji said with a smile.

"As long as there is no problem on His Majesty's side, there is no problem on the general's side." Yu said.

"Guozhang, you mean to form a caravan." Someone asked.

"Of course, why else would you go so far?" Zhang Guoji said with disdain.

"What are the requirements for just joining a caravan?"

"First, merchant ships must be taxed in accordance with the law; second, to bear the cost of charter according to the number of merchant ships in each country; Third, there must be no collusion with foreign criminals. Zhang Guoji thought for a while and said. Zhang Guoji knew that paying taxes was a must, otherwise Zhu Youxiao would never agree to the merchant leasing a warship to escort the caravan.

In the third year of Wanli (1575), the Ming court formulated the "Rules for the Ranking of Rates in the Eastern and Western Oceans", which measured the length and width of the ships going to sea, and levied the "zhang pump" of the merchant ships going to sea "according to the width and narrowness of the ship", and the amount of "zhang pump" was also different according to the different destinations going to the West or the East. Specifically, ships going to the West are "six feet wide, and each foot is taxed five taels of silver, and a ship should be eighty taels of silver", and every time the length of the ship increases by one foot, the tax of silver per foot will be increased by five cents, such as "a broad ship of more than seven feet will be taxed five taels of silver per foot", and "a broad ship of more than three feet and six feet will be taxed ten taels of silver per foot". As for "Oriental ships", "each ship shall be taxed according to the tax rules of Western ships, and the amount will be drawn by seven-tenths".

After Zhu Youxiao directly traded with Spain and the Netherlands, he still used the previous tax regulations, but Zhu Youxiao's switch was stronger than that of Longqing, and the total amount control on the construction and operation of ships going to sea was abolished, such as "44 ships in each of the eastern and western oceans" and it was strictly forbidden to trade across the border between them.

"This is natural, I don't know when Guozhang is going to go to sea?"

"Naturally, the faster the better, it depends on the direction of the wind." Zhang Guoji said.

"It's just that Zhang Hui and Quan Yuan should be dealt with?" At this time, someone suddenly asked about Zhang Hui and Quan Yuan, Zhang Hui and Quan Yuan not only related to the specific whereabouts of Jinshan, but everyone present invested money in the two of them.

"Your Majesty considers that the Fujian Navy Division has just been established, and it is not suitable to find pirates to fight hard, so it is specially forbidden to actively provoke pirates. When the Fujian sailors have the strength to fight the pirates, I will definitely apply to Your Majesty to save Zhang Hui and Quan Yuan. Zhang Guoji explained.

"I only hope that Zhang Hui and Quan Yuan will not confide in Jinshan." Someone whispered.

This is called which pot is not opened and which pot is mentioned, and the originally warm atmosphere has been diluted a lot by the matter of Zhang Hui and Quan Yuan. This made everyone not even interested in drinking.

……

As soon as the sky was dark, the Third Army and the Fourth Army set up a position outside Datong City. The 10,000-strong army with big brains also arrived on the battlefield at this time. For the news of the Ming army leaving the city, Da Brain Mao knew it, but he didn't expect that the Ming army went out of the city to engage him head-on. This kind of thing was beyond his knowledge of the current Ming army, which caught him a little off guard.

The two armies were locked in a brief standoff. The battlefield of 30,000 men seemed a little quiet at this time, except for some whispering sounds, the loudest sound of horses "whirring" and panting, and "popping" horse calls. The atmosphere of slaughter gradually spread from the battlefield to Datong City, and the people in the city fell asleep at this time under such a depressing atmosphere. If it weren't for the control in the city, many people would have been tempted to climb the city wall to watch this battle of life and death.

The tense atmosphere on the battlefield made the veterans who had participated in the Battle of Mubang a little excited and nervous, and made those recruits who had not been on the battlefield feel more scared.

"Don't be afraid, concentrate." The veteran saw that the hands of the recruits beside him holding the guns were trembling slightly, and he couldn't help but whisper.

The recruits were so frightened that they couldn't speak, but nodded vigorously.

"Be sure to concentrate, and remember that whoever shoots before being ordered or who is ordered not to shoot will be beheaded." The veteran reminded.

"Deputy team, I remember all the military regulations, but I was a little scared." The recruit whispered.

"There's nothing to be afraid of, just fire the first shot. Remember to concentrate and follow orders. The veteran said disapprovingly.

……

Brain Mao Da was also discussing how to deal with the current situation at this time, and after some deliberation, they quickly made a decision. At this time, he walked out of his brain-haired side and rode one person and one by one, and slowly walked towards Datong City.

Of course, everyone knows that this is a messenger sent by the big brain.

The envoy walked to the foot of Datong City and asked in a loud voice, "Is the Son of Heaven here?" ”

"Of course I'm here, the war between the two armies is imminent, I don't know what the brain sent you here for?" Zhu Youxiao replied. The surrounding ministers originally wanted to dissuade Zhu Youxiao from being so honest, but Zhu Youxiao didn't wait for others to speak, he said it first.

"The Great Khan wants to ask the Great Tomorrow why did he kill me, the Great Khan's messenger Guiying? Why don't you keep your promise and give a bounty? The messenger asked aloud.