Chapter 90

After repelling the invading enemy, Li Chuan and his family were relaxed, but the military households of Jinshanwei had a lot to talk about, and the Zheng family, who dominated the sea area, raised troops to attack, but was repelled by the new commander, which was really big news.

Some people think that Zheng Jiawei is too big to fall, and it is really a big rebellion for the same court officials to raise troops against each other.

Some people are also curious about where the commander got the Western artillery, and even the Zheng Jiajun was beaten to the ground.

There are also captured warships, which also make some people suffer from pink eye.

No, before it stopped for a day, someone came to the door.

"My lord, are those captured ships for sale?"

Wan Youqing asked cautiously, what idea is self-evident.

"Don't think about the warship!"

Li Chuan didn't give him a chance, and directly refused: "I want to form a navy, there will be too few warships, not too many, but there is no surplus to sell to you." Of course, if there is a surplus in the future, it doesn't hurt to sell you a few. ”

Wan Youqing was a little regretful, but he also knew that he couldn't do anything, so he didn't ask anymore and said: "My lord, Cui Long and Shi Jian's gang have asked several times when the Western goods will arrive, and they are afraid that they can't wait." ”

Li Chuan knew what those people were worried about, this was a deal, he took the goods, but he hadn't paid yet, of course those people couldn't sit still, and even Wan Youqing's gang was waiting for his Western goods like those officials of Jinshanwei.

To put it bluntly, these businessmen and him are a combination of interests, and it is impossible to pay for nothing for nothing, run errands for him or even ensure logistics, and the ultimate goal is the Western goods in his hands.

"What's the hurry!"

Li Chuan said unhurriedly: "The West Ocean is thousands of miles away from my Daming, how can it be so easy to cross the ocean, but there will be a batch of goods to Daming at the end of the year, and I can wait with peace of mind, and all the materials of the 3,000 new army must be guaranteed, and there can be no problems." ”

"Don't worry, sir!"

Wan Youqing said: "Ten thousand quintals of rice have been purchased, which is enough for half a year. ”

"That's good!"

Li Chuan still believes in the ability of several businessmen in this regard, as long as there are enough benefits, there is nothing to say about the efficiency of these businessmen, otherwise it would definitely be a crime for him to worry about the eating, drinking, and Lazar of the 3,000 people.

"How much do you know about Taiwan?"

After saying a few words, Li Chuan's tone changed and he asked about Taiwan.

"Taiwan?"

Wan Youqing was stunned for a moment, and then remembered where Taiwan is, at this time there are several names in Taiwan, including Dongfan, Taiwan, Dayuan, etc., but there are not many people who call Taiwan by this name, and many people still like to call Taiwan Dayuan, so Wan Youqing thought for a few seconds before remembering where Taiwan is, and said: "I don't know much about Dayuan, I only know that the Dutch built a city of Gerancha in the south of Dayuan, and the northern part of Dayuan is occupied by the west and west." ”

"Spaniards!"

Li Chuan said: "What is the power of the Zheng family in Taiwan? ”

Wan Youqing was a little surprised, but he didn't expect this adult to know about those red-haired ghosts, so he thought about it and said: "Although the Zheng family organized a lot of refugees to go to the Dayuan reclamation, most of them are wild lands, and they are occupied by the Dutch, and the natives are also mostly dissatisfied with Wanghua. ”

Li Chuan asked: "How many troops does the Dutch have in Taiwan?" ”

Wan Youqing shook his head and said, "It's not very clear about this." ”

Li Chuan said: "Send someone to investigate, the more detailed the better." ”

Wan Youqing was stunned, he wanted to ask something, but his mouth moved but he didn't ask, Li Chuan is an official, representing the imperial court, and some things still don't need to know too much, so he answered, and prepared to go back and send someone to inquire.

Sending Wan Youqing away, Li Chuan paced back and forth in the study.

Taiwan is a virgin land, and it is also the retreat path he has long chosen.

Although I didn't want to be an emperor, it was also good to grab Taiwan and become a big landowner. Although the mainland is good, it is full of smoke and war, even if you drive the Tartars away, you have to be careful to live under the eyes of the emperor.

And when he has soldiers in his hands in the future, it will be a matter of time before he is suspected by Emperor Chongzhen.

Thinking about it, only Taiwan is his ideal place to live and live.

There is a strait across the mainland, and the emperor can't control it, so he can be a big landlord with peace of mind.

However, occupying Taiwan is not a simple matter, and it is necessary to take a long-term view.

If nothing else, at least we must first train a navy strong enough to compete with the Zheng family and the Dutch.

After thinking for a while, Li Chuan went out to the barracks again.

The soldiers are practicing, and after a day of sheep, the three thousand soldiers are once again in dire straits, and the only thing that is gratifying is that there is still meat in the three meals a day, and how much they want to eat has become the only motivation for the soldiers.

Uniforms are being trained, and thousands of craftsmen are renovating the barracks.

The barracks are in disrepair, and many of the roofs of the barracks have collapsed, and now the weather is not cold, and they can live if they do, but they will not work in more than a month, although the winter in Songjiang is not as cold as in the north, but there are no houses that can still freeze the dogs to death.

And in order to avoid tossing in the future, the barracks were more than doubled.

"I've seen my lord!"

The little officer in charge of supervising the work got the report, hurriedly ran over, gasped and saluted Li Chuan.

"How long will it take?"

Li Chuan waved his hand and asked directly.

"One month is enough!"

The little official was a little worried, a little worried about whether he had deducted his wages.

"Yes, the construction period cannot be delayed."

Li Chuan made a gesture and left, although Jin Shanwei is not big, it is also equivalent to a big county, and there are many big and small things, even if he has three heads and six arms, it is impossible for him to do everything himself, so he can only arrange these small officials to be responsible.

At most, come over from time to time to patrol and ring the alarm bell for these little officials.

As for corruption, someone will give him a small report.

However, now everything is focused on the completion of the naval camp and the barracks, so we can only put it down first, and then slowly calculate it.

Another important thing is to give Su Xiaomei a name.

has no name, Su Xiaomei hides in the inner courtyard all day long, and it is difficult to see people.

Even if Li Chuan thinks that getting married so early is not a good thing, he can't put it off any longer, otherwise Su Xiaomei will inevitably think that he has other thoughts, and when it really comes, the consequences will definitely be very serious.

It is said that the outside must first be at ease, and this is not unreasonable.

Back in the house, Li Chuan called Li Changyue to discuss the details of marrying Su Xiaomei three days later.

"The invitations have been sent, the banquet has been arranged, and the process has been carried out according to the young master's previous set, the only missing thing is that the old master and his wife died early, can the young master invite the elders of the Li family to preside?"

In this era, the big families marry their wives, but it is an extremely solemn and sacred thing, and the common people forget it, but the big families pay the most attention to etiquette, and there is no respected elder to preside over the marriage, which is not a small problem.

So Li Changyue still couldn't help but nag, hoping that the young master could find a way to find a clan elder.