Due to the threat of the Ming army in Zhejiang, the Qing army was very strict in Wenzhou. When Zheng Tai came to northern Fujian, he used some old connections to enter the occupied area of the Ming army in Zhejiang, and when he returned to Fujian, he also returned the same way, but the speed was slower, because the investigation of Funing Prefecture in northern Fujian was also strengthened in the rest of the month, and the waterway was not as smooth as last time.www.biquge.info

It was easy to go back to the center and left, but Zheng Tai did not complain at all. This time I went to Jinhua, although I only reached some intentional things, but it can still be said that it was worth the trip.

"Damu, Zhejiang's weapons, cloth or medicinal materials are cheaper than those in Japan and Nanyang, and then calculate the cost of Shanghai trade, this is not just as simple as some for us."

"Brother, have you seen the sample?"

"It's all good, it's better than Japan and Nanyang."

"That's a good thing."

When Zheng Zhilong was at the helm of the Zheng Group, Zheng Chenggong didn't have a basic concept of these at all, but he just fantasized about how to support the increasingly dilapidated Daming with "big wood" every day.

When his father surrendered the Tartars, Zheng Chenggong raised troops to resist the Qing Dynasty, and indeed took over the Zheng family's sea trade, but the consumption of the army was really amazing, at the beginning, the silver of more than one million taels a year sounded a lot, but it was really very fast, compared to Xixi in Nan'an's hometown, it was only fast and not slow.

Now, as Zheng Chenggong's fleet began to be invincible along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong, the tolls of maritime trade and the Taiwan Strait have also increased to a certain extent. It's just that Taiwan still has manpower, and less than half of this toll can be obtained in the end. Counting the substantial expansion of the army, the shortage of food, cloth, and various raw materials and weapons and equipment really weighed Zheng Chenggong's breath.

Japan and Nanyang, the Zheng family has always had a relationship, and the need for maritime trade acquisition is also the only way, even if it has now occupied Zhangzhou Mansion. Since the things in Zhejiang are of good quality and cheap at the moment, then it is a point to spend less, and the remaining silver can buy some other things, or recruit more soldiers, so as to recover their strength faster and compete for the land of Fujian, so that they can make an early Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and wash away the shame of the family.

"I didn't expect this Chen Furen to be a wonderful person, he couldn't sell guns, he actually sold them with a gun crew, I haven't seen such an interesting character for many years."

"That's true, when I first heard that, the foolish brother was also stunned."

"It's a pity that this person is still a lover." As he spoke, Zheng Chenggong shook his head uncontrollably, and his face also showed a look of sarcasm. It's just that I don't know if I'm ridiculing Chen Wen's children's affection, or if I'm politely rejecting the Zheng family's kindness.

"In that case, isn't he going to buy some gunboats and slightly larger Hongyi cannons, and the price should be lowered appropriately. Give him the book directly, and then find a translator. For a long-term picture, but also to return his personal affection, Mo Jiao said that our Shijing Zheng family is stingy. ”

"That's what the foolish brother thinks the same way."

Speaking of this, although there was no third person in the room, Zheng Chenggong's voice still dropped suddenly. "Those Eight Banners of the Han Army have been seen, and they should be useful?"

"I've seen it, they are all brave people, and the northerners in eastern and western Liaoxi are not small, and it is much easier to find such strong men in Fujian and Guangdong."

"That's good." Zheng Chenggong thought for a while, and then said: "The affairs of the Iron Man Army still need to be kept secret, and we still have to try to recruit more heroes with the clothes of the Han family, get together in the name of personal guards first, and wait for the weapons and armor to be enough before forming." As for those fake tartars, after they are bought, those who are of the same heart will keep them, and those who do not like them will be pulled into battle as cannon fodder, as long as the veterans in the army can be brought out, the money will not be spent in vain. ”

Zheng Tai knows very well that the Fujian Ming army is now the best naval division in the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong, Ruan Jin is dead, and the army of Lu Jianguo is moving south, even if it is placed in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, no one can stop it. But today, if you want to go north to the Central Plains, the naval division can only be used as an auxiliary, and the key is to look at the soldiers and horses on land.

There is no shortage of soldiers in the Ming Army in Fujian, and the newly trained rattan armor soldiers in the past two years are also very useful, especially in the inconvenient season for those green battalion soldiers, it is purely to bully children. But on the cavalry, it can't be expanded. Fujian does not produce war horses, and it is not easy for the south to buy war horses, the Qing army will not sell them, and the other Ming armies are also impossible, so there is no need to waste time at all. But without cavalry, you will have to suffer a lot of losses when facing the Eight Banners Army on the road, and the last time against the Geng family's feudal soldiers was an example.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, Zheng Tai can't buy too many war horses, and Zheng Chenggong has to find another way. Since there were no cavalry, and they could not train a large-scale cavalry army, they had to try to ride on foot.

After thinking about it, especially when Chen Wen took out the Mandarin Duck Array that had disappeared and had such a good effect, Zheng Chenggong rummaged through the ancient books, and finally found that the Tang people and the Song people also had a way to ride with steps. This is the reason for the purchase of the Eight Banners of the Han Army.

Back in the first month of last year, when Haicheng County had just been recovered, Zheng Chenggong once asked Zhou Quanbin. To this day, Zheng Chenggong still remembers Zhou Quanbin's answer at that time.

"If you look at the general trend, the feudal lord is determined to be the king of Qin, and he must first pass through Guangxi, reach the line, meet Sun Kewang, Li Dingguoshi, connect eastern Guangdong, go out of Jiangxi, and take Jiangnan directly from Dongting, which is the best policy. Naijin Shenghuan and Li Chengdong are gone, and Guangzhou is newly broken, and the road to western Guangdong is not clear, and it is in vain. Now stick to the islands, up from Zhoushan, to divide the north, and guard Nanao, in order to curb the invasion of the south. Promote the sale of foreign roads, in order to meet the food. Then raise troops and springs, thinking that they are the foundation. The land enters from Tingjun, and the water enters from Fu and Xing, and Fujian can be obtained. ”

At that time, Chen Wen was only a small force in Jinhua that had just recovered from Jinhua, but today, this plan, which he called "wonderful theory", is an excellent strategy with only a little modification.

Although there is no court of Lu Jianguo, but Chen Wen of Zhejiang is much better, the Qing army of the four southeastern provinces are all contained in Zhejiang, not to mention, the current trade with the Ming army in Zhejiang is only waiting for Wentai to recover. If it weren't for Geng Jimao, an eyesore, the Fujian Ming army would have already recovered the land of Fujian.

After the last battle of Tong'an, Zheng Chenggong has been trying to recover his strength, and it is said that Geng Jimao, who is still in Quanzhou, does not seem to be idle. However, compared to the previous two years, the situation this year is already very good. Among other things, the two letters in his hands are proof of this.

The first letter, sent by Li Dingguo, was taken from Zheng Chenggong's hand, and Zheng Tai knew what was going on just by scanning it twice. This matter has already been agreed before, and it goes without saying which is more important, at least now Zheng Chenggong has no intention of changing his mind. It's just that the result of the battle of Zhaoqing was still beyond his expectations.

In contrast, the second letter is not so simple, and it is likely to have a great impact on the next strategy of the Fujian Ming Army, but it is also reasonable.

"Tartar wants to be appeased?"

Seeing Zheng Tai's face full of ridicule, Zheng Chenggong looked at the secret letter again, and couldn't help but show some hesitation.

"No, they want peace!" (To be continued.) )