Wang Hong did not object to Yang Chengzu's view, but responded with careful words:

"Lao Yu has been an official for many years, and he also understands this truth, some people should be killed, but they only kill less, and they don't kill more. is like the Japanese who are rampant in Zhejiang and Fujian, just like the Buddha who is entrenched in Tuen Mun, and he always wants to be killed. But we can't just talk about killing them, we must also talk about a way of governance. Taking the situation in Guangdong as an example, if all those Buddhas are killed, it will actually treat the symptoms but not the root cause. If we kill them all, who will we trade with? If the road to the city is cut off, I am afraid that Guangdong's life will be sad. The benefits of maritime trade should be in the hands of the imperial court, and cannot be casually sent to outsiders. It is a strategy for dealing with Buddha, and the old decay also has some ideas. ”

As he spoke, he took out a notebook from his sleeve and spread it on the table, Yang Chengzu took it and looked at it, on which was a detailed plan on how to rectify the market, how to collect commercial taxes, and how to use the taxes to improve the overall environment of Guangdong.

He does not advocate the abandonment of the city, nor does he want it to remain the status quo, but rather to transform it to make it more commercial and local. Although the path he took was different from the road designed by Yang Chengzu, in the general direction, he also attached importance to maritime trade and commercial tax points. In terms of specific principles and policies, there are great differences with Yang Chengzu.

At the back of the manuscript is a picture book with drawings of the production of imitations of the Franc machine centipede boat and the Franc machine gun.

Wang Hong sneered a few times, "Those bastards, thinking that blowing up the old workshop and setting fire to the dock can destroy the old people's hard work, it's just a pipe dream." Although the thing is gone, the drawings are still there, and I can make the thing. Hearing that the Qin Cha won a great victory against the Japanese in Zhejiang, and captured the ship of the thief Xu Yang, as well as two Franc warships, the imperial court began to imitate these ships and artillery, and he must have had some experience. If you can help Qincha, the hard work of these days and the efforts of those craftsmen will not be in vain. ”

Yang Chengzu looked at the picture book and saw that the picture was drawn very carefully, and the data was carefully marked next to it, as well as what problems occurred during the trial production. When avoiding the reproduction of future generations, take the same detour, and admire it in my heart.

Wang Feng is a priest, no matter how detailed this work is, it is actually not helpful to his evaluation. Daming's current officials also pay attention to clean talk and ethics, and are not strict in practice, such as this kind of work, ordinary readers think that it is insulting to decency, disdainful of it, no matter how good Wang Feng does, it is impossible to gain praise. This kind of conscientious and responsible technology is, in this era, simply an outlier among the other.

Yang Chengzu solemnly put the picture book in his sleeve, and saluted Wang Hong, "Cheng Zhai Gong, it is really a model for my generation of officials, and he is so attentive in official affairs that he must be worshiped by his younger generation." ”

"The food of the king, the worry of the king, of course. This kind of thing, there is nothing to admire. I invited back two craftsmen from the Franc Robot, one is called Yang San and the other is called Deming, they used to work in the Franc Robot Workshop, responsible for making machinery, and they are still very good workers. With the righteousness of the family and the country, the old man said that it was time for them to return to the court, and they should show their strength. It's a pity that they were constrained by all parties, and they couldn't take revenge, but it was better to enter Yang Ji so that they could show what they had learned. The Franc machine people are short of food, medicine, ammunition, equipment, workers, they lack everything. If no one colludes with them, the last battle may not necessarily be lost. ”

"Cheng Zhai Gong, the Franc machine came to Daming to do business, but now he is coming to fight. From the first sound of the cannon, they had already lost. ”

"What Qin Cha said is that the imperial court will definitely be able to win this battle, but how to win, you must also care. The old man still has to explain to you how to lose, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past. The old decay was defeated in ten battles, but it was just the gain or loss of the first battle, Qin sent to the general trend, the anger can not be vented, you can't be defeated! ”

This is the first time since Yang Chengzu arrived in Guangdong that he officially talked about the defeat of the last official army, and the previous understanding of this defeat is all in the records of the Di Bao and the oral transmission of officials. The real battle situation is not understood, of course, there are factors that he himself is not willing to really understand. I'm afraid that the things involved in this are not covered by simple battles, and I only care about the battlefield, and sometimes I can't understand the truth.

Judging from what we know now, the mainstream view is that Wang Hong's ignorance of the military and improper command are the main reasons for this defeat. This view was held by both civil ministers and military generals, such as Wu Zan, the general soldier of Guangdong, who also believed that Wang Hong's command had made a big mistake. Otherwise, even if the official and military equipment is unfavorable, but there are always many soldiers, it will not be like this. 、

When Wang Feng introduced this defeat by himself, he did not hide anything, as if he was talking about someone else's defeat, not his defeat, and introduced it in great detail. From the troops dispatched, the equipment carried, to the grain and grass, everything is said to be the head.

"At that time, there were not too many people in Guangzhou City, and the standard camp of the military gate was the strongest card in our hands. However, the standard battalion is good at land warfare, not good at water warfare, and mainly uses coast guards and machine troops to advance simultaneously. Xiaguan actually knows that our Guangdong sailors exist in name only, and a few ships that can take out their hands are also mobilized to Zhejiang to help Qincha fight the Japanese and fight the water war with the Buddhas, and it is unlikely to win. At that time, the lower officials were also prepared, and more than 50 civilian ships were requisitioned and prepared to use fireboats to raid. No, the thieves had already prepared to break our fireboats with boats against boats. The bullets on the Buddha ship are like rain, the artillery fire is endless, and the ship's hair is unstoppable. The water ghosts sent were also blocked by the other party's water-skilled thieves, and all plans were not allowed to sell. In order to avoid losses, the subordinate had to order a retreat, which is also a major crime of mine. ”

Yang Chengzu listened and tapped lightly on the table with his hand, "According to Wang Zhentai, there must be someone in this army who is a thief." Otherwise, how would they know the arrangement of the officers and soldiers? ”

"It is difficult to say whether the thief is in the army, in the people, or both. The Guangdong sailors have always been in contact with Foyi and Nanyang merchants, and they do not do business, and the sailors cannot maintain themselves today, so it is not surprising that they report the news in private. These are the only means that the government can use, as long as you think about it, you can think of it, and it cannot be regarded as evidence. However, before the army was marched out, there were big problems with the supply of money and food, and there was a powder ship that caught fire inexplicably. ”

"In this way, on the ground in Guangdong, there are more people who hope that the imperial court will lose."

Wang Feng sighed, "It's not difficult to think about this, if the imperial court wins, the matter of Foyi is nothing more than a group of more stubborn pirates, and it will not make much trouble." If there is no big trouble, the status quo must be maintained, but to maintain the status quo, the bulk of maritime trade will still be controlled by the city. Since his arrival, the Guangdong maritime merchants have always wanted to accomplish the trade, which is to control the trade by the tooth bank, pay the government a fixed amount of taxes every year, and the government should not intervene in other matters. It is very difficult to promote this kind of thing, but it is the matter of Ningbo fighting for tribute that gives them confidence. If the imperial court is defeated, their plan will be more promising. Burning workshops and shipyards is actually to let the imperial court collect the heart of war as soon as possible, and to stop the city and the general merchants, in order to achieve this goal, they can do everything. ”

"Elder Wang, you gave me all the drawings of the sea ship and the Franc machine, aren't you afraid that I am also one of their people? I'm notoriously money-hungry, lustful, and easy to buy. ”

"If you are easy to buy, then the pirates of Zhejiang will not be so easy to defeat." Wang Hong smiled, very confident.

"The old man has been serving in the Yamen for half his life, specializing in criminal names, and he has a pair of fiery eyes, loyalty, treachery, good and evil, and he can know it at a glance. What General Yang did was to take power for Long Live and those maritime merchants were destined not to be the same way. Between us, of course, it may not be the same road, but in dealing with the Francophile, everyone has the same interests, so I believe in you. ”

Yang Chengzu sneered, "Lao Zhentai, some people in the city say that I take beautiful women to drink and enjoy every day, and I don't care about business." Presumably, the chapter of my impeachment was sent to the Nanjing General Administration. Will you still believe me? ”

"Those people don't know what they want, and they don't listen to their stupid words. Now is not the time to enter the army, what else can you do if you don't travel with beauties? The old man is now rectifying the equipment and ships, and the Qin is rectifying the soldiers and horses, and everyone is waiting. ”

"Tell me, what are we waiting for?"

"Wait for the wind." Wang Feng smiled and pointed out the window with his finger, the wind blew the window paper, rustling, and the wind seemed to be coming.