The Heavenly Wolf turned his head to Wang Zhi and shouted: "Mr. Wufeng, Governor Hu has agreed to your request, he appreciates Mr. Hu's enthusiasm for serving the country wholeheartedly, since Mr. has already led the crowd to come, it must have accepted Zhao'an's offer." ”

Wang Zhi laughed and said loudly: "Yes, Wang was desperate and went astray for a while, although the business has been getting bigger and bigger over the years, but he always wants to return to his roots and return to his hometown. ”

Hu Zongxian's face was still silent, and he said: "Mr. Wang, since your brothers are here today, you might as well discuss everything, lest the brothers run empty, the official has already been played to the imperial court, and the emperor has also granted me full power to decide the affairs of the southeast, have you brought all your subordinates today?" ”

Wang Zhi nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, all the brothers who followed me still have 54,349 people, except for more than 2,000 people who stayed in various strongholds, everyone came with the old man today, a total of 427 warships, all of them are in the open sea of Ningbo Port, and I also ask Governor Hu to give me some advice." ”

Hu Zongxian smiled slightly: "Mr. Wang is really a strong soldier and a strong horse, worthy of the number one force on the sea, and it can be regarded as the prestige of the Ming Dynasty in the Seven Seas for me, this official asked the wolf to mention to you last time, temporarily organize Mr. Wang's subordinates as Jing Haiwei, and give you three commands and an establishment of 50,000 people over the specification, but this military salary, the imperial court has recently been tight in the north, and it can't allocate too much at once, so it can only give Mr. Wang 10,000 people for the time being, and 80,000 taels of silver per person." It's a total of 800,000 taels, I don't know if Mr. Wang can be satisfied? ”

When the pirates behind Wang Zhi heard this, they all shook their heads and sighed. And Wang Zhi's face also changed slightly, he originally gave his subordinates two or three hundred taels of silver for a robbery on Shuangyu Island, and the treasure on Shuangyu Island was forty or fifty million taels, but he robbed the Spaniards and the Shimazu family of a fine light, this time he expected Hu Zongxian to give a few million taels as a meeting gift, but he didn't expect him to be so stingy, not even one million taels.

So Wang Zhi frowned: "Governor Hu." You are the governor of Zhejiang, and today you have seen that I have so many brothers, and I only give 800,000 taels. Isn't it a little less? ”

Hu Zongxian laughed: "Mr. Wang, as the saying goes, if you don't succeed, you will not be punished, and you will be newly incorporated into the official army." In recent years, military spending in the southeast has surged. It has already affected the tribute to the imperial court, and you also know that many people have opinions on your recruitment this time, if you spend too much at once, I am afraid that some people will take advantage of the topic to play and make this matter worse, so the 800,000 taels please Mr. Wang laugh first, as for the military uniforms and flags promised to you. We're ready, and there's no additional cost to you. Once Mr. Wang, oh no, it should be said that General Wang can make new contributions, and he deserves a heavy reward. ”

Wang Zhi said in a deep voice: "Governor Hu, you mean that after we accept Zhao'an, we will go out to fight immediately, right?" ”

Hu Zongxian nodded and said calmly: "Mr. Wang, last time the Shimazu clan's lackeys Chen Dong, Ma Ye and your traitor Kamizumi Shinyuki joined forces to lead the Shimazu clan and the Spaniards to attack your Shuangyu Island, don't you want to revenge such a deep hatred?" ”

Wang Zhi let out an "oh", his expression was calm, and he couldn't see any joy, anger and sorrow: "Governor Hu's meaning is to ask us to eliminate Chen Dong, Ma Ye and Shangquan Xinyuki, and then give enough military salaries, right?" ”

The corners of Hu Zongxian's mouth hooked: "Mr. Wang's understanding may be a little wrong, the military salary is 10,000 people a year, that is, 800,000 taels, but if these thieves are eliminated, the imperial court will have another reward." ”

Wang Zhi followed up and said, "How much can the reward be?" ”

Hu Zongxian said: "The imperial court has a clear reward, and those who capture or kill Chen Dong alive will be rewarded with 400,000 taels of silver, and the same is true for hemp leaves." Nobuyuki Kamizumi turned out to be under Mr. Wang, so he didn't offer a reward, but since he has become independent, let's also open 300,000. ”

Wang Zhi laughed: "That means that if these three bastards are killed, the court can give another 1.1 million taels of silver, right?" ”

Hu Zongxian nodded: "Exactly, but if Mr. Wang needs the assistance of other officials and soldiers, then he must share these rewards equally with others." ”

Wang Zhi suddenly asked: "I remember that the reward offered by the imperial court for the arrest of Chen Sipan was three million taels, but the old man killed Chen Sipan last time, why didn't he give me this reward?" ”

Hu Zongxian shook his head: "The heads of Chen Sipan and Xiao Xian have been brought back by the Fujian Navy Commander and General Lu Bo, because Mr. Wang did not join the official army at that time, so this reward cannot be obtained." ”

Wang Zhi muttered: "Damn, it's cheap Lu Bo's kid." "He killed the sex that day, he didn't think of the reward layer, the money is used to hate less, these days his subordinates have rushed to pay allegiance, but there is no money to reward the loyalty of these people, the so-called penny is difficult to defeat the hero, which refers to about that.

However, a cold glint flashed in Wang Zhi's eyes, and he said loudly: "Governor Hu, look at what these people are!" With a wave of his hand, the cabin door behind him opened widely, and more than a dozen men with five big and three thick men walked out and threw three people tied up like brown onto the deck, could it be Chen Dong, Ma Ye, and Nobuyuki Izumi?!

The heavenly wolf was slightly startled, he had thought that Wang Zhi would attack these three guys without waiting for Hu Zongxian's instructions, but he didn't expect to shoot so quickly, and these three guys were so vulnerable, they were directly taken prisoner.

The corners of Hu Zongxian's mouth twitched slightly, and he asked the Heavenly Wolf, "Are these three people Chen Dong, Ma Ye and Shangquan Xinyuki?" ”

Sky Wolf had seen these three thieves on Shuangyu Island, that Chen Dong and Ma Ye were more like literati, and they were particularly obvious among the fierce bandits, not to mention Shangquan Xinyuki, with his sharp gaze, he could see that it was these three guys from a distance of dozens of feet, and at this moment he was like a defeated rooster, not saying a word, closing his eyes and waiting for death.

Sky Wolf nodded: "It's these three thieves. ”

Hu Zongxian turned back to Xu Wenchang and said, "Wenchang, quickly draft the document." 1,100,000 taels of silver from Hangzhou's treasury were quickly transferred to Ningbo Port within three days. After you have prepared the documents, you will directly stamp the seal of my governor's yamen, and General Qi will accompany you to escort you, there must be no mistakes!"

Xu Wenchang and Qi Jiguang saluted and said yes.

Hu Zongxian continued: "Mr. Wang has made another contribution to the imperial court, congratulations, I have ordered someone to get the promised 1.1 million taels of silver, and it will be delivered within three days, Mr. Wang can rest assured." It's just these three thieves. How was Mr. Wang captured? ”

Wang Zhi laughed: "These three thieves, they thought that they could destroy me by luring the Shimazu clan, but they didn't know that I had already arranged an inside line under them. When they failed to attack Shuangyu Island that day, my insider took the opportunity to find a way to reveal their hiding place, and the three thieves thought that I had just lost Shuangyu Island and needed to appease people's hearts. Recollect the congregation. But I was taken by surprise, and with the first batch of returning men, I quickly attacked their lair, and before the three thieves could get on board the ship to start the battle, they caught me squarely, Governor Hu, on this sea, they want to fight with me, or want to betray me. You have to think about the consequences!"

Hu Zongxian heard the implication in Wang Zhi's words, and did not answer positively. smiled and said: "Mr. Wang is really powerful, the official admires, in the future, the Ming Dynasty has Mr. Wang to guard, when it is safe, the official has played the imperial court, and is ready to set up a command post on Shuangyu Island in the future, Mr. Wang will work hard, and concurrently serve as the commander of the four products of Shuangyu Island, you still have three command posts, you can appoint three commanders by yourself, all of them are the official titles of the five products, and the court does not ask about personnel." ”

Wang Zhi's brows furrowed: "Governor Hu, I won't say much about this money, I said it hurts my feelings, you have also seen it, I have more than 50,000 brothers under my command, but you only give me 10,000 people in silver, do you want my other brothers to drink the northwest wind?" ”

Hu Zongxian smiled and waved his hand, and said: "Mr. Wang, didn't I let the Heavenly Wolf talk to you last time, since you have joined the official army, and Shuangyu Island has also become the command post of the imperial court, you can naturally trade on Shuangyu Island, and the imperial court will not intervene in your trade, as long as you pay taxes according to the regulations of the imperial court." ”

Wang Zhi's brows stretched, and he smiled: "Governor Hu is really happy, so my brothers will have security, but Wang is used to doing business, and I want to ask first, I don't know how much trade Governor Hu can give us every year?" ”

The corners of Hu Zongxian's mouth hooked, and he said in a deep voice: "Ship Master Wang, these are all matters of detail, the most important thing today is to complete Zhao'an, and talk about money as soon as we meet here, which is not good." ”

Wang Zhi shook his head: "Governor Hu, you have also seen that Wang has tens of thousands of brothers under him who need to be fed, and the imperial court only gave 10,000 people a military salary today, even if you count the reward for catching these three thieves, it is only less than two million taels of silver, which cannot last for half a year, and you also know the situation there that you need money to rebuild Shuangyu Island and compensate the brothers, so Wang had to go back to the villain first and ask Governor Hu for clarification, so that the brothers can rest assured, they are all rough people, and their temper is not very good, If the court can't show sincerity, I'm afraid they will also make trouble. ”

Qi Jiguang, who was beside Hu Zongxian, changed his face and shouted: "Wang Zhi, do you still want to surrender and rebel?" ”

Wang Zhi's face sank, and Xu Hai beside him also shouted: "General Qi, today we are recruiting An, not surrendering, you had better figure this out, if you agree, you will come, if you don't agree, you will go, you don't need to be so domineering." ”

Hu Zongxian waved his hand, stopped Qi Jiguang, smiled slightly, and said: "Master Wang, since you said so, it is to value peace, after you recruit An, the imperial court will give you silk, tea, and porcelain at a market price of five million taels of silver in Hangzhou every year, which are the goods you need the most, so good?" ”

A hint of joy flashed on Wang Zhi's face, five million taels of goods priced in the mainland, transferred to Luzon to do business with Westerners, you can sell them for thirty or forty million taels, and after they are exchanged for foreign guns and artillery and shipped to Japan, you can directly realize more than fifty million taels of silver, and now there is no power at sea to compete with yourself, and you don't have to worry about robbing people, with this money, it is not too difficult to appease the tens of thousands of brothers under your command, and even restore your vitality within two or three years, even the Japanese people behind Wang Zhi are all happy after hearing it, Overjoyed.

Wang Zhi laughed: "Governor Hu is really happy, since such a condition has been offered, then we have no doubts." Wang is willing to lead his brothers back to the Ming Dynasty. Guarding the sea frontier for the imperial court. ”

Hu Zongxian's frowning brow finally stretched, he stood up from the big chair, and said with a smile: "Ship Master Wang." Are you willing to disembark now to accept the official position and canonization of the imperial court? ”

Wang Zhi also stood up straight from the chair, straightened his clothes, and walked off the boat with Xu Hai, Mao Haifeng and others, Hu Zongxian held the holy decree that had been prepared long ago, and surrounded by a bunch of officials, walked in front of Wang Zhi and others, and personally unfolded the holy decree. began to pronounce the edict on Wang Zhi and others who fell to the ground.

The Heavenly Wolf watched coldly, and he was not surprised by the content of the holy decree, it was nothing more than a wish made by the official. gave Wang Zhi a commander, Xu Hai and Mao Haifeng became commanders, and the military salary given by the imperial court every year was only 10,000 normal salaries as Wang Zhi said. As for the prohibition of trade. The holy decree did not mention a word, and when the heavenly wolf saw the cold smile on Wang Bengu's lips in the crowd, he knew that this guy had suffered a loss here in Hu Zongxian today, and he would definitely make a big fuss about this matter when he went back.

After reading the holy decree, Wang Zhi and others kowtowed to thank him, and Hu Zongxian had already had an entourage behind him who brought up the uniforms worn by the three generals in a red lacquered rosewood tray, Wang Zhi waved his hand, and several strong men behind him took down this set of clothes and official cards. It can be regarded as the completion of the Zhao'an ceremony.

Hu Zongxian still had a smile on his face and took Wang Zhi's hand. said: "Wufeng (Wang Zhi has no word only number, the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is called each other by the name of the name, in order to show closeness) which, this time you are loyal to the imperial court, in the future, the Ming Dynasty's maritime frontier still depends on your more efforts, it is not easy to come back, go back to your hometown first to take a good look, this is also your wish all along." ”

Wang Zhi's face changed slightly, and in an instant, he returned to normal, and laughed: "Ruzhen (Hu Zongxian's character) 000."

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Brother is too polite, then I will follow you, but these brothers under my command ......"

Hu Zongxian smiled and waved his hand: "Wufeng, you have to go home to worship your ancestors, I think your brothers can understand this, as for Commander Xu, I heard that he also recently married a lady, born in Jinling Qinhuai, it is not easy to go ashore once, and go back to see it together, your other brothers, it will be handed over to Commander Mao to lead, Shuangyu Island also needs to be rebuilt, and it will not be able to trade for a while, just take this opportunity to do something of your own, come, I have already set up a thin banquet in the best drunken immortal building in Ningbo City, to catch the wind and wash the dust for Brother Wufeng." , Brother Wufeng's wife and eldest son are already waiting for you there, you must appreciate your face. ”

The heavenly wolf sighed secretly in his heart when he heard this, this Hu Zongxian is so powerful, he immediately took Wang Zhi's psychology of being eager to return to his hometown, and detained Wang Zhi and Xu Hai, the two leaders, on the shore, and let the brave and unscrupulous Mao Haifeng lead the subordinates, in this critical period of people's minds, it is possible to divide Wang Zhi's subordinates.

According to the original plan, the annual supply of this trade will gradually decrease, and those restless people under Wang Zhi will slowly leave on their own, while those who remain are accustomed to receiving salaries peacefully instead of robbing homes and houses, and their combat ability will gradually deteriorate, and after a few years, there will be no more combat ability today, and when the time comes, there will be almost no need to worry about the resistance of Wang Zhi's old department.

And the last sentence is a pun, Wang Zhi's family is in his own hands, and he can't help but obey.

Chen Dacheng on the side muttered secretly: "Lord Heavenly Wolf, how can these widows take more money than us, and give four or five million taels a year?" ”

Sky Wolf smiled slightly: "This is a lot less than the money they robbed before, Dacheng, if the sea is quiet, your Yiwu soldiers may be disbanded and go home, have you thought about this question?" ”

Chen Dacheng laughed: "If you don't fight, then what are you doing wearing this skin, just go home and farm and have a baby, it's just a pity that this year's training is a pity." ”

Chen Dacheng glanced at the wolf-like sergeants behind him, and sighed: "Lord Heavenly Wolf, to be honest, before becoming a soldier, Dacheng didn't expect General Qi to train the villagers like this. It's a pity that such a good soldier would be disbanded and go home without fighting. ”

At this time, Wang Zhi suddenly said to Hu Zongxian: "Brother Ruzhen, Chen Dong, the three thieves, do you want to cut them now?" ”

Hu Zongxian's expression was calm, he touched his long hair, and replied: "Wufeng, why are you in such a hurry to kill them?" ”

Wang Zhi gritted his teeth and said: "These three bastards, ungrateful, colluding with the Shimazu clan and the Spaniards, as well as Chen Sipan, betrayed us, the fall of Shuangyu Island was to put the thieves in from their defense area, if it wasn't for Governor Hu to see the living people, the brothers would have taken them on the road to feed the sharks, and now that the people have brought you over, don't you kill them?" ”

Hu Zongxian smiled and waved his hand: "Wufeng, today is a big day for you to recruit peace, it is not appropriate to have a bloody disaster, these three thieves, the court has its own law, and they will not be allowed to go unpunished, come here, put the three of them on death row for the time being, and wait for the autumn decision to be beheaded!" Qi Jiguang waved his hand to Chen Dacheng in the distance, and Chen Dacheng hurriedly led a few sergeants forward and pushed and dragged the three people who were tied up like browns.

Sky Wolf raised his eyes and looked around, it seemed that he could survive safely today, but he didn't see Iga Tencho appear, and he always felt that something was wrong, and suddenly he only heard a cold voice behind him: "Sky Wolf, who are you waiting for?" Could it be that you are waiting for that female ninja? (To be continued......)