"These three things, if the imperial court does not send adults to come, the official will not really sit idly by, but can it be done, it is really difficult to say because, the ability of the lower officials to ask themselves is limited, many things, not I try my best to do, I can do nothing else, let's just say that the strength of Fujian, is the least in the thirteen provinces, not to mention the few people, the soldiers and horses are still weak, the adults set a big contest policy, I hope that there are 3,000 available soldiers in other places I don't know, but here in Fujian, I am clear, these 3,000 soldiers, If you really go into battle to kill the enemy, you will simply not believe it, and you can parade in person at that time" Wu Sinan said eloquently: "Let's talk about these three things, the first is to rob firearms, this one can be easily completed, after all, bandits are bandits, the number of people is limited, and with many vehicles, it is not easy to hide, as long as I gather a certain number of troops, I can naturally win these two things is to completely exterminate this group of rebels, In this matter, the official asked himself if he had no such ability, since these people can transport so many firearms, they obviously have a lot of strength, and the firearms can be captured, but it should only be a part of the rebels, the main force of the real rebels may be hidden in unknown places, or even not in Fujian at all, if you want to find it, how easy it is to find it, even if you really find it, but the enemy is in the dark, I am in the light, there is a wind and grass, they may know, this group of rebels is strong, there are fewer soldiers and horses, they can't deal with it, and the troops are mobilized more, they may run away first when they hear the wind. You must have a combatable army with you who can be in place at any time, and when you find the rebels, when you send troops to surround them, instead of finding the rebels and then deploying heavy troops, you say? ”

After listening to this, Yue Su nodded, and said: "What you said is right, although the governor does not know the details of this group of rebels, but as you think, being able to smuggle so many firearms is obviously extremely powerful, otherwise, what is the purpose of buying so many firearms cannot be trafficking, if so, it can be killed but not left You have already said two things, and you have also said your views on the third thing."

"The third thing is that the Dutch invaded my territory and seized my Penghu Islands The Penghu Islands are lonely overseas, which doesn't seem to be important, but it is actually a springboard for foreign invasions of our land, so the lower officials think that they should be recaptured and, not only Penghu, but even Taiwan should be included in the territory, so that the sea area of the imperial court can be stable, but over the years, the imperial court's investment in the Fujian naval division is getting smaller and smaller, and the energy is mostly focused on the nine sides, so that the naval division is getting weaker and weaker, and the naval division originally had more than 100 large and small warships, but now, Most of the large warships are difficult to launch, and only small warships remain, which can be used to attack Yangyi with such warships, and the wind and water will be smooth, or they can barely take Penghu, and then want to take Taiwan, but there is another point, that is, there is no effective water war general on the side of the sailors, if they command indiscriminately, they will not wait for the war to start, and they will be defeated by half first, and they will not be able to catch up with the adults, do you say? Wu Sinan said with a smile

"You are very right, if you violate our country's land, although you will be punished if you are far away, not to mention that Taiwan is the territory of my China" At that time, the Ming Dynasty did not attach much importance to Taiwan and did not include Taiwan in the territory, but in Yue Su's heart, Taiwan is China, and it must be taken back and not allowed to be occupied by anyone

"The problem you said, the governor is clear now, you can rest assured, you can't do it, the governor can do the lack of funds for the water division, the governor can open his mouth to ask the imperial court, lack of good generals in the water war, we can transfer the governor from other places will definitely do it in the shortest possible time, the ship can all be launched, will be able to command Ruoding, and kill all the Yangyi who seized my Taiwan and Penghu, let them know that my Ming Dynasty is not easy to mess with, let alone they can come if they want to, and they can leave if they want!"

"If your Excellency has such an idea, the lower officials must have the right to support your lordship, and bring the people of Fujian and Taiwan here to thank your lordship," Wu Sinan got up and bowed and said

"This is the duty of the Governor, you just have to do your duty, the Governor suddenly remembered a question, I want to ask you, among these three things, the matter of recovering the firearms, we have already sent someone to do it, the other two, which one should be in front and which one should be in the back?" Yue Su stared at Wu Sinan and asked

"Xia Guan thinks that if according to common sense, in these two things, the most important thing is to suppress the bandits, and to pacify this group of rebels, it is the top priority, but the rebels are hiding very deeply, and it is extremely difficult to find a nest, and the combat power of the soldiers and horses is not enough, and the adults need to be trained, which will take more time, so look at it this way, but it is the matter of regaining the land and expelling the Yangyi, which can be ranked in the front because, the Yangyi is in the Ming, we can go to find it at any time, and confront it, and when we fight against them, it can also be used as a training army, baptism with fire, and increase the experience of soldiers, so that they can become combatable soldiers," Wu Sinan said unhurriedly

His thoughts coincided with Yue Su, and Yue Su also felt the same way, he should first destroy Yangyi and let the officers and soldiers go through the battle formation on the battlefield, so that they could have bloody soldiers who had never been on the battlefield, and could never become real soldiers

Yue Su nodded with satisfaction, and was just about to speak, when he suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and then heard Li Haoquan outside the door shouting: "Stop, what are you doing?" ”

"There is an emergency military situation in Quanzhou...... Come and report to the governor......" The man was panting as he spoke, thinking that he was hurrying all the way

However, this person doesn't seem to know that the governor is here, not only does this person not know that Yue Su is here, but he doesn't even know who is calling the governor sent by the imperial court, and the transportation is inconvenient, and it is inconvenient to pass on the news

The voice outside, Yue Su could hear it clearly, as soon as he heard that it was an emergency military situation, his heart was first shocked, thinking that it was a traitor attacking Quanzhou, and hurriedly shouted: "Let him in!" ”

"Yes, sir!" The iron man outside the door hurriedly pushed the door open, allowing the messenger to enter

The man walked into the room a few steps, and saw two people sitting in the room, one on the bed and the other on the edge of the bed, and he was a small messenger, and he did not know which was the governor

However, it should be the Lord who thinks of sitting on the bed, it is the Governor, he took two steps forward, knelt down on one knee at Wu Sinan, and said: "Mark the Quanzhou Garrison Yamen to see the Governor Zhao Xiong...... He is now ordered to submit an emergency military intelligence ...... Please look at it,...... Zhao Xiong finished speaking, took out a letter with feathers from his bosom and held it above his head

According to common sense, the governor sitting on the bed will definitely say "present", and then the person sitting next to him will take the letter and hand it to the governor, but before the governor can speak, the person sitting on the side directly took the letter, and the most puzzling thing for Zhao Xiong was that the old man not only took the letter without waiting for the order, but also unscrupulously opened the letter

The opening of the envelope was covered with fire paint, Yue Su tore the envelope, took out the letter, unfolded it and looked at the beginning, Lord Yue's face showed anger, and when he read it, he couldn't help but shout angrily, "It's the opposite, it's the opposite!" ”

Seeing Yue Su like this, Wu Sinan asked cautiously, "My lord, I don't know what happened?" "See for yourself," said Yue Su and handed the letter to Wu Sinan

Wu Sinan took it respectfully, looked at it carefully, the expression on his face did not change much, and only after reading it did he say flatly: "Zhao Xiong, you just forgot to give the Governor Lord Yue a salute"

Governor! Zhao Xiong was stunned when he heard this, but the governor's official position was greater than that of the governor, he knew, but he really didn't know, when a governor came here in Fujian, he hurriedly gave Yue Su a salute, "I don't know that the governor is here, and I haven't visited the shrine, and I hope that the governor will forgive me."

"This matter is nothing, those who don't know are not guilty, and Bendu is here to ask you, what is the origin of the pirate Zheng Zhilong who dared to attack Quanzhou?" Yue Su asked loudly

It turned out that the content of the letter was nothing else, but that Zheng Zhilong, the pirate leader in the Taiwan Strait, led the pirates to attack Quanzhou, and when he heard the police, he immediately notified the naval division yamen and sent troops to resist

"Back to my lord's words, this Zheng Zhilong is known as a ...... in the coastal area of Fujian" As soon as Zhao Xiong opened his mouth, he didn't dare to continue to say a word before he could say a word

But what he didn't finish, Wu Sinan said for him, "It's prestigious, and it's quite popular, right?" What are you doing next, the ministry also knows a little bit, tell me, who are the people who were robbed this time? ”

"It's all rich people around Quanzhou," Zhao Xiong said

Wu Sinan nodded and said, "I know, you step aside, I have something to say to the Governor, and I will see you later."

"Yes, my lord's mark is the first to retire" Zhao Xiong saluted Yue Su and Wu Sinan again, and then bowed and retreated

When he withdrew, Wu Sinan looked at Yue Su and said: "My lord, this pirate leader Zheng Zhilong is very famous, in the Fujian area, not to mention that he is a household name, but he is almost an adult who has just arrived, and he must not know it, Xiaguan is here, just talk about it for others."

"Okay, just talk about it, this governor wants to hear if this Zheng Zhilong has some three heads and six arms, and he dares to fight against the officials and soldiers openly" Yue Su suppressed his anger and said

"This Zheng Zhilong is not very old, only twenty-five or six this year, but he is the most powerful pirate in the Taiwan Strait I heard that there are four brothers in the family, he is the eldest, the three younger brothers are called Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Zhifeng, Zheng Zhibao Zheng Zhilong was eighteen years old, and his brother went to Macau to study business with his uncle, and then went to Kyushu, the Japanese country, at first followed the pirate merchant Li Dan on Hirado Island, first served as a translator, and then gradually became Li Dan's right-hand man, won Li Dan's trust, after Li Dan's death, Zheng Zhilong gradually took over his power; Five years ago, all Li Dan received the fleet, and four years ago, moved from Kyushu Island to Taiwan, attached to the Japanese leader Yan Siqi shortly thereafter, the Dutch red-haired ghost landed on the island, expelled other forces based in Taiwan, Zheng Zhilong had no choice but to return to Fujian with his wife Three years ago Yan Siqi died, Zheng Zhilong combined with the pirate leaders, known as the Eighteen Zhi, became the most powerful pirates along the coast of Fujian, commanding tens of thousands of pirates, rampant in the Taiwan Strait At that time, Quanzhou Mansion had written an official document to the lower officials, which said that Zheng Zhilong although the matter plundered, But the looters are all big families, but they are extremely kind to the ordinary people of Quanzhou, and they often help the poor, and their prestige is higher than that of the government."

Wu Sinan introduced Zheng Zhilong's resume in detail, it can be said that Zheng Zhilong's life, not to mention that he is known to the governor, even many people in Quanzhou also know it, so it is not a secret at all

For Zheng Zhilong's tuba, Yue Su really didn't know in his previous life, after all, Lord Yue's historical knowledge is really limited, but this Zheng Zhilong's son's name, Yue Su knows, that is the famous Zheng Chenggong Of course, Zheng Chenggong at this time is just four years old and is still a little doll

After listening to Wu Sinan's story, Yue Su nodded and said: "According to what you say, this Zheng Zhilong is not only very capable, but also a thief, he openly confronted the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, causing serious losses to my Fujian sailors, like these people, if they are not killed, everyone will follow suit in the future, then it will be worth it!" ”

"What the adults said is good, this kind of person really can't be kept, but Zheng Zhilong, this guy, has always been flowing on the sea, with the speedboat, coming and going like the wind, trying to hold him, it is too difficult to just hear the news of the defeat of the sailors, my lord, you have also heard, this is still the other party to attack, our army is defending, the result is also a fiasco, more than half of the losses, if you take the initiative to attack, it is estimated that the loss will be heavier" Wu Sinan said

"What do you mean by this, do you mean that because Zheng Zhilong is powerful at sea, we just sit idly by and let it be lawless?" Yue Su said coldly

"Xia Guan naturally didn't mean to sit idly by, but wanted to say, we can't attack by force, it's better to think of other ways to outwit," Wu Sinan said

"Outwitted? Tell me, how is it to outwit? Yue Su said

"Zheng Zhilong's strength is strong, but he is just a pirate, even if he has strength, what can he do, at best, he is still a thief Zheng Zhilong can win such a big family business, and he can be regarded as a knowledgeable person, naturally understand the truth, and will also know that when a lifetime of pirates is not a way out, we can completely tempt him to take advantage, promise an official position, and take it for his own use, we can use his power to exterminate other pirates, and recover the Penghu Islands and Taiwan," Wu Sinan said

"Your idea is not bad...... Yue Su nodded at first, but then changed the conversation, and said: "If it is simply tempted by profit, this Zheng Zhilong may be able to surrender, but this person is used to it, I am afraid that it will be difficult to control me, it is better to use Enwei together, first fight with him twice, let him know the power of the court, and then make a wish to recruit an not only for him, but also for other pirates, after all, the sea area is so big, it is impossible to have no pirates from now on, I just need these people to be honest with me, not to harass the place, and yes, can't let him Zheng Zhilong use the power of the imperial court to claim the throne on the sea."

"Your Excellency is far-sighted, and what you say is very ...... With the current strength of the water master, if you want to defeat Zheng Zhilong, I'm afraid it will be very difficult......" Wu Sinan said with a smile

"Difficult, it doesn't mean that it's impossible, this governor has made up his mind now, and he won't change it anyway, we also have to strengthen our armaments, deal with the rebels on the road and recover Penghu, Taiwan, both on land and water, we can't slack off, so let's continue to lie on the bed, this governor will leave tomorrow, go to Quanzhou, and by the way, inspect the Fujian Navy again, if my people intercept firearms and come back, you let them stay in Nanping first," Yue Su said

"Yes, the subordinate obeys"

As long as Yue Su makes up his mind, usually no one can change it, Wu Sinan will not change this guy, he is very lazy, he can't wait to care about anything, and leave all the work to Yue Su to see, he will enjoy his own blessings every day, and now that you Lord Yue have said so, then he is even more happy, Lord Yue, you go well, brother, I will have fun

Yue Su stayed in Nanping for another night, and on the second day, he set up camp and rushed to Quanzhou in the direction of Quanzhou, but before he arrived in Quanzhou, the text had already been issued, ordering the Quanzhou prefect and the general army of the Fujian Navy Division to come and pick up Yue Su to wait for Yue Su to arrive in Quanzhou, and the local officials of Quanzhou and the main officials of the Navy Division all arrived

After a simple politeness, Yue Su first asked the prefect of Quanzhou, about Zheng Zhilong leading pirates to attack Quanzhou, how much loss the place was, the answer made by the prefect of Quanzhou was that it was just that in the surrounding area, the more unlucky rich families were looted, ordinary people, Zheng Zhilong did not commit any crime out of this, Yue Su decided that he could spare Zheng Zhilong's life, and collect it for his own use as much as possible, he really couldn't accept it, and it was not too late to kill it After all, pirates are different from bandits on land, such as the Dragon Slaying Gang, once appeased, they may sit big, threatens the rule of the imperial court

And pirates, even if they sit big, are generally still at sea to ask for business, it is difficult to get to do business on the shore, the world has not heard of any pirates rebelled as the emperor since it is at sea to do business, robbed is not necessarily the people of the Ming Dynasty, because the Ming Dynasty at that time was forbidden to the sea, people who do legitimate business, will not go to sea to break the ban, especially now, the Ming Dynasty also needs a maritime armament, Fujian Navy is on the one hand, on the other hand, there is a need to have one or several forces to maintain order at sea, otherwise, the sea area of the Ming Dynasty, It will become the world of foreign devils

Next, Yue Su asked the commander-in-chief of the naval division how much they had lost in this battle, and they had to report a specific figure, and the general soldier's answer was that the naval division lost 13 warships, more than 300 officers and soldiers were killed, and the other side lost 2 warships, and the specific number of casualties was unknown

The proportion of casualties on both sides is really a bit large, this combat effectiveness, how can it be so bad Yue Su immediately, said his plan, to personally go to the sea to parade, check the combat strength of the naval division, the general soldier naturally did not dare to refuse, and immediately agreed, everyone rushed to the coast together a few days later, arrived at the place where the naval division was, the general army arranged it, all the warships were anchored, and the formation was on the sea, and the governor was invited to observe

Yue Su is not familiar with naval warfare, he can still see whether the sailor warship is aging, not to mention the old board, and even many sails have been patched, in addition, the artillery equipped on each ship is not as much as imagined

As for the formation of the sailor after launching, how it changed, quality and efficiency, Yue Su didn't see it very clearly, but Jiang Jie still understood a little bit, he told Yue Su that this formation was very messy, and when changing formations, some ships were obviously half a step late, and the advance and retreat were not uniform

After watching the sailor's drill, Yue Su has already determined that the sailor really needs to be rebuilt, otherwise, let alone recovering the Taiqi bend, it is estimated that even a small group of pirates may not be able to deal with it, but to build a powerful sailor, it takes money, and it also needs talent silver, you can ask the court to allocate it, but this is it, where to choose?

That night, Yue Su called Jiang Jie into his tent and discussed with him

Yue Su wanted to rebuild the plan of the water division, and on the way to Quanzhou, he revealed it to Jiang Jie, and the two of them meant that when they arrived in Quanzhou, after the military parade, they would make a final decision Now that they have seen it, it is time to make a decision

"My lord, what you said is good, the silver for the reconstruction of the water division, as long as the imperial court agrees to allocate it, there is no problem, it is difficult to choose now, that is, the talent who trains the water army, the generals of the land war, if you want to choose, you can really choose a few good ones, but in the water war, you may be able to find a few, but those who have been in battle are too difficult."

Jiang Jie said, his eyebrows were tightly locked, and he thought about it for a long time before he heard him say slowly: "If you want to talk about water warfare, you can have some actual combat experience, and my subordinates think that only Mao Wenlong, who is guarding Phi Island, is just that, if the adults want to transfer him over, it is somewhat unlikely, but if two generals are transferred from him to come over, train the sailors, and lead the troops to fight, it should be good."

The name of Mao Wenlong has long been deeply remembered by Yue Su, who knows that he is a fierce general, hanging alone overseas, and has restrained a lot of Houjin's energy

The so-called strong generals have no weak soldiers, Mao Wenlong has such great ability, and his subordinates will definitely not be bad

After listening to Jiang Jie's words, Yue Su nodded and said, "What Mr. said is good, I will draft a fold and send someone to Beijing quickly."

"I wonder how the adults are going to write it?" Jiang Jie asked suddenly

"Naturally, it is to play truthfully, and give a roughly number how much silver is needed to rebuild the sailor here, and ask the imperial court to allocate as for the transfer of generals from Phi Dao, and play it truthfully, and then I will write a letter to Xiong Tingbi, ask him to help him, and let Mao Wenlong choose a capable one" Yue Su said what he thought in his heart

Unexpectedly, after listening to Yue Su's words, Jiang Jie shook his head and said: "My lord, the words of my subordinates just now were only half said, according to common sense, it should be like this, but when it comes to doing it, the difficulty of the two is just the opposite."

"Sir, where did you start?" Yue Su asked in confusion