As the main think tank and head of the intelligence head of the old Zheng family, Zheng Hongkui actually has a very high status internally, and it is not an exaggeration to say that one person is above ten thousand people.

Many of his suggestions are very constructive, unlike other people's suggestions of being just brute force and not knowing anything to think about.

The old Zheng family's final decision was to send troops, although they could resist the will and disrespect, but for the Zheng family, who had great revenge and great ideals, they had to cut the word loss of righteousness away from themselves.

After everyone left, Zheng Hongkui found a chair close to Zheng Zhilong and sat down.

"Big brother, the little general of the ancestral family is here again, this time they need a bit of a big order, fifty guns, six hundred shells, and they also want Australian denim."

Since the ancestral family bought artillery, the power and status within the Houjin have risen to a new level, this time the Houjin has dispatched nearly half of the forces in order to attack Sauron, just to unify Manchuria, and then wave the army to Mongolia.

Huang Taiji's strategic thinking is that after unifying Manchuria, and then subduing Mongolia, then it is equivalent to encircling the Ming Dynasty, at this stage, the Mongolian ministries have different attitudes towards the Ming Dynasty, especially the close relationship between the Sauron Department and the Ming Dynasty, which is definitely a danger to the Later Jin, so he must be subdued, otherwise it is impossible to do further military operations.

Although the Sauron tribe is not the strongest and most powerful tribe among the major tribes of Mongolia, its strength is not weak, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would not have united with Sauron to conduct joint operations against Houjin many times.

Huang Taiji, who has tried the advantages and power brought by artillery operations, has begun to equip artillery in the Eight Banners on a large scale, especially the 6-pounder small cannon imported from Australia, which is easy to carry and flexible in combat, and is liked by many banner owners Baylor.

As the person in charge of procurement, the ancestral family naturally had to be lined up in Fujian to purchase artillery. Especially Zu Dashou's son, General Xiaozu, this errand is his full-time.

"The ancestral family wants artillery again, but I heard that Huang Taiji has launched an attack on the Sauron Division, which has always been friendly with my Ming Dynasty, once defeated. I'm afraid that the northern border of the Ming Dynasty will be dangerous. ”

Although Zheng Zhilong is the hegemon of the sea, he is still very good at analyzing the situation on land, which is no different from the sea.

"Yes, big brother, the advantage of the Sauron Department is the cavalry, the strength of the two sides is actually equal, if Houjin does not have a strong firearm, even if it is attacked, it will lose a lot of people, so they will think of buying artillery."

Zheng Hongkui, who is also the intelligence king, knows the consequences of once the Sauron Department is breached. If the export cannon is actually digging the corner of the Ming Dynasty at this time, judging from the current situation of Houjin, it doesn't just want to stay outside the customs.

In terms of nationality and righteousness, the Zheng family has to make a choice, and it will be really difficult to decide for a while, don't look at Zheng Zhilong on TV and finally took refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, in fact, that is also the trend of the times, if you don't take refuge, you will die sooner or later. And he also has a fluke in his heart to take refuge, wanting to please both ends. to obtain greater benefits.

Since the showdown with the Australians, it is no secret that he resold artillery, the Australians did not say much about it, but raised the original price a little, but it was still a very good business for the Zheng family.

"What can Australians do when they come to Hong Kong?"

Zheng Zhilong didn't ask about General Xiaozu, and suddenly asked about the Australians in Hong Kong. To say that the biggest threat at sea is not the Dutch, who are now strong, but the Australians in Hong Kong, although the Australian old only has two warships, but this warship can almost withstand more than ten warships of the Zheng family, such strength is not something that the Dutch have.

"Australians don't seem to be moving much. However, I received news that something was going on in Australia, and a senior member in the country was devolved because of something, giving the more intense faction an advantage. ”

This news was obtained by Zheng Hongkui from the intelligence officers in Batavia, and the Zheng family's warehouse in Australia has not yet opened, so the intelligence personnel have not arranged for it.

Australia's radical faction is an expansionist, this faction is dominated by Huang Fu, and the Zheng family has always been very concerned about Australia's domestic politics, especially their internal affairs.

"It's not a good thing that the radicals are dominant, and I've heard that the conflict between the Australians and the Dutch was started by the radicals, as well as the conflict with us." In Zheng Zhilong's eyes, the radicals are a group of war maniacs, and it may not be good for these people to come to power.

It seems that the Zheng family has to deal with it, or prepare, maybe when the Australians suddenly see that the Zheng family is unhappy and come to a fight.

"Big brother is worried about Australians, is he afraid that Australians will make a fuss about this?"

Zheng Hongkui knew that his eldest brother was cautious, and he must be afraid that the Australians would make excuses in this matter and have a quarrel with the Zheng family.

"But big brother, there is one more thing you may not know, Australians import grain from Siam, recently I heard that the price of Siamese food has risen sharply, Australians are very dissatisfied, do you say they will use troops against them at this time."

With the personality of the Australians who do not suffer losses, it is really difficult to say that Siam treats them like this, and the Australians have garrisons in two territories in Southeast Asia, and the black water is even more powerful in Southeast Asia, and this time the Siamese are probably in trouble.

If this is the case, then the Australians will not be so focused on the affairs of the Ming Dynasty, so there is no need to worry about their opinions on selling artillery.

The reason why Zheng Zhilong is so worried is because he has heard that the radical faction of Australians has very opinions about selling artillery to Houjin, and they have a lot of opinions.

So now that we hear that the radicals are dominating in Australia, we should be cautious, otherwise it will be difficult for them to use this as an excuse.

Although the Zheng family is not afraid of war, but the current situation in the Ming Dynasty is very turbulent, and the Zheng family, who still wants to make a lot of money in it, does not want to cause more trouble.

"Since General Xiaozu is here, he will be entertained, and this price can also be appropriately raised, after all, they are begging us, you say yes." Zheng Zhilong said to Zheng Hongkui with a smile. In fact, if he raises a little price, Houjin will also accept it, for Houjin, money is simply too easy to come, and you only need to go to the edge to get a lot of gold and silver treasures.

And now that Houjin is fighting with the Sauron Ministry, it is precisely when artillery is urgently needed, and he will definitely not be stingy. (To be continued......)