After discussing the matter of dealing with the Qin mission, Zhu Daolin had nothing to do, so he could only continue to stay in the camp and wait for the arrival of the Qin mission.

Who knew that at nightfall, he received an urgent report sent by Liu Weiyi, the head shopkeeper of the Sihai Commercial Bank, Zhu Daolin was stunned after reading it, and pulled the trembling messenger over, and asked in a deep voice:

"Liu Fu, tell me honestly, does the grain fleet passing through the sea off Tanggu fly the flag I gave to the trading house?"

The shrewd Liu Fu replied truthfully: "From the first day of the establishment of our fleet of the Four Seas Commercial Bank, the red and black pennants of the Dongjiang New Army were hung high on the roof of each cargo ship, and the four largest 500-ton modified cargo ships were all Western Galen ships sold by the East China Sea Fleet to our commercial firm. ”

"In the past few months, the entire north knows that our fleet has this kind of large, fast and sturdy ocean-going cargo ships, whether it is the business or military circles, they all know that you are the major shareholder of our Four Seas Commercial Bank, and you are taking the North Korean line."

"When the fleet was forcibly stopped by the warships of the Dengzhou Naval Division, the ship's shopkeeper and his companions repeatedly stated that the four ships of grain were all produced in North Korea, and the other three ships of skins, mountain goods, and medicinal materials were also purchased from North Korea, and they would ......pay taxes truthfully when they arrived in Tianjin."

"However, the two guerrilla generals of the Dengzhou Navy Division were not the same thing at all, not only escorted all seven of our ships to Juehua Island, but also injured our two shopkeepers and more than a dozen boatmen, all the goods were robbed by them, and it took five days to release back the four Galen cargo ships purchased from the general, and the other three 200-ton treasure ships and goods worth 500,000 taels of silver have not been returned so far!"

Zhang Deyi and Guo Zhongjun on the side listened to Liu Fu's story, and were furious, but fortunately, Wu Jicheng, who had a violent temper, and Jiang Yulong, who had revenge, both went to the army to inspect, otherwise they would have to shout that Xingshi would ask for the crime.

Zhu Daolin was also annoyed, but he didn't vent it on the spot, but took a few steps. After thinking quietly, he turned around and came back:

"Liu Fu, you go to the dock trading house to rest first, this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface......

"Hmph, even if I give the Dengzhou General Soldiers and the Dengzhou Governor great courage, they don't dare to anger me, I am afraid that behind this is the shadow of several important ministers in the DPRK and the Wu family father and son who have just been transferred to the Ningyuan General Army. Maybe Zu Dashou and Guan Ningjun will also join in! ”

"Okay, don't worry, just leave this matter to me, and after I send the upcoming minister away, I will go to Dengzhou and Juehua Island with you to make up for all our losses."

"General Xie! The small ones will go back to the dock and wait at the trading house. Liu Fu kowtowed and left with confidence.

After Liu Fu left, Zhu Daolin's face was gloomy, and he immediately shouted: "Xiao Zhe-"

"The subordinates are here!"

and a few Xiao Zhe, who had joined the army to deal with military affairs next door, flew over.

"Immediately send a patrol clipper to Liugong Island, and let Xu Wentao, commander of the North Sea Fleet, personally lead three 550-ton warships and two new 300-ton fast warships. Bring enough ammunition and hurry to Phi Island! ”

"Yes!"

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On the morning of the next day, Zhu Daolin rushed by boat to the camp of the Korean naval division at the mouth of the Daning River before the arrival of the Qincha, and held a meeting with Li Kan, the representative of the Korean ******** and the defense envoy of Anju.

Wu Jicheng, commander-in-chief of the Dongjiang New Army, Guo Zhongjun, deputy commander of the army, and Li Yuming, chief commander of the Dongjiang New Army, who served as liaison officers, accompanied the delegation.

At 10:40 a.m., Zhu Daolin and his entourage arrived at the mouth of the Daning River on two 150-ton sailing and paddle speedboats.

After the two sides met, Zhu Daolin stepped forward quickly. He held Li Kan, who wanted to pay a big salute to the famous generals of the **** country, and humbly called Li Kan Lord Li. begged Li Kan and Shen Jingzhen not to be polite, and immediately won the great favor of Li Kan, Shen Jingzhen and the civil and military forces behind him.

The guest and the host entered the main hall of the camp hand in hand and sat down, and the shrewd Li Kan saw Zhu Daolin carefully looking at several civil and military officers around him, and immediately explained with a smile:

"General, all of you here are Li Kan and Lord Shen's henchmen, and Wu Yuantai, the new commander of the naval division, is already familiar with the army. He is the younger brother of my highly respected right minister, Lord Wu Yuanqian, and the son-in-law of the lower officials, not an outsider, haha! ”

Zhu Daolin politely bowed his hand to Wu Yuantai: "Congratulations to General Wu!" ”

Wu Yuantai, who maintained a kneeling posture, hurriedly leaned over and bowed: "I implore General Zhu to take care of me!" ”

Zhu Daolin was very satisfied with Wu Yuantai's attitude: "If General Wu is willing, he can do it at the right time." Establishing cooperation with the North Sea Fleet of the Daming Navy stationed on Liugong Island, and even holding joint exercises between the two armies on a regular basis to learn from each other and promote each other, will be beneficial to both your and our armies! ”

Wu Yuantai was immediately overjoyed after being stunned, and thanked Zhu Daolin again: "Thank you for the general's support, and I implore the general to sell Xia Guan two new 300-ton warships equipped with 12 long-barreled guns, and Xia Guan will be grateful!" ”

Zhu Daolin patiently explained: "The weapons and equipment signed by General Li and Lord Shin on behalf of the Korean monarch and our Dongjiang New Army last time, including five 300-ton fast warships, 80 ship-borne guns, 30 generals' guns, and 5,000 fire-fired muskets, have now been manufactured at the Jinling Gun Factory and Shipyard, and will be delivered here by late September at the latest. ”

"It's okay, the delivery at the end of the year is fast enough." Wu Yuantai said happily.

Zhu Daolin immediately agreed, and gave Wu Yuantai an additional 100 self-fire muskets.

Wu Yuantai was grateful, Li Kan and the civil and military forces around him did not expect Zhu Daolin, who had made great achievements in the war and shocked the world, to be so generous, and he was even more looking forward to the in-depth cooperation between them.

The atmosphere of the ensuing meeting was cordial.

Li Kan and Shen Jingzhen proposed that their four families and Sihai Qianzhuang jointly set up a mint, and Zhu Daolin agreed without much thought, but how to distribute it between the parties still needs to be discussed separately, and Zhu Daolin also generously agreed to Li Kan's request, and accepted the 300 officers sent by Li Kan to study and train in the Dongjiang Army early next month.

In order to thank Zhu Daolin for his support to the Korean monarch and army, Li Kan, Shin Kyung-jeong, and Wu Yuan-tae solemnly promised on behalf of the four major Korean families:

Fully assist the Dongjiang New Army to build a city at the ferry port on the east bank of the Yalu River, 30 miles downstream of Yiju City, provide 12,000 tame war horses for the Dongjiang New Army in exchange for weapons and equipment within half a year, and fully assist the Dongjiang New Army to repair Tieshan Fortress and send troops to garrison the above areas.

Zhu Daolin and Guo Zhongjun made a commitment on behalf of the Daming Dongjiang New Army and the Daming North Sea Fleet:

The Donggang New Army is responsible for the defense of the northern coast of Korea and the middle and lower reaches of the Yalu River, and shares the defense of other parts of northern Korea with the Korean garrison, assists the North Korean army in establishing a defense system from Uiju to Soju in the middle and upper reaches of the Yalu River, and sends no less than 3,000 soldiers and 20 artillery pieces to the city of Uiju if necessary, to fight side by side with the Korean friendly forces.

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