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On November 13, the 18th year of Wucheng in China, 12 large military ships sent Zheng Anxi and his party, who had purchased slaves along the way, recruited free people, and gradually swelled to 4,836 men and nearly 1,000 (summer) tons of supplies, to the end of the entire journey - in another time and space, this port on the west coast of Australia is called Port Hedland, but now it is Xinhai City, the temporary capital of the Duchy of Haiyang, of course, today's Xinhai City is just a barren, mangrove-covered beach, It took 4,051 men and 785 women to turn it from paper to reality with one hand and one foot.

Zheng Anxi, who watched the boats on the military ship transport personnel and materials to 6 places back and forth, and had no time to express his pride in changing the world and rebuilding the world, just calmly ordered to the government personnel: "Remember the results of the previous discussion, the [Pingshunhai] regiment should check the surrounding situation while raising vigilance; The Ministry of Works ordered that the warehouse should be built first, and then according to the results of the investigation of the Shence Army, it was decided whether to build a private house or the outer wall of the camp??????"

When the civil and military officers of the government who got the order got off the ship one after another6, the temporary commander of the military transport regiment Mao Jingcai came over: "Your Highness, according to the current degree, it is estimated that it will take five days to unload the things, and then the ship will return after replenishing the fresh water, I don't know if His Highness has anything to say to the lower officials." ”

"Lone is about to trouble Lord Mao." When Zheng Anxi heard this, he ordered the attendant to take a sealed letter box from his living quarter. "This is Lonely's thanksgiving table, and it also bothers the adults to return to their father after they go back." After Mao Jingcai put away the recital, Zheng Anxi then asked. "On the way back, do you have to pass through Surabaya Town again?"

Mao Jingcai shook his head: "When I came, I needed to replenish the supplies and population for my grandfather, so I just stopped for a while, and now I am in a hurry to return to the flight, so naturally I won't stop so many places, maybe I will stop once in Tanjung Pandan or Penang, and then I will fly directly to Guangzhou." ”

Zheng Anxi didn't know where Tanjung Pandan and Penang Harbour were, but when he heard that he didn't pass through Surabaya or Pontianak on the return voyage, he was naturally disappointed: "Gu was also going to ask the lord to send a message to the officials of the clan who stayed in Surabaya, so that he could buy a few offshore fishing boats to bring them with the next boat group, but now it seems that it is impossible to do so." ”

However, Zheng Anxi was not ready to give up, he asked, "Do you want to escort the Zong Fan to the south next?" ”

Mao Jingcai's answer disappointed Zheng Anxi again: "Your Highness is right, the lower official will take a short rest after returning to the sea, and he will escort another clan to the south, but except for the first battle, he will go to Vung Tau to receive troops, and the rest of the stops may not be consistent with His Highness's trip, so he may not be able to meet the remaining personnel of the Duke Mansion in the ports along the way." ”

"That's the case," Thinking that he didn't have the authority to order Mao Jingcai to make a special trip to Surabaya, Zheng Anxi's heart suddenly swelled with all kinds of unwillingness, but the position of the Huaxia Emperor was not something he could peep at if he lost at the starting line, so he had no choice but to sigh. "Originally, I was expecting to use the catch to supplement food, but now it seems that it is impossible to do it for the time being."

Mao Jingcai smiled and said: "Your Highness doesn't have to worry, Your Highness heard that the Ninth Fleet will set up as many as eleven town guard mansions in the abbot, and in the future, the cruise ships and letter ships around the island will come once or twice a month, and Your Highness may be able to convey it at that time." ”

Mao Jingcai's words are actually hollow dumplings, Surabaya is the town guard house under the Tenth Fleet, and it is also an extremely long process to convey it to the Ninth Fleet, not to mention that the Ninth Fleet has no shadow in the abbot's town guard mansion now, and the so-called cruise ships and letter ships around the island will not start their tasks until all the clans and clans have arrived.

Regarding Mao Jingcai's benign deception, Zheng Anxi could only respond: "It's not urgent." ”

Mao Jingcai's eyes rolled: "Your Highness, how about I leave a few boats for Your Highness?" ”

Each 20,000-material large military transport ship carried two eight-oared boats and four six-oared boats, and it was not impossible for Zheng Anxi to send a few of them, but Mao Jingcai could not write off the account in the name of the average in front of everyone, and Zheng Anxi had to provide a written document and pay a fee before he could go back and explain to the higher-level military affairs unit.

Although eight-oared boats and six-oared boats can operate near the coastline, compared to any sloop, oared rowing boats are easier to handle than sailing boats, which are suitable for the Principality of Hai Duong, which does not have skilled sailors and fishermen, and more importantly, oared rowing boats can also go deep along the river6, which is the most convenient means of transportation.

"Thank you, Lord Mao." For Mao Jingcai, who is knowledgeable and interesting, Zheng Anxi certainly spares money and endorsements. "Come on, let Lord Wei calculate the 5,000 Zhuang tickets." Of course, 5,000 pieces is not a small amount, and a full 10,000 Wucheng silver guan must be packed in a wooden box or one or two boxes, so they are basically replaced by Zhuang tickets. "Master Mao, that's enough."

"It doesn't need so much." Although Zheng Anxi basically has no hope of inheriting the unification, Mao Jingcai does not dare to ask a prince for a card. "It's just a few oars rowing boats, and it's only three or five hundred strokes to take them all." Speaking of this, Mao Jingcai smiled slyly. "Your Highness is not preparing to poach people in the army, this is not possible."

Zheng Anxi wanted Mao Jingcai to stay, so he used money to smash people, so he didn't blush when he was pierced by Mao Jingcai, but said bluntly: "If Lord Mao is willing to work in this domain, Lone naturally can't ask for it." ”

Speaking of which, Mao Jingcai, who was born as the commander of the military losing ship, will be able to be the town guard in the future, and as for Shijue, it is basically hopeless in this life, so Mao Jingcai is quite moved by Zheng Anxi's solicitation, of course, it is real money and silver that finally makes him act: "Your Royal Highness treats him well, and the lower officials are naturally grateful." ”

Mao Jingcai, who took the ticket and put it in his arms, then changed his words: "After the minister returns, he will ask the court to resign." ”

Zheng Anxi swept away the haze that had just accumulated and laughed: "Okay, great, Lone will sweep the couch in the domain to greet him." ”

Wei Qian, who came to send the money, finally understood, and when he saw a move in his heart, he immediately said to Zheng Anxi: "Grandpa, do you want to ask Lord Mao to recruit some skilled sailors in the army, and if you can, you will also ask Lord Mao to set two merchant ships in Fujian and Guangding, after all, relying on the current operation of this domain, it will not be able to repay the loan of the Southern Union Union in a short period of time, rather than waiting for the interest that will not be paid off in the future, it is better to meddle in the sea trade now, and at the same time transport materials to the domain, you can also make up for it somewhat." ”

Zheng Anxi asked Mao Jingcai: "What does Master Mao think of Master Wei's mention?" ”

Mao Jingcai replied: "The military athletes will find ways to recruit, but they are only confined to the imperial court system, and they can only be veterans who have been discharged from military service at the end of their term. ”

The meritorious system of the Chinese Dynasty stipulates that Xia officers and soldiers will be exempted from 50 acres of land tax from the time they enter the service, and their parents, and their wives will be exempted from the tax of 50 mu of land, and their disability and retirement, war death, and retirement at the end of the period will not affect the continued enjoyment of this treatment until they or their beneficiaries all die. However, this system also clearly stipulates that officers and men who enjoy the benefits of meritorious service must serve for 10 years in normal health, and those who retire early due to illness will have their benefits terminated from the year of early retirement, and those who retire early without illness or who have been expelled from the military for violating military discipline will have to recover the land that has been exempted since they entered the service. It is precisely for this reason that, except for Zheng Kezang's early release in the form of a pardon, Xia Jun has not had a single case of early retirement due to illness, and there are very few cases of violating military discipline and being presided over in the army.

Zheng Anxi also studied young martial arts and martial arts and served in the army for a period of time, so he knew this system well, so he didn't think about Mao Jingcai's reply: "Of course, there is no problem with veterans who have completed their service, on the contrary, they think that such veterans are good at the army, and they are afraid that they will be reluctant to return to the imperial court with military envoys (non-commissioned officers)." ”

"Not really." The current system of the Xia Army's naval division is different from that of the 6th Division, the soldiers will be given the rank of military envoy in the fourth year, and after two years of military envoys, the outstanding ones will be sponsored to study in the naval division university hall, and serve as the alternate military attache of the naval division after graduation. "At least these veterans are usually a little tired and a little lacking in discipline."

"It doesn't matter, the merchant fleet of this domain is not in the army after all, so there is no need to be too strict." Zheng Anxi only asks to bring people in now, and it doesn't matter what discipline and attitude are. "Lone can promise that every half year of going to sea can rest for half a year, and those who are willing to come to the domain can enjoy a lifelong tax exemption of two hundred (summer) acres, and their brothers and sisters who are willing to come to the domain to colonize can also enjoy a lifetime tax exemption by half, and as long as they have the ability or can get slaves, how much wasteland can be opened is their own, and the tax exemption part is tax-free for the first three years, and the second five years are reduced by half."

The big head was thrown out by Zheng Anxi as a bone, and Wei Qian naturally knew how to add icing on the cake: "As far as sailors are concerned, every time they sail to make a profit, His Royal Highness only accounts for seventy percent, and the remaining thirty percent can be divided equally by the entire crew." ”

Mao Jingcai's eyes were bloodshot when he heard this: "Enough, enough, with these few, your subordinates can pull two boats, no, five boats of veterans." ”

Zheng Anxi was naturally skeptical of Mao Jingcai's boasting, so he avoided talking about the question of how many people Mao Jingcai could recruit, and just asked: "Lord Mao, how many boats are you going to order?" ”

Mao Jingcai thought for a while: "Nowadays, the construction period of the shipyards in various places is full, but I am afraid that even if the ship can be fixed, it will not be able to get the current ship in two years, so the minister thinks that if you book a ship from the shipyard and order a ship, you have to find a way to buy a ship if you are in a hurry." ”

Mao Jingcai patted his chest and said: "The naval division restructuring will eliminate a considerable number of old ships, and the minister thinks that he can buy one or two big boats and one or two big bird boats will be used, these ships are now not favored by maritime merchants who take long distances, but it is no problem to take the line of the Central South Coastal Sea and the East Tianzhu Islands, and from the perspective of the ministers, at least they can hold on until the new ships are launched." ”

Zheng Anxi immediately decided: "Master Wei, you go and get another 20,000 yuan of Zhuang tickets." ”

When Wei Qian went to get the money, Zheng Anxi said to Mao Jingcai sincerely: "Lord Mao, regarding the ship and sailors, please leave it to your lordship??????