"The elder of the pavilion and the mansion are so leisurely, and the soldiers under Li Xin who are harmed are easy to find!"

Li Xinqing knew that Zhang Fangyan might not come back after leaving the barracks, and he could also feel that this old man who had been in the same boat with him had drifted away from him. So he specially searched for this mansion and let him settle down for the time being.

Zhang Fangyan wanted to say coldly and face each other, but he changed his mind, even if he showed his attitude with color, it would be useless, why not be false and wrong, and see what kind of ghost this person is pregnant.

"The marquis of Zhenyu is so polite, the old man treats the guilty person, deserves such courtesy?"

A few words were still not yin or yang, which made the smile on Li Xin's face a little embarrassing, but he didn't come to chat with Zhang Fangyan, so he abandoned distracting thoughts and invited Zhang Fangyan to sit on the stone bench in the courtyard, and then went straight to the topic.

"The situation is difficult, when is the cabinet old man thinking about rebuilding the governor's office?"

Li Xin's question was obviously unexpected by Zhang Fangyan, and he stared at the familiar and unfamiliar Zhenhou in front of him, trying to get the answer he wanted from his eyes. However, Li Xin did not give him too much time.

"Now Huaisi and Jiangxi have become a mess, and the people of Nanzhili have been ravaged by the war is close at hand, and the elder of the pavilion must stand up to support the crisis! In this way, it does not live up to the trust of God. ”

Zhang Fangyan wanted to say a few sarcastic words again, but Li Xin's last sentence made him uninterested. In any case, he was ashamed of the emperor's entrustment. As soon as he thought of this, he said something in his heart: "Since the Marquis of Zhenyu knows that the situation is difficult, why not send troops to the north, restore the Huaisi in the north of the Jiangbei, and help Lu Xiangsheng open up the Grand Canal, so that the traffic between Jiangnan and Jingshi is the same as before?" ”

In earnest words, he hoped that Li Xin would listen to his persuasion.

"Huaisi naturally wants to be restored, and the Grand Canal must also be opened, but there are priorities! Pavilion Elder, please look at ......" As he spoke, he ordered his soldiers to spread out the map on the stone table, and then pointed to the Jiangxi area, "Jiujiang and Anqing are the western gateways of Nanjing, and now Anqing has fallen into the hands of thieves, and the rebels of King Huai of Raozhou echoed with the five battalions of Jiangbei Gezuo, and surrounded the Taiping Mansion, so that the Duke of Wei was attacked on three sides and was in danger. At the same time, the Huaiwang rebels attacked Nanchang Mansion, and if Nanchang fell, Jiujiang would also be lost. At that time, the life of the Duke of Wei hangs by a thread, once it can't hold on, the important towns west of Nanjing that can be used to contain and resist the rebels will fall into the hands of the enemy, and Nanzhili will no longer be in danger to defend, and the rebels will come if they want to come, and they can leave if they want. Without a stable rear, how can we talk about restoring the Huaisi connection to Shandong? ”

In the face of the deduction on the map, Zhang Fangyan had nothing to say, Li Xin was right, if from the perspective of Nanjing's stability, the rebels in Jiangxi were indeed right. But doesn't it matter if the Grand Canal is difficult? If the taxes on the river bank cannot be delivered to Beijing on time, there will be a big mess.

After a while, Zhang Fangyan asked coldly: "I don't know what the old man needs the marquis to do?" ”

Li Xinchang stood up, "Rebuild the governor's line, and ask the elder cabinet to preside over the political and financial endowment of the Zhejiang army!" ”

"Good! Since the marquis of Zhenju has affection and is planning for the current situation, the old man does not shirk it, and after the success, he should hang up the crown and ask the saint for his guilt! ”

It wasn't until Li Xinyi had left for a long time that Wu Zhen came back to his senses, came to Zhang Fangyan's side and muttered: "Pavilion Elder, isn't this Li Xinmo suffering from hysteria, isn't it causing trouble for himself to help Pavilion Elder rebuild the governor's line!" ”

Facing Wu Zhen's questioning, Zhang Fangyan sneered, then let out a long sigh, put his hands behind his back, and walked into the courtyard.

"Do you think that Li Xinti yì rebuilt the governor's line in order to let the old man make trouble for him?"

"The incomprehension of the lower officials is here!"

"Alas! Do you think about what the old man sent to Jiangnan here? And why was he sent? ”

Zhang Fangyan's dispatch was the military and political affairs of the two provinces of Zhejiang and Nanzhili, and the reason for this dispatch was that the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau and the Zhejiang City Bosi colluded with the officials of the two provinces to embezzle millions of public funds, so that the imperial court had no money to use.

Don't? Wu Zhen felt that he had caught a clue.

"Could it be that Li Xin has already set his sights on Zhejiang?"

Zhang Fangyan nodded in agreement.

"Zhejiang directly endows more than half of the world, and the two provinces shake hands, what can't be done? It's a shame that the old man still had a trace of illusion about this son before, but now it seems that he has gone further and further on this evil road. ”

"What did the elder promise him to do? Verbal rejection is! In this way, if you are at the mercy of them, won't you just help them to abuse them if you don't pay attention to them? ”

Looking at the former Yangzhou prefect in front of him, who was even a little stammering when he spoke, he was full of spirit and scolded Fang Xuan for a long time, and the exile and torture in recent months had already knocked out all his sharpness. Zhang Fangyan sighed secretly, and said: "As long as the old man is there, how can he make the erector get his wish?" ”

"Shhhh The elder of the pavilion lowered his voice, be careful that the wall has ears! ”

There are ten soldiers standing guard outside the house, Zhang Fangyan and Wu Zhen are not ordinary people, and it is also the right thing to send people to protect. A soldier complained with disdain: "The generals of the defeated army are still embarrassed by our captives everywhere, why do they still treat them so favorably?" According to my temper, I will directly blame the crime and go to prison! The loss of the teacher and the loss of land is definitely enough to be beheaded! ”

Since the Chongzhen Dynasty, it is not uncommon for governors to be beheaded because of defeat and loss, so the soldier has this saying.

A man who looked like an officer shouted softly, "Don't talk about such complaints, the marquis of Zhenju treats these two dumb officials who have more than enough success and more than failure because he is broad-minded, and he must have his plans......"

Zhang Fangyan guessed correctly, Li Xin did set his eyes on Zhejiang. After the defeat of the Ministry of Industry, the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau colluded with the Zhejiang City Bo Division, and the secret of embezzlement of public funds has been turned out. If we don't take advantage of the victory to pursue and solve this case, won't we miss the opportunity?

Moreover, Sun Jiao was guilty of this case and almost returned to Beijing after being convicted, so he hated these corrupt officials who were in a pit up and down, and Li Xin naturally raised his hands to support the case if he wanted to deal with the case. However, Sun Jiao's errand to investigate the case has been dismissed by the emperor, and now the only person who is qualified to investigate the case in a proper manner is Zhang Fangyan, the governor of Zhejiang.

As a result, Li Xincai planned to restore the governor of Zhejiang, and use Zhang Fangyan's name to intervene in Zhejiang City.

Leaving Hu, the temporary residence of Zhang Fangyan and Wu Zhen, Li Xin went all the way north out of Shangyuanmen, and then went to the military port under construction. After Xiong Mingyu was arrested by Zhen Shu, the left attendant of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, he bowed down to any requirements of the Three Guards, and he even handed over all the affairs of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry that were originally handled by Zhen Shu to Zhu Yuncai, the right attendant. The Nanjing Ministry of Industry is in charge of the commercial taxes of the provinces south of the Yangtze River, as well as the construction of various projects, which is definitely a more important yamen for Li Xin than the Ministry of Households. It's just that there is not enough energy to influence it in a short period of time, after all, the current situation must be put first in quelling the chaos.

Wallace's organizational skills were unexpected, and in just over a day's work, he was ready to set sail for the entire fleet. Wallace is confident in the upcoming battle, and his fleet is prepared for a great battle at sea, and this kind of battle in rivers and lakes is tantamount to a game. The only thing that worries me is that nearly half of the two-thirds of the recruits on board are landlubbers from the northern provinces, who are not accustomed to water and are not used to the training life of eating and living on the ship. But he believed that as long as time passed, a group of unqualified sailors would be eliminated, and with the full support of the marquis of the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely train this still babbling fleet into the first fleet to dominate the East, and make the Spaniards, Dutch, and Portuguese tremble and groan under the fire of the fleet.

Wallace was even somewhat glad that he was captured for this defeat, which was described as a blessing in disguise in the words of the Ming Dynasty. If he hadn't been defeated and captured, he wouldn't have become the chief soldier of the Ming Dynasty, and he was nothing more than a salaried mercenary under the Dutch.

None of this is the point, the important thing is that the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty painted a picture of him coveted, opening up colonies in the Americas, mining countless gold, and competing with the Spaniards for silver mines in Mexico...... With all these merits and wealth, I am afraid that the monarchs of all European countries will compete with him, the broken aristocracy of Scotland!

However, the Ming Dynasty marquis apparently had concerns about the plan to explore and expand the American colonies, and Wallace vowed to dispel the Ming Dynasty's concerns. And this time to send troops to Jiangxi and quell the internal rebellion of the Eastern Empire is the moment to prove his ability. So this battle must be won, not lost!

Truth be told, the current fleet cannot be the same as it was when it set out from Geranza. There are only nine large ships that can really be used for naval warfare, including three three-masted galleon battleships with a displacement of more than 300 tons, the remaining six ships of less than 300 tons and 100 tons can be used for naval battles, and the remaining captured ships are all converted from cargo ships of less than 100 tons.

Nowadays, the European Navy takes England as an example, and the Royal Navy even has more than 1,000 tons of sail battleships, although the number is not much, only a few, but this kind of low-seaside battleship is fast, firepower is definitely the nightmare of any sea fleet. As for the battleships of around 500 tons, they are the main warships in the navy, and sail battleships with a displacement of only 300 tons like theirs really have no advantages.

However, this intelligence information that is not conducive to increasing the confidence of the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty in seafaring expeditions, Wallace will not be foolish and discuss. He wanted to obtain the support of the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty in terms of financial resources and manpower at any cost, and a premonition was always telling him that the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty would definitely support him and support him to realize the ideal he dreamed of.

"Your Excellency! My Ming Navy is ready, and I invite you to come on board for a review! ”

Accompanied by the overseer Mi Yan, Li Xin happily boarded the three-masted sail battleship.

"Anchor! Raise the sails! ”

Wallace was going to conduct a real combat exercise on the wide Yangtze River, which he had won with great difficulty in front of the pesky prisoner.