The waves crashed against the reef and turned into thousands of pieces of jade. The shadow of the sail had disappeared into the distance, and even the little one could not be seen.

The joint action with the Zheng family sailor came to an end, and both sides had their own gains, which was a successful cooperation for both sides of the situation. It's just that he can't join forces again to launch an operation against the Qing army's Guangdong naval division, and Zhu Yongxing still has a little regret.

Although Nan Nguyen reacted quickly and used a huge amount of indemnity to temporarily stop the Ming army, Zheng Gen led the army to take advantage of the new defeat of the Nguyen army's naval division, and broke through its first city defense in an amphibious detour, crossing the Ling River to fight against the Southern Nguyen defender Ruan Youyi.

Nam Nguyen concentrated all the remaining ships, and the lord Nguyen Phuc Binh sent his son Nguyen Phuc Xuan (also known as Zun Chamber) to lead reinforcements to the second line of defense and fight to the death.

The war situation began to tilt in favor of Beizheng, but Zhu Yongxing believed that it was not so easy for Beizheng to win completely. After the Ming army took over, both Southern Nguyen and Northern Zheng began to seek additional assistance. The Southern Nguyen Naval Division was joined by Portuguese warships, and the Northern Trung Naval Division was also assisted by Dutch battleships Kievit and Nachtegaels.

Of course, whether it is Bei Zheng or Nan Ruan, even if there are a few more Xiyi warships, the current naval strength is not enough to compete with the South China Sea Fleet. Zhu Yongxing co-opted the French again, and the South China Sea Fleet was undoubtedly the strongest navy in the Beibu Gulf.

However, the fact that Nan Ruan and North Zheng sought help from the Xiyi country and that their contacts became closer and closer still made Zhu Yongxing more vigilant in his heart and decided to strengthen the deployment of military forces in the occupied areas of Annam. With the assistance of Xiyi muskets and artillery, Nan Ruan and North Zheng are likely to pose a threat again in the future, and Zhu Yongxing naturally has to take precautions and prevent them in advance.

Fortunately, the loss of this joint operation with the Zheng family sailor was not large, but the harvest was quite rich. Grasp the psychology of Nam Nguyen's eagerness for peace, decades of tribute. Coupled with the war reparations, more than two million taels of silver were extorted. With the captured ships and artillery, not only will the strength of the South China Sea Fleet be strengthened again, but some of the artillery can also be transferred to the army, speeding up the process of firearms.

Half of the family, Zheng Chenggong also returned with a full load this time. He also left several hundred thousand taels of silver to buy grain in Haiphong, and the preparations for the recovery of Taiwan could be greatly accelerated.

"100,000 yuan for Zong Shouyi, it's been so long to develop Mekong Province, and I haven't given him much money, it's not easy!"

"200,000 will be allocated to the Ministry of Industry, the arsenal will be expanded, and the output of muskets and artillery will be further increased."

"350,000 will be drawn to western Yunnan, 50,000 will be paid for the army, and the rest will be used for advancing Sichuan."

"Southern Yunnan, Annam, Eastern Yunnan, Guangxi Theater. There is also the South China Sea Fleet, each with 50,000 taels for military pay. ”

"The rest-" Zhu Yongxing couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself, the amount of silver he got seemed to be a lot, but it was still tight.

Gritting his teeth, Zhu Yongxing still spent all the money without reservation, "Buy all the muskets." Let the French make deliveries on a limited time. ”

Now war is still the main theme, and strengthening armaments is naturally the top priority. Although the arsenal has been able to make homemade muskets. But the speed of production is still not up to the level that Zhu Yongxing hoped. If this huge amount of money is smashed, it is almost five or six regiments of equipment, and the combat strength of the Ming army can be greatly improved.

It's a pity that there are really few countries around the country that can carry out plunder, and they are not particularly rich. Zhu Yongxing thought of India and the huge wealth looted by the British colonists from the Indian princely states, which made him salivate. It's helpless again.

Of course, India is beyond the reach of the whip, but Nan Nguyen, North Zheng, Chenla, and Champa are still not without benefits, but it takes some time and some strategy. Wait until the Ming army is stronger. When he can free his hands, Zhu Yongxing will definitely not let go of the opportunity to rob others and strengthen himself.

"Your Highness, everything is over, it's time to hurry back." Yi Cheng recorded Zhu Yongxing's deployment completely, raised his head and reminded Zhu Yongxing.

Zhu Yongxing nodded slightly, it was not that there was any trouble in the war in Yunnan Province, but that Burma suddenly sent an envoy, although he was controlled by his own cronies as soon as he entered Yunnan, but such a thing had to be dealt with by himself.

"I don't know what kind of reputation the Burmese people want to make?" Zhu Yongxing was very confused and muttered to himself, touching his chin and falling into deep thought.

Yi Cheng opened his mouth, but swallowed the words back. The conspiracy has worked, and as the initiator, Yi Cheng has already received specific information from Zheng Zhaoren of the Intelligence Department. The prince was poisoned and died, and there was such a big event, and the Burmese people came here, which is probably related to this, or as a name. The original story of this matter, Yi Cheng and Zheng Zhaoren have already discussed, and decided not to tell Zhu Yongxing.

Those who are in high positions do not like their subordinates to do their own thing. And the more you know the truth, the easier it is to attract jealousy. poisoning the prince, although it was for the sake of Zhu Yongxing, and it was a great achievement. But how could Zhu Yongxing tolerate the characters who planned and carried out this earth-shattering conspiracy, killing people and protecting his reputation and innocence, which may be the best choice.

Let this matter rot in his heart, Yi Cheng was firm in this idea, and let Zhu Yongxing think about it for a long time, and did not analyze the suggestions.

If the Burmese send Yongli and small court gifts to Yunnan, what should they do? At present, the situation of the Ming and Qing wars is uncertain and protracted, and Zhu Yongxing has to imagine that Burma will make different moves from history. In this case, I will have a showdown with Yongli, right? Is it killing, is it a prisoner, is it a coercion, is it a deception? Zhu Yongxing made all kinds of ideas, but he always felt that the preparation was not enough.

"His Highness has a strong soldier in his hand and is in a high position, even if the Holy Driver returns, he may not dare to touch His Highness." Yi Cheng also made a few plans for Zhu Yongxing to deal with it, and at this time he chose the one that he thought was the most secure, "Your Highness can marry the first assistant Ma Jixiang and control the emperor and court officials." ”

"Ma Jixiang? Traitors. Zhu Yongxing was stunned for a moment, this big traitor, he can't wait to kill him quickly, why do you want to marry him?

"It is precisely because they are traitors that they can be used." Yi Cheng smiled faintly and said, "Your Highness, you think, Ma Jixiang's first rat at both ends, tends to be inflammatory, and he is the most good at looking at the wind." And those so-called loyal ministers are full of righteousness and stupidity. Which do you think is more useful to His Highness? When the general trend has been decided, it will not be easy for His Highness to eliminate traitors for the country, and he can be praised for his good name. ”

Zhu Yongxing's face changed, and he finally understood the meaning of Yi Cheng's words. Give first, take later. first used Ma Jixiang to control Yongli and the small court, and then killed him to gain fame. A chess piece is naturally used if it can be used, and discarded if it cannot be used.

Maybe it's a solution, but is there anything better? Zhu Yongxing nodded slightly, but he did not immediately affirm Yi Cheng's suggestion. (To be continued......)