Chapter 798: Utility at Sea

Zhu Houhuang sent Huang Shilong away, immediately called Liu Laodao and Yang Shen over, and asked, "What you said, can you do it?" ”

"Your Highness, my Lao Liu was the number one person in the sea at the beginning, although he has been ashore all these years, but if he wants to contact those people, he can still do it, but it is not difficult to contact them, what is difficult is what kind of charter His Highness has." Liu Laodao said.

"Okay, I'll negotiate a charter with you now, what kind of charter do you think makes those people willing to be used by Lone." Zhu Houhuang asked.

"Feng Guan, the so-called murder and arson are recruited." Liu Laodao said: "My old Liu knows the minds of these people best, they are all official fans, as long as His Royal Highness gives them an official and a half-position, then it is a false title, and they will inevitably come over." ”

Zhu Houhuang secretly shook his head in his heart.

It's easy to say that the official is sealed, what kind of official is the seal?

For example, this time, after a big war, the Malay Peninsula was divided into several prefectures, such as Nandufu, Malacca, Songqiu, plus Jiugang, Xijinzhou, after the development of these two places in the future, there will definitely be a government, that is, a large number of officials are needed, whether it is a clerk or a county order.

But such an official, Zhu Houhuang is relieved to let these pirates be a pirate?

Of course it is impossible.

And the same is true in the military.

Zhu Houhuang didn't know how much strength it took to regularize the Dongyong Water Division, how could he be willing to take a detour again, introduce these pirates into the army, and make trouble for himself? It will never work.

After the absence of the feudal official, the attraction of the reward alone is not great, the reward is more, which increases the financial burden of the Yongguo, if the reward is less, it will not attract these pirates at all, because these pirates are not short of money at all. It's just a business with no capital, how can you be short of money?

"The minister thinks that he should pardon his crimes first, and all his crimes before doing things for Yongguo will be written off." Yang Shen said. He could see that Zhu Houhuang was not very satisfied with the advice given by Liu Laodao, and while figuring out Zhu Houhuang's thoughts, he said: "All the spoils of war obtained from the Danmu Kingdom will be used by me, and if there are military merits, Your Highness will also be rewarded." These thieves are adrift on the sea, without a foundation, even if they accumulate more wealth, they may not be able to leave it to future generations, but if they serve His Highness, they can clear their previous sins and live with peace of mind without worrying about other things. ”

What Yang Shen said is also reasonable, and it can be regarded as an entry point.

Because the biggest concern of people at sea is safety. When the scenery is beautiful, it is true that it is impossible to be arrogant and arrogant, but few people can end up with a descendant who has a good beginning and a good end. There are hardly any such people. Therefore, the word security is very important to many people, especially some elderly pirates.

"Lord Yang's words can attract many people, but not everyone has the heart to wash their hands." Liu Laodao said: "And those juniors who have just emerged are the time when the murderous spirit is the heaviest, and it is also the time when they have no scruples, and they don't care about enjoying their old age at all." Therefore, Lord Yang's strategy may not attract the most warlike pirates. ”

"Then there are two more solitary ones." Zhu Houhuang groaned, his brain was spinning rapidly, he wanted to understand what the content of the privateering certificate was when he was studying history? He couldn't think clearly for a while, so he simply didn't think about it, but slowly said his own requirements.

Zhu Houhuang said: "As long as they help Gu to fight, Gu will give them the following conditions, as long as they do not plunder their own ships, Gu will be innocent, and all ports in Dongyong can accommodate them." ”

Before this article was finished, Liu Laodao's saliva flowed out, and he said: "Your Highness, I want to be a pirate under this condition." ”

What is the hardest thing about being a pirate?

It's the sale of stolen goods.

No matter how powerful a pirate is, when he sells the stolen goods, he will be severely slashed twice. It is normal to sell at three or four percent of the original price, but Zhu Houhuang's condition made it very convenient for them to sell their stolen goods all of a sudden, and their profits increased significantly. As for not plundering the ships of the Yongguo, that is even less a problem, because they don't dare to plunder in the first place.

Otherwise, what did Zhu Houhuang spend so much money on maintaining local fleets in various places? Isn't it just for escort, or to keep trade?

If something happens to Dongyong's ship, Yongguo will definitely check it, of course, many things can't be checked, but Shaofu has the largest maritime trade network in East Asia, even if it is successful, if you want to make a move, it is easy to be discovered by Shaofu.

Once Dongyong locks who it is, then it is possible who plundered Dongyong's ships, and he faces one encirclement and suppression after another.

A lesson from the past, a teacher for the future.

Therefore, when I saw the ships of Yongguo, most of them were extorting protection fees, and the owners of various ships were willing to settle the matter.

Zhu Houhuang smiled and said: "Lone will set up a navigation guild in the southern capital, and offer a reward, as long as the task can be completed, Lone does not mind the reward of knighthood." As long as they are capable? ”

Liu Laodao immediately swallowed his saliva and said, "Your Highness, the upper limit of the knighthood is----? ”

Dongyong's title is very precious, and it is not much more than the title of Daming. After all, the title of Daming is hereditary reckless, but after all, it is not as refreshing as a little king. Liu Laodao is not good yet.

Zhu Houhuang said: "Marquis." He looked at Liu Laodao and said: "Of course, they want to climb to the marquis, I don't know how many years later, you will have already been knighted at that time, let's say, the lonely way will not work." ”

Liu Laodao said: "Okay, if you can't even do such conditions, I don't know what they want to do." If His Highness can trust the minister, the minister will immediately run around on His Royal Highness's behalf and gather pirates from all over the world to participate in the grand event. ”

Zhu Houhuang said: "Gu has already decided, Huang Shilong will go north to Penghu, your subordinates will be transferred back from Penghu, and you will be in charge of the battle of Danmu Kingdom, I hope you will not let Gu down." ”

Liu Laodao was overjoyed, and said secretly: "Huang Shilong, Huang Shilong, I finally beat you." While thinking about it, he said: "It's Your Highness, and the minister will definitely break through the Danmu Kingdom for Your Highness." ”

"You don't need to break through the Danmu Country, as long as you can harass the Danmu National Chicken and Dog, and you can't work with peace of mind, it's a great achievement." Zhu Houhuang said.

"Yes." Liu Laodao felt that this task was a piece of cake. Liu Laodao immediately went down to make arrangements, but he never expected that he had done this thing so well that the fuse of the rupture of the relationship between Dongyong and Daming was in this matter.

After Zhu Houhuang sent Liu Laodao away, Yang Shen couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, is this matter too much?" ”

In Yang Shen's mind, these pirates are just used for a while, just like a night pot, something that is thrown away when they are used up, but if they do it like Zhu Houhuang, it is as if Zhu Houhuang has become the general backstage of the pirates. It's not just as simple as using it, it's basically becoming a system, and it can even have a knighthood.

In Yang Shen's opinion, it is too heavy.

However, Yang Shen would not say it in front of outsiders, but only admonished him in private.

Zhu Houhuang sighed and said, "It's not an exaggeration to think that Lonely, Mr. Yang thinks that Lone's Yongguo came about?" ”

Yang Shen said: "Sea trade." Yang Shen couldn't see this more clearly.

"Yes, it's Haimao." Zhu Houhuang said: "To be more precise, after the ocean became a road, the voyage made a great discovery. The so-called Age of Discovery. And this Age of Exploration is led by the Westerners, Lone originally wanted to pull the Ming into the Age of Discovery, in this Age of Discovery, yes, it is indeed a world of great contention, if Lone does not fight, Nanyang is the Franc machine from now on, and when Lone is there, you can compete with the Franc machine, but once Lone goes, who can take on such a responsibility. To do great things, to be a substitute first, Lone should also be a few more substitutes, can not let Lone's big politics die. ”

Yang Shen said: "Your Highness, do you think these pirates can become your Highness's substitutes?" ”

Zhu Houhuang said: "The great voyage of the West is based on maritime merchants, in fact, there is almost no difference between pirates and maritime merchants, and Lone can't use them as a substitute. ”