In order to solve the problem in the south of the Yangtze River, Li Youke not only prepared Cao Wenzhao and Hong Chengchou, he even sent half of the northern sailors south to the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the purpose is to lock up the sea trade route of the Jiangnan gentry and continue to put pressure on them, it stands to reason that this task may be more suitable for Zheng Zhilong to do, he is more familiar with the sea routes in this area, but considering Zheng Zhilong's temperament, he may not be able to complete this task well, in the face of the pressure of the Jiangnan gentry, he may not be able to bear it, Therefore, Li Youcai sent a fleet of sailors that he trusted more. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In addition, the sailors went south this time, not only to solve this problem, they also shouldered the task of preparing for the change of water transportation from canal transportation to sea transportation, along the way need to measure sea routes, record hydrological and other data, and about the person in charge of this matter, Li You also found a good one, now the famous Chongming tycoon Shen Baiwu is in this fleet, and after the fleet arrives in Songjiang Mansion, he will go ashore to organize a fleet to conduct a trial operation.

Shen Baiwu, famous Tingyang, No. Wumei, his family is very rich, and he is also a rare businessman who cherishes his family and country, in the early years, he met Hong Chengchou in a guest house, when Hong Chengchou was only a twelve or thirteen-year-old child, although he was poor, but he was extraordinary in appearance and talked well; Shen Baiwu decided that Hong Chengchou would worship the general in the future and become a pillar of the country, so he invited him to live at home, in addition to providing him with food and clothing, he also asked his father to be Hong's teacher and grant him knowledge; Hong felt his kindness, so he called Shen Baiwu his uncle, and now Hong Chengchou has really become a pillar of the country.

When Li You revealed a little bit of wanting to reform Caoyun, Hong Chengchou remembered Shen Baiwu again, the Shen family is a shipping giant, and there are countless sand boats at home, and he recommended Shen Baiwu to Li You in the idea of repaying his kindness, and Shen Baiwu was immediately called into Beijing by Li You, and after some detailed discussions, he formulated a strategy to change Cao to the sea.

Shen Baiwu was therefore appointed by Li You as the chief officer in charge of this matter, Shen Baiwu felt the great grace of the king, not only worked hard to formulate a plan for transporting grain by sea, but even planned to spend all his wealth to build a fleet for the initial trial operation, and along the way, he also kept discussing with the sailors and officers of his peers, and it was necessary to come up with a suitable plan.

The officer of the sailor division knew everything and said everything, and while instructing Shen Baiwu, he was also asking Shen Baiwu about the news of Jiangnan, Shen Baiwu had dealt with these people on weekdays, so he also brought the factions, grievances, and strength within the Jiangnan gentry, and both sides gained a lot.

"General Chen, there are indeed many maritime traders among the gentry in Jiangnan today, and their caravans mainly go to the Wa Kingdom, Ryukyu and other places, and they wait for the wind in various ports every year, and go to the Wa Kingdom to trade when the wind rises." Nowadays, the navigation technology of the Ming Dynasty has fallen behind, and there are not many ways to distinguish the direction at sea, so the use of monsoon navigation has become the most reliable means.

"Well, this official is not a pirate, and he has no interest in the goods of those merchants, but His Majesty has already instructed that all those who engage in maritime trade must pay taxes according to the law, and these people have turned a deaf ear, in this case, this official should also teach them some lessons." This time he led the army south was Chen Guangfu, the deputy general of the naval division, who was originally a subordinate of Mao Chenglu, and was later transferred to the naval division by Li You when Dongjiang Town moved to Ningyuan.

"Isn't that of these Jiangnan gentry a million? But they are reluctant to let them pay a penny in taxes, which is really... It's really..."Shen Baiwu shook his head, he didn't know what to say, he had also seen those poor people who were overwhelmed by the taxes transferred by the gentry, and he knew the unreasonableness of this, but because of his identity, he didn't say more about this topic.

"General, there are three merchant ships on the way, and the style is from Jiangnan." Their conversation was interrupted by the watchman's chant, and the fleet immediately got busy, speeding up under the command of Chen Guangfu, and quickly controlled the three ships.

"You're the sailors there? These three ships are Lord Qian's property! At first, the owners of the three merchant ships were still scared, thinking that they had encountered pirates, but when they saw the banner of the Daming Sailor clearly, they relaxed again and directly moved out of the name of the backer behind them.

"Lord Qian? But Qian Qianyi, the former waiter of the Ministry of Rites? The conversation with Shen Baiwu these days was not in vain, and Chen Guangfu immediately guessed the identity of this Lord Qian.

When Qian Qianyi was taking the main examination in Zhejiang, candidate Qian Qianqiu cheated in the scientific examination, and wrote "once on the green clouds" at the end of each paragraph as a code, colluding with the officials in the examination room Jin Baoyuan and Xu Shimin, and Qian Qianyi was implicated and fined after the incident; At this time, Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru took the opportunity to pursue Qian Qianyi's bribery; Qian Qianyi was dismissed and returned to Jiangnan to recuperate, and after the drastic changes in the DPRK and China, Qian Qianyi also wanted to go out of the mountain again, but Li You had no good impression of the water being too cold, and repeatedly rejected his recommendation.

Over time, Qian Qianyi also gave up the idea of re-entering the court, and put his energy on money, he heard that the sea trade was very profitable, and Zheng Zhilong cleared the coastal pirates, and the danger of sailing was greatly reduced, so he also joined the ranks; Although he is not an official now, he has a lot of prestige among Shilin, so no one dares to stop their Qian family's merchant ships.

However, when he met Chen Guangfu, Qian Qianyi's name was useless, and he immediately ordered his soldiers to board the ship to check whether these people were carrying contraband and whether they had tax documents; And this fleet not only couldn't get the relevant documents, but even carried a lot of prohibited items in the merchant ship, and was caught by Chen Guangfu.

Needless to say, the three merchant ships were all seized, and they followed the sailor fleet to Liujiagang to dock, and after going ashore, Chen Guangfu immediately sent the captain's confession, as well as human and material evidence, to Hong Chengchou, who went south, which will become Hong Chengchou's ammunition to rectify the gentry in Jiangnan.

Shen Baiwu also immediately got busy, collecting sand boats in Songjiang Mansion to buy grain, and he spent all his wealth to buy hundreds of ships suitable for transporting grain, filled them with grain, and prepared to sail north for the first maritime experiment.

Chen Guangfu took out some of the warships to provide him with protection, and led the way by the way, while he took the rest of the fleet to firmly control the coastal area of Jiangnan, and constantly cracked down on the smuggling of the Jiangnan gentry, and for a time the Jiangnan gentry complained.

At this time, Hong Chengchou had also arrived in Jiangnan, showed his identity as a messenger, and began to prepare to clean up these Jiangnan scholars according to Li You's instructions