"Big brother, I want to take the town to Java." Li Xiu sat on the chair and spoke sullenly.

"What is there to go to Java, let Chen Laohu go for a trip. The Dutch's broken ships, if they can deal with our ironclad ships, then Chen Laohu will simply commit suicide and apologize.

You stay in the capital, one is to get married. Second, you have to go to Shanhaiguan Ship Master School to teach. In the future, you're going to be commanding a fleet, and you don't want to sail it yourself.

The fisherman told me to hurry up and get to work. This year, there will almost be another ironclad ship, and this is the last of this type. There is an old guy named Song Yingxing who has improved his welding technology. In the future, we will be able to build real ironclad ships, not this kind of thing covered with iron sheets of wood.

Oh yes! You have to bring a gift to visit Mr. Song for me, but unfortunately the old man is already eighty years old. Otherwise, he must be invited to go out of the mountain to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Works. You go this time to see if there are any family scholars among the nephews of the Song family, and find a way to recruit them.

If you want a more powerful warship in the future, you can't do without these brilliant people. Li Xiao not only vetoed Li Xiu's trip to Java, but also assigned him a job.

"Oh!" Li Xiu reluctantly agreed. He also wanted more powerful warships, and naturally he also wanted the talents of the Song family.

"I discussed with Zheng Zhilong, choose a good day in the golden autumn and October for you to marry the eldest lady of the Zheng family. After getting married, you take the eldest lady of the Zheng family to Shanxi. I heard that the scenery of Shanxi is good, and this trip to the mountains and rivers is considered a honeymoon. ”

"Honeymoon? What are you doing in Shanxi? Li Xiu didn't bother to ask the new term in his eldest brother's mouth, but he didn't understand that Wei Mao was going to Shanxi.

"The Song family is in Shanxi, so naturally you have to go to Shanxi to thank Mr. Song, and by the way, hook up with the talents of the Zheng family."

"Learn to sell literature and martial arts to the emperor's family, in fact, the Song family also wants to show what they have learned in their lives. Otherwise, Song Yingxing would never contribute his mastery to the imperial court. The second master will go this time, as long as he is humble, he is not afraid that no one will serve. Zhang Huangyan walked in with a stack of documents and told Li Xiu with a smile.

These days, all the documents of the Ministry of War have passed through Zhang Huangyan's hands. The documents he selected were decided by Li Xiao.

"Got it!" Li Xiu walked out helplessly. He doesn't like Zhang Huangyan, there is always a feeling of yin owl in this person. In particular, those eyes were like eagles, and it was very uncomfortable for the gaze to fall on the body.

"This is the military report from Hong Chengchou, although Zhang Xianzhong is in the law. But the rest of his army was still active in Sichuan, plundering the countryside from time to time, and even daring to attack the county seat. Hong Chengchou's department has a limited number of people, and can only ensure the safety of the Chengdu area. The rest of the place, there is a weak heart. The situation in Sichuan is in danger of getting out of control! Zhang Huangyan took out a piece of music and put it in front of Li Xiao.

Li Xiao took a look, it was sent by Hong Chengchou from Sichuan Ting two months ago!

"Hong Chengchou's department has more than 10,000 people, and it is a little thin to hold down Sichuan. Transferred Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde to Sichuan, they are professional bandits, and professional things are still done by professional people. Give them 1,000 quick guns, and 50 mortars.

The mountain roads in Sichuan are difficult and dangerous, so get them a few more donkeys. In the mountains, that thing is better suited than horses. Tell them that they don't have to be soft on the rebels. Li Xiao didn't even think about it, so he ordered Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming to go to Sichuan.

In the past two years, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming have wiped out almost all bandits in Henan and Shanxi. The social order of these two provinces has been greatly improved, and now Henan and Shanxi provinces can now carry out land restructuring with peace of mind. It is estimated that in the next year or two, it will gradually become rich, like Shandong Hebei.

"Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are suitable candidates, but these two are too arrogant, if they are in Sichuan with Hong Chengchou's department, I am afraid there will be conflicts! In case of a conflict between the two sides, the consequences ......! Zhang Huangyan said with some hesitation.

"Hong Chengchou is also a talent, but he is not trustworthy for repeated betrayals over the years. Transferring him to the front line, he was a little worried. transferred him to Liaodong, Shandong, and Hebei, and he was a little unwilling to be picked by him in a good place. It's hard to do! "Li Xiao is a little helpless, and now there is really no way to place Hong Chengchou, a bastard.

"The old man thinks that Hong Chengchou should be transferred back to Guanzhong. Most of Hong Bing are from Guanzhong, and it is appropriate to transfer them back. ”

"Transferred back to Guanzhong?"

"That's right! After Hong was transferred back to Guanzhong, he asked Hong Chengchou to go to Beijing to report on his work. ”

"Debriefing?" Li Xiao felt that the old fox was about to bubble up again.

"Yes, go to Beijing to report on work. Didn't the marshal say that there was no suitable candidate for the overall liaison with the king of Annan? The old man looks at it, Hong Chengchou is very suitable. He was appointed as a mission to Annan to coordinate the slave trade between Annan and the Ming Dynasty.

If you can add the title of Waiter of the Ministry of Rites, it will be even more perfect. Zhang Huangyan said that this old fox is really holding back, this can be regarded as a bright rise and a dark fall. This is not a position, because after the mission came back from a mission, the position of the mission was relieved.

However, this rank of waiter of the Ministry of Rites can raise Hong Chengchou's level to the level of deputy minister. In other words, after handling the affairs of Annan, Hong Chengchou's needs to be placed in official positions according to the deputy ministerial level.

"The Hong soldiers of the subordinate department can be sent money and food to be dismissed, and the available officers can be dispersed to the various departments on errand or continue to stay in the army. If Hong Chengchou does a good job, it is okay to let him be the governor of Sichuan in the future. If he doesn't do well, ...... give him an idle job and wait for him to retire.

In this way, it will be possible to disintegrate the forces of the flood soldiers without firing a single shot. ”

"Won't this be too ruthless, the other generals who surrendered to Cheng ......!"

"During the war, those who pulled the team actually thought about glory and wealth. Now the imperial court is strong, and everything that should be given is given. These people who have come over are happy to be rich at home, and the court has done its best in this regard. To put it mildly, when the handsome man was entrenched in Phi Island, who of these people wanted to surrender?

It's all because he can't beat the big handsome, so he has to surrender. It seems that a guy like Hong Chengchou who has been in charge repeatedly, if he still wants him to be in charge of the army, he will definitely have the second heart to preserve his strength. In the future, when the climate is right, it is inevitable that other thoughts will be born again.

In Sichuan, if the old man guessed well, it was that he Hong Chengchou was raising his own respect. There is no reason why the Hong soldiers, who are famous all over the world, can't even beat the remnants of Zhang Xianzhong's department. Speaking of Zhang Xianzhong's remaining department, in fact, many of them are also from Guanzhong rather than Sichuan locals.

dismissed his family foundation early, in fact, it was also for his good. At least, there are still rich people to do. If you rebel again, I'm afraid your head will hang on the flagpole and wait for the wind to dry.

Moreover, when I went to the position of Annan Qincha, there was also a lot of oil and water to be fished here. It is worthy of his original surrender to Hong Chengchou! ”

"Then do as you say, and you go and tell Mr. Sun in person. Zuo Liangyu and He Huchen left me and ...... them Transferred to the command of the second child. In the future, the second fleet needs a capable marine. Let these two guys follow the second child to do a good job. ”

"No!" Zhang Huangyan said yes and walked out.

"One more thing." As soon as he walked to the door, Zhang Huangyan turned back again.

"Dolgon fled to the Western Regions, and his subordinates were mixed with the Mongol Batur Huntaiji tribe. Mongolian Batur Huntaiji is the descendant of Yexian, but they are still dreaming of restoring the territory of the Great Yuan. Dolgon also married the daughter of Batur Huntaiji, and the Mongol Batur Hunbu occupied Kobdo and the Western Regions, with hundreds of thousands of troops. In case I am instigated by Dolgon, I ...... attack my Ming!

Shaanxi and Gansu only have Zu Dashou's four divisions and seven garrison divisions, and such a troop arrangement will definitely not be able to stop the attack of Batur Hun's troops. The best ending is that the Ming Dynasty loses the whole of Gansu, and even Guanzhong can't be saved. Stabilizing the Northwest is now a big deal. ”

"The descendants of the first?"