"Deputy marshal, why don't you tell the marshal, and for the time being, raise the tax by 30%?" Shi Nai'an frowned and said.

"If you don't add it, it's a lot of 30% taxes, if these taxes are added, the people will work hard for a year, I'm afraid they can't even guarantee a full meal, which is not conducive to the people's attachment to the marshal, and they can't be added." Zhu Han is still opposed to raising taxes on the common people.

"What then?"

Shi Nai'an also didn't want to increase the burden on the people, but without the establishment of a safe warehouse of grain and grass material reserves, it would be impossible to ensure that the emergency situation would be dealt with.

"Sir, in fact, there is nothing to worry about, the so-called Shinong industry and commerce, we are short of money, but we can't just stare at a 'farmer' and work hard to gather wool, I am from a farmer's family, if the farmer is provoked, it will capsize." Zhu Han said with a smile.

"What the deputy marshal said makes sense, but the scholars are already honest because they fight the local tyrants and divide the land, and most of them have already joined the deputy marshal to serve, so it's not good to raise taxes for them, right?" Shi Nai'an said.

"In addition to these two, isn't there also industry and commerce!" Zhu Han said.

"Agriculture is the foundation, and now agriculture is not prosperous, how can we talk about industry and commerce?" Shi Nai'an still has the same old-fashioned thinking, and only thinks that there is a certain number of benefits in the world, but agriculture is not good, and the industry and commerce are also in vain.

"Then sir, you are wrong, I have heard, *** is rich, just relying on salt, is far from making much profit, if we make some other goods to sell to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it is equivalent to opening up a few other salt trade!" Zhu Han said confidently.

"What do you mean?"

"I intend to set up a department of industry and a department of commerce in the prefecture, supervise a number of workshops and firms, and give our army a full armament." Zhu Han said.

As soon as he heard that the Industrial Department and the Commercial Department were going to be opened, Shi Nai'an was not surprised, but he knew that the deputy marshal had always attached importance to both industry and commerce.

It's just that these two industries are different from agriculture, even if they are in the initial stage, they require a lot of manpower and material resources, and they can't be effective by working hard in the farmland.

"Deputy Marshal, whether it is the Department of Commerce or the Department of Industry, I'm afraid it will take a lot of money to prepare, right?" Shi Nai'an asked.

"Well, that's right, I've also made a rough calculation, at least 300,000 silver coins are needed, and there are a large number of craftsmen and supplies."

In Zhu Han's plan, the first step to establish a workshop is mainly based on glass, sugar, printing and other industries with large profits that have been successfully tested, which can quickly return to the cost.

It is almost impossible to build so many workshops with the help of local craftsmen alone.

Really.

When Shi Nai'an heard Zhu Han's plan, he immediately gasped.

"Deputy marshal, what a big deal!"

Obviously he didn't have a dime, but he dared to think of such a big plan, Shi Nai'an really admired Zhu Han

With a start-up capital of 300,000 silver coins and craftsmen of at least thousands of people, Shi Nai'an felt that he couldn't think of a way no matter what.

You must know that the tax collected by Meng Yuan in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces is only about two million silver coins.

Shi Nai'an felt that if he wanted to get this start-up capital, he was afraid that he could only send soldiers to Jiqi Mansion in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to threaten and extort money.

"That's not good, Bolu and others in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are already known as 'mutual protection of the two rivers', showing their neutrality in front of the world, if we attack Jiangsu and Zhejiang again, I am afraid it will affect the hearts of the people everywhere, and it will also affect the salt trade." Zhu Han objected.

Today's Mengyuan court is already caught in the struggle between the two factions.

Both the Empress Dowager Qi and the Emperor Aiyou are facing a huge identity crisis, and many Mengyuan princes and generals doubt the legitimacy of the Emperor's identity.

The opposition Hama and Temur supported the Wei king Polo Timur, and they had the posture of entering Beijing to 'settle down'.

And in the south of the Yangtze River, the Bolu, Ji and the others actually joined forces to issue a proclamation, declaring that the Jiangxi Province of Jiangsu, Zhejiang Province and Jiangxi Province would not be involved in the battle between Dadu and Bianliang, and they should abide by the duties of their courtiers, and came to a mutual protection of the two rivers, neither to be loyal to Dadu nor to the King of Wei in Bianliang.

Many people feel that Jiangsu, Zhejiang Province and Jiangxi have taken a stinky move and belong to the two flattering wall-riding factions.

In the future, no matter which side gets the advantage, it will definitely not be able to spare them.

But.

Zhu Han knew that this was not the case.

Since the Red Turban Army killed Emperor Yuan under the command of Zhu Han and annihilated a million troops, the Mengyuan officials in Liangjiang have already thoroughly experienced the feeling of 'the number of great vitality has been exhausted'.

Even the emperor was killed by the thieves, but he was still busy with infighting, this Great Yuan Dynasty will not die, how can there be heavenly reason.

Therefore, Pingzhang Bolu in Jiangsu, Zhejiang Province has already begun to plan the possibility of completely surrendering the Red Turban Army Zhu Yuanzhang's brothers in the future.

After all, the soldiers and horses in Jiangbei are strong, once they cross the river and go south, not to mention the Jiangsu and Zhejiang soldiers of Bolu, even if they unite the soldiers and horses of Shangjiang Jiangxi Province, they may not be able to stop the attack of others.

Therefore, this 'mutual protection of the two rivers' seems to be for the Mengyuan court not to help each other, but it is actually an ambiguous statement with Zhu Han.

At this time, how could Zhu Han coerce Bolu and the others again.

"But the lieutenant has another way?" Shi Nai'an asked.

"Well, yes, I heard that there is a huge rich man in Jiangnan, which can be said to be rich and rivals the country?" Zhu Han asked.

Shi Nai'an's eyes lit up suddenly. "Shen Fu Shen Wansan?"

"That's right, it's Shen Wansan!" Zhu Han smiled slightly.

Shen Wansan's name can be said to be a household name in Jiangnan, known to all ages, because Shen Wansan's wealth is too much, and many people think that Shen Wansan's family has a cornucopia given by the gods, so he has so much wealth.

Zhu Han knew that Shen Wansan was actually a good manager, based on the fields in the south of the Yangtze River, expanding various workshops and shops, supporting thousands of craftsmen, and then also operating maritime trade, exporting a large number of porcelain, silk, tea and other specialties.

"I remember that my husband used to be an official in Suzhou, and he must have some connections, can you go to Suzhou and explore the bottom of Shen Wansan for me, if you can, I will go to Suzhou in person, and I will discuss this Shen Wansan for a while, and discuss the plan to make a fortune." Zhu Han then said.

"What, the deputy marshal is going to Suzhou?"

"We will inevitably rule Jiangnan soon, if we don't meet this Shen Wansan for a while, I am afraid that it will not be possible to deal with the gentry and wealthy families in Jiangnan in the future, so we should practice first." Zhu Han said with a smile.

"The body of the deputy marshal Wanjin, the great cause of recovery, you can't go to Jiangnan in danger, after all, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are still Mengyuan in name!" Shi Nai'an is very worried.

Today's Shi Nai'an already has the ambition to help Zhu Yuanzhang's brothers dominate the world.

As the deputy marshal, Zhu Han can't have any surprises.

Zhu Han listened, but immediately burst out laughing.

"Sir, don't worry, Liu Bowen has written to me several times to tell me that Bolu, Fan Yao and others are frightened day by day, lest we find a way to march into Jiangnan, if I go to Jiangnan, it is not normal for them not to be offered by their ancestors, how dare someone be unfavorable to me." Zhu Han said with a smile.

Bolu, Fan Yao and others are very scared now, lest Zhu Han and them don't talk about martial arts, and they won't even leave them the opportunity to be fat sheep when they enter Jiangnan.

"In this way, I am relieved, I don't know when the adults plan to let me go to Suzhou, I still had some relationship with Shen Wansan back then." Shi Nai'an said.

Shi Nai'an's ancestral home in Suzhou, Xinghua, who later moved to Xinghua, was first granted the official position of Suzhou Prefecture after being a scholar in Mengyuan High School, and later was promoted to Qiantang County.

In the two years in Suzhou, he naturally dealt with Suzhou celebrity Shen Wansan.

"Wait a few more days, I'm going to Suzhou, after all, I'm going to pull Shen Wansan to do business, I plan to let you bring some samples to Shen Wansan to see, he won't pay for the money." Zhu Han said.

"Then the subordinate will be on standby at any time!" Shi Nai'an hurriedly said.

Zhu Han planned to let Shi Nai'an bring a total of three things, namely transparent glass, white sugar and soap.

Except for the state, the workshops can now produce these three goods, but due to the shortage of raw materials and the shortage of craftsmen, they cannot expand production on a larger scale.

The manufacture of transparent glass and soap requires a large amount of soda ash, and this natural mineral needs to have large business channels to have sufficient supply and reserves.

The production of white sugar is relatively simple, just decolorizing the brown sugar with yellow muddy water, but a large number of brown sugar raw materials also need to be supported by large businesses.

Zhu Han spent the next few days in the backyard of the yamen.

He set up several commodity workshops directly in the backyard of the yamen, which was not big anyway, and there were dozens of people in total.

After another three days of preparation, the number of samples requested by Zhu Han was finally sufficient.

"Seventy-five, five hundred glass bowls, 1,000 catties of white sugar and 500 catties of rock sugar, and 1,000 pieces of soap."

When the second brother-in-law Li Zhen saw Zhu Han coming, he hurriedly came up with a smile to report.

Since being appointed to take charge of the salt business of the Yijun, the second brother-in-law Li Zhen has become more and more proficient, not only keeping the salt business in order, but also helping Zhu Han supervise the three workshops of glass, sugar and soap.

"Excellent! Second brother-in-law, you quickly send someone to prepare for loading, all the glass bowls are protected with straw, don't bump and break, sugar and soap, also wrapped in good oiled paper, don't get damp, we will make a lot of money in the future, but we have to rely on these things. Zhu Han said with a smile.

The second brother-in-law, Li Zhen, nodded hurriedly and arranged for a few capable men to prepare the carriages, horses, and boats to pack.

"Seventy-five, I heard that these goods are going to be given to Shen Wansan?" Second brother-in-law Li Zhen asked in a low voice.

His face was full of reluctance, such a large number of goods were priceless.

Zhu Han laughed when he heard this. "Send? How is that possible, although I want to win over Shen Wansan, I definitely don't want to please him, and I can even say that he Shen Wansan should try his best to please us, where is the use of giving it to him. ”

Recently, the news that the Red Turban Army killed Emperor Yuan and annihilated a million-strong army in Huaidong has already set off a storm of public opinion among the people in Jiangnan.

Many people in Jiangnan are rumored that the Red Turban Army will go south to Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the near future, and it will inevitably be a major reshuffle of power and wealth.

Wealthy families like Shen Wansan were all shocked, and they were afraid that the Mengyuan court would fall, and the Red Turban Army would raid their homes and scrape their money.

"That's good, that's good!"

When the second brother-in-law Li Zhen heard this, he immediately laughed like a flower, as long as he didn't let his family suffer, the second brother-in-law Li Zhen was comfortable in his heart.

"This batch of goods, I plan to put them on consignment with Shen Wansan, and I also want Shen Wansan to show us our new goods, so that he knows that the future cooperation is profitable." Zhu Han said.

Whether it's glass, sugar, or soap, it's all made with technical advantages.

As a successful businessman, Shen Wansan must understand the profits, and if he wants to make money, he must cooperate with Zhu Han.

In order to ensure that Shen Wansan cooperated obediently and did not have to worry about the officials of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Mengyuan, and Yuan to ask for the guilt, Zhu Han also sent someone to send a letter to Liu Bowen, explaining his plan, and asking Bolu, Fan Yao and others to do a good job in the safety of the people who went south except for the Red Turban Army, otherwise once something went wrong, the Red Turban Army would bombard Jinling Xingshi and ask for the guilt.

Zhu Han had just sent someone to deliver a letter to Liu Bowen and was preparing for Shi Nai'an to go to Suzhou, when he received another military information.

"Deputy marshal, there is a military report from Longhaiwei in Taizhou, there are many big ships coming from the East China Sea, under the banner of Goryeo, it seems that the people who came are not good."

As soon as Zhu Han fell asleep, Chen Baodao woke him up.

The Red Turban Army set up Longhaiwei in Taizhou, Huaidong, which was specially responsible for guarding the enemy situation in the open sea.

Unexpectedly, it has only been more than a month, and it has played a role.

Zhu Han took the military newspaper and immediately read it.

"These Goryeo sticks are also very good lackeys of the Mongols, and they sent a naval army so soon." Zhu Han sneered, looking very solemn in the candlelight.

"Deputy Marshal, what should we do then?" Chen Baodao asked.

The Red Turban Army only has a dozen ships and hundreds of sailors in Longhaiwei, and those Goryeo sailors who can come across the sea must have no small boats, and once there is a battle and the navy ships fall behind, they will be defeated.

"Hehe, these Goryeo sticks are a coincidence, I just have a new boat, I can use them to practice my hands!" Zhu Han said with a smile.

Subsequently, Zhu Han sent Chen Baodao to give an order to prepare for battle at the dock of the Red Turban Army hidden on the north bank of the Yangtze River, ready to attack at any time.

As for Shi Nai'an's trip to Suzhou, it was not affected in the slightest.

"Deputy marshal, the lower official heard that there is a Goryeo barbarian attack, it is better to postpone the trip to Suzhou for the time being, and let the lower official help praise the military plane!" Shi Nai'an was a little uneasy.

"It's okay, Mr. just go to Suzhou, I have already asked Liu Bowen to say hello, and the road is unimpeded, as for these Goryeo sailors, they are just clowns jumping off the beam, I can make them disappear with my fingers." Zhu Han said.

"Okay, the lower official will go to Suzhou immediately, and hope that the deputy marshal will win!" Shi Nai'an said.

Shi Nai'an led the Red Turban Army merchant ships to set off south, Zhu Han left Zhou Dexing, Chang Yuchun and others to stay in Zhuzhou, Hu Weiyong was in charge of government affairs, and he took Chen Baodao, Hu Yiba, Lan Yu and others to the secret naval base on the north bank of the Yangtze River.

Here, two brand-new Tier 5 artillery sail warships finally showed their fierce faces.

The fifth-level sail battleship was made by Zhu Han who signed in the system to obtain the drawings, and after some deletion and modification by the craftsmen.

Ditch some of the excess weight, get a shallower draft, and be able to navigate unhindered on the Yangtze River and offshore waters.

There were 30 18-pounder, 12-pounder and 6-pounder guns on both sides, and if it was placed in the Age of Discovery, this firepower would probably only be an itch for the first and second class battleships.

However, in today's inland rivers and offshore seas, these two fifth-level coastal warships are the destroyers of water warfare.

"Mother, such a big ship!" Lan Yu exclaimed.

The teenage Lan Yu has already relied on his own courage to fight, and was exceptionally promoted by Zhu Han to a model army soldier of a thousand households, and belongs to the strategic talents that focus on training.

"Haha, it's just a hundred-foot ship, and when you build a hundred-foot warship in the future, you won't be scared to death." Zhu Han joked.

"Vice Marshal, this is already big enough!" Lan Yu was still speechless.

After Zhu Han and the others arrived, a group of Red Turban Army generals came out of the water army camp to greet them.

The leader was a man with an iron face and a fierce face, like an angry King Kong, about three years old.

As soon as he saw Zhu Han, this person immediately led the subordinates behind him to greet him.

"The last general, Hu Dahai, meet the deputy marshal!"

It turned out that this person was the famous general Hu Dahai in the early Ming Dynasty, he was a native of Sizhou, who roamed the rivers and lakes in his early years, and had a lot of experience in water warfare.

"Get up, how is your navy training?" Zhu Han strode towards the barracks.

Hu Dahai and the others hurriedly got up and followed behind Zhu Han, reporting as they walked.

"Good deputy marshal rest assured, the brothers in our water village have all been trained, as long as they go into battle, no matter what thieves they encounter, they will definitely be killed!" Hu Dahai shouted loudly.

Subsequently, Hu Dahai's two sons, Hu Sanshe and Hu Guan, also shouted loudly.

Hu Dahai's father and son almost shared the same face, and Zhu Han looked at it as a little rough and cute, and immediately waved his hand.

"Since you have made a promise, then I will give you this opportunity!"

"What, really?" Hu Dahai was suddenly surprised.

Since he joined the Red Turban Army in Zhuzhou, Hu Dahai initially planned to earn military exploits such as 'ascending first', 'capturing the city' and 'beheading generals', but because he said that he was familiar with some water warfare, he was put here as the bow of this naval army.

"Of course it's true, but I'm still a little worried, how do you master the naval drill manuals and artillery drill manuals I handed over to you?" Zhu Han asked.

"Deputy marshal rest assured, our more than 600 brothers here, eating, drinking, and Lazar have not forgotten to train, and they are already ripe!" Hu Dahai said excitedly.

"Okay, then I'll see what you can do while sailing!"

The military information came from Long Haiwei, which means that the Goryeo Navy has been in charge for many days.

Zhu Han decided to go to Longhaiwei immediately to repel these Goryeo naval forces who did not know the height of the sky.

"Okay, lieutenant!"

Hu Dahai waved his hand happily, and dozens of zhang of camouflaged aquatic plants covering the river surface were removed.

The two sail warships galloped down the Yangtze River and downstream.

Zhu Han led everyone to board the battleship and tested the operations of the naval gunners along the way.

Thirty large and small cannons, several rounds of firing were orderly, which made Zhu Han quite satisfied.

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Taizhou Longhaiwei, the mouth of the Yangtze River.

A fleet of ships under the flag of the Goryeo is stationed on the shore.

On the largest large tanked ship, Quan Qianzheng, the third envoy of the Goryeo Kingdom, looked triumphantly into the distance.

There, a group of landed Goryeo soldiers and horses were setting fire to the area, trying to lure the Red Turban thieves on the north shore to attack.

Kwon Kyun was the deputy prime minister of Goryeo and belonged to the 'Jeongwon faction' in the Goryeo Kingdom.

This time, on the orders of the Empress Dowager Qi of the Yuan Dynasty, he led a huge naval fleet, with thirty large and small ships coming.

Their purpose was to ask the officials of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province for the Yuan Dynasty Empress Dowager Qi and blame them for the so-called 'mutual protection of the two rivers'.

When necessary, the Goryeo navy would also use force on behalf of the empress dowager and emperor of the Yuan Dynasty to teach Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces a lesson.

Because according to the information provided by most of the capitals of the Yuan Dynasty, most of the Red Turban Bandit sailors in the Yangtze River area were small boats, and they could not fight with the Goryeo sailors who came across the sea.

"My lord, the red turban thief has become a turtle with a shrunken head and refuses to come out to fight!"

After some arson and lure, Long Haiwei's Red Turban Army and sailors were still guarding the camp, and those boats had no intention of attacking.

"Forget it, if they don't come out, then spare them!"

Quan Qian said proudly.

Then, he asked his entourage again.

"Has Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province sent someone to reply to the letter, why haven't you prepared a slender man for us yet?"

The Goryeo naval warships were sea-going vessels, and they were powerless to navigate against the Yangtze River, and they had to be dragged by a slender man to move forward.

The task of finding a slender man naturally needs to be arranged by Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.

"My lord, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have not responded yet, I'm afraid that Bolu and others will disobey." A young Goryeo official said.

His name is Yuan Hao, and he is the son-in-law of Kwon Qian and the naval army of Goryeo.

"Hmph, we have the decree of the Empress Dowager of the Great Yuan, can Bolu still dare to rebel? We're just waiting here. ”

Quan Qian relied on the Empress Dowager Qi's clan, and he no longer looked at Bolu's Mongol identity.

In the past, this was something that the Goryeo people could not have imagined, and the Goryeo people, who were vassal states, were inferior to the eagle dogs in front of the Mongols.

Even the king of Goryeo, because the queen he married was Princess Mengyuan, was bullied and insulted like a slave by Princess Mengyuan.

However, several kings of Goryeo did not dare to have the slightest temper.

Quan Qian and others felt that the Red Turban Army and the Yuan Army had already lost both of them, and they didn't dare to fight when they saw such a large and mighty naval army.

They only need to stay at the mouth of the Yangtze River and not leave, and as for any food supplies, they can go ashore and loot the Han people on the territory of the red turban thieves in the north.

If you really don't have to rob, then go to the south bank to loot, anyway, they are all Han people under the rule of Meng Yuan, third-class untouchables, they are equivalent to second-class Goryeo.

After nightfall, the Goryeo sailors ate the chicken, duck and fish meat they had snatched from the shore, and then fell asleep.

Soon, overnight, the Yangtze River was covered with an early morning mist.

The Red Turban Army led by Zhu Han had only ten ships in total, except for two fifth-class warships, the rest were fast ships with a small displacement.

"Deputy Marshal Qiyu, there is a Goryeo naval army ahead, and it has been camped on the shore for a long time."

A Clipper commander came to report to Zhu Han.

Zhu Han's brows furrowed slightly. "Long Haiwei's people, isn't there any movement?"

"Not really!"

When Zhu Han heard this, he was a little unhappy in his heart.

The Goryeo navy was stationed under his nose, but Long Haiwei's navy did not move at all.

Are these people cowards?

"Hu Dahai!" Zhu Han gave an order.

"The last general!" Hu Dahai hurriedly flashed out from behind him.

"Attack, destroy these Goryeo barbarians!" Zhu Han said.

"Okay, the last general will obey!" Hu Dahai immediately took the order and left.

Soon, the two fifth-tier battleships of the Red Turban Army were raised with full sails.

The two warships first turned their heads and sailed towards the south bank of the Yangtze River, then manipulated their sails and plunged diagonally behind the butts of the Goryeo navy.

The sentries of the Goryeo navy, who had just woken up in the early morning, finally found two ships of unknown origin.

"Your Excellency, a ship is coming!"

Kwon Qian, who was rewarded, didn't care at all.

Because these two warships came from the south bank, Quan Qian thought that they were sent by Mengyuanjiang and Zhejiang Province to meet them.

Moreover, there are two ships in total, even if they are a little larger, they are simply no match for their Goryeo naval army.

"Panic what! It must be someone from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, maybe there is a gift of apology on the ship! Kwon Qian's eyes were full of greed.

The wealth of Jiangnan in China, Quan Qian has long heard of it.

Now they have come on the orders of the Empress Dowager, that is the Qincha of the Great Yuan, and the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang must try their best to please themselves.

However, the two ships sailed on a strange route, not directly approaching, but sailing diagonally to the side and rear of the Goryeo navy.

When they were a hundred paces away from them, the two boats turned around and turned one side of the boat sideways against them.

The Goryeo Navy was all confused by the one in front of them.

"Something is wrong, hurry up and get ready!"

Seeing this, Quan Qian immediately ordered.

If it was a ship from Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province, it would definitely come closer, but now it was making a strange move a hundred steps away, and Quan Qian already had a bad premonition.

"Yes, my lord!" Son-in-law Yuan Hao hurriedly responded.

But.

Before Yuan Hao could issue an order, he was stunned by the loud noise.

Boom!

Rumble!

I saw clouds of white smoke spewing out from the two big ships in the distance, and there was a thunderous sound.

Then, a series of crackling sounds rang out from the ships of the Goryeo navy.

Yes!

The hard wooden hull of the ship was like a paper lake, shattering into pieces of debris.

Many of the Goryeo Navy soldiers were hit on the head and bled by the flying sawdust.

The big boat that Quan Qian was on was the object of key attention.

At least three shells hit Kwon's ship, and many of the Goryeo sailors were killed on the spot.

Quan Qian was already so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, holding the side of the boat next to him with one hand, and let out an unknown cry from his mouth.

"Someone, fight!"

"Fight!"

His son-in-law, Yuan Hao, emboldened himself and shouted loudly with his saber held high, wanting to make the Goryeo navy launch a counterattack.

But.

As soon as the signal flag of the Goryeo Navy was hoisted, there was another loud rumbling sound on the two large ships opposite.

"Firebolt!"

Quan Qian finally reacted, these enemies of unknown origin must be red turban thieves.

Because, after the Huaidong fiasco before the Mengyuan court, rumors about the fierce artillery of the Red Turban Army had already spread to Goryeo.

It's just that Quan Qian and the others never thought that the artillery of the red turban thief could be so strong.

100 steps away, and you can still have such a high accuracy!

This time the artillery bombardment was even more fierce than the first one.

The single-layer wooden hull of the Goryeo Navy could not withstand the bombardment of more than a dozen catties of iron projectiles at all, and it was bombarded with holes in an instant.

Moreover, what made Quan Qian even more frightened was that his son-in-law Yuan Hao was directly hit by the artillery of the Red Turban Army in this bombardment, and half of his upper body was smashed into a mess of meat, and he didn't even snort, and he died thoroughly.

Quan Qian's face immediately turned pale with fright, and he didn't have the courage to organize a counterattack, no matter how the subordinates on the side shouted, they all lay on the deck and hugged their heads and wailed without making any moves.

The artillery hit rate of the two battleships of the Red Turban Army was basically only about 30%.

"It's still a little bad."

Zhu Han was not very satisfied with this hit rate.

Hu Dahai, who was next to him, heard it and immediately said with some shame.

"Deputy marshal, after I go back, I will definitely train those boys fiercely!"

Zhu Han nodded slightly: "It's okay now, these Goryeo naval forces have already been beaten, get closer, and fight harder." ”

The two artillery warships of the Red Turban Army were basically invincible dimensionality reduction strikes in the late Yuan era.

At this time, although the wooden battleships were also very careful in protection, they could only guard against general collisions and stone throwings, and the fierce bombardment of artillery was equivalent to no defense.

Now once it is bombarded by the eighteen-pounder cannon, I don't know how to deal with it at all.

The ships of the Goryeo Navy were not deployed for a long time, but they were still gathered together, which provided an excellent opportunity for the Red Turban Army.

After the Red Turban Army battleship approached, several rounds of bombardment were carried out, destroying the sails, masts and other key points of the Goryeo naval army, leaving them without the ability to maneuver.

Some of the Goryeo naval warships behind began to flee in a hurry, and they took advantage of the current to sail to the sea.

However, the two warships of the Red Turban Army were far superior to them in sails and handling, and in just a few moments, several Goryeo warships that tried to escape were sunk on the Yangtze River.

Dozens of warships of the Goryeo Navy, which were originally showing off their might, were half sunk by the Red Turban Army, and the rest were also dilapidated and unsearched, drifting along the river and waiting to die.

After a half-day final battle, more than a thousand Goryeo sailors were captured.

Zhu Han ordered the Red Turban Army warships to dock and escorted these Goryeo sailors to Longhaiwei Water Village.

As soon as the commander of Longhaiwei Water Village opened the camp gate, he was shouted by Zhu Han.

"Cowardice, what crime should you be guilty of!"

Long Haiwei commanded Zhang Dayou and hurriedly pleaded guilty: "Deputy marshal, Long Haiwei only has some small boats, and if you go out of the gate of Shuizhai, you will be sent to death." ”

For these reasons, Zhu Han ignored them at all.

This Long Haiwei is their first stronghold in Huaidong, not only to provide warning for the water surface of the Yangtze River, but also to show their strength under Zhang Shicheng's nose.

In the face of some Goryeo naval troops, the Longhaiwei rebels could not shrink and sat back and watched the Goryeo naval army come ashore to loot and burn.

If this crime is not treated, then Zhu Han feels that it is not good to let Zhang Shicheng know the consequences.

"Come on, send him back to the state, and wait until I go back to discuss the crime!"

Zhu Han shouted sharply, and the two personal soldiers stepped forward to escort Zhang Dayou, who had repeatedly begged him for mercy.

Then, Zhu Han looked at Hu Dahai's second son Hu Guanzhu beside him.

"Hu Guan, you have made a meritorious contribution in shelling the enemy today, and you have hit the most, and this official has ordered you to be the commander of Long Haiwei, and you will guard the river and sea for the army in the future!"

Hu Guanzhu, who was less than twenty years old, was stunned in surprise when he heard the news.

Hu Dahai, who was still on the side, was the first to react, and he kicked his second son's buttocks.

"Bastard, don't hurry up and thank the deputy marshal!"

Hu Guan reacted at this time, and immediately gave a big salute: "Villain Xie Deputy Marshal, I will repay you desperately in the future!" ”

Hu Guanzhu was originally an artillery commander of the Red Turban Army, which was equivalent to a small banner or even commander of the infantry army.

Above the chief, there are also the general flag, the hundred households, the thousand households, and the commander.

Hu Guanzhu was promoted from Shi Chang to the commander of Long Haiwei, almost on an equal footing with his father.

Zhu Han did this, on the one hand, because Hu Guanzhu was indeed solid in skills and warfare, and he was extremely proficient in artillery drills, and on the other hand, he wanted to let the officers and men of the navy see the benefits of their military exploits, and not think that if the naval army could not win the head rank, there would be no high military achievements.

After inspecting Long Haiwei, Zhu Han found some deficiencies again, and ordered the accompanying guards to record them one by one, and prepared to start rectification immediately after returning to the state.

The main problem of Longhaiwei's defense is the shortage of manpower and artillery.

The Yangtze River is several miles wide downstream, and the Red Turban Army must add some large ships with combat effectiveness.

This matter is easy to do, although the Goryeo naval warships captured in this battle are not as good as the latest artillery warships of the Red Turban Army, they are still enough for their own use, and they only need some tinkering to come in handy.

Another artillery problem is that Zhu Han can only go back to the state to make plans.

Several of Long Haiwei's guns were too small, not only did they not have a long enough range, but they were also very powerful.

After Zhu Han decided to return to Zhuzhou, the next major thing was to forge artillery with a longer range and greater power.

The battery of Long Haiwei must have artillery that can cover the near shore to avoid the occurrence of the Goryeo naval army attacking under the nose.

"My lord, what should you do with those Goryeo barbarians?" Chen Baodao, the commander of the guards, suddenly asked.

More than 1,000 Goryeo prisoners of war, Zhu Han wanted to save their lives.

"Bring the leader first." Zhu Han said.

"Yes, my lord!"

Soon, a middle-aged Korean man in his forties was brought in.

His face was full of panic and horror, and it was obvious that he was frightened by the artillery of the Red Turban Army.

"Noble man spare his life! Noble man spare his life! ”

As soon as he saw Zhu Han, he immediately knelt on the ground and shouted in Chinese.

Zhu Han knew that he was a Goryeo official, and it seemed that he was still proficient in Chinese and Mongolian.

"What is your name, what kind of official you are in Goryeo, all of them will be said." Zhu Han said coldly.

Then, Quan Qian, who was kneeling on the ground, poured beans into a bamboo tube and told everything.

From the battle between Dadu and Bianliang within the Mengyuan Dynasty, to the struggle between the two factions of 'Pai Meng' and 'Tingmeng' in Goryeo, they were all said.

"In Goryeo, there are millions of people who already hate and hate the Mongols, as long as the adults let me go back, I will definitely persuade the monarch to let Goryeo rebel against Mongolia and respond to the rebels!" Kwon Qian finally begged for mercy.

For this kind of nonsense that comes out of his mouth, Zhu Han will not believe a word.

The Goryeo people have long been accustomed to being Mongolian dogs, and the Red Turban Army in history has entered Goryeo several times, but they have not been seen to fall to the Red Turban Army.

Now that it was only a defeat of the navy, how could the king of Goryeo fall to the Red Turban Army.

"I'll let you go when it's time to let you go, but now is not the time." Zhu Han smiled coldly.

"So, when then?" Quan Qian knelt on the ground and plucked up the courage to ask.

Zhu Han didn't bother to pay attention to him, and waved his hand to let the soldiers take Quan Qian down.

At the same time, he said to Chen Baodao and Hu Guanzhu beside him.

"Early tomorrow morning, gather the people nearby, they have all been harmed by the Goryeo thieves, let them come to the military camp to watch the punishment, let's take out a hundred beheadings from the Goryeo captives to show the public, which can be regarded as revenge for the people."

For these captives, Zhu Han kept them in preparation for the attack on Goryeo soon after as the leading party.

Although the peninsula where Goryeo is located is mostly mountainous, barren and inaccessible, it has little output.

However, in Goryeo today, there are a large number of resources that the Red Turban Army is extremely lacking, that is, horses!

As a loyal lackey vassal of the Mongols, Goryeo raised a large number of horses in the country, which were used as a special product to pay tribute to the Mongol Yuan.

In addition, in the southern part of the Goryeo Peninsula, Tamna Island, which was later known as Jeju Island, the Mongols set up a governor's office here to run the horse administration.

Today, there are about fifty or sixty thousand horses, and they are all excellent war horses.

Although Tamna Island is not a Goryeo territory, most of the inhabitants speak the Goryeo language, and the majority of the residents are Koreans.

Zhu Han very much wanted to occupy Tamna Island, so he naturally needed a group of leading party who could speak Goryeo.

"The rest of the captives will all be escorted back to the state, and they will be given three months of hard labor, and they will be tamed, and I will be of great use in the future."

Zhu Han gave an order to Chen Baodao.

Everything in Long Haiwei quickly calmed down.

After Zhu Han returned to Zhuzhou, he immediately sent people to Jiangsu, Zhejiang Province to report to Bolu and others, and solved the possible potential threat for them.

Pingzhang Bolu and others in Jiangsu, Zhejiang Province were overjoyed, and the tricky 'Qincha' of the Goryeo people finally had no way to come.

In this way, Bolu and they don't have to offend the Empress Dowager Qi's family, and they can continue to be their own wall-riding faction.

It's been a few more days.

Shi Nai'an, who went to Suzhou to see Shen Wansan, finally returned.

Shi Nai'an looked relaxed, and it was obvious that the trip to Suzhou was very smooth.

"Deputy marshal, the subordinate saw Shen Wansan, and as soon as the three commodities were taken out, Shen Wansan was immediately convinced!"

The value of glass, sugar, and soap is something that a normal businessman can understand.

Zhu Han was not surprised by this result.

"Let Shen Wansan bring silver and craftsmen to remove the state, how sure do you think?" Zhu Han asked.

Now what is most lacking in addition to the state is silver money and craftsmen, which is also the problem that Zhu Han is most concerned about.

"Businessmen are profitable, as long as it is profitable, Shen Wansan can do anything, but Suzhou is still under the rule of Meng Yuan, and Shen Wansan seems to have scruples." Shi Nai'an said.