"I think it's better not to use these officials. After all, none of the people they had been loyal to before were His Majesty, and their minds had long been solidified, even if they were grateful to the court on the surface, maybe they were still a bunch of wolves that they couldn't raise."

Huang Daozhou, who had not spoken much, was the first to stand up and take a clear stand against the continued appointment of these surrendered officials. But his ideas were not shared by others.

Bi Ziyan was the first to refute him.

"There is some truth in what Youxuan said. These surrendered officials could never be as loyal to His Majesty as we were, but even if they had to deal with it, they should not be in a hurry. After all, they have been in Jiaozhi for many years, and their power is deeply entrenched. Although they have now sent troops to capture their entire territory, if they are immediately deprived of the status they once had, I am afraid that the chaos of the Ruan Dynasty will be even worse than that of the Zheng Dynasty. At that time, I am afraid that we will have to spend more energy to deal with it, which is not in line with the interests of the current imperial court.

It is better to pacify them first, and then the imperial court will appoint officials to go south to take up their posts, and use the method of boiling frogs in warm water to control them step by step. If you are obedient, we don't have to be stingy with an official position, and if you are disobedient, you can find a way to get rid of it. As long as we can control the military power, how to set the rules, don't we still have the final say?"

Bi Ziyan is the God of Wealth of the Ming Dynasty, and his style of doing things is less bookish and more philistine.

At this time, starting from the interests of the Ming Dynasty, the matter was analyzed very thoroughly.

In comparison, Zodiac Zhou is a little more subjective.

Bi Ziyan's statement is indeed very appetizing to Zhu Youzhen.

"What Bi Gong said is extremely true, I didn't think it through."

Huang Daozhou pondered for a while, and sincerely bowed to Bi Ziyan.

Ginger is still old and spicy.

Zodiac Zhou sighed secretly.

"Both of them have a point, but I think it's better to be on the safe side and get the maximum results at the lowest cost. Just do what Bi Qing wants."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youzhen also discussed some details with several people, such as the population of Jiaozhi, the grain-producing areas, the minerals, and the situation in the surrounding sea areas, and so on, and finalized some detailed general policies. Unknowingly, it was already ten noon, and Zhu Youzhen pulled a few people to have lunch together before letting them go back.

They left, and Zhu Youzhen was not idle, called Wang Chengen, and began to give orders one after another.

First of all, Qin Liangyu and Mu Tianbo.

They were ordered to return to their respective stations and wait for their rewards.

Then Xu Zhi'an and Zhang Qingzhen led 20,000 soldiers to be stationed in Thang Long and Hue respectively to control the overall situation. The time is tentatively set for half a year, and after half a year, other generals in Beijing will lead the troops south to take turns.

Then he asked Zheng Zhilong to return to Luzon, and asked Xie Xuelong to lead the fleet back to Beijing for repairs.

As for Ruan Fuyuan, they were all transported back to the capital, and Zhu Youzhen arranged a house for their family in Beijing, so that their family could live together neatly. Of course, the money to buy the house is from them. However, compared to the family property of ten million taels of silver they handed over, it was nothing.

Ruan Fuyuan was originally a little unhappy, saying that he was afraid that he would not be able to adapt to the water and soil when he arrived in the capital, but Zhu Youzhen would consider whether he was afraid of the cold? So in desperation, he took his family to pack up the fineness and board the battleship of Xie Xuelong.

At this point, the war in Cochin was over.

Several major generals got Zhu Youzhen's will through Jinyiwei.

Those who can go home are naturally beaming, such as Ma Xianglin and Mu Tianbo.

Those who can't go home have no complaints, because they are stationed in Jiaozhi to get three times the monthly salary during the war, not to mention the convenient transportation at the moment, starting from Tianjin, the sea route will arrive in ten days, and the guard will be changed every half a year, what can be the complaint?

May 28

The day before Ma Xianglin and Mu Tianbo embarked on their return journey, Sun Chuanting held a banquet and called everyone together.

Xu Zhi'an, Zheng Zhilong, Ma Xianglin, Mu Tianbo, plus the two Jinyi guards Yin Guoding and Shen Lian, except for Zhang Qingzhen, who was stationed in Hue and didn't have time to arrive, the main figures of the southern expedition all gathered together.

"The generals come from all over the country, gathered here

It's not easy to be together. These days, we get along and get along quite well. I don't want to go my separate ways tomorrow, and I'm embarrassed. So prepare a little wine and wish you all the best for the future!" After speaking, Sun Chuanting drank all the wine in the cup.

Sun Chuanting was born as a Jinshi, but he did not have the pedantic atmosphere of a scholar at all.

After getting along these days, whether it is Mu Tianbo, who is much younger, or Zheng Zhilong, who was born in Haikou, they all have a good impression of him. Hearing him say this, they all felt a little emotional, and they also picked up the wine glasses in front of them.

In this era when there is no Internet and telephone, the only way to communicate between two people who have moved from place to place is through letters.

It's really more than just a saying. And some people, even a parting is a lifetime.

Or perhaps, it's too late to even mourn for the other party.

"Old Sun, I won't leave tomorrow, what are you sensationalizing here? Bite? Could it be that you can't do it, the cochin governor?" Xu Zhi'an saw that the atmosphere was a little dull, and said with a big grin.

Xu Zhi'an's words made the atmosphere a little more relaxed, and everyone began to staggered again.

Those who can sit here are all people who are reused by His Majesty, and those who are reused by His Majesty are their own people, and it is necessary to have a good relationship.

Shen Lian and Yin Guoding sat at the end, their status was slightly lower, if it weren't for the blessing of Jinyi Wei Qianhu's identity, I am afraid they would not be able to be on the table.

"Drink one?" Yin Guoding said to Shen Lian with a smile.

Shen Qianhu, who had a paralyzed face, nodded and picked up his wine glass.

"I said you're really boring, I've never seen you laugh. Do you go back to your wife as well?"

"I've said it many times, I don't have a wife."

"Isn't it? You're twenty-eight! Is there something unspeakable? I have a way to do this, I have an ancestral secret recipe here, to ensure that you get rid of the disease. Do you know Li Zicheng from Jingying? He just didn't listen to Niu Niu, married two wives and gave him a green hat.

I don't know where to hear the news, but I quietly found me last year, and he drank two courses of treatment with the mentality of trying it out. And guess what? Suddenly!

Don't worry, it's all a system, can't you believe in my brother's character? This will never be heard!"

"I'm fine."

Shen Lian's face was black, and the green tendons under his neck could obviously see that he wanted to beat people at this time.

"Hey! To tell you the truth, I have a friend who has this problem. Otherwise, I wouldn't have found the cure. I eat... My friend was full of praise after eating it, but don't you want to try it?"

"I heard that you have a musket given by His Majesty, and you wipe it all day long, and you never want to use it until you have to, and you sleep with it in your arms?" Shen Lian couldn't help it, and looked at Yin Guoding with a sincere face and said.

"Your uncle!" Yin Guoding fried like a rooster.