The war between the Jiangnan Shi clan and Li Yong can be regarded as officially begins, led by the Xiao clan of Jianglanling, leading all the people to comprehensively suppress Li Yong, and sending people to the Central Plains to unite with the family gate valve and the Longxi nobles, forming a powerful force, constantly putting pressure on Li Er, Li Er was also a little out of breath by these people, but his good son-in-law sat firmly in the military tent and didn't seem to be worried at all, and Chang'an's industry was under the hype of Li Yong's ladies, and it was steady and steady, and it didn't give these people any handle, and the two sides formed a tug-of-war, and everyone is waiting for an opportunity, a chance to make the other party fatal, and Li Yong has planned it early, he is waiting, waiting for his fleet to take shape.

"Master Hou, the battle-class and the escort-class ships will be completed at the end of next month, and with the first experience, the battleships this time can be directly installed."

The director of the Imperial Shipyard and Li Yong reported the latest progress, and Li Yong's opportunity was to monopolize the sea area, directly break the backbone of the Jiangnan Shi clan, and scrap them, so that they would lose their most important economic source, so that their offensive and defensive alliance would fall apart, and then I would plan Jiangnan as much as I wanted, because they still wanted to continue to make money in sea trade, so they had to ask his fleet if it was allowed, saying that he Li Yong had a self-respecting army, who could prove that this fleet was Li Yong's, there was no evidence to prove that it was speculation, and speculation could be convicted, What's the use of the law, the most important thing is that Li Yong is a nobleman, a founding county marquis, and is under special protection in the Tang Dynasty, not to mention that Li Yong doesn't care about being an official at all, even if he removes his official or even gives him a title, he is not afraid, he already has a strong fleet, not to mention that even if others come to Huating County, they can't control here, because this place has been splashed by the water he has built, and the people's hearts are towards him, and Jiangnan is too far away from the imperial court, and the whip is out of reach, Li Yong wants to do something, it's still very easy, Li Yong listened carefully to the report of the factory director, while looking at the summary of the schedule, because the piracy incident has passed for almost three months, Huating County has been completely stabilized, not only increased by more than 2,000 people, but also immigrated a large number of people from Xishan and other places, now the population of Huating County has reached more than 50,000 people, equivalent to about 1,000 households, for him a founding county marquis, 1,000 households are the most basic conditions, and Li Er also deliberately added Xishan to him, so he actually has more population than some princes.

"How's the progress of those modified pirate ships?"

"Report to Master Hou, at the end of this month, all the last batch of ships to be transformed can be completed, a total of one hundred and eight improved fighting ships, three building ships, fifty inland river merchant ships, thirty maritime merchant ships, forty-three fishing boats, and the rest that cannot be transformed will be dismantled and disposed of as spare parts."

This time to clean up the pirates, Li Yong seized a large number of pirate ships, of course, there are a lot of unusable, dismantled as parts are also considered waste Li Yong, can transform so many ships, Li Yong also did not expect, in this way, when this batch of new warships are launched, the skeleton of his combined fleet is formed, and then it is time for him Li Yong to fight back, Li Yong and the director of the factory talked about the process from the progress, he also answered some theoretical knowledge to the shipyard director, and gave him some books he wrote in his free time, so that he could lead the shipyard shipwrights to learn, Of course, he has a backup of these books, and when Xishan University Hall is completed next year, these people are very good teachers, his career is to continue to develop, talent is indispensable, Xishan University Hall is a modern comprehensive university, all kinds of disciplines are available, he is now cultivating some such basic talents, when the time comes, they will incubate and cultivate more talents, the topic is far away, Li Yong and the shipyard director chatted, let Gao Gao's family, Then Gouda made a report on the internal affairs during this time, and raised new questions for him to make decisions, Li Yong used the knowledge of later generations to guide him and develop Gouda's thinking, after all, Gouda is a person who follows him, and he is his retainer, Li Yong is busy from morning to night, and his three wives and concubines are now starting their careers, what is that? It is to study in the school in Huating County, because the things learned here are different from what they used to learn, what is the mathematics and language, the three beautiful girls only have a soft spot for language, because mathematics is too difficult for them, and it takes time to re-accept new knowledge, the three of them have been reading since the first grade of primary school, but their foundation is very good, and the language knowledge of primary school is no longer difficult for them, after all, Li Yong's Chinese textbooks are some vernacular Chinese and other patriotic content, which is easy to learn, the purpose is to make these people literate, and cultivate patriotic feelings, so his three ladies graduated from primary school, and then they were interested in teaching, and began to serve as Chinese teachers in primary schools, and they were very busy, every day they came back to prepare for classes or something, they forgot about his husband, Li Yong also followed them, after all, what junior high school Chinese and high school Chinese are no problem for them, what writing and other things, for the eldest princess born in the royal family and her maid, and one is the county lord's maid of the county king's mansion, these things are too simple.

"Boss, there are a total of 4,000 recruits in this batch, but they have a thin foundation, most of them are inland, and they basically can't swim, and their recruit training has not yet ended, and the new warship is about to be launched, this person is still not enough."

Liu Renliang looked at the recruits training in the playground, and said to Li Yong very melancholy.

"Don't be cheap, you look at Xue Rengui's army, there are only 7,000 people, you look at your navy, there are more than 10,000 soldiers, what do you want? No soldiers, look for it, do you think I will scatter beans into soldiers? ”

Li Yong said angrily.

"Boss, I didn't mean that, it's just that recruiting soldiers doesn't require food, you also know that Gundam Tall Administrator, this time the conscription funds are so much, there is no food, how can I recruit soldiers."

Liu Renliang also said scoundrelly, Li Yong glared at him, he didn't know the problem of food and salary, now the Jiangnan Shi clan and the family and the nobles of Longxi suppressed him in front of him, and the domestic business plummeted, if he didn't have foreign trade support, and this time the pirates seized a lot of treasure, he didn't have the money to recruit so many soldiers, and the explosion of soldiers also cost money, who wants to be a soldier if there is no money.

"Don't worry, I already have a chance, wait for next month, the new ship will be launched, I will arrange for you to do something, when the time comes, you will have as much money as you want, are you still afraid that there will be no soldiers?"

Hearing that Li Yong had a way, Liu Renliang's eyes lit up, and now his mind was to recruit and recruit again, and to fill his navy with full personnel, he hurriedly grabbed Li Yong's arm and said.

"Boss, I knew you had a way, so you just tell me, how to do it?"

"Spread out, get your dog's paw off my arm."

Li Yong disgusted and asked Liu Renliang to let go of the hand that grabbed his arm, but how could Liu Renliang have such a two-skinned face, he just didn't let go of the stalking, and in the end Li Yong had no choice, so he directly gave him a backer sticker, and then a whip leg, and the person flew directly to the sky, Liu Renliang said mournfully while covering his sore ribs.

"Boss, you don't talk about martial arts, sneak attack, I didn't flash."

"Fuck you, you still think you're Master Ma, you haven't flashed yet, the specific plan will be told to you after I improve it, I'm still thinking about this matter now, you are training these recruits for me now, and quickly become an army."

"Hey, don't worry, you old man, I guarantee that there is no problem."

Although Liu Renliang was beaten, but when he heard that he could do things, he was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, so he immediately let Li Yong lick up like a licking dog, and Li Yong wanted to kill him on the spot, after inspecting the navy, he went to the naval dock and saw the two coastal patrol teams docked here, although they looked like the standard warships of the imperial court, they all knew that the interior of these battleships had been changed beyond recognition, each fighting ship had four guns, and the flagship ship had twenty guns, A patrol team is equipped with thirty fighting ships and a building ship, and the rest dock as a reserve force, and three patrol teams patrol separately in the morning, noon and evening, so that a patrol team can destroy them casually even in the face of pirate fleets, so Li Yong's sea area is completely safe, but this is not enough, because when the time comes, Li Yong will control more and more sea areas, in addition to the normal fleet, patrols like this as a daily force, will only increase, Therefore, there will be more and more tasks of his coastal patrol team, so that the combined fleet as a conquest can be completely released, as for the timber that needs to be built for the ship, there is no need to worry, the timber collection base in the Qinling Mountains and the timber base on both sides of the Yangtze River, with these pirate prisoners, there are enough manpower, anyway, if these people die, it can be regarded as making a little contribution to the cause of the Tang Dynasty, atoning for their previous mistakes, a steady stream of timber has been transported back to Huating County from the Neiliu River, and after being busy with everything, Li Yong returned to his big villa to watch the sea, began to think about the next plan, he asked people to bring a few pirates from the labor camp, and when these pirates saw Li Yong, they were so frightened that they knelt directly on the smooth floor tiles.

"You get up and talk, I don't like kneeling and kowtowing."

Li Yong's words were like supreme authority, so that they did not dare to disobey, because they all knew that this young marquis was not only good at force, but also a master who killed people without blinking, and took three warships thousands of miles away to end their old nest, and everywhere they passed was stained with blood, not to mention that the deeds of directly shooting those dozens of pirates had spread throughout the labor camp, and all the imprisoned pirates hated and feared him, but they didn't dare to resist, maybe he was sent to the mountains to cut down trees that day, They heard that the people who went to cut down the trees basically didn't come back, and they trembled and didn't dare to look at Li Yong, and Li Yong continued to talk with the information of these people in his hands.

"I've read your information, your crimes are not big, and you don't have the blood of the people of the Tang Dynasty on your hands, so I give you a chance, if you do it well, not only will I forgive your sins, but even make you a normal citizen here, but if you mess things up, then you will die directly."

When they heard the previous words, their hearts bloomed, but the second half of the sentence was murderous by Li Yong's words, and they immediately plucked out the cold, they were pirates, but they were also afraid of death, and they were also afraid of the navy's artillery and muskets.

"Didn't the adults want us to do anything? As long as we can atone for our sins, we are willing to do it. ”

Li Yong glanced at the pirate who dared to stand up and speak, and said with appreciation.

"Yes, what's your name?"

"The little one is called Liu Youyu."

Damn, what kind of bullshit name is this, Li Yong didn't bother to care about what his name was, and said directly.

"Liu Youyu, I'll make you the leader and lead them to form a pirate."

When Liu Youyu and several other pirates heard this, they were so frightened that they knelt on the ground again, and Li Yong was also speechless, is it so terrifying? Didn't you all use to be pirates?

"After listening to me, I let you be this pirate, not the kind you used to be, you secretly belong to me to do things for me, but on the surface you are a group of pirates, of course, what you do can only be done according to my requirements, first, you are not allowed to attack any place along the coast, second, you can't attack the people of the Tang Dynasty, third, you can only rob the ships of the Jiangnan Shi clan and their people, and you are not allowed to attack other ships before my new order, the above is my request to you, how to do it You know for yourself, This is your old business, I don't need to say more, I believe you are all smart people, understand what I mean, but the things that are grabbed are transported to the designated place, and someone will come to collect them at that time, of course, every time the goods, all of you can get a commission, so you are ordered to rob, not only can you get money, but also can atone for your sins, I will let people record your information, and the ships of the navy will not attack you when they see you, but if any of you dare to betray me, then you will sleep at the bottom of the sea, You can doubt my abilities, but don't doubt my strength. ”

After listening to Liu Youyu, a few pirates finally digested what Li Yong said, such a good thing of being ordered to rob, of course they are willing to do it, the things they robbed before were taken by their respective leaders and leaders, and they didn't have a single hair, and now the young marquis in front of him is willing to give them a share, which is a great thing, as for not being able to attack the coast, and not being able to rob the people of the Tang Dynasty, there is no problem, because they have not been stained with the blood of the Tang Dynasty people, which is also the reason why Li Yong is looking for them, to sum up, they accept this deal.

"The little one understands, everything is under the orders of the adults, and I want the adults to give us this opportunity, the opportunity to reform and be a new person."

Liu Youyu's heads of several pirates were directly attached to the floor, and the method used by Li Yong was actually the method of the British back then, legal robbery, he just let these people rob the merchant ships of the Jiangnan Shi clan, not only can they plunder a lot of wealth for themselves, but also attack their maritime trade, why use these pirates, aren't you afraid that they will rebel? In fact, the reason is very simple, the navy can't do such dirty work, the navy must maintain the image of a righteous division, these pirates can do such dirty work, and when the time comes, they will be easily whitewashed, as for their loyalty, Li Yong doesn't have to worry, because the information of several of them has been investigated by the intelligence bureau clearly, plus the double temptation of freedom and money, these people will not be stupid enough to defect, knowing that Li Yong is still very confident.

"Okay, you go back and prepare, I have prepared sailors for you, they are all your old colleagues, as for how you tame them, that's your business, and I will provide you with ten ships, your external name is Black Pearl Pirates, remember, except for the ships of the Jiangnan Shi clan, other ships can't be moved, of course, if those people resist, you know how."

"The little one understands, and I promise to do this well for the adults."

After Li Yong said some things briefly, he asked them to take them away, and after Li Yong watched them leave, he looked at the sea level in front of him.

"Jiangnan Shi clan, I'm here, I hope you can make a few more moves with me, otherwise it will be too boring."

Liu Youyu, who was ordered to rob, has since started a new life, an official pirate gang that will make the East China Sea terrified in the future, this is naturally a matter of the future, and now they are still worried about taming those who are also pirates, because no one is subordinate to each other between pirates and pirates, and it has always been whose fist listens to whom, but these problems are not what Li Yong thinks, when Gundam and Liu Renliang received Li Yong's order, they were all confused by his opportunity, because the order was very simple, there was no specific content, just let them obey the order, The two of them didn't know what Li Yong was thinking, so they could only obey the order and prepare ships and equipment for these pirates, of course, there would be no firearms and other weapons, and they were equipped with some weapons and equipment that were a little more advanced than the Tang Army, and such weapons and equipment were enough for them to dominate the East China Sea, of course, they couldn't compare with Li Yong's regular navy.