Shen Youlong and the three of them were all shocked, they didn't expect that the money they just talked about, why did they talk about sending troops?

Li Zhaoji said with a smile: "Boss, if you don't send troops to destroy the English, it will be difficult to ensure that this group of people will make any moths." Master Xu didn't believe it, the last time Weddell came to China and clashed with the Ming Dynasty, the English people already held a grudge.

This time, we allow the trade, if it is only a reversal, the English may plunder and flee, and the English ship is strong, if that happens, it will not be your fault, my lord. ”

"Having said that, if the Francois or the Zheng family can't keep their mouths shut, then it is my two Guang who are good at provoking the border, and it is also ........ fault." Shen Youlong was still hesitating.

Seeing Shen Youlong say this, Li Zhaoji did not insist, but glanced at Lin Cha.

Lin Cha immediately said: "Your Excellency Governor, Zhaoji's words are a precautionary measure, let's take precautions." ”

The reason why Lin Cha and Li Zhaoji stood together was because the two had common interests, during this time, Lin Cha was in front of the stage, Li Zhaoji was behind the scenes, the two negotiated with William's fleet on trade issues, William in order to get privileges in land, power, etc., repeatedly bribed Lin Cha, to this situation, the two of them each got a bribe of 3,000 taels of silver.

Li Zhaoji is just that, Lin Cha is also the general army of the Ming Dynasty, and his predecessor Chen Qian fell on this matter, of course Lin Cha hopes to destroy the English, and it will be a hundred.

Lin Cha saw that Shen Youlong still hadn't made up his mind, and said, "My lord, only two kinds of people can keep secrets, one is a dead person, and the other is a grasshopper on a rope. And only the ....... of destroying the English people. ”

Shen Youlong raised his head, and Lin Cha didn't need to say any more.

If the English are destroyed, they are dead people, and naturally they will not leak secrets, and at that time, the Francois and the Zheng family will be grasshoppers with the same rope as themselves, and they will also keep secrets.

"It's easy to destroy this fleet, but how can the English kingdom in Tessie destroy it? After that, people came to negotiate, how did Dong Weng deal with himself? Zhao Wenji objected.

Lin Cha couldn't answer this question, because he didn't even know where England was, and apparently only Li Zhaoji could answer.

Li Zhaoji said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, there are three sentences about England, one is that there is no proof of death, the second is that the teacher is famous, and the third is that the whip is beyond the reach. ”

Shen Youlong and Zhao Wenji glanced at each other, and they all relaxed, these days, they already know Li Zhaoji's ability, since he is so confident, he is naturally sure.

"Zhaoji, let's talk about your three sentences in detail." Shen Youlong said.

Li Zhaoji smiled and said: "This death has no proof, naturally it is to eliminate the evil, kill all the stewards of the English people, and ask his mother country in the future, there is no way to confirm the rumors." This ensures the second sentence of the younger generation, the teacher is famous, as long as the English red hair cannot prove itself, then my royal teacher's crusade against the red hair is the crime of hanging the people, what can the English country say?

Finally, England is tens of thousands of miles away from our country, and it takes six months, usually seven to nine months, even if everything goes smoothly by boat. The news came back here, the other party reacted, and then sent someone to ask, that is, three or four years have passed, my lord, may I ask, what will you do with you then? ”

Shen Youlong stroked his beard and smiled, the reason is very simple, generally speaking, the governor of the Ming Dynasty will only work for three years.

Seeing that he was satisfied, Li Zhaoji struck while the iron was hot and said: "In fact, England is already in a state of civil war, and the merchant support faction has a civil war with the king's servants. ”

Li Zhaoji is not all true, the outbreak of the British Civil War is still a few months away, but it is also applicable, and when the British mainland reacts, Britain will also be in the midst of a civil war.

Shen Youlong nodded and said, "This matter must be made famous." ”

"That's natural, maybe the three of them don't know, the English red hair is ambitious, five years ago, although the Weddell fleet returned in vain, but under the command of the criminal minister Chen Qian, my Ming Wang Shi has never been powerful, then Weddell is born to covet it.

After he returned to China, he repeatedly issued rabid dog barking words in London, the national capital, saying that the Ming Navy Division was weak and could be bullied, and the coastal defense was lax, and that the Xingshui Division would attack, capture Qiongzhou, and enter the two Guangzhous. Li Zhaoji said.

In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, with the close exchanges between the East and the West, the West gradually had a deeper understanding of the Ming Dynasty, whether it was Britain or Spain, they had plans to conquer China, but for various reasons, they could not make the trip.

Otherwise, when the Ming Dynasty faced the attack of thieves and Tartars on land, he also needed to deal with the threat of the sea, and he would lose his ground.

"These red hairs are really arrogant!" Shen Youlong shouted angrily, and asked again: "Zhaoji, what you just said may be confirmed?" ”

Li Zhaoji said: "Of course, this time the red-haired fleet is William, who is Weddell's deputy and his friend, so he naturally knows what Weddell said. ”

"Okay, that's it, English red hair is damned." Shen Youlong said immediately.

It's just that he didn't continue, after thinking about it for a while, he was still ready to hide behind the scenes, thought for a while, and said: "Mr. Lin, the matter of contacting the English red hair is all up to you, you must be famous, and there must be evidence to make it an iron case." ”

"Then do you want to ask the Francophone to help you fight?" Lin Zongbing asked.

"Hmph, can't you make up your mind about such a trivial matter?" Shen Youlong didn't want to go any deeper, so he picked up the teaglass.

Lin Cha hesitated on the spot, and Shen Youlong, who provoked him, was even more unhappy: "Lin Zongbing doesn't even understand the rules of serving tea to guests?" ”

Lin Cha quit after two accusations, he waited in the garden for a while, and when he saw Li Zhaoji come out, he immediately greeted him.

"Brother Zhaoji, do you want to let the Francosians help in the war?" Lin Cha asked.

Li Zhaoji beckoned him out of the Shen family, and then said: "That's natural, although the English Red Hair only has two ships and three or five hundred people, it has also been rampant at sea for many years, and the ships are strong and the guns are sharp, is General Lin willing to use his own soldiers to fight?" ”

Lin Cha patted his head and smiled embarrassedly, Rao is the general soldier of Guangdong, and in fact, there are only a few hundred families under his command who can fight, and fight with the English red hair, and the casualties have arrived, but it is not beautiful.

Li Zhaoji said: "Now that it is determined that we are going to do something to the English red hair, then we must invite allies, the more grasshoppers on this rope, the easier it is to keep the inside story secret, so not only the Francos, but also the Zheng family in Guangzhou, is also invited, I have already told Lord Shen to pull the son of the Zheng family on the boat." ”

"Okay, this is good, the Zheng family has a fleet in Guangzhou, which is very capable, if there is a naval battle, the Zheng family can use it, but Zheng Hongkui is very shrewd, and he may not really contribute." Lincha said.

Li Zhaoji said: "Naturally, you can't expect him, but this Zheng Fusong and Zheng Gongzi are a person who is dedicated to serving the country." ”

"Can Brother Zhaoji please him?"

"It's nature."

"That's the Brother Lao Zhaoji." Lin Cha and Li Zhaoji made a fortune together, and now they are going to do big things together, and they are much more enthusiastic about him in their words.

Li Zhaoji said that he went to the Zheng family hall to see Zheng Fusong, the two broke up in front of the door, Lin Cha rode on the horse, and was going back to his yamen, but he just turned the street, but saw the Shen family's servant Songbao waiting at the street entrance, Lin Cha had a smile on his face, but he was already scolding in his heart.

Since he sent silver to Songbao that day, although this guy has given a lot of news, he has become more and more greedy, and every time he meets him privately, he has to spend a lot of money.

"Songbao, where is this going? If it's okay, let me play with it? Lin Cha asked with a smile.

Songbao walked up to Lin Cha and said in a low voice, "The master asked General Lin to go quietly and enter through the back door." ”

"Who is this trying to avoid?" Lin Cha suddenly felt that there was something strange in it, and hurriedly turned over and dismounted.

Song Bao said: "Avoid Mr. Zhao and Li Zhaoji. ”

"Oh, well, I'll go with you." Lin Cha was surprised, it was just a matter of avoiding Li Zhaoji, why should he avoid Zhao Wenji, you must know that Zhao Wenji is Shen Youlong's most trusted staff member, and he is the existence of his confidant.

Returning to Shen's house from the back door, Lin Cha untied a piece of jade and handed it to Songbao, Songbao then took him out with the plate, and while taking him to the study, he said in a low voice: "Last night, the master and Mr. Zhao had a quarrel because of Li Zhaoji's matter, it seems that Mr. Zhao is partial to Li Zhaoji, and I didn't listen carefully at the door, I didn't know it very clearly.

This morning, at breakfast, the old man asked me if I had confiscated Li Zhaoji's silver, and I didn't dare to lie, I told the truth. The lord said that in the future, the silver can be collected, but he cannot pass on the word for his errands. ”

Lin Cha listened carefully, although he didn't know what the specific thing was, Shen Youlong's attitude had been clear, that is, he had to guard against Li Zhaoji.

After a while, Lin Cha entered the study, Shen Youlong asked him to sit down, and asked, "Li Zhaoji has been in charge of foreign ships for you in the past few days, has anything wrong with you?" ”

"Humble and stupid, please make it clear to the boss." Lin Cha didn't know how to answer, after all, he had the handle in Li Zhaoji's hands, and he wasn't sure if Shen Youlong knew.

Shen Youlong said: "Li Zhaoji said that he and Hai Shuzu set up a trading company, called Oriental Trading Company, is there such a trading company in Guangzhou City? ”

Lin Cha understood, and immediately said: "Speaking of which, Li Zhaoji recently asked someone to look for a shop in the city, and it seems that he really wants to open a trading company, and according to someone from Macau, Li Zhaoji has a semicolon there. But these are also superficial efforts.

Humble inquired about him, that day he and Chen Ping together to wipe out the pirates of Wailingding Island, not only the lowly command of his own soldiers rushed to kill, but also his subordinates participated, thinking that there is a force in this fight, and I heard Francois say that Li Zhaoji has a foreign ship, which was taken from the English, and I don't know where it is. ”

"Yes, Li Zhaoji is a kite, floating in Guangzhou, if you want to reuse him, you should know where the kite string is tethered, otherwise when something happens, he has nothing to worry about, and once he leaves, how can he be born?" Shen Youlong said lightly.

Lin Cha immediately said: "Yes, the lowly will carefully investigate, at present, he has a grudge with the four surnamed pirates, and has a dislike with the Yangyi, it seems that he has some dealings with Macao, and the lowly office arranges capable people to go to Macao to see if they can find out where his lair is." ”

"Well, that's right, knowing yourself and knowing your opponent is the only way to control the situation.

Lee Zhaoji is capable, but he doesn't have a fearful heart, which is not good. Such a person can be used by the imperial court, which is a great blessing, but if not, you and I, as officials, should also be prepared in advance.

Mr. Zhao doesn't understand this truth, and always feels that Li Zhaoji has great merit and loyalty, and he can move but cannot be killed, which is very bad, and the kindness of a woman is a bad thing. Shen Youlong leaned on the cushion and said flatly.

Lin Cha understood what he meant: "Yes, the lowly position will be carefully arranged, and try not to let Mr. Zhao know." If the Governor thinks that Li Zhaoji is not easy to handle one day, and he will be handed over to his humble position, Mr. Zhao of the province will blame you, and he has broken his friendship for many years. ”