Fishing, the island is an uninhabited island, but it has a very flat, sandy coast, which is perfect for the refurbishment of boats.

The Taiwan Island and Jeju Island did not need to be stranded at the shore for renovation, and although they were damaged, they were all minor damage. What really needed to be refurbished were three ships.

The Dutch's Friesland was beaten the hardest, and the upper artillery deck was almost destroyed. The right hull of the galleon Santa Maria was also pierced in several places, but fortunately, the ribs remained intact and only needed to be lightly repaired.

The other two ships that needed to be refurbished were the Yahat Flying Sky and the schooner Dashunfa, which were involved in the night raid on the Spanish rudder and were badly beaten, both civilian ships and badly damaged.

Because the rudder of the Friesland and the galleon were damaged by the explosion, Guo Xu proposed to go fishing and repair the island, while Cornelis demanded an explanation for his disobedience during the battle.

It's just that the envoy sent by Cornelius to the island of Taiwan saw Guo Xu with bandages on his arms and neck, and the military doctor was cleaning his wounds.

Guo Xu had a good attitude and told the envoy that he would visit him tomorrow, and Cornelis also saw all the ships heading towards Diaoyu and Island.

Three battered ships ran aground on the beach just before nightfall, and throughout the night, up and down were busy, immobilizing the boats. The Friesland was so badly beaten that the two Dutch friendly ships were not on their side, so they asked the traders for help.

Guo Xu agreed, and even sent Zhang Ping to deal with the matter himself, and stayed next to the Friesland at night, which made Cornelis lose his vigilance.

As a result, when he got up the next day, the two galleons and the two capital ships had disappeared, and Guo Xu was nowhere to be found.

Obviously, Guo Xu was unwilling to quarrel with Cornelius or create an opportunity for conflict with the Dutch, and after installing a temporary rudder for the galleon, he left directly after dark and went to Naha Port in the Ryukyus.

Cornelius could only be incompetent and furious, but there was nothing he could do.

In the port of Naha, the navy counted the cargo and property on board, but a small part of the inventory was stopped by Guo Xu, who falsely claimed to have received an order from Tamsui to go to Jeju Island to conduct a military operation along the coast of North Korea and Xian, and then ordered to hand over control of the galleon to the marines, and then sent a message to Tamsui to send someone to count and seal it.

The reason why Guo Xu wanted to deceive the meritorious naval officers was not that he was ready to break his promise and gain weight, but that he found that there was too much wealth on the galleon.

In the end, it was Zhao Changshui who personally came to Naha Port on behalf of Lee Zhaoji to conduct an inventory.

Unlike Li Zhaoji's estimate, the total amount of cargo, gold and silver on these two ships was between 600,000 and 700,000 taels of silver, and the value of the various precious metals seized alone exceeded 2.4 million, and if all kinds of precious spices, silk, raw silk, and porcelain were added, the value might reach 3 million taels.

The main wealth did not come from goods, but from the private property of Spanish nobles and merchants who fled back to the Americas.

According to Li Zhaoji's plan, 40 percent will go to the public treasury, 3 percent will be awarded by the navy, and 30 percent will be invested in the construction of warships. You must know that the First Fleet that participated in the war this time and the ships that participated in the reconnaissance later added up to about 2,100 soldiers and sailors participating in the battle.

This means that if you take out thirty percent as a reward, each person can get an average reward of four hundred taels of silver, and this is obviously inappropriate, with such a sum of money, who in the navy is willing to continue to work the ship?

"It's enough to come up with 200,000 taels of rewards." In Tamsui's office, Chen Liuzi said with a smile to Li Zhaoji.

This is a bit more than Li Zhaoji expected, and the reason is very simple: when Li Zhaoji set the rules, he once said that if he seized the Spanish galleon on this trip, he could at least add one capital ship to the navy, and if he got it well, he could build two.

The Taiwan Island number is about 100,000 taels.

"200,000 taels is too much, which is equivalent to a person getting more than 90 taels and a salary for two or three years." Li Zhaoji waved his hand, and then said: "Take out 150,000 taels as a reward and distribute it according to the standard." But the navy still has to take 900,000 taels, and the remaining 750,000 taels can be used as the welfare of the whole army, and it can be kept and spent slowly.

Don't you want the navy to have its own port, the chicken coop can be built into a naval port, a naval hospital, and the navy's own arsenal, all of which can be built with this money. Even if you buy 10,000 acres of good land and give us Meiyu as a dowry in the future, I don't care, everything is up to you. ”

"Forget it, no matter how much land you buy, as long as it is used as a dowry, it will be bought for your son." Chen Liuzi spread his hand and said.

Li Zhaoji now has four sons, and two wives and concubines in the family are pregnant, and there is only one question about the marriage between the two families, that is, which one does Chen Meiyu, the precious daughter of the Chen family, like.

"Big treasurer, Tasman, they're here." Tang Mu knocked on the door and walked in to say.

"Let them in."

After a while, Tasman and Bell walked in, and of the four of them, only two of them were left here, one of whom stayed in Longtou Bay, and the other died in the Americas.

Tang Mu had already laid out a map for Li Zhaoji, which was drawn by Tasman himself, detailing the southern half of the Jinlong Peninsula, where Longtou Bay is located.

The plan to explore the Americas under the command of Luckedhun was quite successful, and because of the preparations in advance, all three ships successfully reached the Golden Dragon Peninsula and found Longtou Bay.

After a brief exploration, a fort was built in Longtou Bay and part of the vegetable fields were reclaimed. Luckedhun also sent people to the nearby American continent to investigate, and discovered the Indian tribe, and also determined that its latitude was still outside the Spanish sphere of influence.

In order to replenish supplies and obtain labor, Luckedhun chose to trade with the Indians, originally planning to capture slaves, but soon found that there was conflict between the local Indian tribes, and Luckedhun switched from capturing slaves to purchasing slaves.

Therefore, it is smooth to gain a foothold in Yongtou Bay.

"Lord Luckedhun said that you had promised to send at least two hundred Japanese women on this trip, but it was not necessary. In the Americas, it is possible to buy Indian women, and you can even go and grab them, and you should send enough goods, mainly those that the Indians like.

Including but not limited to cotton, wine, and ironware, this will greatly enhance the strength of the American Pioneer Team. Tasman said.

These demands were mentioned in the letter, but Tasman was apparently commissioned by him to remind Lee Siu-kee.

"Tasman, you don't need to bother. I am very satisfied with your work under Luckedhun, and I will support you in your exploration of the southern continent, Australia, as promised. Li Zhaoji said.

And at this time, Bell said: "Master Li, do I have any other choice?" ”

Tasman immediately said: "Bale doesn't want to take any more risks, he thinks he needs to live in peace." I'm there for that, Bell is also a nautical expert and he can provide you with the service you want. ”

Li Zhaoji nodded slightly: "Bell, I don't know what kind of stable life you want, own a manor, or manage a fleet." ”

Bell shook his head, he knew that he was not Li Zhaoji's cronies, and the credit was not big enough, where did that kind of good thing have anything to do with him.

"I just don't want to venture into the southern seas, I've been with Mr. Tasman, it's dangerous." Bell said.

"What about going to the Americas? Do you think it's dangerous? Li Zhaoji asked again.

Bell's expression was a little gloomy, he didn't like the desolation of America, the frontier of Longtou Bay had just been established, and there was nothing.

"I mean, you go to the Americas for me one more time, and when you come back, I'll give you the authority of the third-level treasurer." Li Zhaoji said.

"Yes." Bell said immediately.

Li Zhaoji nodded and said to Tang Mu with a smile: "It seems that we have found a good commander for the fleet. ”

Two Manila galleons were repaired in Jeju, and two large Yahat ships were added to the second voyage to the Americas, and these four ships could provide 2,200 deadweight tons, which could inject more energy into the development of the Americas.

"You go with him, and he'll give you a job." Li Zhaoji pointed at Tang Mu, and then Bell retreated.

After consulting with the Tasman, Li Zhaoji decided to send two Yahat ships, one large and one small, as an expedition team, to explore Australia, and during this voyage, the representative of the trading company was Zhao Changshui, who was eager to establish his own merits through an action that Li Zhaoji valued.

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