Jiang Ning pondered for a while, then spoke again:

"No matter what, no matter where he wants to go, he can't let him succeed, otherwise it will be infinitely harmful to me.

It's just that now it's difficult for the major sailors to send people to chase after them, but it's a bit troublesome.

In this way, there is no need to pursue the immediate annihilation of the Japanese on land, and the main thing is to rectify military discipline and stabilize the morale of the army.

Tell the pirates to relax their vigilance and continue to haunt for a while, as long as they ensure the lives of the people.

Take advantage of this opportunity to solve the four pirates as soon as possible, free up the sailors and completely annihilate the pirates. ”

Jiang Ning stopped talking and quickly wrote a letter, asking Xu Zhiyuan to transfer 20,000 troops in Zhejiang and Nanzhili to be stationed in Ryukyu.

In this way, it can put pressure on Lin Sangun and Gou Yong, forcing them to accept Zhao'an as soon as possible.

Qin Wenchang arched his hand with admiration on his face and said: "The adults have a long-term vision, and the lower officials are far from it." ”

At this time, Wu Cannu strode in:

"My lord, there is a person outside who wants to meet the adult, but he refuses to say his identity, so he says that the adult must see him, and there is a confidential matter to report, otherwise the adult is afraid that he will regret it."

Jiang Ning was stunned, glanced at Qin Wenchang, and said with interest:

"In that case, what's the harm in seeing the officer?

The power is to relax after dealing with official duties. ”

He handed the letter to Qin Wenchang for him to deliver, and immediately raised his feet and walked to the front hall.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw a middle-aged man with a medium and somewhat round body sitting on a chair.

He looks like an ordinary businessman, with a big belly and a smile on his face.

When the middle-aged man saw Jiang Ning, who was so generous, he hurriedly got up, knelt down and bowed:

"The villain Wang Qiu, a criminal in the East China Sea, has seen Lord Jiang."

As soon as these words came out, Wu Cannu, who was following behind Jiang Ning, immediately pulled out his saber and pointed it at him.

Jiang Ning's sharp gaze looked directly at the man in front of him.

After a long while, he motioned for Wu Chou Nu to withdraw his knife and said:

"You are one of the four pirates, Wang Qiu Wangye?"

Wang Qiu raised his head, waved his hand again and again, and said, "Adults, don't call villains like that, it's really fodder for villains." ”

Jiang Ning smiled slightly and helped him up: "Mr. Wang doesn't have to make such a big gift, please sit down quickly." ”

Seeing his kind attitude, Wang Qiu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and made up his mind.

After the two sat down, Jiang Ning continued: "I don't know if Mr. Wang came here suddenly, but it was for Zhao'an? ”

Wang Qiu praised: "Adults are discerning, and they can't hide anything from adults. This is exactly what the villain meant, and he asked the court to take him in. ”

Jiang Ning raised his eyebrows and said:

"Previously, Mr. Wang had the intention of negotiating with the imperial court early, but before he saw too good conditions, he had been inconclusive.

Why are you so eager now, and you still come to the door to find this official in person? Haven't you already coordinated the group of thieves under your command? ”

Wang Qiu said bitterly:

"I don't hide it from my lord, but I really met an important event, and the pirates who have always been rebellious under the villain reached a unanimous opinion and hoped to belong to the imperial court."

"I want to hear about it."

The villain had the audacity to speak.

Wang Qiu cautiously glanced at Jiang Ning and said:

"The previous Wako Suzuki Kurasuke was lucky enough to get those eight warships, which were rampant on the sea.

Originally, the villain thought that he was going to fight the villain, but he didn't expect the villain's tens of thousands of horses and hundreds of islands, and he couldn't look down on it, so he insisted on going south to fight Manraka.

Trying to control the strait there, and start trading cards to collect taxes. ”

Jiang Ning nodded when he heard this.

Needless to say, the geographical location of the Straits of Malacca is important.

As long as you control it, even if you don't loot anymore, you can earn one mountain of gold after another every day just by collecting a little toll from the merchant ships that pass by.

But aren't there Franc pirates there?

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning asked, "But Suzuki Kurusuke had a conflict with the Francoji pirates who controlled the other place?" ”

Wang Qiu was stunned for a moment, and sighed:

"That's exactly what you do.

A while ago, the villain sent a few merchant ships to the South Seas to do business, and only came back two days ago, because he never knew about the changes in Manraka.

When they passed through the Manraka Strait, they were seized by the Westerners to collect gold and silver.

At this time, Suzuki Kurasuke came with more than a dozen warships, eight of which were Daming's warships.

The guns stood on both sides of the deck, and the firepower was very strong.

But before they could get closer, the Westerners took the first step.

The speed of their artillery is many times faster than that of my Ming Dynasty, and the range is extremely long, and in a moment's effort, they have sunk several Japanese warships, including many Ming warships.

Suzuki Kurasuke fled in a hurry, and the merchant ships under the villain's command also took advantage of the chaos to escape. ”

Jiang Ning was stunned.

Those eight warships were extremely advanced in the Ming army's naval division, not to mention the artillery.

But against the Franc machine, he was defeated so badly.

It seems that the Fame Fran cannon is famous, and it is not for nothing.

The firepower may not be comparable to that of the Ming artillery, but the speed and range are superior, and it can still exert great power at sea.

Wang Qiu looked at Jiang Ning's face and continued:

After the merchant ship fled, it reported the news to the villain.

Adults also know that villains are businessmen, and they really have no ambition to dominate the sea.

And once that group of Westerners knows where the villain is, they will definitely not let go of the opportunity to devour us.

The villain and the pirates under his command, although they have done some illegal and criminal evils, have always remembered their identity as Han people, and have never hurt the lives of a Ming people.

This time, I don't want to be defeated and enslaved by those rotten Westerners, and I ask my lord to give us a chance to join the imperial court! ”

Jiang Ning saw that Wang Qiu's words were conclusive, and he knew that he wanted to recruit him wholeheartedly this time.

"Mr. Wang, rest assured, you are all the descendants of my Han family, the people of the Ming Dynasty, how can you allow the Banbang barbarians to trample on it.

As an official of the Qincha, this can give Mr. Wang an answer.

Your request was granted by the Imperial Court.

As for a series of conditions for Zhao'an, it still needs to be discussed carefully, and then Mr. Wang will be informed when the results are available, and you will see if you are satisfied.

If you feel that something is wrong, you can naturally talk about it. ”

Jiang Ning has always admired people who are incompatible with other races and do not infringe on the lives of the Han people, and the conditions will naturally be more relaxed.

"Wang Qiu is here, thank you, my lord!"

Wang Qiu sincerely bowed down.

Jiang Ning nodded with a smile, and said:

"It's not early today, so you can stay in the yamen again, and we can drink and talk together in the evening."

I have long heard that Mr. Wang has a lot of experience in doing business in the ocean, which is exactly what today's Ming needs.

Wait until tomorrow, and ask Mr. Wang to go back and tell the heroes of the islands under his command what the official means.

Remember, don't act rashly, and don't have any conflicts with Western pirates.

Wait for the pirates to be completely swept away, and then make a calculation.

Of course, if the Western pirates come to provoke you, you can immediately send someone to inform me, and the official will send a sailor to help you. ”

Wang Qiu heard that Jiang Ning didn't mean to use them as cannon fodder at all, and said gratefully:

"The Lord treats us and other criminals very kindly, and we will do our best to help the Ming Navy Master Jingqing Haijiang, and swear to repay the kindness of the Lord to the death!"

Jiang Ning smiled and said a few words of encouragement, then took Wang Qiu to settle down, and continued to think about artillery.

In the vast sea, whose artillery hits fast and far can lay the foundation for victory in a naval battle.

And this is precisely the shortcoming of the Daming artillery.

The power is fierce, but each shot can only continue to bombard after a long interval.

It was obviously very bad for the Upper Franc cannon.

Jiang Ning sent people to recruit the master of artillery manufacturing in the army, and after some inquiry, he learned that there was no way to increase the rate of fire of artillery.

He couldn't help but feel bored in his heart, and waved everyone away to think quietly.

Suddenly, a charming figure appeared in his mind.

It was Diana, who was full of lies.

But she's been adrift with pirates at sea for so long, and she's a Franco, so it's very likely that she knows the secrets.

"Someone!"

"What do you command?"

Wu Chounu opened the door and walked in.

"Send someone to Hangzhou immediately and bring that Diana to me as quickly as possible."

Speaking of this, Jiang Ning suddenly remembered someone again, and felt inexplicably relieved.

"By the way, if you invite Lord He as well, you will say that the Governor's Yamen has now moved to Fuzhou City."

As time passed little by little, the Fujian Guards, who had slowly stabilized, tried to go to the battlefield under the leadership of the thousand-man team.

In the beginning, they only dared to attack those small groups of dozens of people, and often thousands of people swarmed up and quickly cut through the chaos to wipe them out.

Then he became more and more bold, and felt that the Japanese were no more than that, so he tried to fight with more than 100 Japanese people.

Although there were casualties, they were no longer as afraid as before, and even under the encouragement of military exploits, they gradually became addicted to killing Japanese robbers.

The sense of pride, the sense of honor, and the respect that the people have for them is incomparable.

By this time, the Japanese in the north of Fujian had basically been wiped out.

The local guard posts and the sailors in charge of intercepting them at sea began to trade in the slavery of the families of the Japanese invaders.

Of course, we must respond positively.

This can no longer be stopped, and military spending is pouring in.