Although he knew everything about the Nujiao Gang, Yue Buqun still listened patiently to what Cheng Buxian said, and spoke highly of the foundation that Cheng Buyan had laid overseas and the power he had developed in the past few years.

Yue Buqun looked around at the simple decoration layout of Dinghai Hall, and said sincerely: "Senior brother, in the past six years, he has worked hard to lay this overseas foundation for Huashan. ”

"It's Uncle Shi, his old man, who usually ignores the chores, but he also praised the achievements of his senior brother a lot, saying that he almost buried you. ”

Cheng Buxian blushed and said happily: "I don't dare to be a master and uncle, it's all an opportunity given by the master, and the general policy has been determined. ”

Yue Buqun shook his head and said: "It is easy to act according to the rules, but it is extremely difficult to really do a good job, and there are only a few people in Huashan who can do these four words." ”

"And the senior brother is overseas, everything is a start-up, how can it be summed up by acting according to the rules, how many affairs have never been seen before, unheard of, the senior brother has handled it in an orderly manner, and the disciples are extremely convinced. ”

Cheng Bu said worriedly: "I still have the cooperation of my teachers and nephews, and everything is done by my teachers and nephews, so I don't dare to do it all." ”

"After several years of training, the teachers and nephews have also grown up, and they are extremely proper, and in a few years, this piece can be completely handed over to them. ”

"Oh, by the way, sir, the newly established Inspectorate, I want to transfer someone back to help. ”

Yue Buqun said with a smile: "Which kid is it? ”

Cheng Bu said worriedly: "In this Nujiao Gang, several teachers and nephews are all generals, especially Yaohua's nephews and Baozhu's nephews, all of whom can stand alone, and their abilities are strong, compared to us old men, they are more than one rank higher, after a few years, they have more experience, and any one of them can control this overseas affairs." ”

"I'm not greedy, just let Gongcheng go back to assist me, this kid is steady and principled, and most importantly, he has a very good way to do things, and he can stand alone after a few years of training in the Supervision Department. ”

Yue Buqun nodded and said, "If you can be so valued by Senior Brother, it is also his creation, then let him study with Senior Brother for a few more years, and this time we will recall the success together." ”

"Senior brother, in the past two days, I will sort out the affairs of the Nujiao Gang again, Yi Lin should have a few days to arrive, after you hand over to him, go back to the mountain first, take out the regulations of the Supervision Department first, and I will discuss it carefully with you after I return to the mountain." ”

Cheng Bu said worriedly: "Okay." "Don't mention doing things yourself.

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Zhoushan Island has few small hills and no big rivers, so the Nutao Gang has built a large number of mountain ponds and ponds here.

Dinghaitang is backed by the town in the south of the mountain forest, and several ponds of different sizes have been built at the foot of the mountain on the side of the courtyard.

Yue Buqun had just participated in the reception banquet hosted by Bu Worry, and seeing that it was still early, he called Li Yigen over and took a walk by the pond at the foot of the mountain.

The terrain here is slightly higher, Dinghai Town has an unobstructed view, the sun sets, the cooking smoke curls, and the whole Dinghai is full of peaceful weather.

Yue Buqun looked at Dinghai with satisfaction, and said, "Yi Gen, well, here is going to call you to grow roots, you will go north in two days, do you have a good idea of the development of Donghai Hall?"

Li Changgen said: "The head of the sect has made it very clear on the mountain, and after the handover with the master of Cao Hall during this time, I realized that the scale of Donghai Hall has become so huge, but to complete the support of the head of the house, Changgen still feels that his strength is insufficient. ”

Yue Buqun nodded and said: "The threat of pirates in the South China Sea is imminent, the distribution of this fleet is already the limit of what they can bear, you can only get so much support from the Nujiao Gang for the time being, besides, the strength of twenty-eight warships is not weak." ”

Li Changgen smiled bitterly: "If you just maintain the rectification on the original route, the original fifteen warships plus dozens of small ships are enough, but the head of the family wants to control all the islands south of Jeju Island and Kyushu Island in the Japanese Kingdom, and only twenty-eight warships are far from enough!"

Yue Buqun smiled lightly and said: "Now is a good time, there is no big force in this area, if we don't occupy it and fill it with immigrants, soon, the power of the Japanese state will spread here, and the barrier on the east side of my Ming Dynasty will become a chain that traps my hands and feet, so Jeju Island can slowly operate and infiltrate, but this chain of islands must be in our hands." ”

Li Changgen had seen the map made by Taihwatang on the mountain, and he also knew the importance of these island chains if Hermes-Epitek wanted to go to sea, and said: "Donghaedang now has several stations such as Xiaolingsan, Liudosan, and Xiaochangsan, all of which are too far north to be conducive to the conquest of the Ryukyu Islands, and the best station is Jeju Island, with Jeju Island in hand, the north and south will be connected, and there is no need to turn to Zhoushan, Donghaedo can be self-contained." ”

Yue Buqun nodded and said, "What do you think?"

Li Changgen pondered for a moment and said: "I know that the head of the sect is worried that the Ryukyu Islands will be controlled by the Japanese state, and even become the front position of the Japanese to harass my Ming coast, but after the past few days of understanding, I found that the penetration of the Japanese country into Xiaoliuqiu is not serious, and Donghaetang can delay this area a little and make every effort to deal with Jeju Island first." ”

During this period, we vigorously developed the immigrants from the north, consolidated the strength of the Tokaido, and established the northern shipyards, which were no longer constrained by the production capacity of the shipyards in Dinghai and the Ryukyus, and only in this way could the Tokaido have the ability to achieve the goals set by the head. ”

Yue Buqun said: "If you don't take Jeju Island and Xiaoliuqiu, where will Donghaetang get the land to settle immigrants?"

Li Changgen explained: "Now the dozens of islands that Donghaitang has controlled can accommodate tens of thousands of immigrants, and with these tens of thousands of immigrants, Donghaitang's manpower in the early stage is enough, and it can also solve some of the supply problems on the north-south route." ”

Yue Buqun frowned and said: "Shandong's imperial court sailors are dependent on their strength, if such a large-scale immigration to the sea, will it attract the attention of the imperial court, causing the imperial court sailors to be difficult for us." ”

Li Changgen said with a smile: "The Shandong Sailor still has strength, but the Sailor generals have been completely corrupted and degenerate, as long as it is operated properly, this Shandong Sailor can still be used by the Donghai Hall." ”

"Baozhu put forward a suggestion, to send people to buy the warships of the Shandong Naval Division, although these battleships are old, but if they are repaired, they can still be used for more than ten or twenty years, first, it can weaken the strength of the Shandong Naval Division, and secondly, it can immediately increase the strength of Donghaitang, not only increase the number of warships, but also recruit sailors and soldiers who have no battleships to supplement the shortage of sailors in Donghaitang. ”

Yue Buqun was surprised: "This imperial court sailor is corrupt like this?"

Li Changgen sighed: "Yes, I can't believe it, so this time I will go north, I will go in person, but I want to use the character of Baozhu to submit this proposal, and there is a chance that this will be the case." ”