At this time, Zhoushan, compared with half a year ago, has changed, with a population of nearly 1,000 and people coming and going.

Construction is being carried out on the island, the port has expanded several times, the shipyard is busy, a three-hundred-material sea ship is taking shape, several tall arrow towers next to it are guarding the surroundings, and there are dozens of more houses in the back, which are well planned, a tall civil engineering wall has been built in front, and the wall behind the side is under construction, and it has not yet been closed.

Cao Yihui took a few Huashan disciples to greet him at the port, greeted him with a salute, and led everyone inside.

Yue Buqun checked all the way, nodded secretly, the ditches were complete, the road surface was clean, and it was very different from the ordinary thieves' lair, but it was similar to the big family's farm.

This is also the result of years of education in Huashan, in Huashan after a long period of edification, when going out to build a residence, the good habits developed on the mountain are also brought out, everything is clean and orderly.

Yue Buqun smiled and said to Cao Yihui: "I'm still afraid that you and these sailors will get used to it, throw away all the good habits on the mountain, and don't want to be so clean and orderly, and do a good job." ”

Cao Yihui said with a smile: "The usual teachings of the master, we all keep it in mind, how dare we not obey it, after living in such a clean place on the mountain for a long time, and then looking at those messy things, it is ten thousand unpleasant, so we naturally have to lean towards the mountain." ”

Cao Yihui invited Yue Buqun into the hall, dismissed irrelevant people, and reported to Yue Buqun on the situation in Zhoushan in the past six months.

"In the past six months, more than 180 shipwrights have been recruited, and the construction of a small boat of 100 materials has been completed, and the sea ship that is being built now is 300 materials. ”

"It will take two years to meet the requirements of the head and build a large ship by himself, and all the construction materials have been recorded, and it will not be difficult to build according to this in the future. ”

"More than 300 peasants have been recruited and sent to various places to reclaim farmland, which is enough to ensure the food supply in Zhoushan, and a lot of fertile land can be opened up on the island, which can support the survival of tens of thousands of people, and we will continue to increase the cultivated area with the increase of population. ”

"In the past six months, more than 150 sailors have been added, and all of them are strong, honest and obedient coastal fishermen's children, who are now being trained, and they can almost be pulled out to walk the boat. ”

"There are walls built on the island, 43 houses, just enough for everyone to live in, and many people are ready to bring their families over, and the houses need to be built for further development. ”

"More than 8,000 taels were spent on the purchase of wood, paint, canvas and other shipbuilding materials, more than 2,000 taels were spent on the construction of houses, walls, and shipyards on the island, more than 2,000 taels were spent on personnel, and a total of more than 13,000 taels were spent after landing on the island. ”

"It turned out that when I went to the island, I brought 20,000 taels, and Boss Li and the one-eyed dragon copied a total of 21,000 taels of property at a discount, and last month the sea trade sent 7,000 taels, and went to sea every three days for half a year, stopped 32 boats, and collected 8,400 taels of protection money. The total income and expenditure were more than 43,000 taels. ”

Yue Buqun nodded, this sea is indeed a place where wealth flows, silver flows like sea water, as long as it is managed properly, the income is much higher than that of ordinary inland businesses, and he nodded with satisfaction: "Yi Hui has worked hard in the past few years, and he has done a good job, which is beyond my expectations." ”

Cao Yihui said modestly: "It's the head who plans properly, we just use our hands and make some efforts, without the head, how can there be today's Huashan, let alone the industry of Zhoushan." ”

Yue Buqun waved his hand and said: "It's your credit is yours, you don't have to be humble, you put forward in your report, the development of the northern waterway, I approved, you have to work hard for a few years, smooth out the north, you go back to the mountain, Song Wen is not young, this part of you will be next." ”

When Cao Yihui heard this, he immediately became excited, and took charge of the External Liaison Department, which was the highest wish of all the more than 2,000 disciples and subordinates of the External Liaison Department. ”

Yue Buqun helped Cao Yihui up and said, "No need to be polite, this is what you deserve." ”

Tong Yiwen and other Huashan disciples all looked at Cao Yihui with envy on their faces, seeing that they were about to become the real bosses of themselves and others, and they and others needed to work harder to be appreciated by the master.

Yue Buqun took a few steps in the hall, looked pensive, and said slowly: "Yi Hui will do his best to operate the Northern Waterway, strive to basically control the sea off Shandong within two years, enter the Yellow River within three years, and use another two years to defeat the Yellow River Gang and control the Yellow River waterway." ”

Yi Wen took over the construction of Zhoushan and related affairs, continued to operate the waterway south of the Yangtze River, and strived to clear the sea off Zhejiang within two or three years, enter the northern part of the Ryukyus, find a good place to live, and gain a firm foothold, ready to receive immigrants, build the Ryukyus into a larger overseas base, and then expand southward. ”

"In the future, the graduating disciples on the mountain will be given priority to the two of you, and you must cultivate these new disciples with your heart to minimize unnecessary losses. ”

Cao Yihui and Tong Yiwen were overjoyed, as long as there was a steady stream of new disciples to send them, things would be much easier.

"The maritime trade business is included in the management of the Four Seas, and you have to cut off the direct relationship with the Four Seas. ”

"Well, it seems that the name of this Four Seas Gang is not very suitable, let's call it the Angry Jiao Gang! ”

"I hope that in ten years, the Nujiao Gang will be able to fully control the sea areas from Liaodong Japan in the north to Luzon in the south, so that all ships going to sea will fly the Nujiao Gang flag. ”

Cao Yihui and Tong Yiwen both knelt down and said excitedly: "I will definitely live up to the trust of the master." ”

Yue Buqun motioned for the two of them to get up, and continued: "We must keep in touch with the Four Seas to assist in the development of the maritime trade business, and if we find anyone who has made a move against the Four Seas, we will not show mercy and uproot them." ”

"For the sea ships that do not pay for transportation, the goods of the ships will be confiscated for the first time, and the people will be released back to land, and if they are found the second time, they will be fed to the sea dragon king. ”

"With the development and growth of the Nujiao Gang, there will be many people and things to do, and we must strengthen management and strictly restrain them, so that there can be no land-landing looting incidents, you know?"

Cao Yihui and Tong Yiwen were awe-inspiring, and said in unison: "I know!"

"If you find other pirates coming ashore to raid, just kill them!"

"Yes!"

Yue Buqun nodded with satisfaction, now is the low tide period when the Japanese are rampant, and in a few years, the bankrupt warriors of the Japanese Kingdom will slowly collude with the unscrupulous maritime merchants along the Ming coast and plunder the southeast coast.

However, since Huashan occupies this treasure land, it can continue to recruit coastal sailors, dredge open sea routes, and smuggle on a large scale, so that the momentum of the Japanese spark can be extinguished at the source.

And now is the time when the development of piracy in the Ming Dynasty is at a low point, the power of the pirates is falling apart, and countless small pirates are divided into islands and their strength is weak.

Taking advantage of this favorable opportunity, with the strong force of Huashan, the Huashan faction could control Ryukyu, Luzon, and Borneo, Java, and Malacca in turn, and use these places as bases to continuously immigrate, or in a few decades, the South China Sea could be incorporated into the arms of the Han nation and become the inland sea of the Han people

With Zhoushan as the support, it continued to radiate northward, occupying Jeju Island and Tsushima Island, containing Goryeo and intimidating Japan.

With the strong productive forces of the Ming Dynasty, it constantly scraped the wealth of the two countries, supported local forces, and influenced the local government, so that they could become the market of the Ming Dynasty and achieve the goal of economic colonization of the two countries.