But there really can't be done in front of you. The salaries of the army were withheld from above, and the ships could not be repaired. The remaining ships are not in tatters, but they are barely able to fight. If it's okay to fight pirates, it's definitely dead or alive against the red-eyed dragon king who looks like a regular fleet!

The bookkeeper pondered for a moment and asked, "Boss, can the governor give the money owed and the silver that is opened?" ”

Wang Desheng patted his thigh and said, "It's good if he doesn't give the silver!" But he gave me 3,000 taels of silver and two months' arrears! But the official can't excuse himself! ”

The bookkeeper frowned and said, "Where is this bit of silver?" It's not enough to make up for the arrears, not to mention the need to buy food and equipment and repair ships! ”

Wang Desheng said: "That's right! And if we start a war with that red-eyed dragon king, our ship will not be able to withstand the bombardment of those Western splint ships! ”

The bookkeeper thought for a moment and said, "This is a problem, but it is embarrassing! It's better to take people out into the sea for a walk, and say that they didn't find the thief. After all, in the vast sea, where is it so easy to find thieves? ”

Wang Desheng said hatefully: "This method is not easy to use!" The group of bastards gave the news that the Red Eyed Dragon King and his gang were entrenched on the island of Taiwan! It's all those who run the sea, and the information provided can't be wrong! After all, Li Dan moved a lot of people to Taiwan back then, so the red-eyed dragon king may have rushed to take over! ”

The bookkeeper was stunned when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "This is difficult!" ”

The two of them sat silent. But the bookkeeper is smart! He suddenly slapped his face and said, "Boss, I thought about it!" ”

Wang Desheng's spirits were lifted when he heard this! Said: "Tell me what the idea is."

The bookkeeper twisted his beard, quite pointing, and said: "Owner, we can't beat this red-eyed dragon king!" Because no matter whether we win or lose, I'm afraid that we will all be restless in the future! But if you don't go to war, you'll offend the governor! So let's go out to sea for a spin! ”

Hearing this, the forehead immediately collapsed in the chair and said, "What do I have in mind for you?" Didn't you just say that this solution won't work! ”

The bookkeeper said confidently: "The heroes of this sea have always had eyeliner on land, as long as the adults will general."

The momentum of purchasing materials is a little bigger, and if you deliberately show some mouth and go out to be heard by their eyeliner, they will definitely report it to the Red-eyed Dragon King! The red-eyed dragon king is not a mediocre person, and when he gets the news, he naturally understands the truth! Maybe when the adults rush to Taiwan, he will naturally run away! So adults can come back after a circle in Taiwan! ”

Wang Desheng smiled when he heard this, and said again and again: "Good idea! Good idea! That's it! ”

So Wang Desheng immediately sent Qing soldiers out to purchase materials for going to sea, and made a big noise, boasting that he must exterminate the Red-eyed Dragon King. The people in the market clearly know that Wang Desheng is going to sea to fight pirates, and even knows the route he is traveling!

Naturally, this kind of news cannot be concealed from the eyes of the Intelligence Bureau. So the news quickly reached Liu Pei. Liu Pei took the information, first confused, and then dumbfounded. He had already seen through Wang Desheng's purpose, which was that he didn't want to fight with him, so he made a gesture to invite himself away.

Thinking of this, Liu Pei threw the information to the accompanying staff officer and said, "What do you think of these two things?" ”

After reading the information, the staff officer said: "Lord Wu, it's simple, just continue to exterminate the pirates!" As for the Quanzhou Water Division, what's so great? Just knock it off homeopathically. ”

Liu Pei shook his head and said, "It's not time to turn your face with the Ming Dynasty." After all, this sailor is used to guard against the Japanese invaders. If they are defeated, if a widow makes a stir, the government will be red-eyed. ”

The staff officer hesitated and said, "Then let's leave?" ”

Liu Peiwei smiled and said, "Of course we have to leave." It's just to go to each other's lair, give them a little intimidation, and save them from bothering us all the time. Under my orders, let the perseverance stabilize those pirates, find out their details, and wait for our fleet to grow a little bigger. Then, let's set sail for Quanzhou for a spin! ”

When the staff officer heard this, he became excited and said, "Marshal, are we going to attack the Quanzhou Navy Division's battalion?" ”

Liu Pei said: "That's right, we went to Quanzhou to loot their military camp. Grab some more villagers and come back. There are too few people on the island. ”

The staff officers hesitated after hearing this, but they have been educated by Liu Pei and accepted the need to protect the people as soldiers

thoughts. But today, the marshal asked them to rob the people, and he couldn't accept it for a while. So he said in a low voice: "Dashuai, it's not good to rob the people, right?" ”

Aloe Vera squinted at him and said, "First, we are now pirates in the eyes of the government, are we pirates if we don't do looting?" Second, who told you to kill people indiscriminately? A group of ordinary people will be honest if they are scared with a fire hammer! And those common people will be able to get their own land in a few years with us, no more than working for the landlords! Okay, now the intelligence even has the marching route of the Quanzhou Navy Division, you can make a plan. ”

The excited staff officer grabbed a chart and began to write and draw. An undifficult battle plan like this would not even be up to the level of training for him. So they quickly finished the plan and showed it to Liu Pei.

Liu Pei finished reading it and said: "Let's change the combat objectives, let's go around the camp of the sailor division not just to loot. There must be a lot of shipbuilders in there, and they all have to bring them back. Don't forget to take their families with them. ”

Early the next morning, Liu Pei set sail with people, bypassing the Penghu Islands and heading towards Quanzhou in the direction of Quanzhou.

Quanzhou was originally one of the few large ports in the world. It's a pity that it slowly declined later.

During the Song and Yuan dynasties, the foreign merchants who came to Quanquan to trade were mainly Arab and Persian merchants. They were intermediaries in the maritime trade of merchants from Asia, Europe and Africa, and they controlled the maritime trade between the East and the West for 800 years. During the Song and Yuan dynasties, Quanzhou's overseas traffic was aimed at Arab countries, and the main route was through the Western Ocean to West Asia and East Africa.

In the 15th century, with the rise of European colonial powers, the discovery of the New World by Columbus and the discovery of new routes by Vasco da Gama in the history of world navigation, the more aggressive European colonial countries replaced the Arabs and controlled the maritime trade between the East and the West.

By the Ming Dynasty, most of the places in West Asia, East Africa, and South Asia had been occupied by European colonizers by force, and normal exchanges were blocked. The scope of China's sea routes was narrowed to the Indian Ocean and the South Sea countries east of it, as well as Japan, Ryukyu, and Luzon in the East. However, Quanzhou's official trade was limited to "Ryukyu only".