On the way back to Nanyangwei, Chen Mu was not as easy as when he was in Zhang Han's mansion.

A strong sense of crisis surrounded him.

A military attache like him is the performance of a speech official, and if he is idle and has nothing to impeach, he will have to plead guilty.

It's easy to do, but why?

It's okay to have one impeachment, it's okay to have two impeachments, and there are so many impeachments, can it be okay?

At most, it is not a dismissal, but this kind of thing is disgusting enough.

You'll have to do a little bit more to prepare.

"Father-in-law."

The eldest son came, Li Dan stood outside the house, reporting the door through the wooden wall, and was recruited into the room by Chen Mu. In the room, Chen Mu was mentioning to Xiao Ba about going to Guangxi, "The map is for you, follow this, escort fifteen artillery pieces to Guangxi to find Governor Yin, and hand over this letter to the governor himself." ”

"Twelve two-pound cannons, three five-catty cannons, and a general flag cannon pawn, you take your family with twenty horsemen, and when you get there, I write all the words that should be written on the letter, and a general flag cannon pawn stays under the tent of Governor Yin to listen to it, you just come back."

As for the artillery team, the artillery was left directly in Guangxi, and the flag army returned to Nanyangwei if Yin Zhengmao did not need it after the war, and left him as a soldier if he needed it, Chen Mu wrote all these things clearly in the letter.

has a relationship with the governor of Guangxi, and the others Chen Mu are not happy, and it is reliable for his son to do this.

And it's better for the son to go than to go by himself, even if the artillery is not collected, there is still room for things to go back, if he goes by himself, the matter will be dead.

Xiao Ba made a note and turned around to leave, and Li Dan stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter with the father-in-law looking for the child?" ”

"Sit." Chen Mu kept opening and closing the binoculars, and paused for a while before asking Li Dan, "How many boats do you have in your hands now, how many people?" ”

Li Dan didn't know what Chen Mu meant by this, so he arched his hand and said: "There are two lucky boats, two fast boats, four dhows and some small boats. The child and Huayu have six or seven hundred people, but they are all doing things, and there are not many people who can fight. ”

As if he understood what Chen Mu wanted him to do, Li Dan raised his eyebrows and said, "If the father-in-law needs outlaws who don't see the light, the child also has a few on his hands." ”

Chen Mu waved his hand, "It's not to kill people, I want you to form a fleet, and connect Luzon, Champ, Chicken Coop, and Manchurian Thorn Plus one is trade, and the other is to leave some trustworthy people, is there a problem?" ”

"Zhancheng, no problem, although the chicken coops are all widows, it's okay." Li Dan thought for a moment and said: "But it is not easy to go to Manchu and Luzon, Manchu and Luzon are all Portuguese, Luzon is occupied by Fangui pirates, Manchu Thorn Jia needs to negotiate with the Portuguese, and the child can go to Pereira and others; Luzon needs to find Farikat, with them leading the way, short-term trade and leaving some men, it should not be a problem. ”

"Well, let's go for a run first, and if you can stand on your feet, I'll assign you a few more boats, and let our people buy houses and land there, and build a manor." Chen Mu couldn't see joy on his face, and said casually: "In addition, you have to find a few things when you go to sea, go to Zhancheng to buy rice, a Dafu ship is 1,500 stones, you can call merchants and let them import rice from Zhancheng to Haojing, this year's year is not good, and Guangxi is fighting again." ”

"In addition, find a few seeds that we don't have, yellow and red, if you haven't seen them, buy some back, don't forget to leave trustworthy people in Haojing to help you do things." Chen Mu suddenly remembered as he spoke, and asked, "Is there anyone you can trust in Haojing?" ”

"There are several."

Li Dan frowned and thought for a while, and said to Chen Mu: "Just Huang Cheng, he is from Zhangzhou, he has been to Japan with maritime merchants, he was rescued by someone shipwreck last year, and he worked in Haojing, I gave him a boat, and I went to Japan once this year and made some money." ”

"Clever and clever, some abilities, although not very old." Li Dan smiled at Chen Mu and arched his hand: "If the father-in-law treats him personally, he will be more loyal." ”

"Very good, let him come to see me in a few days, don't rush back."

After finishing the business, Chen Mu said to Li Dan: "Eat at Weiya at night, go to see your mother tomorrow, persuade her, and marry Fu Qianhu, in the future, when Fu Yuan makes meritorious service again, there will be a decree, Fu Yuan is a deputy Qianhu, no matter how unclear it is, it is not appropriate." ”

Li Dan smiled, and didn't care if Dieniang had an order, and said, "Okay, I'll ask my mother tomorrow." ”

Chen Mu wanted to go to the sea.

It's just that there is no suitable opportunity, of course, it is best to be in charge of Nanyangwei, I am afraid that one day something will change, and he must think of a way out as soon as possible.

On the third day of Li Dan's return to Haojing, Qi Zhengyan was also released by Chen Mu, asked him to recruit manpower, sent three fortune boats and three clippers, and gave him silver two to buy merchant goods to Japan, which was intended to lead to Japan, Chen Mu's goal was very clear - Iwami Yinshan.

Chen Mu doesn't know much about Japan, and it just so happens that it was the Warring States period at this time, so he has heard a few names and knows a few major things. Last time from Lin Feng's mouth, he knew that Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga had joined forces and were going to fight a big battle, so he moved his mind to take this opportunity to grab something.

But what he could get, Chen Mu didn't know.

In the dark room of his general Zhaoyong's house, a huge map is hung, which is scribbled with a map of the Ming Dynasty, and the large blank provinces are not fine, even Beijing and the Great Wall are all based on impressions, only Liangguang and Taiwan are fine, and the corresponding to this map is a personal name in the notes, some are memories, and some are from Zhang Han and others, which means that he can get a higher status and power.

To the west, south, and east of the map are the Strait of Malacca, which was invaded by the Portuguese, Luzon, which was colonized by the Spaniards, and Japan during the Warring States period.

Malacca and Luzon mean great wealth, while Japan means great opportunity.

All this depicts the stage on which he will appear in the future.

There are two paths in front of him, climb higher in the existing system of the Ming Dynasty, master the maritime power in the south, get the permission of the emperor, and rely on his own talents and the support of a huge territory to achieve the hegemony of sea power that has not been seen in thousands of years.

It's a difficult road, and it requires a huge number of people and extraordinary encounters, but the difficulty is a huge amount of help.

Either rely on your wealth and talents, jump out of this bloated and twilight country, and start a career on your own, this road will be much less restrictive, but there will be a corresponding lack of help, and it is very likely that the enemy will be on the back, and if you are not careful, you will accompany Zeng Yi, who was killed by yourself.

In the dark room, Chen Mu let out a long sigh, it is not time to think about those things yet, it is enough to only do a back road, the top priority is to follow Old Man Zhang's words, and quickly reply to Qi Jiguang, it is not good to offend people if it is late.

By candlelight, Chen Mu slowly wrote down the parameters and marching speed of the new two-catty cannon, if Qi Jiguang needed it, he could send a letter from the Ministry of War, and he could personally escort him when he entered Beijing in the coming year.