It's just that Liu Hongjian felt a little guilty in his heart, the question was very simple, he recovered the Ryukyus, what should Zheng Sen do?

Zheng Sen became a national hero because of the recovery of the Ryukyus, and now he has been cut off by himself, how embarrassed to see people in the future?

But after thinking about it, Liu Hong gradually figured it out, to put it bluntly, he is the only one in the world who knows the history of later generations, and no one knows who is the national hero before the recovery of the Ryukyus.

Maybe after he commanded the army and rescued his brother Zheng Damu, this little brother was already grateful to Dade.

"So you want this king to help you rescue your family?" Liu Hong gradually regained his stomach and lay down in front of the table again, looking at the charts while casually saying.

"That's the case, I hope the prince will be fulfilled." He Bin replied very honestly.

Now He Bin really doesn't dare to be presumptuous, it's good to be able to rescue his family, anyway, he didn't pay anything, it's just a defense map, it's really not worth mentioning to him.

It cost a full fifty taels of silver to ask someone to make a drawing, which made him a little painful.

"This defense map is very important to this king, if this king can take the Ryukyus, you will be a great achievement, and by the way, saving your family is just a gesture.

Do you have a place to stay in Daming? What are your plans for the future? Liu Hong gradually put down the defense map and suddenly said with concern.

"Huh? The contemptible people now live in the Dongxing Inn, as for the plan, the contemptible people have not yet thought about it, the prince said......" He Bin said this, and his heart was full of joy.

"That's right, you can stay in the camp for the time being, and when my Beiyang Naval Division sends the Ryukyu Army, you will follow the army as a guide." Liu Hong said undoubtedly.

He Bin's face immediately darkened when he heard this, no one knows better than him how strong the Dutch army is, although there are no Dutch warships in the Ryukyus at present, but the position to charge is all forts built by the Dutch.

Battleship vs. battery, He Bin had never heard of a battleship that could win, plus those two terrifying fortress-style Lingbao......

But Liu Hongjian didn't care what he thought, and when he gave an order, a personal guard had already pulled He Bin down to rest, while Liu Hongjian sent someone to send a message to the two little wives, telling them that he would not leave for the time being.

Three days later, in the camp of the Beiyang Naval Division in Quanzhou, all the senior generals of the Beiyang Naval Division held another combat meeting.

It's just that a few old acquaintances came to this meeting, Huang Daozhou, the chief tax officer of the maritime yamen, Qin Gongming, the chief soldier of Quanzhou, Qin Zuoming, the deputy chief soldier, and Yang Liu, Yang Qi, and Zhong Bin of the Maritime Affairs Patrol Department were all present.

To recover the Ryukyus, it is not enough to rely on battleships, and the landing war division is naturally not good at it, and it is bound to transport troops over, and the closest garrison to this place is none other than the Qin brothers in Quanzhou.

In addition, most of the Ryukyus are mountainous terrain, and the white pole soldiers under the Qin brothers are best at mountain warfare, and it is really suitable to fight the Dutch.

As soon as the brothers of the Qin family heard that there was a war, where to care about the Ryukyu and Dutch, they immediately rushed over, and in the past year, the brothers and sons have been building forts in various places along the coast, and the two have long been bored.

As for the former pirate leaders Yang Liu, Yang Qi, and Zhong Bin, who served as the director of the Maritime Patrol Department, Liu Honggradually gave them the task that after the Beiyang Navy Division set off for Ryukyu, the Dutch merchant ships passing from the north and south were immediately detained without asking for the reason, and the rebels were killed.

The three of them immediately enriched their expressions when they heard this, and after glancing at each other, they all saw excitement in each other's eyes, this is a special thing to do, rob him, and it is an order from the government, hey, it's not right, we are originally from the government.

"Lord Huang, you should pay close attention to the customs gates, but if you find a suspicious person, you should immediately arrest it, and you would rather catch the wrong one than let it go." Liu Hong gradually saw that Huang Daozhou frowned, and said casually.

Due to their proximity to the Ryukyus, the coastal passes had a lot of trade with the Dutch and had to be closely monitored.

"It's the prince, it's just that the lower officials don't know whether to say it or not." Zodiac Zhou arched his hand.

"Straight to the point! Lao Huang, you don't look like a twister. Liu Hong gradually teased.

"Lord, this is the account of the tariff collection in the past two months, please take a look." Huang Daozhou took out the account and handed it to Liu Hongchuan.

Where did Liu Hongjian have the heart to look at the dense accounts, he himself was still very relieved about Huang Daozhou, after all, this person was simply a copy of Hai Rui, not only did he refuse to be greedy, but he also did not allow others to be greedy.

Now that they are discussing the recovery of Ryukyu, Liu Hongjian is very unhappy, this Lao Huang is here to make trouble.

"The total amount of import and export tariffs collected in the past two months is 2.94 million taels, which is 500,000 taels less than the previous two months, because because Nanyang has fallen into chaos, and merchants from various countries have chosen to go to sea less or not to go to sea in order to reduce risks."

Huang Daozhou saw that Liu Hong gradually refused to look at the accounts, and said to himself.

"I said Lao Huang, this king doesn't have the heart to take care of taxes now, you can write to the court about this matter." Liu Hong gradually waved his hand and said impatiently.

Now there are dozens of large and small officials and generals sitting in the room, all because of Ryukyu affairs, and everyone has something to do, where is there time to listen to your taxes.

"The prince is a little restless, the lower official made a long story short, of the two million and four hundred thousand taels of silver collected, nearly one million taels were directly or indirectly collected from the trade of the Dutch."

Huang Daozhou saw that Liu Hong's endurance was coming to an end, so he immediately raised his speed and finished speaking.

He wanted to tell Liu Hongjian that if there was a war with the Dutch, the Ming Dynasty would suffer huge losses in taxes, and he would not be able to explain to the imperial court at that time.

Moreover, Huang Daozhou actually did not support Liu Hong's gradual recovery of the Ryukyus, and he believed that even if this matter was put in front of the emperor, the emperor would not necessarily agree.

The question is very simple, Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu are both emperors who have lived a hard life, you let the two of them choose, whether to choose a small island with no taxes and no population, or choose to pay nearly 10 million taels of silver more taxes every year?

The answer, of course, is the latter, there is no doubt about it.

"It's okay, this king will explain this matter to the emperor, and as for taxes, this king will let you collect enough in the future." Liu Hongjian said with great certainty.

He knew Huang Daozhou's worries, taxation is not a temporary matter, it is a trivial matter compared with the national righteousness.

In fact, if he knew the true choice of Huang Dao Zhou or Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu, he would probably not be much surprised, this matter is actually completely understandable.

The ancients did not care as much about a small piece of territory as the later generations, and rarely fought for a place, because the cost was high and it was not cost-effective, and because the ancients did not receive systematic patriotic education, the latter was the most important thing.

But Liu Hong is gradually different, where is China, he has a clear heart, he doesn't care what the cost, just earn more and come back.

In short, it is Chinese, and it must be taken back, and if it is not Chinese, it must be taken back.

"That's... Lord, in the event of a war with the Dutch Kingdom, should the imperial court send an envoy to the court? Huang Daozhou hesitated.

Since ancient times, teachers must be famous, and Confucian scholars who govern the country with benevolence, righteousness, and etiquette attach great importance to this.

"Lao Huang, haven't you heard of what it means to fight without a declaration?"