Shipbuilding is a technical job, and although it can be barely built with drawings, it will definitely take a lot of time in the exploration, so Wang Yancai proposed to borrow Zheng Chenggong with a warship of 2,000 materials.

With a sample reference, you can take it apart to see what the keel looks like, what the cabin looks like, and after getting all kinds of information, the craftsmen can draw the scoop according to the gourd, quickly find out the structure of the ship, and build the ship in the shortest time.

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he didn't refuse, but he said with a surprised face: "The imperial court wants to go to war with the Dutch?" ”

The Zheng clan used to mainly trade between Korea and Japan, but the Japanese shogunate strengthened the ban on religion because of the Catholic uprising, and gradually evolved into the Japanese version of the closed country, and the number of merchant ships in China and the Netherlands was limited to a certain extent.

The Zheng clan had sufficient supplies in their hands, but the shogunate gave them so many indicators, and in addition to smuggling, they could only cooperate with the Dutch, who had indicators but no goods.

The title of the Dutch sea coachman, that is, pulling supplies around and reselling them.

After defeating the Dutch in Liuluowan, the Zheng clan cooperated with the Dutch in trade in Japan and the South Seas, and the relationship was quite harmonious.

After the change in Fujian, the Dutch naturally withheld taxes, and no longer bought Zheng's banner, Zheng Chenggong had no way to do this, most of his thoughts were on resisting the Qing Dynasty, and the land of Jinxia was not enough to raise soldiers, his main source of money was smuggling trade, and many materials needed to be sold to the Dutch, and then exchanged for silver, so he did not think about going to war with the Netherlands.

Wang Yan knew that although Fujian was occupied by the Qing soldiers, the relationship between the Zheng family for decades was still there, the interests of the Fujian people were intertwined, the emperor had changed, the Fujian people had done sea trade for so many years, and they had to continue, and the materials smuggled by Zheng Chenggong from Fujian must have a market, so the Dutch obviously still have some use for Zheng Chenggong.

"The Dutch are very rude in the South China Sea, the Son of Heaven has been furious, and the matter of sea trade is a matter of life and death for the imperial court, and the Dutch want to point fingers at trade, and they have crossed the imperial court's territory." Wang Yan explained as he walked.

Zheng Chenggong was slightly silent, and said after a while: "The matter of resisting the Qing Dynasty is particularly urgent at the moment, is it too risky for the imperial court to start a war with the Netherlands?" ”

"To fight against the Qing soldiers, we mainly relied on land divisions, and we relied on water divisions to fight the Dutch." Wang Yan explained: "Before coming to Jinxia, I first went to Macao, and found out from the old enemy of the Dutch, the Portuguese, the total strength of the Dutch in Taiwan, and learned that there were no more than 1,000 people, and the reinforcements that Batavia could send would not exceed 2,000. ”

Zheng Chenggong nodded, and Wang Yan continued: "An inch of land in Jinmen is not enough to raise troops, and Xiamen Pill City is not enough to resist the enemy. As long as the Dutch were defeated, not only could the imperial court develop maritime trade, but also control Taiwan. This island is thousands of miles in circumference, can reclaim thousands of hectares of fertile land, get hundreds of thousands of salaries every year, can also make food self-sufficient, if you successfully operate here, move the people of Jinxia to the island, settle the generals' families, and then build ships and make weapons on the island, and then send troops to fight for the west, then the function is to attack at any time, and the Qing soldiers can only look at the island and sigh. ”

Zheng Chenggong's biggest problem at the moment is food, Wang Yan's words made him very moved, if he gets Taiwan and really reclaims 10,000 hectares of grain fields, then he doesn't have to worry about food, and the Qing soldiers are not good at water warfare, and it is still possible to land on the island offshore, but to attack Taiwan, maybe he doesn't even know where Taiwan is.

If he occupies Taiwan, he will really be invincible, as Wang Yan said.

"According to the words of the cabinet, Jinxia is inconvenient to hold for a long time, and success should be the first to consolidate the fundamentals, strengthen the branches and leaves, and make itself perfect, so as to complete the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty." Zheng Chenggong immediately bowed to Wang Yan, "Since the court and the cabinet have decided, then success will definitely cooperate, the two thousand warships can be borrowed by the cabinet, and the craftsmen's drawings can also be given to the cabinet, but after Taiwan is conquered, it will be under the rule of Fujian." ”

Wang Yan nodded, "This is natural, Taiwan will be used to successfully garrison troops, and then it will be in operation for a few years, and it will successfully lead the big ship of the navy division to drive directly to the Yangtze River, and the people of Chu and Jiangxi will go down the river and hunt Jiangling, isn't it happy!" ”

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he and Wang Yan looked at each other and smiled, full of spirit.

This time, Wang Yan's purpose was to invite Zheng Chenggong to deal with the Dutch with the big ship, and after Zheng Chenggong agreed, he relaxed and followed Zheng Chenggong to inspect Xiamen to see what strength he mastered.

The two continued to discuss the topic just now as they walked, after all, how to deal with the Dutch, there must be a plan.

Zheng Chenggong thought for a while and asked, "Cabinet Department, I don't know when the imperial court plans to make a move against the Dutch?" ”

"At present, it may take some time for the imperial court to build warships and the cannon foundry to cast cannons, and during this time, Chenggong can continue to trade with the Dutch, and do not let them detect the intentions of the imperial court, so as not to cause something trouble for the Dutch again."

Zheng Chenggong nodded, not long after he retreated to Jinxia, most of the original men and horses were lost, and the current troops had not yet been integrated, so he was not willing to start a war too early, "The waterway from Jinxia to Taiwan is relatively treacherous, there are many reefs, and the Dutch are building forts and sharp artillery in key places, if they don't find out the terrain and waterway conditions, and act rashly, the losses will be huge." Since the imperial court was not in a hurry, during this period of time, Chenggong just sent people to investigate the situation of the waterway and the fortress of the Dutch. ”

Wang Yan was very satisfied, Zheng Chenggong was far more familiar with water warfare than him, and he also understood the situation in Taiwan better, and he was willing to contribute, and Wang Yan was naturally happy in his heart.

"Success is thoughtful." Wang Yan smiled approvingly: "But in addition, in order not to give the Qing soldiers a chance, before dealing with the Netherlands, this official wants to cooperate with Chenggong and pull out the nail of Zhangzhou first." What do you think is success? ”

The Qing Dynasty garrisoned 30,000 troops in Zhangzhou, in addition to guarding against the Ming army in Guangdong, there was also an important purpose, that is, to monitor Zheng Chenggong in Jinxia.

Tens of thousands of Qing soldiers were on the other side of the strait, which made Zheng Chenggong dare not leave Xiamen, afraid that as soon as the main force left, the Qing soldiers would take the opportunity to seize his base.

"Li Chengdong is extremely difficult, if I lead the army to attack Taiwan, this person will definitely take advantage of the emptiness of Jinxia to sneak attack the second island. The cabinet must fight Zhangzhou first, and succeed in serving the work of dogs and horses. ”

If the Ming Dynasty conquered Zhangzhou, then the Longwu Imperial Court would be connected with Zheng Chenggong, which would be conducive to the imperial court's control of Zheng Chenggong and further recover the entire Fujian.

Wang Yan's 50,000 recruits will soon be added to the various armies, and all units of the Five Loyal Army have also rested for a few months, and it is time to pull them out to practice their hands.

"Very good, if you succeed, you can take this officer first and see the soldiers and horses under your command."

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