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When he heard about the more than 200 ships of the Guangdong Navy, Shen Huan's face had changed, and the commander of the Guangdong Navy was Chen Lan, although this person was young, his reputation among pirates was not inferior to Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou cleared the pirates of the Japanese pirates, focusing on land warfare, and uprooted the pirates' fortresses and supply places along the coast, and this Chen Lan is proficient in naval warfare, for the pirates, the land stronghold is pulled out, it is nothing more than a piece of meat, the Ming side can not loot, and there are sea merchants and Japanese countries, and the South Seas can be raging, if they are annihilated or severely injured in the naval battle, it is a fundamental injury.

Guangdong sailors, even when Chen Lan was away, there was also a bit of foundation, Chen Lan was appointed as the commander of the navy, and the pirates agreed with each other not to commit crimes in the coastal waters of Guangdong, so as not to touch the mold.

The Liaozhen Naval Division is just a fleet that transports troops and food, but the Guangdong Naval Division is an elite that can fight with real swords and guns at sea.

"Lord Wang said with a smile, the Guangdong Navy is guarding the land of Fujian and Guangdong, what is the matter with coming to Tianjin, wouldn't it be unauthorized to leave the defense area......

"I can't see that Boss Shen is so clear about things in the officialdom, and he doesn't hide it from Boss Shen, the Guangdong Navy warship is dilapidated, there is no money to repair it, Tianjin Wei is important, but there is no Navy coastal defense, so the palace and the military department issued an order, Tianjin Wei transferred silver to the past, and the Navy transferred ships to help defend it."

Wang Tong explained with a smile that in order to build a ship, he spent a lot of money to hire a shipwright here, and the price of buying big wood was also expensive, but in Guangdong, where shipbuilding was prosperous, and how old the Guangdong sailors were, the cost of their shipbuilding was much cheaper, and all they lacked was silver.

After Chen Lan sat on the admiral of the naval division, he reported several times at various levels, asking for the allocation of silver to build a new ship, but was rejected by the military department.

This time, Wang Tong played the Wanli Emperor and asked the palace to allocate Tianjin Guardian Tax Silver to support the shipbuilding of the Guangdong Naval Division, and at the same time allocated more than 200 warships of the Guangdong Naval Division to Tianjin Guard to defend the sea, and all military expenses were provided by Tianjin Guard.

This suggestion does not cost the court a penny, and the exchange between the two places is nothing more than a matter ordered by the palace, and the Wanli Emperor naturally has no opinion.

Seeing Shen Yuan's indifferent expression, but the previous ease and calmness were gone, Wang Tong said with a smile:

"Count the days, now the ship should have passed Qingzhou."

Shen Vao's mouth moved a few times, but he didn't speak, but Wang Tong continued to speak:

"This official doesn't know how to fight, even if it counts, it is said that there are thousands of ships in Boss Shen's hands, and this official has made up a maximum of three hundred, and he has taken advantage of the coastal defense battery, if Boss Shen comes to attack, why should he leave about three hundred ships!"

Shen Yuan's face gradually became ugly, and Wang Tong continued as if he had never seen it:

"Boss Shen's thousands of boats, presumably there are a lot of goods to do business on weekdays, and there are also a lot of other two waves and three waves, and they can really fight there in a group and work together, or whoever has suffered heavy casualties will run out, or the top has suffered heavy casualties, and without strength, it is inevitable that the following wants to seize power!"

Wang Tong said three sighs, Shen Vao's face was pale, the three water kings could make up a thousand ships during the naval battle, and tens of thousands of pirates were true, but this was not the power of one person, but to unify several forces under his command, such a force naturally could not be called a single heart.

When everyone is fighting, they have to prevent their own strength from being swallowed up by others, and the King of Sanshui himself has to guard against his own heavy casualties and being put in the position by the people below, not to mention that all kinds of considerations are thinking about Tianjin Wei Wuship, and now with such a scale, I am afraid that when I see Tianjin Wei's army, everyone will have to think about it first.

The pirates wreaked havoc in the Wa Kingdom and the South Seas, and they were not even afraid of encountering the warships of the Francophiles, but they had to weigh and weigh against the Ming officials and soldiers, after all, there were still family members living in the Ming Dynasty, and they also wanted to return to their hometowns in the future.

"Lord Wang is really joking, Shen is a businessman, and he has his own shares in the insurance bank, how can he do anything that is unfavorable to Tianjin Wei, isn't it impossible to get along with his own silver?"

Shen Vain said this with a dry smile, and Wang Tong did not continue to talk about the situation at sea, but said with a smile:

"Boss Shen has joined the ranks everywhere, opened shops, and it is rare that he still has a boat in his hand, going back and forth between Daming, the Wa Kingdom, and all parts of the South Seas, and the reach of Jinshan and Yinhai, and be a happy rich man with peace of mind, how good it should be!"

"That's what the adults say, what the adults say!"

Shen Yuan's smile became more and more stiff, Wang Tong nodded, and pointed to the two gunboats parked in the harbor and said:

"Boss Shen, when we look at it next year, there will be five or six such gunboats, and when the time comes, these five ships will be pulled out with other ships, which is amazing!"

Shen Vain couldn't even laugh.

"My lord, Shen Yuan got on the ship before dark, and the ship sailed out of the port."

Wang Tong had just turned around in the barracks, Zhang Shiqiang rode halfway to meet him, and said with his mouth in the report, Wang Tong nodded, Zhang Shiqiang hesitated, and asked again:

"My lord, wouldn't it be better to take the opportunity to take him!"

"It's not good, if there is no such person at sea, the pirates will attack and kill, compete for the position of the leader, and greatly affect the merchant ships to come to Tianjin Wei to do business, but it is a bad thing."

Wang Tong replied in a deep voice, Zhang Shiqiang nodded and stopped talking, Wang Tong slowed down the horse and said:

"Now we can't help him, it's just to let them know that if you want to deal with Tianjin Wei, he must also be prepared for heavy casualties, hold on to each other, maintain it first, and wait for the gunboats to be built one by one, and then we will see...... You must keep an eye on the whereabouts of Luhai Commercial Bank and Shen Va, in addition to asking to see the official, he must have spent a lot of time in Tianjin Wei's activities, tell Shen Va's appearance, let your people stare at the dock and the checkpoint, and you will definitely be able to find out something! ”

Zhang Shiqiang nodded in response, he was Wang Tong's intelligence leader, and his ears, eyes and eyes were all over Tianjin Wei.

Back at the mansion, the soldiers went over to lead the horses, but Wang Tong just said:

"Find Sun Dahai here!"

Wang Tong walked into the main hall, and as soon as he took off the big hat, Sun Dahai came here, and Wang Tong opened his mouth and asked:

"Are the cotton clothes and leather jackets used by the Guangdong sailors, and the houses where they live, ready?"

Sun Dahai hurriedly replied:

"If you go back to your lordship, the number of subordinates who will go to the ancient shopkeeper today is ready."

Wang Tong nodded, the Guangdong sailors came to Tianjin to defend the defense, and the southerners came to the cold land in the north, which must be unsuitable.

"Fuel for heating in the barracks, military salaries and grain, this must also be prepared, and again, prepare a batch of ice-digging tools, and in winter, Tianjin will stop the ship and dig ice day and night."

Sun Dahai responded one by one, Wang Tong didn't care about such details on weekdays, but the transfer of the Guangdong Navy Division to the north to assist in defense was related to the lifeline of Tianjin Weihai, and the intention of Tianjin Wei's supply here was also related to the problem of whether the Guangdong Navy Division was careless in defense, and Wang Tong had other plans.

Towards October, the Franco-merchant Abagon came to Tianjin Wei again with his ship, this time honestly hoisting the flag, stopping beyond the range of the artillery, and sending a small boat to inform him.

However, the scale of the fleet this time was much larger, with more than 20 Franco-engine sailing ships and more than 30 Guangzhou ships, and the generals guarding the seashore did not dare to be careless, and even the ships of the Guangdong Navy Division who came over were all mobilized.

Abagon thought that this time he could enter with the same generous attitude as the merchant ships from other places, but he still couldn't do so, and as usual, the fireships were sandwiched on both sides, and the soldiers went on board to monitor.

After arriving at the Haihe commercial area, all the crew disembarked, and only two people were left on board to guard it, which was also helpless, because the armed merchant ship of the Franco-Robot Man really carried too many artillery.

The last time Abagon was a great success, the European merchants in Macao and the South Seas had heard a lot of rumors, and now they saw living examples, all of them were prepared to run once a year ago, and those Cantonese ships were merchants from Guangdong.

Guangdong merchants just trafficked goods to Nanyang and the natives and local white colonists to trade is a big profit, this time to Tianjin Wei, and the foreign ship to see the wind, there is an important reason, Guangdong sailors have more than 200 ships and more than 3,000 soldiers to Tianjin Wei, Guangdong sailors in Guangzhou to build new ships, this news makes Guangdong businessmen have a trace of curiosity in their hearts, with those rumors, a few days after the sailors set off, they have prepared the goods and followed.

Whether it is Guangdong maritime businessmen, or Francois merchants, after coming to Tianjin Wei are quite satisfied, not to mention the rapid sale of goods, Tianjin Wei market has a lot of goods that they can sell back to make money, what surprised them is that the insurance bank, after insurance, the risk is much less.

But there are also some troubles, such as the place where the crew and sailors live, and there are people shouting all day long, shouting about how much work can be done on my ship.

Some people shouted on the side of the merchants in Guangdong, and even there were people on the side of the Francophone merchants, the sailors and crews were adrift in all directions, and many people did not take their homeland so seriously.

"We came to Tianjin Wei, and we are really grateful to Lord Wang for taking such care!"

"Why should Mai Guerrilla be so polite, your army came from afar in order to protect the peace of Tianjin Weihaijiang, and it is also appropriate for Tianjin Weixia to do something with all his heart."

In Wang Tong's official office, the Guangdong Navy guerrilla Mai Dezheng was polite to Wang Tong, when he didn't arrive in Tianjin, he thought it was a chore, but he didn't expect this side to be so thoughtful, it turned out to be a beautiful difference.

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