The First Fleet has been busy training since the New Year. At present, the Navy has expanded very quickly, so it is necessary to strengthen training to integrate personnel.

The American fleet is still in the battle sequence of the First Fleet, and we have to wait until news comes from America before we set off for America.

This time I went out to sea for training, and I hurried back until I received the report of the port's ship. More than two hours have passed since the port was attacked.

"It seems that the battle is about to end." Su Buheng held a telescope and looked at the situation of the Dutch warships. The masts of many Dutch warships were destroyed, and the deck was in a mess. Some Dutch warships even stopped straight and could not move at all.

"It's still the last step away. The offshore fleet does not have enough ability to jump to help." Wen Bangliang said, looking at the situation on the field. The offshore fleet's ships are all small boats of more than 100 tons. If this were placed a hundred years ago, it would be fine to rob American ports, but today a hundred years later, the tonnage of sailboats has developed greatly.

If these more than 100 tons of ships rely on the Dutch warships, not to mention that the Dutch warships are too high, even if the Dutch warships are fired, it is estimated that these warships will be sunk without a few rounds of artillery.

So a very strange phenomenon occurred. The ships of the offshore fleet were patrolling back and forth, but they did not get close to the Dutch warships. The Dutch warships were beaten to the point where they could not move and could only drift with the sea.

"Order, the ships and enemy ships will be sideways, and the Marines will seize the ships." Su Buheng immediately issued an order, and the flag bearer immediately uttered flag words to the officers and soldiers on each warship.

Seven warships rushed into the port quickly and leaned towards the Dutch warships.

With a "bang~!", the flagship Shanghai, which Su Buheng was riding, collided with the bow of the Amsterdam, and a tremor.

Su Buheng did not contact the entire ship's side with the enemy ship. For them, they just need to find a place to board the enemy ship.

If you have complete contact, you may be bombarded by the cannons of enemy ships.

"Boom..." After the Shanghai shipped, the 75mm cannon on the deck immediately fired at the Amsterdam. Their target was to attack the cannon on the bow of their ship.

The Dutch artillery, who was about to attack the Shanghai, was swept down by shrapnel caused by the explosion on the spot, and there were no rebels on the deck.

The Marines, who were already ready, rushed out immediately, and some musketeers lowered their heads and shot at the crew on the Amsterdam to cover their comrades in the Jump Gang.

The Marines quickly crossed the side of the ship, and more than a hundred people jumped onto the Amsterdam one by one, some of which were left to deal with the enemies on the deck, and most of the soldiers rushed directly towards the lower cabin.

Psteson was hanging his head at this moment. He did not order the ship to be chiseled, because this was a port. Even if the ship was sunk, these Ming people could catch it from below and use it as long as they entered the shipyard for repair.

Moreover, if the ship is sunk, it will inevitably not anger those wise people. What awaits them at that time will be terrible consequences. Maybe they may not be saved into the water, let them drown alive, or torture them with torture after they are rescued into the water.

Batavia Company is just a commercial group. Even if these crew members are from the Dutch Navy, they cannot have the spirit of decisive death.

Even if Pstatorson wanted to chisel, the other captains probably wouldn't obey the orders.

Soon, the Amsterdam was controlled, and the captives in the cabin were taken out one by one. This large warship of more than 1,400 tons was successfully captured.

The other six Dutch warships were also targeted by warships of the First Fleet. The modified warships of the four lucky ships were most convenient for jumping to the gang.

Although the tonnage is not as high as that of Dutch warships, the ship is tall and the building is deep, and the Marines are loaded the most, there are 500 Marine soldiers on one ship.

Most of the Dutch, who knew that they could not escape, did not resist much except a few stubborn people, and obediently raised their hands to surrender.

The whole process lasted for more than twenty minutes, and six Dutch warships were captured!

Dutch crew members were taken to the dock, and six Dutch warships broke down on the spot, waiting for follow-up treatment, and the navy was excited.

"Fortunately, the official of the government has fulfilled his orders and dragged the Westerners' warships into the port." Yan Shiliang saluted Su Buheng and said with a strong voice.

"Good job, capturing these six warships, our navy's strength has increased greatly. If we have equipped these warships in a few months, we will be able to rob families everywhere, haha!" Su Buheng laughed, "Let's go back and ask you for me."

"Thank you, Chief." Yan Shiliang also showed joy on his face.

"Your sir has always been rewarded with those who have made meritorious contributions. If you receive the reward, you have to set up a banquet to invite everyone to have a meal." Su Buheng said with a smile, very happy.

"This is natural, haha!" Yan Shiliang also laughed.

"Tomorrow, someone will drag these six warships back to Longkou and repair them as soon as possible. We will take action in May." Su Buheng said to Yan Shiliang.

"Action? What action?" Yan Shiliang asked in a shocked spirit.

"This is a high-level secret, and it is inconvenient to disclose it. You will know it then." Su Buheng shook his head and said, "May is going to attack Lushun, Nanguan and Jinzhou, and strive to control the Liaodong Peninsula. The navy must mobilize enough forces to cooperate. In order for the news to not leak in advance, Jiannu will be prepared, and this action cannot be spread.

Yan Shiliang knew it and no longer asked. Although he is currently the commander of the offshore fleet, the offshore fleet is still a branch of the First Fleet, and he is not a senior member of the Denglai Army. Naturally, the secrets cannot be found.

"Sir, the Westerners were sunk two warships and one crane. One of them was burned and sunk, and the other warship and that crane were sunk directly. If you fished it out, you might be able to repair it." Yan Shiliang said.

"Then let's take it all up and take a look! It's easy to cause accidents when sinking in the port." Su Buheng nodded.

...The naval news came to Zhaojiabao that day, and Zhao Yan almost jumped up excitedly. Six warships! Those were six warships, and they were all faster than the Fu Ship.

"In addition, nearly 800 Western barbarians were captured, and their commander and two adjutants were also captured." Liu Heng asked: "Do you report to the court?"

"Report it!" Zhao Yan thought for a while, and then decided to say that now the ban on Denglai Hai is in name only, and Zhu Youjian didn't know anything.

Furthermore, the Dutch invaded the port, and Zhu Youjian would not know for a while that he was involved in maritime trade.

"How do the officers and soldiers of the offshore fleet reward?" Zhao Yan asked Liu Heng.

"Yan Shiliang was promoted to the garrison, and the rest of the personnel reported their contributions to the Education Commission of the Offshore Fleets. Another six warships were captured, worth no less than one million taels. The lord can take out 100,000 taels of wealth as a reward." Zhang Buyun said.

"Well! Then do it like this!" Zhao Yan agreed.

Rewards and pensions are generally not given all silver. Part of them are used to compensate for real estate such as land. However, there is a limit to the repayment. Generally, a soldier or general rewards will not exceed 300 acres of land. This is a boundary and cannot be crossed.

These lands can also provide a living guarantee for soldiers' families. In addition, the three dou of rice distributed every month, you don't have to worry about food and clothing.

Owning 300 acres of land can only be considered a very small landlord. Compared with the land that the vassal kings often poured tens of thousands of yuan and crossed provinces, it is definitely a drop in the bucket. There is no need to worry about land annexation at all.

In addition, soldiers and generals who have made meritorious deeds will generally be rewarded with medals and swords. This sword is forged with steel and has a neutral style, which is somewhat similar to Western cross swords, but it is not completely similar. In addition, the decorative patterns of scabbards and hilts are also different.

After dealing with the information from Qingdao, Zhang Buyun and Liu Heng also retreated and went to do their own things. Zhao Yan continued to handle today's official business. As the territory expanded, more affairs needed to be handled.

Basically, there are twenty or thirty reports every day that he needs to deal with. That's fine. If Zhao Yan has so many departments under him, if it were someone else, he would probably have to deal with a lot of reports every day.

Zhao Yan's system model is much better. Most of the matters have clear regulations and there is also a certain delegation of power to officials in various departments. They can generally come up with their own plans and handle them without violating the principles.

If the basic rules are violated, or embezzled, use power for personal gain, there will naturally be another set of rectification methods, and also use achievements as the evaluation criteria.

The biggest assessment criteria are whether the people support them. The people's hearts are divided into three reading targets: the bottom, middle and upper levels. Two public opinion surveys are conducted every year. Those who fail are strictly investigated. If there is no problem, they will be demoted and transferred from other positions. If there is any problem, if there is a problem, they will be directly beheaded.

As the saying goes, when you use the key points in troubled times, if you don’t act more ruthlessly, you will inevitably get involved in bad habits in the officialdom.

Yuan'er grinded ink on the side, took the requests from everywhere, and began to recite. When her beautiful eyes looked at Zhao Yan from time to time, she was a little fascinated. In just two years, the young master had already become what he is today.

He is already the overlord!

Who would have thought that a scholar who was once known as a nameless scholar had become a general in just over two years.

"Li Jixian, the captain of the Shanxi Inspection Brigade, urgently reported that after years of insect disasters and droughts, a large-scale famine broke out after spring. The number of victims was no less than 800,000, and requested the allocation of 300,000 shi of sweet potatoes for disaster relief. In addition, Zhang Liguo, the captain of the Henan Inspection Brigade, urgently reported that famine also occurred in Nanyang, Henan, and the number of victims was no less than 200,000, and requested the allocation of 80,000 shi of sweet potatoes for disaster relief."

"Approval." Zhao Yan nodded and said, he was really helpless. The situation in the late Ming Dynasty was that there were constant natural disasters.

"In addition, the Shaanxi Inspection Brigade predicts that 300,000 hungry people should be recruited from Shanxi, and the Henan Inspection Brigade predicts that 50,000 hungry people could be recruited in Nanyang. They asked the young master where to place the hungry people." Yuan'er said.

"Take all back to Laizhou! This year is also the time to attack those landlords." Zhao Yan decided on the resettlement location after considering it.

Shanxi and Henan are obviously not suitable for resettlement of military farming. After all, there are too many disasters, especially locusts are the most terrible. There are no effective means of governance yet, so it is easy to get rid of the farming there.

Shanxi is completely out of Zhao Yan's military farming area.

Shanxi is a place with a fragile ecological environment, which is not suitable for too much agricultural production. It is precisely the harsh conditions that make Shanxi people develop the habit of storing grain. They all prepare for wasteland to prevent starvation to death in the year of disaster.

Moving those people with fragile ecological environment to areas with good ecological environment will not only benefit the people in the future, but also protect those areas with fragile ecological environment.

In this era of colonies everywhere, Zhao Yan would not lack any land as long as the navy developed.

However, you can still consider farming in Henan. After all, the land in Henan is more suitable for growing sweet potatoes, and the ecological environment is also stronger than that in Shanxi.

However, Zhao Yan's construction center is still in Shandong, so he has just steadily taken Dengzhou. It is not easy to eat Dengzhou within two years.

Next is Laizhou! Then to Qingzhou, then to Jinan, Yanzhou, and Dongchang, and erode every year!

The speed of erosion depends on how many refugees can be recruited. As long as there are enough refugees this year, Zhao Yan will have the courage to take Qingzhou in one bite.

However, if so many people moved to Shandong, he would have to buy land from those landlords. The land merger level in Qingzhou is the largest area of ​​the East Three Prefectures, and the land everywhere belongs to landlords. If they spend all their money to buy, they would say less than tens of millions of taels.

"According to the investigation, Shandong Governor Yan Jizu has been actively strengthening the defenses of Jinan and Qingzhou in the past two months, as if it is a little targeted at us Denglai." Yuan'er continued to read the content of the report.

"Yan Jizu, the shelves are quite big. I went up to the Jinan Governor's Office and he was left there for a while. Let him go! Anyway, those men can't make any trouble." Zhao Yan ignored Yan Jizu's actions at all. What if he strengthened his defense? If he wanted to fight, he could defeat Jinan in less than half a month.

However, he and Zhu Youjian have not yet reached the point of breaking up! Try not to fight the civil war, so as to avoid unnecessary losses. A stable Shandong and a stable and prosperous Ming Dynasty are in line with the interests of Denglai.

"They are one level older than you, and they should be many levels. It's normal to play with official airs! Just ignore him." Yuan'er stuck out her tongue, and Zhao Yan shook her head with a wry smile. That bureaucratic style will definitely make him angry when applied to him. Zhao Yan went to Jinan and went to visit him politely, but he waited for half an hour and didn't even see a shadow. How can he not be popular? It's not that he asked him to do something, he is not a grandson.

Yuan'er then picked up the next letter and gave a smile on her pretty face. "The textile machinery research team of the Institute of Science and Technology reported that they successfully developed a knitting machine yesterday, which was more than fifty times faster than hand-woven socks."

"Oh! The results are coming out. Let's go and see with me later." Zhao Yan's thoughts suddenly became eager. After the knitting machine was successfully developed, the sock knitting industry would start to make money in the future.

Summer sock shops are everywhere in the Ming Dynasty. Almost every prosperous city has dozens of summer sock shops. The rich want the goods of the rich, and the poor also have the goods of the poor. For the sake of comfort and the poor, the rich also have the goods of the poor. For the sake of the warmth, the rich also have a broad market.

(To be continued)
Chapter completed!