Wen Bangliang went to Fujian, and at Zhao Yan's instruction, he issued an ultimatum to Zheng Zhilong. Zhao Yan was dragged to great anger by Zheng Zhilong.

The mission arrived in Fujian in January, and it was almost March and it was still dragging it down. Is it OK? I just say a word, and Zhao Yan didn't want to make it so complicated.

Since Zheng Zhilong doesn't buy it, although Zhao Yan can't deal with him for a while, there are always opportunities. If he really wants to kill Zheng Zhilong, there is still a way, but it's just a matter of cost.

So Zhao Yan would consider using the Zheng Group to take action for a while, but this is a matter of time. He robbed the Zheng Group, and that money would be a lot.

Wen Bangliang left Ishii that day. After arriving at Hayden, he led a fleet of ten frigates south. This time their goal was to open a stronghold there.

As long as you gain a firm foothold in Sumatra, you can rob merchant ships in the Strait of Malacca to the west, and you can rob merchants in the Strait of Sunda to the southeast.

Western merchant ships all walks through these two passages. The Strait of Malacca is a place where the Portuguese and the Spanish go, and is currently occupied by the Portuguese.

The Sunda Strait is occupied by the Dutch, and the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company is not far from Batavia (Jakarta).

The Spaniards were obviously also uncooperative. Wen Bangliang wanted to rob him when he went to Southeast Asia this time. No matter what kind of Spanish he was, they were all his targets of robbery.

Therefore, after leaving Haiden, Wen Bangliang asked someone to withdraw the Yueyue Banner and replace it with the pirate flag of the privateer. Although the ten frigates led by Wen Bangliang this time were not large and the displacement was only 500 tons, Wen Bangliang knew what his advantage was.

The frigate adopts the design of a schooner, and the sailing rate is very high. Because it has similarities with the design of a fly-scissor, it is faster than those large warships and can travel in shallows. It can be said to be an ideal pirate ship, and it is perfect for robbery.

This kind of frigate is definitely a nightmare for merchant ships, and with excellent speed and powerful artillery, it can even challenge those large warships.

...In Longkou, Shandong, eunuchs sent by the imperial court to check their military achievements. From this action, we can see that Chongzhen no longer trusted the censors in Shandong.

Zhao Yan knew it in his heart, but he was calm on the surface. He hosted the eunuch in Longkou and gave some money according to the official procedures. Although it was not too much, the eunuch did not dare to be too presumptuous. After all, Zhao Yan was famous and giving him money was already very proud.

"General Zhao, the body of Haoge and Dai Shan has been proved. Ming said I would send it back to the capital, but Dorgon and the general should also be relieved from the capital and dealt with it for the emperor." The eunuch said to Zhao Yan.

"Now that Duoduo in Liaodong usurped the throne, it is useful to keep Dorgon's general. This is related to this general. I will write a letter to the emperor." Zhao Yan kept Dorgon's life, so he naturally had to keep it for him. How could he hand it over to Chongzhen? In Zhao Yan's opinion, it is meaningless to hand it over to him or not, and it is not a big deal in itself.

"So, General Zhao will do it yourself!" The eunuch did not insist, and said, the eunuch set off for the trip and returned to Beijing.

When Chongzhen learned that the news of the good news was true, he summoned Yang Sichang to him after reading Zhao Yan's memorial.

"Yang Aiqing, what do you think?" Chongzhen handed Zhao Yan's memorial to Yang Sichang. Yang Sichang asked in a deep thought: "What is Your Majesty referring to?"

"The affairs of Dorgon." Chongzhen said.

"The matter of Dorgon is not serious, but Zhao Yan's report is probably a bit untrue." Yang Sichang said.

"What's wrong with it?" Chongzhen asked in confusion.

"The situation in Liaodong has changed strangely. I don't know what happened. Duoduo actually usurped the throne and relied on his own, and Huang Taiji didn't know why he died in North Korea. There must be a reason." Yang Sichang inferred, "Otherwise, how could Duoduo be independent?"

"Then Yang Aiqing thought, how will the battle situation in Liaodong end?" Chongzhen asked.

"Zhao Yan's hands are strong and powerful, and he has the advantage of firearms. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be able to win. Even if he loses a few games, he can raise more than 100,000 troops and then throw them into the battlefield. The battle in Liaodong will definitely be determined within three years." Yang Sichang said.

"The Jianlu is just a problem of brothers and feet, but if Zhao Yan doesn't handle it well, it will be a major problem." Chongzhen asked Yang Sichang: "How should we reward this great victory in Liaodong?"

"Your Majesty, Zhao Yan is already the General Jianwei, and there is no reward for it. If you reward it again, you will have to be awarded a title. Your Majesty might as well reward some silver and money, archways." Yang Sichang said.

"Well! If you continue to reward, you will be awarded a title, so you will only reward silver and money! Let someone build a merit monument in his Zhaojia Fort." Chongzhen nodded and agreed.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were only three titles of Duke, Marquis and Bo, son, and second title of male title were not valued. If they wanted to be awarded a title, they would have to be awarded an earl, but Chongzhen did not want to be awarded a title of Zhao Yan as an earl.

Once he was granted a title, Zhao Yan's reputation would become even more like Zhongtian, which was not a phenomenon that Chongzhen was willing to see.

At this time, Zhao Yan only won a great victory in the pass and another victory in Liaodong. Chongzhen could no longer tolerate it because Zhao Yan was not as good as Qi Jiguang, and even Qi Jiguang, who had civil servants to protect him for death, ended up in a miserable old age.

This is the bad root of the feudal system. Therefore, before the feudal system reached its peak, China was able to majesty and expand its territory in all directions. However, when the feudal system was gradually improved, it was one by one more setback.

"Your Majesty, within these three years, the court must develop a military force that can compete with the Shandong army. The last time I proposed the strategy is time to implement it," said Yang Sichang.

Chongzhen pondered for a long time, then nodded and said, "Then I will issue an order to him!"

… “Zhao Yan received the order and was in accordance with the will of heaven. The emperor ordered General Jianwei to make outstanding achievements. He specially ordered a meritorious monument, rewarding 10,000 taels of silver, and building General Wei to manage his army well. I want to order each army to take it as a model to learn the methods of Shandong's military training and the benefits of firearms. He specially dispatched 500 craftsmen, and Shandong Army was proficient in the methods of military training and three hundred people who were proficient in military training and used it…”

When Zhao Yan, who was receiving the order, was stunned when he heard this, he said, "The emperor wants craftsmen and people." Is it necessary to carry out military reforms?"

"Today, the situation is in corruption. I heard that I have the advantage of collecting money from you. I have the benefits of glass mirrors and textiles. However, as a military general, I am responsible for defending the land and not competing for profit with the people. I chose the secret recipe of glass mirrors and textile equipment to offer it to all the people, and I admire this..."

When Zhao Yan heard this, he frowned and was furious. An imperial edict asked me to hand over the secret recipe of the glass mirror and textile equipment. I didn't even have any door.

"General Zhao, please accept the order!" At this time, the eunuch saw that Zhao Yan did not respond and said to Zhao Yan.

"I received the order." Zhao Yan said in a deep voice, took the imperial edict over, then turned around and left, leaving the eunuch there, no one paid attention to it... The eunuch who sent the order jumped straight, but no one paid attention to him at all. He stayed in the inn in Longkou for one night, and then returned to Beijing angrily the next day.

That night, a wave of cursing sounds faintly came from Zhao Yan's study.

"Fuck you, compete for profit with the people. I am not Chongzhen's grandson. I really think he will have whatever he wants. I don't give any of them. I won't give you salt profit for several years. I'm so angry that I'm against him..."

Zhao Yan was furious in the study. By this year, it was the third year to pay salt profits. In the past two years, he had paid 8 million taels of silver to the court, plus some land taxes, which was more than 10 million taels.

Unexpectedly, Chongzhen asked him to take out glass mirrors and textile equipment. Isn’t this going to cut off his wealth? In addition, Chongzhen wanted craftsmen and instructors from the Military Equipment Bureau, which clearly showed that he was going to form a Central Army.

This is not obvious that he is going to be attacked.

"It must be Yang Sichang's idea." Zhao Yan immediately guessed the culprit. Chongzhen must have thought of such a desperate plan. After all, Chongzhen was just an emperor who had never even appeared in the capital and had no awareness of many things.

"Zhao Yan, you...what is wrong with you?" Shalena touched Zhao Yan carefully. Zhao Yan's sudden outrage made her very scared.

"It's nothing, baby." Zhao Yan smiled and carried Shalena into his arms. He was not really angry. Chongzhen's actions only made Zhao Yan feel ruthless.

"You scared... I was scared." Shalena curled up in Zhao Yan's arms and spoke in Chinese with difficulty.

"Baby, I will compensate you." Zhao Yan said as he picked up Salina. With Shalena's scream, he hugged Salina and walked towards the bedroom... After a storm, Zhao Yan's mood suddenly improved a lot, and he smiled and said to himself: "Since you are the emperor and I am a subject, it's okay to give it to you. I want to see what tricks you can play."

The next day, Zhao Yan asked the General Staff to command the war in Liaodong, while he took Shalena back to Zhaojiabao to handle affairs. As soon as he returned to Zhaojiabao, Shalena was very curious in the face of the prosperous Zhaojiabao. She had never seen such a neat and lush castle.

Zhaojia Fort is actually not big, but it is a fortress group, forming a triangle with Anmin Fort and Pingko Fort. This area is full of buildings and a city has formed.

In terms of defense capabilities, Zhaojiabao's defense is strong and weak. Although Zhaojiabao's defense is abnormal, many buildings and institutions are set up outside the city, but there is no defense capability outside the city.

However, there are castles everywhere in Shandong, and it is generally impossible for the enemy to attack Zhaojiabao.

Some people proposed to demolish the city wall of Zhaojiabao, then expand the city wall, wrap up the Anminbao Peaceful Kouburg, forming a huge city, but it was rejected by Zhao Yan.

The effect of the city wall will become less and less effective after entering the age of hot weapons. As for Zhaojiabao in the hinterland, it does not require such a huge project.

Zhaojiabao is just an administrative center, not a trade center. The real trade centers are Qingdao and Jinan. However, with the increase of administrative personnel and the settlement of family members, such a large place in Zhaojiabao is not enough, so the building is built outside the city.

However, Zhaojiabao is still very inferior to those big cities in the Ming Dynasty, but in this city, you can see a vigorous vitality.

This is naturally invisible in France. The Palace of Versailles in France has not yet appeared in this era! In France, a country without a middle class, it is impossible to see a city like Zhaojiabao.

As soon as he returned to Zhaojiabao, Zhao Yan took Shalena to meet his mother Zhang. Zhang heard from his servants that Zhao Yan was coming back today and had someone make a table of food that Zhao Yan liked to eat.

At the same time, Zhang also specially found Yan Yuyao, who was teaching in the girls' school. Yan Yuyao received Zhang's invitation and heard Yuan'er say that Zhao Yan was going back to Zhaojiabao today, and she was a little nervous for a moment.

Although Yan Yuyao often comes to Zhaojiabao and now lives in Zhaojiabao, she has only met Zhao Yan twice in Jinan. Once when Zhao Yan went to the governor's yamen to pay homage to Yan Jizu, and once when Zhao Yan served as the king.

When he thought of Zhao Yan, who was drinking happily under the crowd of people, Yan Yuyao's heart was thumping and disobeying.

Zhao Yan fought south and north, Qing bandits, suppressed bandits, and fought Jianlu. Naturally, a group of worshippers appeared in the Ming Dynasty, and Yan Yuyao was one of them.

Yan Yuyao, who is in Shandong, can feel the existence of Zhao Yan, a young general. She is not only young and handsome, but also good at fighting, and can also be sympathetic to the people and govern the world and peace.

Since seeing Zhao Yan, Yan Yuyao's heart has always been surrounded by his figure. When her father was an enemy of Zhao Yan, she was also enlightening him that Yan Jizu turned to support Zhao Yan.

"Sister Yuan'er, General Yuan is back, is it appropriate for me to go there?" Yan Yuyao asked Yuan'er nervously.

"Young master is very good! You don't have any airs to eat at home. When the master was still there, I couldn't even get on the table when I was eating. However, after the young master was in charge, there was no such rule. Besides, the old lady asked you to go there, there was nothing wrong with it." Yuan'er said sweetly. In the past, she always had various constraints in the Zhao family, but since Zhao Yan was in charge, she has become very free. She can read books she likes to read and do what she likes to do.

"Then I'll feel relieved." Yan Yuyao said happily.

...Zhao Yan has been in Longkou for nearly two months and has been devoted to the Liaodong war. At this moment, Liaodong no longer needs to be too worried. In addition, there have been some changes in the court, so he must return to Longkou to plan.

Besides, Shalena has to bring it back to Zhang.

At noon, Zhao Yan returned to Zhaojiabao. Zhang had prepared food and was waiting for him. Zhao Yan took Shalena into the restaurant. When Zhang saw Shalena, he was stunned.

I saw Shalena wearing a Confucian dress, she looked exotic and graceful, sacred and elegant, and her temperament was impeccable.

"Yan'er, is this?" Zhang asked, looking up and down at Shalena.

"Mom, her name is Shalena, she comes from France." Zhao Yan introduced to Zhang, and then said to Shalena: "Call her mother."

"Mom...Mom." Shalena was a little scared by Zhang's eyes, and she didn't quite understand what Maiden meant. She just said that her pronunciation was a bit out of tune.

Zhang just nodded, and looked at Shalena and Zhao Yan, but said nothing. Zhao Yan continued to say to Shalena: "This is Yuan'er, call me sister."

"Sister, sit down!" Yuan'er smiled and said to Shalena. Zhao Yan looked at Yuan'er apologetically, and Yuan'er just smiled.

"Yan'er, sit down! The food is cold." Zhang said to Zhao Yan. Zhao Yan had a thought and sat down with Shalena. Only then did Zhao Yan's attention turn to the girl sitting next to Zhang.

The girl had a typical ladylike temperament, and she looked very dignified and elegant, yet elegant, with her eyes very agile.

It seemed a little familiar, and seemed to have seen it somewhere. Zhao Yan searched in his mind for a moment, but didn't remember where he was, and asked Zhang: "Mom, who is this?"

"This is Yuyao, the daughter of the governor. This child is so well-behaved and sensible..." Zhang said endlessly, and praised Yan Yuyao incessantly.

"Oh!" Zhao Yan nodded. After Zhang said this, he remembered that the girl who was rushing in front of the governor's yamen last time was her.

Zhao Yan nodded to her and said, "It turns out it's Miss Yan."

"The little woman has seen the general, so she is right." Yan Yuyao gave Zhao Yan a little blessing, then lowered her head and looked at Zhao Yan secretly.

"Where is Uncle Quan?" Zhao Yan asked Zhang.

"I'm still busy in the bureau! The Industrial and Commercial Conference will be held this 15th of this month, and your Uncle Quan is so busy that he can't get down." Zhang said, Zhao Yan stood up and said to the guard outside the door: "Go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to find Director Zhao and let him come over for dinner."

"Yes, General."
To be continued...