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Tang Jian glanced at Pang Yu. Pang Yu had already talked about the so-called "delay strategy" with him, and he was quite confident. He even thought that his move was a stroke of genius - it was he who suggested using a large mirror.

As a gift to Emperor Chongzhen.

Tang Jian didn't pay much attention to it before, but now, he has to pay attention to it.

"How much time is your strategy expected to buy us?"

Facing Tang Jian's inquiry, Pang Yu smiled proudly:

"It can take as little as three months, or as long as half a year - it depends on the trip from Guangzhou to Beijing, and what method they use to transport the three large pieces of glass..."

"Are you so sure that Wang Zunde will not act rashly before the gift is sent to Beijing? They also have capable people over there. What if they see through it?"

"It doesn't matter if you see through it. This is not a Trojan horse trick. I want them to be careless - this is using the rules of officialdom and an honest conspiracy. As long as the man named Wang still wants to be an official, he must abide by the rules.

work."

Pang Yu's theory is actually very simple - this tribute is very precious, and it was given to the emperor by name. The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi would not dare to keep it secretly, and must send people to pay tribute honestly. So, when the emperor receives this gift

Before, it would have been impossible for him to send troops to attack here - because no one knew how the emperor would react to this gift. If the emperor thought the gift was good and wanted to issue an amnesty or something when he was happy, he would be eager to start a fight.

, isn’t it just asking for trouble? Winning may not make the emperor happy, but if he loses, it will be even more tragic.

People who can climb to the position of governor of Guangdong and Guangxi must be very cautious in their actions. They will never act randomly without being sure of the change in the attitude of their superiors. With this in mind, Pang Yu specially picked a few pieces.

Give the other party a big glass...

Given the road and traffic conditions of the Ming Dynasty, it would not be an easy task to send three large glass mirrors from Guangzhou to Beijing without any damage. The vehicles would definitely be unusable, and the risk of shipping would be too high... Pang Yu's Gang

They made some calculations and decided that the fastest and most reliable route would be to use manpower to carry the goods to the south of the Yangtze River, and then take the Grand Canal northward. This would take about three months.

However, if the officials in charge of water transportation refuse to take responsibility, or if the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi wants to monopolize the credit, then it is possible to rely on manpower to carry it all the way to Beijing, which will take more than half a year.

"We should be safe during this period, unless Chongzhen has a clear order asking the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi to send troops to attack, but this is unlikely. Three months is enough for us to do a lot of things..."

Pang Yu began to talk about his specific plans and truly implementable countermeasures:

"With this buffer period, our products should be able to enter the market in Guangdong. If we can find strong partners on the mainland and have mutual interests, then we will also have a willing partner in Guangzhou.

To speak for us, the voices of the conciliatory faction in the Governor's Mansion should become louder - Julie needs your full cooperation in this regard, including finding favors, making connections, giving gifts and bribes, etc... All of these must be borrowed from Qionghai Trade

Do it in the name of the company.”

Julie snorted slightly, but this time she finally didn't say anything like ignoring politics.

"Secondly, we can have more time to improve our armaments. I wonder how Wang Ruobin's shipyard is progressing? If the maritime power is still insufficient, we can at least continue to expand the army. It is definitely right to increase the number of troops."

"Third, it's what Lao Ao just said - the Ming army's warehouses, docks, ferries, etc. Crossing the sea is a very troublesome matter and requires a lot of meticulous and thoughtful preparations. To be honest, I don't think the Ming Dynasty's army can

Handle these tasks properly. If we add some man-made disasters to it in the process...then we really don't have to worry about the Ming army's landing."

"But we can't take the initiative to attack, right? It's not cost-effective to fight them if they are angered."

Lin Feng was still a little rigid in his thinking, but Ao Sayan next to him had already drawn inferences from one example and immediately enlightened him with a smile:

"Of course it's not possible to attack directly under the banner of short hair, but these days there are more criminals along the coast of Ming Dynasty than just us - Japanese pirates, pirates, rioters, and even the army itself. The supplies needed for 30,000 people are not a small amount.

It may not always be available in full supply. Although those ethnic minority armed forces can fight, their discipline and obedience are not very good. Didn’t Professor Li just say that two of them were going to rebel this year. If

If there is a shortage of supplies, and if someone instigates us again... it is not impossible to have a mutiny."

Smiling towards Aosa Yang to express his gratitude, Pang Yu finally concluded:

"This is the countermeasure that Ade and I discussed. The core content is to delay and wait for change! Delay until the Ming Dynasty encounters greater trouble - we all know that will definitely happen. After that, the Ming government may treat us

I will consider a different way of handling it - for example, to appease someone."

"Of course, this is only a general direction of thinking at present, and specific action plans still need to be formulated by various professionals."

After the military adviser finished speaking, the conference room fell into silence again. Everyone was thinking about the role they could play in this plan, and at the same time, they also turned their attention to the old professor. As the chairman of the meeting, Professor Li usually expressed his opinions at the end.

And in most cases, the old man’s opinion is often the committee’s final decision.

As in the past, Professor Li Mingyuan did not speak in a hurry. He tapped his fingers lightly on the table. After pondering for a long time, he nodded slowly:

"This route is feasible, but the specific operation requires a lot of work and the joint efforts of many of us to achieve it. I think we can adopt a three-pronged approach."

"The first is to take the diplomatic route: we must try our best to find and win over those who hold peaceful appeasement opinions in the other side's camp, and if there is an opportunity, develop them into our spokespersons. At the same time, through the commercial activities of the trading company, in

The public is doing more propaganda work to at least change our extremely vicious image in the minds of the people in Guangdong - public opinion is very important."

Looking around, the old professor named a few people:

"Zhao Lide, Pang Yu, Julie, Lin Feng, you will be responsible for this work. Do it in the name of a trading company. If necessary, you would rather lose some profits and give priority to people's hearts."

The old man personally ordered the general, and several people here nodded to express their acceptance, including Julie. Originally, Xie Xi was afraid that she would say something unpleasant, but at last the Hong Kong girl knew the priorities and remained silent at this time.

"Secondly, we must strengthen our own military strength. Captain Tang, I remember the military team once said that we are now capable of establishing a second battalion, right?"

"Yes, so far, in addition to the active troops, there are more than 600 young and middle-aged people in each working group who have received systematic military training. If necessary, they can all be incorporated into the regular army. However, there is a large gap in weapons and equipment, and it is difficult for skilled workers to

Due to restrictions on certain key materials, the scale of the arsenal has been limited. Until now, we can only produce less than a hundred rifles per month. The first battalion has just been fully equipped. If we expand the second battalion soon...

Many soldiers know how to do it with their bare hands."

"Oh? Is that so..."

Seeing the old professor's expression of embarrassment, Tang Jian showed a rare smile, and then explained:

"The so-called unarmed does not mean that they have no combat effectiveness, they just do not have special guns. Our supply of grenades and gun packs has always been sufficient. Their training is still based on the use of thermal weapons, and their combat effectiveness is definitely higher than that of the Ming army.

"

"That's good, that's good..."

Professor Li was a little surprised - he didn't expect a serious person like Tang Jian to joke.

"Then it will be up to you, Captain Tang, to reorganize the troops. You should form the second battalion as soon as possible. If you have two battalion-level formations, it will be much easier to formulate offensive or defensive plans."

"Okay, I will return to Lingao tomorrow and work with Haiyang to organize the new troops."

Tang Jian accepted the task readily and added at the same time:

"In addition to forming a regular army, we should also prepare sufficient reserve forces. Originally, the second battalion was considered as a reserve force. Now that the establishment is to be expanded, it is imperative to recruit new reserve soldiers."

"But Lingao's human resources have been fully used, and it may be difficult to allocate spare manpower. If there is another recruitment, I'm afraid it will affect other aspects of work."

Wu Nanhai frowned and said that before he came, he had incorporated most of the farmers in Lingao into the agricultural group system, and he had a relatively clear idea of ​​the human resources situation there.

"There is still a lot of potential to be tapped in Qiongzhou Prefecture. Last time, we only recruited remnants of the Ming army and unemployed people within the prefecture. There are also a large number of young and strong young men in several nearby prefectures and counties... who were only recruited by the urban management team.

There are hundreds of people going to dig coal."

Pang Yu interjected, and then Tang Jian immediately turned his attention to Jie Xi and Aosa Yang:

"Very well, Lao Jie, Lao Ao, I'm going to leave it to you two to arrange a military recruitment in Qiongzhou Prefecture as soon as possible."

The judge nodded, and Aosayan did not express any objection - they must be responsible for this kind of thing:

"Approximately how many people are needed?"

"About six hundred to eight hundred, I plan to establish another supplementary battalion. Since Wang Zunde wants to fight so much, then we simply expand the regular army to a whole regiment, with two to three thousand troops stationed on Hainan Island. Even if the Ming Dynasty

Even if we come with all the strength of the country, we can't even hope to win... The urban management brigade can also add some, and they can be used as an army if necessary."

After assigning tasks to Xie Ao and the other two, Tang Jian looked at the old professor again:

"I think your third strategy should be aimed at the transportation and logistics facilities of the Ming army across the strait, right?"

Professor Li Mingyuan smiled and nodded:

"Yes, since you have already thought of it, I won't be too wordy. You are experts in this area."

"I'm not particularly proficient, but some of us are proficient..."

Tang Jian said thoughtfully, with another smile on his face - this time a very confident smile:

"After I got back, I discussed with Beiwei and asked him to bring the reconnaissance team over - it's time for them to show off their skills."

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