Zhoushan Islands and Chongming Sands are both small islands with relatively scarce resources.

This place can only be used as an outpost for Zhao Ming to harass and attack the Qing Dynasty, but not as Zhao Ming's base camp and rear.

Now that Hong Chengchou blocks the coast, it is difficult for Chongming and Zhoushan to obtain resources from the mainland, Zhao Ming must find a stable rear for himself.

Looking around, only Taiwan is the most suitable. The land here is suitable for farming, including trees to build ships, iron ore smelting refined iron to build weapons, and the sulfur needed to make gunpowder. The products are extremely rich.

Taking Taiwan as the rear can provide Zhao Ming with sufficient resources. At the same time, Taiwan is not too far from Jiangnan, nor is it far from the mainland and the anti-Qing Center.

Now, Zhao Ming wants to integrate Zhoushan, which will take some time, but he can send some people to the island first and let them develop on their own.

These people will mainly be close to Huang Binqing, which will not only facilitate Zhao Ming to integrate Zhoushan, but also put a nail in Taiwan.

With this nail, both the Dutch and Zheng Zhilong had to pull out the nail first to harass Zhoushan and gain time for Zhao Ming to form combat power in the fleet!

With the six captured warships, plus the Zhenhai warship, Zhao Ming built some supporting lucky ships and trained them. Once the combat power is formed, Zhao Ming will have the capital to dominate the East China Sea.

At that time, if the Qing army attacked the Ming army, Zhao Ming would enter the Yangtze River and even rushed into Dagukou to assist for a few years, so that the Ming army would not collapse in front.

During this period, Zhao Ming raided the coastal coast, obtained population and supplies, occupied Taiwan, expanded colonies, reproduced the population, and trained 100,000 new elite troops. A few years later, he invited the Ming army in Huguang to lead the way. He went straight into the Yangtze River, hunted Jinling, and even landed directly from Shandong, Hebei, captured Beijing, and destroyed the Qing Dynasty.

Now, Zhao Ming's strategy has gradually become clear, which is to try to ensure that the Ming army on the mainland is not defeated and to attract the attention of the Qing army. While he runs the island, attacks everywhere, accumulates strength, and waits for the opportunity to counterattack the mainland.

That night, in the official hall of Jintang Island, everyone on Jintang Island was shrouded in a joyful and festive atmosphere.

At this time, Chen Mingyu said: "In this battle, the general not only defeated Hongmao Yi, but also obtained Hongmao Yi's warships and artillery, relieving the crisis on Jintang Island, but also controlling Zhoushan. It can be said that he can kill the number of people in one fell swoop."

After this battle, the situation Zhao Ming faced did indeed change a lot. He was no longer in danger, but suddenly became enlightened.

Now all he needs is time and the strength he has gained. Once he completes integration, no one can cure him, including Zheng Zhilong.

After Zhao Ming met the generals of Zhoushan on the deck of Zhenhai, he quickly asked the dynasty to make a list first, re-appointed some thousand households and hundreds of households, met the original officers, and promoted them appropriately, and initially mastered Huang Binqing's 10,000 troops.

In the past year and a half, Zhao Ming has already owned 20,000 troops. All he lacks now is time. Waiting for 20,000 people, and practicing for another year or two, Zhao Ming can grow into a force that can shake the rule of the Qing Dynasty.

Zhao Ming smiled and said, "Have you found the seized or counted it?"

Ma Shiao brought a booklet and handed it to Zhao Ming, "It was counted out and captured six red-haired gun ships and two hundred and seventy cannons, including one hundred red-haired cannons, two thousand kilograms of heavy cannons, fifty cannons, three thousand kilograms of gunpowder, one thousand five hundred iron bullets, four hundred flintlock guns, six hundred sets of armor, spears, and several thin swords. More than four hundred Red-haired Yi people were killed, more than two hundred sailors were captured, more than two hundred Red-haired Yi people were captured, and more than four hundred sailors were captured."

The Netherlands has a small population, and some of the sailors on the ship are Chinese people on the coast and Taiwan, as well as natives in the South China Sea.

Zhao Ming opened the book and took a look. The capture was very rich. He was very concerned about when the fleet could form combat power and asked: "How is the situation of the six gunships?"

Ma Shiao said: "Report to the commander, three of them were less damaged, two were more severe, and one was stranded. These six ships need more or less maintenance."

Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "We must try to repair it as soon as possible!"

Only when the ship is repaired can the navy begin to train and gradually form combat effectiveness.

Chen Mingyu said: "Then you can only stop the fortress first, mobilize people to build the ship platform, and purchase wood and tung oil, so that you can repair it as soon as possible."

A Dutch gunship is seventy or eighty meters long and more than ten meters high. Maintenance is not easy. It is necessary to build a ship platform, which requires stone materials and materials, and it will not be much better than building a fort.

Zhao Ming nodded, "Then stop the fortress first." Then Zhao Ming said to Ma Shiao again: "The captured Red-Mao Yi and the sailors will be organized into a battalion first and take care of them. After these gunships are restored, we need them to form combat power."

Ma Shiao said: "I understand the humble position!"

After dealing with the Dutch matter, Zhao Ming asked again: "How are we losing?"

Chen Mingyu said in a deep voice: "Master, the loss this time is quite large. The total casualties of military and civilians are more than 2,000 people, and more than 1,000 people are also lost in Zhoushan. In addition, the Jintang Mountain Fort Wall was destroyed, and a total of 34 ships of all sizes and large seas have been lost."

Zhao Ming frowned, not expecting that the loss would be so great. He was silent for a moment, "comfort and comfort his family."

Chen Mingyu nodded, "The humble job will be done according to the regulations."

After saying that, Chen Mingyu paused and reminded: "Master, the island now distributes money, grain and pensions according to the regulations formulated by the Master. The island's reserves may not be enough for three months!"

Zhao Ming was a little shocked, "Why did you spend it? Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and it won't be lost so soon?"

Chen Mingyu said: "The general recruited the Ming army in Zhoushan, with nearly 20,000 soldiers. The moonlight sounded silver, which required more than 30,000 taels. In addition, there were food rations, craftsmen's labor, materials fees, and shipbuilding platforms. In addition, the soldiers' pensions are also a big head. There are no items on the island now, so it can be said that they are emptied."

Zhao Ming frowned and pondered: "Mr. Chen, I hope you can give me a detailed list for the commander and commander for a month to consume, and summarize it."

There were many people, especially after the Ming army in Zhoushan, it turned out that it was purely inspired by righteousness and letting the soldiers serve their lives, and they could no longer play.

Now, in addition to the inspiration of righteousness, we still need money and food to be given in place so that the soldiers can use their lives to resist the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, even though he knew the consumption was huge, Zhao Ming decided to pay his salary. Only by taking Zhao's money was Zhao Ming's brother and his army.

This workload is very heavy. Chen Mingyu hesitated and nodded, "I will present it to the Grand Marshal before the end of the month."

Zhao Ming then said: "Have Li Zhongming returned from the news?"

Ma Shiao shook his head, "There has not been news yet, but Liu Zhenfu has already taken people to Dinghai County to provide reinforcements overnight."

When Zhao Ming heard the words, he nodded and said, "Mr. Li, you will go to Dinghai with me tomorrow and bring some clerks. We will go and count Huang Binqing's family."
Chapter completed!