"Brother, I want to take Zhenyuan to Java." Li Xiu sat on a chair and spoke in a muffled voice.

"If there is anything good to go to in Java, just let Chen Laohu go there. If the Dutch's broken ships can deal with our armored ships, then Chen Laohu will just commit suicide and apologize.

You stay in the capital, firstly, to get married, and secondly, you have to go to Shanhaiguan Shipbuilding School to teach. In the future, you will command a fleet, and you don't want to sail the ship yourself.

The old fisherman told me that if we rush the work, we will almost be able to add another ironclad ship to the list this year. This is the last one of this type. There is an old guy named Song Yingxing who has improved the welding technology. We can build it in the future.

A real ironclad ship, not something made of wood covered with iron sheets.

Oh, by the way! You have to bring a gift to pay a visit to Mr. Song for me. Unfortunately, the old man is already eighty years old. Otherwise, he must be invited to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Industry. You go this time and see if there are any nephews of the Song family.

Try to recruit people with family backgrounds.

If you want more powerful warships in the future, you can't do without these talented people with outstanding minds." Li Xiao not only vetoed Li Xiu's decision to go to Java, but also gave him a job.

"Oh!" Li Xiu agreed reluctantly. He also wanted a more powerful battleship, and naturally he also wanted talents from the Song family.

"I have discussed with Zheng Zhilong, and we will choose a good day in October in the golden autumn for you to get married to the eldest daughter of the Zheng family. After you get married, you will take the eldest daughter of the Zheng family to Shanxi. I heard that the scenery in Shanxi is very good, and you can enjoy the mountains and rivers along the way.

It’s a honeymoon.”

"Honeymoon? Why are you going to Shanxi?" Li Xiu didn't bother to ask the new term in his eldest brother's mouth, but he didn't understand why Mao wanted to go to Shanxi.

"The Song family is in Shanxi, so of course you have to go to Shanxi to thank Mr. Song and hook up with the talents of the Zheng family."

"I have learned martial arts and sold them to the emperor's family. In fact, the Song family also wanted to show off what they had learned throughout their lives. Otherwise, Song Yingxing would never have contributed his unique skills to the court. This time, as long as the second master is humble, he is not afraid that no one will pay attention.

." Zhang Huangyan walked in with a stack of documents and warned Li Xiu with a smile.

These days, all the documents from the Ministry of War passed through Zhang Huangyan's hands. The documents he selected were only decided by Li Xiao.

"I know!" Li Xiu walked out helplessly. He didn't like Zhang Huangyan. There was always a sinister feeling about him. Especially his eyes were like those of an eagle, and it was very uncomfortable when his eyes fell on him.

"This is a military report from Hong Chengchou. Although Zhang Xianzhong surrendered to the law, the rest of his troops are still active in Sichuan, looting the countryside from time to time, and even dare to attack the county town. The number of Hong Chengchou's troops is limited, and they can only guarantee the security of Chengdu Prefecture.

The remaining places are powerless. The situation in Sichuan is in danger of getting out of control!" Zhang Huangyan took out a memorial and placed it in front of Li Xiao.

Li Xiao took a look and saw that it was sent by Hong Chengchou from Sichuan Court two months ago!

"The number of people in Hong Chengchou's department is only over 10,000. It is too thin to hold Sichuan under control. We will transfer Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde to Sichuan. They are professional bandit suppressors. We should let professional people do the professional work. Allocate them 1,000

Fifty fast guns and mortars were also added.

The mountain roads in Sichuan are difficult and dangerous. Get them a few more donkeys. In the mountainous areas, those things are more suitable than horses. Tell them not to be soft on the rebels." Without thinking, Li Xiao ordered the transfer of Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming.

Go to Sichuan.

In the past two years, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming have wiped out almost all the bandits in Henan and Shanxi. They have greatly improved the social security of these two provinces. Now Henan and Shanxi can safely carry out land reform. It is estimated that in the next year or two,

Like Shandong and Hebei, this place will gradually become prosperous.

"Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are suitable candidates, but these two are too arrogant. If they are in Sichuan with Hong Chengchou's troops, I am afraid there will be conflicts! If the two sides conflict, the consequences...!" Zhang Huangyan said hesitantly.

"Hong Chengchou can be considered a great talent, but he has repeatedly betrayed over the years and is not trustworthy. I feel a little worried about sending him to the front line. I feel a little bit worried about sending him to Liaodong, Shandong, and Hebei, but I am not willing to let him pick peaches in a good place.

It's hard to handle!" Li Xiao was a little helpless, there was really no way to deal with the bastard Hong Chengchou now.

"I think Hong Chengchou's troops should be transferred back to Guanzhong. Most of the Hong soldiers are from Guanzhong, so it is just right to transfer them back."

"Transferred back to Guanzhong?"

"Yes! After Hong Bu was transferred back to Guanzhong, he asked Hong Chengchou to go to Beijing to report on his work."

"Debrief?" Li Xiao felt that this old fox was about to get into trouble again.

"Yes, I'm going to Beijing to report on my work. Didn't the commander-in-chief say that there is no suitable candidate for coordinating liaison with King Annan? In my opinion, Hong Chengchou is very suitable. He was appointed as the imperial envoy to Annan to coordinate the slave trade between Annan and the Ming Dynasty.

It would be even more perfect if the title of Minister of Rites could be added." Zhang Huangyan, an old fox, is really holding back his bad intentions. This can be regarded as an overt promotion and covert demotion. This is not considered an imperial envoy's position, because after the imperial envoy has completed the mission and returned to deliver the order, the imperial envoy's position will also be

Just removed it.

However, the title of Minister of Rites can elevate Hong Chengchou's rank to the deputy ministerial level. In other words, after handling Annan's affairs, Hong Chengchou will be assigned an official position according to the deputy ministerial level according to his needs.

"The Hong soldiers under his command can be dismissed with money and food, and the available officers can be sent to various ministries to work as errands or stay in the army. If Hong Chengchou does his job well, he can be appointed as the governor of Sichuan in the future. If he doesn't do it well...

Just give him a sinecure and wait until he gets old.

In this way, Hong Bing's power can be disintegrated without a single shot."

"Isn't this too harsh? The other generals who surrendered...!"

"Those who led the troops during the war actually thought about glory and wealth. Now the imperial court is powerful and has given them everything they should give. These people who surrendered are happy to be rich at home. The imperial court has already done this.

The most benevolent and righteous. To put it bluntly, when the commander-in-chief took control of Pi Island, who among these people would have thought of surrendering?

It's all because they can't defeat the commander, so they have no choice but to surrender. If a guy like Hong Chengchou is so repetitive, if he still wants to take charge of the army, he will definitely still have the intention of preserving his strength. In the future, if the weather is suitable, he will inevitably have other thoughts.

If I am right about what happened in Sichuan, it means that Hong Chengchou is trying to support the bandits. There is no reason why Hong Bing, who is famous all over the world, cannot even defeat the remnants of Zhang Xianzhong's troops. Speaking of Zhang Xianzhong's remnants, in fact, many of them are from Guanzhong and not Sichuan.

native.

It was actually for his own good to dismiss his family members early. At least, there are still rich people to work with. If he rebels again, I'm afraid his head will be hung on the flagpole to dry.

Moreover, there is a lot of money to be made in the position of imperial envoy to Annan. It is worthy of Hong Chengchou’s original surrender!"

"Then do as you say. Go and talk to Mr. Sun in person. Leave Zuo Liangyu and He Huchen to me, and transfer them...to the second brother's command. In the future, the second brother's fleet will need

A Marine Corps that can fight. Just let these two guys follow the second one."

"Nuo!" Zhang Huangyan said "Nuo" and walked out.

"There's one more thing." Zhang Huangyan turned back as soon as he reached the door.

"Dorgon fled to the Western Regions, and his tribe got mixed up with the Mongolian Batur Hutaiji tribe. The Mongolian Batur Hutaiji tribe is a descendant of Ye Xian, but they are still dreaming of restoring the Yuan Dynasty.

Dorgon also married the daughter of Batur Hutaiji. The Mongolian Batur Hu tribe occupied Kobdo and the Western Regions, with hundreds of thousands of troops. If Dorgon was instigated, come to me

Ming Dynasty attacks...!

There are only Zu Dashou's four divisions and seven garrison divisions in Shaanxi and Gansu. This kind of troop arrangement will definitely not be able to stop the attack of Batur Hui. The best outcome is that the Ming Dynasty loses the entire Gansu, and even Guanzhong cannot be saved. Stabilize the northwest,

It’s a big deal now.”
Chapter completed!