A visitor

The signing room of the Fujian Provincial Government Office was busy. The Governor's Office, the Censor's Office, the Governor's Office, and the General Office all moved in. Yangling came to a wartime joint office. The signing room opened up two reception rooms on the left and right, and the staff were gathered together, and the various official documents were not delayed.

Raise enough food and fodder and military supplies; replenish enough ships, horses, mules, and civilians; places that are robbed by Japanese pirates should appease the people and provide relief to rice and grain; tax yamen should continue to impose "wartime draw tax" on areas and wealthy families that are not affected by military disasters to meet the needs of war.

The secret probes from the military post and two factories and one ward in the General Staff Department are constantly flowing, and they are constantly sending military information and dynamics from all over the place. The documents are piled up in front of the books of each official, but everyone is diligent and has changed the style of the perfunctory and procrastination of the yamen. The newly promoted group of young officials are even more resolute in their work.

Who dares not work hard? The bloody smell on the streets of Fuzhou has not yet dissipated. Governor Yang looks kind, but who knows that he has such courage. More than a thousand heads, even killing more than a thousand chickens, makes people weak. He even slaughtered all the things like mowing grass.

This iron-blooded skill immediately intimidated the officials of the province. The two banners of the "inspector General" on both sides of the governor's yamen, "magical general Yang" have the effect of "recruiting the envoys here and welcome a trip to the west". Officials who came to see these two flags from afar saw the two flags from afar, and no one was holding their breath, walking on thin ice.

Fujian's meteorology is a new one, and the provincial governing institutions are slowly starting to play a role again

Yangling's study is located in the backyard, with a winding corridor in front of the study, and a rockery pond on the left and right. However, it has not rained for several days and the weather is too stuffy. Even though it is by the pool, it doesn't feel cool. Yangling only wore a light shirt and trousers, and the door of the study is open. He was shaking the fan while listening to General He reporting on military information.

"This is the basic situation. Miyamoto Hiroshi owned six warships with multiple cannons, and his original ships were greatly expanded. It seems that he also knew that as an alien, he could only plunder on the land of the Ming Dynasty. However, it was impossible for him to gain support from the Han people, so he gained a foothold for a long time. Therefore, although Miyamoto Hiroshi's subordinates were still plundering everywhere, he himself began to find a place to stay on the sea."

He Bingwen sat on the chair beside Yang Ling and said with a bow.

Since being rescued by Yang Ling, he has regarded Yang Ling as his life-saving benefactor. Moreover, the two of them are different from the past. Yang Ling's official title is far higher than him. Although he has now put on a lion refill and has become the general commander of the Fujian water and land officers, he has become more respectful to Yang Ling.

Yang Ling knew that he was a kind of old-fashioned regular soldier, and was incomparable to the mad soldier like Min Wenjian. After persuading him a few times, he still held a respectful manner when he saw him. Yang Ling did not force him.

Yang Ling shook the fan lightly, and the breeze gently brought a hint of coolness, gently brushing his hair.

He frowned and thought for a while, saying, "Where can they go to this section of the sea? The Diaoyu Islands are in the north, Mantaga in the south, Yizhou in the east, and Penghu in the middle. If he can stand his feet, he will have to go through a lot of trouble if he wants to attack. The Fujian Navy is in the process of rectifying, and the other navy teams cannot be pulled out for a while. Alas..."

General He said strangely: "Sir, Penghu is very close to land, and there are white grass entrenched in the Diaoyu Islands. Mantaga now has Western pirates stationed in it. If you want to take it, Hiroshi Miyamoto will most likely want to seek Yizhou. The battle situation in Fujian is still unclear, and the last general has been worried about whether these garrison officers and soldiers can do their best to fight. I see that although the officials in the front hall are very busy, the sir seems to be a little........ ".

Yang Ling smiled and said, "Is it a bit careless? Haha. It's not that I am not in a hurry, but that the war situation in Fujian is not in a hurry. Although the morale of the officers and soldiers of the garrison station has recovered, the beheading and the authority has not been effective in turning iron into gold. I don't expect them to win immediately. As long as they can control the battle situation and change the one-sided decline, that's enough."

Giving the Japanese pirates a little bit of victory and attracting them here will help us wipe out the Japanese pirates and thus make it happen once and for all. However, now Miyamoto has six new warships, and with their original ships, it is not difficult to seize Yizhou, which is exactly what I am most worried about."

He glanced at He Bingwen and said heavily: "Yizhou is very important to our continent. Now, and in the future, Lord He should not be taken lightly. Not to mention anything else, just say that these Japanese pirates can cross the sea and come to our coast to attack us. If these robbers take up the closest place, how can there be a day of peace in Fujian every day?"

He Bingwen only focused on the current situation, but he didn't think so far. After hearing what Yang Ling said, he thought that if the Japanese pirates worked hard to manage Yizhou and had a convenient base camp, for Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang, they were simply a tiger that could snatch people at any time. He couldn't help but say it was.

Yang Ling gently tapped the table and said, "As a battlefield commander, we must pay attention to the gains and losses of the time and place. General He, as a general of a province, needs to look at the overall situation and have a long-term vision. Well... Yizhou must not be gained by Japanese pirates, but the Northern Navy..."

He suddenly grew taller and said decisively: "The emperor has issued an order to agree to station troops in Ryukyu. I originally wanted to wait for Shandong and Jiangsu to eliminate Japanese pirates and then draw officers and soldiers. Now it seems that it is too late. We must station troops in Ryukyu immediately, which puts pressure on the snow cat and sea dogs and force them to accept the court's envoy as soon as possible. We are restrained and navy troops can go south as soon as possible."

He walked to the case and wrote a military order, asking Bai Chongzan to join Shandong, and the commander of Jiangsu immediately dispatched an army of 20,000 people and escorted it to Ryukyu stationed by the navy. After Yang Ling wrote it, he stamped his seal with him, and then sealed it with fire lacquer and called the guards at the door to ask him to deliver it to the military post immediately.

After dealing with this matter, Yang Ling turned around to He Bingwen and said: "The army is mainly about adjustment and stability. After all, restoring the morale of the army is not a matter of overnight. With strict military orders and clear rewards and punishments, any unit will win. Even if it is a small victory, the General Office will also praise it and order the entire army. At the same time, the local governments will improve the treatment of defeating the military. Haha, those soldiers are still bloody in their bones. This way, it is easier to mobilize the morale of the army with others."

"Yes!" He Bingwen also smiled and said, "Grandma is a natural Confucian general. I heard that Grandma commanded tens of thousands of troops in Datong. The generals used their strategies to fight the fierce and domineering Boyan, who had always been arrogant and domineering, could not expect that there were unique means to purify the army and revitalize morale. These hobby soldiers, like meat, could not be deterred without the sharp means of killing thousands of people in the crossroads.

The thousand-man team led by Miao Qian was unsupported in Fujian, so the entire army was gone. When all the thousand-man teams heard the news, they were very angry and sad. When they were in war again, they would passively avoid the war.

After the news spread that the lord had killed 1,125 heads of criminals and bandit generals and illegal soldiers from the governors, the morale and morale of the army was greatly boosted. Whenever they were fighting, they would wear white silk on their heads and write the word "swear to death". When fighting, it would be like a madman who would kill them. Now, when the Japanese pirates encountered officers and soldiers with white silk on their heads, they would be very troubled. Unless they were several times more than our army, they would immediately turn around and run for their lives. Haha, our Ming army finally showed its might."

Yang Ling had heard about this from the Fanwei. Hearing this, nodded and sighed: "Yes, the soldiers were using their lives in front of him, but they didn't ask for much. A understanding and support were enough to make these bloody men have the ambition to die as a confidant. I used thunder to deal with these criminal prisoners who were responsible for the enemy, secretly became bandits, and murdered the imperial envoy. One was to rectify the morale of the army, and the second was to quickly activate the operation of the government government on the verge of paralysis in Fujian Province, and the third was to... for those soldiers who died in vain..."

When Yang Ling said this, tears couldn't help but burst out from his eyes, General He also became silent. After a while, a breeze passed through the window, and the two woke up from silence. At this moment, a personal army appeared at the door and whispered: "Sir, there is an unknown person who said there is something important to meet with the Lord. We asked about his identity. He refused to say it. He only said that he would never regret seeing him, but asked us to report to him. If the Lord did not see him, he would leave immediately and would never dare to harass him."

"Huh?" Yang Ling and He Bingwen looked at each other, and then asked, "Is there someone here? What kind of dressing up, can't you tell the history?"

"Yes! That man... also brought two followers. It seemed that he had time to do it on his body and the mark was checked. None of them carried weapons. The person in charge was short and fat, with a rosy complexion, like a rich man and a rich gentleman in a pampered place."

"Haha, now my bad reputation is everywhere in Fujian. The rich man and the rich gentleman are afraid to come if I invite him, and will take the initiative to come to him? If you ask him to sit in the living room for a while, I will come soon!"

Looking at the guards leaving in a hurry, Yang Ling smiled at He Bingwen and said, "Sir He, what kind of person will see me?"

He Bingwen frowned and said, "I can't think of who would be so bold to dare...uh...will I want to come to see the adults, could it be the court..."

Yang Ling shook his head and said, "No, even if the imperial court sends secret envoys, it will not come to my yamen to cover up. Now I am very curious. I wonder if it is because of the arrogant and arrogant Hiroshi Miyamoto who has eaten the sweetness and has not tasted enough, but he actually asked me to send him money and food again? Haha, I'll go and meet him."

He put on his robe and walked to the door. Suddenly he remembered something and turned around and said, "By the way, the prefect Liu came to see me just now, and he was hesitant to ask for mercy on behalf of the criminal's family. It seemed that he was a man named Wang Yiren, saying that he was very good to his concubine. His concubines quarreled for the past two days, and he had no choice but to ask me. Haha, I can't tell that Old Liu was a person who was afraid of his wife...

Now you deal with all the criminals' families. If he wants to buy them, let them buy them back. Originally, I did not agree with sin and family... But the law is like this, alas! Remember, you can sell as a slave, and you can pick people from brothels and brothels, and you can drive them out all of them. You should not do that."

"Yes!" He Bingwen agreed and said to himself, "Wang Yiren? The prefect Liu is so careless. He is Wang Feiling's girl. He is a villain. The lord is kind-hearted and just sells them all as slaves and is not allowed to be sold to brothels. The military pay will be greatly reduced by a sum of money. No, Old Liu is almost sixty years old. If this woman gets it back, she will sleep with her sooner or later. She will grind the mirror and put it on his bed. If she wants to sell it to this old pervert who is not afraid of, I have to raise the price and knock him down."

Yang Ling didn't know that General He, who seemed loyal, not only fought well, but also knocked the bamboo rigs, so he hurried to the living room of the front hall after giving instructions.

In the living room of the front hall, a short, fat and beardless man sat on a chair with his legs crossed, and was enjoying his tea leisurely. A burly man stood at the door and looked out for a while, walked back, and whispered to him: "Brother. There are more than a thousand people, and there are second-rank officials. He didn't even report to the emperor. He asked the Emperor to take out the sword of the emperor and chopped it up, and he was not afraid that someone in the court would be arbitrary. This surname is Yang Di, who is simply a naughty man.

I think we were careless this time. This is because we worshipped the wrong dock and respected the wrong god. If we might do it, we would just send sheep into the tiger's mouth. Should we just make excuses, such as pretending to be gentry and donating military pay, and then let go?"

The short and fat man smiled and glared at him, cursed, "I think you are just a pig. Is it good to have a long brain? Now Fujian is messing around and has caught so many ministers. If they are not dealt with in time, people will be unstable. The political situation will change at any time.

When the imperial edict is released, it will take only a few months. During this period, the criminals are communicating with each other and rumors are everywhere. His newly appointed officials don’t know whether they can sit down or not. Who is willing to work for him? Can his soldiers be free of resentment? Hey! A month later, the imperial edict has arrived, and the smoke everywhere has become fire everywhere. He wants to clean up the hearts of the army and the people. Even his personal guards who have long been disloyal, it’s hard!"

He put down his thighs, dusted his clothes and said with a smile: "I heard the news and felt that it was right. Lord Yang is a responsible local man and knows how to judge the situation very well. For this business, I have to do it with him."

This short fat man spoke softly and his voice was a little slim. No matter who he said, he always smiled before he could speak. He really couldn't tell what a powerful figure was. His slender eyes were shining with cunning light and said confidently: "I see... this adult seems calm now. In fact, he is in a state of turmoil. He is also in a hurry. He has to spend money on the blade. When his friendship is in trouble, do you understand? It's more valuable than adding a golden flower on the cake. Hehehe, his surname is Yang, and he has a big appetite and he is absolutely not interested in my life."

As soon as he said this, Yang Ling appeared in front of the door with eight sword-holding guards. The short and fat man quickly piled up the teacup and greeted him with a flattering smile. When he got closer, he bowed a long time and laughed: "The grass-fighter has seen the imperial envoy Yang."

Yang Ling looked at him scrutinizedly and said in confusion: "Are you..."

The short and fat man smiled, his eyes slapped the eight guards on both sides and hesitated, "This... the grass-roots people need to report to the adults is an extremely important military event. Can the adults take their backs off?"

Yang Ling laughed and walked in calmly. Eight guards followed closely, with military boots clattering.

Yang Ling has been practicing martial arts diligently, and now it is no longer the same as Amon in the past. As long as he practices martial arts to a certain level, it is difficult to block the gap. It is not as huge as the legendary difference. If others are prepared, they can still be controlled in one move.

The jade belt on Yang Ling's waist was a very good Burmese sword. If someone came to suddenly plot, he was confident that even if the other party had very high martial arts skills, it would not be a problem to support ten or eight moves, so he boldly entered. His courage made the short and fat middle-aged man flash in his narrow eyes, and he admired him a little more.

Yang Ling Shiran sat down on the chair and smiled and said, "Your people don't have to withdraw. My eight guards are also brothers who can be trusted by life and death. You don't have to hide anything. Even if you have something to say, it's all right. No matter what news, it's your mouth and my ears, my people will never say a word."

"Haha, the Lord is the Marquis of Weiwu and the General of the State of Zhu. He holds hundreds of thousands of troops in the six coastal provinces. Your words are worth a thousand pounds, so the people will naturally trust you."

After saying that, the short and fat man suddenly smiled and took a step forward solemnly, brushed his robe and knelt down solemnly, saying solemnly: "The remnants of the South China Sea, the prisoner of Bai Xiaocao for death, and pay a visit to the Governor Yang, the governor of the Japanese suppression!"

Yang Ling was shocked when he heard this, and there was a "choking" sound in his ears. The eight bright steel knife tips pointed at the short and fat man kneeling on the ground. The two big men under Bai Xiaocao were bare-handed and hesitant to go forward. Only Bai Xiaocao knelt calmly on the ground, touching the ground with his forehead. He didn't move.

Yang Ling calmed down, and a meaningful smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth. He waved his hand gently, ordered the guards to put away the sword, then got up, and helped Bai Xiaocao with a smile and said, "It turns out that it is the boss of Bai Da. Haha, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Since you come to see me. If the official is good as I expected, you and I will probably be officials in the same court soon. The so-called "put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the ground, why should I claim to be a prisoner for sin?"

Of course, Bai Xiaocao would not be grateful for his words, but he crossed Wang Meiren and no longer contacted the court through that line. Instead, he disguised himself as ashore to meet Yang Ling, although he wanted to achieve greater benefits. But at the same time, because the Diaoyu Islands were already full of dangers, he couldn't bear it anymore.

When Bai Xiaocao heard that Yang Ling's words were not all polite, and he was indeed a little sincere. He stood up and said respectfully: "The prisoner of sin is confused and has done many things that violate the court's laws. Since I heard that the adults were interested in recruiting peace, the prisoner of sin was happy and encouraged. I have been looking forward to it day and night. Recently, I heard that the adults have arrived in Fujian, so the prisoner of sin has come to see him."

Yang Ling waved his hand and said, "Don't be imprisoned every word. For example, when you come to the court to invite peace, it is a thing of the past. If you are older than me, I will call you Brother Bai. Please sit down. If we have something to do, we can talk slowly."

Bai Xiaocao bowed and said, "Yes, yes, then... Caomin follows the instructions of his elders."

Bai Xiaocao carefully sat down under Yangling and said straight to the point: "Sir, Cao Min has been the beauty of Putuo Mountain, who has conveyed the great intentions of the Lord several times, and he also wants to surrender to the court and find a background. However, after all, his subordinates have tens of thousands of people, Cao Min must understand the meaning of the leaders of each island one by one to avoid making mistakes. Therefore, he did not rush to respond to the good intentions of the Lord."

Yang Ling smiled and said, "This... I have heard of it. Brother Bai is willing to accept the pleading with sincerity. I have no doubts. In order to give you enough time to communicate the opinions of each island, I also instructed the Penghu Inspection Department to reduce cruise ships in the near future and not pursue your merchant ships. Recently, a warship has not been sent out. Haha, Brother Bai is here today, but he has already had a unified opinion with his subordinates?"

Bai Xiaocao is not stupid either. It was true that the Penghu Inspection Department reduced the number of cruise ships at the beginning, but the purpose was obviously because of the loss of Western warships. It was not that Bai Xiaocao had face.

Now the navy is not going to the sea, and because more than half of the senior navy generals have been arrested, the new navy admiral Jane has eliminated a group of young officers and is regulating the army. In addition, the Japanese pirates are now making trouble on the water and land, so they have no time to "take care of" him.

He didn't dare to point it out and laughed: "Yes, Caomin admires the kindness and kindness of the adults. Since Caomin has come, he plans to treat you honestly and never dare to hide anything. Sir, tell the truth. In fact, Caomin's island owners are a bit arrogant and unruly. He has doubts about the sincerity of the court's recruitment, and Caomin dares not force them too much. However, now an accident has happened. Caomin takes this opportunity to discuss matters with his subordinates again, and finally everyone agrees to accept the court's recruitment."

Yang Ling did not ask questions patiently. Sure enough, Bai Xiaocao licked his lips and continued: "The Japanese Miyamoto Hiroshi lacked giant ships and cannons, so he has always robbed on land and rarely had the idea of ​​sea. A few days ago, he got several warships..."

Speaking of this, he looked at Yang Ling. The story of Ruan Dawen's enemy had already spread. Everyone knew where Miyamoto Hiroshi came from. Of course, this imperial envoy of the court could not help but feel embarrassed to say it.

Yang Ling said calmly: "Hiro Miyamoto... made your landlord? Well... This was beyond my expectations. I thought he would have the idea of ​​attacking Yizhou. However... if you conquer your troops, he could add dozens of sea warships out of thin air, which was enough to roar in the South China Sea. It would be difficult to abandon the easy way."

Bai Xiaocao smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "Your guessed wrongly. If you become the overlord of the sea, you will have to control the Mantaoka. That is the only way for Nanyang and the Ming Dynasty, Luzon, Ryukyu, and Japan to do business. There is a lot of wealth. Moreover, most of the more than 70 vassal states in the Ming Dynasty are in Nanyang. To trade with the Ming Dynasty, you must go through the Mantaoka. The Ming Dynasty is about to open its sea. If you control there, you will control an inexhaustible and inexhaustible gold mountain. Therefore, Hiroshi Miyamoto wants to seize the land, not my island, but Mantaoka."

This surprised Yang Ling. He said in surprise: "Since that's the case, why... How could Brother Bai use this matter to convince his subordinates and make them willingly accept the recruitment?"

Bai Xiaocao took a breath and said slowly: "The Caomin had a merchant ship back from the South China Sea. They didn't know that Mantaoka had fallen into the hands of Western pirates. When they passed the Mantaoka Strait, they were caught off guard by the Western pirates' warships. Coincidentally, before the pirates boarded the ship, Miyamoto Hiroshi led nine warships to attack Mantaoka. Among them... there are six new warships equipped with a large number of artillery."

Yang Ling suddenly felt energetic and asked hurriedly: "Oh? You know so much. It seems that your merchant ship ran back while the chaos? Have you ever seen a naval battle between the two sides? How many warships did the Western pirates come out? Who wins and who loses?"

Bai Xiaocao said with a serious expression: "My master is as good as a god! The owner of my merchant ship is very clever, and the ship is also equipped with weapons. It is just because he didn't know that Mantaga changed his ownership and was caught by them when he was docked, so the two sides fought together. He took the opportunity to repel the pirates on the shore and set off for sailing.

Three Western warships dispatched three ships and fought a fierce battle with Hiro Miyamoto's nine warships in the strait. My merchant ship witnessed the whole battle. Hiro Miyamoto's nine warships were sunk four by three Western warships, injured two of them. The other three fled in panic and injured one Western warship. My merchant ship owner saw that the situation was not good when the two sides decided to win. He had already escaped from the battle circle and fled back to the island. Only then did Caomin realize that the Western pirates in Mantaga were so powerful."

Yang Ling was shocked when he heard this: How could it be? How could nine warships against three, including six of the new Ming warships, be defeated so miserably? This is simply a replica of Han Wu's three warships against the eleven Japanese pirates. How could the Western pirate ships be so powerful?

He pondered for a while and had already come up with the answer, so he slowly said: "Well. The Japanese pirates are not very familiar with new warships, and they are very few people who can control artillery. Although they have weapons, they are not familiar with them, which will inevitably lead to great defeat!"

Although Bai Xiaocao was slick and knew how to change his mind and beat horses to welcome him, he did not dare to cover up such a big thing. He said decisively: "Otherwise, my merchant ship can see clearly. The Japanese are indeed not skilled in using artillery, but the impact is not too great. According to my ship owner's observation, the Japanese warships are not weaker than Western ships. They are defeated at two points:

First, Western artillery has a long range. The waves are rising and falling on the sea, and the cannons are difficult to aim. Once the battle is fought, they will be close to each other. The cannons on the Japanese ships must be close to one hundred feet to exert their power. Judging from the situation at that time, Western ships fired their cannons across 130 feet to hit the Japanese warships. Most of the Japanese artillery shells fell into the sea and could only be beaten.

Second, after the Japanese destroyed two warships and approached the Westerners, our ship owner could see clearly that there were sixteen cannons on the side of the ship on the main warship of the Japanese, while there were only twelve cannons on the slightly smaller Western warship, but the interval between launching shells was more than three times faster than that of the Japanese. In this way, the twelve cannons were equivalent to thirty-six, and the Japanese were defeated and defeated."
Chapter completed!