In Lord Wang's study on Xunhai Road, all the servants were withdrawn. Only Lord Wang and General Jin were talking in secret.

Jin Shiqi asked Mr. Wang something: he didn’t know how to calculate the reward for the prisoners and heads of the bandits he captured in the Battle of Macau?

Mr. Wang said that he did not know clearly, so he could only conclude: "The military merits of Ming Dynasty heads are also divided into grades. The most valuable is that of Jiannu, with a head worth 50 taels; followed by Japanese pirates and Mongolian Tatars, which also cost 30 taels; as for the

The Miao thieves in Huguang, Guizhou, the rogue lotus bandits from the mainland, and the southeastern pirates are all worthless, so they can only be given 10 taels at most. This red-haired bandit is a serious threat and is deeply disgusted, and is probably on the same level as the Jian slaves."

"That's ten thousand taels, good." Jin Shiqi was very satisfied, "Next, the general will go on an expedition. So, please worry about the heads and prisoners."

"My virtuous brother." Mr. Wang chuckled. He was in his fifties and his hair was gray. He was not ashamed to call a young man like Jin Shiqi brother. "Like my virtuous brother, I was supported by Governor Shang Gong.

Teaching is also about doing things for the adults wholeheartedly. There should be a kindred spirit between you and me, and you might as well say it openly if you have anything to say."

"My lord, please be happy." Jin Shiqi also knew that this lord Wang was indeed from the lineage of Shang and Zhou Zuo. It was said that although he was a little greedy, he could still do things. Shangguan liked this kind of subordinates the most. Since he is one of his own, let's be honest.

"General, I really have something to ask of you, sir. This time we were lucky enough to win and captured hundreds of thieves. As you know, sir, most of those thieves were cruel and despicable people, and they all committed numerous crimes and would never be forgiven. But

If you cut them off with a knife, it will be easier for them. Since they know a little about sailing, sailing, and making weapons and ships, the general will be bold... and want to incorporate them into the army as slaves! Let them serve as sparring partners, so as to squeeze them! They and

If you live longer, you will pay more for your crimes. Don't worry, adults, I will teach them with whips and sticks every day, and feed them pepper water, pepper noodles... I will definitely make their lives worse than death."

Master Wang was frightened when he heard this and kept nodding his head, but in the end he said: "How difficult it is! The court regards Western thieves as ghosts and always avoid them. If they are captured, they will be executed immediately. They will even be burned to ashes.

, to prevent evil spirits from doing evil. Even if they are not killed, they are driven away from a distance. There has never been an example of them staying in the army."

Jin Shiqi complimented him and said that Mr. Wang is responsible for patrolling the sea route, and his vision is naturally broader and his methods are more flexible than those of the adults in the two capitals, so I turned to you for help. Besides, Liuzhou Shuiying is under the banner of patrolling the sea road this time.

War, so the distribution of post-war profits will of course belong to the patrol line, along the lines of the inspector and the governor. As for the cost of accommodation, I will first use the 200 head-level silver bounty as a base, which is estimated to be 10,000 taels.

If that's not enough, there is another bandit den in Taiwan, and I will lead my troops to harvest it.[

Mr. Wang listened carefully, with a thoughtful expression on his face, but in fact his heart was as sweet as honey.

He has also heard some rumors recently: the Governor is preparing to run a brand new "Guangdong Navy". The future commander is said to be Jin Shiqi. Shang Zhouzuo won the Xunzhou War. It was Jin Shiqi and his big partners who

. They were still used in the Jinghai expedition this time. People said that Shang Zhouzuo wanted Jin Shiqi to accumulate military exploits and pave the way for him to take charge of the navy in the future. A few days ago, some people said that Shang Zhouzuo was too entrusted this time and actually sent river troops.

The fleet went to sea to fight. Unexpectedly, before they even left home, another great victory would be achieved.

Now the Jin Shiqi brothers are very strong. In the future, the interests of the vast Guangdong Sea will definitely be inseparable from them.

To Mr. Wang, Jin Shiqi is just a temporary unit under his name. But if the matter of "converting captives into military slaves" is done well, the two of them will naturally form an alliance. Then the future benefits will be

That would be easier to handle.

Mr. Wang figured this out, but frowned: "Brother Shiqi, it's difficult to handle!"

Mr. Wang knows how to handle things as an official. If things succeed easily, you will underestimate my role. So he gave many difficult reasons and hundreds of thousands of reasons why it didn't work. In the end, Jin Shiqi was forced to do so.

After promising to pay another ten thousand taels of silver, Mr. Wang relented: "No matter how difficult the matter is, there is always a way. I will try my best to accomplish this for my brotherhood. As for the money, I don't want even one tael. We are all doing our best for Mr. Shang."

Well."

Jin Shiqi was so moved that he almost kissed her. With the help of the Governor and Mr. Wang, the 600 European workers could be saved. When the Guangdong Navy opens in the future, they must squeeze out their surplus value.

After that, Jin Shiqi asked Mr. Wang for one more thing: to ask him to help call Yao Shouyi, a junior general of Guanghaiwei. Yao Shouyi is from Fujian and once served as a coastal defense regiment trainer, so he has quite a lot of experience and knowledge. He will go to Fujian next.

In order to fight, I wanted to put this person to use. Mr. Wang immediately agreed to submit the application, and it is estimated that it will be approved in three or two days.

Jin Shiqi was very happy, and the trip to Tuen Mun went so smoothly.

It was almost noon, and a servant came in to report: The parade in Tuen Mun is ready. Please go out quickly!

…

Mr. Wang and Jin Shiqi walked out of the gate of the official residence, surrounded by the civil servants and generals of Xunhai Road, and the streets outside suddenly burst into cheers!

I saw heads of people moving like waves, and continuous cheers rushing like tides. I was so excited, so grateful! The red-haired bandits who had been causing harm for many years were wiped out in one fell swoop by General Jin, and the people of Guangdong and Hainan were filled with joy.

I burst into tears of gratitude. Several big dragons danced in the air, a group of lions jumped after the hydrangeas, and smiles were on everyone's faces and hearts. Fireworks and firecrackers were also lit everywhere, with endless firecrackers, fireworks rushing and blooming, and clouds of green smoke in the village.

The sky above the door is constantly filled with sea and sky.

This celebration consumed more gunpowder than the Battle of Macau.

The troops from Shuiying had just assembled and were about to parade Jin Shiqi around. Suddenly, several people hurried over. "General!" The leader turned out to be Huang Kuan, "Let me pass, it's urgent!" [

Huang Kuan was brought to Jin Shiqi and he quickly took out a letter. When Jin Shiqi opened it, his expression suddenly changed!

"General Jin, what's wrong?" Several civil servants asked hurriedly. They saw Jin Shiqi pulling several of his subordinates and talking in a low voice, with stern expressions. The civil servants were silent. At this moment, the celebration was still continuing on the streets of Tuen Mun.

There were loud voices and gongs and drums everywhere, creating a strong contrast.

Jin Shiqi discussed with the officers and gave instructions, and then the officers went their separate ways. Jin Shiqi then turned around and bowed deeply to Mr. Wang: "Sir, the military situation is urgent! There are thieves on the southern ocean again.

There are more than a dozen boats."

"Didn't the Dutch bandits be suppressed?" Lord Wang asked hurriedly. Several other civil servants of the Patrol Highway also exclaimed, "Ah, you don't know how to attack Tuen Mun, do you?" "Could it be Liu Xianglao?"

Jin Shiqi immediately took over the conversation, "I also guess it's Mr. Liu Xiang. I also hope it's him! The general will go to sea now. I won't let him escape this time." He bowed to Mr. Wang again, "Sir, water

The mobilization and assembly of the battalion is very hard. After the traitor is eliminated or driven away, I will not go back to Tuen Mun for the time being and go directly to Jinghai Port. If I fail to follow your arrangements, I will be prosecuted."

"What? You want to leave?" Before Mr. Wang could say anything, other officials began to complain: "Aren't they just thieves? It won't be too late to kill them tomorrow!" "What to do with this happy event now? There are still a few meals in the evening, tomorrow

There are arrangements for you the day after tomorrow!" "Oh, we specially invited seven lotus flowers from Guangfu Jincailou..."

"Brother, you go ahead!" Mr. Wang still had the courage to say, "I wish you victory and a triumphant return."

Jin Shiqi said no more. He bowed hurriedly and turned around, leaving behind thousands of people on the streets of Tuen Mun who still didn't know the truth, and a bustling celebration.

…

Half an hour later, the two small sailboats led by Jin Shiqi slowly sailed away from Tuen Mun Port. The Portuguese sailors skillfully operated the sail cables and raised several triangular sails, and their speed suddenly became faster.

After leaving the port, they went their separate ways: one headed for Macau, and the other headed for the southern sea.

They are all "Caravel" style small sailing ships. They are only 50 tons in class and are two "alert liaison ships" in addition to the 10 ships sent by Macau. This time Macau also spent a lot of money and sent sailors

, a total of 1,100 soldiers and gunners, almost came out in overwhelming numbers. They are now gearing up in the port and are expected to set off in five days.

The main force of Liuzhou Water Camp is also being reorganized in Macau. Jin Shiqi only has these two little ones at the moment. It is purely ridiculous to rely on them to go to sea to fight. Fortunately, he is not going to kill Liu Xiang at all - during the fierce battle in Macau, Liu

Xiang Lao, that old fox, was so frightened by Jin Shiqi that he turned around and dashed towards the depths of the South China Sea. He should have reached Zengmu Shoal by now.

At this moment, the reason why Jin Shiqi set out urgently was because of a stronger opponent.

The information sent by Huang Kuan just now: Ding Laoxi has arrived in Xiangshan County in the north of Macau. The old guy is going to go to sea in person to intercept the fleet led by Yao Mengyang. In fact, those 20 ships all belong to Ding Laoxi, and the captain and sailor

More than a thousand people received Ding Laoxi's salary, and of course they all listened to him. The sailors led by Yao Mengyang only had 200 people, so he could only be regarded as a bargaining chip. As long as Ding Laoxi intercepted the fleet, he could control most of Jin Shiqi's fleet, then

What a fart fight.

Jin Shiqi immediately went to sea. He wanted to intercept the fleet first and then go directly to Jinghai Port.

But he also had doubts, because the original source of this message was Xiaoyao. She was the one who delivered the news of Ding Laoxi's arrival and also revealed Ding Laoxi's intentions. She also said that she would do her best to

Stalking her grandfather so hard must have given her brother time to deal with it. To this day, Jin Shiqi will certainly not believe her easily. But Huang Kuan also sent information about Shuiying, saying that he had indeed seen Mr. Ding in Xiangshan.

The giant boat in the west is the "Bazi".

The "Bazi" is a large-scale ship made by the Netherlands. It is the only one in Guangdong. They will not be mistaken.

Even so, Jin Shiqi was still worried. He sent another small boat to Macau and issued a series of instructions to the water camp: how to respond, how to defend, how to rendezvous at Jinghai, how to contact the Macau allies, how not to trust women, etc.

With Liu Dongsheng as a talented person there, the Shuiying brothers should not suffer any loss.

What Jin Shiqi has to do is to find the fleet first.

Now he only has one small boat left. "Golden Horn", the name is very domineering and the figure is very mini.

Fortunately, this task is not too difficult. Although the sea is vast, the fleet will sail according to the planned route. They don't know the news of Macau's victory yet, so they will make a circle outside the Pearl River Estuary, avoiding Macau and Hengqin Island.

Pass by Wan Shan Island and sail towards Tuen Mun. Jin Shiqi only needs to wait at Wan Shan Island, which will be today and tomorrow.

…

Brother Jin Shiqi is very lucky!

In the evening of that day, as soon as Golden Calf Horn rounded the east coast of Wanshan Island, a huge fleet of ships was seen on the sea in front of them.

Golden eyes were painted on the dark hull, and the golden light of the setting sun was outlined on the light gray bamboo sails. I raised my telescope and looked over, and I saw that all the fore masts were hung with Suiying's big magpie flag.

A red "D" flag was hoisted on the rear mast. These were the 20 cargo ships Yao Mengyang led the formation, carrying nearly 20,000 shi of grain, vehicles, artillery and medicine.

The distance was only a few miles, and the fleet was slowly turning towards Tuen Mun.

Jin Shiqi immediately ordered: Come forward to greet us!

The fleet gradually approached, with more than 20 ships each, and all the sails and masts were complete. Jin Shiqi felt a little relieved. Immediately afterwards, a signal flag was raised on the leading ship in front, which was to pay tribute to General Jin Shiqi. "Golden

There was a lot of laughter on the Niujiao, and it seemed that everything was going well. But at this moment, Jin Shiqi was a little worried - he was worried that if the fleet knew that his relationship with Ding Laoxi was on the verge of breaking down, would the captains still listen?

His order? That's all. I can't control that much now. I'll go up to him first and then talk about it.

At this moment, the lookout hand above his head suddenly shouted: "Look to the starboard side!"

Everyone hurriedly looked over and saw a large sailboat sailing out through the waves behind the cliff of Wanshan Island on the starboard side! It was a mighty big ship, painted a fierce dark red. It was bigger than the Wuteng.

Double the amount, equivalent to ten golden calf horns.

It was under full sail and heading towards the cargo fleet.

"Bazihao!" Jin Shiqi recognized it and said, "Our grandpa is here." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote at Qidian. Your monthly vote is my biggest motivation. Mobile users

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