Jiajing's words fell...

There was complete silence in the Chongwen Hall. Everyone said nothing and looked like they were having a hard time digesting it.

We are not fools. A problem that cannot be solved by tens of thousands of people can be solved by your royal captains of more than a thousand people? We are all intellectuals. Who is not a person who has read poetry and books? I have read through history books and have never heard of such sensationalism.

thing.

So some people were surprised, and some were skeptical. The surprise was more surprising than happy, and naturally they were still in high spirits. Although the skeptics were full of doubts at this juncture, they could not speak out loudly.

Jiajing then said: "Why don't you say anything?"

In fact, everyone had not yet calmed down, and finally someone said: "Your Majesty, in the good news, did you tell me why the Japanese pirates wanted to leave the city? It's strange, if the Japanese pirates came out of the city to surprise Xu Xueshi's camp, why did they retreat into the city undefeated after the defeat?

"

This was the first doubt. After everyone heard it, they immediately felt that it made sense.

Another person said: "This great victory is reported too lightly. Seven battles and seven victories are only heard in novels. It should be noted that when the strength of the soldiers is limited, although a battle only takes a day and a night, a continuous battle can last a day and a night."

Seven battles. If Xu Xueshi mobilized tens of thousands of troops and divided them to set up ambushes in various places, it would be reasonable. However, just talking about the Royal Academy, the number of people was only a thousand. It would be a bit exaggerated for more than a thousand people to fight continuously for a day and night to chase down the poor bandits.

, Wei Chen thinks it’s better to get a clear understanding of it.”

These words were like a basin of cold water poured on Jiajing and a group of overjoyed ministers. Thinking of this, some people couldn't help but be shaken. The most suspicious one was the latter, who fought continuously day and night, long distances

After investigation, according to the battle locations in the victory report, the first battle took place outside Qingchun Gate, and the last battle took place in Shiquan. There is a distance of more than a hundred miles from outside Qingchun Gate in Hangzhou City to Shiquan. More than a hundred miles,

In the Ming Dynasty, the measurement system of the Qin Dynasty was followed. One mile was equal to three hundred steps, and one hundred miles was equal to thirty thousand steps. One hundred miles here was equivalent to eighty miles in later generations.

Eighty miles is not that long to people of later generations, just forty kilometers. Even at a simple walking speed, you can walk ten miles in one hour, which is only a four-hour journey. An adult can complete this distance in five or six hours.

The distance is not a problem.

But don’t forget, this is the Ming Dynasty. Many places here are almost unreasonable. You have to cross rivers, cross field ridges, and even mountain roads. This way, there are long mountains and long rivers. One day and one night, pursuing in this environment,

An almost impossible task.

Not to mention, there are still seven battles in the middle. This victory report looks like a romance novel rather than a narrative, so it is inevitable that some people will be suspicious.

Jiajing was speechless for a moment. Although he firmly believed in this great victory, he had no way to argue. He thought he was proud and proud, but now he was speechless. Someone said: "Your Majesty, if you want to distinguish right from wrong, the only way is to immediately detain the captured Japanese pirates and bring them to the capital."

The Ministry of War will inspect and the Ministry of Justice will appear before the public before they can be subdued. Moreover, the Japanese pirates are still entrenched in Hangzhou. It is too early to say that a victory will be achieved. The matter will only be finalized when Hangzhou will be recaptured. I believe that the court should not be happy with this news of victory, nor should it be necessary.

Investigate the authenticity of this good news, whether it is true or not, after all, it can boost the morale of the army and the people. We can wait until the Japanese pirates are defeated before making any theory."

A court meeting ended in vain.

Jiajing was almost furious at being refuted, so he simply left.

As for everyone, they really couldn't come up with anything to discuss, so they simply dismissed the matter.

But Yang Yiqing and Yang Tinghe returned to the cabinet. Yang Tinghe asked Yang Yiqing: "Brother Yang has been presiding over the horse administration in Xuanfu all year round. Do you know whether this good news is true or not?"

Yang Yiqing was silent for a moment and said: "Regardless of whether it is true or false, if it is true, then it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an unparalleled achievement."

Yang Yiqing couldn't tell whether it was true or false. If it was true, there were some doubts that could not be explained. But to say it was false, what they said was so conclusive that there were even prisoners. Unless Xu Qian had a low IQ and insisted on his own

Slap yourself in the face, otherwise you wouldn't be able to do such a stupid thing.

Therefore, Yang Yiqing's words were a bit vague.

Yang Tinghe couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Yes, if it is true, this Xu Qian is too evil. His royal captain is afraid that he will become famous all over the world. From then on, the world only knows the royal captain and nothing else.

But I don’t know whether this is a blessing or a curse.”

Both of them sighed.

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Shuangyu Port.

As the largest trading center in Asia, compared with the thousands of houses built by the Francois decades ago, many new buildings have been added here. Shuangyu Port is composed of two small islands, and the connection between the two islands is

The seam formed a waterway with a width of 100 feet. This waterway happened to form a natural canal. Ships parked here can block the attack of typhoon to the maximum extent. On both sides of the 'canal', densely packed ships were parked.

Some ships are unloading cargo at the pier, while others are loading cargo. Although the permanent population here is only a few thousand, there are tens of thousands of pirates, smugglers, and sailors who pass by every day.

After passing the pier, there are rows of low and temporary buildings, most of which are the habitats of wandering warblers and registrants. These women from all over the world, some are blond and blue-eyed, and some are wearing Japanese clothes, heavy makeup, and making flirtatious sounds.

The laughter of people attracted the sailors who came ashore.

Naturally, there are many samurai with swords here, including Japanese, Ming people, and some wandering Francois. They patrol the area vigilantly to maintain law and order. After all, there will never be anyone who sets foot on this island.

Among people with similar status, a momentary quarrel may lead to death, or even jealousy may lead to dozens or hundreds of people fighting each other. After the king took direct charge of this place, he strictly prohibited anyone from causing trouble. His gang members are spread across the two islands. Although now, although

Although the elites are out, the power on the island is not small, and it still has a great deterrent effect.

The further you go, the more magnificent the buildings become. There is not only a city hall, a tax office, a hospital, but also a school.

Going up the stone path, there are a large number of warehouses. These warehouses are like tall towers, and countless goods can be taken out and sent in at any time.

Now the person in charge of Shuangyu Port affairs is Ye Zongman. Ye Zongman is Wang Zhi's confidant. In the past, he and Wang Zhi had taken refuge with Xu Dong. After Xu Dong's death, Wang Zhi and Ye Zongman became independent because Ye Zongman was very loyal to Wang Zhi.

, and Ye Zongman's character was extremely cautious, so he won Wang Zhi's trust, and Ye Zongman mostly took care of the affairs of Shuangyu Port.

Since the elite Japanese pirates have now landed on the mainland, the defense in Hong Kong is extremely lax. What Ye Zongman is most afraid of is the group of Japanese pirates led by Baldy Li. Now Baldy Li has followed Wang Zhi to Hangzhou. Naturally, there are very few people around here.

There is a Japanese pirate organization that can pose a threat to Shuangyu Port. Unless the Franco fleet comes in person, no one can do anything about this port.

Of course, even if the Franchise fleet is really coming, if they only rely on a few armed merchant ships in Macau, they will not be a match for Shuangyu Port, unless they mobilize fleets from Luzon and other places. But if this is really the case, they will not be afraid in half a year.

Nor can it succeed.

There was no external trouble, and he received letters one after another from Wang Zhi, saying that Hangzhou had been destroyed and was threatening Mingting negotiations. Although Ye Zongman was cautious, he was mostly drunk at this time and no longer worried about Shuangyu Port.

Safety is in danger.

At this time, here at the pier, in the evening, the sea is dark, and only the huge lighthouse here points the direction for ships going out to sea or entering the port.

On the sea, the hazy light of the lighthouse suddenly enveloped a group of large ships, followed closely by the second, third, and fourth ships...

More and more ships began to appear. Such a huge fleet immediately attracted the attention of a Japanese pirate leader at the port. The leader looked at these large ships and then breathed a sigh of relief.

It is obvious that the systems of these ships are completely different. Some ships were manufactured in the Japanese country, and there were even large ships privately built by the Ming Dynasty. Many of the ships were of the same standard as the Franconian ships. This means that this is a ship

In a mixed fleet, many smugglers go out to sea. In order to prevent pirates from invading, most of them are mixed together, agree on a date, and go out together. In this way, as long as they do not encounter large-scale Japanese pirates, they generally have no worries. Normally

The small group of Japanese pirates would not provoke such a fleet.

"Get ready to turn on the lights and welcome them into the port, hehe... Look at these fleets, the draft is not shallow, I am afraid there is a lot of good cargo, just like before, take out 10% of the cargo to go and get those lazy guys.

Wake up and get ready to unload the goods."

"Yes, yes."

After giving the order, preparations were made at the port.

The porters were on standby, and the leader who was preparing to negotiate also braved the night to arrive at the dock. The pilot held a light and made gestures similar to semaphores to guide the large ships into the harbor.

There were so many of these ships. At first I thought there were only a dozen or so. But when one big ship broke through the fog and shrouded it under the light of the lighthouse, everyone couldn't help but be stunned. What day is it today? Why are there so many big ships?

?

But... everyone is not worried. It is said that the ship owner has occupied Hangzhou and there is a chaos in the south of the Yangtze River. Since it is a chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, the smugglers will not take advantage of this to make a lot of money, so they naturally have no scruples and hurry up before the chaos is settled.

, they sell as much goods as they can, which is not surprising. After all, if you want to go into the water on weekdays, you really need to be careful in order to hide your eyes from others. In addition, there are many people doing it, although some people turn a blind eye.

Close one eye, but if you are too arrogant, the gentleman's face will not look good after all. But now the whole Jiangnan is in a state of panic, and it is different from the past.

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Chapter completed!