As a member of Cui Qingyuan, Wan Jianglong knew best that when the ships were built and the naval camp was established, Mr. Cui went around begging his grandfather and grandma to make money.
Although the court agreed to Master Cui's request, it did not care about anything. Master Cui had to do everything himself.
If not for this, he would not have been sent to the Naval Battalion as the battalion officer.
And the biggest reason why he was so polite to Shouning County President was because of the Ning family’s financial support for Mr. Cui?
But if there are gold and silver ingots produced from the minerals on Earthworm Island, Mr. Cui will not need to worry about the expenses required by Nanyue Mansion!
The more Wan Jianglong thought about it, the more he thought Shouning County Lord's method was better.
"How many manpower do you think it would be better to leave, county boss?"
Wan Jianglong manages a naval battalion, and there are a total of 500 naval troops under each naval battalion.
These five hundred naval troops were divided into five brigades.
Previously, Ning Laosi wanted Wan Jianglong to leave a brigade of manpower for him, but Ning Pengpeng felt that the plutocrats on Earthworm Island felt aggrieved and gave up the mine because of the strong men and horses in the naval camp.
Once Wan Jianglong takes away most of the people, these plutocrats on Earthworm Island may have backlash.
"It is best to keep two brigades. If possible, it is also possible to keep three.
Only in this way can we effectively deter those young people."
I will definitely not bring Nakai with me as an unstable factor when I go back, so I don’t have to worry about anything happening on the way.
Unless there is a storm on the sea, it has nothing to do with the number of people you are bringing.
Wan Jianglong frowned slightly after hearing this.
In that case, he would have to lose more than half of his subordinates?
"With these things we brought back, I believe it won't be difficult for Mr. Cui to recruit a new navy battalion next time."
Ning Pengpeng pointed to the point and said with a smile.
When Wan Jianglong heard this, he suddenly became enlightened.
Yes, if Mr. Cui didn't have money and was afraid that he wouldn't be able to support so many navy battalions, he wouldn't have just recruited two navy battalions and stopped.
Now, when he returns with so much money, he doesn't have to worry about not being able to recruit people.
Wan Jianglong even felt that as long as they committed crimes in Nanyue Prefecture in the future, the prisoners who were arrested could be thrown into the mines on Earthworm Island here to serve their sentences.
It's much better than being locked up in a jail in Nanyue Prefecture, eating and drinking for free.
Wan Jianglong didn't know that his idea directly reduced the Nanyue Mansion's burden and gained a lot of benefits.
Seeing that Wan Jianglong's heart was moved, Ning Pengpeng mentioned it casually.
"General Wan, after leaving manpower here, someone still needs to deal with Nakai.
It just so happens that Quanzi has learned almost all the words on Earthworm Island these days.
If General Wan is willing, I will let the fourth child stay and help General Wan."
"Of course that's what I asked for. Thank you so much, Lord County."
Wan Jianglong was just as Ning Pengpeng expected, and he clasped his fist in gratitude when Ning Pengpeng said this.
Ning Pengpeng smiled and said yes, and then took Qingniang back to her residence.
Then she asked Qing Niang to call Mr. Ning over and tell him what she had said to General Wan today.
"Mom, my son understands."
From what Ning Pengpeng said to him before, Ning Laosi suddenly became more clear-headed.
Therefore, I nodded with understanding to what my mother explained to me today.
"What do you understand?
I asked you to stay, but I didn't ask you to really only help General Wan manage these mines.
Although our Ning family is willing to hand over the mine on Earthworm Island to the imperial court.
But it doesn’t mean that we will also hand over all the good things on other islands, do you understand?”
"……ah?
Mom, what do you mean, let me, my son, explore new islands?
But my son doesn’t have a boat in his hands!”
Ning Laosi was stunned for a while, and then he asked hesitantly.
"It seems you are not too stupid. Didn't I show you the chart I found earlier?
If you have seen it, can you not remember the deserted islands marked on the chart?
Although Cui Qingyuan also has a sea map in his hand, I believe that his targets will only be on this earthworm island and the place where black mud is produced.
After all, there are all kinds of valuable things like gems in that place.
Several other islands are just ordinary islands marked on the charts and have nothing of value.
Cui Qingyuan doesn't have enough manpower, so he won't waste his time and energy on taking care of these deserted islands.
Of course, in addition to the deserted islands marked on the charts, it would be best to find other new islands.
What's more important is that if the pirates here have these ships, I believe that the plutocrats will also have them.
You take this opportunity of staying on Earthworm Island to find a way to get the ships from these chaebols.
That way, you don't have to worry about running out of ships to go to sea.
When you find an island with fresh water resources, mark the island on the chart.
This kind of island is suitable for people to live in.”
After Ning Pengpeng finished speaking, she glanced at Ning Laosi and saw that he had a thoughtful look on his face, knowing that he had listened to what she said.
On the day of departure, Wan Jianglong finally left the men of the Second Brigade for Ning Laosi to manage.
He took other people, as well as the Lord of Shouning County, and several large ships of gold and silver ingots back to the Jin Dynasty.
Nakai Koichiro looked at the so many Da Jin naval forces left behind and felt like crying.
Originally, he thought that after the officers and soldiers of the Jin Dynasty helped him conquer the country, the country would belong to him.
But the facts told him that he thought too much!
With so many officers and soldiers of the Jin Dynasty around, he couldn't take advantage of Ning Laosi at all.
While Nakai Koichiro was angry, he thought about the good news.
At least the navy of the Jin Dynasty was here, and the chaebols in other places could not do anything about Nakai Koichiro, who was cheating on others. This can be regarded as a great blessing among misfortunes.
On the way back, Ning Pengpeng didn't dare to walk on the deck.
When I came, it was still hot in summer, but when I returned, it was already late autumn.
On land, you can't feel it yet.
However, when driving on the sea, as soon as you step out of the cabin, you can feel the whistling sea breeze blowing on your face, like a knife cutting you.
Ning Pengpeng is not someone who can endure hardships, so he stayed in the cabin on the way back.
Even for meals, Qing Niang had to bring them to the room.
By the time their ships saw the coastline of the Jin Dynasty, winter had already begun.
When they left, the port of Nanyue Prefecture was still deserted.
At this moment, there are several ships moored at the port.
If you look carefully, you can still see the names embroidered on those ships.
It looks like it should be a merchant ship belonging to several major families in the south.
Ning Pengpeng had no intention of seeing who the ships belonged to, but when she learned that she was about to arrive at the port of Nanyue Prefecture, she finally got out of the cabin and looked at the land with excitement.