Staying in bed for more than ten days was simply the most painful and unbearable thing for Ding Yunyi.
He wanted to get up quietly several times, but the two women A Xi and Han Xiaoxiao were always "watching him with eager eyes". Every time Ding Yunyi showed such signs, he would be quickly suppressed by the two women.
After finally getting through it, with the doctor's approval, Ding Yunyi was finally able to get out of bed and do some simple activities.
Most of the injuries on his body have become scarred, and he seems to be recovering well. According to the doctor, Ding Yunyi has a strong constitution, so he naturally recovers slightly faster than ordinary people.
After observing Ding Yunyi for another seven or eight days, seeing that Ding Yunyi's body was no longer seriously injured, Xu Gongbai and the doctor with the stab wound stood up to leave. Ding Yunyi thanked him again and again for delaying others' time, and gave him a generous medical fee.
Say thank you.
The twenty days of recuperation felt like a long delay for Ding Yunyi.
Of the pirates who were captured and surrendered, there were probably about a hundred left after the selection. They were all strong men between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five.
Most of these people have experience in naval warfare, and with a little training, they can be added to the army as soon as possible.
As for those pirates who were eliminated but were still able to fight and were willing to stay in Penghu, they were all replenished into the Daming Ocean Company.
However, for Ding Yunyi, if he wants to further develop Penghu, these people are far from enough.
Poleman is also back. This Dutchman who has been willing to serve Ding Yunyi for three years is really good at doing things. He once again brought back a red cannon and three Franco cannons for Ding Yunyi. Of course, the money is also flowing like water.
The flowers went out with a splash.
Without the support of the maritime trade, which has gradually stabilized, these few cannons would probably bankrupt Ding Yunyi.
When Poleman heard about the Penghu naval battle, he regretted it repeatedly. He only blamed himself for wasting his time and not rushing back early to participate in the naval battle. Otherwise, fighting pirates would be the most enjoyable thing.
The cannons are enough for the time being, but the money can be used for other purposes. It's a pity that Penghu is too small. Otherwise, if you build your own arsenal, you won't have to be controlled by others, Ding Yunyi thought in his heart.
We must extend our influence to Taiwan as soon as possible, but Xie Tian, who was sent to Taiwan, seems to have disappeared, and there is no news at all until now.
"If we can't build weapons, let's build ships first." Ding Yunyi muttered and called Qin Yun and Cai Jiuzhou over: "Ask Xie Xuanzhi for a sum of money. I want to set up a shipbuilding workshop."
Qin Yun and Cai Jiuzhou were startled, and the guards began to act strangely again.
How can it be such a simple thing to set up a shipbuilding workshop? How much money does it cost? How many workers need to be hired? How to solve the technical problems? How many ships can be built per year? These things combined are too complicated. But neither of them can
He did not try to persuade Ding Yunyi, but there was absolutely no possibility of changing anything decided by the garrison master.
"I know this is a difficult matter, but we can do something smaller first." Ding Yunyi is not just talking nonsense: "In the early stage, we mainly focus on repairs. If our ships are damaged, they have to be brought back to Quanzhou and other places for repairs, which not only takes time but
It’s long, and it costs a lot of money. Everything is controlled by others, so it won’t work.”
Cai Jiuzhou thought for a moment: "If the defense is mainly about repairs, then it will be simpler. I can arrange the manpower and materials."
Ding Yunyi nodded and said: "This can only be done in the early stage. Those ships with minor damage can be repaired immediately and re-integrated into the fleet, saving both money and time. My idea is to build the shipyard first, and then we can
Once we have the money, we can slowly expand it. Expand a little bit every year, and in a few years I think we will have a large scale. Sooner or later we will be able to build our own ships."
Qin Yun and Cai Jiuzhou both had general thoughts, and they were a little more defensive. Considering the current size of the Penghu fleet, it was more than enough to protect themselves. It was not a big move to bring them to Quanzhou for repairs, but according to the defense, they
His aspirations are far from these.
How could they have imagined that if the size of the Penghu fleet could be doubled, Ding Yunyi would really take advantage of the aftermath of the Penghu naval victory to head straight to Taiwan.
The shipyard is just Ding Yunyi's first step.
"This shipyard belongs to Daming Ocean Company." Ding Yunyi has been lying on the ship every day these days, and has already made a plan in his mind: "It will be managed by Qin Yun for the time being, and he will be replaced in the future if a more suitable candidate is found. Zhenxing, you are in Quanzhou.
Mature, you go back and recruit workers and purchase materials for me. You can do whatever you can, but one thing is, these things must be done secretly. Don’t alert Zheng Zhilong.”
Cai Jiuzhou smiled and said: "It is a bit difficult to handle things while not letting the news leak out. But fortunately, my Cai family is a famous maritime merchant in Fujian, so it is not difficult to bring some private goods with us when we go to sea."
Speaking of this, another thing came to mind: "A few days ago, my father sent a letter saying that all the merchants in Fujian were grateful to Guard. Everyone already knew that it was Guard who tried his best to persuade the emperor to lift the sea ban. Now everyone
There is no need to sneak out to sea anymore. Once the sea ban is lifted, everyone will make a profit, from big merchants to ordinary fishermen. Everyone has food to eat and money to make. Who will risk becoming a pirate and beheading people?
thing?"
Ding Yunyi smiled slightly.
Opening the sea ban is what the people want. However, this "sea ban" was promoted by Fujian Governor Zou Weilian. This time he opened the sea ban because of himself. Will he offend Zou Weilian?
Now his main opponent has become Zheng Zhilong. At this juncture, he must not offend Zou Weilian again.
It is the custom of the Ming Dynasty officialdom that no matter when and where, one faction must be supported and another faction must be suppressed. If you become a loner, you will be swallowed by the flood sooner or later.
"There is another thing that is strange." Qin Yun said at this time: "That time Xie Xuan came to Penghu and said that Zheng Zhilong had issued another order to move to Taiwan, mobilizing 3,000 to 5,000 people to go to Taiwan to open up wasteland, and Zheng Zhilong would use the money to subsidize it.
.In the past two years, he has mobilized more than 10,000 people to go to Taiwan. This time he has made such a big move. I don’t know what his intentions are."
Ding Yunyi's eyebrows jumped.
At this time, Zheng Zhilong once again issued the order to move to Taiwan? Is it to continue to control Taiwan? Or is it simply to curb his infiltration into Taiwan?
If this is really the case, then Zheng Zhilong may have discovered his intention to plot Taiwan.
Zheng Zhilong has already moved, what about him? He must find ways to make up for the time he wasted.
While he was thinking hard about things there, Duan San'er hurriedly walked in and said: "Guardian, there is someone outside claiming to be your relative asking to see you."