Chapter 206 Recruiting new soldiers (seeking a monthly ticket)
Ding Yunyi had no idea what was happening in the capital. It seemed that building Taiwan into an impregnable place had only just begun.
Now all his focus is on Taiwan.
Marco did not disappoint Ding Yunyi's expectations. He soon brought a response from Hurtado de Cocuera, the new governor of Ganxi in Luzon: Cocuera was willing to work with the Chinese to first try to follow Ding Yunyi's proposal.
conditions to carry out trade, but the prerequisite is that Taiwan must first send more than two shipments of goods to show their capabilities. Once they can succeed, they will obtain exclusive trading rights to Luzon.
The cargo documents issued by the Governor of Dry Wax Silk included raw silk, silk, tea and other Chinese products that Thai Westerners loved most.
The opportunity has been placed in front of Ding Yunyi.
There is countless wealth in the vast sea. Whoever owns the sea owns the whole world. This is actually not an exaggeration at all.
But the first thing that must be solved, and the most difficult thing to do, is how to break through Zheng Zhilong's blockade and send two ships of goods to Luzon!
In Fujian, Xie Xuan and Sun Xiyu have already started to take action. They each paid Zheng Zhilong a protection fee of three thousand taels, got the Zheng family's flag, and the first batch of goods was ready to go to sea.
This is the first step to break the Zheng family's blockade, and it has gone very smoothly. It was completed without Zheng Zhilong being prepared.
"Are all the goods needed by the dry silk people ready?" Ding Yunyi summoned his men and asked expressionlessly.
"Sir, everything is ready. It is not difficult to purchase from Fujian and ship it to Taiwan. The key is how to ship it out."
Ding Yunyi sneered: "We have carefully discussed before, forcibly escorting, and creating a gap in the Zheng family's blockade. The first transportation is crucial, and I have decided that I will escort it myself!"
This had been decided before, and the generals were not surprised. Ding Yunyi continued to give instructions:... Challenger, Follower, Penghu and eight other ships will follow me out to sea. All ships must be fully armed.
Bring rockets and be ready for war at any time. Zhang Xianxuan is in command of the navy accompanying the ship, and Bo Laiman and Daming Ocean Company are the second fleet following behind. Once the war starts, reinforcements will be sent immediately. Cai Jiuzhou, Ye Dahai and others stay in Taiwan to prevent any unexpected events.
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"I accept your orders!"
"Okay, let's go and get ready." Ding Yunyi waved his hand.
As soon as the generals retired, Ding Yunyi called Qin Yun over: "How is the shipyard doing?" "The basic structure of the shipyard in Taiwan has been set up, and the Cai family in Quanzhou is trying every means to relocate." Qin Yun immediately
He replied: "It's just that the Zheng family is monitoring them all the time. It's very difficult to move. We can only move it bit by bit and quietly. I think it will take at least three months to complete the move."
Ding Yunyi nodded: "This matter needs to be handled as soon as possible. It will be of great benefit to me if the shipyard is completed a day earlier. There is another thing that I discussed with you some time ago. I want to set up an artillery bureau." Qin Yun
The interface said: "I have carefully calculated this matter. Even if we hire Hongyi technicians, purchase materials, and recruit labor, even if we build a smaller scale, we can't do it without tens of thousands of taels of silver. Hongyi technician said again, even if
After the artillery is manufactured, it must be tested and fired, and the unqualified ones must be recast. All in all, it is another expense. We must prepare a hundred thousand taels of silver, otherwise we will not be able to continue."
"There is more money, and our money is also tight." Ding Yunyi frowned: "But I still said the same thing, no matter how tight it is, it must be done. This time I will personally escort the ship to Luzon. Once the maritime merchants
The road has been opened, and the money you earn can be used in the artillery bureau first."
Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something: "Seeing that the harvest will fail again in the spring next year, how about the money I asked you to prepare?" "My third brother, you can't do this." Qin Yun complained bitterly:
"You need money for this, you need money for that, you just need to ask, but where will I go to find you so much money in a short while? I don't have much around. I just need to repair the Golden Eagle City and follow your instructions."
I have no idea how to solve this money gap. Haishang Haishang, the Zheng family is currently under blockade, we haven't made any money yet, and the budget is already fully booked."
"I know you have difficulties." Ding Yunyi sighed longly: "Your strengths are not in financial matters, but Xie Xuan and Sun Xiyu are secretly doing maritime business for me, and they can't get out of it for a while.
You can take care of it for now, and when the situation is reversed, I will find someone to replace you. But one thing is, no matter how difficult it is for you, you have to do everything I tell you one by one."
"I know, third brother." Qin Yun was helpless.
In fact, it is difficult for me, but it is even harder for the third brother. The third brother has to take care of all the big and small things in Penghu, Taiwan. There is no other way, just grit your teeth and get through it.
It was bustling outside, and there seemed to be some movement. Ding Yunyi asked Qin Yun to go do something first and walked out.
Recruits were being recruited there, and Chen Dong was so busy that he was sweating profusely.
The scene was a bit unexpected. They say that no one can nail the iron, and no good man should be a soldier. However, the young men who came to apply for the army lined up in long lines, which was even more spectacular than when they were in Penghu.
Thinking about it, it's not that Ding Yunyi's prestige in Taiwan is high, but that since Hongyi arrived, he worked hard to record records. Most people are in poverty. There are very few people like Guo Huaiyi, otherwise they would not be able to do it.
As soon as Hui Guohuai raised his arms and shouted, so many people joined the uprising team.
In addition, Taiwan's harvest has been poor every year in the past two years, which has made the people's livelihood even more difficult. It may not be a good choice to become a soldier. At least you can always have a full stomach.
With this idea, it is not surprising that so many people came.
Ding Yunyi felt a little uneasy, so he called Chen Dong aside and whispered: "Don't recruit too many people, money is needed everywhere now, and there are suddenly so many soldiers serving as food, we can't handle it.
"I know, I have carefully selected." Chen Dong didn't know much about silver, but he was very good at selecting soldiers: "When we were in Penghu, there were only so many people, and the range of choices was limited. It's not big here."
It’s the same. I have selected great young men who are over 18 years old and under 25 years old. After training for a year and a half, everyone can be put to great use.”
Ding Yunyi nodded with satisfaction. Now that the troop source problem has been solved, the plan that he has been considering for a long time and has already begun to implement in Penghu can be carried out.
The Huben Guards are currently mainly composed of naval forces, and also have infantry, but to a greater extent, water and land are mixed together, and they can go wherever they need to go. In this way, compared with the functions of a single military unit, the combat effectiveness will always be reduced.
Now, it is possible to establish a regular navy and army. Future battles will not always take place at sea.
"Have you recruited productive people?" Ding Yunyi asked while thinking about it.
"In one day, more than 300 people were carefully selected, and more than 100 barely qualified people were added to the Daming Ocean Company.,,
"Okay, you are busy here, I will go to see the recruits." Ding Yunyi nodded and walked slowly towards the place where the recruits were gathered.
Once we got there, we only saw a chaotic scene.
Those new recruits who had just been recruited did not know the rules of the military camp. They sat down, stood up and fought, lay down, made loud noises, chatted and boasted, and became a mess.
Wang Wei, who was responsible for temporarily leading the new recruits, was actually smiling and chatting with his companions, paying no attention to the scene in front of him.
"Wang Wei."
"who?"
Wang Wei turned around and saw that it was Ding Yunyi. He was so frightened that he ran over: "Ya Ren." "What kind of soldiers are you bringing?" Ding Yunyi nodded at the new soldiers with a stern face.
"Say something to the adults!" Wang Wei quickly straightened up: "They just came here and don't understand the rules. I thought I would wait for a while and wait for them to adapt first, then I can train them properly!" "Fart, that's nonsense.
!" Ding Yunyi became furious, pointed at Wang Wei's nose and cursed: "From the first day of entering the military camp, everyone is a soldier, and they should abide by the military camp rules! How many days to wait? What are you going to wait for?
When? I think you, the general, have no hope in this life."
"Yes, I understand!" When Liu mentioned what Wang Wei cared about most, he quickly ran back a few steps and loudly shouted to the group of recruits: "Stand up, everyone, stand up for me!"
The new soldiers stood up lazily, and under Wang Wei's order, they lazily lined up again.
Ding Yunyi shook his head repeatedly after seeing this. Where are the soldiers here? They are just a bunch of rabble. Compared with the soldiers recruited from Penghu before, they are completely different.
But if you think about it more carefully, you can't blame Wang Wei and these young people entirely.
When I was in Penghu, my prestige was high, and all the people in Penghu obeyed me, but it was a bit worse in Taiwan. They were ordinary people before, but now they have turned into soldiers to feed themselves. How can they adapt in a short time?
Moreover, Wang Wei himself was born as a prisoner and relied on his fierceness to fight. It was really difficult for him to suddenly lead a group of new soldiers.
I thought about it for a long time. The brothers all had their own responsibilities and were very busy. No one could tell the difference. It would be really hard to find someone to take over Wang Wei's position now.
Suddenly his eyes lit up, and he suddenly remembered two people: Major Swede and Second Lieutenant Mansoura.
Both of these men were serious military officers, especially Major Swede, who led the troops very strictly. On the night of the attack on the city of Relanja, he was unselfish and no one, no matter how familiar he was, could get close to his post.
If you can get these two Hongyi officers to help you train new recruits, that might be a solution.
When he thought of this, he no longer hesitated and hurriedly said to Duan San'er beside him: "Go, go and find Major Swede and Second Lieutenant Mansoura. Tell them that I have a new mission for them and ask them to help lead the troops."