"The abandoned Penghu Fortress needs to be renovated."
Ding Yunyi had his own plan: "Although the Hongyi were defeated by the Ming Dynasty, their persistent tactics in Penghu had merits. They were assisted by ships from the outside, and bombarded by Fenggui city shore artillery from the inside. The internal and external forces formed a cross
The firepower is extremely fierce. It took a lot of effort for the navy of the Ming Dynasty to defeat the Hongyi. My idea is to renovate the Fenggui City built by the Hongyi, the stone city that my Ming Dynasty used to fight against, and then build it in the Mazu Temple of Magong.
Then set up a stronghold. Once your custom-made ships arrive, you can form a force of firepower from all sides of the sea and land to defend Penghu, making every move possible, enough to hold on for a long time against strong enemies."
Cai Jiuzhou listened carefully to what he said, and suddenly said: "Inspection Ding, the method is a good one. If we really follow this idea, Penghu will definitely become a dangerous place. Not to mention pirates, it will be a large-scale invasion by red barbarians."
, but we can’t. But...but...where do the guns come from?"
One sentence made Ding Yunyi confused.
Yes, where can we get the cannons? The core of this strategy of defending against enemies on all sides by sea and land is to place enough cannons in Fenggui City, Shicheng, and Magong, and then rely on the cannons on ships at sea for joint defense.
Without guns, everything is just talk.
Where can I get cannons? This is a lot of money. Besides, I am a patrol inspector as big as sesame seeds and mung beans. What qualifications do I have to buy cannons? If the court finds out, the higher-ups may think that I am going to rebel. Back off.
Speaking of Wanbu, even if you have the cannon, where will you find the matching gunner?
As soon as these thoughts came to his mind, Ding Yunyi began to realize that his plan to defend himself from enemies on all sides was a bit fanciful.
The method is good, but without money or rights, everything is just an illusion.
Seeing Inspector Ding's troubled face, Cai Jiuzhou suggested: "It's better to use the limited money to renovate Fenggui City. When I buy ships, I will buy two more Franco cannons. There is Fenggui City."
There, some amount of it will work."
When things came to this, this was the only way to do it. Ding Yunyi nodded helplessly.
Silver, silver. Once you have a large amount of silver, everything will be easier. The wealth you get from Oniomaru is only enough to build a new ship, so you can't do anything anymore.
"Inspector Ding." Sensing Ding Yunyi's displeasure, Qin Yun, who remained silent on the side, said seriously: "I know Inspector Ding is very anxious and wishes he could build Penghu into an iron-clad building immediately, but things cannot be rushed.
You have to do it slowly. There are two things that need to be done most urgently right now.”
Ding Yunyi turned his attention to Qin Jieyuan and heard Qin Yun say: "The first thing is to divide the money again. Although Fujian Governor Zou Weilian is a good friend of his commander Ding Junwu, things in the officialdom are not the same.
The governor can do whatever he says..."
Ding Yunyi immediately understood what he meant. Qin Yun wanted him to use money to bribe powerful officials.
The brothers had sacrificed their lives for all this money, and it was given to those corrupt officials for nothing. I was really reluctant to do so. But what could I do? The atmosphere in the officialdom was such that if you wanted to keep yourself clean, you would be regarded as a different person and be hit hard.
After thinking this through, Ding Yunyi reluctantly nodded.
Qin Yun went on to say: "When those officials get the money and everyone says good things about the inspection, things will be easier for us. I think we can leave this matter to Xie Xuan. He has many friends with those officials.
The exchanges bring both face and money, and the inspection can be considered to be able to hold its own in Penghu."
"You decide how much money you want. Here, I'll give you as much as you want!" Ding Yunyi said fiercely.
Qin Yun and Cai Jiuzhou looked at each other and smiled, and Qin Yun continued: "The second problem is the manpower problem. We have only these people in Penghu. It is not enough. We have to find foreign aid, especially when patrolling and defending against enemies on all sides.
The plan cannot be realized for the time being. We defeated Hitachi Gongyaota and Kiohmaru one after another. While our reputation has increased, we will inevitably be frightened and jealous by other pirates, and even attract Hong Yi. Just by relying on
We ourselves are not very safe."
Ding Yunyi nodded slightly.
He defeated the pirates twice, almost all by himself, and a large proportion of luck was involved, but it can't always be like this?
"Speaking of foreign aid, I think of two people." Cai Jiuzhou suddenly said: "One is named Zhang Xianxuan. He is only 21 years old this year. His ancestors were all pirates. The big pirate Liu Xiang wants to recruit him.
His father, Zhang Baotai, joined the group, but Zhang Baotai despised Liu Xiang and refused. As a result, Liu Xiang made a sneak attack and Zhang Baotai was defeated and died. Zhang Xianxuan was only nineteen years old at that time, and he managed to break out of the siege on a boat, which Liu Xiang also thought was the best in his life.
The fierce people I met.”
"Where is he now?" Ding Yunyi suddenly became interested.
"After Zhang Xianxuan escaped, he hated Liu Xiang deeply. He drove a boat with about 20 brothers to travel alone. He did not rob others, but specifically attacked Liu Xiang's lone boat, killing many of Liu Xiang.
Although Liu Xiang is angry, he has been unable to do anything about him in the past two years." When Cai Jiuzhou said this, he lowered his voice and said:
"This time he came to Quanzhou last year, found me, asked me for a small favor, and later became my brother. I know where he is."
"Okay!" Ding Yunyi was overjoyed: "You can find a way to help me find him. If he is willing to help me, I will deal with Liu Xiang with him!"
Cai Jiuzhou nodded in agreement: "There is another person who is very important. He is also a pirate, and he only has one arm, but no one is afraid of him on the sea, even if Liu Xiang and Zheng Zhilong, who was a pirate at that time, meet him
, you should also say hello politely."
"Oh, there are such people?" Ding Yunyi became very interested.
What kind of pirates are even afraid of Liu Xiang and Zheng Zhilong?
"An arm?" Qin Yun's expression changed: "Could Brother Cai be talking about 'Pirate Lord' Ye Dahai?"
"It's this person!" Cai Jiuzhou nodded seriously.
Ding Yunyi was confused. What "pirate prince"? Who is Ye Dahai?
Cai Jiuzhou felt a little strange: "Hasn't Inspector Ding heard of the name 'Pirate Lord'?"
Ding Yunyi shook his head in confusion.
How many days have I been here? How many people can I recognize? I don't recognize most of these pirates who roam the sea. Even if they stand in front of me, I can't name them.
But this name sounds interesting. Is this Ye Dahai still the Marquis among pirates?
"This man is known as the Marquis among pirates." Cai Jiuzhou's words confirmed Ding Yunyi's guess: "Although this person is not conferred by the imperial court, among pirates it is far more useful than the official position conferred by the imperial court."