The small Jinshanwei is located on the north side of Hangzhou Bay. The delta in the sea to the north blocks the north wind, rather than the impact of the terrain, which creates several deeper Haiou, so that large ships such as the White Shark can be parked. There are several towns near the Jinshanwei, which facilitates the supply of Li Mingxun's fleet. It is precisely the favorable conditions here that Lin Shizhang arranged the mooring point of the fleet at Jinshanwei.

Of course, the military camp of the Susong militia is also in Jinshanwei, which also means restraining.

After the fleet arrived, Li Mingxun did not enter the Kingsoft Acropolis. Although the ward had a six-kilometer-around wall and was not small in size, in order to prevent conflicts with local people, Li Mingxun arranged for soldiers to camp on the beach, and sailors took turns to rest ashore. There was no order to leave the camp. Li Mingxun was also living in the command room of the White Shark and did not step into the Kingsoft Acropolis.

During this period, the Jinshan Vanguard and the Susong militia sent people to come a few times. Li Mingxun sent people to entertain warmly, but did not contact him. His attitude was very firm and he only contacted Lin Shizhang for the fight.

Suzhou City, Moon Watching Tower.

The gentry gathered here again in Susong, with a few more people than before, but everyone looked bad and treated everyone well. Sun Dayan, who had been a little unbearable, asked: "Master Lin, what does this mean by Li Mingxun's rushing forward and delaying the war?"

Lin Shizhang smiled slightly, and before he could speak, Sun Dayan stood up, looked around for a while, and said, "Is it possible that this guy brought more than a dozen gunboats and had other thoughts, thinking that he could threaten us?"

"The threat is not to be said, but it is real to show your strength. If you don't get ashore for a long time, you may be waiting for a price." Another gentry said.

Lin Shizhang smiled and clapped his hands: "Don't be suspicious either. Storekeeper Li is an old friend of mine. In fact, it is a good thing for us to be strong. As for his purpose, I can't say it. I have invited Xu Changxing and Xu to come. If you have anything to say, please ask him."

As he was speaking, Xu Changxing went up to the second floor and after showing his salute, he sat on the chair. Sun Dayan smiled coldly: "I am another merchant who is jealous of money."

Xu Changxing seemed to have not heard it, and smiled and said nothing. Lin Shizhang asked: "Shopkeeper Xu, Mr. Li has been to Jinshanwei for seven or eight days. I think the troops have been resting and recuperating. I don't know when to enter the fight. If it delays, there will be a change."

Xu Changxing said: "The pirates of Chongming are just Er'er, and I think they can't make any big waves. Don't say that with the assistance of the militia and Zhoushan Navy, even if there is no, the club can attack alone and eliminate the bandits!"

"The big talk is so loud, why don't you see your boss take the initiative?" Sun Dayan said coldly.

Xu Changxing laughed: "As the saying goes, before the troops arrive, food and grass, you promised my boss to send troops to 200,000 Songjiang silver, but now you have not seen a penny of silver."

Sun Dayan was immediately furious and slapped the table: "I took money and eliminate disasters. I didn't move any soldiers but wanted 200,000 silver patterns, which was a delusion!"

Xu Changxing was not angry at all: "Everyone, in order to eliminate the pirates, our club dispatched two large plywood ships, four sledge sledge sledge 8 sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sledge sled

"Rareless!" Sun Dayan's old face turned red and he shouted.

But the rest laughed. When the group training was just started, there were some differences on the issue of 200,000 yuan in salary. At that time, the militia group had become a large scale. Everyone thought that they could wipe out the Chongming thieves, at least not entirely relying on Li Mingxun. The 200,000 yuan should be discussed again. Sun Dayan even proposed to find a reason not to give it, and that reason was what Xu Changxing said today.

Lin Shizhang smiled slightly, and as he watched the two of them argue, he understood in his heart that Li Mingxun did not go ashore just to negotiate conditions, and the conditions were more than 200,000 silver. This time, he entered the suppression of Chongming pirates, militia, garrison and navy all participated in the war. In addition, Li Mingxun's fleet was really chaotic. How to organize and command was not agreed in advance, it would definitely be a mess.

"Okay, okay, don't argue over some trivial matters." Lin Shizhang knocked on the table and said, "Let's do this, I will make the decision for everyone, and advance 50,000 taels as the cost of sending troops. How about it?"

After hearing this, Sun Dayan wanted to tell the truth, but was stopped by others. After all, although this militia was prepared by everyone, the one who built the relationship with Nanjing and suppressed local officials was Lin Shizhang. Now this is for everyone, and he can still make a decision of 50,000 taels.

Xu Changxing nodded slightly and said, "Since Mr. Lin is so generous, the club naturally dare not be arrogant. When I came, the shopkeeper said that we are willing to compromise."

"How to compromise?" Lin Shizhang asked with interest.

Xu Changxing said: "The army is outside, and it is difficult to supply, and it requires a huge amount of rice, grain, salt and vegetables. If you are willing to provide help, the club is willing to purchase military supplies from you, which can be bartered or offset the cost of sending troops."

Now everyone's interest was stirred up. To put it bluntly, everyone could transport the rice, grain and materials in their hands to Jinshanwei. After agreeing on the price, they could directly obtain real money and silver from the militia, and directly put the money needed by the militia into their own hands. For a moment, someone shouted: "Shopkeeper Xu, go back and tell Mr. Li that I will take all the food for your two thousand people."

"How can you be good at this!"

"Yes, my hometown is Huating, the closest to it."

Lin Shizhang's face was a little cold for a moment. On the surface, he was taking advantage of the Jinshanwei to do some business, but in fact it was a differentiation strategy. For the sake of 150,000 taels of commercial goods, everyone had already begun to attack each other. How could they join forces to suppress Li Mingxun in the future?

"What a good method, I'm using the silver of the militia to divide the militia into the militia." Gu Yanwu, who was watching from the side, felt a ripples in his heart.

"Okay, okay, let's be quiet. Mr. Li has put the meat on the plate, so what's the difference? If you continue to argue, the cooked duck will fly. Let's do the serious business first." Lin Shizhang couldn't stand it, so he knocked on the table and shouted.

After finally calming down, Lin Shizhang said: "Since the cost of sending troops has been set, let's discuss the matter of suppressing the thieves. Who is the main person to suppress the thieves, who is the second best, and how to march and set up the formation. Mr. Li has something to let you send it?"

Xu Changxing laughed: "Mr. Lin was joking. I am just a merchant and I don't understand marching and fighting. I'm afraid there will be many mistakes in making me pass the message. Don't say I don't understand, who knows the soldiers?"

"What do you mean?" Lin Shizhang asked coldly.

Xu Changxing said: "Actually, it's not interesting. The boss's intention is to do something about military affairs. Don't interfere. As far as I know, this time when the fight was launched, the war soldiers were mainly Su Song militia, and the Caojiang Admiral Yamen guerrilla Qi Dazhi was in charge of the army, while the navy was commanded by General Huang Binqing, the general of Zhoushan ginseng general, and the garrison troops were controlled by them. In addition, the water forces of the community were in charge, so there were five battles in the battle, which was not subordinate to each other, which was really chaotic. Now no one has decided to make a decision, so he could only wait for the commanders of each army to gather and discuss countermeasures."

Everyone's expressions were ugly. In fact, this time the militia was the main force and military expenditure was paid. However, among the gentry, there was no one who knew the military, so they could only let Gu Yanwu go out, but they were just supervising the war. But in fact, whether it was the Admiral Cao Jiang, the Chengyi Bo Liu Kongzhao, or some civil servants in Nanjing, they were willing to restrain this matter, but each family did not want to make wedding dresses for others, nor did they want to lose the power of the militia, so they refused, causing the situation today.

The people present also understood what Xu Changxing conveyed: Let’s discuss the war, so don’t get involved in you.

Lin Shizhang sighed helplessly: "Let's deal with it like this. In two days, the commanders of each army will go to Jinshanwei. We will send Yanwu Supervisor to contact all parties."

Gu Yanwu stood up when he heard his name, Xu Changxing stood up and bowed and said, "Since that's the case, please ask Mr. Gu to go with me to Jinshanwei to plan this matter."

Chongming, Nansha.

The cold northeastern wind blew across the dilapidated fishing boat, making a whimpering sound, like ghosts and wolves howling. Zhao Sandao shook and rubbed the fishing boat, allowing the rotten fishing boat to approach the sand dunes.

The water surface in front of him made him familiar and unfamiliar. He said that he was familiar because this was the place where he grew up. If he said that he was unfamiliar, it was because of the changing terrain of Chongming. Chongming Island, as the impact island at the mouth of the Yangtze River, has been changing continuously since its birth. Every summer and autumn, the silted mud and sand will form new islands, and in winter, the seawater will cause some sandbanks to disappear. The waterway here is changing every day. The waterway that could have taken the big ship may even be stranded in a few days.

Not to mention the other side, Chongming County alone has three destructions and three constructions.

The late Ming Dynasty was the fastest expansion of Chongming Island. In the year when the Ming Dynasty fell, the prototype of Chongming Island was born and officially became the slepting silkworm at the estuary of the Yangtze River. At this time, Chongming was still dozens of sandbanks of all sizes, and the Nansha and the islands where Chongming County is located are not connected.

At this time, Chongming County had a population of tens of thousands, and the cotton planted here was also an important source of raw materials for Songjiang cloth. However, there were many pirates hidden in the sandbars that appeared and disappeared from time to time. Here, there was no obvious difference between fishermen and pirates.

Zhao Sandao found an uninhabited beach and abandoned the boat. He was wearing a thick and tattered cotton jacket and carrying a fish basket with a few fish and shrimps inside. There was also a worn-out long knife hanging on his dirty belt, and there was a bulging back. There seemed to be some guys. This kind of dress was extremely common on Chongming Island.

Nansha is the base camp of Chongming pirates. In other areas of Chongming, pirates have to take into account the government. Here, the island is almost full of pirates and their relatives. Nansha has been formed for a long time and covers a vast area and has long formed a town. Zhao Sandao carried a fish basket and walked through the busy street, entered a remote alley, walked to an uninhabited courtyard, threw the basket in his hand, and waited for a while, but he didn't respond before climbing into the wall.

The yard has been abandoned, and all the things that can be dismantled have been removed. The chicken cage is open and full of spider webs. Zhao Sandao kicked over the chicken cage and dug a cloth bag from under the two blue bricks below, with scattered gold and silver and some decorations inside, worth only 2300 taels. This is the entire income of being a pirate leader in half of his life. Compared with the present, he is not even as much as a month's income.

Zhao Sandao collected the private wealth of the first half of his life, sat cross-legged on the ground, with a long sword in his hand, and waited quietly. In the afternoon, the sky was already dim and noisy sounds came from outside, as if someone was drunk, and the sound quickly disappeared. Several people walked in and tied a middle-aged man with a dark skin, with a messy head casually wrapped in yellow cloth, but this man was described as fierce, Kong Wu was extraordinary.

The pirate collar and Zhao Sandao, who was sitting on the ground, looked at each other, and both of them were slightly stunned.

"I didn't expect that the traitor who betrayed Brother Chongming was you, Gu Zhong!" Zhao Sandao said in surprise.

Gu Zhong laughed: "I didn't expect that you, Zhao Sandao, will be among the evil people who work together with the government to wipe out the Chongming Township Party!"

This Gu Zhong is the most powerful pirate among the Chongming pirates. In terms of the number of people, it is probably unattainable. After all, Gu Zhong is a native of Chongming. He had been a member of the Chongming Party in his early years and was considered a senior among the pirates. He was very brave. He led the pirates to go upstream several times, attacking the cities along the river, and besieged Chongming County several times. At that time, Zhao Sandao and Gu Zhong had some rifts, so he defected to Gu Sanmazi. It was just a fate to make people feel bad. Now the two have become partners.

"I have already joined the Caojiang Admiral's Office. The government has agreed to give me the official position of a thousand households. What are your trading company doing if you have a strife?" Gu Zhong asked.

Zhao Sandao smiled: "The big shopkeeper naturally has the big shopkeeper's considerations, so how can you understand? Why, you only focus on your official position and status, and don't even take real money and silver seriously?"

Gu Zhong's face changed slightly. The reason why he came here was for the 3,000 taels of silver that Li Mingxun promised. He just didn't know what Li Mingxun wanted to do, but he thought that the 3,000 taels of silver would not be so easy to get. And when he succeeded anyway, he would have to be neighbors with Tenglong Trading Company in Chongming. At this time, he would be more close to him and facilitate future cooperation.

"You give me the strength and information you have received from each family first, and then talk about the rest of the matter." Zhao Sandao said.

Gu Zhong smiled: "If you want to know this, follow me. Each family has received news of the government's attack. The leader has arrived. You can see with your own eyes that it is better than listening to me."
Chapter completed!