Finally, the silence in the room was broken by Li Mingxun, and Li Mingxun said: "Mr. Shen, I am not trying to target it on purpose, I am really uneasy."

Chen Tingyang sighed and said, "The situation is so corrupt. Who should not scold or die in the court? I am no exception."

"In this way, don't worry about these trivial matters. The court and our community suddenly have their needs. We should work together to fight against the enemy. If you think the court may agree to my conditions, then you will make a charter today. It will be better than the emperor's order. We will be in a hurry and let the Eastern Guard take advantage of it for nothing." Li Mingxun said seriously.

Chen Tingyang nodded slightly. He opened an exquisite map and pointed his finger at the northern end of the Shandong Peninsula, saying, "After Songjin's defeat, the Ming Dynasty's stronghold was only Ningyuan. The court intended to let Zheng Zhilong go north to guard Juehua Island and work with the Denglai Naval Division to defend Shanhaiguan. Mr. had a naval fleet. Originally, the court intended to let Mr. Denglai Governor command. If he advanced to the Liaohai Sea, he would disturb the enemy. If he retreated, he would have no trouble. He just followed the teacher's intention to invade the East. Mr. Weng was interested in leading the 6th division to the ashore?"

After hearing Chen Tingyang's words, Li Mingxun thought to himself that the court had taken a fancy to the navy of the club. He hurriedly said: "The Eastern Barbarians invaded the enemy and pointed at Shandong. The club has two elite soldiers, about 4,000, and are willing to go ashore to detain the enemy. However, the club battalion is a new army, which is quite different from the Ming Dynasty's King's Army. It is difficult for ordinary generals to play their role, not to mention civil officials, so they cannot be controlled by the governor of Denglai."

Chen Tingyang and Chen Youlong's faces changed. If they did not accept command, how could they ensure that this army was used as a prisoner?

Li Mingxun had long been calculating and said: "The community fleet and battalion should fight together with the Ming Dynasty King's Division, but I am the one who decides the military strategy. The community does not need the Ming Dynasty's troops to send troops, nor does it need the Ming Dynasty's supplies to maintain it, so naturally it is not under the command of the Ming Dynasty."

Seeing the two of them in a dilemma, Li Mingxun said: "The community is different from the Ming military system. If the title is about the level of the position, it cannot be compared. If the court really wants to command, then those with outstanding abilities can only be allowed to take charge."

"How to prove that his ability is outstanding?" Chen Youlong asked.

Li Mingxun smiled slightly: "Of course, it depends on the past achievements. From the Ming Dynasty, which civil servant and military general are better than me in killing the enemy. I should be convinced, and Ma Shizhao!"

As he said that, Li Mingxun took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and placed it in front of the two of them, saying, "This is the club's three years of merit in the fight against the enemy in Nuergandusi. Let's take a look and compare it to know if there is a candidate in the court."

Chen Tingyang was a little lucky, but when he saw the first name, he was disgusted - the old slave Changsun, the pseudo-Anping County Prince Du Du.

Although the Prince Anping is not as famous as Abatai and Dorgon, it is also famous. Not to mention anything else, Du Du also served as the banner master. Looking at the achievements of the Ming Dynasty and the Eastern Lu, there are very few officers of the Eastern Lu that were killed by the Ming Dynasty. Although there were also Donglu noble chiefs like Yue Tuo who died in the Ming Dynasty, they died of illness, and the Prince Anping was killed by the battle formation.

"Is this true?" Chen Tingyang always felt unbelievable.

Chen Youlong said, "In recent years, Mingxun has been captured in the northern region, and there are many prisoners to prove it. According to Mingxun, nearly 4,000 prisoners were captured in Ningguta in one war, and Du Du's penalties, seals, etc. were used as evidence. How to fake it?"

Chen Tingyang was even more embarrassed. He really couldn't find any reason. The court didn't have to pay or pay food, and could not provide any impressing generals and governors. How could he let others accept command?

After thinking about it, Chen Tingyang finally found a reason and said, "Mr.'s camp is not controlled by the court. How can he ensure that the people of Shandong are not poisoned?"

Li Mingxun smiled, saying that he was using the military discipline of the army as an excuse. He said: "The thief is like a comb, and the soldiers are like a comb. Which royal army in the Ming Dynasty is not controlled by the ministers? Eunuchs supervising the army, which military discipline is better? Zuo Liangyu or Liu Zeqing?"

Seeing the two adults looking ugly, Li Mingxun said: "But if you don't talk about this, I have also requested it. I hope the court can send an observation envoy to our army and perform the responsibility of supervision!"

"Supervisor?" Chen Youlong asked.

Li Mingxun waved his hand immediately. The Ming army has always had a military supervisor, and rewarded and punished merits and crimes. Most of the time, the military supervisor was the censor, but Emperor Chongzhen became increasingly distrustful of civil officials, so a large number of officials were

Officials appeared in the army to serve as important military supervisors. These military supervisors often restricted the governors' army and governors, and Li Mingxun did not want to ask for trouble.

"It's the observer!" Li Mingxun corrected.

"What is the observer?" Chen Youlong asked, saying, he knew that this was an official position in the Tang Dynasty, but his responsibilities had nothing to do with military affairs, so he naturally knew that they could not be confused.

Li Mingxun clasped his fists and said, "I, Li Mingxun, have no shame to the heavens and the people, but people are fearful. Since ancient times, I have been doing loyalty and righteous things, and have been slandered by others. It would be fine if my club is not commended, but I must not be slandered. Therefore, I set up an observation group in the army, with a total of ten people. No matter officials, scholars, wealthy businessmen, and those who are worried about national affairs and are fair and strict, can come to the army to serve as observers, and it is also easy to tell the world what the club did for and what it did."

Chen Tingyang understood a little bit. Li Mingxun sent troops to fight against the enemy, but he did not do anything for profit, but he took advantage of fame. However, Chen Tingyang did not feel that there was any fault. If there were no real achievements, it would be useless to set up a hundred observers.

"This observer can be sent by the court, or a representative of the gentry, but I have a request that the observation team must be selected among these people!" Li Mingxun took out another piece of paper and placed it in front of Chen Tingyang.

Chen Tingyang took a look and his face changed slightly. There were only seven or eight names on it. They were all eunuchs in the inner court, either hand seals or admirals, and they were all trustworthy people of the emperor. The first name was Wang Chengen, the eunuch who was prosecuted by the Silijian.

"What do you mean?" Chen Tingyang asked in surprise.

Li Mingxun smiled: "I have no other intentions, I just want to go to Datian to listen."

"You can't trust the generals of Denglai?" Chen Tingyang asked again.

Li Mingxun shook his head slightly: "Not only Denglai is the official general, but also the cabinet assistant, I don't believe it at all. I need a pair of emperor's eyes by my side."

"Sir, what I have made is not small," Chen Tingyang said briefly.

Li Mingxun joked: "This is all an open conspiracy, a dignified town. I really don't know if the court is worried that I will kill too many enemies, or the cabinet is worried that I can't deceive the Holy Listen?"

Chen Tingyang sighed and said, "Forget it, forgot, I will tell the emperor about these."

After hearing this, Li Mingxun felt a little confident. Chen Tingyang came on behalf of the emperor, not the court and the cabinet. To put it bluntly, the situation became more corrupt, and the emperor no longer trusted civil servants. If there were no cabinet to make trouble, this matter would probably be accomplished.

"Okay, Lord Shen, since the terms of the emperor have been discussed, it's time for us to talk about it," said Li Mingxun.

Chen Tingyang said: "What can you and me have to talk about?"

Li Mingxun smiled and said, "What you and I talk about is not only a righteous act to save the world and the people, but also a profitable transaction. That is your Shen family's ship!"

"Ship? Please tell me in detail."

Li Mingxun said in detail that it turned out that it was because of the insufficient capacity of the club. The club had been focusing on building a fleet from the beginning. Whether it was heavy gunboats or schooners, they had invested a lot of resources. However, in just three years, there were still few ships under the name of the club, and they could not sacrifice trade convenience for this northbound trip. Even if the navy and shipping departments cooperated fully, the ships drawn could not meet the transportation requirements. You should know that this time, thousands of soldiers needed to be put into the north to ensure their supplies, and to migrate hundreds of thousands of immigrants. The transportation capacity was really insufficient. The most important thing is that it is the north wind season, and it is even more difficult to go north.

To serve hundreds of thousands of people, the grain, cloth and cotton needed is a massive amount. Transportation from north to south is not enough, even if it is invested in all the ships in the community, there is a force like Zheng Zhilong between Guangdong and Guangxi and Jiangnan. If it interferes, it will be more difficult. In this way, not only does it require hiring ships for service, but also cannot hire ordinary people's ships. The Chen Tingyang family has the largest sand ship team in the north. The merchant ships in his family now bear the heavy responsibility of transporting grain for the imperial court. It is considered to be an official supervision and business office. If Zheng Zhilong does not want to break up, he will not cause trouble, and he will not be in vain.

According to Li Mingxun's plan, the community warships and express transport fleets are responsible for military supplies and the transfer of high-value immigrants, while other tasks, such as uncountable amounts of ordinary immigrants, large-scale goods such as grain and cotton, must be handed over to merchant ships, and an organized and capable fleet

, it is Chen Tingyang's sand boat gang.

Li Mingxun took advantage of Chen Tingyang's map and clicked in Taiwan, saying: "Taipei and Budai Ports are owned by the association in Taiwan. I plan to use the ships of the gentry of Guangdong and Guangxi to transport the low-priced grains purchased by Hong Kong from Nanyang and Guangdong to this place. The Sha Shipeng Gang and the community shipping department will transport immigrants from Shandong to Taiwan, and the return trip will transport grains north. The expenses and losses incurred will be borne by our association. How about?"

Chen Tingyang clapped his palms and said, "Yes, I always hear people say that although Mr. Li is just a merchant, his overseas territory is no less than that of a small country in Nanyang. He has long been the king of Sufeng. I want to see it this time."

Chen Youlong also said: "No matter what, this is a good act, and I will let you cooperate. At least Zheng Zhilong dares not act rashly. At worst, I will send an official ship to escort the grain transport ship."

Li Mingxun stood up, bowed respectfully, and said, "So, thank you two sirs."

Chen Tingyang asked, "Mr. Li, when will your club soldiers arrive in Denglai?"

Li Mingxun said: "The community had long been interested in going north to fight the enemy and set up another battlefield. The soldiers, horses, money, grain and ships were ready, and it is expected to arrive before December. (This is 1642, and this year there is leap November, also known as leap winter month, which is very rare and has not appeared for nearly 300 years."

Chen Tingyang calculated the time period briefly, and now there is only one month's deadline. He said: "This time I went south from the Bohai Sea, I saw the schooner of your club since Chongming. It was really fast. Now the north wind is strong. Please send me back to Beijing. How about it?"

Li Mingxun focused on it: "That's natural. I have already selected a brig frigate and waited in Hong Kong. There are still thirty elite soldiers. After arriving at 6 in Tianjin, they will escort the adults to the capital."

After hearing this, Chen Tingyang quickly stood up: "I'm thankful for this. The emperor is still waiting for the news from me. Let's set off today."

The two of them sent Chen Tingyang away and returned to the elegant room. Seeing that Li Mingxun had someone change some light soup, Chen Youlong asked, "Mingxun is so urgent, I will be in Denglai in December, I'm afraid it's not just a military emergency."

"What else?" Li Mingxun asked casually.

Chen Youlong thought for a while: "If the emperor does not allow your conditions, what should you do? There will be no turning back arrows when you draw the bow!"

Li Mingxun smiled and said, "The army will surely be captured when it starts. If the court does not allow it, I will go north to Liaohai, go to Liao to loot first, and then go to Korea to loot. If it is a lot of harvest, it would be fine. If it is not enough to send troops, I am afraid I will still have to settle in Shandong."

"What do you mean?" Chen Youlong asked in surprise.

Li Mingxun smiled and said, "It's not interesting. I just want to say that as a businessman, I can't do business that loses money. Although Shandong is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there are many places that are not controlled by the imperial court today. If the army of the community climbs to the 6th to fight against the enemy and fights with the enemy in a formation, will the king help me or the enemy?"

Chen Youlong could not answer. He also heard his son say that Li Mingxun's camp was trained in Taiwan, and his combat power was not even mentioned. However, his armour and military strength were very strong, with a large army of 4,000 people. In the Central Plains, such an elite force was not controlled by ordinary soldiers. If Li Mingxun's club wanted to force 6, the court would be powerless.

Sijiao Mountain.

Gu Sanmazi stood on the mountain peak and looked out from a distance. Two fleets were rising and falling in the waves. One of them was very familiar with the slender hull, the shark-fin-like slanted sails, and the four-pound copper cannons on the deck, all indicating that this fleet consisting of a frigate and two notification ships belonged to the Tenglong Trading Company.

The other fleet was a little messy, including the lucky ship, the sand ship and various types of sailboats. One of the subordinates suddenly shouted: "San Master, the third master, look, isn't that lucky ship ours? And the two sand ships were all lost at the estuary of the Yangtze River last time."

Gu Sanmazi's face changed slightly, and he nodded: "Let's go and see, I want to hear what that dog traitor Zhao Sandao can say."

Gu Sandao was extremely angry about Zhao Sandao. During this period, the club had a shopping mall in Chongming, and left a squadron in the name of preventing thieves. The commander was Zhao Sandao. The squadron had frigates and notification ships, as well as a large number of fast crabs, which swept away all the water bandits in Chongming area.

Pirates, Gu Sanmazi wanted to rob at the estuary of the Yangtze River several times, but they were ambushed. The two sides fought several times, and Gu Sanmazi completely realized the strength of the community fleet.

Soon, Gu Sanmazi met Zhao Sandao by the beach. There were only seven or eight guards beside Zhao Sandao and two boxes were placed.
Chapter completed!