Li Mingxun and Lin Qian rushed to Dengzhou City. The crowds came and went, and it was very lively. The war and disasters caused gentry from all over Shandong to escape to this only pure land. What the gentry needed was more than just a place to live and two meals a day. Women and entertainment were a must for their lives, and it also gave birth to the strange prosperity in Dengzhou City.

It was approaching the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the streets were crowded with people. Li Mingxun and Lin Qian had to get off the horse. The two broke up in front of the Drum Tower. Lin Qian wanted to go to the office set up by the Immigration Bureau in Dengzhou City, while Li Mingxun just brought a few guards to the Navy Office.

Now that the battle with the Donglu has been transferred from the sea to sixth place, the navy has drawn a large number of people to support or maintain order in the Dengzhou area, the yamen seems a little deserted. Li Mingxun is also familiar with him here, and walked straight in. He saw a man in a white shirt looking at him under the bare willow tree in the courtyard. The young man is slender, fair in skin, and a sword with a waist. He is graceful, but Li Mingxun is not so easy to deceive. He recognized the man as a girl dressed in a man at first sight. However, he was also confused. He was busy with war when he arrived in Denglai, but he never flirted with flowers. Why did this woman stare at him with such malicious intentions? Although she looked handsome, her hands were always pressed on the sword, which made Li Mingxun feel a little uncomfortable.

"Master, something is wrong." Wu Mu reminded Li Mingxun in his ear.

Li Mingxun looked around and found that there were only a few maids around the woman who were dressed as men. She looked serious in dress, but in fact she was just a show. Such guys would not need Wu Mu to take action, and Li Mingxun could deal with seven or eight of them himself.

"Don't cause trouble. Today I'm talking about important matters with General Huang. Don't have any rifts over trivial matters." Li Mingxun whispered and walked straight into the lobby.

Passing through the lobby, Li Mingxun came to Huang Fei's study. After entering, his face changed, because there was not only Huang Fei, the general of the four towns, but also the governor Zeng Ying. You know, Li Mingxun just wanted to find Huang Fei to solve the problem in private, but never thought that Zeng Ying was involved.

Huang Fei looked apologetic, but he didn't want the situation in front of him. Zeng Ying's face was as normal. Seeing Li Mingxun looking around, Zeng Ying said, "Sir Li, don't look anymore. Wang Jianjun and the Jinyiwei people don't know about this."

Li Mingxun rubbed his hands awkwardly and sat on the chair. Zeng Ying smiled and said, "You and I are united in the imperial guards, why do you and I have to avoid me in this matter?"

"It's not to avoid Lord Zeng. I just heard that the court considered that Lord Zeng had made contributions to the imperial captives a few days ago, so he asked Lord Zeng to serve in Nanjing Ministry of War..." Li Mingxun said carefully, his meaning was very clear. You were leaving, and it would be useless to talk to you. However, Huang Fei, the Admiral of the Four Towns of Navy, is already the commander of the highest military force in the north. There is no way to be promoted. Wouldn't it be more stable to talk to him?

"I will be responsible for the day after I was appointed here." Zeng Ying also started to speak out.

Li Mingxun knew that he could not escape Zeng Ying, so he simply showed up and said, "The society went north to the imperial guards, but the court agreed to give the society a foothold..."

Zeng Ying put down the teacup and said indifferently: "Mr. Li said this strangely. The court has always treated you with preferential treatment. The Temple Island Pond is a rare anchorage. The land on Changshan Island can be used at your disposal. Your ship can even enter and exit the water camp at will."

"From my opinion, the place where Lord Li asked for has other purposes, otherwise he would not have wanted to avoid me and do this business with the navy in private." Zeng Ying knocked on the table and said with a smile.

"Since I have said this, I will not hide it anymore. The foothold needed by the community must be completely controlled by the community. It is necessary to build a port terminal, a barracks and castles, and to garrison troops." Li Mingxun said readily.

"Isn't this breaking my territory and taking away my rivers and mountains!" Huang Fei stood up, his face turned red, and he said, "Mr. Li, if I had known that you had this idea, I would never agree to discuss this matter with you!"

"Let's go, listen to what Lord Li said. He is very clear about the situation in the court. Since this is the case, he will be prepared." Zeng Ying said, blocking Huang Fei who was leaving.

"Sir General, I would like to ask, the Nurgandus Department is also the homeland of the Ming Dynasty. Now the community is based on seven or eight out of ten, why don't the court question it?" Li Mingxun asked with a smile.

Zeng Ying and Huang Fei didn't say anything. Speaking of which, the Nuer Gandusi was just a garrison, not the core of the Ming Dynasty, and they didn't feel sorry for losing it. Moreover, even if the court had this intention, it would not be able to do so. The areas under Zeng Ying and Huang Fei were different. Denglaiban was a key coastal defense area. They had to communicate the transportation of the north and south, and protect the capital. They were the ones in their hearts, how could they be ceded to others?

"Nurgandus is not under the jurisdiction of our two people, and it is not the responsibility, so it cannot be compared." Zeng Ying waved her hand and said.

Li Mingxun smiled, stood up, clicked on an island on the map behind Huang Fei, and said, "The only thing the community plans is this island."

Huang Fei and Zeng Ying looked along his fingers and found that the island was not near Shandong at all, but on the east coast of Liaodong. Among the Changshan Islands at the northern end of the Yellow Sea, it was the outermost island called the Ocean Island.

Speaking of which, the Changshan Islands are now under Huang Fei's command, but their scale is completely incomparable to the Dongjiang Town of the year. As Shen Zhikui surrendered to the Donglu, the military and civilians in the Changshan Islands moved to Liaodong, thus becoming the Xushun Gong of the Qing Dynasty. The Changshan Islands were once lost, but fortunately, the Donglu Navy was not strong, and the Ming Dynasty did not want the Donglu to transport troops and food smoothly from North Korea, so it sent troops to recover the Changshan Islands. However, the Changshan Islands now do not have the function of harassing the rear of the Donglu during the Dongjiang Town period, and are just passive defense.

Originally, Huang Fei and the others thought that Li Mingxun would ask for the cedes of the Miao Island Archipelago and even an important city on the peninsula in order to immigrate, but they never thought it would be an irrelevant island overseas. For the Ming Dynasty, let alone a small ocean island, even the Changshan Islands was a waste of food and a pity to abandon.

"What do you want this ocean island to do?" Zeng Ying asked.

Li Mingxun smiled and said, "Didn't you just say that, Lord Zeng."

"Why are you stationing troops on such a remote island? This is not a place where the Eastern Barbarians' troops are touched, and it is not conducive to the immigration of the imperial barbarians. It is difficult for me to understand." Huang Fei was also a little confused.

Zeng Ying stared at the island hanging overseas, and recalled all the information about this island. The current ocean island is under the jurisdiction of the Liao Town Navy, but because it is the farthest from Liaodong, it is not an important area. However, the ocean island is the only island in the Changshan Islands that does not freeze in winter. The horseshoe-shaped Taiping Bay goes deep into the island from northwest to southeast, and can avoid the northeast and southwest winds. It is considered a good harbor. Therefore, in addition to dozens of fishermen, there are also hundreds of garrisons on the ocean island.

Obviously, Li Mingxun is interested in the unfrozen port and Taiping Bay on the ocean island. In addition, it is the excellent geographical advantage. It is lonely overseas and has a rugged terrain. If forts and forts are built on it, it is equipped with artillery and some troops, it is enough to withstand the siege of ten times the force. The Donglu has always been weak in the navy. As long as a few gunboats are stationed, the Donglu can throw itself into a jeopardy. However, all of this advantage is in defense, and none of them can reflect the attack on the Donglu. In this way, Li Mingxun is already making the worst plan. He no longer has hope for the war on the Big 6, and just wants to retreat overseas to facilitate the situation in the 6th place in the future.

Zeng Ying, who realized this, looked extremely ugly and her eyes were already red. He choked and asked, "Mr. Li, has the situation been corrupted to such a point?"

Li Mingxun would not tell Zeng Ying that the Ming Dynasty's life span had entered the countdown, and it would be destroyed in more than a year, because no one would believe it. During this period, he had considered many factors. Unless the troops led by Abatai could be completely eliminated, the strength comparison between the Ming and Qing dynasties would not have a real change, and he would be unable to deal with the threat from Li Zicheng's peasant army.

The actual situation is that neither the Ming Dynasty nor the community has this strength. Now the remaining military forces of the Ming Dynasty are either guarding against bandits and Eastern Armies in the Huaihe River area, or defending the capital in the capital, and they cannot even combine them. What's more important is that they do not have the courage to challenge the East Armies. The fate of the Ming Dynasty has entered a dead end and is no longer controlled by the community. Unless the community has more than 50,000 elite 6 troops at this time, it will be impossible to change the situation of the major 6.

Since everything in front of us has been destined by fate, we can only consider it in the long run. Even if the Qing Dynasty entered the pass and quickly advanced the war to the southeast coast, considering the harassment of the rear of the Donglu and exerting influence on North Korea, it is essential to retain a stronghold in the north. However, this stronghold must be easy to defend and cannot consume too much resources. With these two limitations, only the ocean islands in the north are in line with it.

The Ocean Island has an essential element of defense fortresses that is nearly perfect, a perfect shelter anchorage, a freezing port, a complex and narrow terrain, keeps a distance from the core area, has fresh water, and is rich in fishery. If you consider the water power of the Qing Dynasty, the club only needs to build castles on the island, station hundreds of people, and equip a small fleet, which is enough to defend.

The geographical location of the ocean island is also very good. To the east, you can go directly into the Liaodong Peninsula and to the west, it directly points to the Hanjiang Plain in the core area of ​​North Korea. It is not far from the Shandong Peninsula. It has an ocean island. When the community retreats, it can station on the island to maintain its influence on Liaodong, Shandong and North Korea. If it advances, it will never have peace in the coastline of the northern region.

Li Mingxun could not answer Zeng Ying's question, so he could only choose to avoid it. He said: "Two sirs, the club cannot always put its main forces into the bottomless pit of the northern battlefield. In fact, the club faces many threats, and the resources are limited after all. After the Donglu retreats, we will also withdraw. However, once the Donglu invades again, the club will stand with the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, in addition to the Immigration Bureau and other offices in Denglai, the club needs an autonomous port."

"But you know, the court will not agree to hand over the coastal defense land to others. Lord Li, I want to remind you that the situation in the court is very complicated and not everyone welcomes you." Zeng Ying said.

Li Mingxun nodded slightly. He naturally understood that this time he went north to the imperial guards and migrated refugees was ultimately a cooperation between the community and the Emperor Ming Dynasty. In order to reach an agreement, the emperor once avoided the cabinet. After all, in the eyes of the group of Donglins, the name and identity of the community could not be accepted by them. Consecutive victory could make those guys shut up, but the Donglu would eventually leave, and the war would always stop, and the matter of killing the donkey was to be removed. Shameless scholars were always skillful and high-sounding. Even if Zeng Ying and Huang Fei were for their own black hats, they were not willing to be too deeply involved with the community. Moreover, the location of the Ocean Island was not related to the imperial guards.

"Actually, this is not difficult. As long as you are willing, or you only need to turn a blind eye to the two, you can operate it and there will be no adverse effects on you!" Li Mingxun said.

Zeng Ying glanced at Li Mingxun and understood: "It turns out that you have a constitution. Let's listen. If it's true as you said, what if I give you this convenience? Even if I would like to thank you for millions of people in Denglai."

Li Mingxun smiled. During this period, he focused on the detachment of the captives and had many good relations with the generals of the governor of Denglai. This time, he did see results. He said: "It's actually very simple. In the battle of Laizhou Bay, the main force of the Donglu Navy came from North Korea. The Donglu climbed 6 from Laizhou Bay and directly occupied Laizhou. Isn't it said that the Donglu can climb 6 in Tianjin or any place in Shandong in the future, and the generals near the capital will never have peace."

"What you mean is to ced the Ocean Island in the name of the North Korean navy. This reason is somewhat reasonable, but it only needs to be supported by the cabinet." Zeng Ying said.

This is simple, but it is actually impossible. Li Mingxun first humiliated Hou Fangyu and others, and then avoided the cooperation between the cabinet and the emperor. If the cabinet does not cause trouble for the community, it means that Li Mingxun's ancestral tomb is smoking. How could he support this proposal?

Li Mingxun shook his head: "I don't have that kind of fantasy. Two sirs, I mean, the ocean island is still yours, but in the name of the Korean navy, Den Lai made plans to expand the port and dock on the ocean island and build artillery towers. All designs, funds, resources and manpower are the responsibility of the society. At some appropriate time in the future, the court can hand over the ocean island to the society."

"When?" Huang Fei asked.

Li Mingxun shook his head slightly: "It's not to say, it's not to say."

Zeng Ying held Huang Fei's hand, and he understood what Li Mingxun meant. To put it bluntly, it was that the club paid money and fortified the ocean island in the name of the court. As for the appropriate time Li Mingxun said, it was naturally when the ocean island could not be defended. Zeng Ying didn't know why Li Mingxun was so sure, but at present, all this was beneficial to the Ming Dynasty and would not be caught. Zeng Ying felt that it could be operated.
Chapter completed!