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Chapter 179: Set fire to the mountain, Chen Daniu changed!

Before Wei Yuan went on the expedition, Zhao Zhen issued orders to the Ministry of Industry and the Ordnance Bureau at the same time.

Work together to build three hundred warships.

The Ministry of Industry, headed by Haizhong, had secured quotas for two hundred warships. His purpose was to sell Wei Yuan well.

The Ordnance Bureau has always been the most money-losing department in the Great Zhou Dynasty. To supervise the construction of hundreds of warships, it still needs to wait for the Ministry of Accounts to allocate funds. The process alone takes about ten days and a half.

It is estimated that it is only half built at this time.

There are two hundred warships from the Ministry of Industry, which are actually enough for Wei Yuan to use.

However, if he wanted to build a naval army, he believed that at least thousands of warships would be needed.

In the two Zhejiang and Southeast areas, there are old warships that have been laid aside for a long time. They have been renovated and refurbished, but they are not unusable.

Putting it all together, plus the warships manufactured by the Ministry of Industry and the Bureau of Ordnance, there can be about six to seven hundred ships, enough for a navy.

"That was not what I meant."

When he saw Wei Yuan getting up and about to leave, he quickly stopped him: "Wait a minute, wait a minute!"

Wei Yuan put down the tea cup, looked at Jiang Ji, the personal guard guarding the door, and ordered:
"Tell Chen Yuanzhi that Japanese pirates and bandits inside and outside Haizhou City will be killed without mercy."

As long as the naval force is built, Wei Yuan will be able to speak in terms of shipping in the future no matter where he is.

This indicates that there will be no need to give money to Japanese pirates in the future.

As soon as these words came out, Hai Qing was immediately startled.

After all, Zhao Zhen didn't trust anyone but Wei Yuan when it came to military training.

But if you don’t become a master, you don’t know the hardships of being a master.

In fact, it's not just the Hai family who is doing this.

Most of the Japanese pirates entrenched in Haizhou are Dazhou bandits disguised as bandits.

"Furthermore, Lord Hai Zhonghai doesn't know about your collusion with Japanese pirates, right?"

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Has the Hai family master figured it out?"

a long time.

Hai Qing looked embarrassed.

Once the navy is established, it must be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and Wei Yuan is the minister of the Ministry of War.

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Wei Yuan laughed and said, "That's right. From now on, the Weihai family will advance and retreat together, and share honor and disgrace."

Wei Yuan sat on the chair again and drank tea leisurely.

The Haizhong housekeeper is extremely strict. Considering the family background of the Hai family, colluding with Japanese pirates is absolutely not allowed.

According to the information from the Imperial City Division, Haizhong did not know about the fact that the Hai family gave taels of silver to the Japanese pirates every year.

Wei Yuan stood up suddenly, put his hands behind his back, and said impatiently:
"Master Hai, by being able to sit here and talk to you today, I am giving you face. I hope you will not be ignorant."

"By the way, if you encounter a Cao Clan ship in the future, you, the Hai family, will help you if you can."

Many clans along the coast gave money to Japanese pirates in order not to be invaded by them.

"Every autumn, the account books will be sent to Uncle Zhongyong's house for you to read in person."

"Your Hai family gives so much silver to the Japanese pirates every year, it will become a weapon to kill my people of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Furthermore, when the time is right, it is not impossible for Wei Yuan to go to Zha Zi and move the navy to the command of Ma Junsi.

The support you will receive from the court in the future will be extraordinary.

Hearing this, Jiang Ji bowed deeply and said, "No!"

After saying these words, Wei Yuan left the Hai family.

"Those who have an affair with Japanese pirates will be punished as collaborating with the enemy and treason."

Now that the imperial court wants to pacify the Japanese, it is a good thing for them.

Hai Qing sat on the chair dejectedly, not knowing what he was thinking.

Naturally, they rushed to donate money and let the Ministry of Industry build ships.

Hai Zhong's cousin Hai Qing was also helpless.

For him, the biggest benefit is not money, but being tied to the famous Qingliu family, the Hai family.

It can also be regarded as a gesture of goodwill to the commander who leads the troops to the southeast.

"To tell you the truth, every time a soldier died during the suppression of the Japanese army, there was 'credit' from your Hai family behind it!"

"I mean, without the help of me, Heidegger, these two hundred warships would not have been built so quickly."

"Master Hai, this is what I have said. With just a cup of tea, I will achieve results."

Hai Qing frowned.

Jiang Ji sighed, "Okay, 20%, just 20%!"

After a while, Hai Chaoyun came towards him. Seeing that his uncle was unhappy, he asked:

"But Uncle Zhongyong is giving you a hard time? How about my niece write a letter to her father and copy it?"

Hai Qing quickly shook his head and said: "No!"

After a pause, he said seriously:

"In the future, we will need to rely more on this loyal uncle to help our Hai family's business."

To be honest, if there is no Hai family second room lineage.

It is impossible for Haijia Dafang to maintain its respectability in the capital.

Even if you are a very popular minister, you need a lot of money.

Bao Xiaosu still lives in Kaifeng Mansion Yamen.

Their Bao family has no money to buy a house in the capital.

Wei Yuan once tried to give the Bao family a house, neither big nor small. If no one from the Bao family became an official in Beijing in the future, at least they could still live in the capital.

As long as you stay in the capital, there are unlimited hopes and possibilities.

Most of the time, some lower-ranking Beijing officials, unless they are corrupt and bend the law, cannot afford to buy a house just relying on the salary provided by the court.

If you want to avoid corruption and maintain your dignity, you can only have your own business like the Sheng family and the Hai family.

This highlights the benefits of being noble.

Officials directly connected to them are not allowed to engage in business. I am talking about scholar-bureaucrats, not martial artists. Wei Yuan can do business blatantly and seriously.

Of course, this is also a point where civil servants despise Wu Xun.

But having said that, those civil servants who live a glamorous life on the surface, privately, some are not colluding with officials and businessmen, hoping that side branches of the family can use their power to make some money.

And then improve your life?

Only some wealthy families who have no ability need to engage in corruption to get money.

Therefore, Wei Yuan sometimes keeps saying that all clear and turbid flows are quite obscene.

Qingliu, in particular, does not appear to be involved in corruption or bribery, but there are people from the Qing family who are engaged in business.

Even Han Zhang is not exempt from vulgarity.

On weekdays, Han Zhang said that he came from a poor family, a shitty poor family, and that his father was a member of the Third Division of Yitong in Kaifu.

His father's younger brother is the richest man in Xiangzhou.

I went to Xiangzhou and asked around, who is richer than the Han family?
One thing in front of others and another behind his back. There are clan members behind him holding the money bag. Of course, he can act as an upright official as if nothing has happened.

Nowadays, those high-ranking officials in the court, including Wang Anshi, who claim to be clean-blooded people, go back three generations and find out that if their ancestors were not officials or businessmen, Wei Yuan could take off his head and play it as a ball for them.

This has been the case throughout all dynasties! It is the past dynasties!

Therefore, no one should criticize anyone, and if you work hard as an official, everyone will naturally be able to live in peace with each other. If they really break up and fight to the death, who doesn't have any dirty information about each other?

Why did Wei Yuan dare to rip off Hai's family?

That's because, after checking the three generations up to the Wei family, they all turned out to be poor.

He is a bachelor, he has enough to eat for himself and the whole family is not hungry, and he is the first generation of powerful Wei family, what should he be afraid of?
When Wei Yuan returned to his residence in the city defense camp, Jiang Ji asked:

"Apart from the Hai family, all clan merchants who have affairs with Japanese pirates must be investigated strictly?"

"After what happened to the Hai family, I thought that the local merchants were going to give you a favor, Commander Wei."

He always showed to Wei Yuan that he was very smart, intentionally or unintentionally.

The more he behaves like this, the easier it is for Wei Yuan to worry.
"Except for the Hai family, just deal with the rest in accordance with the law. Control all the merchant clans who have affairs with the Japanese pirates, and send their names to the local Imperial City Department, who will present them to His Majesty."

Wei Yuan's purpose of doing this is simple.

He has already earned the Hai family's money.

As for some local petty profits in Haizhou, he doesn't want them.

Whether they want to ransack their homes depends on the wishes of the court and Zhao Zhen.

You can't just let yourself make all the money. The royal family and the court won't get a share, right?
That would be a taboo.

Jiang Ji bowed deeply, then left here and went outside the city to tell Chen Daniu and others what Wei Yuan meant.

With the assistance of the local Imperial City Division, the scouts have discovered several Japanese pirate dens.

They are all located in the deep mountains and old forests near the coast, forming their own villages.

They usually make a living by going to sea or on land by robbing homes and homes.

The scale is small, with the smallest one having only a dozen people.

The largest one only has about three to four hundred people.

The Hai family gave money to the Japanese pirates every year, and it was not limited to the coastal areas of Haizhou.

To deal with such a small number of Japanese pirates, Wei Yuan did not need to take action personally, Chen Daniu could do it alone.

He wanted Chen Daniu to earn more credit.

Apart from Xu Changzhi, Chen Daniu and Lin Zhaoyuan are the people Wei Yuan feels most at ease with.

After receiving Wei Yuan's general order, Chen Daniu led 2,000 soldiers to fight against the Japanese pirates without saying a word.

He originally thought that what awaited him would be a fierce battle.

The largest Japanese pirates were in a village among the mountains.

This place is very close to the sea, and it only takes three-quarters of an hour to walk.

When they came to the village, many soldiers took the initiative to ask for help.
"General, you brought the last general from Daizhou. What are you talking about? You have to give the last battle to the last one!"

"General, use the lowest general. In one hour at most, the last general will destroy this village!"

"General, the last general is willing to go!"

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Chen Daniu was unmoved when he heard their voices.

At this time, it is spring, the sky is dry and things are dry, and catkins are flying.

Set up camp among the mountains.

Wouldn't it be easier if a fire burned all the mountains on both sides?

The more Chen Daniu thought about it, the more excited he became, and said: "No! Set the mountain on fire!"

Burn the mountain?

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of all the soldiers suddenly lit up. In this way, wouldn't those Japanese pirates hiding in the mountains become ducks waiting to be roasted?

The soldier who came from Daizhou frowned and said:
"General. Commander Wei said that the use of fire was unknown. You burned food outside the customs that day. It was a last resort."

"Since then, Marshal Wei has told you not to use fire tactics again unless absolutely necessary."

"Besides, I heard that there are many Dazhou women who were kidnapped by Japanese pirates in this village. They are all innocent people!"

Chen Daniu snorted coldly:

"Stop using big brother to pressure me! Big brother didn't mention me by name, so who do you think you are?"

"Ci does not control soldiers! Those women have been ruined by the Japanese pirates a long time ago. Even if they survive, I'm afraid they will be criticized and their lives will be worse than death!"

"Besides, can you guarantee that those women will not be harmed during the chaos?"

"Burn the mountain, burn the mountain!"

The state soldiers of that generation bowed their heads and remained silent.

Maybe even Chen Daniu didn't realize it.

Ever since he came to the capital and was quickly promoted by Wei Yuan, his personality and state of mind have been changing.

Only in front of Wei Yuan, he was still the same Chen Daniu who always said "I'm too stupid".

In front of his subordinates, he is a ruthless and decisive general who wants to achieve his goal no matter the cost.

(End of this chapter)