open sea

Chapter 209
On the way back to Nanyangwei, Chen Mu was not as relaxed as when he was in Zhang Han's house.

A strong sense of crisis surrounded him.

A military officer like him is the performance of a speech officer. If he has nothing to do to impeach him, he will make a confession.

This is easy to do, yes, but why?

Impeachment once is okay, impeachment twice is okay, if there are too many impeachments, can it be okay?

Although at most it was dismissed from office, but this kind of thing happened enough to be disgusting.

Need to prepare more hands.

"Father."

When the eldest son came, Li Dan stood outside the house, reporting the door through the wooden wall, and was called into the room by Chen Mu.In the room, Chen Mu was pointing to Xiao Ba about going to Guangxi, "I've given you the map, follow this, escort fifteen artillery pieces to Guangxi to find Governor Yin, and hand over this letter to the governor."

"Twelve two-pound cannons, three five-pound cannons, and a general-flag artillery soldier. You and your servants will accompany you with twenty riders. When you get there, I will write everything that needs to be written in the letter. One general-flag artillery The pawn stays under Governor Yin's tent to listen to, and you can just come back."

As for the artillery team, the artillery stayed in Guangxi directly. After the war, Yin Zhengmao returned to Nanyang Wei if he didn’t need it, and stayed with him as a soldier if he needed it. Chen Mu clearly stated these things in his letter.

The others, Chen Mu, were not happy about establishing a relationship with the governor of Guangxi, so it was his son's responsibility to do it.

And it's better for his son to go than to go by himself. Even if the artillery is not closed, the matter will still have room for recovery. If he goes by himself, the matter will be dead.

Xiao Ba made a note of turning around and leaving, Li Dan stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter with the adoptive father looking for the child?"

"Sit." Chen Mu kept opening and closing the binoculars, and after a long pause, he asked Li Dan, "How many boats and how many people do you have?"

Li Dan didn't know what Chen Mu meant, so he cupped his hands and said, "There are two lucky boats, two fast boats, four single-masted boats and some small boats. Boyer and Huayu have six or seven hundred people, but they are all doing things. , There are not many people who can fight."

Seemingly understanding what Chen Mu wanted him to do, Li Dan raised his eyebrows and said, "If the adoptive father needs outlaws who don't see the light, the child also has a few."

Chen Mu waved his hand, "It's not killing people. I think you form a fleet to pass through Luzon, Champa, Chicken Coop, and Manchuga. Firstly, it is for business, and secondly, you also need to keep some trustworthy people. Is there a problem?"

"Champa, no problem. Although the chicken coops are full of Japanese pirates, it's okay." Li Dan thought for a while and said, "However, it's not easy to go to Mancijia and Luzon. Luzon was taken over by the ghost pirates, and Mantrica needs to negotiate with the Portuguese, and the boy can go to Pereira and others; Luzon needs to find Farikat, with them leading the way, short-term trade and leaving some manpower , shouldn't be a problem."

"Well, let's go for a run first. If you can stand firm, I'll send you a few more boats, let our people buy houses and land there, and build manors." Chen Mu couldn't see the joy on his face, and said casually: "In addition , What are you looking for when you go out to sea? Go to Champa to buy rice. The Dafu boat costs [-] shi. You can call in merchants and let them transport rice from Champa to Haojing. This year is not good, and Guangxi is in another fight."

"In addition to that, find a few seeds that we don't have here, yellow and red, buy some if you haven't seen them before, and don't forget to leave trustworthy people in Haojing to help you do things." Chen Mu said Suddenly remembered, and asked: "Is there anyone in Haojing that you can trust?"

"there's a few."

Li Dan frowned and thought for a while, then said to Chen Mu: "Just Huang Cheng, he is from Zhangzhou, he went to Japan with a marine merchant, he was rescued from a shipwreck last year, and he was working in Haojing. I gave him a boat, and he will go to Japan this year. Went to Japan once and made some money."

"Smart and capable, although he is young." Li Dan smiled at Chen Mu, cupped his hands and said, "If the adoptive father treats him personally, he will be more loyal."

"Very well, let him come to see me in a few days, don't go back in a hurry."

After talking about the business, Chen Mu said to Li Dan: "I will eat at Wei Ya in the evening, go see your mother tomorrow, and persuade her to marry Fu Qianhu, and I will have an imperial order when Fu Yuan does more meritorious service. Fu Yuan is a deputy to a thousand households, so it's not appropriate to be unclear."

Li Dan smiled, and didn't care much about Die Niang's orders, and said: "Okay, I'll ask Niang what she means tomorrow."

Chen Mu wanted to go to sea.

It's just that there is no suitable opportunity. Of course, it is best to be able to take power in Nanyang Wei. I am afraid that something will change one day, and he must think of a way out as soon as possible.

On the third day of Li Dan's return to Haojing, Qi Zhengyan was also released by Chen Mu, who asked him to recruit a large number of people, sent three lucky boats and three fast boats, and gave him money to buy commercial goods and go to Japan. Way, Chen Mu's goal is very clear - Shi Jian Yinshan.

Chen Mu didn't know much about Japan, and it just so happened that it was the Warring States period there at this time, so he only heard a few names and knew a few major events.Last time, from Lin Feng's mouth, he knew that Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga had joined forces and were about to fight a big battle, which made him want to take this opportunity to grab something.

But Chen Mu didn't know what he could grab.

In the dark room of his General Zhaoyong’s house, there is a huge map hanging. The map of the Ming Dynasty is scribbled. The large blank provinces are not detailed. Even the locations of Beijing and the Great Wall are all based on impressions. Only Guangdong, Guangxi and Taiwan are detailed. Yes, corresponding to this picture is a personal name in the notes, some are memories, some are reminders from Zhang Han and others, which means that he can get a higher status and power.

On the west, south, and east sides of the map are Manchuria and the Straits of Malacca occupied by the Portuguese, Luzon, which was occupied by the Spaniards as a colony, and Japan in the Sengoku period.

Malacca and Luzon mean huge wealth, and Japan means huge opportunities.

All this describes the stage where he will appear in the future.

There are two roads in front of him, climb higher in the existing system of the Ming Dynasty, master the maritime power in the south, get the emperor's permission, and rely on his own talents and the support of the huge land to achieve a sea that has never been seen in thousands of years. power to dominate.

This road is difficult, requiring huge relationships and extraordinary encounters, but the difficulty is matched by huge help.

Either rely on your own wealth and talent, jump out of this bloated and old country, and start your own business. This road will have much fewer restrictions, but it will also lack support, and it is very likely that you will be attacked by the enemy. If you are not careful, you will be accompanied Zeng Yiben, whom he killed, was his companion.

In the darkroom, Chen Mu let out a long sigh. It's not time to think about those things yet, and it's enough to make a way out. The most urgent thing is to follow Mr. Zhang's words and reply to Qi Jiguang quickly. It's not good to offend people if it's too late.

By candlelight, Chen Mu slowly wrote down the parameters and marching speed of the new two-pound cannon. If Qi Jiguang needed it, the Ministry of War could send a letter, and he could personally escort him to Beijing for a test next year.

(End of this chapter)