1.2 million catties of pepper, 350,000 catties of cinnamon, 200,000 catties of cloves, and 200,000 catties of cardamom are enough It makes up for all Lantian's investment in Han Xiufen Naval Group.
These goods are now in Guangzhou and are operated by Lantian Trading Company. It is estimated that they can all be exchanged for gold and silver within a year and a half.
The sales of these things are much better in the south than in the north.
The main reason why spices are so popular all over the world is not because of their aroma, but because food added with spices is not easy to spoil.
The weather in the north is cold for a long time, so the demand for spices is not as urgent as in the south.
Therefore, these spices were placed in Guangzhou and were not transported back to Guanzhong.
With the help of the Secret Intelligence Service, Liu Mingliang brought back a lot of goodies from Guangzhou.
For example, twenty thousand kilograms of gold sand, one thousand two hundred ivory tusks, seven hundred rhino horns, one thousand kilograms of pearls, and one thousand kilograms of gems would be very pleasing.
The gold sand was given to the craftsmen to be melted and made into Lantian gold coins, ivory, and rhinoceros horns. Yun Zhao did not like these things at all, so at the begging of the craftsmen, these two things were also handed over to the craftsmen. Craftsmanship.
According to them, there is no shortage of skilled craftsmen in Lantian. As long as they have these materials, they will be able to make some exquisite objects. At that time, the value of an ivory or rhinoceros horn will skyrocket ten times or a hundred times. .
As for pearls and gems, Barbaric Qian Duoduo must send these things to Yun Mansion and ask her to count them before sending them to the treasury for registration.
Although everyone could tell from Qian Duoduo's wolf-like eyes that this was inappropriate, the money Han Xiufen left Lantian for Europe was privately funded by Qian Duoduo. Therefore, everyone saw that Yun Zhao refused to scold his wife, and they did not dare to offend Qian Duoduo, so they acquiesced.
For the first time, Liu Mingliang was surrounded by hundreds of people, listening to him tell everything that happened after going to sea.
This is an honor.
It is also a fear.
This guy was not a good student when he was in the academy. If he could get ahead in other categories, he wouldn't have to study the lowest-ranked interpreter in the academy.
Therefore, Yun Zhao, in front of Duan Guoren, Han Lingshan, Qian Shaoshao and others' words against him, Liu Mingliang sweated like rain, and unknowingly told what he had done in Southeast Asia. A bottom fell out.
The dialogue lasted for two full days...
Yun Zhao and others have thoroughly understood what Han Xiufen did in Malacca through Liu Mingliang's vision.
After being questioned, Liu Mingliang seemed to be seriously ill. He found that under the purposeful questioning of these people, he not only told what he knew, but also seemed to have forgotten the things he had forgotten. Speak clearly.
Yun Zhao looked at Liu Mingliang who was slumped on the chair and said: "That's it."
Qian Shaoshao said: "I want toThe ships of the less than 100 people have actually become so powerful. Old Han, it seems that you were lucky to be able to get two Dutch armed merchant ships in Penghu. ”
Han Lingshan said: “Fortunately, when we went to Europe, the county magistrate specially approved Han Xiufen to go. If she didn’t go, we would probably miss a big era. "
Duan Guoren looked at the afterglow of the setting sun and sighed: "I used to think that opening up new territories is a man's achievement. Now it seems that the sea is rich in products and the people cultivate the sea, herd and fish. It is also a great achievement. ”
Han Lingshan said: “If you don’t go to the sea, you don’t know how vast the ocean is; if you don’t go on a boat, you don’t know how rich the sea is.”
We can deal with enemies on land. If the enemy comes from the sea, just like I bombarded the southeastern coastal ports, if we do not have a strong navy, we will be trapped by the enemy on land and cannot move.
That’s why I fully support Han Xiufen and Shi Lang. ”
Liu Mingliang’s understanding of Malacca and even the ocean made Yun Zhao and others completely determined to develop maritime power.
Liu Mingliang may not have realized the importance of the ocean. , these people have discovered it from his words or events.
Everyone here is smart. Now that the opinions have been unified, there should be a clear way forward.
After Hunan, there is Jiangxi, and after Jiangxi, there is Fujian.
These two places have produced countless champions, Jinshi, bachelors and even senior officials. They can be called the hometown of Ming officials, and it is Yunzhao. The place that most hopes to be harmed by rogue bandits is Li Hongji, who has relatively mild methods. Only a murderer like Zhang Bingzhong can manage Jiangxi and Fujian well.
Of course, Zhang Bingzhong. There will definitely be unprecedented resistance in Jiangxi, but this has nothing to do with Yun Zhao.
He thought to himself that for Zhang Bingzhong, his dignified wild boar spirit was much more terrifying than the Jiangxi officers and soldiers plus the gentry.
Qian Shaoshao said: "After Zhang Bingzhong captured Changsha, he stopped moving forward. This time after he invaded Changsha, he did not use the violent means of massacre in Shu, and the people of Changsha seemed to welcome him very much.
To be honest, I don’t understand why people believe him.
Han Lingshan smiled and said: "Hunan has a strong folk custom, and it has always been said that half of the people are bandits and half of the people. In addition, Hunan is mountainous and the terrain is dangerous, so howling in the mountains and forests is a common phenomenon."
When Zhang Bingzhong went to Hunan, wasn’t it just a fish entering the sea?
The surge in strength is expected. ”
Duan Guoren said: “If it’s not up to him, it would be difficult to let Zhang Bingzhong’s troops enter Jiangxi.
Yun Zhao smiled and said: "It's easy. Since Zhang Bingzhong has captured Changsha, let's continue going south. Jiangxi and Fujian should also have some external forces to disrupt the political situation there."
Only when the water is muddy can we fish. "
Qian Shaoshao said: "Since we can seize Li Hongji's Xiangyang,I think it shouldn't be a problem to capture Zhang Bingzhong's Wuchang again. "
Yun Zhao's eyes passed over the faces of Han Lingshan, Duan Guoren, Gao Jie, and Yunjuan. Seeing that they were all nodding, he said to Liucheng: "Draw up an order, order, Fengxiang regiment training envoy Yun Jiao entered Tianshui.
Order Tianshui Tuanlian to send Clouded Leopard to Xiangyang.
Lei Heng’s army was ordered to continue moving forward and stationed in Wuchang. ”
Liucheng repeated the order and quickly drafted the document. In front of everyone, he used Yun Zhao’s seal and the military affairs department’s seal stored here in Yun Zhao, and then The three military orders were sealed in cowhide tubes and handed over to the three messengers, who were on their way immediately.
Watching the messengers leave, Qian Shaoshao smiled and said: "The last time Lei Heng soldiers entered Xiangyang, Zhang Bingzhong did not accept it. Li Hongji united to resist our rhetoric. I don’t know what Li Hongji’s attitude will be this time when Zhang Bingzhong goes to Li Hongji for help. "
Yun Zhao sneered and said: "Just a bandit. ”
For now, Yunzhao still has not formed a real military struggle with the Ming Dynasty.
Part of the territory Lantian currently owns is the land that the imperial court voluntarily gave up, and the other part is After the bandits ravaged the land, Yun Zhao gave up the strategy of keeping a low profile and began to regain the land from the bandits.
This is part of Lantian's strategy to show his righteousness. This strategy has been implemented to this day and has been divided into extremely detailed and targeted areas.
No matter what the reason is, as long as the imperial court dares to give up the rule of a piece of land, Lantian will quickly take it over. Basically, it will be taken over. Neither the Ming Dynasty nor the giant bandits could take back the land that Lantian received.
Now, Yun Zhao, the wild boar, has finally grown up, and his tusks have finally come out of his mouth. , the mountain-like figure left a shadow like a dark cloud in the Ming Dynasty.
Today, I finally made another decision, and it depends on whether my decision can be fully implemented.
Yun Zhao is actually not that concerned about execution issues. What his subordinates need is not encouragement, but restraint. Young people are always so impatient. They all hope to find something in this torrent of reshaping the Ming world. Opportunities to make achievements on your own.
This is the first time for Guanzhong to be mobilized into an organized group.
For Guanzhong, regiment training is usually the local garrison. Although they do not have military status, But they are actually doing things that only the army can do.
When they are on guard inside, the regiment training usually draws one out of five, and the 20% of the troops drawn out will have temporary military status and all the treatment will be compared to the regiment. Soldiers and horses are distributed at two levels.
This time, whether it is Yunjiao's Fengxiang group training or Yunbao's Tianshui group training, they are the longest training, the longest training, and the strongest combat strength.
When they go on an expedition, they must follow the practice of drawing three out of five.
In three days, Clouded Leopard has assembled six thousand regiments, and it is located in Guanzhong.Yunjiao from the Hua area mobilized 8,000 troops.
The territory under the jurisdiction of the Tianshui Tuanlian envoy is too large, and Yunjiao cannot help but look down upon him.
At this time, the Clouded Leopards who were ordered to go to Xiangyang were still marching quickly on Wuguan Road, while Lei Heng had already led the army out in an empty group.
Lei Heng sent troops surprisingly quickly this time. The lack of combat last time made his subordinates extremely dissatisfied.
On the third day after receiving the order, the main army led by Lei Heng personally had captured Suizhou, three hundred miles away. During the attack, they encountered almost no decent resistance.
The first time Tan Ma came to report that the bandits were twenty miles away, but when he reported the second time, the bandits were already fifty miles away...
The other branch was led by deputy general Yun Xiao. The same was true for the commander's partial army. After defeating Jingmen without any bloodshed, they marched towards Jingzhou at starry night.
This military action will definitely shock the world.
Yun Zhao no longer cares so much about this level of shock.
Since everyone in the world knows that Yun Zhao's Zhao character is Sima Zhao's Zhao, if he doesn't do something like Sima Zhao did, he will be disrespectful to the expectations of everyone in the world.
After finishing all these things, Yun Zhao was finally able to go home.
The house was quiet, with two sons and a daughter being taken by their mother to burn incense at Jinxianguan.
Yun Chun and Yun Hua were basking in the sun and picking their nostrils in the yard, while He Chang sat on a small bench and embroidered with four little maids.
Feeling exhausted, Yun Zhao pushed open the bedroom door when a scream came from inside.
When I hurried in and took a look, my eyes turned red.
Feng Ying turned his back and hurriedly put on obscene clothes, while Qian Duoduo was lying naked in a huge basin, his face covered with pearl powder and smiling charmingly at him.
And there was not a drop of water in the basin - it was all pearls and gems...