Chapter 718: Li Shang (Part 2)

Three days later, the Governor's Mansion in Guangzhou.
Since the assassination of Chiweiyu Lin Yuanfu six years ago, the position of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi was missing for more than half a year until the official establishment of a naval affairs office.
In the past, Nanyang thieves were rampant, and foreigners were even more powerful. In the siege of Guangzhou, thieves and red hairs are like no one, completely tearing off the festering fig leaf of the Guangdong and Guangxi coastal defenses, shaking the government and the people.
But in just six years, the government actually regrouped, and Haiphong was clear! This credit should first be credited to the current Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Yang Sheng and Yang Bingyan.
Yang Sheng, named Bingyan, was born in Ganquan, Jiangnan. He used to serve as the General Soldier in Qinghai. He was recommended by Hanzhong Tang Zhao Yun to serve as the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi as well as the Minister of Naval Affairs of Nanyang and the Prime Minister of Naval Affairs. After taking office, Yang Sheng established a new type of navy and worked with the East India Company to build a joint fleet. In the past six years, he has exterminated bandits and Jinghai defended the border with great success.
Last month, the capital came to an decree to give him some gold and silver, wearing a martial arts gown, and the emperor's handwritten poem stele, which shows that Yang Sheng was respected and favored.
"My lord, Cai Qian from Tianbosi sent ten boxes of gold and silver, ten boxes of jewellery, 30 pieces of western instruments, fifty servant girls, and a pair of Liu Zongyuan's nine complaints. They are all outside the yard."
Yang Sheng sat in the book case, heard the voices of the people outside, opened his eyes lightly, and smiled: "I heard that Tianbo has the latest Sudanese warship supervised by England, and it can sail without sails. Why didn't he send two ships here? "
People outside did not dare to answer.
"Go back and tell him plainly that the restructuring of the thirteen lines is imperative, and there is no need for officials to supervise and handle business. From now on, all affairs of Western trade will be handled by the government. He will not close the door until the beginning of the spring next year on Ryukyu Island and treat it as a bandit! "
After a while, Yang Sheng saw the people outside the house not moving, and then asked, "What else is there?"
"There is movement on Lantau Island."
Yang Sheng's spirit was shocked: "Come in and talk."
When he finished speaking, he saw a black-clothed young man walk into the house quietly, making a deep thought, and then said: "There is definite news that the leader of the Red Flag Gang, Tianbaozi, paid a banquet at the Mui Wo fishery in Lantau."
"Haha, what is a Wanjin Banquet?"
Yang Sheng squinted and asked.
"It means that Tianbaozi will open up the red flag treasury and disperse all the valuable treasures on the island to help the weak, old, weak and willing to wash their hands in the golden basin, and conceal their names. He will continue to these people ashore in hundreds of small boats, with relatives. Those who take cover will go to relatives and friends, and those who don’t have relatives will plunge into the old forests of the mountains. The red flag is intertwined in Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong and Guangxi. Many pirates are from coastal fishermen. It is already three days after the spies get the news to the adults. It is conservatively estimated that, Tens of thousands of gangsters have scattered into villages along the coast and the surrounding islands."
Yang Sheng calmly said, "As far as I know, the Hongqi gangsters are not ordinary bandits. The former gang leaders falsely claimed to be the blood of King Yanping on the island, and had enmity with the government for a hundred years. There are probably many fierce and stubborn criminals who refuse to be anonymous, right? "
"As the lord said, there are at least 20,000 gangsters on the island, all of them are untamable and wicked people. It is said that the Red Flag Gang set up a ship of the gods in front of the port, saying that the ship was blessed by the sea god. Tianbaozi himself drinks and sings at the bow of the boat every day to help everyone see him."
"Poseidon protect? I have never been to sea. You are indeed a fisherman. According to you, is Tianbao boy really blessed by Poseidon?"
Yang Sheng smiled but not smiled.
The young man hesitated for a moment, and replied: "The humble servant went to sea with his father since he was a child. There are indeed all kinds of weird and unthinkable things in the South Seas. But according to the humble opinion of the humble servant, Tianbaozi haunts the boat every day, and the gangsters saw that the leader did not abandon the island and fled. , The military spirit is naturally stable. It's just a small trick to make people's hearts. What kind of gods and ships, 80% are just inventing gods, not believing."
"I think so!"
Yang Sheng stood up, his robe sleeves snapped out with a crisp sound. He paced back and forth in the big room, and suddenly asked the black-clothed man: "How long can the combined fleet leave the port?"
"acquired."
"It's been too long. I'll give Andreas from the East India Company a message. At noon tomorrow, the various port fleets will leave immediately. In addition, the local bureaus and counties will be prepared to fight and communicate with each other to prevent pirate attacks."
The young man said yes, and he hesitated for a while and then asked, "Should the Hongqi gangsters who have scattered into Guangdong and Guangfu counties send Zongbing Xu to the countryside to investigate and eliminate the thieves?"
Yang Sheng pondered for a moment, and shook his head: This is not necessary, the South Seas folks are sturdy. If you fall on the waterways of the islands, you will be a bandit, and if you fall in the countryside, you will be a citizen. All my supervisors are government citizens, and the grass bandits still have the heart to pity their subordinates. Isn't I better than a small Tianbaozi? Ask the local regiments to step up patrols. "
"The adults love the people like children, and admire them in their humble duties."
Yang Sheng smiled and cursed: "You guys don't come to flatter me. Oh, yes."
He thought of something, and pointed to the table: "This box is a gift for Zhao Zhongtang."
The little servant glanced at the things on the table.
One foot square, the material is neither gold nor stone, and the small holes in the lid are ventilating cold.
"Zhongtang has never liked gold and silver vulgar objects. This red jade Buddha was enshrined in Ruiyan Temple by thousands of years of incense. It is a priceless treasure. This object is as fierce as a fire, ordinary wood and silk burns when it touches it. The ice cubes are in full bloom. When the errands are finished, they will be sent to the capital for me. Um, don't take the official way, let people see and talk about me."
"Yes."
The black-clothed servant bowed his head and responded.
...
The so-called Shenlou Ship is actually the treasure ship drawing that Li Yan obtained from Lin Ajin six years ago to supervise the construction, and just hang up some things that are disgusting with ghosts and ghosts.
The keel of the treasure ship was obtained by Li Yan from the auction house. There are craftsmen on Lantau Island, together with the red-haired Sohail who knows some magic technology.
Originally planned to build 16 ships, Li Yan attacked Guangzhou and swept the shipbuilding craftsmen from the city into Lantau Island for this purpose.
However, due to the limitations of the financial treasury, the government began to clear the borders in Jinghai. In six full years, the Red Flag Gang only built three ships.
【Lin’s Treasure Ship】
A large sailing wooden ship that was built on the treasure ship of the Western Ocean during the Yongle period.
450 meters in length
Four thousand tons of draft
Yongle Craftsmanship: The carrying capacity is greater than that of ordinary ships, and the ocean-going capacity is excellent.
It can carry up to one hundred twenty-four-pound yellow powder guns, or twenty large cargo holds.
Remarks: Such superb wooden boat craftsmanship can be called extraordinary work two hundred years ago. Even today in the nineteenth century, its performance is excellent enough.
In addition to the above attributes, the Shenlou ship that Li Yan was in was also equipped with a heavy artillery regeneration machine that was removed from the previous Duckling. This is the core magic technology of one of the seven ships to defeat the British-Portuguese coalition forces. , Sinking the jealousy of the same seven ships, made great contributions.
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