"Yes." Chen Daqing said, "If we want to stand firm on Dayuang Island, we must have powerful sea ships. We cannot rely on Fuzhou, unless we can be like Li Dan, with tens of thousands of sailors and thousands of ships under his command.

, relying on the large number of people and boats, it is possible to fight the red hair barbarians in the offshore."

"This is impossible." Yang Yuan said, "Sailors cannot be trained overnight, and the red-haired barbarians will never allow a second force like Li Dan to exist. Even Li Dan will not allow another force on the sea to exist.

A force similar to him appears."

Zhao Yutu was speechless this time.

He believed that Chen Daqing would not joke about this kind of thing. He could only say that the situation on Dayuan Island was not as good as he imagined, and it was also full of crises.

"Can you withdraw all the people from Da Yuan Island?" Huang Zhong asked tentatively.

"impossible."

Without waiting for others to speak, Zhao Yutu took the lead in rejecting Huang Zhong's proposal.

Over the past year or so, Hu Ziqi has invested a lot of energy and spent countless money on Da Yuan Island. If we withdraw it now, the money spent earlier will be wasted.

Once they withdraw their large number of people, it will definitely affect sea trade. The impact on the Tiger Flag will be no less than a problem with the commercial routes on the grassland. It will also cut off most of the revenue from sea trade.

Liu Heng turned the teapot in his hand and said: "Arrange for Xu Xuewu to go to Pi Island and exchange grain and weapons for big wood. I believe Mao Wenlong will definitely be willing to do this deal."

Yang Yuan on the side said: "Liaodong is mostly deep mountains and old forests, and the most indispensable thing is big trees. It can be said that there are many, but they are not worth much. As long as Mao Wenlong is not stupid, he will not object, but his subordinates are worried that he will take advantage of us. Now

Jiangdong Kaizhen, Mao Wenlong was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief, and several businesses have already suffered losses on Pidao."

"It doesn't matter!" Liu Heng waved his hand and said, "As long as it's not too much, let him. If it's too much, give him a warning through Wei Zhongxian."

Hu Ziqi has invested so much time in Wei Zhongxian, and he believes that Wei Zhongxian will not refuse such a small thing.

"Proprietor." Huang Zhong said aloud, "How to solve the shortage of silver in the Weapons Bureau? Once the silver is cut off, it will definitely affect the number of soldiers and armor."

He couldn't use the money earned from sea trade, and the weapons bureau was short of money, and the shortfall was not a small amount. He had no choice but to ask Liu Heng for advice.

He used to be just a blacksmith and couldn't think of a way to get money.

Zhao Yutu said: "The food, meat and eggs consumed by several soldier camps every day cost a lot of money, and the monthly salary is a huge expense. As the several soldier camps gradually become full,

In the future, more money will be needed, and the Logistics Bureau is also somewhat unable to make ends meet."

"Don't you still have the money from Xu Tong? It was used up so quickly!" Liu Heng frowned.

Zhao Yutu said with a wry smile: "To be honest with you, the boss, Xu Tong has already used most of the money, and the remaining money is only enough for two months at most."

Hearing this, Liu Heng frowned.

He didn't expect Xu Tong's money to be so useless. Not long after it passed, it was almost used up.

Huang Zhong, who was standing next to Zhao Yutu, hesitated for a moment and said: "Why don't we think of ways to deal with meals? How about changing the number of soldiers in the camp to one meal of meat every three days, and then changing the three meals to two.

This way you can save a lot of money."

"No." Zhao Yutu shook his head and said, "Now our soldiers have long been accustomed to eating meat and eggs every day, three meals a day. If it is changed to two meals a day, some people will not be able to bear it and cause trouble. Then the problem will be even worse.

big."

Liu Heng nodded in agreement and said: "That's right, the food of the soldiers cannot be withheld. Now several soldiers in the camp are training their troops. If the food is withheld, the bodies of the soldiers below will not be able to bear it.

."

"There is another way." Huang Zhong said, "If we can delay payment for one month, we can still save a lot of money."

Liu Heng shook his head and said: "Not only can we not deduct food, but we cannot deduct military pay. Otherwise, what is the difference between us and the frontier army? Once the soldiers below are dissatisfied with us because of the pay, then who will be willing to give us tiger characters in the future?

Flags do things.”

As he spoke, his tone became more severe.

Many people are aware of the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty army. If Hu Ziqi follows the example of the frontier army and treats the soldiers below, he is really seeking death. Therefore, he will never allow this to happen to the soldiers of Tiger Zi Banner.

.

Zhao Yutu turned his head to look at Huang Zhong and said: "Don't talk about such bad ideas in the future. Our tiger-character flag cannot use the same style as the border army, otherwise there will be no difference between us and the border army. The soldiers below

How can you be willing to work for the Tiger Flag?"

Huang Zhong lowered his head in shame.

He was also ill and sought medical treatment in a hurry. He was really forced by money to have no other options, so he suggested these two methods.

Liu Heng tapped his fingers on the outer wall of the teapot in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said: "Fan Yongdou is not planning to send a caravan to the grassland. He can also make some money with this batch of goods."

Fan Yongdou's caravan in Datong has not yet reached the grassland, and in his heart this batch of goods already belongs to the Tiger Flag.

"Fan Yongdou's little goods are just a drop in the bucket and can't be used for long. Moreover, those goods cannot be turned into money so quickly. They still need to be sold to Beilu." Zhao Yutu said.

"There are still cattle and sheep from the Hatan tribe." Liu Heng said, "You can sell these cattle and sheep to Ming Dynasty, Zhao Wu!"

With that said, he shouted towards the door.

"My subordinate is here." Zhao Wu walked in from the door.

Liu Heng said: "Arrange someone to go to the grassland to find Deputy Director Li, and ask the Deputy Director to send the cattle and sheep from the Hatan Department to Daming as soon as possible."

"Yes, I will make arrangements right away." Zhao Wu agreed and retreated from the room.

At this time, Zhao Yutu said: "The Hatan tribe still has horses. If we get the horses back and sell them, we can make more money."

Liu Heng thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "Those horses cannot be sold, they must be left to our own cavalry. The cavalry in the armored cavalry battalion is still too few, and there must be at least a thousand people."

"What a pity." Zhao Yutu sighed.

War horses were far more popular than cattle and sheep in the Ming Dynasty, and their prices were also much higher.

Yang Yuan said: "Master, who will inform Xu Xuewu? Why not let people from the Foreign Intelligence Bureau go to Dagokou?"

"That's fine." Liu Heng nodded in agreement and said, "Go ahead and make arrangements!"

"I will make arrangements now," Yang Yuan said.

Liu Heng nodded.

Yang Yuan backed out of the signing room.

Although Zhao Yutu and Huang Zhong did not get any money from the sea trade, they had the cattle and sheep from the Hatan tribe, which relieved the pressure, so they proposed to resign.

The Logistics Bureau and the Ordnance Bureau still have many things that require the two of them to do.

After several people left, only Chen Daqing and Liu Heng were left in the signing room.

At this time, Liu Heng said to Chen Daqing solemnly: "How is Zheng Tie's situation on Dayu Island?"
Chapter completed!