When this number came out, not to mention everyone, even Zheng Zhilong was surprised.
"Fourth brother, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that what you said is too exaggerated." Zheng Zhilong asked with some suspicion.
"It's not an exaggeration, it's definitely not an exaggeration!" Zheng Zhibao shook his head like a drum, "Brother, just ask Sen'er. Everything I said is what I saw with my own eyes."
Before Zheng Zhilong's eyes moved to him, Zheng Sen nodded and said: "Dad, what the fourth uncle said is indeed the truth, and the child thinks that this number is not much less. Let's not talk about anything else, let's talk about their farms, factories and mines
, it is very prosperous now. A thing called cement is very popular in Qingzhou now. This kind of thing can not only be used to build houses, but also can be used to pave roads, build bridges, etc. It is always very useful. They just
They are already making a lot of money just by selling these things. But their most profitable thing is not this, the most profitable thing is their refined salt!”
Speaking of this, Zheng Sen's eyes shone with a strange light. He paused and then asked: "You may not know, Qingzhou has now invented a method to refine coarse salt into refined salt. Just
It is not an exaggeration to say that their daily income through this method is equivalent to a daily income of 50,000 taels of silver. My child has already inquired about it. Based on their current daily salt production, they have at least 500,000 taels of silver per month.
Income."
"Oh my God!" After listening to Zheng Sen's words, the eyes of all the well-dressed adults in the hall, wearing official uniforms and armors, almost bulged out.
"F*ck, if we also have this skill, why are we being pirates? Let's put our heads in our waistbands and work hard to do it, but we can't compare to others who can easily boil salt with sea water. It's really annoying.
"A middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a fifth-grade military attaché said covetously.
"That's right, let's go and snatch this craft back. I don't believe it. With so many of our brothers, why can't we move a small Qingzhou?" Everyone in the hall was agitated, and almost everyone was stirred up by the crowd.
Everyone is clamoring to send troops immediately.
"Yes, grab his motherfucker!"
Stimulated by the huge benefits to the point where their brains were almost congested, the crowd roared as if they had been given blood, regardless of their image, and the hall was full of noise!
It would be a lie to say that Zheng Zhilong is not moved at this time, but as the leader of the Zheng family military group, he has to consider the consequences of falling out with Qingzhou.
After a while, the noise in the hall gradually died down. Zheng Zhilong stretched out his hands and pressed forward before smiling: "Okay, I can understand everyone's mood. After all, although we have gained a lot in these years, but
We have a large number of people and our expenses are high. Moreover, we had another fight with Liu Zuitou last year and the losses were not small. Although we have a big family and a big business now, we also have many places to use boats, excluding the boats that are used for business at sea.
, there will not be more than 300 warships that can fight at this time, and we have to leave some to guard Quanzhou, so there will be even fewer ships that can be used."
"Therefore, we have to consider how to use such a small force to occupy Qingzhou Port, rob them of their supplies, and more importantly, capture the factory that produces refined salt, and plunder the craftsmen. I believe that with those craftsmen
, we no longer have to worry about money." Zheng Zhilong stroked the short beard under his chin and said while thinking deeply.
When everyone heard what Zheng Zhilong said, they knew that he had agreed to this matter. They all patted their chests and said, "Don't worry, the boss. With the ability of our brothers, we dare not say that we can capture Qingzhou, but we can capture a small town."
Isn’t it a sure thing that the port and the hillside are there?”
"Yes." Zheng Zhilong nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, then Sen'er and fourth brother will go with thirty large ships and six hundred small warships this time. What do you think?"
When everyone saw that Zheng Sen was the future successor trained by Zheng Zhilong, it was time to go and get some experience. Zheng Zhibao was a famous warrior, so there should be no problem for these two people to go. Ninety warships went to surround ten big fortune ships, so what happened?
That's enough. Thinking of this, everyone nodded in agreement.
"We listen to the boss." Everyone nodded in unison. Although everyone had accepted the recruitment and each had an official position, they still called Zheng Zhilong according to their previous habits. Zheng Zhilong didn't take it seriously. On the contrary, he liked it when everyone called him that. It was pretty.
Its name is nostalgia.
In this way, the Zheng pirate group has revealed its butcher knife towards Qingzhou in the distance, but at this time, Pang Gang still knew nothing about what happened in Quanzhou.
In November, the port of Wanghaibao was very quiet. The cold sea breeze was blowing on the port. At this time, all the ships parked in the port had dropped their sails, leaving only bare masts on the ships. Although the fleet did not go to sea, there were still many sailors.
Busy on the deck.
It turns out that the clothes of the Qingzhou Navy are the same as those of the Ming Dynasty Navy. They are both short coats designed to facilitate activities on the ship. However, when Pang Gang, who was free, inspected the Qingzhou Navy again, he was a little dissatisfied. In those Korean
Under the training of the sailors, the Qingzhou Navy at this time had laid a foundation, but it also inherited some of the problems of the Korean Navy, that is, there were too many people.
There are many sailors on the ship and there is a lot of work, so there are many opportunities to be lazy. For example, it is very easy to work as a small laborer or be lazy. There are only a few captains, first mates and other officers on the ship.
It is impossible for everyone to be able to keep an eye on everyone, and the work efficiency is not very high. Regarding this situation, Pang Gang also told the North Korean Navy Commander Li Xiaojun who was in charge of training, but Commander Li put his hands on it and simply said that they did not have this problem.
Method.
Pang Gang also thought about this problem for a few days. One day, when Pang Gang suddenly recalled the scene of the sailors in different colors on the American aircraft carrier that was broadcast on TV in later generations, inspiration suddenly came to his mind.
Come to think of it, although there are as many as two to three thousand sailors on the Yankee aircraft carrier, they are all in an orderly manner and perform their duties, whether in training or in wartime, and there is no trace of chaos.
Although this may be attributed to their personal qualities and the development of communications in later generations, one thing cannot be ignored, that is, the clothes of each of their sailors have colors unique to their respective types of work, which can be seen at a glance. Thinking of this, Pang Gang had an idea.
, also issued an armband to each sailor of the Qingzhou Navy, and issued strict orders that no one was allowed to take it off while on the ship, otherwise he would be severely punished.
Pang Gang issued armbands of different colors to sailors at various positions. For example, the helmsman's armband is red, the sailman's armband is yellow, the gunner's armband is blue, and the rigging hand's armband is gray. In this way
At first glance, it seems that each sailor on the ship has different armbands, which looks a bit messy.
In fact, this is not the case, but it is very convenient for the captain, first mate and other officers. At a glance, it is clear at a glance what position the sailor should do.
Hey, the helmsman with the red armband on his shoulder ran to the deck and wandered around. What do you want to do? Are you idle? You, the rigger with the old armband, ran to the gun position. If you hit a friendly force, you are responsible for it.
ah?
In this way, there are dozens or hundreds of people on each ship. Originally, if the captain and first mate were to manage it, it might be ineffective. Now, everyone knows clearly what they should do and what they should not do.
, as long as you do something that is inconsistent with your profession, people next to you will look at you strangely, and you will also get scolded by the officers.
In this way, the training level of the Navy has been greatly improved. Even Li Xiaojun, the commander of the North Korean Navy, was very surprised. He never expected that this general who seemed to know nothing about the Navy could come up with such a good idea.
The idea greatly improved the efficiency of the sailors on the ship.
In the port of Wanghai Fort, in the command cabin of the largest Spanish galleon, Qingzhou Navy Commander Tu Hai and Deputy Commander Mo Hui were sitting in the cabin, looking at the sea chart attentively.
Tu Hai and Mo Hui were gesturing at the map while looking at it, and their eyes were constantly looking towards the north of the map. If anyone was paying attention next to them, they would find that Tu Hai's eyes were only staring at one place, and that was Shenmi Island.
In order to speed up the development of the navy, Pang Gang had already sent people to open two other ports at Shenmi Island and Weihaiwei. In Pang Gang's plan, the Qingzhou Navy would be divided into at least three fleets, with a total of three fleets.
Five hundred ships. Only when the fleet reaches this size can it have the basic ability to defend the sea.
Now Tu Hai wanted to spend all his time training sailors and building ports. Because he knew that what the Qingzhou Navy lacked was not ships or money, but well-trained sailors and officers. This shortcoming was also
Tuhai was often troubled.
After all, a qualified naval officer cannot do anything without more than one or two years of training and study. In order to expand the navy to the maximum extent, Tuhai is now desperately recruiting sailors, and Shenmi Island is one of them.
naval base.
Slowly rubbing his eyes, Tu Hai said: "Commander Mo, we have recently recruited three thousand more sailors, but Pang Pang has ordered these people to be sent to Shenmi Island for training. You have to work hard during this time.
Let's go to Shenmi Island with Commander Li Xiaojun and work hard for a while."
Mo Hui said: "Okay, but I heard that those North Koreans are going back, is that true?"
"Yes." Tu Hai nodded: "They have been here long enough. Let's go back as soon as possible. And I don't like those people either. They always talk and do things with a petty attitude. They don't even conduct live-fire training."
It's not pleasant to be tied around."
Mo Hui couldn't help but laugh, "Commander Tu, Commander Li will be angry if he hears what you said."
"Just be angry when you're angry. That kid has some skills, but he just likes to hide things. He refuses to teach everything with all his heart, which makes people anxious." Tu Hai waved his hand, "It's better to do this earlier than to do this.
Get out of here, lest our food be wasted!"
"Dong dong dong..."
Just as Tu Hai was vomiting his bitterness, there was a rapid knock on the door.