Mao Wenlong knew that large artillery was being cast in western Liaoning, but he did not expect that such artillery fell on himself and Dongjiang Town without first attacking Donglu.

Fortunately, he has some kindness and never really hurt him. Except for a very few unlucky people, there are almost no dead people in Dongjiang Town. However, with the roar of artillery, a large area of ​​mansions was smashed into pieces, and a large number of houses were shattered. The noise was too great. Everyone on the island knew about it. For Dongjiang Town, this was also a shameful thing to clean up the face.

At this time, no one advocated revenge. Dongjiang Town reported a lot of soldiers. In fact, there were only more than 20,000 real soldiers, distributed on dozens of islands and ports such as Lushun to Yizhou and then to Pi Island, Guanglu Island, and in deep mountains and forests such as Kuandian. It was time-consuming and labor-intensive to dispatch them.

On the other hand, the Merchant Army, whether it is the 12th Regiment, the garrison on Pi Island, or the giant ships on the sea, are not easy to chew. Especially the giant ships on the sea, they feel extremely threatening at this time. At the 6th garrison, they can always be killed and injured. This giant ship on the sea makes everyone feel powerless. Even if a general like Mao Wenlong is a talented general, how does it feel... It is not enough to gather the Dongjiang Navy ships together to sweep this warship? Besides, it is far more than this warship with Yusheng.

At this point, Mao Wenlong had a clear understanding of himself. He always thought that he was an ordinary businessman with Yusheng. Even though there have been rumors in recent years that Zhang Han was so great, his subordinates dared to fight, and he had no choice but to fight the Northern Barbarians. Mao Wenlong just regarded it as an exaggeration... He had seen Zhang Han with his own eyes, but he was just a young boss with ambition, and his subordinates were only Lahu. Even if there were some silvers available for armor and military weapons and training a large number of new recruits, it was just a business structure. How could Mao Wenlong take it seriously?

At this time, Mao Wenlong had not yet realized the power and terribleness of He Yusheng, so he was no longer the Maoshuai Dongjiang who founded Dongjiang Town.

This business requires people and money. Not only is it powerful on 6, but it has many places to enter the market. There are many 6-level foundations in Liaodong, such as Shisanshan, Pidao, Kuandian, etc., and its strength at sea is even stronger than Mao Wenlong's unimaginable... At this time, Mao Wenlong had already remembered that the Yusheng Navy not only had the big ship in front of him, but it seemed that each merchant ship was much larger than ordinary northern merchant ships, and there were many large artillery on the ship. Mao Wenlong was vigilant before, but after all, he didn't take it seriously. As an old-school Ming soldier, how could Mao Wenlong easily believe that a large warship could make him in a dilemma?

"Trouble, it's such a big trouble."

Mao Youjun murmured: "This ship can beat us, but we can't fight it. If there are a few more ships with Yusheng, let alone the contact with Denglai Lushun and other places, even if the dispatch between the islands must be stopped, and we will not be able to contact the court. With this ship, one of our ships will be sunk and the other one will be sunk. What's the point?"

Mao Wenlong's face was ashen, and Mao Chenglu and others also looked ugly and tight.

Mao Youjun said the most worried thing in their hearts. At first glance, it seemed a bit incredible. A few large ships could force Dongjiang Town, which has hundreds of thousands of people, into a desperate situation. However, after careful consideration, it seems that this is the case. Although Pi Island is very close to the coast, how many dead soldiers are willing to risk artillery fire to travel between Pi Island and Jiangkou every day to convey messages and dispatch troops?

They naturally don’t know that more than two hundred years later, a small fleet in Europe could come and go freely along the coast of China, conquering coastal port cities, threatening important cities such as Tianjin, Beijing, and Nanjing, and eventually forcing a huge empire of 450 million people to bow their heads and seek peace with an army of thousands of people. This is not magic, but reality.

Later generations always felt that it was caused by the corruption of the Eight Banners. In fact, there were generational differences in fighting styles. Even if the Eight Banners could still be fought, how should they solve the problem of blocking Jiangkou and Haikou and constantly transferring and harassing the British fleets of major coastal cities? It can be said that no matter how the battle was fought, China would lose. This is the importance of the so-called maritime power.

Unfortunately, few people in the Ming Dynasty now understand sea power. The imperial court set up a Fujian navy just to build a solid sea defense and prevent pirates from harassing coastal areas, but there is no important understanding of sea power.

"Youjun, go and meet Han Tong." Mao Wenlong waved his hand, and the surrounding escorts stood away from a distance. He ordered Mao Youjun: "Try it and see what price they want."

"Yes, Grand Marshal." Mao Youjun has had many dealings with He Yusheng's people because of logging, so he certainly has some friendship with each other. Of course, he would not refuse this job. He just asked: "I want Grand Marshal to show you what is our bottom line?"

"Chen, good plan!" Mao Wenlong said lightly: "This person must not be kept, and you can discuss anything else."

Mao Wenlong said again: "Tell them not to have any meaningless thoughts. If the price is too high, I will be with them even if I fight with them!"

At this moment, Mao Wenlong still showed the style of Dongjiang Festival coach. How dare Mao Youjun rejected it? He immediately agreed and went to the storage area to seek South Korea's negotiations.

Mao Wenlong didn't rush to leave, but his eyes were still staring at the big ship on the sea.

He didn't know how much money this ship costs or what kind of technology could be built. He didn't know how much huge artillery cost to own. At this moment, the Dongjiang coach had only one mind, that is, he wanted to own such a warship, the more he would be better!

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Three days later, Wen Zhong and his subordinates rushed to Pidao to meet Zhang Xuwen, Li Pingzhi, Han Tong and others.

Everyone held a brief meeting. Wen Zhong did not ask too much, but emphasized: "Two requirements are what our 12th Regiment must mention. Previously, Dongjiang had many restrictions on us. The outlying area was all defined by Dongjiang, which actually was isolated from us. We were asked to participate only if we had to fight a big battle. What is this? We have to go from Liangmadian to Kuandian, Changdian, Gushan, and even to the Niumaozhai area to operate freely. If the headquarters wants to train troops, we have to fight with Donglu continuously. We can define the activity areas separately with Dongjiang Town. Second, Chen, Liang Ce's life must be preserved, and this is not negotiable. Apart from these two points, the 12th Regiment has no other requirements."

Wen Zhong nodded after saying that, his attitude was a little stiff.

On his way here, he had heard about the results of the consultation on Pi Island. Mao Wenlong made considerable concessions to the types and prices of Heyusheng's purchase of large wood. He could save at least 40,000 taels of silver a year. In addition, he could buy high-quality mahogany. Although it was not as good as teak or oak, in terms of shipbuilding, a large number of large woods that a few people hugged were still very useful. There are a large amount of drying houses in Taiwan, which cost huge amounts of money. The wood here was shipped over by sea and cut into combined wood blocks and then started baking. It was much faster than natural air-drying. It would take at least two years to dry naturally, and it would be best for three or four years. The drying house could completely dry the wood in just three months, and it could be used to build a ship.

There is no shortage of wood in Fujian. Fujian iron is mostly made of wood instead of charcoal in the north. However, the large wood that can be built in coastal areas must have been almost cut down. Coastal areas have built ships almost every year. Since the Southern Song Dynasty, overseas trade and immigration have been prevalent. In addition, there are many fishing boats in Fujian and Zhejiang, so the big wood has been cut down almost the same.

Wood in Liaodong was not a scarce resource after hundreds of years. Now it has to be as many as possible, with a large number of types and sufficient quantity. For Zhang Xuwen and Li Pingzhi, as senior executives of the Taiwan Marine Department, the one who is most concerned about is wood.

Not only has the price been reduced, but Mao Wenlong also promised to use more manual logging to ensure the amount of wood used in Heyusheng.

In addition, the purchase price of fur ginseng and other products has also been reduced a lot in Dongjiang Town, and He Yusheng will no longer require full payment, so it can be delayed appropriately.

At this point in the negotiations, Zhang Xuwen and Li Pingzhi felt that they were almost the same. In addition, the ports and storage areas on Pi Island could also be expanded and not under the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Town. This is equivalent to cutting a piece of land in He Yusheng's own hands. Not to mention safety, it is much more convenient.

Another thing is that Dongjiang Town agreed to allow He Yusheng to increase the scope and progress of recruiting Liao people in its controlled areas to move to Taiwan. Taiwan has now become an important foundation for He Yusheng. The most important thing now is the lack of population for land reclamation. The two immigrants in Fujian and Liaodong can greatly increase the number of Han people in Taiwan in a short period of time.

Due to the many benefits, the two did not have too many psychological barriers to handing over Chen, and the good strategies were handled by them. After all, it was their Liaodong people and the Ming Dynasty's officialdom themselves. Unexpectedly, they encountered strong opposition from their own military.

The bald man's arrogant shout came from outside, as if the bald man had slapped the short gun on the table. Then everyone heard the bald man shouting to Mao Youjun and others: "You want to take Chen away, Liang Ce, and kill me with a musket now."

Li Pingzhi took a deep breath and said to Wen Zhong: "I don't know why Commander Wen must protect this Chen, a good strategy?"

"Two reasons." Wen Zhong said: "One, our face, and two, he is a hero, so he must be safe."

Everyone looked at each other, and the soldiers' style was indeed like this, short and powerful, and very clear.

Zhang Xuwen sighed and said, "Since that's the case, I can only bother Han Tong to negotiate with them again."

Han Tong walked out with a bitter look on his face.

Two hours later, Han Tongzhe returned and said, "Originally, Mao Chenglu refused to agree, but later Mao Shuai met in person and proposed that Chen would be safe and secure, but he would announce that he would die in battle in Kuandian. We and Yusheng are responsible for taking him and his family away, and we can take him to Taiwan. If there are any recurrences in the future, Mao Shuai will not admit it and will become enemies with us and Yusheng."

"There is another one." Han Tong said with some embarrassment: "Mao Shuai personally proposed to send craftsmen to our Zhenluwei to learn about shipbuilding. If he did not agree, then all the previous conditions would be overturned and everyone would disperse."
Chapter completed!