Chapter 1145: Help
Looking at Chen Ci standing in front of him, Qin Feng was really moved that this was the seventh year they left. He still remembered that when Chen Ci left, he was haggard. A man under fifty years old looked like an old man in his sixties, and he was completely deserted. However, seven years later, when Chen Ci stood in front of him again, he was full of heroism. The momentum that a commander general should have returned to him again.
It seems that they have been doing very well over the years
"If Zhihua and Jinhua see what you are now, they should be very happy." After asking Chen Ci to sit down and Eunuch Le presented fragrant tea, Qin Feng sighed and said, "Zhihua is now the commander of the Ming Dynasty and is commanding troops to surround Yongdu. If you cannot come back to see you, I will ask someone to inform you to come back to Jinhua in Zhaoguan to meet you."
"I am grateful to you for your Majesty's care." Chen Ci bowed to thank him. After coming back this time, I learned that the two sons were valued in the Ming Dynasty, and the eldest son Chen Zhihua was one of the three generals of the Ming Dynasty. This thank you is indeed sincere.
"It's not necessary. They have their own status and achievements today. That's their own ability. In the Ming army, people without ability cannot gain a foothold!" Qin Feng waved his hand, not caring about it.
"If there are many capable people in the world, they may not be able to make a name for themselves," Chen Ci smiled and said, "If you have the ability, you need opportunities. Someone needs to pay attention to it. Although gold always shines, it is buried in the soil for a while and covered in mud and is covered with dirt and no one can wipe it. What's the use?"
"It makes sense." Qin Feng stared at the other party, "If General Chen had not left that day, his achievements would have been higher than Zhihua."
"Everyone has his own ambitions, don't force it," Chen Ci smiled and said, "Ci is also very happy now."
In fact, Qin Feng looked at Chen Ci and felt a lot. Chen Ci looked at Qin Feng, and was also extremely shocked. They had very little news about this continent, and it was also a big mistake to hear the news occasionally. It was not until the Ming Navy's warship escorted the caravan into that sea area again and set foot on Manila that they finally got the accurate news.
When they left the mainland as losers, Qin Feng could only be considered a rebel and was trying to subvert the rule of Yue. At that time, although the Taiping Army had already gained the upper hand, they always thought that there would be a long battle.
However, in just six or seven years, Qin Feng led his Taiping Army to subvert the Yue Kingdom and rebuild the regime. Now he has brought down the Qin Kingdom, which has surpassed the Yue Kingdom in the past, which has been much stronger than the Yue Kingdom.
It can no longer be described as a miracle.
When Qin Feng went to Chao, he only followed him with more than 600 ragged big-headed soldiers. Seven years later, he already had an extremely vast territory and could recruit hundreds of thousands of troops at any time. Even the navy he established was now considered an extremely powerful force in this sea area.
And when they left, they were carrying thousands of fully armed elite soldiers, but now they are still struggling on an island. Not to mention the great fortune, they don’t know when they will be until the unification of this island country.
When you feel that you have similar abilities to another person and others are better than you, you will feel dissatisfied and feel that you have the ability to do what others do. It is just bad luck. But when a person's talents are far better than you and the achievements you have made are beyond your reach, you will no longer be jealousy, no anger, and the rest will be admiration and worship, so as to regard this person as your lifelong idol.
Chen Ci probably has this mentality now
For him, the Ming Dynasty is a giant that can only be looked up to.
"I heard from Ning Zeyuan that Luo Yishui has broken through the last obstacle and has become a master. I really want to congratulate him." Qin Feng said with a smile
"This year's things cannot be compared with Your Majesty," Chen Ci bowed slightly and said.
"How did you get to Manila and how did you gain a foothold? Can you tell me in detail?" Qin Feng asked.
"I know everything I know to Your Majesty," Chen Ci said: "I was polite to Your Majesty, and the general led us across the ocean. More than a month later, we encountered pirates in the sea. After a fierce battle, although we defeated the pirates, we also suffered great losses, especially the ships, which were extremely damaged. Fortunately, we barely landed on the southern bank of Manila. At that time, we had less than 500 soldiers left. The place was very deserted, which was the fief of Prince Chalan, Manila."
"So that's it. Why did you surrender to Prince Chalan later?" Qin Feng asked with a smile.
"Prince Chalan is not a talent. After we landed, we had a conflict with him. However, a guy like him who is not valued by the King of Manila naturally has no outstanding talents under his command. So as soon as we fought, he was beaten to pieces by us. Although we only had 500 people left, not everyone could bully us. But after all, we are outsiders. Since we have established our power, we naturally cannot kill them all. Otherwise, the King of Manila will be alert to our existence, which would be bad. So later we took a little test and the Prince of Chalan accepted us."
Chen Ci smiled: "It was simple later. We helped Prince Chalan gain a foothold in the south, and then developed his strength step by step. In a few years, Prince Chalan managed the Manila Lan's division like an iron bucket. When the Manila King Nilan realized something was wrong, he was already terminally ill and he left. Although the eldest prince Kanu, who succeeded to the throne, was also a talent, he was far from the prestige of the Manila King, we encouraged Chalan to rise up and compete for the Manila throne."
"This Chalan should be very stupid!" Qin Feng smiled with a hint
"Your Majesty has no vision. After six years of operation in the south, we have successfully outlawed Chalan. It can be said that in southern Manila, Chalan is just a sign. We can find another person to replace him at any time, but the eldest prince Kanu is much smarter. For us, a stupid king and a smart king, it is naturally not difficult to make a choice for two years of war, and we occupy two-thirds of Manila's land."
"But you are facing insurmountable difficulties now!" Qin Feng cut off Chen Ci's words and said straightforwardly
Chen Ci was a little embarrassed, pondered for a while, then nodded heavily: "Yes, although Kanu was oppressed by us to the east and west, the essence of Manila was concentrated in important ports here, the trade centers were all here, and although Niran was dead, his influence in this area still existed, so many other island countries still support Kanu. They are ready to organize coalition forces to help Kanu deal with us. If the coalition forces are formed, our prospects may not be good."
"How serious is the form?" Qin Feng asked thoughtfully
"According to our spies' rewards, they will probably form an army of about 5,000 people. We don't care much about this. After all, people also have so many troops, and their combat effectiveness is stronger than them. But the problem is that although these island countries are not big, they all have a good navy. These navy troops can directly attack our southern nests, but we do not have corresponding confrontation measures. The ports in Manila are concentrated in the east and west, and we cannot develop our navy, and the land we occupy now is a little poor and cannot fight against them in terms of financial resources."
"Ning Zeyuan's arrival has let you know our current situation, so you want our support!" Qin Feng said with a smile, "How could Ning Zeyuan run to you?"
"Mr. Ning is a good businessman. Because now the war in Manila is in chaos, the prices of all maritime trade goods will inevitably fall sharply, but in the war, there is one thing that will increase the price." Chen Ci said
"Weapon!" Qin Feng said with a message
"Yes, Lord Ning transported a large number of weapons and sent people to contact us for a large price and obtained these weapons. But what is more important than these weapons is that we know the establishment of the Ming Dynasty and the power of His Majesty. General Luo believes that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will definitely help us overseas wanderers."
"Overseas wanderer!" Qin Feng couldn't help laughing when he heard these words
"General Chen, you have been to the Ming Dynasty for a while. I think you know the actual situation of my Ming Dynasty now. Do you think that at this time, my Ming Dynasty has the ability to launch a war on the outside world? In the sixth year of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has been fighting every year. Even now, Qin still has a hardest stone that has not been gnawed down. Moreover, my biggest enemy is raising energy, so I can't be distracted from where you go."
"Your Majesty, although overseas is a barbarian land, it is vast and abundant, not inferior to the mainland, and the distant west has a richer land." Chen Ci said
"I know!" Qin Feng said coldly: "This world is so great, I don't know Fanfan. I, the Ming Dynasty, don't have the mind or the ability to conquer them. Even the place you are now is just a place where you can do business."
"Your Majesty, Manila's status is important. I believe Ning Zeyuan must have reported to you that controlling Manila will be the life gate of exchanges between the East and the West. The reason why Kanu can now persuade so many island countries to help them is simply because he controls the ports in the east and west. Because the war in Manila has greatly reduced the benefits of these island countries, so they need to quickly calm down the chaos in Manila and restore the prosperity of this business road. Therefore, it does not require large-scale intervention from Your Majesty. All we need is to take down these important ports. At that time, those island countries will probably turn to help us." Chen Ci looked at Qin Feng, "And if Your Majesty can help us succeed, it will not take many years for us to replace him. At that time, Manila is willing to be a minister of the Ming Dynasty."
Chapter completed!