Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 159
On the edge of the Guangdong Sea, the sun is shining brightly, and the salty sea breeze is blowing on the surface of the sea. Wave after wave, the waves hit the reefs on the coast, making a sound that belongs to the sea.

At the bay, the banners fluttered with the sea breeze, and Wang Yan, under the guard of a group of military academies, stood side by side with Shi Lang in front of more than 4000 naked and barefoot naval officers and soldiers.

Facing the awe-inspiring Lishui soldiers, Wang Yan glanced at Shi Lang and nodded slightly. Shi Lang stepped forward and said, "I know that you and others are all elites who have followed the Duke to fight against the northern captives. The [-] captive soldiers are heroes on land, but on the sea, the general will see you as idiots. When fighting at sea, the first thing is to unite as one, order and prohibit, watch the command flag during the day, watch the fire at night, and order you to advance. If you order me to retreat, you will drop the sails and turn the rudder. If you order me to fight, all the guns will be launched. Now, while the Duke is here, hurry up and ask for orders to be transferred from the navy. I will never accept idiots among the generals. But if you want to be heroes at sea and make face for the Duke, I will guarantee it. Within a month, I will definitely let my Guangdong navy be famous at sea."

Over the past few days, the officers and soldiers of the navy have encountered obstacles at sea many times, and have lost more than 700 brothers in total. This group of arrogant land tigers feel a sense of frustration in their hearts, and they want to get back their face. So when Shi Lang said that he was an idiot at sea, although everyone was not angry, no one was willing to admit that he was incapable, and naturally no one wanted to be transferred from the navy.

Looking at the awe-inspiring sailors, Wang Yan couldn't help nodding his head in satisfaction, but he still took the platform for Shi Lang and shouted loudly: "General Shi is the commander-in-chief of the navy hired by the governor. Whoever he thinks is meritorious, the governor will be promoted, and whoever he punishes and beheads, the governor will also approve." Wang Yan glanced at the whole army, and said in a solemn voice: "You all know The governor's intention?"

"We will definitely follow General Shi's order and live up to the Duke's expectations!"

A group of naval officers and soldiers immediately responded in unison.

Wang Yan had already said what he needed to say, and he handed over the rest to Shi Lang, then turned around and stepped aside to watch Shi Lang practice the navy.

At this moment, Shi Lang walked up to the officers and soldiers of the navy again, put his hand on his saber, and shouted loudly: "Today, the Japanese general will issue the first military order. From now on, all generals and schools below the participating generals will board the ship and become sailors. Let’s start with rowing the oars and sailing the sails, practice one, promote one, those who are capable will be promoted, and those who are not, then you are just a sailor. Now that the whole army is boarding the ship, when will Guangdong Hai be cleared? , when will we land on the coast again."

When Shi Lang gave an order, thousands of naval officers and soldiers moved upon hearing the sound, boarded one after another sea ship, and watched the flags and flags on the turbulent sea, sweating profusely one by one for the drill.

Wang Yan thought that his military training was hard enough, but he didn't expect Shi Lang to be more serious than him. For a moment, he couldn't help admiring, so he told Li Suiqiu who was accompanying him to sow an extra 500 taels of silver every month, so that the navy officers and soldiers could improve their food.

Wang Yan and the others were on the shore, watching the ships shuttle and change their formations, they were all organized, much better than the Quanzhou water battle, so after watching for a while, he felt relieved and prepared to ride back.

Shi Lang came to see them off, and said to Wang Yandao: "The day before yesterday, I discussed with the Duke of the State, and I hope that the purchase of guns by Folang Jiren will be implemented as soon as possible. If the navy replaces the artillery, it will be guaranteed within one month, and the plan can be cleared. Cantonese."

Wang Yan nodded, "The chief envoy reported the day before yesterday that the land rent and commercial taxes that Frangji should pay this year have not been released into the warehouse. The governor will lead troops to Macau in the near future to meet the gang of red barbarians. By the way, let’s finalize the purchase of artillery, and you can train your troops with peace of mind!” (In the Ming Dynasty, the Portuguese only had the right to live in Macau, and the imperial court still had a government office to collect taxes, and it was not reduced to a colony until the late Qing Dynasty.)
Upon hearing the words, Shi Lang cupped his fists and said, "Then the general will wait for the good news from the Duke!"

Wang Yan led the people back to Guangzhou.

Wang Yan had already thought of a plan to lure the enemy to deal with the pirates played by the Zheng family on the Guangdong Sea, but even though the plan was conceived, it still needed the navy to implement it, but Shi Lang thought that even if Wang Yan's navy Ambushing Zheng's fleet may not necessarily win, Wang Yansui can only put down his plan first, and wait for Shi Lang to increase the combat power of the navy to deal with Zheng's pirates.

Food in Qiongzhou Mansion was short, and the people couldn't last long, but Wang Yan was relieved after seeing Shi Lang's training with the navy today.

There are more than [-] warships of the Cantonese navy, and now they are well trained, so there is no reason why they can't defeat the [-] Zheng's ships.

A big stone in Wang Yan's heart fell, and he walked all the way with his staff and talked about various affairs in Guangdong. Before he knew it, he returned to the Duke's Mansion, but before he reached the door, soldiers immediately came up to him and bowed on one knee. Said: "Duke, Mr. Su Ge has been waiting in the mansion for a long time. It seems that there is something important. I am looking for the Duke to discuss it."

Hearing the words, Wang Yan couldn't help frowning slightly. He got off his horse and handed the reins to the soldiers. The staff behind him also dismounted, and then surrounded him with a puzzled face and entered the mansion.

In the lobby, Su Guansheng sat silently with a heavy face, while He Gang and Yu Qu Congzhi walked back and forth anxiously in the hall. When they saw Wang Yan coming back, they immediately greeted him outside the hall, "Duke, you can count yourself back, Guangdong The Western Turks are fighting with weapons, under the rule of the lower officials, there are already tens of thousands of casualties, and the situation may worsen, please send troops as soon as possible to mediate the dispute."

Hearing the words, Wang Yan couldn't help being shocked. He had heard Qian Yifeng talk about the struggle between the natives of Guangdong, but he didn't expect that tens of thousands of people would be killed or injured.Knowing the urgency of the situation, he couldn't help speeding up his pace while saying to everyone: "Go, let's talk inside."

When Wang Yanyu and many staff members came to sit down in the lobby, Wang Yansui hurriedly asked about the incident.

The soil and the guest are both the northern Han people who migrated to the south, but they came first to be the soil, and then to the guest.The cause of this fight was that the Li and Wang clans of the Hakkas in eastern Guangdong moved to western Guangdong, and caused conflicts with the locals in terms of water sources and wasteland reclamation.

The Hakkas believed that the locals were bullying them, and the locals wanted to drive the Hakkas back to eastern Guangdong. The two sides could not adjust, and the fight followed. Now it has spread to the three prefectures of Zhaoqing, Luodingzhou, and Gaozhou, involving more than one million people.

After Wang Yan heard it, he couldn't help but whispered secretly, but the staff behind him looked normal. Obviously, this was not the first time he had heard of such a scene.

(End of this chapter)