Chen Houfu said: "Then I'm not polite.
Governor Yan, we have three tasks.
One is to defend Manila, the other is to conquer the small islands, and the other is to attack the Spaniards in Mindanao.
Please choose one each from Governor Yan and General Zheng." " Yan Siqi frowned.
The change of command of the Ming Guards was very simple.
Those with lower ranks listened to those with higher ranks.
There was no distinction between host and guest armies.
The navy's military rank system has not yet been officially promulgated, and I don't know if it is the same as that of the Guards, so it is still based on the method of host and guest armies.
And because his position is the Governor of the East China Sea, and Chen Houfu is just a commander under the Nanhai Economic Strategy Account, Chen Houfu is unwilling to order himself, but lists several tasks for himself and Zheng Zhilong to choose from.
This is respect for himself.
But because of this respect, some problems have arisen in the military order channel that should have been smooth.
It seems that we need to suggest to the emperor to establish the navy's military ranks as soon as possible.
He smiled and said: "Commander Chen, since you have been patrolling around Manila for a while and are familiar with it, you should shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding Manila.
One officer and I choose the last two, and one officer, you choose which " Zheng Zhilong smiled and said: "Brother, my fleet lacks firepower, but it is quite good to fight by joining gangs.
Then I will choose to conquer each small island and let my brothers make some progress."
Yan Siqi said: "Well, I will go and fight the Spaniards in Mindanao.
Together we can defeat all of Luzon and let Governor Yang deal with the management issues."
Yang Jingchen smiled and said: "I am so happy that I will call people from the mainland.
I don't believe that no one is interested in the harvests of these three seasons."
Dai Chunfeng said: "Governor Yan, we are going to place ten statisticians in your two fleets.
Please take care of us."
Yan Siqi said: "The Bureau of Military Investigation and Statistics was originally formed by the veterans of our Navy.
If we don't speak two different languages, we will take good care of your statisticians."
Dai Chunfeng naturally thanked him and made an appointment with Yan Siqi and Zheng Zhilong to select another twenty flexible soldiers from each of the two fleets to join the Military Investigation and Statistics Bureau to enrich the intelligence teams on various islands and Mindanao.
At this time, someone reported that two Spanish ships had arrived off Manila, but were forced into the harbor by Ming warships.
Yan Siqi and others were very curious, so they went to see it together.
It turned out that this was a Spanish transport ship transporting silver from South America.
They didn't know that Manila had been occupied by the Ming army.
As soon as they entered the open sea, they were discovered by Ming army warships.
At this time, the Spaniards were dejected and escorted off the ship by the Ming army.
Yan Siqi and others got on the ship and saw pieces of silver ingots stacked neatly in the cabin.
Zheng Zhilong was surprised: "I'm afraid it's hundreds of thousands taels."
Dai Chunfeng had already asked, so he said: "One ship contains two hundred thousand catties of silver bullion, as well as some specialties and so on."
Yan Siqi also sighed and said: "Forty thousand catties is six million and four hundred thousand taels.
What kind of America is this rich?"
Dai Chunfeng smiled and said: "They have silver mines there.
The emperor has said that in the future, the navy will go to seize all the silver mines there.
Our Ming Dynasty will no longer be in danger of a shortage of silver.
At that time, Governor Yan and General Zheng will only I’m afraid it’s hard to shirk this heavy burden.”
Yan Siqi said with a smile: "What a heavy burden this is.
It is our brothers' long-cherished wish to be able to contribute to the revitalization of the Ming Dynasty."
Zheng Zhilong also smiled and said: "I have my wish, but I don't dare to invite you."
Yang Jingchen said: "How to deal with these two ships, we need to ask Director Dai to say something."
Dai Chunfeng said: "Commander Chen, please transfer the sailors of the two ships and a few escort ships to sail the two ships directly to Tianjin Port.
I will ask Mao Qiwu, deputy director of the Military Investigation and Statistics Bureau, to escort them.
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Your Majesty's message to America I am very interested in the specialty products, and with the addition of 6.4 million taels of silver, this contribution is not small.
Everyone has a share, and of course the biggest share belongs to Commander Chen. " Yan Siqi and Zheng Zhilong had already received the credit before the war started, so they were naturally happy.
Yang Jingchen, a civil servant, also received the credit, and said a little embarrassedly: "Isn't this the military's credit?
I can't join in."
Dai Chunfeng waved his hand and said: "The emperor said that the army and the people are united as one, and there is no army without the people.
Don't worry about this.
The emperor told you before coming here that the credit for overseas field operations should be added to the local civil servants.
One thing Don’t bother me, Master.
Let’s send the rebellious Luzon people back together this time.
Road construction in the interior is very poorly done now.”
Yang Jingchen felt nourished.
He thought that if this happened, a large number of civil servants would be willing to come overseas, because military merit was more valuable than other achievements in the mainland.
If you want to be knighted, military merit is indispensable.
Come to Luzon by yourself.
As long as there are no big problems, I'm afraid you can be made a count when you go back.
Although it's not hereditary, a count is an excellent one.
Yan Siqi took the East China Sea Fleet to attack the Spaniards in Mindanao, while Zheng Zhilong went to recover the small islands between Manila and Mindanao.
Dai Chunfeng stayed in Luzon Island to help Yang Jingchen stabilize the situation, while Mao Qiwu led Yinliang and the Luzon people towards the inland.
Dai Chunfeng personally interrogated the Spanish crew.
Originally, he just wanted to find out more information, which might be useful in the future, but he unexpectedly gained something unexpected.
According to some Spanish crew members, they encountered two Ming Dynasty ships in distress at sea and rescued the two surviving crew members.
The two crew members kept shouting "scream, scream, scream".
Dai Chunfeng asked: "Where are the two Ming crew members?"
A first mate replied: "When we rescued them, they had been in the water for two days and died less than a day after getting on the boat."
Dai Chunfeng said: "You have such good intentions, did you kill them?"
The first mate was furious after hearing what the speaker said: "We are not barbarians.
If we encounter a shipwreck at sea, we will rescue it, no matter whether it is an enemy or not.
Before you caught us, we had no idea about the Ming Dynasty and Spain."
The war started."
Dai Chunfeng had learned about these things from the Portuguese before, so he knew they were true.
He murmured: "Ring, ringing."
Suddenly his eyes lit up and he said: "I understand."
He said to the first mate: "Rubber" The first mate said, "That's what they say, roar."
Dai Chunfeng wrote a secret memorial to explain the situation clearly, and then sent a speedboat to send the secret memorial back to the capital.
Mao Qiwu's fleet arrived in Dayuan two days later.
Huang Kezuan sent the Luzon ship and crew back, and re-sent the ship and sailors to continue sailing the ship to Tianjin Port.
At this time, the clippers of Dai Chunfeng faction also arrived and handed the secret report to Mao Qiwu
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