Each of the twelve Taiping-class warships can carry about 300 sailors and soldiers, of which 200 are specialized in fighting. Of course, if necessary, about 100 people who operate the ships can be converted into soldiers at any time. In addition to other auxiliary ships, if all the members of the Ming Navy are dispatched, it will be a huge army of 5,000 people. In this sea area, there are basically no opponents. Of course, if you go further and when you go to Manila, those island countries will unite, this trick will still be a problem. Even if the Taiping-class warships have great advantages against their warships, tigers cannot resist the wolves. But this fleet is now used to deal with the navy of Qi State.

The Zhou family in Bozhou, Qi State was almost defeated. Although Qin Feng speculated that the Qi State's court had intervened in this pirate family, the distance could not relieve the near thirst. If the Zhou family wanted to protect their own interests, sea smuggling was an indispensable way. Without this way, the Zhou family could not support so many of his men.

The news brought back by Ning Zeyuan also confirmed Qin Feng's speculation. Zhou sent someone privately and was willing to pay Ning Zeyuan protection fee, and 30% of the goods were owned by Ning Zeyuan each time.

"Your Majesty, don't know if this is feasible?" Ning Zeyuan was a little nervous. After all, this was a private contact with the enemy country. He was worried that His Majesty the Emperor would have an opinion on this. With the rapid development of the Maritime Affairs Bureau, whether it was the massive profits they brought or the increasing strength of the navy's power, the Political Affairs Hall had turned its attention to this yamen entrance they had not been optimistic about before.

This continent has been sealed for too long, so people like Lian Quanyun, who are not short-sighted in their eyes, also ignore the profits that the sea can bring. When the Maritime Affairs Bureau can not only support itself independently, but also make the size of the two shipyards bigger and bigger day by day, the navy team is getting stronger day by day, they are shocked, so they naturally have to reach out.

Ning Zeyuan was in charge of the Maritime Affairs Bureau alone and was not subject to the constraints of the Political Affairs Hall. If the power was small, they didn't care, but since they had shown such strength, they naturally could not let it go.

Quan Yun has been chatting about this in front of Qin Feng many times, but Qin Feng has never let go.

Qin Feng had his own plans in his mind. He heard Ning Zeyuan, He Ying, Zhou Li and others say that those countries far away on the other side of the sea once organized a huge fleet to invade east, which made him keep the alarm bell ringing in his heart. There was no strong fleet. If one day they came back again or even broke through the straits in Manila, then this continent would definitely suffer. He was thinking about harassing Qi State, and he didn't want to be harassed by others.

What's more, Qi will be the territory of the Ming Dynasty in the future. Without a powerful navy, how should we deal with it when the powerful enemy comes from the sea? With such a long coastline, are they all placed on the troops and using their butts to know that this is impossible.

So he now allows the wild growth of the Maritime Administration. They have never used a penny of the Political Affairs Hall. As for the control that Quan Yun was worried about and Ning Zeyuan's loyalty, Qin Feng was not worried. Not to mention that among the first batch of naval troops, there were thousands of soldiers from the Fire Death Camp, even the Eagle Nest, who had never let the surveillance of this army be monitored?

Hearing Ning Zeyuan's lack of confidence in his request, Qin Feng nodded: "Okay. It's almost done to beat them until they are convinced, there is no need to kill them as soon as possible."

"But they are from Qi after all, so they ignore them anymore, just because they will become our enemies in the future." Ning Zeyuan said carefully. "The Zhou family is still of some talent."

Qin Feng smiled, "This matter cannot be viewed from one aspect alone, but from the overall perspective. The Zhou family now seems to be moving closer to the Qi court. There are many people in the Zhou family fighting your father in Jinghu, you should know, right?"

"Yes, know." Ning Zeyuan nodded.

"If we kill Zhou at sea and they have no way out, they will rely entirely on the Qi court. If they give up on the sea, they will turn to land and inland rivers. At that time, your father will be in trouble. As you said, there are still many talents in such a century-old pirate family."

Hearing this, Ning Zeyuan couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

"So, leaving them a way of life on the sea means giving them a way of retreat. They will not be so dedicated to Qi State. In this process, we have the opportunity to get on and off." Qin Feng looked at Ning Ze and walked afar.

"While attacking, win over, and even start from within them, divide and disintegrate!" Ning Zeyuan was very intelligent and immediately learned from one example.

"You can teach me!" Qin Feng laughed: "If we can really pull Zhou onto our ship in the next day, we will be stronger and Qi will be weaker. According to your and your father's previous advice, Qi's navy is vulnerable. However, this Zhou family has always been very afraid. Since that's the case, we will think of some ways to get them to our side."

"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult." Ning Ze walked far away.

"It is of course difficult, but if you don't do it, how can you know there is no hope!" Qin Feng smiled and said, "The Emperor of Qi is making drastic reforms in China. Local tyrants like the Zheng family are fearing that Emperor Qi is afraid of. This time, Zheng family sent people to participate in the Jinghu water war. It is very likely that he had to express some compromise to Qi Ting because he encountered this pressure. However, Qi will not let Zheng go like this. He will continue to put pressure on Zheng in the next days and then swallow them in one bite. If this is the case, we will have a lot of opportunities. If Zheng does not want to become Qi Ting's on-the-trade food, then there is a great possibility of relying on us."

"But our Ming Dynasty will not tolerate such a wealthy family!" Ning Ze walked far away. "And it was a wealthy family with powerful force."

There are many rich people in the Ming Dynasty now, but it is far from being said to be a wealthy family. If they are rich but have no power and dare to support the armed forces privately, the government will come to invite you to have tea.

To protect your caravan, you have to guard the house. No problem, pay to go to the escort business to ask the guards. There is a one-stop service.

"At least we can guarantee that Zheng's huge property will not be swallowed up, and that everyone in Zheng can live well without worrying about their heads being cut off." Qin Feng laughed: "You know that Zheng's huge amount of silver was deposited in Changlong Bank of the Ming Dynasty? They thought they were secretly doing it, and the money had been turned into Changlong Bank for several turns. If we thought we could not find out the origin of the money in this way, it would be too underestimated."

"Changlong Bank's huge deposit confidentiality system!" Ning Zedao far away.

"So Zheng is actually preparing for a way out for himself. Since they have thought about this, it can prove that they do not fully trust any promises given to them by the Qi court, so I said we have an opportunity." Qin Feng said.

"I understand." Ning Ze traveled far away." Your Majesty, the Maritime Administration has developed to this day and has a huge scale. There are already 5,000 combat naval forces alone. If you add two shipyards and Huludao, there are more than 20,000 people under the jurisdiction of the Maritime Administration. I am really limited in ability and often feel exhausted, so I want to ask Your Majesty to send personnel to the Maritime Administration to share the pressure of my ministers."

Qin Feng laughed, "Did you feel the pressure?"

Ning Zeyuan wanted to defend himself, but when he saw Qin Feng's smiling eyes, his heart was shocked. The emperor was unable to fool him. After a moment of silence, he finally nodded: "There is pressure, but it is also my own intention. The Maritime Affairs Bureau now has strong force, and its power is still growing. With the continuous expansion of the shipyard and the continuous proficiency of the craft, it takes less than ten years for the Ming Navy to gather a huge force of hundreds of main warships. Not only that, the profits of maritime trade are extremely abundant, and the Maritime Affairs Bureau also has huge financial resources. Therefore, whether for the country or for the Ning family and the Emperor himself, I hope to change the current power structure of the Maritime Affairs Bureau."

Qin Feng thought for a while and said, "You have this idea very well. This shows that you are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but I have my own ideas about this matter, so for the time being, I am not going to let the Political Affairs Hall intervene in the Maritime Affairs Department. However, since you have said this, you have also confessed your pressure and concerns about the future, so you can do something else first. The navy division will divide the troops first, He Ying and Zhou Li will divide the fleets. You will no longer lead the troops directly, but will be in charge of the government affairs of the Maritime Affairs Department. In addition, I will let Ma Xiangnan hold a position in the Maritime Affairs Department. As long as you distribute some profits from the Maritime Affairs Department to Changyang County every year, I think Ma Xiangnan will block a lot of things for you."

After hearing this, Ning Zeyuan knelt down again, "Thank you, Your Majesty." Qin Feng's move undoubtedly expressed his unparalleled trust in him.

"In addition, I will transfer a group of officers from the Fire Death Camp. I hope you can train them into qualified naval officers in the next few years. With these people, the adults in the Political Affairs Hall and various ministries will have less suspicion about you."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do my best to make them the best naval officers in the shortest time." Ning Zeyuan nodded vigorously. The emperor sent his personal guard officer, whom he had no doubt given him a talisman.

"Cultivating a qualified naval officer is probably much more difficult than cultivating a qualified land general. Don't be anxious. Take your time, I'm not anxious." Qin Feng said lightly: "The road to the Ming Dynasty has just begun, and the days will be long in the future!"

"I understand." Ning Zeyuan said gratefully. "Your Majesty, this time I went to sea, I encountered something strange, which also solved the reason why Chalan was suddenly so brave in the Manila civil war. This time, there was someone back, and he said he was His Majesty's old friend."

"Well, what old friend can I have there? Who is he?" Qin Feng asked strangely.

"His name is Chen Ci!"
Chapter completed!