In Jinghu County Water Village, Ning Zhiwen sat at the table, holding a small scissor to cut off a piece of the wick. The flames pounded slightly, and the room suddenly became much brighter.

The sun was on the middle of the night, but Ning Zhiwen was still not sleepy at all, so he was naturally waiting for someone.

A soft knock sounded outside, and the manager Huang Hai walked over, opened the door, and felt slightly owed: "Young Master Yang."

Yang Zhi bowed and returned the gift: "Mr. Huang, please be polite."

"Master is waiting for you!" Huang Hai smiled and turned his head, let Yang Zhi walk in, and he walked to the door himself and said, "Master, I'll go inspect again. The Jinghu Navy's people are so lazy, so they can't reassure people."

Ning Zhiwen waved his hand and signaled Huang Hai to go.

The door was gently closed, and Yang Zhi sat opposite Ning Zhiwen. Without saying a word, he took out a sealed letter from his arms, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Ning Zhiwen, "This is the letter from Mr. Ling, and was sent in a hurry through our secret channel."

Ning Zhiwen nodded and put away the letter.

"Don't you take a look?" Yang Zhi glanced at the other party in surprise.

"What's good about it?" Ning Zhiwen raised his eyebrows, "It's just some things that are just some family matters or even complaining. Since the Queen promised me that their family would live well in Yuejing City, what reason do I have to believe it?"

Yang Zhi smiled. Ning Zhiwen is really a character, worthy of being a pirate leader who once roamed the sea. His decisiveness is very admirable.

"Have you finished your work? What's the result?" Ning Zhiwen asked.

Yang Zhi shook his head with some regret, "Cheng Wuben, I didn't agree at all. But this was expected. This person was a granite head who was foolish and loyal to the Min clan. Fortunately, Zeng Lin had decided to surrender to us. With him to help you, you would be much more calm in your work."

"He knows about me?" Ning Zhiwen asked.

"I understand a little, but I don't know all of it, and I can't hide this kind of thing at all. He is a thousand-year-old fox. Just because you were introduced by the Emperor, he has enough reason to believe that you are ours." Yang Zhi smiled and said, "But it doesn't matter. The situation in Chu State is hopeless, but the Ming Dynasty is booming. A smart person like Zeng Lin naturally knows to find a way out for himself in advance. He has entrusted me to send his grandson to Yuejing City."

“How credible is he?”

"This is not important!" Yang Zhi shook his head: "You are here not to demolish Chu State's Taiwan, but will serve them in a real way and serve the Jinghu defense line they built, so there is no need to worry. By the way, you have been here for more than half a month, what else do you feel?"

"The Jinghu Navy is rotten to the core." Ning Zhiwen shook his head and sighed, "It's worse than the Quanzhou Navy."

"Of course, you can't compare. No matter how bad the Quanzhou navy is, it's also a sea navy, Jinghu, but an inland river navy. How can you compare? Besides, aren't you still there in Quanzhou?" Yang Zhi laughed.

"The Jinghu Navy is basically useless except for ships and other people, from generals to soldiers. They are just a group of pigs living on the water, and they have no other use except extorting the people. After arriving in Quanzhou, I asked Zeng Lin to transform the Jinghu Navy and include it in the entire Navy, but now I have given up." Ning Zhiwen said, "I really didn't expect that the Chu Navy was so rotten, which was shocking. It's not a question of whether they can use it. I'm worried about whether they will be bad."

"We in the Ming Dynasty need an elite navy here for future use. What do you think about this? In Yang's opinion, since it is already rotten, it's better to cut him as soon as possible."

"Mr. Yang and what I think are exactly the same as the heroes." Ning Zhiwen smiled and said, "Now I have been appointed as the commander of the Jinghu Navy by Zeng Lin, and today I have received the endorsement of Cheng Wuben. I will command all the water warships and troops in Jinghu. So the first step is that I am going to take action against them."

"Hard?"

"Of course not!" Ning Zhiwen smiled and said, "There is a group of water bandits in the sand lake, the largest lake in Jinghu County, with about a thousand people. I am going to wipe them out."

"Borrowing a knife to kill someone?" Yang Zhi smacked his lips: "If the Jinghu Navy, as you said, is a guy that is too rotten, will they listen to you to destroy the water bandits? If their family members know their own affairs, they will not be stupid enough to die, right?"

Ning Zhiwen touched his gray beard and said proudly: "Of course they refused, so the task I arranged for them was very easy. In their opinion, they would never encounter water bandits, because we were at the forefront. They followed behind to pick up credit and brush up on existence. I have already talked to them about the plan, and they were very happy."

Yang Zhi thought for a moment, suddenly realized it, and looked at Ning Zhiwen meaningfully: "The water bandits in the Sha Lake have been cleaned up for you, right?"

"It's true that I can't hide it from Young Master Yang." Ning Zhiwen looked at the other party with some regret: "I didn't deal with them, but I just sent someone to find their boss. The young man still has some reputation in this business. They have decided to join me, so I will borrow their knife first. The banquet has been arranged, and I will just wait for the guests to serve."

"Jiang is still so old!" Yang Zhi gave the other party a thumbs up: "There are many big and small bandits in Jinghu County, and they have already defected to you now?"

"That's not. Of course, if you don't surrender to me, your final outcome will naturally be to pieces. Since Ning has arrived in Jinghu, he will naturally not tolerate someone not listening to my greetings." At this moment, Ning Zhiwen's eyes were sharp and his domineering was beyond words.

"The Ming Dynasty needs you to seize the power of the navy here, and also a powerful navy. The power of the navy is still not satisfactory to Your Majesty." Yang Zhi said: "Now Zeng Lin, Cheng Wuben is in power, you will naturally have no worries, but you must be clear that as long as Min Ruoying returns to Shangjing, Cheng Wuben's good days will be over, so you must make plans in this regard early, don't tie yourself to Cheng Wuben's broken car, if you can overturn the car with him, we will be in tears."

Ning Zhiwen smiled and said, "Since you already know this result, Ning will naturally avoid him. Ning still has some tricks in going to Beijing, so someone will naturally speak for me."

"That's good." Yang Zhi said happily. It's easy to deal with people like Ning Zhiwen. You will get back to three, so there is no need to talk nonsense.

"The most important thing is the composition of this navy's personnel. Your Majesty's meaning, at least two-thirds of this navy's future should be from the Ming Dynasty. Only in this way can you be able to use it when you need it." Yang Zhi said.

"Two-thirds of the people?" Ning Zhiwen took a breath after hearing this request, "With so many people, how can we operate to insert it without arousing the suspicion of others?"

"Don't worry about this." Yang Zhi said: "The Qi people occupied the six eastern counties of Chu. I think that soon after, more and more refugees will flee from the six eastern counties. The Eagle Nest will arrange people to mingle among these refugees and wander to Jinghu County. After you expose the pustules of the Jinghu Navy, you will definitely lack a large number of personnel. Of course, you need to recruit new people to board the ship. This is the opportunity for our people to come in openly."

"So that's it. Has Eagle Nest arranged this matter long ago? This is not something that can be prepared in a hurry. The accent of those people alone cannot change in a short period of time." Ning Zhiwen said in surprise.

Yang Zhiyi smiled: "The Eagle Nest has always been very efficient. Since the second young master Ning defected to my Ming Dynasty last year, the Eagle Nest has prepared these things. It doesn't need to be too detailed. Anyway, you are the big backer, right?"

The two looked at each other and laughed.

"Use the money from Chu State to practice our Ming navy. This business is a must-have." Yang Zhi sighed, "What does it mean to be far-sighted? I really feel it this time. By the way, Mr. Ning, these people are some useful relationships that I have in Jinghu County. Zeng Lin doesn't know about them. If you contact them, you have to hide it from Zeng Lin. Eagle Nest also has a station in Jinghu County. Now this place has become the focus of Eagle Nest management. When they go back, the commander will contact you. He will partially accept your command, which means that your request will basically be met. In the future, you will contact Yuejing City through their line."

"I understand!" After taking the paper from Yang Zhi's hand, Ning Zhiwen looked at the other party: "Young Master Yang is going to return now?"

"No, I have to go shopping in Chu State and find some old friends." Yang Zhi spread his hands: "Grandpa still left a lot of things for me. They have been silent for so many years, and it is time for them to shine and heat up. I will go back only after finishing these things. By the way, Mr. Ning, you are also the number one figure in Chu State. Did my grandpa look for you at that time?"

"Look for me?" Ning Zhiwen smiled: "I'm afraid I'm asking for trouble! Yang Xiangke wouldn't have seen a person like me. If I hadn't been in the backstage of the capital, and I would have paid some money to the court every year, your grandfather would have dealt with me long ago."

Yang Zhi stood up with a big laugh and bowed, saying, "That's all, Yang said goodbye. Mr. Ning, it depends on you on Jinghu."

"Please tell Your Majesty and the Empress that Ning must live up to his entrustedness." Ning Zhiwen returned the ceremony.

"No need to send it." Looking at Ning Zhiwen, Yang Zhi waved his hand, "Be careful when you are in the tiger's den. No matter how well the arrangement is, in fact, there will definitely be loopholes of one kind or another, and it's up to you."
Chapter completed!