"If the coal mine is close to Changxing, there will be one."

Huang Baijia said.

Coal mining in Guangde, Changxing has been around since the Ming Dynasty. In recent years, tens of thousands of people have poured into the mountains to dig coal. It is not too far from Zhoushan on the south bank of Taihu Lake.

"But this is useless to us. Now that our army is on land, it is impossible to compete with the Tartars. Not to mention that the Qing army from all over the country will come in large numbers in the future, it will be easy for the 30,000 people on the opposite side to destroy us, let alone we have to stick to it. At least in the short term, we will not be able to develop on land. My plan is to go to Taiwan, take down Keelung first, and use the coal mine there."

Yang Feng said.

Before he trained a real army, developing on land was tantamount to suicide. The only place for him to choose was Taiwan or Hainan Island. The latter was too far away, while Keelung was only one thousand miles away from here. At the speed of his fleet, it drove in three or four days. Taiwan now has only one general and several thousand green camp defenders. It can be said that the defense is extremely empty. Especially Keelung is lonely in the north, facing the sea and behind the mountains, and it is very easy to defend. At this time, the entire northern Taiwan was not developed much. The main population area is in the central and southern part. As long as the sea control power is maintained, safety can be guaranteed. It is impossible to attack there from the land. The only trouble is that the environment is harsh and the problem of infectious diseases will be very serious. The advantage is that he is all from the south and is not very sensitive to this problem.

Moreover, there are a large number of former subordinates of the Zheng family hidden among the people in Taiwan. Once he occupys Keelung, it will be easy to form an advertising effect, allowing these people to go to join in large quantities.

As for the Keelung coal mine, it is even simpler. This coal mine has been mined since the Ming Dynasty. In the past, it was just to expand its scale. Moreover, maritime transportation is convenient, so it is easy to buy pig iron from North Korea or Japan. These two countries must like the war in China very much, so they will definitely open for sale.

In addition, sulfur and soil nitrate can also be purchased from these two countries, especially Japan's sulfur and North Korea's lead are all necessary. The Jiande lead and zinc mine in the latter territory was mined in the 15th century.

Of course, going to Taiwan to develop does not mean giving up Zhoushan. In fact, Zhoushan must stick to it, and even his Majesty's Mansion will continue to stay in Zhoushan. The biggest use here is the call for action. As long as the Ming Dynasty's flag is erected here, it can attract those anti-Qing heroes to continue to come and serve. To put it simply, this is a brand that attracts people. After the people are brought here, they can be sent to the training base in Keelung for training.

As for whether to seize the entire Taiwan...

This is completely unnecessary. Just take down the Tamsui area. As long as he has the power to control the sea and block the Qing army's reinforcements to Taiwan, the local defenders there will not pose a threat to him. Maybe the uprising of the old subordinates of the Zheng family will be enough for them to bear. Originally, the Liu Qu Rebellion occurred next year in history. It can be said that he only needs to light a fire, and other places will naturally burn.

But now his trouble is simple...

"There are not enough soldiers."

Yang Feng said sadly.

"At present, the total strength of Zhoushan is less than 5,000. There are less than 4,000 people who can fight here, and the navy has to go to more than half. In fact, there are only 1,300 people in the land camp, including 500 adapted by pirates and 400 locally recruited, and the remaining 400 are rebels from all over the country. In this case, people must defend Zhoushan Island, which has a large area of ​​area, that is, the navy has the power to control the sea. The Tartars cannot attack here. Otherwise, as long as there are thousands of people on the island, we will have to run away.

Similarly, it is impossible for this person to seize the chicken cage and keep it."

Then he said.

"What does Yang Shuai want to do?"

Huang Baijia said.

"It's very simple. Let's help me attract more people. At least 10,000 land camps will be gathered to divide our troops to capture the chicken cage."

Yang Feng said.

He has no other way now. Although Zhoushan has a certain population, he cannot force local strong men to serve in the army. If he really forced the strong men to be strong, he would not dare to use them. The only way is to continue to use the anti-Qing and Fuming sign to attract people. Such things can only be done by people like Huang Baijia.

"Okay, I have no choice."

Huang Baijia said readily.

"Sir, I'm working hard!"

Yang Feng said with some gratitude that he would definitely be arrested by the government when he returned to Zhejiang at this time. It would be great that he could agree so readily.

"If I don't say such kind words, I am over fifty years old this year and I can't live for many years. My father has been working hard to restore the country of my Han family. My teacher Wang Zhengnan never forgot to fight against the Qing Dynasty until his death. When I can live here, I can rest assured my hometown to restore my Chinese clothes. A mere effort is nothing. Since I have embarked on this path, life and death have long been put aside."

Huang Baijia said calmly.

"Mr. Lord, please rest assured that in at most two years, I can guarantee that everyone in your hometown can cut off the pig tail behind it."

Yang Feng said with his fists.

Two years is enough for him to train a real army to launch a counterattack. Huang Baijia lives in Yuyao, and his first stop across the sea is that he will definitely realize his wish in two years.

"Master, a Japanese ship is here."

At this time, a guard ran in to report.

"A Japanese ship?"

Yang Feng was stunned for a moment.

"They probably don't know that the place has changed hands. Japan and the Tatars have traded, and several merchant ships come every year."

Huang Baijia explained.

"Let them enter the port and bring their owners here."

Yang Feng said immediately.

Half an hour later, the Japanese merchant ship was escorted to Zhoushan Port under the Ming army warship, and the owner was then taken to Yang Feng.

"What's your name?"

Yang Feng sat there casually drinking tea. The cup in his hand was not porcelain. Its extremely bright orange color looked as gentle as jade, but it looked like Western stained glass.

"The villain black eight."

The ship owner speaks very well in Chinese and speaks respectfully.

"Whose family are you?"

Yang Feng continued to say casually.

"The villain belongs to the Shimazu family."

Hei Ba said.

"Oh, it's from Shimazu family, Yoshiki, ah, do you want to burn me to death?"

Yang Feng, who was drinking tea, suddenly loosened his hand and the cup fell directly. At the same time, he said to Ru Yu beside him angrily. The latter watched him act with a resentful look on the ground. The cup made a crisp sound on the stone slab floor. Then Hei Bayi's chin almost smashed to the ground. Seeing the glass that was expected to be broken into pieces, it bounced up on the stone slab and landed in front of him, and then bounced in horror, but it was still strong without a crack.

"Why don't you go down and change a cup!"

Yang Feng continued to scold.

Ruyu turned around resentfully and brought him a plastic cup.

"Where did you say just now? Ah, you are from the Shimazu family. The current vassal lord is Shimazu Yoshiki? The Shimazu family followed the monkeys to commit rebellion, invaded North Korea and became enemies with ****, and now they are still colluding with the Tartars. Are there no one in the Ming Dynasty?"

Yang Feng said with a gloomy face.

"Sir, our country has never had any official contact with the Tatars in Beijing, but only trade occasionally. In our country, we are extremely indignant about the Tatars stealing from China. It's a pity that the country's power is weak and cannot help the Ming Dynasty."

Heiba ​​said respectfully.

This guy is obviously quite smart. People like those who specialize in foreign trade are usually extremely flexible in mind and have a lot of experience.

Yang Feng was quite satisfied with his answer, but he still snorted coldly and said, "If it weren't for this, your head would have fallen to the ground today."

Then the guy sat there and started drinking tea on his own.

Heiba, who was lying on the ground, knelt for a while, couldn't help it, so he asked carefully: "Sir, can the villain leave?"

"Let's go!"

Yang Feng waved his hand casually and said.

"That little man's ship and cargo?"

"Take the ship away, keep the goods!"

"Sir, how can you be kind to me? When the villain goes back like this, he can only hang himself and jump into the sea!"

Heiba ​​was so anxious that he lay on the ground and kept kowtowing and crying. His ship was not his own, nor was his own goods. They were all from the Satsuma lord, and they were to exchange for a large amount of Chinese goods. He didn't know that the owner had been changed, so he came here as he was used to, and was intercepted by the Ming army warships patrolling at sea, and then brought here. He smiled and bowed his head for fear of being hacked. However, he didn't expect that this would be the result. If he just went back like this, there would be no other way except suicide.

"What's on your boat?"

Yang Feng said with a sneer.

"copper."

Hei Babian said.

In fact, at this time, the main goods exported by Japan to China were copper, which supplemented the shortage of the Qing Dynasty's coins.

"That's right. Copper can be used to cast cannons. Where do you go to here with copper? You must go to Songjiang and sell the copper to the Tartars, and then they cast the cannons to hit me. Do you think I will let you do this?"

Yang Feng glared and shouted.

"Well?!"

Hei Ba shut up.

"Sir, then you should at least pay us the goods?"

After a while he said with a sad face.

"The payment for the goods, by the way, even if the soft jade cup in front of you is the payment for the goods, it is a priceless treasure. I am made of the colorful soft jade on the belly of Kunlun Mountain. There is no other thing in the world except in my hands. It will not only prolong life and be invincible to all evils, but also avoid monsters like wine and swallow. Only your ship of copper is not worth this treasure! It is considered that you are still polite, and you will be rewarded to you!"

Yang Feng said while drinking tea with another green plastic cup.

"cocoa……"

Heiba ​​looked at the cup as big as a palm in front of him with tears in tears. Although this thing is indeed magical, it is still a bit exaggerated to exchange for a ship of copper for such a cup, not to mention that some people like this luxury. If you take it back and don’t like it, why don’t you chop yourself up with just one knife?

"What's the point? Don't even have this one. Come and throw this untouchable!"

Yang Feng glared and shouted.

"The villain wants it, the villain wants it!"

Heiba ​​was so scared that he rushed over, grabbed the cup and lie on the ground and said.

"You are still aware of the goods, and be careful. This thing is afraid of fire and weapon. If it is damaged, don't blame me for not telling you!"

Yang Feng said with a teacup.
Chapter completed!