Xie Qian pinched Li Dongyang's people, and Liu Jian slapped his back from the side. After a crazy rescue, Li Dongyang woke up quietly.

Opening his eyes, he saw Emperor Hongzhi.

"Why is this from the Li Qing family?"

Li Dongyang cried and choked with grief: "My son is on the big ship in Liangxiang."

"Mr. Li, Li Zhaoxian is in Hainan and has not come back." Miao Kui looked apologetic.

"That's good, Your Majesty! I'm a little out of my composure. It's because I'm too sad that I'm losing my moral character. This is my last son." Li Dongyang said that he was sad and choked up again.

The ministers in the court sighed deeply, and Ge Lao Li was planning and calm in the court.

When it comes to family affairs, he is still a mortal.

Emperor Hongzhi walked back to the imperial stairs, looked at Xiao Jing and Miao Kui, and met coldly: "Where are the Zhenhaiwei and the Inspection Office of Songjiang Prefecture!"

Jinshan in Songjiang Prefecture has a Jinshan Guard to prevent Japanese pirates from invading.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court and Liangxiang caravans used large ships, and Zhenhaiwei's grain ships could not catch up at all." Miao Kui cried.

Jinshanwei does not have big ships, they all use canal ships.

The big ship is expensive, how could the court give the small Jinshanwei ship?

Even there are not many canal ships.

"Eunuch Miao is right. After the sail is taken, the big ship goes into the sea along the wind, and it will be difficult for the canal ship to chase after it." Liu Jian's face was solemn.

It is extremely difficult to control the course when the canal ships enter the sea, let alone chase these large ships.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "The most urgent task at the moment is to retrieve these ships so that the Japanese pirates can get these two ships, and not come and go freely?"

"I'm afraid it's extremely difficult. If you go to the sea to serve as a pirate and go ashore to serve the people, you can't tell the difference between the Japanese pirates and the people at all." Liu Jian continued: "The sea is vast, and after these Japanese pirates enter the sea, there is no trace. If the imperial court wants to search, it may have to send a large number of navy troops."

There were no large-scale navy troops in Songjiang Prefecture. The navy of the Ming Dynasty was concentrated in Guangzhou and Leizhou in Guangdong Prefecture.

Because Japanese pirates have been plaguing the southeast coast for many years, the court was unable to repel them.

Only guards can be sent to guard the Japanese pirates to prevent the Japanese from entering the case.

Xie Qian nodded and said, "The Japanese robbed tens of thousands of stones of food. I am afraid that they will not have to dock and replenish supplies within half a year. If you want to find them on the sea, you may not be able to find them even if you mobilize the Guangdong navy."

Speaking of Japanese pirates, it is even more troublesome than the Tatars in the north.

The northern territory was guarded by powerful generals like Wang Yue.

Although the Tatars rushed into Guanzhong to loot, Wang Yue often won battles with the Tatars, which gave great confidence to the court and the people of the border town in spirit.

As long as Wang Yue is present, he will not be afraid of the Tatars.

The Japanese pirates are different. They have never won a real victory in the southeast coast until now.

In other words, there is no general like Wang Yue in the southeast coast, which can give the court spiritual dependence.

Emperor Hongzhi showed a firm look in his eyes and gritted his teeth and said, "These seven large ships must be traced back!

Hainan is now fully renovated and will be transported regularly in the future. If the Japanese pirates get these five ships, wouldn’t it be like a tiger with wings!”

Yan Chengjin thinks it makes sense.

Giving Japanese pirates a powerful set of equipment for free will only make Japanese pirates more rampant.

The big ship in Liangxiang is actually the horse ship on Zheng He’s drawings.

The length of the ship is about thirty-seven meters and fifteen meters wide. If calculated according to later generations, it is about 120 meters long and about 45 meters wide.

After the Ming Dynasty's ban, ships were rarely built, especially large ships.

Building a ship requires government approval, and there are strict requirements for size and shape.

Pirates and Japanese pirates want big ships but can't buy them, so they can only grab them.

Qin Hong sighed: "I'm afraid it's not simple. The Japanese pirates are wandering around the sea. Where can I find a boat?"

Before he returned to the capital to serve as the Minister of War, he was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and was very familiar with Japanese pirates.

These Japanese pirates have extremely strong combat capabilities, holding samurai steel knives and having maritime merchants help to investigate the news, which is not as simple as saying.

The most difficult thing is to find the traces of these Japanese pirates.

There are many scattered islands in Guangdong, and there are any possible hidden Japanese pirates everywhere.

With the 100,000 people from Guangdong Navy, it would be fine to look for islands one by one.

The premise is that the Ministry of Revenue will provide sufficient military pay and the Ministry of Works will build more than a dozen large ships.

Otherwise, the number of large ships traveling to and from Hainan from Guangdong Maritime and Maritime Service will not transport much troops and will not be easy to fight.

What's more, the Japanese pirates now have seven large ships, and their range can be further away.

"If you know where the Japanese pirates are hiding, it will be much easier." Ma Wensheng stroked his beard and sighed.

Yan Chengjin thought about it carefully and stood up.

"The large ship needs supplies. Although there is food, it also needs to be replenished. Moreover, the Japanese pirates cannot stay at the sea and will definitely dock.

I think that I can search the small islands around Songjiang Prefecture, and people can hide them, but seven large ships cannot hide them."

Qin Hong gave him a blank look and was amused: "Mobilizing troops will consume food and grass. What if there is no?"

"If not, you can go to the island country to have a look."

Yan Chengjin guessed that the ship was still in Songjiang Prefecture.

The Japanese pirates were mainly composed of real Japanese and subordinate Japanese.

The real Japanese is the samurai ronin of the island country. At this time, the island country was in the Warring States Period and after Daming was killed.

The warriors belonging to these daimyos became ronin and went to sea for the sake of their livelihood.

From the Japanese, there were some maritime merchants and gangsters in the Ming Dynasty.

Collaborate with the Japanese and engage in business robbery of merchant ships.

Emperor Hongzhi was determined to recover the seven ships and said solemnly: "Can there be someone in the Southeast Navy be the leader?"

Qin Hong lowered his head in shame, and Ma Wensheng looked at the tip of his shoes.

Liu Jian twisted his beard and pretended to be calm. Li Dongyang touched his head, saying that he fainted just now and had not come back to his senses.

Among the navy in the southeast, there is really no one who can take charge.

Yan Chengjin looked at Miao Kui with a cautious look on his face: "Wang Shouren hasn't come back with you?"

Miao Kui was obviously a little angry: "After Mr. Wang landed in Guangzhou Prefecture, there was no news. He said he would go north and give lectures all the way. Sooner or later, he would return to Beijing and ask me to report to His Majesty."

Lecture?

Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly, "The Japanese pirates are in front of you, what is Wang Shouren talking about? I ordered you to be a lecturer in the imperial lecture. Isn't it fragrant?"

Yan Chengjin shook his head. Wang Shouren was familiar with the Yuanyang Formation of the Qi family army and was also versed in military tactics. What a great opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

There are no ministers in the court who can use it. Even if there are, they are far inferior to Wang Shouren's good at using troops.

"How about letting the British Duke go?" Liu Jian asked.

Yan Chengjin felt that this idea was even more rotten than the old meal that happened overnight.

Although the British Duke was familiar with military tactics, he did not know how to command the navy. It was like using a shoe brush to brush his teeth and washing his hair with a shower gel.

If soldiers can be amphibious, they should be called Marines.

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head: "The British Duke is not familiar with water combat, and he may suffer a loss."

"I think it's better to send someone to Guangdong to find Wang Shouren and order him to find these seven ships back." Yan Chengjin said.

At this time, Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City.

A man in Franchise clothes stood by the door, and it was Liu Jin.

Most of the people entering and leaving this door are the officials in the palace, and the people dare not get close to it.

Liu Jin looked at the tall city wall with a smile.

Every day at Chen, when the palace goes out to buy food, he will return to the palace from here.

Sure enough, the little eunuch drove a few carriages and walked here.

"Bold, you dare to stop the car in the palace!" the little eunuch shouted.

Liu Jin was calm and unhurried: "This man, please help me bring a word to the prince."

He took out a hundred taels of silver from his arms, and the eunuch stared at him.

"What's the matter?"

"Just say we are Nicholas Liu Jin, we are back."

East Palace,

Zhu Houzhao is full of energy and is taking time to draw a cartoon of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms.

The little eunuch walked in quietly. At this time, he would be beaten to disturb the prince, but who told him to take other people's money?

"Your Highness, what are you painting?"

Zhu Houzhao asked happily: "How is the painting?"

"It's so good!" The little eunuch stammered again: "Your Highness, Nicholas Liu Jin is back."

What brushed?

Zhu Houzhao gave him a blank look: "I have heard of Rashi, but I have never heard of Rashi."

The little eunuch was extremely aggrieved: "Your Highness, it's Nicholas Liu Jin..."

Liu Jin?

Zhu Houzhao was happy and put down his pen: "What did I bring to the Western Regions?"
Chapter completed!