Chapter 164                                                             

Yu Dayou has always had the intention of making achievements in his heart. He is still very envious of the achievements of Kaizhang Saint King who has been sacrificed for thousands of years.

When Yu Dayou thought that if he could truly transform Taiwan into a part of the Ming Dynasty and a part of China, then thousands of years later, Yu Dayou might not be able to be with the side of the Kaizhang Saint King, let alone the elegance of the Kaizhang Saint King.

Although the Lin family in Fujian is a first-class family, the family that can be compared with the Lin family in Fujian is the Chen family. It is known as the Chen family in Fujian.

As for the surname Huang Zheng and others, they have to wait. What is the reason for the surname Chen? It is just the elegance of the Holy King Kaizhang family, which is still as prosperous as today.

Therefore, deep down in Yu Dayou's heart, from the beginning, he felt that this thing was impossible, but it was impossible to do it. It was impossible to say that this route could not be successful at all. And it was impossible to do it, which means that this thing could be accomplished. However, the conditions were not mature.

"Why is it not easy?" Zhou Mengchen asked.

Yu Dayou said: "First of all, it is money and grain. Moving so many people to Ryukyu requires a lot of money. It is simple to say that the land is cultivated, but generally speaking, there is no harvest in this wasteland within three years. Not to mention the construction of water conservancy, leveling the land, building houses, and expelling the natives----"

"One million taels." Zhou Mengchen said directly without waiting for Yu Dayou to finish his words: "This time, Yuegang did not gain much, only Zhang Wei's private wealth. It was about two million taels. As for these things, there were about one million taels after they were sold. I'll give you one million taels to get this matter done. How about it?"

Yu Dayou was stunned. One million taels were a number he had never expected.

This million tael is enough to take out part of the grain to sell for more than 200,000 people for several years. Moreover, although it costs a lot to reclaim the land, it does not mean that there is no harvest in the first three years. After all, Taiwan is not Datong. There are some difficulties in Datong every year. And Taiwan is a bit of cooked three times a year, so you can try it.

Moreover, Yu Dayou also knew about the financial pressure on Zhou Mengchen.

After Zhou Mengchen arrived in Jiangnan, he fought many wars and did a lot of things. However, Zhou Mengchen did not increase taxes by one cent to the public, and even reduced a lot of taxes. After the start of the shipping, the shipping was less than the canal transport. This reduction in consumption directly reduced the taxes of the people and did not have much benefit to the court.

Therefore, Yu Dayou got so much money from Yuegang, but he had never thought that Zhou Mengchen would allocate it to him. He felt that he would definitely pick up the hole.

When Yu Dayou suddenly realized that he had one million taels, he felt that it might not be too difficult to establish several wards in Ryukyu. There were more thorns under him, which was no longer a problem.

Seeing that Yu Dayou didn't speak, Zhou Mengchen frowned slightly and said, "Isn't this enough? But I can't give it to you anymore. I just received military information. Zhang Lian attacked Longyan and was defeated by the magistrate of Longyan. However, he has changed his route to the north. All of this money will be used as military expenses to pacify Zhang Lian. It is impossible to give it to you again. However, you can ask your new subordinates. After all, I have not moved their property. Their property may not be less than Zhang Wei's."

Yu Dayou's heart moved, as if he had a little more money. However, he didn't know how to use it. After all, it was impossible for Yu Dayou to ask for family wealth from his subordinates. Yu Dayou said: "Don't worry, sir, this is enough. But is the situation on Zhang Lian's side very serious?"

Zhou Mengchen nodded heavily.

In Zhou Mengchen's opinion, Guangdong has failed to encircle and suppress Zhang Lian in Meixian, allowing Zhang Lian to break through the siege and attack Longyan without defeating it, or Zhang Lian did not have the idea of ​​fighting to the death in Longyan, and he had already attacked Jiangxi.

The areas adjacent to Jiangxi and Fujian are all mountains and the people are poor. When Zhang Lian enters this place, it is like Mars falling on hay, and the terrain is complicated. It is difficult for the official army to advance and suppress. When the war reaches this point, Zhou Mengchen judged that he has lost the possibility of a quick battle.

What we have to face next is a mountainous siege battle that takes several months to several years for the elderly. Not to mention, the scope of Zhang Lian's activities is spread across the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi. It is no longer a problem that one province can solve. Therefore, the matter of Zhang Lian calling himself Feilong Emperor cannot be concealed.

On the one hand, Zhou Mengchen had to bear the pressure from the upper class. On the other hand, he also had to quickly form a temporary team to lead the large area of ​​southwest, northwest, and eastern Guangdong, and Ganzhou, Jiangxi to encircle and suppress.

The amount of money seized from Yuegang can be said to have solved Zhou Mengchen's urgent need.

After all, fighting is just a burning of money, and Zhou Mengchen now bears a deficit of tens of millions of taels.

Only Xu Wei and Lu Yi knew about this specific account. Many scholars and officials in the south of the Yangtze River actually knew that there was something wrong with this account. However, Zhou Mengchen moved from one victory to another, and it took less than a year to temporarily block the coastal situation.

Although in some small places, there are still news of pirates harassment from time to time. However, the number of pirates is only one or two hundred. After the war, the soldiers in the township and county squads can resist it. As for the place dozens of miles away from the sea, it seems that they have returned to the peaceful and prosperous era.

It is this overall benefit that allows Jiangnan Bank to make money in many businesses and can cover such a big hole. This also shows that Lu Yi is indeed a first-class financial expert in the world.

But that's all.

To be honest, Zhou Mengchen had already prepared additional expenses. After all, many things were unexpected. But he never expected that the unexpected things would be so big. Before Zhou Mengchen came to Fujian, he had no idea about Zhang Lian's affairs, and even had no impression of them in history. Who knew that there was such a big peasant uprising during the Jiajing period. Zhou Mengchen even thought that it was the butterfly effect he had created.

In any case, the cost of pacifying Zhang Lian was far more than the additional cost reserved by Zhou Mengchen. I have to sigh at Yuegang's unexpected wealth.

Of course, this is also because Yuegang went down without a fight. It seems that although Wu Ping is much poorer than Zhang Wei, he actually has a lot of gains. However, Wu Ping was defeated. The soldiers' pensions and rewards, the repair of ships, etc. It can be said that the capture on Nan'ao Island is only not much different from the military expenditure in this battle. The rest is just a few months of military expenditure.

Zhou Mengchen said, "You don't have to worry about Zhang Lian's affairs for the time being. Your main thing is to shock the sea and handle the 200,000 immigrants at the same time. I have ordered Qi Jiguang to go to Longyan. I have submitted a memorial to the court, ordering Tang Shun's governor Tingzhou Prefecture, Shaowu Prefecture, Chaozhou Prefecture, Huizhou Prefecture, Nanxiong Prefecture, Ganzhou Prefecture, Nan'an Prefecture, and Jianchang Prefecture. Qi Jiguang is the general officer of the quelling rebellion and controls the troops and horses of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi. I feel relieved to hand this matter over to them."

It's not okay to be worried.

Guangdong cannot trust at all. Zhou Mengchen always lacks people in the siege. If it weren't for a lack of people, he wouldn't have left this matter to Tang Shunzhi. Although Tang Shunzhi showed his own military knowledge, this person was reliable or not, and Zhou Mengchen was still uncertain.

Tang Shunzhi and Hu Zongxian were both Zhou Mengchen's choices. But after thinking about it, he decided that Tang Shunzhi. After all, Hu Zongxian and Yan Dang have always been in love with each other, and Zhou Mengchen couldn't believe it.

Tang Shunzhi was much smarter. Although he cooperated with Yan Dang, he was never optimistic about Yan Dang.

This is also a test for Qi Jiguang.

After all, Qi Jiguang used to listen to Zhou Mengchen's command before. Many times, Zhou Mengchen gave him the best guarantee. Don't underestimate this kind of guarantee. Someone guarantee is a completely different situation than no one. Now Qi Jiguang is really the leader. He is the highest military officer in the battlefield at the junction of the three provinces. Although Tang Shunzhi is still his boss, Qi Jiguang has a title and does not allow Tang Shunzhi to be much. In addition, with Zhou Mengchen behind, Qi Jiguang has great autonomy.
Chapter completed!