"Occupying the island? Isn't it possible yet? That's what I plan to ask Patrick and his son to buy a few merchant ships near Guangzhou first. Aren't the thirteen big merchants going to move to Yunnan? Choose a group of younger ship workers, plus some of my subordinates, and let them follow the merchant ships from other countries and run European sea routes.

This can be done to train some qualified sailors, and the other is to let them drive merchant ships and exchange clouds for a batch of warships. At the same time, they purchase some large artillery in Europe. Patrick was originally a Belgian soldier and had a regular military rank. If Patrick and his son do this, the resistance will be much smaller.

Then hire some retired sailors in the local area, and ask these sailors to train our men while returning, and you can also practice your hands with merchant ships from European countries on the way.

Belgium traded with the Qing Dynasty last year. They must have their own sea routes. After three or four trips, we will have merchant ships and warships. The most important thing is to cultivate a naval army that has fought naval battles.

When there is a ten or eight warship, it will not be too late for us to occupy the island again. If we occupy the island now, we will be afraid of the foreign devils in Hong Kong and Macao. The navy is a major event and a technical job, so we cannot act recklessly!"

The father-in-law and son-in-law, Pan Shicheng first blamed Yang Meng for being reckless. After a while, Yang Meng returned the words intact.

"Hi! Look at us both, this is the same as you are young, and so is my age. What's wrong with this?"

After being told by his beloved son-in-law, Pan Shicheng also felt that he was a little anxious. For some reason, he always thought about the threat from the sea.

"The world is like this, the court is too bad, and the foreigners are too greedy. If we don't take a quick step, we will be beaten with our braids. Look at the braids on the back of our heads. This is a flaw. Once we are caught, it is too difficult to break free!

But now this braid is the capital for us to settle down. Although it is hindered, once it is cut, the road is even harder to walk! We want to take a quick step and not be caught by others, but the braid is also a bond. Now that we have the opportunity to be sure, we all want to do it, so it seems hasty."

Yang Meng held the shiny braid in his hand and sighed helplessly. It was a matter of success or failure of the Qing Dynasty. Without the corruption of the Qing court, he could not have built such a big stall in Yunnan in just over a year.

Now the Qing court has become a bond of Yunnan again. Many things cannot be done openly, followed the court and concealed by the court, so that Yunnan can have the opportunity to develop safely and steadily. Yunnan cannot be the target of public criticism now. It is so difficult to fight against the Qing Dynasty!

"Ah... everything has rules, and it is not a bad thing to be bound by more. Building high walls, accumulating grain, and slowly becoming king. The great Yuan Dynasty that Monk Zhu gained so much back then.

Stars! You might as well learn from the monk Zhu and use the strategy of a counselor Zhu Sheng to resist the Qing Dynasty. The world is like this. If it takes less than ten or eight years, how can you know whether the civil unrest like Yunnan will sweep the Qing Dynasty? At that time, you will lead your army along the river, first seize the county of Tianfu, Sichuan, and then plan the land of Jiangnan, and go up along the canal to achieve great things!

I thought about the off-island affairs in a hurry, but we can make some adjustments to move the population to the off-island first. The business group will stay in Guangzhou and send half to the off-island. For food supplies, I will send it here to lay a foundation on the off-island first. Then Patrick and his son will get the warship back and dock it directly there."

After Pan Shicheng finished speaking, he was full of energy. He had never felt this way for many years. Unexpectedly, when he worked with his son-in-law, he seemed to have become younger.

"Build high walls, accumulate grain, and slowly become king. This is a good idea. Who is Monk Zhu?"

The lack of historical knowledge made Yang Meng a dumb-headed goose. These three characters are good and are very suitable for the current situation in Yunnan.

"Haha! You! Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, read more books when you have nothing to do, and your fists are still small ways, not as good as this pen!"

"Zhu Yuanzhang! I know this, reading books? I'm very busy now, and I can't even know all the words. I look at many of the traditional characters. I have to read a letter, otherwise I really don't understand the obscure classical Chinese."

Yang Meng also knew his own hardships. He found a gentleman to teach him how to read, but he couldn't afford to lose that person! He is now the person in charge of the Yang family in Yunnan. If he doesn't recognize a few big words, the prestige he gained into the sky will be reduced.

"You! Isn't Pan Gui in Yunnan? Let your inner brother be your book boy! That child's surname is pretty good, and he knows the difference between inside and outside. He was just born in Pan. Su Meng was a little lazy and would be weak when he encountered something. But this child's literary talent is still good. The court has been so overwhelming that I have been breathless, so I let him lose his career.

Your child is brave and resourceful, but his literary talent is a little worse. You two brothers are just working together to make up for each other. Pan Gui also lacks some training. Only after you have been with you for ten or eight years can he stand out, otherwise your father-in-law will have no successor."

Speaking of this, Pan Shicheng remembered his son again. The Yang and Pan family could not compare! This comparison made his son become a waste of materials. Fortunately, he sent Pan Gui to Yunnan early and asked his son-in-law to train. It is also a pillar of the country.

"Forget this matter! I'm afraid that Pan Gui can't bear the grievance when he is a book boy. After some days, I'll prepare him to find an official position in Yunnan and give him some suitable staff. This officialdom is the most tempering person. Let him follow me as a book boy. Will Lian'er still sue me for the wrongdoing?"

Yang Meng has not yet decided on Pan Gui's place to go. He asked him to open a business road. I am afraid that his father-in-law will not agree. When doing business, isn't Pan's family in Lixiangyuan trained enough?

Leading troops? Yang Meng is not relieved! The soldiers in Yunnan can only be in the hands of the Yang family, so the Pan family should be a businessman! After thinking about it, his elder brother-in-law Pan Gui could only be sent to the officialdom for training.

"The officialdom of the Qing Dynasty? Nine out of ten people will be deposed when they enter. Pan Gui's current surname will be deposed in three to five years. Let him follow you! After you go back this time, I will send a letter to their brothers and sisters. Pan Gui, you have to practice more!

These are all small things. What are you going to do when you train in the business group?

The heads of the hundred Indian soldiers made Guangdong and Guangxi have made great efforts. In the Battle of Boxer, tens of thousands of soldiers failed to defeat the Indian soldiers in England. With these hundred Indian soldiers, the training of the regiment was approved by Qi Ying.

But Qiying is a Manchu man, and he is very prepared for us Han people. He has been a general in Guangzhou. He is not a life-threatening fan who knows nothing about military affairs. He gave a banner of 1,500 patrol camps. Qiying's skill is very good at playing this camp. Once this camp is given, the patrol camps will be considered a semi-official. Once the court has something to do, the patrol camps will have to go up."

Pan Gui's affairs can only be considered a small matter. The business protection group training is now a big matter. Qiying's guard is closely guarded. The 1,500-person camp number is too small for the Pan Yang family, and it is not enough to support the layout of the two father-in-law and son-in-law in Guangzhou.

"There are a lot of people in one thousand,500 people! One county and one patrol camp is nothing more than a half-official and half-people regiment camp. You spend some money and build a military station in each county near Guangzhou, so as to be far away from the Guangzhou General's troops.

The people I have stayed in Guangzhou. The Huichao Business Group's industry is just for the maintenance of these business groups, and my father-in-law can also prepare for off-island affairs.

There were five thousand people training there, and the number of people moved to the thirteen big merchants was left directly by the boat workers, and the craftsmen sent them to Yunnan, but the military pay was a problem.

My new army in Yunnan paid 5 taels of silver per month. According to this amount, the amount of business protection team spent a lot of money for one year. The scale of 30,000 to 50,000 is only 10,000 or 20 million yuan a year. In addition, the purchase of muskets, artillery, food, clothing, housing and transportation was not enough, so it could not be built.

If you want to see a big profit in Guangzhou, it will take at least half a year. What do you think about this matter?”

The navy and infantry are half the same. It is not so easy for Guangzhou to build a private army. Yunnan has recently received a large sum of money, but Yang Meng did not want Yunnan to pay military expenses.

"Haha... Xingdou, this time you are anxious. The business protection team training is not that urgent. On the offshore island, there is only a thousand people. As long as you can block the pirates, it will be enough. As for Guangzhou, more than a thousand people are enough. Don't forget that there is also a Guangzhou general in Guangzhou. As long as you use some money, ordinary bandits will be able to deal with them.

In my opinion, the business protection group should be trained in terms of quality rather than quantity. If you look for it slowly, you should at least have the posture of a new army in Yunnan. As for what you said, the patrol camps are built in all counties, it would be a bit over. Guangzhou is a dazzling place.

The 1,500-strong army training will be expanded to three or five thousand, and the rest will be sent to the offshore islands. If we build a military army in three or five years, it will be considered a win for us.

Don’t keep all your staff in Guangzhou, as the road back may not be peaceful, and you still have to bring five or seven hundred people with you."

Although Pan Shicheng was a businessman, he was still somewhat insightful in military affairs because he participated in the establishment of the imperial navy. Yang Meng also recognized his words, and he was a little impatient. Raising a private army was a very expensive business and almost no output. Just one carrot and one pit was the right thing.

As for the last sentence, the road to return was not peaceful, which made Yang Meng frown. What else can I say about this?

"My father-in-law, what are you talking about? How can this road of return be uneasy?"

It was related to his own safety. In an instant, Yang Meng's eyes burst out with faint light and his voice became much deeper.

"Brother's Love! Many of the pirates and pirates you killed in the Pearl River channel a month ago came from the Ge Laohui. According to the situation of Pan's managers in Guangdong and Guangxi, the Ge Laohui of the Guangdong and Guangxi generation had some abnormal movements, and I think they wanted to take revenge."

"Brother, can you? Didn't you say that the North Limen of Nanhongmen? Why did you come here again? You'll kill me endlessly!"

When he heard about Brother Laohui, Yang Meng's expression also changed. Last time Qin Ziqi was doing things, he deliberately let go of the Hongmen power. Unexpectedly, Brother Laohui popped up again when he was about to do something.

"The Hongmen are mostly ordinary people, and this brother is mostly a wandering and unemployed person. When facing the Hongmen, it is to face the majority of the people in Guangdong and Guangxi, so I asked you to let go, and I was negligent in Brothers.

Isn’t Brother Brother’s Across the Hongmen? There are only one family in the country like Hongmen? This Brother Brother’s Across the place is called one by one. Some are called the Fuhu Society, and some are called the Shuanglong Society. The connection is not very close. When you fight at the Pearl River Estuary, you will kill too many people, which may force them to gather together.

Brother Laohui is also a big secret club. You should be careful on the way back and don’t be fooled by them.”

Pan Shicheng knew the strength of the Yang family, but it was easy to avoid hidden arrows and could not prevent them. He was afraid that Brother Lao from Guangdong and Guangxi would stumbling in secret. Pan Shicheng said this, and another thing was to persuade his son-in-law, who was too strong to kill, which was probably not a good thing.

"Strange? Hehe... It seems that there are not enough people killed. My father-in-law, what is your relationship with the Hongmen? Can you keep them out of trouble? I don't want to kill too many ordinary people. These bandits who gather in the mountains and forests are okay, but they are still obedient. If there is no wink, I will open their eyes to them."

The deterrence is to catch the small and enlarge the magnification. The Hongmen is too strong and the number of people is too large, and there are many people who are in conflict. As for this brother, he is just a group of bandits. He is arrogant and goes to Yang's door to explode the thorns and kills as many as possible.

"I ask someone to talk about the matter between Hongmen. As for Brother Laohui, it is all hard for people to let go. It should be released."

Yang Meng had a clear mind. Pan Shicheng was not much better. After all, he was not Yang Shiqin. Some things he could not say too much. This guy would...

"I'm sorry? After going up the mountain, I'm afraid it's not the case. Let's see how they do things! I'll let go if I like you, and kill you if I don't like you!"

"There is another thing. Qiying is planning to impeach He Changling recently. You have a reason for the successful suppression of bandits in the Pearl River this time. I am afraid that He Changling will not be able to sit still, and some things will be done in the front.

If the court has appointed the candidate for the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, I will send you a message."

I just heard about Ge Laohui, and now it’s He Changling again. Things in Yunnan are not easy to deal with! The Yang family had expected He Changling’s fall, but Yang Meng didn’t expect that it was himself that he sounded the death knell of He Changling’s fall. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!