Seeing Lin Qingye's eyes shining, Li Mingxun said: "Yuling Island is vast and is located in the middle of the sea. The enemy cannot see it, so it is quite safe."

"This place is very wonderful, very wonderful!" Lin Qingye praised the high-high.

Lee Mingxun continued: "It's just that Yuling Island is a territory of North Korea. For such a big event, I can't make a big move. I'm going to send troops to seize the island. I wonder if it's possible?"

"Why should we send troops?" Lin Qingye asked in surprise.

Li Mingxun coughed lightly and said, "If you don't send troops, how can you control the island's government office and the people so that they will not leak the news?"

After hearing this, Lin Qingye burst into laughter: "Mr. Li was joking. Yuling Island is just an empty island. No one lives except pirates and fishermen. How can the government office and the people come from?"

Now Lee Myung-hoon was a little panicked because of the dispute between Japan and South Korea in his previous life (Double Island and Yulei Island belong to the same archipelago). Lee Myung-hoon still had some understanding of Yulei Island. In the sixth century AD, a country called Yushan was established on the island, which was later annexed by the Silla Kingdom on the Korean Peninsula. How could an island with a country that established a foundation?

After hearing Li Mingxun's inquiry, Lin Qingye hurriedly said: "Yuling Island is indeed owned by North Korea. During the previous dynasty, local officials had paid tribute to the island with specialties on the island. The previous dynasty also sent envoys to it repeatedly. However, when the dynasty was established, like the Ming Dynasty, it was often attacked by Japanese pirates, and implemented the strategy of emptying islands. Facing the direction of Japan, all other islands except Jeju and other large islands were abandoned. The people on the island moved to the country, so there should be no one on Yuling Island. The person you see should be Japanese pirates or fishermen who went to fish."

Li Mingxun punched the palm of his hand and regretted it. If he had known this, he would have sent soldiers to eliminate the Japanese pirates on the island and occupied the island.

"Since that's the case, Li asked someone to clear the Japanese pirates on the island and build a port terminal for later action." Li Mingxun said calmly.

Seeing Lin Qingye getting up and about to leave, Li Mingxun suddenly said, "General Lin, Lord Shen's plan anyway, what chance do you think do you have to win?"

Lin Qingye turned around, looked at Li Mingxun, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, and asked: "Now the Eastern Kingdom is invaded, because the Qing Dynasty is cruel, there are still traitors and treacherous ministers in the country. If you get help from the country, Lord Shen will raise the flag of uprising."

Li Mingxun was not in the mood to listen to Lin Qingye's words. He waved his hand casually and said, "It's not related to those. The general came from Liaodong and knew better than Li about the situation of the Ming Dynasty, especially the Central Plains, Ji Liao. He should have heard of the thieves who were raging the Ming Dynasty. In this way, the general thinks how likely the Ming Dynasty is to support you and how much power does it have to support you?"

Lin Qingye's face changed and he sat back on his seat. As Li Mingxun said, Lin Qingye had a deep understanding of the situation of the Ming Dynasty. This once extremely powerful exaggerated person is now in the torture of internal and external troubles. The war against the Qing Dynasty was completely passive and helpless against domestic thieves. In the battle of Songjin, the Ming Dynasty gathered elite troops from the nine sides and even abandoned the bandits to suppress the bandits. He still had no advantage over the Qing Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty is now on the verge of collapse. Any force squeezed out will be devoted to the war against the Eastern Barbarians and the bandits. How could it be possible to support the North of North Korea, which is thousands of miles away. If a force is invested here, the consumption will be several times higher than that of Liaodong.

Lin Qingye was still in sorrow, and Li Mingxun's voice kept ringing: "According to Li's view, the Ming Dynasty court was unable to support you at all, and you only have two ways to go."

Lin Qingye seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and asked: "Sir, please tell me."

Li Mingxun smiled and said, "The first way is to wait for your navy to arrive, and take advantage of the winter to fight. The whole army boarded the ship to the Ming Dynasty and defected to the Ming Kingdom. But the ending was not very good. Not to mention how many soldiers were willing to leave their hometowns and go to foreign countries. Even if they arrived, who would provide you with food and wages? The Ming Dynasty could not even afford his own troops."

Lin Qingye's face turned pale, but he couldn't speak. If he brought a team of elite soldiers, he might be able to be blessed and devoted himself to the great cause of resisting the enemy. Unfortunately, North Korea has never had a standing army, and most of the soldiers were temporarily recruited or even captured. This kind of military force could be brought up in a large area in the Ming Dynasty. After all, the country of Great Six is ​​suffering from famine, and the most people are the ones they lack.

"What about the second road?" Lin Qingye asked.

Li Mingxun smiled: "Of course, he raised an army on the spot and resisted the Qing throne. The ending is hard to say."

Lin Qingye knew that this was also a dead end. Although Hamkyung Road has been open for two hundred years, the terrain and bitter cold of the Gaima Plateau are no different from that of the north of the Tumen River. The resources here are not abundant and they are unable to support the troops under their command. Once they start a war, they will be attacked by the Qing army and Seoul soldiers from Ningguta. Even if the man in front of him helps, he will only escape from North Korea and become the ending of others' swords and axes.

The room became silent for a moment, and Lin Qingye’s heart was so sad that it was hard to say. The authorities were confused and bystander Qing’s words were fully revealed at this moment. Although he expected that the uprising would not be so smooth anyway, he never thought that it would be so difficult. When Li Mingxun said it, he could not calm down.

After a while, Lin Qingye looked up and saw Li Mingxun who was drinking tea. The exquisite tea cup was not as calm as the indifference on his face. Lin Qingye suddenly realized that the young man in front of him must be calculating in his heart. Although he was his enemy on the surface, Lin Qingye still understood the truth that he could understand both sides.

"Mr. Li, Lord Shen said several times that Mr. Shen traveled thousands of miles to this bitter and cold land. Within two years, he had built such a foundation, which made the Qing throne helpless and determined to be extraordinary people. Today, he was indeed very strategic. There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that those in the authorities were confused by the bystanders. I wonder if the teacher could give him advice?" Lin Qingye asked with his fist.

Li Mingxun smiled, put down the teacup and said, "General Lin should know that everything is not fulfilled. May I ask General, if you have 30,000 elite soldiers in your hand and sufficient food and supplies, will you still care if Mingguo supports it?"

Lin Qingye shook his head repeatedly. If he had 30,000 elite troops, he would have long led his troops south to capture Seoul and established a new king. Lin Qingye shook his head helplessly: "It's a pity that I don't have one."

Li Mingxun waved his hand and said, "Now there is nothing to care about in the future. In a chaotic world, the foundation of one's life is the essence of military service and food. You have also heard of Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou in Liaodong. These two were just one and a bachelor's eight years ago. Now they hold the Guanning Iron Cavalry in their hands and are in power, swaying between the Ming and the Qing dynasties. The Qing dynasty dare not be humiliated lightly. Even if they capture the juniors of the Zu family, they will be treated with high officials and generous salaries. The Ming Dynasty relies on it and collects Liao's salary and kindness. No matter who loses and wins, the Wu Zu family is the final winner."

Lin Qingye slapped the table, stood up, and scolded, "You are asking me to follow the example of two thieves, seize the rule of one side, and do that unfaithful thing."

Li Mingxun didn't care about Lin Qingye's rage at all. He leaned on the chair, picked up the teacup, and smiled and said, "If you separatist the country and cultivate the power, it would be unfaithful and unrighteous. If it is used to expel the Tartars and support the country, it would be enduring humiliation."

Lin Qingye couldn't open his mouth when he said this. Li Mingxun struck while the iron was hot and said, "General Lin, now Lord Shen is in charge of the right political status and holds great military and political power in Hamkyung Do, while Li's club is outside, and the right time, place, people and all are on your side. You can do it as long as you want. It's much better than Wu Sangui, Zu Dashou and others. Unless you can't stand the loneliness and are eager to die."

Lin Qingye was really shocked by these remarks and didn't even know how he left the Vladivostok fortress, while Li Mingxun watched his ship head south before choosing to go back.

"Big shopkeeper, what do you think Lin Qingye and Shen Qiyuan will choose?" Song Laoqi asked from the side.

Li Mingxun smiled and asked, "Old Song, what do you think they will choose?"

Song Laoqi smiled and said, "We can't understand the brain of the big turban, but if I, Song Laoqi, must have listened to you. I will station troops here on the grounds of our trading company, separating the side, and constantly letting Seoul send money, food and people. With troops in my hands, I will be confident no matter what I do."

Seeing Li Mingxun's face full of joy, Song Laoqi continued, "Actually, Shen Qiyuan's actions are good for him. On the surface, we can fight, but when he controls Hamkyung, we can do business, which is better than everything coming from Taiwan, and the things produced by our club can also be sold nearby."

Li Mingxun laughed and said, "Old Song, Old Song, you can see all the little things in my heart."

Song Laoqi quickly laughed, but Li Mingxun said: "You are right. Unless Shen Qiyuan wants to fight hard, you will definitely listen to my suggestions. After all, no matter whether the Ming Dynasty supports him or not, he will never be wrong in expanding his strength."

As the two were talking, a few crisp cannons suddenly came from outside. Li Mingxun ran along the city wall to the other side of Vladivostok Castle. There were two brigged schooners entering the port for the White Falcon. They had replaced the new sails, and the position of the hull was also adjusted. The hull was painted with new paint. It was obviously repaired and improved during the period of mooring in Taiwan. The ship behind had a brand new face. The hull was larger than that of an ordinary brigged schooner. There were only six windows on both sides of the streamlined hull, emitting a strong smell of tung oil and lime. It was obvious that this was a new ship and it had just been launched.

This ship, named Shanying, is a cargo version of a double-brid schooner with only two-thirds of the firepower of a warship of the same class. However, it has expanded its capacity by increasing the cargo hold and increasing the hull. In the future, this type of schooner will be responsible for the transportation tasks of Taiwan and Nuergandusi.
Chapter completed!