The captain of the Baixiao went down to the dock and said to Li Mingxun: "The big shopkeeper encountered a storm when he headed north. The main fleet was blocked from sheltering the wind. Captain Song sent villains to arrive first and sent the soldiers. He would arrive within five days. In addition, this is the information delivered to Budai Port."

Li Mingxun took the deerskin bag, his hands trembled a little. Before he could disassemble, he hurriedly asked: "What is the situation in Taiwan? Are there any abnormal movements in the Dutch?"

"No, everything is as usual when we set out." said the captain.

Li Mingxun breathed a sigh of relief. He did not expect the Dutch to not notice the strangeness of Budai Port. After all, as soon as Hong Kong opened, Tenglong Trading Company could no longer keep it confidential. What he was really worried about was that the Dutch went to war first, and the power of the club to stay in Taiwan could not withstand it. After all, the main force of the fleet belonged to the British East India Company, and they were not very reliable.

When he opened the deer-skin bag, Li Mingxun took the lead in opening the letter with three red signs printed. It was the highest level of information from the trading company. This information came from Lin He in Hong Kong, and it was mixed with a letter written by Zheng Sen. Li Mingxun didn't know how Lin He was mixed with Zheng Sen, but after reading the contents of the letter, Li Mingxun was so happy that he couldn't control himself and almost jumped up.

In the letter written by Zheng Sen, it was clearly mentioned that the date when the Dutch went to war with him was November this year. Zheng Sen's intelligence source was the Dutch merchant store in Nagasaki, Japan. The reason was actually very simple. If the Dutch went to war, the main force on the sea was the company's armed merchant ships now distributed in various places. Taking advantage of the return period when the northeast monsoon came, concentrating the fleet in Taiwan. It can develop troops in winter, when the trade is most dull, and eliminate societies in one fell swoop, and it will not affect the trade in the coming year.

The Zheng family has a deep foundation in Nagasaki, and even some of the deposits in their homes exist in Nagasaki. After learning this news, perhaps the Zheng family originally intended to investigate the whereabouts of the Dutch in order to prevent a surprise attack. After all, the Zheng family has been in a state of disagreement with the Netherlands for a long time, but Zheng Sen keenly analyzed from the news that this was the Dutch attacking Li Mingxun.

In Li Mingxun's view, since the chief officer asked the armed merchant ship to Japan to arrive in the name of the East India Company to arrive at the chief officer before November, then gathering troops to start the war will be around November and December. Being able to detect enemy operations in advance is a huge advantage for the subsequent war.

Several other messages came from Xu Changxing and Lin Cheng. The Jiangnan regiment training was already small. Gentleman Su Song tried every means to donate nearly one million taels and also raised more than 3,000 young men. The gentry asked about the strength of the club, asked about the geometry of the gunboat, and whether there was land combat force. In addition to this news, it was the news brought back by the Sand Boat Gang from Nagasaki. Nagasaki's partners asked why the Tenglong Trading Company still did not go to Nagasaki in autumn.

Lin Cheng reported on the expansion and development of the trading company in Taiwan. Ah Hai and Zhao Sandao led their troops north and conquered seven or eight villages. More than half of the original villages in Daduban have been protected by the club and paid taxes. The development of Budai Port is extremely rapid, and the first Galen warship is already under construction. Of course, the news is not all good. The iron smelting plant under preparation has been criticized for the influx of low-quality Buddhist iron. The cannons cast by the firearm factory have exploded one after another, and there has been no sign of success so far.

But what really interested Li Mingxun was that the information summarized by Lin Cheng could be confirmed by the information provided by Zheng Sen. For example, the Dutch increased control over Han villages in the area of ​​Rarangzha, began to store grain, gathered some soldiers stationed in various villages, and suspended the expansion of the Dog Beat (Kaohsiung).

Intelligence from various sources is mutually confirmed, and Li Mingxun came to several conclusions that are beneficial to his side. The first is that the Dutch are preparing for a war against the community, and the war may begin in November. The second is that the Dutch still lacks judgment on their own strength, otherwise they would not only recruit armed merchant ships without expanding the army.

After learning that Taiwan is temporarily safe, Li Mingxun did not rush to return to Taiwan, but continued to stay in Vladivostok to direct the development and expansion of Nuergandus. Li Mingxun knew clearly that at the stage of foundation in this area, any effort and investment would usher in next year's excitement.

Throughout August, Li Mingxun traveled between Yongning City, Vladivostok and Sakhalin Island, conquered tribes, allocated supplies, built camps and ports, developed minerals and workshops, and most importantly traded.

In early September, Vladivostok Half Moon Fort.

Li Mingxun sat at the desk and handed a booklet to Song Luofeng standing in front of him, saying, "This is a list of materials demand and resources for several strongholds. The goods in Yongning City must be arranged before mid-September. Sakhalin Island can be three days late, and at the latest it is Vladivostok and it is absolutely impossible to enter October. After the mission is completed, you will stay in Vladivostok, and the safety here will be left to you."

At this time, Kawaharada Binge came in with a box. Seeing that Li Mingxun was discussing affairs by Song Luofeng, he stood respectfully. Li Mingxun nodded at him and said, "The most important thing is Song Laoqi's family. You must ensure that they are sent to Yongning City intact. Lao Song has been in this barren land for a whole year and is still willing to stay and let you bring his family. Then you must not let them get into trouble."

"Yes, the big shopkeeper, the villain will definitely be delivered safely." Song Luofeng said solemnly.

When Song Luofeng went out, Li Mingxun asked Kawaharada Binge: "Kawaharada Binge, do I need to call David to act as an interpreter?"

Kawaharada Hiewe kowtowed to the ground and said in Chinese with a strong Japanese accent: "Big Shopkeeper, if Kawaharada Hiewe has not learned the language of the master for more than three months, how can Kawaharada Hiewe call himself a samurai and how can he serve the shopkeeper?"

Lee Mingxun smiled and nodded. It seemed that this Japanese samurai was more cherished than anyone else in the face of opportunities. Lee Mingxun spread his hands and said, "What's the situation in Humaar?"

Kawaharada Hitoe opened the box beside him and placed the things inside one by one in front of Li Mingxun, a book, a heavy deer-skin pocket, and the last one was a head wrapped in black cloth.

Li Mingxun opened the book and browsed it carefully. This was a memorandum of the trading company's dispatch of employees. It was written by the clerk of the trading company, the clerk of the trading company, which recorded in detail the expedition team led by Kawaharada Eiwei arrived in Humal in early July after many difficulties and dangers. First, they rescued the Soren tribe who defected to the community, and then raided the camp of the Kitayama Yeren and captured nearly Qiandingkou. In terms of handling these people, all the elderly were killed, the women and children were transported to Yongning City, while all the men became slaves.

Hi-Tech and miners investigated the canyons around Humal, but only determined the general location of the gold mine. Due to the exploration methods and manpower, no mining activities were carried out. After Kawaharada Ei-ei immediately asked the slaves to seize the golden sand in the river and conquered the two small tribes around. However, at the end of the booklet, the handwriting was changed, which only recorded the difficulties encountered in gold digging and the gains from gold digging - 35 kilograms of golden sand.

Li Mingxun put down the memo and reached out to lift off the black cloth from the man's head, revealing a face made of lime. He was Gao Ke, the secretary of the trading company.

"Tell me about Hi-Tech. He is an old man who came out of Manila. He is dead. I have to give an explanation to the senior management of the trading company." Li Mingxun sat there with his chest in his arms, staring at Kawaharada Hi-ei.

Kawaharada Uei raised his head, looked directly at Li Mingxun, and said, "The big shopkeeper, after the gold digging began, Gaoke repeatedly violated the ban. First, he forced to ask for the female slaves who were rewarded with meritorious soldiers, and then he privately sold the commercial property of the merchants. Finally, he secretly hid the gold sands from the gold digging. The rest of the people were effective, and they really couldn't deal with it. I could only kill him!"

"Can there be witnesses?" Li Mingxun asked.

"Yes, I've brought two witnesses back." Kawaharada Hitoe said immediately.

Li Mingxun focused on the key points and then fell into silence. Although Gaoke was absurd, he was an old man from the trading company. Although he should be killed in everything he did, it would be bad if Kawaharada Hitoe killed. On the one hand, he was an old brother who lived and died together, and on the other hand, he was the law of justice. Li Mingxun was a little hesitant for a moment.

After a while, he picked up the tea bowl beside him, opened the deer-skin bag, served a full bowl, handed it to Kawaharada Hitoe, and said, "You have done a good job, this is a reward for you."

Kawaharada Hiewe, who took the tea bowl, looked at Li Mingxun and burst into tears. He suddenly lay on the ground and cried: "The boss is fair in his affairs, Kawaharada Hiewe should repay his death!"

Li Mingxun smiled and accepted Kawaharada's allegiance. He signaled Kawaharada's Binge to stand up and asked, "Kawaharada's Binge, in your opinion, how many troops are needed to wipe out the pirates on Yuling Island?"

After hearing this, Kawaharada's eyes suddenly widened and his chest was undulating. He thought he needed to make a few more contributions to obtain Li Mingxun's grace, and led his army to rescue his party and his subordinates. Now it seems that this dream may be realized today.

"A brig schooner, 200 troops, including fifty skilled musketeers or archers, is best to have an eagle cannon. Of course, it is also necessary to transport these troops and supplies ships." Kawaharada Hiroei said without hesitation. He wanted to seize this opportunity to go out in person, so he squeezed his investment as much as possible.

Li Mingxun thought for a while: "It's accurate!"

Lee Mingxun opened the curtain on the wall behind him, revealing an extremely complete map, covering most of the Nuergandosi and the Sea of ​​Japan. Lee Mingxun pointed to Yuling Island and said: "This is Yuling Island. Your mission is to clear the pirates above and run the island. The next fleet carrying food, iron and cotton will arrive at the end of November. I hope you have already built warehouses and ports on the island by that time."

"Will I be responsible for this island?" Kawaharada Hoeme asked.

Lee Mingxun focused on the topic and said, "Of course, after completing the task I assigned you, you can train the army and continue your previous smuggling trade. Yuling Island will become a communication point between Nuergandosi and the base camp, and it can also become a stronghold for future management of Japan."

"Kawarada Hiewe, Yulei Island is the closest to Sado in the land we can control. Don't let me down." Li Mingxun said with a smile.
Chapter completed!