After hearing this, Zhang Kentang was shocked and thought that there was such an operation. Novel.

But if you think about it carefully, who is Zheng Chenggong? His son Zheng Zhilong started his career as a pirate. Zheng Chenggong must be very clear about the various pirates. At least he is much more clear than him, an outsider.

After a brief pause, Zhang Kentang pondered: "As a result, are there many pirates along the coast of Denglai?"

Zheng Chenggong really fainted.

Is this governor joking?

"Generally speaking, pirates hide on small islands, and there are many small islands in the waters near Dengzhou, which is this possibility."

"Mr. Futang, the lower official has something to say, not to say."

At this time, Yuan Weitai suddenly spoke.

"But it's okay."

Zhang Kentang said lightly.

"Everything that Mr. Zheng said just now is reasonable, but it is not easy to find the pirates' nest. If one island searches one by one, the manpower and material resources are too huge. It would be great if you can take the initiative to lure the pirates out and follow the clues to find their nests."

Yuan Weitai’s suggestion was not based on slap in his head.

In fact, this is how Qi Jiguang dealt with Japanese pirates back then.

The Japanese pirates rob them when they come and run away when they grab them. Their actions are very strange.

Often, when the official army arrived, the Japanese pirates had already run away.

Later, Qi Jiguang took the initiative to adjust his strategy and decided to send troops to wait in places where Japanese pirates often appear and raged.

When the Japanese pirates appear, they suddenly emerge.

Some Japanese pirates were killed by the Qi family army on the spot, and some were lucky enough to get on the ship and flee.

This just gave Qi Jiguang the opportunity to pursue.

He ordered the soldiers to pursue the Japanese pirates on a boat, and finally chased them to the Japanese pirates' nest and took them away.

But this method is probably not suitable for the current situation.

The reason why Japanese pirates dare to be so unscrupulous is that they have the capital to be arrogant.

After all, before Qi Jiguang trained the new army, the Ming Dynasty's guard soldiers were really vulnerable.

Often dozens of Japanese pirates chased hundreds of garrison officers and soldiers, which was to lose all the face of the Ming Dynasty's official army.

In this case, of course there is no need to expect the guards to deter the Japanese pirates.

The Japanese pirates also regarded the southeast coast as their backyard, and they could leave as soon as they wanted to come.

When they were happy, they raped and robbed the coast. When they were unhappy, they simply set a fire to burn it.

Of course, they eventually met the new army led by Qi Jiguang and paid the price for their arrogance.

Qi Jiguang also relied on the new army in his hand to completely eliminate the Japanese attacks in more than ten years.

But now these pirates are not Japanese pirates.

Their strength is scattered and they fight on their own, so their combat effectiveness is not too strong.

Therefore, pirates rarely plunder the coast, but more often rob passing ships.

This is why Governor Zhang Kentang believes that there are few pirates near Denglai.

In fact, it's just that they are low-key.

Zheng Chenggong did not intend to give Yuan Weitai face. He said in a deep voice: "The mansion is a bad word. It is impossible for pirates to take the initiative to rage the coast. People must scatter their hands to inquire and find out their nests."

After saying that, Zheng Chenggong saw that Yuan Weitai looked a little ugly and regretted it. Was he too strong?

After all, Yuan Weitai is still a dignified prefect of Dengzhou.

Zheng Chenggong had nothing but the identity of a little marquis.

"Benfu thinks what Xiansheng said makes sense."

Zhang Kentang finally stood on Zheng Chenggong's side.

While stroking his beard, he said quietly: "According to this, I will be forced to search the sea carefully. Xiansheng, are you willing to go with me?"

Zheng Chenggong was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly clasped his fists and said, "Dare you not obeying your order!"

He came up with the idea of ​​searching the sea, and he should participate in it in terms of emotion and reason.

What's more, Zheng Chenggong himself also hopes to achieve some results in Denglai.

It would be good if some pirates could be wiped out.

"Okay! This governor has formulated a detailed charter, and then he will send the navy to search the sea!"

As soon as Zhang Kentang and Yuan Weitai left, Zhang Huangyan said excitedly: "Good thing, this is such a great thing. I didn't expect that we would have such a good opportunity to make achievements. God is really helping me."

Zheng Chenggong is not as excited as Zhang Huangyan.

He coughed twice and said, "Cough cough, Fuzun wants to search the sea, we can't be idle either. Otherwise, I will take out the chart and let's first see where the places are prone to be used as nests by pirates."

Zhang Huangyan nodded repeatedly: "It's so good."

At this time, the official naval chart of the Ming Dynasty was still in the state when Longqing opened its sea decades ago, and many details were no longer very accurate.

However, the chart Zheng Chenggong took out was much more accurate.

Since the Zheng family has trade with Japan all year round, they will definitely pass through Denglai, so the waters near Denglai are still clearly touched.

I saw islands of all sizes and sizes pointing in the sea, which looked clear at a glance.

"Here, here, and here are very suitable for safe havens. I think pirates are likely to choose them as their nests."

Zheng Chenggong gave a very professional analysis, and Zhang Huangyan nodded frequently when he listened.

"Hiss, there are quite a lot of pirates in the sea near Denglai. It seems that some of them have fought this time."

"It's OK to fight. How can the navy grow without fighting? I haven't heard of any navy who can be trained by just practicing."

Zheng Chenggong smiled and said, "I haven't gone to sea for a long time, so I'll come and kill you this time!"

Nanjing Qianqing Palace, Warm Pavilion.

Zhu Ci's face was as deep as water.

News from Fujian that the imperial envoy sent by the court was burned to death by accident. Zheng Zhilong also happened to be seriously ill.

To use the original words in his memorial, "I suddenly suffer from a bad disease, weak body and weak body, and cannot go to the ground."

As a result, Zheng Zhilong naturally could not enter Beijing to report his work.

Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that Zheng Zhilong is pretending to be sick, but what can I do?

Could it be that the emperor sent another imperial physician to Fujian to diagnose Zheng Zhilong?

In this way, this imperial physician may encounter an accident like the previous imperial envoy, either burying himself in the sea of ​​fire or falling into the water.

Zheng Zhilong made such a tough statement to show the court.

As the Emperor, Zhu Ci's authority was provoked.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong was even more domineering than Zu Dashou at that time.

If the court does not deal with it seriously, its prestige will fall to the bottom.

But are you going to fight each other?

There is no doubt that the number of troops in the Ming Dynasty can crush Zheng Zhilong. As long as you attack Zheng Zhilong on land, you are not an opponent at all.

But the problem is that Zheng Zhilong may not be able to fight you on land.

The Zheng family has a large-scale navy, and they can't beat them and run away.

When he arrived at the sea, Zheng Zhilong could no longer worry.
Chapter completed!