Jiang Yanran indeed had a lot to say to Jiang Wan.

Jiang Wan spared no effort to support the expansion of Sihai, and Sihai's income also fed back to the Overseas Zhenfu Division, and was even one of the most important sources of income for the Overseas Zhenfu Division. As the helmsman of Sihai Commercial Bank overseas,

Jiang Yanran indeed wanted to report to Jiang Wan on Sihai Commercial Bank's overseas development and discuss Sihai's development plans for next year.

"Now, according to my brother's wishes, I have set up an overseas peace and comfort department in Ryukyu. In fact, the Ryukyu Kingdom is under the protection of our Ming Dynasty, and the Sihai Trading Company uses Ryukyu as its base, which is equivalent to strangulating the throats of Japan and Korea.

, this trade route on the sea is basically in our hands!"

"Does Mr. Folang have no objection?"

Jiang Wan didn't care what the Japanese thought, nor what the Koreans thought. What he cared about was what the Portuguese thought. If the information he got from Catherine was correct, the Portuguese still had colonial interests in Luzon and even Manchuria.

existence, that means that apart from Hao Jing'ao, they still have maritime power that they can mobilize.

The current force of the Sihai fleet is obviously not enough to fight against the fully armed Portuguese fleet.

"What can they have in mind to occupy Ryukyu? Just dealing with the endless harassment from the Japanese would give them a terrible headache. Rather than running Haojing'ao and sucking blood from my Ming Dynasty, after occupying Ryukyu, they can rely on plundering the Japanese."

Make a fortune?"

Jiang Yanran snorted with a look of disdain: "Besides, the Franji people are not without opponents. The Dutch have always been at odds with them. Ryukyu is a place that the Franji people don't want, so of course it will be fine. If

If they covet this place, the Dutch will not sit idly by. Japan and North Korea are also the focus of the Dutch trade, and they cannot bear the risk of losing this market!"

"So, in fact, the Dutch are still controlling the Flemish people for us?" Jiang Wan understood what Jiang Yanran meant and nodded slightly: "We can have this Ryukyu, but any of them

If you want it, no other family will allow it!"

"That's what I mean!"

Jiang Yanran nodded and said: "Moreover, there is not only one force in the Japanese Kingdom that covets the Ryukyu Kingdom. It is too close to the Japanese Kingdom. Fortunately, big brother, the soldiers and horses of the Nanhai Battalion that you sent officially settled in and gave them a hard lesson.

Japanese pirates, those Japanese pirates should stop now!"

Jiang Yanran shrugged helplessly: "However, I don't know how long it will last. The Japanese are all guys who only care about eating and not fighting. Brother, you should also know that!"

"Don't worry about the Japanese for the time being, just keep the necessary attention on them!" Jiang Wan nodded and set the tone for the Ryukyu Ambassador: "Ryukyu must be managed well, even if it cannot replace the Nagasaki port, it must become a country in the South China Sea.

As an important transit point to Nagasaki, in addition to its own trade, the Sihai fleet can clean up pirates on the surrounding shipping routes and let merchant ships know that this is a safe and secure place!"

"I understand, and that's exactly what I'm doing now!" Jiang Yanran smiled: "However, sooner or later, there will be a battle between the Francois and the Dutch. What attitude will we have on this matter?"

"We have to wait until Catherine comes back to discuss the specific matters. However, at the beginning of this year, the Francois made it clear that they wanted to hire troops from our Overseas Suppression Division. I did not completely reject them. At that time, I thought

Maybe we can profit from the battle between the Francois and the Dutch, and the Sihai fleet at that time was not strong enough, so it would be too risky to take advantage of the fire!"

Jiang Wan smiled slightly: "However, things are different now. How did the batch of Tatar prisoners of war sent to Ryukyu perform?"

"What else can we do? We can use them as cannon fodder. Unfortunately, the Japanese pirates retreated last time and never came back. Now we are raising them in vain!"

"I still have more than two thousand such prisoners on Pi Island!" Jiang Wan blinked proudly: "These people are all good soldiers. It would be a waste to use them to do hard work. Give them some weapons and directly

Leave it to the Folangji people. The profits that such mercenaries can earn us are much greater than what we can earn through hard work. Moreover, even if there are losses, we will not feel bad. At worst, we will have another fierce battle with the Tartars.

Just grab some to replenish it!”

"These are things you have planned for a long time, brother!" Jiang Yanran chuckled, like a little fox who got the chicken: "Why do I feel that although this move kills two birds with one stone, it is so destructive?"

"What's so sinister about this? The Tartars can capture us Han people as slaves and do hard labor. Why can't I use their captives to do what I want? Things in the world are just a cycle of cause and effect, tit for tat. I feel

This is normal!"

Jiang Wan said disapprovingly: "The general idea of ​​​​this matter is this. Once the decision is made, our Overseas Soothing Department, including your Ryukyu Soothing Department, will not send troops to directly participate in the fight between the Francois and the Dutch. However, we

It can provide a steady stream of mercenaries and various strategic materials, which is the same for both of them. The Dutch have not contacted us yet. You can try to send someone to contact us. Since it is business, you cannot favor one and ask them if they want this.

Mercenaries, do you want all kinds of ordnance produced by us?"

"Making money and having customers from both sides is not shabby at all!"

Jiang Yanran tilted her head and looked at Jiang Wan: "Brother, think about it carefully, are you sure you have never had such a bizarre dream like that of being in another world with me? Is it possible that you have, but then

you forgot!"

Jiang Wan glanced at him and replied angrily: "No!"

"Why do I feel that you have been holding it in for a long time to trick the Franco and the Portuguese? Also, when you deceived Sister Catherine on the spot, were you thinking about her Franco?

Identity can help a lot, you can be regarded as bearing the humiliation and marrying Buddha Langji for the Ming Dynasty!"

"If you don't talk nicely, there won't be any dumplings to eat in the future!" Jiang Wan rolled her eyes. Jiang Yanran would never act like this outside. After all, she can be regarded as the person who single-handedly commands thousands of troops.

, she is not so unreliable.

But why did it look like this when we were in front of him?

She doesn't know, there are some things she knows, she knows, she knows, she knows, she knows, is this the best?

"Let's discuss the matter between the Francois and the Dutch together after Catherine comes back. She has been in Haojing'ao and should know the situation between the Francois and the Dutch better than we do, and she also knows them better.

Her opinion is more important than the discussion between the two of us here!"

Jiang Wan looked at Jiang Yanran who lowered his head in displeasure: "You are passing through North Korea this time. I heard that you have been in North Korea for several days and haven't encountered anything interesting?"

"You all know that I passed through North Korea, why do you still need to ask me what happened?" Jiang Yanran rolled her eyes: "As Li Zicheng said, your people from the Military Intelligence Department have placed people everywhere. I came from North Korea

You didn’t know about the news from the country before you met Li Zicheng, it must have been the news given to you by these people from the Military Intelligence Department!"

"They just sent a general message, of course I have to ask you for details!"

Jiang Wan said matter-of-factly: "Especially the reaction of the North Korean royal court, I have always been concerned about it. I don't want to deal with Huang Taiji's attack while also worrying about the North Koreans doing harm behind my back. Their iron mines,

Food, livestock, and even labor force are all things that our Overseas Control Department urgently needs right now!"

"The North Korean king pinched his nose and agreed to the establishment of the Soothing Envoy. However, I guess this matter will not be so happy. Even if it is established, the North Koreans may continue to use small means to achieve a little non-violence for a long time.

Something about being uncooperative!”

Seeing Jiang Wan's serious look, Jiang Yanran also corrected her attitude: "Furthermore, from the fact that you sent Li Zicheng as an envoy, I judge that you probably want to teach the North Koreans a lesson, but you don't want to

You mean to completely fall out with them, otherwise, you would not acquiesce to Li Zicheng's wantonness in the Joseon City and keep thinking about killing people to establish his authority!"

"Li Zicheng is a smart man. I can't explain many things clearly, but he can always guess something!"

Jiang Wan nodded: "The same goes for you, there are things you do that are very much to my liking!"

This sentence was regarded as a compliment to Jiang Yanran. Even though Li Zicheng was brought along, Jiang Yanran still had a smile on her lips. The little unhappiness just now seemed to have almost dissipated.

"So, I took it upon myself to ask the Shen family and the Li family to have an operation with a North Korean general named Li Shi. I asked them to frame each other for rebellion and see if I could kill that guy. Anyway, they have us.

To be honest, even if the King of North Korea knew that they were responsible for this, I'm afraid he wouldn't punish them much!"

"I know Li Shi!"

Jiang Wan pondered for a moment and said: "Shen Juncen mentioned this person to me. Pyongyang's Park Renyong is also very dissatisfied with this person. This is probably the most determined person in North Korea to guard against us!"

He thought again: "He should have more than 12,000 men, stationed in one government and three counties. Well, if this person intends to rebel, he does have the strength!"

"You know all this. The people in your Military Intelligence Department are amazing. They are even better than the people in Jinyiwei!"

Jiang Yanran's eyes widened, and then she looked suspicious at Jiang Wan's face: "Isn't there someone from the Military Intelligence Department beside me?"

"You think more!" Jiang Wan laughed loudly: "There are people from the Military Intelligence Department, but they are not monitoring you, but monitoring the Nanhai Camp and the people you have recruited randomly. In fact, I also

Do you know how many these people are and where they are placed!"

Seeing Jiang Yanran's little face slowly darkening, Jiang Wan became more and more interesting. He said in a longer tone: "But... you are the comfort governor of the Ryukyu Comfort Department. All the people in the Ryukyu Military Intelligence Department are under the supervision of the military intelligence department."

You rule over moderation!”

"I have never heard of these things, and no one told me that he is from the Military Intelligence Department!" Jiang Yanran said with a slumped face: "Brother, you disappoint me so much!"

"Don't be disappointed!" Jiang Wan suppressed his smile and said seriously: "Under normal circumstances, the Ryukyu side will not send news back to Zhenjiang Fort, unless there is a major event that requires the intervention of the Overseas Zhenjiang Headquarters, and if something happened in Ryukyu

For major matters, these people from the Military Intelligence Department will take the initiative to report to you, report the situation, and follow your orders at any time!"

"They are a safety rope for the Ryukyu Ambassador, but you are the one holding the end of the rope!"

"Although I don't know if what you said is true, I feel much better when you say this. Otherwise, it would be very uncomfortable to know that your family is always watching you and not being believed.

!”

"You are also human, not omniscient and omnipotent, and you are not too old. You lack the experience of managing such a large area and a fleet of people and horses. These chess pieces in the dark can help you find hidden dangers in places that you cannot see, and

Solving these hidden dangers will be good for your growth!"

Jiang Wan said slowly: "When you get older, have enough skills and courage, and have mature methods and styles of doing things, then all these people can be put into your hands and be commanded by you.

Driven!"

"But now, just pretend they don't exist!"

"Okay, what did you just say..." Jiang Yanran nodded and reluctantly accepted Jiang Wan's explanation, but she would not tell Jiang Wan what she really thought in her heart.

Anyway, she doesn't want to be under Jiang Wan's protection all the time. Even if Jiang Wan has good intentions, what she needs more is to have her own world, make some achievements, and prove to Jiang Wan that she is as good as him.

.

"Tell me about Li Shi!" Jiang Wan nodded: "The Military Intelligence Department's evaluation of this person is that he has no value in winning over, and he is a pure warrior who came to power by helping the king's palace coup. Moreover, the family background behind this person is too weak.

It won’t be of much help to our Overseas Prosecution Department!”

"For such a person, even if you don't let the Shen family and the Li family frame him for treason, I'm afraid that with his increased strength and King Li Zhu's unwavering support, I think this person will only be able to rebel in a few years."

of!"

"I suddenly feel that this person is a bit similar to you, brother!" Jiang Yanran nodded silently, and suddenly seemed to have discovered a new world: "Look, if our Emperor Chongzhen is replaced by King Li Zhu of North Korea, then

Aren’t you and Li Shi in the same position right now?”

"The same holds heavy troops, the same guards the border, and the same is used by the emperor!"

"But he's not me!" Jiang Wan was stunned and then laughed: "If he were in my position, I'm afraid he would have died many times and wouldn't be here today, and it's because he is not me, so

, when we absolutely send him to death, not to mention his army, himself, and even his king, all these forces combined will be useless!"

"When you decided to frame him, he was already dead from the moment he died!" Jiang Wan said calmly: "When he took his last breath, he didn't even say it himself, we said it.
Chapter completed!