Zhou Chong may have conflicted with the position of commander of the guard. When he first arrived at Dinghaiwei, Cheng Quan released a pigeon. In the end, he used tough measures to remove Cheng Quan from his post. This time he met Chang Xiao for the first time,

Zhou Chong suspected that the other party had made great contributions to killing good deeds, and the other party seemed to be unable to provide any effective evidence to prove that the heads were pirates. For a moment, the atmosphere on the dock was a bit solemn.

But at this moment, a short general suddenly walked to Chang Xiao quickly, then leaned in his ear and said a few words. As a result, Chang Xiao slapped his forehead hard and said to Zhou Chong with a remorseful expression.

: "Mr. Admiral, my subordinates almost forgot an important evidence. When we wiped out the pirates, we saved a group of merchants and women who were kidnapped by pirates. Now these people are on the warships, and they can

Make a testimony for us!”

Hearing that Chang Xiao and the others had witnessed it, Zhou Chong glared at Chang Xiao fiercely, thinking that you, the commander, are really confused. With such a group of witnesses in the fleet, wouldn't it be enough to call them out long ago.

Is it true? I have been worried for so long and almost blamed the other party.

Next time, Zhou Chong immediately sent Wu Shan to call the people who had rescued Chang Xiao over. After a while, he saw more than a dozen ragged people walking down from a warship. Most of them were black and thin.

Some were even injured, but they were in good spirits.

"Huh? Are there any women? Why are all men?" Zhou Chong asked with some wonder.

"Sir, those women have lost their chastity, so they don't want to appear in front of so many people. The subordinates also think they are pitiful, so they make a decision to let them stay on the boat." Wu Shan replied immediately after hearing this, with his face also

With a little sympathy.

Zhou Chong was stunned when he heard this. Then he nodded to Wu Shan in praise. Since those women were captured by pirates, it would be difficult to preserve their chastity. In the Ming Dynasty, the chastity of women was the most important, so those

Although the woman is a victim, she is afraid of being exposed to others. It is also worth mentioning that even if they have been rescued, they will not return to their relatives, because they will not only bear the contemptuous eyes of others,

It will also bring shame to the family.

"Since that's the case, Wu Shan, please arrange it and send the women to Shuangyu Port. Let Sanniang arrange some laundry and cooking chores, so that at least they won't worry about their livelihood in the second half of their lives!" Zhou Chong sighed at this time.

road.

In fact, this is not the first time Zhou Chong has taken in a woman as poor as before. When he wiped out the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce and the Shangquan Chamber of Commerce, he also rescued many abducted women and boys. Those boys are fine, so they are sent directly.

Just go back. But the girls said they were unwilling to go back. Although they still maintained their virginity when they were abducted to sell for a good price after being abducted, for them, their reputation was ruined after being abducted.

Now, when you go back, it will only add shame to your family, so in the end, Zhou Chong had no choice but to take them in the chamber of commerce to do some miscellaneous work. Later, they were all hooked away by the young men in the chamber of commerce. The fastest family now

Even my son has it.

"Sir, merciful, I will do it now!" Wu Shan turned around and went to place the poor women.

Next, Zhou Chong walked to the group of ragged people and asked about their experiences. As a result, these people quickly dominated Chang Xiao's words. They were either crew members on the boat or ordinary people living near Penghu.

, they were all captured by the pirates and worked in the pirate's nest, and according to them, many of their companions were tortured to death by the pirates. They were very lucky to survive, and the luckiest thing was that they met Chang later

Only by Xiao and the others' navy helped them completely escape from the pirate's nest.

With these people testified, Chang Xiao and the others finally got rid of the suspicion of killing Liang and taking credit for their achievements. Originally, Chang Xiao and other soldiers of Guanghaiwei were still a little resentful, but at this time, Zhou Chong solemnly bowed to Chang Xiao and others.

: "General Chang, I just misunderstood everyone, and I have been wronged. However, as the saying goes, there must be rewards for punishment. I announced that all the meritorious people who have been punished by Guanghaiwei to wipe out the pirates this time will be rewarded twice!"

Zhou Chong's words suddenly hit the vital points of Chang Xiao and others. When they heard this, they all showed an ecstatic expression. They didn't have that high awareness, and they could even say that they were not so enlightened.

They fought hard to earn money from their background and money. So when they heard the reward doubled, the dissatisfaction with Zhou Chong had long disappeared, and they even felt that this young admiral was particularly pleasing to him.

After the misunderstanding was resolved, Zhou Chong immediately arranged the soldiers of Guanghaiwei to rest in the military camp. As for Chang Xiao and others, he was welcomed to the conference hall of Zhenhai Tower, where a banquet had been arranged to welcome them. But he was going back

On the way, Shenying quietly walked to Zhou Chong and said softly: "Sir, I just observed the soldiers of Guanghaiwei and found that these soldiers were prohibited from being promoted and retreated, and they all looked fierce. Obviously, they were sure of them.

He has no neglect to practice and even has practical experience in eliminating pirates. It seems that this commander in charge is also a rigorous man, and the combat effectiveness of Guanghaiwei is much stronger than that of Dinghaiwei."

Zhou Chong also pointed at this. When he saw Chang Xiao’s soldiers just now, he felt that these soldiers were different from those of Dinghai Guard. Although he did not know how to train troops, the quality of the army was still clear. Now

Even the veteran Shenying said this, which made Zhou Chong feel even more certain. It seems that Chang Xiao is a talented person. I hope he can shine in his hands in the future and not insult his ancestors, Kaiping King Chang Yuchun.

reputation.

Chang Xiao seemed rude on the outside, but in fact he was a smart general and was very relaxed. Especially after receiving double rewards, he did not hold a grudge against Zhou Chong. Soon the two of them started chatting enthusiastically.

. During the chat, Zhou Chong discovered that Chang Xiao highly praised his ancestor Chang Yuchun and took his ancestors as examples everywhere. However, when talking about the Duke of the Chang family was cut off, his tone was full of regret.

Even when he finally drank, he even said drunken words that he wanted to recreate the glory of the Chang family.

After the arrival of Guanghaiwei, Zhou Chong, the admiral of the Four Seas, had the troops gathered, including 11,200 naval troops, more than 200 warships of all sizes, and three other ships brought by Shen Ying.

The total number of elite troops in the Beijing camp reached 14,000. Although this number was nothing in the Ming army, Zhou Chong still felt that the number was too large. Later, he discussed with Shenying, Qu Lie and Chang Xiao.

Afterwards, I decided to reduce my troops.

During the war, the more troops, the better. In particular, Zhou Chong assisted Malacca City and prepared to use the strategy of sneak attacks, so it is easy to expose the target in advance and the effect of sneak attacks cannot be achieved. In addition, the military expenditure for going to sea to fight is nominally from

Zhengde's inner warehouse is actually provided by Zhou Chong. The more people go to sea to fight, the greater the expenses of Zhou Chong. Therefore, on the premise of ensuring victory, Zhou Chong naturally needs to reduce his troops.

The three thousand people brought by Shenying were all elites in the Beijing camp, and according to the plan they had formulated before, the main purpose of eliminating the Portuguese was to fight the land, so the three thousand people naturally did not need to be reduced. In comparison, the number of people in the navy was

It seemed a bit too much. In the end, Zhou Chong's insider discussed it and finally decided to divide Dinghaiwei and Guanghaiwei into 100 teams. Each team was actually the previous hundred households, and then all of them were urgently trained for three months, three

Months later, Zhou Chong and several major generals personally evaluated and selected 50 hundred households to form an army. Only the selected elite troops were qualified to go to sea to fight.

In addition, in order to motivate the soldiers to practice, Zhou Chong also proposed a series of rewards and punishments. For example, the treatment of soldiers selected by the hundreds of households will be improved, and the top ten hundred households can be rewarded with an additional reward.

The hundreds of households that were not selected could only take the meager military pay they had before and hand over the best warships in their hands for others to choose from. In addition, Zhou Chong also clearly stated that the selected soldiers would go to sea to fight with him, and his military achievements were

The rewards are also extremely generous. Whether they can get them depends on their own.

Zhou Chong did not know how to train troops, but he understood the principle of moving wealth. Especially for these military households with low income, his series of methods of increasing salary and rewards, plus the promised military merits and rewards in the future.

It is definitely possible that these soldiers can exercise with the greatest strength.

Sure enough, when the above measures were announced, the military camps of the two guards were all boiling. In order to maintain a complete organization, the soldiers in the guards were treated higher than ordinary guards, and the commanders of the guards were not.

He dared to annex the land of his soldiers, after all, there were countless people watching him.

But even so, the life of military households is not easy, because in the past, one military household was divided into a certain field, but after years of reproduction and reproduction, the family was divided into several or even dozens of houses, but the number of fields was still so

There are many, not enough for the family's old, young, wife and children to make a living. Moreover, the military orders in the garrison are strict, so they dare not do other business. They can only hold on so hard. Some military families even starve to death. Now there are

To increase military pay or even make meritorious contributions, this is simply to point out a clear way for them in the dark, so these soldiers are simply crazy about being happy.

Shen Ying, Qu Lie and Chang Xiao were also very surprised by Zhou Chong's generous manner, and also admired the young admiral very much, but this also made them feel a sense of pressure. After all, the more generous Zhou Chong was to the army, the more he was.

This means that their tasks will be heavier in the future, so they also tried their best to train the army to strive to satisfy Zhou Chong.
Chapter completed!