Lu Qi finally couldn't stand the temptation and then called him. Not only did he recruit his own nest, he even volunteered to be a guide for the officers and soldiers, and took the officers and soldiers to take his nest!

Of course, his performance was to leave a good impression in Yang Cong's eyes. He was naturally not an idiot or mentally retarded when he could be a pirate leader in Shanghai. There were many things that Yang Cong didn't say clearly, but he knew very well in his heart.

Although the Governor said to spare them, he did not say that he would let them go.

He knew quite well that even if he escaped this, he would definitely survive the surveillance or imprisonment of the governor in the future. Anyway, the governor would not be able to let them go out again. He performed better now and treated better in the future.

Seeing Lu Qi's behavior, the other pirates followed suit, and without even having to talk too much, they volunteered to take over their families and their men who were left in the old nest.

This guy, the number of pirates and their families gathered was terrifying. The number of people was nearly 40,000, plus their wives and children actually exceeded 100,000!

Will Yang Cong really bypass these pirates?

Of course it is true. He is not a bloodthirsty person at all. How could he kill all these more than 100,000 people? Even if a first merit is worth 100 taels of silver, the court does not have so much money to give it to him, so why should he be this evil person in vain?

It was not a joke that he wanted to raise the pirates and respect himself, because he had long discovered that the rampant pirates and Japanese pirates in the southeast coast were not because the current situation was too chaotic or the natural disasters caused the people to live in misery. The disaster in the southern Japanese was completely caused by man.

The imperial court or the emperor was unwilling to open the sea, and the interest groups along the southeast coast wanted to use the sea ban to smuggle and make money, which caused pirates and Japanese pirates to rage. Many pirates and even Japanese pirates were originally raised by wealthy maritime merchants. If they wanted to completely eliminate pirates and Japanese pirates, the root cause was not in the southeast at all, but in the court.

If he "retired" now and lost his position as the governor of Zhejiang Zhi, Yan Song would definitely join forces with the maritime merchants to seize control of the Southeast. At that time, the Southeast will definitely return to the old path of raging pirates and Japanese pirates.

He raised the bandits to respect themselves completely to delay time. As long as he was given enough time, he could build the Southeast like an iron barrel. At that time, it would be difficult for Yan Song and the wealthy maritime merchants to "make the world".

As for how these pirates and their families deal with it, he had already had a detailed plan.

These people are of great use. They will not only not burden him, but also create a considerable income for him.

As for where this income comes from, it naturally comes from Japan.

What is Japan’s most lacking now?

Of course it is food. Japan is not only short of food at this moment, but also lacks vegetables, fruits and meat. It’s just fine. The price of grain in the southeast coast is not high, so it’s just like buying it with silver.

Vegetables, fruits and meat are different. There are no special vegetable bases or meat bases now. People grow vegetables and raise livestock mainly for themselves. Perhaps some will be sold for sale, but the quantity is not large, and it is also troublesome to purchase. If you can plant and breed them in a centralized manner, it will be different.

Dongfan has fertile land, suitable climate, abundant water, and suitable for growing vegetables, fruits, and livestock. Moreover, it is not far from Japan, and it does not take much time to go back and forth. It has an excellent geographical location, so it is a waste not to develop it.

Yang Cong summoned the local people to discuss and directly enclose a large area of ​​land near the chicken coop as a place to "custody" the prisoners. As for the people who originally had land here, Yang Cong not only issued relocation subsidies to them, but also ordered people to escort pirate prisoners to make enough fertile land for them on the banks of the Tamsui River. Anyway, there is a lot of wasteland in the East now, so there is no need to worry about not enough land.

In this way, everyone is happy. The people have both money and land, and their lives are better than before. Pirates and prisoners can also calm down and plant vegetables, fruits, melons, and food near the chicken cage. They raise livestock. They don’t have to worry about food and clothing, and they don’t have to worry about losing their heads all the time. Why not do it?

Immediately afterwards, Yang Cong recruited Hong Tiezhu again, handed over all the captured pirate ships to his jurisdiction, and built a huge port dock in the harbor near Jilong. As for crew sailors and other things, they were recruited locally in the Dongfan area. In this way, there was no need to worry that someone would disclose the secrets.

He worked for several months until everything was on track in Jilong Port was reported to the court. The victory in the southeast was great. Chen Sipanji, the largest pirate leader, was wiped out and his subordinates were all wiped out. He had more than a thousand heads, and sunk and destroyed more than twenty pirate ships.

As soon as the news reached the capital, the court was very lively.

Jiajing naturally smiled happily. The problem of the Southern Japanese has troubled him for nearly twenty years. Judging from Yang Cong’s memorial, this headache-inducing problem seems to be solved. Can he be unhappy?

The Yangming lineage was also very happy. Yang Cong was a rising star whom they fully promoted. If he could complete the great cause of extermination of Japanese pirates, Jiajing would definitely look down on him and promote him vigorously. In this way, they might even turn over and overwhelm Yan Song and Xia Yan's party.

Yan Song and Xia Yan were frowning at this moment, especially Yan Song, whose faces were green.

Zhao Wenhua patted his chest and assured him that this time Chen Sipan would definitely make a big noise on the coast of Guangdong. He even ordered people to prepare the memorial to impeach Yang Cong. Unexpectedly, what was heard was the news that the pirate Chen Sipan was completely wiped out.

What should we do now? If Yang Cong continues to develop like this, wouldn’t he have to enter the cabinet within a few years and compete with them!

Can Yan Song let Yang Cong go on like this smoothly?

Of course not, even Xia Yan didn't want to see Yang Cong, the mortal enemy, soaring into the sky and rushing to the cabinet to compete for power with him.

So, these two guys began to secretly make trouble again.

Originally, Jiajing intended to give a reward and promoted Yang Cong to the Minister of War. He first held this position and then took the position of real position until Mao Bowen arrived.

It was not surprising that there were several ministers in the Ministry of War. Sometimes there were too many wars, and it was not surprising that several people were given the title of Minister of War.

However, Xia Yan and Yan Song interfered, which made Yang Cong unable to get the title of Minister of War.

The reason given by Xia Yan was that Yang Cong was too young and had serious lack of qualifications. There had not been six ministers in his twenties in the history of the Ming Dynasty. This example cannot be broken. Once it is broken, it may become the norm in the future. If a young man appears to be on the high position of the six ministers, the court will be in chaos.

Yan Song did even more amazingly. He even ordered people to capture the situation and submitted memorials to impeach Yang Cong's young and frivolousness. He was not only restrained, but also domineering in the southeast, and arrogant!
Chapter completed!