Hearing this, Galdan's face turned pale.

He really didn't expect such a result.

After all, from the beginning, he felt that Liu Xingming was not Li Dingguo's confidant.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to lead only 5,000 people to be a pioneer.

This is clearly not paying attention to Liu Xingming.

But what about reality?

The reality is that Li Dingguo did this on purpose.

Li Dingguo wanted Liu Xingming to do two-way detailed work to obtain more information from Junggar.

In this way, it seems that it is really scheming.

But Galdan was dissatisfied.

If you have the ability to compete with real swords and guns, what's the point of this?

You are really the one who relies on being a yin man behind your back. Li Dingguo is really the one who lives on your back.

"Then what are you going to deal with me? It falls into your hands. If you want to kill or cut it, you will be able to listen to the emperor."

Galdan put his neck on his face and pretended to be fearless.

"Haha, you misunderstood this. You are my guest of honor."

"Guest of Honor? His Highness King Jin is making fun of me?"

Galdan is not a fool either. If Li Dingguo doesn't kill him, then there is only one possibility left, which is to keep him as a hostage.

The value of a hostage is bargaining or negotiating conditions.

If he had not reflected this value, Li Dingguo would definitely not have supported him for free.

So is Sengge willing to sacrifice some benefits for him?

Galdan didn't have much confidence in this.

Sengge is a king, a cold-blooded king.

So he will never abandon his political interests and take care of any family affection.

What's more, Sengge and Galdan are half-brothers, and their relationship is much worse than that of brothers with the same father and mother.

The reason why the two talk so much and communicate so much is not because of their good relationship, but because of their interests. Because Galdan can bring benefits to Sengge.

From this point of view, most Sengge would not give in to Galdan.

"Your Highness King Jin is afraid he will be disappointed. The relationship between us brothers is not as good as you think."

"It's always a try to know whether it's good or not."

Li Dingguo said without hesitation: "At least I want to know. I just don't know if you want to know."

“Does I want to know that it’s important?”

Galdan smiled bitterly and said, "Let me listen to the King of Jin."

I am a fisherman.

Today, Galdan is a fish on the chopping board.

Whether he can live for how long it depends entirely on Li Dingguo's mood.

Now Galdan has no other way except to follow Li Dingguo's wishes.

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"I didn't expect that this Galdan bumped into him."

Liu Xingming said excitedly.

Although Li Dingguo beat him up, he did not blame Li Dingguo at all.

On the contrary, he was very grateful to Li Dingguo.

If it weren't for Li Dingguo, he would never have been woken up.

If there was no Li Dingguo, then he would have been floating.

A winning streak will keep swelling until it is uncontrollable.

It was terrible when it really came to that point.

And now he starts again, he can better understand himself and grow better.

These are all the beatings that worshipped Li Dingguo.

"Xingming, do you know that Galdan promised you to do it carefully in front of me. At that time, I forced myself to laugh, but it was really unbearable."

Li Dingguo said half-jokingly.

"Haha, thank you for your hard work in King Jin."

Li Dingguo paused and said, "I finally went to the servant to the bottom of the house. The servant was like an eggplant made from frost, and he never had a trace of arrogance."

"This is also considered as His Highness King Jin's anger for me."

Liu Xingming clenched his fists and said, "This guy hurts my soldiers and kills my tribe members. I have always wanted to find an opportunity to kill him."

"Hey, don't be tempted."

Li Dingguo pressed his hand down and said, "This guy still has some value now. Let's save his life first, and wait until we completely recover the Western Regions and then cut him to pay tribute to the dead soldiers."

Li Dingguo said loudly: "I promise."

When Liu Xingming heard this, he felt warm in his heart.

The words of King Jin should be reliable, so he can wait.

"I can't wait to bring this guy to justice."

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Zheng Chenggong, who is far away in Manila, has recently discovered a very headache-inducing problem.

That is how to transport the excavated silver back to the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty and Manila were far away from each other. If you want to transport silver back to the Ming Dynasty, you must use large ships.

The Manila Frangis ship was burned clean by Zheng Chenggong.

Therefore, the only ship that Zheng Chenggong can use should be his own navy.

However, the navy was used to ensure the Ming army's control over Manila. If the ships were drawn to transport silver, the Ming army's control over the Manila area would inevitably decline.

This is a very realistic and fatal problem.

But if Zheng Chenggong did not choose to use the navy to transport silver, he would be under great pressure in the Central Plains court.

After all, silver is a very precious currency in circulation and its value is higher than that of ordinary copper coins.

If the crime of privately hiding silver, the censors would probably be able to dig out the Zheng family's ancestral tomb.

A vassal king held an elite navy in his hand and a mountain of gold and silver that could be unearthed. This was simply too high-profile.

No, Zheng Chenggong must not drive himself to the fire and roast him.

So he has to find a way.

Using a navy to transport silver is the worst strategy.

The best way is to let local craftsmen create ships that meet their requirements.

At first, Zheng Chenggong didn't think in this direction, but now it seems that he has to do it.

"General Gan, I will leave this to you. You must not let my expectations down."

I still trust Gan Hui and Zheng Chenggong very much. Gan Hui has been able to complete the tasks he assigned to me well.

So this time Zheng Chenggong was the first to think of Gan Hui.

"Please rest assured Your Highness, King Zhong. Actually, I have concentrated all the craftsmen of Manila, just to prepare for this day."

Gan Hui promised confidently: "As long as we put enough pressure on them, they will definitely be able to build a ship that satisfies His Highness."

"Well, this is the best."

Zheng Chenggong sighed and said, "I didn't expect that I would worry about how to transport silver. If this is spread, it wouldn't make people laugh."

"What is your Highness talking about? If it weren't for your Highness, the entire Manila was still in the hands of the Frankie barbarians, and we could not even control the silver mine, so how could it be transported? Your Highness is unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness, and I admire you."

Don't wear flattery.

Gan Hui's words made Zheng Chenggong feel very comfortable, and Zheng Chenggong laughed and said, "I hope those censors in the court can think like you."

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Chapter completed!