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A group of pirate leaders laughed for a while, and finally Putmans spoke to Liu Xiang: "According to our agreement, you will be responsible for the supplies of my fleet. Is that okay?"

"Of course it's no problem!" Upon hearing this, Liu Xiang waved his hand and said boldly, "I am the leader of the Alliance to Destroy Zheng, and it is on my territory, so naturally I am responsible."

Li Guozhu and other pirate leaders were overjoyed when they heard this. When they talked about the matter of destroying Zheng, they only talked about dividing the spoils after success. They didn't even think about this matter before, so they came over in a boat with their men.

Now I heard that Liu Xiang took the initiative to take care of the logistics. Everyone praised Liu Xiang for his righteousness and so on. In the gathering hall, the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves. Liu Xiang's prestige among pirates seemed to have increased a lot.

After all, this time it can be said that they are the Grand Alliance. Not only the more powerful pirates have come, but even the Hongyi have come. With such a large number of people and the cost of logistics supply, it must be an astronomical figure. If it were not for someone as courageous and capable as Master Liu, It feels so good that it’s really impossible for me to take the initiative to accept it.

However, they did not know that Liu Xiang knew that Zheng Yiguan had completed the assembly of warships. If there was no battle coming soon, this would definitely not be the case. After all, Zheng Yiguan's navy was basically in charge of the entire southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty. If the warships are deployed for too long, there will definitely be problems with local coastal defense.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Xiang took over everyone's logistics and established his post-war prestige so that no one can challenge his status!

While he was making his wishful thinking, Zheng Zhilong of the Fujian Navy Yamen once again convened an all-military meeting and formally issued the operational goal of wiping out the Liu Xiang pirates to his brothers and subordinates.

I saw him solemnly emphasize: "This battle is related to whether the southeast coast can be stabilized and whether the people can live and work in peace and contentment! In this battle, Lord Zhongcheng has high hopes; even the emperor is paying attention. No matter who makes the contribution , you can even go up to heaven to hear it!”

While speaking these official words, Zheng Zhilong suddenly discovered that these people below did not have enough fighting spirit. He also understood that these words seemed to be less attractive to these men with pirate backgrounds.

So, he changed his tone and continued: "You should all know the imperial edict issued by the imperial court before. 10% of the taxes collected from opening the sea will be used for the navy. You may not know what the emperor is looking forward to this year. How much are the taxes?”

His words immediately attracted the attention of the people below. They saw Zheng Zhilong extend a finger, and Zheng Zhihu couldn't help but confirm: "One million?"

"Wrong!" Zheng Zhilong flatly denied it, and then said in a louder voice, "It's ten million! In other words, an extra one million will be used for our navy every year. I can give you a guarantee, as long as you Work hard, and our Ming Dynasty will definitely have many naval forces in the future. When the time comes, you old people will all be responsible for a navy, and we will honor our ancestors!"

These people in the hall have not realized how much money they could receive in the original history. Even if they think there will be a lot, they have no concrete idea. One of them seemed to know better, so he asked with some confusion: "When we opened the sea in the past, we only collected 20,000 taels of silver a year. The emperor actually expected 10 million taels, this...this..."

After doing this for a few times, I originally wanted to say that the emperor was crazy about money, but in the end I didn't dare to say it.

But what he didn't say, his meaning was obvious. Zheng Zhilong then replied with a smile: "Now, Lord Zhongcheng, in accordance with the "Da Ming Law", must abide by the law and enforce the law strictly. According to the general's estimate, a lot of taxes have been collected in the past six months, and the number must be far more than 20,000." Two. In the Ming Dynasty, only Mr. Zhongcheng has this ability to collect taxes. You must believe Mr. Zhongcheng!"

At this point, he paused and then said: "If we can clear the sea and eliminate pirates, then more people will go to sea to do business, and the court will collect more taxes. According to the collection method of Lord Zhongcheng, this The general made an estimate and found that the amount the emperor expected is completely possible to come true!"

When he said this, he really admired Sun Chuanting in his heart. Even if he was not convinced by Sun Chuanting, a northerner, since Sun Chuanting killed a scholar, no matter what his past status was, as long as he exceeded the Ming Law, he would strictly collect taxes. This kind of behavior really impressed him!

After Zheng Zhilong explained this, the people in the hall became excited. According to what the imperial edict said, that is one million taels a year! Immediately, they believed in the prospects described by Zheng Zhilong, and their morale was suddenly stimulated.

Only Zhong Bin had a different idea, or maybe it was because his butt was already crooked. After listening to Zheng Zhilong's words, he thought that these ten million taels of silver should originally belong to those of them who have mastered the power of the sea. But now, the government took it away and only gave me 10%. It was a big loss!

Therefore, he looked at the people around him who were happy. Although they were also happy on the outside, he was sneering in his heart: If I kill you, I will make more money later!

Zheng Zhilong, who was on the throne, saw that his morale had been boosted, so he looked serious and immediately ordered: "Early tomorrow morning, the army will set out to suppress the army. No one who waits will be delayed or late. Anyone who does not follow military laws will be severely punished. !"

After saying that, the meeting ended. Liu Jinsheng followed Zheng Zhilong to the back office, but he kept sneering.

Zheng Zhilong was good-tempered and asked with a smile: "Do you have any objections to my general's order?"

"Nonsense!" Liu Jinsheng sneered, "Don't think you can bribe an informant. When the order came out just now, it didn't say that no one was allowed to leave the ship. If the news leaks by accident, you will cry to death!"

If it had been before, he might not have thought of this right away. It was only because when he was under Li Kuiqi that he was almost paralyzed by Zheng Zhilong, he had a memory.

When Zheng Zhilong heard what he said, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He actually nodded and said, "Yes, it seems that you have made some progress. But you are still a little tender!"

"Am I young?" When Liu Jinsheng heard this, he couldn't help but get very angry and asked loudly. He felt that he was despised by Zheng Zhilong, which was one of the things he hated most.

There was a big contrast with his mood, but Zheng Zhilong still smiled and said: "Of course I know about this, so I gave you an opportunity to see who will go ashore and who will report the news. In this way, the unrest factors can be eliminated. On this sea, if someone wants to be my general, I’m afraid he hasn’t even been born yet!”

Thanks to Wang Yingjun and anniexie for the reward, there will be more updates tomorrow!