Rise From the Humble

"Japanese pirates may attack in the future, and the Zhejiang army has lost its firearms and lacks gunpowder. It is really worrying. I came to Jiangnan to supervise the division under the emperor's orders. Zihou fought bravely under my superintendent to attack the Japanese, which led to the current dangerous situation. Naturally, I cannot turn a blind eye and ignore it. It is also my responsibility as a supervisor to solve your difficulties."

Although Zhu Pingan's words were cryptic, Zhao Wenhua was an old fox. How could he not understand Zhu Pingan's hints and said it very confidently.

"Thank you Master Zhao, but I don't know how Master Zhao can solve the difficulties we are facing in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?" Zhu Pingan thanked him and asked slowly.

You can't just talk, it's useless to say nice things. You have to see the real benefits. I'm a very realistic person.

"Zihou is facing the risk of being attacked from both sides by the Tuolin Xuhai Japanese pirates and the Wangzhi Japanese pirates. The best way is to mobilize troops to assist in defense. However, Zhang Jing defends me better than the thieves. I am determined to mobilize troops and horses to assist Zihou in defending Zhejiang, but Since Zhang Jing monopolizes military power in the south of the Yangtze River, I can't even mobilize a single soldier."

Zhao Wenhua sighed.

Don't mention it.

Even if you can mobilize soldiers and horses, I don't want them. Bringing in guardsmen will only be a disservice and consume food and supplies.

Zhu Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief. If you really wanted to mobilize troops, I would still have to think of a reason to reject you. Thanks to Zhang Jing, it would be best if you couldn't mobilize troops.

"However, although I cannot mobilize troops and horses, I can help you solve the current dilemma of firearms and gunpowder in the Zhejiang Army. I will send you a handwritten letter to mobilize a hundred firearms and gunpowder craftsmen from the Beijing Military War Bureau. Directly It is placed under the control of your Zhejiang Army. There is no doubt that although we cannot cover the sky with one hand in the capital, it is still easy to transfer a hundred and eighty craftsmen from the War and War Bureau. In addition, look at how much gunpowder the War and War Bureau has and distribute it to you as much as possible. Half of it will be shipped to you directly with the craftsman, Zihou, what do you think?"

Zhao Wenhua said with confidence.

He was restricted by Zhang Jing everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, but in the capital, their energy to be strict with the party was extraordinary.

For their strict party, transferring craftsmen and gunpowder from the capital's war bureau was as easy as playing.

"Thank you Master Zhao. The more firearms and gunpowder craftsmen there are, the better. But gunpowder is not needed. Our Zhejiang Army's gunpowder formula has been changed. It is different from ordinary gunpowder. The gunpowder shipped from the capital is not suitable for the Zhejiang Army. Please coordinate with Master Zhao." The war bureau in the capital brought in a lot of saltpeter, sulfur and other raw materials needed to make gunpowder.”

Zhu Pingan thanked Zhao Wenhua. Zhu Pingan was greedy for firearms and gunpowder craftsmen, but forget about the gunpowder from the Beijing Military Warfare Bureau. Their gunpowder formula was very powerful, and the ratio was not accurate enough. Zhu Pingan just Thank you very much.

"Okay, there is no need to go to the trouble of transporting saltpeter and sulfur from the capital. Sichuan and Sichuan produce saltpeter and sulfur. The saltpeter and sulfur of the capital are also transported from Sichuan and Shu. I wrote a handwritten letter to the Sichuan Chief Minister, asking him to transport tens of thousands Bring over 50 pounds of saltpeter and tens of thousands of jins of sulfur. In the future, the Zhejiang Army will not have to worry about saltpeter and sulfur. I will also tell him that if there is a shortage of saltpeter and sulfur, just ask Zihou and they will be shipped directly from Sichuan. "

Zhao Wenhua took care of everything, and the chief envoy of Sichuan and Sichuan was a member of their strict party. Saltpeter and sulfur were just a matter of words, as much as he wanted. Anyway, the mines belonged to the imperial court, so he could be generous to the imperial court.

"Thank you Master Zhao." Zhu Ping'an thanked Zhao Wenhua.

"I have no way to pay you, but for food and grass, I will find a way to transfer tens of thousands of stones to you from other places to ensure that your Zhejiang army does not have to worry about people eating horses and chewing them for a year." Zhao Wenhua continued.

"Thank you Master Zhao, thank you Master Zhao." Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an was satisfied. Food and grass are hard currency, so naturally the more the better.

"So, what do you think of Zihou?" Zhao Wenhua asked.

"Master Zhao is the only one who can relieve my worries. Thank you Master Zhao for relieving my worries." Zhu Pingan thanked Zhao Wenhua.

Zhao Wenhua laughed heartily and found it very useful. He wrote two letters in front of Zhu Pingan on the spot, and sent them to the capital and Sichuan as quickly as possible.

With Zhao Wenhua on his way, Zhu Ping'an stopped delaying and signed his name at the end of the memorial.

"Okay, hurry up and send it to the capital, eight hundred miles away, and deliver it to the Holy Emperor as quickly as possible." After Zhao Wenhua got Zhu Pingan's signature, he smiled happily, patted Zhu Pingan's shoulder encouragingly, and then asked people Send to the capital quickly.

After receiving the Supervisor's Award, Zhao Wenhua relaxed completely. He sat on the chair, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

"Zihou, let's not spread the word outside. We just have a chat. Do you think the Japanese invasion in Jiangnan can be quelled?" Zhao Wenhua asked Zhu Ping'an.

"Of course it can be pacified." Zhu Ping'an replied without hesitation, "Use justice to suppress injustice, use big countries to suppress small countries, and the Japanese invasion will surely be quelled."

Zhao Wenhua nodded and asked again, "How long do you think it will take to pacify the Japanese pirates? Is half a year enough?"

Half a year? What the hell do you think? In half a year, you can't even wipe out the Japanese pirates in Tuolin and Xuhai, let alone the larger Wang Zhi gang. Besides, the Japanese island coincides with the Warring States period, and the ronin warriors who lost their masters and land, as well as the ronin warriors who tried to conquer the Ming Dynasty, The name of the Japanese country who obtained gold and silver supplies and spread the world, and the Japanese pirates continued to flow.

Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but twitch his lips and shook his head, "Half a year is not enough to quell the Japanese invasion."

Zhao Wenhua was not surprised when he heard this answer. He also judged the Japanese pirates and found that half a year was indeed a short time.

"Half a year is not enough, what about one year? Can the Japanese invasion of Jiangnan be quelled in one year?" Zhao Wenhua asked again.

"One year is not enough." Zhu Pingan shook his head again.

"One year is not enough?" Zhao Wenhua was surprised this time and asked puzzledly, "Although I was excluded from the military by Zhang Jing, I also knew Zhang Jing's plan. He mobilized Shandong spearmen and Guangxi wolves. The troops were handed over to the commanders of Yu Dayou, Tang Kekuan and others, and the troops were trained intensively, hoping to give the Tuolin Japanese pirates a thunderous blow in a big battle, wipe out the Tuolin Japanese pirates in one fell swoop, and then use the victory to advance and suppress the Wang Zhi group of Japanese pirates. Although Zhang Jing is not a good person, he has good military skills and outstanding military exploits. In addition, he has Zihou assisting him in Zhejiang. Is it possible that the Japanese pirates of Xu Hai and Wang Zhi cannot be quelled in one year? "

When Zhu Ping'an heard this, he rolled his eyes in his heart. Zhang Jing is good, but thanks to your strict party, thanks to you, Zhang Jing fought a big battle and won a great victory in Wangjiangjing, but he was taken down and framed by you. fatal

The great situation of suppressing Japanese pirates in Jiangnan has just begun, but it has been overthrown by you. You still want to destroy Japanese pirates in one year, but you want nothing more.

Historically, you succeeded Zhang Jing, then promoted two governors, and finally promoted Hu Zongxian to the position of governor.

One year was not enough for Hu Zongxian to take office. He still wanted to annihilate and pacify the Japanese pirates. How dare he think about it.