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Just listen to his reply to Emperor Chongzhen: "If the sinner loses his life, it is useless to have money. Therefore, the sinner is willing to spend all his money to buy the sinner's life!"

Having said this, he did not hesitate and reported directly: "The sinner has about 1 million taels of gold and silver in total, and about 2 million taels of other valuables. That's all in total. The sinner is willing to give it to Long Live!"

After he finished speaking, he saw that the emperor did not seem happy, and he felt anxious, so he quickly added: "The money that the sinners have robbed after being at sea for so many years must be distributed to his subordinates. These are the money that the sinners have accumulated through all possible means. In order to defeat Zheng Zhilong, all other apparent money has been spent, and there are indeed no more criminals!"

Haha, a bad life, three million taels, is indeed "bad" enough. Emperor Chongzhen was actually thinking about this. When he heard Li Kuiqi busy explaining, he didn't care whether Li Kuiqi really spent all his savings. Such a large amount of money is already an unexpected blessing!

So, he nodded and said, "Okay, I believe you!"

These words made Li Kuiqi feel a stone fall, and then he looked at the emperor expectantly. Because the money was released and his life was saved, the next step was to make arrangements for him. From the previous conversation, he could feel that the emperor wanted to use him.

Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen said: "From now on, you and your men will serve the imperial court! I will not spend your money randomly, but will use it on building ships. I am planning to establish another Ming Dynasty Navy. How about you take charge?"

"..." Li Kuiqi didn't expect such a result at all, and immediately opened his mouth in surprise. He thought that the best outcome would be to send him to fight Zheng Zhilong and serve as a coastal defense guerrilla in Fujian.

After a while, he came back to his senses and immediately kowtowed repeatedly until his forehead banged. He quickly responded: "The sinner is willing, the sinner is willing..."

"I have requirements for this navy, please listen carefully!" Emperor Chongzhen said with a serious face at this time, "After the imperial court imposes a sea ban, it must be able to protect the safety of the Ming Dynasty's ships. Whether the enemy is a pirate, Or the Western Barbarians, as long as they are enemies of the Ming Dynasty, they must be able to destroy them! If they are close, they will fight on the coast, and if they are far, they will go directly to the Nanyang vassal country. The Ming Dynasty must be the only one on the sea. Can you do it?"

Li Kuiqi's mouth opened wide again when he heard this. He didn't expect that the emperor's appetite was so huge, it even made him dumbfounded! But the more this happened, the more he liked it and the more excited he became. If I hugged the emperor's lap and had the support of the entire Ming Dynasty, maybe it would be possible.

He didn't have much political awareness, so he didn't think much more. Just imagining the future made his head too busy.

This time, after a while, he came to his senses and immediately responded: "As long as there are enough people and enough ships, the sinner can definitely do it!"

After answering, Li Kuiqi became more sober, and immediately added: "But this ship must be a good ship. The sinner must have seen it, and it can only be a renovated ship. Just... just the ships built by the official shipyard, the sinner is really despise……"

He was hesitant at first whether to say anything, but then he thought about the future, and suddenly he had something to say! While speaking, he secretly looked at the emperor's face and found nothing wrong, so he spoke more smoothly.

"Also, the person must be a skilled person. Anyone who has grown up in the rivers and seas can use it smoothly. Otherwise, no matter how good the boat is, it will be useless if the person is not good at it!"

After making these two requests, Li Kuiqi stopped talking and looked at the emperor, waiting for the emperor to speak.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this. He was a veteran, and he talked about all the key points. He agreed with all of this. Therefore, after Li Kuiqi finished speaking, he pondered for a moment and then said slowly: "The ship is easy to talk about. With the money you handed over, I will order several shipyards to build ships. As for what kind of ship to build and what the quality of the ship is, You can have the final say, and you will be considered qualified only if you pass the inspection. As for people..."

This matter was a bit difficult to handle. Emperor Chongzhen paused for a moment and then said: "I allow you to recruit as many old troops as possible for the use of the imperial court. However, everyone must undergo training in the new army and obtain the consent of the new supervisory army before they can officially become naval forces. A member of. In addition..."

Li Kuiqi understood everything before, and he was very happy that the emperor gave him such great power. But after hearing it, I was a little confused. New army training? The new supervisor agrees? what does this mean? At this time, the emperor was still talking, and he didn't dare to ask, so he had to keep it in his heart. There is no rush in this matter anyway, you will eventually find out slowly.

"There should be a lot of skilled sailors in Denglai, well, there should be a lot in North Korea, you can recruit them..." Emperor Chongzhen said this, his thinking became clearer, and he looked at Li Kuiqi and said, " The war in Korea is about to begin. You should report to Governor Denglai first. I will also give an order to Governor Denglai. You can choose any sailors Dongjiang likes. There are also North Korean sailors. You can also try to recruit them. In short, If I want to get a navy, I must take shape as quickly as possible. If there is still insufficient strength, I can recruit ordinary fishermen and the like for training."

This is the benefit that the court really values ​​​​and there will be more resources at once. When Li Kuiqi was a pirate, money, that is, ships, was not a big problem. The key was that his men knew how to fight naval battles, and it was best to have experienced men who had experienced naval battles. No amount was too much. After all, such manpower is so rare.

But with just one word from the emperor, Li Kuiqi could imagine that his subordinates would suddenly expand and even surpass Zheng Zhilong.

Thinking of this, Li Kuiqi wished that these things would come true immediately, and then lead his troops south to have a good meeting with Zheng Zhilong again. Haha, you also have today, oh, no, I, Li Kuiqi, am back!

Li Kuiqi thought about it and quickly agreed. At this time, if the emperor asked him to go up mountains of swords and seas of fire, he would never frown.

Therefore, Li Kuiqi temporarily took the guerrilla rank and immediately rushed to Dongjiang. And his subordinate Liu Jinsheng, with the official status of Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi, reported to the Fujian Governor's Office with the order, and legitimately recruited old elderly people on Li Kuiqi's behalf.

Seeing Li Kuiqi happily exiting the palace, Wen Tiren, who had been watching silently, said with a little worry: "Your Majesty, when the navy goes to sea, it will be difficult for the court to control it. This Li Kuiqi was born as a pirate, and the navy was built with so much effort by the court. , in case he has a different intention..."

He didn't say anything further before he finished speaking, but the meaning was already obvious. Emperor Chongzhen just smiled slightly after hearing this.

Thanks for the endless reward!