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At this point, Emperor Chongzhen raised his voice and said: "I want you to open your eyes, hoping that you will no longer be limited by your previous knowledge. Don't fight for food in a bowl, because I will give you a pot." ! The future of the Ming Dynasty, just like before I saw this steam engine today, is absolutely unimaginable to you!"

Perhaps he thought it was a bit embarrassing to say this, so Emperor Chongzhen softened his tone and said: "Of course, I am not talking about the ministers. I want the ministers to convey these words to the people below. As long as I see one, don't be internal. Don't think about doing things that are not allowed by national law, I will give the people of Ming Dynasty a bright future that they have never imagined!"

"I will obey the Holy Will!" Hearing this, Wen Tiren and others felt relieved and quickly responded in unison.

After beating it for a while, Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "Okay, then you all, please go home and have a good New Year!"

Now that the northwest has surrendered, the Hetao is in the hands of the imperial court, the problem of victims of the Qin and Jin Dynasties has been alleviated, and Liaodong has also won several great victories. Now Huang Taiji is performing a farce in the Qing palace. Everything seems to be going well. This year, I should be able to live a good life. Once it’s over!

Emperor Chongzhen thought so, but in fact, good things often only exist in wishes.

When he asked the ministers to celebrate the New Year, the lobby of the Fujian Governor's Yamen far south did not have any intention of celebrating the New Year. Instead, it was full of people, all with serious expressions, and the atmosphere was a bit tense.

Naturally, the person sitting at the main seat in the lobby was Sun Chuanting, the governor of Fujian. After he took office, he killed decisively and used the troops he brought from Shanxi to severely improve the security on land, which can be regarded as establishing his own prestige.

However, at this time, he also looked serious. He looked down and said loudly: "The bandit leader Liu Xiang has been rampant for a long time. Unfortunately, I have no navy available. Now I have become more serious and even asked me to release the thieves I captured a few days ago." , if not, they will attack our coastal states and counties, do you have any good strategies to deal with them?"

Fujian's coastline is very long, and pirates roam freely on the sea. They can choose any place to attack, making it difficult to guard against. When there were more pirates, one of the previous responses was to order ships not to go to sea, leaving the pirates with nothing to plunder and no financial resources or troops to supplement. This was one of the reasons why sea bans were imposed in the past.

Also, in the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing, Zhu Wan was appointed governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and carried out encirclement and suppression of pirates that were rampant for a while. Because of his intentions and ability, in the 27th year of Jiajing, he hunted and killed the famous pirate leaders Baldy Li, Xu Dong, etc., killing one to serve as a warning to others. But who knew that in the 29th year of Jiajing, Zhu Wan was falsely accused of killing without authorization and wanted to arrest and punish him. All the hard work brought about such a result. In despair, Zhu Wan committed suicide when he was about to be arrested and sentenced. From then on, the imperial court dismissed the inspection ministers, which was also a famous example that led to the maritime ban.

However, now that the imperial court has just issued a decree to lift the sea ban, and Sun Zhongcheng obviously came specifically to lift the sea ban, it is naturally impossible to adopt such a countermeasure, let alone worry that the emperor will treat Zhu Wan the same way. Besides, if the sky falls, there will naturally be tall people to hold it up. If something happens, Sun Zhongcheng must be the first to do it, so the others can work seriously. Of course, this is related to their repeated conflicts with pirates.

There were more and more cases involving pirates filed in the Yamen and demanding justice. The people under the rule were often harmed by pirates. Each of these cases gave the local officials the motivation to wipe out the pirates and restore peace to the sea. Of course, to put it nicely, this means that the people under the rule cannot live in peace and quiet, but to put it harshly, it also affects personal political performance and personal future.

However, the best way to deal with pirates is to send navy to suppress them. But at this time, the most powerful naval forces in Fujian and even Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong had been mobilized to the north by the imperial court. The few remaining ships were only staying in important ports to cooperate with the shore to guard against pirates, and did not take the initiative to attack pirates. Power.

The existence of this objective difficulty made all the civil and military officials in the lobby remain silent.

Seeing this, Sun Chuanting frowned slightly. He also understood the reason why these subordinates were silent, so he added: "The Fujian Navy has gone south and will arrive in more than half a month. However, the navy is tired and cannot immediately Then we can attack the pirates."

Upon hearing the news, the eyes of the people in the hall suddenly lit up. You know, the current commander of the Fujian Navy is Zheng Zhilong. He was the largest and most powerful pirate in the past. It is said that he and Liu Xiang are brothers. If he comes back to suppress Liu Xiang, he will have a chance of winning if he knows himself and his enemy!

At this time, the atmosphere in the hall obviously relaxed a little. Many officials looked at each other and seemed to have ideas. Finally, a civil official came out and reported to Sun Chuanting: "Master Zhongcheng, I think you can stabilize Liu Xiang first so that he can be more stable during this period and not harm the people. Wait until the navy army Once we arrive, we can use both land and water to defeat the pirates in one fell swoop!”

If the pirates make demands, the government must listen to the pirates and release the thieves. This will greatly damage the prestige of the government and the prestige of the court, and no official will do it. Otherwise, they will give evidence to their political opponents. Seeking death.

When Sun Chuanting saw that the person speaking was Hong Yunzong, who was involved in politics in Fujian, he asked him: "How to stabilize it?"

Since Hong Yunzheng came out to say this, he naturally thought of a countermeasure, so he immediately replied: "The official thinks that he can be appeased under false pretenses. If he agrees, his men will naturally be released without charge, which is considered satisfactory." fulfilled his request."

Having said this, he immediately added: "Of course, as for the recruitment conditions, it can be discussed until the arrival of the navy army."

After Sun Chuanting took office, his performance was strong. Those thieves and bandits will be wiped out regardless of land or sea. Therefore, before this, no one dared to talk about appeasement. However, Hong Yunzheng's proposal was just a pretense of appeasement, and he was not afraid of making Master Zhongcheng unhappy.

Hong Chengchou's proposal can not only stabilize the recent situation and avoid causing more headaches, but also make Liu Xiang relax his vigilance, so that Zheng Zhilong can more smoothly eliminate him after he returns, which is also a good way.

Therefore, after he finished speaking, the civil servant Kang Chengzu immediately came forward to second his opinion. On the military general's side, when they saw that the two civil servants agreed with this matter, they were a little moved and wanted to show it in front of Master Zhongcheng, so that Master Zhongcheng would not only use Liu Daneng who he brought.

As a result, counselors Xia Zhiben, Zhang Yijie and others also followed suit and seconded Hong Yunzheng's proposal.

Sun Chuanting remained calm, weighing the matter in his heart. To be honest, if all the pirates can be wiped out before the Fujian Navy arrives, this is what he would like to see the most. But now it seems that the sea is different from the land after all, and it is really difficult to exert force in the face of the vast sea.