Chapter 203 Go Out to Sea to Kill the Japanese and Bring Honor to the Family!

The graves of Wei Yuan's grandfather, grandmother, and parents have all been moved.

This is also a relief.

And Wei You did not tell Wei Yuan what the Taoist said.

In this world, metaphysics is something that can be believed or not. If it is said, it is meaningless.

After a whole day of work, Wei Yuan finally got a moment of leisure. Just as he sat down in the old house, he saw an urgent war report from Baili.

It was said that some soldiers saw Japanese pirates at sea outside Fuzhou.

Wei Yuan attached great importance to it and immediately ordered that all the existing trained navy be mobilized to the Fuzhou area. Before the sea transportation, a major cleanup should be done to ensure that the first sea transportation is worry-free.

Otherwise, if something goes wrong, he will bear the primary responsibility.

The next day.

Wei Yuan prepared to return to Fuzhou to take charge in person.

Wei You said, "I have already written to Gang Leader Shi to let him ship the goods to Fuzhou."

Wei Yuan nodded and said, "I have not read the trade contracts required by overseas countries yet. After reading them, I will select a few suitable businesses for us to do."

Wei You said, "Please set off quickly, General Wei. Sea transportation is about to start. Fuzhou needs your presence."

Then, Wei Yuan looked at Minglan and asked, "When do you plan to return to Beijing?"

Minglan said, "Grandma will wait until after my great grandmother's birthday, which should be more than a month. After some time, she may go to Suzhou and Hangzhou."

Wei Yuan said, "Suzhou and Hangzhou are good and worth going. If you have something to do, go to the Imperial City Department there and say that you are my niece. They will help you."

After that, he got on the horse.

Seeing this, Chen Daniu looked at the soldiers behind him, waved his hand and said loudly, "Let's go!"

Wei Yuan took the lead and disappeared from the eyes of Minglan and others after a while.

Pinlan looked at the direction where Wei Yuan left, a little absent-minded, and murmured:

"Uncle Wei is really a contemporary hero."

"Even the army he led has a different spirit and spirit, which makes people scared."

Although she is a woman, she has seen the city defense soldiers in Yangzhou, all of whom are old, weak, sick and disabled, and cannot be compared with the army led by Wei Yuan himself.

On the way back to Youyang, Minglan and others.

Sheng Changbai once said to her earnestly:

"This time, uncle was able to participate in the shipping business, thanks to the help of uncle Wei. If it weren't for the sixth sister, I'm afraid uncle would not even be able to see uncle Wei."

"It's just hard for the sixth sister, who has to beg her own uncle for such a thing."

Minglan shook her head and said, "Uncle's idea, no one can change it."

After returning to Youyang, the old lady also asked her about this trip to Guangling.

Minglan talked about Wei Yuan's relocation of the tombs of her grandparents.

Old Lady Sheng said, "I'm not asking this. Did Brother Yuan really agree to let your uncle get the first house involved in shipping?"

Minglan nodded.

Old Lady Sheng sighed, "Shipping is a national policy. If anyone is asked to participate, I'm afraid your uncle will have difficulties."

"He didn't blame you, did he?"

Minglan smiled, and her voice became smaller and smaller, saying, "How could it be, my uncle always loves me."

"And what I told my uncle was not to let my uncle get involved in the shipping business."

When Old Lady Sheng heard this, she laughed twice,

"It should be done this way, but no matter what, your uncle still agreed to your uncle's request, mainly for your face."

"You are his only niece, he has always loved and protected you."

"From now on, whether it is your father, your uncle, or other people in the Sheng family, if they make such requests again, you can just refuse them."

Minglan said: "Grandmother is right. After all, it is because of my grandson that my uncle agreed to my uncle's request."

Old Lady Sheng said: "Don't think too much for now. Let's set off for Suzhou in a few days."

"While I can still move, it's also good to take you around."

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Wei Yuan rode all the way at full speed. When he returned to Fuzhou, about four or five days had passed.

Southeast General Fan Chunren, Fujian Road Transport Envoy Cai Xiang and all officials in Fuzhou personally went to the city to welcome him.

When Cai Xiang saw Wei Yuan, he went up to him without saying anything and said anxiously:

"General Wei, you are finally here. If you don't come, there will be trouble."

Trouble?

Wei Yuan frowned slightly, turned over and dismounted, and said:

"With Lord Fan here, what trouble can happen?"

Fan Chunren also stepped forward, bowed to Wei Yuan, and said:

"A merchant from Persia was attacked by Japanese pirates at sea, and three people died."

People died?

At the critical moment of the opening of sea transportation, people died?

"The Persian envoy severely criticized the Japanese envoy, saying that those Japanese pirates were all Japanese people, and asked them to give an explanation or compensate the Persian merchants for their losses."

"The Japanese envoy Ping Zhongsheng said that this was an unwarranted accusation by Persia, and also said that the Persian merchants had an accident in our Dazhou waters. If they had an accident in the Japanese waters, they would have compensated Persia for its losses without the Persian envoy saying anything."

Liu Yi, the governor of Fuzhou, said in a deep voice.

Wei Yuan listened, his expression became more solemn, "I haven't found any trouble with them yet, but these mad dogs have started to bite people randomly."

Fan Chunren's main responsibilities are to control maritime trade contracts and customize maritime rules.

It's like the chaos on the sea is not his responsibility, and he can't control it.

In the past few days, Wei Yuan was not in Fuzhou, and the envoys of various countries were quarreling. Fan Chunren also took a lot of effort to suppress the matter of death.

Otherwise, if the commotion is too big, I'm afraid that merchants from overseas countries will be timid.

"By the way, there is another thing. The Imperial City Department of Daizhou and Lanzhou sent an urgent report that many spies from Liaoxia have come. In the border area alone, the Imperial City Department has arrested hundreds of people. According to the Xia spy who was arrested, this is only a small part."

"The purpose is to disrupt the normal opening of maritime transport."

Liu Yi continued.

Cai Xiang added: "There are many families in Fujian Road. In recent days, they have started to build a large number of ships and have been wandering on the sea in the name of salvaging."

Wei Yuan was shocked when he heard this.

It seems that, as Wang Anshi said, there are indeed many family-based bandits in the southeast.

But this is not the most troublesome thing for him.

Because these forces are in the open, they are very easy to deal with. The difficult part is the enemy spies hiding in the dark.

If you are not careful, it may cause another war between countries.

Anyway, if Wei Yuan is a general in Liao and Xia.

He will definitely take advantage of the critical moment when the Great Zhou starts shipping to provoke trouble. Even if he does not provoke a war, he will not let the shipping of the Great Zhou go smoothly.

While everyone was talking, the guards behind Wei Yuan also arrived.

And Wei Yuan also followed Fan Chunren and others into the city.

Now, in addition to guarding part of his troops in the coastal defense area, he has moved his base camp to Fuzhou City.

As long as he is in Fuzhou for one day, the envoys of overseas countries will feel at ease for one day.

He specially set up a large tent in the city defense camp of Fuzhou, which can accommodate dozens of people.

It is convenient to discuss sea transportation.

In recent years, he is still used to living in the barracks.

At this moment, in the big tent.

Lin Zhaoyuan, Yang Huairen, Xie Wu and other generals and officials of all sizes in Fuzhou all stood in front of Wei Yuan.

Fan Chunren sat next to Wei Yuan.

Wei Yuan looked at the crowd and said slowly:

"Things need to be solved one by one."

"Where is the commander of the Imperial City Division of Fujian Road?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a bearded man walked out of the crowd and clasped his fists to Wei Yuan, saying, "I am here."

Wei Yuan said, "From now on, the personnel of the Liangzhe and Lianghuai Imperial City Divisions will be in charge of you. I will write to the court to inform you."

"I want you to stabilize Fuzhou at all costs. Remember not to miss a single fish. If the maritime trade is damaged because of the spies of the two countries, I will hold you accountable."

"Remember, if Fuzhou is stable, , you will be meritorious, and if Fuzhou is unstable, you will be guilty. ”

The bearded man bowed solemnly and said: "Please rest assured, General Wei, with me here, the enemy's spies will not be able to cause any trouble."

Wei Yuan nodded, then looked at Cai Xiang and said: "Send all the city defense soldiers from all over Fujian Road to closely monitor the local banditry. If there is any unusual movement, you can kill them first and report later, and you don't have to report everything to me."

Cai Xiang bowed, "Please rest assured, General Wei, I will do my best."

Wei Yuan looked at Hu Yanzhong again, "At present, how many naval forces have been trained to go to sea?"

The latter responded: "Report to General Wei, more than 4,000."

Wei Yuan He nodded, "From now on, all 4,000 naval forces will go out to sea and strictly inspect the sea area within 100 miles. If Japanese pirates are found, if their ships have few people, they will be killed on the spot without reporting."

Hu Yanzhong clasped his fists and said, "I have received your orders!"

Wei Yuan said again, "Lin Zhaoyuan, Shen Qing, Xiao Yuming, from now on, the three of you will each lead 2,000 people and be stationed in the official post stations of overseas envoys."

"Remember, if an envoy in Fuzhou has problems in our Great Zhou, I will hold you accountable!"

The three of them clasped their fists together, "I have received your orders!"

Wei Yuan looked at Chen Daniu and said seriously. The chief said: "In the afternoon, Cai Xiang will invite the Persian and Japanese envoys to the Transportation Department."

"You are fully responsible for mediating the conflict between the two countries. Remember, your attitude towards the Japanese envoys is the same as mine."

Chen Daniu was stunned, then came back to his senses and said: "I will obey your order!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cai Xiang bowed and said: "General Wei, is it inappropriate to ask a general to go and talk to the envoys of the two countries?"

As soon as this was said, the generals in the army looked at Cai Xiang with a strange look, as if to say, this man is so bold, General Wei personally gave the order, and he dared to question it?

Wei Yuan said indifferently: "You scholars are too gentle. Only when the general goes there can the Japanese envoys be dispelled and they dare not act rashly."

Cai Xiang nodded, and just as he was about to say something, he heard Yang Huairen's voice beside him,

"Just do what General Wei tells you to do, don't ask any more questions!"

Cai Xiang was startled, and then he realized that he had talked too much, and hurriedly said: "I know I'm wrong, please forgive me, General Wei."

Wei Yuan waved his hand, looked at Hu Yanzhong, and said: "Beat the drums, gather the water army, I have something to say."

Hu Yanzhong hurried out of the tent, not daring to hesitate.

Fan Chunren watched Wei Yuan issue orders one by one, and in a blink of an eye, he easily solved some of the things he thought were difficult, and couldn't help but admire:

"You are worthy of being General Wei. With just a few words, the problem that has been bothering me for a long time has been solved."

In fact, Fan Chunren is not incapable of solving such a problem.

It's that he can't command the army.

The soldiers of the Danglu Army only listen to Wei Yuan.

Even if Yang Huairen, Chen Daniu and others speak, it may not work.

Not to mention, only Wei Yuan can mobilize these people.

At this time, Wei Yuan smiled and said, "I am a soldier, and I solve problems differently from you scholars."

"You are always timid in doing things because you care about the face of the envoys of various countries, but for me, in the territory of the Great Zhou, no matter who he is, as long as he does not obey, he will be killed without mercy!"

After that, the sound of drums sounded outside the tent.

Wei Yuan said, "Sir Fan, regarding the first batch of sea transportation, which merchants can participate, and which overseas countries to start trade with, this matter still needs your attention."

Fan Chunren understood what he meant and said, "I will have someone give the list to Wei Shuai in the afternoon. Please check if there are any omissions."

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Sir Fan is polite."

While talking, all the generals had left the tent to do what they should do.

After everyone left, Wei Yuan said to Fan Chunren earnestly:

"Regarding my departure from Fuzhou, I still want to apologize to Lord Fan."

The latter laughed and said, "Marshal Wei, you are too polite. I am a civil servant and should not have too much dealings with military heroes. Even if I offend them, it doesn't matter."

"But if there is such a thing in the future, please inform me in advance so that I can be prepared."

Wei Yuan bowed and said, "I will."

After that, he left the tent and walked to the general selection platform.

Before coming to Fuzhou, Wei Yuan had someone first notify Hu Yanzhong to temporarily transfer the available navy to the city.

At this moment, Wei Yuan looked at the soldiers of the Fujian Road Coastal Defense Camp who had changed into new armor in front of him, and smiled:

"Looking at you wearing new armor and holding new weapons that have not seen blood, you are full of energy and spirit."

As soon as the voice fell, the soldiers who were originally solemn felt relaxed.

They had heard of Wei Yuan's name.

Being able to serve under this Wei Wudi was also their dream.

Paused.

Wei Yuan suddenly said loudly:

"Do you know where the armor on your body came from?"

"It was made by the people of my Great Zhou, stitched and patched. It was they who used their hard-earned money to forge the new weapons you hold in your hands now!"

"But at this moment, the Japanese pirates came. They controlled the sea area of ​​my Great Zhou, making it impossible for the people of Fujian Road to go out to sea to fish, and for the people of my Great Zhou to go out to sea to do business."

"As a man of the Great Zhou, how can I let the hard work of my people go to waste? How can I let the lawless people at sea get away with it for nothing? "The Japanese pirates from outside?"

"I have only one request for you, go out to sea and kill the Japanese! Let the new weapons in your hands see blood, and let those bastards who plundered my Great Zhou's wealth and bullied my Great Zhou women pay with blood!"

"There are not many things I can promise you, but I promise that from today on, those who bravely kill the Japanese will be rewarded with one tael of silver, and those who kill one Japanese pirate will be rewarded with three taels of silver!"

At this point, the naval officers and soldiers composed of the Fujian Road Coastal Defense Battalion were not too surprised. After all, killing Japanese pirates in previous years also rewarded money.

They thought that this famous loyal and brave earl could say something different.

It turned out to be those clichés.

As a result, the next moment, when they heard Wei Yuan's last words, everyone's blood was boiling, and their blood was boiling.

"The top ten who killed the Japanese pirates and died heroically will be ordered by me personally to record their heroic deeds of killing the Japanese pirates in the local county annals for future generations to admire."

"Open a single page in the family tree to record their killing of the Japanese pirates, bringing honor to the ancestors!"