Sun Shiyi had just arrived in Batam.
After arriving, I got the news that the British might take action against the Ming Dynasty's merchant ships.
Sun Shiyi's face looked a little solemn as he quickly entered the conference room.
It seems that what the emperor said is true. The British will indeed take action soon, and they must hurry up.
"British Duke!"
Everyone stood up to greet and salute.
Sun Shiyi entered quickly and waved his hand for everyone to sit down.
"British sir, the British have taken action. We are now discussing how to respond!" Someone whispered in Sun Shiyi's ear to introduce the situation.
Sun Shiyi looked up at the many senior officials of the Ming Dynasty in the Strait of Malacca, and asked solemnly: "Are the British just plundering? Are there any signs of their main fleet dispatching?"
"We haven't found anything yet. Our people are keeping an eye on it in Calcutta, and carrier pigeons come back every day." Luo Jiangong said, "Do you think the British can send a large army to land in India now?"
Sun Shiyi frowned, then shook his head: "It's not that fast yet. We must ensure that we can grasp the movements of the British main fleet before we can act. Otherwise, our landing in India is likely to be interfered by the British fleet. "
"If their main fleet can be lured out, the Indian Ocean Fleet is confident of annihilating the British fleet in one battle!" Zhu Xin said.
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at Sun Shiyi.
As for the bait that can make the British main fleet dispatch, the news of the Ming Dynasty's Indian princes' coalition dispatching forces will definitely make the British dispatch the main fleet to intercept it.
When Sun Shiyi heard this, he had already begun to make calculations in his heart.
In fact, he hopes that his army can train for more time before going into battle, preferably after autumn, when the climate in India will become slightly less hot.
Although the army has prepared sufficient garlic medicine.
But now India is about to enter a period of intense heat. At that time, large armies will have to enter India to fight under the scorching sun, which will be quite detrimental to the coalition of princes coming from afar.
But now the British are taking action.
Continuing to delay is not an option.
The central court of Yingtian Mansion will definitely issue an order to urge it.
Just when Sun Shiyi was weighing.
An official came in a hurry and whispered a few words into the ear of the Strait Governor Luo Jiangong.
Wait until the official leaves. ,
Sun Shiyi and others all looked at Luo Jiangong.
Luo Jiangong stood up with a solemn expression: "British Lord, Wu Hou, colleagues, the information just brought back by a maritime businessman confirmed that it was indeed the British Governor's Office in Calcutta that took action. They issued privateering licenses to many European ships. , the target is the Ming Dynasty’s merchant ships!”
"Private?"
Everyone was shocked.
Of course they knew what a privateer's warrant was.
The British actually used such underhanded tactics.
"Mr. British, we can't delay any longer, we have to take action now!"
"Yes, troops are coming to India and bombarding Calcutta!"
"You must pay a price for provoking Ming Dynasty!"
A group of high-ranking Ming officials clamored for war.
Sun Shiyi looked at Luo Jiangong and said, "Where is the maritime merchant now?" '
"It's at the Strait Governor's Palace."
"Let him come here. He can bring back information about privateering. This person is quite talented."
The British prince is now recruiting a large number of clients, and it is the time when he is thirsty for talents.
.......
Is this a maritime trader?
Sun Shiyi, Luo Jiangong, Zhu Xun, Li Changgeng and others frowned when they saw Cai Qian's appearance.
Where can any businessman look like this?
Although Cai Qian was not armed.
But his thick body and the scars on his face and hands all showed that.
This guy is definitely not a maritime businessman, he must be a pirate who makes a living at sea.
Zhu Xi grinned.
"Are you from Fujian?"
"The younger one is from Fujian." Cai Qian said hurriedly.
"That's right, we were in business before, right?" Zhu Xun said with a smile, "It seems that we were colleagues in the past."
Cai Qian hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Sir, please don't make fun of me. I have always abided by the law in places under the control of King Ming."
Wherever you can control it, you should abide by the law. If you can't control it, it will be lawless, right?
Li Changgeng shook his head.
"Okay, I don't care what you did in the Indian Ocean, tell me about the situation you encountered with the British." Sun Shiyi said.
Cai Qian hurriedly took out the private robbery certificate from his arms.
"Please see, my lord, this was found from a British ship. It is a privateering license issued by the British Governor-General in Calcutta!"
Sun Shiyi took it and looked at it.
In fact, he couldn't understand the English above, but he also knew that Cai Qian didn't have the guts to tell lies.
After looking at it repeatedly.
I couldn't help but say: "If the British used privateering to deal with the Ming Dynasty, what would happen even if they defeated their main fleet?"
Everyone couldn't help but frowned after hearing this.
Yes, do we have to wait until the army arrives in India and completely drive the British out of India before we can go back to India to do business?
Cai Qian saw that all the senior officials present were frowning, and he couldn't help but said cautiously: "My lords, this villain has a plan..."
"What's the plan?"
"The British issue privateering licenses, so can our Ming Dynasty. We have so many ships in the Southeast Asia, and they can rob our ships. Why can't we go to the Indian Ocean to rob British ships? We can even go to the British Indian colonies to rob , the Indian coastline is so long, how can the British set up defenses everywhere?"
"My lord, please issue me a privateering license, and give me a few ships, and I will keep tens of thousands of yuan for you every month!" Cai Qian promised, patting her chest, "In that place in India, Very rich!"
"How dare you, how could I do such a thing in the Ming Dynasty!" Luo Jiangong scolded him.
When the Ming Dynasty court issued privateering licenses, did they still want the dignity of the court?
Even if someone wants to rob someone, they can't issue a certificate.
But if a certificate is not issued, will these pirates worry about settling the score later?
It seems that this and the privateering warrant are indeed not useless...
"Hey, if the court doesn't want to do it, I can do it." Sun Shiyi said with a smile, "Let's do it in the name of Yingfan... No, in the name of the Indian princes' coalition military government! If we want to conquer India, we have to use any means. ."
As he said this, Sun Shiyi just looked at Cai Qian.
"Your name is Cai Qian?"
"My lord, the youngest is Cai Qian, from Zhangzhou, Fujian." Cai Qian said hurriedly.
"Is it profitable to trade without capital in the Indian Ocean?"
"Make money, definitely make money. Europeans, Arabs, and merchants from the Ottoman Empire are all traveling on this route. It's very busy." Cai Qian counted on his fingers.
"I will issue you a privateering license and allow you to purchase ordnance that does not violate the imperial ban. How much money can you give to your father-in-law every year?" Sun Shiyi asked.
"If you can support me with two warships, I guarantee it will be no less than...this number!"
Cai Qian stretched out two fingers.
"Two hundred thousand yuan?" Sun Shiyi took a deep breath.
If only a robbery gang like Cai Qian could rob so much money.
That....
Plundering at sea is indeed a big business.
Sun Shiyi, who had been crazy about poverty during this period, immediately became interested when he heard Cai Qian's promise.
"Really two hundred thousand?"
"My lord, I'm afraid you don't know that India is really a mountain of gold and silver. The ivory and gemstones produced are all sky-high luxury goods. Oh, and there is gold! The local tycoons in India collect gold. Habit..." Cai Qian said.
Precious stones, ivory, gold.
It is indeed a Buddhist country.
Sun Shiyi's eyes turned red when he heard this.
"Okay, I will make you a naval colonel of the Ming Ying Principality. I will invest in two big bird ships and issue you a stamped Indian Ocean privateering license. I don't care how you rob me. I only want money. You can Recruiting people in my name!"
Cai Qian was overjoyed when he heard this.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Guo, just look at it, you won't lose this one!"
Cai Qian rubbed her hands excitedly.
Legal robbery!
This is really a big deal.
And you can also buy real weapons from Yingfan!
And they can recruit people under the banner of Yingfan.
This time, my business has become bigger.
A blessing ship, a Galen ship, and two big bird ships.
Four ships can recruit at least a thousand heroes.
Not only on the sea, but you can even land in India to grab one!
Luo Jiangong and Tian Wenkang looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Okay.
The dignified Duke of Ming Dynasty has now issued a legal robbery certificate to the pirates.
Going to the coast of India to plunder.
After Cai Qian leaves.
Sun Shiyi planned to imitate the British and use privateering to make money.
However, privateering is just for making money.
The key is to complete the Ming Emperor's mission and send the Indian princes' coalition forces to India.
And in the process, it would be best to annihilate the British main fleet.
"If the British knew that Ming Dynasty was going to send troops to land in India, how would they react?"
Sun Shiyi asked.
"Of course we must do our best to stop it." said Li Changgeng, deputy commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet.
"General Zhu, are you really sure of defeating the British fleet?" Sun Shiyi looked at Zhu Xi.
"This is natural. If the British fleet dares to fight head-on, they will not be able to escape!" Zhu Xin said.
The Indian Ocean Fleet has secretly deployed 12 Wei-class ironclad ships.
How did the British win?
The only problem is that the ocean is so big that it is not easy to capture the British main fleet.
Moreover, if the British knew that they would lose a decisive battle, they would definitely avoid a decisive battle and turn their fleet into a break-up fleet to deal with the Ming Navy in the Indian Ocean.
Therefore, in order to avoid scaring the British, Ming's ironclad fleet was kept top secret.
Even Sun Shiyi is not sure.
"That is, the key is to lure the other party out."
Although Sun Shiyi didn't know where Zhu Xin's confidence lay, since the other party said so, Sun Shiyi naturally believed it.
Are there many secret weapons of the Ming Dynasty?
Maybe I can give the other party another surprise this time.
Sun Shiyi thought of this and said: "Then we, the coalition of Indian princes, don't need to cover up. We can just walk around the port of Batam in a swagger, board a ship and leave the port, and let the British know that our army is going to India!"
Use the landing force as bait.
The British will definitely be fooled.
Is their main fleet sent to India just for decoration?
After the endless coma, Shi Yu suddenly stood up from the bed. If you want to read the latest chapters, please download the Star Reading app and read the latest chapters for free without ads. The website has not updated the latest chapter content, but the Xingxing Reading APP has updated the latest chapter content.
He took a big breath of fresh air, his chest trembling.
Confused, confused, and all kinds of emotions came to my mind.
Where is this?
Afterwards, Shi Yu subconsciously observed his surroundings, and then became even more confused.
A single dormitory?
Even if he was successfully rescued, he should be in the ward now.
And my body...how could I not have any injuries at all?
With doubts, Shi Yu's eyes quickly swept across the room, and finally his eyes rested on a mirror beside the bed.
The mirror showed his current appearance. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and he looked very handsome.
But the problem is, this is not him! Download the Star Reading app and read the latest chapters for free without ads.
My previous self was a handsome young man in his twenties who had been working for a while.
And now, no matter how you look, this appearance is that of a high school student...
This change made Shi Yu stunned for a long time.
Don't tell him that the operation was successful...
The body and appearance have changed. This is not a matter of surgery or not, but magic.
He turned into a completely different person!
Could it be...that he traveled through time?
In addition to the mirror placed by the bedside, which was obviously not feng shui-friendly, Shi Yu also found three books next to it.
Shi Yu picked it up and took a look. The title of the book instantly silenced him.
"Essential Animal Breeding Manual for Beginner Breeders"
"Postpartum Care of Pet Pets"
"Evaluation Guide for Interracial Beast-Eared Girls"
Shi Yu:? ? ?
The names of the first two books are pretty normal, but what happened to the last one?
"cough."
Shi Yu looked solemnly and stretched out his hand, but his arm soon stiffened.
Just when he was about to open the third book and see what it was about, his brain suddenly felt a sharp pain, and a large number of memories came flooding back.
Icefield City.
Pet animal breeding base.
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Beastmaster?
