Ye Ming smiled and said: "Actually, it's not that serious. The four merchants and three merchants can direct the pirates to do things, and King Wuyu can also direct the pirates to do things.
The four and three merchants have stood firm for so many years, and I am afraid that the shadow of the Mullet King is indispensable behind them.
But the interests of the four businessmen and the Mullet King will never truly coincide.
In addition, the four merchants and the three merchants have no soldiers on the surface, so it is not difficult to break the situation. "
Listening to Ye Ming's analysis, Yuan Chixin felt that he had grasped some of the key points, but he didn't understand how to break the situation for a while, so he immediately handed over his hand and said:
"Please teach me, sir."
"The method is actually very simple. Send three hundred soldiers to each of the three seaports in Weichang County.
And they spread the news that once the pirates attack, no matter where they land from, they will directly burn the harbor.
In this way, the current situation can be solved. "
"this......"
Hearing this, Yuan Zhixin was shocked at first, but then suddenly realized, he repeatedly touched his palms and said:
"Wonderful, wonderful, this can indeed solve the current crisis."
After saying that, he immediately started writing documents and acted according to the plan.
Miaotong on the side was still confused when he heard this, and couldn't help but ask:
"Isn't the seaport an important port for our country? How can we retreat from the enemy by burning our own things?"
Yuan Chixin, who issued the order, breathed a sigh of relief obviously. Seeing Miaotong's confusion, he smiled and said:
"The seaport is indeed under the control of Pingbo Prefecture in name. But in reality, the biggest beneficiaries are four companies and three merchants.
This is a major pillar of their profits.
If the harbor is damaged, Pingbo Mansion will indeed be greatly affected, but the impact on them will only be more serious.
The reason why they had the idea of letting the pirates deliver supplies to the prince was because they didn't want to give up the benefits.
But if they suffer more losses as a result, they will surely make the right choice as to what to do. "
In fact, Miao Tong still didn't quite understand, but she felt that if she continued to ask, she would look too stupid, so she immediately looked like she understood and nodded her head in approval.
At this time, Ye Ming said again:
"Sir, the matter at hand can be solved using this method, but one's own strength is the last word.
I would like to suggest that we expand the recruitment immediately and recruit a total of 5,000 soldiers. "
As a major coastal province, Pingbo Prefecture's full military strength is 5,000 people, which is much more than other prefectures.
"Sir, I certainly know the importance of military strength, but now we don't have enough food and wages, so we can't recruit soldiers at all!"
Yuan Chi said in his heart that this was the biggest difficulty.
Ye Ming smiled and said, "It depends on whether you dare to play big."
"What's your plan, sir?"
"It's very simple. Recruit troops first, but don't pay them. Tell them that they will be paid for two months at a time next month.
Take out all the remaining food in the treasury, just to sustain the soldiers for ten days. "
"Ten Days? What's the use of this?"
"After the pirates retreat this time, as previously agreed, the food and wages given to the prince will be transported away by four merchants using a large amount of labor.
In this way, there will be a gap in its apparent strength. We only need to adjust the original suppression strategy and directly use it to make it hurt.
In this way, if things come true, food and salary matters will naturally not be a problem.
If things don't work out, there's no need to think about these things. "
Yuan Zhixin heard the words and understood what Ye Ming meant:
"Sir, this method can be described as a desperate and desperate move.
Acting like this when you are not fully prepared now is extremely risky..."
"When fishermen go to sea, there are risks and benefits, not to mention such a major matter that affects the whole government. It is normal for adults to have concerns.
This is just a suggestion. Whether you implement it or not is entirely up to you. "
Yuan Chixin paced back and forth in the room, unable to make up his mind for a moment.
Ye Ming looked indifferent and lay leisurely on the Taishi chair.
Miaotong didn't realize how risky this decision was, and she didn't understand why Yuan Chixin was walking around, but she thought it was fun and imitated him by walking around.
Yuan Chixin walked back and forth and walked to Yuan Zhong.
This one was still standing upright as always, guarding his safety.
"Yuanzhong, do you want to try this?"
"Master, I don't understand these things, but as long as it is a decision made by the master, Yuan Zhong will help him to the death."
Hearing this, Yuan Chixin let out a long breath, his expression became firm, and he showed the confident smile he had when he first came here. He looked at the map on the wall and said loudly:
"Okay, let's bet this time!"
...
On the largest flower boat in Wubo Lake, the gentlemen of four and three merchants gathered together, laughing and drinking, singing and dancing to add to the fun, and drinking wine from the beautiful girl's mouth. It was so happy.
Lin Fuwei raised his glass and said to Lou Fucheng:
"Brother Lou, I wish this operation a success and let the man named Yuan know who has the final say in Pingbo Mansion!"
However, Lou Fu Cheng was not as optimistic as Lin Fu Wei and said calmly:
"Although judging from the strength, this arrangement is indeed unsolvable, but I always feel that it is not that easy to accomplish..."
At this time, one of the Lu merchants laughed and said:
"Hey, sir, you are overthinking. In this arrangement, strategy is only secondary. The most important thing is the support of powerful force.
Yuan Zhixin only has so many people. They can protect the city's stability, which is good, but they can't do more.
Even if he is smart enough to guess that we are secretly working on it, there is nothing he can do.
So I think, Brother Lou, just rest assured and things will work out. "
When Lou Fucheng heard this, he nodded in approval. He was about to have a drink with everyone and celebrate in advance, but he saw someone suddenly come in from outside.
As soon as this person came in, he didn't care about the lively scene inside and said loudly:
"Masters, something bad is going on!"
As soon as these words came out, the originally noisy ship immediately became quiet, and everyone looked at the man.
Lou Fu Cheng waved his hand, and the singers, dancers and maids in the boat exited.
After the miscellaneous people left, the man immediately walked to the center of the hall and told him that the government sent three hundred soldiers to control the three seaports and planned to burn the ports.
Everyone in the boat felt incredible when they heard this.
Someone couldn't help but say:
"Is this man named Yuan crazy? These seaports are the lifeblood of Pingbo Mansion, and he actually wants to destroy them directly!"
Others also found it a bit unbelievable, and all of them looked gloomy.
Everyone present has a considerable part of their interests that rely on communication and transit at major seaports.
If the port is destroyed, the government will indeed suffer losses, but their losses will undoubtedly be greater.
Why did they secretly arrange for the pirates to transport the supplies?
It’s not just to prevent benefits from flowing out and protect one’s own interests.
Now that I heard the other party's attitude of dying together, I suddenly felt a headache.
“The purpose of seaport transportation is very important, I don’t believe Yuan Chixin can be so willing to do so.
Once he does this, the prince will not let him go! "
Someone said angrily.
Another said:
"If you do this, the prince will indeed not let him go, but he will not let us go either."
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately became quiet.
Indeed, the reason why King Fu did not move them was to stabilize the rear.
If such a big thing happens, it means that the rear is unstable, and then they will lose the need to exist.
At this time, one person said:
"The prince is only a mortal after all. Although we can't afford to offend him, we are not..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lin Fuwei:
"Confused, our value lies in our current status and the resources we have.
Without these, that person wouldn't be able to help us! "
Hearing this, the man also reacted.
Indeed, they themselves are not important, the resources in their hands are the basis for the one who is willing to help secretly.
After losing the value of controlling resources, whoever doesn't turn around and kill them all is lucky. Don't expect to be able to help them.
"Then, what should we do?"
Some people were really panicked at this time. They didn't expect that the person in the government office actually had such a way to drain the salary from under the cauldron.
Yuan Chi was not afraid of death, but they were.
If Yuan Chi dies, his whole family will die at most.
If they die, that means several tribes. Such a comparison makes them lose the courage to bet that the other party does not dare.
Everyone was undecided and subconsciously looked at Lou Fu Cheng to see his decision.
Lou Fucheng was silent for a while and said helplessly:
"There is nothing we can do. Let the pirates withdraw. The operation is cancelled."
Lieutenant Lin nodded, understanding the helplessness of this decision.
Someone asked: "Although the upper echelons of the pirates listen to us as a whole, the pirates are pirates after all. They are doing it for their own benefit. It took a lot of effort to gather them together this time. Now it will take a lot of money to disperse them." .....”
Lou Fucheng said: "At this time, don't worry about this loss. Wait until the matter is over, and you can get it back if you work more at sea."
Suddenly another person said:
"Why don't we just secretly send the pirates to the government office and let them kill them..."
"No, as I said before, Yuan Chixin must not die in Pingbo Mansion, at least he cannot be killed by others!"
Lieutenant Lin immediately dissuaded him from doing such a thing to slap Prince Fu in the face, otherwise he would be asking for death.
Another person said: "You can't kill people, but you can kill those who are not human, right?"
Lou Fucheng said slowly:
“I have secretly promoted this matter before, but the result was that it didn’t work.
Yuan Zhixin was full of awe-inspiring righteousness, and evil spirits and monsters with malicious intentions could not get close to him.
Cursed talisman water and the like will also be blocked, making them useless. "
These words made everyone feel a bit dumb and lost their temper.
"Is there really nothing we can do?"
Faced with this problem, Lou Fucheng thought for a while and then spoke again:
"If we really want to touch him, it's not impossible. It's just that it's difficult to arrange. If we're not careful, we may expose ourselves."
"Brother Lou, since you have a way, you might as well prepare it first. Whether to use it or not, we will talk about it later."
"Yeah~~ It makes sense, so let's prepare first!"
...
"Sir, according to the latest signs, the pirates who gathered at sea have begun to disperse. It seems that they will not go ashore to plunder."
Jiang Xinlin handed the latest reporting document to Yuan Chixin with a happy face.
Yuan Chixin took the document and after confirming that it was true, he was overjoyed and said with a smile:
"Mr. Shanyuan is really a genius. He can easily think of such a way to leverage his strength.
In comparison, my mind seems pedantic. "
Jiang Xinlin immediately flattered him and said:
"My lord, you are too modest. You are the chief official and you should take the right path to bring peace to the people.
Mr. Shan Yuan is a strategist who defeats the enemy with clever plans.
You two are a perfect match that complement each other. Is there any reason why one is inferior to the other? "
"Hahaha, how come you have learned to flatter people?"
Yuan Chixin said with a smile, but there was no accusation in his words.
Jiang Xinlin smiled and flattered a few more.
In this world, everyone likes to hear good things, even Yuan Zhixin is no exception.
Anyone who tells you this likes to hear criticism.
Either it's because of some need to put on an act, or it's just a simple illness.
As they were talking here, they saw Ye Ming and Miao Tong coming over with a bunch of ugly candied haws in their hands.
After several times of making, Ye Ming was able to make candied haws with normal taste, but the appearance was not pretty.
Yuan Chixin was very happy to see him arriving, and they discussed some of the next action plans together.
After chatting for a while, Yuan Chixin said with some embarrassment:
"I feel ashamed to say that I have been busy with political affairs during this period and have no time to help my husband find the few items he needs..."
"Haha, it turns out that the adults still remember this.
The adults just mind their own business. Once things are done, I will almost be able to collect everything I need. "
"Is that so? Then I can't slack off."
...
