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Chapter 357 A New Navy Division
He only heard him reply to Emperor Chongzhen: "If a sinner loses his life, money is useless. Therefore, the sinner is willing to give all the money to buy the sinner's life!"

Speaking of this, he didn't hesitate any longer, and directly reported the number: "The sinner has about 100 million taels of gold and silver, and about 200 million taels of other valuables. There are so many in total, and the sinners are willing to give them to Long Live!"

After he finished speaking, seeing that the emperor didn't seem happy, he felt anxious, and quickly added: "Sinners have been at sea for so many years, and the money they robbed must be distributed to his subordinates. These are the money accumulated by sinners in every possible way. In order to fight against Zheng Zhilong, all other obvious money has been spent, and the sinner is indeed gone!"

Ha ha, a bad life, 300 million taels, is indeed "bad".Emperor Chongzhen was actually thinking about this in his heart.Hearing that Li Kuiqi was busy explaining at this time, he didn't care whether Li Kuiqi really had to spend all his savings.Such a large sum of money is already a surprise!
So, he nodded and said, "Okay, I will believe you!"

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

Sure enough, I only heard Emperor Chongzhen say: "From now on, you and your subordinates will serve the imperial court! I will not spend your money indiscriminately, and will use it on shipbuilding. I am going to set up another Daming Navy, How about you to lead it?"

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

After a while, he came back to his senses, and immediately kowtowed again and again, making his forehead "bang bang", and quickly responded: "The sinner is willing, the sinner is willing..."

"I have requirements for this navy, so listen carefully!" Emperor Chongzhen said with a serious face at this time, "After the imperial court lifts the sea ban, it must be able to protect the safety of Daming ships. Whether the enemy is a pirate, It’s still Xiyi, as long as it is an enemy of Ming Dynasty, it must be able to destroy it! If you are close, you will fight along the coast, and if you are far away, you will go directly to the Nanyang feudal kingdom. On the sea, you must be alone with Ming Dynasty. Can you do it?”

Li Kuiqi opened his mouth again when he heard that, he didn't expect that the emperor's appetite was so big that he was a little dumbfounded!But the more this happened, the more he liked it and the more excited he was.Hugging the emperor's thigh, with the entire Ming Dynasty as the backing, maybe it is really possible.

He doesn't have much political awareness, so he doesn't think much about it. Just thinking about the future has already kept his head busy.

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

After answering, Li Kuiqi regained his sobriety, and immediately added: "But this ship must be a good ship. The sinner has to look at it, and only the ship that has been rebuilt is fine. Just... As for the ships made by the official shipyard, the sinner really despise……"

He hesitated at first whether to say it or not, but then he thought about the future, and he thought about it, so he said whatever he wanted!While speaking, he secretly looked at the emperor's face, and found nothing wrong, so he spoke more smoothly.

"Also, one has to be a proficient person. Those who have soaked in the river and the sea can use it smoothly. Otherwise, no matter how good the boat is, if this person can't do it, it's useless!"

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

Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard it. This is a veteran, and he talked about the key points, and he agreed with all of them.Therefore, after Li Kuiqi finished speaking, he pondered for a moment, and then slowly said: "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, how is the quality of the ship? It's up to you to decide, and you are qualified only if you pass the inspection. As for the person..."

This matter is a bit difficult to handle. Emperor Chongzhen paused for a moment and said: "I allow you to gather as many old troops as possible for the court to use. However, everyone must go through the training of the new army and obtain the approval of the new supervisory army before they can officially become naval officers." A member of the . In addition..."

Li Kuiqi understood everything before, and he was very happy that the emperor gave him so much power.But after hearing it, I was a little confused, new army training?The new military supervisor agrees?what does this mean?At this time, the emperor was still talking, and he didn't dare to ask, so he kept it in his heart.Anyway, this matter is not in a hurry, and I will eventually know it slowly.

"There should be a lot of skilled sailors in Denglai, um, there should be a lot in North Korea, you can recruit them all..." Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts became clearer when he said this, and he looked at Li Kuiqi and said, " There is a war in North Korea that is about to start. You should report to the governor of Denglai first. I will also issue an order to the governor of Denglai. You can choose any sailors you can fancy in Dongjiang, and you can also recruit as many sailors as possible from North Korea. In short, If I want to get a sailor, I must form it as quickly as possible. If there is still not enough, I will recruit ordinary fishermen and the like for training."

This is the benefit that the imperial 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 subordinates knew how to fight sea battles.After all, such a manpower is too rare.

But with just one word from the emperor, Li Kuiqi could imagine that his subordinates would expand in an instant, perhaps even surpassing Zheng Zhilong.

Thinking of this, Li Kuiqi wished that these things would come true immediately, and then lead the troops south to meet Zheng Zhilong for a while.Hehe, you have today too, oh no, I, Li Kuiqi, are back!

Li Kuiqi thought about it, and quickly agreed.At this time, even if the emperor asked him to go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire, he would never frown.

Therefore, Li Kuiqi temporarily took the title of guerrilla and rushed to Dongjiang immediately.And his subordinate Liu Jinsheng, with the official identity of Jinyiwei Xiaoqi, reported to the Fujian governor's office with a decree, and justifiably recruited old people on behalf of Li Kuiqi.

Seeing Li Kuiqi happily exiting the palace, he had been watching silently, warmly and benevolently, and said a little worriedly: "Your Majesty, the court will find it difficult to control the navy. This Li Kuiqi was born as a pirate, and the court has worked so hard to build the navy." , in case he has a different heart..."

I didn't say any more before I finished speaking, but the meaning was already obvious.After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen just smiled slightly.

　Thank you for the endless reward!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)