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Text Chapter 960 Li Xiangzhi¡¯s experiences in Nagasaki (1)

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    Because the matter with Li Xiang has been settled, a stone in Zhao Hongyu's heart has been lifted.

    With Li Xiang's help, Zhao Hongyu has a useful subordinate here in Dongfang. Although the time is too short and he has not yet obtained his network from Li Xiang, but as time goes by, the things Li Xiang has at hand  Sooner or later, the relationship will become Zhao Hongyu's.

    There was nothing to say all night. Early the next morning, Zhao Hongyu once again hosted a banquet for Li Xiang and his party.

    "Did you have a good rest last night?"

    Li Xiang¡¯s nephew and the others drank too much last night and went to rest early.

    The alcohol content of Erguotou is very high, which is incomparable to the wines of this era.  Therefore, it is not surprising that Yang Biao and others were brought down by Erguotou.

    Yang Biao showed a somewhat embarrassed smile when faced with Zhao Hongyu's inquiry.

    "Hehe, to report back to Your Highness, this wine is really quite strong. We brothers have never drunk such an enjoyable wine. Looking back on the wine we drank before, I feel that it is like water."

    Zhao Hongyu also laughed: "As long as you like it, I will give each of you a jar every month. It can be regarded as a kind of benefit."

    Welfare?

    Yang Biao and the others don¡¯t understand this term.

    However, after Zhao Hongyu explained it, everyone understood the meaning of this word.

    It¡¯s just a benefit.

    ?According to each person¡¯s level and position, the benefits obtained are different.

    After chatting with Yang Biao for a while, Zhao Hongyu turned to look at Li Xiang.

    "There are now a total of fifty-nine warships in Nagasaki, three of which I need to use myself. The remaining fifty-six will be merged into the Kyushu Navy and will be under your control. Do you think that with these warships and your own  Can our troops ensure the stability of the Kyushu waters?"

    Since Li Xiang is appointed as the admiral of the Kyushu Navy, Zhao Hongyu himself does not need to be suspicious of others, so now he needs to show a posture.

    At least, it can reassure Li Xiang.

    Sure enough, when she heard Zhao Hongyu said that he would hand over all those sophisticated warships to be incorporated into the Kyushu Navy, Li Xiang's eyes immediately shone with joy and she became excited at the same time.

    "Does your Highness take this seriously?"

    Li Xiang put down the porcelain bowl in her hand and looked sideways at Zhao Hongyu, who was looking at him with a red face.

    Zhao Hongyu nodded: "Of course it is true. How can our words be false? Don't worry, Lao Li, this matter will never be wrong."

    Thinking of the sophistication of those warships and the cannons, Li Xiang couldn't help but feel excited.

    My God!

    Although I have never tried how powerful those warships are, I heard the prince describe them last night.

    Listening to what the crown prince described, the warships of the Song Empire were very powerful in terms of speed and artillery range.  Since these warships are handed over to themselves and become warships of the Kyushu Navy, apart from ensuring the stability of the Kyushu maritime territory, it is certain.

    Although Li Xiang is old and has no ambition.

    But it is absolutely not a problem to ensure that there are no problems in the waters here in Kyushu.

    At the moment, Li Xiang responded to Zhao Hongyu and said: "Your Highness, rest assured, with these warships, I can absolutely guarantee that there will be no turmoil in the Kyushu waters. Even if Zheng Zhilong comes, it won't work. If I can't do this, then I am willing  It¡¯s up to Your Highness to do whatever you want.¡±

    Li Xiang said it categorically.

    Hahaha!

    Zhao Hongyu laughed after receiving Li Xiang's reply.

    "Old Li, you don't need to issue any military orders. I still trust you. How can the title of Sea Dragon King be false? I'll leave Kyushu's maritime stability to you in the future."

    Zhao Hongyu raised the chrysanthemum tea in his hand and gestured to Li Xiang as a drink.

    The breakfast prepared by Zhao Hongyu is very rich. Because there are enough ingredients, Zhao Hongyu is still very luxurious in eating.

    A variety of modern Cantonese-style morning tea meals, such as steamed pork ribs, xiaolongbao, barbecued pork buns, rice rolls, shrimp dumplings and other snacks, can be eaten at Zhao Hongyu's breakfast banquet.

    And all meals are made with seasonings purchased from the virtual world.

    So, this taste is definitely unforgettable.

    In the seventeenth century, although there were spices, there were still very few monosodium glutamate, chicken essence, and various seasonings.

    Li Xiang and the others have had such delicious breakfast before.

    ?Luxury!

    What a luxury!

    ¡° Just such a breakfast, if it were left at Daming¡¯s place, it would cost at least four to five hundred taels of silver.

    Even if it is a luxurious home, it is impossible to spend so much money on breakfast.

    It can be seen from this that the life of this crown prince is really extremely luxurious.

    But it also proves from the side that the crown prince is really rich.

    No matter what, even in ancient times, making friends with rich people was still something everyone liked.

    At least Li Xiang¡¯s nephew and the others were excited from the bottom of their hearts when they saw how rich Zhao Hongyu was.

    According to their thinking, the current boss is so rich, so how can he get a lot of benefits as the younger brother.  As long as the crown prince's fingers leak a little, that's enough for them to survive.

    ¡°At least, if they are pirates on Amami Island, they won¡¯t be able to enjoy such delicious food.

    Although they are pirates, they all seem to have some money, but the materials they need must be purchased from other merchants, and the prices are still high.

    So, in fact, their life is just better than that of ordinary people, they just don¡¯t go hungry.

    Even as the leader Li Xiang, his life may not be so luxurious.

    After all, they cannot live on the mainland and can only live on Amami Island.

    During breakfast, Zhao Hongyu took the opportunity to arrange their respective positions for Li Xiang, and also promised them future salary issues.

    When Li Xiang and others heard the salary reported by Zhao Hongyu, the expressions on each of their faces were very wonderful.

    Because they had no idea that the salary the crown prince gave them, even for a low-level soldier in the navy, was as much as twelve taels of silver.

    This is eight times as many as the navy of the Ming Dynasty.

    ¡°This is not to mention the fact that in the army, we had three meals a day and had meat for every meal.

    There is no such thing as the Ming Dynasty Navy.

    This is not true, is it?

    Li Xiang and the others actually felt that this was a little unreal, which made them not believe it.

    Seeing the disbelieving looks on Li Xiang¡¯s and others¡¯ faces, Zhao Hongyu also found it very funny.

    In fact, he is not boasting at all, because the benefits and salaries in the imperial fleet are so high.

    At the same time, Zhao Hongyu did not treat Li Xiang and the others in any special way, they were all treated equally.

    "Old Li, there is nothing hard to believe in this. The pay and benefits of our empire's navy from top to bottom are like this. When you join the army, you are working for the empire, so you should treat them better, right?"

    Zhao Hongyu¡¯s words touched Li Xiang¡¯s heart.

    Yes, everyone is working for the empire, so what¡¯s wrong with the empire treating us better?

    It¡¯s just that the welfare here in the empire is much better than that in the Ming Dynasty.

    As a pirate, Li Xiang and the others often dealt with the coastal navy of the Ming Dynasty.  It is precisely for this reason that Li Xiang and the others are very aware of the situation of the officers and soldiers of the coastal navy of the Ming Dynasty.

    In the coastal navy of the Ming Dynasty, the soldiers at the bottom were only paid one, two or five yuan a month, and they had to be deducted a lot when they got it. In fact, the salary that fell into the hands of an individual was only five or six yuan.  Not bad.

    Even so, it¡¯s common for people to be late on payment from time to time, even for half a year or a year.

    If you are a powerful general in the navy, it will be easier. After all, you can make some money by dealing with Li Xiang and doing some private work.  And those soldiers at the bottom who have no power have a very difficult life.

    But look at the low-level soldiers in the Song Empire. They have three meals a day, including fish, meat, three vegetables and one soup.  Twelve pieces of salary are paid on time every month (double or triple the rate during wartime). These twelve pieces of salary are equivalent to twelve taels of silver in the Ming Dynasty.

    This salary is quite a lot.

    You know, in the Ming Dynasty, if you worked as a county official for a month, you would only get more than 20 cars and at most 30 taels of silver.  Unexpectedly, the salary of naval soldiers in the Song Empire was half that of county officials.

    With such willingness to give money to raise troops, it is no wonder that the soldiers of the Song Empire were so brave to fight, and defeated the Kyushu coalition army of 150,000 troops with less than 10,000 troops.

    As Li Xiang and the others, of course they were extremely excited.

    Soldiers at the bottom can get so much pay, and they are at least officials.??, wouldn¡¯t there be more salary that can be obtained by then?

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    Of course, this is compared to being a pirate.

    Since they have now taken refuge in Zhao Hongyu, and Li Xiang has also received the official position of Admiral of the Kyushu Navy, they will definitely maintain the stability of the Kyushu waters in the future.

    ¡°Once someone infringes upon Kyushu¡¯s maritime interests, they will still fight to the death.

    But no matter what, it is always better than being a pirate.

    ¡°At least, in addition to being able to earn their salary legitimately, they can also straighten their backs and conduct themselves as human beings.

    ¡°If nothing else, just looking at this month¡¯s salary, it is more than enough for them to support their family.

    So, everyone had a great time eating this breakfast.

    "I will take you to the Navy camp in a while. They will probably have breakfast there too. After you see it, you will know that what I said is true. In the future, those who stay here in Kyushu for some reason will be  Treat everyone equally.¡±

    Zhao Hongyu planned to take Li Xiang and the others to the naval camp to have a look, and also let them know about the situation in the Imperial Navy so that they could have an idea.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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