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Volume 1: Angelica meets Guihua Chapter 293: Not afraid of burning money

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    As Han Kanzhou's staff, Su Shidan has been by Han Kanzhou's side during this period. Han Kanzhou has been staying here for two months since he arrived at Xiayi Island. The reason why Han Kanzhou refuses to leave is not because of his deep friendship with Zhao Juan.  The reason is that the recent actions surrounding Japan have entered a critical stage, and Han Zhouzhou is devoting his efforts to it. In the spirit of focusing on participation, Han Zhouzhou is also one of the important supporters behind the scenes.

    Long Jiu also arrived at Xiayi Island a long time ago. Because the sea around Sakhalin Island has a freezing period for three months a year, he left Sakhalin Island and came to Xiayi Island.  Long Jiu, as an important role in the drama, is one of the indispensable characters in this operation. As you know, in a big drama, in addition to the villain, there must also be the villain, Long Jiu  After the martial arts performance reaches a certain level, he will appear on the stage to sing literary operas, so he cannot be trapped on Sakhalin Island due to the ice. Last month, Long Jiu rushed to Xiayi Island.

    "Mr. Long, look, the harbor here in Hakodate is full of confiscated Japanese ships. There are too many of them! The people below told me that those Japanese boats are shabby and of little value. They can't even collect them.  There is no place to park. Otherwise, you can tell that King Yelu, and the Japanese boat will not be accepted. At least it will have to be put on a twenty-ton ship, so that it can be put to use, don't you think?  "

    Since Liu Wenbin led four ships to defeat the Japanese fleet, the action plan has been upgraded. Originally, it was to capture the strong men first and capture the ships as the supplement. Since then, it has become to capture the Japanese ships first and capture the strong men as the second.  Next.  But in this way, bad ships were caught, and the Taiwan-Song Sea Trade on Han Yuzhou's side accepted all the orders, and they took over more than 700 Japanese ships in one fell swoop.  As Liu Wenbin's fleet continued to triumph, Japan's largest ships were either sunk or captured. Later, the Japanese ships were wiped out, and the captured ships became smaller and smaller, so small that even Han Zhouzhou  Bian has completely lost sight of it.  Su Shidan came to see Long Jiu today because he wanted to set a threshold for collecting ships. Otherwise, all broken ships would be collected. Could it be that Song Hai Trading collects broken ships!

    "Brother Su, this is an established strategy. Even if Taiwan-Song Sea Trade loses some money, it must continue this strategy of collecting ships. Only in this way can the Japanese naval warfare and shipping capabilities be completely destroyed. I believe that now the loss  If you make some money, you will definitely earn back your capital with interest in the future." Long Jiuxin said that if the Japanese ships were not burned and robbed, the effect would be compromised.  The Japanese are the kind of people who are unwilling to admit defeat easily. If you don't beat them to death, it will be more difficult to subdue them once they recover. It's not okay to beat the snake and suffer the consequences instead.  Furthermore, Taisong Sea Trade is a government-owned company. In later generations, it will be a leading state-owned enterprise. If a state-owned enterprise does not spend some unjust money, can it still be called a state-owned enterprise?  Thinking of this, Long Jiu grinned and said nonsensically: "Brother Su, don't worry. In my opinion, one day the Japanese will have to pay double the price to redeem their ship."

    "You can't. Even the fishermen of the Song Dynasty don't look down on broken boats like the Japanese. What's the point of snatching them! If we take them over, I'm afraid we'll have to break them."

    Depend on!  You thought it was stock trading!

    Long Jiu had no choice but to do his work from a different angle:

    "Brother Su, let me ask you, Japan's coastal defense is not far away from being completely paralyzed, right?"

    "Mr. Long is joking. I can responsibly say that not only Japan's coastal defense has been paralyzed, but also shipping."

    "No! This situation is not completely paralyzed. King Yelu has to continue to work hard. Ships that can carry five tons of cargo will be snatched away. Those that cannot carry five tons of cargo will be burned down, leaving the Japanese with no ships.  Only if he knows it well can he ask me, Da Song, for help."

    "I'm afraid that the Japanese won't even be able to find a ship when the time comes. They won't even have a ship to send envoys to the Song Dynasty. Wouldn't that be self-defeating! Haha!" Su Shidan thought about the possibility that the Japanese would have to send envoys to the Song Dynasty by then.  Using the sampan, I couldn't help but feel happy.

    "Don't worry! I believe that as long as the robbery continues like this, the Japanese will come to ask for help from the Song Dynasty." After Long Jiu said this, he glanced at Su Shidan meaningfully and whispered: "The imperial court understands that the Japanese are so miserable  After doing this, things about the navy will definitely be settled, and when Brother Su becomes famous, don't forget to follow me."

    The motion to establish a navy has long been reported to the court, but the court has different opinions on this. After all, the Song Dynasty still regarded mainland thinking as the absolute mainstream, and there was also the uncontested cause of the Northern Expedition. Therefore, the establishment of a navy was a matter of  After much discussion, the matter remains unresolved.  As soon as Liu Wenbin's strategy of seizing sea control in Japan's waters was put forward, Han Zhouzhou felt that this might be an opportunity for the Song Dynasty to establish a navy. Just imagine, just using the navy could beat Japan to death. If the Song Dynasty court didn't realize it,  When it comes to the importance of maritime combat power, it is really unreasonable.

    Speaking of establishing a navy, there are rumors that it may be led by Han Yuzhou.The maritime trade and the existing navy were merged and then integrated. As a fanatical hawk, Han Zhouzhou was of course satisfied with running a business empire. It was Han Zhouzhou's life dream to get involved in military affairs.

    Of course, Su Shidan understood Han Yuzhou's thoughts, so he smiled at Long Jiu and stopped mentioning the need to set a threshold for the ship to be collected.

    Long Jiuxin said, this is just right!  Pirates are not motivated by profit, and they will not work actively. If you are willing to take over ships and people, pirates will be very motivated.  You don't want to take over the ships and people. You just rely on Liu Wenbin and Han Huanzhang. After all, you only have a small team. It's okay to defeat your own main force, but to paralyze the Japanese maritime transport capacity on a large scale, you have to rely on the pirate masses. You have to follow the mass line.  That¡¯s the truth!

    Su Shidan was enlightened by Long Jiu. After all, his consciousness was not low. He figured out all the joints at that time, so he left in a relaxed mood.

    So King Yelu¡¯s ship was robbed, and the Taisong sea trade ship was taken away.

    On this day, Liu Wenbin came to Hakodate. He came on the Fubo.  Mao Geng also came to Hakodate from Zhaifang (Sapporo), and Zhao He set his down payment in Sapporo. This is not surprising at all. The environment and resources in Sapporo are good, and there are rivers leading directly to the coast. This is why it was called Hokkaido in later generations.  Of course, there was a reason for the capital to be the capital, and the traveler was not too fussy. He directly suggested focusing on the construction of Sapporo, and then Sapporo became the seat of the prince's palace in Beihai.  As for why it¡¯s called the Oil Press, that¡¯s a bit of a bad taste for time travellers¡ªisn¡¯t this where whales press oil?  Just call it Zhaifang!

    When Mao Geng learned that big ships like the Fubo would no longer be needed to suppress Japanese warships, he felt much more relaxed and turned to ask:

    "How about the consumption of torpedoes? The cost of this thing is not low. You don't just set it off like fireworks!" The cost of a torpedo is no less than a hundred dollars, and the production capacity is still limited, so Mao Geng is worried that these guys will act like rich people when they fire torpedoes.  Same style.

    Liu Wenbin replied excitedly:

    "Chief Mao. You don't have to worry about this. I just used a few more torpedoes at the beginning. At the beginning, wasn't it a bit inexperienced? Then I fired torpedoes at every turn. Later, as I gained experience, I basically didn't use torpedoes.  First, there was a meteor bomb warning. Ordinary merchant ships or small fleets, frightened by this, immediately surrendered. Those who dared to resist could not withstand the meteor bombs. The cannonballs swept across them. The sails were smashed into pieces, and the people were also beaten.  If it is sieved, it is difficult to have any living creatures on the deck. Therefore, the Japanese ships are basically useless. Those who dare to resist will be finished as soon as the pole mine is released. Unexpectedly, the wooden ship will be destroyed in front of the pole mine.  As fragile as paper, no matter how big a wooden ship is, it cannot withstand the explosion of a pole mine. The medium-sized pole mines consume a little more, a total of more than 130 mines are consumed, and eleven torpedoes are consumed.  , the small pole mine consumed fifty-one, and the consumption was generally well controlled. Haha, at least that¡¯s what I think.¡±

    It should be admitted that torpedoes are still too powerful after all. It is too luxurious to use torpedoes to deal with wooden ships. In fact, pole mines are quite easy to use, especially after they are skillfully operated. Liu Wenbin said that the cumulative number of speedboats and pole mines is three times and two times once they are launched.  Just play the Japanese to death.

    Long Jiu saw Mao Geng frowning, understood, and settled the accounts with Liu Wenbin:

    "Originally, our budget was to spend 300,000 guan to complete the plan, but later the budget was raised to 400,000 guan. Now it seems that the cost of buying people is almost 50,000, and now we have spent almost 1 million.  Including meteor bombs, pole mines, and torpedoes, 200,000 guan is at least 200,000 guan. The stolen ship is considered to be 200,000 guan. In this way, the consumption of 1 million guan is at least. This is just a small fight.  What a joke, damn it! War is really a bottomless pit of money!"

    Long Jiu settled the account, and Mao Geng felt that Long Jiu had spoken for him. Not counting the investment from Han Yuzhou, they had at least put in 100,000 yuan.  However, the Mao Group is not short of money now. Mao Geng smiled and saw that Liu Wenbin looked a little worried. He turned around and said:

    "The investment of 1 million guan is also worth it. By gaining control of the sea, the initiative is firmly in our hands. Compared with the previous plan to seize Sado Island, the cost is not necessarily high, because seizing Sado Island may be true, as Ma Fen pointed out.  It will be a protracted war and a war of attrition, so the cost of seizing sea control may be lower, but as for the benefits, I think it will be much higher."

    Liu Wenbin laughed, spread out a map, pointed on the map, and proudly introduced:

    "We only had two fierce battles, and the subsequent actions were relatively easy. We basically secured Japan's sea control. Let me tell you, it's good that the Japanese can find fishing boats now. We have almost destroyed all their warships.  It¡¯s all gone, so now, as long as it¡¯s an island, we can take it at will. In addition to Sado Island and the Izu Islands, there are also here, the Oki Islands, here, Tanegashima, here¡ª¡ª, they are all here now.Under their control, oh, no, under the control of King Yelu, hey, by then, these islands will have to be redeemed with money.  Moreover, rumors have spread that King Yelu will restore his country in Japan and establish the Eastern Liao Kingdom.  King Yelu did not recognize Yelu Dashi, who fled to Central Asia to establish Western Liao. He traveled east to Fusang and prepared to create a Eastern Liao. The Japanese were anxious now, and there was probably a good show coming soon.  "
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