"If you have any difficulties in this trip, you might as well tell me. If you can do everything within your ability, I will help you solve it together, so as to save you from going through the cabinet's controversy and wasting time."

Tang Fan is indeed confident to say this now, because he not only manages the Ministry of Justice, but also manages the Ministry of War. Although the places where money is needed must be passed by the Ministry of Revenue, large-scale personnel transfers also need to be approved by the cabinet first, he can still make the decision on the small-scale deployment of troops.

Wang Zhi was not polite to him, and directly stretched out two fingers: "The difficulty is one, no ship available. The difficulty is two, there is no money. I don't know if the little money allocated by your cabinet is enough to build two ships. If I take two ships to drive the Japanese pirates, I'm afraid that people will laugh to death!"

After careful calculation, it has been more than ten years since the fourteenth year of Chenghua.

Tang Fan is in his thirties now, and Wang Zhi is not the governor of the West Factory, who looked like a child, but time has not left too many traces on them. He wakes up the world and lies in the knees of a beautiful woman drunk. With the bonus of power, men will only add more charm, and these two people are no exception.

However, Tang Fan's majesty is integrated into elegance, and his whole body becomes more and more conservative and elegant, and he is as light as he takes the weight.

Wang Zhi slightly restrained his original craziness, and replaced it with a steady that looked exactly like Tang Fan, but that was just a steady look. After all, his identity has increased now, and with the increase of age, it is not easy to be as arrogant as before. Otherwise, he would definitely be greeted with piles of bullets. Only those close to him know that in fact, Eunuch Wang's arrogance is no different from before.

Therefore, people like Wang Zhi are destined to be unsuitable for hang out in the capital. He can also compromise with others for some purposes, but this still cannot change the fact that he is a sharp sword.

Swords must always be used to the outside world, which is also the reason why Tang Fan strongly supports him to fight against the Japanese. For rampant enemies, only by allowing more rampant and fierce people to go can they be restrained.

After hearing his words, Tang Fan smiled bitterly: "You really dare to speak out loud. Not to mention me, these two problems can't be solved even if the cabinet is passed. Since the imperial court implemented the maritime ban, the treasure ships in the early years have been abandoned. Not to mention the loss of skills, the craftsmen have long been gone. Even if you have money to give them to you, you will not be able to find the craftsmen and craftsmen who built the treasure ships back then."

Wang Zhidala said: "If it is easy to solve, why should I behave you? Isn't it because it is difficult? If you can do it, it can prove that you are the most capable cabinet minister in the Ming Dynasty?"

What do you mean by this? Why do I prove that I am the number one capable person in the Ming Dynasty?

Lord Tang couldn't help rolling his eyes: "You don't have this set. I can't solve these two problems either, but I have some ideas. You might as well listen to it. If you think it makes sense, you can start from here."

Wang Zhi crossed his legs, his expression a little owed to be beaten: "I would like to hear it clearly."

Fortunately, Lord Tang is well educated. Everyone has known him for so many years and is familiar with his temperament, so they are too lazy to care about him.

Tang Fan said: "After you arrive in Ningbo, don't be busy building ships and recruiting soldiers. The most urgent thing is to get the money first."

Wang Zhi: "Isn't this nonsense?"

Tang Fan: "...Are you still listening to me?"

Seeing that he was ignoring his mind, Wang Zhi hurriedly said, "You say you."

Tang Fan rolled his eyes and said, "First of all, we must understand the military layout of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. All forces. Zhuo Haosi, the commander of the Zhejiang Metropolitan Commander, is a sloppy old fox. If the court asks him to give you a patient, he will definitely not be willing to give you strong troops. Tactics such as building a plank road openly and secretly traveling Chen Cang are indispensable. You have to fight wits and courage with him. However, this person is not a big loss and can do things. You'd better not to completely break up with him. Everything must have a bottom line so that it will be convenient for you to act in the future. If Zhuo Haosi is replaced, the successor may not be better than him. Anyway, everyone's small abacus is inevitable. As long as there are advantages, you can fight for cooperation."

Wang Zhi listened for a long time, and it turned out that he was afraid that he would have a quarrel with the local officials when he went: "I, Mr. Wang, are such a person who has no abilities in your heart?"

Tang Fan knew what he was thinking at a glance: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not worried about you. Think about it, after all, the Japanese pirates are not my race, so why can they know our country's terrain well and attack Shaoxing City? This is clearly led by people familiar with the terrain, and there must be more than one person. I heard that because of the sea ban, merchants and Japanese pirates have been colluding with each other in the southeast area to seek profits. It has been a long time since you go to suppress the bandits, and you will inevitably touch the interests of these people. So be very careful. Before the situation is clear, don't offend people like Zhuo Haosi who can be fought for easily."

Wang Zhi nodded slightly. He was not a person who could not listen to his opinions. Even though he didn't say anything, he was still convinced.

"So I want to start with these people first?"

Tang Fan: "Yes, let the traitors be revealed first, but remember that the southeast is rich and there are many merchants, among which there are many merchants, and they are inextricably linked to the government and are intricate. These aristocratic families have sea transportation businesses, sea transportation businesses, and Japanese pirates, but there are also differences among them. Some of them have to be rude to them, and some are deeply trapped in mud. If you can fight for it, you still have to fight for it. There is no need to beat them to death, otherwise you will only be more difficult to move in the southeast."

Wang Zhi raised his eyebrows: "Differentialization and win over?"

Tang Fan smiled and said, "It's this truth, and there is still sow discord, but I don't need to say these things. Your Majesty Wang must be more versed in this way than me!"

Wang Zhi: "Go to you! I have nothing to explain? No, I'm going to say goodbye!"

Is there anyone who calls himself me at the master? Master Tang is a little helpless, and there is no one in the world who is more crazy than Eunuch Wang.

However, people also have crazy capital. Even if they don’t go to Ningbo, Wang Zhi is now the most popular figure in the 12th Inner Palace prison.

When Zi was a man who remembered his kindness but not his grudges, especially those who gave him great help in the cold weather, he did not forget any of them, including Empress Wu, who helped hide his whereabouts (the first empress of the late emperor, who was later deposed for angering Concubine Wan), after the emperor ascended the throne, he also took her out of the cold palace, serving and supporting her as the Empress Dowager, and protecting him everywhere. The emperor also recalled him from Nanjing and treated him like an elder. Unfortunately, Huai'en was old and died not long after. For this reason, the emperor also ordered the construction of a temple for him, which was also a rare glory among eunuchs.

In contrast, Wang Zhi was very young and had enough time to enjoy the good luck brought by helping the prince back then. The emperor trusted him enough. Not only did he appoint the Sili Supervisor, who originally belonged to Huai'en, but he would even ask Wang Zhi for his opinions on many matters in the inner palace.

As long as there is no big mistake, there is no doubt that as long as Emperor Hongzhi is still there for one day, Wang Zhi will definitely be able to enjoy all his glory, wealth and honor, and have high officials and generous salaries.

But he still chose to volunteer without hesitation to wipe out the Japanese pirates.

This is a thankless errand.

When the court decided to send troops, few civil and military officials in the court were willing to go. In this case, Wang Zhi's initiative moved the emperor even more, and even privately advised him not to go. However, Wang Zhi had made up his mind and even the emperor had no choice but to agree to him in the end.

With this premise and Tang Fan was helping behind the scenes, Wang Zhi only had to concentrate on dealing with matters related to Japanese pirates without worrying about someone playing small moves behind his back.

Tang Fan said: "Guangchuan introduced me to a person named Cheng Zhou, who is the commander of the Zhejiang Metropolitan Commander. In his early years, he received great favors from Guangchuan and was still good at recruiting soldiers. You can ask him about the matters related to recruiting soldiers. The people you recruit will not only play an important role in the war against Japanese wars in the future, but will also become elite soldiers guarding the southeast after the sea ban is opened in the future, and it will also represent your face. Therefore, you must be very cautious and have strict military disciplines."

Wang Zhi whispered: "I know what I know. You can rest assured that I am not confused about major issues."

Tang Fan smiled and picked up the teacup on the table: "Where is my identity, I may not be able to see you off at that time. I will use tea instead of wine. I will give you a cup and I will give you a farewell first. I wish you good luck in this trip. I hope you will take good care of yourself. There will be times when you can survive the wind and waves, and you will be sailing across the sea!"

Wang Zhi also picked up the teacup: "Thank you!"

Tang Pan winked at him in a narrow voice: "Refresh your temper, don't be excited, you're squeezed back again, and you'll be disgraced!"

Wang Zhi smiled: "Then I also hope that when I come back, you will not be abandoned by the beginning and end!"

Tang Fan choked and coughed violently, pretending to be angry, "Bold! Being arrogant! Is this what I should say to me!"

Wang Zhi smiled slightly and said, "Why would you wish you could get out of bed every day?"

Tang Fan was so angry that his stomach hurt, and waved his hand like a fly: "After leaving, you will be angry with me. You can have the time to anger those Japanese pirates to death!"

Wang Zhi laughed, stepped out of the threshold, and left with great strides.

Against the light, the other party seemed to be bathed in the sunlight. The light was so dazzling that Tang Fan had to squint his eyes and look at Wang Zhi's distant figure, and a hint of uncertainty arose in his heart: Can Wang Zhi really be competent? And is all this he did right?

Since the Yongle year, many people feel that every time they go out to the West, they not only cannot bring profits to the court, but also lost a lot of money in the name of rewards because of the flood of tributes from various countries. Although the emperor has face, the treasury will definitely be unable to support this huge cost in the long run, so many people oppose the opening of the sea ban and even oppose the attack on Japanese pirates. It has their reasons. Once the country is closed, nothing will be done. Why bother to make trouble with those little fish and shrimps? If you win, you may not be able to get much benefit, and you will have to pay a lot of money into it.

Tang Fan was not a prophet. He did things according to his own experience and judgment, but he could not decide the direction of things, nor could he be sure of what kind of results would be brought about by Wang Zhi's journey, whether it was good or bad.

The torrent of history is rolling forward. Only after dozens or even a hundred years later, when future generations look back, may they make a fair and pertinent evaluation.

I hope that in future history books, I will not appear as a sinner.

Tang Fan sighed so much.

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