Chapter 258 Suzation of several provincial capitals

Only then did Xiong Wencan understand that the situation about Fujian that he heard before coming here was completely nonsense and was not reliable at all.

Xiong Wencan can become the governor of Fujian. Although he has the factor of secretly running away from the official, he is also a little level. What's more, he is not a Beijing official who landed in Fujian, but was promoted from the local government. He has been an official in the local area for a long time. He has a good understanding of the small actions of local officials.

Therefore, he could not listen to all the news reported to him by Fujian officials. As soon as he arrived at the Fuzhou governor's office, he immediately arranged servants and staff and began to move around to help him collect local information in Fujian. Xiong Wencan still has considerable experience in this regard.

After just a few days of exploration, Xiong Wencan basically understood the situation in Fujian. The official news and the news on the market are completely different.

Although the gossip on the market is sometimes not reliable, some news is obviously exaggerated, but after many news are summarized, the real situation can be basically analyzed.

After these situations were collected and carefully studied and analyzed by Xiong Wencan and his staff, Xiong Wencan couldn't help taking a cold breath. He never thought that the situation along the coast of Fujian would be so rotten.

Nowadays, the entire Fujian coast can be said to be completely in a state of undefense. The Acropolis set up along the coast of Fujian has been attacked by seawolves to varying degrees in the three months between last year, either simply destroyed or beaten to pieces. Hundreds of gentry and powerful manor villages have also been looted.

As many as 100,000 people were abaught in each prefecture. Of course, some of them ran away from home in the chaos, and some of them were taken away by sea wolves, resulting in blank areas along the coast.

What's more serious is Fujian, which once claimed to have thousands of warships, but now after inventory, I'm afraid that the total number of warships that can be used will not exceed 200, most of which are small boats, maintaining a little combat effectiveness, leaving only dozens of battles controlled by Fujian deputy general Zhang Jiace. The boat.

Such a warship is simply a drop in Fujian. Not to mention dealing with pirate attacks, I'm afraid it doesn't have the ability to protect itself.

In a province near the sea, and the coastline is still very long, and most of the state capitals are facing the sea, and it is unimaginable that there are only such a few warships left.

Originally, I thought that Haichengyue Port had only been attacked, but after investigation, Xiong Wencan knew that Yuegang was not so simple that it was not only once. The whole Yuegang has now been destroyed by sea wolves, and the whole dock has not even left a trestle.

Even an acropolis that protected the Moon Harbor was completely destroyed by the sea wolf, leaving only some ruins and broken walls. It can be seen that to what extent the sea wolf destroyed the Moon Harbor to what extent. Xiong Wencan was not a fool and immediately figured out the origin. The sea wolf did not just want to grab and pull it down at all, but fundamentally , the Moon Harbor, the only sea port in the Ming Dynasty, was completely destroyed and made it unrecoverable.

It was not these things that surprised Xiong Wencan more. After careful investigation outside, he also learned that this time the sea wolf not only attacked all parts of the coast, but also landed deep on land, and even a Yanping Prefecture was transferred to Tong'an County. Thousands of soldiers and horses were swallowed by the thieves of the sea wolf, and there was almost no scum left.

Moreover, the sea wolf still surrounded Tong'an County, and then the warship drove directly into the Jinjiang River and shelled Quanzhou City, but I don't know why. Shortly after the sea wolf shelled Quanzhou City, it took the initiative to evacuate Quanzhou City and drove out of the mouth of Jinjiang River. Immediately, the whole sea wolf and Fujian began to end the battle, and the sea wolf immediately retreated. In the Quanzhou area, the war was also declared to end.

Of course, with such a person like Xiong Wencan, it can be guessed that Cai Shanji must have reached some kind of compromise agreement with Yu Xiaotian of the sea wolf at a critical moment, but outsiders rarely know the details of what kind of agreement is reached between them.

Xiong Wencan only secretly guessed that Cai Shanji most likely agreed to some conditions for the sea wolf, which made the sea wolf suspend its strike and stop the coastal areas of Fujian.

At present, it is certain that Cai Shanji promised to let the sea wolf resume its business on land. In addition, he secretly compensated the sea wolf for some silver. The specific amount cannot be identified, but it is basically certain that there will be such a silver expenditure.

What makes Xiong Wencan feel the biggest is that although the sea wolf stopped its military operations, Weitou Bay does not seem to have been completely recovered by the government. Now in Weitou Bay, a large number of merchant ships, including many merchants who have poured goods on land, have also gathered in Weitou Bay without returning to the Moon Harbor to rebuild the Moon Harbor.

Indiary, Weitou Bay has now replaced Yuegang and become a new maritime trade distribution center. In this way, although Xiong Wencan has not been able to find out the specific situation for the time being, it can be roughly guessed that Cai Shanji can persuade the sea wolf to suspend the battle this time, it must be at the cost of Weitou Bay. It is estimated that it is actually controlled by the sea wolf now.

Xiong Wencan is quite unhappy about this, but he is also well versed in being an official. Since this agreement has been reached, as the trusted governor of Fujian, he can only acquiesce. Otherwise, he will offend many people, including Cai Shanji. Although Cai Shanji has not been able to succeed as Fujian governor this time, the ability behind this person The amount is also quite large. For this matter, if he doesn't delve into it, it will touch the interests of too many people.

Therefore, Xiong Wencan can only pretend not to know about this. Otherwise, it is not only a matter of offending many people. If he wants to forcibly terminate the previous agreement reached between Cai Shanji and Sea Wolf, it will immediately cause Sea Wolf to launch a retaliatory action against Fujian.

Taking stock of the current military strength of Fujian, Xiong Wencan also shook his head. Fujian is a rich province, but after this battle, it has suffered heavy losses and its financial resources have also fallen into a state of exhaustion. Needless to say, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers have disappeared. There are only 30,000 to 40,000 troops left in Fujian now. These people are stationed in various places, and it is impossible to recruit all of them.

Even if it is forcibly mobilized, the whole Fujian can gather only about 10,000 troops. I'm afraid that such soldiers and horses are not enough to drive the sea wolf out of the Waitou Bay.

Previously, Zhu Yifeng used such a large amount of manpower and material resources to finally be killed in front of the sea wolf. With this little strength, it was not comfortable to use force with the sea wolf again.

Xiong Wencan knew very well why the first two Fujian governors fell. Zhu Qinxiang just wanted to kill the sea wolf, but he was disgraced and went home for retirement. Zhu Yifeng wanted to avenge Fujian and pull out the poisonous sting of the sea wolf. As a result, the end was even worse. Now he is even arrested by the capital to plead. This If you can't do it well, you can't even keep your head.

As soon as Xiong Wencan took office, he used force with the sea wolf. The end is conceivable. As long as he does it, he will definitely follow in the footsteps of the previous two terms. It's okay to lose his position and be dismissed. Maybe he will even move his head.

So what should we do next? You should know that the court sent him to Fujian this time, but it made it clear that he had to solve the trouble of the sea wolf. If he can't do it, I don't know how many people are waiting to see his jokes later.

But what can he do now that Fujian's military strength is insufficient and his financial resources are insufficient? Do you have no choice but to ask the imperial court to come to Guangdong, Zhejiang, Guangxi and Jiangxi and other provinces to suppress it?

But as soon as Xiong Wencan mentioned this idea, he was immediately dissuaded by his staff.

His staff are not vegetarian. This time, Zhu Yifeng was arrested and asked. Some of Zhu Yifeng's former staff could only fall down and find another way out. Now these people are looking for a way everywhere. After Xiong Wencan came, they naturally became their best choice.

These people have been in Fujian all year round, helping Zhu Yifeng work. They are very familiar with the local situation in Fujian. When Xiong Wencan first came here, he naturally knew the truth that the strong dragon did not suppress the local snake. Therefore, in order to do things more smoothly in the future, he sent someone to receive some of the more effective staff of Zhu Yifeng's former subordinates. Under his command.

These staff now use force with sea wolves again, and their heads are shaken like rattle drums, and it's really unwise for them to do so!

Seeing that the staff expressed their opposition and little support, Xiong Wencan also felt very depressed, so he asked the staff the reason.

"Dong Weng, the students think that it is not easy to mention the matter of inviting the Holy King and asking several provincial capitals to suppress it now! There are only three reasons.

First, when Dongweng came to Fujian this time, he was responsible for solving this matter. If Dongweng did nothing, he asked the capitals of the upper provinces to suppress it. It is difficult to guarantee that he would not impeach Dongweng for unfavorable things on this reason! This is one of them.

Second, if the court really launched several provincial capitals to suppress it, then a large number of foreign troops will flood into Fujian. Now that there are few vassals left in Fujian, how can they afford the grain and salaries of so many foreign troops?

If Fujian can't afford so much guest army food and salary, it is difficult to guarantee that the guest army will not come to Fujian, which will eventually provoke people's anger! You will be scolded by the people! Even if there is no war, I'm afraid the place has already been rotten. It's better not to suppress it!

In the past, the sea wolf only attacked the coast, but once the visiting troops came, they didn't know that the situation along the coast was rotten! I'm afraid there will be no more peaceful days in Fujian! This is the second!

Third, now that the wolf thief has taken a strike, the coast has finally been able to breathe. If you use force again, I'm afraid the gains will not outweigh the losses. This wolf thief is not easy to deal with!

It is rumored that the wolf thief now has more than 1,000 warships and tens of thousands of troops. In the battle of Nanri Island a few years ago, although the officials recruited hundreds of ships to attack the sea wolves, they are still not their opponents. The visible wolf thieves are indeed difficult to deal with.

If several provincial capitals suppress it, with the number of warships in Fujian, we will never have the ability to compete with it head-on. Even with the Guangdong navy warships and Zhejiang warships, I'm afraid they still can't defeat the warships of wolf thieves.

The students recently heard that the wolf thief not only defeated the officer navy, but also the fleet of a large splint ship sent by the Red Hairman had been annihilated at sea by the sea wolf before!

Although we have never seen the big splin fleet of the red-haired man, we also know that the red-haired man's ship is strong and powerful. We have seen the Hongyi cannon. The red-haired man's big splint ship is equipped with dozens of Hongyi cannons, but it is still destroyed by sea wolves. It can be seen that these thieves are by no means easy. The extermination!

So I hope Dongweng will think twice before doing it. It's better not to bring up the matter of these provinces!" A staff member stood up and said to Xiong Wencan.