I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 592 The Intimidating Force

Chapter 592 The Intimidating Force

On the deck of the Little Lanlan, Wang Wenzhou had one arm around Chen Yuanyuan and the other around Li Mei, eating seafood with the babies.

The fleet had been at sea for three days and should arrive in Fujian in another two or three days. Wang Wenzhou was taking a 1,000-strong women's guard, a 1,000-strong sedan chair carrier battalion, a 2,000-strong special forces battalion, a 5,000-strong expeditionary force, and a 1,000-strong youth army, totaling 10,000 men. If the fleet's 3,000 sailors were included, the total would be 13,000.

The Youth Army was composed of students from various places. Wang Wenzhou organized them into a separate army and took them along, mainly to train them and also to let them see blood. Only soldiers who have killed can become elite soldiers.

This time, Wang Wenzhou only brought three children with him: Chen Yuanyuan, Li Mei, and Li Ling. Li Ling was currently kneeling by the table, pouting and looking aggrieved, acting as a maid. Li Ling felt very wronged; she was, after all, a princess of South Korea, yet in Wang Wenzhou's household, her status was lower than that of a courtesan.

Liu Rushi and her baby, once they became mothers and had babies, their hearts changed! Their minds were mostly focused on the baby, and the man's status in their hearts plummeted. Therefore, when Wang Wenzhou went to Fujian this time, neither Liu Rushi nor the other mothers went with him.

Mu Yiyun didn't have a baby, but Wang Wenzhou didn't take her with him either. Wang Wenzhou was really afraid that the Tartars would cause trouble in Hanshan again, so he left Mu Yiyun in Hanshan to train and manage the counter-espionage department.

As for Li Xiangjun and Dong Xiaowan, these two secret agents from the Western Depot, they wanted to follow Wang Wenzhou, and Wang Wenzhou also wanted to take them with him. However, Liu Rushi refused. When Liu Rushi's face fell, Wang Wenzhou really didn't dare to take them.

Wang Wenzhou put his arm around Chen Yuanyuan, took a sip of wine from her mouth, looked at Li Ling, and complained, "Little Lingling, why are you so slow? Hurry up, it's just peeling a crab."

Li Ling gave Wang Wenzhou a resentful look. "You rascal, I'm feeding all three of you by myself, and you're complaining that I'm too slow? In Korea, people are served seafood by maids, but here in your house, a princess is treated like a maid. Who knows how wronged she is!"

Suddenly a gust of wind picked up, and the boat immediately began to rock.

“Ugh…” Wang Wen turned his head and vomited on Monday.

"Husband! Are you alright?" Chen Yuanyuan asked anxiously.

Wang Wenzhou shook his head with a wry smile and said helplessly, "Damn it! I'm seasick again. I'm going to my room to rest. You guys keep having fun."

Chen Yuanyuan and Li Mei helped Wang Wenzhou into the room.

When Chen Yuanyuan turned around, her face turned green. She saw that Gouye Xiaolanlan and Gouye Ruru were desperately trying to eat the "delicious food" that Wang Wenzhou had spat out. Shen He was trying to pull the two Gouyes back, but he couldn't stop them no matter what he did.

……

Three days later, at Quanzhou Port in Fujian.

Fujian Governor Zou Weilian, along with his subordinate officials, welcomed Wang Wenzhou's arrival.

Although Zou Weilian had never met Wang Wenzhou, he knew that this mad dog was not only someone he couldn't afford to offend, but also someone he couldn't afford to provoke. Moreover, he now needed Wang Wenzhou to drive out the foreigners and wipe out the pirates.

Suddenly, someone shouted, "The fleet is here! Lord Wang's fleet is here!"

Zou Weilian looked up and saw several small dark figures approaching from afar on the horizon.

Zou Weilian turned to look at his subordinates and said earnestly, "Colleagues, Wang Wenzhou, Lord Wang, is young and impetuous. If he offends any of you in any way, please don't take it to heart. If he has any grievances, tell me."

"Thank you for your concern, Governor!" The officials in Fujian all knew that Wang Wenzhou was a mad dog, and the Governor was truly considerate of his subordinates.

Zou Weilian chatted with his subordinates for a while when suddenly someone shouted, "What a huge ship!"

When Zou Weilian looked up, he was also startled. As the governor of Fujian, he was no stranger to Ming warships, but the key was that Wang Wenzhou's ship was simply too big.

The Fujian-style ships that went to ferry Wang Wenzhou were like the difference between a three-year-old child and an adult compared to the giant ships in Wang Wenzhou's fleet. Each giant ship was the size of four or five Fujian-style ships.

As the fleet drew closer, Zou Weilian could see Wang Wenzhou's fleet clearly, including the flagship's name, "Xiao Lanlan"!

"Pfft!" Yang Banghan, the prefect of Fuzhou, burst out laughing. He said with a loud laugh, "Wang Wenzhou, that mad dog, is too funny. He actually gave the warship such a bizarre name!"

Yang Banghan, relying on his membership in the Donglin Party, did not want to tarnish the party's reputation, so he would definitely not miss the opportunity to kick Wang Wenzhou while he was away.

Zou Weilian frowned and said coldly, "Lord Yang, please have some self-respect. Lord Wang is the Governor-General of Fujian, our superior. How can you speak ill of him like this?"

Yang Banghan cupped his hands in apology and quickly said, "This humble official knows his mistake."

Bah! Yang Banghan cursed inwardly: Zou Weilian, you shameless bastard! Wang Wenzhou hasn't even arrived yet, and you're already sucking up to him? You're supposed to be the Governor of Fujian, a high-ranking official, yet you're utterly shameless!

"Ah!" Zheng Zhilong screamed in surprise.

Zou Weilian asked in a cold voice, "What's wrong?"

Zheng Zhilong pointed at the Xiaolanlan and said in surprise, "Your Excellency, look, this warship has four layers of gun emplacements, which is more advanced than the warships of the Red Barbarians. With the help of Lord Wang's fleet, we will surely defeat the Red Barbarians and wipe away our shame."

Although Zheng Zhilong was originally a pirate, he was the most knowledgeable about naval warfare and warships among those present. As the saying goes, an expert's skill is immediately apparent. Observing the appearance of the Xiao Lanlan, Zheng Zhilong quickly analyzed its combat capabilities.

At this moment, the Little Lanlan docked.

Wang Wenzhou's female guards were the first to disembark and stood in two neat rows.

Looking at the rows of pale, bare legs, Yang Banghan thought to himself, "That mad dog Wang Wenzhou is a real lecher; he takes pretty girls with him wherever he goes. Can these girls even fight?"

Wang Wenzhou, with a baby in each arm, slowly walked off the boat along the gangplank.

Zou Weilian quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Zou Weilian, Governor of Fujian, greets the newly appointed Governor-General of Fujian, Wang Wenzhou, Lord Wang."

Wang Wenzhou nodded, pointed at Zou Weilian, and cursed, "You son of a bitch! Have you no manners?! Kneel down!"

Zou Weilian was furious! In fact, his position as Governor of Fujian was equivalent to Wang Wenzhou's as Governor-General of Fujian in terms of rank and authority. Both were in charge of the military and political affairs of Fujian.

In the Ming Dynasty, a provincial governor managed the military and political affairs of a province, while a governor-general often managed the military and political affairs of several provinces. Theoretically, the governor-general's official rank was higher than that of a provincial governor. However, Wang Wenzhou was only the governor-general of Fujian. Rather than being a governor-general, it would be more accurate to say that Zhu Youjian sent him to Fujian to assist Zou Weilian.

But Wang Wenzhou didn't want to be second-in-command; he only wanted to be the boss. So, as soon as he met Zou Weilian, he gave him a hard time, telling Zou Weilian that he was the boss in Fujian from now on.

Zou Weilian recalled the Emperor's secret letter, in which the Emperor had already given him a heads-up, instructing him to get along well with Wang Wenzhou and avoid any conflict.

"Sigh..." Zou Weilian sighed, knelt down on the ground in grievance, and kowtowed, saying, "Zou Weilian greets Lord Wang."

When the Fujian officials present saw that even the governor was kneeling, they had no reason not to kneel as well, so they all knelt down on the ground.

"Hmm?" Wang Wenzhou frowned. Among the officials, one person stood out like a crane among chickens, arrogantly standing with his hands behind his back.

"You son of a bitch! You dare not kneel before me! Men, beat him up!" Wang Wenzhou waved his hand, and two female guards from the women's guard rushed forward.

With a series of thuds, the two female guards gave Yang Banghan a brutal beating.