The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

After all, she thought, if everyone surrendered, then she, as a woman, would have no place to use her skills, even though she was good at fighting and was familiar with sea combat and sailing!

But she never expected that her worries were unnecessary. Jiang Fan not only did not reject her, he even made her the deputy governor. This favor made Lu Zhaoyun immediately grateful and happy.

"Lu Zhaoyun thanks His Highness..." She immediately knelt down with a respectful look. Lu Zhaoyun was in his early twenties and looked elegant and graceful, although her appearance was not as good as Jiang Fan's wives, or even Qing Lingxiu's.

But she is also very beautiful and has a heroic air.

Hearing this, Jiang Fan raised his hand and gave her a few words of encouragement.

Then, everyone left the banquet. Jiang Fan returned to the warship, while Lu Wentian and Lu Zhaoyun joined the others. Everyone had a complicated expression on their faces, but more of it was joy.

"Island Master, are we submitting to the imperial court?" Someone still didn't quite believe it and looked at Lu Wentian.

"Of course, didn't His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin just make the announcement? From now on, the people of Chongming Island no longer need to live in fear. We also have legal identities!" Lu Wentian nodded happily.

Even though he was calm, he couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. At this point, he looked at his sister Lu Zhaoyun and smiled, "Sister, you are not disappointed either! I didn't expect that we worked together on the island, and now we are working together in the court!"

As he spoke, the others nodded. Lu Zhaoyun said with emotion, "His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin is indeed a world-renowned unrivaled man. He actually allowed a woman like me to serve as an official! If we talk about talent and strategy, if His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin claims to be second, who in the world dares to claim to be first!"

At the end, her voice was filled with dominance. Her words shocked everyone, and they all nodded, their eyes full of respect.

Before, they might have had some doubts about Jiang Fan, or even looked down on him, but ever since those warships showed their might, and Jiang Fan put down the rebellion on the island and saved their lives.

And now he has appointed Lu Zhaoyun as deputy governor, which is enough to show that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin is humble and a man of great wisdom, vision and heart. Coupled with his reputation, how can we not admire such a person.

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin is probably ready to solve the problem of Japanese pirates! With him here, the problem of Japanese pirates along the coast will be solved, and even the two thieves will not be able to escape!"

"From my observation, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, I'm afraid he will do more than this, or Japan will be in trouble!"

A group of high-ranking Chongming pirates were discussing there. When they talked about the Japanese pirates, everyone's eyes were filled with hatred. When they talked about Japan, excitement surged in everyone's eyes.

When they heard that Jiang Fan might destroy Japan, they were eager to make a move.

"Everyone, just follow His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin. Perhaps, one day, we will go down in history and make great achievements in Japan!" Upon hearing this, Lu Wentian's face suddenly showed a surge of pride!

Everyone was greatly encouraged, and after looking at each other, they couldn't help but burst into hearty laughter.

The next morning, almost all the people on Chongming Island were called to the square of Chongming Island Town. Lu Wentian and other high-ranking Chongming bandits stood high up on the mountainside.

Lu Wentian announced his intention to submit to the imperial court. All the Chongming bandits could move to the land, and Jiang Fan would arrange a place for them to live.

Of course, if you don't want to move, you can stay. But most of the Chongming pirates will leave. They will become the navy soldiers established by the court.

Then, Lu Wentian explained to everyone the reason why the Japanese pirates attacked last night, and pulled out Huang Shenping and the other two, who no longer had any arrogance.

In addition to the three of them, there were more than a dozen small leaders of Chongming bandits. They were the three's confidants. Lu Wentian told the story of the three colluding with the Japanese pirates and wanting to destroy Chongming Island.

When the residents of Chongmingdao heard this, they were immediately filled with righteous indignation and started cursing one after another. Some even took small stones and threw them at Huang Shenping and others.

After calming down the crowd, Huang Shenping and others were beheaded. Next, it was about the matter of leaving the island. Chongming Island had a good geographical location, so it was impossible for all the people to move away.

Some people stayed on Chongming Island, but this was entirely voluntary.

The last step was to register those who wanted to stay and those who wanted to leave. The Chongming bandits from other places were also recruited back, and the migration and surrender took more than ten days.

Half of the people on Chongming Island want to stay, and the other half want to leave the island. These people are all civilians.

The Chongming bandits were all incorporated into the navy, and the warships they used were still their own. Their temporary base was still on Chongming Island.

Everything has to wait until several docks along the coast are built, and then they will be assigned to other places.

However, Jiang Fan took advantage of this time to make some modifications to the Chongming pirates' warships. For example, he installed artillery,

As for converting it to steam power, it is not possible for the time being, but Jiang Fan is already making arrangements, it just will take some time to complete.

The Chongming pirates have nearly a hundred warships in total, about forty of which are slightly larger, and the rest are small and medium-sized warships.

There is no need to modify small warships, but medium and large warships can be modified. However, there is actually not much point in modifying medium-sized warships.

After all, a medium-sized warship is nearly half the size of Jiang Fan's giant ship, and a large warship is only two-thirds the size. There are only about forty slightly larger warships that are really worth refitting.

Jiang Fan was not in a hurry to wipe out the Japanese pirates, but instead arranged the more than 40 warships in the shipyard of Chaichuan Port.

The warship was towed to the beach outside the shipyard for modification. Fortunately, this was not shipbuilding, and the modification could be completed even on the beach.

Therefore, it took nearly a month, and with the help of Jiang Fan who transferred a large number of boatmen from the coastal areas, forty-three Chongming pirates' warships were converted to steam power.

They were equipped with cannons, with six cannons on each warship. As for the small and medium-sized warships, the medium-sized ones were equipped with four cannons and the small ones were equipped with two.

In this way, Jiang Fan had a group of powerful warships. Jiang Fan also launched a campaign against the Japanese pirates at this time.

He went to such great lengths not just to subdue the Chongming pirates, but also to rely on the Chongming pirates' familiarity with the sea and their experience of living on the sea for many years to help him eliminate the Japanese pirates.

Just like that, in the third month after subduing the Chongming bandits, Jiang Fan prepared to lead the newly formed fleet to wipe out the Japanese pirates along the coast.