Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 738 Mysterious Wood Carving
At the military meeting hosted by Emperor Chongzhen, a large map of Nanyang was hung up, which should be said to be a very detailed map, including the islands in Nanyang, the shipping routes, the sphere of influence of Xiyi, and the general distribution of Nanyang natives And so on.

Emperor Chongzhen was standing in front of the map of Nanyang, holding a thin stick in his hand, pointing to the map and saying to the courtiers and generals below: "I want you to send elite marines to these places to observe the hydrology and the enemy's situation."

"..." The people below were stunned when they heard this.What does it mean?Even if it is observed, then send the news back?But if it was useful, it would have been done a long time ago!
Those who went to observe, if the wind and waves are too big, they may not be able to come back. Even if they come back, what should they do when the wind and waves are too big?
There is also the enemy's situation, which is also a very delayed thing to pass back and forth on this sea.With so many points, it is really unrealistic to ask them to report back one by one and summarize the hydrology and enemy situation in the Nanyang region!
Thinking of this, Zheng Chenggong felt that it was necessary to remind the emperor, so he went out and said: "Your Majesty, it takes a lot of time to go back and forth by sea, and it depends on the face of God. Think……"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Emperor Chongzhen, who heard him ask Zheng Chenggong: "This elite man on the water will still be selected from Qing. You don't have to worry about other things, and you will deal with it immediately." things, and then bring them to me!"

Zheng Chenggong was helpless when he heard that, so he had no choice but to receive the order immediately, and hurried out to select the elite.At the same time, he was also wondering, the emperor seemed to have a plan in mind, so what would he do to solve this problem?
Not only him, including Lu Xiangsheng and Anders, were very curious.

However, the emperor always made unexpected moves, so they had no choice but to wait and see.

Emperor Chongzhen would naturally not be idle and began to understand the specific combat readiness of the southern navy, as well as the existing news about the Spanish in Luzon.

Just when he knew about it, Zheng Chenggong came back to reply to the order. The sailors who could be dispatched had been selected, but there were too many sailors to stand in the lobby, and they all waited in the courtyard.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen strode out of the lobby.The other courtiers naturally followed behind, and they all went out to see the situation.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The courtyard was full of sailors and soldiers. Seeing the emperor's appearance, they were all excited, and they all knelt on one knee and shouted in unison.

Not everyone can see the emperor, let alone their sailors far to the south.Now I have the opportunity to meet the rumored emperor who is wise and martial, loves soldiers like a son, loves the people like a son, and often wins big battles. Of course, he is extremely excited.

Emperor Chongzhen let them die, and then said solemnly to them: "The Lu Song western thieves killed our Ming people, and now they are still at large. If the army can conquer Luzon as soon as possible, it will be able to uphold justice, avenge the people of the Ming Dynasty, and save the people who are still alive. However, the sea is now turbulent, and the army has been forced to return after two expeditions. With today's wind and waves, you wait Are you willing to follow my will and go to the designated place to monitor the hydrology and the enemy's situation?"

These ordinary soldiers, after hearing what the emperor said, didn't even think about it, and immediately replied in unison: "Yes!"

"Okay!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded approvingly.Although he knew that these elite sailors were not afraid of the current storm, but they always had to take risks, he still agreed without hesitation.

After approving, he turned his head and ordered Comrade Wu Zhong, the commander of Jin Yiwei who was following him, "Send the things to them, one for each of them."

"The last general obeys the order!" Wu Zhong heard this, and immediately agreed, beckoning to his subordinates, and carrying a box over.And Wu Zhong himself walked down the steps, and after unlocking the box with a key in his arms, he began to distribute things to the elite sailors below.

When Lu Xiangsheng and the others saw it, they were extremely curious, not knowing what the emperor gave them, so they quickly looked at it carefully, but after looking carefully, they were a little puzzled.

I saw that the sailor who had already been issued was holding a palm-length wood carving in his hand. It was thick at both ends and thinner in the middle. It seemed that he could just hold the middle part of the wood carving with his hand.And one of the wood carvings seems to be carved with small holes, many and dense; while the other end is a large circle engraved.

What is this?
The elite sailors who received the things were also very curious. They looked around at this small wooden sculpture, but they had never seen it before, and they couldn't figure out what this thing was for.

Emperor Chongzhen saw all their doubts in his eyes, but he remained calm, just watching Wu Zhong distribute all those things, and there was still a little left.After locking the box again, he replied that the distribution had been completed.

Only then did Emperor Chongzhen reach out to take the same wooden carving from the eunuch Fang Zhenghua who was following behind him, and then solemnly said to the elite sailors: "After you find out your destination, report the hydrology and the enemy's situation to me regularly every day. If In case of emergencies, you can also report at any time."

"..." Everyone, including Lu Xiangsheng, who is well-read, or Zheng Chenggong, who has seen countless strange things on the sea, was speechless when they heard this.

After arriving at the destination, report the hydrology and enemy situation to the emperor?What kind of reporting method?Just relying on this wood carving in his hand, it doesn't make sense!
As if guessing the surprise in their hearts, Emperor Chongzhen also made a demonstration, holding the middle part of the wood carving, the part with many pores facing the ear, and the other end close to his mouth. After doing this, he Then he said: "As long as you report like this, the voice doesn't need to be too loud, no matter where you are, I can hear you! Don't worry that I didn't hear you, just report the situation, understand?"

"Understood!" After the elite sailors shouted in unison, they regained their senses and became confused again. What did they understand?With this wood carving in his hand, can he really report directly to the emperor?

Is this... possible?

Of course this is not possible!

However, Emperor Chongzhen did not lie either.Because he prepared a lot of B-level eavesdropping seeds, each of these elite sailors rewarded one.This wooden carving is a cover, and the real news from these elite sailors is only a second-level eavesdropping seed.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen didn't have nothing to do. He made this wood carving for a purpose.

Letting the elite sailors speak to this useless wood carving has a sense of ritual.Except for Emperor Chongzhen himself, other people didn't know the specific reason, but thought the wood carving was really useful.In this way, they will be so miraculous about Emperor Chongzhen.Things are very surprised, and the awe of Emperor Chongzhen will be greatly deepened.Of course, this will definitely become the most troublesome and interesting topic for historians of later generations.

In addition, this wood carving was modeled after an old-fashioned telephone tube from later generations.If a telephone is really invented in our lifetime, many people will think of this and be surprised how the emperor came to have such a thing in the first place, and it is even more mysterious.In this way, Emperor Chongzhen will be given a layer of mystery, and he will be even more convinced of his words!

At this time, after Emperor Chongzhen explained the "use" of the wood carvings, he didn't say any more, and asked these elite sailors to go back to prepare and set off on another day.

So, after these elite sailors returned, all the news about the wood carving spread.Many people are curious and want to see what is so magical about this wood carving.

Some elite sailors regarded this thing as a treasure and would not show it to anyone; others, although they showed it, kept urging them to be careful.

However, whether it is the elite sailors themselves or other Ming army soldiers, no matter how smart they think they are, if they look at it repeatedly, they will not be able to see any difference in the special features of this wood carving.

However, the more they couldn't see the difference, the more powerful they thought it was.

Of course, there are also people who doubt whether this thing is useful, but more people associate this thing with rumors about the emperor.A rumor soon spread among the army that this was probably a treasure that Emperor Taizu got in heaven and gave it to his emperor.

In this way, an unexpected thing happened.

A wooden carving of an elite sailor was stolen.The army immediately shook, and Zheng Chenggong was so frightened that he immediately imposed martial law in the army, digging three feet to look for it.

Thanks to this treasure, the elite sailor who was stolen soon found out that he was missing, and after a short time, he was finally found by Zheng Chenggong, and another soldier in the army stole it.According to his explanation, it was because he felt that this was a treasure from the heavens, so he became greedy.

Not to mention whether this is a treasure from the heavens or not, it is not something he can get his hands on just because it is a gift from the emperor.Zheng Chenggong made a judgment and reported to Emperor Chongzhen.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen would not tolerate this, and with a wave of his imperial pen, he agreed.

At the same time, after all the elite sailors went to sea, Emperor Chongzhen personally sat in the southern navy and watched Zheng Chenggong reorganize the army and enforce strict military discipline.

In fact, most of this southern navy was transformed from the Zheng family fleet.The foundation of Zheng's fleet is that they were recruited as pirates.Some of them will be greedy, which is to be expected.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen actually knew in advance that some of the southern navy's hands and feet were not clean during their stay in Annan through the eavesdropping seeds on Lu Xiangsheng.Therefore, take advantage of this opportunity to vigorously rectify.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen also issued an order to establish the Annan Naval Military Academy. All officers and soldiers of the Ming Army who have achieved military merit can apply for selection. In addition, as long as the common people are clean, they can also apply for selection. If they pass, they will enter the school to study and graduate. That is, a low-level officer in the navy.

　Today is New Year's Eve, I wish you all a healthy and happy New Year!
　　
　
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