Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 877

After Zheng Zhilong saw the ceremony, Emperor Chongzhen said to him with a smile: "You have given birth to a good son. He has made a lot of contributions to my Ming Dynasty's expedition to Mumbai. In a few years, the Ming Dynasty will attack the Persian Empire." At that time, it is estimated that he will make military achievements again and go to a higher level. I reckon that the blue will be better than the blue!"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong was of course very happy, he quickly thanked God, and immediately replied: "Thanks to His Majesty, the dog was brought to the capital in the early years, and now he has achieved this achievement, and it is all thanks to His Majesty. The last general dare not take credit for it." !"

At this time, in his heart, he was quite satisfied with the decision he made at the beginning, choosing to submit to the imperial court and listen to the emperor's words, this move was indeed right!With the Zheng family, how many people in Daming today can match up?Among other things, the son's knighthood is definitely a matter of time.

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help being slightly concerned.Thinking about the future, his father does not have a title, but his son has a title. If he goes home to worship his ancestors, what should he do?
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Emperor Chongzhen smile and say to him again: "When I returned to China, I brought this family letter to Qing, please take a look!"

When Emperor Chongzhen returned home, he brought a family letter from the Mughal Ming army.Among them, most of the family letters were sent by the courtiers.Zheng Chenggong's family letter, he wants to give it to his father himself.

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he was a little surprised. When he saw the servant handing over the letter from home, he immediately took it respectfully.

Originally, no matter how anxious he is, he must wait until after the palace resignation.But the emperor had made it clear, so he followed the emperor's words and immediately opened it to look at it.

Needless to say, Zheng Chenggong expressed his thoughts in the letter, and then described his situation in Mumbai, and expressed his determination in the letter that he must defeat the combined fleet of the British and the Dutch and show the power of Ming Dynasty!
Seeing this, Zheng Zhilong remembered the emperor's words that the flag of the Ming Dynasty should be planted at the end of the ocean.My son is doing just that!

When he felt a little envious, he heard Emperor Chongzhen say to him: "I don't know how Qing's health is? Can Qing still practice what I promised back then?"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed.

When he was ordered to meet with him, he had actually expected it, and felt that the emperor was going to send him a mission.But what I didn't expect was that the emperor would send a letter to the family first, letting him know about his son's situation first.

Hearing this, he immediately clasped his fists in both hands, and replied decisively in a firm voice: "Your Majesty, the general is still young! This body is very good! No matter how many times you can kill a cow with one punch, at least you can kill it." As a soldier, there is no problem!"

"Hehe!" Emperor Chongzhen laughed when he heard that, pointed at Zheng Zhilong and said, "I am relieved when you say that. In this way, you will form the second expeditionary force and go to America to reinforce Sun Qing!"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong immediately replied: "To tell you the truth, Your Majesty, the last general has been waiting for this day to plant Ming's flags all over the ocean!"

After finishing speaking, seeing the emperor smiled, he went on to say: "Your Majesty, I don't know if the soldiers who expedition to America can enjoy the same treatment as the soldiers from the Mughal side?"

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, aren't the Ming soldiers treated the same? Why did Zheng Zhilong ask for the same treatment as the Mughal soldiers?
As soon as he thought of this matter, he suddenly understood, could it be a matter of marrying a daughter-in-law?

Sure enough, Zheng Zhilong saw that Emperor Chongzhen did not answer right away, and seemed to be a little confused, so he quickly explained: "Your Majesty, it is like this. There are many bachelors in the army, and it is a big deal to marry a daughter-in-law to carry on the family line. Returning, if you can solve the worries of the soldiers in the army, I believe that there must be a lot of soldiers who are willing to go to the other side of the ocean!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled and said, "Zun Zuo, let's do it this way!"

Originally, there is no specific statement about whether the Mughals did this, and whether other places did it.Now that the emperor's golden words have been spoken, it is a certainty.

Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed when he heard this.In this way, he can be sure that when he goes back to recruit and form an expeditionary force, it will definitely be very hot.

Of course, when Zheng Zhilong formed the expeditionary force, Emperor Chongzhen also defined the scope for him, which was usually drawn from the garrison troops along the coast and the garrison troops in the south.Because the expedition to America was mainly fought in the south, soldiers who could adapt to hot weather and the sea were given priority, so that problems of acclimatization could be avoided as much as possible.

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen made this decree, the Ministry of War, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and Zheng Zhilong himself immediately became busy.Emperor Chongzhen no longer worried about these details.

At this time, accompanied by the prince, he took the train to Tianjin again to visit the shipyard.

In the three years since Emperor Chongzhen left, under the leadership of the crown prince, the shipyard built another steam iron-clad warship for experimenting with various data, and then encountered the steam iron-clad warship in America and returned. Comprehensive summary After experience, two steam ironclad battleships were built, not paddle wheels, but propeller driven.

These two ironclad warships have not been built for a long time, and they are still undergoing sea trials to verify their performance.Before Emperor Chongzhen returned to the capital, he had already sailed to Chongming Island at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Now, the observation posts along the way reported that the armored warship would return to Tianjin in the near future, so Emperor Chongzhen came over in person.

When Emperor Chongzhen arrived in Tianjin, the two armored warships had not yet arrived.But he was not in a hurry, so he inspected the Tianjin Shipyard, which had more than doubled in size.

Emperor Chongzhen discovered that the division of labor in the shipyard has become more detailed than it was three years ago.There are more and more skilled craftsmen, and many auxiliary machines have been invented.

From Zhu Cihong's introduction, there are already many craftsmen in this shipyard who meet the title of professional craftsman stipulated by Emperor Chongzhen.Even many of them are short of one work to prove that they can get the title of master.This work, in fact, also exists, it is an iron-clad battleship powered by a steam-driven spiral.

It can be said that such a battleship is truly the crystallization of Ming Dynasty's highest craftsmanship in all aspects.From coking, steelmaking, artillery, steam engines, etc., every link is the best level of Ming Dynasty. It is the result of years of hard work that an iron-clad battleship can be built.

If the armored battleship succeeds and is recognized by the emperor, then there must be a series of craftsmen who have mastered the technology who will be recognized.

Emperor Chongzhen was very happy about this. He really had this level, and he would never begrudge this title.

About an hour in the afternoon, when Emperor Chongzhen was still inspecting the shipyard, he suddenly heard a commotion.Then, soon someone came excitedly to report: "Your Majesty, you can see the Ironclad Battleship. The Ironclad Battleship is back!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately became energetic, waved his hand and said, "Let's go and have a look!"

Zhu Cihong, who was accompanying Emperor Chongzhen, was also very excited, and immediately led the way.

The other accompanying officials, especially the craftsmen of the shipyard, were also extremely excited.With the emperor around, they didn't dare to make a sound, but the eyes they looked at each other were as bright as light bulbs, and the joy they revealed was really the same as that of children waiting to receive lucky money during Chinese New Year.

When Emperor Chongzhen arrived at the viewing platform, he could see two iron-clad warships approaching the shipyard one after the other without using binoculars.

But even though they are unique, you can tell they belong to you at a glance.But the emperor was here, so a ship approached first, Jin Yiwei boarded the iron-clad warship, and then the iron-clad warship approached the viewing platform, and slowly moored to the pier to stabilize.

The captains of the two armored battleships, with a group of sailors and a group of craftsmen, lined up to disembark and saluted Emperor Chongzhen one after another.

The arrival of the Ming Emperor meant that once their achievements were recognized, they would immediately be rewarded.Therefore, when this group of people went ashore, they couldn't hide the excited smiles on their faces!
Seeing this scene, the craftsmen standing behind Emperor Chongzhen knew that this long-distance voyage to verify the performance of the iron-clad warship must be a success.Knowing this, they almost cheered.

Years of hard work have created a miracle that was unimaginable before, and today I will be affirmed and rewarded!
They guessed right. The captains of the two ironclad warships reported the experimental data to Emperor Chongzhen on behalf of their own warships, and the more detailed parameters were reported by the chief craftsman on the battleships.In short, there is only one conclusion. Today's ironclad warships are already suitable for long-distance combat.

Although the iron-clad battleship in front of me is not that kind of huge battleship, although the battleship is only equipped with spiral rifled artillery, and only two bows and two tails, but it is enough to deal with today's sailing warships.

After listening to the report, he boarded the warship to visit in person. In the end, Emperor Chongzhen solemnly announced: The first generation of iron-clad warships of the Ming Dynasty was finalized!
Needless to say, the entire shipyard cheered excitedly, and even many people shed tears in excitement.

Ever since steam engines were put on ships, it can be said that this generation of shipbuilders, under the leadership of the prince, basically worked hard day and night and overcame countless difficulties. Today, they finally succeeded!

It is undeniable that if the prince had not taken the lead in building the armored battleship, it would never have been successful so quickly.It can be said that with the prince's presence, at least five years will be shortened.

For this reason, it goes without saying that Emperor Chongzhen conferred the title of "Grand Master" on the prince, and the related craftsmen also got the title as they wished.Just for the title of "Master", as many as 25 titles were rewarded at once, and there are even more titles for lower-level craftsmen.

On the side of Tianjin Shipyard, the voice of "Long live, long live, long live" resounded throughout the world.

(End of this chapter)