Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 818 Dress Up
Regarding Sun Chuanting's suggestion, Emperor Chongzhen agreed very much, and immediately nodded and said: "So, let the warship that has completed the refit first go. If it encounters Annan's navy, it will be destroyed immediately."

What he said about changing equipment is that the imperial court has now developed rifled guns, which have a longer range and higher shooting accuracy than the previous smoothbore guns. This is especially important for naval warfare. Therefore, changing ships is not easy, but changing artillery is. Still easier.

For this reason, the Bingzhan Bureau has set up subordinate local Bingzhan Bureaus in Xiamen and Fuzhou, Fujian, which are dedicated to the production of rifled guns for the navy.After more familiar craftsmen are available, it is planned to set up new local military bureaus in Guangdong.

Of course, the level of secrecy for this kind of military affairs is very high. Although it is said to be the local military bureau, the local government has no right to intervene, and it is directly under the capital military bureau.

Not to mention, after the steam engine blueprint smuggling case, the degree of secrecy in this area has become even stricter.Moreover, because of the steam engine blueprint smuggling case, the consequences of Nanjing Xungui's almost one-pot death also greatly deterred all insiders.

Another point is that steam engines are used for both military and civilian purposes, especially for civilian purposes, so that more people can know about steam engines; however, rifled guns are military products, and their appearance is not much different from ordinary artillery. There are still few applications, and it can even be said that many generals in the army do not know the existence of rifled guns, unless they receive military orders and go to change the guns, they only know the existence of such artillery.

The first battle belonging to the rifled gun has already appeared in the Battle of Liaoyang.Among the soldiers who conquered the Liaodong War, they knew the existence of rifled guns, that is, Shenwei rifles.

However, the Shenwei Cannon has not shown its power yet, and is still dormant quietly, waiting for the opportunity to make a big splash.

Sun Chuanting agreed with Emperor Chongzhen's request, but at the same time reminded: "There may be Dutch warships in the Annan Navy. This point must be reminded to the navy patrolling in the south."

Having said that, he paused for a moment, and then went on to play: "When most of the navy's warships return from the Japanese side to rest, we can consider attacking the Dutch in Batavia directly from the front line of Luzon, without waiting for Annan to settle down. "

"Yes!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "Then I will send an imperial decree to King Zhou, asking him to provide the food and grass needed by the expeditionary army."

In other respects, there is no need to force it, but as a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, and it is on the Nanyang side, the food requirements are not excessive.In this way, the cost of the Ming expedition will be greatly reduced, but no matter from that point of view, this is also the benefit of sending the feudal king overseas.

None of the people present had any objection to Emperor Chongzhen's idea, and then they began to discuss the logistics of the war on the western and southern fronts until very late.

As for the specific situation of the battle on the front line, there was a plan to go on before, and as far as it is now, there is no surprise, and there is no need to discuss anything.

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When Emperor Chongzhen and the others were discussing strategic matters, the navy returning from the Wa country had already arrived in Xiamen, Fujian.

The first to return were more than 50 warships, five of which were steam sailing warships, led by Yang Zhan, the original Sichuan general.

Zeng Ying is the commander of the navy who conquered the Wa country, and he still needs to continue to sit on the side of the Wa country, cooperating with the North Korean court officers and troops to fight against the Japanese, and he cannot return for the time being.

Seeing so many imperial warships appearing at once, when they sailed into Fuzhou Port through the estuary, no matter whether it was a boat in the water or a carriage on the road, they all stopped and cheered for these imperial warships.

"Wow, there are so many imperial warships, where did they come from?"

"Look at the hull, it must have come back from a long voyage, right? Maybe it's the navy from Luzon?"

"Look at the flag, stupid! This is the return of the expeditionary army that conquered the Japanese kingdom. The main general is Yang, so it should be the deputy general!"

"I'm illiterate, how would I know?"

"Why don't you say that you are only eight years old, so hurry up and go to the court public school to learn how to read, or else it will be difficult for you to move forward!"

"I have a big beard, let me pretend to be a child and go to a free school? You can figure it out?"

"..."

Regarding the appearance of this imperial navy, the people of Ming Dynasty cheered and discussed for a while, and then went to do what they should do.At least here in Fujian, the world has long been at peace. There are no pirates, no Xiyi, and no Japanese pirates.

Only those whose families served as soldiers in the navy of the Japanese Expeditionary Army went further to inquire about the news, and even rushed to Fuzhou Port to see the situation.

Yang Zhan is tall, standing on the deck of the flagship, looking at the prosperity of Fuzhou, feeling that it is more prosperous than when he came to Fuzhou before, and he couldn't help feeling very emotional.

Even now, he still clearly remembers the panic when Zhang Xianzhong and Zuo Liangyu rushed into Sichuan, but it has only been a few years, not only Zhang Xianzhong Zhong and Zuo Liangyu had already said nothing, the world was already so prosperous, and there was no panic on the faces of the people.

Even when they saw the imperial court officers and soldiers, they would greet them warmly!This was also unimaginable before.

It is a good thing that the people are not afraid of the court officers and soldiers; it is an even better thing that the people support the court officers and soldiers!

It's been two years since I went to the Wa country, and the changes have really changed a lot!
While Yang Zhan was thinking about these things, the fleet arrived at Fuzhou Port very quickly.He found that there were more boats at the port, and the pier was crowded with people, which was very lively.

But even so, there is an empty pier, and there is a red banner hanging on the pier, welcoming the Japanese soldiers to go home!
The moment the fleet appeared, a group of people came out of nowhere from the pier, beating gongs and drums to become lively.

When other people saw this scene, they also put down their work one after another and rushed over to watch, welcoming the Japanese soldiers.

A group of people also came out from a restaurant at the pier, the leader was wearing a scarlet robe, and it was Wu Zhiping, governor of Fujian.

Seeing this, Yang Zhan didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly waited for the boat to land, and was the first to go down to greet the governor.

Unexpectedly, the dignified governor of Fujian came to welcome his navy, which made him really flattered.

Of course he didn't know that this Wu Zhiping knew how to be an official best.Whether it was his dealing with Zheng Sen, the commander of Jinyiwei, or his dealing with the Japanese Expeditionary Army.

The attitude of the imperial court, to be precise, is the attitude of Emperor Chongzhen. He knows how to figure it out the most, knowing that in the next period of time, the current emperor will attach great importance to the army.Therefore, he also put on the demeanor of a corporal who is respectful and worthy, and it doesn't take him much effort anyway.

Yang Zhan was really flattered that he greeted him in person.

"Excuse me, excuse me, thank you for your hard work!" Wu Zhiping helped Yang Zhan up with his own hands and said with a smile.

After Yang Zhan stood still, he pointed to a green-robed official next to him and said, "This is Mr. Zhang Tongzhang, the censor of the Fujian Province of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Hearing this, Yang Zhan was startled, and quickly cupped his fists to salute Zhang Tong.

Zhang Tongchang didn't ask too much, he immediately returned the gift, and then said to Yang Zhan: "The imperial court formed the Annan Navy, you will be the commander in chief, and I will be the supervisor of the army. In the future, I will be in the army, please give me more advice!"

After hearing this, Yang Zhan couldn't help being a little surprised.There is a lot of news in these words!

First, the imperial court is going to attack Annan again. It is a good thing for him to be the general soldier and alone.

Second, in the past, the overseer was always on Jin Yiwei's side, but this time, it turned out to be the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate!
Of course, if it was earlier, the military supervisors were all civil officials such as eunuchs or censors, and there were no Jin Yiwei.

Now that it has been changed back to the censor, has there been any change in the imperial court's policy of supervising the army in the army?
He was thinking, or Zhang Tongchang noticed it, so he heard Zhang Tongchang explain to him: "The supervisors at all levels in the army have not changed. The imperial court sent me here mainly to see the new How about the military supervision system, summarize the advantages and disadvantages, and report to His Majesty!"

It turned out to be such a thing!Yang Zhan thought to himself, of course he didn't dare to have an opinion.

Wu Zhiping at the side saw him, and introduced with a smile: "Master Zhang is young and promising, and he is the grandson of Duke Zhang Wenzhong. The court attaches great importance to it, and I hope Zongbing Yang will cooperate more!"

Zhang Wenzhong, also known as Zhang Juzheng, was the most famous figure in the Wanli period.Yang Zhan looked at the young man in front of him with awe.

As a general in the army, he actually has a good impression of Zhang Juzheng.Not to mention anything else, only Zhang Juzheng was able to support the generals in the army, which made the Qi family army so famous.Instead of knowing how to suppress generals like other civil servants.

After they exchanged pleasantries for a while, Wu Zhiping smiled and said, "Let's go, go to the yamen to receive the order, and there are still many things to do after that!"

Yang Zhan listened, of course he obeyed.

As for his subordinates, they all stayed on board until they received new military orders.

But it didn't take long before Yang Zhan's military order arrived, and except for the officers and men on duty, all other officers and men got their holidays.Those from Fujian were given a month's vacation at most, and other soldiers also had a chance to rest and recuperate.

During this period, warships are repaired.What surprised Yang Zhan even more was that even the artillery on the ship had to be replaced.He was a little confused about this.

Due to the long-term voyage, although the hull has been maintained in the Ryukyu Kingdom and Kyushu Island, after returning to Fujian, it is natural to take good care of it. This is no problem.

However, the cannons on the ship have not been fired many times. Many of the cannons are still as good as new under normal maintenance. Do they need to be replaced?Seems a bit unnecessary, right?
Zhang Tongchang, who was the supervisor of the army, did not hide it from him, and explained to him: "Let's go, go to the Bingzhan Bureau and replace it with a new type of artillery, and you will know. I can tell you that this new type of artillery is named by Your Majesty Divine Might Cannon!"

(End of this chapter)