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"Sun Qing, how are the preparations for the Fujian Junior Military Academy?"

Emperor Chongzhen's question was immediately prompted by the system to Sun Chuanting. Immediately, there was a reply from Sun Chuanting: "Your Majesty, I have made preparations and the class will officially start the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, the eunuchs I sent have already studied in the Junior Military Academy of the Capital. Several of them were transferred from the Liaodong New Army. However, they have no experience in water warfare. Although there are teaching materials compiled by me, they still have no experience. If it's not enough, Zheng Qing has also ordered him to compile teaching materials on naval warfare, which should be given to me in these two days. By then, they can all be used as junior military preparation halls in Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong."

"I understand!" Sun Chuanting looked at it and immediately replied, "I will personally go to preside over it the day after tomorrow!"

"Well, that's very good." Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied and nodded. "We should let the students know that the imperial court attaches great importance to them. We should make them proud to enter the junior military preparation hall. The military deployment in Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong should also be coordinated with the capital. All the same, under the same conditions, priority must be given to junior Armed Forces students, and students with good grades will be given priority."

"Wei Chen understands!" Sun Chuanting responded without hesitation. Regarding this point, it was already clear when the imperial edict to establish junior military training halls in each province was handed down. If the emperor emphasizes it again, he will naturally pay more attention to it.

After Emperor Chongzhen finished explaining this, he said no more. On the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty, since the Fujian Navy and the Denglai Navy jointly eliminated pirates last year and annihilated the powerful Hongyi, at this time, the coast has basically been emptied of pirates, and they have all gone to Nanyang.

He believed that this period was the best opportunity to reorganize the navy, so among the junior military commissions in various provinces, he paid the most attention to the junior military commission in Fujian. He also gave instructions to Sun Chuanting for the first batch of members of this military academy. The students were mainly officers and soldiers of the Navy. After this reorganization, the Fujian Navy of the Ming Dynasty should try to get rid of Zheng Zhilong's influence as much as possible.

The navy is the navy of the Ming Dynasty, not Zheng Zhilong’s navy!

Just as he was thinking of this, he suddenly saw a series of private messages sent by Liu Jinsheng. It was Zheng Zhilong who had completed the compilation of naval battle textbooks on schedule, and Liu Jinsheng took photos and sent them over.

Although Emperor Chongzhen himself had never led an army in a naval battle, the development of the Internet in later generations allowed him to have some knowledge of naval battles, but the details may not be clear. But for this textbook, it’s okay to make one or two comments.

Therefore, after receiving the naval battle textbook from Liu Jinsheng, he immediately began to read it seriously.

It has to be said that Zheng Zhilong is indeed good at naval warfare. From the selection of sailors to the advantages and disadvantages of warships, he has detailed explanations. Emperor Chongzhen had received the teaching materials compiled by Denglai Navy Commander Li Zhiqi a few days ago. He found that Li Zhiqi was better at familiarizing himself with warships, transforming warships and fighting on the battlefield; while judging from the teaching materials, Zheng Zhilong was more focused on selection. Sailors, gather military morale and pay more attention to the collection of intelligence. In terms of naval combat methods, the teaching materials of the two are similar, which are nothing more than arson, springboards, shelling, siege and other methods.

After reading it, Emperor Chongzhen highlighted many key points and crossed out some very heavy Jianghu tactics. And from a large level, he wrote about some things he knew, such as the current navigation history of the world. He believed that adding it to the teaching materials would allow the officers and soldiers of the Ming Navy to have an understanding of the entire world, and their vision could not be limited to the surrounding areas of the Ming Dynasty. Then he gave the folder permissions of the two books to Liu Jinsheng and Sun Chuanting, allowing them both to read them. Zheng Zhilong combined the two textbooks into one and became a formal textbook.

Finally, he said to Liu Jinsheng: "Tell Zheng Qing, success is good here in the capital, and people are very smart. These days, I have been inseparable with Li Dingguo, whom I brought back from Liaodong. I can see that both of them will be Ming Dynasty leaders in the future. The pillars of society!”

Zheng Zhilong was right next to Liu Jinsheng. Hearing what he said, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. Not only did the emperor succeed in naming his son, but from the name alone, he knew that the emperor had not treated his son badly, and he also praised him so much. Zheng Zhilong also knew about Li Dingguo. He was a child that the emperor liked very much and was cultivating him with all his strength. My son must have learned a lot from being with him.

Therefore, he quickly laughed with Liu Jinsheng and asked Liu Jinsheng to convey his gratitude to the emperor, and said that he would not relax at all about the navy's reorganization.

With Zheng Zhilong's talent, he naturally knew why the emperor was so kind to his son. But now the emperor personally conquered Liaodong and pacified the Manchu Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop. The entire Mongolian grassland bordering the Ming Dynasty has also become part of the Ming Dynasty's territory. It can be said that the national power of Ming Dynasty is far from what it used to be. He didn't want to rebel and go against the Ming Dynasty, so he had to listen to the emperor's words well, and only in this way could he enjoy the glory and wealth of being a wife and shadow son. In addition, according to what the emperor said, he still had a chance to go down in history, and he was also very concerned about it.

As if he knew what he was thinking, Liu Jinsheng conveyed the words of Emperor Chongzhen: "At Tongzhou Shipyard, iron-armored steam warships are already being built. At present, there are still many technical difficulties to be overcome for full-iron armor, but iron-clad wood ones The warship has already been built, and is now being installed with a steam engine for testing. It is estimated that the results will be available by the end of this year or early next year."

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He still remembers the scene described by the emperor himself during his first audience. Iron-clad warships can move forward automatically without manpower, and can even sail against the wind. At that time, I heard it as if I was listening to a book from heaven, and felt that this was impossible. Unexpectedly, only in the past few years, this kind of warship has become apparent. This means that the prospects that the emperor described to him before should be true!

Thinking of this, he became even more determined. We need to intensify our efforts to reorganize the Navy. When a new type of naval force is trained, it will probably be able to command the South Seas, and further afield. The Ming Navy can also reach the oceans that the Western Yi can reach!

This news about Emperor Chongzhen actually shocked Zheng Zhilong. If Zheng Zhilong does not cooperate and wants to confront the court, he will not end well. By then, the Denglai Navy will be equipped with new warships, and even at sea, where Zheng Zhilong is best at, they will not be able to match the imperial court.

It can be said that Emperor Chongzhen used his kindness and power invisibly to make Zheng Zhilong so obedient and willing to reorganize the Fujian Navy.

On this day, there was a small harbor near Taiping Harbor. There were several isolated buildings in this area. But at this time, there were many soldiers, and on the dock square, a group of soldiers were standing in formation. In front of them stood a group of senior Ming generals.

Although it is already October, the weather is still a bit hot in Fujian. However, neither the general nor the soldiers in the square dared to be lazy or avoid the sun.

It's not that their military discipline has been trained to be the same as that of the new army, but that they are waiting for someone, and they are just afraid of that person. The nickname "Cold-faced King of Hell" was derived from countless facts. Those who do not believe in evil, whether they are officers and soldiers, common people, officials, gentry, or aristocratic families, all fall into the hands of the Governor, and in the end they all achieve his reputation as the cold-faced King of Hell.

The Governor is obviously very favored, and he keeps doing this. No matter how many impeachments there are, nothing can be done to him! Even the more he was impeached, the more he was praised by the emperor. As a result, there are finally fewer people to impeach him. In Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, they all obeyed the rules of the cold-faced King of Hell and the policies of the imperial court.

At this time, there were people talking in low voices in the harbor, but there were not many soldiers, but there were a few generals talking around.

"Brother, a group of eunuchs have been sent from the capital this time. Can they adapt to the heat and humidity in the south?"

"Yes, big brother, the imperial court has sent so many eunuchs here to build the Military Academy, and most of them are from our navy. Doesn't the imperial court not trust big brother?"

"Brother, how many uses does this junior military service hall have? It's impossible to sit here and learn it, and it can be better than us trying to figure it out on the ship, right?"

"..."

The man surrounded heard their low voices and couldn't help shouting angrily in a low voice: "Shut up, everyone. From now on, in formal occasions, you will all use your official position. Remember, you are a member of the Ming Dynasty soldiers. understand?"

The person speaking was naturally the naval commander Zheng Zhilong. At this time, he had been promoted step by step from guerrilla to deputy general due to his contribution to suppressing bandits. After teaching his trusted subordinates a lesson, when he saw Liu Jinsheng coming back from his service, he whispered: "He is trying every possible means to find a way to catch us. He wants to die. Don't drag me down. Do you understand?"

All his cronies were silenced by him, so much so that when Liu Jinsheng arrived at Zheng Zhilong's side, he felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere, but he didn't care.

However, Zheng Zhilong asked Liu Jinsheng with concern whether he had a bad stomach and how his health was.

While they were talking in a low voice, suddenly, a fast horse galloped up, and at the same time, a loud announcement was made: "The Governor is here!"

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly became energetic, held their heads high and showed their best energy. Under the leadership of Zheng Zhilong, he strode towards the entrance of the square to greet him.

After a while, a group of knights were seen trotting towards them. The leader was immediately known to be Sun Chuanting, the now powerful governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong. At this time, there was sweat on his face and he was obviously hot. However, Sun Chuanting didn't seem to care about this at all. He had a cold face as usual, as if everyone owed him money.

Behind Sun Chuanting, there was a group of people who were quite special. Everyone could tell that these were the many eunuchs in the north. However, you can't just call them eunuchs in the future. These people will all be the instructors of the Fujian Junior Military Beitang. The quality of their grades and their future career are largely in the hands of these people.

The status of these people is so high that even Sun Chuanting's confidant general Liu Guoneng ranks behind these people, which can be seen.

Zheng Zhilong led his navy generals and immediately went to see him.

Sun Chuanting reined in his horse and stopped, then turned over and dismounted vigorously. He said "huh" with a cold face in response, and then strode to the stage in front of the square. His actions were as vigorous and resolute as before, and he was not affected by his promotion to governor. And there are changes.

Zheng Zhilong and others were no longer surprised by Sun Chuanting's behavior. They all followed him according to their official positions and stood on the stage.

Sun Chuanting was standing in front of the platform, looking at the soldiers standing below with a cold face. After watching for a while, he shouted coldly: "The Fujian Junior Military Beitang is valued by the imperial court and the emperor. Your performance in the Military Beitang will be seen by me. The ugly words are ahead, who wants to If you don’t want to make progress, don’t listen to the instructor, don’t study hard, and won’t be able to graduate by the time limit, don’t blame me for being rude!”

"The cold-faced King of Hell!" After hearing this, many soldiers secretly shouted the nickname in their hearts. However, on the surface, everyone maintained their best energy and did not dare to make any changes.

Sun Chuanting glanced at them, his cold eyes piercing everyone's eyes. After looking for a while, he said coldly: "As long as you can get the approval of the instructor, graduate from the Military Beitang, and can be promoted according to the law, who wants to If you don't get the promotion, come directly to the Governor's Mansion to see me. I want to see who dares to stop you from graduating from Armed Forces."

As the governor of the three provinces, Sun Chuanting naturally could not worry about the promotion of junior military attachés in the Navy. Naturally, he had a yamen to manage junior military attaches. But he said this in public, which shows that he takes it very seriously.

In the past, there were tricky things about official promotion, such as connections, bribery, etc. Sun Chuanting used to catch everyone he saw without any mercy or mercy. Now with this, these soldiers who can graduate from the junior military service hall Soldiers, there is no need to worry about these, otherwise they can go to the governor's office. With the governor's style of doing things, he will definitely make the decision for them.

Therefore, after hearing this, the soldiers in the square showed a hint of joy on their faces, and called the "cold-faced King of Hell" in their hearts, but this time, they called him kindly in their hearts.

However, Sun Chuanting seemed not to notice the joy of the soldiers below. He still glanced at them with a cold face and continued to shout coldly: "I remind you that after graduating from the Junior Military Beitang, don't disgrace the Junior Military Beitang students. Only by making meritorious deeds can you go to the High-level Military Commission Hall in the capital. It is a must-go place for senior generals of the Ming Dynasty in the future, and it is also the disciple of the Emperor! I hope that you can all go to the Senior Military Commission Hall of the Ming Dynasty and become the disciples of the Emperor. That being said, you can take care of yourself!"

This time, it was a bit too much for him to talk. But there was no way. The emperor was very concerned about the preparations for the junior military preparation hall in Fujian, so he had to say more.

Next, we will introduce the eunuch instructors and the situation of the Junior Armed Forces Hall. After the "opening ceremony" was over, teaching materials were distributed and preparations were made for the start of school.

Those who knew how to read and read couldn't help but exclaimed after flipping through the textbook when they got it.