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"The emperor really has the strength to build a big ship that can beat the red-haired ghost?" Zheng Hongkui was the first to hear that the mainland had the strength to build a Westerner's warship, which made him afraid.He thought the court could do nothing about him.

"Sea ships can be built, but I don't know if they can surpass the red-haired ghosts, but I know that the cannons used by the imperial army in the Jiangbei War have surpassed the red-haired ghosts' naval guns. These cannons are light in weight and can hit farther. It is said that Jiangjun Mountain has more advanced cannons. There is also a rocket that can explode, and one cannon can blow up a boulder."

"Are you bragging?!" Zheng Hongkui instinctively didn't believe it.

"Sen'er saw it with his own eyes." Zheng Chenggong said affirmatively. In fact, he also saw it once from a distance, but it is real to be able to sweep a million gold soldiers with a disadvantaged force.

"Sen'er, what is General Mountain you're talking about?" Zheng Zhilong was very curious, and he also wanted to own such a place.

"It was taught by the emperor himself. It is a place where all the brightest craftsmen and smartest young people of Ming Dynasty are gathered to develop weapons. The emperor does not sleep in the palace every day, but lives in Jiangjun Mountain for a long time."

"Oh my god! No wonder the officers and soldiers' firecrackers are so powerful." Zheng Hongkui believed it now. He had seen the scene where the entire Thirteenth Army used flintlock guns, and they were no worse than the red-haired ghosts.

Zheng Zhilong pondered for a while, then stood up and said, "Sen'er, let's teach you the power to fight!"

"But father, what should our Zheng family do when we hand over the military power?"

"Brother, the military power cannot be handed over." Zheng Hongkui was not happy either.

"What do you think the emperor is here today?" Zheng Zhilong asked back: "Does he have no strength to recover Taiwan? No, it's just a matter of time, at most five years, Ming will have enough warships to go to Taiwan. Think about it , when the time comes, what will my Zheng family do with itself?"

"But father, if you hand over the military power, won't my Zheng family be empty?" Zheng Chenggong can be loyal to Daming, but he is reluctant to part with the fat of overseas trade.

"No, my son was wrong. The emperor won't refuse to return the gift after accepting it. If my father guesses correctly, what the emperor gave me is the eternal fame of the Zheng family."

"Big brother mean?"

"That's right, otherwise the emperor wouldn't have talked to us about the suffering of so many overseas Chinese today. He gave our Zheng family this eternal fame for nothing." exchange what.

"I still feel a little bit at a loss." Zheng Hongkui found that he didn't get much from this group, and felt unwilling.

When the Zheng family handed over military power, they also handed over the coastal defense and foreign trade of the entire Ming Dynasty.This sacrifice is indeed a bit big.

"Be content! It's good enough that the emperor didn't take it by force, not to mention that Sen'er is still in the army. This is the foundation of long-term prosperity. My descendants of the Zheng family will still have a place in the Daming navy."

Now that Zheng Zhilong understood the power of imperial power, he went to the capital, but what happened.Being able to get a reputation bearing the annals of history and an enduring status is enough to be comparable to Xu Da, Tang He, and Chang Yuchun.

What else? !

Chapter 422: Reorganizing the Army

The next day, the place where Zhu Youjian met Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui was no longer Yangzhou, but Baguazhou.Shi Lang accompanied the whole process.

Now that Zheng Zhilong has retired from the position of the head of the Zheng family, Zheng Chenggong is now the master of the Zheng family.Zheng Chenggong directly handed Zhu Youjian a thick memorial, which contained all the compilation rosters of the Fujian Navy and the overseas trade of the Zheng family.Zheng Hongkui also directly handed over the general's military order.

It's a sign of submission, not mere appeasement.

Zhu Youjian took over the memorial from the Fujian Navy, but returned the Zheng family's business to Zheng Chenggong, saying: "For overseas business, you send people to Zhejiang to find Changping. The court definitely has no intention of occupying its own place."

Zheng Chenggong was overjoyed, the emperor was very interesting, at least the Zheng family's wealth was saved.

"Four generals, I would like to invite you to set up a new shipping company in Nanjing to undertake the shipping of the Yangtze River Estuary and the coastal area. You will be the governor of the shipping temporarily. What do you think?" Zhu Youjian introduced the water transportation. Situation and the current predicament suffered by the salt industry.

Zheng Hongkui was taken aback for a moment. He didn't expect Zhu Youjian to assign him such a job. This is equivalent to the former Governor of Water Transport, who was promoted.

"Everything depends on the emperor's decision, and my minister Zheng Hongkui will do his best." Zheng Hongkui was so happy that he took the order and went out with a smile.

If Zhu Youjian wants to engage in shipping, it is naturally impossible to entrust the task to someone who does not understand shipping, so the Zheng family is still the best candidate.Moreover, only the Zheng family has a large number of sea-going ships that can provide transportation capacity.

The coastal shipping was handed over to Zheng Hongkui, and the inland river shipping was handed over to Minsheng Company, which could guarantee the main transportation of Ming Dynasty at once, at least much more reliable than relying on canals alone before.

Zheng Hongkui left, and now only Zheng Chenggong and Shi Lang are left.

"What I mean is to revoke the establishment of the Yangtze River Navy and temporarily set up two other navy divisions: the East China Sea Navy and the South China Sea Navy. Among them, the East China Sea Navy is responsible for the coastal defense of the Yangtze Estuary and Fujian; the South China Sea Navy is responsible for the coastal defense of Guangdong and Qiongzhou. .”

Shi Lang was overjoyed when he heard that, it meant that he was about to be on an equal footing with Zheng Chenggong.

"Yu Dahai is the commander of the East China Sea Division, and Liu Guoxuan is the chief of staff; Shi Lang, you can go to the South China Sea Division, and Gan Hui will be your chief of staff."

Shi Lang's heart rose to his throat. Although he was happy to hear it, it meant that Zheng Chenggong's status was still higher than his.

"However, the South China Sea Navy cannot be equipped with a large number of new warships at this stage. I will give you a batch of warships. You want to eliminate the pirates in Guangdong and Qiongzhou in the shortest possible time. Can you do it?"

Zhu Youjian knew that Shi Lang was powerful, but this guy's ambition was difficult to control, so he had to use it carefully.In terms of loyalty, he is far worse than Zheng Chenggong.Even after Shi Lang captured Taiwan, he actually suggested that the Qing court ban the sea, and searched Taiwan wantonly. The Shi Lang family has been enslaved in Taiwan for more than 200 years.

Such a person, Zhu Youjian really didn't dare to use him on the land of Ming Dynasty.

"I must make the South China Sea calm." Although Shi Lang felt a little uncomfortable, he was now a senior commander of one of the two major naval divisions, unlike before, he was just a guard captain next to Zheng Zhilong.

"What I want is to eradicate pirates and ensure safe navigation. I don't want you to ban the sea. Don't get me wrong. My Changping also wants to go to Nanyang to see the western scenery." Zhu Youjian stared at Shi Lang and said seriously.

This is tantamount to warning Shi Lang, don't play the emperor's tricks with me, you are not qualified to be Zheng Zhilong, if you want to learn from Zheng's family in maritime trade, give up as soon as possible.

Shi Lang's head began to sweat. He really had the idea of ​​monopolizing the trade in the South China Sea just now, but now he heard the emperor's words, and immediately frightened him back.

"I dare not." Shi Lang did not dare, at least for the time being.

"Zheng Chenggong, I will leave everything to you, what kind of ship to build and how much to build. You go down to discuss and discuss it, and then hand it over to the cabinet for approval. In addition, Baguazhou Shipyard and Fujian Shipyard have gathered together to build a new ship in Wusongkou. The shipyard specializes in the construction of new warships."

"Your Majesty, I am worried that the Dutch will attack the Wusongkou Shipyard." Zheng Chenggong's worry is not surprising. If the Dutch move their minds, they really have the ability.

"Look outside." Zhu Youjian lifted the bed curtain with a raised hand, and outside was a hidden shipyard in Baguazhou Shipyard, where five British warships showed their true faces.

"Including Shi Lang's three warships at the mouth of the Yangtze River, are you still afraid?"

"My God! This boat is bigger than the previous one." Shi Lang said drooling.

That's right, these battleships are half the length of the previous ones. These are cruisers that can mount [-] cannons. The most that Shi Lang brought before were destroyers.In this era of naval warfare, cruisers are the main force, and of course there are larger battleships, which are still under discussion.

The key is that Zhu Youjian can't afford it, it costs too much money.If Jiangjunshan does not make a breakthrough in steel material technology, it will be difficult for Daming to catch up with Spain in a limited time.

If it is true to build an invincible fleet, tens of thousands of bronze cannons alone will be enough to drag down the finances of Ming Dynasty.

Without solving the Taiwan issue, there will be no Haiphong, without Haiphong, there will be no sea trade, without sea trade, there will be no opportunity for industry to take off, and if there is no industry, it will only rely on the country to slowly recover, and that will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey.

Counting on domestic accumulation, Zhu Youjian may only be able to complete reunification in his life.

After all, foreign plunder is the shortcut to get rich quickly, and being a national-level bandit is the mainstream of this era.

Because now is the age of great voyages.

The age of great voyages was actually driven by commercial needs, and now Daming has not participated in the age of great voyages, and even business is still in the suppression stage.

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The war has just ended and the country has not yet been unified, but at this time Zhu Youjian put the greatest energy on army training. After all, he still saw the premise that the three parties did not have the strength to start the war.

The Ming Dynasty was unable to make the Northern Expedition, the Later Jin Dynasty was too busy to take care of itself, Wu Sangui was still in its infancy, and now no one can do anything about it.