Domineering Daming

Li Yizao looked at Zhu Xu who was looking up at the national flag, pondered, and continued: "Your Majesty, the fleet has already planned the sailing route, and the places to stop along the way have also been determined. Tang Ruowang and the people from Netherlands and Frangji sent letters back last year. , before we arrive, there will definitely be a reception, don't worry about other..."

Zhu Xu knew about this a long time ago. He stepped forward, patted the steel mast, full of excitement and longing, and said: "Well, good! This way, you must cherish yourselves, and you must not miss a single thing that I have told you. , Complete and complete, earnestly do a good job, this fleet, I have put in too much effort, and the money and food paid are as high as millions..."

Zhu Youjian, Obai, and Zheng Zhilong, one is the countertop, the other two are the guards, and Feng Zhu and the others are the ones who are actually doing the work. These people listened to Zhu Xu's words, raised their hands together, and said: "The servants (servants) obey Purpose."

Before this, Zhu Xu had thousands of words, but standing here, he didn't know what to say for a while.

Today's sun is exceptionally good, and the wind in the port is not too strong. The people on the boat have different thoughts, and they all looked at Zhu Xu without saying a word.

"Stay here, I'll take a look."

Zhu Xu waved his hands behind him and walked forward.

Mast, canvas, long rope, cannon, cabin, bow, Zhu Xu wandered all the way, and even went to the highest level, looking at the battleship, the people on it, the entire battleship, the entire port, and the sea in the distance.

Although it is only a small area, Zhu Xu has a strange feeling that he is on top of the world and overlooking the whole world.

After a while, Zhu Xu came down under Cao Huachun's signal.

Standing beside King Xin, Feng Zhu saw his expressionless face, and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the auspicious time has come, and it's time to hold the ceremony."

Zhu Xu took a deep breath, turned to get off the boat, and said, "Okay."

Zhu Xu, Cao Huachun, Li Bangmei and others disembarked. Zhu Youjian and other people who went out to sea this time did not move, and watched Zhu Xu leave.

When Zhu Xu got ashore, a salute was suddenly fired, roaring throughout the port.

Zhu Xu stood with his hands behind his back and watched from a high place. There were many people on the Hongwu, and Zhu Youjian led a group of people, standing neatly under the national flag.

Cao Huachun stood beside Zhu Xu, and said: "Your Majesty, we are about to set sail, what do you really want to say?"

Zhu Xu wanted to say something, but finally shook his head and said, "Stop talking, just watch it sail."

Cao Huachun looked at Zhu Xu, saw that his expression was a bit unclear, so he kept silent.

There were bursts of bells and drums on the Hongwu, followed by bursts of firecrackers, resounding through the Hongwu and the entire port.

Zhu Xu looked at the bursts of hot smoke with a dull expression and emotional turmoil in his heart.

Boom boom boom!

The thick and passionate drums sounded, accompanied by bursts of bells, pianos, etc., and then the national flag was raised, accompanied by the national anthem.

Zhu Xu also opened his mouth to sing along, looking at the national flag in the distance, his eyes were shining brightly.

The people behind him were a little slow, but when Zhu Xu spoke, even if they didn't know or remember the national anthem, they all opened their mouths.

The national flag soon fluttered overhead, rustling.

"Anchor!"

Someone on the Hongwu shouted and waved flags, and several people at the stern immediately pulled the heavy chains, shouting with confidence.

Not long after, the voice sounded again: "Sail!"

Not only the Hongwu, but more than 100 ships opened their sails one after another, with one side of the sails opened, and there was no end to it, especially on the Hongwu, with one side after another, the huge sails were unbelievably huge, even bigger than the ships, quite Some shadows!

"The minister waits for the expedition!"

On the Hongwu, Zhu Youjian and hundreds of officials knelt down in the direction of Zhu Xu and shouted loudly.

At this moment, Zhu Xu had the urge to rush up and walk with them.

Immediately being deeply suppressed, Zhu Xu waved a hand and said in a deep voice, "Yes! I'm waiting for your triumphant return!"

"My emperor is holy, and I will swear to the death that I will not disgrace my mission!"

The shouts of more than 100 people echoed in the port, arousing bursts of surging blood.

The Hongwu was moving slowly, heading towards the east, other large and small ships also turned their sails, and followed behind the Hongwu in an orderly manner, quite large, and slowly moved away in a grand manner.

Zhu Xu put his hands behind his back, watched, watched, unable to recover for a long time.

This fleet finally set sail, and at the moment of setting sail, the fate of the Ming Dynasty was also ups and downs with their wobbling, which was unpredictable.

This process is fast, but it takes a long time. From Zhu Xu to Tianjin Wei, and now the fleet left the port, it took two hours.

Zhu Xu didn't speak, and a group of civil and military officials had to accompany him until the fleet was about to disappear, and Cao Huachun reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty."

Zhu Xu looked slightly stunned, took a deep breath, calmed down the complicated emotions in his heart, and said: "Well, that's fine, let's go, go to Jingdong Daying to rest for a night, and return to Beijing early tomorrow morning."

Chapter 971

The chaos in the court was more disturbing than Zhu Xu expected, so Tianjin Wei's farewell trip became quite simple and hasty.

He was the only one who came alone, and none of the six members of the cabinet and the military adults brought it with him. It was supposed to be a very grand event, but it became a bit calm and didn't attract many people's attention. How important this matter is to Daming.

Zhu Xu stayed overnight in Tianjin Wei, walked around the base, fortifications, etc., and talked with officials at all levels. The next day, the sky was pale, and he hurried back to the capital.

The game between the cabinet and the border officials outside Beijing is still going on, and there are signs of getting out of control.

The delegation from the northern region of the Ming Dynasty was represented by Zhou Yingqiu, including Liaodong and Hebei provinces, the east was represented by Fang Kongzhang, including Nanzhili, Shandong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and other provinces, and the south was represented by Jiang Dejing and Qian Longxi. Including Huguang, Guangxi, Yunnan, Fujian and other provinces, the western representatives are represented by Fu Changzong, Li Banghua, Lin Rirui, etc., including Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan and other six provinces.

Not all the governors are present. Bi Ziyan and others hope to reach a consensus in a small area, and then generalize it.

But that's not the case, more than a dozen people are still arguing endlessly, and the scope of the debate is still expanding and becoming more detailed.

From the powers and duties of the Governor's Council, Dali Temple, and the Prison Division to the General Taxation Administration, Customs, Commerce and Trade, the measurement of acres, grain taxation, and the right to appoint and remove officials, etc., they are all competing and bargaining.

The cabinet has always had a strong concept of "power to the cabinet". Not only the six ministries, but even local powers want to be taken up and firmly controlled.

Although the six ministers are absent, these local officials are not vegetarians. They speak the facts and make sense, and those who compete with the cabinet will not lose the wind in the slightest.

The cabinet wants to forcefully promote the "New Deal". Its thirst for power is extremely fierce, and it does not want to give in on most things.The originally harmonious atmosphere gradually became quarrelsome.

People like Jiang Dejing and Qian Longxi have experienced ups and downs in their careers, and they have experienced too much, so they are not as strong as they appear.However, Gansu governor Lin Rirui, Nanzhili governor Fang Kongxuan, and Shaanxi governor Li Banghua all argued on the basis of reason. "Resist.

Naturally, at this time, the serious situation of the governor's collective resignation cannot be played out, otherwise the cabinet will be pushed into an embarrassing situation, which will be extremely detrimental to the court and the "New Deal".

Fortunately, there is still time. Bi Ziyan and others proposed the method of "easy before difficult", to deal with other matters one after another, leaving the most difficult part, and then slowly negotiate.

But in the end, it was another unhappy breakup.

It's night, at Sun Chengzong's house.

Sun Chengzong, Bi Ziyan, Sun Chuanting, Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu, Fang Kongxuan, Li Banghua, Chen Qiyu, Jiang Dejing and other nine people gathered at the wine table.

The dishes are simple, but they are steaming hot, full of color, fragrance and taste.There are also two altars of high-quality daughter red, the aroma of the wine is strong, permeating the entire inner hall.