I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Zhu Youxiao's expression darkened, and he knew in his heart that Shen Yourong was a famous coastal defense general in the Wanli period. If it weren't for the maritime police, he wouldn't have gone to sea again.

sighed:

"Where is his home, I want to visit him personally."

Chapter 6 Eighty

Cold dew in October, the autumn is crisp and the climate is suitable, and farming has entered a tense time.

According to the new calendar issued in the first year of Tianqi, the sweet potatoes and potatoes imported from the West in the Huangzhuang area in Jifu area should be harvested and stored in cellars in the second half of the year.

The rice in Shandong should also be harvested in the early ten days to avoid delaying the sowing of late rice in the middle and late ten days.

Qixia County, located to the west of Cuiping Mountain, is under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou Fuzhi and Shandong Chief Secretary.

The hometown of Shen Yourong, the former general of Dengzhou, was here. After Shangzuo resigned, he returned to the commander's seal, left his sword, and rode back here alone.

At the beginning of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Emperor of Hongwu conquered the world, and outside the capital, he was divided into thirteen chief ministers.

In the first year of Hongwu, Laizhou Mansion was added, and in the ninth year, Dengzhou was promoted to be the mansion. Qixia was changed to be under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou Mansion, and it was under the jurisdiction of Shandong Buzheng Envoy, which has been followed until now.

After the Penghu naval battle, the Denglai Navy became famous in the first battle, and Shen Yourong, one of the commanders in command of this battle, also became famous in his later years.

Qixia County, which is known as "the dawn of the day, the rosy glow that shines on the top of the city", has also become famous all over the world with Shen Yourong.

Shen Yourong's aged figure was deeply bent in the field, and there was a dreadfully deep scar on his exposed waist.

During the Jiajing and Wanli years, Shen Youronghai defended against the Japanese for dozens of years, experienced hundreds of battles, was shot more than ten times with arrows, and even had a shocking knife wound on his chest.

In the last years of Wanli, the government was in chaos, coupled with his old age, Shen Yourong resigned and went back to his foster care, and he stayed there until the Dutch invaded Penghu for the second time this year.

A young man in his twenties raised his head, sniffed against the wind, and smelled a strong smell of dust.

He opened his mouth and shouted:

"Father, a large number of people are coming towards us."

Then Shen Yourong raised his head and reprimanded:

"Nonsense, at present, the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, the Navy has just won a great victory, and the prefecture and county are stable, how can there be a large number of people?"

As soon as the words fell, there were indeed bursts of smoke and dust in the distance.

Seeing this, Shen Yourong was also a little puzzled.

Judging by its movement, the number of people coming is probably less than [-]. Could it be that the coastal defense has police, and the red barbarians have made a comeback, and they are looking for themselves to be in command?

He rode forward from a distance, but it was a brave cavalry from the emperor of the Yongwei Camp wearing a shiny iron armor and a steel knife on his waist.

The cavalryman clasped his fists immediately and shouted:

"Is Mr. Shen there?"

Looking at the attire on this person, Shen Yourong already knew that it was an official soldier, and now he also guessed that it was probably an imperial guard from the Yongwei Battalion, but he didn't know it yet, this time it was the Son of Heaven who came in person.

"I am."

The cavalrymen of the Yongwei Battalion heard the words and groped in the vast fields for a long time before they looked over and smiled:

"It turns out that here, Shen Shuai called the humble job easy to find for a while!"

"Your Majesty made a southern tour and came to Dengzhou via Tianjin Wei. He has already inspected the Denglai Navy in Shuicheng. Hearing that the old commander resigned, he brought civil and military officials to meet him. Let's get ready to welcome him!"

"What...!?" Shen Yourong stayed where he was, "Your Majesty has come. I'm an old man, so why should His Majesty come?"

The young man was also stupid, and asked in a daze:

"Father, is the emperor here?"

The woman hurried over and urged: "Your Majesty has come in person, what are you still doing in a daze, I, Shou Yue and the others are busy with the farming work."

"Go get ready and meet His Majesty."

Only then did Shen Yourong react from the shock, and hurried out of the farmland, ran to her small courtyard, and made some basic dressing preparations.

When he ran back to the earthen house, he had just changed into a gray coarse cloth coat, when he heard people screaming from outside the yard.

Zhu Youxiao got off his horse and inspected the courtyard where Shen Yourong's family lived, feeling even more respectful in his heart.

It seems that this kind of veteran who has fought for the country all his life, unexpectedly wants nothing before leaving, and comes home to farm with his wife and children.

As far as Zhu Youxiao knew, Shen Yourong's family was full of loyalty.

Shen Yourong had eight sons, and it is said that there are three in later generations.

The fourth son, Shen Shouyue, who was working with him in the fields just now, was beheaded in the 18th year of Shunzhi for actively supporting Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Huangyan in Nanming in history.

The sixth son, Shen Shouchong, was also the son of a general. He took over the post of Dengzhou General Soldier.

In the end, together with the last British Duke Zhang Shize, he fought bravely with the Dashun Army led by Li Zicheng in the suburbs of the capital and died for the country.

The eighth son, Shen Shouyao, was the youngest. In the second year of Shunzhi, Jin Shenghuan, Jiang Xiang and other ministries rebelled against the Qing Dynasty. Shen Shouyao spent all his family wealth and recruited rebels to actively respond. He was finally defeated and killed.

The second main general in the Battle of Penghu, the family of Laizhou General Zhang Pan, and Yuan Shu, the son of Denglai Governor Yuan Keli, also refused to surrender after the Qing army captured Nanjing, and died of hunger and hunger.

This is also the reason why Zhu Youxiao insisted on making a tour to the south of the Great Victory, specifically to comfort the hearts of the officers and soldiers of the Denglai Navy.

This army was founded by Yuan Keli, and it can be said that it is loyal to the imperial court.

Its leading generals, Shen Yourong, Zhang Pan, He Huchen and others, are all loyal heroes in history, and Zhu Youxiao personally gave them what history could not give them.

With such thoughts in mind, Zhu Youxiao walked in.

This is a small, boxy courtyard, similar to that of ordinary peasants in the countryside. It is impossible for others to imagine that there lives a marshal of coastal defense who once led his troops to make great achievements.

Only such people can be truly respected.

"See Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youxiao was still waiting and watching, but Shen Yourong rushed out in one stride, and bowed to him.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao hurried forward, helped him up in front of everyone, and said with a smile:

"Shuai Shen has fought for the country all his life, and has made great contributions to the country, so there is no need to be so formal."

Zhu Youxiao walked to the stone table where they usually ate, sat on a stone bench, and sighed: "It's just that I didn't expect that you are so poor on weekdays."

Immediately, Zhu Youxiao turned his head and shouted:

"Prefect of Dengzhou, the rewards from the Shen family, could it be that you stole all of them for yourself!"

The newly-appointed prefect of Dengzhou ran out quickly, knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice:

"Your Majesty has clearly learned that the government has always handed out rewards to the township under the Ministry of War without missing a penny, but... Shuai Shen has never asked for it."

"He said that these rewards should be reserved for the soldiers to pay, in case the court owes more money."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao finally understood.

The magistrate of Dengzhou sensed the holy intention and got up to join the ranks as if fleeing. Zhu Youxiao was silent for a while, got up and walked forward a few steps with his hands behind his back, and said with a sideways look:

"In the past, the imperial court owed wages. That was a thing of the past. From now on, Shuai Shen doesn't have to worry about such things anymore."

"As long as I remain in power for a day, the soldiers who fight for the country will no longer be in arrears!"

With tears in her eyes, Shen Yourong stood up and prostrated herself on the ground, "I, on behalf of the soldiers of the world, thank you Your Majesty for your great grace!"

Zhu Youxiao didn't go to help him this time, but just smiled at him and said: "The food and salary are paid, this is a matter of the imperial court, so there is nothing to worry about."

"The Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies are still testing their merits. In a few days, there will be a flood of awards for the Penghu Great Victory."

"For those who have meritorious service, how can I begrudge rewards?"

Chapter 681 Ning Haibo

"You come with me." After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he ordered behind him: "Without my will, no one is allowed to break into the house, and the sky will not fall."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, Nuonuo said yes, and could only watch the two emperors walk into the hut.

Not long after, Shen Yourong's wife and several sons rushed over from the field, and they couldn't believe what the people around them said.

The hut where Shen Yourong's ancestors lived is a typical farmer's earthen house.

As soon as I entered the door, what I saw was a large iron pot for burning wood. It was black and black. I don't know how many years it has been placed on it.

Take three or four steps forward, cross the small threshold, and you will come to the main house.

The size of the hut is not large, about [-] square meters for later generations, and there are kang heads on both sides. Zhu Youxiao sat on one side and looked back and forth.

Shen Yourong was even more shocked that the current emperor was so approachable. Before he could kneel down again, Zhu Youxiao said:

"I came here to ask you, what are the shortcomings of the Denglai Navy during the battle of Penghu?"

Speaking of this, Zhu Youxiao's eyes were burning.

"I hope you don't hide it. This is related to the future plans of the imperial court. I intend to devote all my efforts to building a navy. The pros and cons of this battle are the most important."

"You have been a general of the imperial court's coastal defense for many years, and I want to hear your real thoughts."

Shen Yourong was taken aback for a moment, then sighed, "Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly."

"In the battle of Penghu, I joined the Lai Navy. It was far inferior to the Hongyi warship. It was not because of the size of the lucky boat, but because of the artillery on the boat."

"Although the range of the Zhenlu Cannon is comparable to that of the Hongyi Cannon on the Hongyi Warship, its power is far from enough. The same is true for the number of artillery on our Fuchuan."

Zhu Youxiao fell into deep thought and replied:

"I'm listening."

Shen Yourong had no choice but to continue, "Fujian warships have a wide bottom and a wide tip and a wide tip and tail, and the two ends are upturned. The main building materials are pine, fir, camphor, and nanmu from Fujian, so they are the strongest."

"But the firing position is limited to the three-story ship building at the stern, and some Fuchuan only have two-story ship buildings. The largest Fuchuan can only hold less than fifteen suppressing cannons."

"As for this battle, I see that the Hongyi warship is not as tall as my navy's lucky boat, but even the smallest one has thirty to forty cannons."

"The Queen's warship is only about the same size as our Fuchuan, but it can hold more than fifty powerful cannons!"

"The sails on the Hongyi battleship are also stronger and more durable than those of my navy, and they are extremely flexible and light at sea."

"Your Majesty, although we won, the loss of warships and the casualties of officers and soldiers are several times that of the Hongyi fleet...!"

While talking, Shen Yourong suddenly noticed that the person above had stopped moving at some point.

Slowly raising his head, he could only see the emperor's eyes, which were already gloomy like water, which made people shudder and felt even more uneasy.

"You're finally telling me the truth."

Surprisingly, Zhu Youxiao didn't look angry, but looked very calm, and said:

"It's because I know this that I want to cooperate with Franji to build a shipyard in Tianjin, and apply the technology on their warships to the navy of Ming Dynasty."

Right now, the navies of all countries in the world are changing with each passing day. The Dutch are the strongest today, but they may be replaced by the British tomorrow.

Now in Europe, galleys have been completely eliminated and are not used as main warships at all, and Galen sailboats, which have been sailing across the sea for a century, have also entered their last days.

The future is the era of battleships lining up for artillery battles!

This battle proved that even the Fuchuan lagged far behind the backward Galen sailboats in terms of agility and firepower.

Most importantly, even Zhu Youxiao didn't expect that there would be such a big difference in the number of cannons onboard the Fuchuan and those fully refitted Galen sailing ships!

Zhu Youxiao deliberately used the advanced western navigation technology to develop Ming's own characteristic warships.

Fujian warships are the strongest and most durable ships suitable for ocean-going ships along the coast of Daming. Although they have fallen behind, this battle has also proved that they have the basis for refitting and upgrading.

It is said that people at that time collectively referred to ship units. Simply put, the larger the amount, the greater the displacement of the warship, and the taller the warship.

According to the calculations of later generations, the 70 Fuchuan, the main force of the Denglai Navy, is roughly equivalent to a displacement of more than [-] tons.

This kind of tonnage can only be regarded as an ordinary large warship.

Before that, Ming also had many huge warships of two thousand materials, but due to the stagnation of navigation technology and the gradual collapse of the imperial court's finances, most of the navy could no longer support such huge warships.

Since the Jiajing period, the tall and durable warships of two thousand materials have gradually disappeared along the coast.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao got up and left. As soon as he got to the door, as if thinking of something, he suddenly turned around and said:

"Shen Aiqing, you can enjoy your old age in peace."

After saying that, Zhu Youxiao came to the courtyard, and formally proclaimed in the eyes of everyone: "Shen Yourong, the commander-in-chief of Dengzhou, has served the country for half his life, and I will allow him to play and allow him to be raised."

"Today's achievements count together, Feng Ning Haibo!"

"The Supervisor of Rites drafted an edict for Shen Yourong's third son, Shen Shouyue, to take over the position of Denglai's commander-in-chief, adding a hundred households of Jinyiwei, and the rest of the sons, each serving in the Yinfu Guard."