I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Afterwards, he said: "From this point of view, Yu Zizao is sure to die this time, and Zheng Zhilong won't say anything more. You are also using this to recruit the Zheng family."

"But the silver..."

The literati quickly said: "Master Liu, don't worry, the 10 taels is just a wish from our governor. As long as the matter is successful, there will be a generous gift!"

Liu Xiang laughed loudly and said:

"In this case, go back and reply to Governor He, and say that we will take over this matter, but if he dares to play me, don't think about it!"

The literati said: "It's natural. Now everyone is a grasshopper on the same rope. If Your Majesty doesn't easily reorganize the guards, they won't be able to get together, right?"

Liu Xiang asked: "Did your emperor take the wrong medicine? Why did he move the guard so easily?"

"It made the whole world oppose it, and even He Shijin came to me to cooperate."

The literati smiled embarrassingly, and said: "Who knows, maybe he was so bewitched by Wei Zhongxian that he couldn't tell!"

8 Chapter Eighty

A full moon is reflected on the sparkling sea.

Under the banner of Ming Dynasty, there is a piece of tranquility.

Hundreds of Fuchuan and Cangshan warships belonging to the Fujian Navy are moored in Xiamen Port, and the artillery is densely arranged on the coastline, revealing countless black hole muzzles.

It seems that as soon as fighting resumes, they can immediately launch heavy projectiles.

In the distance, there is a faint light of fire gradually moving forward, but a small fleet composed of a big blessing boat and several Cangshan warships patrols the territorial waters of Daming day and night.

The Fujian navy and the Denglai navy expanded their enrollment together, but with different purposes.

The Denglai Navy was formed for the expedition, and it was all dealing with the powerful Western fleet. The warships and the various technologies used in them were constantly being updated.

Now the Denglai Navy has replaced it with a powerful thousand-material gunboat as the main warship, and its overall performance is much higher than that of the large Fuchuan in the past.

The Fujian navy is different. The main purpose of the expansion is to eliminate pirates, patrol the sea, and escort the merchant ships of Ming Dynasty and other countries entering the territorial waters.

Therefore, the main warships of the Fujian Navy are still mainly small Fuchuan and Cangshan ships, and there are very few large warships.

In the handsome mansion in Xiamen City, the lights are brightly lit late at night.

Fujian General Yu Zizao held a brush and wrote something silently on the desk. After a long time, he picked up the memorial, looked at it carefully, and nodded in satisfaction.

Immediately, he raised his head and said:

"Come on."

"Marshal." A soldier came in immediately, clasped his fists and asked.

Yu Zizao folded the memorial neatly, handed it to him, and said: "You go to the capital yourself, and you must deliver this memorial to His Majesty."

The soldier's body shook, he bowed in salute, and then left the city overnight.

Early the next morning, Fujian General Jin Shenghuan came to the commander's mansion, woke up Yu Zizao who was sleeping on the desk, and said softly:

"Commander, it's time to go to Tongshan for inspection. Qianhu Zheng Zhibao sent a letter saying that the team has been assembled, and we will wait for the commander to go."

Since it was a routine business, it was estimated that he would be back soon, so Yu Zizao only brought a dozen or so soldiers with him, and didn't think much about it.

Afterwards, the two men and a group of cavalry galloped out from the west gate of Xiamen City. There was a sound of hooves on the official road, and dust and smoke were everywhere, attracting the attention of passers-by.

After about half an hour, a group of people came to Tongshan to defend the Thousand Households.

Zheng Zhibao, who followed Zheng Zhilong to the imperial court in the early years, is now a Qianhu here. He knows Yu Zizao's habit of visiting in person when he inspects, so he brought the officers and soldiers of Tongshan Institute to greet him here early.

Seeing Yu Zizao in chain mail coming, Zheng Zhibao hastily stepped forward to lead the horse and fastened his mount himself, and then he rushed over and said,

"The commander-in-chief came early today, but usually later."

"I went to bed early last night. How is the military equipment of Tongshan Institute these days?" Yu Zizao looked at the officers and soldiers lined up in the field as he walked, and nodded repeatedly.

It seems that this Zheng Zhibao has some skills in training as a naval officer. If he doesn't have the heart, it would be a bit of a waste of talent to be a small thousand household.

Zheng Zhibao didn't notice that Jin Shenghuan, who came with Yu Zizao, had a slightly different expression and gait today, and thought it was just an ordinary surveillance.

He laughed and said: "Didn't you entrust the blessing of the "Huang Ming Zhou Master's Gymnastics" published by the imperial court?"

"Since this code of practice was issued last year, our coastal health offices have saved a lot of trouble. Even small schools that don't know much about water can learn from the gourd and learn it well."

Yu Zizao glanced at him upon hearing this, and said coldly:

"It's not enough to follow the example of gourds and gourds. You have to practice your skills. The Netherlands committed two violations of the border, which shows the importance of coastal defense today, so don't be careless."

"Yes, the commander has taught you the lesson, please come here." Zheng Zhibao smiled coyly, then walked two steps quickly, stepped forward to lead the way, led Yu Zizao to the stage, and said:

"But there is one thing I don't know about my subordinates."

Yu Zizao said quietly: "Speak!"

Zheng Zhibao then said: "The external maritime affairs are all in charge of the Denglai Navy. I heard that the Denglai Navy received another 1000 million taels of military expenses from the imperial court."

"The Denglai Navy has added a lot of gunboats with thousands of materials. Even telescopes and limes are sent to Penglai first. I heard that the supplies there can't even pile up in the treasury."

"The imperial court favors one and favors another, and the brothers are all dissatisfied."

Yu Zizao also felt this way, but he never expressed his opinion in public. This kind of thinking is also common among the officers and soldiers of the Fujian Navy.

After a while, he sighed:

"I have asked His Majesty to report this matter, and there must be an explanation soon."

Zheng Zhibao felt much more at ease, and said with a smile: "Since the commander-in-chief speaks for the brothers, I feel relieved. Please continue to watch, commander-in-chief."

After about half a day, a routine inspection is over.

Concerned about military affairs, Yu Zizao declined Zheng Zhibao's request to hold a banquet. He left Tongshan at noon and went to Jinmen Island, not far east of Xiamen Port, to inspect the coastal defense.

After he left, Zheng Zhibao stood at the port, looked at the departing ships, and sighed: "Recently, there are several times more people coming and going to Anping Zheng's Mansion than before, and they are all new faces."

Shi Tianfu was originally a general of Zheng's family, and later joined Zheng Zhilong to submit to the imperial court. Now he is the official [-] households of Tongshan Guarding Thousand Households.

Shi Tianfu is in his forties this year, but in front of Zheng Zhibao who is a round younger than him, he still has a humble attitude, and said:

"Qianhu is worried about what happened to Yiguan?"

"Ah."

At first Zheng Zhibao surrendered to the imperial court, but it was just following Zheng Zhilong's move. If he were to choose by himself, he would never submit to the court no matter what.

At first, he reluctantly did this thousand households for the benefit of the Zheng family, but over the years, as a warrior, he has truly seen the efforts made by Emperor Tianqi in reforming and rectifying military affairs.

In the past few years, the officers and soldiers of Tongshan Guarding Qianhu Office have changed a group, from the old, weak, sick and disabled to all young and strong now, the change is not a big one.

Brand-new military uniforms, armors, knives, guns, firearms, and even suppressing captive guns for coastal defense were continuously distributed to thousands of households.

The coastal defense officers and soldiers changed their guns, and even the Zheng family's private soldiers did not have much advantage.

In addition, the changes in the Denglai Navy and the Fujian Navy made Zheng Zhibao feel that the Ming Dynasty was not only exhausted, but also in the midst of a revival!

The Ming Dynasty finally ushered in a hero belonging to it. During the eight years since the Emperor Tianqi succeeded to the throne, his martial arts and martial arts can be said to be as good as his ancestors.

What's even more commendable is that Emperor Tianqi is only 24 this year, and his health is good enough to kill people in battle. From this point of view, he still has a lot of time to govern in the future.

Under the means of the emperor, it is difficult for my Zheng family's small calculations to improve!

Zheng Zhibao could see it, but what he was worried about was that his brother couldn't see it, or he could pretend to be confused when he saw it.

Chapter 881 The Famous Marshal Died

In the Jinmen Strait, a Cangshan ship is sailing smoothly on the sea.

The bow of the Cangshan ship carried a medium-sized Francophone. The ship had a deck, and two light Francophones were equipped on the left and right sides of the deck.

In addition, there are more than [-] naval officers and soldiers, each of whom is equipped with bird guns. In the cabin, there are piles of naval combat weapons such as fire dragons coming out of water and booming thunder.

Of course, all these equipments are only for combat in the territorial waters, and the main imaginary enemies are pirates and Japanese warships.

Their warship combat methods are mainly boarding battles. With this configuration, the Fujian Navy is slightly higher than the pirates and Japanese warships. The firearms and sailors equipped are several times that of the opponents, and they can completely take advantage of shallow sea warfare.

But in other words, the Cangshan ship, as the main warship of the unreorganized navy of the Ming Dynasty, currently does not have the ability to fight in the deep sea.

Although the Cangshan ship of the Fujian Navy has undergone a systematic upgrade, the overall performance of the fully refitted Cangshan ship is somewhat lower than that of the brigantine galleys that have been eliminated in Europe.

The reason why it has not been eliminated is entirely because of the current rampant pirates.

If the warships of the Denglai Navy were used to eliminate pirates and carry out daily patrols, not only would they have to pay much more expensive military expenses than they are now, but they would also hardly be able to fully utilize the firepower advantages of large warships in offshore areas.

Killing a chicken with a sledgehammer, an ocean-going fleet like the Denglai Navy, even today's Ming Dynasty, can only support one.

Yu Zizao stood on the prow of the Cangshan boat with his hands behind his back, beside the most powerful Qianjin Frangji on the whole boat, he put his hand lightly on the cannon, and suddenly asked:

"How long is the Golden Gate?"

"Uh..." Jin Shenghuan, who was approaching quietly from behind, did not expect to be discovered, and was amazed and fearful in his heart, and said with a smile:

"It should be here soon!"

Yu Zizao turned around suddenly, looked straight into his eyes, and said coldly: "General Jin, why is your forehead sweating?"

"Ahahaha!" Jin Shenghuan laughed awkwardly, and said nonsense, "Last night, I spent a few times on the woman, and I didn't rest, so I felt a little futile."

When Yu Zizao heard the words, he didn't think much about it, turned his head away, and said with a smile: "General Jin, it's not the first time you've gone out to sea with me to inspect, why are you—"

Speaking of which, it stopped abruptly.

Yu Zizao felt a coolness in his waist, as if something hard had been inserted into it suddenly, then he widened his eyes, turned his head and said:

"you you--!"

"Hmph, it's your fault, my commander in chief." Jin Shenghuan thrust his hand hard, and the saber in his hand pierced Yu Zizao's waist.

In an instant, the blood was so violent that it even dyed the black cannon's body red!

Yu Zizao turned around, tightly gripping Jin Shenghuan's collar. He could feel the strength in his body draining rapidly, and he could also see Jin Shenghuan, who usually pretended to be honest, now showing his villainous face.

At this moment, there was also a shout of killing on the boat.

"Big guy!"

"Protect the handsome!"

More than a dozen family members were besieged by more than [-] rebels, some were killed in their sleep, and some were hacked to death in the fighting.

A soldier rushed to the deck with all his strength, but he was also stabbed several times, bleeding profusely, and finally fell into a pool of blood exhausted.

Yu Zizao was already on the verge of death at this time, exhausted his last strength, and yelled: "Rebel! Do you think you can stop the imperial court's new guard policy from being implemented along the coast by killing me?"

Jin Shenghuan took his bloody hand away from his body, and sneered:

"In order to kill you, we planned for a long time and spent a lot of effort, and finally got this opportunity today. Whether it works or not, we have to try!"

Yu Zizao threw himself on the deck, spitting out blood continuously, "Your Majesty, I, Yu Zizao, will not regret dying, but it's a pity that I will never see the prosperity of Daming again..."

Jin Shenghuan stabbed Yu Zizao's chest and abdomen several times with the knife, fearing that he would not die, he turned his body around and slashed at the back.

Seeing that he was out of breath, he gave up.

Afterwards, Jin Shenghuan signaled to the servants beside him, and the servants immediately drew their swords at the rebels on the boat, and after a fight, all the rebels died on the boat.

Jin Shenghuan jumped into the boat with several servants, holding torches, sneered, and threw them onto the boat.

Subsequently, a raging fire ignited inside the Cangshan ship.

……

That night, the Kinmen general failed to see Yu Zizao coming to inspect for a long time, knowing that something was wrong, he immediately sent a warship to the commander-in-chief's mansion in Xiamen to inquire.

Only after asking this question did I realize that the majestic Fujian General Soldier was actually lost!

All of a sudden, the entire Fujian navy moved upon hearing the news and dispatched hundreds of warships to inspect the area from Tongshan Guarding Thousand Households to Kinmen Island.

However, no matter how many ships and manpower, looking for people in the vast sea is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

The three-day search turned up little more than some charred charcoal floating at sea.

Until the fourth day, Fujian general Jin Shenghuan, who accompanied Yu Zizao to Kinmen, was discovered by fishermen on the Dongshan Peninsula at the southernmost tip of Fujian.

According to the fishermen, when Jin Shenghuan was rescued ashore, he was naked, his armor was chopped to pieces, and he was very depressed, like a beggar.

After a few more days of recuperation, he was finally able to speak. As soon as Nan Juyi, governor of Fujian, heard the news, he hurried to Xiamen to ask Jin Shenghuan.

According to the latter, they were attacked by Liu Xiang and a group of pirates on the way to Jinmen, and the whole army was wiped out. Only he escaped by himself.

Many generals in Fujian are skeptical about this, but there is only one result at present. No matter how unconvinced, Yu Zizao and his soldiers will not see anyone alive or dead, and the generals will be helpless.