Ming Zuo

Chapter 600 Notes
"Our navy is newly built, and no one has much experience. No one can explain how to fight naval battles. Whether it is Zheng Zhilong or the Dutch, what is so good about it? I have seen it, and I am not sure how to do it."

Zuo Hua expressed his deep meaning.

Although he has only just boarded the ship, he has already deeply felt that the sea is completely different from the land.

At the beginning Zuo Menggeng warned him that the navy is a military branch that emphasizes professionalism, but he still didn't understand.

But after arriving in the navy, Zuo Hua finally had a certain understanding of seeing the people below practicing, sailing, and sailing.

This time Zheng was going to fight the Dutch. In his opinion, this was a rare and good opportunity to learn naval warfare up close.

Missing this time, Shandong's navy is still a blank slate, unable to find the right path.

Liao Zhongjian was silent.

He knew that Zuo Hua was right.

but……

"With my position, there is no way to stop it. However, Minister Zuo, please pay attention to your own safety no matter what. You are the admiral of the navy, and the relationship is very important, so don't be careless."

Zuo Hua laughed out loud, not paying attention.

"Life and death are fate, wealth and honor are in the sky. If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch tiger cubs? We are soldiers, and we have our heads pinned to our belts. If you are afraid of death, why are you soldiers?"

Liao Zhongjian was helpless.

He had to admit that soldiers thought differently from them.

The two parted ways in Zhoushan.

Zuo Hua asked for a ship, and with the capable navy, he followed Zheng Zhilong to Fujian.

Liao Zhongjian also completed his mission and turned back.

From the New Year to the present, he has traveled back and forth to Haojing, North Korea, and Tsushima Fan several times, and his body is already exhausted.

After going back this time, I have to rest and recuperate no matter what.

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March passed, April came.

The weather in the capital still hasn't changed.

The north wind howled, dust and sand filled the sky.

Smart people in the capital, such as the doormen of the Ministry of Rites, hide in the door openings against the wind.

Seeing someone walking in this windy day, I still cursed jokingly.

Stupid!

But when the "fool" walked towards the Ministry of Rites, Menzi was in a bad mood.

"What are you doing? Do you know where this is?"

Seeing the person coming, Menzi was in doubt.

Just because the appearance of the person coming is too strange.

It doesn't matter if you don't wear a hat, and your hair is still sticking to your head, like a monk.

The clothes on his body are also very strange.

The whole body is black, but very simple, making the legs straight and straight.

The only thing Menzi knew was the leather shoes on the feet of the visitor.

Now this kind of shoes are also sold in the capital, and they are very popular.

It's a pity that it's too expensive, the cheapest pair costs more than four taels of silver, which he can't afford.

And the few people in front of them are all wearing this kind of shoes, are they of extraordinary status?
The young man on the opposite side spoke, and his status was indeed extraordinary.

"We are from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Shandong Province, and we are here to send a note to the imperial court. Please inform us."

Hearing that people from Shandong were coming, Menzi was cold all over, and almost turned around and ran away.

Shandong?

Isn't that anti-thief.

Could it be that Shandong has entered the capital?
Fortunately, he was a doorman, not a fool, so he didn't run away.

But I dare not take Joe anymore.

Turn around and run in, as if your butt is on fire.

Today's Minister of Rites is Li Kangxian, who was replaced by Huang Ruliang in March.

The Ming Dynasty ruled the country with filial piety, and courtesy was above everything else.

Therefore, the Ministry of Rites was very important originally, and the Minister of the Ministry of Rites had a very loud voice in the court.

However, since the beginning of the Tianqi period, Ming has been losing ground in various battlefields, and the country's power has been declining day by day. All the financial investment in the military is not enough, and some etiquette systems have to be put on hold and discarded.

In today's Ministry of Rites, apart from the imperial examination, there are not many major events.

Li Kangxian was sitting in the cold yamen, frowning at the government, when the people below rushed in, their faces full of horror.

"Uncle Zong, there are people from Shandong."

Li Kangxian didn't react at first.

"People from the local area, since they went to the official department, why do you need to tell me?"

Immediately after he woke up, his body couldn't help but tremble.

"People from Shandong? What's the matter?"

Shandong is a traitor!

Everyone in the imperial court knew the traitor, but they didn't say it clearly.

These villains were so bold that they ran to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

For a moment, Li Kangxian even wanted to give the order to arrest him.

"Those people spoke strangely, saying what... what... came to send a note."

Li Kangxian is also full of lawsuits.

"Shandong and the imperial court are neither enemies nor friends, so what's the note?"

In this era, "notes" meant official texts written during the summer, so he couldn't figure out the reason for Shandong's visit.

But this is the end of the matter, and he can't turn people away.Otherwise, he can't afford to miss a big event.

"Go and invite Lord Wang and Lord Lin to come, and then let those rebels come in."

This is a big matter, so Li Kang first decided to bring Wang Yingxiong and Lin Qiang, the servants of the Ministry of Officials, together, so that it can be regarded as a testimony.

It's just that he kept calling the people from Shandong a traitor, but he didn't know that Shandong had already saved his family invisibly.

During the Kangxi period, his eldest son Li Zhenji was imprisoned because of his relationship with King Lu. If the second son Li Zhenqi hadn't spent all his family wealth to rescue him, he would have died in prison.

But it also led to the decline of the family, and there was no improvement.

Now that the King of Lu was expelled from Shandong, the suzerain and vassal are no longer there, and I am afraid there will be no Nanming in the future.

His family would not have suffered such a catastrophe.

Wang Yingxiong and Lin Qian's valet is right next to them, so they came very quickly.

"Zongbo, do you want to report to His Majesty?"

Wang Yingxiong was very careful and did not want to take responsibility at all.

Li Kangxian still wants to maintain the majesty of the Minister of Rites.

"For the time being, let's hear what those rebels are doing? If they are rude, then try the old man's knife."

Both Wang Yingxiong and Lin Qian didn't know how to complain.

Whose knife is better than Shandong?
The people from Shandong were quickly ushered in. At a glance, they were all young and vigorous, in stark contrast to Li Kangxian and the others who were old and feeble.

It is the clothes of the people from Shandong that these old people really can't understand.

"Hmph, gentle scum, abandoning your appearance, would you rather be a beast?"

The other party listened and fought back awe-inspiringly.

"My lord's clothes, can they be in accordance with the summer rituals? Can they conform to Zhou regulations? Are they also beasts?"

"you……"

Wang Yingxiong's old face was red from being scolded, and he was about to explode on the spot.

Fortunately, Lin Qian stood up.

"It's already a serious crime for you not to be a king. What do you want to do when you come to the capital? Are you really not afraid of the power of tomorrow and punish you?"

The person on the other side has already sat down, and the leader is serious to report.

"I am Wang Zesheng, Director of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Shandong Administrative Committee."

It was Wang Zesheng, the protocol officer who had received Li Maofang earlier.

But nowadays, talents are rare, affairs are numerous, and everyone's position is not fixed.

In a short period of time, Wang Zesheng was transferred from the Protocol Department to the Foreign Affairs Department, and was promoted to Director.

Li Kang and the others did not speak, and waited quietly for the next article.

Wang Zesheng made a signal, and a subordinate took out a blue suede text and walked over to it, handing it to Li Kangxian.

"According to the agreement, you should protect the safety of our business in various parts of Daming. But now our merchants and industries in Shandong have been impacted, damaged, and people have been injured and imprisoned. On behalf of the Shandong Administrative Committee, please The Ming court gave a reasonable explanation."

(End of this chapter)