Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 94 Letter

The Qingming rain that started at noon on March [-] continued until March [-], when the weather cleared up again.

Off the coast of Mingzhou.

It's March fourteenth.

Twenty or thirty miles away from the coast of Dinghai, on a fast-oared light boat near a five-hundred-year-old naval ship, Liu Laoqi took the seawater from the official staff, swallowed a big mouthful without hesitation, and held it in his mouth. Feeling it carefully, Liu Lian who came out next to him did the same, swallowing a mouthful of sea water, resisting the bitterness, trying to follow the taste, but there was still only bitterness in his mouth.

Soon I couldn't help but vomited it out.

After a while, Liu Laoqi spat out the sea water, looked up at the sky again, squinted his eyes to feel it carefully, finally looked at Liu Lian, and said firmly: "At most two days, there will be wind, south wind, no rain , suitable for going to sea."

Liu Lian was overjoyed, subconsciously asked: "Old Liu, tell me carefully?"

Liu Laoqi looked over and opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.What can be said, he has already talked to this Mr. Ying Haisi many times, and he really can't come up with anything more.

Liu Lian also realized that he was a little embarrassed by the old man in front of him.

In fact, the truth has long been understood from Mr. Ying Haisi, the temperature, ocean currents, air pressure, sea water concentration, and so on. In fact, Liu Laoqi feels these.The problem is that this is a special talent that Liu Laoqi was born with, and no one else can copy it.

It's not that there is no solution, it is a precision instrument that makes various test-related data.

Hanlin also said that it can't be done in a short time.

It can only be judged on the basis of existing experience.

Putting all these aside quickly, Liu Lian no longer made it difficult to question the old man, and ordered the light boat to lean towards the big boat, and must go back as soon as possible to tell the Shangguan the news.

Back to Dinghai, it was past noon.

Zhu Yuan still didn't take a nap today.

The first batch of grain ships were ready. For several days in a row, it rained but there was no wind, which made people anxious.

Hearing Liu Lian's report back with Liu Laoqi, Zhu Yuan finally eased up from his depressed mood again, and immediately called a meeting with everyone to arrange matters to go to sea within two days.Even if the wind does not come, it can be regarded as a kind of exercise.

Today is full of people.

Wu Zhen also returned from the sea the day before yesterday.

The focus of everyone's attention is Xia Hai, who went out to sea together a few days ago to hunt down Tongzhi, the commander of Tianxingwei under Zhao Dingxi's troops.Xia Hai will be the chief general in charge of escorting the first batch of grain ships, and he still volunteers on his own initiative.

After all, it can be seen that this errand is very risky, but it is a great achievement if it is done well.

At present, the Naval Governor's Mansion has just been established, and many positions are actually vacant. At this time, it is easy to go further by showing some performance.

Therefore, many people in charge of the three batches of grain ships are actually fighting openly and secretly, rather than pushing each other.

It was Zhu Yuan who made the decision himself.

The three chief generals have all been confirmed. Xia Hai is in charge of the first batch, Chang Duan is in charge of the second batch, and Zhang Cundao who just arrived in Mingzhou a few days ago is the last batch.

This is also the balance that Zhu Yuan took the initiative to make according to Lao Zhu's mind.

Otherwise, it would not be Zhang Cundao's turn to go on the last trip, and many people wanted to go.

As for Hua Gao.

A few years ago, Mr. Hua had the idea of ​​retreating bravely, and had no plan to cultivate his own lineage. It was arranged by Zhu Yuan to appoint Hua Gao's nephew Hua Yue as the second batch of Chang Duan's deputy to go to sea.Huayue is a Qianhu of the fifth rank. As the deputy of the third rank to command Tongzhi, his qualifications are a little less senior, but it is also reasonable.

After discussing here for more than an hour, Xia Hai took the order to make arrangements in a hurry.

Everyone is also busy.

Zhu Yuan walked out of Mingyuan Hall and just returned to his office in the West Wing when Zhao Xu sent a letter.

After taking it apart and looking at it, Zhu Yuan felt a headache.

This letter was written by Huang Chen, commander of the Huai'an Guards.

Huang Chen has another identity, the captain's son-in-law, the husband of Old Zhu's niece, Princess Qingyang.

Moreover, Huang Chen was originally awarded the command envoy of Mingzhou Guard, Princess Qingyang went to talk to Lao Zhu, and then was transferred to the command envoy of Huaian Guard, which is an important town on the Northern Expedition Liang Road.Then, the commander of the Mingzhou Guard, who was not seen before, fell on Zhu Yuan.

Simple two words, relatives!
When it comes to relatives, considering Lao Zhu, Zhu Yuan has to be careful.

Huang Chen happened to be still posing a problem to Zhu Yuan.

About the Coastal Lighthouse System.

Recently, based on the data sent back by the northbound surveying and mapping team, the Navy Governor’s Mansion and the Yinghai Division selected a total of eight locations between Dinghai and Jiaozhou, requiring the local guards to set up lighthouses as soon as possible, and stationed troops to take care of possible rescue needs.

The complete arrangement will take time, considering the urgency of the matter, the Navy Governor's Mansion and the Yinghai Division have also given a plan of rights and interests, and there is no need to worry about other things. Every place must choose a high place near the sea to light the fireworks as soon as possible after receiving the order, and keep it at ten o'clock every day. Two hours without interruption.

Huang Chen was talking about this.

The Huai'an Guards are mainly stationed in Huai'an, which is more than 200 miles away from the nearest coast, but three locations near the sea in Huai'an Mansion were selected.

What Huang Chen meant was that the garrison soldiers could solve the problem, but the key was safety.

The southeast coast has been harassed by pirates in recent years, especially Japanese pirates, which are becoming more and more frequent, almost every year.If the lighthouse is set up rashly, the food transportation team will not need to say, it is more likely to guide the pirates in the direction of the invasion.

Therefore, Huang Chen hoped that Zhu Yuan would take back this order. He could squeeze out some soldiers to garrison at the corresponding positions, but he hoped that no lighthouses would be set up.

After Zhu Yuan read the letter, he had to call back Hua Gao who had just left.

It was obvious that behind Huang Chen's letter, he did not want to take responsibility.

After all, if a lighthouse is set up and pirates invade the place, the Huai'an Guard will be responsible.However, the focus of Huai'an Guard's defense is actually along the canal, unable to take into account the coast more than 200 miles away.

After reading the letter, Hua Gao could only look at Zhu Yuan in blank dismay.

Hua Gao also knew that this matter was not easy to handle.

Of course, Hua Gao understands his lord's attitude towards people close to him. Therefore, if it is someone else, a strict order from the Navy Commander's Mansion and the Office of the Sea Division will pass, and they must not give up because of choking. They must set up a lighthouse, which is enough.However, regarding Huang Chen, you can't say such harsh words, otherwise you will be stabbed at Lao Zhu, who is like a parent and son on the one hand, and the captain-in-law on the other.

After some discussion between the two, they had to decide to advance some plans.

To put it simply, the Navy Commander's Mansion and the Yinghai Division directly took over the coastal areas of Huai'an Mansion. If something happened, of course it was on their own side. Huang Chen also thought this way. After all, the present is different from the future generations, the coastal areas It is not popular, but more cumbersome.

Specific plans have already been drawn up.

It was also mentioned by Zhu Yuan that the Naval Governor's Mansion should have at least three commanders and envoys under its jurisdiction. This is a higher-level military system than the third-rank guard.

Part of Lao Zhu's pro-army is the establishment of the commander and envoy.

Zhu Yuan's idea is to completely break away from the land. In the future, he will gradually establish the East China Sea Commander, the Yellow Sea Commander, and the South China Sea Commander, and build three corresponding naval fleets.

As for the Yinghai Division, it is to set up Yinghai Branch Divisions in important ports along the coast.

The reason why there is no implementation is that everything is just being created at the moment, and there is simply not so much energy, resources and manpower to do it.

Now, in fact, it is still not able to fully roll out, and it is still only possible to build a prototype.

However, it is also a beginning.

After all, things have to be done sooner or later.

After making up his mind, Zhu Yuan wrote back to Huang Chen, still hoping that the other party would light the fireworks, because the first batch of grain transportation teams might leave in the next few days, and the matter was of great importance.

At the same time, he promised that the Naval Governor's Mansion and the Yinghai Division would take over various coastal affairs of Huai'an Mansion as soon as possible.The subtext is that if something goes wrong, you will not be held responsible.

(End of this chapter)