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Chapter 102 The Huangming Armada is established, and Zhu Youjian is here again.

For Zhu Houcong, the lord, the cabinet ministers have no temper at all.

Before, they still wanted to play with Zhu Houcong, just like in the Hongzhi Dynasty, everyone was playing against each other, wouldn't it be beautiful?
Now, the situation is completely different.

The current Emperor Jiajing, even Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong could see him. The 16 soldiers in the Beijing camp were loyal to him, and he also had immortal methods by his side.

What is this cabinet doing?
In addition, the cabinet bachelors have been replaced by Zhu Houcong. The leaders Zhang Cong and Wang Yangming are Zhu Houcong's hardcore supporters who are wholeheartedly doing practical things.

Therefore, in the current Jiajing Dynasty, Zhu Houcong's status is like an iron bucket. Even if Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang came to seize power in person, there was no way to take the throne from Zhu Houcong.

Under the coordination of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, [-] soldiers from the Guyong Battalion traveled with Zhu Houcong, first to Datong, then to Tangshan, and finally to Tianjin.

After the steel mills and coal mills were located in the two places, the Ministry of Labor recruited craftsmen with wives and daughters to enter, and the sons of craftsmen could enter the engineering department of Taixue.

And outstanding graduates of Taixue engineering can even directly enter the Ministry of Industry without the imperial examination.

Therefore, there was a rather absurd scene.

The craftsmen scrambled to sign up, and even fought, just for a chance to go to Datong and Tangshan.

After all, this is an opportunity to become a master official!

The Ming Dynasty's craftsman status is the same as that of the military, and has been passed down from generation to generation.

The only chance to change fate is the imperial examination.

But the imperial examination is a single-plank bridge that is even crueler than the college entrance examination in later generations!
Now studying at Taixue, students with excellent grades can directly enter the job without the imperial examination, and students with poorer grades can also change their hometown, take the imperial examination, and do whatever they want.

Although the imperial examination is still required, the faculty is completely different!Where is Taixue?It is the highest institution of learning in Ming Dynasty!
Can the students who studied there and the students from local private schools be the same level of players?
As a result, it naturally attracted the attention of a large number of craftsmen and craftsmen, and even did not hesitate to fight.

In this regard, Yan Song of the Guozijian sacrificial wine went off in person, and together with Fei Hong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, he completed the matter perfectly, and won Zhu Houcong's favor, and rewarded Yan Song with a mahogany sword.

Ordinary mahogany.

It is said that after that, Yan Song traveled extremely strangely, wearing a grass crown on his head, a wooden sword on his waist, and even wearing Taoist robes in private. Those who didn't know thought this was a Taoist priest!

But this situation also caused the officials in the capital to follow suit, and the Taoist supplies in the capital were sold to the point of being out of stock.

Let Zhu Houcong earn a lot of money.

Why did Zhu Houcong make a fortune?Because the Taoist supplies in the capital are the eunuchs appointed by Zhu Houcong, who have enriched the internal funds.

Internal money is the emperor's private treasury.

"It's really good. In the future, we can use this method to get the money back from the officials."

Zhu Houcong thought so in his heart when he heard the report from the governor of Tianjin while blowing the sea breeze.

The governor of Tianjin, Bingbei and other officials were apprehensive, for fear that the emperor would find something wrong during his tour of Tianjin, which would make them unsafe for this group of officials.

Although they felt that they had done nothing wrong, the emperor's inspection would inevitably make people feel uneasy, for fear that a commoner would suddenly appear and sue.

And Zhu Houcong's performance towards the officials in Tianjin was the same.

Jinyiwei has already filled Tianjin. The officials in Tianjin have been replaced in the past six months, and the rest are fine.

Tianjin plays a very important role in Zhu Houcong's strategic layout. After all, the location of the "Jiangnan Manufacturing General Administration" is where the Ming Dynasty's Invincible Fleet will be produced.

Therefore, Tianjin holds a lot of weight in Zhu Houcong's heart... If you want to find a heavyweight coastal city close to Beijing, Tianjin is the only one.

"Where is the port?"

Zhu Houcong opened his mouth, interrupted the governor of Tianjin's report, and then said, "Take me there."

He already knew what the governor of Tianjin reported.

The Guards of Tianjin Guard and Jin Yiwei have not been mobilized for a long time. After being activated by Zhu Houcong this time, they were rewarded one after another, which made the Jin Yi Guards of Tianjin Guard feel lucky. Even the governor of Tianjin favored a concubine last night. , I can clearly understand what I said in my sleep.

"Yes."

The governor of Tianjin immediately said yes, and then took Zhu Houcong's Long Huan towards the port.

Tianjin Port is very dilapidated, but it can barely be seen.

This is because three months ago, Zhu Houcong ordered the construction of Tianjin Port at all costs, otherwise Tianjin Port is still relatively depressed.

The decline of Tianjin Port is also normal. The well-established ports of the Ming Dynasty are all concentrated in the south. The ports of Quanzhou, Yuegang, and Xiamen, plus Guangzhou Port, these four ports are the four major ports of the Ming Dynasty.

In the north, the most famous ports are Langya Port and Dengzhou Port in Shandong.

The reason for the prosperity of Langya Port is...the ships from the south sailed to the north to do business, and they docked at Langya Port, so Langya Port was well repaired.

As for Dengzhou Port, it is a military port. Since the Han Dynasty, Dengzhou has been a famous military port. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, troops were often sent from here to attack Goguryeo and the Kingdom of Jin. Beiwa City, used to train the navy, is the earliest military port in China for 5000 years.

Although the base camp of the Beiyang Fleet in the late Qing Dynasty was not in Dengzhou Port, it was also in Weihaiwei. Weihaiwei is not far from Dengzhou Port, so it can be regarded as a whole in Jiaodong.

The best location for this shipyard is of course the south.

But no matter what, there are system problems in Ming Dynasty.

The distance is too far, Zhu Houcong is really worried.

After all, this is a shipyard, and it is still a shipyard that can manufacture iron-clad steamships!
The Invincible Fleet of the Empire on which the sun never sets has only two or three ironclad steamships in each fleet. Its status is equivalent to that of an aircraft carrier, and even in this era, its role in modern warfare is greater than that of an aircraft carrier.

"Nanyang Fleet, Beiyang Fleet..."

Zhu Houcong murmured to himself that Zhu Houcong, the southern fleet, would naturally not give up. After all, the trade in the south was really profitable, and the enemy came from the south. Zhu Houcong felt that he should also develop Taiwan in advance.

"Your Majesty, Tianjin Port has arrived."

Hearing the accompanying report from Lu Bing, Zhu Houcong nodded, and then got off the dragon, looking at the endless beach, Zhu Houcong couldn't help but nodded slightly, and then said: "My Great Ming's Armada started from here. "

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Great Ming Wansheng, Your Majesty Wannian!"

Without hesitation, Lu Bing and other Jin Yiwei knelt down on one knee and saluted Zhu Houcong.

The governor of Tianjin who followed here was a little confused, but he also knelt on one knee and shouted in unison.

Although, the governor of Tianjin has also heard that His Majesty the Emperor's destiny is added to the body, he is an unborn holy son, even if the ancient sages Yao, Shun, and Yu are revived, it is difficult to reach His Majesty, but the governor of Tianjin has never seen those so-called miracles. However, the governor of Tianjin's first impression was...

Is this His Majesty going to be brainwashed?
The governor of Tianjin's surname is Xiao, and his name is Chengzhai.

When he was Emperor Zhengde, he worked in Beijing. He witnessed the "fighting" between Emperor Zhengde and cabinet scholars, civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Fellow countrymen, it can be said that everyone is very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Emperor Zhengde fell into the water, otherwise I don't know what will happen between the courtiers and the emperor.

Although Emperor Zhengde behaved absurdly, he was not at all confused about major issues.

He was resolute and decisive in dealing with affairs, punished Liu Jin with a snap of his fingers, rebelled against King Hua and King Ning in peace, defeated the Mongolian princes, and provided disaster relief and exempted gifts many times, and discovered talented people.

Just such an emperor, he still fights with the ministers so that you can come and go.

And Emperor Jiajing in front of him, how did he brainwash the ministers?

Immediately afterwards, the governor of Tianjin, Xiao Chengzhai, hadn't said anything, but there was a shaking around him. Xiao Chengzhai was shocked and thought it was the earth dragon turning over. He was about to shout "protection", but found that there were many people in the port out of thin air. A treasure ship!
"what?!"

Xiao Chengzhai was dumbfounded.

There is no such ship just now, what is the situation? !

Xiao Chengzhai was dumbfounded, and carefully looked at the treasure ship. There were several cannons on the ship, and the cannons were very powerful, the hull was extremely strong, and the sails stood horizontally. It looked really majestic!
What he saw was a heartbeat.

After all, this kind of treasure ship is infatuating to him, a seasider. Xiao Chengzhai is a person who is obsessed with the fleet. Seeing this ship now, it can be said that tears flowed down his face.

At this moment, the old minister of Emperor Zhengde was so delighted to surrender to Zhu Houcong, and vowed to be Zhu Houcong's diehard loyalty.

Facing this warship, Zhu Houcong was also very satisfied.

The ship can accommodate about 350 people, has 74 guns, is 1700 tons, has a speed of 19 knots, has 26 large and small naval guns, and is equipped with... torpedo launchers.

In this era... no, even at the end of Ming Dynasty, in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, this battleship belongs to the world's top and world-class level!

But the only problem now is... Zhu Houcong doesn't have enough professional navy to drive such an advanced warship.

"Talent is hard to find."

Zhu Houcong sighed, and suddenly found that Xiao Chengzhai's eyes were piercing, and it could be seen that he was reluctant to part with this warship and loved it very much.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Houcong had an idea, and then said: "Is Xiao Aiqing a veteran of the three dynasties?"

"The minister is a Jinshi in the 16th year of Hongzhi."

Xiao Chengzhai immediately clapped his hands and replied to Zhu Houcong.

After hearing Xiao Chengzhai's reply, Zhu Houcong nodded, and then said with a light smile: "Xiao Qing was transferred from Guangdong to Tianjin half a year ago, but is it a habit?"

Xiao Chengzhai said: "This minister is originally from the north. During Wu Zong's time, he only went south to serve. If His Majesty hadn't recalled him, he would never have returned to the north."

"It turned out to be an important minister of the emperor's brother."

Zhu Houcong nodded, and then said: "In this case, I plan to canonize you as the governor of Tianjin, the director of the Tianjin Shipping Department, and the general director of Tianjin Port. After half a year, I will see a thriving Tianjin Port. Aiqing may do it." arrive?"

"The minister obeys the imperial edict!"

Xiao Chengzhai was so excited that he immediately knelt down to accept the order.

And among the accompanying speakers, someone seemed to be a little uneasy, and seemed to want to stand up and say something, but was immediately held back by the people around him.

Zhu Houcong naturally noticed this, but he was too lazy to say it.

It's nothing more than ancestral system or something.

It doesn't matter, if he wants to listen to the ancestral system, he can invite Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor, to have a good talk about the ancestral system.

But when it comes to the emperor's elder brother Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houcong remembered an interesting incident.

During the Zhengde Dynasty, a homicide occurred in Qiantang, Zhejiang. The deceased was stabbed five times, and the knife was fatal.

Zhu Houzhao was very speechless after learning of the situation, and said, "Is there anyone who was stabbed five times in the body and killed himself?"Do you want to compare me to Jin Hui? ’ So they ordered a thorough investigation of the prefect of Hangzhou and the county magistrate of Qiantang, and finally found out that the murderer was the wife and nephew of the magistrate of Qiantang.

Some officials, Zhu Houcong didn't know what they thought, it was okay to fool the emperor, but some people fooled the emperor like a fool.

Zhu Houcong felt that such a minister should be killed as soon as possible, so as not to affect the IQ of the entire officialdom.

"Decree that Chen Xi, the admiral of the Fuzhou Navy, was re-appointed as the admiral of the Huangming Fleet. He led half of the navy in Fuzhou, and gathered fifty ships on the No. [-] Fuchuan in Dengzhou. Together with the 'Zhongshan Wuning Wang Ship', they are collectively called the fleet."

"Decree that Liang Haiqin, the commander-in-chief of Dengzhou, will be promoted to the deputy admiral of the Huangming Fleet. He will lead the Dengzhou navy with 3000 people, bring [-] ships, and merge it into the 'Zhongshan Wuning Wang Ship'!"

After Zhu Houcong arranged for two current generals who were good at naval warfare, he suddenly looked at the commander of Jinyiwei behind him, and immediately said, "Luo An!"

"Chen is here!"

Luo An took a step forward, and said respectfully to Zhu Houcong.

Zhu Houcong said: "I order you to supervise the fleet of Huangming, and to lead the fleet together with Chen Xi and Liang Haiqin."

"The last general takes orders!"

Luo An immediately bowed his hands and said yes, but after hesitating for a moment, he still opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, the last general is very good at bow and horse, but he doesn't know anything about water warfare..."

"So, after you take office, if you march and fight, you must obey the advice of the two admirals Chen and Liang. You only need to report everything you see and hear to me, and learn the knowledge of navigation." Zhu Houcong said.

Therefore, Luo An immediately understood Zhu Houcong's meaning, and immediately cupped his hands and said, "The last general takes orders!"

Zhu Houcong nodded, and when Luo An saw this, he immediately stepped back and prepared to go.

The main reason why the Fuzhou navy was ordered to come is because Fujian's shipbuilding technology is very developed. Zhu Houcong not only has to transfer troops from Fuzhou, but also transfers craftsmen from Fuzhou.

Qi Jiguang once said: The lucky boat is as tall as a city, it cannot be driven by manpower, it depends entirely on the wind, and the Japanese boat is as small as my small cangboat, so the lucky boat is pressed down by the wind, like a cart crushing a praying mantis.Dou boat power is not in dou manpower.

It can be seen that the navy ships of the Ming Dynasty were large in size and high in freeboard, which had obvious advantages in close combat situations such as collisions.

In today's era, the level of artillery warfare at sea is limited, and in most cases, it is still close combat at sea.

But with the emergence of the 'Zhongshan Ningwu King Ship', the way of naval warfare in this era has to be changed.

Looking at the rapidly forming Huangming Armada, Zhu Houcong couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion.

The navy of the Ming Dynasty, for a long time before, can be said to be the number one in the world.

At its peak, the Ming Dynasty had [-] ships, including more than [-] patrol ships, more than [-] warships, and countless large ships and grain transport ships stationed at the Xinjiangkou base in Nanjing.

In addition, there are also a large number of police and law enforcement ships and order ships that guard the ocean and patrol the river. The famous Zheng He fleet is actually just a mobile fleet at sea. However, its total size is equivalent to ten Spanish armadas at the same time.

From the beginning of Zhu Yuanzhang's battle of crossing the river and Poyang Lake water battle at the end of Yuan Dynasty, to Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Taiwan, the Ming Dynasty has been established for nearly 300 years, but the Ming Dynasty Navy has never suffered a defeat!
When Zheng He went to the West, there was a very famous sentence.

When it comes to foreign countries, those who are disrespectful to the kings will be captured alive; the invaders of the barbarians will be wiped out!
During the Jiajing Dynasty, the Portuguese colonists came east and wanted to make Macau a colony, but the navy of the Ming Dynasty severely damaged it in the Pearl River Estuary naval battle.

During the Wanli Dynasty, Japan launched a war of aggression against Korea, and the navy of the Ming Dynasty defeated the Japanese fleet in the Battle of Luliang.

Even at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty navy still defeated the Dutch fleet in the Battle of Penghu and the Battle of Liuluo Bay, and Zheng Chenggong even captured Taiwan under the control of the Netherlands in one fell swoop!
It can be said that my Ming Dynasty is invincible in naval battles!

Unfortunately……

Zhu Houcong couldn't figure it out very much. After the Manchu Dynasty came to power, why did the naval battles be so crotchless?
But it doesn't matter.

The already invincible Daming Fleet has been blessed with new technology. Zhu Houcong believes that the name of the Daming Invincible Fleet will definitely be resounding all over the world!

"call."

Zhu Houcong was very satisfied, and when he was about to order a banquet to celebrate in Tianjin, he suddenly received another message in front of him.

[You have a new group message, do you want to check it? 】

Seeing this scene, Zhu Houcong was a little surprised, and immediately chose to check.

[Received a follow-up request for help from the group member 'Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian', do you accept this assistance? 】

[This assistance is in the same category as the previous assistance, so group points are not awarded. 】

[You have a message from group member 'Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian'. 】

Seeing the dizzying message reminders in front of him, Zhu Houcong felt that this scene seemed a little familiar.

Zhu Youjian, why bother you again?
Why do you ask for help? With Xu Da here, with my [-] troops here, and Li Zicheng, Jiannu, and the small court in Nanjing who have been beaten and disabled, you still ask for help?
Although Zhu Houcong was speechless, he checked Zhu Youjian's message with a smile on the surface.

"Grandpa Gao, I am very sorry for letting Master Yongle know that his temple name is 'Chengzu', and I feel uneasy. I wonder if I can bother you to come over. I am willing to clean up the dust for you, Grandpa Gao. I hope Grandpa Gao can forgive me. For your sins, this junior is willing to use resources in exchange for your understanding, this junior has just copied Shanxi Merchants, and has a lot of money..."

After seeing Zhu Youjian's message.

It was only then that Zhu Houcong realized that there was another problem.

Damn, I thought it was something.

If Zhu Youjian didn't say anything, Zhu Houcong forgot.

Originally, Zhu Houcong didn't take it seriously.

But Zhu Youjian said so, so Zhu Houcong must of course find a way to make a fortune... Ahem, find a way to stop his descendants from blaming themselves so much.

Don't you have a navy general on your side?
It's ok.

Didn't the Chongzhen Dynasty have famous naval generals in history?
Zheng Sen.

That is the famous Zheng Chenggong!
(End of this chapter)