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Chapter 146 Lin Jun moves westward
The Ming army's disarmament was not really dismantled, but only part of the old-style army was disbanded from the regular army.

Coincidentally, when Zhu Yijiong approved the cabinet's memorial some time ago, he decided to change the Xiang army to a reserve army.

This army preparation, as the name suggests, is Emperor Zhu's reserve force.

After retaining eight armies with a total of 24 regular troops, the remaining nearly 6 troops were all organized into reserve troops.

The responsibilities of these army preparations are also different from those of the original Xiang soldiers. The original Xiang soldiers did almost everything, including inspections, tax collection, and even guarding the gates.

This can easily breed corruption in the private sector, reduce combat effectiveness, and allow the cabinet to gradually infiltrate.

Zhu Yijiong simply stipulated the reform this time. From now on, he will not have to deal with anything in the preparation of the army. He will only be responsible for suppressing bandits, suppressing local rebellions that cannot be resolved, etc.

As for tax collection and arresting bandits, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War are responsible for establishing local inspections and tax officials.

The army no longer obeys the orders of the cabinet ministries, and its food and salary supplies are also provided by the Privy Council.

At the end of March, the opening of the sea, which had been delayed for several months, finally came.

Emperor Zhu formally decreed the opening of the sea for trade, and initially designated two trading ports, one was Ningbo Prefecture (and Dinghai Island) in Zhejiang Province, and the other was Xiamen Port in Quanzhou.

There is no establishment in Shanghai simply because this is the front line of Jiangbei, and sea trade is opened here. Who dares to do business?
This time when the Ming Dynasty opened the sea, in addition to opening up the sea ban and allowing private trade, Zhu Yijiong did not plan to engage in official sea trade, but instead supported private sea trade.

After all, the Ming Dynasty opened the sea to make money and increase revenue. If the imperial government were to dominate foreign maritime trade, it would not only be unrealistic, but it would also hit private maritime trade.

Of course, the former imperial merchant Kang Zifei is still there.

After Zhu Yijiong issued an order to open the sea, he immediately established municipal shipping departments in Xiamen and Ningbo to conduct unified supervision and management.

At the same time, the concept of tariffs, namely import taxes and export taxes, was also formally proposed, and corresponding tax rates were even specially formulated based on various possible situations.

In response to this series of requirements, an official office was established, which later generations called "Jianwu Kaihai".

However, with the opening of the sea, the Navy naturally had to further reform.

Although the original Ming Navy was inherited from the Fujian Navy, it was the most powerful naval fleet in the Qing Dynasty.

However, since there is no naval general who can fight water battles, the entire Ming Navy is basically an empty shell. It has long been playing the role of a transportation brigade for the Ming Army's land division and the army that moved the capital.

But now, the Ming army's frontline has reached the Yangtze River, and naturally the navy can no longer continue to swim.

Otherwise, just a Yangtze River defense line would be enough.

On the one hand, Zhu Yijiong mobilized the navy to establish the Yangtze River defense line, and on the other hand, he ordered the formal establishment of the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau in Fujian.

Even the name was copied...

Fuzhou Shipping Bureau, as its name suggests, built ships for the Ming Navy. No matter how powerful the original naval fleet was, it was only a warship of one of the Qing Navy fleets.

The Qing army actually had three major naval divisions. In addition to the three major naval divisions, each province also had small-scale inland river divisions.

Therefore, relying solely on the current strength of the Ming Navy's navy will inevitably be stretched.

Moreover, our vision cannot be limited to just one China, our goal is to journey across the sea...

At that time, Chaozhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province.

Chengxiang County.

"What! Zhu Yijiong proclaimed himself emperor?" Lin Jun stood up from the Grand Master's chair with a face full of shock.

The people below quickly raised their hands and said, "Report to the general, that's right."

The shock on Lin Jun's face disappeared, replaced by a look of uncertainty.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yijiong, who had only rebelled less than half a year earlier than him, actually became the emperor.

Could it be that there really is a true emperor in this world, and is Zhu Yijiong really a descendant of Zhu Ming?

"General!" On the side, military advisor He Changyun saw that Lin Jun seemed to be shaken and said immediately.

"Ok?"

Lin Jun came to his senses and said, "What did the military advisor say?"

He Changyun said: "General, since the Ming Dynasty has proclaimed himself emperor, he has also announced to the world that he will start a new school to recruit scholars. This is the great opportunity that the general has been waiting for!"

Great opportunity?

Lin Jun was a little confused: "If the military advisor has something to say, just say it."

In fact, when Lin Jun went south to Guangdong and defeated the two states of Chaohui, he also tried his best to completely conquer Guangzhou and conquer the entire Guangdong Province all the way, using this as the basis for his struggle for hegemony.

It's a pity that Yang Lin, the governor of Guangdong, was not fooled. Although Guangdong was lost due to being caught off guard at first, Yang Lin reacted immediately and directly mobilized heavy troops to defend Guangzhou.

Lin Jun was eager for success and fought hard against Guangzhou for a long time. However, out of exhaustion, Yang Lin seized the opportunity to personally lead the army to counterattack.

Lin Jun was defeated.

If Yang Lin hadn't realized that she was not strong enough and didn't know Lin Jun's whereabouts, she mistakenly thought that Lin Jun's troops were the vanguard of the Ming army. There might be more Ming troops behind them, so she didn't pursue them.

Otherwise, Lin Jun might even lose Huizhou Prefecture.

By now, Yang Lin naturally knew the details of Lin Jun from various sources.

But at this time, Lin Jun had already calmed down, and Yang Lin had no chance to go to war again, so she could only jump around secretly in Guangzhou.

He Changyun said: "General, now that the Ming Lord has ascended to the throne of the Supreme Emperor and is still opening up the throne, the eyes of the whole world will inevitably be on the Ming Lord. Isn't this the opportunity for the General?"

"At that time, as long as the general sends troops, Guangdong will be captured, and the world will be at hand!"

Before Lin Jun could speak, a man who looked like a general below said: "Military advisor, are you kidding me? Even if everyone in the world is looking at Zhu Yijiong, doesn't Guangdong still want me to wait for my life to fight? This counts What kind of good opportunity is this?"

After hearing this, He Changyun sneered and said: "Haha, if all the generals only think about conquering the world without dying, then I just want to say that we should do what we should do and enjoy ourselves more. We will wait for the Ming Lord or The Qing Dynasty is here to take our heads, why are we still fighting here?"

"What are you talking about? Believe me or not..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Jun rushed up to the man and punched him to the ground.

Lin Jun looked angry and scolded: "I said, the military advisor is just like me Zhuge. If any of you dare to speak rudely to the military advisor again, don't blame me for being unkind!"

After saying that, his face suddenly changed, and he said solemnly to He Changyun: "What the military advisor said is true, if you don't want to save even a little bit of blood, then don't worry about it. I'd better wash my neck early and wait for others to chop it!" "

After hearing this, He Changyun bowed directly: "The general is wise!"

"The general is wise!"

Seeing this, the other generals also bowed down together.

Soon, with He Changyun's advice, Lin Jun made up his mind.

Now that Zhu Yijiong has proclaimed himself the emperor and openly opened schools to recruit scholars, he has attracted all the hatred of the Qing court to him alone.

This is Lin Jun's best opportunity. No one will pay attention to the war in Guangdong.

So, it was the end of March.

Lin Jun officially gathered [-] troops and marched westward to Guangzhou.

This time, he learned his lesson and no longer besieged the city of Guangzhou. Instead, he continued to sweep through surrounding counties and towns.

If the Guangdong official army sends troops, it will be a decisive battle. If the Guangdong official army does not dare to send troops, then it will turn Guangzhou into an isolated city.

　I drink Red Bull when I’m sleepy and tired.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)