open sea

Chapter 636 Jun Zan
There were not many treasures and goods from Nanyang, but they were packed in half a day. Chen Mu was not in a hurry to summon the envoy, and just let him rest for half a day, take a bath and change clothes to wash away the dust.

The banquet held in the side hall of the yamen that night did not discuss maritime affairs, but let them all have a good rest, get enough sleep and refresh themselves.

It wasn't until noon the next day that Liandou was sent to beat the yamen drum, and for the first time announced that the generals of the Beiyang and Dongyang ministries and officials of the six Beiyang sub-bureaus had entered the yamen for discussion.

The generals at all levels wore official uniforms, with scarlet robes, green robes and green robes mixed, each decorated with birds and animals, and Chen Mu also changed into the long-lost scarlet python robe, which looked like a beast.

The only person at the meeting who wore regular clothes was Deng Zilong, who traveled from Nanyang to Beiyang with the Beijing transport ship. He just became a general officer last year and led the military affairs of Yunnan. The soldiers of the two battalions fought. Originally, both of them would be sent to prison for such a serious crime. Liu Xian couldn't say anything, but thanks to Gao Gong's help, the Ministry of War dismissed the two of them and handed over all the troops to Commander Liu Xian.

Nanyang couldn't stay, and it was not a problem to be idle. After Deng Zilong asked Gao Gong for instructions, he came to Beiyang with the ship, and defected to Chen Mu in disgrace.

Originally, the imperial court was determined to deal with this matter with [-] big boards each. No matter what the reason was, the imperial court would lead the soldiers together and start a military battle. They almost used artillery and rockets. If something happened, they would definitely return the military power. But in the end, both sides were at fault, and Liu Ting suffered a lot of grievances, so the soldiers and horses were handed over to Liu Xian's people.

The soldiers led by Liu Ting are a mixed battalion of Yunnan local flag army and battalion soldiers. Although it is a local army, it can be regarded as the central army compared with the joint battalion led by Deng Zilong led by Lu Song and Sulu. They have all gone up and haven't benefited yet.

Chen Mu listened to Deng Zilong's long-distance complaints, and was so angry that he sneered one after another: Don't blame anyone, it's just a small matter of soldiers fighting in groups, who made your soldiers fight with shields and sticks?If you use it, don't blame others for throwing long javelin poisonous crossbows.

What is a mandarin duck formation?The anti-riot team of the police in later generations can still see a little shadow of the mandarin duck formation thinking. They are all well-trained soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Who can bear to use this thing to fight.

This is self-inflicted, and more than 2000 vassal troops in Nanyang were changed to become the border guards in Yunnan. However, Chen Mu didn't think this was a bad thing. The most difficult matter did not fall into his own hands. It was good to have Nanyang Minister Gao Gong to wipe the court's ass.

As for the missing troops in Nanyang, just recruit them again. Right now, the Nanyang vassal army is still very easy to recruit.

When he went to the Yamen, Deng Zilong had no official or job, so he could only stand on the side of the hall wearing a breastplate and holding a knife at the waist, acting as a guard and listening.

In the hall, Chen Mu sits at the top with a golden knife, and the Beiyang guards and military generals sit on the left and right. Now that all departments of the imperial court discuss matters, except for the promotion of the yamen, there is rarely such a seating pattern. Usually, there are two seats for the host and guest at the top. , there are two rows of seats below, even if the guest seats are empty, it doesn't look so depressing.

Chen Mu deliberately arranged the seats for the commander in chief's lecture today. He glanced at the officials, raised his hand and said, "Two things."

"The imperial court has been undercurrents recently, and colleagues from the six departments must know it well. Chen only said it once."

Chen Mu didn't intend to mention it at first, but now the news of Zhang Juzheng's father's serious illness is spreading more and more intensely. The offended officials suppressed by Zhang Juzheng these years are moving around, and they are even ready to punish Zhang Juzheng after he steps down.

Now it can be said that Beiyang is full of talents and everything is ready. If you need talents, you will have talents, you will need money, you will have money, you will need soldiers and horses, and you will have soldiers and horses. He does not want any surprises when he is ready to go out.

Looking around at the Beiyang colleagues with different expressions, he raised his right hand on the armrest of the big sandalwood chair, and said, "It's best not to wade into this muddy water. Whether there are personnel changes in the imperial court or no personnel changes, you have nothing to do with the Beiyang princes." It has nothing to do with it, the Eastern Expedition is imminent, and the search for Europa is a once-in-a-lifetime great cause for our family.”

"I am waiting to report to the emperor and respond to the common people, in order to determine the general trend of the world in the next few decades or hundreds of years, let the world be known to the Ming Dynasty, and even more so to let the Ming Dynasty be known to the world!"

"How big is America and Europa? You have all seen the map of the world. Even if the Ming Dynasty can only control three points, if you wait for a hundred years, future generations will proudly call my ancestors the Pillar Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty!"

"If you are looking for loyalty and filial piety to the country, the east is the place you should go most; if you are looking for fame, your name will be left in history; if you are looking for an official, you will live in a high-ranking official; if you are looking for wealth, you will have a lot of money."

"At this time, the court situation may not be really turbulent, but the general situation of the world is an opportunity that has never been seen in a thousand years. Perhaps the only thing comparable to this is the opening of the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty. Chen said today that he will not mention this matter again in the future. I will not stop those who are busy standing in line to get the qualifications for promotion. You are all older than Chen, and Chen will not arrogantly tell you that you can do it yourself, but I hope you will remember it—seeking for benevolence will win you benevolence."

What should be reminded is that Chen’s words were mainly addressed to the principals of the six Beiyang branches. The generals dare not jump out on these matters. What’s more, the North and South Lecture Halls have their own military traditions. They know that they are trained to go out of the fortress. And go to sea, not interested in the personnel turmoil in the country.

They are generals of the new army, and there is only one place that really matters to their future, Beiyang.

There is no one in the world who does not pay attention to the new army, but not every place has such subordinates as Beiyang who can train them handy for them. Only in Beiyang can they be handy with what they have learned, and only in Beiyang can they fight.

After finishing speaking, Chen Mu raised his hand and said, regardless of the uncertain faces of others, "Jun Zan must have recovered enough energy at this time, please report this trip to the East to the heads of the Six Departments."

The Jun Zan he was talking about was Yang Tingxiang, the envoy who accompanied Tang Juan to Spain.

A native of Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, he was born as a craftsman. He was also transferred to Nanyang three years ago as a new Jinshi. His grades were always low in the same year. He was No. 60 in the Fujian Provincial Examination, 140th in the General Examination, and 180th in the top three Jinshi.

With his grades, he is different from those proud people who can enter the Hanlin Academy from the very beginning. Originally, he would first choose to be the magistrate or magistrate of the county. Upgrading in the future depends on good luck.

But some people are born with the ability to hold fate by the throat. In the first year when Yang Tingxiang was assigned to follow Zhang Yuanyi and others to Manila, he followed Hai Rui to any small county magistrate near Pansi Lan City. He served for less than half a year. At the same time, Gao Gong, who was in charge of the Nanyang Military Mansion, heard the Shangguan's concern about the lack of manpower when he knew about the overseas barbarian affairs.

He is the first Jinshi student in the North-South Lecture Hall, majoring in warships and minoring in weaponry. He has not left behind the knowledge of craftsmanship brought to him by his birth. He can memorize 12 dictionaries and pass the entrance examination of the Great Ming Empire. The top three, learning the naval military, the languages ​​of Nanyang, Portuguese, and Western Yi are like picking things out, and after the completion of their studies, they graduate with a full A.

In the year of graduation, Ming Xiyihe signed the Seville Lease Treaty in Nanjing. There is no one in the whole world who is more suitable to be sent as an envoy. Yang Tingxiang was in the bag.

This year, Yang Tingxiang, known as both civil and military, was 31 years old. He stood imposingly in the main hall of Beiyang Yamen, bowing his hands to his colleagues in the hall.

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)