Xinshun 1730

Chapter 490 The first thing to do back in Weihai
Thinking about this, the part of the people who split the navy and went south to Fujian and Guangdong must be smart and capable, and they must be capable enough and have dealt with Westerners.

Moreover, if the imperial court really selects and appoints someone to manage Nanyang in the future, it will most likely be Liu Yu.The difficulty of the Nanyang issue is one of fighting and the other of governance, and it is fighting with the Westerners, which is no better than the ineffective navy of the Japanese.

This requires a confidant of Liu Yu to go to Fujian, Guangdong and other places to prepare for the future management of Nanyang.

There is no need to talk too bluntly with Liu Yu. Li Yan just needs to say that the candidate for stationing in Busan is not Mi Ziming, but he wants to throw Mi Ziming to Fujian and Guangdong. Here is also a little bit through.

In fact, he was telling Liu Yu that he was on his side, and he absolutely supported Liu Yu's Nanyang plan in general, so he didn't have to worry about the navy's anger after the change of commander.

After finishing speaking, he handed another list to Liu Yu and said, "This is the list of officers I drafted to be dispatched to Fujian and Guangdong. They are all good in foreign literature, proficient in geography and hydrology, and have excellent calculations. As for Speaking of commanding and training and other methods, since the captain was selected by Ying Sobo, it will not be bad."

Liu Yu glanced at the list and smiled inwardly without saying a word.

No matter how you choose now, you can't escape the circle of Liu Yu's disciples, so you simply throw a large number of excellent captains to the land of Fujian and Guangdong. In the future, fresh blood will gradually dilute Liu Yu's influence. In the end, the main fleet will be full of emperors Protégé.

Anyway, Liu Yu is the backbone, as long as he doesn't go to Fujian and Guangdong, and only stays in the capital, the court can feel at ease.

In the future, if there is a new emperor, there is no need to spend all night thinking about how to sleep because all Liu Yu's people belong to Tianjin and Weihai.

However, this group of people who went south were of excellent quality. Mantou, Du Feng and others were all on the list, one in charge and one in pair. Chen Qinghai was not on the list of people going south.

It can be seen that this is to let Liu Yu's direct descendants go to the land of Fujian and Guangdong. It is easy to know that it is impossible for the shipyard to open branches in Fujian, Guangdong and other places. The construction of warships should be placed in the north where the imperial court can control. .

Or they are still in Weihai, or they may migrate to Tianjin or Lushun.

He doesn't care either.

"Your Highness, the navy is a public weapon. Your Highness considers it for the public, and I am also happy in my heart. Your Majesty said that you will build a governor of Gyeonggi coastal defense, with Lushun and Weihai as the locks, and the key to the capital. Then the shipyard should also be moved to Tianjin. Heavy objects should not be placed outside the door lock."

Anyway, it is impossible to allow the establishment of shipyards in Fujian and Guangdong, so it is better to push the boat along the way and propose Tianjin, which is safer and easier for the imperial court to control, and do this favorably.

It also seemed that he had absolutely no intention of controlling the navy, so he started to think about how to defend the interior after the provincial defeat of Japan.

It is said to be a public weapon, but it is actually a private weapon, but the private owner is the emperor. In this era, it can only be said to be a public weapon.

Hearing Liu Yu take the initiative to talk about this, Li Yan hurriedly said: "Father also mentioned this matter and moved the arsenal and shipyard to Tianjin. But as Ying Suo Bo said, the most important weapon of the country should not be placed outside the lock."

"As for the family property of the Navy, this time we go to Weihai to make a clear inventory and divide the ownership. My father also said that everything will continue as usual, but Ying Suobo has raised a lot of money for the navy before, and my father is very worried. Now the treasury is getting worse. Feng, the past few years have been smooth and the weather is good, so the place where Ying Sabo raised the money will also go to the public account in the future."

Liu Yu hurriedly cupped his hands towards the west and said, "Serving the country is a matter of course. The reason why I used my private savings before is that the navy really costs too much money, and I'm afraid the court will be shocked."

Li Yan thought to himself that the court was not only shocked?I was shocked. Who would have thought that it would cost so much to raise an army capable of fighting?
However, this matter is not a matter of raising private soldiers, but the emperor himself knows it well, but before the navy can show the results of the battle, he can only rely on Liu Yu to find a way to collect money.However, Liu Yu did not take up the land and did not invade public funds. Instead, he was thinking about selling things for money. Without the emperor's acquiescence, how could he have sold them to the Japanese war horses and military books before.

Now that Japan is over, the imperial court has realized the significance of the navy.After receiving a lot of compensation from Japan, the emperor thought that all the money would go to the public account in the future.

It is absolutely impossible for Liu Yu to pay the military salary with his own money, because he thinks he died not fast enough.

But a lot of training, and the strange goods purchased in advance, all of these cost money.There are also some special allowances for the navy, retirement subsidies and pension subsidies that draw big cakes, etc. The emperor also needs a real number.

"Since that's the case, Your Highness, I think we should set off as soon as possible. Don't delay here in Busan. The Japanese also sent warships to send them to Songjiang as soon as possible. If they want to come to the court, they have already made arrangements. What happened in Busan has nothing to do with us. People from the Li government are talking with the North Korean side, and our warships are gathered here, and the North Koreans have also seen it. When talking, there is no need to be like this, but it seems that the Chinese government is using its strength and hypocrisy."

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Weihai.

Since the start of the war, Weihai has fallen into a depression.A large number of soldiers went out, and the abnormal prosperity near the Weihai camp immediately showed its original shape.

By the sea, some hawkers are waiting on the rocks for the return of the warship every day.

Every time a warship returns, there must be a wave of spending frenzy by soldiers, especially before and after the war, it seems that the money will be spent in the future.

The news of defeating the Wa Kingdom has been sent back, and the people of Weihai have also fallen into a burst of manic excitement.

In the past, Qi Wuyi fought against the Japanese here and was infested by Japanese pirates. Over the years, there are only legends left here. He has never experienced it himself, so he cannot understand the hatred back then.

However, with the opening of a large number of practical schools in Wendeng Prefecture, the children would tell the new things in the schools every day when they came back. Under the influence of their ears and eyes, they gradually developed a superficial national identity.

Behind the excitement of this kind of recognition, there is more hope that the navy will return and business will improve.Even the girls in the brothel are looking forward to the victory of the navy: if you win a battle, you will be rewarded, and you will be willing to spend money if you have a reward; if you lose a battle, Weihai will be the first place to be threatened. , to eliminate the naval threat.

The military discipline of the navy is very good. If you go to the brothel and don't pay the money, you will be whipped.Those sailors, one by one, went to sea for several months, they were like hungry ghosts, and they all felt that they might die at sea one day, as if the money really didn't belong to them.

Surrounding these sailors who eat, drink, prostitute and gamble when they get paid, and pay one or two salaries before going to sea, centered on brothels and restaurants, there are cigarettes, matches, dried fruit snacks, novel books, and fortune-telling. ...like mushrooms springing up.

With the departure of the navy after the war, it dried up and shrank like mushrooms blown by the hot and dry wind.

On the reefs by the sea, whoever first discovered the masts where the sea and the sky meet, no one cares that this proves that the earth is not flat, but they know that it means their business is about to improve.

Almost in an instant, Weihai, which was originally depressed, suddenly came to life.

A large number of slogans written in simplified characters for military literacy were posted, and lanterns and festoons were decorated everywhere, just like Chinese New Year.

There is no such thing as elegant words such as overtaking one dynasty and becoming a minister, but all kinds of wonderful colloquial vernacular, floating in the streets and alleys of Weihai.

"Celebrate the victory, our store will offer you a [-]% discount for overnight stays and a free pot of tea!"

"The Celestial Dynasty wins! Recycling Japanese goods, everything, knives, ware, lacquerware, as long as you have it, we will accept it! (No armor)"

"We have a new dish, burning Japanese capital. Navy meals, [-]% off, half a pot of Liaodong sorghum wine for free. The authentic sorghum wine in our store is definitely not bagasse wine from the south!"

Most of these strange words came from the hands of those children in the practical school.A large number of boys study in practical schools, looking forward to becoming military officers in the future, as a job that is both respectable and rich.

The thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls carried a wooden box in front of them, which contained cigarettes and matches, and wore colorful clothes, shouting for cigarettes and matches.

Or they took the new apricots, spring peaches, and mulberries picked from the trees at home, and shouted in the words they learned from their elder brothers or younger brothers: "Eat the fruit, and you will not get scurvy when you go to sea! Freshly picked fruit!"

At the exit of the military port, people were already piled up, standing on both sides of the road, holding up the baskets in their hands, waiting for the navy on vacation to buy what they were holding.Earn a little money, and you can buy a floral headband, or cloth for a new set of clothes during the New Year.

The gentry of some cultures and local wealthy merchants joined forces early, beat drums and gongs, and waited for the returning princes, earls and higher-ranking officers after the navy landed.

Just like the prison had suddenly released a large number of prisoners after serving their sentences, after the fleet docked, hundreds of sailors rushed out of the harbor screaming.

Or looking for buyers with Japanese goods from the spoils in their hands; Excessive business; or buy some fruit and stuff it into your mouth like medicine; or buy two bunches of children's things from a girl who sells small goods, and go home to your wife and children.

The military discipline team on the navy's side also started to get busy, knowing that today would be another sleepless night, and they didn't know how many people would have to be whipped.

It was the first time for Li Yan to see such a scene. Looking at the soldiers who looked like sheep fleeing from the sheepfold, he was stunned for a long time, and then he said, "Is this the invincible army in the East?"

Liu Yu smiled and said: "The whole world is like a bird. Your Highness has a special cabin. How could you know that for sailors, boarding a ship is like a prison. The prison may be more spacious. These days, shopping is actually willing to spend money An army is enough to be invincible in the world. Your Highness must remember in the future that the army must be fully paid, and the army with insufficient military salary will not be able to win the battle."

"I would like to be taught. Then I will go to meet those gentry first. If Ying Suo Bo doesn't like this kind of occasion, please feel free."

Li Yan knew that Liu Yu was going to find his staff in order to count the navy's family background, so he let Liu Yu go by himself, and he himself went to give face to the gentry and merchants who came to greet him with the majesty of the victor.

Leaving the noisy pier, with only a few bodyguards, Mantou followed behind Liu Yu, and walked around to Kang Bushao's house here.

Different from the noise outside, when he opened the door and entered, Kang Bushao was playing the guitar with a man dressed as a scholar, or it might be the lute, he couldn't tell the difference.

Inside, Vivaldi's "Concerto in D Major" was being played, and Liu Yu couldn't hear it, but felt that the music was quite cheerful and the melody was full of vitality. It was a bit like the feeling of the sun shining on the body in April, which was warm.

Kang Buxio knew how to play the guitar a long time ago, and there are quite a few Dashun who have played the guitar. Zheng Zhilong used to play the guitar well, and this thing is really suitable for playing on boring ships. Many officers in the navy have played the guitar, and Liu Yu has not. Feeling the slightest surprise, anyway, I have seen a lot.

He was not in a hurry to say hello, he didn't walk in until Kang Bushao and the person opposite had finished playing.

"Brother Zhongxian is very interested."

Kang Bulao got up to greet him, and said with a smile: "I've been bored these few days, someone sent some sets of Western music scores for fun. Stones from other mountains can be used to make jade. My son is going to Japan, but just go for a while. Form, I can't even find a reason to worry."

The person dressed as a scholar also knew the interest, said hello, and left.As soon as the scholar left, Liu Yu asked the guards to watch outside, left the steamed buns inside, and straight to the point talked about the "four evils in terms of population". Send thousands of copies.

(End of this chapter)