East Factory Governor

Chapter 782 Sailor (two chapters in one)

Let's say that after Qin Shuhuai returned home, he rested at home for a day, and the next day he suddenly remembered that he still had something to do.

Before the expedition, he said that if he returns triumphantly, he must go to the door to thank Cao Huachun for his wine.

So he immediately called Lai San'er and Chen Jing and set off with ease.

But he didn't want to meet Li Daliang who was rushing towards him with red eyes as soon as he walked halfway.

Seeing Qin Shuhuai, Li Daliang hurriedly asked, "Is the governor going out? Can you allow me half an hour?"

Seeing his anxious look, Qin Shuhuai asked, "What's the urgent matter in charge of punishment?"

Li Daliang said, "Grand Du, Cao Du...Mr. Cao is dying! He was lying in bed a month ago and couldn't get up, but he waited for your triumphant return to hold his breath. But last night he really It’s too bad, even if we lose our true energy to him, we won’t be able to survive! Can the governor, can you go to see him? Mr. Cao said, you will definitely go to see him!”

Li Daliang got off his horse at this point, knelt down on the ground and said, "This subordinate dares..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Shuhuai whipped the horse's butt with a whip, and said, "I'm just going to Duke Cao's mansion!"

Da da da, da da da, hurry up!
Along the way, Qin Shuhuai experienced mixed flavors.

If before crossing, he only knew that Cao Huachun was a moral eunuch, then now, he knew that although the eunuch was physically disabled, he was a first-class good man.

A real good man with a passion for serving the country!

How could he disrespect such a person?
Cao Huachun's mansion is more than [-] miles away in the suburbs of Beijing, Qin Shuhuai was afraid that he would not be able to hold on, so he kept rushing.

After more than two quarters of an hour, they finally arrived at Cao Huachun's residence.

Two servants at the gate of the Cao Mansion were about to go forward to ask where the guest came from, but they heard Li Daliang shouting from behind, "He is the Duke of the State, please come in quickly!"

The eyes of the two servants turned red immediately, and they rushed up to meet him, "Master Cao, Mr. Cao has been waiting so hard for you!"

Qin Shuhuai pointed inside and said, "Lead the way!"

The two almost ran to lead Qin Shuhuai to Cao Huachun's bedside.

Qin Shuhuai saw Cao Huachun on the bed as skinny as a stick, his skin was sallow, his eyes were staring at the ceiling with dull eyes, and his mouth seemed to be breathing in but not out.

I can't help but feel sad.

Back then, how majestic and majestic was this admiral of Dongchang and Megatron martial arts, and how majestic and profound was his peerless miraculous skill?
I still remember that day when Cao Huachun faced Helian Batai in the valley, he laughed loudly and said, "Jianzhou slave, your grandfather's life is on the line!"

I still remember that when Cao Huachun went west to conquer the Demon Sect that day, Cao Huachun laughed and said to himself, "Our family leads Dongchang personally, but the Marquis drives them away!"

What a passionate and heroic man!

Now it is dying.

He went to Cao Huachun's couch and sat down, and said softly, "Duke Cao, I'm here."

Cao Huachun's dull and cloudy eyes moved slightly, and then he seemed to have exhausted all his strength before slowly turning his body sideways.

He finally saw Qin Shuhuai.

His mouth moved twice, as if something came from the bottom of his throat.

But no one could hear clearly.

Cao Huachun worked hard to pronounce, until his whole body trembled slightly.

Finally, the slight and hoarse voice merged into two words.

"Win?"

Qin Shuhuai nodded, "We won. The boy is guilty. He didn't come to the Dugong's mansion yesterday. Dugong has been waiting for a long time."

The corners of Cao Huachun's mouth moved slightly, apparently making a smiling face.

After a while, he said again, "Your Majesty... Dongchang... Duke..."

Qin Shuhuai nodded again, "Boy understands the meaning of Dugong. Don't worry...the emperor will always be the emperor, and I will always be me!"

The corners of Cao Huachun's mouth finally lifted upwards, this time so much that it could even be seen that it was a hint of a smile.

Then, he let out a heavy breath.

It seems to have vomited out all the thoughts of this life.

The corners of his mouth were still raised, and he slowly closed his eyes.

The house was silent.

Weiji, the child adopted by Cao Huachun cried loudly.

"Grandpa Cao, Grandpa Cao, what are you doing? Get up and look at me!"

Everyone, including Lai San'er and others, had a slightly sore nose.

A generation of dukes stopped breathing.

Li Daliang was expressionless, but two lines of hot tears rolled in his eyes.

Cao Huachun is like a brother like a father to these Dongchang old people.

They once fought and fought for their common ideal, but now seeing that the world they want is about to come, they suddenly find that they have lost too many brothers along the way.

Qin Shuhuai got up, patted Li Daliang's shoulder, and said softly, "My condolences."

Li Daliang nodded, then bowed to Qin Shuhuai and said, "Thank you Dugong... for coming to see you off for the last time."

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When Cao Huachun ascended to heaven, Chongzhen was also grieved. Not only did he order a generous funeral, but he also wrote a pair of elegiac poems with his own hands, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to plan Cao Huachun's funeral.

But Daming's progress will not stop because of this.

Three days later, Zheng Zhilong, who was serving as an assistant minister in the customs office, received an imperial decree asking him to leave immediately to take over the position of chief instructor at the Zhilong Naval University in Weihaiwei, Qingdao.

Zheng Zhilong was ecstatic after receiving the imperial decree, he knew his chance had come!
All this is as he expected!
The imperial court has already pacified the Western Regions, Mongolia, and Tartars, and the next step is to pacify Nanyang!
At a time like this, would someone else be used without him?
Indeed, Qin Shuhuai and Chongzhen couldn't think of a more suitable candidate than him.

In Qin Shuhuai's view, the theoretical basis for Zheng Zhilong's rebellion no longer exists.

In history, when Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he wanted the position of governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. For this high-ranking official, he could even bet his own life and the lives of his whole family.

Did he have a way out?Of course there is!Didn't his son Zheng Chenggong retreat to Taiwan?
If he retreats to Taiwan, he will still be the king of the sea, or even the king of Taiwan.

But Zheng Zhilong had to risk his life to be the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang when he had a way out, which shows how urgent his desire to become a high official is, and it also shows how much he misses the prosperity of his homeland in the Central Plains.

But now, only Daming can give him these.What's more, his family members are all in the capital.

Such Zheng Zhilong will rebel?Unless his brain is rusty.

After more than a year of development, with the strong support of the imperial court, there are now [-] students in the Zhilong Naval Academy. These people are all selected from the children of fishermen along the coast. They know the sea better than anyone else.

Except for a few old pedants teaching literacy in the university hall, half of the others were transferred from the former Zheng Zhilong Department, and the other half were transferred from the former Daming Navy.

However, in terms of quality, the Daming Navy can't compare with Zheng Zhilong's subordinates at all, so most of the teaching is still done by Zheng Zhilong's subordinates.

But how can this group of big bosses give lectures seriously?
Don't forget that the Naval University has just been established, and even the textbooks for teaching are made from scratch. It's just a joke for you to let those old men put on long gowns and become teachers.

But it doesn't matter, the imperial court has arranged fifteen training ships in Weihaiwei's port.

There are everything from big boats two or three stories high to small clipper boats half a person tall.

At least 80.00% of the time is for practical exercises on the training ship.

Although he is not good at lecturing, but when it comes to handling these ships and the cannons they put on, the big bosses are more familiar than anyone else!
According to their words, when it comes to fighting in the ocean, Lao Tzu is the grandfather!

They are absolutely clear about what wind is the fastest to sail at what angle, what kind of shells are the best for what kind of ship, what course and what formation can form an advantage over enemy ships.

In addition, where the port is the richest, how deep the water is, and how the boat should stop, they are even more clear.

As for what signs and weather will appear in the sky and sea, they are even more familiar.

What textbooks do you want?Then his mother is an old pedant!
If you want to practice the ability to fight at sea well, you still have to float on the sea in a boat!

Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao have not been idle for more than a year. They spend every day trying to figure out how to lead these student soldiers well.In addition to teaching all the brains that were in their own fleet before, they also combined with some suggestions put forward by the navy of the Ming army, and asked the old scholars in the school to compile a "Sea Training Record", which contains words Some paintings are particularly easy to understand. Last year on Chongzhen's birthday, they sent this as a congratulatory gift to the palace, which made Chongzhen Longyan very happy.

Why are they trying so hard?

Nothing else, their wealth and future are all tied to this school.

If even this school can't run well, will the imperial court look up to them?
It is estimated that the Zheng family will never want to stand up in this life!
And this is exactly what Qin Shuhuai needs.

Qin Shuhuai stayed at home for a full month this time, and finally figured out what to do next.

On April [-]th of the seventh year of Chongzhen, Qin Shuhuai went to Shu Chongzhen, expounding in detail the strategic policy of revitalizing the navy and preparing for the Ming-Myanmar War.

On the second day after Chongzhen received the memorial, he immediately called Qin Shuhuai into the palace for questioning.

"Brother Qin, over the past few years, Ming has been using troops everywhere, and Amin in North Korea has not yet been completely pacified. If he uses troops against Burmese barbarians and Western barbarians, isn't it too hasty?"

In Chongzhen's view, it is a bit urgent to mention this now.

After all, after several years of battles, although Daming won, there are not many elites left.

Including Li Dingguo's troops who went east to North Korea, the most elite troops are now only 7 people, and this also includes more than [-] people from the Demon Cult who may return at any time.

The second elite troops, that is, the Guanning Army in Yuan Chonghuan's hands, and the Xuanfu Army and Datong Army near the capital, with a total of [-] to [-] troops.

Counting the [-] to [-] that Gansu can still fight, all of these add up to [-] to [-].

The main force of Ming Dynasty is here, and although the other guards claim to be in the millions, they are basically intimidating—of course, after two years of reorganizing the army, it may be slightly better than before.

But is it too impatient to use troops outside at this time?

Of course Chongzhen had the idea of ​​expanding the territory, and of course he couldn't bear the breath that Daming's hundreds of thousands of miles of land was taken by the Burmese barbarians, but he wanted to slow down the pace.

Sun Chengzong also thought this way.

Live with the people, and then pursue a great cause, this is his consistent proposition since the Northern Expedition.

If this suggestion was made by someone else, I am afraid that Chongzhen would issue an order to reprimand him for "military arrogance", but since it was Qin Shuhuai's suggestion, Chongzhen had no choice but to call him into the palace to inquire.

There is no other reason, just because Qin Shuhuai didn't miss it.

This is the ultimate expression of trust in a person.Not only Chongzhen, including Sun Chengzong, also felt that Qin Shuhuai had any considerations, which they did not expect.

Qin Shuhuai expected that Chongzhen would say that.

Said, "Let's see, the emperor, that the greatest pioneers in the past dynasties were all at the time of founding a dynasty? The opening of each dynasty must have experienced wars for several years to decades or even hundreds of years. However, Why didn’t these founders stop fighting as soon as they conquered the world? Why did they continue to conquer and expand the territory?”

Chongzhen thought about it, and it seemed to be the reason.

Let's just say that in the Ming Dynasty, wasn't most of the land conquered in the early days of the founding of the country?

Qin Shuhuai said again, "Because morale is available, Your Majesty! The men who founded the country are all arrogant soldiers. Their strength is unprecedented, and their desire to make contributions is also unprecedented! Even, in the process of seizing the world, their continuous victories, this This kind of self-confidence and sense of honor is even more unprecedented! If you don’t conquer the Quartet at this time, when will you wait?”

"But Brother Qin, I still feel something is wrong."

"Your Majesty, although your Majesty is not the founder of the country, but now the Ming Dynasty has been renewed, the morale of the whole army is high, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and even the martial arts and the Demon Sect come to help. I am afraid that even the founder of the country did not have such conditions. If the emperor doesn't take this opportunity to conquer the Burmese barbarians in one fell swoop, defeat the Western barbarians and dominate Nanyang, and lay a foundation for the future, when will it be?"

It has to be said that Qin Shuhuai's words are very provocative, especially with his invincible record in the past, no one in the world can ignore his words.

Chongzhen pondered again, and said, "But Brother Qin, you know how many soldiers we have available to Ming Dynasty. In your opinion, if we start a war with Burmese Man and Red Hair now, what are the chances of winning? How long will it take? Casualties And how much is it to waste military funds?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "That's right, we don't have many elites available now, and if we fight with the red-haired people, the number and quality of warships will not have much advantage. However, we only need to prepare for one year at most. After one year, I think, Definitely crush them!"

Chongzhen frowned, "One year?"

After a pause, he continued, "Brother Qin, I heard that the Burmese barbarian is very powerful now, and the Burmese barbarian king has at least hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and the red-haired man has a strong ship and powerful guns, and has been rampant on the sea for a long time. We just Is it possible to defeat them after one year of combat preparation?"

Qin Shuhuai smiled lightly and said, "Your Majesty, don't forget that Daming has [-] million people! We want to build ships and guns, and we have all kinds of raw materials. As long as the enthusiasm of the people is mobilized, the efficiency is beyond our imagination. We can even buy things like boat guns from the Francobots (Portugal), presumably they would be happy to sell them to us. The country of the red-haired people is tens of thousands of miles away, and it will take half a year to arrive even if there are reinforcements. So I think hitting the red-haired man is not a problem."

After changing the subject, he continued, "As for the Burmese Man and even the Dian Man, as long as we control the sea, I will be sure enough to conquer them, and avenge the fact that they have seized our country and bullied our people for decades!"

(End of this chapter)