Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 595

"Return to Admiral, the younger one is called Cui Geng." Cui Geng stepped forward and cupped his hands, his words were quite solemn.

Although he is already the captain of the Liaoyang ship, it was just a temporary arrangement by the Qi family brothers. In the 300 years of the Ming Dynasty, there was no navy establishment at all. Even when Zheng Gong went to the West, it was just an army establishment plus civil servants. It's over.

The Beiyang Navy was newly built. Except for the Qi family brothers who had the position of deputy admiral of the third rank, the navy was basically marked with a code name from top to bottom.

Acting captain, acting chief mate, acting Baihu, acting Xiaoqi...

"Well, what did you do before? It was pretty easy to shoot!" Liu Hongjian said with a smile.

"Reporting to my lord, the villain's family is engaged in farming, and his father is a watchman in the village. He plows the fields during the day and works part-time at night to supplement the family income. That's why he was named so.

As for this victory, it all depends on the careful guidance of the two generals Qi, and the younger ones dare not take credit for it. Cui Geng seemed to see Liu Hongjian's doubts, and explained briefly.

"You're really good at talking. Did you see Brother Qi? Praise you!" Liu Hongjian said with a smile to Qi Yuanfu.

Taking credit without being arrogant, and passing the credit to the chief by the way, although this may be suspected of flattering, but having such a mind is definitely not comparable to ordinary people.

"My lord, this brother Cui is already very hardworking, and he is willing to work hard when practicing. Actually, he has nothing to do with being an official." Qi Yuanfu naturally refused to accept such words, and said humbly.

"Come on, don't be humble to each other. The newly delivered No. [-] Fuchuan Jingyuan has not yet been manned. You will be the captain!" Liu Hongjian said to Cui Geng.

Judging from his speech and behavior, he is a stable person. Although his name is a bit strange and his appearance is not very good, Liu Hongjian will not judge people by their appearance like the long-eared thief who went to see Fengchu.

"Thank you, Admiral, for your love. I will do my best to protect my family and the country in the future!" Cui Geng knelt down to salute Liu Hongjian with a thud.

According to the previously negotiated naval establishment, the No. [-] Fuchuan is the main battleship, and its captain is agreed to be the fourth rank, and the first officer is agreed to be the seventh rank.

The captain of the No. [-] Fuchuan ship agreed to be the fifth rank, and the first officer agreed to be the seventh rank.

The captains of No. [-] Sentinel Ship and No. [-] Winter Ship are both Genuine Fifth Rank, and their chief mates are Genuine Eighth Rank. No. [-] Kailang Ship does not have a captain, but only a small flag officer.

The ranks below the chief mate are set up with the general flag and small flags according to the regular military system of the Ming Dynasty. During the landing operations, the captain acts as a thousand household officer and directs the entire ship to cooperate with the battle.

The promotion from the Liaoyang ship to the captain of the No. [-] main Fuchuan Jingyuan is almost equivalent to sitting on the springboard. You must know that three months ago, these people were just farmers and fishermen.

You must know that the literati Ju Zi Han Chuang won the list once in ten years, but he was sent down to be a county magistrate.

It's only been a few days for them, and they've just gone to the sky after suffering some training. If Liu Hongjian hadn't personally promised, who would have believed it?
The colleagues on the side all cupped their hands to congratulate Cui Geng, and Cui Geng showed a rare look of shame.

The officials selected by the Ming Dynasty were not good enough only if they were talented and educated, and even if they were ugly, they would not be the number one scholar. All of this was not a problem for Liu Hongjian. It was a mule or a horse.

But Liu Hongjian only hesitated for a moment, and then dropped another blockbuster.

"Yuanfu can prepare the candidates for the captains of the remaining ships and hand them over to the king. I will report to the court when I return later." Liu Hongjian said to Qi Yuanfu.

The era when literati overwhelmed military generals has passed. The literati should not be greedy for money, and the warriors should not be afraid of death. Everyone should perform their own duties, and whoever can't do it will go down.

"Thank you, Admiral!" Qi Yuanfu clapped his hands excitedly.

He was thanking the [-] sailors under him, after all, this is what they deserved after nearly three months of hard training.

Now the Beiyang navy has the support of Liu Hongjian, the pillar of the country, and the hard training of the soldiers day and night. With the heavy money, the morale of the soldiers is very strong, and Liu Hongjian promised to report the establishment of the navy to the court, which made the officers and soldiers even more angry. They cheered up.

Two quarters of an hour later, all the officers and men of the Beiyang Navy re-entered the temporary base at Dagukou, and Liu Hongjian, who was far away, saw Qi Laosan's face stretched.

"Hey, Qi Laosan, what's the matter, you're still not convinced!" Liu Hongjian patted Qi Yuanbi's shoulder and laughed.

Among the three brothers of the Qi family, only Qi Yuanbi was younger than Liu Hongjian, and Liu Hongjian called him Qi the third only because of the convenience of the tongue.

"The humble job is not as good as others, how dare you not be convinced." Although Qi Yuanbi's face was full of displeasure, he still said in a cold and deep voice.

The first rank of the official rank crushes people to death, but Liu Hongjian's reputation is higher than he does not know how many ranks.

"It's just a small exercise. Generals can't win for a while. Work hard. In the future, there will be real battles with real swords and guns. I will take you out to sea and conquer Nanyang with the navy of the Ming Dynasty!" Liu Hong Gradually encouraged.

Although he was about the same age, Qi Yuanbi had more experience than Liu Hongjian. After a few words, Liu Hongjian's ears were red and his neck was thick.

Because it was late, Liu Hongjian lived in the temporary base of Dagukou that night.

At night, there was a bonfire in the barracks. After training all day, most of the soldiers were exhausted. Liu Hongjian ate and drank with the soldiers, which won the respect of the soldiers at the bottom.

After eating and drinking, Liu Hongjian called the two brothers of the Qi family into the tent.

"Jinyiwei reported that Weihaiwei's naval base has been basically completed. This king is thinking about sending the fleet to Liugong Island in the near future. What do you two agree?"

Liu Hongjian took out a jug of old wine from his ring, poured himself a glass, got up and filled it up for the Qi brothers.

"The waves here at Dagukou are gentle, and it's really not an excellent place to train sailors." Qi Yuanfu expressed his opinion.

The Dagukou sea area is located in the middle of the Bohai Sea. The seabed here is gentle and the water level is not deep. The fleet has to dock farther from the coast. It is not a good seaport.

"The lower officials also feel that they should settle in Liugong Island as soon as possible." Qi Yuanbi agreed.

After all, it was a temporary garrison, and there were no houses on the tidal flats. The soldiers had to live collectively in military tents. Qi Yuanbi had already had enough of staying here after a tiring day and still couldn't sleep comfortably.

When deciding on the location of the naval base, Liu Hongjian really put in a lot of effort. The smooth travel of the Liaodong Peninsula, Weihaiwei and Dagukou in the Shandong Peninsula were all considered.

But later, after discussing with Gu Jia and others who were familiar with the terrain, the base of the Beiyang Navy was still chosen to be Liugong Island in Weihaiwei.

And as far as Liu Hongjian knew, the Beiyang Navy base of the Qing Dynasty was located on Liugong Island, but that was more than 200 years later.

Liugong Island is easy to defend but difficult to attack. After the fort is erected, there are almost no dead ends. This is one of them.

The Shandong Peninsula is located in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and if there is a war between the north and the south, they can quickly rush to it. This is the second.

"There are two laborers over there to collect what you need. After three days, the fleet will sail to Liugong Island in Weihaiwei." Liu Hongjian made a decision seeing that the two had no objections. "Follow the military order of the admiral!" The Qi family brothers got up and took the order.

After staying at Dagukou for one night, Liu Hongjian returned to Xishan with his personal guards the next day.

It's just that before his butt was hot, an invisible struggle ensued...

　Thank you book friend for the 1000 coins rewarded by me and you in the sunset that day, thank you book friend for the 1100 coins rewarded by the pawn crossing the river, and thank you for the 100 coins rewarded by the infinite repetition of the name and the ax while drunk.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)