Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 436 Monument to Heroes

Chapter 436 Monument to Heroes

The establishment of customs and the severe crackdown on smuggling allowed some of the huge wealth of those profiteers who made a lot of money from smuggling to flow into the Ming treasury.

The half-year income of the customs has reached more than 900 million taels, and the domestic commercial tax revenue has also reached more than 2000 million taels. It can be said that Ming has completely reversed the situation of lack of silver.

This does not include income from some state-run factories and mines, nor does it include any agricultural tax income. You must know that the Royal Chamber of Commerce has now grown into a large multinational group, and its annual income is no less than 3000 million taels of silver.

In Zhu Youjian's heart, there is a more grand plan. Once the princess and Zheng Chenggong get married, the Royal Chamber of Commerce will merge with the Zheng Family Business Group to become the Royal Group.

With the Ming Dynasty sailing to the West again, the Royal Group will quickly overtake the British Dongyingdu Company. At that time, the Royal Group will be the world's commercial giant.

After having money, the first task is to invest in military industry and national defense. Now the weapons of the Ming Frontier Army have been replaced with rifled guns, and they are also equipped with grenades and heavy artillery.

The flintlock has been retired from national defense, and now it has become a special weapon for the local security forces of the Ming Dynasty, which is equivalent to our current armed police force.

After the public security in Daming was very safe, the people began to absolutely prohibit individuals from owning firearms, including foreign businessmen entering Daming territory, and they were also refused to carry firearms.

However, caravans engaged in foreign trade are allowed to be equipped with firearms, and merchant ships that sail at sea all year round are also allowed to be equipped with firearms.Including professional fishermen can also carry firearms.

These personnel are allowed to use firearms, mainly to guard against foreign armed ships and pirates. Da Ming will not let his people be bullied by outsiders at sea,

In Liaodong, Yue Fei led [-] Dragon Teng troops to garrison, and the areas that had been subdued by Meng Yuan were still unmanned. Li Cunxiao's black armored cavalry had been changed and was ready to set out to garrison the Meng Yuan area in three days.

Along with them, there were some exiled corrupt officials and their family members, and at the same time, some Mongolian children would accompany them. All the war horses needed by the Ming army needed them to graze.

The lack of war horses and cattle in the Han people will change completely from now on, and the Liaodong and Mengyuan regions will become the source of war horses for the Ming cavalry.

The farm now has professional technicians. No matter what crops they plant, the output is far higher than that of ordinary villagers. Not only has it become a resettlement place for veterans of the Ming Dynasty, but the main ration supply for the army is also almost borne by the farm.

It can be said that the role of farms in various places in Ming Dynasty has far surpassed that of the guards in the past. The food security of Daming has a lot to do with the farms in various places.

In order to encourage young people to actively join the army and serve the country, Zhu Youjian said that he aimed to build a monument to the heroes of the Ming Dynasty in Fengtian Square, and those soldiers who died fighting for the Ming Dynasty would be listed in it.

Temples should be built simultaneously in various places to commemorate the local heroes who died in battle. Every year on Qingming Festival, the local government will take the lead in worshiping, and everyone should know.

Their days today are quiet and good. Those soldiers who were loyal to the country paid for their blood and lives. They will never forget those soldiers who carried the heavy burden for Ming Dynasty.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, including the Ministry of War of the Cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, must pay homage to the Monument to the Ming Heroes at Fengtianmen on Qingming Day, and the royal family will also send representatives to participate.

After this imperial decree was handed down, it immediately caused a huge sensation among the people after it was publicized by Daming Daily.

What does this mean? It means that the emperor has not forgotten those soldiers who died for the country. The status of their family members will also rise in the local area, and they will also be respected by people.

Daming's life is better now, but some people's life is starting to be sad. The entire East Asian region has become a forbidden area for the Dutch. As long as they find a Dutch fleet, they will be immediately detained by the Daming Navy.

On this day, Zheng Chenggong led the Ming Fleet to train, and suddenly received information:

"Captain, I found a fleet flying the national flag of the Japanese country. Escorted by two sailing warships, it entered the waters of Daming, and its destination was Edo, the Japanese country."

Generally, Japanese fleets don't need warships to escort them through the Daming sea area. Da Ming will not allow any country's warships to step into the Daming sea area.

Zheng Chenggong frowned when he received the information. He felt that there should be some articles in it, so he asked:

"Have you found out who is on the battleship?"

"Reporting to the governor, these two warships are new ships. I haven't seen them before, and I haven't found anyone on the deck of the battleships. They probably only show up when they encounter pirates."

Zheng Chenggong:
"Oh, so, there must be something tricky on the battleship. Huang Fei Shi Lang, you go and check it. If they are all Japanese, let them go. If they are found to be Westerners, they will be detained immediately."

"Yes"

Huang Fei and Shi Lang looked at each other, and they both clasped their fists to accept the order. After so many days of not fighting, everyone was overwhelmed and wished to find out that the Dutch fleet was engaged in a battle immediately.

The two iron-clad warships Wanli and Chongzhen led the other three iron-clad warships to ride the wind and waves to the direction of the Japanese fleet.

After nearly two hours of sailing, Huang Fei and Shi Lang finally received the report:
"General, about three nautical miles in front of us on the left, we found a fleet flying the Japanese flag, consisting of about eight ships, with a warship escorting each in the front and rear."

Huang Fei Shi Lang's eyes brightened:
"Oh, it should be them. Order the helmsman to turn the rudder and move forward at full speed. The fleet half surrounds the battle formation and moves closer to the opposing fleet."

"Yes"

Huang Fei gave an order, and the fleet immediately moved forward at full speed.

The distance of three nautical miles was nothing to an ironclad warship that reached a full speed of 14 knots, and soon saw the towering mast of the opposing ship.

Huang Fei raised his binoculars to observe the situation of the opponent's fleet, and sure enough, he found that two warships were protecting six merchant ships, and they were moving fast.

Putting down the binoculars, Huang Fei sent an order:

"Inform them that this is the Daming sea area, stop immediately for inspection."

After receiving the order, the Chongzhen ship immediately issued a semaphore to stop the ship for inspection, and at the same time Shi Lang also issued an order to stop the ship for inspection in another direction.

But the opposing warship sent another signal:
"We are the Japanese fleet. This is the high seas. Please don't interfere with our navigation."

After seeing the opponent's semaphore, the signaler immediately reported to Huang Fei and Shi Lang:
"General, they say this is the high seas, and ask the Ming Fleet not to interfere with their normal navigation."

Huang Fei was furious:
"The high seas? They say the high seas are the high seas? Everyone is ready to fight, and the bow's main gun fired a warning. If they insist on going their own way, they will be sunk immediately."

"Yes"

Soldiers like to fight with such generals. They will not hesitate in the face of national justice, and they will fight if they disagree.

The captain of the Chongzhen is Haijiao, a newly promoted young general. Huang Fei thinks highly of him, and Zheng Chenggong also admires him very much. Otherwise, how could he be the captain of the Chongzhen.

After receiving Huang Fei's order, Haijiao immediately issued an order to prepare for battle, and the heavy gun at the bow fired directly at the battleship flying the Japanese flag.

(End of this chapter)

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