The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 764 Zheng Zhihu

On the third day, Zheng Zhilong had the honor to participate in the naming and handover ceremony of three warships that had completed sea trials and were handed over to the Longwu Navy.

The three battleships named "Hanjiang", "Jianghua", and "Busan" with a displacement of [-] tons shocked Zheng Zhilong's generals and two to three thousand soldiers.

Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhihu, Gan Hui and other generals boarded the three battleships for a careful inspection. They saw the black and shiny cannons, and saw the power and range of the cannons.

The little bit of pride they had in their hearts was gone. I am afraid that these three battleships would not be able to win if they used all the warships of the Zheng Group to siege them.

It took Huang Yong and Huang Yi another four months to travel to Nanyang. Not only did they bring back 100 million shi of rice, but they also bought 500 million jin of cotton from India.

Farmers in Quang Nam, Day Viet, and Little Luzon were able to get rid of poverty by planting and producing rice, and their enthusiasm was high. The sown area is increasing day by day. Of course, the government cannot suffer losses. With more cultivated land, the land tax will naturally increase a lot.

Now the officials and ordinary people in the three countries are worried that if Daming does not come to purchase in a year, the rice in their hands will form a backlog, and the domestic grain price will drop by at least half, and the farmers who grow the grain will lose a lot of money. The fruits of labor will go to waste.

The production technology of Daming silk and cloth is world-leading, and an industrial chain has been formed. The products are popular in the export trade and have supported hundreds of thousands of weavers.

The high demand for cotton and raw silk has caused too many farmers in the south of the Yangtze River to give up growing grain and instead grow cash crops, causing the grain output in the south of the Yangtze River to decline year by year.

Being able to purchase cotton originating in India from Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands is equivalent to increasing the sown area of ​​grain. Huang Han strongly advocated that when the time is right, you can go to India to purchase directly.

The main fleet did not sit idle after returning. Thousands of newly graduated sailors, gunners, and marines immediately went to work to replace most of the crew members who returned from the long voyage to rest. The fleet devoted itself to the work of transporting immigrants for two months.

Zheng Zhilong's fleet has never been idle, and they transport immigrants between Denglai and Tianjinwei.

Zheng Zhihu and Gan Hui saw that General Zhenglu didn't seem to have any intention of using them to participate in the war at all, so they were really disappointed to let them undertake the transportation task.

Two months have passed, and they have seen the busyness of the Liaohai Sea, the number of warships owned by the Longwu Navy, and the mental outlook of the Marine Corps and sailors, and they understand that in the future they can only choose to follow the General Zhenglu cooperate.

Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhihu, Gan Hui and others finally met their old acquaintance, Shi Daxuan, one of the former chieftains of the Eighteen Zhi.

In the past few years, due to his serious work and frequent meritorious service, Shi Daxuan has been awarded by the guerrilla general. He also serves as the captain of the [-]-ton battleship "Liaoyang" and manages eight battleships of the same level.

Not including the Marine Corps, the normal crew of Shi Daxuan's battle formation reached 600 people.

Times have changed, and Zheng Zhilong still cares about Shi Daxuan's defection to the general who conquered the captives, showing the generosity of seeing each other and smiling, but his heart is not at all happy. It seems that Shi Daxuan has been in the "Red Flag Army" system for several years and has caught up with himself. up.

Shi Daxuan, who was in a good mood, invited his old friends to drink, and talked about how he lived comfortably in the "Red Banner Army" system these years, and talked about how comfortable it was when the warships on the deck of Xiyi raised the white flag and surrendered...

On the first day of July, Huang Han specially invited the generals and generals of the Longwu Navy to a banquet to see off most of them, because seven days later it will be an auspicious day, and the main force of the Longwu Navy will set off for Nanyang again.

Shi Daxuan has been reappointed as the captain of the battleship "Busan".

He and the Longwu Navy have Huang Yong, the commander-in-chief of the right governor Jiayu, deputy general Yang Dacheng, generals Shen Xianyi, Shen Ming, Huang Chunsheng, guerrilla generals Huang Yi, Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhihu, Gan Hui, etc., plus Huang Hanzheng 20 People sit at a table.

Of course, the idea of ​​the big round table comes from Huang Han. There is no need to open gold fingers. A few years ago, Huang Han only briefly introduced the construction principle, and the carpenter made round tables of various sizes, and matched them with the ball turntable made by the blacksmith.

The large and small round tables that can be rotated have been used in restaurants and restaurants in Jingshi Everbright City, which have received rave reviews.

A group of generals who have been at sea for a long time have a common language. At the wine table, they talked about how to chase the Xiyi merchant ships and capture the Xiyi deck warships. Zheng Zhihu scratched his head and scratched his head.

Huang Han saw that Zheng Zhihu, who was big and round, was more pleasing to the eye, and raised his glass to signal a toast. Seeing the toast, Zheng Zhihu hurriedly left his seat and came to Huang Han's side to drink three glasses, saying, "I dare not do it."

Huang Han asked with a smile: "General Zheng, General Shi Daxuan was transferred to be the captain of the 'Busan', and the 'Liaoyang' is short of a good captain. I wonder if you would like to serve in the Longwu Navy and serve as the captain of the 'Liaoyang'?"

As soon as these words came out, all the laughing and drinking generals put down their glasses and looked at General Zhenglu and Zheng Zhihu. Zheng Zhihu had 1 wishes in his heart, but he couldn't help himself, so he quickly glanced at his elder brother Zheng Zhilong for help.

Zheng Zhilong had seen the battleship Liaoyang, and knew that such a warship was a first-class warship of the Longwu Navy. It was obvious that this was General Zhenglu's intention to support Zheng Zhihu.

No matter how the situation develops in the future, if Zheng Zhihu can serve as the captain of the "Liaoyang" battleship, he will definitely be able to learn a lot of tactics of the Longwu Navy and be familiar with the first-class warships of the Longwu Navy. Why not?

He hurriedly got up and left his seat, knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I would like to thank the General for supporting my second younger brother!"

Seeing his elder brother kneeling down, Zheng Zhihu also knelt down and kowtowed with a plop, and said: "Thank you for the kindness of the general, and I am willing to serve the general from now on!"

Huang Han said with a smile: "What a disaster, what a blessing? It's really hard to say at this time! General Zheng, don't be too happy, I'm afraid it will take you a while to get used to the rules and regulations of the Red Banner Army.

The lord reckons that you will feel uncomfortable without servants around you, haha! "

Zheng Zhihu stated: "General, a humble position can adapt to any military discipline. General Shi Daxuan has served in the Longwu Navy for several years, and the mental outlook of the soldiers around him is no different from that of servants!"

Huang Yong said: "You will know if you are used to it, General, when Beizhi No. [-] goes to Nanyang, it will put the 'Liaoyang' into the first battle formation."

Huang Han remembered a very important matter, and told his second younger brother Huang Yong: "When the Longwu Navy reaches the surface of Guangdong, don't hurry, and go to see if there are any large ships on the Xiyi deck that are provoking Daming?

If a Xiyi warship is found to attack or even take down the Humen Fort, I will order the Longwu navy not to let a Xiyi warship go, and arrest or kill all Xiyi people who dare to provoke Ming Dynasty. "

(End of this chapter)