The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

Long Qing had already made up his mind, approved Zhang Fan's instructions, and allowed the warships to go out to sea, mainly to protect the merchant ships returning to sea. If Japanese pirates attacked the merchant ships on the way, he would immediately go to protect the merchant ships and drive away the Japanese pirates.

Now that the emperor has spoken, this matter has become more than half. Originally, the censors wanted to protest, to the effect that since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Ming had not sent warships to sea a few times, and this time it was to protect merchant ships. It's similar, but whether it's those who followed Gao Gong or the censors who looked at Zhang Juzheng, they found that the cabinet was surprisingly united this time, and no one came out to speak against it, even Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng. The obviously wrong person didn't argue, and unanimously agreed with Long Qing's resolution.

In this way, they will not say any more, after all, what kind of ancestral system and so on, it is right to insist, but the most important thing is to follow the emperor, otherwise it will offend the holy face and lose the black yarn , everything is empty.

In any case, this decree was issued smoothly. Although it was not an urgent battle, and there was no urgent [-] miles printed on it, the speed was not slow at all, but no matter how fast it was, this era still had to rely on People ran to send them on horseback.

It has been several days since Zhang Fan waited for the imperial decree of Longqing to submit the paper. He did not write in the paper that he was robbed by the ship owner. What kind of instructions were given for this incident, which alarmed the people behind the scenes, so the matter was not easy to handle. In the past few days, there have been three incidents of Japanese pirates attacking merchant ships. Fortunately, Zhang Fan used his little power to order He Kuan not to wait. The decree sent warships to sea. Except for the first time because of the rush of time, there was no time to rescue them. The last two Japanese attacks were repelled by the imperial warships. Several Japanese pirate ships were blown into pieces by the artillery on the warships. The fragments were removed, and the Japanese pirates on it were also buried in the sea.

Because He Kuan sent the warship ahead of the imperial decree, even though Zhang Fan told him that if something happened, he would take care of it, but He Kuan was still a little worried. What he was most afraid of was that Longqing or the court would not agree to do so. Now that the sacred decree is in hand, He Kuan is finally relieved.

With the escort of the imperial warships, the situation of the merchant ships has improved a lot. The number of warships in Fujian Province is limited, and it is impossible to sail with every group of merchant ships returning to sea. Zhang Fan even thought of a way for this , He imitated the rescue methods of later generations. Every merchant ship would ask them to bring some fireworks when they docked at Jilong Port. Fireworks will be lit, and after the fireworks bloom in the air, they can be seen hundreds of miles away. At that time, warships patrolling the sea will rush to rescue.

When Zhang Fan first mentioned this method, other people looked at him with unbelievable eyes, as if he had done something shocking to the world, which made Zhang Fan very embarrassed, but after that, the crowd was a big group. The compliments poured out, and all of them were placed on Zhang Fan's head. This immediately made Zhang Fan a little confused, but he was too modest to say that this was his method of plagiarizing future generations. Zhang Fan's words seemed particularly harsh to Zhang Fan's ears, but as time passed, Zhang Fan, who had heard too much of these words, became a little ecstatic again, and almost thought that this was the solution he had come up with.

This is just a small episode, but after using this method last time, the safety of merchant ships returning to the sea has been greatly increased. It is not far from the chicken coop to Quanzhou. Once there is a place that the warship cannot take care of, the fireworks on the ship Once released, the warships can rush over immediately. Although there are many Japanese pirates here, most of them are scattered, and when they rob merchant ships, they are only a few small boats. Often something happens in one place. It was enough to clear the siege, and in addition, the Mingjun on the warship got an order to let them decide whether to attack the Japanese pirates, which made these soldiers who used to train and fire at the breath all day even more happy Every time they go to rescue merchant ships, as long as they don't harm their own ships and personnel, the sailors of Ming Dynasty muster up their energy and fight hard. They look more energetic than resisting Japanese pirates on dry land. Japanese pirates They also seemed to be frightened by the viciousness of the Ming army. The Japanese pirates' actions in this sea area were much smaller immediately. Although they still happened from time to time, they were much better than some time ago.

As for the sailors, they are even more energetic. Now that the whereabouts of the Japanese pirates are hard to find, they are also anxious. They used to float on the sea waiting for the signal, but now they are running all over the world actively looking for the traces of the Japanese pirates. It's ridiculous.

The most interesting thing is that the merchants sailing out to sea, they didn’t have a good impression of the imperial court sending warships to escort them, thinking that it was just a way for the government to ask them for money. Coupled with the brave performance of the Daming navy, the merchants immediately changed their views and began to support them. What's more, they have reached the point of singing praises. When those merchants who came back later went ashore to have a look, another A scene, those officials in the past who didn't look at you without secretly stuffing some money, now they are all enthusiastic and don't take any money, which makes the businessmen puzzled, but they don't know If you think too much, if you don't collect money, you don't collect money. There is nothing to worry about when good things are in front of you. Besides, if these officials intensify in the future, it will not be one or two who will suffer, so they have nothing to be afraid of.

It's just that the merchants in Lili also felt that they should find a way to vent about the current situation, so the honor was added to the court, such as "Da Ming Jiangshan is immortal", "Your Majesty's holy Ming will be safe and healthy forever" Words like "are everywhere, and Fujian Yamen is naturally the most praised. Merchants even spontaneously made things like Wanmin Umbrellas and sent them to the Yamen, and raised a large sum of money to donate to the Yamen. The court did not expressly prohibit the collection of silver donations from the people, and many officials regarded it as a kind of honor.

As the governor of a province, He Kuan is closely related to the elimination of warships. Naturally, the merchants donated money to him. He Kuan was unwilling to accept it at first. Seeing that he would not accept it, the merchants decided to To put it another way, it is said that the money is for the soldiers who have worked tirelessly to protect them and return safely. In this way, He Kuan has no choice but to accept it, but he is afraid that the money will cause something to happen to himself Now, He Kuan had no idea how to deal with the money, but Zhang Fan gave him an idea. He asked someone to paste a large pair of red paper at the gate of the yamen, which clearly indicated that those people donated it. How much money is there in total, and if there is any use in the future, it will be clearly written on it, and in order to avoid the embarrassment of some merchants who donate little, only the name is marked on it, but the amount donated by the individual is not written. This move made the people in Fujian Province applaud, and those other officials who were about to watch He Kuan's jokes, and even planned to read He Kuan's book secretly, could only stare blankly.

When this series of incidents spread to the capital, Long Qing was really happy when he heard it, and he thought that he had done nothing wrong, even when he went to court, Long Qing was flattered, he wanted to be a wise man , Now there is finally something that can be obtained. Of course, it is necessary to brag about it, but it is inconvenient to sing praises to himself in front of the officials, so he put all these honors under Zhang Fan's name. Of course, he He didn't forget to let others know that Zhang Fan was the one who discovered this good seedling by himself, so a lot of rewards went into Zhang's residence.

Even so, this situation finally shut up those officials who still disagreed with Long Qing's previous decision, especially those censors who love to find fault, but they didn't know whether they were envious or jealous of Zhang Fan's thoughts, anyway. It's not a good thing, so is Gao Gong. Now that things are moving in a good direction, it is impossible for him to say anything disappointing in front of Long Qing, but his dislike for Zhang Fan has grown a little more in his heart, and Gao Gong also intends to That matter looks like it's about to get into trouble as soon as possible.

On weekdays, Zhang Fan secretly ordered his subordinates to step up the investigation and handling of corruption. On the surface, Zhang Fan still showed that he was doing nothing. Because the weather was too hot, he didn't want to go out. Chad and Joanna were chatting or something, but Zhang Fan's occasional remarks would always surprise the two of them. Many seemingly ordinary vernaculars seemed to hide a lot of philosophy, which made the two look up to Zhang Fan. At the same time, they also had a more "profound" understanding of the Ming Dynasty. The two felt that although this huge empire had changed hands several times, it was not accidental that the bloodline could be passed down to this day.

And Joanna's affection for Zhang Fan is getting deeper and deeper. Although Zhang Fan, the oriental aristocrat in her eyes is similar to those aristocrats in the west, with a successful career and many lovers, Joanna doesn't hate him, especially when he When she knew that Zhang Fan's women were all living under the same roof, she felt more and more that Zhang Fan was a man who could be entrusted to her for life, but she couldn't confess to him. The only heir left in her family is herself. She can't let her family lose its incense in the place where her ancestors have paid a lot, and she is even more unwilling to divide things with her children for thousands of miles in the possible future, so , Joanna only regards this as a feeling, just like the heroines in those novels are always surrounded by the tragedy of not being able to protect their loved ones for life.

Zhu Yijun was left. During this time, His Royal Highness was the happiest. Maybe it was because he had finally gotten used to the hot weather here. It was very humid. Zhu Yijun, who was used to this kind of weather, gradually began to release his depression that had been pent up for ten years. He went out every day at dawn and would never come back until dinner time. Zhang Fan also reminded him There was no other way but to send some more people to take care of his safety.

The last thing was brought up by Yingyue, and it was also what Zhang Fan was concerned about. It was about Yangzhou Mansion, or about Luo Linger.