Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 127 Gunboat
Although Zhu Chenggong, the surname given to the country, is only a thousand households in Jinyi, Zheng Zhilong also asked Zheng Cai to bring three thousand sailors to the north to support his son, so the young Zhu Chenggong was also present at the temporary imperial meeting.

It's just that Zhu Chenggong didn't feel arrogant and arrogant just because his family is now the headquarter in Fujian and ruled the roost at sea. Instead, he sat very humbly and quietly at the bottom table, listening to the lecture with an open mind.

The atmosphere of the meeting was more relaxed.

However, Zhu Chenggong's attention was mainly focused on the young Jian Guo. Looking at this Jian Guo, who was only five or six years older than himself, he had accomplished such remarkable feats in a short period of time. I adore him very much.

Jian Guo led the army to the Northern Expedition and entered the Three Wus, but now he is starting to plan and deploy in Jingxiang, thousands of miles away. He admires this overall situation. In contrast, when he was in Fujian, his father and uncles But they only stared at a few ports along the coast of Fujian, and talked mostly about the benefits of maritime trade, and did not see the drastic changes in the Central Plains at this time.

Listening carefully, Zhu Chenggong gradually discovered some details, that is, at this imperial meeting, although there were two cabinet scholars, no matter whether it was the respected old scholar Xu Shiqi, or the very young junior scholar Shen Chen Quan, as well as Yu Dafu, Chen Qianfu, Shen Wenzhong, etc. who co-organized military affairs, or Chengyibo Liu Kongzhao, Zuo Tongzheng, Yang Wencong, etc., although they also spoke at this meeting, they generally followed the rhythm of the supervisor.

Or just filling in the gaps, the whole meeting has the feeling of one word, basically the supervisor will set the tone when he comes up, and then everyone will add details.

This surprised him, because even in Fujian, with his father Zheng Zhilong's status in the Zheng family, it is difficult to talk about it. Those uncles and brothers are always quarreling and arguing about one thing for a long time.

And like walking here now, Zhu Yihai promoted the Zhongzhen Camp to one of the Shangwei's pro-army, and awarded them the front of the imperial camp, conferred titles and officials to thirteen families, and set the Jingzhou Campaign No one objected to the plan.

There is too much useful information revealed here.

First of all, Lu Jianguo has great prestige here, and this is very difficult for a prince who has not long established himself. Obviously, Zhu Yihai can do this because of his series of victories It is the prestige brought by the victory, and it is the victory that makes everyone gradually support Jian Guo unconditionally.

Think about the things he heard about the court of Chongzhen in Beijing when he was studying in prison in Nanjing. During the 17 years of Chongzhen's reign, more than a dozen chief ministers were changed, and more than 50 academicians worshiped, but the court was not quiet for a day However, Chongzhen couldn't say anything at all, so he just listened to what came next.

"No matter the seniority, ability, or rank of the Zhu Ge Department is enough to supervise the seven provinces, but I am worried that he, a foreign monk, will not be able to study the local scriptures when he goes to Huguang. If the local officials and generals in Huguang refuse to support him, the supervisor It's not easy to be a teacher." Zhu Yihai said.

When Du Yinxi heard the words, he immediately stood up and expressed his opinion, saying that he, the governor of Hunan, absolutely supported Governor Zhu. Absolutely obey the dispatch, say go east and never go west, say go forward and never go back.

"When Hubei is recovered, Li Chixin will be in Jingzhou, Yuan Zongdi will be in Xiangyang, Gao Yigong will be in Wuchang, Hao Yongzhong will be in Xunyang, and the rest will be in various prefectures in Hubei." Zhu Yihai arranged.

Now most of the rest of the Shun Army have crossed the river to the territory of Hunan. Zhu Yihai's arrangement can be seen as a reward for the various departments of the Zhongzhen Camp.

One is that the Zhongzhen Camp will be moved to Hubei, and then Hunan will be re-controlled by the Daming army led by Du Yinxi and Zhu Dadian.

When considering who to send to replace He Tengjiao, Zhu Yihai actually had several candidates, such as Zhang Guowei, Liu Zongzhou, Zhu Dadian and even Yu Ying and Xu Shiqi.

But considering that the one who has experience in leading troops is actually Zhu Dadian, not even Zhang Guowei. Although he has served as Minister of the Ministry of War and assisted in the military administration of the Beijing Camp, it is not enough to truly lead troops to fight and lead.

Just like the Qiantang River defense line, Zhang Guowei's supervisor, but judging from the current feedback, he is in charge of coordinating the various ministries, raising food and salaries, and he is actually doing a mediocre job.

It can only be said that Zhang Guowei is loyal and has some military knowledge, but he is still much worse than Zhu Dadian, who served as the governor of Shandong to quell the Denglai Rebellion, and later served as the Minister of the Ministry of War, the Governor of Water Transport and the Governor of Fengyang.Zhu Dadian has made real achievements in suppressing the rebellion and suppressing thieves. He even started his career as a military department at the earliest.

Even in the 14th year of Chongzhen, Zhu Dadian briefly served as governor of military affairs in Jiangbei and Huguang, Henan, and was still in Fengyang. He was dismissed because he could not maintain integrity.

Zhu Dadian, apart from his liking for corruption, seems to be very capable.

Compared with the more decent Zhang Guowei, officials like Zhu Dadian who are somewhat corrupt may actually be more adaptable to the situation.

Although he also thought about directly replacing He Tengjiao with Du Yinxi, he was worried that He Tengjiao might refuse to carry out the decree after it was promulgated. Only those with a higher official rank can hold him down.

Worshiping He Tengjiao as a bachelor, returning to the court to join the cabinet as an assistant, is actually a rising and falling.

This point, even Zhu Chenggong, a young man, basically heard it after listening to the meeting.Regardless of the reason, Lu Jianguo appreciates Du Yinxi, but he is dissatisfied with He Tengjiao, and now he wants to change his coach.

At the meeting, Zhu Yihai never mentioned the Guangdong and Guangxi regions in Fujian. Although Fujian Governor Zhang Kentang and Guangxi Governor Qu Shixu were also present at the meeting, he only listened to their brief reports on the situation in the two places and did not make comments or arrangements.

Zhu Chenggong felt that this was not a good thing. Since Jian Guo had already intervened in Huguang affairs, why did he ignore Fujian and Guangdong in the rear?

Seeing that the meeting was about to end, Zhu Chenggong bit the bullet and asked for a speech. The Fujian General Town Committee donated 50 taels of silver to him, and sent Zheng Cai to lead [-] sailors to the north.

"Well, the loyalty of the Marquis of Nan'an is commendable, and the 50 taels of silver is also regarded as an urgent need. You don't know something. Now there are only more than 3000 soldiers in the Northern Expedition Army, nearly fifty battalions, one for each battalion. The moonlight salary is only 15 taels, you do the math, the monthly salary is [-], and this is not counting horses, ships, artillery, knives, armor, etc., which are more costly, hey, I can’t afford it.”

"The Marquis of Nan'an is far away in Fujian. They all say that Fujian is a poor and remote place with eight mountains, one water and one field. He can still squeeze out 50 taels of silver to send it. What kind of loyalty is this? With these 50 taels , enough to pay the soldiers of the Northern Expedition for three months."

Zhu Chenggong's face was flushed with what he said. Who doesn't know that the Zheng family in Fujian is wealthy and monopolized the maritime trade. It is like holding a cornucopia. Ten thousand taels of silver.

This income is richer than that of the Ming court.

It is even said that it is richer than the Dutch East India Company, and now Zhu Yihai has sent 50 taels of silver. Compared with this, it is not too much, but very little.

After all, you earn 3000 million a year and only give 50 to the court. Is this loyalty to the emperor and patriotism?
If you earn 30 a year and give 50 to the court, then you are truly loyal to the emperor and patriotic, helping the country by destroying the family.Even earning 50 to 30 a year is a very loyal performance.But three thousand to fifty is really nothing.

Zheng Chenggong was run on by Zhu Yihai, so he could only bite the bullet and say that this is the first sum, and there will be more in the future.

"Oh, really? That's great, Gu Ke has to thank Nan'an Hou."

Zhu Yihai stopped with a smile and said no more.

Zhu Chenggong then said that his cousin Zheng Cai, the former deputy general of Zhenjiang, was ordered by the general town to lead [-] elite Fujian Navy to come to obey the orders.

"A total of nine large ships with 32 heavy guns, and fifty warships with eight guns, with a total of 3000 sailors."

In fact, Zhu Yihai has already obtained detailed information about the navy led by Zheng Cai. Zhu Chenggong's statement of 3000 people and a total of 59 ships is true. In particular, nine of the large ships are equipped with 32 cannons, six of which are Bronze cannons, two alloy cannons, and 24 iron cannons. This is a new type of warship modeled after the Dutch warships.

In terms of firepower, it is far better than the warships of the Zheng family in the past. Such a ship is at the top of the Zheng family. It is indeed very sincere to be able to send nine of them this time. It is also the main warship of the Zheng family. In the Luowan naval battle, the Zheng family used this kind of ship as the main force.

Using the topography of the bay and the direction of the tide, plus a huge reward, they rewarded 200 taels of silver for burning a boat, and 50 taels of silver for killing a Dutchman. Finally, they used the tactics of group attack and fire attack to defeat the invincible Dutchman.

These boats are much more advanced than Zhu Yihai's newly built Navy Fuboying boats. Even the navy boats brought by Liu Kongzhao and Yang Wencong are just old-fashioned sand boats in the Yangtze River.

Zhu Yihai still likes this Zheng family fleet very much, but there is one thing, he must really take this fleet under his control, instead of letting Zheng Cai continue to control this fleet, otherwise this fleet is impossible to be Zhu Yihai's is still Zheng's.

Just like when the Qing army crossed the river, Zheng Hongkui served as the chief soldier of Zhenjiang and the general seal of Zhenhai, and Zheng Cai was the deputy chief soldier. As a result, the navy they led fled without fighting.

The sailors in these guys' hands are the strongest, but they only want to maintain their strength, and they are not willing to work hard for the court at all.

"There are twelve battalions in the Fubo battalion of the solitary navy, but there is a shortage of warships and experienced sailors. This time you sent so many warships and artillery guns, it is really a timely help. Ruan Jin, chief officer of the navy , Deputy Commander Liu Kongzhao."

"Chen is here!"

Ruan Jin and Liu Kongzhao got up and obeyed.

"Don't hesitate to thank the country's surname, 59 boats, and 3000 people. In this way, the navy battalion will be reorganized into eight battalions, and twenty battalions will be assembled. They will be divided into two fleets, the inland river fleet and the outer sea fleet. In the battalions, Liu Kongzhao, the deputy commander, is also in charge of the Inland River Navy."

"For the 3000 people and 59 ships in Fujian, the [-]th battalion of the original navy and the newly formed eighth battalion were divided into one point, as evenly as possible, and the deputy commander-in-chief of Zheng Cai was assigned to the deputy commander-in-chief of the Waihai Navy to assist Ruan Zongbing.

Zhu Chenggong was appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Neihe Navy of Fubo Camp, and assisted Liu Kongzhao in commanding the Tenth Battalion of Neihe. "

With a smile on his face, Zhu Yihai swallowed the three thousand elite sailors of the Zheng family without any hesitation, showing no courtesy to the Zheng family.

Zhu Chenggong also couldn't help but froze there, not knowing how to answer.

"Do you have any objections to the country's surname?" Zhu Yihai snorted coldly.

"Minister, I take orders by order." Zhu Chenggong quickly replied, "Thank you, Your Highness, Long En!"

"Guo Xing hurried to the beach, and called Zheng Cai to bring the sailors over, and reorganize as soon as possible, so the sailors can come in handy as soon as possible."

When Zhu Yihai thought about the history, he went south to Fujian after the Qiantang defense line collapsed, but in the end he was controlled by Zheng Cai and became his puppet. , Zhu Yihai will never trust such an arrogant and domineering person.

This navy will either be completely accepted and reorganized by him, or he would rather not have it.

As for Zheng Cai, he should be appeased by a deputy commander first, but it is absolutely impossible to reuse him.

(End of this chapter)