Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 118 The Power of Ancestors (13)

Standing in Xiamen Port, in front of the ruins of Guoxingye Yanwu Field, Zheng Kezang looked a little lonely.

This is the place where the famous anti-Japanese general Yu Dayou and his grandfather Guo Xingye practiced military exercises.

It was here that his grandfather used the "Five Plum Blossom Exercises" to practice his famous Iron Man Army.

"For military training, five hundred catties of stone lions are used. Those who can stand upright are pulled into the left and right guards, equipped with Yunnan bows and arrows, and wear iron helmets, iron arms, and iron skirts. They are locked with locks and cannot be taken off. They are called iron men."

The Iron Man Army was brave and good at fighting, and was the main force in the Northern Expedition to fight against the Qing Dynasty and recover Yizhou Island.

It's a pity that most of the buildings here will be destroyed.

However, it was not destroyed by the Qing army, but burned down before the Ming Zheng army left when Zheng Jing was defeated last year.

Only a solitary "practicing gallstone" was left.

If it is not destroyed, it can be regarded as a low-level spectacle.

"Your Majesty, although there is not one out of ten martial arts fields, there is one special place that you may be interested in." Liu Guoxuan didn't know when Zheng Kezang began to like ancient buildings, but what is good in the upper part must be worse in the lower part , if he likes it, bring him here.

Zheng Kezang intends to occupy Xiamen Island for a long time and will not run away anymore, so he visited the scenic spots and historic sites on Xiamen Island to try his luck.

As a result, along the way, I found that Xiamen Island did not have a building that was eligible to be entered into the system, which was very embarrassing.

It’s like a small loss, because Zheng Kezang was too busy when he was in Quanzhou, so he didn’t visit these ancient buildings much.

Quanzhou has a long history, presumably, there is a little possibility of miracles, unlike Xiamen, which was developed later.

Returning to his senses with a little disappointment, Zheng Kezang asked curiously: "Uncle Zhongyong, is there anything interesting?"

"Of course there are. I have been here for many years, and there is a place that you will definitely like. Your Majesty, please follow me!" Liu Guoxuan said with a smile.

The martial arts field has been neglected for more than a year, and weeds are overgrown. Liu Guoxuan led Zheng Kezang through a mottled path. It had just rained today, and the road was a bit slippery. They all walked more carefully.

After walking for a while, Zheng Kezang's eyes lit up, and he saw a huge lake lying in front of him, and he felt refreshed.

After the rain, the lake is calm and beautiful, the air is filled with the fragrance of willow branches, and the calm lake is covered with a thin layer of cool water vapor, like a light veil.

At this time, the sky also began to clear up, and the sky gradually brightened up. A beautiful rainbow was like a ribbon, reflected on the lake, which was extremely beautiful.

The warm autumn wind blew the lake water, and the surface of the lake suddenly shimmered with ripples.

The birds on the shore passed by the lake, and couldn't help but leaned down and gave a light kiss.

The fish swimming underwater couldn't bear the loneliness, so they poked their heads out to see the beauty of the lake.

"Uncle Zhongyong, the scenery here is beautiful!" Zheng Kezang praised.

"No, no, Your Majesty, this is the Martial Arts Pool!" Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, Liu Guoxuan's eyes showed nostalgia.

"Yanwu. Chi." Zheng Kezang murmured softly.

From this name, Zheng Kezang roughly guessed what it was.

"That's right, Your Majesty, this is where Guo Xing Ye trained as a sailor!" Liu Guoxuan said a little excitedly.

It turned out that in 1658, in order to expel the Dutch, Guo Xingye ordered the engineer Feng Chengshi to build the "Yanwu Pool" here to train sailors. The Yanwu Pool is very large and extends all the way to the waters of Xiamen Port.

"It turns out that this place is worthy of our memory." Zheng Kezang said.

Looking at the Yanwu pool in front of him, Zheng Kezang seemed to see the hard training of the Ming Zheng Navy decades ago, flooding into his mind.

"Uncle Zhongyong, please tell Zhu Tiangui, the governor of the left, that all recruits from the Zheng Navy of the Ming Dynasty will come here for training," Zheng Kezang ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" After learning from the guards, Liu Guoxuan couldn't help saluting whenever Zheng Kezang gave an order.

Originally, Zheng Kezang felt that it was okay for the martial arts field to be deserted, but now for some reason, he wanted to rebuild it.

Could this be the power of the fathers, or the ancestors?
Zheng Kezang believes that this is a kind of inheritance. The Martial Arts Field was born because of Guo Xingye, and it was abandoned because of Zheng Jing. Now, let Zheng Kezang revive it here.

After saying goodbye to Liu Guoxuan, Zheng Kezang, who is strong in execution, returned to his residence, wrote a letter, and ordered a batch of cement to be transported from Dongning Mansion. Perhaps this will become the second military academy and become an anti-Qing military academy. base.

The occupation of Xiamen Island was very natural, and there was basically no resistance. It was originally under Ming Zheng's rule.

For the people of Xiamen Island, the rule of the new King Yanping seems to be better than before.

With the removal of the poll tax, Zheng Kezang quickly gained the trust of the common people.

What's more, they saw the high-spirited guards with shiny breastplates, bayonets everywhere, so elite, rare in the world, and they felt that the new Yanping King had a future.

An old man with his grandson passed by, and he bragged to his grandson: "Grandpa, I have seen the world, but the army of the new Yanping King is stronger than Grandpa's Iron Man Army!"

Guo’s Iron Man Army is quite famous in the southern Hokkien generation. There is a saying in Hokkien called “all iron men fall”, which is a metaphor for something unstoppable.

"Grandpa, how do you know they are better than the Iron Man Army!" The little grandson was annoyed, obviously, he was a fan of the Iron Man Army.

He has heard the legend of the Iron Man Army since he was a child, and his dream is to become the Iron Man Army.

"Grandson, because of your grandpa, he used to belong to the Iron Man Army!" The little old man raised his index finger, and quietly "shh" his grandson, indicating a low profile.

The little old man looks hunched, it's hard to imagine that he used to be an extremely ferocious iron man army, maybe he was bent over by the iron armor, and he couldn't stand up straight when he was old.

The little grandson really didn't believe it, and he still didn't believe that the Guards were stronger than the Iron Man Army.

In the days to come, he couldn't help but secretly watch the training of the guards, wanting to see how strong the guards were in his grandfather's mouth.

The world of a child is so simple, whoever is strong, he wants to be.

The world of adults is more complicated, such as Zheng Kezang, who is studying the next strategy.

Xiamen Island has many advantages, but one disadvantage is that it has a small population. The population registered in the Qianlong period was only 16, and the Kangxi period had a maximum of 10.

Zheng Kezang glanced at the system panel and found that there were indeed not many people, so there was an increase of 9 people.

Originally, when 3 people were transferred from Quanzhou, there were 31 Han Chinese on the system board. Later, another 2 people were transferred, which was 33. Now, it is 42 people.

Compared with when I first supervised the country, the population has doubled, which is worth celebrating.

Zheng Kezang was not satisfied with this. He had sent a letter to Yizhou Island, planning to transport all the troops from the first town of Jinwei. The next step was to continue to transfer the population of Fujian, and take the common people out to live a good life.

While Zheng Kezang was thinking deeply, a peace letter from the Qing court made him playful.

(End of this chapter)