Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 1046: Emergency in the Southeast (5)

"Dong Weng, you shouldn't agree to this!!"

official office.

A thin middle-aged man with an anxious look on his face looked at Yuan Chonghuan, who had a solemn expression, and said with a hint of surprise, "You know how complicated maritime immigration is. When Fujian started this, the main force responsible for transportation was the Dongfan navy. This navy was directly under the command of the Dongfan Garrison Office, not the navy that was arbitrarily appointed by Wei Zhongxian under the selling of official positions and titles."

"But even so, the navy that travels back and forth between Fujian and Dongfan all year round cannot ensure absolute safety. Every year, a number of ships and immigrants are lost at sea!"

"As for the civilian ships, if it weren't for the exemption policy of the General Administration of Customs, most of them would be unwilling to transfer immigrants. After all, people are different from objects."

"This kind of thing is too much pressure for our Fujian Navy. After all..." But when he got to this point, the thin middle-aged man couldn't finish the words.

Because he noticed that Yuan Chonghuan's face turned gloomy.

The Fujian Navy has not received full payment of money and food for seven consecutive months, which has caused a lot of resentment among the lower-level officers and soldiers.

This part of the money and grain was withheld at the instruction of Yuan Chonghuan.

Of course, Yuan Chonghuan did not embezzle the money and grain. Instead, he used it to exchange for a batch of merchant ships, which he modified and put under the command of the Fujian Navy.

In the past two years, as the only relatively complete naval force in the southeastern waters, the Fujian Navy has undergone several splits to form a corresponding navy and coast guard system in order to support the southeastern coastal navy and coast guard system, strengthen control over the coast and near seas, and ensure that the customs can gradually increase its influence under the background of opening up the sea for trade.

For Yuan Chonghuan, he did not want to stay in Fujian for the rest of his life. He had clearly stood out in the previous fight against the Japanese invasion, but Yuan Chonghuan could not understand why he stayed in the Fujian Navy?
The most important point is that with the construction of the Nanzhili Navy and Coast Guard, Zhejiang Coast Guard, Guangdong Coast Guard and other maritime forces, the Fujian Navy, which he was responsible for maintaining, was repeatedly mobilized to operate in their respective waters. Under such circumstances, he restored the scale of the Fujian Navy time and time again. Why was he not rewarded?
Yuan Chonghuan was dissatisfied.

So he has to do better!
"Don't I know what you are worried about?"

Yuan Chonghuan snorted coldly, looked at the thin middle-aged man and said, "But for me, do I have a choice? No! Don't you know how much the emperor values ​​the Fujian maritime immigration issue?"

"That's not the case. Do you think Fujian can get a special amount of money every year? You should know that part of it is transferred from the General Administration of Customs."

"Who in the world today doesn't know how much the emperor values ​​maritime affairs? Starting from Tianjin, whether to the north or to the south, in just a few years, with the Yangtze River as the dividing line, countless shipyards have been built in the northern coastal provinces."

"And what Wei Zhongxian did in Dongfan when he led the Eastern Investigation Bureau southwards? During this period, the coastal areas of the southeastern provinces also underwent a great deal of change. This is all known to the world!"

The thin middle-aged man remained silent.

He knew one thing, that his father-in-law had some ideas.

"This is a rare opportunity for me."

Yuan Chonghuan said with a firm look in his eyes: "Affected by Songjiang Prefecture in Zhili and Xin'an Prefecture in Zhili, many civilian ships are now heading to the above-mentioned places."

"If our Fujian Navy can do a good job in this transfer of immigrants, and even strike some maritime forces that refuse to obey the king during this period, not only can the arrears of money and grain be resolved, but it can also further enhance the strength of our Fujian Navy."

"I firmly believe that as long as this matter can be done well, the central government will definitely see it, and then the Fujian Navy will become different." What Yuan Chonghuan said was exactly what the thin middle-aged man was worried about.

Although the Fujian Navy has maintained maritime exercises since Yuan Chonghuan took charge of its reorganization, they were all carried out along the coast. To be honest, they rarely went deeper away from the coast.

Although in recent years, the sea routes between the southeastern provinces and Dongfan and even the South Seas have been initially clarified by the authorities and promoted to the public.

But the situation at sea is complicated.

Especially for this sea route from Fujian to Dongfan, the changes are often huge. The key is that the situation at sea is not grasped in detail. If any mistakes occur during this period, it will be a big deal!
The reason why the thin middle-aged man was worried was because he knew that Yuan Chonghuan would not limit himself to maritime immigration, and he would definitely do something with this matter.

"Dong Weng~"

"Okay, don't say any more."

Seeing that the thin middle-aged man wanted to say something, Yuan Chonghuan simply waved his hand to interrupt him.

"I have made up my mind, no need to persuade me anymore!"

Yuan Chonghuan stood up and said, "I have heard before that there are still many small groups of pirates traveling between Fujian and Dongfan. They sail under the guise of maritime merchants. Dongfan sent troops to suppress them several times, but failed to achieve any results and then gave up."

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"Since they won't do anything, and the Guangdong Navy is sitting there watching, then my Fujian Navy will take care of this matter. I don't believe that such a thing can happen in the seas of my Great Ming Dynasty!"

Although the waters around Dongfan and Ryukyu, as well as the waters in the South China Sea, are generally stable, not as tense as before.

However, there are still many pirates wreaking havoc in many sea areas. They are robbing and looting. Wei Zhongxian and his men are aware of this, but they do not have the extra energy to take care of it.

After all, overall stability needs to be maintained.

This is the most important thing.

After all, the sea is different from the land. In its vastness, anything can happen. To build a truly stable maritime order, it cannot be achieved in a few years. It requires a longer period of time and a clear division of responsibilities at sea. Only in this way can it be achieved.

What Yuan Chonghuan wanted to do was to use the Fujian Navy as capital. He wanted to complete the Fujian maritime immigration and take this opportunity to attack these pirate forces. In addition to seizing their gains, he also wanted to seize the ships under their names. Ships were what Yuan Chonghuan cared about most.

In Yuan Chonghuan's view, since everything he had done before was centered around the Fujian Navy, even the establishment of many navy and coast guard systems were related to his Fujian Navy.

Then he was certain that the emperor must be paying attention to the Fujian navy.

The reason why the emperor had no attitude was definitely that what he did was not big enough. If he could get the emperor's attention, he would definitely be able to make further progress in his official career. Deep in Yuan Chonghuan's heart, there was actually a place he really wanted to go. As long as he could go there, he would surely become famous in the future!

(End of this chapter)