Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 379 Quick Response

The special establishment of the Ship Cleaning Department under the Shaofu marked that the Ming Empire's shipbuilding industry in the north would enter a new stage, that is, efficient development under overall management.

Although it will take at least several years, or even longer, for the shipbuilding and shipbuilding industry to prosper, for Zhu Youxiao, as long as everything is done in the right direction and with full vigor, it is not too late. .

Zhu Youxiao has enough patience and time.

After all, is there any country or force with such a vast territory and such a large population as the Ming Dynasty? Zhu Youxiao couldn't find one at all!

Wang Zheng, a national treasure-level talent, is in charge and is responsible for many matters of ship construction and development. Zhu Youxiao does not have to intervene too much. He only tells the little knowledge he knows and points out the general trend of ship development in the future, and the rest will be done. It is about providing financial support and playing the role of logistics steward.

When it comes to research and advancement in the field of science and technology, the most taboo thing is for laymen to guide experts. Zhu Youxiao knows this very well, so as long as it involves the field of science and technology, no matter which subject it is, it is the experts who have the absolute say.

Even to reflect this, Zhu Youxiao also set up a set of administrative positions for them in the Shaofu to reflect the importance he attached to this group of talents.

In the development and construction of the shipbuilding field, all matters that need to be clarified have been clarified. Zhu Youxiao's energy cannot only stop in this aspect, he has more things to plan and plan.

Dong Nuan Pavilion.

"Your Majesty, if we can only exchange supplies with the vassal Korea, there will be no great hidden dangers in the coastal areas of our country."

Attaché He Tengjiao, who was on duty in the study room, said with an extremely serious expression: "But if the maritime merchants of the European countries active under the rule of Nanyang all respond to our government's policy of opening up the sea, I have previously followed your majesty's order to conduct an inventory of the naval forces along the coast. Regarding the situation, I reviewed many memorials and documents from the Ministry of War and found that the situation is not optimistic."

The other counselors and attachés who were on duty in the study had serious expressions when they heard what He Tengjiao said. After all, they all knew these things.

"Except for the naval force in Fujian, there are only some water ships under the rule of Guangdong. As for Zhejiang, South Zhili and other places, they are almost negligible."

He Tengjiao continued: "In Shandong, Beizhili, Liaodong and other places, although His Majesty issued an order to prepare for the establishment of naval forces, the time was too short after all. Even if the naval forces in the northern coastal provinces recruited enough, they could ensure the deterrence of the navy. There are too few ships, let alone ships with three thousand materials, even ships with two thousand materials or one thousand materials are very few."

"Although some of the warships converted from civilian ships are large enough, they still have a certain gap compared with the serious warships. They can be used for transportation to and from various places in Liaodong, but if a war is really going to be fought at sea, what will happen? No one can tell how sure we are of winning."

The atmosphere in Dongnuang Pavilion became depressing.

Zhu Youxiao's expression became very serious. Although He Tengjiao's words were unpleasant, the reality was so cruel. With the Longqing switch, the Japanese chaos on the southeast coast decreased year by year, and the central court's intensity towards the navy also gradually decreased.

After all, there is only so much money in the treasury. If we continue to allocate money to the Navy, other corresponding aspects will be reduced. Under the solidification of this conservative thinking, the strength of the Ming Navy has not been developed.

And He Tengjiao did not dare to speak too clearly. For example, the so-called Fujian Navy, due to years of arrears of pay, not only many of its warships have not been repaired, but there have even been several cases of people running away from their homes, all of which were caused by Wang Xiang The backlog of military affairs before taking office as Minister of War.

"Your Majesty, I have set up a Ship Cleaning Department to coordinate and integrate the government-run factories in Tianjin, Denglai and other places. Is it possible to order the Tianjin Department to reduce the number of Western Yi merchants going north until Tianjin, Denglai and other places? When the local navy has a batch of new warships, can we completely let the Western Yi trade northward?"

"Your Majesty, those who are not of our race must have different intentions. Even though the Western merchants who are active in Nanyang can indeed bring a lot of benefits and conveniences to our court, we must be on guard after all. In case there are people with evil intentions, under the guise of In the name of trading with the Ming Dynasty, if they enter the coastal areas of our country and launch a surprise attack on the rich land, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Your Majesty, I think this matter should be taken seriously. After all, during the reign of Emperor Sejongsu, the southeast coast had been harassed by Japanese invaders for a long time, which not only caused serious losses to the local area, but also caused the court..." After He Tengjiao expressed his worries, others Several counselors or attachés who went to the study room came to Zhu Youxiao one after another to make admonitions. After all, this was by no means a trivial matter.

Whether it is the upper study or the south study, as Zhu Youxiao's military and political think tank, although it does not have decision-making power, it can still make suggestions on some matters.

After all, those who can enter the two study rooms are all recognized by Zhu Youxiao, and their talents and vision are sufficient. Some of them even hold important positions in the Shaofu or the Military Academy.

"There is no need to mention the opening of the sea, I have made my decision."

Looking at the ministers in front of him, Zhu Youxiao said with firm eyes: "Compile these internal references, copy a few copies and send them to the government, the Military Academy, Jin Yiwei, etc., so that they all know about this."

He Tengjiao and others heard this and knew that there was no possibility of changing the matter.

But the worries in their hearts are also real.

At present, the Ming Dynasty is stable in Liaodong, but the Jianlu rebellion has not been completely suppressed after all. If there are changes in other parts of the Ming Dynasty during this period, it will be very passive for the court.

What's more, Ming Dynasty knows far less about the maritime power of the European countries than Jianlu, let alone Japanese pirates. If anything happens, Ming Dynasty will become more passive.

"The construction and development of maritime power requires a certain amount of time. This is a fact that no one can change."

Under this situation, Zhu Youxiao continued: "Since this is the case, then we will identify a group of rapid response teams. What they will do in the future is to intensify training at the station. If there is unrest in the nearby area, we will After receiving corresponding instructions, we can rush there urgently to suppress the rebellion.”

"I intend to establish an established rapid response team in Xishan, Fengtai, Changping, Miyun, Jizhou Town, Yongping, Tianjin, Baoding and other places. In the future, their food, salary and military supplies will be prioritized. The specific organizational structure How much should it be and how should it be equipped? An official document should be drafted in the name of the above study and sent to the Military Council as soon as possible for discussion and clarification. After the matter is resolved, it will be sent to various places for implementation. "

"The ministers obey the order."

Everyone immediately bowed.

How could Zhu Youxiao not have thought about what the ministers in the study room said, but some risks must be taken, otherwise how could the Ming Dynasty change.

Since the sea power still needs time, then the army power will be used temporarily to do business with a bunch of wolves in sheep's clothing. There must be enough deterrence.

Now Zhu Youxiao wants to absolutely ensure the stability of Beizhili. As for the stability of order elsewhere, even if Zhu Youxiao wants to intervene, his money bag will not allow it.

The construction and development of intensive handicraft manufacturing in Northern Zhili will inevitably have a siphon effect on neighboring provinces. Only by cooperating with the opening up of overseas trade can rapid development be achieved.

As long as Beizhili is stable enough and strives to avoid any unrest five years before the apocalypse, which will affect the development of various places in Beizhili, then Zhu Youxiao will be in an invincible position!

(End of this chapter)