Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 766 Sit back and watch the storm rise

Zhu Youxiao paid close attention to the policy direction of rectifying the administration of officials, the turmoil and game caused by it at the central level, and the identification and arrests carried out at the local level, but he did not interfere too much.

The current situation is very good. All parties are involved. There is struggle and game between them, and the pattern has always maintained the tone of fighting but not breaking. Given this situation, why should Zhu Youxiao intervene?

As an autocratic emperor with great power, he does not have to directly interfere in everything. What he should do is to seek greater benefits from it.

Since all the forces in the court are closely connected because of one thing and the general direction has not deviated much, why waste time and energy?

Wouldn't it be nice to take this opportunity to do something else, to interfere in something else?

Wuying Palace.

"Your Majesty, the rectification of the naval system in coastal areas such as Northern Zhili, Liaodong, and Shandong has basically completed the preliminary and intermediate reviews, and is currently preparing for the final review."

The various disturbances and conflicts in the outer court did not affect the Military Affairs Council at all. For the people here, they wished they could use one day as two days. There were so many things to do that they had no time and energy to worry about anything else.

Shen Tingyang stood in front of a map, holding up his baton, and said in a serious tone: "If everything goes well, by the second half of this year at the latest, the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty will have three fleets under its command: Bohai, Beihai, and Whale Sea, to guard and patrol the northern border waters of the Ming Dynasty."

"In order to speed up the construction of the Ming Royal Navy, when the three major fleets are officially established, the naval forces originally belonging to Northern Zhili, Liaodong, Shandong and other places will be restructured according to the established planning and deployment, and strive to build a navy capable of certain external operations around the fifth year of Tianqi!"

"We must take this final review seriously and not be careless in the slightest." Zhu Youxiao frowned and stared at the map in front of him.

"The change from the Navy to the Navy is not just a simple change of name."

"The Ming Dynasty has many sea areas under its jurisdiction. The previous maritime concepts can no longer support the needs of the Ming Dynasty. It is urgent for the Ming Dynasty to build a professional maritime force."

"The branches of the Ming Dynasty Royal Navy must be refined. In addition to the maritime fleet, we must also build corresponding teams such as coastal defense, marines, and comprehensive supply."

"In addition, the division and construction of the bases, military ports, and water police districts of the three major fleets must also have corresponding results. In a word, what I want is a powerful navy that combines combat effectiveness and professionalism!"

The atmosphere in the hall was slightly subtle.

To be honest, there was actually some controversy within the Military Affairs Council regarding the naval construction proposed by the emperor. After all, this model was extremely novel and could be said to have subverted the original naval warfare.

Just like the divisions of bases, military ports, and water police districts, they were not so clearly subdivided in the past. They were just roughly divided to ensure the safety of the surrounding sea areas.

Because of these divisions, the Military Affairs Council had to allocate a certain amount of manpower to different places to draw corresponding nautical charts, and even do so under unified standards.

Unifying standards is something Zhu Youxiao has been actively promoting. From administration to industry to the military, all areas that can be influenced must have a complete system in place. No matter where or who you are, you must strictly act in accordance with this set of standards.

"There is also the construction of the Naval Academy, which must also be promoted simultaneously."

Under the gaze of the ministers in the palace, Zhu Youxiao continued: "I can foresee that the Ming Dynasty's demand for maritime operations will become greater and greater in the future, and the talent required for maritime operations will also increase exponentially."

"The current Ming Dynasty Royal Navy has a poor foundation, but the beginning is the hardest part. As long as we get this started well, the rest is just a matter of implementing it step by step."

A century-old navy is by no means an empty talk. There is so much that needs to be accumulated.

In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, the current maritime forces of the Ming Dynasty can only be active in the coastal areas, which means that they are good at defending the home but not enough for exploration. In other words, the geographical advantages of the Ming Dynasty can ensure the relative stability of the current sea. Once this advantage is broken, what awaits the Ming Dynasty will be endless harassment, or even being kicked into the country!

"Your Majesty, with so many deployments and plans to push forward, I'm afraid the expenses will increase a lot."

Zhang Kentang looked embarrassed and said to Zhu Youxiao, "Moreover, the restructuring of the three fleets must also take into account the military needs of Liaodong and Korea. This requires giving up a lot. If..."

"The Military Affairs Council does not need to consider too much about matters involving expenditures."

Zhu Youxiao interrupted directly with a wave of his hand, "How much expenditure is needed? Submit a memorial to the emperor. Even if I have to tighten my belt, I will solve this part of the expenditure demand!"

The faces of the ministers in the hall changed slightly.

The emperor has said this, which means that in the future when it comes to naval construction, there will be no complaints. There are many problems, but there are no problems in this world that cannot be solved.

"Your Majesty, I have something else to do."

Shen Tingyang thought about it and bowed to the emperor.

"Say!"

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Zhu You's speech is concise and concise.

"If we want to promote the construction of the Ming Dynasty Royal Navy, the scale of the existing shipbuilding industry may not be able to meet the actual construction needs."

Shen Tingyang said truthfully: "After all, the construction of the three fleets under its jurisdiction will take until the fifth year of Tianqi to have a certain external combat capability, but among the existing shipbuilding industries, few are capable of manufacturing high-sea warships."

"If this practical problem cannot be solved, it will be difficult to achieve the goal relying solely on the Ming Royal Navy."

"I have informed the Shaofu of this matter."

Zhu Youxiao said calmly, "At present, the officials under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu are speeding up the selection of a group of talents. They will rush to Tianjin, Jinzhou and other places to speed up the construction of a number of large-scale government-run shipyards."

"In the future, these large government-run shipyards will undertake various needs of the Ming Royal Navy, including designing and building new warships and naval artillery."

The emperor has made up his mind.

After hearing this, the expressions of the officials in the Military Affairs Council became more and more. Unconsciously, the matters led by the Military Affairs Council continued to increase. However, with so many matters piling up, it was inevitable that it would impose a burden on the finances, which made many people worried.

If the supply collapses one day, it will be extremely harmful to the Ming Dynasty.

But how could they know that Zhu Youxiao had already thought of these things and even made many plans. If the time is ripe, the momentum of Ming Dynasty to seize wealth from abroad will be fully promoted with the central government as the leader!

After all, developing the Ming Dynasty's navy is too stressful for the Ming Dynasty alone. If the Ming Dynasty can clearly develop and seize at the same time, its momentum of external expansion will surely increase year by year!
Apart from other things, the pioneering forces at sea led by Wei Zhongxian have now completely established their foothold in Dongfan. The next step is to try to expand their sphere of influence. Once there is an opportunity to intervene in the Nanyang regions, those resource-rich areas, as long as they are occupied by the Ming Dynasty, can continuously be imported into the Ming mainland. What a huge profit this will be! ?

(End of this chapter)