Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 974 Anti-smuggling (1)

"啕~"

On a moving ship, Chen Jing half-knelt on the ground and vomited. On this bumpy and shaking ship, he had tried his best to hold on, but he still couldn't help vomiting.

Outside the cabin, a man saw this scene, grinned and walked out.

"Boss, that guy vomited!"

Soon, the man ran to the deck. It was still drizzling. When the man's voice sounded, several armored officers turned their heads, with excitement between their brows.

"When did you vomit?"

One person said, "Don't tell me, you just vomited now."

"Captain Xu, you guessed it right."

The man grinned and said, "It was just vomited."

"grass!"

After hearing this, Xu Zhong angrily cursed: "This guy is really patient."

"Yes."

Cao Shi followed closely and said, "The director of the Yantai Customs Branch Office didn't stay in the branch office properly, but insisted on boarding the ship. I don't understand what he is thinking."

"What? Can't you afford to lose?"

Chen Wu, who had been silent the whole time, raised his eyebrows slightly at this moment, looked at the few people and said, "Everyone owes me three meals of wine. I'll remember this amount of wine!"

"Captain, I have to say that this 'relative' of yours is quite impressive."

Xu Zhong sighed softly, "A weak civil servant, it's his first time on board a ship, and in such weather, he can actually hold on until now. If he comes to our navy, he really needs to be trained for a few years. Just looking at his ruthlessness, he is really not an ordinary person."

"It's really hard to tell."

Cao Shi followed closely and said, "I heard that this man was originally employed by the Shaofu. He didn't know many words in the past and was just a minor official. Now, at such a young age, he has become the chief officer of a local customs office."

"If such a person really joins the navy, apart from other things, if he can handle the sea, maybe he can pass the navy's assessment and selection."

When he said this, Cao Shi's brows showed regret.

He participated in several naval examinations and selections and passed all other examinations except for reading and writing, as well as the theoretical examination, where he was stuck.

This made Cao Shi angry countless times.

Since the establishment of the three major fleets of Bohai, Beihai and Whale Sea, they have been selecting talents to enhance the overall strength and level of the fleets.

Especially for officers at all levels, the requirements are extremely strict, and not everyone who wants to can get in.

If low-ranking military officers like Xu Zhong and Cao Shi want to be transferred from their respective navy to serve in the three major fleets, they must take part in examinations and selections at the corresponding level, otherwise they will be demoted to become low-level soldiers.

During this process, there were some ruthless people who failed several exams and went to the three major fleets to serve as low-level soldiers. There was no other way because the three major fleets had main battleships that the navy dared not even imagine.

Especially in the past two years, under the leadership of the Ship Cleaning Office, the official shipyards along the coast of the northern border of the Ming Dynasty began to finalize and mass-produce a batch of warships, some of which have passed acceptance and have been handed over.

"You don't know how to open the pot."

Chen Wu glared at Cao Shi and scolded, "I've noticed recently that all of you have been slacking off. What, don't you want to join the navy?"

After hearing what Chen Wu said, Xu Zhong, Cao Shi and the others lowered their heads. They were not the kind of people who were harsh on themselves. They had been scolded by Chen Wu the previous times they had taken the examinations. After failing the first time, they were unwilling to admit defeat, so they took the examinations a few more times, but they all failed without exception, which made them a little discouraged.

But they admire Chen Wu very much.

Chen Wu failed in exams several times, not because of his lack of strength, but because the exams he took were much more difficult than theirs. The key point is that the kind of exam Chen Wu took, once passed, he could bring a group of people with him. Of course, the prerequisite is that the group of people he took away must also pass the corresponding exam.

"That's all you have accomplished?"

Seeing how they were doing, Chen Wu said angrily, "You all know how much His Majesty values ​​the navy. If you want to establish a military industry or confer titles based on merit in the future, just wait and see. The navy will definitely be larger than the army. If you don't try to squeeze in now, you will have no chance in the future when the navy catches up!"

"well said."

As soon as Chen Wu finished speaking, Chen Jing's voice rang out.

Xu Zhong, Cao Shi and others looked over with frowns.

Looking at Chen Jing approaching, several people were surprised.

It doesn't look like he's vomited at all.

"Your Majesty attaches great importance to the navy. Many people in the General Administration of Customs are jealous of this." Facing the gazes of several people, Chen Jing stepped forward and said.

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"The money directly allocated to the navy each year is only used to supervise the construction of warships. This is enough to solve many problems, but even so, Your Majesty still increases this part of military expenditure every year."

"Even for the navy, several general offices have to work together to meet the needs of naval expansion. This opportunity doesn't come along all the time."

"It's not too late to join the navy now. If we wait a few years until the three fleets are expanded, there will be no chance unless we add new fleets to the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, or the East China Sea. But even if that happens, the three fleets that were established first will surely have demonstrated our country's prestige on the sea."

Chen Wu looked at Chen Jing.

At this moment, he actually liked this stubborn guy a little bit.

People like this shouldn't be working in local positions, they should be in the military.

But people’s choices are different.

As time went by, the almost rigid promotion channels of the Ming Dynasty had been broken down a lot by Zhu Youxiao's combined efforts.

Especially in the areas that he values, he never judges by background but by ability. This has given countless people the opportunity to change their fate.

But such opportunities don't come often.

"You said so much, you just want me to wait for the smuggling inspection."

Xu Zhong snorted coldly, looked at Chen Jing and said, "You are really a tough guy. In such an environment, you ask me to do offshore anti-smuggling..."

"This is my duty."

Chen Jing interrupted and looked at Xu Zhong and the others, "Besides, if you really pass the exam to join the navy, will you give up when you encounter an emergency because the sea conditions are bad?"

"I will do what needs to be done. No need to criticize us here." Chen Wu looked calm, staring at Chen Jing and said, "It is best if the people we want to arrest for anti-smuggling this time are involved in important cases. Otherwise, our business is another matter. The lives of my brothers in the Navy Battalion are also lives!!"

"I understand this."

Chen Jing lowered his head slightly.

"Boss! Something's happening!"

At this moment, a voice sounded from the deck, which made many people look in the direction of the sound. However, Chen Jing ran quickly towards one place. When he saw the wooden boards floating on the sea, he became excited!
(End of this chapter)