Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 64 Coastal Defense Governor
According to what was written in Sun Yuanhua's memorial, Zhu Tianqi estimated that the Franji people sent to deliver the Hongyi cannon and Sun Yuanhua should be a Galenic sailing ship. According to the records of Galenic ships in historical records, the speed of the large Galenic sailing ship should be able to At about ten knots, it should take more than half a month to arrive from Haojing'ao to Tianjin Port.

It would take ten days at the earliest for Sun Yuanhua's memorial to be delivered to him. In other words, in a few days, the Franji Galen ship Sun Yuanhua was on would arrive at Dagukou, Tianjin.

Zhu Tianqi immediately ordered Zhu Youjian to personally lead people to Dagukou to meet him, and ordered the three guards of Tianjin to arrange soldiers to protect him along the way. At the same time, he issued an order to Deng and Laizhou to send ships to Dagukou in advance to prepare After Sun Yuanhua brought the Hongyi cannon back, he transported it to Liaodong in time.

After Zhu Youjian learned of the situation, he took forty or fifty Jin Yiwei and rushed to Dagokou. After all, according to the time, by the time he arrived at Dagokou, Sun Yuanhua might be there. If you are late, you may miss your mission. After all, the guard station at Dagukou does not know whether the Galen ship of the Franji people is an enemy or a friend. If there is any misunderstanding, it will be a big problem!
Fortunately, the capital was not far from Dagukou. Zhu Youjian rushed to Dagukou that evening and sent someone to pass the order to the three guards of Tianjin, ordering them to mobilize troops to protect the city along the way. At that time, he was the governor of Tianjin Coastal Defense. After hearing the news, Li Banghua immediately rushed to Dagu to meet Zhu Youjian.

As the gateway to the capital, Tianjin has attached great importance to the defense of this area since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Especially during the Jiajing period, when the Japanese invasion was serious, the imperial court attached great importance to coastal defense and began to build a fort at Dagukou.

Then in the first year of Tianqi, in order to build a complete coastal defense system around the Bohai Sea in order to echo the two states of Liaodong and Denglai, ministers suggested setting up a coastal defense governor of Tianjin. The imperial court agreed and sent Li Banghua to take up the post.

Li Banghua dismounted from a distance, walked up quickly and saluted Zhu Youjian with his hand raised: "Your Majesty, Li Banghua, pays homage to His Highness King Xin!"

Zhu Youjian also quickly raised his hand and saluted back, "Li Futai doesn't need to be polite!"

After greeting each other, Zhu Youjian said seriously: "This time I came to Dagokou on the order of the emperor to meet Mr. Sun Yuanhua, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Mrs. Sun was ordered to go to Haojingao to purchase Hongyi cannons for the imperial court before. Now that the errands are finished, he is going to come back on a ship of the Franji people. He will enter the port in a few days, so I have to trouble Li Futai to give you the instructions in advance. The soldiers on the Dagukou Fort would like to remind you not to cause any misunderstandings! "

Li Banghua nodded and said quickly: "I understand, Your Highness, please rest assured. I will send someone to send a message to the soldiers on the fort right now!"

After Li Banghua finished speaking, he turned around and arranged for his accompanying men to quickly send a message to the guards on the Dagukou fort. After all his men had gone to run errands, he bowed his hand to Zhu Youjian again and said, "Your Highness, the weather is so dark now." It’s late, you’ve been tired from the journey, so you’d better follow me to the guard station to rest for a while. When Master Sun’s ship arrives, soldiers will come to report the news!”

Zhu Youjian didn't refuse. After all, he didn't know when the Franji galleon that Sun Yuanhua was riding on would arrive. Now that it was getting dark, he couldn't just stand here and wait. Fortunately, at Dagukou The guardhouse here is located on a higher terrain, and you can see the situation on the sea from the guardhouse, so you don't have to worry about missing your errand.

After following Li Banghua to the guardhouse, Li Banghua immediately ordered people to clean up several rooms. Except for Zhu Youjian, who had a single room, the accompanying Jinyi guards all shared the same dormitories with bunk beds as the officers and soldiers of the guardhouse, with eight or more people. Ten people lived in a room, and what Li Banghua served them was nothing more than a pot of low-quality tea.

Zhu Youjian was naturally not used to drinking. He just took a sip and almost spit it out because of the bitterness of the tea. However, he still held it back. He just frowned slightly and silently put the tea cup back in his hand. on the table.

But even such a small movement did not escape Li Banghua's eyes. It was not that Li Banghua paid too much attention to Zhu Youjian's reaction, but that he himself also knew that the tea he served Zhu Youjian and the others was too shabby, and he was a little a little nervous at the moment. He said sheepishly: "If your highness is not used to the tea here, I will send someone to the town to buy some good tea!" After hearing this, Zhu Youjian quickly raised his hand to stop him, smiled at him and said: " No need to bother, just bring me some plain water!"

What a joke, can Zhu Youjian embarrass Li Banghua in front of his subordinates because of the tea issue? How is that any different from those corrupt officials who only know how to "eat and get cards"? Now Jinyiwei strictly enforces integrity internally, and he is the commander Envoys should lead by example.

However, since he entered the guardhouse, he could see that the entire guardhouse was managed in an orderly manner, and although the accommodation and tea provided by Li Banghua were very simple, they lacked the deliberate flattery and courtesy that other officials showed to him. This can also show that Li Banghua is very capable in running the army, and he should be very honest as an official.

At Li Banghua's instruction, his men brought another pot of water to Zhu Youjian. At the same time, they also brought dinner to Zhu Youjian and his party. There were no delicacies, only a plate of steamed buns, a plate of sesame seed cakes, and a plate of sesame seeds. Boiled prawns and a steamed sea fish in a small pot.

The prawns and fish are considered two meat dishes in the capital city, but they are not a rarity in Dagokou. Everyone is even tired of eating these fish and shrimps every day.

Li Banghua had an awkward smile on his face and said with some embarrassment: "Your Highness, I didn't know you would come today, so I didn't make any preparations in advance, so I can only force you to eat such a simple meal. It's really disrespectful. I hope you’ll forgive me!”

Zhu Youjian is not such a hypocritical person. Although he is the prince of the Ming Dynasty and has always been pampered, he can still tolerate this simple meal, and it is not shabby to have fish and shrimp. He said this about Li Banghua I am not dissatisfied with the arrangement.

"What are you talking about, Li Futai? It's because we suddenly visited and caused you trouble!" After saying this, Zhu Youjian immediately picked up the chopsticks, took a bite of the fish first, and ordered it with a satisfied smile. He nodded: "Well, that's right, Li Futai, the cook in your health center is very skilled!"

After saying that, he called the guards around him to sit down and eat.

Zhu Youjian's actions shocked Li Banghua. He didn't expect that the dignified King Xin, the commander of the Jinyiwei, would be so easy-going. Not only did he have no airs at all, but he was also so considerate to his subordinates. He actually let his subordinates People eat at the same table as themselves.

The Jinyi guards around Zhu Youjian seemed to be very accustomed to this. As soon as Zhu Youjian spoke, they all relaxed and came forward to sit down and eat.

It has to be said that although Zhu Youjian was vigorous and resolute in rectifying the Jinyiwei, he was also very considerate and sincere towards his subordinates. This was also a major reason why he was able to quickly control the Jinyiwei and establish his prestige after he became the commander of the Jinyiwei. , Zhu Youjian still has a certain talent!

(End of this chapter)