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Chapter 151 Big Liar!
"It's not surprising that it's only 5000 pieces of material. The boats and grain ships used by Emperor Chengzu on his voyages to the West were all more than 20 feet long, which amounted to tens of thousands of materials. When I was in Guangdong, I saw a large sailing ship of the Folangji people with four masts. , also exceeded 5000 materials.

Since Your Majesty wants to build a sea-going ship, it is better to build it bigger so that it can carry more soldiers. Not only can it destroy the Japanese pirates, but it can also go to Nanyang to show off the power of the Ming Dynasty in front of the Folangji people. "

Seeing that the emperor's attempt to build sea-going ships could not be refuted from all aspects, Sun Wei, the Minister of War, came up with a new trick. Instead of blocking, he encouraged the emperor to build larger sea-going ships to improve combat effectiveness and demonstrate the spirit of the Celestial Dynasty.

"Hehehehe, this makes sense... But Taicang is empty, and I can't make any money. How about Sun Aiqing going to the government and the public to beg for alms, and say that I want to imitate my ancestors and let the Ming Dynasty once again have a good time in front of the foreign countries? I guess this is what I said. If you come out, one million taels of silver should be no problem!"

Hong Tao fully affirmed this suggestion, but there were also good reasons why he couldn't do it. By the way, he also appointed the Minister of War to the army.As long as you bastard can get money, let alone a treasure ship with tens of thousands of materials, I dare to build a four-deck first-class sailing battleship!
What a damn thing, it’s so damn bad, I’m going to kill it if I can’t stop it.Most emperors in ancient times liked this kind of tone. Once they heard that it could command the world, even if they tightened the belts of the people in the country, they had to raise money to make the project a success.

Once you can't resist the temptation and actually build a treasure ship, you will not be far from complete failure.The ocean-going shipbuilding technology of the Yongle period had been completely destroyed, and coupled with the high construction costs, it was enough to bring down the shipyards.

At that time, the sky will not respond and the earth will not work. Yuan Keli's end will be very tragic, and his internal funds will definitely be emptied. He, a poor emperor, will no longer be able to make any suggestions in the future, and will just stay in the harem and eat and drink. Have fun.This is called once and for all. It seems considerate, but in fact it is poisonous.

"This... I, I am out of character with my nonsense. Your Majesty, please forgive me..."

After hearing the emperor's answer and looking at the smiling face, Sun Wei immediately felt a chill on his back, as if he was being stared at by a poisonous snake. His tongue and brain couldn't be used very well, so he kept mumbling for a long time. He couldn't find a suitable excuse, so he had no choice but to submit to the emperor in front of his colleagues.

During the two-and-a-half-hour impromptu imperial meeting, less than one-tenth of the time was spent actually discussing Tianjin Wei's attack by pirates. The rest was spent debating whether to build a large ship, and which department would manage it and how much authority it would have.

The Ming Dynasty did not have a navy in the true sense. Instead, ship sailors were organized into guards, known as the 24 guards.Later, in response to the increasing harassment by Japanese pirates in coastal areas, a series of water villages were built, each with hundreds to thousands of people and dozens of large and small boats.

24 The guards and water villages are both managed by the Fifth Army Governor's Office and the Ministry of War, and local state governments have no right to dispatch them.In order to respond as quickly as possible, ships were assigned to various coastal states and counties under the command of the local inspection department.

Now the question arises. The cavalry soldiers trained by Haihe Shipyard and Yuan Keli are all supported by internal funds. The emperor does not agree to be included in the guard station and inspection department, and the ministers are not happy to form an independent army. What should we do?

The Tianjin Wei Shipbuilding Affairs Yamen was appointed as the admiral for maritime bandit suppression and anti-smuggling. There was one admiral with the fourth rank, two prime ministers, the fourth rank from the junior rank, and a number of subordinate officials, who were filled with the official positions of the guard office.

After fighting and arguing, we finally got such a temporary department that was neither high nor low, nondescript, and very detailed.Nondescript refers to the fact that there was no such department before, and it was like a hodgepodge that was put together temporarily.

Being very detailed means specifying the scope of work. You can tell from the name what the department does without any introduction, and conversely, you can also tell what it cannot do.This is the ultimate bottom line for the courtiers. It is okay to set up a separate portal, but the scope of work must be agreed in advance to prevent the emperor from adding attributes and expanding the scale at will in the future.

In other words, the courtiers were extremely wary of the emperor touching military power, and they had to carefully investigate and take strict precautions against any involvement.As a result, all the names proposed by Hong Tao that were related to the navy and navy were rejected, so he had to give in and accept the temporary worker treatment with pinched nose.

"Immediately send someone to deliver this secret letter to Yuan Keli in person... Wait, tell Zhang Ran to be careful of accidents and send more people to escort him!"

After finally getting the result, Hong Tao couldn't sit still and dictated word for word, asking Wang Chengen to write down the general spirit of the meeting on paper, preparing to pass it on to Yuan Keli who was waiting for the news at the Haihe Shipyard.

Although I didn't get the best results, it wasn't too bad to have a fourth-level title.At least from now on, we can patrol the sea with the banner of admiral in a swagger. There is a government office, a big seal and a staff. There is no need to sell sheep's heads and sell dog meat to serve as cavalry soldiers.

The most important thing is to have legal arms. The cabinet bachelor and the six ministers and nine ministers were deceived by Hong Tao again. The firecrackers and artillery that the emperor mentioned were not the same thing as the firecrackers and artillery currently used by the Ming army. There is no limit on quantity.

It is estimated that in the minds of the courtiers, they could not imagine that a semi-regular armed force that is not much better than the Inspection Department would be equipped with too many hot weapons. How expensive it is. Long-range weapons are not needed in naval battles. They should use cold weapons to attack each other after joining the ship. Lord.

In addition, what they didn't expect was that it was fake that Tianjin Wei was attacked by pirates.No, it can’t be completely false. The pirates did come. They attacked the forts, killed the guards and robbed the villages and towns along the way.

But those pirates were called by Yuan Keli. In order to cooperate with their landing, he informed the local garrison of the patrol time and defensive weaknesses. After that, they were sent to a safe evacuation by ships from the Haihe Shipyard.

If the Tianjin Wei Shipbuilding Affairs Yamen had not been appointed as the Admiral of Maritime Suppression and Anti-Smuggling, even Yuan Keli himself would not be able to figure out why the emperor would do this.It turns out that this is a bitter trick, an excuse specifically made to separate the Haihe Shipyard from the Water Transport Governor's Office.

Otherwise, there would be no reason for the emperor to slam the table, glare, and clamor for the imperial commander to personally conquer him?Without real threats and unsolvable problems, how could those old officials be willing to add a little more power to the emperor.

Now everything is in order. The sea suppression of the yamen was a compromise achieved after a battle of wits and courage under the premise that the emperor felt in danger and the courtiers were unable to share their worries.It was neither the emperor's will nor the officials' choice.

Sometimes, the trick to deceiving is that both parties are dissatisfied and both parties are working hard.Only in this way will the deceived party not feel cheated, and even feel complacent that the other party did not succeed easily.

(End of this chapter)