Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

The name was not chosen for nothing. After Zhu Yuanzhang decided on this name for his child, he immediately assigned Li Wei a task, requiring him to start training navy within three days.

Now that Anqing gave birth to a child without any risk, he no longer had any reason to stay at home.

After Li Wei agreed, Zhu Yuanzhang told him to take good care of Anqing, turned around and left the Prince Consort's Mansion.

After sending Zhu Yuanzhang away, Li Wei left his newborn son to the care of the midwife and wet nurse, and then went into the house to see Anqing.

An Qing had simply cleaned up at this time, but still looked exhausted.

Li Wei caressed the hair on her temples lovingly and asked softly, "Are you okay?"

An Qing reluctantly opened his eyes and nodded slightly.

As a first-time mother, she finally understood how difficult it was for her mother and her aunts, and her mind matured a lot in a day. She did not complain to Li Wei, but gave him a comforting look to reassure him.

Li Wei looked at An Qing who had become mature, feeling both happy and a little sad.

There are a lot of rules in this day and age, especially when a baby boy is born. On the day of birth, happy fruits should be sent to relatives and friends, called birth gifts, and relatives and friends will then return gifts.

After three days, there are three court ceremonies, and finally there are the full moon, hundred days, and one-year anniversary ceremonies that are known to later generations.

After all, giving birth to a child is a happy event. Although Li Wei doesn't like these complicated etiquette, he doesn't want to dampen the interest of relatives and friends. Whatever can be done, he orders people to do it according to the rules.

As soon as the three-day period passed, Li Wei said goodbye to his vacation and returned to his post.

At Longjiang Port, in order to facilitate naval training, he specially had a military camp built near the port to accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers transferred from all over.

Most of the 30,000 soldiers transferred this time are from the Qianhu Stations of the coastal and riverside guard stations. These are responsible for water patrols and are considered part of the navy. They are also experienced in water warfare and require a lot of training. thing.

In addition to these 30,000 people, there are also soldiers and horses drawn from Shenji Camp.

The Shenji Battalion can be said to be Li Wei's direct force. Although it cannot be mobilized without military orders, the soldiers in it, whether they are Jiang Long and Du Yuan at the beginning, or later Shi Jin, Gong Xi and others, are relatively loyal to him. , it is also the easiest to use and must be the backbone of this navy.

The Shenji Battalion was originally infantry, but most of these soldiers were born in the water towns of the south of the Yangtze River, and their water skills are still good. Of course, there is still a gap between them and the navy troops along the river, so special training is required.

On the school field, soldiers lined up and gathered together. Lin Xian and Shi Jun were also among them, but there was a huge difference in their moods.

Lin Xian was demoted to the rank of Thousand Households in one fell swoop. What was even worse was that Li Wei suddenly became his boss. Now he didn't need to think about it to know that he would never have a good life in the future.

Shi Jun, on the other hand, was very glad that he didn't listen to Lin Xian's random behavior. No, he was released in the blink of an eye. Now he is working under Li Wei. It is estimated that it won't be long before the relationship between him and Lin Xian is reversed.

The generals waited for a long time, and Li Weicai arrived late. Tang He, who had been practicing on his behalf for a few days, glanced at him and said dissatisfied: "You also said that I won't be allowed to intervene. If I don't watch these days, you are a newbie." The teacher becomes a sheepherder!"

"Thank you, Mr. Xin Guo!"

Li Wei smiled apologetically.

He was the one who wanted to build the navy, but he was absent from work for more than ten days because of An Qing's birth. It was indeed his fault, so he could only smile and say thank you.

Seeing that he was still polite, Tang He snorted and stepped aside, handing over the command to him. This was Zhu Yuanzhang's order.

Li Wei came and stood in front of the generals. The generals immediately bowed and said, "I have met the Marquis!"

"Well," Li Wei nodded lightly and said, "Everyone knows the reason why His Majesty transferred all of you. The Japanese pirates have been ravaging our coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty and have been banned repeatedly. This is because the Japanese country is supporting them behind the scenes. Your Majesty has sent envoys to hold them accountable. This is The king of a small country actually dares to speak provocatively, he simply doesn’t take my Ming Dynasty Navy seriously!”

"This time we are going to train the new army to conquer the Japanese country, and let them know that if they offend our Ming Dynasty, they will be punished no matter how far away they are!"

"Even if you are far away, you will be killed! Even if you are far away, you will be killed..."

Li Wei gave a speech that was not very clever, and the soldiers shouted slogans in unison.

After some encouragement, Li Wei asked everyone to start practicing step by step, but he kept a few people behind, namely Jiang Long and Du from the Shenji Battalion, as well as Lin Xian and Shi Jun.

Lin Xian's heart suddenly sank when he saw this, knowing that something was definitely up to him. But he had to obey Li Wei's orders, so he could only stay with the three of them.

"Jiang Long, are there any of the soldiers transferred from our Shenji Battalion who are not good at water?"

Li Wei first asked Jiang Long.

Song Zhong and Zuo Wei were promoted to the rank of Governor of the Fifth Army due to their contribution to the Yunnan expedition. At this time, they were no longer in Shenji Camp. This time, Jiang Long and Du Yuan were mainly leading the team.

"Back to the Marquis, most of the brothers in the camp know how to swim, but there are more than 3,000 people who don't. They still need to practice some more!"

Jiang Long replied respectfully.

"Well, then bring them all over."

"Okay, Lord Marquis."

Jiang Long took the order and left, and after a long time he brought the soldiers who were not good at water to the riverside.

People who can't swim always have a natural fear when they go into the water for the first time. Li Wei himself is a landlubber who can't swim, so he understands this very well, but this does not prevent him from talking big: "Soldiers, swimming is actually not difficult. Just jump into the water and use your hands and feet together and you'll learn it quickly."

The soldiers were in a worried mood, and they didn't feel much better after hearing his words.

So Li Wei pointed at Lin Xian and said: "Look, everyone, this Lin Qianhu is a good swimmer. Let him demonstrate it to everyone."

After saying that, he turned to Lin Xian and shouted: "Lin Xian!"

Lin Xian's face jumped and he stood up bravely: "The general will be here."

"I order you to swim across the Yangtze River within an hour and return to recover. If you fail, you will be punished by military law!" Li Wei shouted sternly.

Many people who couldn't swim were shocked when they heard his order. The current of the Yangtze River was fast and the distance between the two banks was more than two miles. If this was not good, people would be gone, not to mention that Li Wei also set a time limit.

In fact, he himself also had this idea, wishing that this guy would just be washed away by the water.

However, when Lin Xian heard what he said, he felt relieved.

Li Wei guessed right. He was indeed a good swimmer. Crossing the Yangtze River was life-threatening for others, but it was easy for him.

"Yes, I will obey your orders!" Lin Xian answered with cupped hands.

"Ah."

Li Wei nodded and watched him jump into the water and disappear, then smiled and looked away.

"As you can see, beginners must be careful when learning to swim. Don't be like him!" Li Wei said.

When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized that Lin Xian, the co-author, was a negative example.

"Okay, Officer Du, I will leave these people to you for training. Please pay attention to safety and just flutter by the river. If I lose one person, I will settle the account with you!"

Li Wei's requirements for these soldiers were completely opposite to those of Lin Xian just now, and he repeatedly urged them to put their safety first.

Du Yuan quickly responded respectfully and patted his chest to ensure that no one would be left behind.

After giving these instructions, Li Weicai left with Jiang Long and Shi Jun to check on the training of other naval officers.

It was also his first time contacting the Navy, so he needed to observe it before making any adjustments.

"Master Marquis, the drills we are conducting now are mainly divided into water drills and boat drills. Water drills are to train the soldiers' personal combat capabilities, such as sailing, bow and arrow, sneaking, gang jumping, etc., while boat drills are to train ships. The formation of the ship cooperates.”

Shi Jun was born in the Navy and was most familiar with these. As he walked, he introduced the projects he was currently practicing to Li Wei.

Li Wei had a general understanding that the Ming Navy was still in the era of fighting mainly by joining gangs. Although there were fire attacks, archery, throwing firearms, and even artillery on large ships, these were extremely rare.

You must know that at the time of Chen Youliang, the ships on the third floor were still using trebuchets. Before the birth of the artillery invented by Li Wei, the level of artillery in the early Ming Dynasty was very backward. It was impossible to aim accurately when shooting on flat ground, let alone on a rickety ship. On board.

"All jumping gang training has been cancelled, and bows and arrows have been replaced with muskets. In addition, the main training is to build ships and sneak across the river. After the shipyard's ship modifications are completed, artillery shooting will also be practiced."

Li Wei said while watching.

The power of firearms in naval battles is even greater than in land battles. At sea, the strength of ships and artillery is everything. With his current armored ship, if it is parked there and allowed to be attacked by Japanese pirates at will, they will not be able to damage it at all, and water is different from land. , it is impossible to climb up using a ladder like a city siege.

In later generations, pirates were able to rob large cargo ships. They had to use AK47s and rocket launchers to force the ships to stop, and speedboats were much faster than cruise ships. Today's Japanese pirates don't have these things.

Jiang Long came from the Shenji camp and easily understood Li Wei's ideas. Although Shi Jun didn't quite understand, he respectfully agreed.

The three of them inspected the military camps built along the river, and then turned back.

The soldiers who didn't know how to swim were flopping by the river with Du Yuan. They didn't know how long it would take them to learn to swim, but it wasn't too difficult to imagine. After all, military training was not as gentle as a swimming coach's teaching, and they directly threw people into the water. Once you are in the water, you will naturally get better if you choke on the water a few times. While Li Wei and Jiang Long were watching and discussing future training, a head appeared on the surface of the river and swam quickly to the shore from far to near.

Lin Xian panted rapidly, climbed out of the water, and quickly came to Li Wei.

"Master Marquis, the general has completed the crossing of the Yangtze River and has come here to report back to Master Hou!" Lin Xian raised his hand and shouted.

Li Wei looked shocked. Although Lin Xian was soaked and slightly embarrassed, he did not look exhausted. Just over half an hour had passed, and he had finished swimming!
"Is it easy to cross the Yangtze River?"

Li Wei first lowered his voice and asked Shi Jun beside him.

"This is actually not too difficult," Shi Jun replied in a low voice.

Li Wei frowned, feeling disappointed.

He also expected Lin Xian to drown directly, but he didn't expect it to be done so easily.

Lin Xian watched him whispering to Shi Jun, and sneered disdainfully in his heart. For sailors like them, it is not difficult to cross a river of two or three miles. The Yangtze River has relatively good water quality, and you can even swim in half an hour. back and forth.

Li Wei looked at him in silence for a moment, then suddenly shouted: "Look at you, you are disheveled when you are on duty, how do you behave?"

"Wha...what?" Lin Xian was confused and a little unable to turn around.

"Jiang Long, if an official meets his superior while on duty, what crime should he be guilty of if he is disheveled?" Li Wei calmly asked Jiang Long beside him.

Jiang Long was very cooperative and immediately said sternly: "Seeing your boss disheveled in person is considered disrespectful and should be punished with a cane!"

"Then why are you hesitating? Pull me down and I will punish you with twenty sticks!" Li Wei shouted.

Lin Xian's expression changed greatly: "Master Marquis, the general has just been ordered to cross the river, how can he not be embarrassed!"

"Then you can go back to bathe and change clothes, and then come back again."

Li Wei curled his lips and thought to himself: Who told you to swim so fast? If you swim slower, you can be dealt with according to military law normally, and I won't be so unreasonable.

"You!" Lin Xian glared angrily and said angrily: "Jiangdu Hou, don't go too far!"

When Li Wei heard this, he immediately glared: "How dare you speak to me like this, add twenty more, pull down the stick and punish forty!"

"Yes!"

Jiang Long immediately waved to his subordinates and asked them to escort Lin Xian down.

As Lin Xian was being escorted off, he shouted: "I want to face the Holy Spirit, and I want to impeach you to His Majesty!"

Li Wei smiled disdainfully and ordered: "Hit hard!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers responded. After a while, Lin Xian's shouts turned into screams. It wasn't until Lin Xian couldn't scream anymore that Li Wei looked away and continued to discuss the training with Jiang Long and the two.

In the evening, the soldiers finished the day's training and returned to their camps. Li Wei also left here.

In an ordinary tent, Lin Xian was lying on the bed, his anus was bruised, his buttocks were bruised, and his face was a little yellow.

Under Li Wei's order, the soldiers who performed the duties of the staff were not light-hearted. Although the forty staff could not beat him to death, they still beat his buttocks to a bloody pulp. Although the military doctor had given medicine, the pain was still there. It hasn't eased much.

"Li Wei, you and I are irreconcilable!" Lin Xian said with a cold look in his eyes and gritted teeth.

When he intercepted Wang Jinghong and others at the riverside, it was just to create a blockage for Li Wei. With the honor guard and many nobles in Huaixi behind him, he didn't take Li Wei, the newly promoted marquis, seriously at all.

However, what he didn't expect was that just a few days later, His Majesty personally issued an edict to reprimand him and demoted him. Even Li Shanchang, the Duke of the country, interceded in vain, but the impeachment he reported was like a stone, and there was no movement at all. No.

It was even worse now. He fell into the hands of Li Wei and was beaten severely.

After thinking for a long time, Lin Xian climbed up from the bed with difficulty and swung his butt out of the tent.

As the sky grew dark, Lin Xian dragged his injuries to the Korean government mansion and knocked on the door.

After a while, the servant of the house came and opened a crack in the door: "Who are you?"

A smile appeared on Lin Xian's face: "Excuse me, please inform the Duke, and tell me that Lin Xian, the commander of the Zhenhai Guards, wants to see you."

He didn't mention that he had been demoted to Qianhu, and directly asked for an audience as a commander.

After all, Li Shanchang is the founding hero of the country and the Duke of the country. If he hears a request from a small family of thousands of people, I am afraid that the servants will ignore him.

The servant looked him up and down, then said calmly: "Wait!"

"Okay." Lin Xian responded repeatedly, and his attitude towards this servant was much more humble than towards Li Wei.

After the servant finished speaking, he closed the door.

In the study, Li Shanchang was writing something when the servant quickly came in and reported: "Master, there is a man outside the door who claims to be Zhenhai Guards Commander Lin Xian, asking to see him."

Li Shanchang paused the pen in his hand and looked up at the servant: "Lin Xian?"

"Yes."

Li Shanchang suddenly frowned and slowly put down his pen.

He had expressed love for Lin Xian before, so he naturally knew this person and was relatively familiar with him.

There were many military generals from Huaixi, and Lin Xian was one of them. Although he was not granted a title, he still held an important position, but now he offended Li Wei and was demoted to a small thousand households.

Originally, the old man from Huaixi came to ask for an audience, which was okay, as Lan Yu often came to him, but Lin Xiang had just been punished, and he had begged for him, and now he immediately came to ask for an audience, which was a bit bad.

"Master, do you want to see him?" Seeing his delay in responding, the servant asked.

Li Shanchang hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Let him come in."

"Yes!"

The servant left quickly and brought Lin Xian in after a while.

"I'm here to pay my respects to the Duke!"

Lin Xian saluted respectfully after entering the door.

Li Shanchang showed a friendly smile: "Haha, we are all family members, no need to be polite, just sit down."

"Uh," Lin Xian paused and said with some embarrassment, "Xia Guan is inconvenient, so he won't sit down."

When Li Shanchang heard this, he immediately noticed that his appearance was a little unnatural. He vaguely guessed something, and without asking any more questions, he smiled and nodded.

"It's so late, why did the commander come here?" Li Shanchang said the commander, without mentioning Qianhu at all, as if he didn't know.

Lin Xian came here just to ask for his help. He looked miserable and said bitterly: "My lord, I am here to ask you to help your majesty write a letter to impeach the Marquis of Jiangdu. The Marquis of Jiangdu is unreasonable and unreasonable. He deliberately made things difficult for the official and asked him to cross the river. After the official was finished, he thought the official was disheveled..."

Lin Xian angrily told Li Wei's story about him in detail.

Although he said he wanted to impeach Li Wei, he also knew that he was in a humble position. The last time he impeached Li Wei, he used guards to snatch people, but it had no effect. This time it was just an excuse to beat him up. It would definitely be the same if he impeached him himself. It won't be effective.

But Li Shanchang was different. After all, he was the Duke of the current dynasty, so his weight was still very heavy.

Li Shanchang frowned slightly, and after a moment he sighed: "Hey, you are not in the court, so some things may not be clear yet. This Jiangdu Marquis is not a simple person. Now all the six departments in the court have irreconcilable relations with him. Not only did your Majesty give him three Qian Guards, I even invited him to ride in the dragon chariot some time ago. Even I am envious of the Dragon of the Holy Family. Even if I agree to write a letter for you, I'm afraid your Majesty will not really punish him."

Lin Xian's face was full of astonishment. He knew that Li Wei was not simple, but he didn't expect it to be so simple!
"But no matter how powerful he is, can he still be better than you, the Duke?"

Lin Xian said unwillingly.

"Haha, it won't work. The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and new people replace old ones. I can't compare with my old bones!"

Li Shanchang smiled bitterly and shook his head, indicating something.

Lin Xian's face turned ugly, and his mood suddenly hit rock bottom.

Among the founding heroes, Xu Da is the leader, followed by Li Shanchang. Xu Dayuan is guarding in Peiping at this time, and Li Shanchang is the most important minister in the dynasty. If even he can't help, then who else can help?

Li Shanchang observed Lin Xian's face, and when he saw him like this, he secretly smiled. (End of chapter)