Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

At the end of February in the 30th year of the Yongli calendar, Zhu Jin and Shang Kexi and his son formally reached a peace agreement. The Shang family ordered the admiral Yan Ziming to withdraw from Huizhou and hand over the territory west of Huizhou and Qiongya to Ming Zheng.Zhu Jin then canonized Zhang Guoxun, the guard general of Dongguan, as the general who conquered the captives, and Miao Zhixiu as the general who exterminated the captives.

As expected, Miao Zhixiu refused to obey, and after being persuaded by the envoy, he expressed his willingness to join forces with Geng Fan's general Zeng Yangxing, but it would take time to repair the old ships. Zhu Jin did not want to be too urgent and agreed.Later, Zhu Jin sent Liu Guoxuan to guard Huizhou, and transferred Liu Jinzhong from Chaozhou to go south to Qiongzhou to collect landless people into Dongning.Although Liu Jinzhong claimed to be in command, he kept procrastinating because of the large number of his subordinates and the fact that there was a small Qing army under his rule.

When the news was sent back to Taiwan, Zheng Kezang sighed deeply. The trajectory of history is not something he can easily stir up when his wings have not yet grown up. However, it is not easy to make a small change. The future is no longer immutable

"This is An Dagong, this is Xie Dagong, and this is Qi Dagong." Zheng Kezang introduced five Hongyi craftsmen to Su Dagong one after another, and of course there was a general sent by the Ministry of Rites. "This is Qualcomm. If Master Su has anything to explain to the barbarian craftsman, he can be in the middle of the translation." Su Dagong looked at a few English Guilians in plaid shirts and white stockings and snorted softly. He nodded arrogantly. "Whatever you need, you can also ask the owner of the shipyard." Zheng Kezang also explained the same words to the British guy. "If the shipyard can't make the decision, you can also talk to Yu through Qualcomm."

"Dear Your Highness." In fact, Gao Tong didn't understand classical English, he could only translate the stuttering Dutch of one of the craftsmen named Anderson into Chinese with the same words that didn't convey the meaning. "I hope that Yu Deng's residence, salary and usual food can be guaranteed"

Zheng Kezang, who roughly heard what the other party said, pointed to the stilted building hidden in the bamboo forest in the distance: "Your houses are all arranged, but there is no fireplace. I hope you can get used to it. After eating the dishes of Ming Dynasty, the local dishes of Yingguili and the curry rice of Tianzhu will no longer be able to eat, but what about the salary? Of course it depends on the performance of several people. If they have the ability to meet their salary, the small money, Yu Zi I don't care."

After hearing this, several British, Guilian and Li people bowed to Zheng Kezang: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, under the testimony of God, I will do my best to build the best and fastest cruise ship for Your Highness."

"That's the best." Zheng Kezang chuckled, of course he didn't want any cruise ships. "By the way, who among you can draw a boat map?" This is something that even Qualcomm can't translate, so Zheng Kezang had to reluctantly say it in modern English that he had almost forgotten. "Structural line diagram?"

Several British guys whispered to each other before confirming what Zheng Kezang said: "Is Your Highness planning to make a model ship?"

"Maybe!" Zheng Kezang replied ambiguously. "I hope to hear good news from a few of you."

But Zheng Kezang was destined to be disappointed, and Anderson shook his head in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, this is an advanced technology that only a few local shipyards such as London have mastered. It requires very advanced drawing skills and mathematical knowledge. Can't wait."

"That's a pity." Zheng Kezang said regretfully. "Forget it, Mr. Gao Tong, take a few British and barbarian craftsmen to rest first, and then come back to work in three days. After work, first let them complete a dhow of about [-] materials (Note: Dhow is more expensive than The class of the sloop is slightly higher, its mainmast is located in the middle of the hull, and it has two or more bowsprits).” Gao Tong responded, and after noting Zheng Kezang’s request, he brought a few British The guy withdrew, and at this time Zheng Kezang said to Su Dagong, whose face was not his face and his nose was not his nose. "Master Su, is there anyone in the boy camp who can catch your eye?"

"Those little bastards." After the words were out of his mouth, Su Dagong realized that he had missed his words. You must know that the helpers who come to help every day are all about the same age as Zheng Kezang, so he hurriedly changed his words. "Yu hasn't seen who has this talent yet, but there are still one or two clever ones, and it's too late to come here only once in three days."

"If the big craftsman likes it, I can arrange for them to come for a few days. However, most of their parents arranged for their children to enter the camp with the intention of surpassing the dragon gate. If they are willing to transfer to learn shipbuilding, they have to ask themselves. the meaning of."

"That's right. Compared with killing enemies and reading in battle, shipwrights are nothing more than lowly professions, and the so-called master craftsmen are just lip service." Su Dagong sighed and shook his head, looking a little disheartened. "My lord, that's what Yu said, don't delay other children because of the little old man's nonsense."

"Actually, Yu doesn't think so. What's the matter with the shipbuilder? Why does this domain secure Dongning? The key is that there are many boats on the sea. If there is no shipbuilder like you, how can there be such a mighty warship?" Zheng Kezang obviously said The key to why China fell behind the West from leading the world is because it lagged behind in technological innovation since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. "Besides, in the former Song Dynasty there was talk of courtiers, if Yu" Zheng Kezang swallowed the words in half, yes, he is not yet the king of Yanping County, so it would be a bit presumptuous to say this at this time. "Maybe I would like to ask my father to give Master Su a green robe."

"Green robe? There are seven ranks?" Su Dagong was surprised and delighted, thinking that he would still have a chance to be an official when he was old?But after all, he was well-informed and knew that Zheng Kezang must have demanded such a promise, so he bowed down to Zheng Kezang immediately. "What does the eldest son ask Yu to do, the little old man has no other words."

"Get up, get up quickly, Yu has said long ago that Yu can't afford to wait for the white-haired generation to kneel down and pay homage to this boy Yu." Zheng Kezang said while helping him up. "As for what you want to do, it's quite simple. I will try my best to persuade the good seedlings you like to follow as apprentices, but you can't detain them. If you want them to learn from Hongyi, I need a group of experienced students. Chinese and Western shipbuilders will be of great use in the future.”

"Ma Yuan, Zhang Ci, Tang Tong, Wu Hu, Li Ping." Su Dajiang has a total of eight young boys in the two phases of Jiashen and Yimao, but three of them are generals. Obviously, even if he agrees with these few The family would not agree, so Zheng Kezang gave up directly, but he still wanted to try to communicate with the remaining five. "Call the five of you here, do you know what's going on?" The five teenagers shook their heads in unison. "Don't be afraid, it's not that you did something wrong." The five boys breathed a sigh of relief, which made Zheng Kezang feel very uncomfortable, maybe he was really so scary. "I went to help the shipyard these few days. Master Su mentioned that he wanted to take some of you as apprentices." Since Zheng Kezang was upset, he went straight in. "Yu has already agreed, so I don't know if you are willing."

"What! Be an apprentice?" A few teenagers exclaimed. If they had heard that they could be apprentices to a shipbuilder, they would have jumped up and agreed in a hurry. But now, they are used to the life in the boy camp and getting along day and night. Companions, I would definitely not want to let them become apprentices, but since Zheng Kezang had already proposed, they didn't dare to refuse immediately, so a young man named Tang Tong among them boldly asked. "Ying officer, is it true that if we become Master Su's apprentices, we are no longer members of the boy camp, and the battalion officer will no longer care about us?"

"Unless he died or became a deserter, otherwise, if he entered the boy camp, he would be a member of the boy camp for the rest of his life, and I would not ignore you." Zheng Kezang's answer dispelled some people's doubts. "However, since you are going to become an apprentice with Master Su, then you can no longer live in the camp, you have to live in the shipyard, and you don't have to participate in the daily drills."

Hearing that there is no need to stand in line every day, Ma Yuan and Li Ping couldn't help showing joy on the faces of the two Yimao students, but Wu Hu, who is also Yimao student, changed his expression: "Battle officer, so we In the future, you won’t be soldiers anymore, so you don’t need to fight anymore?”

"Of course, I've never heard that shipwrights will also go to the battlefield." Zheng Kezang smiled lightly, but after he finished speaking, he saw Wu Hu's brow furrowed. After thinking about it, Zheng Kezang seemed to have guessed it What. "However, your responsibility is also very important. You must learn how to build a ship, build a big ship, and build a good ship. Think about it, if all the warships in this domain come from your hands, and they are so mighty that they will cover the sky and cover the sun. Waiting for the huge scene, don't you feel moved?"

Hearing Zheng Kezang's provocative words, instead of being excited, the young man named Zhang Ci said with a sad face: "Battle officer, does that mean we won't be able to be officials in the future?"

Can't be an official anymore?The other four teenagers unanimously focused their attention on Zheng Kezang's face. That's right, a considerable number of boys entered the camp with the intention of finding an official position in the future with Zheng Kezang's rising tide. They suddenly heard that there was no chance today. Now that they are officials, they are naturally a little surprised and uncertain because it is difficult to explain to their family members.

"What?" Zheng Kezang didn't want to lie to them, he just hesitated for a while, nodded and admitted. "Yes, you won't be able to be an official within a few years, but you have to be clear, even if you enter the Boys' Battalion in the future, there will be only a small number of people who can become charge officers and squad leaders. It may take many years to realize the goal of becoming an official. Time." Speaking of this, Zheng Kezang added a guarantee. "If you can trust the battalion officer, after five years, the battalion officer will give you a family background, which will definitely not be lower than that of the regular army of the boy camp." The words have already reached this point, and the five teenagers have to work hard. consider. "Forget it, I don't want you to answer immediately today, I also asked you to go home to discuss with the elders, tidy up, and go home for a while, and return to the camp in five days."

"Battle officer," the young men were about to agree, when suddenly, Li Ping, who had been silent just now, thought of a rather crucial question, so he hurriedly asked. "If our family members don't allow us to go to the shipyard as apprentices, will the battalion officer be angry and remove us from the boy camp?"

"Hehe," Zheng Kezang laughed. "I still have some guts. Although I will be angry, I won't expel you." Seeing the relieved teenagers, Zheng Kezang was playful and threatened immediately. "What will happen if the battalion officer is angry? Are you going to punish me to make up for the missing information in one day?"

"Ah!" The teenagers were startled, it was their lives. When they were panicking, they saw the smirk on Zheng Kezang's face, and they were relieved. "The battalion officials are good or bad, and the battalion officials are deceiving people."

"What kind of battalion officer is good or bad! Is this what you should say?" Zheng Kezang reprimanded with a straight face. "Hurry up and pack up and salute and go home, the ox cart is already waiting!"