Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

After leaving Taiping, Zheng Kezang's fleet returned all the way west, but turned into Poyang Lake after passing through the mouth of the lake. At this time, Poyang Lake was the second largest lake in China. Such a vast lake with a radius of nearly [-] miles, coupled with the thousands of small islands and sandbars dotted around Huzhou, has created a complex and changeable environment in the lake area. During the past dynasties, fishermen who resisted taxes and were active as lake pirates, let the government suppress them. invincible

However, Poyang Lake is the hub connecting the Ganjiang waterway and the Yangtze River. For the Huaxia Dynasty, which has a deep understanding of the efficiency of water transportation, it is of course more important than previous dynasties. Therefore, the Yangtze River Navy set up a fleet at Poyang Lake to escort the bandits.

Even though it is just a fleet, the organization of the Inland River Navy is quite different from that of the foreign navy. Because the largest gunboat equipped by the Inland River Navy is only 72 materials, equipped with sixteen two-inch light guns, It's just the size of the first-class letter ship of the foreign navy, and the firepower of the third-class cruise ship. Since the combat power of a single ship cannot compare with that of the foreign navy, the inland river navy can only make up for it in numbers, so the entire Yangtze river inland navy belongs to it. The five fleets including Jingjiang, Dongting, Poyang and Hanshui are equipped with 66 large and small single-gun ships, [-]-oar and six-oar single-masted patrol ships, [-] two-masted warships, and [-] warships. The sum of the Sanyo Fleet other than the Pearl River Fleet of the Western Navy

"Your Majesty, Chang Tianyuan, commander of the Poyang Fleet of the Inland River Navy, leads a team to meet you."

Chang Tianyuan is also a disciple of the Son of Heaven during the Jiayin Period of the Boys Camp. Before joining the army in the Western Navy, his greatest wish at that time was to become the commander of the fleet in the future, but he never thought that his dream would come true. , but they were transferred from the foreign navy to the bathhouse of the inland navy

Although he was unwilling, but the positions in the navy were just like this, one radish and one hole, he couldn't complain too much, but he still had some ideas, and Zheng Kezang's tour gave him a chance to express himself

"Marquis of Compensation" Zheng Kezang obviously remembered Chang Tianyuan's "Let him board the ship to see you, Your Majesty"

"The founding uncle commanded the Inland River Navy Fleet to guard Poyang Lake, and Chang Tianyuan kowtowed to see my emperor, long live, long live." Chang Tianyuan, who came from the flagship to a small boat, soon appeared on the royal boat. , dare not neglect, and now lead the garrison of Xingzi Water Village to defend."

Just like the guard houses along the coast, the Neihe Navy also has more than a dozen naval bases in the defense area for berthing, supply and maintenance. Xingzi Water Village is one of them. Therefore, the inland river water village was not upgraded to a town guard by the Ministry of War, and the water village garrison was not organized by the Fubo Army. Generally speaking, the fourth division of the Longxiang Army provided defense for the inland river navy. For ship maintenance, it's just that the fourth division of the Longxiang Army has been transferred to Japan to fight, so there is no garrison regiment Qian Zongyi to come to see

"Get up and talk" When Chang Tianyuan got up, Zheng Kezang said again, "Send flags to all ships, I have noticed the loyalty of you and others." The signal flag on the imperial boat immediately sent Zheng Kezang's original words, and it was very fast There was a faint voice of shouting long live from the fast boats. Zheng Kezang responded by standing on the deck of the Yuzhou boat to receive the cheers, and did not return to the cabin until the cheers gradually disappeared. The ranking of the Poyang Lake Fleet is not at the top."

Chizhou River Exercise is a routine exercise of the Yangtze River Inland Navy in August every year. There are many items such as formation conversion and live ammunition shooting. It can also be regarded as internal competition. As a judgment of a year's training, poor results will affect the evaluation of the Ministry of War

Chang Tianyuan took office in June of this year, so naturally he couldn't be blamed for the problem in just two months, but how could Zheng Kezang remember everything clearly, so this made Chang Tianyuan sit still , but it’s not about me, but he can’t explain to Zheng Kezang that it’s none of my business, it’s the responsibility of his predecessor

Therefore, Chang Tianyuan could only express his position with a wry smile: "This minister has failed His Majesty's high expectations. Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will definitely take care of my subordinates. If I can't sit on the sidelines in the coming year, I am willing to accept the punishment."

Zheng Kezang was satisfied with Chang Tianyuan's statement, so he nodded and said, "I'm relieved if you are determined. If the Poyang Fleet can really stand out next year, I will personally award you an honor."

Huaxia's honors are different from the previous dynasties, and more like Taixi's medals. For this, Chang Tianyuan is naturally as if he has been beaten, so Zheng Kezang further asked: "The banditry in Poyang Lake has been brought under control. "Returning to the Lord, there was no war when Jiangxi changed hands, so there were not many people displaced, so the banditry is not too serious. Since the establishment of the Poyang Lake Fleet, the lake bandits and fish tyrants have been suppressed many times. It is no longer a banditry, but there are only a few sporadic lake bandits running around, the number of boats is no more than two or three, and the number of people is no more than a few dozen, and there are no large boats of more than [-] stone."

In order to show the achievements of the Yangtze River Navy, Chang Tianyuan deliberately omitted one point, that is, after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Zheng Kezang ordered that the fishing tax (tax) be permanently exempted, and only the city tax (transaction tax) was collected. This is harmful to the livelihood of fishermen. The great improvement has naturally further stabilized people's hearts, making the Lake Bandits lose the channel for personnel replenishment

Of course, Chang Tianyuan's unfinished remarks will not cause Zheng Kezang's displeasure. After all, the world is suffocated. It is Zheng Kezang's responsibility to do well, and it is Zheng Kezang's responsibility to do poorly. There is no need to argue with his subordinates. Because of the blame, Zheng Kezang just asked: "How many fishermen and fishing boats are there on Poyang Lake today?"