Smuggling Daming

Tang Bohu fought desperately, and finally regained his fame. Later, he got help from Wang Lun. In addition, Emperor Zhengde also wanted to make up for what he owed Tang Bohu, so he was released as an official. As a result, Tang Bohu was assigned to Ningbo City. The position of vice-president of the shipping department.

It is worth mentioning that Tang Bohu's position was not arranged randomly. At that time, Zhou Zhong had already met Emperor Zhengde, and Wang Lun also knew Zhou Zhong's next plan, so he spent a lot of effort to arrange Tang Bohu to the city. Bosi, I hope Tang Bohu can make a career under Zhou Zhong.Originally, at the beginning, Tang Bohu blamed Wang Lun for arranging himself a position of eating and waiting to die. It was not until Zhou Zhong took over the Department of Shipping that he understood Wang Lun's painstaking efforts.

After hearing Tang Bohu's tortuous experience, especially when he learned that the other party was able to recover his fame, it was all because of the Jin Ping Mei he wrote, which made Zhou Zhong surprised and embarrassed at the same time. Just look at it, and even paint it as a erotic picture, no wonder people in the future call him a faint king.

Zhou Zhong didn't want to talk about Jin Ping Mei with Tang Bohu. Tang Bohu has a different status now, so he didn't want to mention the erotic palace he painted, so the two quickly changed the topic and started chatting about the local customs of Ningbo. As well as various delicacies in the port and so on.

Zhou Zhong stayed at Tang Bohu's house until the afternoon, and finally got up to say goodbye. Tang Bohu and his wife personally sent him to the alley, and finally waved goodbye.When returning home, Shen Jiuniang suddenly said to Tang Bohu: "Master, I think this admiral is easy-going. Moreover, you and the admiral's father-in-law are good friends. When you meet such a boss, your husband will be much more relaxed in the future. "

Hearing Shen Jiuniang's words, Tang Bohu smiled wryly and said, "Jiuniang, you only met the admiral once, and today he came here in a private capacity, so what you see is just a superficial appearance, but if you Seeing him at work on weekdays is completely different. It is not an exaggeration to call him decisive. For example, Commander Cheng of Dinghaiwei was dismissed by him just because he was late for one day. He didn't even give the governor the face of the governor, so I don't dare to be careless about such a superior!"

Shen Jiuniang and Tang Bohu had just arrived in Ningbo Port not long ago, and she didn't know many people. In addition, as a woman, she rarely went out, so she didn't know much about the outside world, let alone what happened to Zhou Zhong after he came to Ningbo Port. Do what you do, and now you hear what your husband said.He was also very interested at the moment, and began to ask Tang Bohu about Zhou Zhong.Tang Bohu also doted on his wife very much, so he didn't hide anything, he told all the things he knew about Zhou Zhong, but he only hid the thing about Jin Ping Mei.

After Zhou Zhong left Tang Bohu's house, he did not return to his own residence, but turned around along Yongjiang North Street, after all he came to Ningbo.I have been busy with official duties, and rarely have such leisure time.It is even more impossible to go shopping. This is the first time he has calmed down to appreciate the local customs of Ningbo.

Zhou Zhong went shopping until the evening, and had dinner in a relatively clean shop on the street. Speaking of Ningbo, it is close to the sea, and the seafood here is very good, especially the large yellow croaker with pickled vegetables, which Zhou Zhong likes very much. A dish.

In the next few days, Zhou Zhong started to get busy again. After all, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the government will also have a holiday. Business is arranged.

Among them, Yang Tong and others were in charge of the Shibo Department, which made the taxation gradually on the right track, and Xie Di didn't dare to trouble him for the time being.In addition, the Shibo Department has begun to expand its staff. After the spring of next year, Zhou Zhong plans to let the Shibo Department set up a branch in Shuangyu Port, and then start to take over the taxation of smuggled merchant ships in Shuangyu Port. It is not too big for now. matter.

In contrast, Zhou Zhong is most concerned about the drills of the army. As Zhou Zhong's deputy, Shenying is now the governor of the army's drills. Although he is not very proficient in naval warfare, there are some things in the army that are similar to each other. , and he also knew his own shortcomings, so he didn't intervene in the drills of the navy, and handed them over to the two guard commanders, Qu Lie and Chang Xiao, and he was only in charge of supervision.

"Boom, boom, boom~" On the endless sea, several main warships of Ming Dynasty were testing their guns, and the cannons on these ships rang out one after another, and the broken warship that was the target ship was completely damaged Kong, the hull has already tilted, and it seems that it may sink at any time.

"Master Admiral, the Frangler artillery you provided is really powerful. It can fire several shells in a few breaths, and you don't have to worry about blowing up the barrel. After these main warships are replaced with this cannon, The combat power has immediately risen to several levels, and I believe that even if you encounter that Portuguese navy, you can fight head-on!" On one of the main battleships, the white-bearded Shenying put down the binoculars in his hand, full of admiration opened the mouth.

Before the Spring Festival holiday, Zhou Zhong specially transferred a lot of newly cast Franco cannons from Shuangyu Port, and then replaced the cannons on several main warships, and then summoned the main generals in the army to test the cannons, and the results were remarkable. Unexpectedly good.

"General Shen is right. Just replacing a few main warships with Frang machine guns is already so powerful. If the entire army's warships are replaced with Fran machine guns, they will be invincible. The Portuguese are nothing at all!" Qu Lie also laughed at this time, he was also extremely shocked by the power of this new type of artillery, and at the same time he was more confident in defeating the Portuguese in Zhou Zhong's mouth.

However, Zhou Zhong did not agree with Shenying and Qu Lie's words, and he also found that Chang Xiao, who was tall and strong next to him, did not make a sound, but frowned with a worried expression. Agree with the words of the two Shenying.

As early as the beginning of military training, Zhou Zhong called together several main generals in the army, and then told them his purpose of taking over the navy and his plan to aid the city of Malacca, which made Qu Lie, Chang Xiao and others very upset. Excited, I also worked harder during military training. After all, for generals like them, only by making military achievements can they be promoted, so as long as they are ambitious generals, they will not be afraid of fighting.

"General Shen, General Qu, you are too optimistic. This is no longer the era when a single weapon can determine the outcome of a war. Although the power of the Franco cannon is strong, don't forget that this kind of artillery was originally the Franco Developed by robots, Portugal must have used this kind of artillery on warships, and they are more experienced than us. In addition, their warships are tall and their soldiers have rich combat experience. Using the same weapons as the Portuguese, it is still difficult to win head-on!" Zhou Zhong finally spoke at this moment, and the moment he opened his mouth, he poured cold water on Shenying and the others.

Shenying and the others were also happy and confused, otherwise they would not have thought of such a simple matter. Now that Zhou Zhong reminded them, the two of them immediately came to their senses and nodded their heads again and again.

In contrast, Chang Xiao seemed much calmer, and he also agreed at this time and said: "What the admiral said is very true, although the firing speed of this Frang machine gun is fast, but the range is shorter There are many, but this is not a big deal for the navy. After all, the artillery at sea is to be fired when it is close, so what we have to do now is to fully understand the performance of the French machine artillery, and then in the next step In the past few months, the gunners are familiar with artillery, and even if they cannot compete head-on with the Portuguese in the future, they cannot be too far behind the opponent!"

"Yes, as far as I know, the Portuguese navy is well-trained, and the military has detailed requirements for many tactical actions, such as the distance between the two ships before they are allowed to fire, and the time for each gunner to reload the shells cannot exceed Wait, although these things are trivial, they can sometimes exert unexpected power on the battlefield."

Zhou Zhong paused at this point, glanced at Shenying and the others, and then continued, "We must learn from the enemy's strengths with humility, and I even plan to try to capture as many of them as possible after the sneak attack on the Portuguese is successful. Force these captives to pass on their experience in naval battles to our Ming navy, so you all get ready for me!"

"I obey orders!" Shenying and the others immediately said loudly without hesitation after hearing this. Although Zhou Zhong asked them to learn from the captives, which made them feel a little repulsed, Zhou Zhong had already established the majesty of a commander in the army, as the so-called military order It is like a mountain, so as long as it is his order, Shenying and others dare not have the slightest doubt. This also marks that Zhou Zhong has initially mastered this navy.

After testing the power of the Frang machine artillery, Zhou Zhong visited the navy's drill again. Now the entire navy's [-] households are all practicing with all their strength, and they want to squeeze into the top five in the future competition ten, so that they can get better treatment, and there is even a rumor in the army that the selected army will fight abroad. Although the battle is dangerous, it is not worth it compared to the generous pension What, thus further stimulated the army's enthusiasm for training.

Time passed quickly, and it was the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month in the blink of an eye. On this day, almost all the shops were closed. The originally bustling Ningbo Port suddenly became deserted, and the government was also on holiday. Zhou Zhong was no exception. He brought I packed my luggage a long time ago and took a boat out to sea from Ningbo Port. After half a day of driving, I finally returned to Shuangyu Port again. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)