Smuggling Daming

The spring breeze was warm, Zhou Zhong stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the vast sea in front of him, but he was thinking about Liu Tao going to North Korea. Counting the days, Jin Wenxian should have received the news he sent him, although the North Korean The palace coup known as "Jongjong anyway" took place in the autumn, and there is still nearly half a year before now. However, it is estimated that those ministers should also start preparations. As long as Kim Wenxian sends people to secretly investigate, they should be able to find some evidence.

Thinking that North Korea would not be able to overthrow the tyranny of Lord Yanshan in the future because of his own intervention, and that the whole North Korea would live in dire straits, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel a little bit darker. Although North Korea later split into two countries, the two No matter which animal country he hates, he is just teaching them a little lesson now.

But after Zhou Zhong was happy, he thought about Zhang Rui's escape. Although Wu Shan sent many people to search after the incident, they still found no one alive or dead. In the end, they only investigated the time when Zhang Rui jumped into the sea. , There were several fleets passing through that sea area, but unfortunately because of the underdeveloped information, they couldn't confirm the names of those fleets at all, let alone whether the other party had rescued someone?

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong couldn't help sighing. He didn't care much about Zhang Rui's life and death. After all, for this kind of scum, in his opinion, death was not a pity. But he was very curious. After all, the other party changed from a dignified person to a eunuch. This kind of thing is too legendary. He had long wanted to know what was going on, but it was a pity that the other party escaped at the last moment.It is a pity that his life and death are unknown now.

However, only Zhou Zhong and Wu Shan knew about Zhang Rui's life and death. Even for Bai Junwan, Zhou Zhong only told the other party that Zhang Rui had jumped into the sea and died. After all, whether Zhang Rui was dead or alive, it was not enough for Zhou Zhong Therefore, there is no need for Bai Junwan to worry about this matter.And for Bai Junwan, Zhang Rui's death made her feel like she was relieved, and her personality has become more cheerful during these days.Not as preoccupied as before.

"My lord, the barracks are here!" While Zhou Zhong was meditating, Wu Shan who was next to him suddenly came forward to report that this time Zhou Zhong mainly came to inspect the navy stationed next to Shuangyu Port. On the other hand, it also urges the construction of the navy camp.

Zhou Zhong also woke up from his meditation when he heard this.Immediately raised his head to look, and sure enough, he saw a half-water half-land naval camp in front of him, countless warships lined up in several rows on the port of the naval camp, although the weather in spring was still quite cold, But the soldiers on the warship were all shirtless, practicing under the order of the instructor.The soldiers on each ship are divided into several teams, and some are fighting to catch the team.Some are taking off and landing sails, and some are practicing artillery operations.

For the more than 1 sailors, Zhou Zhong practiced extremely strictly, especially after he knew that these sailors were just fakes, he had given Chang Xiao and Qu Lie a death order to train the navy from scratch , no matter how much time and effort it takes.It is necessary to train an elite navy that can be drawn to the battlefield at any time for the imperial court.

It was also Zhou Zhong's death order that made Chang Xiao and Qu Lie dare not neglect in the slightest.The two worked together to re-create a training plan, starting from scratch with the entire navy. Although the navy would not be able to make a big impact when it came to aid Malacca, at least it laid a solid foundation. With new generations, it is certain that one day the Daming Navy will be able to cross the ocean again.

Zhou Zhong's boat passed through the training warships, and then slowly docked at the pier. Shenying and Qu Lie were already waiting to greet them on the pier. The prestige is very high, but unfortunately he is not proficient in water warfare, so he is only in charge of supervision at ordinary times. As for the military training, he is handed over to Chang Xiao and Qu Lie. Come and meet.

"Admiral, the old general has been waiting for a long time. Come and visit our barracks. The barracks has changed a lot during this time!" Zhou Zhong had just stepped off the boat, and Shenying immediately greeted him with a smile. To provide money and security for the army, Shenying is responsible for all the drills and construction of the army in peacetime.

"The old general has been waiting for a long time, and Mr. Zhou really wanted to come earlier, but unfortunately, he is really busy with work, so I finally found some free time today!" Zhou Zhong also smiled at this time, and then Qu Lie also stepped forward to greet him, and then The three of them said a few more polite words, and then Zhou Zhong followed Shenying into the barracks.

The navy camp is divided into water camps and land camps. There is nothing to say about the water camps. It is just a military port. The naval warships are parked in the port, and the soldiers are usually on board for training, but wait until this stage. After the drill is over, the warship will leave the water village and go to the sea to practice. After all, only after going through the wind and waves of the sea can we train an elite soldier.

Except for the usual training, the land camp is also the place where the soldiers live. Although the sailors often live on the ship in order to familiarize themselves with the sea conditions, they still prefer to live on land when they are not training. Besides, there are some soldiers brought by Shenying in the camp. The three thousand army, in addition to adapting to naval warfare, they usually also practice on land.

Zhou Zhong followed Shenying and Qu Lie into the land camp, and saw that several rows of fixed houses with wooden and stone structures had been built in the entire camp. According to Shenying, these houses were warehouses in the military camp, storing ordnance and Food and grass and other important supplies, but except for these warehouses, tents can only be set up in other places. After all, the time for the army to be stationed is too short, and there is no time to build the entire barracks into permanent barracks.

Zhou Zhong visited those warehouses first, and found that all the warehouses were guarded very tightly, especially the gunpowder warehouse that was built separately. Everyone had to be searched when they entered, and they were not allowed to carry any metal products on their bodies. After all, if the gunpowder magazine is detonated, it will be a catastrophe.

After visiting the warehouse, Zhou Zhong went to look at the tents where the sergeants lived, and found that although the tents were simple, they were neat and tidy. Besides, the weather was not so cold now, so it was okay to sleep in tents at night, but Zhou Zhong still urged Shenying wants to build the barracks as soon as possible. After all, Shuangyu Port is an island. If the typhoon season comes in the future, these tents alone will not be able to keep out the wind and rain.

In the end, Zhou Zhong went to watch the training of the [-] Beijing Battalions. Speaking of which, the Jingying Battalion is the Jingying Battalion. The aura of the training alone is far from that of the sailors on the ship. The battle to wipe out Liu Liu and Liu Qi, so it can be regarded as some actual combat experience, so the training was also full of murderous aura, which made Zhou Zhong feel a bit of the tragedy on the battlefield.

Regarding the situation of the entire navy camp, Zhou Zhong was quite satisfied after visiting, especially Shenying and Qu Lie assured him that by May, they would be able to organize an army capable of competing with the Portuguese , will never let Portugal take the city of Malacca!

With the guarantee from Shenying and the others, Zhou Zhong also felt a bit more confident in his heart, and then he said a few words of encouragement again, and then went to the water village to watch the training of the navy, and then took another The boat returned to Shuangyu Port.

However, as soon as Zhou Zhong returned to Shuangyu Port, Uncle Tuo came to him, and as soon as he saw Zhou Zhong, he immediately said with a bitter face: "Boss, we can't go on like this. We have already taken over all the ports in our hands, and all the profits on the ports before have gone to the Shibo Department, and the income of our chamber of commerce has abruptly decreased by nearly [-]%!"

In the past, Shuangyu Port was a smuggling port, and the management of the port was also divided up by various large chambers of commerce. However, with the entry of the army and the Shibo Department, the management of the port will naturally be returned to the imperial court, so now the Shibo Department is slowly taking over the management of the port. Various chambers of commerce took back the management rights of the port, and the Nanyang chamber of commerce was no exception. Zhou Zhong even instructed Shibo to take the Nanyang chamber of commerce first. He also dared not disobey the Shibo Secretary.

Hearing Uncle Tuo's complaints, Zhou Zhong smiled and said: "Uncle Tuo, it is now a transition period for Shuangyu Port. It used to be a smuggling port. Although it was prosperous, it was also very chaotic. The island port is nationalized, and the port will naturally be managed by the imperial court. After all, only when the imperial court manages can a port be more standardized and have greater development potential in the future."

Zhou Zhong paused when he said this, and then laughed again: "Moreover, port management will cost our chamber of commerce a lot of manpower and material resources. Although there are some benefits, compared with maritime trade, the port's benefits are actually not much. Even now It is less than [-]% of the total revenue of the Chamber of Commerce, so instead of wasting manpower to manage the port, it is better to leave this troublesome matter to the court, and we can have less trouble."

Hearing what Zhou Zhong said, Uncle Tuo shook his head and said, "My boss, you don't know that although the income of the port is not high, there are a lot of manpower on the port, and according to the unwritten rules of the chamber of commerce, generally It is to arrange the old, weak, sick and disabled in the chamber of commerce to the port. These people are either old people from the chamber of commerce, injured by the chamber of commerce, or family members of the chamber of commerce. They cannot do heavy work or go out to sea. The work on the port is relatively light. , so I arranged for these people, at least they can work and support themselves, but now that the port is taken over by the Shibo Department, these people have no work to do, the Chamber of Commerce can't support them for nothing, right?"

"Eh? This..." Zhou Zhong was also taken aback when he heard this. He only cared about letting Shibo Division quickly take over the port, but he forgot that the port is a place where the chamber of commerce arranges for the old and weak. Now the loss of this piece of income is secondary. The key is how to arrange for those old and weak? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)