Smuggling Daming

Since Zhou Zhong turned technical arms into civilian positions in the army, which was completely different from those rough military men, it immediately had an immediate effect. Many scholars who were unsuccessful in the imperial examination signed up one after another. As a result, in just one month, More than 300 people were recruited, so many scholars added together, in any case, it is enough for the Nanyang Fleet.

However, the more than 300 scholars cannot be directly arranged in the fleet. After all, they used to only study hard, and writing articles must be no problem, but if they are asked to observe the sea situation, identify directions, draw charts, etc. They can't do it anyway, so they have to go through prior training before they can go to work. As for the people who train them, Zhou Zhong has already found them. Some are some officers from the original navy, and some are Portuguese prisoners of war. They have their own strengths, and the knowledge they know is very practical, which can just be used to teach these scholars.

It can be said that Zhou Zhong had planned all these before, but when all the staff were recruited and the teachers were about to arrive, Zhou Zhong suddenly found that he could not find anyone in Shuangyu Port who could teach these scholars. The place.

For example, take Liuheng Island, the main body of Shuangyu Port, as an example. The places on the island close to the port are all shops and warehouses, and a little further away is the residential area of ​​the port. Now the population of the entire Shuangyu Port exceeds 30. The original Nanyang town It is like being wrapped up in a residential area, and as for the remaining places, they are all occupied by various factories. These factories either have constant rumbling noises or pungent smells. It is impossible to teach near the factories.

Seeing the huge Shuangyu Port, there is not even a place for me to teach.This made Zhou Zhong very helpless. After all, the culprit who caused this situation was himself. If it were a few years ago, the entire Liuheng Island would be wasteland, even if he built a college here.

In fact, it can be seen from the above point that the current development of Shuangyu Port has reached a limit. After all, the entire Shuangyu Port is just a small strait between two islands, and the land area is narrow. This natural disadvantage limits its development.Even if Zhou Zhong moved all the factories on Liuheng Island cruelly, the remaining land is still not enough to support the needs of an international trade seaport, and even the current Shuangyu Port is already very small.

Regarding this situation, Zhou Zhong had actually discovered it a long time ago. After all, Shuangyu Port was originally a deformed product under the maritime ban of Daming.Although the waterways and ports here are excellent, the scale is not very large. Naturally, there is no problem in dealing with smuggling in the past, but if Shuangyu Port is really used as a trading port, it seems a bit stingy here.

"My lord, although Shuangyu Port is developing rapidly. But after all, the territory is small, and now it can accommodate the development of the Governor's Mansion from all over the world. Therefore, in my opinion, it is better to choose another place as the Governor's Mansion!" Inside the Governor's Mansion, Wang Shouren suggested to Zhou Zhong with a serious face. Beside him were Jiao Fang, Zhang Cai and others. When they heard Wang Shouren's suggestion, they all nodded in agreement.Although they have different positions, they dare not be sloppy in official affairs.

Zhou Zhong thought for a long time when he heard this.In the end, he nodded and said: "Shuangyu Port is indeed no longer suitable for the Governor's Mansion. Recently, I have heard many businessmen complaining, saying that the land price of Shuangyu Port is like gold, and they want to set up shops here. It is impossible at all, it can be said that this has seriously affected the development of Daming Maritime Trade, but relocation is not a problem, the problem is where is the right place to relocate?"

Seeing that Zhou Zhong also agreed to relocate the administrative office, Wang Shouren and others were also very happy. Shuangyu Port is the place where Zhou Zhong made his fortune. It can be said that this is where Zhou Zhong’s foundation is. They were all worried that Zhou Zhong would not want to leave here, but they didn't expect Zhou Zhong to agree, which made them all overjoyed.

"My lord, under the rule of the Governor-General's Mansion, Taiwan, Malacca, and Old Port are under the rule. Among these three prefectures, Malacca and the Old Port are far away from Nanyang. It's too far away, and it's not easy to contact the imperial court, so I don't think there is a choice. The only choice is Taiwan. According to the officials, several natural good ports have been found in Taiwan. , the Governor's Mansion is not short of manpower, material and financial resources, as long as we move the Governor's Mansion there, I believe that within a few years, a more prosperous port city will appear on the Taiwan side!" Zhang Cai stood at this moment come out.

Regarding Zhang Cai's suggestion, Zhou Zhong nodded again after listening to it. After thinking about it just now, he found that Taiwan is indeed the most suitable, and he also knows that Taiwan does have many excellent ports, such as Keelung and Tainan in later generations. .

But just when Zhou Zhong was about to nod his head in agreement, he suddenly found that Jiao Fang and Wang Shouren didn't comment on Zhang Cai's suggestion. Instead, they all lowered their heads as if they were thinking about something?

"Master Wang, I don't know where you think the seat of our Governor's Mansion should be relocated?" Zhou Zhong saw that Wang Shouren and the other two did not express their opinions, so he took the initiative to ask.

"This..." I saw Wang Shouren pondering for a while, but finally said with a smile, "My lord, I think the location of the government office is an extremely important matter, and it cannot be decided in a day or two, so it is best It's better to think about it in the long run!"

As soon as Wang Shouren's words fell, Jiao Fang, who hadn't spoken just now, also nodded in agreement and said, "My lord Wang is indeed a mature person. The matter of governing the office is of great importance, and we have to report it to the imperial court. If we choose improperly, we may be punished." If the imperial court vetoes it, everyone will look bad at that time, so it's better to be more cautious!"

Although Wang Shouren and Jiao Fang did not expressly object to Zhang Cai's suggestion, they have already expressed their position in what they said, that is, they do not agree to move the governor's office to the Taiwan government. In officialdom, sometimes you don’t need to tell the whole story, at least you need to save a little face for the other party.

Seeing that both Wang Shouren and Jiao Fang objected, Zhang Cai also showed a bit of displeasure on his face, but he didn't dare to argue with the two, because he also had his own selfishness in making this suggestion, while Wang Shouren and Jiao Fang Obviously, they have seen through his selfishness.

Zhou Zhong didn't think there was anything wrong with Zhang Cai's suggestion. After all, no matter how smart he was, he couldn't compare to the three big and small foxes in the officialdom in front of him.But it doesn't matter if Zhou Zhong doesn't understand, he has one advantage that he is kind and kind, and since the last conversation in Wanghai Garden, Jiao Fang has become his personal consultant, so Zhou Zhong believes that Jiao Fang will find himself explaining it soon s reason.

The relocation of the government office has been finalized, but as for the location of the new government office, it will take some time to consider. Next, Zhou Zhong and Jiao Fang discussed the formation of the three major fleets. Although Wang Shouren and the others are Civilian officials, but their contribution is indispensable to the formation of the fleet.

"My lord, the number of scholars recruited has exceeded 300, and now these people are placed in Shuangyu Port, because there is no place for them to study, so these people have been idle all the time, but the Governor's Mansion recruited them for nothing. Yes, so the lower officials thought, should we find a place for them to start learning some knowledge they will need in the future, so that they can enter the Nanyang Fleet earlier?" Jiao Fang suddenly asked.

"This is a good suggestion. Although those scholars wrote first-hand articles, they are useless to the fleet. There are still many things they need to learn. It is a day in advance, but now Shuangyu Port really can't find a place, otherwise Just send them to the Taiwan government, build a special study place there, recruit students on time every year, and recruit talents needed by the fleet in the future!" Zhou Zhong thought for a while and said.

In fact, if you want those 300 scholars to start studying, it is not difficult to find a place in Shuangyu Port for the time being, but Zhou Zhong does not intend to arrange those 300 scholars so casually, because in his plan, those scholars It was just the beginning of his military school concept.

As for the military academy, Zhou Zhong wanted to start it a long time ago, but unfortunately there was no time and no manpower, so it couldn't be done at all, but now the Governor's Mansion has entered a period of balanced development, so the construction of the military academy has also been advanced. It's on the agenda. This time, taking advantage of the expansion of the three major fleets, he plans to open a general academy. Those [-] scholars are technical talents that are needed in the navy. In addition, he also plans to open a real naval combat training class in the military academy. , let the young generals in the navy enter the military academy for systematic study, and at the same time strengthen patriotic education to ensure the loyalty of these generals to Daming.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Zhong wants to select the location of the general academy from the very beginning, and then build a majestic military academy. This will be the cradle of the Ming navy generals in the future. If possible, he also hopes that Zhengde An army school can also be opened in the capital, so as to ensure the inheritance of the generals of the Ming Dynasty.It's a pity that there is really no suitable place to build the military academy in Shuangyu Port, so Zhou Zhong thought about it before deciding to put the military academy in Taiwan.

But just as Zhou Zhong finished speaking, Wang Shouren said again: "My lord governor, I think it is indeed a long-term good thing that you want to establish a learning center for training naval talents. This kind of place is also extremely important to the Governor’s Mansion, it’s best to be in the Governor’s Mansion, but the location of the Governor’s Mansion has not been determined yet, so this matter needs to be considered in the long run!” (To be continued. If you like this Works, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation.)