Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 115 Establishment of the Admiralty

Before the Spring Festival of the 18th year of Chongzhen.

Zhu Youjian set off again for Huai'an, the training base for recruits of the First, Second and Third Guards Armies.

Although there is no freezing period in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, a layer of mist has formed on the vast river surface, covering the boat like entering Penglai fairyland.

Egrets will occasionally make a clear cry.

Wild geese from the north are also shuttling through the mist, but their voices are more bleak than egrets.

The towns and wharves from Yingtian to Yangzhou are still very busy.

"Right now, only the people in the south can have a lively and happy New Year. The New Year's goods are here. Your Majesty is tax-free this year, and they are hurrying to buy. I am afraid that next year will not be as good. On the contrary, there are only sporadic Outside of a few ships, there is only a pile of grass."

Ma Shiying, Minister of the Ministry of War, saw where Zhu Youjian was looking at at this time, knowing that Zhu Youjian was paying attention to the southern wharf, and was feeling the difference between the north and the south at this time.

"On one side is the southern country, where the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and on the other is the northern land where soldiers and bandits plundered wildly. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the turn of the Song Dynasty, and now the disaster of slavery, I don't know when my descendants of Yan and Huang will be able to kill all these people from the north. Jackal?
The prosperity of Guanzhong, Youyan, and Hanzhong was never inferior to that of Jiangnan. It is a pity that the people were harassed and the country was overwhelmed by the northern captives several times, so that all the rich and noble families moved to Jiangnan. Merchants in the two places also purchased a lot of properties in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. If you want all the people in the world to share the blessings of Mu Daming, you can't do without getting rid of the Tartars. "

Lu Zhenfei, who was ordered to inspect the civil affairs of Fengyang, Shouzhou, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Songjiang and other prefectures, also stood up at this time.

As a native of Northern Zhili, he still has deep nostalgia for his hometown in the North, especially when the atmosphere of the Spring Festival is getting more and more grand. Seeing that the gentry and people in the south of the Yangtze River are preparing for the carnival in a few days, and looking at the scorched earth in the north behind him, Inevitably there is a sense of grief and indignation.

Lu Zhenfei's words made Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian realize that he might also take advantage of the Chinese people's feelings for the Spring Festival to promote the military-civilian confrontation against the Tartars and restore the enthusiasm of the northern capital, especially the northerners who left their homes.

"Aiqing is going to inspect the Jiangbei and Jiangnan areas, and comfort the people in the North. If they leave their homes, let the government help them spend a new year. In addition, the water defense along the Yangtze River should not be careless. The southern dynasties have always fought against the north. Soldiers all rely on the power of water warfare. The Three Kingdoms had Chibi, and the Song Dynasty had Caishiji. Our navy of the Ming Dynasty cannot lag behind, so go and call Liu Kongzhao, the admiral of the Caojiang navy!"

Although Zhu Youjian went to Huai'an this time to review the training results of the first, second and third guards recruits, he did have plans to inspect Daming's water defense.

From a certain point of view, perhaps this is more effective than any guns in resisting the attack of the northern Jiannu, of course, the premise is that the navy must have the courage to fight.

Not only to guard against the establishment of slaves, but also a potential enemy of Ming Dynasty is the pirate group that controls the sea trade, and the future enemies in the world power competition, the western tribes, etc., all need Daming to have its own powerful navy.

After Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian moved to the south, he was busy with internal rectification, controlling the government, reforming the financial and military systems, and training recruits.

In the second half of Chongzhen's 17th year, he didn't have time to consider the navy's affairs, but this doesn't mean he didn't care all the time.

The Caojiang Navy has always been under the control of the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, and is commanded by the admiral of the Caojiang Navy.

But now the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing has been withdrawn.

Therefore, Liu Kongzhao, the admiral of the Caojiang Navy, was the only one in charge.

Zhu Youjian is familiar with the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, so naturally he also knows about this person.

Liu Kongzhao, like Xu Wenjue, is a relative of the Ming Dynasty. After the sincere uncle Liu Bowen, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a wine bag and a rice bag.

Fortunately, Liu Kongzhao is still good in terms of integrity, at least he can be regarded as a loyal minister, one of the few descendants of Nanjing's nobles who died for the Ming Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Youjian has not moved his position as the admiral of the Caojiang Navy.

Of course, Zhu Youjian also knew that Liu Kongzhao had a good relationship with Ma Shiying.

Originally, in history, Ma Shiying's success in establishing King Fu as emperor had nothing to do with the help of the four Jiangbei towns and Liu Kongzhao's navy.

"Liu Kongzhao has met His Majesty!"

Liu Kongzhao has always been on Yuzhou. The last time Yuzhou was attacked made him really panic. Although he didn't know the situation in Zhenjiang area because he was in Jinshan at that time, he was also afraid that His Majesty would use this to take his anger out on him.

Now Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian went north to Huai'an by boat, and Liu Kongzhao personally accompanied him to escort him, fearing that there would be another mistake.

At the same time, he was worried about when His Majesty would ask him for the sinking of June Yuzhou on the Yangtze River.

This is the first time Zhu Youjian has seen Liu Kongzhao. If the appearance of the Jiren can be passed on to future generations through genes, then Liu Kongzhao's appearance should have a bit of the charm of the magician Liu Bowen.

But the Liu Kongzhao that Zhu Youjian saw at this time was just a short, fat and ugly man with a wretched look, neither the fan of his ancestor's feather fan, nor the mighty wind of a general, standing tremblingly. In front of him, his eyes wandered around like thieves.

"Admiral Liu, right? You are really sincere, and you will be replaced as a fake?"

After Zhu Youjian turned around and asked a question, he entered the cabin and sat on the chair.

Liu Kongzhao followed in: "Don't dare to lie to Your Majesty, this minister is indeed the Empress of Chengyi, and I have a family tree to prove it, I will go back and get it."

"No need, I'm not interested in whether you are sincere uncle or not, but just ask, I ask you, when I left Zhenjiang to leave Dantu in June, why did the traitors of the Qian Party lie down on the river at night, causing the imperial boat to sink, yours What are the Caojiang navy doing?"

Zhu Youjian's question made Liu Kongzhao feel bad for a moment. He thought to himself that this matter was brought up by His Majesty, and his knees softened in fright, and he hurriedly begged for mercy:

"Wei Chen, Wei Chen was in Jinshan that day. In addition, the waterway was already under the control of His Majesty's guards."

"Get up, it seems that you are not stupid, but since you are the admiral of the Caojiang navy, you have to train a strong navy for me;
From today onwards, you, the admiral of the Caojiang Navy, no longer need to be called the Admiral of the Navy, and the Navy of the World will belong to the Admiralty's Department of the Navy;

The Nanjing Jingying and the navy are now yours. You must make up a decent navy for me before April next year. I don’t want the Yangtze River defense to remain in vain. There are not even a few broken ships. Jiangyin and Yangzhou , Zhenjiang and other places must become fortresses that hinder the enemy. If you can't complete it by then, you should kill yourself on the river. "

Zhu Youjian said and then ordered: "The training of the navy can only be entrusted to you for the time being. I will personally ask about it in the future. Besides the training of the navy, we must pay close attention to shipbuilding. Wei Guogong is in charge of the engineering institute for me, and you have to find a way." Open the shipyard, you can go to Zheng’s family to learn these things, go to Macau to learn, and you can recruit some pirates along the coast to re-program, but you must recruit pirates who talk about the rules.”

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