Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 286 Visiting the Daming Ship Administration Bureau
At this time, Zheng Zhilong regretted bringing his two younger brothers to see His Majesty, but now he could only watch helplessly as his two younger brothers were so excited by His Majesty's impassioned words, and completely forgot I am nothing but a vulgar person of pirate origin.

But Zheng Zhilong also had to admit that what His Majesty Zhu Youjian said was right. The Western Fans are indeed a growing threat to Daming, and the Eastern Fans are already occupied by the Red Fans. If his Zheng Group does not have the support of the court, After another year, it will be difficult to confront these Western fans.

Of course, this is also the reason why Zheng Zhilong chose to join Daming.

Zheng Hongkui is the youngest, only 32 years old now, two years younger than Zhu Youjian, although he is already in his prime, he still has some blood.

Hearing what Zhu Youjian said now, he also began to pay attention to this Western Fan, and he couldn't help talking about his experience of fighting Xiyi, and also admitted that Xiyi will indeed be a force that cannot be ignored by Daming in the future opponent.

What Zheng Zhibao is now excited about is the feat of voyages to the Western Seas. Although the influence of Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas in this era is not as highly respected by later generations, it can be regarded as a glorious feat that can be admired. , This is the greatest pursuit of a literati like Zheng Zhibao who is eager to make contributions.

"Western artillery and warships are superior to ours, but fortunately there is not much difference between them. In time, my Ming Dynasty will be able to surpass Xiyi, and I have already prepared to order people to step up the development of new warships and naval artillery, but it is still too late. A large number of naval combat talents are needed, so I will summon you to enter the palace." Zhu Youjian asked Shi Kefa to announce the decree: Grant Zheng Zhibao a Jinshi background, confer the title of Fengyi doctor, and serve as a member of the Ministry of War. Zheng Hongkui was promoted to be the general of Zhenguo, and served as the director of the student training department of the Daming Shipping Bureau; even Zheng Zhilong was also awarded the post of the right servant of the Ministry of War and the deputy director of the Navy Department of the Grand Marshal's Office, which shows that Zhu Youjian is serious about maritime affairs. attention.

Zheng Zhibao is very happy. As a supervisor who has participated in the imperial examination several times and failed to pass the provincial examination, he can now be awarded a Jinshi background. This undoubtedly gives him a strong sense of honor, and he has a sudden feeling for Zhu Youjian Share a sense of knowing you.

Moreover, he could understand that if His Majesty asked him to be a secretary, it was equivalent to becoming the person in charge of the Daming Ship Administration Bureau. If you can cultivate your own power, after all, all the talents here will become your own students.

Moreover, the key point is that His Majesty will be responsible for the sacrificial wine of the Daming Ship Administration Bureau, which means that in the Daming Ship Administration Bureau, Zheng Zhibao is under one person and above ten thousand people.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely be able to run the Daming Ship Administration Bureau well for Your Majesty, and cultivate the best naval combat talents!" Zheng Zhibao prostrated himself on the ground, and respectfully saluted Zhu Youjian.

Now Zheng Hongkui only wants to go to sea as soon as possible to fight the Xiyi people. As for the official position, he is not as interested as Zheng Zhibao.

Zheng Zhilong was in a much better mood at this time. He was more or less overjoyed to be awarded the position of the right servant of the Ministry of War. It never occurred to me that even though it was just a temporary appointment, Zheng Zhilong had to feel that His Majesty is really not treating the Zheng family well.

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"Now you and my brother have all been appointed to the court, and even the song below has been appointed as a teaching official of the Ming Dynasty. It can be seen that His Majesty still attaches great importance to our Zheng family. We will talk about the future. Now Since His Majesty wants us to deal with Xiyi, then we will deal with Xiyi for His Majesty, after all, this is also our common enemy."

Zheng Zhilong instructed Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Hongkui to return to Fujian after a few words, while Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Hongkui and the fifty trilogy of the Zheng family stayed in the capital.

One month later, Zhu Youjian summoned the Minister of the Navy Liu Kongzhao, Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Hongkui and others to the Longjiang Pass near the Longjiang Shipyard, which is Xiaguan. Here, a boat-style building was selected to be built, which is the seat of the Daming Ship Administration Bureau.

Today's Daming Shipbuilding Bureau has been completed for half a month. When Zhu Youjian walked in, he saw that the arbor bonsai had been planted in the entire courtyard, and the classrooms under the eaves were also equipped with tables and chairs. The blackboard was bright and bright, and it was made of lime and water. The lumpy rough chalk is also placed in the wooden box on the three-foot podium.

Zhu Youjian regretted that since Chongzhen moved to the south in 17 years, he had paid too much attention to military affairs, so that there was no more advanced chalk in Ming Dynasty. The improvement of education plays a very important role.

"It's been a while since I went to Daming Academy of Engineering and Academy of Sciences, and I don't know what the gang of idlers I raised are doing now," Zhu Youjian muttered to himself and walked to the backyard of Daming Shipping Bureau.

Here, the polo field, kick-ju field, knife and gun training ground and running ground attached to the Daming Ship Administration Bureau, as well as wooden stakes for boxing training, warship models and naval battle sand tables, etc., occupy a very large area.

Polo was a very popular competitive sport in the Tang Dynasty, and Cuju was a popular competitive sport in the Song Dynasty. Zhu Youjian wanted to let Ming Dynasty also carry forward competitive sports, so as not to let the entire Ming society be full of frailty. Especially in today's Jiangnan area, some competitive sports are needed to stimulate the blood of southerners.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian asked the army and schools to widely promote these two kinds of competitive sports, so as to train the physique of the Ming people and the riding skills of the Ming Dynasty, so why not do it.

In the center of the first hall, a large pond was dug into a large pond. The pond imitated the model of the Daming sea area shown in the Kunyu Wanguoquantu.

Both Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Hongkui were shocked by such a facility, and they couldn't bear to move their feet for a while, and even Gu Sanmazi who was at the side couldn't help but asked Chengyi Bo Liu Kongzhao in a low voice: "Master Liu, is this my Daming Haijiang?"

Seeing that His Majesty Zhu Youjian didn't pay attention to this side, Liu Kongzhao pulled Gu Sanmazi a bit: "Didn't I ask you to hire a gentleman to read and read? At this time, you are asking questions that only three-year-olds ask in front of the emperor. Be careful not to make His Majesty laugh at you."

"I just want to make sure." Gu Sanmazi is now the commander-in-chief of Daming's coastal defense. He is at the same level as Zheng Zhilong in the position of military attache, but he is still a pirate with little knowledge in essence. Even Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Hongkui are also pirates and merchants. He is a pure bandit, so both Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Hongkui look down on Gu Sanmazi who is following behind Liu Kongzhao, not to mention that Gu Sanmazi is also an old opponent of the Zheng Group.

Seeing Gu Sanmazi asking this question now, although Zhu Youjian didn't hear it, Zheng Hongkui heard it sincerely, and couldn't help but sneered: "Third brother, I understand why the court asked us to train naval combat talents. , The imperial court really doesn't have any talents, even a cat and a dog can be the commander-in-chief of Ming's coastal defense, if I were someone, I would be ashamed to be conferred such an official position by His Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)