Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1035 Inspecting the Navy
After all, King Tang and King Lu belonged to the Ming Dynasty, so they could not help the Shimadzu family blatantly, otherwise Wang Yan would be able to catch them and punish them for the crime of being connected to foreign countries.

They did not lend the best gunboat to the court, which was already the greatest help to Shimadzu.

Regarding Wang Yan's suspicion, the two kings really don't care, because they are political enemies. It is very common and reasonable not to help Wang Yan, but to hinder him. As long as they are not caught by Wang Yan, they can up.

Right now, the imperial court's attention has been concentrated on Japan, and the two kings can't get too involved. At most, they can only give some information support to the Satsuma clan. As for the outcome of the talks between the Ming Dynasty and Japan, they don't know. up.

Japan is too far away from Ming Dynasty, and it is not easy to go back and forth. Even if they want to, they can't control Japan's affairs, and they can only see Shimadzu to deal with it.

At this time, the two saw that their plan was unsuccessful, and they started planning again, deciding to fight against Lu Song before the court, expand their power, and block Wang Yan by the way.

As far as the court is concerned, although the navy did not receive support from the Zheng family and King Lu's navy, Wang Yan did not stop the formation of the navy.

Chongming is located at the estuary of the Yangtze River and controls the waterway from the East China Sea to the Yangtze River. Its strategic location is very important.

If the Ming Dynasty had enemies at sea and wanted to enter the Yangtze River from the sea to attack Nanjing, it had to break through this place first. Therefore, Chongming's strategic location is extremely important, and it is one of the important bases of the East China Sea Navy.

In the early morning of August [-]th, Wang Yan and a group of officials took a boat down from Nanjing. The [-]-load Dafu boat sailed slowly on the Yangtze River and headed directly to Chongming.

Wang Yan supported the boat building, watched the boats shuttle on the river, and the boatmen on both sides of the river were in groups, and he sighed in his heart.

Since the restoration of Nanjing, Wang Yan dared not leave Nanjing for more than two years, fearing that as soon as he left Nanjing, someone would launch a coup and seize power in Nanjing. But today, after more than two years of development, The Ming Dynasty has formed a new political ecology.

The imperial court has basically stabilized, and not one or two conspirators can easily break the current situation, so Wang Yan dared to come out.

However, he didn't dare to go far, that is, he took a turn within the range of Nanzhili.

The boat went down the river, with the wind and the water, and the speed was extremely fast. When it was dark, it had already reached the Chongming Water Village.

"When will the gunboat from Guangdong arrive?" Wang Yan asked casually standing on the ship tower.

Standing beside Wang Yan, Chen Bangyan was very aware of Wang Yan's worries, "His Royal Highness, you can rest assured that although the Zhejiang Navy and the Fujian Navy are unwilling to contribute, the Guangdong Navy has developed well in the past few years and has equipped three There are twelve gunships. The lower officials have already issued an order to keep five of them to ensure smooth trade in Nanyang, and send seven to prepare to sail to Japan."

Wang Yan nodded slightly after hearing this, but he was still a little worried and said: "There are so many pirates in the South Seas, and there are only five left. I'm afraid the pressure will be great!"

"Your Highness don't have to worry about this. Maritime merchants have developed rapidly in recent years. In addition, His Highness once allowed merchant ships to equip artillery in the name of group training. Now most of the maritime merchants have artillery on their ships, and their strength is not weak. Most of the pirates are these sea merchants, so His Highness need not worry."

Wang Yan frowned after hearing this, "Guzao heard people say that there are rules on the sea, and the court can ignore what they do at sea, but there must be no bottom line, destroying sea trade routes, and not even robbing one's own people. Ships flying our Ming flag must be unimpeded in the South China Sea. Iwano, you have to tell Chen Zilong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, to ask him to meet with various companies and take care of them. Don’t let the companies fight internally in the South China Sea. This will affect the development of Guangnan maritime trade!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, Governor Chen has noticed this matter, and is preparing to call several important maritime merchants from Guangnan to Guangzhou to discuss and set a maritime rule together."

Wang Yan nodded, "That's the best!"

While speaking, everyone has arrived at Chongming Water Village, which is one of the bases of the East China Sea Navy, and many warships are moored in the village.

As soon as Wang Yan's ship landed, Man Dazhuang led a group of naval generals to meet him.

He was originally the commander of the Huguang Navy, but because the imperial court wanted to form the East Sea Division, he was transferred by Wang Yan to serve as the commander of the East China Sea Division.

"Your Highness, you've worked hard all the way!" Seeing Wang Yan disembarking, Man Dazhuang immediately greeted him, smiling and saluting.

Wang Yan was also very happy to see him, and said with a smile: "You dragon in Dongting Lake, you are still used to the sea after going into the sea? Have you helped the imperial court develop a navy that can cross the sea?"

"Your Highness, you can come to review the general's subordinate Erlang at any time!" Man Dazhuang patted his chest, but then changed his subject and said: "Speaking of this review, the general feels that His Highness and the court are not fair. , Ma Jun performs drills almost every year, and autumn drills are held every one or two years, and our navy can only go to the theater every year, which is really unfair!"

Although Wang Yan paid attention to sea trade, the threat of Ming Dynasty came from the northern land after all. This determined that Ming Dynasty was a land-oriented country, so it would inevitably pay more attention to land divisions.

???Wang Yanwen smiled and said: "Since you have mentioned this matter, I will think about it carefully!"

Wang Yan paused, and suddenly changed his words: "Let's do this! If you can manage this trip to Japan well, I will promise you. The navy will follow the example of the army in the future and conduct drills. The rewards of each department will be given to you alone." You go and ask for it!"

"The last general thanked Your Highness first." Man Dazhuang clasped his fists with joy, and then assured: "Don't worry, Your Highness, this trip to Japan will definitely not cause any problems!"

"So confident, how are you preparing?" Wang Yan asked with a smile.

"It's all ready. The three gunboats have been practicing for more than a year, and now we are only waiting for the Guangdong ship!" Man Dazhuang said, glanced at Wang Yan, and continued with a sly look in his eyes: "However, if we insist on Find some deficiencies, and there are still some!"

Looking at his appearance, Wang Yan knew that he wanted to reach out for something, "Just say it! You are not enough!"

Man Dazhuang chuckled, "Your Highness, it's a cannon. It's not enough to be a cannon. I heard that the Cannon Workshop has newly cast a few five thousand catties naval cannons, which are specially cast for our navy, right?"

Wang Yan smiled and pondered for a while, "Okay, these heavy guns really need to be tested on the battlefield. Let the Ministry of War approve a note for you. You drive the gun boat to Nanjing and load the ten heavy guns of [-] kg!"

"Master, thank you, Your Highness!" Man Dazhuang clasped his fists with joy.

Of the four major naval forces along the coast, the Donghai Navy is the weakest. Man Dazhuang is very happy to have a few heavy artillery pieces.

At this time, Wang Yan suddenly turned around and said to Chen Bangyan: "From now on, the Ministry of War will not buy new ships and guns for the Zhejiang Navy and the Zheng Family Navy. Other supplies should be reduced if they can be reduced, and delayed if they cannot be reduced." One drag."

Chen Bangyan was slightly stunned when he heard the words, Wang Yan was not stingy, but the court spent money to raise soldiers, but the soldiers refused to listen to the court's transfer, and wanted to get the full amount of military pay and supplies, which is really unreasonable.

"I understand!" Chen Bangyan bowed immediately.

Wang Yan nodded slightly, and then said to Man Dazhuang: "Go, take a look at your gunboat!"

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