Chapter 206 Coastal Defense
"Your Highness, please forgive me for being ashamed."
There are strange things happening every year, but this year there are a lot of them. Take the matter in front of you as an example. The reward from His Royal Highness of the Crown Prince is unknown. This guy got a second-class baron for no reason and even refused. This really surprised everyone.
When Zhu Cilang's order was issued just now, there was no smile on Zheng Sen's face.
Suddenly, Zhu Cilang realized that Zheng Sen should not have won the title because of himself, but remembered his brother who sacrificed his vote.
"I passed on the will of this palace that all companions who died in the battle against the Dutch can receive pensions from the court and provide pensions according to current standards."
After Zhu Cilang finished speaking, Zheng Sen's face was shocked.
You must know that at that time, it was not Zhu Cilang who was in charge of it, and some of them were pirates.
Zheng Zhilong was originally a pirate. Later, after being recruited by the court, some brothers were unwilling to be restrained by the court, so they stayed on the original island and continued to be pirates.
However, when these people faced the Dutch colonists, no one retreated, which was worthy of the court's pension.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince..."
Zheng Sen had tears in his eyes. You should know that the court did not fight with the Dutch now. In the southeast coastal area, many fishermen and pirates were fighting against the Dutch.
But the court never acknowledged this. Could it be that His Royal Highness's approach now recognizes their contribution?
In addition, even when the regular navy of the court met with Dutch warships, the two sides had several frictions. Because the boats were small and the cannons were weak, the losses were relatively large.
However, the ministers in the capital did not give any reward. They believed that Li Zicheng and the Qing Dynasty in the northeast were already in chaos and could not continue to make enemies for the Ming Dynasty.
So these things were concealed, resulting in some soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country that have no pensions and their lives are extremely difficult at home.
"Anyone who sacrifices his life for the country or who is in order to maintain the integrity of the daimyo, no matter what his identity is, the court will praise it. Perhaps he made mistakes in the country before, but if he makes contributions to protecting the maritime border of the motherland, he will be rewarded and punished clearly."
After Zhu Cilang finished speaking, Zheng Sen's body trembled all over. You should know that there were many people on the islands on the southeast coast because they were pirates and now they dare not come back. However, when the Dutch invaded the border, these people really did not take a step back.
The court did not recognize them in the past. Now that these people are recognized by His Royal Highness, how could Zheng Sen not be excited?
Doudu…
Navy General Zheng Sen sincerely surrendered...
Reward function points one million points...
Unlock the double-track sailing warship...
The exchange price is 50,000 functional points...
At this moment, Zhu Cilang had a system prompt in his mind.
There were no tasks before, and it seems that the system will reward it for random events.
This kind of sailing warship is not available in the world now. Even in Europe and the United States, it is probably in the stage of designing drawings. I didn’t expect that we actually have it.
Originally, Zhu Ciyang thought it would take a long time to have his own fleet. Now with the sincerity of Zheng Sen and others, coupled with the sailing warships in the system, our navy and ocean-going fleet will be available immediately.
Of course, it is still in the hall now, and Zhu Cilang cannot exchange the sailing warship.
The following series of conversations were all centered on coastal defense along the southeast coast.
In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates invaded the southeast coast. Later, Qi Jiguang led the Qi family army to repel the Japanese pirates' harassment, and the entire southeast coastal area was peaceful.
However, in recent times, Dutch and Spanish colonists have appeared again, but the imperial court always focused on the northern land and did not guard against this area. In fact, the people in this area are already suffering.
It is safe to be close to the wet areas. If it were some remote areas, these colonists would dare to go ashore to rob.
Zheng Sen became more and more excited as he talked. You should know that Zheng Zhilong also sent a memorial to the court in the past, but not many court officials paid attention to this.
In the eyes of those people, the Qing Dynasty and Li Zicheng were the ones that the court should solve. As for the thieves on the southeast coast, the court did not have the strength at all. Besides, the inner area was far away from the capital, so it was just pretended that nothing had happened.
Now that he saw His Royal Highness so concerned about this area, how could he be unhappy? The people in this area finally waited for the wise king.
In the construction of the navy, Zhu Cilang also understood that Zheng Zhilong and his son had some people under him, and it was not an exaggeration to call these people the dragons on the water.
But our warships and artillery are too backward and there is no way to fight against these Western colonists.
In the vast ocean, your ship cannot keep up with others' speed and your cannons cannot hit others. No matter how good your technology is, it will eventually be a loss.
Others can have a chance to you calmly, this is the current situation of the Ming Navy.
"I have already had some concerns about the naval warships and artillery matters in my heart, and some talented people from the construction office have also been studied. It is still a bit inappropriate. After a period of improvement, all the navy will be replaced with new equipment."
Another huge thunder was thrown down.
Not to mention Zheng Sen was surprised, including Shi Kefa and other court ministers, they all stared at Zhu Ciyang with wide eyes.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not a big talker. After entering Nanjing, he did not see His Royal Highness asking someone to develop a naval warship?
Saying these words in front of Zheng Sen is equivalent to a promise to the 200,000 Fujian Navy. If there is no such thing as the time, it would be...
"At the end, we will go to the southeast coast to thank His Highness the Crown Prince."
Before they could react, Zheng Sen was already pounding his head.
Zhu Cixuan looked at the skeptical eyes of these people, but did not explain. These people suddenly thought of the instructors in the army.
These instructors should be the confidants of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but they have never appeared before. Perhaps His Royal Highness has more secrets unknown to everyone.
However, for the court ministers, the more secrets the crown prince, the better, because every time the crown prince has a secret, it is when the court crosses the border on a large scale. Whether it is military training or weapons and equipment, it is absolutely harmless to us.
But is the imperial court's vigorous development of coastal defense suitable for the current Ming Dynasty?
The strong enemy in the north is still there...
Zuo Liangyu in the west is unstable...
Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong...
A group of people fell into silence.
Chapter completed!