Li Guangyuan subconsciously stood still and turned around to ask.
"What's wrong, Your Highness? Is there anything else?"
Zhu Hongyu took a deep breath and then spoke.
"Go and tell those guys that if anything happens in the future, come and talk to me yourself!"
"Gu is not a person who can't listen to what you say!"
Li Guangyuan nodded in agreement, and then left Zhu Hongyu's study.
Standing outside the study door, Li Guangyuan rubbed his face, but then he came to his senses and asked if he had just brought it upon himself...
Just now he said that he had no one to instruct him, so he nodded and told the people behind him.
It's okay not to blame yourself!
Li Guangyuan's mouth twitched, secretly cursing himself for being stupid.
Zhu Hongyu actually didn't care about this. Everyone has selfish motives.
It is normal to seek benefits for yourself!
He sent Li Guangyuan away, but Zhu Hongyu did not give a positive response to the collective behavior of the generals of the Liberation Army asking for rewards.
the reason is simple!
Grace comes from above!
Zhu Hongyu can take the initiative to give favors, but they can't come and ask for them!
As the saying goes, what I give to you is yours, and you can’t take it away if I don’t give it to you!
Otherwise, there will be no rules!
In fact, Zhu Hongyu had already planned to knight the generals.
Although in the past year, the Liberation Army failed to occupy much territory on the mainland battlefield.
But the results achieved are many!
Nearly 20,000 Eight Banners soldiers of the Han Army and a similar number of Qing Army Green Camp were defeated and captured.
It can be regarded as a brilliant victory, worthy of the reward of a knighthood!
Zhu Hongyu originally planned to announce this matter at the Zhengdan meeting.
In this wave, at least two or three counts will be sealed off, as well as the corresponding low-level titles such as viscount and baron.
Originally, he was about to release the corresponding news to the outside world.
But after Li Guangyuan made such a fuss, he was no longer prepared to go outside.
Just hang them like this, hang them for a while first and then talk about it!
In addition, Zhu Hongyu will also order the rotation of chief officers of each unit, and officers at all levels will conduct centralized training.
Give them a kick in the ass!
Zhu Hongyu must establish his authority!
Prevent something like this from happening again in the future!
The chief officers of each unit are rotated, and the grassroots officers are intensively trained. This is a big stick!
Then at the Zhengdan court meeting, it was announced that the officers would be knighted. This was giving sweet dates!
Zhu Hongyu began to use such simple tactics as hitting a big stick and giving him a sweet date.
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Macao!
After the "Anglo Kingdom" took over Macau, a large number of goods poured into Macau every day.
The massive amount of goods attracted a large number of merchants, who brought gold, silver and consumption.
Macau is actually more prosperous than when the Portuguese controlled it!
Due to Macao's unique port status, all kinds of businessmen come to Macao to do business.
Koreans, Annamites, Japanese people, and even the Dutch, Portuguese, and Spaniards pretending to be businessmen from other countries...
The Spaniards didn't want to pretend, but Zhu Hongyu had no choice but to issue a kill order to the Spaniards.
One day, the King of Spain did not stand up and apologize to the Chinese who died in the two Manila Massacres.
The ships of the Spanish could not pass through the Ming Dynasty's sphere of influence for even one day!
The order received by the Ming Dynasty's fleet was that whenever it saw a ship flying the Spanish flag, if it found one, sink one!
The Spanish merchants were forced to use the skills of flying other countries' flags.
Whenever a merchant ship was about to enter the waters controlled by the Ming fleet, the Spaniards would change their flags.
Replace it with the flag of the Netherlands, Portugal, or the United Kingdom!
Of course, in addition to these countries, there are also many British businessmen traveling between Europe and East Asia every year.
Captain Brown stood in the control room of the St. George, holding a telescope in his hand.
The telescope was pointed at the Macau Port ahead, and he looked at the Union Jack flag hanging on the fort, with a look of confusion on his face.
"My dear First Mate John, do you know when our British Empire had such a colony in East Asia?"
After defeating the Spanish Armada, Britain's strength expanded rapidly.
Even in the throes of the bourgeois revolution, Britain had begun the pace of external expansion, occupying colonies everywhere around the world.
However, Captain Brown is now very confused. Wasn't the British Empire defeated in its first naval battle in the East?
He was also forced to pay more than 2,000 taels of silver to the Ming Empire at that time!
It’s not a lot of money, but the symbolism is terrible!
The British Empire, which was invincible in Europe, actually paid war reparations to a Far Eastern country!
For Britain, which had just embarked on the path of global colonial expansion, it was almost like being hit head-on!
But what is going on now?
When did the British Empire have colonies in the Far East?
First Mate John also looked confused, shook his head and said.
"Dear Captain, I also want to ask you the same question!"
The two looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.
The St. George slowed down slowly, closed the gun windows, lowered the sails, and sailed into the port.
A small boat flying the British flag came near and wanted to board the boat for inspection!
The St. George did not refuse, and Captain Brown even came forward in person to ask the boarding personnel what was going on in Macau.
However, when the inspectors boarded the ship, Captain Brown's confusion became even deeper.
Those who boarded the ship were all Chinese with black hair and black children.
The only European face turned out to be a red-haired Dutchman.
Moreover, this Dutchman was standing behind several Chinese people. Judging from his position, it was obvious that he was a handyman.
Captain Brown stepped forward to ask with deep doubts.
"Dear Sir, may I ask why Macau flies the flag of the United Kingdom?"
Captain Brown did not ask the Dutchman, but directly asked the leading Chinese.
Shang Jinren nodded seriously and said.
"Of course!"
"This Macau is the first colony in the Far East under the British Empire's East India Company!"
“Why fly the flag of the British Empire if not the flag of the British Empire?”
As an official of the Taxation Department, Shang Jinren took the lead in boarding the ship for tax inspection.
When a ship enters the port, the first thing the tax department does is to register the quantity of goods on the ship in preparation for tax collection.
Among the people around him, many were armed tax policemen with guns and steel knives at their waists.
The taxation department of the Ming Dynasty also had a not weak armed force under its jurisdiction.
Made up of retired veterans!
Organized artillery and musketry troops!
Due to physical reasons, these people will definitely not be able to go to the battlefield, but they will still have no problem with armed tax collection and suppressing the riots of tax resisters.
Brown was even more confused now.
As the captain of the East India Company running the Far East route, how come he has never heard of this matter?!
Regardless of Brown's confusion, Shang Jinren spoke.
"Dear Captain, we will register and inspect the cargo in your ship. Please cooperate with us!"
Brown nodded and agreed to cooperate, and then continued to ask.
"When did the company establish a colony in the Far East? Why didn't I know? I am also the captain of the East India Company!"
Shang Jinren took a breath of air, his face darkened, and his heart pounded.