Chapter 687 Accelerating the Feudalization of the Feudal King
"Your Majesty, when I was a general, I accumulated some money. I would like to donate it to fund the construction of the Naval Academy, so that the court can save the cost of building the Naval Academy." Zheng Zhilong respectfully said.
He took the initiative to donate money, but he was not stupid. While working as a pirate and serving as a coastal defense guerrilla, he accumulated a lot of wealth through robbery or smuggling, and was building a mansion in his hometown.
If in the past, he still had a huge navy in his hands, but the imperial court did not have a decent navy, then Zheng Zhilong had a lot of wealth in his hands, and he was not afraid, so naturally it would be impossible to donate money.
But today is different from the past. His navy was almost completely wiped out, and the imperial court wanted to vigorously develop the navy. Zheng Zhilong could fully imagine that with the Ming Dynasty's manpower, material resources, and financial resources, he could imitate large quantities of them in a very short period of time.
Huge Western battleship.
Moreover, Zheng Zhilong has followed the New Army to fight south these days, and has seen that the New Army's firearms are more advanced than those of the Westerners, with flintlock guns that can be fired without igniting, while the Westerners are still using old-fashioned matchlock guns. Once the Ming Dynasty and the Westerners
In a fight, the musket alone will give you a huge advantage.
Zheng Zhilong naturally did not know that Westerners actually had flintlock guns. However, Westerners as far away as Asia had not yet equipped them with them. Even in Europe, it would take more than ten years for them to be widely used.
Zheng Zhilong still has a very sharp eye. Although he has only seen the New Army's field artillery unit this time, he can see that the New Army's artillery is better than that of the Westerners, mainly in terms of weight and quality.
He could completely imagine that after the Western warships were imitated and equipped with the Ming Dynasty's artillery, even if the warships were slightly inferior to the Westerners, the artillery would still be enough to make up for it.
The strength of the Ming Navy is just around the corner.
The second reason why Zheng Zhilong wants to donate the money is that he is now in peace, and his life and death are in the hands of the imperial court. Moreover, the imperial court is very familiar with his situation. Even his first wife in Japan knows that she is Japanese. If he holds
There is a large amount of property obtained through illegal means, but if you just enjoy it for yourself, I am afraid that it will cause disaster one day.
Zheng Zhilong's last reason for donating money was that he felt that if he took the initiative to donate money to the court, the court could not treat him badly. In other words, he was blatantly bribing the court and Emperor Chongzhen. As for the reward after paying, naturally
He is still confident that he will occupy a place in the Ming Navy in the future.
Emperor Chongzhen, Wen Tiren and Bi Ziyan were all very happy after hearing Zheng Zhilong's words. Now the Ming Dynasty is full of waste and there are many places that need money. If you can save an expense, you will be less stressed about using money.
Emperor Chongzhen immediately praised him and said: "Zheng Qing's dedication to the public is commendable. After the Ming Dynasty Navy is built, you will be needed to fight for the Ming Dynasty in all directions. Are you willing?"
Zheng Zhilong naturally understood the meaning of Emperor Chongzhen's words, that is, he would also bring him a Ming navy to sail across the sea in the future.
This was Zheng Zhilong's biggest expectation. He was naturally happy when he heard it and quickly agreed.
Zhong Jinwei knew that the imperial court did need people with rich experience in naval warfare like Zheng Zhilong, so he did not object. However, he was somewhat uneasy about Zheng Zhilong, a former great pirate.
With a thought in his mind, he reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty is going to extend the Jinyiwei political commissar mechanism in the new army to all armies, and this Navy is no exception. Now that the Ming Dynasty Navy is rebuilt, it can just implement the Jinyiwei political commissar mechanism.
The political commissar mechanism must be at least one on the bow of large battleships. They can also study in the naval academy and become familiar with naval warfare."
Wen Tiren heard this and immediately agreed: "Your Majesty, I second your proposal."
Other civil servants also came out and agreed with Zhong Jinwei's proposal. They, compared to Zhong Jinwei, were even more worried about Zheng Zhilong leading the Ming Navy to the sea. Who knows what he will do after he goes out, he can only have his own people to supervise him
rest assured.
Luo Yangxing, commander of the Jin Yiwei, was secretly happy after hearing this, because the power of the Jin Yiwei was about to expand a step further.
Wang Chengen saw the smile in his eyes from the side and secretly despised him. No matter how powerful you Jinyiwei is, you are still not under the supervision of our Dongchang.
Emperor Chongzhen was very happy when he saw the unanimous opinion of the ministers, and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Just follow what Master Zhong played, but in this case, the Jinyiwei political commissar will be even less manpowerful. Master Zhong will help Jinyiwei establish it as soon as possible as you said before
The senior leadership body of Jinyiwei Political Commissar!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhong Jinwei agreed.
He thought that before going to Liaodong, he recruited a group of more Jinyiwei political commissars. After such a period of time, it was regarded as an internship. If the old batch was transferred out, there should be no problem.
Zheng Zhilong heard from the side that Jin Yiwei was going to be placed on every bow battleship. He probably knew that these should be supervisors. Although he didn't like it a little, he was relieved when he heard that it would be promoted in all the armies of the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, before the Ming Dynasty Navy has a clue, I think it is best not to let the vassals everywhere know about the Spanish route, lest they retreat." Wen Tiren suggested to Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this. It would be best if he could not force the vassal kings to go. Of course, if the vassal kings refused to go in the end, he would have to use force. Matters related to the Ming Dynasty and the country, even his own son, would not
Have to discuss.
Thinking of this, he turned to Zhong Jinwei and asked: "Master Zhong, are the training for the various vassal kings ready?"
Zhong Jinwei understood that the Spanish route gave Emperor Chongzhen a sense of urgency. He was not prepared to wait for the people sent out to explore last year to come back, so he wanted to promote the feudal king's feudal North America as soon as possible.
He thought for a moment, nodded and replied: "Your Majesty, it should be no problem. You can ask the vassal king to send people to train the new army. In addition, people can come to learn how to contact the Indians, and also carry out some hygiene and other epidemic prevention work.
etc."
As Zhong Jinwei was talking, he suddenly felt that it would be great if he had the art of cloning. He had to arrange too many things by himself, and others could not take his place.
After hearing Zhong Jinwei's reply, Emperor Chongzhen said to the chief minister of the cabinet, Wen Tiren: "Let the cabinet arrange the preliminary matters for this matter."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wen Tiren agreed.
Emperor Chongzhen then turned to Wang Chengen, who had been making soy sauce beside him, and said: "You must pay careful attention to the situation of the vassal kings in various places. If there is any abnormality, you must report it immediately."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will keep an eye on you." Wang Chengen immediately expressed his stance.
Because of the Dutch rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, the great victory of Liaodong was ignored. Now that the Dutch rebellion has subsided and the consequences have been discussed one by one, Emperor Chongzhen finally thought of talking about Liaodong.