In the past few months, Zhang Yanling has been the busiest.
After careful selection and assessment at all levels, in early August, the selection and assessment of all soldiers and horses of the Navy Commander's Office was completed.
There are currently only five battalions in the Navy Commandery, namely the "Loyalty", "Cheng", "Yong", "Yi" and "Xin" battalions. According to the establishment, each battalion has 6,000 soldiers and horses, including 1,000 cavalry.
There are a thousand gunmen, a thousand gunners, and the rest are infantry, boatmen, and logistics troops.
According to Zhang Yanling's vision, each naval battalion will be equipped with five armored warships, five escort warships, and two supply ships, forming a battle fleet composed of twelve warships. With this configuration, it can stand alone.
In the future, the entire navy of the Ming Dynasty will reach the size of more than a hundred large and small warships, which can fully cope with overseas escort guards and threats at sea from enemy countries. At the same time, it can also protect the integrity of the Ming Dynasty's maritime borders.
Of course, it will take some time to reach that scale. Although several sites in the Longjiang Shipyard are busy building armored warships, the rate of one ship every three months is still very slow.
The key issue is funding. On the one hand, Longjiang Shipyard is undertaking a large number of commercial ships and the construction of various fishing boats after the maritime ban is opened. These cannot be stopped because they are an important source of funds to ensure the construction of iron-clad warships.
Under the current circumstances, the navy can only obtain part of the support from the court in terms of ordinary equipment for individual soldiers and part of the soldiers' pay. Shipbuilding, artillery, muskets, ammunition, and additional soldiers' pay for the navy's soldiers and horses are all huge expenses. These are huge expenses.
It was impossible to rely on the court, so Zhang Yanling could only raise funds on his own.
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Fortunately, the sea trade route is now open, and the problem of money is not the biggest problem. In addition, Zhang Yanling has also plundered a lot overseas, and with the shipyard's shipbuilding profits, currently we only need to be careful and careful, and we can still slowly expand the number of ships.
The size and equipment of the team.
As time goes by, the shipping company will have a large amount of money and taxes, and its own trading company will also have abundant financial resources under the exclusive franchise situation. The financial dilemma can be alleviated within a few years.
The Zhongzi Battalion has been stationed overseas. Nearly two thousand rotating soldiers and horses who returned from overseas in early August were organized into each battalion.
Zhang Yanling fulfilled his promise, and the two thousand first batch of navy soldiers who went overseas became the backbone of each battalion. All were promoted to mid- to low-level generals and flag officers. They are soldiers who have withstood the test of blood and fire, and can be absolutely trusted
With these people as the backbone of the navy, the combat effectiveness and cohesion of the entire navy can be guaranteed.
After the remaining battalions are trained into an army, they will be stationed everywhere.
Chengzi Battalion's 6,000 troops will continue to be stationed overseas, forming a regular overseas garrison force of two naval battalions from Managa to Goa Port. In addition, Xinzi Battalion will be used as an overseas rotation force, forming three battalions.
Rotation model. This can ensure the pattern of two battalions of standing overseas garrison troops.
Of the remaining two battalions, one is stationed in Nanjing and the other is stationed in Guangzhou. They are respectively responsible for escorting the Yangtze River waterway on the southeast coast and maintaining water security.
The coast of the Ming Dynasty is currently relatively peaceful, but there are still small groups of pirates. After the maritime ban is lifted, in addition to overseas trade ships, there will also be the internal trade channels of the Ming Dynasty, as well as a large number of fishermen and people who make a living from the sea.
The common people all need the navy to protect and maintain order. These are the responsibilities of the Ming Dynasty navy.
In fact, people along the coast have already started fishing in the sea. The sea ban has been lifted for two years, and fishermen along the coast have been eager to start working in the sea. The number of refugees in the coastal areas has decreased in the past two years, and there are signs of improvement in people's lives.
Because after the sea ban, people on the seaside no longer need to rely on the land to live, nor do they need to sneak into the sea to fish. The sea supports these people and absorbs a large number of landless people. This is an immediate benefit that can be seen with the naked eye.
In addition to the affairs of the Navy Commander's Office, Zhang Yanling was also very busy with the promotion of relevant policies.
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The issuance of more than ten edicts is only the first step, and the implementation of the policy is the most difficult. The relevant policies are not decided by the Municipal Shipping Department alone. Although Zhu Houzhao has said that he requires all yamen to cooperate with this matter, otherwise it will be
Holding people accountable and so on. However, there are too many interests and matters involved, and it is obvious that it cannot be carried out simply and crudely by holding people accountable and coercing them.
Whether something can be implemented smoothly depends not only on coercive means, but also on communication, explanation, and clear reasoning. And it must be implemented according to local conditions. Otherwise, it will trigger backlash and resistance. Just like Liu Jin at the time
The land policy implemented was the same as the Ma Zheng policy. From the perspective of the purpose of the policy, there was nothing wrong with it. However, it was a mess. Some people took the opportunity to distort the original intention and deliberately made mischief, which eventually led to chaos.
Therefore, progress in this area must be carried out carefully and fully prepared.
What Zhang Yanling did was to organize more than ten propaganda groups to go to various state capitals to give lectures. He explained the purpose of each policy clearly, answered questions and made plans based on local characteristics. And by connecting merchants and ordinary people, he provided
The people took reassurance.
For example, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, was originally the capital of ceramic firing. However, due to poor sales, many porcelain kilns have closed down in recent years. This time, the propaganda team to Jiangxi went to the porcelain capital to encourage them to reopen porcelain kilns for production, and on the other hand, they went to the porcelain capital.
On the one hand, we brought orders from several firms. We paid a deposit in advance and signed a commitment to underwrite the sales to reassure the local porcelain craftsmen.
With the Imperial City Shipping Office as the intermediary endorsement, it is a guarantee that both parties can fulfill the contract. The common people do not trust merchants, but they will trust the government.
Zhang Yanling called this the court setting up the stage and others singing the show. With the court's credit endorsement, this matter will come naturally. Of course, there will be some transactions involved. Maritime trading companies may not be willing to do this, so the shipping company can use access
preferential treatment and conduct transactions with merchants.
Big commercial banks all want to participate in overseas trade and share the huge profits. The access to shipping companies is the biggest bargaining chip. The access to related goods trade is also a bargaining chip.
Zhang Yanling is not afraid to use these chips. Although it does not seem to be a fair and just move, at the beginning of the development of trade, what is needed is the long-sleeved skills and various means of the Shipping Department. After everything is on track in the future, it will naturally be necessary to put an end to
At the beginning of any of these things, there will be some hidden rules and secret operations. Just like his and Zhu Qingyi's firms will have a complete monopoly on the tobacco business.
Zhang Yanling is also well aware of the possible neglect and confrontation between local and state governments. For the benefit of the civil servant group, there will definitely be people who deliberately cause trouble regardless of the overall situation. Zhang Yanling will naturally not get angry because of their neglect and resistance and use forceful means to
Deal with them. Necessary tolerance is good for the overall situation, but it does not include those who wantonly destroy the situation.
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What Zhang Yanling wanted to arrest was only typical cases, and he had to be well-founded and get evidence. If he caught one, he would beat him to death with a stick, and he would never give the outside court any excuse or opportunity to argue.
For this reason, Zhang Yanling specially invited Jiang Bin to his home for a drink. Jiang Bin has been frightened recently and is always worried about what he will do to him. He takes advantage of his eagerness to repair and attracts him to do some things for him. These dirty jobs are naturally
Jin Yiwei is the most suitable person to do it.
Jin Yiwei has many eyes and ears, and his methods have no bottom line. If Zhang Yanling wants to attack anyone, he does not even need to use the reason of sabotaging the new trade policy. He only needs to let Jin Yiwei find their handle and let Jiang Bin be the black hand.
Jiang Bin is obviously happy to accept this mission. For him, dirty methods are not what he worries about. What he wants is to reconcile with Zhang Yanling to stabilize his position. For Jiang Bin, this is to ease his current situation.
The best opportunity for an embarrassing position.
Another thing Zhang Yanling is actively promoting is the issue of two trade zones.
The establishment of trade zones in Nanjing and Guangzhou must be constructed and standardized as quickly as possible and achieve results. It will have a huge demonstration effect. This will be a powerful boost to the promotion of the entire policy. It will change many wait-and-see and even
The opinions of those who oppose it will strengthen the confidence of many people.
For this reason, Zhang Yanling decided to go south after solving some of the things at hand. There were many things that needed to be solved by himself.