Although the surname Zhu Chenggong was given to the country was only for a thousand households, Zheng Zhilong also asked Zheng Cai to take three thousand navy troops north to support his son. Therefore, young Zhu Chenggong was also present at the temporary imperial meeting.
However, Zhu Chenggong did not become arrogant and arrogant just because his family was now based in Fujian and ruled the roost at sea. Instead, he sat quietly at the end of the table very humbly and listened to the lectures with an open mind.
The atmosphere of the meeting was relatively relaxed.
However, Zhu Chenggong's attention was mainly focused on the young Supervisor. He saw that this Supervisor, who was only five or six years older than himself, had already achieved such extraordinary achievements in a short period of time, and now he was talking eloquently and giving advice.
I admire you very much in my heart.
Jian Guo led his army to the Northern Expedition and entered Sanwu, but now he began to plan for the Jingxiang land thousands of miles away. He admired this overall view. In contrast, when he was in Fujian, his father and uncles at home
But they only focused on a few ports along the coast of Fujian, and mostly talked about the benefits of maritime trade, and failed to see the drastic changes in the Central Plains at this time.
Listening carefully, Zhu Chenggong slowly discovered some details. Even in this imperial meeting, although there were two cabinet bachelors present, whether it was the respected old bachelor Xu Shiqi or the very young junior bachelor Shen
Chen Quan, as well as Yu Dafu, Chen Qianfu, Shen Wenzhong, etc. who co-organized military affairs, as well as Chengyi Bo Liu Kongzhao and Zuo Tongzheng Yang Wencong, etc., although they also spoke at this meeting, they generally followed the rhythm of supervising the country.
Or it was just filling in the gaps. The whole meeting had the feeling of a single speech. Basically, the supervisor came up to set the tone, and then everyone added the details.
This surprised him. You must know that even in Fujian, with his father Zheng Zhilong's position in the Zheng family, it was difficult for him to have a good relationship. Those uncles and brothers were always quarreling and arguing about the same thing over and over again for a long time.
And as he is now here, Zhu Yihai promoted the Zhongzhen Battalion to one of the guards' personal troops, and appointed them as the front of the imperial camp. He also conferred titles and official titles to the thirteen families, and set up the battle of Jingzhou.
No one objected to the plan.
There is so much useful information revealed here.
The first point is that Lu Jianguo has great prestige here, and this is very difficult for a prince who has just established himself. Obviously, Zhu Yihai can achieve this by relying on his series of victories.
, it is the prestige that victory brings, and it is victory that makes everyone gradually and unconditionally support the prison country.
Think about what he heard about what happened at the Chongzhen court in Beijing when he was studying in prison in Nanjing. During the seventeen years of Chongzhen's reign, there were more than a dozen changes in the chief ministers and more than fifty bachelors, but there was no one in the court.
After a quiet day, Chongzhen couldn't say anything at all, so he just listened to what was going on.
"Zhu Gebu's qualifications, ability, and official rank are all sufficient to oversee the seven provinces. I am just worried that he, a foreign monk, has gone to Huguang and cannot read the local scriptures. If the local officials and generals in Huguang are unwilling to support him, this governor will
It's not easy to be a teacher either," Zhu Yihai said.
Upon hearing this, Du Yinxi immediately stood up and expressed his stance, saying that as the governor of Hunan, he absolutely supported Governor Zhu. Li Chixin, Yuan Zongdi, Hao Yaoqi and the other three generals of the Loyalty Battalion also followed suit and expressed their support. Governor Zhu arrived in Huguang, and they
Absolutely obey orders, never go east when told, never go back when told to go forward.
"When Hubei is recovered, Li Chixin will control Jingzhou, Yuan Zongdi will control Xiangyang, Gao Yigong will control Wuchang, Hao Yongzhong will control Xunyang, and the rest will control various prefectures in Hubei." Zhu Yihai arranged.
Now that most of the remaining troops of the Shun Army have crossed the river to Hunan, Zhu Yihai's arrangement can be seen as a reward for the various units of the Zhongzhen Camp. After all, it is a division of territory. Secondly, it also has deep meaning.
One is that if the Zhongzhen Camp moves to Hubei, then Hunan will be able to block Yinxi, and the Ming army led by Zhu Dadian will regain control. The other is that if the Zhongzhen Camp moves to Hubei, it can block Yinxi on the front line.
When considering who to send to replace He Tengjiao, Zhu Yihai actually had several candidates, such as Zhang Guowei, Liu Zongzhou, Zhu Dadian and even Yu Ying and Xu Shiqi. They were basically cabinet bachelors, so that he could suppress He Tengjiao in the past.
But considering that the person who has experience in actually leading troops is actually Zhu Dadian, not even Zhang Guowei. Although he has served as Minister of the Ministry of War and assisted in the military affairs of the Beijing camp, he is still not enough to lead troops in battle and command one side.
Just like the Qiantang River Defense Line, Zhang Guowei was in charge, but judging from the current feedback, he was actually doing a mediocre job in leading and coordinating the various ministries and raising food and wages.
It can only be said that Zhang Guowei was loyal and had some military skills, but he was still far behind Zhu Dadian, who served as governor of Shandong and quelled the Denglai Rebellion, and later served as minister of war, governor of water transportation and governor of Fengyang. Zhu Dadian suppressed the rebellion,
Those who suppressed bandits all had real achievements. They even started their careers as soldiers in the army. Later, they patrolled Fujian and fought against the Hongmao Fans. Wu Sangui and Liu Liangzuo both served under Zhu Dadian.
Even in the 14th year of Chongzhen, Zhu Dadian briefly served as governor of military affairs in Jiangbei and Henan and Huguang. He was still in charge of Fengyang, but was dismissed because he could not maintain integrity.
Zhu Dadian, besides being fond of corruption, seems to be very capable.
Compared with the more upright Zhang Guowei, officials like Zhu Dadian who have some corruption shortcomings may actually be more adaptable to the situation.
Although he also thought about directly replacing He Tengjiao with Du Yinxi, he was worried that He Tengjiao might refuse to carry out the decree after it was issued. After all, Du Yinxi had always been his subordinate, and He Tengjiao had always been narrow-minded and ambitious, so he could only use his qualifications and prestige.
Only someone with a higher official rank could suppress him.
Becoming a bachelor to He Tengjiao and returning to the imperial court to serve as an assistant in the cabinet was actually a promotion in disguise.
Even the young man Zhu Chenggong basically understood this after listening to it for a while. No matter why, Lu Jianguo appreciated Du Yinxi very much, but he was dissatisfied with He Tengjiao, and now he wants to change the coach.
During the meeting, Zhu Yihai never mentioned the Guangdong and Guangxi regions in Fujian. Although Fujian Governor Zhang Kentang and Guangxi Governor Qu Shiqi were also at the meeting, he only listened to their brief reports on the situation in the two places without making any comments or arrangements.
Zhu Chenggong felt that this was not a good thing. Since the supervisors were involved in Huguang affairs, why did they ignore Fujian and Guangdong in the rear?
Seeing that the meeting was about to end, Zhu Chenggong bit the bullet and asked to speak. The Fujian General Township Committee donated 500,000 taels of silver and sent Zheng Cai to lead a navy of 3,000 taels northward.
"Well, the Marquis of Nan'an is commendable for his loyalty. These five hundred thousand taels of silver can be considered as a solution to Gu's urgent need. You don't know something. Currently, Gu's Northern Expeditionary Army only has more than 30,000 people, with nearly fifty battalions and one battalion.
A monthly salary is only 3,000 taels. If you do the math, a monthly salary of 150,000 taels does not include war horses, ships, artillery, swords, guns, and armor, which are more expensive. Hey, I can't afford them."
"The Marquis of Nan'an is far away in Fujian. People say that Fujian is a poor and remote place with eight mountains, one water and one farmland. He was able to squeeze out 500,000 taels of silver to send it. How loyal is this? With these 500,000 taels of silver,
Ten thousand taels is enough to pay the soldiers of the Northern Expedition for three months."
Zhu Chenggong's face turned red when he said these words. Who doesn't know that the Zheng family in Fujian is powerful and wealthy and monopolizes maritime trade. It is like holding a cornucopia. Money is flowing in. The Zheng family's maritime armed group earns no less than three yuan every year.
Ten million taels of silver.
This income is richer than that of the Ming Dynasty.
It is even said that it is richer than the Dutch East India Company. Now it has sent Zhu Yihai half a million taels of silver. In comparison, it is not much, but very little.
After all, you earn 30 million a year and only give 500,000 to the court. Is this loyalty and patriotism?
If you earn 300,000 yuan a year and give 500,000 yuan to the court, then you are truly loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and you sacrifice your family to help the country.
Zheng Chenggong was squeezed out by Zhu Yihai, so he could only bite the bullet and say, this is the first time, and there will be more in the future.
"Oh, really? That's great. Gu Ke should thank Marquis Nan'an."
Zhu Yihai stopped with a smile and said no more.
Zhu Chenggong then said that his cousin Zheng Cai, the former deputy commander-in-chief of Zhenjiang, was ordered by the commander-in-chief to lead 3,000 elite Fujian navy troops to obey the orders.
"There are a total of nine warships with thirty-two heavy guns and fifty warships with eight guns, with a total crew of three thousand sailors."
In fact, Zhu Yihai had already obtained detailed information about the navy led by Zheng Cai. The three thousand men and fifty-nine ships Zhu Chenggong said were true. In particular, nine of the warships were equipped with thirty-two guns.
Cannons, including six bronze cannons, two alloy cannons, and twenty-four iron cannons, this is a new type of warship imitating the Dutch warships.
In terms of firepower, it is far superior to the warships of the Zheng family in the past. Such ships are also top-notch if they are placed in the Zheng family. Being able to send nine at once this time is indeed very sincere. The other fifty warships in the past
It is also the main warship of the Zheng family. In the Battle of Liaoluo Bay, the Zheng family used this ship as the main force.
Taking advantage of the bay's terrain and tidal direction, and adding a heavy bounty, he was rewarded with 200 taels of silver for burning a boat, and 50 taels of silver for killing a Dutchman. Finally, he used the tactics of group attack and fire attack to defeat the invincible Dutch.
people.
These ships were much more advanced than the ships in Fuboying, Zhu Yihai's newly built navy. Even the navy ships brought by Liu Kongzhao and Yang Wencong were just old-fashioned sand ships on the Yangtze River.
Zhu Yihai still likes this Zheng family fleet, but there is one thing. He must really take control of this fleet, instead of letting Zheng Cai continue to control this fleet, otherwise this fleet will not be able to be controlled at all.
What belongs to Zhu Yihai still belongs to the Zheng family.
Just like when the Qing army crossed the river, Zheng Hongkui was the commander-in-chief of Zhenjiang and bore the seal of General Zhenhai, while Zheng Cai was the deputy commander-in-chief. As a result, the navy under their command fled without fighting.
These guys have the strongest navy, but they only want to maintain their strength and are not willing to fight for the imperial court.
"There are twelve battalions of soldiers in Fubo Camp of the Navy, but it lacks warships and experienced sailors. This time you have sent so many warships and artillery guns. It is really a timely help. Ruan Jin, Chief Military Officer of the Navy
, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Liu Kongzhao.”
"I'm here!"
Ruan Jin and Liu Kongzhao stood up and answered the order.
"If you haven't quickly thanked the surname, there are fifty-nine ships and three thousand people. In this way, the naval battalion will be organized into eight more battalions, with twenty battalions of men and horses, divided into two fleets, inland and offshore, and will be led by the chief military officer Ruan Jin.
In all the battalions of the Outer Sea Navy, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Liu Kongzhao also leads the Inland River Navy."
"The 3,000 people and 59 ships in Fujian will be divided into the original 12th Battalion of the Navy and the newly formed 8th Battalion, as evenly as possible. Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zheng Cai was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Waihai Navy to assist Ruan
General soldier.
Zhu Chenggong was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of the Inland River Division of Fubo Camp to assist Liu Kongzhao in commanding the Tenth Inland River Battalion."
Zhu Yihai had a smile on his face, but he devoured the three thousand elite navy of the Zheng family without hesitation, without showing any courtesy to the Zheng family.
Zhu Chenggong couldn't help but froze there, not knowing how to answer.
"Do you have any objections to the country's surname?" Zhu Yihai snorted coldly.
"Your Majesty, I accept your order." Zhu Chenggong quickly replied, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness!"
"Guo Xing, hurry up and go to the seaside. Call Zheng Cai to bring the navy here. Reorganize it as soon as possible, and the navy can be put to great use as soon as possible."
When Zhu Yihai thought about history, he went south to Fujian after the collapse of the Qiantang defense line. In the end, he was controlled by Zheng Cai and became his puppet. He did whatever he wanted to their monarchs and ministers. Even the bachelor who did not agree with him would be thrown into the sea and drowned.
, Zhu Yihai will never have the slightest trust in such arrogant and domineering people.
Either he will completely take over and reorganize this navy, or he would rather not have it.
As for Zheng Cai, he should first be given the title of Deputy Commander-in-Chief to appease him, but he will never be reused again.