Chapter 164: The New Admiral
Fujian sailors changed hands, as Zeng Fan told Li Ping, no one is unique. The Fujian sailor may not be replaced by www.biquge.info pen, but there is not only one sailor. For the defense of the northern coast, the six kings, at the suggestion of Zeng Fan, formed the Beiyang Naval Division to protect the northern coast.
And the Beiyang Naval Division is a real new system, and even the military uniforms have been changed. There is a full set of various drawings of the steamer of various veteran masters. The little monkey also smuggled a large number of advanced weapons from India and Italy, and added them to new ships.
And what's new there is not only weapons and equipment, but also people. The people here in Zhongxian are in a round every two or three years, and the young generals of each navy division will receive all kinds of training here. Although Zeng Fan has been dissatisfied with Zhong Xian in various ways over the years, he is actually satisfied with the training of the water master, Zhong Xian has made a lot of money over the years, but he has really spent a lot of money on training. The strength of the Fujian Sailor is the absolute first among all the Sailors.
It is precisely in this way that he has also cultivated a lot of people. This time he was called back, he trained it single-handedly, and after he went back, he formed the Beiyang Naval Division. Now, transferring him back is also a comprehensive consideration of all aspects, and the new Beiyang system also wants to communicate with each other in Fujian.
But Zeng Fan was still not at ease, and called the new admiral to his small mansion.
The new Admiral's carriage passed through the bustling town, and saw several western-style buildings several stories high. Finally, on the edge of a quiet bay by the sea, I saw Zeng Fan's small dilapidated house. The new admiral's surname is Kong, a man from the north, and he didn't dare to enter after standing at the gate of the small courtyard for a long time.
"This is Zengshi's home?" Admiral Kong still asked the sailor soldier who showed him the way.
"Exactly, this house and land were bought by themselves, it is an ordinary house, you will know when you go in, except for the study, it is no different from ordinary people." That little soldier is an orderly soldier, and he often comes to deliver documents to Zeng Fan, and he is very familiar here.
"Huh!" Admiral Kong was speechless, he often heard Zeng Fan's name. He was also born in Fujian back then, but he really didn't have more contact with Zeng Fan, and I heard that this was the emperor, the six kings, and Lord He all respected him very much. Only now the question is how should he face this one?
"Why didn't Admiral Kong come in, the lord is asking." Xiao Wu opened the firewood door and came out to invite, when he came, he was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and now he is also the father of two children, in charge of everything here, but Zeng Fan and Li Ping still treat him as if he were children, he doesn't feel that he has changed, and he smiles.
"It's rude." Admiral Kong's old face was red, he didn't dare to go in at the door, speaking of which, he would be so nervous when he saw the emperor in the palace, right?
"Please come in, the master doesn't like to wait for people." The little guy is about to look down on this, how many people stand at the door to ask to see, the old man is too lazy to take care of it, and now he calls him to see him, but he is all at the door, but he is embarrassed to enter the house, which is also very strange.
Admiral Kong cried again in his heart, he was offended before he entered the door, he was really useless. Raising his feet to enter the door, he saw that the little commander who brought him did not follow, the man looked at Admiral Kong looking at him, he hurriedly took a step back and smiled, "I feed the horses for the adults, it's too hot this day." ”
Admiral Kong glared at him, thinking about it, if he went in and was scolded, would it be difficult for him to go in with a person and listen to it? I dragged myself in with heavy footsteps.
The study was on the edge of the pigsty, and Contido was shocked again, and he was speechless when he pointed to the pig that was still barking.
"Don't worry, it doesn't stink, we wash it every day, it's clean." The little guy is not happy again, although their pigs are also killed during the New Year, but they can be kept as pets on weekdays, and they are washed clean every day, and the pigsty is also cleaned every day, which is cleaner than some countrymen's homes, so why be so surprised. How did he know that it was not the pigsty that surprised Contido, but why there was a pigsty here.
But he still kept his mouth shut, because he saw that in the open window of the study, Zeng Fan turned around.
Governor Kong was busy saluting outside, "Master Zeng, the lower official is here." ”
"Come in!" Zeng Fan glanced at it and nodded. He was packing up his books, lived there for more than six years, and when the war was fought, he sent a batch back to his hometown. After coming back, I didn't bother to let people send it back, a little bit of repurchase, the study room was full of piles, and now I went back to Beijing, knowing that the book is not precious, but precious in memory, these books have notes, and I added it at the time, and now I open it, and it is the same as the new one, but I am reluctant to drop it,
I put them in the bookcase one by one, and I really have more time to read books than to collect them. Li Ping said a few times and asked him to clean up quickly, but it seemed that he couldn't hurry up when it came to packing up the books.
Admiral Kong couldn't enter at the door of the study, which was full of large camphor wood boxes, with open lids, obviously, this was to classify the books, but obviously, the master had encountered difficulties in classification.
"Master Zeng, this is ......" Admiral Kong is also a scholar, busy with a smiling face.
"Don't touch it, just step over it." Zeng Fan was a little embarrassed when he saw the boxes all over the ground, so he waved his hand and let him in. Doing it himself and the little guy, moving the box a little bit away, finally let Admiral Kong find a place to stay.
But now Admiral Kong is a little convinced that this is Zeng Fan's home. Books are an important part of the reader's home. At this time, those books seem to be well preserved, but there is no dust on them, it is obvious that they are commonly used by the owner, and the owner also cherishes it very much, so many books, if they are all like this, it also shows that this adult who dares to be the master of the world, how diligent he is in reading.
"You've got a lot of books!" Admiral Kong praised it from the bottom of his heart.
"This is all commonly used, and I haven't read a few idle books well over the years!" Zeng Fan looked at it, a little regretful, but still motioned for him to sit, went to wash his hands, and sat opposite him, in front of his desk.
The little maid also brought tea in, and easily covered the bookcase again, so that the room seemed empty.
"Have you been to see Zhongxian?" Zeng Fan took a sip of water and decided to get straight to the point. He Zhongxian and Ding Tong were locked up in the prison of the Shui Shi Yamen, Zeng Fan didn't want them to suffer anything, and he was ready to take them back to Beijing in person. At least their own people will not spoil them. Now that he has a new admiral, Zeng Fan wants to see his attitude.
"Yes, Xia Guan has been to see Master He. He's fine! "Admiral Kong has also followed Zhong Xian anyway, and if he didn't go back to see it, he thought about it a lot, and finally went. First, Zhong Xian is in the Yamen of the Sailor, and he can't pretend to be so confused. Moreover, Zhong Xian's family has not fallen, and he really doesn't dare to offend.
"No ideas?" Zeng Fan raised his eyes coldly, he didn't want him to tell Zhong Xian if he was okay.
"This ......" Admiral Kong is really hard to say, saying that he will not be as corrupt as Zhong Xian, or is it not as corrupt as him? Now the definition of Zhong Xian's case has not been given, but a huge amount of wealth has been copied, and a crime of corruption cannot be escaped. Now he says that corruption is not good, and he doesn't know about other crimes.