"I plan to open Tianjin Wei, what do you think?"

"Open Tianjin Wei?"

Li Zhaotong chuckled in his heart, when, Emperor Hongzhi, who likes to be conformist and steady, has become so radical, he feels that this is very unreal.

So, he was uncertain:

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"

"I want to use Tianjin Wei as a pilot to open the sea in Tianjin Wei." Emperor Hongji replied very bluntly.

"Your Majesty, why do you suddenly want to open the sea in a hurry? We have not yet built a sea ship! ”

Li Zhaotong still couldn't understand why Emperor Hongzhi was suddenly so radical.

Emperor Hongzhi muttered:

"Time waits for no one! The Francophone should be the Spain you mentioned, a small country that has reached the Golden Continent and found the artifact.

This Uruz Reis, a mere pirate, was able to cross the ocean to my Ming Dynasty under the patronage of a Sultan whom you mentioned to me about the imminent demise of the Mamluk dynasty.

It is conceivable that the shipbuilding technology and navigation technology of these foreign countries have far surpassed that of my Ming Dynasty!

I'm really worried that if this continues, my Ming Dynasty's shipbuilding technology and navigation technology will lag far behind the other party.

Finally, one day in the future, these Gentiles will drive their ships far more advanced than my Ming Dynasty to attack my Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, my Ming is not without enemies, the Tatars and Warats have always been eyeing my Ming Dynasty, and the barbarian Tusi in the southwest region is not at ease.

If one day, these Gentiles attack from the sea, especially from the granary of my Ming Dynasty, the Jiangnan region, my Ming Dynasty will fall into a state of being attacked by the enemy on the back of the abdomen!

At that time, Daming is in danger!

Therefore, I must be prepared in advance in times of peace.

Again, what you did in Tianjin Wei, I also know it.

Virtuous nephew, you have fed hundreds of thousands of homeless people with just such a sea ship as the 'Little Zhu Xiu is Dog', I have heard that you have the means to communicate with the Sea Dragon King, but even if this is true, the 'Little Zhu Xiu is the Dog' can transport back a large number of sea fish every day, you can imagine how rich the sea fish in this sea must be!

If there are more ships on the sea, maybe one day, the people of my Ming Dynasty can fill their stomachs just by eating sea fish, what a prosperous scene it should be!

That scene, even if the three emperors and five emperors ruled the world at the same time, I am afraid that it will not be able to do it!

Therefore, even for the sake of the poor people of my Ming Dynasty, I am ready to open the sea. ”

"Your Majesty, you know, the little nephew must be the one who is most in favor of opening the sea, but the little nephew still suggests that you don't rush it, at present, the most important thing is that Your Majesty you want to master the army, and you must have a strong army that has always belonged to you!

Because, the interest groups that oppose the opening of the sea are too powerful, and you must have strong force to suppress them, otherwise, the world may be in chaos. ”

Speaking of this, Li Zhaotong paused, he hesitated, and finally said:

"I can't hide it, Your Majesty, there are actually many of those widows on the southeast coast, and they are pretended or recruited by the local big families. Many families on the southeast coast even colluded with pirates on the sea to go to the sea without permission and engage in the extremely lucrative trade of smuggling.

Therefore, once you decide to open the sea, you will inevitably encounter fierce opposition from these people, because it will affect their profits.

And you should know that the biggest force in the current imperial court is the officials and nobles in the Jiangnan region. ”

"These moths!"

Emperor Hongzhi said hatefully, but he was just incompetent and angry, and he himself knew very well how big this force was.

Therefore, he also understood that the matter of opening the sea should not be carried out too quickly, and this matter must be cautious and cautious.

"I have decided, this Son of Heaven's private army, I must train it!"

The sense of urgency of internal and external troubles made Emperor Hongzhi think about things for a long time, and finally agreed ruthlessly.

Following his train of thought, he continued:

"This private army of the Son of Heaven, I decided to name it the Ming Royal Military Guard, referred to as the Royal Guard, in the early stage to set the size of a guard, that is, 5,600 people, selected from the Son of Heaven's pro-army of the twenty-six guards, as for the selection of the vacancy of the twenty-six guards, it will be supplemented by the selection of personnel from the military households in various places.

As for the training, I'll leave it to you, the prince. ”

After all, Emperor Hongzhi did not fully adopt Li Zhaotong's opinion, he wanted to let the Ming royal guards quickly become an army, and he didn't want to be led by the nose when it came to military affairs, so he had his own thoughts.

Anyway, the treatment of the Son of Heaven's pro-army is always better than that of the military households in various places, and promoting the suffering people of the military households in various places to the Son of Heaven's pro-army can be regarded as saving the other party from fire and water, which is considered a merit.

In addition, the selection of people from the 26 guards is also conducive to helping soldiers to take care of their bodies more quickly, forming an army more quickly, and promoting the opening of the sea more quickly.

"Your Majesty, where is this Ming royal guard?"

Since Emperor Hongzhi agreed to train the private army of the Son of Heaven, Li Zhaotong was ready to wait until Li Dongyang returned home and then returned to Tianjin.

After all, there are still many things waiting for him on Tianjin Wei's side, such as the Daming Royal Shipyard under the jurisdiction of Daming Maritime Affairs, such as the Triangle Dian General Courtyard of the Global Academy.

Calculating the time, Li Dongyang is almost home, so Li Zhaotong has not much time to stay in the capital, so where the Ming royal guards are stationed is a problem.

"Let's go to the triangle, if I'm not mistaken, many workshops, including the Ming Royal Shipyard, are opening there, and now it has become a construction site, and it is expected to become a city in the future. It just so happens that the Ming royal guards can help defend this new city. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Zhaotong knew very well in his heart that Emperor Hongzhi had taken his situation into account, otherwise, it would be impossible for the Ming royal guards to be stationed in Triangle Lake.

After all, this is the private army of the Son of Heaven who is closer than the Son of Heaven's army, and it stands to reason that it should be closer to Emperor Hongzhi.

In this way, it is conducive to the protection of the emperor.

Emperor Hongji's thoughts were:

In this world, sooner or later it will be handed over to Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao is going to the Ming royal guard to be the supervisor, so he feels that it is more important for this army to protect the future of Zhu Houzhao.

Therefore, he can not be very optimistic about whether the Ming royal guards should be stationed beside him, so Emperor Hongzhi will take into account Li Zhaotong's situation and let the Ming royal guards be stationed in the triangle some distance from the capital.

"By the way, Your Majesty, although the little nephew suggests that you are not in a hurry to open the sea ban, the little nephew hopes that you can agree to let more ships go to sea in the Ming Dynasty, in the name of training the fleet that will go to the Golden Continent to find the divine objects.

In this way, it can also block the mouths of some people, and the little nephew can also find a way to catch more sea fish back.

The most important thing is that this can also exercise my Ming shipbuilding skills and the sailing skills of my Ming crew. ”

"Right!"

Emperor Hongzhi felt that Li Zhaotong's idea was good, and he had won the essence of the Ming Dynasty's plank road darkness Chen Cang.

……

East Palace.

When Zhu Houzhao saw Li Zhaotong coming back, he immediately greeted him, and then asked curiously:

"Li Er, what is my father looking for you? Why have you been there for so long, it is said that I called you to the Huagai Hall to talk secretly. ”

"That is to say, about the issue of the Son of Heaven's private army, Your Majesty agreed, this new military guard, Your Majesty named it the Ming Royal Military Guard, referred to as the Royal Guard, this military guard is in charge of the drill, and His Royal Highness is responsible for supervising the army......"

"Great! Long live the Emperor! ”

Zhu Houzhao was waiting for the news that he was the overseer, but he was almost waiting for Cheng Wangfushi, and now the good news has finally arrived, and the prince, who likes martial arts, jumped up happily and shouted long live.

"Your Highness, what are you going to do with this Uruz Reis and the others?"

Li Zhaotong came out of the Huagai Hall and returned to the East Palace, of course, for the treasures of the humanoids of Uruz Reis, after all, the seafaring knowledge and experience they mastered were all priceless treasures, and Li Zhaotong didn't want any accidents with the humanoid treasures in his eyes.

"Father handed them over to this palace, in fact, it will be handed over to you! You can arrange it however you want. ”

Zhu Houzhao is not stupid, he understands why Emperor Hongzhi suddenly trusts him so much, and he also understands that Li Zhaotong values these talents very much, so he generously handed over power and let Li Zhaotong deal with it.

"Okay, then I'll take these people away."

Li Zhaotong was not polite, and directly asked for Uruz Reis.

"Then the palace will let the East Palace guards accompany you and send them to your house."

……

Hour Yongfang, Li Ge Old Hutong, Li Mansion.

"Second young master, you can count it back, there is a Taoist priest who has been in our house for a long time, I said that you are not at home, he has to see you, and he will not leave here."

As soon as Li Zhaotong entered the door, the porter of the Li Mansion began to report to Li Zhaotong.

When Li Zhaotong heard this, he immediately asked like a porter:

"Does that Taoist priest look like he is thirty or forty years old, and he smells of sulfur on his body?"

"That's right, young master! How do you know? ”

"Because he was asked by Young Master Ben to come!"

Li Zhaotong knew who the Taoist priest who came to find him was, and this Taoist priest must be the guy from the Shenxiao Sect who met him when the Daming Auction House opened last night and asked him about Lei Fa.

"Huh? Young master, why are you arresting so many Hu merchants? ”

The porter finally noticed Uruz Reis and the others who were following Li Zhaotong and being escorted by the guards of the East Palace.

"These are all talents that this young master has recruited, notify them, make room for them, and put them under house arrest."

Li Zhaotong didn't hide his purpose anymore, after all, he had asked the guards of the East Palace to escort people to the Li Mansion, and it was impossible to expect Uruz Reis and the others not to be angry with him.

So, he was more simply.

"Oh, yes!"

Li Zhaotong patted his head, then turned to look at Uruz Reis and the others, and asked:

"Who among you knows how to make artillery, or to use or repair artillery?"