Chapter 54: The Cult of the Gods
"The place is eroded, and I am very anxious in my heart, but I often hear that there is gold and silver overseas, I don't know if Aiqing knows?" Zhu Yijun looked at Chen Lan and asked slowly.
Zhu Yijun came to Chen Luan, but he didn't listen to him and himself, and there was no way to investigate these things about Chen Sesame and rotten grain. Zhu Yijun is also very clear about local corruption, and he is also very anxious in his heart.
However, Zhu Yijun knows that the current situation is that if you kill a batch, it will still be the same if you replace the next batch.
From top to bottom, this is the atmosphere in the imperial court, and it doesn't mean that you can solve it by killing a few corrupt officials. It is necessary to work from the foundation, little by little, and to cultivate the officials they need as much as possible.
This is also why although Yang Shiyin has the hope to push it down with all his might, Zhu Yijun is not too excited.
It is more difficult to implement Yangshiyin in the local area, if there is no Zhang Juzheng's settlement of accounts, and there is no current fish scale book, this policy is meaningless. The hidden acres of land are enough to make your head bigger.
Although it has been investigated, so far, Zhu Yijun believes that there are still people who have a lot of hidden fields.
Hearing the emperor ask him about gold and silver overseas, Chen Luan's heart moved, he was Shaozhou, Guangdong, and he naturally knew clearly whether there was more gold and silver overseas. After being in the southeast for so long, he also knows that there are many huge riches in the southeast who have made a fortune by sea trade.
Whether there is gold and silver overseas, of course, there must be, Chen Xuan is sure of this.
But Chen Lan doesn't know what the emperor is going to do, and he has no confidence in his heart!
Looking at Zhu Yijun, Chen Ling hesitated and said, "What does the emperor mean?" ”
"I want to establish a sailor, the Ming royal sailor, and all the money and wealth of this sailor will come from me, and the construction of warships and the salaries of the soldiers will all come from me. Of course, all the ships were newly built and the soldiers were re-recruited. ”
"Tentatively, there are 100 warships, 20,000 soldiers, and on the battleship, I want Aiqing to be the admiral of the Royal Marine."
Chen Lan was shocked by Zhu Yijun's words, 100 warships, 20,000 soldiers, this is a big deal! He is very clear about the cost of shipbuilding, the emperor really wants to do a vote, but can this work?
"Your Majesty, this!"
In fact, Chen Lan really wants to ask, do you have so much money, Your Majesty?
Zhu Yijun didn't look at Chen Luan, but pulled his small blackboard over again, and then hung up a piece of paper. On the paper, there is a painting of a warship with a strange style.
"This kind of ship, I named it the Yellow Battleship, it was specially born for battle, so it was named the battleship." Zhu Yijun took his small wooden stick, pointed to the ship and said, "This will be the first type of warship of the Ming Royal Sailors." ”
As a BB party and a believer in the Dota God Cult, Zhu Yijun is of course playing battleships.
More powerful armor, stronger main guns, more secondary guns, and longer range, these are all what Zhu Yijun wants. In fact, the ship drawn by Zhu Yijun is definitely the most advanced warship in the world.
"The Yellow Battleship, two-story gun deck, 50-56 guns, a capacity of about 350 people, and the size of 2,000 materials."
"Each ship costs 250,000 taels of silver, and I am going to build ten ships in advance, because it is a trial building, I am ready to allocate 3 million taels of silver." As he spoke, Zhu Yijun took off the piece of paper and hung another picture.
"This is the Xuanzi battleship, each with 4,000 materials, three gun decks, 80 guns, and 720 soldiers."
Glancing at Chen Luan, Zhu Yijun said directly: "Let's show you these two first, I plan to build a new shipyard in Tianjinwei, and transfer shipbuilders from all over the country to build these warships here." ”
In fact, before this matter started, Zhu Yijun would send people to check the shipyards in various places.
Although most of the current shipyards in Daming have been abandoned, there are still a lot of them that can be used, and Zhu Yijun is ready to conduct a thorough investigation. If you can't use it, shut it down, and then send skilled craftsmen to Tianjin Wei.
Although the Ming Dynasty has not built a big ship for many years, the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty have been passed down from generation to generation, and they can use a lot of experience. These people are Zhu Yijun's treasures, although the pictures he drew may have errors, after all, they were obtained on the Internet in later generations, but Zhu Yijun believes that the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty will definitely be able to solve these problems.
"Your Majesty, invest three million taels in the early stage?" Chen Luan saw Zhu Yijun put away the painting in his hand, so he came back to his senses and subconsciously asked.
"You don't have to worry about shipbuilding, I will let people do it, what you need to do is to recruit and train a sailor for me." Zhu Yijun looked at Chen Lan and said, "Recruit 5,000 people first, and in the early stage, we will use the banner of Longwu Right Guard." ”
Since the four guard battalions were organized into the Longwu Left Guard, so many years have passed, and there is no trace of this Longwu Right Guard.
"I will equip them with the best firearms and give them adequate food, and you will train for me." Zhu Yijun looked at Chen Lan and said, "This issue of the Ming Imperial Lecture on Martial Arts is all for you." ”
"But I'm ugly to say in the front, if you can't train this soldier well, then you can find a place to wipe your neck!"
When Chen Lan heard this, he knelt directly on the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will definitely train a division of a hundred battles for His Majesty, if he can't do it, the minister is willing to apologize with death!" ”
"It doesn't matter if you're dead, I can't practice badly!" Zhu Yijun said lightly.
Chen Lan knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the ministers will do their best and die." ”
Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said, "Get up!" Soldiers, you choose by yourself, I don't care, but there is one, don't put any messy people into it, this is the Ming Royal Sailor, it is my private army, not yours. ”
"By the way, I'll send you two people as deputies, I'm sure you'll like it."
"The minister knows what to do!" Chen Lan nodded, he knew that these were inevitable, and there was no psychological pressure.
Zhu Yijun nodded: "It's good to know how to do it, I can be regarded as talking to you openly, these days, you will be in the capital first, and then think about how to train the army, and when it is time to use you, I will make a holy decree." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Chen Lan agreed, turned around and walked out.
Chen Lan is gone, but Zhu Yijun began to think about shipbuilding, this shipyard needs a reliable person, and this person must also be capable. Not only can you not spend money indiscriminately, but you must also be able to build a boat.
You can't lead an outsider to an insider, this is the worst, it's best to find a Wenchen who is familiar with water warfare.
In this way, there will be fewer people, in fact, Zhu Yijun thinks that Qi Jiguang is the most suitable, and Yu Dayou is okay, but Yu Dayou was sick some time ago, and I am afraid that he will not be able to do this. Qi Jiguang is a general soldier of Jiliao and went to manage the shipyard, which is not like words!
For a while, Zhu Yijun really didn't think of any good candidates, and it seemed that he was going to turn over the information again.
However, this time Zhu Yijun also has a general direction, basically looking for officials who have participated in the southeast anti-Japanese war. At this time, Zhu Yijun suddenly sounded a person, this person was Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang.
Xu Wenchang has been in the southeast for many years, and his hometown is also there, and at the same time, he has followed Hu Zongxian to fight against the Japanese in the southeast for many years, so he should know some suitable candidates.
Although it was not early, Zhu Yijun couldn't wait in his heart, and directly instructed Chen Ju on the side: "Go and find Xu Wenchang, and say that I got a good flower carving on the altar." ”
"Slave and maid, go now!" Chen Ju agreed, turned around and walked outside.
Sure enough, not long after Chen Ju went, Zhu Yijun saw Xu Wenchang running in in a hurry, and knelt on the ground to salute after seeing Zhu Yijun. Hearing Zhu Yijun say no courtesy, he jumped up like a rabbit.
"Your Majesty, where's the wine?" After standing up, Xu Wenchang couldn't wait to ask.
Zhu Yijun glanced at Xu Wenchang helplessly, stretched out his hand and knocked on the wine jar placed in the dragon book case, and said with a smile: "See, Huadiao, ten years old, this is a good thing!" But if you want to drink, you have to do something for me. ”
"I am ready to reward this jar of wine to the meritorious people."
"Your Majesty has something to order, even if I am Xu Wei Xu Wenchang, I will definitely worry about you!" As he spoke, Xu Wenchang patted his chest, but his eyes never left the jar of flower carvings.
"I want to find someone, a civil official, who can't be too old, can't be more than fifty years old, who understands military affairs, preferably knows how to fight water, and it's best to be familiar with firearms." Zhu Yijun looked at Xu Wenchang and said with a smile.
Xu Wenchang listened to Zhu Yijun's words, and the expression on his face was slightly hesitant, as if he was wondering whether to say it.
"Your Majesty, there is a suitable candidate here, but I don't know if this person is willing to be an official." Xu Wencang finally spoke: "This person's name is Wang Daokun, and he is also older than the emperor said. ”
"Wang Daokun is a Jinshi in the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing and served as the magistrate of Yiwu."
"Presumably Your Majesty has also heard of Qi Jiguang's Yiwu soldiers? At that time, when the southeast was resisting the Japanese, Yiwu Zhixian was Wang Daokun. This man is familiar with military strategy and is a very talented person. ”
"When the minister was in the Yamen of the Southeast Governor, he worked with Wang Daokun."
"This is a brilliant man, and at the same time a very talented man, and he has a good personal relationship with his ministers. He also likes poetry, but the minister heard that he has recently become obsessed with opera, writes his own book, and lives a very happy life. ”
"The minister doesn't know if he still wants to be a member now, so the minister was thinking about whether to recommend him just now."
By the end of the anti-Japanese period, Wang Daokun was already the governor of Fujian, and the governor of Shen, Hu Zongxian. After Hu Zongxian's death, Wang Daokun felt sad with the friendship of his colleagues and fellow villagers, wrote poems and mourned, and ran for it, repairing books and expressing grievances. ”
"It is also because of this that Wang Daokun was also dismissed, so he placed his affection between landscape and drama."
After listening to Xu Wenchang, Zhu Yijun couldn't help but sigh and said with emotion: "How many people are outstanding in the southeast at one time!" ”