The Ming Dynasty has a tradition of government-run industry, and shipbuilding is also like this. The private sector also builds small boats, and as for the large ships that may involve military personnel, if the private sector manufactures them, it is quite taboo for the government. Daming official shipyards include Linqing Shipyard, Huai'an Qingjiang Shipyard, Nanjing Longjiang Shipyard, and the early Taicang Suzhou Shipyard.

At that time, the treasure ships used by Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures, to go to the West were built by Longjiang Shipyard and Taicang Suzhou Shipyard, which had the ability to manufacture extraordinarily large sea ships.

After the collapse of Zheng He's great feat of going to the West, only a small part of the huge number of shipbuilders accumulated in his heyday could continue to stay in the official shipbuilding institutions, and most of the rest were scattered among the people, and most of the scattered people changed careers, but there were still some of them who turned from light to dark, from public to private, and passed down the skills of making treasure ships in places where the public could not control.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, although there was still a sea ban, smuggling was rampant along the coast of Zhejiang and Fujian, which also gave birth to the rise of the shipbuilding industry.

Zhang Chengkai's task was to find these private shipyards and let them cooperate with Zhoushan to build ships for Zhoushan. This matter is too much to do, and the production technology of the Galen ship cannot be spread, so Chen Yue called Liu Neng to lead the personnel of the Enemy Intelligence Department to assist Zhang Chengkai.

There is no need to build your own shipyard, it is much easier to just find someone to build a ship, Zhang Chengkai agreed.

Zhang Chengkai went out to prepare, but Liu Neng stayed in the grass hut and did not leave.

wrote a long list of purchases on a blank piece of paper and asked the housekeeper Du Yuan to go to purchase, and Chen Yue sat down.

Liu Neng diligently poured Chen Yue a cup of tea, and then began to tell the matter.

"A few days ago, I received news from Nanjing that Lu Ge Lao led a large army to encircle and intercept the combined forces of Aobai and Wu Sangui, and there was a continuous battle. The Manchu army captured Ningguo Mansion to the south, defeated the Beijing camp led by Chang Yanling, Marquis of Huaiyuan, and fled to Chizhou Mansion.

In Chizhou, Lu Ge Lao commanded the army and fought a tough battle with Aobai, and both sides suffered heavy losses. In order to defeat the Manchu Tartars, the old man of the Lu Pavilion Hao Shaoqi led his subordinates to attack Aobai from Jiujiang, Hao Shaoqi was recruited by the imperial court some time ago, and was appointed as the chief soldier of Wuchang, and was awarded the title of Uncle Chongyi.

The two sides confronted each other in Chizhou, and some courtiers proposed that Wu Sangui could be persuaded to surrender and disintegrate the Manchu Tartars from within. His Majesty agreed, and personally sent Chen Hongfan as an envoy.

Who knew that Wu Sangui pretended to surrender, but took advantage of the unpreparedness of the imperial court to sneak attack Hao Shaoqi's camp with cavalry.

Hao Shaoqi Taicai, the camp was raided by Wu Sangui's cavalry, nearly 100,000 troops were killed, and even Jiujiang was embarrassed and fled back to Wuchang.

Captured Jiujiang, captured more than 100 ships of Hao Shaoqi, and transported troops across the river overnight.

Lu Ge Lao commanded the navy to fight the Manchu on the river, sinking dozens of Manchu ships and cutting off the Yangtze River, but still made most of the Manchu Tartars cross the river to the north of the river.

However, after this battle, at least more than 5,000 people were killed, which can be described as a huge result, and the imperial court did not condemn Lu Ge Lao, but rewarded him. “

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"The imperial court is quite wise," Chen Yue nodded. Although there were only more than 20,000 Manchu people left in Jiangnan, 10,000 of them were the elite Eight Banners, and the other 10,000 Wu Sangui troops were also the elite of the Guanning Army in the past, and their combat effectiveness was stronger than any Ming army.

Although Lu Zhenfei had 60,000 Pingnan Army, 40,000 Beijing Battalions, and more than 100,000 Green Battalions under his command, if he fought head-on, he might not be the opponent of these 20,000 Manchu Tartars. It's nice to be able to play like this.

As for Hao Shaoqi, although there are many men and horses in his hands, they are all defeated soldiers of the Shun army who have been defeated in successive battles, and their morale is extremely low, and they are facing the Qing army that drove them from the north to the south, and it is understandable that they were easily defeated.

"More than 200,000 troops surrounded and intercepted, but let most of the 20,000 Mantars escape, if Grandpa is here, there will never be such a thing." Liu Neng was a little indignant.

"If I'm in command?" Chen Yue smiled bitterly, facing the 20,000 Guan Ning army of Mantar and Wu Sangui, who were still fighting at the end of the road, even Chen Yue himself did not dare to say that he would win, and even if he could win, he would inevitably pay a heavy price.

As for Wu Sangui's refusal to surrender, this is understandable, after all, the families of the generals and soldiers of Wu Sangui's army are under the control of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and if they surrender, their families will be affected. In addition, the Manchu Qing treated Wu Sangui well and named him king. The imperial court will not be so generous, and thinking about the disadvantage of reinforcing Beijing in the past, and opening the Shanhai Pass without authorization to let the Qing soldiers enter the customs, Wu Sangui is also afraid that he will be found after surrendering.

However, the Mantars were finally driven away, as long as the remnants of the Shun army could be solved again and Zhang Xianzhong's troops in Sichuan could be annihilated, the situation in the Ming Dynasty would be stable.

However, he is not in his position and does not seek his own politics, and he does not care about these Chen Yue, he cares about other things.

"Mr. Hengshan and Lu Tai, they're almost in Hangzhou, right?"

Liu Neng nodded: "I have already passed Suzhou, and I can go to Hangzhou in a few days to take office." ”

"Yes, yes!" Chen Yue had a smile on his face.

With Wang Yin as the governor of Zhejiang, his affairs in Zhoushan will be much smoother, and the great cause of attacking overseas will also be extremely smooth.

At the suggestion of Wang Yin, Lü Tai was appointed by the imperial court as the commander-in-chief of the Dinghai Defense War, and he also took office. Dinghai is on the east side of Ningbo Mansion, facing Zhoushan across the sea, and many things can be carried out in the name of Lu Tai in the future.

"However, there is another person who is coming to Hangzhou soon," Liu Neng said.

"Who?"

"It's the Dongchang head named Fang Mingxia, who was appointed by the imperial court as the governor of Zhejiang."

Fang name Xia! Chen Yue's face suddenly became gloomy, after experiencing Li Guoying's incident, Chen Yue ordered someone to inquire about Fang Mingxia's details, and then he knew that he had already made a feud with this person after he had just defeated King Fu and entered Nanjing.

Regardless of his personal reputation, Lin joined the notorious Dongchang, and risked his life to enter Li Guoying's camp to persuade him to surrender, and planned a plan to overthrow 20,000 Eight Banner soldiers. Fang Mingxia is a thick-skinned and black-hearted person who has scheming and means, and he has had such a festival with himself, the hatred of killing his father and taking his wife, this person thinks that he snatched the woman he likes, Kou Baimen, such a festival is difficult to eliminate.

Now the imperial court has let such a person serve as the governor of Zhejiang, the purpose is self-evident, that is, to monitor itself.

But what? Chen Yue sneered, with the rise of his status, a mere Fang Mingxia was not in his eyes.

"By the way, Kou Baimen, Miss Kou, do you remember? Where is she now? Chen Yue asked suddenly.

"Ahh Liu Neng thought for a while, and then he knew who Chen Yue was asking, and he couldn't help but show a strange look on his face.

"Miss Kou should still be in Yangzhou, so I'll send someone to find out her whereabouts."

"Send someone to find Miss Kou and bring her to Hangzhou."

Ignoring the strangeness on Liu Neng's face, Chen Yue casually ordered.

Although I don't know why Kou Baimen has a deep affection for him, but thinking about her beautiful appearance and beautiful and moving piano sound, Chen Yue's heart moved slightly, if you can hear her playing the piano from time to time, it would be an excellent thing. If that Fang Mingxia knew that Kou Baimen had come here, I don't know how he would react?