"General, Li Xiangjun has been arrested, and now he is locked up in Ying Tianfu's cell, what should I do?"

"Shut it up first, you tell Jie Chongxi, this person doesn't have to be interrogated, and she can't be surprised, although she and Hou Fangyu are in love, but Hou Fangyu is afraid that he won't miss her from now on, and now Hou Fangyu is thinking about how to protect himself, I think he is very likely to take refuge in Li Zicheng or the Manchu Dynasty, because he has no place in the Ming Dynasty."

"Subordinates understood!"

Li Xiangjun, one of Qin Huai's Bayan, has a concubine with Hou Fangyu, although they have not yet married, but Cao Bianjiao will not let her go like this, isn't that too cheap Hou Fangyu, if Li Xiangjun goes to join Hou Fangyu, where is his face, although it is not a good man to be angry with a woman, but Cao Bianjiao never thinks that he is a good man.

"General, Chen Zilong has arrived!"

"Please come in!"

Not long after, a young man of thirty-five or sixteen years old walked into the hall with his head held high, and then bowed to Cao Bianjiao to pay respects.

"Maozhong, you don't have to be so polite, take a seat! I came to you for the sake of the song you just came up, and you said that the revenge of the monarch and father must be avenged, and the land of the Central Plains must be recovered, and to recover the homeland, we should first ensure the stability of Jianghuai as the foundation of Zhongxing. You suggested to the emperor that the imperial court should quickly appoint a special person and allocate special funds to recruit and train sailors in case of emergency, and also put forward specific candidates and guidelines, and ensure that they can be ready within a month. ”

"It is the recital of the lower officials, this time the general's Northern Expedition, but it was delayed due to changes in the court situation, but who can guarantee that such a thing will not happen, if it has been delayed, it is better to first devote itself to stabilizing the existing pattern, so that step by step, the benefits of the sailors are the weakness of Li Zicheng and the Manchu Qing Dynasty."

"You say yes, I have also thought about this, the land south of the Yangtze River, there are many waters, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, Taihu Lake, Yangtze River, Huaishui, etc., and the prosperity of the southeast, comes from overseas trade, at present, the southeast Fujian is important, the business road is controlled by Zheng Zhilong, the official thief, this person has no king and no father, what is important is just the word profit, so sooner or later he has to be eaten, so as to maintain the stability and prosperity of the southeast, so the formation of a water division, it is imperative, I am very in favor of your suggestion, the southeast corner, want to be impregnable, There must be a strong force of sailors. ”

For the problem of the sailor, Cao Bianjiao has more experience than Chen Zilong, now is an era of changes in the world pattern, if you are complacent and dreaming of the heavenly kingdom, it is undoubtedly self-defeating, Cao Bianjiao is a person with a broader vision than the people of this era, naturally he will not be so confused.

"The problem of candidates is easy to solve, but the problem of this warship is not easy to solve, I have ordered Chen Heng, the prefect of Songjiang, to raise funds to supervise the construction of large warships, and at the same time recruit warriors in southern Zhejiang to form the Daming Naval Division, the location is in Ningbo, where the water is conducive to the training of the naval division, I want you to be the commander, I don't know if you are willing?"

"The general wants to recommend the next officer?" Chen Zilong was a little surprised, very simple, he is the leader of the Restoration Society, this time the turmoil in the Donglin Restoration Society is too big, many people have been implicated, although they have not been punished, but this reputation has also become disrebellious, just like the Wei Zhongxian eunuch case back then, as long as you have had dealings with Wei Zhongxian, then you will inevitably have to buckle the hat of the eunuch and be despised, Cao Bianjiao at this time regardless of the previous suspicions, let him be the commander, so how can Chen Zilong not be surprised.

Cao Bianjiao got up and smiled, and said: "I know what your concerns are, this time many people in the Fushe are involved in the reverse case, you think I won't use you, then you are wrong, I, Cao Bianjiao, use people, I have always seen that he is really talented and learned, as for the rest, what party and what society he is, I don't care, now that the country has something to do, it is natural that the employment will not be so stubborn, and I also believe in you, you Chen Zilong is a loyal and patriotic person, if I don't use you, wouldn't it be because of private selfishness?" ”

"Thank you for the trust of the general, the lower officials will definitely train an elite navy to defend my Daming coastal defense." Chen Zilong also thanked Cao Bianjiao gratefully.

"Seriously, let's continue to talk about the ship, according to my meaning, when going to sea, the treasure ship, the blessing ship, the letter ship, the sea cangship, the Cangshan ship, etc., supplemented by the fire dragon ship, the red dragon boat, the sea battle, not like the road, there is rarely a chance to meet in short arms, when the firearms are the mainstay, the sword and arrow are supplemented, so the crew all need to be equipped with muskets, but also to practice the art of knives and arrows, in this way, whether it is a long battle or a close combat, there will be no weakness and deficiency......"

"The lower officials also agree with this move, the treasure ship should be supervised by the Nanjing Shipyard, and the Fu ship, it is better to have the Fuzhou Shipyard to supervise the construction, the lower official suggests, it is appropriate to recruit 5,000 people first, and after they are trained and matured, they can recruit new soldiers, so that they can also be brought by the old with the new, what does the general think?"

"Then let's do it......"

The two of them had a detailed discussion on the matter of the naval division, and in the end it was basically determined, as for the question of the selection of generals, Cao Bianjiao gave Chen Zilong a few places and asked him to choose the available people, as for the others, Cao Bianjiao will select experienced generals from all over the world to form the Daming Naval Division fleet.

"General, I heard that the general wants to marry Kou Baimen as a concubine, I don't know if this matter is true or not?" Before going out, Chen Zilong still asked the question hidden in his heart.

"yes, what's wrong?"

Chen Zilong bowed his hand and said: "The lower official still wants to ask the general to think twice, the general is an important minister of the Ming Dynasty, and he wants to marry a concubine, this is not a big deal, but Kou Baimen is a prostitute, if the general marries, I am afraid that he will give the truth, the lower official should not say much, but he doesn't want the general to cause unnecessary trouble, with the status and power of the general today, in fact, it is not easy to marry a woman from whomever family, even if it is a child of the clan, I am afraid that it is not a difficult thing, but a prostitute is lowly, If the general is not in this position, there is nothing, but the general is now the symbol of the imperial court, so the lower officials said this, and I hope that the general is not strange! ”

"I see, thanks for the reminder, I know what I'm doing!" Cao Bianjiao also thanked him and sent Chen Zilong away.

Chen Zilong's words lingered in his heart, he is now the general of the imperial court, Chen Zilong said it is not bad, his every move is related to the face of the imperial court, but will he be in trouble marrying Kou Baimen, he doesn't believe it, isn't he just a concubine, and he is not a wife, besides, he already has a wife, this matter has spread, and there will be nothing to do!

The next day, Cao Bianjiao submitted the plan to form the fleet of the Daming Naval Division, and then handed it over to the cabinet to draw up a vote, and the emperor wore red to execute, selected the generals available from all over the country, supervised the construction of warships, recruited soldiers, and recommended Chen Zilong to serve as the commander of the naval division.