"I heard that the Spaniards and the Dutch are at war again, I wonder if it will have any effect on our trip to the Netherlands?" Zhang Hui said worriedly.

"I'll ask Alan to find out the news tomorrow, and then see if there is any way to get to the Netherlands?" Jeon Yuan said. Alan is Quan Yuan's lover, after Quan Yuan and Zhang Hui arrived in Lisbon, they were still very popular, the two lied that they were Ming merchants, because they offended people, and now they came to Europe to take refuge, the two sold silk to local officials at a low price, and with their excellent eloquence in Lisbon, they mixed well.

"We can also go to the town hall to find out the news and see if there is any way to get to the Netherlands?" Zhang Hui said.

"Yes, this place is unfamiliar, so try to keep a low profile and ensure safety." Jeon Won nodded and said.

……

Zhang Hui and Quan Yuan had been in Lisbon for more than a month, and they found out that a group of members of the mission had already arrived in Madrid. The two decided to go to Madrid first.

At the end of February, Zhang Guoji's caravan officially sailed from Shanghai, and their destination was Manila and Batavia. Zhang Guoji's caravan was originally going to go to sea in early February, but the Battle of Ningjin broke out in the middle, and Zhang Guoji decided to wait for the Battle of Ningjin to end before going to sea.

Zhang Guoji's caravan voyage attracted the attention of the Spanish, Dutch, and even British and Portuguese. In the eastern seas, the Dutch and the Spaniards are now the most powerful, both the Dutch and the Spaniards want to monopolize the trade with the Ming at this time, and both sides have played the role of pirates in order to monopolize the trade.

Zhang Guoji's caravan can be the largest caravan in the entire Asian region, not only has merchant ships, but also has a large number of warships, and the entire caravan has nearly 100 ships.

When the Ming fleet arrived in Manila, they found that the map in their hands was simply excessive, and many islands were not marked. Although they can go all the way south according to the instructions on the map, they don't dare to blindly go all the way south. The fleet decided to take the safe route, first sailing to Batavia, passing through Batavia to Xincun, to Giri Dibo, and then heading south in search of the legendary Golden Mountain.

At the end of February, Xiong Tingbi returned to Beijing with a newly formed 20,000 Longteng army. With the army, Zhu Youxiao began to reorganize the army of the Beijing Division. The reorganization of the army of the Beijing division is relatively much more risky, and the army of the Beijing division is full of nobles, and it is headed by the British Duke, the Chengguo Gong, and the Dingguo Gong, and the Beijing camp is still all old soldiers, and the slightest carelessness may provoke a mutiny.

Zhu Youxiao decided to adopt Zhao Kuangyin's method of "releasing military power with a glass of wine" to first remove the military power of the nobles and nobles, and then reorganize the army. On March 3, Zhu Youxiao held a banquet in the palace to entertain the nobles of the Beijing Division.

"I have invited all the Aiqing to come this time, because I have important matters to discuss with you." Zhu Youxiao looked around and said.

"Please give your Majesty's orders!" Everyone said together.

"I toured the nine sides of the west this time, and found that the imperial army was greedy for ink, had no fighting spirit, would not general, no soldiers, and the nine sides were deeply erosive, outrageous, as the saying goes: a soldier is a bear, and a nest of bears, the military system of the Ming Dynasty has reached the time when it must be changed, and it has affected the stability of the empire. Zhu Youxiao asked with a smile.

"The minister resigns from the post of Governor of the Central Military Governor's Mansion and the Left Governor." British public Zhang Weixian was the first to stand up and say. Since the military reform in Shanxi and Hebei, the nobles have known that this day will come sooner or later.

Whether he is willing or not, Zhu Youxiao must take back the military power, and the honorable nobles present are now under the roof and have to bow their heads.

"The minister resigns from the post of Governor of the Left Army." With Zhang Weixian taking the lead, Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, stood up and said for the second.

……

With someone taking the lead, the nobles present all expressed their willingness to give up the right to send troops. Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao didn't care whether these nobles were really willing or not, he smiled and said: "Since you Aiqing are willing to give up your military power, and you will not be embarrassed by me, I will not treat you badly, and I decided to merge the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies into the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, with the British Duke Zhang Weixian as the Left Governor, Chengguo Gong as the Right Governor, and the rest of the people serving in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. ”

Zhu Youxiao re-established the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, but did not clarify the responsibilities of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, making the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion unable to govern even the Jingshi Governor's Mansion, and in fact became a pension institution for these nobles.

"Your Majesty Longen!" The nobles present shouted together. Although Zhu Youxiao took away the military power, he did not deprive them of their glory and wealth.

"I will complete the reorganization of the Jingshi army within a month, and during this period, you Aiqing will also support Xiong Dudu more." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Please also ask the three princes, the princes, and the uncles to support a lot!" Xiong Tingbi stood up and saluted.

"Xiong Dudu is polite, do things for Your Majesty, we will do our best." Zhang Weixian said.

"In addition, from today onwards, the defense of the Nine Gates will be handed over to the Longteng Army, and the troops outside the Beijing Division shall not move around at will without an order, otherwise they will be punished for the crime of treason." Zhu Youxiao said solemnly.

"No."

"I've said everything I should say today, and the rest is that I and all Aiqing are not drunk and have no home." Zhu Youxiao raised his glass and said loudly.

……

Zhu Youxiao's Hongmen banquet was drunk from noon until before the gate of the Youshi Palace was closed, and the time was long, but no one was drunk, and no one dared to get drunk.

The Jinyi Wei of the Jingshi and the Fanzi of the Dongchang also took action at this time, in addition to monitoring the every move of the nobles, the officials of the entire army are now under the surveillance of the two departments, in fact, this matter has already begun, but now it is more severe. The atmosphere in Jingshi suddenly became tense.

In order to avoid suspicion, as soon as several princes returned to the mansion, they closed their doors to greet guests, and they decided that they would never go out until the reorganization of the army was completed. And the other nobles did not dare to act rashly, and they all stayed at home honestly, and did not see any guests.

These nobles have grown up in honeypots since they were children, and they can't be compared with their ancestors at all, otherwise, they wouldn't have died in the Ming Dynasty, and when they died, there would be few backbones.

Zhu Youxiao's reorganization of the Beijing division army was the most costly, and the reorganization of the Beijing division was not only compensated by the soldiers, but also by the officers. On the matter of the reorganization of the armed forces, Zhu Youxiao pursued the principle that if it can be solved with money, we should try to solve it with money, and never procrastinate to avoid any changes in things.

(End of chapter)