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It can be seen that the Tokugawa shogunate had a strong military force, and if it really wanted to retaliate, it really had to be guarded against. So, Zhang Feng pondered.

After thinking about it, Zhang Feng asked, "Old Meng, what do you suggest?" ”

Meng Mingzhao said: "Childe, the old man has been to the area of Busan Port in the past few days to inspect the spot, and I think that a good port can be built here, I suggest that a large military port be established here, and troops will be stationed to strengthen the defense here, if Tokugawa Iemitsu really sends someone over, we can also deal with it." ”

This point is consistent with what Zhang Feng wants in his heart, it is completely possible to build a good port here, and the people who build it can let the North Korean side come out, and he only needs to send someone to supervise the construction and supervision.

Zhang Feng nodded and said: "This is okay, build a good port here, send troops, and echo the Incheon Port, Tokugawa Iemitsu really wants to send people over to attack North Korea again, then it will be weighed." ”

Everyone next to them nodded their heads, and everyone agreed with this.

However, Wang Chaoyong reminded: "Your Excellency, our troops are limited, 2,000 troops are stationed in Ryukyu and 3,000 troops are stationed in Incheon. ”

Zhang Feng thought for a moment and said: "This is true, but we have steam-powered transport ships, if there is a big battle and there are really not enough soldiers, we can transport these garrisons to the battlefield to participate in the battle." ”

In addition, Zhang Feng had a plan, since his own soldiers were insufficient, he could form a Korean army, and the Korean army would be formed, and the military expenses would be paid by the North Korea, the soldiers would be paid by the North Korea, and his own weapons, such as the front-loading flintlock muskets that had been eliminated before, would be used to form the Korean army.

Of course, these Korean legions will definitely be dispatched by Zhang Feng, and in the various Korean legions that will be formed in the future, Zhang Feng will send military advisers, and the low-level soldiers and grass-roots and middle-level officers will be Koreans, and some of the high-level officers will definitely be Zhang Feng's people, and these Korean legions will be mainly responsible for the defense of North Korea, and they can also be pulled into the battlefield if necessary.

That's it.

So, Zhang Feng told everyone about the idea in his heart, of course, this was unanimously agreed by everyone, if it really came true, it would be very good.

North Korea spends its military money, North Korea sends people, as long as it sends a small number of officers, a small number of military advisers, and provides everyone with the muskets that everyone has eliminated, a small amount of effort, and a huge return, the fool will not do it.

After the battle, everyone rested in Busan for a few days, and most of the soldiers began to board the ship and return to the port of Shanghai, and a few stayed here to supervise the construction of the port of Busan and the construction of the military base in Busan.

Zhang Feng took Meng Mingzhao and took the "Shanghai" ironclad ship from Busan to Incheon Port, where he met the king of North Korea.

Naturally, there is no need for Zhang Feng to personally go to the Seoul Palace, just wait in Incheon City, Zhang Feng summons him, even if he is the king of Joseon, he must come to see him immediately.

In Incheon, Zhang Feng talked with the king of Korea about a series of things, such as sending troops to destroy more than 30,000 Japanese people this time, and the Korean side must pay for this troop trip.

In addition, Zhang Feng built a large port in Busan, and the North Korean side needed to recruit tens of thousands of people, so this matter naturally had to be handed over to the Korean king.

Moreover, Zhang Feng put forward a request for the formation of the Korean Army, which also needed to be handled by the Korean king.

Zhang Feng's series of requests, the king of the Joseon still agreed one by one, but the careful Zhang Feng found that the king of the Joseon did not agree quickly enough.

Zhang Feng thought in his heart, you'd better do what I wanted, otherwise, there is no good fruit for you to eat, if Lao Tzu is not satisfied, Lao Tzu doesn't mind abolishing you, and Lao Tzu will support the spokesperson, you had better know this.

Zhang Feng beat the king of North Korea, and in the face of Zhang Feng's beating, the king of North Korea could only bow his head and say yes, yes, yes, he didn't dare to put a fart.

On the surface, the king of Joseon agreed again and again, but in fact, he already had an idea in his heart, if it were not for Zhang Feng's military might, the king of Joseon would have resisted long ago.

Long-term accumulation, quantitative change can lead to qualitative change, and sure enough, a few months later, the king of Joseon rebelled and openly rebelled against Zhang Feng, of course, this is a later story.

After explaining a series of things to the king of Korea in Incheon, and inspecting the port of Incheon and the garrison of Incheon, Zhang Feng left by boat with satisfaction and returned to the port of Shanghai.

On this trip to North Korea, Zhang Feng was satisfied, and the harvest was also huge, not to mention the harvest of a large amount of silver, materials and other things, everyone once again experienced actual combat, combat effectiveness improved, and the rear-loading gun also got actual combat, and the performance was good.

The only thing is that it will take time for the full installation of the rear-loading guns, in addition to the first brigade, several other brigades, there are still many fighters still using front-loading muskets, in addition, there is no breakthrough in the research and development of smokeless gunpowder, there is no excellent stabilizer, and it cannot be put into use.

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Soon after returning to Songjiang Mansion, news came from the north that Li Zicheng's troops had captured Kaifeng, and then began to wave his army north, and it could be seen that Li Zicheng's goal was the city of Beijing.

General Military Office.

Zhang Fengzheng and Meng Mingzhao talked about the current situation, as a military advisor, Meng Mingzhao is excellent, usually gave Zhang Feng a lot of useful advice, some important things, Zhang Feng is also willing to discuss with Meng Mingzhao.

Meng Mingzhao muttered: "Childe, according to the old calculation, the Ming Court will not be destroyed for more than a year, and there are many things, and Childe must start preparing in advance." ”

After Li Zicheng captured Kaifeng, he claimed to be 600,000 and began to wave his army north, Zhang Xianzhong was not weak, hundreds of thousands of troops attacked the city, and the Ming Dynasty basically had no troops to resist.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the demise of the Ming Dynasty is certain, but they don't know when it will fall and how long the Ming Dynasty will last.

Listening to Meng Mingzhao's suggestion, Zhang Feng nodded, the opportunity is so good, I don't want to dominate the world, it must be fake, Zhang Feng also has his own ambitions, but he has always hidden them in his heart and has not shown them, and Zhang Feng's ambitions, Meng Mingzhao happens to know.

In the lobby of the General Soldier's Mansion, there is no third person, some words, Meng Mingzhao has no need to beat around the bush, and directly goes straight to the point and reminds Zhang Feng to prepare.

Zhang Feng nodded and said: "What Meng Lao said is very true, now I have enough funds in my hands, whether it is Xiaoqingshan Arsenal or Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, I am ready to invest a huge amount of money to expand production capacity, load guns after mass production, and complete the reloading as soon as possible." ”

Meng Mingzhao said: "Son, the development of the navy cannot be relaxed, and we must pay close attention to the construction of all kinds of warships, ironclad ships, 3,000 warships, 2,000 warships, transport ships, etc., we must pay close attention to construction." ”

Zhang Feng said: "This affirmation, Shanghai Shipyard, Ningbo Shipyard, I am ready to increase investment, and Baoshan Iron and Steel Plant is also ready to expand again." ”

Now Zhang Feng still has money in his hands, he makes money selling grain, North Korea's tribute, and the profits of his subordinate factories, etc., but there are many places to spend money, and money is used everywhere.

After the two talked about the expansion of each factory, Meng Mingzhao reminded: "Childe, in fact, our biggest development bottleneck is that the population is too small and the area under our jurisdiction is too small, which is the biggest obstacle to our development. ”

The territory is small, limited to Songjiang Mansion, Suzhou Mansion, Changzhou Mansion, there was no such feeling of small territory before, but with the development to a certain extent, this limitation has gradually become prominent.

The army and navy have grown to more than 50,000 people, and a large number of young and middle-aged people have joined the army.

Zhang Feng nodded, this is an unsolvable situation, unless he rebels, he will attack the city by himself, but Zhang Feng has no plans to rebel for the time being.

Then you can only take one step at a time, and believe that there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain.

………

The capital, the Imperial Palace.

Chongzhen looks thinner, and there are a lot of gray hairs on his temples, and the news that Li Zicheng's hundreds of thousands of troops have begun to move north has reached the capital, and Chongzhen has long known about it.

When he heard the news, Chongzhen specially asked the Ministry of War how many troops he could organize, and the Ministry of War replied that it was 70,000, which made Chongzhen very disappointed.

Last time to reinforce Songjin, the Ming Dynasty only transferred 130,000 people, and this time it can only transfer 70,000, which is completely normal, Chongzhen sighed in disappointment, knowing that the Ming Dynasty is not far from extinction.

Chongzhen thought in his heart, it seems that it is necessary to arrange the back road, thinking of the back road arrangement, Chongzhen thought of his children, and then thought of Zhang Feng.

After thinking for a long time, Chongzhen said loudly: "Someone! ”

Wang Chengen gently pushed open the door of the imperial study and walked in carefully, "Long live Lord, what do you command?" ”

Chongzhen said: "Proposed purpose, Xuan Ma into Beijing." ”

"Yes!"

Wang Chengen withdrew gently, although he didn't understand why he wanted to enter Beijing at this time, but Wang Chengen knew that Chongzhen must have a big arrangement.

A holy decree was issued from the capital......

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Ningbo.

Zhang Feng went to the Ningbo Shipyard and looked at the situation of the shipyard, the four major shipyards of Ningbo Shipbuilding, there is an ironclad ship under construction, in addition to two 3,000-material warships and a 3,000-material transport ship.

Seeing that the work of the shipyard was in good order, Zhang Feng was more relieved, and accompanied by several guards, he was preparing to leave from the Ningbo Port wharf.

Next to the wharf, there are several ships docked, both sail ships and steam-powered sea ships, Zhang Feng is on this 3,000-material steam transport ship, this ship stands out from the crowd, obviously much larger than the other ships next to it.

The port of Ningbo began to expand last year, but it is not yet completed, and there are thousands of people in the construction, and there are a lot of stones piled up on the wharf, and of course, there is also cement.

Zhang Feng said in his heart: "The progress of construction has slowed down a little, mainly because the number of people is small, about 1,000 people, if there are 3 or 5,000 people, it will be completely different."

There are few people, of course, this is the reason, because Ningbo Mansion is not under Zhang Feng's control, and the Ningbo prefect does not sell Zhang Feng's account very much, if it is in Songjiang Mansion or Suzhou Mansion, Zhang Feng has an order, who dares to disobey.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

A large group of people, embracing a person who looks like a noble son is coming over, some people are shouting and shouting, let the people next to him avoid it, and the person who looks like a noble son is swaggering, as if others are avoiding it, and it is completely normal to take the initiative to make way for himself.

Zhang Feng glanced at this person, and said in his heart, who is this, the pomp is so big, as if he is a first-class master.

………… (To be continued.) )