Not long after Zhu Daolin left, the rather tired Emperor Chongzhen returned to the dragon chair, drank half a cup of fragrant tea, and silently looked at Wang Chengen, Cao Huachun, and Zhang Yixian, the eunuch of the ceremony, who were standing in front of him, and suddenly asked meaningfully: "What do you think of Zhu Daolin?" ”

The three high-ranking eunuchs hesitated, looked at each other for a moment, and Wang Chengen, who was the youngest, spoke first:

"The slave thinks that General Zhu is a loyal minister, knowledgeable, intelligent, wealthy, good at calculation, every step is planned and moved, confident, and he died as a rare leader, maybe he can really bring a new atmosphere to the saint."

"And the minions thought that Dongjiang Town had been scattered since Mao Wenlong's death, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers were torn apart, some were left behind to defend Phi Island and Guanglu Island, and only the 8,000 people led by General Huanglong to guard Jinzhou were barely reliable."

"So...... The slave felt that it would be better to let General Zhu, who had rich financial resources, rebuild Dongjiang Town, as for the position of Governor of Haiphong, it really needed to be established, and at present, except for General Zhu, I am afraid that there is no second person who can open up the sea. ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded thoughtfully: "Old Cao, what do you mean?" ”

Cao Huachun didn't dare to hesitate any longer: "Back to the saint, the old slave and Cheng En's views are basically the same, just from the two lower positions that General Zhu asked for the saint's conferral, rather than asking for the post of Shanhaiguan chief soldier, you know that this person knows the way to advance and retreat!" ”

"It's just that the old slave thinks...... The young General Zhu was a little scheming, which made people unable to see through. ”

Zhang Yixian didn't wait for the emperor to ask, so he hurriedly said his opinion: "The last two sentences of Gonggong Cao are exactly what the slave wants to say to the saint, General Zhu is both civil and military, and erudite and talented. Rich in the world, temperamental, indeed very good, the slave also believes in General Zhu's heart to serve the country, but this person will become. So ......"

"The servant begs the Holy Lord not to rush to confer on General Zhu too high a position, otherwise it is likely that the position will be too high in the future, and the court will not be able to reward him again."

Cao Huachun's old words and Zhang Yixian's foresight came to Emperor Chongzhen's heart, he pondered for a moment and solemnly admonished:

"That's the end of the topic, don't reveal it! This Zhu Dao Linzhen is to be reused, as long as he can pacify the Dengzhou rebels, I will definitely keep my promise. Promote him to the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, give him the title of General Dingguo, and give him the title of General Fengguo, and give him the title of Governor of Daming Haiphong that he wants, and allow him to set up a government in Baoshan Weikai Mansion, revitalize our Daming Naval Division, and start shipping related to the national economy and people's livelihood as soon as possible! ”

"Holy Wisdom!"

The three great eunuchs praised in unison, and their hanging hearts were finally completely let go.

Zhu Daolin is now the commander of the three products. Just take Dengzhou and put down the rebellion. It is not an exaggeration to move up one level.

The chief military officer of Dongjiang Town is from the second rank, and Mao Wenlong was promoted to one level after he was crowned the dragon and tiger general of the second grade, and now Emperor Chongzhen intends to give Zhu Daolin the Dingguo general as the second rank, and the addition of the Fengguo general is only the highest honor of the military attache from the second grade, and it did not exceed Mao Wenlong at that time, and it is basically the same as the chief military officer of other towns. Presumably, the young Zhu Daolin will not have an opinion.

As for the Governor of Daming Coastal Defense, it is a fictitious title that can be revoked at any time.

By appointing Zhu Daolin as the governor of coastal defense and allowing him to open a government office, all opposition and criticism from the government and the opposition can be transferred to Zhu Daolin.

After Zhu Daolin set up the Nanbeihai Waterproofing Division and built the Baoshan Port and formed a certain climate, he only needed to abolish the nondescript post of Governor of Haiphong and add a city department directly under the Inner Court. The appointment of a new maritime governor and several naval commanders along the coast will be able to divide the North and South China Sea waterproofing divisions under Zhu Daolin's control into several pieces, so as to achieve the goal of disintegrating Zhu Daolin's military power and preventing the tail from falling out.

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Zhu Daolin, who was full of excitement, was on the carriage heading east at this moment, and he knew that he hadn't done anything yet, and the emperor and several of his henchmen and eunuchs had already planned how to restrict his rights.

When the carriage came to the front of the noon gate, the excited Zhu Daolin shouted "stop", and Zhao Huaizhong, who was in the same car, lifted the curtain and looked left and right, and finally his eyes fell on Zhu Daolin's face, and he asked puzzledly: "What are you parking?" Do you still have something to say to the Holy One? ”

Zhu Daolin smiled: "I want to see what Tiananmen looks like." ”

"Tiananmen? Where did Tiananmen come from? Zhao Huaizhong's brows furrowed more and more tightly.

"Isn't there Tiananmen Square?"

Zhu Daolin hurriedly looked out of the carriage, and without waiting for the carriage to stop and the guards came to open the door, he pulled the door and drilled out, standing in front of the wide and flat noon gate and looking south, and was shocked to find that the Jinshui River, the Jinshui Bridge and the towering Huabiao were all there, but there was no shadow of Tiananmen Square......

A dignified and atmospheric archway stands on the location of Tiananmen Square in memory!

Zhu Daolin scratched his head, turned to look at the majestic noon gate in the north, and ignored the puzzled eyes of Zhao Huaizhong, Guo Zhongjun and others, and observed for a long time before turning to Zhao Huaizhong and asking, "Old Zhao, when was this archway built here?" ”

Zhao Huaizhong looked at Zhu Daolin with disdain: "It's been two hundred years, you don't know?" Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing before the construction of this Chengtian Gate, the east is the Taimiao, just now we passed by the Sheji Altar, and then we will detour to Dong'an Gate out of the palace, such a simple route you don't know? ”

"Entering Beijing until now, I haven't been anywhere except Guanglu Temple and Yangxin Palace, last night I entered the palace and left the palace, I didn't see anything in the black light, I wanted to take a good look at the palace this morning, but you and Lao Cao asked this and that, and I didn't stop talking, and when I finished answering, the carriage also arrived at Xihua Gate, what do you say I can see as a person who enters Beijing for the first time?" Zhu Daolin complained while looking around, feeling new about everything.

Zhao Huaizhong thought that this was indeed the case, and told Zhu Daolin with a smile: "After the dispersal of the dynasty tomorrow, the lords of the capital and the giant businessmen from all over the world who come to Beijing will rush to invite you, the God of Wealth, to eat, drink and have fun...... When the time comes, you can watch slowly, and no one will bother you for ten days and a half. ”

Zhu Daolin immediately turned to Zhao Huaizhong: "I'm afraid I can't stay too long this time, Baoshanwei's two 500-ton cargo ships set off north three days later than us, and it is estimated that they will arrive at Tongzhou Wharf in these days...... As soon as the ship arrived, I was going to Tongzhou, loaded with the leather goods, copper and iron, medicinal herbs, and horses that I had bought for half a month, and immediately returned to the voyage. ”

"It's the north wind season now, if you hurry up, you can return to Jinling in half a month, and discuss with Wei Guogong about the military affairs of sending troops to Dengzhou, and there is only one month left to prepare for the war, and you must go north to conquer Dengzhou before the end of the year, so that the emperor can have a happy New Year!"

"During this period, I also had to buy warships from the Francophiles, requisition gunpowder and weapons from the Firearms Bureau and various workshops in the Hushan Manor, and prepare three months' rations for 15,000 officers and soldiers participating in the war.

Zhao Huaizhong nodded silently, and saw Zhu Daolin look around and return to the carriage, the reverence in his heart arose, and he wanted to take the opportunity to mention to Zhu Daolin about investing in Tiangong Commerce, but he was embarrassed to speak at this moment.

As soon as the two carriages of Zhu Daolin and his entourage entered the small courtyard next to Guanglu Temple, Xu Wenjue, Zhang Deyi and a group of other brothers were already waiting at the entrance of the main hall.

As soon as Zhu Daolin got out of the carriage, before he had time to salute, all the brothers immediately congratulated Zhu Daolin.

"Wait! What's going on with the brothers? Zhu Daolin asked puzzled.

The brothers laughed, and Zhang Shize, the prince of the British Kingdom, took a half step forward: "It seems that my brother is in the game, I really don't understand, hehe!" ”

"I'm afraid my brother doesn't know, the news that the emperor summoned his brother overnight last night has spread all over the capital, what an honor this is!"

"The dialogue between the elder brother and the emperor about Yingzhou Island has now become a hot topic on the streets, and we all know that Yingzhou Island is not a small island where snakes and scorpions are rampant, but a big island with precious trees and various minerals that cannot be cut down for hundreds of years, and there are fish and shrimp everywhere and salt from the sea all year round.

"The old man of my family said with emotion, the emperor is absolutely desperate, not only to clear up the grievances of his brother, but also to let the people of the world see the achievements of his brother, and see the sincere unity and ambition of my Ming monarch and minister!"

Zhu Daolin had mixed feelings, and while thanking Emperor Chongzhen for his trust, he was also a little more vigilant in his heart. (To be continued.) )