Ye Liangchen was deeply disturbed by such a large-scale change in Zhu Daolin: "General, do you want to convene a military and political meeting to discuss it carefully?" ”

"There's no need for that! Just put your head down and do it. ”

Zhu Daolin categorically rejected Ye Liangchen's proposal and told him his true intentions: "The emperor and the outside world only know that I have a new army of 15,000 men and a naval division of 12,000 men, but they do not know that we have captured nearly 4,000 rebel soldiers in the Battle of Dengzhou, nor do they know that we have continuously recruited more than 8,000 recruits in Qingdao, let alone that there are still 6,000 recruits in the Beishan camp in Longtan New Area to train day and night. ”

"At this time, Wei Guogong and Marquis Longping should still be in the capital, and they also don't know that our naval division has increased to 28,000 soldiers, so as long as we hurry up and complete the transfer and deployment of troops, there is no risk."

"This ...... General, do you want to give up Liaodong? ”

Ye Liangchen asked nervously.

If Liaodong was to be abandoned at this point, the young Emperor Chongzhen would definitely be angry, and the Donglin party and the courtiers who were eyeing him would use this as an excuse to attack on a large scale.

Without the emperor's approval, it is equivalent to losing the righteousness and name, which will definitely deal a fatal blow to Zhu Daolin's grand cause and more and more followers.

Zhu Daolin shook his head and smiled, explaining: "I know what Mr. is worried about, please relax!" ”

"Next, not only will I not give up Liaodong, but I will also rush to Liugong Island in Weihai as soon as possible, personally lead the Dongjiang Army to station in Phi Island and Guanglu Island, send the vast majority of Dongjiang soldiers and all their families on the two islands to Qingdao to settle down, and after a little rectification, I will launch a surprise attack on the Qing army in the Liaodong region."

"If nothing else, cut off the heads of a hundred and ten Tartars first. Sent to the capital to ask for a reward from the emperor, I want to see how the emperor copes! ”

"That's good!"

Ye Liangchen breathed a sigh of relief, gave a thumbs up and said, "The general is wise!" In this way, there will be no hidden dangers, and subordinates and others will be able to manage the rear for the general with peace of mind, and will not lose their reputation and morality. became the target of public criticism, resulting in the destruction of the hard-earned foundation! ”

Zhu Daolin grinned, and then asked with some curiosity: "Sir, you said, if the emperor knew that I changed the name of the Baoshan Guard Naval Division to the Ming Navy, would he treat me as a rebellious minister and thief?" ”

Ye Liangchen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This is not enough...... The Ming Dynasty never had a navy, only a naval division to guard the great rivers and coastal waters, and the emperor had already allowed the general to form a naval division to expand the warships and prepare for future transportation. Therefore, no one can blame the admiral, and I don't think there are many people in the world who know what is going on with the admiral's navy......"

"Actually, speaking of the Zheng family's warships and officers and soldiers in Fujian, there are more warships, more harmful, and more outrageous, if it is a crime to kill the head, then Zheng Zhilong has a hundred heads is not enough to cut off, but who can take him for so many years? What's more, the general is still loyally opening up Yingzhou for the emperor? ”

Zhu Daolin laughed: "I'm relieved to have your words...... Well. It seems that I have to open up the route from the port of Baoshan to Japan and Korea as soon as possible, and the silver and copper materials of Japan will be opened. North Korea's precious timber, Korean ginseng and war horses are all goods we need. ”

Ye Liangchen asked again: "General, are you really not going to continue to support the emperor?" ”

Zhu Daolin put away his smile and said with a straight face: "Since Chongzhen has betrayed his blatant promise and is suspicious and suppressed by me in every way, why should I support him with a dead face?" ”

"Hmph. The civil and military ministers in the court are all rich in the world, almost every one of the several favored eunuchs around the emperor is a millionaire, and even the two detached princes are also worth tens of millions, why don't they come forward to solve problems for the emperor? ”

"I decided. From now on, my Zhu Daolin's silver will only be spent on the people of the Ming Dynasty who have suffered a lot, and will not give a penny to the royal family and any other forces! ”

Ye Liangchen nodded silently, let out a faint sigh, and stopped mentioning anything about Chongzhen and the imperial court.

After Zhu Daolin made up his mind, his mood became extraordinarily calm, and the indignation and disappointment in his heart were swept away.

Emperor Chongzhen's treachery and unprovoked suppression finally made Zhu Daolin completely give up his support for the Zhu dynasty, and the guilt that had been buried in his heart for a long time also disappeared.

Early in the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Zhu Daolin convened a military and political meeting of the staff group, the commanders of various ministries, and senior naval officers to announce the personnel appointments of the major factories, sum up the gains and losses of the past year, discuss the original development plan, adjust the development goals for each stage, and formulate a more reasonable "Three-year Development Essentials for Agriculture and Industry."

At the end of the meeting, Zhu Daolin officially announced that he would send a fleet to Europe in mid-March to carry out diplomatic and trade affairs, appointed Feng Shengtai, the chief of commerce, as the chief responsible person for the visit, and demanded that the staff team, major factories, and navy departments immediately take action to make full preparations for the fleet's visit in three months.

In terms of army building, the navy, which has a transcendent status, undoubtedly benefits the most.

The promulgation of the "Ming Empire Navy Regulations", the formation of the naval headquarters, the implementation of the military rank system and the clear division of the three major fleets completely broke all the obstacles restricting the development of the navy, and the whole army took on a new look.

At nightfall, Zhu Daolin summoned the commanders of various departments in the conference room on the second floor of the Navy Headquarters and issued a series of personnel appointments and military transfer orders.

Shi Qingyang and Chai Cheng'an, who were in the name of Baoshanwei's commander and commander, officially assumed the post of colonel and lieutenant colonel and deputy commander of the Navy's First Marine Division.

Rear Admiral Bagas, commander of the East China Sea Fleet, and Colonel Tan Yue, deputy commander of the East China Sea Fleet, will dispatch two 500-ton transport ships on the morning of the next day to send the staff group and supervisors back to Shangyuan Port, load 5,000 sets of steel helmets and chain mail and other military supplies back to Baoshan Port, and follow the fleet north to Weihai on the eighth day of the first lunar month, and send 5,600 officers and men, 1,200 war horses, and 1,500 eliminated rebel prisoners of the Longtan Army directly to the Hsinchu Reclamation Area on Yingzhou Island.

Rear Admiral Simeno, director of the Military Command Department, and Rear Admiral Li Changlong, minister of military affairs, sit in charge of the Baoshan Port Naval Headquarters, assume the responsibility of commanding the overall situation, and in accordance with the Navy Charter, improve the command system at all levels, and transfer a number of young and vigorous regular officers throughout the army to the various departments of the Navy. (To be continued.) )