After listening to the words of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Sun Yuanhua glanced at Sun Chengzong, bowed to Sun Chengzong and said, "My lord, you need good wood to build a warship. Speaking of which, Sun Yuanhua didn't say anything, he believed that everyone present could understand it.

Sun Chengzong looked at Sun Yuanhua with a smile, and said in a relaxed tone: "You don't have to talk like this, just say what you have, the old man won't treat you well." ”

Emperor Tianqi and Xu Guangqi also laughed, but they both understood what Sun Yuanhua wanted to say, although Tianjin was strategically located, there was no wood suitable for shipbuilding near Jingshi. But Liaodong is different, there are many towering trees, which are suitable for shipbuilding.

Several people frowned and pondered, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse pondered for a long time before saying, "The shipyard is still to be built in Tianjin, and if you transport firearms, it is better to transport timber." Every year, the imperial court has many ships to Liaodong to transport grain, grass and ordnance for Liaodong, and they can be put on wood when they come back. ”

Bowing to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Sun Chengzong frowned and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, there is no need to transport anything. It is not a conflict that warships can be built in Liaodong, and artillery can be installed in Tianjin. Just determine in advance what kind of artillery will be installed, reserve the place of the artillery, and that's it! ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse smiled lightly and nodded approvingly, obviously this was a very good note. It's just that Sun Chengzong didn't expect that Sun Yuanhua opened his mouth again and said: "My lord, this is actually not good. It's a good idea, but it doesn't work. The guns needed to be mounted in the belly of the ship, not on the deck, and to do so would require repeated dismantling of the armor plates. Originally, it didn't matter, but if it did, the hull would come loose. The use of warships will be shortened. ”

None of them were talking, obviously waiting for the Emperor of the Apocalypse to come up with an idea. Sun Chengzong's method was adopted to save time and effort, and most importantly, to save money, but the warships built would be shortened. If Sun Yuanhua's idea is adopted, it will be time-consuming and laborious. It will cost more, but the ship will definitely be better.

After pondering for a long time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse raised his head and asked Sun Yuanhua, "What do you think about the establishment of this water division?" ”

Picking up his clothes and kneeling on the ground, Sun Yuanhua touched the ground with his head, and said in a rather resolute voice: "Your Majesty, it is the student's strength to build warships, but it is not the student's strength to train the navy. However, the student knows that a person is the best candidate to train the navy, and the student is willing to protect this person like the emperor. ”

looked at Sun Yuanhua's solemn appearance. The Emperor of the Apocalypse was slightly stunned, obviously not expecting him to do this. Xu Guangqi on the side was also stunned, he didn't expect his students to come to this hand, but he didn't blame Sun Yuanhua. Xu Guangqi is also very curious about the person recommended by Sun Yuanhua, Sun Yuanhua is one of his most outstanding students, and of course he will not think that Sun Yuanhua is talking nonsense.

"Say it!" Nodding with satisfaction, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was even more satisfied with Sun Yuanhua. Know exactly what you want and what you don't want. Such people are very rare.

"Your Majesty, I am the chief soldier of Fujian, Yu Zhigao, who is the son of General Yu Dayou. He is a very suitable candidate who is deeply versed in the way of naval warfare and knows how to train sailors. Sun Yuanhua knelt on the ground and said in a respectful tone.

The person who heard Sun Yuanhua's protection. The Emperor of the Apocalypse didn't say anything, and Sun Chengzong on the side frowned. He had heard of Yu Zhigao, but it was not a good rumor. Unlike Qi Jin, Qi Jinshen's uncle Qi Jiguang's true biography has a high attainment in water warfare and foot warfare. He is very good at selecting and training the army.

Yu Zhigao doesn't seem to have gotten the true biography of his father, as the saying goes, the tiger father has no dog, and he has never seen this Yu Zhigao Sun Chengzong. Sun Chengzong didn't know what his ability was, so he didn't say anything.

However, Sun Chengzong thought of one thing, neither Qi Jin nor Yu Zhigao could lead the water master. These two people may be able to be generals on one side, but it seems that they are almost a little bit in command of the water master, but Sun Chengzong thought of one person at this time.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was frowning and pondering, and the atmosphere in the hall was a little depressing. For Yu Dayou, the Emperor of the Apocalypse is naturally no stranger, and he is a general who can be called Qi Jiguang. However, Qi Jin is much more famous than Yu Zhigao, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse knows that Yu Zhigao is because of another person, that is, Zheng Zhilong, the father of the national hero Zheng Chenggong.

When Zheng Zhilong was a bandit, the imperial court sent Yu Dayou, the general soldier of Fujian at that time, to encircle and suppress Zheng Zhilong, but he was defeated. It was precisely because of this incident that Yu Zhigao was imprisoned and finally beheaded. However, the Emperor of the Apocalypse once looked for Yu Zhigao, and Yu Zhigao once did a very heroic thing, but very few people knew about it.

During the Wanli period, the Dutch sent warships to occupy Penghu, but they were soon expelled by the Ming army. However, the Dutch did not give up, and after some planning, the Dutch sent warships to occupy the Penghu Islands.

At that time, Yu Zhigao, who led people to recapture the Penghu Islands, can be said to be very beautiful in this battle, and it also fully demonstrated his talent.

For Zheng Zhilong, who started as a bandit, the Emperor of the Apocalypse naturally valued Yu Zhigao more, after all, Zheng Zhilong later surrendered to the Manchu Dynasty. In the early stage, one party was divided, and in the later stage, he betrayed the country to seek glory, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse naturally looked down on such a person.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse profoundly understood that naval warfare depended not only on command, but also on warships and artillery. Yu Zhigao led the sailors of Fujian, and it was normal for him to be unable to defeat Zheng Zhilong, who was crisscrossing Fujian.

After pondering for a long time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, since he is the son of General Yu Dayou, then drop him into Beijing." Saying that, the Emperor of the Apocalypse turned his gaze to Sun Chengzong, who was on the side, and said in a deep voice, "Sir, the cabinet will draft an order as soon as possible to drop Yu Shigao to the capital." ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will do it when he goes back!" Sun Chengzong nodded slowly and said with a solemn face.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded slowly, and said with a rather serious expression: "I have decided, the warship still has to be built in Tianjin, and as for the timber, it can be transported by the warship that transports supplies." ”

"The Emperor Shengming!" Several people said at the same time, this kind of thing is okay for the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

After hesitating for a moment, Sun Chengzong opened his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, the minister also wants to recommend someone!" ”

"Sir, just say." The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Sun Chengzong with interest, and he was afraid that there were not many people who could be looked at by Sun Chengzong.

After lowering his head and thinking about it, Sun Chengzong said slowly: "This person raised by Chen Baoju is Shen Yourong, and Chen feels that this person is very suitable to lead the water master." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was slightly stunned, he really hadn't heard of Shen Yourong, he looked at Sun Chengzong and said, "Sir, tell me about this person carefully!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty! Shen Yourong was the lifter of the Shuntianfu martial arts test in the seventh year of Wanli, but he was not admitted to the Jinshi later. Sun Chengzong said that it was more embarrassing here, and everyone present, including the Emperor of the Apocalypse, understood in their hearts that it was because he had no backstage.

Compared with the imperial examination of civil officials, the imperial examination of martial artists is like child's play, and those martial champions are all hereditary nobles from all over the world, and the process is like gilding. Not to mention any fraud or anything like that, which is already public.

After only skipping this paragraph, Sun Chengzong continued: "After being promoted in the examination, Shen Yourong went to Liaodong to join the army, and in the six years of Liaodong, Shen Yourong began to make many military exploits from a small soldier. Later, Shen Yourong worked under Yu Dayou, but because Yu Dayou's affairs were implicated, he had to go home. Later, when he fought the Japanese in Korea, Shen Yourong went to the battlefield again, and later fought in Liaodong and Jiliao, and he was very talented as a sergeant. It's just because he is upright and not flattering, so his official position has never been high. ”

Sun Chengzong's tone was very light, without the slightest emotion, but the Emperor of the Apocalypse heard the hero's tragic song. Such a person cannot be reused, which can be said to be the sorrow of the Ming Dynasty.

Later, Shen Yourong was transferred to Fujian, he fought Japanese bandits, pirates, red-haired ghosts, proficient in firearms, proficient in warships, and is a very rare person. After more than 40 years in the army, Shen Yourong has experienced countless battles, and his highest official position was the deputy commander-in-chief. Sun Chengzong didn't say anything here, obviously he felt that there was no need to continue.

Nodding slowly, the Emperor of the Apocalypse asked in a deep voice, "Where is this Shen Yourong now?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Shen Yourong is now the deputy chief soldier of Shandong, stationed in Dengzhou." Sun Chengzong saluted the Emperor of the Apocalypse and said respectfully.

When Emperor Tianqi heard Sun Chengzong's words, he was slightly stunned, it seems that this Shen Yourong is also a talent discovered by Sun Chengzong in Liaodong.

Seeing that the Emperor of the Apocalypse had not spoken for a long time, Sun Chengzong was suddenly a little worried in his heart, he was now a high authority. is not only the first person in Wenchen, but also commands hundreds of thousands of troops, which can be said to have not been seen in the Ming Dynasty for two hundred years. Emperor Tianqi's trust in Sun Chengzong is in his bones, and this time the whole army in Liaodong still has to be done by Sun Chengzong.

For the water master, if Sun Chengzong's people are still used, it is really a little too much. This is also the reason why Sun Chengzong hesitated just now, but Sun Chengzong didn't want this water division to fall into the hands of incompetent people, and the hard work of Emperor Apocalypse would be in vain.

Glancing at Sun Chengzong, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said with a smile: "Liu Bei had Zhuge Wuhou back then, and I have a gentleman today, I am very happy!" Since Mr. thinks Shen Yourong is suitable, let's drop him into Beijing! ”

"The Emperor Shengming!" Sun Chengzong listened to the words of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. I must pay attention in the future, I am not Zhuge Liang, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse is not Liu Bei.