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In mid-July, Liu Guoxuan returned to Dongning from Penghu, and then Zheng Kezhang convened a joint military-political conference, at which it was unanimously agreed that although the Qing court sent Shi Lang to serve as the commander of the Fujian naval division, the Qing army ships were not in order, and Fujian also suffered from drought and shortage of military rations, so it was impossible to use troops against Taiwan in a short period of time. (If you like this book, please bookmark biquge.info)

For this reason, on 27 July, Zheng Kezhang transferred General Kou, the Right Governor of the Houjun Governor's Office, and Kuang Mingbo Wang Jingong as the officers of the Military Division, and General Feng Danglu, the former Governor of the Military Governor's Office, and Zhang Xueyao as the deputy commanders. The next day, Zheng Kezhang also said that Chen Yonghua's eldest son, Chen Mengwei, was the chief officer of the military department of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and Cai Qian, the former military department, was the director of the military department of the Ministry of Weapons. In this way, coupled with Yu Ping, the commander of the Military Constitutional Department who has already arrived, the Ministry of War took the lead in completing the restructuring under the current form of the enemy, but Liu Guoxuan still has reservations about the restructuring of the Ministry of War

"Yu gave this ship as the Flying Sky." Zheng Kezhang smashed the clay pot lightly, and the aroma of sugar cane wine immediately wafted out, so the largest 180-ton (3,000 materials) brig of the Boy Scout Navy slowly left the dock full of tides, driven by the towing boat. "Although a few of them are leaving." When the ship actually floated above the sea, Zheng Kezhang thanked several Yingguili craftsmen who were about to return to China. "But I still want to say thank you, you have completed the contract perfectly, trained qualified craftsmen for us, and your name will always be remembered by us."

Zheng Kezhang clapped his hands, and a flying fish-robed guard brought a box, and after opening it, Zheng Kezang took out a few silver medals from it, and then hung the silk ribbon around the British's neck in turn: "On behalf of the Ming Emperor, I hereby award you the Medal of Loyalty and Diligence in recognition of your merits." ”

The British stood up straight one by one, although they still couldn't figure out the relationship between the Ming Emperor and the king of Dongning in front of them, but it was an unprecedented honor for them to bring back a medal from the king from distant China, which was enough for them to squeeze into the British high society in the future.

Of course, Zheng Kezhang did not simply award a medal, along with the medal, there is a letter of thanks signed by Zheng Kezhang and a certificate about the medal, and there are also the owners and officials of the Yingguili Commercial Hall on the side to do the verification, the whole set of procedures is much more complicated than the implementation of the Boy Scouts, but this is also Zheng Kezang's daughter's style, as for whether you can invite the real master, how can you know if you don't give it a try.

"I hope that you will continue to contribute to the friendship between the two countries after returning to China, and I hope that you can introduce more technicians to Dongning after returning to China." Zheng Kezhang also knew that no matter how good he said now, it would be empty, so he took out the gifts and gave them one by one. "This is Yu's last gift, I hope you like it."

Zheng Kezhang left the shipwrights and walked down the stage, Stevenson walked over, but today is different from the past, this Englishman just walked in, two swordfish guards stood in front of him, Stevenson bowed to Zheng Kezhang in a witty way, Zheng Kezhang bowed slightly, and the two guards let him pass, but a few pairs of guarded eyes were still staring at him, for fear that this Hongyi would have any unfavorable moves.

"Your Majesty, you're too generous." Stevenson complimented first. "I didn't expect you to confer the title of Lord, and I think that those shipbuilders who didn't accept the recruitment in the first place will regret it to the extreme, and of course, those extra gifts of silk are also beautiful, oh and that tea, oh my God, when they get to Europe, they will be worth more than gold."

Because the Ming Zheng regime has not yet set foot in the interior of Taiwan, so there are not many places suitable for growing tea under its rule, and the actual output is even lower, and the people can usually only quench their thirst with medicinal teas such as barley tea or honeysuckle, but Zheng Kezhang can still afford to send a few tea bricks, and the same is true for silk, but these are extremely valuable foreign trade goods, and only the powerful can enjoy them on the island, and Stevenson, who is unwilling to buy them out of his own pocket, is naturally no exception.

"I really envy those shipbuilders, it's a pity why I didn't go to the shipyard to learn in the first place." Stevenson's compliments go on and on, but in the end there is only one purpose. "Your Majesty, I heard that due to financial constraints and lack of food due to weather problems, you have decided to terminate your previous contract from next year."

"Where did you hear the rumors?" Zheng Kezhang immediately denied it. "Although the drought did reduce the yield of rice and wheat, the potatoes that were temporarily planted still provided enough food, and of course the domain still had to import some grain as military rations and reserves, but this would not affect the ability of the domain to pay."

"I've heard that a lot of tea and mulberry trees are dead." Stevenson, however, did not accept Zheng's explanation. "Can it be considered that your payment has also been affected by this?" Zheng Kezhang hadn't answered yet, but Stevenson said sternly before him. "Your Majesty, I personally believe in your credibility, but this matter is very important, and it is related to whether our merchant hall can continue to save in the big people, please don't deceive me."

"The owner is really aggressive." Zheng Kezhang chuckled. "Well, frankly, this contract is going to be revised." Stevenson's face collapsed, but Zheng Kezhang chose to turn a blind eye. "The main thing will be to cut the import of black slaves." Zheng Kezhang explained. "This is also to ensure the supply of food, and of course this part is reduced, and the other parts are increased accordingly." This sentence made Stevenson's face cloudy. "Next year, the clan will increase the import of iron ore and saltpeter, and of course if you have spare space to carry some grain along the way, the clan will also be grateful."

"As long as His Majesty is willing to continue to fulfill the contract, I believe that the British East India Company will definitely assist His Majesty to achieve his wishes." Stevenson's face turned rosy, Taiwan's performance was related to his position within the company, and he couldn't help but care. "Of course, it would be even more perfect if His Majesty could also award me a medal or a knighthood at that time."

"The curator was joking." Zheng Kezhang politely refused. "The practice of this dynasty is that only the people of this dynasty can be knighted, is it possible that the owner of the pavilion wants to enter the Ming nationality? I'm afraid that if you become naturalized, you won't be able to be the owner of this museum. "Of course, Zheng Kezhang knew that the hierarchy in Europe was far stricter than in China, so he was afraid that Stevenson would really return the title of a nobleman, so he immediately gave the other party a relieved soup dumpling." But if it can provide a lot of food, this clan will not hesitate to pay a medal."

After sending off Stevenson and a bunch of Brits, Zheng Kezhang brought Su Dagong and Ma Yuan over: "Yingyi has left, and the next thing is our own, Ma Yuan and Tang Tong, is there a problem with letting you build a brig by yourself now?" ”

Ma Yuan's previous brigs have been delivered to the Voyage Battalion, just to replace the damaged Knight, and for the time being, only a few young people who can only work for Su Dagong, you look at me, I look at you, and swore to Zheng Kezang: "Shisun, everything that should be learned has been learned, and if the Yingguili people can build it, we will definitely be able to build it." ”

"It's good to have faith, but you have to walk the talk." Speaking of this, Zheng Kezhang looked at Su Dagong. "Old Su, I'm sorry for you to watch them for Yu." Su Dagong, who was getting older and older, nodded in response, looking at his already hunched back, Zheng Kezhang remembered the promise he made back then. "Su Lao, the Boy Scout Yard is Yu's private property, and now it is under the name of the manager of Anping City, so I bother Su Lao to be a deputy envoy in the dock." Su Lao was stunned for a moment, and then listened to Zheng Kezang's order. "The above table, Bao Ju Su Sancai asked the deputy manager of the Guangbu Political Secretary from Qipin Lake, what is the name of the horse foreman, and the table is the governor of Anqing Mansion in Zhengjipin."

The two old craftsmen knelt down for Zheng Kezang with a grunt, although Ma Yuan and the others had already had official status, but after all, these people were protégés of the Son of Heaven, and they were different from generations of craftsmen like themselves, so they didn't have too much hope, but they didn't think that joy would suddenly fall from the sky today, which made it impossible for them not to have a mixture of joy and sorrow.

"Yu Zao said that I can't stand your kneeling for the rest of my life." Zheng Kezhang helped the two of them up, and at the same time let Ma Yuan and the others also approach. "I'll show you a picture." Zheng Kezhang shows off the line drawings he drew after several drafts. "Yingyi is gone, we naturally don't hide it anymore, can you build this boat?"

A few people looked closely, and it turned out to be a two-masted schooner with a double-bottomed structure with Chinese elements such as watertight cabins.

Wu Hu looked at it for a while, and saw that several people did not express their positions, so he took the lead and said: "It can definitely be built, but in this way, the bottom layer cannot be stocked, if the middle layer is made of cannon cabins, then it can only sail in the near distance, and it will not be able to go far." ”

Zheng Kezhang looked at the others, Ma Yuan nodded, Su Dagong also nodded, and the others also nodded, obviously Wu Hu was right, if you want to take a longer route, then the same ship type will have to build an extra layer of Class A than others, so the draft and materials and the corresponding cost will naturally be greatly increased.

"If a ship of 3,000 materials is like this, how far can it go?" Zheng confirmed that the brig was a fast ship and could be fast enough to cope with the reduction in cargo capacity.

"Except for artillery, ammunition, and drinking water, I'm afraid it can only be loaded with food for seven or eight days." Su Dagong did the math. "This ship is fast, it is enough to run back and forth from Dongning to Nagasaki, and I am afraid that it will not be possible no matter how far it goes."

"Then this ship meets the Qing army and our own sailor boat, so which one will win."

Su Dagong thought for a while: "If it is 3,000 materials, it can be equipped with ten to twelve cannons on one side, which is more than our sailor boats, but once you jump into the gang."

Zheng Kezhang laughed, Su Dagong was puzzled, and Li Ping on the side was puzzled: "Old Su, you are confused, what are we going to do with people on this boat." ”

Su Dagong suddenly patted his head and said repeatedly: "Confused, old confused." ”

Zheng Kezhang quipped: "It's not that I'm confused, I'm overjoyed." ”

There was a burst of laughter on the side, and when everyone laughed, Zheng Kezhang clapped: "Since you can go to Nagasaki, this ship can be used in the Taiwan Strait, so build one first, Ma Yuan, Tang Tong, you pick the beam, Su Lao help watch the point"

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