Penglai City is very close to Dengzhou City, the city is built by the sea, there is a huge harbor in the city, some of the sailors of the Ming Dynasty are stationed here, and most of the warships are also here.

Penglai City Hongwu nine years built, less than 300 years of history, is a veritable water city and military base, Penglai City is only 25 square kilometers, the area is not large, the whole city is only two gates in the north and south, the north gate is built by leading the sea water into the inside, with a water fence, the south gate for personnel to enter and exit.

Penglai is really famous for the Penglai Pavilion on Danya Mountain, which is one kilometer away from the city, which is called the place where the gods live, since the beginning of the Qin Dynasty, it has been visited by countless people, and it is said that Qin Shi Huang once asked for immortals here.

As a traverser, Zheng Xunrui will not believe this, but since he has come to Penglai City, he still has to go to Penglai Pavilion to have a look, but it is also after completing the big thing of the expedition and returning to Penglai City.

Penglai City has long been cleaned up, there are no people in the city, the whole Penglai City, there are no people living in the city, only some businessmen do business here, Zheng Jiajun came to Penglai City, these businessmen were also relocated.

When he entered Penglai City, Zheng Xunrui knew that from this time on, Penglai City would be under the control of the Zheng family's army, and such control would continue for a long time.

Controlling Penglai City is not a complicated matter, after all, this city is not big, and it was originally built as a military fortress, focusing on garrison and defense, and Zheng Jiajun wants to completely control it, and it can be done.

Zheng Xunrui's impression of the Ming Dynasty sailor is still good, the Ming Dynasty sailor used to be the most powerful sailor in the world, creating countless brilliance, although it shows that the strength of the last sailor was weakened for a time, but through Qi Jiguang's efforts. The sailor was restored to strength.

Zheng Zhilong, who was appeased by the imperial court in the first year of Chongzhen, was once the largest pirate in the south, and now he also represents the power of the Daming Sailor, stationed in Quanzhou, Fujian, which also makes the Quanzhou Sailor the most powerful representative of the Daming Sailor, and the Penglai Sailor who once represented the Daming Sailor. Instead, it was ignored by everyone.

Before arriving in Penglai, Zheng Xunrui's plan took into account the strength of the water division, even if the Penglai water division was ignored, there was no problem in transporting more than 20,000 Zheng family soldiers to Shuangdao and Lushunkou.

Entering Penglai City and really seeing the so-called powerful Penglai Sailor, Zheng Xunrui was angry, and he found that there was the biggest mistake in his battle plan. It is a misjudgment of the strength of the sailor.

Just arrived in Penglai City, Zheng Xunrui did not care about the placement and stationing of the soldiers, and immediately went to the north gate to grasp the situation of the ships and sergeants of the sailors.

Ding Baokun, the chief soldier of the water division, has been cautious since Zheng Xunrui entered the city, as the chief soldier of the Penglai water division, he is always responsible for defending the Houjin Tartar, of course he knows the power of the Houjin Tartar. After the Battle of Salhu in the Wanli period, it was the Zheng Jiajun who really defeated the Houjin Tartars in the field and gave the Houjin Tartars large-scale casualties.

Let's talk about Zheng Xunrui, the commander of the Zheng family's army. It is full of legends, the palace test champion, personally created the Zheng family army, and rose in a short period of time, so that the soul of the Liukou was frightened, and the Houjin Tartars were evacuated in a hurry. At the age of more than 20 years, he served as the governor of Caoyun as the head of the household department and the imperial history of the right capital.

The order Ding Baokun received was to obey Zheng Xunrui's command. From this moment on, the Penglai Navy Division was completely under the control of Zheng Xunrui, and no longer obeyed the orders of the governor of Denglai, and no longer accepted the orders of the general army of Denglai.

As for why Zheng Jiajun went to Penglai Water City, Ding Baokun didn't know the reason.

The strong aura burst out of the Zheng Jiajun made Ding Baokun envious and admired, no wonder people were able to defeat the Houjin Tartars, look at the temperament of the soldiers, the kind of domineering spirit that is indomitable and self-sacrificing, is definitely not something that other Ming armies can have.

What Ding Baokun didn't expect was that as soon as he entered Penglai City, he didn't even have time to rest, Zheng Xunrui began to inspect the situation of the North Gate Water Division.

Ding Baokun, who accompanied him, was up and down in his heart, and when he saw the strength of Zheng Jiajun, he faintly felt that the Penglai sailors under his command were afraid that they would not be able to take it.

Coming to the north gate, Zheng Xunrui looked at the gate, the officers and soldiers of the naval division standing solemnly on both sides, as well as the many warships moored outside the gate, the look on his face was very bad, although there were many warships moored outside the gate, but with the naked eye, you can see the dilapidated warships, especially several of the large warships, and even see the holes.

"Chief Ding, how many sergeants of the Penglai Naval Division are there and how many warships."

"Lord Hui, there are a total of 3,000 sergeants in the Penglai Naval Division, 407 warships, including 3 three-masted warships, 7 Dafu ships, 25 Fu ships, 70 sentinel ships, 105 Haicang ships, 130 Cangshan ships, and 67 other small warships......"

Ding Baokun's answer is very fluent, either he has made special preparations, or he is very clear about the situation of Penglai Sailor, judging from Ding Baokun's answer, the strength of Penglai Sailor is still okay.

Zheng Xunrui will not be confused by Ding Baokun's answer.

"If this official asks the Penglai Navy Division to attack today, can all the four hundred and seven warships attack."

Ding Baokun's face changed, this question is not easy to fool, if it is said that the sailor can attack immediately, Zheng Xunrui asks the sailor to attack immediately, then all the problems will be exposed.

Ding Baokun, whose face was flushed, finally opened his mouth to answer.

"My lord, the sailor's warship is in disrepair, and if you want to go out on a campaign, I'm afraid it will take some time."

"How long it will take, this official needs a clear answer."

"My lord, the sailor lacks silver, and the sergeant's salary is difficult to maintain, not to mention the cost of repairing the warship, he really can't come up with the silver, and the last general doesn't dare to express his position."

Zheng Xunrui frowned, what Ding Baokun said should be the truth, the imperial court has always paid no attention to the construction of the water division, thinking that the silver invested in the water division will not play a role, especially after the complete defeat of the Japanese Kou, the Ming Dynasty does not have any threats and dangers on the sea, the invasion of the Houjin Tartars and the chaos of the Liukou are all inland, even if the Houjin Tartars attack and conquer Korea, it is also a battle and fight by land, which will make those short-sighted people completely ignore the construction of the Sailor.

The reason why the navy division led by Zheng Zhilong was strong in combat was not to rely on the silver allocated by the imperial court, but to control the sea transportation through guò, so as to obtain a large amount of money and invest it in the construction of the navy.

Everyone will not believe that although the sailors of the Ming Dynasty are very strong and famous, they are not even fixed in the formal establishment, and there is no special rank of sailors and soldiers.

If Zheng Xunrui wants to completely control Penglai City, Shuangdao and Lushunkou, he must establish a strong sailor.

From a certain point of view, building a strong naval division will require no less investment than cavalry.

Zheng Xunrui, who crossed over, is fully aware of the role of the sailor, and the sea overlord has huge interests.

"Chief Ding, this officer will ask again, how many sergeants and how many warships are there in the Penglai Naval Division."

When Zheng Xunrui threw this question again, beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on Ding Baokun's forehead.

It is definitely not possible to fool Zheng Xunrui, look at the strong Zheng Jiajun, you can know that Zheng Xunrui knows all the insiders, if he continues to lie, he is afraid that he will not be able to keep his position as the chief soldier.

"My lord, there are 1,857 sergeants in the Penglai Naval Division, 370 warships, the number of three-masted warships, Dafu ships, Fu ships, sentinel ships, Haicang ships and Cangshan ships are all in line, and the small warships are only thirty, because of the lack of silver, most of the warships need to be repaired, if there is silver, the subordinates guarantee that within three days, all the warships can go to sea......"

Think about Zheng Zhilong, when he surrendered to the imperial court as a pirate, he had more than 1,200 warships and more than 30,000 soldiers, and the Penglai Naval Division, which represented the Ming Naval Division, only had more than 300 warships and less than 2,000 sergeants.

Of course, the sailor itself must also have a zài problem, and the situation of eating empty pay must be saved, and Zheng Xunrui believes that the Penglai sailor on behalf of the Daming Sailor, there are more than a little bit of warships, large three-masted warships, Dafu ships and Fu ships, etc., the tonnage is too large to sell, and no one dares to buy such a warship, as for other warships, it is also very possible to sell them in the name of scrapping.

Zheng Xunrui also heard that there are special merchants of this kind in Penglai City, who are responsible for contacting merchants to buy warships and convert them into civilian ships for transportation.

"Three hundred and seventy warships, how much silver is needed to repair them."

"At least 10,000 taels of silver are needed......"

"Okay, this officer will give you 10,000 taels of silver, and after three days, these warships must be able to go to sea, otherwise you, the chief soldier, will not think about continuing to work."

When Zheng Xunrui said such things, Ding Baokun was also a little anxious.

"My lord, the last general is not finished yet."

Zheng Xunrui looked at Ding Baokun and did not continue to speak.

"The sergeant under the command of the last general has not received his salary for four months, and he is about to celebrate the Spring Festival......"

"Got it."

Zheng Xunrui interrupted Ding Baokun's words again.

"Don't think that this officer doesn't know anything, where did the navy's warships go, why are there only more than 300 left, this official doesn't want to pursue these matters, within today, report the silver needed by the sailors, the silver taels needed to repair the warships, and the silver taels needed, the official will find a way to tell all the soldiers of the sailors, don't think about spending this Spring Festival with your family, all the warships must go to sea on the first day of the first month." (To be continued......)