Daming Water Division.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Sailor was actually very legendary.

At one time, this naval division was known as "the world's first navy".

In the heyday of Ming Chengzu, the entire Ming Dynasty had more than 3,000 ships, including more than 1,500 patrol ships and warships.

From the beginning of the Poyang Lake water battle in the time of Taizu, until Zheng Chenggong recovered Taiwan.

The Ming Dynasty was founded nearly 300 years ago, but the Ming Dynasty has never suffered a defeat. Such a record is enough to be worthy of the word "legend".

But alas. All Chinese dynasties have always attached importance only to land warfare, not to water warfare.

Especially in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court imposed a sea ban, and overseas countries rarely came to pay tribute. This makes the use of the water army smaller and smaller.

Without a place for sailors, ships no longer continue to be minted, and military salaries are often deducted. The ships were decaying day by day, and the morale of the sailors was low.

In addition, the military system of the Ming Dynasty was hereditary. Your father is a navy, then your son and your grandson will all be navy.

Under the hereditary recklessness, the treatment is meager. In addition, he was exploited by the officers and lived a difficult life. So even the Daming Water Division led by Ma Yunlong, which was once known as the first water division of the Ming Dynasty, is now getting worse.

If it weren't for Ma Yunlong and some other naval generals, they would all be people who grew up listening to the legendary experiences of their ancestors and still had dreams in their hearts. I'm afraid that their water division will have become garbage a long time ago.

During the Koji period, the treasury was empty. In order to save military spending, many soldiers and horses were dismantled. Among them, the sailors were the most abolished, and now the sailors led by Ma Yunlong can be regarded as the only sailors in the Ming Dynasty that are still fully staffed and the warships are properly maintained.

The new Jiangkou Naval Division, which had not received an order from the imperial court for several years, finally received an order from Jiangxia a month ago, asking them to arrive in Fuzhou, Fujian Province within a month.

After receiving this order, the old people in the sailor cried for two days and two nights, and then drank the muddy rice lees wine for a whole day.

In order to preserve the glory of the Sunset Sailors, their old men would rather go hungry themselves than take good care of the ships and warships of the Sailors.

In order to preserve the glory of the Sunset Sailor, their old men would rather be scolded by their own wives than send their sons to the Sailor to supervise their good practice.

Everyone said that they were no longer good, and the sailor had been abandoned by the Ming court.

But they didn't believe it, they knew that there would be a day when Da Ming would need a sailor to go out. So they have been working hard and concentrating on training, waiting for this day.

Therefore, Ma Yunlong will be nervous.

Because he has the expectations of the three generations of the Shin-Eguchi Sailor, he only needs to please the Lord Zaiji, who is said to be in his thirties, but looks like he is twenty-three or four-year-old, then the Shin-Eguchi Sailor will have the hope of rising again.

Jiang Xia looked at Ma Yunlong, personally stretched out his hand to help Ma Yunlong up, and then said loudly: "All the soldiers don't have to be polite!" ”

Ma Yunlong stood up and looked at Jiang Xia with some confusion.

Jiang Xia pressed Ma Yunlong's hand with both hands and said, "General Ma, I have already understood the situation of the water division before. You have worked hard and wronged the sailor. ”

Jiang Xia's sentence "Let the sailor be wronged" suddenly made Ma Yunlong's heart sad. A big man suddenly had a red nose and couldn't help but shed tears.

Ma Yunlong suddenly cried with a "wow", and he just stood up with weak legs and knelt in front of Jiang Xia. Ma Yunlong said: "My lord! We have been waiting for the imperial court for 70 years. ”

Ma Yunlong cried and cried, and tears kept pouring out: "Seeing that the ships are broken day by day, and they are turning into rotten wood. Seeing that the sailors are up and down, the food and military salaries are getting smaller and smaller. We all thought that the imperial court really didn't need our sailor anymore, and we thought that the sailor had really been abandoned. Wow wow wow......"

Ma Yunlong cried like a child.

In this era of heavy land warfare and light water warfare, and the increasingly corrupt imperial court, it is indeed a blessing for the Ming Dynasty to have such a group of sailors who stick to their glory and faith.

Jiang Xia remembered very well that even in the Wanli period, the sailors still defeated the Netherlands, known as the "Maraf on the Sea", in the Battle of Penghu.

Jiang Xia lifted Ma Yunlong with both hands, patted Ma Yunlong's shoulder and said, "Ma Yunlong obeys!" ”

Ma Yunlong subconsciously knelt on one knee, hugged his fists and said: "The end will be!" ”

Jiang Xia said: "Wipe away your tears, a big man is crying and crying, what kind of system." How can you still lead a million sailors and dominate the entire Atlantic in the future? ”

"Hundred...... Million Sailors? Call...... Domination of the Atlantic? Ma Yunlong was stunned by Jiang Xia's two words, and looked at Jiang Xia's expression full of disbelief.

But Jiang Xia looked firm, his eyes looked at the sea outside the Fuzhou wharf, and nodded: "That's right!" Dominate the Atlantic! ”

"Since I transferred you to Fuzhou in Jiangxia, the construction of the water division will definitely become the top priority. Our goal is not to guard the Ming Dynasty with water, our goal is to protect the sea of thousands of miles! ”

Ma Yunlong felt that his brain was already congested, and his body was hot and his face was red. He didn't know what he was going to say, and a thousand words converged to the end, and there was only one sentence: "My lord!" Ma Yunlong is willing to die! ”

"Good! Get up and speak. Jiang Xia nodded.

"Yes!"

Ma Yunlong stood up, and Jiang Xia looked at the water army he brought. Although all of them are yellow and thin, they are fortunate to have resolute eyes, straight waists, and good discipline.

Jiang Xia nodded with satisfaction, "Although the water army has gone through hardships, that soul has not been lost. Tell me, how many people and boats did you bring with you this time? ”

Ma Yunlong clenched his fists and said, "My lord, this time the end will bring 8,000 sailors, and a total of 430 ships of various kinds. The ships are a little old, but they are guaranteed to still be able to fight. Although the navy is thin and weak, it guarantees that it will not be afraid of death when it fights, and it will immediately become a river turning dragon when it falls into the water. ”

"Okay, that's what I want. Don't worry, this official promises you. As long as the official is still in the imperial court for a day, the food, clothing, food, and soldier salaries of the sailors in the future will definitely be the best and the most. ”

"Thank you, Lord for your love." Ma Yunlong said excitedly, with Jiang Xia's words, he basically completed the entrustment of the ancestors of the new Jiangkou sailors.

Jiang Xia smiled and turned to look at Yu Dayou and Liang Jinghai.

When Jiang Xia looked at the two of them, their eyes were still red, and their eyes were full of excitement. Obviously, the conversation between Ma Yunlong and Jiang Xia just now not only moved them, but also made them proud.

Xiang Xu, Wang Chunfeng and others, who were standing not far from Yu Dayou and Liang Jinghai, saw Jiang Xia looking at Yu Dayou and Liang Jinghai, and knew that Jiang Xia was going to prepare to seal Yu Dayou and Liang Jinghai.

Xiang Xu said with a sour mouth: "You don't have to be envious, although Jiang Zaizhi controls the government, it is impossible to seal an official who exceeds the eighth rank to two young talents." We only need to study hard, and he will definitely be able to surpass the two of them in the future.

Hum! It is a shame for a dignified scholar to hold a military position, which is really a shame for us scholars. We are still scholars who are on the right path to get the imperial examination. ”

Xiang Xu spoke this time, and no one around echoed. Everyone knows how difficult it is to get the imperial examination, and some people spend their entire lives and may not be able to get into high school.

Now that the people have been appreciated by the ruling government, they are about to take up an official position. No matter how small the official is, at least he has entered the official career. Besides, Lord Zai's appreciation is here, are you still afraid that you won't be promoted in the future?

Jiang Xia said to Yu Dayou and Liang Jinghai: "Remember, this official said that he would give the two of you a heavy burden." ”

"I am willing to die for my lords!" Yu Dayou and Liang Jinghaidao.

Jiang Xia smiled, turned to Lu Sanfa, who was standing next to the navy, looking nervous and overwhelmed, and shouted, "Lu Sanfa, come here!" ”

Lu Sanfa hurriedly ran to Jiang Xia, and as soon as his legs were weak, he knelt on the ground and shouted, "Lu Sanfa see your lord." ”

Jiang Xia smiled slightly, pulled him up, and then kicked him and said, "Stand up straight!" ”

Lu Sanfa hurriedly did so, trying his best to keep his waist straight.

Jiang Xia had been Lu Sanfa's side of about 800 pirates, and said to Yu Dayou and Liang Jinghai: "Yu Dayou, Liang Jinghai." This official now appoints the two of you as Fuzhou Jinghai Town Fu Division, Wupin Zhen Fu.

I want you two to train these people into first-class elite soldiers, and when you train, you can fight and kill these people. If anyone can't stand the drill and dares to run away, you can report it directly to me, and I will order someone to punish their relatives of the three clans.

If you are training and you lack something. also report directly to me, and the money is enough. Within three years, if you can make the name of Fuzhou Jinghai Town Fusi, then I will promote you to the commander of the Fuzhou Naval Division. Within five years, if you can keep Fujian out of pirates and pirates, I will promote you to the commander of the Fujian Navy Division, which is the second grade! ”

"Impossible! Is this Jiangxia himself the emperor? Xiang Xu couldn't help but exclaim, "Only the two of them who show off their talents and fame have directly sealed the official position of the fifth grade." He also promised to do well and become a naval commander? Even if it's an emperor, it's impossible to make such a promise, right? ”

Jiang Xia's hearing was already different from ordinary people, and now that Xiang Xu was speaking, he could already hear it clearly. Now Xiang Xu's voice is so loud that ordinary people can hear it.

Jiang Xia turned his head to look at the past and sighed deeply: "Who is making a noise?" ”

After all, Jiang Xia is a person who is in a high position and has killed countless people. A sharp look passed, and Xiang Xu was immediately frightened and froze in place. Several Xiucai standing beside him took a step back, revealing Xiang Xu alone.

It didn't take Jiang Xia's order, Han Mufeng and the others immediately escorted Xiang Xu over.

Jiang Xia looked at Xiang Xu and said, "Who are you?" How dare you talk about the emperor? ”

"I ...... I...... I didn't. Xiang Xuqiang said to himself.

Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Is there any, you don't count if you say it." After speaking, he looked at Han Mufeng, nodded and said, "Give him to Jinyiwei and let them interrogate him to see if this person is talking about the emperor in vain." ”

"Yes!" Han Mufeng responded and dragged Xiang Xu, who was so frightened that his lower body was wet, away.

In fact, Jiang Xia was just scaring him, on the boundary of Fuzhou, Jinyi Wei did not have a guard at all.

Jiang Xia patted Yu Dayou and Liang Jinghai and asked, "How?" Do you two have the confidence to accept my appointment? ”

Yu Dayou and Liang Jinghai glanced at each other, their eyes were certain, and they knelt down on one knee and said, "The last general will take the order!" ”

"Hehe, okay. If there is an appointment document for the two of you, I will immediately ask people to hurry up to the Beijing division and ask for it from the officials. I will also stay in Fujian for some time to deal with the aftermath.

From now on, you will take over them as a pacifier, and you can start practicing at any time. Before I leave, make sure that the appointing papers for both of you arrive. ”

After speaking, Jiang Xia said: "Lu Sanfa." ”

"In!" Lu Sanfa replied with some excitement.

The two young dolls were appreciated by Jiang Xia, and they immediately won the five-grade officials. Follow the helper yourself, oh, no...... Lord Jiang was born and died, how can he also have a petty official.

Jiang Xia looked at him and smiled, "You remember, from today onwards, you must do your best to assist Yu Zhenfu." I won't give you any official position for the time being, but Ruo Yu Zhenfu is satisfied. All officials below the fifth grade, he only needs to report to me, and I will approve it. ”

After speaking, Jiang Xia summoned Feng Xiao, pointed at Yu Dayou and said to Feng Xiao: "Feng Xiao, give him a Thousand Gates Command Arrow in a while, so that he can send a message directly to me through Guò Thousand Gates at any time." ”

"Yes." Feng Xiao took Yu Dayou aside and carefully explained to him the importance of the Thousand Gate Herald Arrow and how to use it.

Although Lu Sanfa didn't get an official position, he at least saw hope, so he nodded heavily and said, "My lord, Lu Sanfa must assist Yu Zhenfu well." ”

Jiang Xia patted Lu Sanfa's shoulder and said earnestly: "Sanfa, it is fate that you and I know each other. So I'll take you ashore now, but how far you can go in the future is up to you.

After all, you've been a pirate before, and you've done a lot of hurtful things. So if you want to wash your name, you still have to work hard. Remember the name I gave you, three shots and three shots, referring to my three expectations for you. I hope that you will be able to be righteous, upright, and righteous in the future. Do you understand? ”

As soon as Jiang Xia finished speaking, his own face turned red. God knows why he gave Lu Sanfa this name only because the homonym is "抸三发".

After hearing this, Lu Sanfa burst into tears, nodded heavily and said, "My lord, I understand, I remember." I will definitely be a righteous, upright, and upright person in the future! ”

Jiang Xia patted him, and then said to Ma Yunlong: "Let's go, come with me to Manfu Building, let's discuss it and see what to do next." ”

"Yes!"

Ma Yunlong was originally going to arrange someone to settle his subordinates, but Jiang Xia was already prepared, and Han Mufeng went to take over the matter.

While Jiang Xia left with Ma Yunlong, Wang Zhi, who was hiding in the crowd, said to himself with a worried face: "I hope this Lord Jiang just wants to deal with the aftermath, and not to order the navy to attack my Huiwang Mansion in Songpujin." ”