Hongyi's "three questions" have passed halfway, and although it is progressing smoothly because no one interjects, the traces of this "Yiyantang" are too obvious, and it makes people a little isolated and uneasy. So, after summarizing the "second question", Hongyi Yu Xuanang did not rush to say it, but looked around, hoping to find a suitable "nursery" to set off the atmosphere.

"Your Majesty, what Lord Belle said is extremely true! Zheng's water master is indeed useful! After the Battle of Chongwu, my naval division collapsed, and now Zheng Sen has returned, and the southeast is pacified. If you can appoint the king of Tong'an to command my Qing merchant ships, and receive the miraculous effect of raising ships with boats, the servants think that it will not be long before the Qing Dynasty belongs to the sea, and the four seas will be leveled! The "sensible" military department Shangshu Kadahun was the first to understand what the master meant, and hurriedly came out to "respond to the situation".

As soon as Kadahun mentioned the "Chongwu Naval Battle", except for Hongyi, everyone else looked at the emperor nervously, and Qi Qi chose to remain silent. Hongyi, who was originally going to praise Kashangshu, saw that everyone was sitting on wax, but he didn't know the blessings and misfortunes, and hesitated.

Why did the crowd hesitate? Why wait for the emperor to make a statement? In fact, Little Belle Ye just assessed Zheng Zhilong as he "cherishes China and promotes his prestige overseas", and everyone nodded along with him, and the "three questions" could have ended. But Kadahun mentioned something that was very embarrassing and even made the ministers quite jealous!

Originally, whether a big pirate had China in his heart or not, everyone didn't know. But he did "prestige overseas", this is certain, the naval battle of Kinmen Coro Bay that Belle Ye and Old Marfa both talked about, the Dutch red hair was beaten to the ground, as evidenced! But the power of Zheng's navy is not only tasted by the Dutch. My Manchu Shimizu Master was even more "deeply affected", and in the end, it was the "Chongwu Naval Battle" that Kadahun said——

In the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, the sailors were divided into inland rivers and open seas. In the early years of Shunzhi, the Jingkou and Hangzhou sailors were divided into Haikou defenses. In the eighth year of Shunzhi, Fulin wisely felt that Zheng Sen and others in the southeast would not return to the imperial court in the short term, so he decisively followed the old system of the Ming Dynasty and began to set up naval divisions in the provinces along the river and along the coast, and set up "towns, associations, standards, battalions, teams, platoons, sheds" and other systems. There are also commanders, commanders, adjutant generals, guerrilla fighters and military personnel at and below. Just like the system of the army camp and the horse army. At the same time, Fulin also made it clear that shipyards are set up in each province, and the maintenance and repair period of the fixed ship is: three years for minor repairs, five years for major repairs, and ten years for dismantling.

This kind of "town association standard battalion platoon shed" can barely correspond to the "divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions, companies, platoons, and squads" of later generations. Establishment of the Qing army. Roughly, there were between 12,500 and 12,600 soldiers per town. It has jurisdiction over two infantry associations (4,038 people each), a horse standard (1,117 people), an artillery standard (1,836 people), an engineer battalion (667 people), a baggage battalion (764 people) and a military band (51 people); Each co-ordinate has two bids. 2005 people per bid; Each standard has jurisdiction over 3 battalions, and each battalion has 659 people. The battalion is divided into 4 teams of 3 platoons each. 3 sheds per row, 14 people per shed.

On July 11 in the autumn of the eighth year, Fulin issued an order to approve the economic system of officers and soldiers in Guangdong Province, focusing on strengthening the construction of the Southeast Naval Division against Zheng Sen Shili:

The Guangdong Navy Division is mainly stationed in Guangzhou, and has a member of the "Chief Officer of the Naval Division". It is divided into "left and right two associations", and each association has three battalions: left, right and middle.

The left and right associations of the naval division respectively have a deputy general and 1,500 soldiers under their jurisdiction. Among them, the Chinese army is also in charge of one member of the left battalion capital division, 750 soldiers, one member of the Chinese army garrison, two thousand generals, and four generals; There is one member of the left and right battalions, 750 soldiers, and there are also one member of the garrison of the Chinese army, two members of the thousand generals, and four generals. The left and right associations have a total of 3,000 soldiers.

At the same time, three battalions of the Navy Division, "left, center, and right," were set up, which were equivalent to three "destroyer detachments directly under the organ," each with 1,000 soldiers under its jurisdiction, totaling 3,000 troops. Each battalion has one guerrilla member, one member of the Chinese army garrison, two members of the 1,000 general guard, four general members, and one member of the naval division town garrison.

As a result, the Guangdong Navy Division was organized as the "main force" with 6,000 soldiers directly under its jurisdiction. In addition, in Zhaoqing and Gaozhou, there were two prefectures of water divisions, and each had 1,000 water divisions. That is to say, at that time, the main force of the "Southeast Fleet" of the Qing Dynasty totaled 8,000 men: 6,000 men of the "main fleet" and 1,000 men of each of the two "sub-fleets" of Zhaoqing and Gaozhou. In addition, 1,000 sailors were stationed in Wuchuan, Hutoumen, Xiangshanao, Nanao, Haifeng, Zhelin, and Yangjiang, with a total of 6,000 people.

History proves that Fulin's vision is indeed old: in the first month of the ninth year of Shunzhi (the sixth year of Yongli, 1652), Zheng Sen led the Southern Ming army to win the victory of Jiangdong Bridge and recover Changtai, and then immediately waved his army to attack Zhangzhou. Although the young Guangdong Navy Division was established less than a year ago, at this time it had to go out of the protection of Guangzhou Bay and go to the sea to meet the test of actual combat, and the opponent was Zheng Sen's fleet that inherited almost a full set of Zheng Zhilong's team!

In April of the ninth year of Shunzhi, in order to relieve the siege of Zhangzhou, the Qing army finally sent a huge fleet composed of hundreds of ships to Xiamen, mainly with the Guangdong naval division as the main and the surrounding provinces as the auxiliary, in an attempt to implement the strategy of "encircling Wei and saving Zhao". Zheng Sen sent his subordinates Chen Hui, Zhou Rui and others to lead more than 100 warships to meet the attack at sea, and Zhang Mingzhen, the Marquis of Dingxi, who had lost the Qing resistance along the coast of Zhejiang, had led the Ming army to join Zheng Zheng not long ago, and also joined the naval battle at this time. The naval divisions of the Ming and Qing dynasties fought fiercely on the sea near the "Chongwu Peninsula" in the southeast of Hui'an County, and as a result, the naval divisions of the Qing army, which were inferior to others, were defeated by the Zheng naval divisions, and Zuihou had to abandon the ships and go ashore and flee in embarrassment. In this battle, the Ming army captured more than 500 Qing ships and more than 100 grain ships, and won the victory of the so-called "Chongwu Sea Victory".

As a result of the "Chongwu Sea War[1]", the Southeast Naval Division, especially the Guangdong Naval Division, which had just been established and had almost collapsed, suffered a devastating blow. From then on, the Qing navy was no longer able to confront Zheng Sen's forces head-on at sea.

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"Hehe, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, not to mention old things, you don't have to mind." Fulin saw the embarrassment of the big guy, and smiled tolerantly to persuade him.

"In the Chongwu naval battle that day, King Haicheng was also his master. Later, King Tong'an once brought his superiors, and there was a saying in the book that 'the king chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the king'. I think so. Zheng Sen was committed to Zhu Youlang [Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty]. It is 'choosing the king', and now he is coming to surrender, or 'choosing the king', but it is just a reversal and a right, a fool and a wisdom, who is the carrier of heaven and who is the will of heaven, it is self-evident. What's more, I appointed the Zheng father and son exceptionally, and it was a 'choice of ministers'. As long as the monarch and the minister treat each other wholeheartedly and sincerely, how can there be any disbelief? Fu Lin expounded and exonerated the Zheng father and son from the perspective of righteousness.

"Besides, my Eight Banners disciple has always been better than bow horses. Naval warfare is not a specialty. Losing to King Haicheng, who is stronger than me in this aspect, I really don't care if I lose unjustly. The so-called tiger father has no dog, and his son Zheng Sen is so powerful. His son Zheng Zhilong must not be far behind, right? Yes...... hahaha......"

Fu Lin used Zheng Sen's due diligence "very much". expressed "disdain" to the demise of his sailor. Coupled with the joke of "Lao Tzu's son", the big guy was finally freed from embarrassment, and the monarch and ministers enjoyed themselves in the palace.

"The emperor is mighty. The soldiers who surrendered without a fight finally gathered the Zheng father and son in the court, which is really the blessing of my Qing Dynasty! With the help of these two fathers and sons, not only Fujian sailors, but even Guangdong sailors can also be refined, crisscrossing the sea, just around the corner! "Guo Ke, the acting secretary of the Ministry of Industry, didn't know the important role of Xiao Belle in the recovery of Zheng Sen, and rushed out to say New Year's words when everyone was "haha", too!

"Hmmm! haha！ That's a good point! Fu Lin on Xing's head still glanced at the little son next to him with some concern, and found that the little guy also nodded frequently with Guo Ke's words, so he said with peace of mind:

"I inherit the blessing of the emperor and the dying of all directions. Originally, Zheng Sen was located in a corner of the southeast sea [hǎizōu, the meaning of the sea corner, the meaning of the cape], why is it difficult to choose from the master? But Min Qiao is a child, and I can't bear to be diligent. He also remembered that Zheng Zhilong, the king of Tong'an, was the earliest to surrender to Cheng, and his loyalty was commendable, so he pushed the favor and extended the reward, named Zheng Sen the Duke of Manmen, gave him the imperial seal, and allowed him to station in Quanquan, Zhang, Hui, Chao, and Sifu, and allocated the salary of the brigade soldiers to support the soldiers of his subordinates. My sincerity can be described as the best! I once said that day: Huai Junde is a loyal minister, a close heart is a filial son, and Shun Brother Zhi is a younger brother. No matter how hard-hearted he is, how can he not be sincere? ”

With just a few words, Fu Lin took all the achievements of Qianqiu on himself, at least in his Shunzhi Dynasty, the truth of history was wiped out like this, and it had nothing to do with Xuan Ye at all!

Hongyi really didn't care about the vain credit of "subduing Zheng Chenggong", and only thought that he was very comfortable with the "righteous name" of Zheng Zhilong. Seeing that the heat is almost over, I am ready to give the "third question"!

"The emperor's great cause, heaven and earth learn together! It's just the rule of the Holy King, and it is necessary to take precautions. "It was Hu Shi'an, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who spoke again!

"Huh? Everywhere is faithful and good-hearted, I would like to hear it in detail. Fulin hurriedly straightened his appearance and humbly asked for advice.

"Panic! On the thinking of righteousness and benefit, the minister is not as far-reaching as the prince; On the distinction between righteousness and benefit, the minister is not as knowledgeable as Daomo, so he no longer insists on his own opinion. If the emperor has set a general strategy for the merchant sea, the minister can only abandon prejudices and serve the king. After thinking about it, the minister thought that Zheng Sen had a good command of the army, loyalty and righteousness, and integrity, and if he returned sincerely, he could still be of great use. However, the king of Tong'an is more suitable for maintenance, and it is inconvenient to entrust him with important tasks and let him gallop across the ocean. After all, the puppet political commissar of Longwu is a pirate, so his downfall is really self-inflicted, and the lesson of the dead is still in front of him! ”

"I, I know......" Fu Lin suddenly fell from the complacent heights, and there was a cursed gloom that hung over his heart—what a ruthless Hu Shi'an! You linked the demise of the Longwu regime with my Shengming rule, because of the reuse of a Zheng Zhilong?!

Hongyi secretly applauded - what Hu Shi'an said actually has some truth! In their eyes, there is no doubt about one thing: Zheng Zhilong is a pirate first, and then a maritime merchant! What has a heart for China and what does not forget Confucius is just far-fetched.

Speaking from the heart, Hongyi can understand these Confucian scholars who pay attention to righteousness and reason. After all, in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the Western concept of the jungle and the cunning of the jungle had penetrated into the China Sea for the first time, and the "Haikou" headed by Zheng Zhilong was the first Chinese to come into contact with this idea. If the situation is ripe, it is indeed difficult to guarantee that Zheng Zhilong, who has been "chasing the maximization of interests", will not "repeat" the Qing Dynasty "as always"!

The righteous man Hu Shi'an's argument is still correct - never trust Zheng Zhilong's "repeated" temperament! But this argument from the point of view of "pirates", I don't dare to communicate. However, your argument leads me to my third question!

[1] The "Chongwu Sea Battle" is different from the "Chongwu Sea Battle", which is called the "Wuqiu Sea Battle" on the Taiwan side, which was a naval battle between the East China Sea Fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy and the Kuomintang Navy warships east of Chongwu in Hui'an County, Fujian Province, from the night of November 13 to the morning of November 14, 1965, and was the third naval battle between the People's Liberation Army Navy and the Kuomintang Navy retreating to Taiwan in 1965. This naval battle was a glorious example of the People's Navy's "small boat fighting big ship", and Premier Zhou Enlai personally participated in commanding it. The naval battle lasted 1 hour and 33 minutes, from the time the PLA boat fleet opened fire to the sinking of the "Linhuai." sank the Kuomintang Navy "Linhuai", damaged the "Shanhai", and captured 9 enemies; Except for 14 people including Chen Dekui, captain of the "Linhuai," who were rescued by the US destroyer, the remaining 80 people were all killed. After the war, Lieutenant Commander Zhu Puhua, commander of the "Shanhai," and Colonel Mai Bingkun, commander of the Southern Patrol Detachment, were both punished by the Kuomintang military law on charges of "escaping from enemy lines," but the Kuomintang authorities still claimed that they had "sunk four enemy ships and severely damaged one." Chen Dekui, the captain of the "Linhuai," was seriously wounded and drifted for several hours in the icy sea before being rescued by a US warship; The Kuomintang military was about to blame Chen Dekui, but it was only under the protection of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Song Changzhi, former Commander Liu Guangkai, and Chiang Ching-kuo that Chen Dekui was spared imprisonment. During the battle, PLA commanders and fighters lost 2 people, wounded 17 people, lightly damaged 2 frigates and 2 torpedo boats, consumed 6 torpedoes, 7,165 shells of various types, and 250 rounds of guns. This was another major victory won by the People's Navy after the victory in the "86 Naval Battle." (To be continued......)