Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

Zheng Zhihu's words were on his lips, but he couldn't say anything.

Zheng Zhilong let out a long breath and waved his hands: "Go, those who know the current affairs are the best, and those of us who live at sea must know the current affairs!"

Zheng Zhihu opened his mouth, but in the end, he suppressed the thoughts in his heart, turned around and left.

Zheng Zhilong turned around, and in the binoculars, the flying Dahenglong flag was getting closer and closer.

Zheng Zhilong's expression became more and more dazed.

He wasn't sure if this decision was right, but no matter what, it was better than death!

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Chapter 545 As a minister, loyal to the emperor...

In Ningbo port, in the navy camp, Li Dingguo, dressed in military uniform, stood on the fort of the camp, overlooking the naval warships practicing on the sea.

"The expansion of the navy is too fast, and the quality of the soldiers needs to be improved!"

After a long time, Li Dingguo put down the binoculars in his hand, frowned and said, "How long will it take for the Marine Division of the Martial Arts Academy to arrive?"

"The last general also finds it a little strange."

The lieutenant at the side shook his head, took out a military order from his pocket, and handed it to Li Dingguo.

"On this military order, there is actually the signature of the Ministry of War, saying that the Daheng Academy of Engineering is still being established, the order of the Military Academy has not yet been determined, and the scheduled transfer order will be postponed for half a month!"

"Military Department?"

Li Dingguo was even more puzzled. When did Daheng's army have anything to do with the Ministry of War?

After receiving the military order, Li Dingguo frowned as he looked at the deployment name on the military order that was listed alongside the five-army governor's mansion.

At this time, the Ministry of War stepped into the military...

Li Dingguo couldn't help feeling a little annoyed when he thought of the group of bullshit-looking courtiers he met in the capital!

Such a person intervenes in major decision-making, and if he makes a mistake, then he will have a big problem in the frontline battle!

"Go and send all the military orders from the imperial court for nearly a month to this general's study!"

After thinking about it, Li Dingguo was still a little uneasy. This battle at sea is different from that on land. Something will really go wrong, and there is no way to withdraw!

If there were any problems, he would have to read a book!

Under such circumstances, Li Dingguo didn't have the heart to watch the navy drill any more, so he hurriedly got off the fort, and as soon as he arrived at the navy's yamen, he saw a navy general rushing towards him.

"General, the man is back!"

"what's the situation?"

Li Dingguo didn't expect too much, so he asked casually.

After all, he and Zheng Zhilong had a lot of grievances between him and Zheng Zhilong after sowing dissension many times before. Moreover, several water battles also killed many people in Zheng Zhilong.

Before reporting to the emperor to ease the relationship, he tried to woo her several times, but to no avail. This time, it was just a routine.

"It's done! It's done!"

The general couldn't hide his excitement: "General, Zheng Zhilong agreed to negotiate a peace, but the premise is that he wants to discuss with you, general!"

"what?"

Li Dingguo's steps froze, and he didn't react for a while.

The general said excitedly again: "It's done! General, Zheng Zhilong has agreed to make peace!"

"Go, send this matter to the capital immediately, eight hundred miles away!"

Li Dingguo suppressed his excitement, and arranged in an orderly manner: "Li San, Zheng Zhilong, you go to contact, when and where to meet, as long as it is not too much, Zheng Zhilong can decide!"

"Remember, it must be kept secret, and no rumors about this matter must be leaked!"

"Also, send someone to invite the Duke to come over immediately!"

After hastily explaining, Li Dingguo thought for a while, and then quickly walked into the government office.

Perhaps it was because of the precepts and deeds of the emperor, Li Dingguo also likes to hang the map in the room so that he can study it all the time.

For a few years in the south of the Yangtze River, he led the Jiangnan navy and sat in the only customs port of Daheng. This map of the Daheng sea area is already extremely clear. From Ningbo, Penghu, Taiwan, Luzon, the Straits of Malacca, and even the distant Western Yi The country is clearly recorded on this map.

Of course, Li Dingguo is very clear about his mission, calm down the sea, look overseas, and lay the foundation!

This is what the emperor told him back then, and he will naturally try his best to complete it!

And now...

Looking at Penghu and Taiwan on the map, Li Dingguo felt a little trembling in his heart.

As long as Zheng Zhilong turns his back on the water, the hypocritical navy will no longer have any threats!

The most important thing is that it can directly eliminate the possibility of falsehoods fleeing overseas!

To pacify the sea...

As long as Zheng Zhilong turns against the water, it will be close at hand!

Thoughts flickered in his mind one by one, and the turmoil in Li Dingguo's heart gradually calmed down.

One by one plans also emerged in my mind. Naturally, people like Zheng Zhilong cannot be trusted unconditionally, and necessary precautions are indispensable...

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"Over there, the Denglai navy has joined the Jiangnan navy, and the number of warships has far exceeded that of the court's navy."

"Although Li Dingguo from Heng Bandit's side is not very old, he is really difficult to deal with..."

Nan Juyi was wearing a suit of armor in Quanzhou Naval Dazhai, without the slightest civil air. Although his head was full of white hair, he looked quite old and strong. However, between words, Nan Juyi's brows, But there are worries that cannot be dissipated.

Walking to the pier, Nan Juyi stopped, looked around at the warships in the village, and then looked in the direction of Penghu:

"Zheng Zhilong has been living in the sea since he was a child, and he has no moral bottom line. The previous court's navy was powerful, and he was always a thief. It's not bad..."

"Heng Thief's foundation is stable now, and he is getting stronger and stronger. It must be because of his undecided mind..."

"If it goes on like this, it will be a disaster for the city!"

After listening to what Nan Juyi said, Shi Bangyao's complexion became more and more serious. Looking at the warships in front of him, he frowned and said:

"Didn't the imperial court make great efforts to allocate funds for shipbuilding last year? Why are there still far fewer naval warships than constant thieves?"

"You don't know the style of the imperial court!"

With a long sigh, Nan Juyi couldn't help but shook his head, his wrinkled face was full of worries accumulated for several years.

Suppressing the people in charge of the soldiers is already the only tacit understanding of the court officials.

It was okay when the conflicts between the North and the South were not big before, and the shipbuilding money that should have been allocated could still be allocated. Although there were layers of deductions, at least the shipbuilding money could still be seen. Yindu has become a bargaining chip to win over him, a man with a heavy navy in his hands!

But he didn't dare to fall to which side, if he really stood on the right side, then this navy team he worked so hard on would probably become a thorn in the side of some people!

At that time, let alone shipbuilding money, he, the commander of the navy named as the Minister of the Ministry of War, will have to be involved in the endless party disputes!

Then this navy, not to mention defending the sea, might be wiped out by its own people!

But if it goes on like this, the shipbuilding will not be able to be built, and the salary, money, food and grass will still be lacking from time to time...

As for the opponent, the warship is like dumplings, the money and food are sufficient, the soldiers dare to die, and the commander is wise...

How to fight this battle?How to play?

"Hey!"

Shi Bangyao also sighed. He was originally a high-ranking official in the Southern Ming Dynasty, so he naturally knew that the imperial court, sitting on half of the south of the Yangtze River, even if not like Daheng, everyone paid taxes, but even if it was just ordinary people, even if there were many withholdings in arrears, But there is no shortage, not a lack of money and food, what is lacking is just a system of how to use money and food in practice!

If it is said that in the past, when he was in the court, he could still contribute, but now, with only a grassroots person, there is very little he can do!

"It's just hateful, those thieves!"

Nan Juyi punched hard on the stone railing of the pier, his face full of grief!

"If the first emperor is still here, why come here, why come here!"

Shi Bangyao let out a long sigh. He still clearly remembered the great victory in Fangshan, the great victory in the capital, and even the head of Nurhachi!

At that time, how happy it was!

All people with lofty ideals thought that would be the beginning of ZTE!

But who would have thought that it would be such a trick!

While lamenting, the two of them tacitly did not mention the matter of killing Wu Xun with poisoned wine.

That period of history was too helpless, even, too absurd, even stupid!

It's so absurd and stupid that they don't even have the confidence to use it to vent Tianbian's anger!

Those who are ministers are also loyal to the king...

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5Chapter 16 Residue

Beijing.

At the time of sunset on the western mountain, it should be the time when the officials of the various ministries of the court are scattered. Even the emperor, at this time, is rare to be free. After eating, he will also take a walk around the palace.

But today, the Qianqing Palace, which was supposed to be quiet, was shrouded in deep depression. All the nobles in the governor's mansion of the five armies, as well as the Minister of the Ministry of War, the left and right servants of the Ministry of War, knelt down in the Qianqing Palace trembling and startled.

"A transfer order that I personally instructed has been delayed for half a month and has not been implemented!"

"According to the scheduled plan, 30 stones of grain and grass will be allocated within 20 days. Now [-] days have passed, and half of them have not been done!"

"The gunpowder ordnance piled up in the ordnance treasurer's room is waiting for you to deploy and distribute it to various ministries. Now the pile is moldy, and not a single gun has been sent out!"

"So many things, such a long time, and none of them are done neatly!"

"Are you taking military affairs as a trifle?"

The emperor was furious, and his words seemed to show no emotion.

He asked the Ministry of War to intervene in military affairs according to its established functions, in order to restore order to normal step by step!

But this group of civil servants is obviously still doing things with the habit of the Ming Dynasty, and they can drag the mud for more than ten days on even the most trivial matters!

If it is said that the implementation of many major reforms was so delayed, it can be justified by prudence, but now all the regulations have been drawn up, and it only needs to be arranged and implemented, but this result is still produced!

Bing is expensive and fast, in front of these officials and lords, they are nothing!

"Yang Sichang!"

The emperor yelled violently, and Yang Sichang, the minister of the Ministry of War who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly felt his heart tremble, and quickly shouted: "The minister is here."

The emperor took a deep breath, showing no mercy at all!

"Tell me, can the Ministry of War do things?"

Yang Sichang's complexion was pale, and he said without hesitation: "I will never disappoint Your Majesty's expectations!"

"Living up to my expectations...Hmph!"

The emperor snorted coldly: "I will give you ten days to complete the planned plan. If you can't finish it, you don't want to occupy the latrine and go to Liaodong to feed the horses!"

The Son of Heaven didn't wait for Yang Sichang to respond, and suddenly looked at the nobles of the Five Armies Commander's Mansion:

"I still want you guys, I don't want to say the things I said a second time!"

"I will understand at the end!"

All the Wu Xun and several officials of the Ministry of War retreated tremblingly, but the emperor was still angry. He tried his best to suppress Wu Xun, and he directly paved the way for the Ministry of War!

The Ministry of War is still so muddy that it can't support the wall!

Obviously, the root cause of this problem is that the residual poison of the previous Ming Dynasty has not been cleaned up!

But this residual poison is a problem rooted in ideology, but it can definitely be cured by slaughter and cleansing for the reconstruction of order!

What is needed is a long period of strict supervision and a reversal of thinking. Although he is laying out these plans, he will not be able to see results in a year or a half. Reverse the decay of thought at the root.

Just like the various ministries of the imperial court, under the previous imperial examination system, the same type of talents were selected.

Although decades of hard study and selection at various levels have endowed the scholars with perseverance and the wisdom of being well-read.

However, such as the Ministry of War, which is in charge of major affairs of the military and the country, but among the Ministry of War of all dynasties, how many people are really proficient in military affairs?

Few people are familiar with military affairs, which means that the vast majority of military officials will act in accordance with the official rules they have come into contact with in the past.

So, how can we expect the army under the leadership of such a character to win the battle?