Although navy is a new term to Zheng Zhilong, the literal meaning is easy to understand. He immediately understood that this was probably the yamen in charge of the navy of the former imperial court, similar to the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army.

When he decided to come to Nanjing, Zheng Zhilong was prepared to be left behind.

What's more, through selling food, he learned that Zhu Yuluo was not the kind of ruthless and stingy person who would skin and bones anyone he caught without giving any benefits to those below.

He felt that it would not be too uncomfortable to serve as a minister to such a monarch.

What's more, after understanding Zhu Yuluo's various miraculous powers, he didn't originally think that the Zheng family had much bargaining power.

So, what's the difference between him staying in Nanjing and staying in Fujian? It can even be said that his coming to Nanjing to serve as the left governor of the naval governor's office will be more beneficial to the future development of the Zheng family.

With these thoughts passing through his mind instantly, Zheng Zhilong bowed his head and said: "I am willing, but I am afraid that my ability is limited and I will let down the holy grace."

Hearing this, Zhu Yusao smiled and said: "Nan Anbo has been roaming the ocean for more than 20 years, frightening many pirates, and fighting several barbarian fleets. It can be said that he is the most suitable for the post of left commander of the navy in the Ming Dynasty. Don't decline modestly."

Zheng Zhilong knew that if he refused at this point, Zhu Yuyao might misunderstand him, so he immediately expressed his position: "I will do my best to manage the Navy Governor's Mansion well for your majesty."

Zhu Yasuo nodded with satisfaction and said to Forsythia beside her: "Let Secretary Zheng escort Nan Anbo out of the palace for me, and give him two more days' leave so that he can practice filial piety before Nan Anbo."

"yes."

Forsythia went aside and picked up the walkie-talkie to contact Zheng Sen in the back hall.

Zheng Zhilong bowed again: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"

In order to avoid suspicion, although Zheng Zhilong informed Zheng Sen about his coming to Nanjing, he had not met Zheng Sen before.

When father and son met, they were both quite excited.

After leaving the Forbidden City, Zheng Zhilong chatted with Zheng Sen for a few words and couldn't help but ask: "Fusong (Zheng Chenggong's nickname), His Majesty said that he would set up a naval governor's office and asked me to serve as the left commander of the navy. I know the fifth military commander's office. This navy

Isn’t the Governor’s Mansion also a place for people to take care of their elderly?”

Today, Zheng Sen has been working in the Secretariat for more than three months, and his experience is different from what it used to be.

He heard the words and said with a smile: "Father, have you ever heard of the establishment of a new yamen to provide care for the elderly? Today, I have great ambitions, as far as the Qin Emperor, Han Dynasty, and Wu Dynasty. Tomorrow, after Jingping, I will follow the example of Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and other Western countries and enter the ocean.

Therefore, this Navy Governor's Mansion is similar to the early Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, not the current one, and it is definitely not a yamen for the elderly.

My father is only forty-two years old now, and is in the prime of life. Since His Majesty has entrusted him with important responsibilities, he must do things well so that he can live up to His grace and leave a good name in history."

"Hey, are you kidding me about being a father?"

After hearing what Zheng Sen said, Zheng Zhilong not only felt completely at ease, but was also very happy.

He has made enough money. Now that he has devoted himself to the Ming Dynasty, he may be able to leave something more valuable than money to the Zheng family...

In the afternoon of the next day, Zhu Aelao met with three other people in Wuying Hall.

Tian Jianxiu, Bai Wang, Ren Guangrong.

These three people were all leaders of the Huguang Shun Army after Li Zicheng's death. Among them, Tian Jianxiu surrendered in Xiangyang in early June, and Bai Wang surrendered in Anle City in mid-June.

Ren Guangrong had little news in western Jingxi until he was persuaded to surrender by his younger brother Ren Jirong in mid-July.

Only because Du Yinxi needed them to recruit and surrender the scattered remnants of the Shun army, he kept them in Huguang for a while.

After the three surrendered, the largest remnant of the Shun army was the team led by the three young generals Liu Tichun, Zhang Nai and Luo Hu who had gone north to Henan to avenge Li Zicheng.

Because they are young, these three people are more loyal to Dashun and are less likely to be defeated by failure.

They initially had several fierce battles with the Qing army led by Luck Dehun in Henan, with both sides winning and losing. Later, because the Huguang Shun army surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and their logistics was insufficient, they led thousands of elite Shun troops to escape into the Runing Prefecture area.

In the mountains.

Du Yinxi also spent a lot of time and was persuaded by Tian Jianxiu and others before he recruited Liu Tichun, Zhang Nai and Luo Hu to surrender.

Subsequently, all the generals above the flag level in the Shun Army were packed up and sent to Nanjing Military School.

There were hundreds of generals in this group of soldiers, but among them, the only ones who were qualified to be summoned by Zhu Yusao at this time were Tian Jianxiu, Ren Guangrong and Bai Wang.

After the three of them saluted, Zhu Yulao said straight to the point: "The three of you will first go to the general officer training class of Nanjing Military School for a period of time. After completing your studies, I will appoint you to posts as appropriate.

Nowadays, from the Military Academy to the armies, officials, and generals, there are many deficiencies. As long as you study hard, you will not be afraid of not having an official position."

Zhu Yasuo's words sounded very false, without any real guarantee, but Tian Jianxiu and the others did not dare to have the slightest objection.

Unlike in later history when they led their troops to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, in this time and space, they were forced into a desperate situation and had no choice but to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, so they did not have any capital to negotiate terms now.

After looking at each other, the three of them bowed together: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

They didn't say anything, but they knew very well in their hearts that they were grateful to Zhu Aona for not killing him.

They are not too worried about the future.

As far as they knew, there were many generals of the Shun Army who held important positions in the new army of the Ming Dynasty. They could even be said to be a faction in the army that Zhu Yurao trusted.

Therefore, even if the three of them are not reused, their lives are not in danger.

Especially Ren Guangrong.

His younger brother Ren Jirong is now the head of the Military Training Department of the Military Academy. Although he is only a sixth-rank official, he was a civilian official in the past.

The two brothers were originally military generals of the Ming Dynasty. Now that one of them can transition into the civil service system, even if they are restricted military civilian officials, they are very happy.

After Tian Jianxiu and the others left the Wuying Palace, Zhu Yuyao did not return to her old house in Zhulin, but instead checked the military expenditures of the Ming Dynasty's new army.

In August, the Zhejiang official army also basically completed the selection and reorganization, and was eventually reorganized into two towns of naval forces and three towns of garrison.

In addition, Du Yinxi also selected and reorganized the 40,000 to 50,000 surrender troops in Huguang and Henan.

In the end, 4,000 elites were selected from the Shun army, and 8,000 elites were transferred from the Huguang garrison to form a border defense army as his supervisory town. With the permission of Zhu Yulao and the Military Affairs Council, he obtained the first border defense army.

The numbers of the fourteen towns.

Half of the remaining Shunjun who met the requirements of the Ming Dynasty's New Army were dispersed and organized into the 7th, 8th, and 93rd Towns of the Border Guard Army, or the Huguang Garrison.

The other half was reorganized into the Three Towns Henan Garrison with the transferred Huguang Garrison.

Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty's New Army system, there were 5 towns for the Imperial Guard, 14 towns for the Border Guards, 9 towns for the Navy, and 46 towns for the Garrison!

"Today, the five battalions of the Royal Guards including Zhuque, Qinglong, Xiaoqi, Huben and Shenji have a total of 36,050 soldiers and auxiliaries.

There are 5 towns of the Praetorian Guard, with a total of 60,000 people.

There are 14 border guard towns with a total of 168,000 people.

There are 46 garrison towns with a total of 552,000 people.

There are 9 towns in the Navy, with a total of 108,000 people.

After this calculation, the Ming Dynasty’s new army now has as many as 924,050 people?!"

Zhu Yurao looked at the relevant data forms, feeling both excited and stressed.

Having more troops means that she can pacify the world faster and even stabilize the Ming border fortress.

But with more troops, the financial pressure on the court will also increase.

It should be noted that the military pay for marching troops in the Ming Dynasty today is not lower than that of the Ming army in the past, or even higher.

"What's more, the remnants of the army led by Li Guo and Gao Yigong in Shaanxi and Gansu are about to surrender. Since the Zheng family has fully surrendered, its navy in Fujian will also have to be reorganized.

As a result, the total number of Ming Dynasty's new armies will exceed one million. How much money will a million new armies cost each year just for military pay alone?"
Chapter completed!