So, on the eighth day of July, the emperor personally went to the riverside and presided over the water test ceremony for the two-masted Western-style sailing ship built by the Ming Dynasty.
And, he named the sailing ship the Sail.
From then on, this type of ship was no longer called a sailing ship, but was always called a sailing ship.
If there is one, there will be two, and Zhu Yixi's blood boils.
Accompanying him was the commander of the Yangtze River Navy—Prime Minister Huiden.
He licked his face and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, a sailboat like this is not suitable for use on the river. Our Ming boats are the best."
"This is a sea ship!"
The emperor rolled his eyes at him and said casually: "There must be navy not only in the Yangtze River, but also on the sea. The more the better."
It was a matter of his own interests. Prime Minister Hui Deng couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the Yangtze River Navy may protect Nanjing, but the maritime navy is incomparable!"
"I know!"
The emperor was perfunctory and walked step by step.
On the side, Prime Minister Hui Deng took away Thirteen's job and walked aside holding a paper umbrella to shield the emperor from the scorching sun.
"correct!"
Suddenly, the emperor stopped, turned around and said, "How is Yangzhou? Can Guazhou be taken down?"
When Prime Minister Hui Deng heard this, he was full of joy and said: "I just wanted to tell you the good news. The rebels in Guazhou have finally been wiped out. There is no more naval cover outside Yangzhou City."
"Next time Wu Sangui wants to run away, there will be no navy to cross the river."
As he said this, he felt a little proud.
Zhu Yixi was speechless and immediately quickened her pace.
Prime Minister Hui Deng couldn't help but follow him, trying to help the emperor onto the carriage, but he was thrown away.
He was a little confused and didn't know what he said wrong.
Thirteen on the side couldn't help but snickered: "Uncle Hui, Yangzhou is in Jiangbei!"
"Ouch!"
Prime Minister Hui Deng suddenly realized it and his face turned red: "I am confused."
Just as he stood there with shame on his face, Thirteen who suddenly left and returned came over and said seriously:
"Commander Hui, His Majesty ordered the Yangtze River Navy to use all means to besiege Yangzhou and closely monitor Wu Sangui."
"Obey the order!" Prime Minister Huiden shouted loudly, his voice was extremely high, as if the emperor was beside him.
Thirteen couldn't help but leave with a smile.
Although the strength of the Yangtze River Navy continued to grow, the siege of Yangzhou City was not progressing smoothly.
The reason is that the siege on the water cannot prevent movement on land.
Wu Sangui looked at the Ming navy on the Yangtze River who wanted to put the bow of their ship on Yangzhou City. He was confused for a moment.
"The Ming army's siege is getting tighter and tighter."
Prince Pingxi's sigh immediately caused the expressions of the entire civil and military personnel in Yangzhou City to change suddenly.
The civil servants' lips moved but there were no words.
Only the warriors were shouting, unable to swallow their breath, and kept cursing.
Wu Sangui was unmoved and just stared blankly at the Yangtze River without saying a word.
Silence, deathly silence.
After a long time, he finally said: "Has the summer grain from Huai'an Mansion not arrived yet?"
This sentence broke the stiff atmosphere.
The Yangzhou magistrate hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Report to Pingxi King, but he hasn't arrived yet."
Wu Sangui had a total of 50,000 troops in Yangzhou City, including 30,000 Guan Ning's cavalry and 20,000 Liu Zeqing's troops.
This army originally belonged to Zheng Longfang and Yao Wenchang, but they had to take the blame and went to Beijing, which was a disaster.
And these 50,000 soldiers and horses are only for Yangzhou Prefecture, and it is extremely difficult to supply them, including all Huai'an Prefectures.
In a sense, Wu Sangui is the real king in Huai'an and Yangzhou.
However, Wu Sangui didn't enjoy much.
"Is there an accident?"
After muttering, Wu Sangui couldn't wait to return to the study, regardless of everyone's surprised looks.
Here, there is a rudimentary map of Southern Zhili.
His fingers first landed on Yangzhou, then on to Xuzhou, and finally to Huai'an.
In this way, a triangle appears.
"If you are taken out of the way? Wouldn't it mean that you are stuck in the quagmire, waiting to perish?"
The more he thought about it, the more panicked Wu Sangui became.
"Shandong actually ignores Xuzhou. What is it going to do?"
Frustrated, Wu Sangui wanted to surrender directly to the Ming Dynasty, but reality forced him to comply.
"Come here, exclude the scouts, and explore along the north. Don't miss anyone within 200 miles of Yangzhou City."
"Hopefully, this is a wrong guess."
Tang Fu walked around the streets with his head held high, befitting the status of a wealthy slave.
As a servant of Prince Pingxi, almost no one dared to offend him. Even the government officials licked their faces and smiled in apology.
As the war approached, prices in Yangzhou City became increasingly high.
But for Tang Fu, the price is actually lower, and he makes more money.
When he turned around, the group of greedy eyes immediately started talking, and they were all jealous of his bad luck and became the slave of Prince Pingxi.
It’s not an exaggeration to reach the sky in one step.
"Hmph, I wasted a hundred taels of silver, you know what the heck!"
Tang Fu shook his head and sneered.
He ordered some vegetables and asked them to deliver them to his door. He didn't bother to look at them again and staggered to the brothel.
As soon as he arrived at the box, he immediately calmed down.
After a while, a big man came over and said with a smile:
"You have been so impressive recently, why did you want to come here?"
"Would I come to you if there was no big problem?"
Tang Fu rolled his eyes at him and said, "Wu Sangui has been very unusual recently. He is often in a hurry for general meetings. I don't know what is being discussed. Even I can't get in."
"When did he start acting abnormally?"
The man was stunned, then sat down and said seriously.
"I heard that two days ago, on the city wall, together with Yangzhou civil and military officials, they suddenly lost their temper."
Tang Fu recalled.
"Because of what?"
"It seems that Huai'an Prefecture is annoyed that the summer grain has not arrived!"
"Huai'an Mansion?"
The man was stunned.
He closed his eyes and began to think.
"This matter must be reported, perhaps due to unexpected circumstances."
Tang Fu nodded.
News of Jinyiwei spread to Nanjing.
"What did Wu Sangui discover?"
The emperor said in surprise, and then reacted: "As expected of a veteran, his eyesight is indeed sharp."
"Your Majesty, can Wu Sangui escape?"
Zhang Shenyan looked at the map of Yangzhou and couldn't help but hear the news.
Thirty thousand cavalry, this is enough power to change a big battle and even the destiny of the country, which makes people salivate.
"Otherwise, let's fight for it. After all, he did something wrong to avenge the late emperor."
"I don't care whether it's right or wrong, but if Wu Sangui wanted to surrender, he would have surrendered long ago. How come he is still here today?"
Zhu Yixi sneered and said: "Even the noble princes and nobles look down upon me, how can I be allowed to break the earth and become the king?"
"If you can't win it, then slowly destroy this army that was built with the hard-earned money of the people across the country."
"What I can't get, the Manchus can't even imagine."