In the garden not far away, there is often a slight chirping of cicadas.
In the Jingren Hall of the East Palace, Zhu Yunxi sat behind the throne and convened the ministers to discuss matters, bringing together both civil and military officials.
The navy your Highness wants is too expensive!
Tie Xuan was sitting in the second row with his ministers. He stood up and said, "When I participated in politics for the left in Fuzhou and assisted in naval military affairs, I discovered that I was a gold-swallowing beast. Last year, I was ordered to intercept 60,000 pieces of silver at Fuzhou Customs."
, ordered the Fuzhou Shipping Department to build warships, and after several calculations, it turned out that the large ship that His Highness requested, which could travel far, was more than ten feet long, and carried about 1,500 stones, was not enough to build three ships!
Moreover, this is just a ship, not counting the firecrackers, artillery, crossbows and other firearms. After a ship is built, it needs intensive maintenance all year round, which costs a lot of money...
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In the palace, the ministers listened silently. When they heard about the sixty thousand silver dollars, the military ministers didn't say anything. These people had no idea about money. However, the civil servants obviously showed signs of pain, especially the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works.
Is the ship in Fuzhou almost ready? Zhu Yunxi suddenly interrupted Tie Xuan and asked.
Tie Xuan paused and said, "When I left Fuzhou, I went to the shipyard to see it. The ship can be launched as early as this winter." He said, "For the ship His Highness wanted, Fuzhou Shipyard summoned two thousand craftsmen to work day and night. He didn't dare to
Half a minute of slacking off!
The navy has to burn money. It takes ten years to build an army and a hundred years to build a navy. If we don't take advantage of the current martial arts boom in the Ming Dynasty to promote the formation of the navy, it may be delayed until the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse.
The future is the age of the ocean.
Chinese civilization must not only thrive on land.
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, Jing Haijun, as the name suggests, is for coastal defense. Although it has cost some money, from the founding of the army to now, at least the Japanese pirates have not dared to come casually! After saying that, he took a sip of tea and continued, the Ming Dynasty is thousands of miles away.
There are countless vassal states on the sea and sea. What can we do without a navy that can sail far away? A few days ago, Ryukyu made a promise, hoping that the Celestial Empire would send an envoy to confer the title. If there is no large ship that can travel far away, where is the majesty of the Celestial Empire?
Don't think this is a matter of honor. The Ming Dynasty Navy has always been the most important thing in the military. When the emperor defeated Chen Youliang and destroyed Zhang Shicheng, the navy was very pleased to take the credit. But the Ming Dynasty did not only have rivers, but also the sea!
It's all good for naval officers and soldiers to line up on the shore and jump off ships to fight, but it may not be the same at sea. Moreover, now more artillery is used on warships, and sailor gunners must also train for many years. Therefore, the navy must be sophisticated, not only to be able to protect the Ming Dynasty's maritime territory
, but also to be able to set sail and fight out!
Fu Youwen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, smiled and said, Your Highness's ministers and ministers all understand that the imperial court already maintains an army of millions. Now it wants to build a navy. Where does the money come from? Although the national treasury has been rich in the past two years, it cannot hold it back.
Flowers like flowing water.
You always cry for poverty! Zhu Yunxi smiled, thought for a while, passed the value to Fu Youde and the Chief Secretary of Korea, and collected 300,000 yuan every year for the exclusive use of the Jing Navy. The Guan Yin of Shuzhou Port (Incheon) is no more than what is turned over to the national treasury.
, the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion sent people to supervise and use special funds for special purposes!
How can this be done? Fu Youwen was anxious and hurriedly said, in fact, hundreds of thousands of dollars can be scraped together. Furthermore, Goryeo is the land of the Ming Dynasty, so there is no reason why the money should be handed over to the Governor's Palace of the Five Armies.
.Besides, Shuzhou Port prospered with the help of the Ministry of Household Affairs!
As a seaport directly from the Ming Dynasty to Goryeo, after the situation in Goryeo stabilized, Shuzhou, coupled with its heavy reliance on the Ming Dynasty's economy, was already a medium-sized financial source for the imperial court. In a small way, the Ministry of Revenue could not give it up, but in a big way
It is said that the civil servants absolutely do not want to see the military officers putting their hands on finances.
You said it, I can get it together. If I ask you for money in the future, don’t cry about poverty again! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Fu Youwen looked a little embarrassed. It is the duty of a minister to cry for poverty!
I am confused! Xu Huizu suddenly said, how many navies like Jing Haijun do you plan to build?
After the words fell, the ears of all the officials stood up.
The more the merrier! Zhu Yunxi said, the land is divided into north and south, and the sea is the same. With thousands of miles of sea territory, the navy is still a little weak with just this one!
But where is the naval force of the Ming Dynasty placed? Xu Huizu continued, there are more than 1,300 patrol ships and more than 1,300 warships everywhere in the world. Not to mention other places, there are only Xinjiangkou in the capital.
There are 800 large ships and 800 canoes. There are also 250 ocean-going treasure ships and nearly 100,000 soldiers.
Zhu Yunxi pondered for a moment, if you don't say this, I will say it! After saying that, he thought for a moment, frowned and said, the Ming Dynasty has been peaceful, and the navy really doesn't need these. Take a look at the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and add it up. How many can you do?
Transformed into an ocean-going navy, the Jing Navy is far away in northern Xinjiang, while the south, such as the coastal areas of Guangdong and Fujian, is still relatively empty.
As for the naval warships that are unusable at sea, let’s see if they can be sold to the private sector! But I heard that many businessmen are queuing up at the shipyard to buy ships!
Xu Huizu also pondered for a while and said, Your Highness Shengming, this is a way!
In fact, when he said this, he was not talking to Zhu Yunxi about how powerful the Ming navy was. Rather, he was pointing out from a side perspective that the Ming navy system was already a bit bloated. If it is not rectified now, it will probably become corrupted in a few years.
, become a decoration.
There are nine sides on the Daming Road, and they are fighting with the Tatars year after year. The more they fight, the braver they become and the stronger they become. But the naval army will only become weaker and weaker without fighting.
In fact, the importance of the navy could be fully understood by the civil servants and generals at this time. At this time, the Ming Dynasty, as the sun was rising, was not at all as pedantic and short-sighted as it would be later.
Zhu Yunxi looked at Tie Xuan again. Duke Xin Guo died of illness, and the commander of the Jing Navy has been vacant. In a hurry, the court did not have a suitable candidate. Dingshi, you have been dealing with the Jing Navy for a long time, so why don't you go and stay for a while!
After the words fell, the civil servants all looked at Tie Xuan in surprise.
Although there is no distinction between civil and military officials in the court at this time, since ancient times, the civil servants are noble and the military are inferior. If a good civil servant and a close minister in the East Palace are converted into military officers, isn't this equivalent to being assigned?
Sir, I thank your Highness for your kindness, but I am not qualified for the job! Tie Xuan said, Your Highness also said that the navy needs elites. I am a scholar who is not good at land affairs. I am a complete layman in military and horse warfare. How can I command the sea!
However, I am bold, but I am the only one who thinks I can take on such an important task!
Zhu Yunxi became interested and said with a smile, "Who? Why didn't I know?"
Tie Xuan hesitated slightly and said, "When Tang Gong was alive at that time, he relied heavily on him, especially during the battle of Goryeo. He made great contributions!"
Zhu Yunxi was even more curious, who was it? If Jing Haijun really had such a general, how could he not know about it?
This person, Yu Jing, is the son of the late Marquis of Nan'an! Tie Xuandao, logically speaking, is the descendant of the guilty minister, but he has a rich family background, extraordinary knowledge, and is well respected in the military!
Yu Tongyuan, the Marquis of Nan'an, was the son of Yu Tingyu, the Duke of Hejian County. He pacified the place where Chen Youliang died in the Battle of Poyang Lake, where Yu Tonghai was killed. He was the brother of Yu Tongyuan, the Marquis of Yuexi. The Yu family returned to the old man from Chaohu, and he could be said to be a noble lord.
Only the Marquis of Nan'an was deeply involved with Hu Weiyong and was resented by the old man.
Fortunately, the Marquis of Nan'an died early, and for the sake of the rest of the Yu family, he only had his title removed and became a commoner.
It's him! Zhu Yunxi remembered it and said, "Old Huang Li has already passed, so you don't have to hide it." After saying that, he thought for a moment and realized that he had heard his name before. He was a natural water general. Let's do this first.
Let him take over temporarily!
This person has enough qualifications, but he seems to be afraid of being involved in old affairs these years in the military, so he has been careful not to be pushy.
Later, Zhu Yunxi said to Song Guogong Feng Sheng, "How is the martial arts school going? I haven't visited it in a few days."
Feng Sheng said with a smile, the students are either the children of noble families or people with meritorious service in the army, and they can learn everything quickly! These boys are so busy every day, they are all looking forward to going into battle to kill the enemy for the Ming Dynasty.
Pick some available people and send them to serve at the border! Zhu Yunxi laughed again and said, the day before yesterday, the King of Yan also gave a discount, saying that after the autumn harvest this year, I am afraid that the Beiyuan side will invade the border. He also said that his men have been there for years.
We suffered a lot of losses in the battle, and the previous chapter mentioned that we need to select generals!
Simply, go to the Beijing Martial Arts School. After all, what you learn in the school is dead, and you can only practice it in real battle!