"Master Qi, this is just a rough idea of the student. There must be many strategies that need to be refined on how to operate it." Feng Ziying responded respectfully: "The student raised it today. I just hope that the princes of the court can learn from this."
Considering all aspects, of course, we still need to ask professionals from the Ministry of Accounts and the Ministry of Works to discuss how to implement it specifically."
Qi Yongtai looked at him deeply and said, "Ziying, don't push it outside. Since you brought this matter up, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Accounts will definitely come in, but many of them are unprecedented. You, the instigator, I'm afraid
We need to come up with more ideas to make this matter more efficient. Haven't you been saying that the situation in Liaodong is urgent? Then we must do it as soon as possible!"
There was no doubt that Qi Yongtai’s words had a strong flavor, and Wang Ziteng couldn’t help but say: “To report to the emperor, I have been ordered to governor Denglai Liaonan’s military affairs, but Denglai Liaonan’s maritime shipping has been abandoned for a long time, so Denglai
The fishermen in southern Liaoning also mainly fish in the offshore, so as Feng Xiuzhan said just now, firstly, they must prepare to build a shipyard as soon as possible, and secondly, they must first restore this route. There are many maritime merchants in Fujian and Zhejiang, and many of them own large ships.
, if the imperial court can allow it to go north to help, this route can be quickly restored. By then, once the transportation line from Jiangnan via Denglai to Liaonan is unified, supplies from Liaodong will no longer need to go north from the capital to western Liaoning. This part will be saved.
This is a great relief for the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War,..."
According to the original intention of setting up Governor Denglai, the first task of Governor Denglai is to use Denglai and Liaonan as a reserve base for the future Jiliao front line and to form a battalion so that if Liaodong is in a tight situation in the future, it can be quickly mobilized.
The prerequisite for this is to restore the Denglai-Liaonan route, transport supplies, and even further allow the Denglai navy to carry the Denglai army to land anywhere on the line from western Liaoning to southern Liaoning, which will greatly
Strengthen the maneuverability of the Denglai Army, and at the same time allow the Denglai naval fleet to deter North Korea and Japan, and protect and control Denglai's future trade lines with North Korea and Japan.
But Prince Teng was greatly disappointed after arriving in Denglai.
Not only were the guards of Denglai and Denglai weak, but the key was that the original Denglai naval fleet also suffered huge losses in the Noryang naval battle during the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, and veteran generals such as Chen Lin and Deng Zilong had all passed away, leaving no one to manage them.
This group of navy soldiers.
In the past ten years, the main defense focus of the imperial court has shifted to the prevention of Jurchens on land, so the navy is basically in a state of neglect and idleness. The remaining ships have been idle for ten years and are basically unusable. There are still a few navy soldiers left.
There are a thousand people, but they have basically been reduced to soldiers guarding the coastal guard forts. Therefore, if you want to rebuild the naval fleet, the cost will be huge and unimaginable.
Of course, for Wang Ziteng, as long as there is money, reconstruction is not a problem. Although the thousands of navy soldiers are getting older, there are not a few experienced people after all. Although the senior generals have passed away, there are many middle and low-level officers.
So there are still some basics in terms of manpower, but ships and shipbuilding workshops are the most important.
If he, the Governor of Denglai, wants to accomplish something great, and if he wants to make people realize that his reputation as a prince is not in vain, he must successfully complete the task assigned to him by the imperial court.
From Feng Ziying's words today, in Wang Ziteng's view, this represents another sign of the civil service system. Well, it is different from Ye Fang who only value Jiangnan, but represents Qi Yongtai.
The views of northern scholars and civil servants such as Qiao Yingjia, Zhang Jingqiu and others were exactly what Wang Ziteng needed.
It can be said that in a sense, the future prospects of his prince Teng and the goals of these northern scholars and civil servants are getting closer and closer, and may even lead to both prosperity and loss.
Wang Ziteng thought a little too much, or expanded Feng Ziying's views, but this did not mean that Feng Ziying did not have this intention, but Feng Ziying's appetite was far greater than he imagined.
The North's strategy against the Jurchens, Korea, and Japan is of course indispensable, but the South's opening up the sea for colonization is also indispensable, so in Feng Ziying's view, opening up the sea should be a full-scale open up the sea.
It's just that the conditions are not mature now, and the conditions in the north are slightly worse than those in the south. From this perspective and time line, the north is currently more important, so he advocates using the administrative resources of the imperial court to support it as soon as possible.
The northern route and various facilities were built first.
Moreover, Wang Ziteng also heard some trends from Feng Ziying's words, that is, Feng Ziying has become disdainful of the ships and models of the original Great Zhou Navy, and believes that Xiyi's ships and naval fleet models may have more development prospects.
, which also made him very curious.
He has been in the Northland and has not had much contact with merchants in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang. He doesn't know much about the situation of the Western Yi ships, but he knows that Feng Ziying has always been careful with his words and hits the target with one shot, so he values Feng Ziying's opinion very much.
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Since Feng Ziying admires the model of Xiyi ships and naval fleets so much, she must have some merits, and Feng Ziying also expressed that she wants to rely on this naval fleet to control North Korea and Japanese trade. If she does not have a strong enough navy,
, North Korea is fine, but in Japan, it may not be that simple.
Therefore, Wang Ziteng wanted to talk to Feng Ziying immediately after coming down. On the one hand, he wanted to understand the thoughts of the civil servants in the North from Feng Ziying, and on the other hand, he really wanted to get a feel for Feng Ziying's views on the future prospects of Denglai and the navy.
The long-term goal after the fleet is completed.
Now that he came forward to express his attitude to Emperor Yonglong, it was actually a disguised show of goodwill to Feng Ziying and the Northern civil servants behind him.
Emperor Yonglong immediately understood the meaning of Wang Ziteng's words.
Feng Ziying's series of suggestions in the hall today were really rich in content. Even though Emperor Yonglong had long expected that Feng Ziying would come up with a big move, this point of view still taught a solid lesson to everyone present.
So much so that Emperor Yonglong was a little confused as to where all these ideas and opinions of this guy came from.
Qi Yongtai is an upright Northern scholar. Although Qiao Yingjia is flexible, his thoughts cannot go deep into such economic matters. After all, they are both scholars, and they cannot be so familiar with business affairs.
Even if you don't talk about it clearly, you can still come up with so many new ideas.
"Wang Qing, the highlight of today's court meeting is Denglai - Liaonan logistics supply support for Liaodong defense. Feng Qing's idea is also groundbreaking. It is something that this dynasty or even the previous dynasty has never tried or thought of. Yes, Feng Qing also said before that this is just a rough idea. I also think there are many problems that need to be solved on how to operate it. Such matters also need to be considered in the long term..."
"..., but today I also have a clear attitude, that is, the Denglai-Liaonan transportation line must be opened, and Denglai must become the most powerful backing for Liaodong's defense. The strategy of opening up the sea must not only be launched in Jiangnan, but also the imperial court must To provide support in the North, so that it can contribute to the defense of the North and the national economy and people's livelihood. For specific matters, Ye Qing, Fang Qing, and the ministers of the cabinet should work together with the six ministries and even Denglai Liaodong to discuss carefully and strive to come up with a reliable and feasible strategy..."
The meeting broke up.
As soon as Feng Ziying walked out of the Meridian Gate, she was stopped by Qi Yongtai.
"Master Qi."
Qi Yongtai looked satisfied, a little relieved, and a little inexplicably complicated.
"Well, Ziying, very good, well done."
"Master Qi, we all rely on the teachings of you, Master Qiao, and Master Gong." Feng Ziying was respectful.
The limelight has become bigger today. It can be seen from the last words of Emperor Yonglong that the emperor is probably also thinking about it. From the initial opening of the Denglai-Liaonan route to ensure Liaodong military logistics support, it has been extended to the fortress. The strategy of controlling North Korea and Japan's trade routes, and thus affecting the entire North Korea and Japan, came up.
The scope and interests involved have expanded almost geometrically. Not only has the military's interest increased greatly, but the entire north, especially Shandong, Liaodong and Beizhili, will benefit from it. It's no wonder that both Qi Yongtai and Wang Ziteng went into battle shirtless. I strongly support Feng Ziying.
Feng Ziying believed that as soon as the court meeting was over, the whole court would be in swarm.
The northern scholars saw the future hope of monopolizing Korea, Japanese trade, and establishing Denglai and Liaonan as the northern sea-opening base, which would also win more attention and benefits for the north.
Similarly, southern scholars also saw that the interests involved in the north were so great, so what should Jiangnan do?
A large number of Jiangnan merchants and sea trade merchants will be encouraged and attracted to go north. This is both an opportunity and a challenge for the Jiangnan gentry merchants. The opportunity is that they can take advantage of this opportunity to go north to expand their power and influence. The challenge is that such a large group After the merchants go north, they may be bound to the interests of the north, and their spokesmen may have the same interests as the northern scholars and officials, and then work together. In a sense, they may even "betray" their original "attributes."
Of course, what is more important is that Feng Ziying proposed control and expansion in his new vision, as if he wanted to dominate the world with a posture of a great Zhou Dynasty, rather than educating the world with simple etiquette and morals. Emperor Yonglong's ambiguous attitude seemed There is some excitement, and the ministers in the cabinet have different opinions, but they are no longer the categorical opposition they were before. So can Jiangnan also use this strategy to manage and conquer Nanyang?
If this can be the case, it means that the Zhou Dynasty's foreign national policy has undergone a subtle change in terms of political morality. From being shy to mention the word "profit" in the past, it will begin to put "profit" first, even if this
"Profit" is more due to the predicament of the imperial court.
But as long as such a trend is established, can Luzon, Ryukyu, Dongfan, Managa, Annan, and Dongwu all have a bright future?
It seems that a better and broader world full of opportunities is slowly unfolding in front of the gentry and merchants.