Chapter 933 Not in the northwest but in the southeast
After Zhang Zuo left, Zhu Hao also had to clean up his mood and prepare to return to his previous life. Seeing Zhu Hao's serious face, Lou Suzhen asked, "Does the situation in the northwest make you worried?" "No."
Zhu Hao shook his head, "The situation in the northwest is not bad, but I have predicted to your majesty before that the border troops in Datong may mutiny. Now that the time is approaching, your majesty attaches great importance to this. In fact, I am more concerned about the southeast coast defense and the two Japanese pirates."
Rising from a low profile in the past year, it has posed a threat to the southeastern waters of our Ming Dynasty. I have always been focused on shipbuilding. Now that we have achieved some results, it is time to test the strength of our navy."
Lou Suzhen nodded: "It seems that the young master is well aware of the world's situation and knows everything beforehand. No wonder your majesty thinks highly of him."
Zhu Hao glanced sideways at her: "Do you think I'm bragging? But in front of His Majesty, it's okay to brag occasionally, but what I said is not all mysterious things, I'm afraid everything will go as I expected.
direction of development."
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Zhu Hao returned to the city and went to see Lu Song first.
Recently, Lu Song is no longer responsible for the Yongping Prefecture Iron Mine, but is responsible for the security work of the Beijing Railway Station. Regarding Lu Song's appointment as the envoy of Fusi Town, Jinyiweibei Town, there is no further information for the time being. On the one hand, Zhu Chen is still
He did not resign. On the other hand, Zhu Si preferred Chen Yin to be the next governor of Fusi Town in Beizhen.
Of course, Luo An's successor as commander of the Jinyi Guards has basically been determined.
Lu Song was not in a hurry. Originally, his ranking in the Yiwei Department of Prince Xing's Mansion was not very high. In addition, he had the experience of serving as a court official in the Zhengde Dynasty.
The Queen Mother was respected by people around her, and she didn't want to be laughed at because she took the wife route.
Lu Song's mentality has always been very good.
"I want you, Lu Qianhu, to go to the Tianjin Shipyard and equip the new ships with new artillery according to the drawings I gave you. Then you can take the fleet to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to fight against Japanese pirates and boost the morale of the coastal defense officers."
Zhu Hao explained his intention to Lu Song.
Lu Song was very embarrassed: "I have never led troops on the battlefield in my humble position, let alone commanding the navy... I am afraid that I will live up to Mr. Zhu's high expectations."
Zhu Haodao: "This is a great opportunity to make contributions. I plan to ask you to bring Lu Bing with you. Now there is no need for too many people to protect Sixianju there... You can take Guan Jing with you by the way. This is considered
A good opportunity for a general from Prince Xing's palace to practice combat.
"What we rely on to defeat the enemy is the use of weapons to crush them. The Japanese pirates are not yet a big deal now, and the chance of victory is very high. Even if they cannot be eradicated at once, they can still advance, attack, retreat and defend. I think you really have no reason to refuse.
"
Zhu Hao made detailed combat plans for Lu Song, but Lu Song was still uneasy.
Staying in the capital and dawdling is the idea of most people who were born in Prince Xing's palace. The clothes and food here are fine, the official duties performed are not very tedious, the income is high, there are all kinds of extra money to make, and occasionally you can contact the emperor, and you may be able to quickly
Damn, why go to the southeast coast to fight against Japanese pirates?
In war, life is always at risk!
"Of course, Lu Qianhu, if you don't want to go, I won't force you. This is why I came to discuss it with you in advance, instead of asking Your Majesty to go directly to the town."
Zhu Hao smiled.
Lu Song wants to pursue a stable life, how can he force it? Lu Song said: "I am willing to go to my humble position, but..." "If you have any concerns, just tell me."
Zhu Hao casually took out a stack of drawings and placed them on the table.
Lu Song sighed: "Now that Jinyiwei has formed various powerful forces, I am afraid that if I am transferred to another place, my own people will not be able to take over the job, and I will have no place to stay when I return to Beijing in the future..."
This means that Jin Yiwei has also begun to roll up.
When the emperor first arrived in the capital, the people who came from the Yiwei Department of Prince Xing's Palace were not so thirsty for profits. However, as time went by and the emperor gained a firm foothold in the past few years, the people who came from Prince Xing's Palace also consolidated their respective bases. The division is clear, Lu Song is a real person, he is very afraid of doing a thankless task, and even his own territory will be occupied by others when he comes back.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Lu Qianhu, relax, I will wait until you return from the victory.
Nanzhen Fusi will be under your control, and I will leave the mines and railways to you. Since I trust you, there is no reason to favor others when distributing benefits? Just go with peace of mind!"
Forbidden City. Zhu Hao enters the palace to meet the saint.
In Qianqing Palace, Zhu Si had prepared refreshments for Zhu Hao early. He also wanted to invite Zhu Hao to have dinner in the palace, so he asked the imperial kitchen to make preparations. He was afraid that others would know about Zhu Hao's entry into the palace, so he only asked Zhang Zuo to serve him. .
The first thing Zhu Hao did when he entered the palace was to propose to Zhu Si a plan to open a battlefield on the southeast coast.
"...So fast? Didn't I say before that it would be difficult for newly built sea-going ships to reach the level of elegance? Recently, I have also studied some naval battle charts and said that when a big ship fights a small ship, it does not always have an advantage. , it is easy to be besieged by the enemy with fire attacks and other methods, and its flexibility is very poor..."
Zhu Si is no longer a fledgling boy. When it comes to talking about something, even if Zhu Hao proposes it on the spur of the moment, he can always explain why.
Zhu Hao said: "This time we raided the islands along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and captured all the islands where Japanese pirates and pirates were entrenched. After the Japanese pirates and pirates were expelled from the mainland, they hid on those small islands. Not only did their ships break They are small and not many in number, and our fleet has grown to the point where it can overwhelm our opponents, so we don’t need to worry about our opponents’ siege tactics.”
Zhang Zuo smiled and reminded: "Your Majesty, the Southeast Navy has tens of thousands of troops, how can it be afraid of a few Japanese pirates and pirates?"
Zhu Si nodded: "As long as you are fully prepared, I don't want to be said that I started a war for no reason. Didn't previous generations focus on defending the land? Even if there were people making trouble on the islands outside, they were never cleared up in the previous dynasties. If so, I just want to keep it."
Zhu Hao was a little surprised. Zhu Si had lost his enterprising spirit at a young age and only wanted stability. He immediately said: "Your Majesty, these islands guard the Ming Dynasty's waterways to the west and the east. If they are not cleared, the Ming Dynasty's maritime trade will suffer huge losses. Affecting the taxation of the imperial court.
"In addition, this battle can also be regarded as a military training. If everything goes well, after clearing the sea area and taking a short rest, I will prepare to send a fleet to the ocean to explore overseas territories. Please give me your permission."
"Um."
Zhu Si had no idea about this and just nodded mechanically, "You can arrange it. I don't know much about these things. If I can bring back some gold and silver from overseas like you said before, I will make the country rich and the people strong. , I am very satisfied. But to establish and defend overseas territory, I don’t think it is necessary for the time being. I find it difficult to take care of the Chinese land, let alone other things...
"Those ministers have been causing trouble for me recently. Please help me think of some countermeasures to suppress their arrogance."
Zhu Hao became more and more surprised. Why did Zhu Si act more and more conservatively after taking over the power? He even lost his enterprising spirit to expand territory.
As night falls, the lanterns begin to light up.
Zhu Hao had dinner with Zhu Si in the palace before leaving the palace accompanied by Zhang Zuo. Zhang Zuo was puzzled by Zhu Hao's opening of a new battlefield on the southeast coast.
"Mr. Zhu, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the focus of defense has always been in the north. Why do you always keep an eye on the southeast? Although the Japanese pirates and pirates there occasionally caused some trouble to the court, they would never harm our Ming territory.
Will it cause substantial harm?"
Zhang Zuo has always been more "pragmatic", but this kind of "pragmatism" is obviously not the style of a benevolent minister for the great governance of the world, but more for the consideration of the emperor. The emperor needs stability in the north as a political bargaining chip, so he feels that stability in northern Xinjiang is more important
important, not because of anything else.
Zhu Hao explained: "The southeast coast defense will become the biggest security risk of the Ming Dynasty in the next ten or even decades. If it is rectified as soon as possible, it will avoid the occurrence of disasters to the greatest extent. It will have many benefits for the coastal people to live and work in peace and contentment. As for the north
Xinjiang... several generations of people have arranged it, no matter how bad the situation can be, how bad can it be?"
Zhang Zuo sighed and said, "Mr. Zhu, what you mean is that you want to find out and fill in the gaps for Ming Dynasty, rather than add icing on the cake?" "Well, that's probably what you mean." Zhu Hao said.
Zhang Zuo didn't want to argue with Zhu Hao, so he said: "Mr. Zhu, your Majesty has been asking recently if Mr. Tang can be promoted to a high position as soon as possible? You said that this year is his fate...it is about to happen now.
Year
Come on, is he... okay or okay?"
"Hard to say."
Zhu Hao shook his head, not even knowing what he was thinking. Zhang Zuo asked, "Can't you calculate it?"
Zhu Haodao: "How can a person's destiny be so easy to calculate? It is sometimes too difficult to change one's destiny against the will of heaven. I just hope that Mr. Tang can get through it. Don't think about him entering the court years ago. He has no ambitions.
, it’s actually quite good to have him step in and block it at the critical moment, as a pretext and an introduction.”
Zhang Zuo smiled and said: "Then everything is up to you."----
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In the dead of night, Zhu Hao still couldn't go back to his private house to rest, so he asked someone to notify Su Xigui and invite Huang Zan to the theater.
There was a night opera going on at the theater at this time, and many theatergoers in the capital liked to stay up late at night. Some dignitaries and wealthy people even liked to bring their families to watch. There was a much stronger family atmosphere at the theater at night, and women were rarely seen in public during the day.
At night it is not uncommon.
This also shows that the social atmosphere in the mid-Ming Dynasty has not yet reached the point of being closed as a stagnant water. In the private room.
After Su Xigui introduced Huang Zan to the door, he wisely stepped back and closed the door from the outside, allowing Zhu Hao and Huang Huang to talk alone.
······Two things. His Majesty wants to repeat the ceremony after the new year, and will arrange for Huang Xueshi to join the cabinet before the twelfth lunar month.
"Now there are rumors among the civil servants that some ministers want to take advantage of the maritime ban on the southeast coast to report to Your Majesty, ordering Your Majesty to stop building ships in Tianjin and other places, so as to cut off the basis for the survival of Japanese pirates and pirates... Huang Xueshi as Nando
Minister, please mediate on this matter to ensure that a more stringent maritime ban will not be implemented."
Huang Zan thought about it for a while.
He didn't like the feeling of taking orders, but he knew that if he wanted to join the cabinet, he had to do things for the emperor.
If his opinions and opinions were no different from those of the civil servants, then why did the emperor let him become a Hanlin scholar or even let him join the cabinet? Huang Zan said: "Jingdao, can I ask, what are your opinions on the change of cabinet ministers?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Xueshi Huang asked when Mr. Jiang Ge and Mr. Mao Ge would retire? It's coming soon. It's coming soon. Before the meeting resumes after the new year, these two people must retire from the cabinet. They were originally in the cabinet.
It is of a transitional nature... As for the two from Zhenjiang and Yuyao, His Majesty has not said that they must be recalled. If Huang Xueshi joins the cabinet, he may stay in the cabinet longer, but the corresponding responsibilities will also be greater.