"Our navy is newly built, and no one has much experience. No one can explain how to fight a naval battle. Whether Zheng Zhilong or the Dutch are so good, they can't do it accurately without seeing it in action."
Zuo Hua expressed his deep feelings.
Although he had only just boarded the ship, he had already deeply felt that sea and land were completely different.
Zuo Menggeng had warned him at the beginning that the Navy was a service that placed great emphasis on professionalism, but he still didn't understand.
But after joining the navy, Zuo Hua finally gained a certain understanding after seeing people below him practicing, sailing, and sailing.
This time Zheng was going to fight the Dutch. In his opinion, this was a rare opportunity to learn naval warfare at close range.
If it misses this time, Shandong's navy will still have a blank sheet of paper and cannot find the right path.
Liao Zhongjian fell silent.
He knew that Zuo Hua was right.
But……
"With my position, I can't stop it. However, I would like to ask Minister Zuo to pay attention to his own safety no matter what. You are the commander-in-chief of the navy and your stake is very important. You must not be careless."
Zuo Hua laughed heartily and didn't care.
"Life and death are destiny, wealth is in the sky. If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cub? We soldiers have our heads stuck in our belts. If we are afraid of death, why are we soldiers?"
Liao Zhongjian was helpless.
He had to admit that the soldiers' ideas were different from theirs.
The two parted in Zhoushan.
Zuo Hua ordered a ship and followed Zheng Zhilong to Fujian with the navy's elite force.
Liao Zhongjian also completed his mission and returned home.
From the New Year to now, he has traveled back and forth to Haojing, Korea, and Tsushima several times, and his body can no longer bear it.
After going back this time, I have to take some rest no matter what.
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March passed and April came.
The weather in the capital has not changed at all.
The north wind howls and dust fills the sky.
Smart people in the capital, such as the disciples of the Ministry of Rites, hid in doorways leeward.
When I saw someone walking on such a windy day, I still scolded him jokingly.
Idiot!
But when the "idiot" walked towards the Ministry of Etiquette, Menzi's mood became bad.
"What are you doing? Do you know where this is?"
Looking at the person coming, Menzi was surprised and uncertain.
Just because the person who came looked so strange.
Even if he doesn't wear a hat, his hair is still sticking to his scalp, making him look like a monk.
The clothes he was wearing were also very weird.
The whole body is black, but very simple, making the legs straight and straight.
The only thing that the doorman recognized was the leather shoes the visitor was wearing.
Nowadays, this kind of shoes is also sold in the capital and is very popular.
It's a pity that it's too expensive. The cheapest pair costs more than four taels of silver, so he can't afford it.
And the people in front of me are all wearing these shoes. Do they have extraordinary status?
The young man opposite spoke, and his identity was indeed extraordinary.
"We are from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Shandong, and we are here to send a note to the court. Please inform us."
Hearing that someone was coming from Shandong, Menzi felt cold all over and almost turned around and ran away.
Shandong?
That's not a rebel.
Has Shandong entered the capital?
Fortunately, he was a disciple and not a fool, so he didn't run away.
But I don’t dare to take Joe anymore.
He turned around and ran inside as if his butt was on fire.
The current Minister of Rites is Li Kangxian, who was succeeded by Huang Ruliang in March.
In the Ming Dynasty, filial piety was used to govern the country, and etiquette trumped all else.
Therefore, originally the Ministry of Rites was very important, and the Minister of Rites had a loud voice in the court.
However, since the Tianqi period, the Ming Dynasty has been losing ground on various battlefields, and the country's power has declined day by day. All the financial investment in the military is not enough, and some ritual systems have to be shelved and abandoned.
Today's Ministry of Rites, apart from the imperial examination, does not have many important events.
Li Kangxian was sitting in the cold yamen, frowning on the government affairs, when the people below rushed in with frightened faces.
"Uncle Zong, someone is coming from Shandong."
Li Kangxian did not react at first.
"When people come from the local area, they just go to the official department. Why do you need to tell me?"
Then he woke up and his body couldn't help but tremble.
"A person from Shandong? Why?"
Those in Shandong are rebels!
Everyone in the imperial court knew that he was a traitor, but he just didn't say it clearly.
These villains were so bold that they came to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites.
For a moment, Li Kangxian even wanted to give an order to arrest the person first.
"Those people spoke strangely, saying they were... something... here to send a note."
Li Kangxian is also full of lawsuits.
"Shandong and the imperial court are enemies rather than friends, so what kind of note can we give?"
In this era, the meaning of the note refers to the writing during the official summer period, so he could not understand the purpose of Shandong's visit.
But now that things have come to this, he can't turn people away. Otherwise, he can't afford to miss something big.
"Go and invite Mr. Wang and Mr. Lin to come and let those traitors in."
Since the matter was serious, Li Kang first decided to invite Wang Yingxiong, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Lin Zhuo together, so as to have a witness.
It's just that he kept calling people from Shandong traitors, but he didn't know that Shandong had unknowingly saved his family from disaster.
During the reign of Kangxi, his eldest son Li Zhenji was imprisoned because of his involvement with King Lu. If his second son, Li Zhenqi, had not spent all his family wealth to rescue him, he would have died in prison.
But this also led to the decline of family fortunes and no improvement.
Now that King Lu has been expelled from Shandong, the sects and vassals are no longer there, and there will probably be no Nanming in the future.
His family would not have suffered such a disaster.
The check-in rooms of Wang Yingxiong and Lin Wei were right next to them, so they arrived very quickly.
"Uncle Zong, do you want to report this to Your Majesty?"
Wang Yingxiong is very careful and does not want to take responsibility at all.
Li Kangxian still wanted to maintain the dignity of the Minister of Rites.
"For now, let's hear what those rebels did. If you are rude, then try my sword."
Wang Yingxiong and Lin Wei didn't know how to complain.
Whose knife is sharper than Shandong?
The people from Shandong were quickly ushered in. At first glance, they were all energetic young people, which was in sharp contrast to Li Kangxian and others who were old and decrepit.
It's the clothes of people from Shandong that really make these old people uncomfortable.
"Humph, you gentle scum, would you rather be a beast than a human being?"
The other party heard this and responded sternly.
"My lords, are your clothes suitable for summer rituals? Are they in compliance with the rules of the Zhou Dynasty? Are they also considered beasts?"
"you……"
Wang Yingxiong's face turned red after being scolded, and he was about to have a fit on the spot.
Fortunately, Lin Zhao stood up.
"You have committed a grave sin by not being transformed into kings. What do you want to do by coming to the capital? Are you really not afraid of the great power of tomorrow punishing you?"
The person opposite had already sat down, and the leader announced seriously.
"I am Wang Zesheng, director of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Shandong Administrative Committee."
It was Wang Zesheng, the concierge who had previously received Li Maofang.
However, nowadays talents are hard to come by, affairs are numerous, and everyone’s position is not fixed.
In a short period of time, Wang Zesheng was transferred from the Protocol Department to the Foreign Affairs Department, and was promoted to director.
Li Kang and others remained silent for a while, waiting quietly for the next message.
Wang Zesheng signaled, and a subordinate took out the blue velvet text and walked over and handed it into Li Kangxian's hand.
"According to the agreement, you are supposed to protect the safety of our businesses throughout the Ming Dynasty. But now our Shandong merchants' properties have been hit, damaged, people injured, and imprisoned. On behalf of the Shandong Administrative Committee, I would like to ask you