Ming Zuo

Chapter 921

"Minister, shall I be the captain of the new ship?"

Shang Kexi was inexplicably surprised, shaking a face full of scars, it was really scary.

"Why...you don't want to?"

Zuo Hua's rhetorical question made him shake his head like a wave drum.

"No, no, why don't you want to? I just didn't expect such a good thing to be my turn."

Delightful joy is purely from the heart.

He has experienced both in the old army and the new army, and it is precisely because of this comparison that his mood will be even more surging.

Although he was also a senior general in the old army, and he lived a relatively healthy life.But in terms of happiness, it is still more comfortable in the Xia army.

Although in Xia Jun, you can't do anything up and down, and you can't take cards, but it's more pure here.As a soldier, you just have to fight with your heart.

You don't have to worry about encountering calculations, you don't have to guard against your own people, and you don't have to destroy humanity for such a pitiful amount of money and food.

Shang Kexi has completely fallen in love with this place.

He is only in his early thirties, and compared to his personal future, the courage in his heart has not dissipated, and he is more eager to make contributions and leave a name in history.

Besides, Xia Jun's treatment is really good, and he doesn't need to worry about his personal future.

According to Xia Jun's regulations, his rank is lieutenant colonel, so his monthly salary is a full five taels of silver.With various subsidies, it can exceed eight taels.

In other words, after a year, you can get an income of one hundred taels of silver.

This treatment is real, and it is definitely not comparable to the Ming army's discount.

The most important thing is that apart from the money treatment, as a soldier of the Xia Army, he doesn't need to worry about and spend on many issues such as housing and food.

The money saved in these aspects can make his family's life very prosperous.

Not to mention, because he is a soldier, his family members can enjoy various preferential treatment.

His son Shang Zhixin was born last year, and as a result, he was paid one or two taels of child support every month.

How can a child spend one tael of silver a month?

So this income is purely earned.

Shang Kexi once calculated in private that compared with what he used to be in the Ming army, his income has risen instead of falling.

It's a joy to be a soldier, and you don't have to worry about life. Where in the world can you find such a good place?
Therefore, he has long been loyal and regarded this place as his home.Only then did the scene of fighting to the death when blocking Shimadzu Jiukei come into being.

"You have made a great contribution this time, and you will be rewarded if you have made it. According to His Highness's order, this time you will be promoted to colonel and at the same time serve as the captain of the new ship."

Knowing that he was actually promoted again, Shang Kexi opened his mouth wide and laughed out of shape.

This became a colonel, one step away from a general.As long as we work hard in the future, it is definitely not a luxury to have a higher official position than when we were in the Ming army.

"Minister, don't worry, I will definitely adapt to the new ship well, bring it out of combat effectiveness as soon as possible, and become our trump card."

Zuo Hua has already regarded Shang Kexi as his favorite general, Yin Yin asked: "You will return with His Highness this time, if there is anything you don't understand, feel free to ask His Highness for advice. He is the founder of our navy, He is also a master of military affairs in this world, so don't miss such a good opportunity."

Hearing that he could go with Zuo Menggeng, Shang Kexi's heart pounded even more.

He is an old man in the officialdom, of course he knows what it means to be close to his boss.

Not to mention that he is King Xia, the leader of a country.

As long as you perform well, you will have a bright future.

"Your face was scalded by a bazooka, right?"

Zuo Menggeng saw Shang Kexi for the second time.

The first time, it was Shang Kexi who followed Huang Long and others to join him.

It's just that there were too many people at that time, and Shang Kexi was not conspicuous among them.Therefore, he only encouraged a few words, and did not have a long talk.

This time they set off to return to Shandong, and the two of them took the same boat, so Zuo Menggeng had the time to get to know this historical celebrity in depth.

In front of him, Shang Kexi seemed quite at a loss.

"At that time, I was only thinking about killing the enemy, so I didn't pay much attention to it. Anyway, we are ugly, and it doesn't matter if we have scars or not."

Zuo Menggeng laughed loudly, and suddenly found that this guy is also a wonderful person.Really get along face to face, the character is quite pleasing.

If you don't know what this person did in history, it is really difficult to connect him with the big traitor.

But thinking about it, Shang Kexi's surrender was just like Zu Dashou, somewhat helpless.

When he was in the Ming army, he fought bravely, and he definitely deserved the trust of the Ming Dynasty.

After the Wuqiao mutiny, if he hadn't fought bravely in the Bohai Sea, Kong Youde and others would have brought more things to Liaodong.

Now because history has changed, Shang Kexi did not surrender to the Manchu Qing, did not become a big traitor, and the glorious side of human nature has been revealed.

Three days later, Zuo Menggeng arrived in Qingdao.

This side has long been waiting.

Martial law was imposed inside and outside the entire shipyard, and all the bosses who could come rushed.

The new ship that was about to be launched was lying in the dock at this time, and all the outfitting had been completed, exuding a dazzling brilliance.

In addition to being gratifying, [-] strictly trained naval sailors have gathered at the pier.They looked at the new ship with eager eyes.

"This ship is still a little different from the traditional Galen ship, especially because we don't have many cannons on board, so we can save a lot of personnel and space. According to our calculations, [-] crew members are enough."

Traditional Tier [-] battleships require more than [-] people.

However, except for the hull and structure of the third-tier battleship built by the Xia Kingdom, many of its functions have been improved.

As a result, the number of crew required has also dropped significantly.

Never underestimate this.

The absence of these dozens of crew members means that the ship can carry more supplies and sail longer at sea.

At the same time, the saving of manpower also means that the facilities on board are more advanced and more convenient to operate.

"Your Highness, the launching of a new boat is a great joy. According to the tradition, Your Highness, please name this boat."

Fu Yusun deliberately reserved this opportunity to let the boss shine.

Zuo Menggeng understood his intentions and did his part.

We stopped at the spot, thought for a long time, and then slowly said: "We started in Linqing, and then attacked Shandong. Now we have occupied half of the country and started to look at the world. This ship is the first new warship we built independently, just like ours. It’s the beginning of the business. It’s better to name it Linqing.”

Everyone was surprised to hear that Zuo Menggeng named the new boat after the place where he started.

Shang Kexi was even more nervous.

This name represents the far-reaching significance of this ship. As the captain, he must cheer up and work hard, and he must not make mistakes.

(End of this chapter)