Jinyi champion

Zang Feng did a good job in the position of governor of Xuanda, but because of his unclear relationship with the new emperor, he was involved in factional disputes, so that he was ordered to return to the court before his ambition was fulfilled.

The name given was not to question the crime, but to return to the court and continue to be his right servant of the Ministry of Punishment.

When Zhu Si was discussing the matter with the courtiers, he obviously meant to "protect" Zang Feng, and he did not issue an order to question the crime. He only said that when Zang Feng returned to the capital, he would use Dongchang and Jinyiwei to investigate and handle the case, and would not falsely report military exploits. The crime sent Zang Feng to prison.

As for the candidates to succeed Governor Zang Fengxuan... there were originally two, one was Li Kun, the right servant of the Ministry of War, and the other was Chen Jiuchou, governor of Shaanxi.

Without exception, these two people are all members of Peng Ze, the current minister of the Ministry of War. It means that Yang Tinghe wants to arrange the two confidantes of Peng Ze who are trusted by Peng Ze to the position of governor of Xuanda, so as to gain control of Xuanda's military and political power.

Zhu Si originally wanted to fight for this matter, but the problem is that he does not have any suitable candidates to control the army. If there are, there are only two. One is Wang Qiong, and the other is Tang Yin.

Needless to say, Wang Qiong...

It has only been a year since the indictment, and Yang Tinghe is still in the court, so he will certainly not allow his political enemy Wang Qiong to be re-appointed, let alone let him sit in the position of Xuanda governor as soon as he comes up.

Besides, the situation in Xuanda is far from dangerous enough that Wang Qiong must be used, so Zhu Si can't win at all.

Besides, Tang Yin...

That's even more nonsense.

A court official who was born in Juren, who has only been a member of the Ministry of Industry for more than half a year, wants to be directly promoted to the governor of Xuanda?This is equivalent to an official position at the level of a servant, and you Tang Yin is not worthy.

Besides, do you, Tang Yin, have any achievements in managing the army?Don't talk about guarding against bandits in Anlu, the court has not been certified, and the words are unfounded.
So...

Not surprisingly, this post fell to Chen Jiuchou, Governor of Shaanxi.

When Zang Feng returned to Beijing, Chen Jiuchou was directly transferred from Shaanxi to Datong to take office, but correspondingly, the temporary administration of Xuanda Governor was changed to Datong, because Datong was closer to the three sides, so Chen Jiuchou could take office sooner. After all, now There are still sporadic battles on the front line of Xuanda.

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"I don't know what Elder Yang Ge thinks about the change of commander. Doesn't he think that this will lead to the corruption of the border war? If the outer border collapses thousands of miles and the inner border is in a hurry, Yang Ge will be able to take responsibility?"

In the official office, Zhu Si, Zhu Hao, Tang Yin, Jiang Lun, and Zhang Zuo sat around to eat together. They still ate spicy hot pot. Tang Yin took out a towel to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and casually expressed his opinion.

Zhu Si stuffed a piece of crispy hairy belly into his mouth with sesame oil, minced garlic, and coriander, and said with a smile after swallowing it: "Mr. Tang, in fact, all of this is in Zhu Hao's expectation. Now that the frontline battle of Xuanda is on the surface, it seems It doesn’t matter, there are even suspicions that some sporadic wars were falsely reported by the local government in order to defraud the imperial court for financial subsidies, and Peng Shangshu of the Ministry of War thinks that Chen Jiuchou has rich experience in leading the army, so there will be no trouble.”

Tang Yin boiled a piece of mutton, ate it with sesame paste, and then said: "That's right, Zang Zhongcheng was the governor of Cao Cao before, and he didn't show the slightest ability to manage the army. I'm afraid the people in the Ministry of War looked down on him from the beginning. It may be more beneficial for the stability of the situation ahead if civil servants from different backgrounds go to supervise Xuanda’s military affairs, but they have never considered the conflict between the three parties and Xuanda, which may backfire.”

In the past few years, Sanbian has always had a feud with the Xuanda Garrison.

Originally, the defense level of the three sides was always higher than that of Xuanda, and the governors of the three sides often took charge of the military affairs of the nine sides. However, because Zhu Houzhao lived in Xuanfu for a long time after he became emperor for a few years, and Jiang Bin was born in Xuanda, the strategic level of Xuanda was lowered. He was directly promoted, but instead overwhelmed the three sides, and the bilateral rivalry has continued until now.

Before the imperial court let Zang Feng go to Xuanda as governor, they did not transfer from the three parties, but they considered using Zang Feng to balance bilateral relations.

This time, Chen Jiuchou moved from the governor of Shaanxi to the governor of Xuanda, but he didn't dare to take office directly in the Xuanfu, but moved the government office to Datong.

This shows that Yang Tinghe, Peng Ze and the others considered that Chen Jiuchou's foothold would not be stable after he passed away, and he would be easily put on the same side by the generals of the Xuanfu army, so they made a compromise choice.

Zhu Si was eating and drinking, while laughing non-stop.

This time, it seemed that he lost, but he knew very well in his heart that everything was in Zhu Hao's calculations.

Zhu Hao intentionally changed the subject, and said, "Mr. Tang, Xuanda's military affairs, everything is okay at present... I don't know the mining situation in Yongping Mansion, how is it going?"

Tang Yin was taken aback.

It's nothing to do with me, why did the dinner table directly talk about business matters?

The opening of mines in Yongping Mansion means that Zhu Hao plans to mine iron ore near Tangshan in later generations. Tang Yin is one of the most important advisers around the emperor. Tang Yin is qualified to participate in the manpower and project progress there, but Tang Yin Obviously don't want to care, rarely ask.

"fine."

Tang Yin took a look at Zhu Si first, and then replied Zhu Hao with a non-painful answer.

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Sir, you have to be careful. Now that our coal production has increased, if we can't speed up the production of iron ore, why are we mining so much coal? Only when the production of iron ore keeps up can we make the best use of it..."

Zhu Si interjected, "Zhu Hao, how is the matter of our shipyard in Bohai Bay going?" As an emperor, Zhu Si was not interested in mining or anything. What he was concerned with was shipbuilding, which had nothing to do with Zhu Hao From then on, it was related to instilling the "sea power theory" in him.

Zhu Hao looked at Tang Yin again, asking Tang Yin to answer.

Tang Yin knew that Zhu Hao was creating a problem for himself, so he immediately said: "Your Majesty, after more than half a year of preparation, a shipyard has been established in the bay near Tianjin Wei, but it is still in the trial operation period, and at most some wooden paddles can be built. , it is difficult to build a large ship for a while.”

"It's so slow."

Zhu Si is not satisfied with this progress.

Zhu Hao asked: "Then Mr. Tang, at the end of the year, can the first big boat be built?"

Tang Yin stared at Zhu Hao, as if saying, don't you know better than me whether it can be made?

How dare you ask me?
He was a little impatient, but he knew that Zhu Hao was creating an opportunity for him. After all, he is considered an individual right now, and Tang Yin is actually qualified to be a candidate for the position of Xuanda Governor. He was taken down, but at least it shows that he can already reach a high position.

It seems that the position of Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Industry, is not the hour of his official career.

"If all goes well, it can be built before the end of the year, but it depends on whether the timber can be transported in time, because some places in the south are engaged in pirates, if the timber is transported by sea, it may be attacked by pirates, if it is transported by canal, then... ...there is a long route and it is difficult to transport it in place, requiring a lot of manpower..."

Tang Yin made an analysis.

Zhu Si asked, "Isn't it okay to use local materials?"

Tang Yindao: "There are many timbers in the north that are not suitable for shipbuilding. Even if they can be built, the felled wood cannot be used immediately for shipbuilding without drying... And since the Ming Dynasty eunuch Sanbao made seven voyages to the West, he built ships in Nanjing Longguan Shipyard and Suzhou. The Taicang shipyard stores a large amount of high-quality timber from Fujian and Guangzhou. It can be used when it is transported to the north.”

"Oh."

Zhu Si was stunned, and then smiled, "Mr. Tang really knows a lot."

Tang Yin's face was full of shame, Zhu Hao taught him these things little by little.

In the past, he only cared about poetry and articles, or picked up a brush to paint, no matter what kind of wood he was?
But it’s different now. After researching coal mines, they have to study iron ore. They also have to study saltpeter and sulfur, and then gunfire and machinery. Now they even care about iron smelting and shipbuilding.

This is also the reason why Tang Yin finds it hard. Just being exposed to these new things makes him feel two big heads.

Zhu Hao said: "Now we are building wooden ships. When our steel production increases, we will build iron ships. At that time, we will equip them with cannons and conquer the world."

"well."

Zhu Si is very happy.

Jiang Lun didn't know why, so he asked, "What is the whole world?"

Zhu Si said disdainfully: "Uncle Guo, there is nothing to learn.

You don't even know what the world is?In fact, the place where we live is a sphere. If the fleet goes eastward, it will eventually return to Daming from the west, and most places in the world are seas. There are many countries overseas, not only Daming and the surrounding barbarians. "

"Some countries in the west are now researching large ships and artillery. If we can't prepare in advance and conquer them first, they will invade Ming Dynasty in the future!"

"what?"

Jiang Lun was dumbfounded.

What is this all about?
Where did the new emperor hear this?

Tang Yin looked at Zhu Hao, he naturally knew that Zhu Hao taught the emperor.

From childhood to adulthood, Zhu Hao has been Zhu Si’s closest teacher. Zhu Hao’s time teaching Zhu Si is longer than that of other teachers combined. Zhu Hao’s content is less about the Four Books and Five Classics, and there are also subsets of classics and history, but more of them are Such strange knowledge.

An ordinary person would never listen to such nonsense, but Zhu Si respected and trusted Zhu Hao very much.

Zhu Hao's life plan for Zhu Si is being realized step by step. If what Zhu Hao said is in line with reality, or has become a reality, then the knowledge that Zhu Hao taught, which can be called a fairy tale, must be right?

Zhu Si couldn't help but not believe it.

Tang Yin asked: "From the current point of view, if a ship is made of steel, it must be heavy, and the draft will be very deep, and it will be difficult to make a too huge iron plate hull, isn't it..."

Zhu Haodao: "Mr. Tang, do you know what the biggest problem is when we go overseas?"

Tang Yin was momentarily stopped by the question.

"There are so many places overseas, including islands, reefs, and indigenous peoples. If our ships are too small or not strong, a single reef can capsize and sink our ships. No matter how many ships we bring, we can't support them A ship can only transport a few thousand people...Are you sure that these people can conquer those overseas countries? Let them submit to me, Ming Dynasty, for generations?"

Tang Yin didn't know how to answer Zhu Hao's words.

Now that Ming's internal affairs have not been resolved, you want to send troops to overseas expeditions?

Are you in a hurry?
Zhu Hao said to Zhu Sidao: "In terms of technology, others can't provide it. The minister will list it. At that time, a large number of craftsmen will be recruited to improve it. Now Mr. Tang stays in the Ministry of Industry. His main task is not to supervise the mining of ore and what to manufacture, but to him. The current identity is suitable for discovering and recruiting craftsmen, and in the future His Majesty can give those craftsmen a certain identity and status to stimulate their subjective initiative."

"The most important resource of Ming Dynasty is not the dead things, but the many talents!"