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Chapter 1728 The next Secretary of the Navy

Residents of the capital have discovered that construction has recently started in the city, and many houses located on main roads or important branch roads have received notices that they need to relocate. As compensation, the government will build larger houses for them in other areas and receive a lot of compensation gold.

Some road sections began to be closed, as if to completely renovate the city's sewers, roads, and housing systems.

Just as the expansion was going on, a small wedding was held in Yiluo Courtyard in the capital.

"Master Zheng, congratulations!"

The deputy commander of the Beiyang Fleet, Shi Daxuan, brought several officers of the Beiyang Fleet who were in the capital to congratulate him. They were also the few guests invited by Zheng Zhilong.

"A dog can't become a talent, and it is so late to start a family, and there is no prospect of establishing a career." Zheng Zhilong enjoyed wine with several subordinates and colleagues who came.

Chu Yunyou made it clear that the people in the military should act as low-key as possible, hide behind the scenes, and not make a big splash, so Zheng Zhilong only invited a dozen of his closest colleagues to his son's wedding.

"My nephew is still young, and the world is peaceful now, unlike our time when the world was in chaos, and it was easy to make a name for yourself and accidents along the southeast coast. It is not easy to make meritorious deeds now." Shi Daxuan said.

"Back then we were young, but now we are middle-aged. It was not easy at that time, surviving in the cracks of various forces." Zheng Zhilong said.

Zheng Chenggong heard the emotions of his fathers at the dinner table, and he didn't dare to intervene. After all, many of these people used to be pirates who roamed the sea or veterans who participated in the earliest naval battles.

Just as a group of people were having dinner and talking about the past, an unexpected guest came uninvited.

"Zheng Zhilong, isn't it justified not to invite me for such a thing?" Chu Yun came to Zheng Zhilong's mansion in the capital at this time.

"Why are you here, my lord?"

Zheng Zhilong, Shi Daxuan and others stood up one after another, including Zheng Chenggong, who was wearing the groom's official costume, all stunned.

They didn't expect that the unexpected guest would be Chu Yun.

"I didn't dare to think that the dog would disturb the adults, so I just invited a few old subordinates over to drink..." Zheng Zhilong said hastily.

"I'm just passing by for a glass of wine." Chu Yun sat down unceremoniously, and motioned for them to sit down.

"When I first met Zheng Chenggong, he seemed to be so young, and his name was Zheng Sen." Chu Yun thought of the time when he used Zheng Chenggong's mother and son to threaten Zheng Zhilong to join the Kyushu Army.

At that time, the Admiralty was not so exaggerated, and there was only one fleet.

Before they knew it, even the children of the past were getting married and having children.

In order to satisfy his interest in meeting historical celebrities, Chu Yun forced him to change his name from Zheng Sen to Zheng Chenggong.But the name Zheng Chenggong is more meaningful than Zheng Sen.

"I heard that the bride is the younger sister of the Grand Commander of the Knights Hospitaller? I met her brother when I was in the West, and he is quite a smart person. We plan to turn the Knights Hospitaller into the logistics of the Mediterranean Fleet, which is the Fifth Fleet." Department, let them establish our field hospital organization in the West. This kind of marriage is not bad." Chu Yun said.

"My lord, this is not a marriage..." Zheng Chenggong wanted to explain.

"Wouldn't a subjective marriage be better? Just relying on this relationship to strengthen our control over the Knights Hospitaller, we can intervene in the adaptation of the Knights Hospitaller in the future." Chu Yun didn't care.

"That's right. If we can have a knight order that can rescue the wounded in the Western mainland, we can reduce our wounded in the future." Zheng Zhilong echoed.

Although Zheng Zhilong wanted his son to marry someone from the General Staff rather than the Knights of the Hospital.

However, according to Chu Yun's intention, there is the idea of ​​incorporating the Hospitaller Knights into the logistics department in the future, and this marriage relationship is barely acceptable.

"Let's go with fate, Zheng Zhilong. The Ministry of the Navy may have to adjust personnel next. Secretary of the Navy Nelson is already old, and he has the idea of ​​​​retiring after participating in the naval battles in the West and fulfilling his long-cherished wish. The Ministry of the Navy has decided to let you serve as the Navy from next year At the same time, he resigned as the commander of the Beiyang Fleet." Chu Yun announced an important appointment to Zheng Zhilong at this private banquet.

Changed from the commander of the Beiyang Fleet to the deputy minister of the Navy and the commander of the Zhili Fleet?

As long as the Deputy Minister of the Navy does not make any mistakes, he will naturally become the minister after the minister retires. This is an arrangement to become the next Minister of the Navy!
Although Zheng Zhilong is a favorable candidate for the Minister of the Navy, he is quite happy to hear that he has become the candidate for the next Minister of the Navy.

Coupled with the fact that his son Zheng Chenggong got married, this time it will be double happiness!

"Then who will be the commander of the Beiyang Fleet?" Zheng Zhilong asked.

"It just so happens that Shi Daxuan is here too. You will be promoted from deputy commander of the Beiyang Fleet to commander and take charge of the Beiyang Fleet." Chu Yun said.

"Subordinates, subordinates must fulfill their mission!" Shi Daxuan never thought of coming to the wedding, and even received the news that he had been promoted.

He will become the second commander of the Beiyang Fleet after Zheng Zhilong.

"Zheng Chenggong, you have to work harder in the future to be able to follow in the footsteps of your fathers. Their achievements are far superior to yours." Chu Yun was still quite optimistic about Zheng Chenggong and encouraged him.

"I will definitely live up to expectations." Zheng Chenggong lacked confidence.

The small courtyard is full of big shots, not to mention Chu Yun, and his father Zheng Chenggong is now the vice minister of the Ministry of the Navy, and Shi Daxuan is the current captain of the Beiyang Fleet.

In contrast, Zheng Chenggong is just a junior who is not yet famous.

When Chu Yun talked to Zheng Zhilong and the others about the naval battle on the southeast coast, he was somewhat embarrassed.

He is of the same generation as Zheng Zhilong, Shi Daxuan and others, while Zheng Chenggong is of the same generation as Ling Er.

Hannah, the bride, was waiting inside while Tagawa helped her comb her hair.

"It seems that there are guests coming outside." Mrs. Tian Chuan could hear a strange voice outside.

"Hmm." Hannah was wearing traditional red clothes, and always felt a little strange seeing herself in the bronze mirror.

"It's a tradition. Well, you can eat something first, and then go back indoors and wait. I'm waiting to hold my grandson." Mrs. Tian Chuan said.

After hearing what Tian Chuan said, Hannah understood what it meant, and couldn't help feeling a little shy and worried: "Mother thinks I'm older than the successful age, is there really no problem?"

"What's the matter? There is an old saying in the East that female juniors should hold gold bricks. This makes us feel more at ease... In fact, I am also a little older than your father-in-law. I guess this is hereditary..." Tian Chuan said.

(End of this chapter)