Ming politicians

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, there were few outstanding naval generals, the most outstanding being Zheng Chenggong, but at this time, Zheng Gongcheng was still a young man of half a year, and he had not encountered so many great changes, and he was far from showing his ability.Because of the court's neglect of the navy, Su Tiancheng had almost no mature naval generals who could be found directly, and when he established a navy, he could only rely on the officers he had trained and contacted.

Before time travel, Su Tiancheng had never experienced fighting in war. Over the past ten years, he has experienced too many battles, and his personality has undergone a huge change. Even in the sea of ​​corpses and blood, he can still remain calm, but this is also his shortcoming. The problem is that Su Tiancheng is not a born military strategist, he relies on step-by-step learning in everything, but he is superior in predicting the situation and making strategic deployments.

The naval division has already started construction. Lushun, which is not far from Laizhou, and Houjin are also training the naval division. This is like a race between two people to see who can run ahead. This is a race related to the national destiny. Su Tiancheng will not If you fall behind, you can't fall behind.

All operations and planning need to be executed by someone and a strong team, otherwise they are all empty talk.

After arranging everything and securing the money, Su Tiancheng needed to consider the issue of talents, especially the two aspects of talents, the general who commanded the naval operations, and the technicians who built giant warships and patrol ships. [

The navy of the Ming Dynasty could be called the enemy of the world, but in the Chongzhen period, all the attention of the imperial court was shifted to the strategic level of dealing with the bandits and Houjin, and the navy was completely ignored.After such a long time, the generals of the navy have completely withered.In this era, some famous ones are the Spanish enemy fleet, the British Royal Fleet, and the Dutch fleet known as the Sea Coachmen, but the Dutch fleet was also defeated by the Ming navy. Not to mention the Japanese fleet.After several battles, he was devastated and shrank to one side.

But the European fleet cannot be ignored. They have some advanced features that are worth learning. This era will last until the next 200 years.It was a period of great development in Europe.

Su Tiancheng, who traveled through time, had to change this period of history.

Therefore, when building a navy, Su Tiancheng set his sights on Europe. He needs to learn the advanced concepts of Europe, and don't think of people who are defeated by you.The first thing is, people have their own advantages.

Especially in the manufacture of giant warships and patrol boats, Su Tiancheng clearly remembered that there were more than 20 types of warship formations in the Ming Dynasty.Among them are small warships, including net shuttle boats.Eagle boats, serial boats, mother-child boats, fire dragon boats, red dragon boats, Cangshan boats, etc. Medium-sized warships include Haicang boats, large-scale warships include Fuchuan, centipede boats, and three-masted gunboats. Among them, Fuchuan It was the most famous warship of the Ming Dynasty. The centipede ship came from Portugal, the three-masted warship came from the Netherlands, and the most lethal one was the three-masted warship.

Su Tiancheng's eyes were mainly aimed at large warships, especially three-masted warships, which were extremely powerful warships and were famous for their three masts. The main mast was four feet high and the length of the ship was Twenty feet long, with five floors of cabins, it can accommodate 300 people. The ship is equipped with eight red cannons and forty Fran cannons, which shows its combat effectiveness.

Because of the efforts of Bi Maokang and others, the power of the red cannons, general cannons, tiger squatting cannons, and Fran cannons owned by Jiangning Battalion have been greatly improved, and they cannot be compared with the previous ones. , when the level attacked Dalinghe City, Hou Jin's red cannon was misfired.

Moreover, Bi Maokang and others are still stepping up research and improvement of these types of artillery.

Su Tiancheng is not very proficient in artillery, but he did one thing, that is, to provide a huge amount of money for Bi Maokang and others to study, including recruiting talents. The Jiangning Camp in Anning Fort is full of talents.

This time, Su Tiancheng made a major decision, asking Bi Maokang to bring all the technicians and craftsmen who developed artillery to Dengzhou. As for the place where these people will be resettled, they have already prepared, which is located in Dengzhou Yantai between Fucheng and Weihaiwei.A guard station was also set up here, and within a radius of five miles, it was designated as a restricted area, and some soldiers of the Jiangning Camp were secretly building camps.

With the strength of the Yulin camp, the Hetao area has become more and more stable. It is impossible for the Xibe and Daur tribes to rebel, and the two tribes have nearly 6000 people who were recruited into the Jiangning camp. It can be said that their interests, It is closely integrated with the interests of Ming Dynasty. After several years of mutual trading, the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe have become the bosses among the grassland tribes. If they want to launch an attack, they can rule the entire grassland. Among them, these two tribes are the only ones who have red cannons, general cannons, and flintlock guns. Everyone knows what it means to have artillery and flintlock guns on the vast grassland. The other tribes tried every means and spared no expense to get the red cannon and the general cannon, but Song Sijun strictly followed Su Tiancheng's request, no matter how much money the other party offered, he would not sell it. The Daur tribe is grateful. With the advantage of firearms, they can firmly control the entire Hetao area.

Taking a step back, even if there is any danger in the mutual market between Anningbao and Jingbian, apart from the immediate rescue of the Yulin Camp, the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe will desperately want to protect it. Be where their vital interests lie, and they will never be allowed to be harassed at all.

Under such circumstances, it is meaningless to continue to station [-] Jiangning battalion soldiers.

So, Su Tiancheng decided to leave [-] soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion under the direct command of Sun Yuankun, and the remaining [-] soldiers, including Bi Maokang and others, all went to Yantai.

The move this time was not simple. The key point was that Bi Maokang and others used it to develop the required equipment. Therefore, the preparation work took nearly a month.

On the tenth day of February, the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion in Fort Anning began a major relocation.

Countless horse-drawn carriages set off in a mighty way. What the Jiangning battalion soldiers need to protect most is these equipment, as well as many craftsmen and technicians engaged in research and development, including many Portuguese, Spaniards and Dutchmen.

For the sake of safety, Su Tiancheng sent Liu Tiehan to lead the soldiers of the [-] scout battalion to meet them. Liu Tiehan's mission is to ensure the absolute safety of these technicians and craftsmen, including their families.

At the end of February, the first batch of equipment and all craftsmen and technicians arrived in Yantai. [

The houses in Yantai had been built long ago. Xiong Zijian and Sun Chuanting each dispatched a thousand soldiers from the Jiangning Camp to build the houses. The common people were not required to participate in this work, and the whole process was kept strictly confidential.

Su Tiancheng personally greeted everyone in Yantai.

After seeing Su Tiancheng, Bi Maokang hurriedly saluted.

Su Tiancheng grabbed Bi Maokang.

"Master Bi, don't be polite. You have led the people and stayed in Fort Anning. You have made great contributions to the development of Jiangning Camp. I should be the one who salutes you."

"Your Excellency, please don't say that. This is the responsibility of the lower officials."

"Okay, let everyone go to settle down. I will take you to see the house under construction and see if it meets your requirements."

Bi Maokang spoke hastily.

"My lord, there are two people under my command, and I must introduce them to my lord. One is William from Portugal, and the other is David from Holland."

Soon, two foreigners with blond hair and white eyes came in front of Su Tiancheng.

Perhaps it was because they had been in Daming for a long time. After they saw Su Tiancheng, they saluted with Western etiquette, knelt down on one knee, and put their left hand on the right chest. This is a very high standard of etiquette, and it is not The actions that ordinary people will make when they meet each other.

Su Tiancheng stretched out his hand to support the two of them.

"William, David, welcome, thank you for doing so many things for the development of firearms."

William spoke, and he actually spoke Chinese.

"My lord, this is the duty of the subordinates and should be done."

What William said was a little blunt, but the expression was very clear. Su Tiancheng didn't expect that William could speak Chinese, let alone that William claimed to be his subordinate. He was a little strange and looked at Bi Maokang.

"My lord, William is now the thousand householder of the Jiangning camp, and Da Wei is the deputy thousand householder of the Jiangning camp. I didn't report it to my lord. Please atone for my sin."

"It turned out to be like this. What is the crime? As long as you have made contributions to my Ming Dynasty and the development of the Jiangning Camp, you should be rewarded. Mr. Bi must have not reported to the court and the Ministry of War. I think this matter cannot be delayed, and it will be reported to the court and the Ministry of War immediately."

William and David were very happy to hear Su Tiancheng say this. They knew Su Tiancheng's identity very well. They had been in Daming for many years, and they basically knew all the officials in the Ming court. The official system of the Netherlands is very different, but the system of Ming Dynasty is obviously superior to that of Portugal and the Netherlands.

Su Tiancheng is a high-ranking official of Daming Cong, and to them, he is equivalent to a prime minister.

Since Su Tiancheng said such words, their official positions are very stable. The two of them have been in Daming for many years, and of course they know what it means to be an official. Not only are they respected, but their family members are also respected of.

Hearing that William is from Portugal and David is from Holland, Su Tiancheng is tempted. The talents he needs, can't he find these two people to find a way? Today's Daming is the place that Europe yearns for. Recruiting officers and sergeants should be There is no problem, let alone Portugal and the Netherlands, the navy is very good. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to read.)[