Ming politicians

Qingzhou has started to enter the fast lane of development. As expected by Su Tiancheng, a large number of people began to move into Qingzhou, and a large number of merchants also gathered in Qingzhou. Liu Yunqing and Liu Zhongji were extremely busy. Officials in prefectures and counties, The focus of power has been concentrated on the distribution of land and the enthroned population. The development of Dengzhou and Laizhou has been spread by word of mouth, and the scope is very wide. Considered the Gold Coast.

During this process, many officials from the Governor's Office went to Qingzhou to see and strengthen supervision and inspection.

By October, the population of Qingzhou had soared to 60 people, an increase of 40 people in just two months.

By this time, Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou had all entered a normal development track, and Su Tiancheng could fully concentrate on making money.

In November, good news came from the shipyard and Weihaiwei Wharf. Now it is the slack season and there is a large labor force. Tens of thousands of people are concentrated in the shipyard and Weihaiwei Wharf.

The shipyard has broken through the bottleneck of technology, and the next step is the production of open-road horsepower. There are more people and more power. By November, [-] warships, [-] patrol boats, and some small warships have been assembled. These warships and patrol boats have not officially entered the water yet. Entering the water is an important ceremony, and Su Tiancheng will definitely participate in it. What makes Su Tiancheng feel relieved is that the artillery on the warships and patrol boats are all fully equipped, and A test shot was made and it worked very well.

This also indicated that Su Tiancheng's pockets were rapidly shrinking.

The construction of Weihaiwei Wharf has basically been completed, that is to say, the port can be opened. Su Tiancheng plans to open the port.It was in the first month of the lunar year, which was nearly two months ahead of schedule. He was a little caught off guard. The opening of the port affected many things, including the blockade at sea, which existed.Zheng Zhilong in the south controls a large amount of open sea. It is not known whether merchant ships can enter Weihaiwei Wharf.

Weihaiwei established the Municipal Shipping Department, and Su Jun also served as the promotion of the Municipal Shipping Department. Su Tiancheng was completely at ease when he handed over the Municipal Shipping Department to Su Jun. At this time, Su Tiancheng's use of officials is not about the rank .It's ability.As for the relevant officials of the Shipbuilding Department, they are all recommended by Su Jun, and they are all very capable. There are not many people in the Shipbuilding Department, a total of more than [-] people. After Wei Wharf opened, they may have to be busy day and night.

realistic situation.Su Tiancheng was forced to consider opening a port.

The main problem is the money, which is close to a year.Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Qingzhou are all undergoing large-scale construction. Although some taxes have been received after the autumn harvest, compared with the expenses, it is just a drop in the bucket.Including the money earned from the arms trade and the shops at Weihaiwei Wharf, they were all invested in construction and training. At this time, earning money has become the biggest task.The trading of artillery can definitely earn money, but it cannot be traded now, and this is also a place that restricts Su Tiancheng.

Opening a port as early as possible will definitely be able to harvest money, and it is a huge source.

After comprehensive consideration, Su Tiancheng decided to officially open the port on December [-]st.

The twelfth lunar month is the peak period of business transactions. Opening ports at this time will definitely stimulate consumption to the greatest extent, and the money obtained from taxes must be able to maintain most of the expenses.

There must be problems, but it is impossible to wait until the conditions are completely sufficient to do something. At that time, the opportunity may be lost. Su Tiancheng, who traveled through time, fully understands this point.

The biggest problem at present is Zheng Zhilong from Fujian. According to Su Tiancheng's thinking, if he and Zheng Zhilong can negotiate, all problems can be solved easily. Zheng Zhilong has dominated the sea for so many years. He used to be a pirate and is also very rich. It's oily. If you can see the general situation and take into account the overall situation, everything is easy to talk about. Maybe Su Tiancheng will help Zheng Zhilong from other aspects, but if Zheng Zhilong still wants to dominate the sea, or even take measures to suppress Weihaiwei Wharf , then Su Tiancheng will not be polite, if he does not do it well, he will even directly eliminate the Jiangning battalion soldiers and wipe out Zheng Zhilong's lair in Fujian.

From the perspective of human nature, Su Tiancheng is very clear that there must be a contest between him and Zheng Zhilong. This contest is related to the development of Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, and the future of the Ming Dynasty.

The situation is not optimistic at all. Liaodong is very likely to experience changes. The development of Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou has entered a critical moment. If they cannot open up maritime trade, it is impossible to have substantial development.

On November [-]th, [-] warships and [-] patrol boats will start launching in turn.

After nearly a year of training, [-] navy officers and troops have basically mastered the requirements of sea combat, but they have never had the opportunity to take a real warship into the water. Inside, after soaking for several months, swimming is no longer a problem.

The training of the navy is rigorous and the requirements are very high. Sun Chuanting takes the lead in training with the soldiers. The officers and sergeants of the navy have to exchange ideas and share their own feelings every day. There are special personnel to sort out these new and The comprehension has been compiled into a teaching material for all naval officers and soldiers to learn, and the results of the training are also obvious. Although combat at sea is different from that on land, a strong body is still a guarantee.

On the surface, everything starts from scratch. In fact, Su Tiancheng spent a lot of effort. The key point of fighting at sea is to overcome the feeling of dizziness. The rest is not much different from fighting on land. The personal qualities of the soldiers are still the same. It is the key. As for the overall cooperation, the combat thinking of coherence and interdependence has long penetrated into the hearts of every soldier and has become the basic guarantee for their survival.

Sun Chuanting led the officers and soldiers of the navy to conduct training on the sea in a small wooden boat. After the small wooden boat endured the wind and waves, it swayed a lot. At the beginning of the training, some soldiers should not only raise their swords and guns, but they should be able to stand still. A lot of sergeants vomited so badly that they didn't even know where they were.

Vomiting and dizziness again and again, it was during this kind of training that the officers and soldiers of the navy began to grow up slowly. Now, all the officers and soldiers can stand firmly on the swaying wooden boat.

Of course, such intense training requires the guarantee of food and wages. The life of the navy officers and soldiers is better than that of the rest of the Jiangning battalion. They eat meat every day, and no matter how dizzy they are during training, they must be forced to eat to ensure sufficient physical strength.

The officers and soldiers of the navy have really achieved this by practicing in winter and in summer.

However, the confidence of the navy is still lacking. After all, they have not conducted regular combat and have not fought at sea. It is impossible to have sufficient self-confidence. This kind of self-confidence in battle can only be established in battle. .

In October, the navy officers and soldiers began to board warships and patrol boats. After several experiments, the effect was very good. After riding the giant warships and patrol boats, all the navy officers and soldiers felt a kind of happiness. The giant warships And patrol boats are much more stable, without so much turbulence, even under strong winds and waves, they are relatively stable.

Su Tiancheng has a firm grasp of the training effect of the navy officers and soldiers, and this is something that must be grasped. The information from Shenyang and Lushun let Su Tiancheng know that the total strength of the navy in Houjin has reached 5000 People, as for the warships, they are far from being compared with the Jiangningying Navy. The largest warship in Houjin is no more than 20 meters long. Compared with the warships owned by Jiangningying, it is equivalent to comparing a baby with a strong young man.

Su Tiancheng knew that although Huang Taiji was far-sighted, calm and wise, and had a unique vision, he also didn't know the great role of the navy. When Hou Jin formed the navy, he didn't think of fighting for hegemony at sea, but how to use the navy to attack Ming Dynasty. In the last Qing Dynasty, the navy was also horrible, and it didn't make any achievements at all.

After all, Huang Taiji lived in this era, and it was impossible to break through many limitations.

Houjin's navy is not the main opponent of Jiangningying's navy, let alone Su Tiancheng's inner strong enemy. What Su Tiancheng cares about is Zheng Zhilong's navy, the so-called Daming Navy.

The intelligence personnel arranged by Qu Qingze had already entered Fujian to spy on the situation of Zheng Zhilong's navy. This information was what Su Tiancheng focused on. After a few months, a lot of information had already been printed into Su Tiancheng. In Tian Cheng's mind, Zheng Zhilong was mainly a navy, with some cavalry and infantry, but that was not the point. What Zheng Zhilong relied on was also a navy. He had more than [-] ships, large and small, among which ships were used for combat , There are more than [-] ships, there are no giant warships, there are [-] large warships, [-] medium-sized warships, and the rest are small warships.

On the coast of Fujian, including the coasts of Guangdong and Zhejiang, Zheng Zhilong's fleet has absolute dominance, especially in the South China Sea and East China Sea, including the fleets of the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain, they dare not compete with Zheng Zhilong's fleet.

Zheng Zhilong has been a pirate and is proficient in sea warfare, and he understands the importance of navy.

However, based on all kinds of information, Su Tiancheng also noticed that although Zheng Zhilong's navy is extremely powerful, it also has a big problem, that is, it does not have the determination to dominate the world's oceans, and the focus is on defense, and Zheng Zhilong's navy Division, the artillery is scarce, and there are hardly many heavy artillery on the warships.

Knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy is invincible, advanced concepts and huge investment can decide many things. After analyzing many situations, Su Tiancheng felt that the navy owned by the Jiangning Camp is invincible, and the time for port opening is basically ripe. On January [-], after the warships and patrol boats are launched, they will conduct ocean patrols. By then, Weihaiwei Wharf will be able to open. (To be continued..)