In the first year of Taichang, the imperial court established the Shandong Deputy Commander-in-Chief to command the navy in Dengzhou. The commander was Shen Yourong. Later, Zhu Youxiao noticed this navy and ordered them to go south to transport some of the timber obtained from confiscating houses for financial and shipbuilding needs. , and then gathered the navies of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, transferred them north to Tianjin, and put them under the command of Yu Zigao to form the Imperial Navy.

Shipbuilding is a long and arduous task, and the most tedious and time-consuming task is to dry wood in the shade. Although Tianjin shipyards have stocks, there are not many due to pirate attacks. Although some private shipyards were raided this time due to the Hongwan coup, There is only enough to build fifteen large and small gunboats, which is far from enough to form a fleet to protect thousands of miles of sea territory.

Moreover, the personnel training of the navy is also a time-consuming task and cannot be accomplished overnight. Therefore, Zhu Youxiao paid attention to the dilapidated naval forces along the southern coast. Although their ships were dilapidated, they were numerous in number and had rich experience in operating ships. A little training makes a good sailor.

Moreover, after selecting ships and using fifteen new gunboats as the core, a navy with strong combat effectiveness can be formed. It will not be enough for expeditions, but it will be enough to fight pirates and Tatars.

But the scene just now was Yu Zigao's move to conquer the hearts of these navy soldiers. They were used to freedom and did not know military discipline and law. Only such cruel methods could restore their awe. In this way, what follows? The editing work is much better.

First use military formations to restrain their actions, then use strict military discipline to restrain their hearts, and then add new ships, and the navy will be completed.

This is the naval strategy set by Yu Zigao.

In his view, unlike the navy of the past, the core of the navy lies in ships, which are built with big guns and giant ships. This is completely different from the past gang-hopping wars and burning ships. The value of these old naval units is very low. If there weren't so many sailors at that time, Yu Zigao wouldn't want them at all.

There were three to four hundred large and small ships and a navy of tens of thousands, but he snickered when he thought that only one-tenth of them could be used.

The Fu ship and the Galen ship are two completely different sailing systems. It is not impossible to use the Fu ship as a gunboat, but the efficiency is very low. The number of guns is far less than that of the Galen ship, and the speed is also a fatal weakness. Therefore. For the navy in Dengzhou, Yu Zigao's approach was to choose those large ships as transport ships and the smaller ships as landing ships. Of course, these ships must be replaced with soft sails.

On the other hand, the fifteen galen ships and clipper ships are training intensively to adapt to the tactics of the new ships. When the gunboats are launched, they will take shape immediately, and then they will fight against pirates in actual combat and gradually improve.

Thinking of these plans in his mind, Yu Zigao felt ambitious and eager to make great achievements.

In the Ming Dynasty in the first year of the Apocalypse (1624), if a powerful man looked down from the sky, he would find that the drastic changes in the entire Ming Dynasty were only limited to the surrounding areas of the capital, although these new things and changes were constantly radiating outward. , but its impact is still not significant.

Except for that area, the other areas of the Ming Dynasty remained the same, stumbling slowly, slowly, and obsoletely in this world according to their own past rules.

Liaodong, Shenyang City.

"Why can't you let these people in? I think you are just afraid that I will take the credit and steal your limelight!" A clean-skinned scribe roared angrily. It's hard to imagine how his thin body could make such a loud noise.

"It won't work, it won't work, for the reason I've already said, it absolutely won't work!" Another official, who was stocky, dark-faced and looked more like a military general than a scholar, replied calmly.

"You!" Bai Jingwen was so demoralized that he couldn't speak. He could only glare at the other party angrily, and then the two broke up unhappily again.

The two participants in this quarrel were Yushi Youqiandu, Yuan Yingtai, the governor of Liaodong, and Xiong Tingbi, the manager of Liaodong. They were both civil and military, and together they maintained the form of Liaodong.

However, the characters, temperaments and even abilities of these two Liaodong officials are completely different. Yuan Yingtai is smart and capable, but he is good at the War Affairs Department. Xiong Tingbi has a hot temper, a straightforward nature, likes to curse, and has a arrogant and tough side in his character.

, and likes to act on impulse.

However, he was a good hand in military affairs. Under his preparations for war and strict discipline, the situation in Liaodong was greatly improved. He had only been in office for one year, but he was very guarded against the slave Hachi who had no temper at all.

The great traitor Li Yongfang said that if this person is here, he will not be able to take Liaodong.

This is a compliment to Xiong Tingbi.

Therefore, after the two sides fought for several months, the entire Jurchen army stopped attacking the Ming Dynasty, recuperating and waiting for the opportunity.

It is precisely because of this that during the period when waves and clouds were strange and the throne changed twice, the Ming Dynasty was able to maintain stability and not be taken advantage of by others to raise troops, otherwise the situation in Liaodong might enter the stage of collapse earlier.

Of course, since Zhu Youxiao came to power, he would not let the situation worsen. He had a whole book of Ming Dynasty events in his mind, and he naturally knew the significance of Xiong Tingbi to Liaodong. Therefore, last year, he suppressed all the accusations of impeaching Xiong Tingbi.

, unmoved.

Moreover, because of the Hongwan Coup, the Donglin Party had a bad reputation, and several censors who played an important role in the impeachment of Xiong Tingbi settled down and did not dare to take the lead.

Then there was a major political change. The emperor raised his own sword through the Hongwan case and hung it over the heads of the officials. At that time, no one dared to raise an eyebrow. Therefore, Xiong Tingbi was in the position of Liaodong manager.

It is stable and the whole Liaodong is also peaceful.

However, the good times did not last long. When Zhu Youxiao thought he could rest assured in Liaodong and concentrate on government affairs, the conflict between the manager and the governor broke out, and the two often quarreled.

The reason is very simple. Yuan Yingtai is accustomed to domestic affairs and has a soft heart. Moreover, he is not good at military affairs and does not know some of the taboos and things to guard against. In this way, he naturally has a good relationship with Xiong Tingbi, who is proficient in military strategy and has tough and harsh methods.

resolved differences in government affairs.

What Yuan Yingtai wanted to do was often blocked by Xiong Tingbi, and it was the same this time.

When various Mongolian tribes were hit by disasters, Yuan Yingtai wanted to incorporate the grassland men who had migrated here and wanted to take shelter into the city and recruit them to strengthen their military. However, Xiong Tingbi refused on the grounds that some Mongolians had surrendered to the Jurchens and they were afraid of spies.

The two often argued about this, and quarrels were commonplace. This time Xiong Tingbi came to Shenyang for inspection and had another quarrel with Yuan Yingtai.

It turned out that the Donglin Party was involved in the Red Pill case, and Yuan Yingtai, a member of it, stopped for a while. However, the governor, who is still quite young and has a bright political future, was not willing to remain silent and even resigned from officialdom.

disappeared without a trace.

He was smart and through many inquiries and exchanges of letters, he consciously grasped some characteristics of today's new emperor. The blame can only be attributed to the four words "great joy and success". It can be seen from the series of big actions after he ascended the throne that he has a reckless attitude.

And huge ambition.

Such a monarch will naturally win favor as long as he does what he likes. Therefore, Yuan Yingtai set his sights on Liaodong's military exploits.

Mr. Yuan knows that he doesn't know how to fight, but who is born to know how to fight? Xiong Manzi didn't know how to fight at first, but he is doing well now. He can do it on his own.

With the mentality that if you can do it, I can do it, Governor Yuan Yingtai took the first step to win military glory, training the army, and what he was interested in was the Mongolian herdsmen who came from the disaster. These were the best sources of cavalry.

Master Yuan, who has been in Liaodong for so long, naturally knows.

"If you don't let me do it, I won't do it secretly?" Yuan Yingtai, who was unwilling to give up, thought to himself.
Chapter completed!