Chapter 127                                                             

Although Zhou Mengchen knew Yu Dayou's thoughts, he still refused. He said, "No, I discussed with Wang Zongmu when I first came. Three days later, after all, 200 ships went to Tianjin to transport 2 million stones of grain to Tianjin. It is already a little late and it is impossible to drag it anymore. Also, Lord Wang admires you very much and hopes you can escort it. Just after the great victory, you may be summoned by Your Majesty when you go to the capital."

When Yu Dayou heard this, he immediately frowned.

Being summoned by the emperor is a great honor for a military general, not even a civil servant. It can even be said that officials who are treated like this will enter the fast lane of promotion in the future. However, Yu Dayou never thought about it, and it seemed that he was a little numb when he was doing sports.

Therefore, Yu Dayou never thought about his progress in his career. He just wanted to do things. Therefore, the first thing he thought of was how to deal with this situation.

First of all, Yu Dayou also knew that the matter of shipping was indeed not delayed. Everyone knows how important the canal transportation is.

Yu Dayou also understands it.

However, Yu Dayou couldn't accept this result.

Yu Dayou did not catch Wang Zhi. He thought that Wang Zhi must be rectifying his troops and preparing to regroup. Once Wang Zhi is prepared for the matter, the influence of this battle will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, as soon as Yu Dayou arrived in Shanghai, he asked the shipyard to work day and night, so that he could go out quickly.

But Zhou Mengchen said this, and he had no choice.

He felt a move in his heart, as if he had thought of a solution. He said, "Sir, what will the court prepare to deal with the more than 100 ships captured?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "Repair it for a while, and then sell it in the second half of the year to supplement military expenses."

What Zhou Mengchen didn't say was that if there were no accidents, either the end of Jiajing's 36th year or the beginning of Jiajing's 37th year, the Shanghai Port would be opened. Then we will encounter a problem, that is, where does the ship come from?

During this period, Zhou Mengchen has already covered all the government shipyards. It can be said that most of the shipbuilding resources of the government and the people are in the hands of Zhou Mengchen. Once the port is opened, many people can see that as long as there is a ship, there will be a lot of money. So the question is, where does the ship come from?

Although there are some shipyards among the people, most of these shipyards are in Fujian and Guangdong. The reason is very simple. Zhou Mengchen is in Jiangnan, staring at the tight matter of shipbuilding. For the sake of timber, he even gave timber merchant Wang Tianjun Bank shares. This share is not so easy to get. If Wang Tianjun could not supply timber, he might have to be replaced.

Therefore, in the area of ​​Jiangnan and Zhejiang, even if there is a shipyard, there is no wood.

Zhou Mengchen has already decided that before and after the opening of the port, the price of ships must be at a high level. Once this batch of ships is sold, the cost of fighting this battle may be regained.

Anyway, the three-masted ship will also be behind the ship in the future.

Zhou Mengchen hopes that in the future, the ships southeast of the Ming Dynasty will be large ships, because only large ships can sail farther and will be brought into the era of great navigation.

Yu Dayou's heart moved and said, "Can you allocate these ships to me first? In addition, the more than 40 ships I had before were also a considerable fleet of ships."

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen hesitated for a moment and said, "It's impossible to give it to you. But Lu Tong's troops, I have asked him to escort food. The other two units have suffered a lot on the battlefield. Liu Xian was injured. Can thousands of people in your headquarters use so many ships? Moreover, Wang Zhi's main force is still there. What if you chase like this, what if you get ambushed?"

Yu Dayou smiled slightly and said, "Please rest assured. Most fishermen in Jiangnan are proficient in boat handling, just recruit some fishermen. As for the lack of manpower, I would like to transfer a unit of Zhejiang Army to attack the various islands of Zhoushan."

Zhou Mengchen was still a little happy when he heard Yu Dayou talk about Zhejiang Army.

After all, to be honest, Zhou Mengchen's direct army in Jiangnan was except for three thousand cavalry, which was Qi Jiguang's Zhejiang Army. Of course, Qi Jiguang's Zhejiang Army has just fought one thing, and it will take a long time to become General Qi in history.

But now it has been recognized by Yu Dayou. It can prove Qi Jiguang's ability very well.

Even Zhou Mengchen was a little moved by the idea that Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang joined forces to clean up the various islands in Zhoushan. After all, no matter how good he is to Yu Dayou, Yu Dayou is not entirely his own person. However, Qi Jiguang is. If Zhou Mengchen falls, Yu Dayou may have to survive for a few years and get up again. However, Qi Jiguang probably will never make a comeback in his life.

Although Zhou Mengchen did not deliberately regard people as a party, he would rather give his own people a plan to make contributions when he had time.

Zhou Mengchen said: "I'm sure about this matter. However, there is one thing that you need to consider?"

Yu Dayou was overjoyed and immediately said, "Sir, please speak."

Zhou Mengchen said: "That is the East China Sea Navy system. How many ships, people, and guns are needed? As the first general of the East China Sea Navy, you have to think about these things."

Yu Dayou was a little confused and said, "Sir, what do you think of the Donghai Navy?"

Yu Dayou never took his title to heart, the general officer of the Donghai Navy. In his opinion, this general officer was like the general officer of Zhoushan. In fact, he gave up his position for Qi Jiguang and temporarily created the general officer. He would even be removed after a while.

Just like Zhou Mengchen's current governor of six provinces, he never thought that this East China Sea Navy would really have an East China Sea Navy.

Zhou Mengchen said: "The Japanese pirates in Jiangnan are so terrifying, which can be said to have shocked the world. General Yu thought that the Japanese pirates were too powerful? In my opinion, the military system in Jiangnan was too bad. So as soon as I arrived in Jiangnan, I found a way to replace the military soldiers with camp soldiers. Retraining the military system of the Ming Dynasty, the Zhejiang soldiers were just the beginning."

"But I don't think it's enough to just do this."

"The Japanese pirates came from the sea, and also reminded us that the eunuch of Sanbao said back then that wealth comes from the sea, and danger comes from the sea."

"As a minister of the court, I not only have to think about the current problems, but also establish a system for the future. In order not to happen like Japanese pirates, the court must control the sea? How to control the sea? It is a business and a military one. I will deal with other things myself, but in military terms, I need General Yu's help."

"I am going to set up the Three Seas Navy to control the sea, namely the Yellow Sea Navy, the East Sea Navy and the South Sea Navy."

"The others are a bit far away, such as the Huanghai Navy's headquarters is located in Liaodong, Shandong, and controls the waters near Shandong and even to North Korea. The Nanhai Navy's headquarters is located in Guangdong, and is responsible for the entire South China Sea. The Donghai Navy's headquarters is responsible for the coastal areas of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Fujian, and the Ryukyu country, and even some islands outside the sea."

"I appointed General Yu as the general officer of the East China Sea Navy. I had high hopes. However, when I got off the car, I had not yet established a firm foothold. Many things were not possible."

After hearing this, Yu Dayou got goose bumps all over his body, and he was so excited that he couldn't express his excitement.

Why? Because Zhou Mengchen’s plan was exactly what he wanted.

Against the backdrop of the rampant Japanese pirates, many people have thought deeply about the ocean. Many people have put forward the idea of ​​defending the enemy at the sea, or even defending the enemy overseas. Such as Yu Dayou, Tang Shunzhi, etc.

But they have ideas, but it is useless. Because the court cannot spend this money, many bureaucrats do less than more. They are unwilling to do such troublesome things.

Yu Dayou could not believe his ears when he heard this from Zhou Mengchen. Because Zhou Mengchen was not an ordinary person, he was the pillar of the southeast of the Ming Dynasty and had the right to decide many things in the southeast. Since he had this idea, it was a foregone conclusion that this matter was not sure. However, the possibility of becoming a reality is very high.

In other words, the plan they have been thinking about day and night. Their vision for the future has been put on the agenda by Zhou Mengchen. Why is Yu Dayou not excited?
Chapter completed!