In history, Chen Lin did use battalion soldiers to build Buddhist temples, and even deducted military pay to raise funds for the construction of Buddhist temples, leading to mutiny.
In this life, although Chen Lin did not dare to do this, because he was in charge of the navy, and he did have the advantage of not being noticed by the court at sea, he did a lot of serving soldiers to cultivate fields for himself on overseas lands, and used The warships carried goods for smuggling.
Therefore, after Wang Xijue said this, Zhu Yijun did not deny it, but Chen Lin, the direct general who protected him, just said:
"In naval battles, it is most appropriate for Chen Lin to be in command. There is no one more experienced in large-scale naval battles than him. Although his behavior is inappropriate and he is suspected of neglecting public affairs for private purposes, it is precisely because of Chen Lin's many bad deeds that he is more capable. Prompt him to perform meritorious service and atone for his sins.”
"yes!"
Wang Xijue had no choice but to agree.
Then, after Zhu Yijun left the Imperial Palace, he ordered Zhang Jingxiu: "In your own name, ask the Jinyi Guards to conceal the contents of the complaint that they have about Chen Lin using soldiers and embezzling government property for personal gain." Make a copy of it and send it to Chen Lin! Don’t tell him it was my intention.”
Zhang Jingxiu raised his hand and said yes.
In fact, Jin Yiwei had already received many complaints about informing Chen Lin and other navy generals. However, because Zhu Yijun had long planned to force Chen Lin and other navy generals to work seriously for the court in the future, he did not let Jin Yiwei conduct a serious investigation and directly handed over the evidence. Find out and punish Chen Lin and other naval generals.
There is nothing we can do about it.
Because of the poor communication conditions in this era, once these naval generals go out to sea, no matter how high the sky is, birds can fly, and the sea is wide, fish can jump, and the emperor's imperial edict cannot control them. If they are really pushed into a hurry, they can escape far away. Live in other places overseas.
Therefore, most navy generals can't help but do things that violate military discipline and law in places where the central supervisory system cannot supervise them.
Of course, as long as the court does not control them too strictly, these naval generals will not betray the court and go overseas to establish an independent country.
After all, although they have gone to sea, their roots are still on the mainland, and whether it is supplies of food and other materials or skilled and high-quality soldiers and sailors, they cannot leave the mainland. The living conditions are definitely better at home, so they will still choose to be loyal to the mainland. The imperial court, but did not dare to openly betray the imperial court.
Otherwise, Zheng Zhilong in history would not have become a maritime overlord, and would still want to accept the imperial court's recruitment to become a guerrilla general under civilian control.
Although Zhu Yijun did not strictly pursue the things Chen Lin did, he knew that it was not that he could not threaten Chen Lin or cure Chen Lin. He just wanted to hold some leverage against these people.
However, if Chen Lin is really defeated and does not come back because of fear of crime, then he can directly attack Chen Lin's clan in the mainland, or even take away Chen Lin's property in the mainland, and spend a lot of money to arrest Chen Lin, making Chen Lin an insurrectionist. Root root.
After Chen Lin received the report secretly sent by Zhang Jingxiu, she frowned and thought hard for a while, and then immediately ordered:
"Come here! Bring us the map of Luzon!"
"Father, it's late at night. Let's look at the map tomorrow morning."
Chen Lin's grandson Chen Maoxiu, who stayed with Chen Lin, offered some advice at this time.
Chen Lin said: "We need to see it now! Go quickly!"
Chen Maoxiu had no choice but to say yes and walked out.
After a while, Chen Maoxiu came back.
Seeing this, Chen Lin asked: "Who is coming?"
Chen Maoxiu replied: "Li Wenhe from Quanzhou came to pay his respects. Will the great father see you or not?"
Chen Lin thought for a while and nodded, indicating that she wanted to see Li Wenhe.
"yes!"
So, not long after, Chen Lin met Li Wenhe.
Li Wenhe was a descendant of the Li family, a wealthy family in Quanzhou. He had served as Chen Lin's staff and was familiar with Chen Lin.
"Wan Sheng would like to extend my congratulations to Justice in advance."
When Li Wenhe saw Chen Lin, he smiled and bowed his hands.
Chen Lin supported him and asked in surprise: "What can I say to congratulate you?"
Li Wenhe continued to laugh and said: "You don't know yet? The Holy Will has been made clear, and you want the Duke to supervise the entire army and conquer the Luzon bandits! And in this way, the day when the Duke will be granted the title of Marquis can be expected!"
"Is this serious?"
"How did Zimei learn about this?"
Chen Lin asked again.
Li Wenhe said: "After some time, there will be an imperial edict, and you will know about it then."
Chen Lin nodded.
Then, Chen Lin asked with a smile: "Zimei came to me, I guess it's not just to congratulate you, right?"
"Exactly!"
As he spoke, Li Wenhe came up to Chen Lin and whispered: "Do you know that the powerful officials in the court have been eyeing you for a long time?"
After hearing this, Chen Lin glanced at Li Wenhe, frowned slightly, and said, "But please be careful."
"The public's overseas properties are being targeted by them!"
"I'm just waiting for my father-in-law to solve the Luzon matter this time and settle the general accounts!"
"As the saying goes, if the cunning rabbit dies, the lackey will be cooked. You should think about your retreat. After all, a general like you who leads troops at sea will not be tolerated by the court."
Li Wenhe continued to whisper.
Chen Lin stood up and laughed: "A way out?"
"Exactly!"
Li Wenhe replied.
"Appreciate further details."
Chen Lin said with a smile.
Li Wenhe then said: "This time regarding the conquest of Luzon, if the Duke allows the army to win, although he may be granted a title of marquis, what will happen after he is granted the title of marquis?"
"It must be the time of reckoning!"
"You must know that the wealth that the Duke has accumulated overseas in these years has already made the powerful officials in the court salivate. It is impossible to collect taxes from the Duke's property! Therefore, it is better for the Duke not to cling to the false reputation of being a prince, and to conquer the conquest. In the case of Luzon, it is best not to let the big army win, or to first suffer a small defeat and then win a big victory, but to give the Western barbarians a chance to breathe, as the saying goes, to support themselves and protect themselves!"
"Keep yourself protected?"
Chen Lin asked.
Li Wenhe nodded: "Exactly, the Fan bandits cannot be suppressed, nor can they be suppressed completely. The Duke can capture Manila and give an explanation to the court, but there should also be an opportunity for the Fan Yi to evacuate to Dagang and other places. By then, the Duke will Even though he has great military exploits, he can still benefit from the trade of smuggling large quantities of goods across Europe."
"If something like this already exists, why not do it?"
Li Wenhe asked Chen Lin as he spoke.
Chen Lin pondered for a while, then suddenly said with a solemn expression: "Yes, yes, but this time, I want to add an additional 20% to the money earned from smuggling Xiyi."
"Too many! Even if our Li family agrees, several other wealthy families may not agree. They have suffered a lot of losses in recent years and are counting on the Europa line to slowly recover their money."
Li Wenhe said.
Chen Lin said: "Then I'd better try my best to become a marquis. Even if my house is raided in the future, I will admit it!"
"One and a half percent!"
"I'll try to talk."
Li Wenhe said suddenly.
Chen Lin said: "In that case, please ask Zimei to come back as soon as possible to be my staff and my military advisor. I am willing to double the moon silver I will give you."
"Thanks to my uncle's favor, Wansheng should do his best to promote this matter and come to vote."
Li Wenhe replied with a smile and cupped his hands.
After Li Wenhe left, Chen Lin stopped smiling, stood outside the window and stared at the bright moon on the sea for a long time, then returned to the study and wrote back a letter to Zhang Jingxiu: "Sincerely, Siwen, the letter has been received. …”
When Zhu Yijun was a boy and Zhang Juzheng was still in power, Chen Lin and Zhang Jingxiu got to know each other because the emperor wanted to cultivate confidants through Jingwei martial arts. Therefore, Chen Lin and Zhang Jingxiu had always had a good relationship and often corresponded in private.
…
One night ten days later.
Zhu Yijun was also under a pavilion, looking at the bright moon outside the palace wall, and his thoughts could not help but drift to the time when he rode horses with Chen Lin, Zhang Jingxiu, Li Rusong and others at the Jingwei Martial Arts School.
"Your Majesty, Dongchang has discovered that a large investor has suddenly sold a large amount of subscription tickets."
At this time, Tian Yi walked in and reported something to Zhu Yijun.
Zhu Yijun couldn't help but tense up after hearing this, and then replied: "I know."
Then, Zhu Yijun asked: "Who is selling."
"Most of them are from the big families in the southeast."
Tian Yi replied at this time.
Zhu Yijun couldn't help but frown after hearing this. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Your Dongchang will send a team of reliable people to lurk in Weng Yuanbo's hometown. If there is any suspicious sign, report it to me immediately!"
"yes!"
After Tian Yi left, Zhu Yijun looked outside the pavilion again. He was actually worried that people like Chen Lin would collude with the wealthy smuggling families.
Because Chen Lin's family is also a wealthy coastal family, and they also belong to that class.
Zhu Yijun not only needs to use these children of wealthy coastal families who are more familiar with the sea, but also has to be wary of these people.
(End of chapter)
