Chapter 102 Hong Kong
Of course, the reason why a health center was established from among the health centers in Guangdong and Guangxi was to be established. This is also something Lu Zhongheng has thought about deeply.
Because the Army and the Navy are different.
No matter how the navy arranges it. They all fight with ships as units. Just deploy personnel on a ship-by-ship basis. The combat effectiveness will not be greatly reduced. After all, the flags used by the Ming Dynasty to command water battles are all the same. There is no situation where the Fujian Navy can understand it and the Guangdong Navy cannot understand it.
But the Army is different.
Cooperation between armies is very complicated. Can the troops drawn from various places be summoned and ready to fight? Lu Zhongheng expressed doubts.
This is the reason why a whole health center was finally allocated.
The selection of mahout tamers is also conducted through layers of screening. One level of screening. Taking into account the climate of Nanyang, the soldiers chose the south rather than the north. The further south the better. And the elephant taming guard wants to tame the elephant. Think about the places where elephants are in herds.
Secondly, it is the reason for the generals in the Beijing camp.
Furthermore, some of the elephant taming guards are seriously overstaffed, and thousands of people have been deployed to maintain their arrogance. But if other health centers are deployed, it may not be like this.
However, the Army has its own problems, and the Navy also has a problem that gives both Lu Zhongheng and He Xi a headache. That's because the recoil of the cannon is too great.
He Xi presided over a ship's cannon launch in Ningbo. But the result was that there were cracks in the keel below. Although it did not sink directly. But if such a problem occurs at sea, it will be a big problem.
The craftsmen discussed it and the answer they gave was to directly build a new ship capable of carrying artillery, that is, a gunboat. Of course, the design of this kind of warship is still different from that of later sailing battleships. Generally speaking, there is no difference from the Fuchuan, except that it has been specially reinforced.
This is of course impossible.
Shipbuilding, even with readily available wood, took several months. There is no way to keep up with the Southern Expedition.
Secondly, it is to strengthen the existing warships.
However, there is a problem.
Building a new boat is drawing on a blank sheet of paper. No restraint. As long as it solves the problem. But the old ship is different. There are restrictions like this. This will test the ability of the craftsmen.
Now before departure, the craftsmen finally renovated the ship.
He Xizheng invited Lu Zhongheng to come and watch the cannon test. But before departure, two pieces of news came one after another.
One is that the King of Mansajia broke with Java. Go to the Ming Dynasty. Another one is the civil unrest in the old port.
Seeing this, He Xi said to Lu Zhongheng, "It seems that the Nanyang side can't wait any longer."
Lu Zhongheng said; "This Yang Shiqi. It's really beyond my expectation. I thought Wenwen was weak and could do such a thing. Is it true that people can't be judged by their appearance?"
He Xi said: "Yang Shiqi?"
Lu Zhongheng said: "Yang Yu's courtesy name is Shiqi."
He Xi said: "I see." He Xi really didn't care much about the word "subordinate". And Yang Shiqi is not one of his more important subordinates. Of course, if he knew that Yang Yu was Yang Shiqi, he would never send him south.
After all, in his mind, Yang Shiqi seemed to be a master of internal affairs.
But now it seems that talents have been cultivated. In history, Yang Shiqi was a master of internal affairs, which is directly related to his decades of experience. Now Yang Shiqi was thrown out as an envoy by He Xi. This incident will definitely have a great impact on Yang Shiqi.
After all, Yang Shiqi at this moment has determined to become a swordsman master. This situation definitely did not exist for Yang Shiqi in history.
It's just that He Xi doesn't know what kind of talent Yang Shiqi his prime minister can be cultivated into through this kind of training method?
However, He Xi felt eager to try.
Lu Zhongheng said: "By the way. What about the old port?"
Lu Zhongheng didn’t pay much attention to Old Port before. However, Old Port took the initiative to come and offer Old Port City. This is what made Lawrence Lu interested, yes. The man who dedicated the city was Liang Sizu. Liang Daoming is indeed a veteran. He will do nothing if he doesn't take action. Once he takes action, he will use his full strength.
What's the point of hooking up with the Ming Dynasty? Just offer your land and surrender.
When the Ming Dynasty went south, it was impossible to completely use the power of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, it wanted to use the power of Nanyang for its own use. Therefore, the Liang family acted like this, even if the horse bones were worth a thousand pieces of gold, they still had to be properly placed.
What? You said that Jiugang does not belong to the Liang family. Is there another Chen Zuyi?
Don't think about these details. And Liang Daoming really didn't think about killing Chen Zuyi before the Ming Dynasty went south?
Of course, Chen Zuyi was the first to take action in the changes in Old Port. Even if Chen Zuyi does not take action, Liang Daoming may not do so. In terms of ruthlessness, Liang Daoming is no worse than Chen Zuyi. It's just that the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy.
He Xi also secretly regretted it. If the navy went south, it would be a good thing for the army to have a big city first. Although Mancijia surrendered, was Mancijia trustworthy? This still needs to be tested.
It's just that something like this happened in Old Port.
He Xi said: "Let's ask about the situation first and then talk."
After a while, Liang Sizu was called over.
Liang Sizu was in his twenties and looked like a wealthy young man rather than a pirate. The way he conducts himself is like a scholar-bureaucrat. If not told, few people would know that this man came out of a pirate den. As Liang Daoming's most valued grandson. Liang Sizu is not without talent. It's just that his talent is not suitable for Nanyang.
This may also be the reason why Liang Daoming wanted to sell the Liang family at a good price.
Liang Sizu is obviously very suitable to hang out in the Ming Dynasty.
Liang Sizu knew that Liang Daoming was dead and the Liang family in Old Port no longer existed. I burst into tears for a while. Almost fainting from crying, he knelt down and said, "Although Grandpa Cao Min is a foreigner, he is also a descendant of the Yan and Huang Dynasties. Knowing that the imperial court is going south, he is looking forward to it day and night, and all he thinks about is that he can return to the heaven in this life. , Fortunately, it was like that. But now I am harmed by Xiaoxiao. The common people invite the soldiers of the Celestial Dynasty to avenge my grandfather. For Nanyang, I hope that the imperial court will go south to avenge the Han people."
After hearing this, He Xi thought to herself, "That's right. It doesn't make sense not to punish Chen Zuyi."
In fact, that's He Xi's original intention. He had no intention of dealing with Chen Zuyi, because in He Xi's view, the difference between Chen Zuyi and Liang Daoming was only fifty steps and a hundred steps. As long as they can surrender to the court, anyone can.
But Liang Sizu tried to talk to He Xi.
The Ming Dynasty lacked supporters in Nanyang when it went south, and the most ideal supporters were the Han people in Nanyang. The number of Han people in Nanyang is actually not too large. Most are still scattered throughout the country. Old Port is a place where there are many people gathering after all.
If it were just the Liang family, the Liang family's experiences would not be enough for He Xi to use the court's resources.
But if it is the Han people who are looking forward to the Ming Dynasty's voyage to Nanyang, then the court must uphold justice.
He Xi said: "Please rest assured, the court will not let the people down."
What Xi said was ambiguous. In fact, if Chen Zuyi also sent people to dedicate the city at this moment. It is very likely that He Xi will not meet Liang Sizu. But now the Chen family has not expressed anything. It should be noted that the Chen family has business dealings with a series of companies such as Jinghai Company, so it is most convenient to transmit information.
But the Chen family still didn't express anything.
This may be an attitude in itself.
However, He Xi still wanted to give the Chen family a chance. After all, if you can avoid taking action, it’s better not to take action. Once Daming takes action, people will die. As for the situation of the Liang family, I really don't think He Xi knows about it, and the Liang family is not a good man or woman.
Of course, the time window He Xi left for the Chen family was not too long.
Once the army reaches Nanyang, everything the Liang family said will be final.
It's not that Liang Sizu didn't understand what He Xi said, it's just that the current situation is stronger than others. Without the Liang family, Liang Sizu's own value has been greatly reduced. At this moment, he suddenly remembered something. He immediately took out a map from his body and said, "This is a map of the Old Port. It shows the waterways of the Old Port and various pass and key places. This is what my grandfather asked me to bring over."
At this point, Liang Sizu already understood his grandfather's thoughts and said with a tearful tone: "Tell me, maybe this will be useful."
Lu Zhongheng took it over and took a look. After just one glance, he was overjoyed and said to himself: "The old port is in my hands." For a veteran general, if he knows a city to this extent and there is no way to capture it, he will just Just kill him with tofu.
