Imperial College, Military Academy.
Qi Chuan raised his head and looked at the posted notice. He squinted and could only recognize a few words. He looked at Yang Fenghuo beside him: "Grand Governor, what is this notice about?"
Yang Fenghuo cleared his throat, looked at it, and kicked Qi Chuan: "If I can read, why should I come to the Military Academy to suffer?"
Xuan Qingshu held the fan leisurely and pretended to be romantic: "What is written here is the news about the imperial court's three water divisions."
"Three-point water division, why?"
Qi Chuan was very puzzled.
Yang Fenghuo thought about it for a while and understood the reason.
The navy has 100,000 soldiers, and the power of the general force is much greater than that of the commander of the garrison. The court is not at ease, so it is normal to split it up, just like when Lao Zhu dismantled Zhongshu Xingshe and established the Chief Envoy Department , according to the inspection and envoys department, all command the history department in the same way.
After all, Yang Fenghuo's thoughts were a bit narrow. After Xuan Qingshu's explanation, he couldn't help but secretly blame himself. Zhu Yunwen's purpose in dividing the navy was not to decentralize power, but to strengthen control of the sea.
Xuan Qingshu stared at the notice and said seriously: "It said something puzzling."
"There are things you, a scholar, don't understand, so you should listen to them."
Yang Fenghuo was a little surprised.
Xuan Qingshu had become accustomed to Yang Fenghuo's teasing and said seriously: "The imperial court said that the Navy Commander's Office, the Fifth Army Commander's Office, the Ministry of War, the Military Academy, etc. should jointly compile a book called "On the Sea Power of the Ming Dynasty" .”
Yang Fenghuo and Qi Chuan had stars in their eyes. They had never heard of the theory of maritime power in the Ming Dynasty. What was this?
"Why is the Military Academy involved in the affairs of the imperial court?"
Gao Zhongguang came over with a serious expression.
Xuan Qingshu glanced at Gao Zhongguang and asked, "You are all from Qianhu. If you don't train sergeants, why did you come to the Military Academy?"
Gao Zhongguang, Yang Fenghuo and others figured out that even the top soldiers of the Navy didn't understand the matter of publishing a book. If they were asked to write a book, it would be good if they could understand it. Why do they expect others to read it?
"Don't be stunned. Gather in the small square of the Military Academy. People from the Ministry of War, the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, and the Navy Commander's Mansion are all here. Hurry up."
Zhou Qian shouted,
After hearing such news, Xuan Qingshu vaguely felt that "On the Sea Power of the Ming Dynasty" might be a great thing, and it would affect the Ming Dynasty and the future.
The entire Gupu Military Academy, and even those from other academies, heard the news and ran over.
The reason for such a big commotion was not because of Tie Xuan, Xu Huizu and Li Jian, but because of the arrival of Zhu Yunwen.
For this era, no one has a true sense of sea power. Although it is said that everything in the world belongs to the emperor's family, no emperor has truly said that the East China Sea belongs to our family and the South China Sea also belongs to our family.
Not many emperors went to the sea, and one of them was carried on someone's back and jumped off.
Zhu Yuanzhang is considered brave. The sea opens when he wants to and closes when he wants to. The door that opens and closes is the continental shelf, not the sea. From this perspective, Zhu Yuanzhang did not think that the sea belonged to the Ming Dynasty, but was ownerless. What the Ming Dynasty wanted were the islands in the sea, not the sea itself.
Zhu Yunwen didn't think so. The rules of the sea were made by the strong men of the sea. In this era, only Ming Dynasty was qualified to make the rules of the sea.
Let everyone understand that the sea is not ownerless. The sea is also part of the territory of the Ming Dynasty and belongs to the Ming Dynasty. Whoever enters a certain sea area is equivalent to entering the Ming Dynasty.
With the navy divided into three parts and the development of steam ships, it was time to determine the maritime rights of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yunwen climbed to the high platform, looked at the crowd, and said majestically: "What is sea power? Sea power is relative to land power. Land power means that I control the land through the people and soldiers to ensure that the enemy does not dare to invade the border and that no inch of territory is lost." . Sea power means that I use the power of the navy to control and utilize the sea. I ask you, is the navy important?"
"important!"
Everyone did not hesitate.
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and continued: "If there were no navy to sail the sea, how many Japanese pirates would invade our coast and the people would suffer from them? If there were no navy to go to Nanyang, how could there be the current booming voyage trade? If there were no navy to go out to the southeast, how would -Maintain the safety of trade channels and prevent pirates from attacking merchant ships? Without water divisions in the Ming Dynasty, the sea will be lost, harm will be suffered, and its profits will be harmed!"
Li Jian, Tie Xuan, Xu Huizu, Gu Pu and others nodded.
Without a powerful navy, I am afraid that the current Jianwen Dynasty would still be like the Hongwu period, with Japanese pirate attacks from time to time, and the coastal people suffered greatly, not to mention the current booming voyage trade.
Zhu Yunwen instructed: ""The Theory of Sea Power of the Ming Dynasty" should be written by you together. I hope you can get to know it, because this book will be related to the sea power of the Ming Dynasty and the construction of the Navy. The Navy Commander said that he did not know how to write it. , the Minister of War is also at a loss, and Dean Gu doesn’t understand the meaning, so I’ll give you a few pointers.”
Li Jian said to San Ran that he didn't even know what Hai Quan was or how to write about it.
Tie Xuan and Gu Pu were called by name, but they didn't care and listened quietly.
Zhu Yunwen raised his right hand and stretched out a finger: "First of all, let's be clear about the importance of the ocean. If we stick to this point, future generations will not give up on the ocean and retreat into seclusion again."
The corner of Xu Huizu's mouth twitched, okay, aren't you criticizing Lao Zhu? This is also bullying Lao Zhu who has been lying down for eight years. Try saying this eight years ago...
From the importance of the ocean, to how to ensure freedom of movement at sea, to the composition of maritime power and the construction of the navy, Zhu Yunwen drew on the framework of "On Sea Power" of later generations and clarified the basic direction of "On Sea Power of the Ming Dynasty". The remaining Let the people below do the work.
From this day on, the consciousness of sea power took root in the Ming Dynasty.
While the Navy was undergoing large-scale adjustments and changes, the Security Bureau's investigation had a breakthrough due to an accident.
In early April, Pang Huan took Cong Pei'er and his son Pang Changfeng to Tianjie Temple to offer incense. While praying at the Buddha statue, Cong Pei'er glanced at the woman praying beside him and vaguely felt that she looked kind, but couldn't remember it for a moment.
After praying, Cong Pei'er told Pang Huan about the incident. Pang Huan didn't care. He just thought that Cong Pei'er came here too many times and it was normal to meet a few people who had met a few people.
But that's not the case.
Cong Pei'er hoped that Pang Huan would make a wish to worship Buddha and persuaded him.
Pang Huan shook his head and refused: "I serve the emperor. I heard that Buddha is just a prince. Why should I kneel to a mere prince? If I want to kneel, I should kneel to the emperor."
Cong Pei'er rolled her eyes. Buddha is Buddha and Emperor Jianwen is Emperor Jianwen. Making a wish will not hinder your loyalty.
If your heart is not sincere, it doesn’t matter if you don’t allow it.
Cong Pei'er stopped insisting and entered the Bodhisattva Hall alone. Just as she was about to kneel on the futon, she saw the woman just now getting up to pray. She couldn't help but stepped forward to take a look, bumped into her on purpose, and hurriedly Apology: "Sorry, I was careless."
The woman was alert and a little panicked. When she saw that Cong Pei'er was a woman, she breathed a sigh of relief and turned around without thinking.
Cong Pei'er looked at the woman's appearance and was struck by lightning. The woman's graceful face was full of haggard, and her noble behavior was unlike that of ordinary people. The most important thing was that she had seen this face more than once!
Bodhisattva and other things are not important anymore.
Watching the woman leave, Cong Pei'er turned around and ran out to find Pang Huan. She swallowed nervously and said, "I, I saw Princess Lin'an!"
Pang Huan was holding Pang Changfeng and joking. When he heard the words "Princess Lin'an", he shivered all over and asked in shock: "Princess Lin'an, are you sure?"
Cong Pei'er pinched Pang Huan suddenly and nodded: "Now, I am more sure."
Pang Huan hurriedly handed the child to Cong Pei'er, waved, and someone came out of the crowd. Pang Huan took out his waistband, handed it over, and said hurriedly: "Quick report to Commander Liu, tell me that the family of Young Master Li Qi has been found." Yes, it’s at Tianjie Temple!”
