In the Palace of Qianqing.
A dozen young eunuchs were busy placing a map of the southeastern sea of the Ming Dynasty in the center of the palace.
And Zhang Huaizhi was standing next to him.
This nautical chart is based on the nautical charts left over from the early years, and was drawn by the drafting officer under Zhu Yi Maritime Department after on-site inspection.
The Southeast China Sea map includes Ryukyu, Treasure Island and more than a hundred islands. Zhu Jianshen has seen this map a long time ago, and it is not much different from what he saw in later generations.
The chart is eight meters long and six meters wide, making it very clear even for the small Ryukyu Islands.
After Zhang Huaizhi saw the whole picture of the sea chart, he was astonished.
Why is a place as big as Zhejiang so small on this sea map...
After the chart was laid out, Zhu Jianshen stood up from his throne, walked to the chart, and stood opposite Zhang Huaizhi.
"Zhang Huaizhi, you were born in the imperial examination and you are also an official. You have a deep research on the ancient ancestral system. I want to ask you, what does Penghu originally belong to? Is it controlled by the government..."
After hearing Zhu Jianshen's words, Zhang Huaizhi was stunned for a moment. After a while, Zhang Huaizhi shook his head: "Your Majesty, I am ignorant and ignorant."
"Penghu Inspection Department..."
"So, the Penghu Islands and Treasure Island are not just vassals..."
"Since the Penghu Kingdom wants to build a seaport for our Ming Dynasty and requests our Ming Dynasty King's Division to be stationed on the Penghu Islands, I will restart the Penghu Inspection Department, but this time, the chief inspection department will be the Ningbo Navy Admiral..."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Jianshen stared closely at the Penghu Islands on the map. Below him, there is a Diaoyu Island. If it were during the Ming Dynasty, the Penghu Islands would have become an integral part of the Ming Dynasty. That small Diaoyudao is no longer a problem.
After listening to His Majesty the Emperor's words, Zhang Huaizhi looked at the chart again and breathed a sigh of relief. The matter was done...
What Zhu Jianshen said about the Penghu Inspection Department is not without purpose.
He does exist.
In the 29th year of the Yuan Dynasty, the Meng Yuan expedition to Japan failed due to sea winds. They detoured to Treasure Island and passed through the Penghu Islands. They established Penghu as the Penghu Inspection Department. They entered Treasure Island to prepare for the invasion of Japan and all its divisions were subordinated to the Penghu Inspection Department. In Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian, the chief officer is inspecting Penghu Village...·
This agency was originally located on Penghu Island and was responsible for managing affairs in the Taiwan-Penghu region. After Emperor Taizu Gao expelled the Tatars and restored China, he followed the Yuan system and re-established Penghu inspections. However, later Wang Zhi caused trouble, colluded with Japanese pirates, and endangered In the southeastern sea of the Ming Dynasty, all officials at that time believed that Baopeng was located in the corner of the sea, so they adopted the policy of strengthening the wall and clearing the wild areas, sealing off the sea, and abolished the official office again...
In real history, during the Jiajing period, the southeastern coast was affected by Japanese pirates. Hu Zongxian implemented a plan to suppress Japanese pirates, reported to the court, and re-established the inspection department...
In the second year of Tianqi, the Dutch occupied Penghu, and the Fujian Navy regained the Penghu Islands through the Battle of Penghu half a year later...
Now the King of Ryukyu is willing to give up his power to the Ming army coming from afar.
And when the Ming army came to Ryukyu, it was with the request of the credential and to bring love and justice to the people of Ryukyu. This would make many of the small tricks used by the Ming Dynasty in the future more justified...
As long as the Ming army is stationed in it, with the rise of shipping, more coastal people will come to live in Ryukyu, and many Ryukyu nobles will move to live in the Ming Dynasty. After assimilation, within two generations, Ryukyu will truly become The habitat of the Han people...
Zhu Jianshen did not have much ambition. More than 80% of the entire place called Asia in later generations was directly under the territory of the Han nation. There are habitats of the Chinese nation all over the world, and in their habitats, they are all It is enough to have a strong army of the same ethnic group to protect their security.
After reading the map, Zhu Jianshen did not order anyone to put it away. Instead, he directly summoned Li Xian, Han Yong, Peng Shi, Chen Ying, as well as Yang Zheng and Zhu Yi, who had not yet left Nanjing, to enter the palace to discuss matters.
Before the change, when Zhu Jianshen was doing big things, for the sake of safety, he always put Xu Youzhen on the front line, but now, this need has become less.
Although Zhu Jianshen is not too old, it has been twenty years since he ascended the throne. The chief minister of the current dynasty was firmly controlled by him, and he was promoted to the title of Duke...
The chief civil servants and military generals were all convinced of the young emperor. In addition, at this time, the officials from the north and the south were going crazy. They went to sea to help the vassal country to exterminate the Japanese pirates. If Zhu Jianshen could not settle such a small matter, he could not waste any more time. Now that you’ve got enough time, let’s find a side job. I thought it would be good to hide in the palace and do carpentry work to give yourself a domineering status...
For Zhu Jianshen, how to implement it is not the focus, the focus is how to win the naval battle...
After Li Xian, Han Yong, Chen Ying and others entered the Qianqing Palace, they first saw the sea chart placed in the center of the palace. Everyone was fascinated by it and looked at the chart a few more times before saluting. ŴŴŴ.BiQuGe.Biz
As for Zhang Huaizhi standing next to the sea chart, no one except Chen Ying had any impression, because if Chen Ying had not helped Zhang Huaizhi back then, Zhang Huaizhi would have really died in Fengtian Hall as early as five years ago...
"I bow to your majesty, long live your majesty..."
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Since Cao Jixiang, Zhu Yi and others went to sea and Nanjing Longjiang Treasure Ship Company began to receive attention, the Ming Dynasty began to set off a shipbuilding craze. Of course, there were some detours, but most of them are progress. Never underestimate it. The heritage of the Ming Dynasty.
Shipbuilding companies have sprung up all over the country, and as each sea-going ship is launched into the sea, there are more and more skilled shipwrights. In the eight years since Chenghua, there were only more than 38,000 shipwrights in the country. , within ten years, there were already more than 100,000 boat workers across the country. This was due to improvements in remuneration and changes in national policies. In postmodern terms, it was the influence of the wind direction...
At this time, the Shandong Navy had 15 large warships, 32 small warships, and 13,000 soldiers. The Shandong Waihai Navy had 28 large warships, 61 small warships, and 13,000 soldiers. There will be more than 23,000 people.
The Ningbo Navy, which has just completed its expansion, has 21 large warships and 87 small warships. Because there are many small islands in Zhejiang waters that need to be patrolled frequently, there are more small ships carrying hundreds of people.
The Ningbo Navy will have 21,000 soldiers.
The Fujian Navy was the earliest and oldest maritime navy established in the Ming Dynasty. They also had the largest number of ships and the largest number of people. There are thirty-five large warships, each of which can carry more than 700 people, and each warship is equipped with hundreds of cannons, fifty-two small ships, and forty-three thousand soldiers. Thousands of people...
But in addition to this, the Ming Dynasty at this time also had a maritime power that should not be underestimated.
It is the Eastern Airlines fleet that Cao Jixiang has built in recent years. This time the fleet is no longer as small as it was many years ago. It is much larger than the fleet of the Three Treasure Eunuchs back then, with twelve treasure ships and three escort ships. Ten ships, with a fleet of thirteen thousand people...
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