Zhu Di pondered for a moment, then took a piece of rice paper, picked up the Zhu brush and wrote a paragraph on the paper.
He casually took the big seal and stamped it on the lower right corner, then threw it to Chen Kan like trash: "Take my handwriting and go to Zheng He to get it."
Chen Kan smiled and reached out to take Zhu Di's handwriting, bowed to him respectfully and bowed, and then slowly walked out of the hall.
Of course, what was written in Zhu Di's handwriting was not the certificate for Chen Kan to pick up the treasure ship.
It was his appointment to Beijing.
Beijing stayed behind.
This was originally Ping An's appointment, but now that Ping An ran back to Nanjing to support Zhu Di, this appointment naturally fell on Chen Kan.
Of course, being left behind in Beijing is just an identity. The official position Zhu Di gave Chen Kan was called left behind commander and guard.
This official position sounds a bit difficult to pronounce, and it seems that the name of this official position is rarely heard in later movies and TV dramas.
But this was a serious military attaché of the third rank, one rank higher than Chen Kan's former admiral of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division.
With 5,000 imperial guards in Beijing, he is the real leader of the Beijing military.
This was still a normal day, but if it were placed in wartime, the entire Ming army within the Shuntian Prefecture would be controlled by Chen Kan, and the border officials would be properly sealed.
It can be seen from this official position that no matter how bad Zhu Di's attitude towards Chen Kan is on weekdays, he also trusts and values Chen Kan from the bottom of his heart.
Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, apart from Zhu Gaoxu, who else led an army at the age of twenty, only Chen Kan, only Chen Kan.
After whistling and leaving the palace, Chen Kan asked Fang Xu to turn his horse around and walk towards the unknown valley outside the city.
As the saying goes, the right does not expire. Now that he has an army under his command, Chen Kan plans to equip them well.
Fortunately, when I arrived in Beijing, I could take the troops for a walk on the grassland from time to time.
According to the news brought back by Zhu Gaoxu, with the help of his five thousand elite soldiers, the Oara tribe has successfully broken away from Alutai's command.
Now the entire grassland is in a tripartite state. The Oara tribe occupies a large area of grassland in the west, while the Tatar tribe occupies a vast territory north of the Ming Dynasty and all the way to Liaodong. Further east, Zhu Di rewarded Wu Liang Hasan. To the east of Wei's horse herding land was the territory of Nuergandusi and the Jurchens.
At present, the Oara tribe and the Ming Dynasty are still in the honeymoon period.
The Tatar tribe bordering the Datong area of Xuanfu could just become Chen Kan's test subject.
The carriage drove straight into the nameless valley.
The carriage with the Jinghaihou logo was warmly welcomed by everyone as soon as it entered the valley.
In particular, a group of craftsmen from Baochao Division were so excited that tears filled their eyes.
Li Shi took Lao Hei and Lao Xie to accompany Chen Kan. Lao Hei said excitedly: "Master Marquis, I thought you had forgotten us Kuhaha."
Chen Kan smiled and asked: "How is the Baochao Department now? Is it operating according to the rules set by this prince?"
Li Shi cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Thanks to the great blessing of the Marquis, the Baochao Department has now recruited many craftsmen. Our Baochao Department has a successor. The Ministry of Household Affairs has also begun to calculate the brothers' salaries, although they are not much. , but at least there is hope.”
Chen Kan nodded: "It's a good sign. It won't take long before His Majesty will completely abolish the craftsmanship system. Let's work harder to produce more exquisite treasure banknotes to help the bank quickly open up in the Ming Dynasty. By then, I will I will write to the imperial court to ask for merit for you."
"Ouch."
Lao Xie suddenly shouted exaggeratedly, and after successfully attracting Chen Kan's attention, he smiled and said: "That is all the duty of Lao Chen and others, how can I bother Lord Hou to ask for credit for Lao Chen and others? If it is spread, I will let him know People laugh.”
Chen Kan shook his head and said seriously: "Whoever dares to say this is a joke, I will skin him. You have made great contributions to the country. This is something I have seen with my own eyes. If you have merit, you will be rewarded. Whoever dares to make a joke, There is no need to say such depressing words in the future, you are all heroes of our Ming Dynasty and you are not inferior to anyone else."
...
After receiving a wave of earthly energy and earning enough tears from the craftsmen, Chen Kancai walked towards the back mountain waterfall accompanied by Li Shi.
Passing by the wooden villa, the servants of the Hou Mansion who stayed here to look after the house came forward to greet him again.
Chen Kan found that everyone living here could give him a kind feeling.
This was a feeling he had never experienced in the capital.
In the capital, people flatter him because of his status, or are afraid of him because of his methods. Everyone has their own thoughts.
Only the people here, from top to bottom, everyone appreciates and loves him from the bottom of their hearts.
This feeling was so good that Chen Kan couldn't help but feel comfortable from the inside out.
Watching the servants who guarded the house return to the villa, Chen Kan walked towards the waterfall.
The craftsmen who are now developing fire guns here are no longer the group of people that Chen Kan is familiar with. Those people were kidnapped by Jianwen's remnants, and when Ji Gang arrived, they had turned into corpses.
So there have been changes here a long time ago, but this does not affect Chen Kan's status among them.
Craftsmen, as the name suggests, rely on craftsmanship to make a living.
Whoever has good craftsmanship has the right to speak.
Chen Kan has no skills, but every idea and suggestion made by Chen Kan can greatly improve their skills.
So they respected Chen Kan and worshiped Chen Kan from the inside out.
This kind of worship reached its peak when they successfully produced a short fire gun according to the drawings given by Chen Kan.
An official in green robe came up to him, cupped his hands and said, "I have met the Marquis!"
"No need to be polite."
The green-robed official was the person in charge of weapons inspection sent by the Ministry of War. Chen Kan only knew that his surname was Wang and nothing else.
Chen Kan's tone was just the right amount of alienation.
When the green-robed official heard Chen Kan's tone, he knew that Chen Kan didn't want to have too much interaction with him.
So he was very sensible and respectfully stepped down after the ceremony, with just the right amount of propriety.
A craftsman came up to him, and a smile finally appeared on Chen Kan's face.
"Old Wu, long time no see."
The craftsman surnamed Wu took a step forward with a resentful expression on his face: "Yes, I thought that the Marquis didn't care about the weapons inspection anymore."
The craftsman surnamed Wu was the leader of the craftsmen that Chen Kan later asked from Zhu Di to study fire guns.
Eight generations of his family have been dealing with gunpowder. If he hadn't made the short fire blunderbuss, Chen Kan wouldn't have had the courage to go to that old monster Liu Futong.
The two of them had known each other for a long time, and there was no sense of distance between them when they spoke.
Chen Kan said bluntly: "Old Wu, I will not hide it from you. I will leave for Beijing in a few days. The water in the capital is too muddy. I will go to Beijing to avoid the limelight for the time being. This time I will bring weapons." Prison may be the last time."
Old Wu suddenly exclaimed: "What happened? Why is this happening? Why is it happening like this?"
Chen Kan smiled bitterly: "I can't explain the affairs of the court to you. In short, I am here to use my power for personal gain. This is His Majesty's handwriting. Check it. If there is no problem, I will use your inventory here." Brought to Beijing."
Old Wu frowned and said: "Master Marquis, I don't understand the affairs of the court, but you are making a mistake when you say this. You founded the Ordnance Supervision and Firearms Bureau. I believe you, you can take these things away." .”
Chen Kan shook his head: "You still have to abide by the rules."
After saying that, he couldn't help but put Zhu Di's handwriting into Lao Wu's hand.
Even though the Ministry of War has sent officials to take charge here, the real decision maker here is Old Wu. If he doesn't nod, Chen Kan can't take away any of the fire guns here.
With the handwritten book already in his hand, Old Wu had no choice but to shake his head helplessly, and then read it word for word.
After a while, Lao Wu returned the handwritten letter to Chen Kan, cupped his hand and said: "Congratulations, Lord Marquis, on your promotion. You can lead an army by yourself at a young age. It will be just around the corner to break the earth and become the king."
Everyone likes to hear nice words, and Chen Kan is no exception.
But forget it, don’t take it seriously.
Chen Kan stopped talking nonsense and smiled at Old Wu: "For your good advice, how many short guns and Suifa fire guns are in stock here?"
Old Wu said: "There are two hundred and fourteen short guns, six thousand seven hundred and thirty-two fire guns, and fifty thousand rounds of bullets. Do you want the Marquis to take them all away?"
"all."
Chen Kan affirmed that any hesitation for even a moment would be disrespectful to these guns.
Old Wu didn't ask any more questions. After getting the affirmative answer, he handed over his hands and said, "Okay, I'll tell you to pretend."
"Someone will pick it up later."
After the matter was done, Chen Kan did not stay in the Nameless Valley any longer.
He still has to go to Zheng He to get the treasure ship.
Back in the city, Chen Kan changed the carriage into a war horse.
Zheng He's shipbuilding place was in Liujiagang, not far from the capital, but closer to the sea. Chen Kan wanted to move as soon as possible, so he had to drive the ship back to the capital himself.
It is definitely unrealistic to ask Zheng He to send someone to deliver it.
Fortunately, Chen Kan's personal guards are all from Jiangnan. It may not be possible for them to fight on horseback, but it is very easy for them to operate ships.
No matter how difficult the boat is, as long as they have seen others operate it once, they can quickly get started.
"Drive~"
The sound of the whip breaking through the air and the sound of Chen Kan urging the horse sounded at the same time.
Even though Chen Kan had pushed his big green horse to the limit, when Chen Kan and his party arrived at Liujiagang, the sky was still dark.
"Xu~"
Seeing a brightly lit open space filled with various kinds of thick timber in the distance, Chen Kan slowed down his horse.
But the movement caused by the galloping horses could not be concealed from the shipbuilders, and how could it be concealed from Zheng He, who had been following Zhu Di on the battlefield for many years.
Soon, a group of cavalry drove out of the dock and headed straight for Chen Kan.
"Comers, stop here. Ahead is General Zheng He's shipyard. I don't care which general you are under, so please leave quickly."
Lai Jiang spoke with a strong Guanzhong accent. He was not tall, but extremely burly. He was not at all like the figure that people from Jiangnan should have.
"A good general."
There was no concealed admiration in Chen Kan's eyes.
The person in front of me, at first glance, looks like the kind of fierce general often mentioned in dramas, with a leopard's head and eyes, a tiger's back and a bear's waist.
In his hand, the horse spear, which was almost extinct in the Ming army, was like a wooden stick, with unparalleled power.
