When he thought of this, Zheng Fusong felt incredible. There was even a picture in his mind. When he, the deputy general, returned home, Zheng Zhilong, as a coastal defense guerrilla, had to give him a gift as a subordinate...
As a young man who has just turned eighteen, to be honest, it is very tempting to surpass his father.
Zhang Mingwei didn't expect that Zheng Fusong would be dumbfounded after listening to his words, which made him unable to say any subsequent words immediately.
So Zhang Mingwei had to pretend to cough.
Hearing this movement, Zheng Fusong came to his senses and immediately replied excitedly: "Student... no, the final general will definitely live up to the recommendation of the Duke!"
Hearing that he had changed his mind, Zhang Mingwei smiled in his heart, and then said to Zheng Fusong: "But now the Denglai Navy has ceased to exist in name only, and there are no warships or sailors available at all. Therefore, the emperor's decision is to divert part of the Fujian Navy The division will go north to serve as the skeleton of the Denglai Navy to undertake the initial tasks. After the warships are built, we will further expand the Denglai Navy!"
Hearing this, Zheng Fusong was a little dumbfounded.
He was not stupid, and he immediately understood why Duke Xingguo recommended him as the deputy commander of the Denglai Navy. It was not because of his talent, but because of his father's naval fleet!
Seeing his dumbfounded look, Zhang Mingwei added an explanation: "Actually, some of the imperial edicts from the Fujian navy of the Northern Diversion Project should have been sent to Fujian before. Just so, you can go directly back to Fujian to receive the water from the Northern Diversion Project. The division heads north to Denglai."
At this moment, Zheng Fusong no longer felt excited and became a little depressed. He wanted to speak several times but hesitated, but in the end he couldn't.
Zheng Zhilong is his father, of course he understands his father. Although he felt that his father would not violate the imperial edict, at best, he would just deal with it, and it was impossible to transfer the elite of the Fujian Navy to the north.
However, if this Northern Diversion Navy was him, his father couldn't just deal with it, right?
However, if some of the elite navy were to be sent to the north, Zheng Fusong felt that his father would not agree. After all, this south is the Zheng family's sphere of influence. If this navy elite is transferred north and does not have the strength to sit on the southeast coast, then his father will definitely not agree.
Seeing Zheng Fusong like this, Zhang Mingwei actually guessed what he was thinking, so he said to him: "Don't worry. When you go back, bring a letter to your father. I believe your father will definitely be happy after reading it." I won’t say anything to you, and will give you enough elite watermen.”
At this point, seeing Zheng Fusong's very surprised look, Zhang Mingwei reached out and patted him on the shoulder and said: "You are so young and have never led a navy to fight in battles. If you were suddenly promoted to deputy general, you would definitely be replaced by an ordinary person. I won’t be convinced. However, if you are transferred from the deputy admiral to the navy, they will definitely not have any objections. And with their help, I believe you can continue to learn, and you will definitely be qualified as the deputy admiral in the end. Once you have laid this foundation, Only then can you show your strength to foreign lands and dominate the ocean for the Ming Dynasty!"
After hearing this, Zheng Fusong felt a little disappointed, but he also understood that what the Duke said was indeed the truth.
Thinking about this, I couldn't help but sigh.
Seeing him like this, Zhang Mingwei said earnestly: "You can't choose your family background, so you don't have to worry too much. What you have to do is to work hard and make progress. If you are better than someone who is good at it, that's fine. I think , your father is just on the coast of our Ming Dynasty, but one day in the future, if you can work hard, your goal will be the ocean! It is impossible. You feel that you are no better than your father, and you will always live in your father's shadow. Come on, your father said you have no future, right?"
Young people are the most intolerable, especially young men like Zheng Fusong.
At this time, when he heard Zhang Mingwei's words, he immediately raised his head, looked back at Zhang Mingwei, and said in a firm tone: "The Duke is watching, whether I, Zheng Fusong, have any potential!"
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei nodded with a smile and said: "Okay, the world is changing, or in other words, the whole world is the same. When heroes are born, history books will definitely leave a strong mark to record this era. Try Harder!"
"General, I understand!" After hearing this, Zheng Fusong nodded vigorously, his expression regaining excitement.
Zhang Mingwei saw him, smiled and patted him on the shoulder, then turned and walked away, and said at the same time: "Recommend you as the deputy general of Denglai Navy, I will send someone to rush to the capital immediately. In addition, give it to your father After I write the letter, you can help me convey it. I will talk to the prince later. What you have to do now is to plan your life well and try to learn more about naval warfare. Related Regarding the situation in Liaodong, I will also have someone compile a copy of the information for you."
"Yes!" Zheng Fusong took half a step behind and immediately agreed respectfully.
"You also need to understand the North Korean side. The main task of the Denglai Navy is to ensure the security of Dongjiang Town, transport troops, and contain the rebels."
"yes!"
"The possible opponents of the Denglai Navy are the North Korean Navy, or the original rebel generals from Dongjiang Town. When they rebelled, they brought some warships with them."
"oh!"
"..."
Just like that, Zhang Mingwei walked and chatted, and unknowingly returned to the Zhongjun tent. As a result, he found that Zhu Cixiang, who had come first, was not here.
So, he asked the imperial guard here: "Where are the prince and princess?"
"Back to your lord, Your Highness the Princess is taking Your Highness the Prince to see the female soldiers!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but laugh. It must have been Zhu Aelao who showed off to her brother and aroused her brother's interest.
So, he turned to Zheng Fusong and said with a smile: "I have to write memorials and letters. You can go find the prince."
The reputation of female soldiers pioneered by Duke Xingguo has long been spread. As an eighteen-year-old young man, Zheng Fusong was of course also very curious. However, he still remained reserved in front of the Duke. After cupping his fists in response, it was obvious that he followed the pace of the Imperial Guardsman who led the way and became much more brisk.
Zhang Mingwei looked at his back, smiled and shook his head. When he turned around and walked into the central military tent, the smile on his face disappeared.
There was nothing I could do about it. Although he seemed to be calm and unhurried, in fact he was still very worried in his heart.
Emperor Chongzhen was really frightened by the news that Huang Taiji had assembled a cavalry army for an expedition to Qin. Immediately, Babaili rushed to deliver the news to Zhang Mingwei and asked what should be done about this situation?
In fact, Min Hongxue, the Minister of War in the capital, had already given suggestions, but Emperor Chongzhen was still worried and had to ask Zhang Mingwei what he meant.
In this regard, Zhang Mingwei gave the same advice as Min Hongxue. He immediately sent an order to Sun Chuanting, the governor of the three border areas, asking him to station at the northern border and unable to go to Shu.
In addition, he also comforted Emperor Chongzhen, saying that since the news was sent back by a clipper sent by the cavalry who raided Liaodong, they must also know the news and will definitely try their best to cause trouble in Liaodong. In this way, maybe the Jianlu army will return to defend Liaodong, and the crisis in Qin will be resolved immediately.
However, although Zhang Mingwei comforted Emperor Chongzhen in this way, he was actually still a little worried.
As the commander-in-chief, Li Laiheng, with his five thousand cavalry, could make a big splash in Liaodong and how much pain he would inflict on Jianlu. He was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, so he couldn't guarantee it.
We can only make a rough judgment based on the information currently available, such as Li Laiheng's experience, Jianlu's cavalry deployment, etc. As for what will really happen, there are too many influencing factors!
"I hope Li Laiheng will not disappoint himself. In this way, many subsequent things can be sorted out!" Zhang Mingwei thought to himself, thinking about this.
As long as Li Laiheng could deliver a decent record, he would be prepared to write a big book and set Li Laiheng as a model for recruitment. Not only for the wandering thieves to see, but also for the people in the court.
Zhang Mingwei has reason to believe that many of the bandits will put aside their worries.
The reason why he wanted to take this route was because he felt that relying on military crusade alone would not be very effective in dealing with the bandits.
Flowing thieves, flowing thieves, are mobile thieves.
When these bandits faced the imperial officers and soldiers, they would fight if they could. Once they felt that they were outmatched, they would never continue to fight hard against the imperial officers and soldiers, but would flee.
And with the current strength of the bandits, to be honest, it is no longer the early years of Chongzhen, and ordinary imperial officers and soldiers cannot stop the bandits at all.
Once the bandits start a guerrilla war, it is really impossible to wipe out the bandits as quickly as possible.
For example, right now, don't look at Zhang Xianzhong and the others who are clamoring to attack Nanjing, but according to the information Zhang Mingwei has, there are many things that are not true to the rumors.
That Zhang Xianzhong, what is he planning to do?
Also, what is the situation of Li Zicheng's department now?
It's really annoying. There are no telephones, no telegraphs, and no Internet. The delivery of this message is really too slow!
Trying to put aside these troubles, Zhang Mingwei took care of the matters at hand first.
Zhu Cixiang waited until he had finished handling the matter before appearing. It was obvious that he was very envious of Zhu Yuluo's experience, which was so wonderful. For this reason, he pestered Zhang Mingwei to give him guidance and explanations.
When it was getting late, he even proposed to sleep with Zhang Mingwei. This request shocked everyone waiting.
In the end, Zhang Mingwei complied with his request and chatted until midnight.
He also needs to understand the specific situation on Zhu Cixiang's side and give guidance. Because Zhu Cixiang's matter is indeed very important.
The promotion of sweet potatoes, which is supplementary planting outside farmland, has been spread in Jiangnan.
This time, Zhu Cixi came and brought a boatload of dried sweet potatoes to use as rations for the army. If it doesn't go too far, it's probably just one stick per person, just for a taste.
