Chapter 171 Near Island
If the bandits can be eliminated locally, it is also said that it was Zhou Lianggong's dispatch, which is of course an undefeated political achievement for Zhou Lianggong, the defense of Huaiyanghai.
It may not be impossible to go further and become the governor of Fengyang.
For the court, the current situation is of course that we can only rely on the generals of the four towns and their troops, but whether it is Emperor Hongguang or the civil servants of the six cabinet departments, they are more convinced that they are still qualified to manage local civil servants.
After the fall of Nanjing and other places, the real power sect who presided over Huguang and other places was He Tengjiao, a civil servant. If it were not for the leadership, Huguang would have fallen soon and gathered a large number of Ming troops under his command. However, because of his narrow-mindedness, he had been excluding the remaining troops of the Shun Army, which made Zhongzhenying and Huguang Ming Army unable to work together. I am afraid that the situation in the Southern Ming will be greatly improved.
From Xiong Tingbi to Sun Chengzong, to Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and the next-class Zhu Dadian and Lu Zhenfei, these excellent civil servants with outstanding literary talents and martial arts seem to be due to their luck.
Either die at the hands of one's own people or die at the hands of others. Even those who have not died by luck cannot display their talents and are depressed in the Southern Ming Dynasty.
The Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and the Huang Daozhou, He Tengjiao and others who were in power were far behind those of the previous predecessors.
As for the civil officials of the Yongli Dynasty, they were simply unable to remember their names. Apart from making trouble, causing trouble, causing conflicts between Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang and others, they were incapable of having no idea of the overall situation, which was simply injustice.
There was a shortage of people in the Southern Ming Dynasty, and there was actually not a shortage of civil servants at the upper class. Qian Qianyi was restored. Those civil servants who were famous all over the world and held articles were on the sidelines, and there were still a few tricks to fight for power and profit, so that they could go to the local government to serve as governors and governors, and to appease the local government in case of strong enemies attacking. This would cost their lives.
Because of this, Zhou Lianggong has the confidence and capital to work hard to make his reputation.
Min Yuanqi was supported by Zhou Lianggong. The two sides determined the bottom line and formed an alliance. Min Yuanqi would not change the party anymore. Zhou Lianggong had Min Yuanqi and his two battalions of soldiers, so his back was much harder.
If the governor dares to talk about his reputation, he still has a considerable chance.
The second purpose is to give the soldiers more opportunities to go out to sea by boat. Yuntiguan originally guarded the sea frontier and the sea mouth. Although it was deserted for many years, there were still channels to go out to sea, so it would be a waste if you don’t need it.
Now Min Yuanqi is gradually putting shipbuilding on the agenda, and chaos is about to begin. There are a large number of shipbuilding workshops in Qingjiangpu, including not only utensils, but also many shipbuilding craftsmen.
As long as the situation is even more chaotic, it is not difficult to get all these craftsmen’s tools to the cloud ladder.
After Duoduo conquered Nanjing and Hangzhou, Qingjiangpu was also included in the rule. These things were cheaper than the Qing court and were also an important means for the Qing court to transport wealth and wealth in Jiangnan.
Later, the Qing court established several governors in Qingjiangpu to be responsible for managing the Yellow River and the transportation of the canal. Qingjiangpu's status gradually surpassed the old Huai'an Prefecture, and then established a county prefecture here. The original Huai'an Prefecture was demoted to a prefecture and then to a county prefecture.
Min Yuanqi's earliest plan was to build a ship to go south, accumulate some of his wealth, gather some of his trusted subordinates, and sail to sea. Whether it was to settle down first in Fujian and Guangdong, or go straight to Taiwan, or even go directly to Nanyang, it was an option.
If Min Yuanqi had been able to escape to Fujian by boat half a year ago, it would be the most realistic plan to enter Nanyang again by camera.
Not to mention the number of ships in Fujian these days, there are definitely more than 100 ships to Nanyang a year. Several major anti-Chinese trends occurred in Indonesia and Luzon. The Malay region in later generations was quite stable, and there were quite a lot of Chinese there. Before its founding, it accounted for about 40%, and then it was relatively stable, resulting in many wealthy families.
Min Yuanqi felt that with his own talent, he dared not say that he could build a foundation in Nanyang and become a wealthy family.
Neither he had to bow down to the Tartar Qing Dynasty, and he would be a slave in a harsh environment where the sun was shrouded, nor would he be poor or poor and have no place to rely on. Min Yuanqi was satisfied to be able to do this level.
After the situation changed, Min Yuanqi's thoughts and thoughts naturally changed.
If you can do better, why not work hard?
Now we send soldiers to sea on canal boats, with the purpose of training troops at sea, because sooner or later, Min Yuanqi will compete with others for power at sea.
Whether it is to open up a situation in Southeast Asia or to compete with the Dutch in Taiwan, ships and personnel on board are essential.
Moreover, there is a great opportunity in the next few years. When Zheng Zhilong first descended, he gave up his fleet and controlled sea border. The Zheng family navy was in chaos and scattered.
Although Zheng Chenggong is Zheng Zhilong's son, there are people in the Zheng family who are not convinced by him, and Zheng Zhilong's old subordinates do not take him seriously.
In the years that followed, Zheng Chenggong tried every means and went through many difficulties and obstacles to win over his father's old subordinates and gradually built a foundation on the shore. Although his troops under him were not as many as his father's time, his power on land became stronger.
During this period, Zheng Chenggong himself only had a few ships and more than a thousand subordinates started his career.
Min Yuanqi thought that his foundation might be better than Zheng Damu. The disadvantage is that he is from the northern country. People from Fujian are very proud of his clutch. He has to conquer Zheng Zhilong's old subordinates. He probably has a lot of effort, but as long as he has strong enough strength and seizes the opportunity, he may not be unable to succeed.
He occupied the waterway and the navy, fought with the Dutch, snatched the Japanese market from the Dutch, and continued to trade with foreign colonists such as the Spaniards.
They even wanted to grab a colony and collude with Taiwan, so that the Dutch and the Qing court would not have joined forces to blockade, making the Zheng family increasingly poorer and weaker, and even unable to defeat the Qing Dynasty naval army. It was simply a shame for the pirates of the Ming Dynasty.
These thoughts are very good, but we have to take the first step in everything.
There is still a need to wait for shipbuilding. Han Sen has already started to build sheds and craftsmen's residences near the dock, and is also collecting tools to do some preliminary preparations.
There is one advantage in building ships here in Yuntiguan. There were originally corresponding docks for stopping and repairing ships, and there were also quite a lot of experience. There were many canal transport troops who knew how to control ships, and there were also very rich experience in repairing ships.
What is lacking is the experience of sailing into the sea, and this shortcoming is also extremely easy for the canal transport troops with rich experience in sailing.
The disadvantage is the experience of fighting at sea, which takes time and even uses dead people as costs to continuously make up for it.
Qinshan Island is only more than 60 miles away from Yunlaid. It takes one day to walk by land, but it takes more than two days to walk from the sea.
Although the boat was sailing close to the shore, the wind and waves were strong, and the transport troops were inexperienced. Although they had found several fishermen who had sailed to the sea, the fishermen who had never sailed such a large boat worth more than 20 meters long. Everyone was still blown away by the wind and waves and disrupted the formation of the fleet. On several occasions, they almost encountered reefs by the sea and almost collided with the big boat.
After traveling for more than 60 miles in two days, fortunately, Han Sen was relieved when he saw the pirates entrenched on the island.
This time he was the highest military officer, but Han Sen was not responsible for commanding the war, and that was the position of the General Officer of the Hundred.
He is responsible for recording various situations of sea ships going to sea, including the status of the ships, etc.
After this trip, Han Sen had to admit that the canal ship was not suitable for going into the sea at all.
The bow of the flat-bottomed boat is slightly tilted, and the single-fa sail is not very windy. The ship speed is extremely slow and it is extremely difficult to control. The canal boats in the waves are tilted left and right, which is very likely to capsize.
This ship was originally designed on the canal and has shallow draft. Because the canal is often dry, even deep water areas cannot be as strong as the wind and waves as on the sea, so the canal ship is completely unqualified at the sea.
In fact, Han Sen wanted to set up a few ships to go to sea, but he had to wait at least half a year later, but now he is in a hurry.
The Qinshan Island thieves have disappeared. Last time, the 300 elites and the big boss were wiped out by Min Yuanqi's troops. The remaining bandits fled in scattered. The less than a hundred people left on the island were mostly cruel people with nowhere to go to and unable to change their old habits.
If the thieves in these islands are not removed, the people around them are still not at peace, so Han Sen is still looking forward to this mission.
"The island is in front." He Fu, the head of the team, said sternly: "The island is only two miles long and about a mile wide. There are dozens of houses on it. The sketch was drawn by the people of the Military Information Department for you to see. After going to the island, a flag team was divided into two strands, along the left and right, and the two flag teams followed me and rushed towards the place where the thieves lived. This time it was a surprise attack. Don't hold back after we went to the island. The lord has orders. These people are extremely vicious and have their lives in their hands. Don't surrender. Even those who surrender will kill them, and they will not harm the heavens!"
"Yes, Mr. Bai!"
More than a hundred people heard it clearly on the three ships and shouted with guns together.
Someone on the island seemed to have noticed it, and in the place visible to the naked eye, he seemed to see a group of people running around randomly.
A few minutes later, someone beat drums and drums on the island, not like an alarm, but like someone gathered the least high-end drum and music team in the village and played music there and welcomed them.
Han Sen just raised his eyelids and took a look, not very interested in the war that was going to happen.
He was the governor of the governor, so he presided over the military law of the entire military camp, and later supervised the outside security department.
I have to sort out the Yanchi Workshop and other matters to check if there are any other people who collude with traitors and plot against them.
Public security is a security guard. The siege department ignores the matters such as fighting and stealing, but it involves external forces or some people do not abide by military and civil laws. These are all responsibilities of the siege department.
Han Sen already has a sense that he is quite mediocre in leading troops, but he has high prestige. In his thirty years of life, he has been transporting grain to Beijing for more than ten years. This kind of errands that require management and coordination are the most test of human nature. Han Sen's prestige comes from his equal treatment of everyone on the way north and his help to the flag army. Only by being in harmony with each other can we go safely and return safely.
Because of this, in the hearts of the bannermen who knew Han Sen, this former chief banner officer was serious in his work, treated people peacefully, and treated people equally. He never did anything messy, and did not accept bribes from Han Sen. He did not do those things that were betrayal in his mind. This characteristic was considered a bit old-fashioned at the time, but now he is the best candidate in the custody department.
Han Sen also lived up to his responsibilities and worked diligently since he was appointed as the governor. He did everything inside and outside the camp, regardless of the military and civilians, and would never let anyone violate the military law.
The army built by Min Yuanqi is indeed centripetal and prosperous. The entire group has a spirit of striving for progress, but no matter how long and short the five fingers are, some people are either greedy, rebellious, or vicious, and there will always be people who come out to challenge the military law, but Han Sen is never merciless. No matter whether it is from the Min family or which family, as long as they are hit by this King of Yan Han, they will have to be skinned even if they are not dead.
The more effective the stewardship department is in charge, the more praise he receives, Han Sen knew that he would not have any chance to lead troops to the battlefield in his life.
Chapter completed!