The victory of Dengzhou victory was delivered to Nanjing, and Zhu Cilang's heart was finally able to let go.

The Shence Army generals Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing's rebels were all killed. Although Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing escaped from the formation, they were smashed into meat paste by a group of angry villagers with hoes and feces.

Chen Liu sent someone to search and found the two horses. From the accessories on the saddle, it can be concluded that the two corpses were from Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing.

What made Zhu Cilang most pleased was that the Tianqi Camp led by Chen Liu relied on the wall-style charge to Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo's rebels rushed into pieces and won in one fell swoop.

When the Tianqi Battalion was first established, there were only 2,000 people, but later it was expanded into 3,000 people. But even if there were 3,000 people, being able to win a complete victory against an infantry formation that was ten times its number was enough to prove that the combat effectiveness of this army was very considerable.

The horses of these three thousand cavalrymen are supported according to the highest standards, and the armors equipped by the soldiers are all of them with heavy black iron armor, and they should be fully equipped with Li Shimin's original Xuanjia Army.

It can be said that the Tianqi Camp is the most expensive army in the Shence Army, but it is precisely because of this that he is a trump card in Zhu Cixuan's hands. He can turn the world by playing it at critical moments.

The only thing that made Zhu Cilang a little worried was that there was a big conflict between Huang Degong and Chen Liu.

Shortly after Chen Liu's memorial to report to the palace, Huang Degong's memorial to impeach Chen Liu's domineering and arrogant mistreat was also delivered.

Zhu Cixuan is not in Dengzhou, so of course he cannot clearly restore the truth of the matter. But he can probably guess why the two of them had a dispute.

If civil officials pursue political achievements, military generals need military achievements.

Military merits are the prerequisite for promotion and title. There are many military generals who have fought for military merits for revenge.

Huang Degong had no friendship with Chen Liu before, and it was normal for him to impeach Chen Liu for military merit.

However, Zhu Cixuan still trusts Chen Liu very much.

This man was originally a guard of the Eastern Palace. He was extremely loyal and would never take the initiative to bully his colleagues.

This military merit dispute is probably because Huang Degong is out of his mind.

It's hard to handle, this is really hard to handle.

Chen Liu is Zhu Cilang's direct descendant, and Zhu Cilang must protect him. Huang Degong is one of the best generals in the Southern Ming Dynasty. What is even more commendable is that he is loyal to the court, and Zhu Cilang cannot let Huang Degong feel disappointed.

If this matter is handled inappropriately, it may cause internal strife and will have a great impact on the imperial court's plan to fight the Northern Expedition.

Zhu Cilang repeatedly tapped his forehead, trying to think of a way to achieve the best of both worlds.

But after thinking about it, he still couldn't think of a perfect solution.

It’s hard to get a bowl of water.

At this time, Gao Hongtu, the Minister of Works, sought a visit. Zhu Cilang had to temporarily suppress this matter and summon Gao Hongtu.

Gao Hongtu was already old, but he still abides by his duties as a minister. He knelt down on the ground and respectfully treated his ministerial courtesy.

After the ceremony, Zhu Cilang quickly asked him to flatten and gave him a seat.

After sitting down, Gao Hongtu bowed and reported: "The new batch of sea ships manufactured by Longjiang Shipyard have been completed. Will they be shipped to Xinjiangkou Naval Camp?"

Zhu Cixuan was overjoyed when he heard this: "Gao Qing, how many sea boats are built by the Longjiang Shipyard this time?"

"Your Majesty, there are seven blessing ships and nine broad ships."

Gao Hongtu replied respectfully.

Zhu Cilang nodded and said, "Yes, the manufacturing speed of Longjiang Shipyard is much faster now than a few months ago."

He paused for a moment and then said, "Don't send this batch of sea boats to the Xinjiangkou Naval Camp. He will go to the sea from Chongming, the Yangtze River to Dengzhou!"

Zhu Cilan's decision shocked Gao Hongtu.

He originally just had a routine meeting and reported to Zhu Cixuan about the progress of shipbuilding in the Longjiang Shipyard. As for the built sea ships, they would be sent to Xinjiangkou Naval Camp as usual.

Before entering the palace, Gao Hongtu did not expect Zhu Cixuan to make another choice.

"Your Majesty, the old minister dares to ask, why did you drive all the sea boats to Dengzhou?"

Gao Hongtu dared not respond directly, but planned to dig into the problem and figure out what His Majesty the Emperor was thinking.

Because this is no longer a matter of the Ministry of Works, it also involves the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War.

If His Majesty the Emperor did not give a clear statement, Gao Hongtu would definitely not dare to accept the order.

Zhu Cilang knew that Gao Hongtu would ask, and said lightly: "I want to re-establish the Denglai Navy."

Gao Hongtu felt dizzy.

Oh my God, Your Majesty is actually planning to do this.

Since the establishment of the governor of Denglai during the Tianqi period and the establishment of the Denglai Navy, this town has consumed a lot of money and food every year, only less than that of Liao Town.

Such a big burden was finally over, but His Majesty actually wanted to pick it up again!

What Gao Hongtu didn't understand most was that the Donglu itself did not have a sharp navy, and even if he went south in the future, he would definitely rely on cavalry. There would be no water war without fighting for the Yangtze River defense. So what is the point of the imperial court raising a huge navy in Shandong?

But it is different to establish the Yangtze River Navy.

If the Eastern Captains are out of power, they are approaching the Yangtze River and Huai River, the Yangtze River Navy can block the river surface so that the Eastern Captains cannot cross the river.

Your Majesty is sacrificing the roots and chasing the ends!

"Your Majesty, the old minister dares to ask Your Majesty to take back the order!"

As soon as Gao Hongtu's stubborn temper came up, he did not give Zhu Cilang any face.

"The re-establishment of the Denglai Navy costs a lot of money, and the imperial court may find it difficult to spend."

Zhu Cilang only found it funny.

You are not the Minister of Revenue, but you are worried about money and grain expenditure. Isn’t this worrying about eating salty carrots?

Zhu Cixuan waved his hand and said, "I have decided on this matter, so Gao Qing doesn't need to say much. As for money and food, I will directly order the Ministry of Revenue to raise funds, and the insufficient parts will be subsidized from the treasury."

This is the biggest concession that Zhu Cilang can make.

If the Shence Army was the personal army of the emperor, similar to the previous Beijing camp, then it is acceptable to use the silver from the treasury to support the troops.

But the Denglai Navy was the army of the court, not Zhu Cixuan's personal army. It would be unreasonable to let Zhu Cixuan take out money from the treasury to take care of all expenses.

Zhu Cilang felt that the money should be paid by the Ministry of Revenue, so he could not get it all together and then transferred part of it from the treasury.

But if he wants to go out, there is no way!

Although the large-scale confiscation of the house has led to a abundant treasury of the treasury, there are tens of millions of taels of silver now, I have to make careful calculations and save some money.

After all, the showdown with the Qing Dynasty was a protracted battle, and it would be difficult to decide the outcome in the short term.

The cost of raising soldiers is huge. Tens of millions of taels of silver sounds huge, but in fact it is enough for about ten years of military expenditure.

Logically speaking, ten years are enough to protect the enemy, but Zhu Cilang must leave room for safety.

Zhu Cilang's words made Gao Hongtu choke to death.

What else can he say? He is not in his position or in his affairs. He is indeed not the Minister of Revenue.

Besides, His Majesty the Emperor said that the money was not enough to be subsidized from the treasury, so he argued that it was pretentious.

"The old minister received the order."

Gao Hongtu said unwillingly.

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Chapter completed!