Since the Tang Dynasty because of the strong and weak cadres, the division of feudal towns, the world is in turmoil, the principle of strong cadres and weak branches that has been respected since the Han Dynasty has occupied the mainstream again since the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty Tokyo once stationed 800,000 forbidden troops originated from this.

Of course, the Song Dynasty was not only strong and weak in military affairs, but also vigorously admired literature and suppressed martial arts, and even the center of the imperial court, especially the emperor, had nothing to do to send a formation map to command the border generals to fight.

So in the early Ming Dynasty in history, Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the Song Dynasty system, divided the princes as vassal kings, gave a strong army as a guard, and tried to enrich the frontier, but the result was a battle of Jingjing. The final victor, Zhu Di, took back most of the prince's guards with one hand and created three battalions with the other. But the Beijing camp soon became scum, and the border army on the nine sides became the real main force of the Ming army.

The Qing Dynasty was no better, and the bannermen quickly rotted after entering the customs, but the Jiangnan Green Battalion became the real main force, but as the Green Battalion also quickly corrupted, in the end, when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was in full swing, it relied on the Hunan army pulled up by Zeng Guofan himself, the Huai army pulled up by Li Hongzhang, and the Mongolian soldiers led by Monk Greenqin...... Anyway, most of the time, the regular army of the imperial court has a poor record.

However, from the Song and Yuan dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties, the army was lackluster, and the sailors were also promoted first and then suppressed. The sailors of the Southern Song Dynasty used to be the guarantee of a corner of the Southern Song Dynasty, and they were defeated in successive battles in the later period; The Yuan Dynasty sailors gradually grew up in successive battles, and then even made expeditions to Japan—and then they also rotted; The navy of the Ming Dynasty was not good after Zheng He went to the West; As for the Qing Dynasty, look at the Beiyang Naval Division and the Nanyang Naval Division......

Therefore, when Zhang Shou came to this era, he heard about the past when Taizu divided the world into major commanders and garrisoned a number of soldiers and horses, and at the same time deployed heavy troops on the adjacent northern border, and at the same time vigorously developed the naval army on the eastern coast.

However, because the interior has always been peaceful and there is no war, the status and authority of the major commanders have plummeted within a hundred years, while the importance of the major border towns has never been reduced because of the rise of tribes in the north to invade the border. The navy that Taizu had high hopes for is indeed good. The ships of the navy once obscured the sky and the sun, and when they visited the Western Ocean, they once caused shocks in various countries.

Zhang Shou used to think that the West in today's mouth and the West of Zheng He's Western Ocean mean the same thing, but he later knew that the South Sea is Southeast Asia, the West Ocean is Europe, and even India in South Asia is included, and only the East Ocean is ...... Because of Emperor Taizu's obsession, it cannot be used to refer to Japan. He even felt that it was more likely that the two words Taizu were used to refer to the Haidong American continent.

Because of the invincibility of two large-scale fleets to the Western Ocean, those who saw it were frightened - they encountered pirates twice, once the artillery showed a fire suppression at close range, and the other was that the commander played a broadside battle, so that since then, most of the merchant ships with the Ming dragon flag have been unimpeded throughout Europe, so dozens of ships have gone to the Western Ocean as if they were showing off their might, and they gradually disappeared.

But now, although the navy no longer goes to other countries in the shadows, it has been renewing its ships. In the early years of Taizu, ports were built in Tianjin, Ningbo, Fuzhou, and Guangzhou, and shipyards were built, and now the four places have the most complete ships and naval forces in the entire Ming Dynasty. As for what to do with maintaining such a navy, it is probably the most important duty to detect smuggling vessels that go to sea without being licensed.

In order to avoid collusion between the top and bottom, the generals and colonels of the navy are rotated every five years, but because there are only four naval armies in the world, and the rest of the naval armies in coastal places such as Songjiang, Quanzhou, Dengzhou and other places are only small-scale, so it is the same thing to change them.

Among them, the Linhai Battalion and the Zhenhai Battalion under the Tianjin Patrol Division have the largest troops. The Linhai battalion guarded Beitang, and the Zhenhai battalion guarded Dagu, with a total of 80 boats and 8,000 people. The Dinghai Battalion of the Ningbo Patrol Division, the Jinghai Battalion of the Fuzhou Patrol Division, and the Nanhai Battalion of the Guangzhou Patrol Division are all single-battalion establishments, with 50 ships of rated size and 5,000 soldiers.

Since the death of Taizu, whether the Linhai camp and the Zhenhai camp want to revoke one, this kind of call has been noisy, and countless courtiers have quarreled from the mouth to the court to fight, and Emperor Yingzong at that time, and even the old monk of the pavilion broke his head for this.

At the beginning, Zhang Chen helped for a while, unveiled the black curtain, and finally went straight to the heavens, which led to the great purge of the Linhai battalion to rob and kill merchant ships on the grounds of exterminating pirates. The one who was the commander of the Linhai camp at the time, the previous one was the chief general of the Ningbo Dinghai battalion.

Because of the geographical area and the convenience of navigation, it has always been the merchants of the north, that is, Beizhili and Shandong, who almost took over the sea trade to Goryeo. As for the trade between the South and the West, because the North was already inferior in terms of the type, quality and quantity of goods, it was simply unable to compete with the Southern merchants. But the only route that is within reach of both the north and the south is Japan.

Because it is impossible for the ships of two hostile merchant groups to stage an earth-shattering duel on the sea - because once someone leaks the news, it is a great crime to destroy the family and the clan, so some people take risks and buy off the main general of the camp near the sea and commit a great crime. In that year, a wealthy family in Ningbo Mansion was uprooted, and the family was executed and the family was distributed. This time, the follow-up disposal of the camp in Linhai is not over.

At this moment, Zhang Shou was a little surprised when he heard Zhu Tingfang throw such a topic to Du Heng. Because, Zhu Tingfang had never mentioned to him before the so-called Linhai battalion moved to Cangzhou - maybe he thought that he didn't understand military affairs, and that he didn't know how to do it, maybe he thought that he shouldn't be involved in this because he was weak, maybe there were other reasons.

But after thinking about it carefully, he gradually thought of a possibility that he hadn't thought of before. Therefore, when he saw Du Heng, who had already walked away, stood up and looked at Zhu Tingfang with a suspicious face, he couldn't help but seriously consider whether he should stay and listen to what Zhu Tingfang said to Du Heng, or avoid it first.

"What does General Zhu mean?"

"I mean, whether it's the looting of merchant ships by the Linhai camp in the past, or the Mutiny at the Linhai camp later, you are all witnesses, and you should know the mystery of it. The robbery and murder of merchant ships in the first place made you successful, and the later mutiny almost destroyed you. Although the emperor has now transferred you to the Rui Cavalry Battalion, is it possible that with your temper, you are satisfied with commanding the forbidden army? ”

In Zhu Tingfang's explicit words, he almost didn't explicitly indicate Du Heng, are you interested in getting involved in this coastal camp in Cangzhou. Hearing this, Zhang Shou finally figured it out, he groaned slightly, simply stood up directly, and then came to Ge Yong's side.

"Teacher, after sitting in the public hall for so long, how about I help you go out and take a few steps to breathe?"

Ge Yong glanced at Zhang Shou and immediately smiled. Want to leave your eldest brother and Du Heng to have a good talk? Think beautifully! Don't look at my old man, how good he is an envoy!

However, after he glanced at Zhang Shou fiercely, he simply stood up neatly, and walked out of the county hall without saying a word under Zhang Shou's support.

After getting down the steps, he glanced at Zhang Shou and said, "Don't you want to know how Zhu Dalang will lobby Du Heng next?" Aren't you afraid that as soon as we leave, these two of them will talk in private, and they will be lifted up, and they will all be unable to eat and walk around? ”

The teacher laughed, there were only the two of them in the lobby, but outside the lobby, the soldiers of the Rui Cavalry Battalion led by Du Heng were still there, and the guards brought by Yingying and her eldest brother were also still there, where is this called talking in private? Moreover, according to my understanding of Yingying's eldest brother, he made a plan and then acted, maybe he would have already made the emperor clear, and maybe even the emperor's reply had already arrived. ”

Ge Yong glanced at Zhang Shou obliquely: "Yes, yes, maybe I still have the emperor's oracle or holy decree to Zhu Dalang!" Then why are you dragging me away? ”

"The teacher should do me a favor as a student?"

Zhang Shou blinked with a smile, and then said casually, "Not in his position, not in his politics, since he didn't mention it to me in advance, I don't know anything about the Linhai camp Zhenhai camp, wouldn't it be a hindrance to stay there?" If you don't take the opportunity to sneak out of the teacher's breath, you can't find any other excuse. ”

"Huh!" Ge Yong couldn't help but squint at Zhang Shou, "How honest you are!" Since you have to pull my old man out of the house, then I will test you, you say, Zhu Dalang asked Du Heng Linhai Daying Branch Town Cangzhou, what do you think he thinks? ”

"What Brother Zhu wants to say, it's actually easy to guess. I remember that Zhang Chen once told me that the secret behind the robbery and killing of merchant ships by the Linhai camp was that some merchants in the south colluded with the main generals of the Linhai camp, so they went crazy. However, why has the school been cleaned from the main general to the lower general, and there was a camp roar last year, and there were even people who went straight to Rongshui Village and came to Zhang Chen and Yingying? ”

Zhang Shou knew that Ge Yong would not answer him, so he simply asked himself unhurriedly: "Because it's not just the generals who are rotten, but also the soldiers." The current situation of the Linhai camp is a bit similar to the chaos in the late Tang Dynasty. The marshals at the top changed like a marquee, and after the pawns at the bottom swarmed, they had to rely on them because they were the cornerstone. ”

"No matter how much the school is disposed of, the soldiers below are used to looting and killing people, and of course they refuse to give up. I heard that the former commander of the Rui Cavalry Battalion, Xiongwei, has actually been purging drastically since he took up the post of the Linhai Battalion, and the officers at all levels of the Linhai Battalion have been replaced by two-thirds, but the soldiers have not changed their guards and moved to other places, is it really useful? ”

"What's more, Tianjin was originally a tripartite artery of sea, canal and land, one of the barriers in the southeast of the capital, where merchants gathered, dragons and snakes were mixed, and it was no longer a day for military and businessmen to collude with each other. As long as the original group of veterans are still stationed there, no matter whether a group of officers is replaced, it is useless, because the cornerstone underneath has long been corrupted by various forces. ”

"I've heard an idiom that changes the cage for the bird, but now the cages are broken, and the birds in the cage have different hearts. If you want me to say, Yingying's eldest brother is probably thinking, why not throw away the cage and the birds in it, change the cage, and catch a new batch of birds? ”

Ge Yongdeng's expression changed slightly. He had always known that Zhang Shou, a closed disciple, was smart and keen, but when he heard that people thought of so many things from Zhu Tingfang's words just now, he still couldn't help but secretly regret that he was impatient, thinking that he should have stayed in Rongshui Village for a few more months back then, so maybe he could catch the guy behind Zhang Shou - a genius who no one taught? How can it be!

He coughed lightly, and then asked with interest: "You said it easily, Cangzhou is also near the sea, but what about the port?" What about sailors? ”

"The sailors are easy to solve, and there are still a lot of children in the major martial arts sects in Cangzhou who are idle and have nothing to do but get moldy. Of course, they are not mainstream, because many people have unpredictable behaviors. And those spinners and weavers who are likely to be embarrassed again in the future because of the loss of their jobs, are actually available. Besides, in the previous camp near the sea, maybe not everyone will be replaced, will it? ”

"As for whether it will be watery...... Cangzhou is a land with a lot of water, and there are many people with good water quality. Moreover, water can be practiced, water combat can also be practiced, and now my Ming has no opponents at sea, and the new seaside battalion can be practiced slowly. As for the port problem, teacher...... I think that the northern merchants may not be satisfied with the pattern of Tianjin, and the construction of Cangzhou has the manpower. ”

It wasn't until here that Zhang Shou seemed to smile a little shyly at Ge Yong and said, "It's just my casual guess." If it's wrong, the teacher must not ask Yingying her eldest brother. Even Xu Cheng felt that he and I were not so harmonious, so he begged me for help in the lobby, in case Yingying's eldest brother thought that I was speculating about his thoughts, it would be boring. ”

Hehe...... I believe you have ghosts!

Ge Yong glanced at Zhang Shou angrily, but in his heart he thought about Zhu Tingfang's performance that the emperor transferred to him - Zhu Tingfang played the Linhai camp to move to Cangzhou, on the one hand, split the inherent generals in the Linhai camp, and on the other hand, strengthen the Cangzhou defense, so as to avoid further incidents such as the invasion of the palace, and even mentioned the martial arts in Cangzhou and the availability of martial artists.

However, there are two points that Zhu Tingfang did not mention, one is the redundant labor caused by the new textile machines and looms, and the other is the money, grain and manpower needed for the opening of the new port.

Although Zhu Tingfang is very knowledgeable, after all, he is from a noble family, and the gap between the common people is always greater, and he does not have such a deep understanding of the navy and the port. What's more, he's probably like most people, he feels that the navy in these years is not very useful at all. The three words of the so-called sea patrol division have summarized the biggest characteristics of the navy.

Isn't the Maritime Patrol Division like a Maritime Patrol Division that checks people and goods? Not to mention......

Do you need a navy to fight an old opponent in the north?

Do you need a navy to quell the rebellion and suppress bandits and appease the people?

Even if it is some small countries in the southwest that are not so stable, even if the navy drives over...... That's just for transporting soldiers!

Ge Yong looked thoughtfully at the closed disciple who he used to think that he was only outstanding in his studies and had a good hand in teaching students, and suddenly felt that he still underestimated him. After a long while, he said lightly: "Don't worry, you and Zhu Dalang have suppressed the chaos in Cangzhou this time, and it won't be in vain, just like you said, the sorrow of the defeated dog can't shake anything!" ”

Zhang Shou was suddenly a little surprised: "Teacher, don't you blame me for going all the way to the dark, you have to save Xian Yunhe's lives?" ”

"I said it a long time ago, I didn't come to Cangzhou to ask for their lives!"

Old Lady Ge yawned disapprenorantly, and then glared at Zhang Shou: "Seeing you messing around with Zhu Dalang, I really want to strangle you." But if you want to strangle you, I have to find another disciple when you close the door, it's too cost-effective, so I can only cheapen you! ”

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