Emperor Chongzhen actually knew that he was ordered by Lu Xiangsheng to ask this question, so he was not surprised at all, and he had already prepared.

I heard him say to Zheng Zhilong: "I have learned that because of the destruction of the Jin merchants, Jianyu wants to open a sea route. If Qing destroys all the sailors of Jianyu, it will destroy the hope of Jianyu by sea, and will force Jianyu to do everything by land, which I do not want to see. ”

Speaking of this, he saw that Zheng Zhilong seemed to be a little confused, so he explained in detail: "For now, the army on the land of the Ming Dynasty, in all fairness, if it is a field battle, the strength is still stronger. But on the sea route, the Jianyu Sailor cannot be compared with the Daming Sailor at all. Therefore, in order to reduce the losses, I hope to spend the national power of the captives on the sea route. ”

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he couldn't help but suddenly realize: "Your Majesty's meaning is to ensure that on the basis of the reconstruction of Dongjiang Town, let Jianyu feel that my Daming Sailor is actually not very strong, as long as they work hard, maybe they can defeat my Daming Sailor, so that Jianyu can spend their limited materials on the Sailor?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled when he heard this, and added to him: "Don't forget, if Jianyu has a ship, he can also trade with the unscrupulous merchants of the Ming Dynasty, which is also a big factor in tempting Jianyu." In addition, I will also let Jianyu know that the coastal defense along the coast of our Ming Dynasty is lax, and if the Jianyu Naval Division is strong enough, it may be able to invade the Guannai across the sea. ”

Speaking of which, he concluded: "As long as I give Jianyu enough reasons, I believe that Jianyu will go to their sailors." ”

"I see, the Admiral understands!" When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he quickly nodded and said, "This is called using one's own strengths and attacking the enemy's shortcomings." By the time Jianyu understood that there was no hope at sea, they had already squandered a lot of supplies, right? ”

"Yes, the time consumed can also make my Ming army stronger." Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "My army is being rebuilt, and what is lacking is time. By the time Jianyu comes to his senses, he believes that my army is strong enough! ”

In fact, a key part of this plan is that there is the factor of Wu Zhong.

Although at this time, Emperor Chongzhen had no way of knowing whether Wu Zhong had defected. But I don't know this, after Wu Zhong stepped on the land, he had seventy-two changes of Sun Monkey, because of the existence of eavesdropping seeds, he couldn't escape his Five Finger Mountain.

As long as you master Wu Zhong's link, you can send back false information to Liaodong, tempt Huang Taiji, and affect his judgment, so as to make Jianyu consume resources on the water master.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen actually had another plan, and he didn't say it to Zheng Zhilong, because there was no need for that.

He looked at the Jiangnan side, who resisted the verification of the preferential exemption limit of the official gentry, and the family had gold and silver but still thought about arrears of taxes? If there is really such a person, then let Wu Zhong come to visit.

If this kind of person dares to oppose the imperial court for the sake of profit, he will definitely not be able to resist the temptation promised by Huang Taiji. If you have a big business to do and a big profit to make, you don't believe that this kind of person will not take the bait.

As long as he gets on Wu Zhong's ship, he will become the second Jin merchant, and Emperor Chongzhen doesn't mind killing pigs again.

In the Wuying Palace, the two monarchs and ministers were happy. But suddenly, Zheng Zhilong's face lost a smile again, and he said with a hint of worry: "Your Majesty, although this plan is good, I will think that there are still details that are inappropriate!" ”

"Oh, what's wrong with the details?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was a little strange, so he immediately asked with a concerned expression.

Zheng Zhilong listened to it and hesitated slightly, but he quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the last general has a little bit of a thin reputation on the sea, therefore, the last general is worried about the people on the Jianyu side, some people have heard of the reputation of the last general, and if they know that it is the last general who leads the sailor, they must know that with the strength of Liaodong Jianyu, no matter how it is, it is impossible for me to be the opponent of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but smile.

Zheng Zhilong was the pirate king of this period, and it was he who unified all the pirates, included them under his command, and exterminated them if he was not satisfied, so that he could earn more than 10 million silver in a year just by issuing the command flag. If Emperor Chongzhen didn't take this detail into account, it would be strange!

When Zheng Zhilong saw the emperor's smile, he thought that the emperor was a little disapproving, and felt that he was boasting for himself, so he hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, it's true. There were even Koreans in the fleet under the last general. In Korea, Wa and other places, if their ships want to go south to do business, they must obtain the consent of the general. This one...... The meaning of the last general, although Jianyu is in Liaodong, it is possible that he will still hear of the fame of the last general. Even if the last general guarantees that there is no possibility of leakage on the side of the sailor, if the Dongjiang Army goes ashore to participate in the battle, it is very likely that the rumor will be leaked, and it is the last general who leads the sailor. ”

"Zheng Qing misunderstood!" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled and said, "Of course I believe you in this, but it doesn't matter, if the Dongjiang Army participates in the war, even if Jianyu knows about it at that time, it doesn't matter." ”

Speaking of this, he remembered something, so he smiled and said to Zheng Zhilong: "Go, follow me to the three major camps, and let Qing see something." ”

The emperor's thoughts are wild, he was still talking about Jianyu just now, why did he take himself to the three camps to see things in a blink of an eye? Zheng Zhilong was a little puzzled, but since the emperor had already said it, he had no choice, so he immediately followed the royal car to the three major camps.

The three major battalions under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, when he was in Jinan Mansion before, he didn't look carefully. Therefore, this time, when I walked into the barracks with the royal car, I naturally took a good look at it.

Needless to say, the elite of the three major battalions, Zheng Zhilong could see at a glance, and the local army did not need to be compared, compared to the rogue army that was being trained under Governor Lu, it was much better.

Common sense says yes. After all, those thieves were surrounded and captured by the three battalions.

However, during the time that Zheng Zhilong stayed in Dengzhou, he saw with his own eyes that the army of thieves had changed a lot under the training of Governor Lu. Therefore, he thought at first that it should be similar to the three major battalions.

But I didn't expect that the results were still not comparable. Obviously, while the rogue officers and soldiers are training and improving, the three major battalions are not resting, and they are also improving.

Zheng Zhilong observed silently as he walked, and he found several uncommon ones, at least in Fujian, which he had never seen.

It is the car that the soldiers of the Panshi Battalion are training, with various shapes, and artillery on it, some of which are advancing rapidly, and some of which are quickly connecting the vehicles to make a defensive posture. The mixture of cavalry, chariots, and infantry opened the eyes of Zheng Zhilong, who saw him for the first time.

In the training ground of the hussar battalion, which is rarely seen in Fujian, groups of cavalry troops are grouped, or charged, or harassed, or practiced riding and archery, and so on.

Finally, he followed the Holy Driver to the training place of the Brave Guard Battalion, where most of them practiced long-range weapons, and a group of soldiers, even spearmen, were equipped with bows and arrows, and when they saw them stick their spears in the ground, in a short time, they shot all the arrows in the quiver. There is no emphasis on accuracy, only speed.

Zheng Zhilong saw that there was really that feeling that the rain of arrows covered the sun. Seeing that the ground in front of these soldiers was full of arrows, he could feel that if the enemy wanted to rush into this spearman, he would at least suffer heavy casualties.

However, it seems that along the way, Zheng Zhilong can also estimate that such training will consume a lot of materials every day, and it seems that the emperor has spent a lot of money in order to train a strong army that can fight with Jianyu in the real field.

Looking at it, he almost didn't realize that the emperor had stopped.

Following the emperor's gaze, he saw about ten teams of soldiers from the Yongwei Battalion, each team of ten people, shooting "Woo Woo Woo".

At first, because of the smoke of gunpowder, Zheng Zhilong couldn't see clearly. But he always felt that something was wrong.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew through the smoke that was rising, and he suddenly realized that it was indeed wrong, because these soldiers were not holding arquebuses in their hands, but self-made firearms!

Speaking of this self-generated firearm, Zheng Zhilong, as the pirate king of the Ming Dynasty, naturally someone has offered him a tribute.

He also played with it, but he didn't think it was practical and the cost was too high, so he didn't care.

But when Zheng Zhilong saw it at this time, he immediately felt that this self-generated fire gun was different from what he had played. These ten teams were always soldiers, taking turns shooting, and almost non-stop shooting. Imagine if the power of this self-generated firearm was as powerful as that of a fine arquebus, how would the enemy on the other side rush towards it? There is always a time when the rain of arrows over there just now stops, but the shooting of this self-generated fire gun can be done for a long time without stopping!

At this moment, he immediately remembered that if these self-generated firearms were also equipped on the warship, such as this, wouldn't it be possible to inflict a lot of damage on the enemy at once during the gang jumping, and then it would be much easier to carry out the gang jumping battle.

These soldiers who are being trained are all under the command of Lu Da, the chief soldier of the Yongwei Battalion. Emperor Chongzhen nodded at him.

As a result, Lu Da immediately issued a military order, telling those soldiers who were shooting to stop training and stand in line. The target in the distance was also brought by a special person.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said to Zheng Zhilong: "These are the self-generated fire guns improved by Bi Qing of the War Bureau, which I call flintlock pistols. The power has met the requirements in the "New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness", and there is no need for a fire rope, and the ignition rate is about 80%. The power of this flintlock pistol, you can go over and see for yourself. ”

The improvements of Bi Maokang are mainly in the bolt machine. In fact, the most important part of the flintlock pistol is also the bolt.

The flintlock pistol that Zheng Zhilong saw was quite different from the one he had offered to him before. Needless to say, he was greatly surprised by the results he watched.

Overjoyed, Emperor Chongzhen poured a basin of cold water on him and said: "The most difficult thing about this kind of flintlock gun is the main spring on this bolt, which must have enough strength to ensure the possibility of sparks after firing." I'd rather build this flintlock pistol slower to ensure a successful rate of sparking. Therefore, the current production of these flintlock pistols is still very low. ”

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Because he knew that if the output was not high, it would definitely not be equipped with a sailor for him.

Sure enough, I heard Emperor Chongzhen then say to him: "However, I can allocate three hundred self-generated fire guns to Lu Qing's side, of which one hundred will be used for training, and the other two hundred will be used for war." When the production of this flintlock pistol increases in the future, I will be equipped with both the army and the navy. ”

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed, and before he could speak, Emperor Chongzhen said again: "I just lack time, as long as I can drag the captives and give me more time, then this kind of flintlock pistol can be made more, and the strength of my Ming army can be stronger." ”

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he finally understood that the emperor's purpose in bringing him here was not to give Governor Lu 300 flintlock pistols, but to let him see with his own eyes, and give him more time, how much the combat strength of the Ming army would be improved.

Thinking about this, Zheng Zhilong immediately said that he would definitely give hope to Jianyu.

In fact, this point really needs to be deeply realized by him. Only in this way can Zheng Zhilong grasp the proportions of this when he fights with Jianyu Shui Shi in the future.

After that, Emperor Chongzhen asked people to bring another thing, a ball framed in a rattan frame. Zheng Zhilong took a look at it and probably saw that this was also a gunpowder weapon. He didn't know what it was, though.

I heard Emperor Chongzhen introduce him: "This thing is the ten thousand enemies recorded by Song Qing of the Kaiwu Division in "Tiangong Kaiwu", and it is very useful in the northern city defense war. I asked them to test it out. Let's see, can it also be used in gang jumping battles after the warship approaches? ”

As soon as Zheng Zhilong heard that there were still good things for him, his heart immediately looked forward to it, and after seeing what was going on with this 10,000-strong enemy, he was immediately overjoyed and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this 10,000-strong enemy can indeed be used." After the two ships approach, let the powerful men, after igniting the 10,000 enemies, and throw them on the opponent's ship, which will definitely disturb the opponent, not only kill and injure the enemy, but also greatly reduce the enemy's morale. ”

"Oh, that's fine!" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he also said happily, "Then Qing thinks about it again, in view of the situation that Qing thinks, whether it is necessary to improve this 10,000-strong enemy, I will let the War Bureau change it for Qing, and then allocate some trial to Qing." ”

It's a good shade to lean back against a big tree, and if you're a pirate yourself, you're probably going to do these things. Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed and hurriedly agreed.

So, when Zheng Zhilong returned to Dengzhou, he brought back 300 flintlock pistols, 500,000 enemies, and ten flintlock pistol instructors, that is, the soldiers of the Yongwei battalion.

When he returned to Dengzhou, it was already mid-February of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen. At this time, Emperor Chongzhen learned through eavesdropping on the seeds that Wu Zhong of Liaodong, with his subordinates, left Jinzhou by boat and came to Daming.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but think in his heart, has this Wu Zhong betrayed in the end?