Li Zicheng delayed in Quanzhou for a day, basically explained the affairs of the customs, the mission, and Quanzhou University, and then rushed to Ludao in the southwest with his own soldiers.

There was originally a small city on Egret Island, called Xiamen, which means "the building of the country", which was the station of the Ming Dynasty, and its main task was to prevent enemies at sea.

Now Egret Island has become the main base of the South China Sea Fleet.

Li Zicheng, under the assistance of Zhou Kun, crossed the West Port and landed on Ludao with his own soldiers.

Ludao is more than 20 miles long, the widest place is close to 20 miles, there are not only freshwater lakes distributed on the island, there are many small hills, all are not too high, the Hongji Mountain in the southeast corner is the highest, the main peak Yunding Rock is not more than 100 zhang, if you are careful, you can develop the land.

It would be a waste if the entire island was used as a base for the South China Sea Fleet, and since there were no civilians on the island, the army would actually have to cross the West Port and get supplies from the Haicang Peninsula to the north.

Ludao is only one of the bases of the South China Sea Fleet, and it is impossible for the entire South China Sea Fleet to be stationed on Ludao, as well as Guangdong, as well as Taiwan Island, which will be recovered sooner or later, will have bases for the South China Sea Fleet.

If military land is left on Egret Island, some civilians will be resettled in the rest of the place, and the military and civilians will live separately, which may be more suitable for the development of Egret Island......

Li Zicheng looked around and saw that there were not many soldiers on the island, and most of the soldiers were training on the ship.

It seems that Zhou Kun is not in a hurry to build a barracks, and what he is thinking about now is probably the next battle.

"Commander Zhou, how are you preparing for battle?"

"Back to the emperor, the minister has been preparing for battle," Zhou Kun hesitated, and a faint sadness appeared on his face, "However, the South China Sea Fleet has just come to the sea, and the sea is different from the Yangtze River......

"Scared?" Li Zicheng gently patted Zhou Kun's shoulder and said with a smile: "How are the brothers' emotions?" ”

"The brothers didn't think about it so much, they all participated in the training normally," Zhou Kun said: "However, the ministers are ...... about this battle. I always feel unprepared......"

"The preparation is indeed insufficient," Li Zicheng nodded, if it weren't for the first battle of the South China Sea Fleet's entry into the sea, the battle of this raid on Dongfan Island should be postponed for half a year, so that the soldiers can fully adapt to the sea, and then send people to find out the strength and activity of the Dutch on Dongfan Island, "This battle, there are indeed many unpredictable, however, war is war, it is impossible to know oneself and the enemy in every battle, the brothers of the Mandate of Heaven Army are gradually growing from the battle of defeating the strong with the weak!"

"Got it!"

"Think of it as an encounter," Li Zicheng sighed, "Just because I don't know the strength of the Dutch at sea, I want you to raid Dongfan Island and solve the problem by land!"

"The emperor is sage, the minister has been taught!"

Li Zicheng waved his hand, in his heart, he always felt that this battle could be won, the Dutch were only 2,000 people, and they were scattered at the north and south ends of Dongfan Island, and the officers and men of the South China Sea Fleet reached more than 30,000 soldiers in 12 regiments, a numerical advantage of 15 times, and it was a surprise attack, if he couldn't win, he doubted the necessity of the existence of the South China Sea Fleet!

What if the Dutch fire # guns have an advantage, it is dark and you can't see clearly, and the effectiveness of the fire # guns will be greatly reduced.

Zhou Kun thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, if you take Dongfan Island, the minister suggests that the South China Sea Fleet establish a base on Dongfan Island and strengthen its control over Dongfan Island......"

"That's natural, now the army is still marching south, and Dongfan Island can only be handed over to the South China Sea Fleet," Li Zicheng said: "Only the South China Sea Fleet can control the waters along the southeast coast. ”

"Your Majesty, how many soldiers should be stationed on Dongfan Island?"

"The current South China Sea Fleet mainly protects Fujian, Guangdong, and Dongfan Island in the future, and will infiltrate to the south in the future," Li Zicheng thought for a moment and said: "For the time being, there will be two regiments, and one regiment will be left in the south and north, but the warships need to be concentrated to strengthen drill training and patrol the sea area, and the main warships are too few at present to be too scattered!"

"Obey the order!"

"I just inspected

Ludao, if the entire island is used as a base for the South China Sea Fleet, it is too wasteful, and if there are no civilians on the island, you have to cross the West Harbor to transport food supplies," Li Zicheng said: "After the battle, you personally select the naval land, and the rest of the land, I will move some people to cultivate on the island, and the brothers can at least eat fresh vegetables on weekdays." ”

"The Emperor Shengming!" Zhou Kun naturally understands that if all the soldiers are stationed on the island, then the grain, vegetables, etc., all rely on transportation, if there are people on the island, there is a market, the soldiers can buy daily necessities directly in the market, "Your Majesty, when the minister first landed on Ludao, he has already observed, in the southwest direction, there is not only flat land to build barracks, but also Hongji Mountain to block the storm on the sea, as long as the wharf is developed, it is the best base." ”

"So, you don't need the Xiamen Castle in the west?"

Zhou Kun shook his head, "Xiamen Fort is close to the West Port, and the waterway is too narrow for large warships to dock ......."

Li Zicheng originally planned to hand over Xiamen Fort to the South China Sea Fleet, so that the soldiers could build barracks in the fort, which could save time, if the South China Sea Fleet could not be used for the time being, then take the current Xiamen Fort as the center and settle some people. In the future, when the population increases, the city can be expanded.

You don't have to think about the name, it's called Xiamen County.

The people around the county town encouraged them to grow all kinds of vegetables, and when they were ripe, they sold them to the garrison on the island, so that a part of the vegetable farmers would naturally form.

The vegetable farmers and grain farmers on the island live together, which can not only meet the daily life of the people, but also produce some food for the soldiers and reduce part of the transportation......

Li Zicheng raised his eyes and looked at Xiamen Fort not far away, and said, "Commander Zhou, let's go, let's go to the fort and have a look!"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Zhou Kun stepped forward and said, "There should be a thousand soldiers stationed in Xiamen Fort, in fact, there are only six or seven hundred people, and they have already surrendered to the South China Sea Fleet, because they can't run away from the water on all sides, so they stay in the fort for the time being......"

"Six or seven hundred?" Li Zicheng smiled, such a big island, there are only six or seven hundred people, it is too few, it seems that it is necessary to emigrate to the island.

Xiamen Fort is located in the northwest of Ludao, close to the ferry port of Xigang, is a square military fort, the circumference is only six miles, as the county seat, it is too small.

However, the current population of Xiamen County is too small, that is, the prototype of the county seat, there is only a simple county government, and there is no need to improve the organization.

Li Zicheng and Zhou Kun entered Xiamen Fort at the east gate, the west side of the fort is the barracks, and in the middle is an open space, which should be the soldiers' training ground, and on the east side of the training ground, there are also some houses, obviously private houses.

Could it be that there were people in the fort?

When Li Zicheng was puzzled, he saw an old man coming out of the thatched hut in the east, the old man was not young, he seemed to be in his sixties, but his spirit was very good, and he was not hunched over!

The old man turned around and looked at Li Zicheng and Zhou Kun, there was no surprise in his eyes, but walked forward by himself.

This old man must be a person with a story, definitely not an ordinary person! This is a feeling of Li Zicheng, if it is an ordinary person, when he sees his own soldiers, his eyes should be a little surprised, even if there is no fear.

Zhou Kun said lightly: "Your Majesty, this person was originally a high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty......"

"High-ranking officials?"

"This person's name is Zeng Ying, and it is said that he originally served as the political envoy of Shandong and the governor of Denglai......"

Sure enough, it's not ordinary people! However, if you are stranded on such a desert island, you should be dismissed, right? Maybe there was a prison sentence, otherwise, how could a person at the level of a political envoy or governor live in such a hut?

Zhou Kun said with a smile: "According to the soldiers in the fort, although this person was dismissed by the Ming Dynasty several times, but the official reputation is still good, it is said that he served as the prefect of Changzhou, stayed in office for six years, and was deeply loved by the local people, and later, as an official in Fujian, he was framed by Dongchang, and the court wanted to arrest and enter Beijing......

Ao, if you are an official to this extent, you should be an honest official, but unfortunately, age

It's too big...... Li Zicheng's heart suddenly moved, since Zeng Ying lived in seclusion in Xiamen Fort, it is better to invite him out of the mountain and serve as the magistrate of Xiamen, although Zeng Ying is old, but Xiamen is only a small county of twenty miles, with a population of only thousands......

"Commander Zhou will go back first, I will personally summon Zeng Ying, and I will disturb you for lunch at noon!"

"Obey the order!"

Li Zicheng invited Zeng Ying to the temporary camp of the South China Sea Fleet with his own soldiers, plus Zhou Kun, and the three of them talked while eating.

Zeng Ying heard that Li Zicheng was the emperor of China, but she was a little stunned, hesitated for a moment, and finally made a big salute.

Li Zicheng laughed and let Zeng Ying get up, "Mr. Zeng, how are these water armies of mine?" ”

Zeng Ying also refused to comment on the grounds that he was born as a civil official and did not know military affairs, and under Zhou Kun's repeated requests, Fang said: "The villain has watched for two days, and the South China Sea Fleet is indeed a little different from the Fujian Navy Division of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Please sir!"

"One, the battleship is different and seems to be faster; Second, the soldiers trained desperately, unlike the soldiers in the center-left office, who were all weak and could only bully the people. These two points are enough to show the meteorological ...... of the new dynasty."

Li Zicheng said: "Could it be that the South China Sea Fleet has no shortcomings? ”

"What are the shortcomings?" Zeng Ying thought for a moment and said, "It seems that the soldiers are not very familiar with the wind and waves on the sea, this may be the reason why they play with their lives, right?" ”

"The soldiers have just entered the sea from the Yangtze River, and they are indeed not very accustomed to the wind and waves at sea, and they need time to train," Li Zicheng arched his hand to Zeng Yingyi and said: "The South China Sea Fleet will be stationed on Ludao for a long time, and Mr. is also living in seclusion here, I wonder if Mr. intends to supervise the officers and men of the South China Sea Fleet here?" ”

"Overseer?" Zeng Ying was stunned for a moment and said, "The villain only knows a few words, how can he supervise the soldiers of Huaxia......"

"The pen in the hand of the gentleman is the weapon of the overseer," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "I plan to set up Xiamen Fort as Xiamen County, and then relocate some of the people to ......live together with the South China Sea Fleet on the island."

"The emperor's intention is to let the people produce vegetables and grain for the soldiers of the South China Sea Fleet?"

"Sure enough, I can't hide Mr.'s eyes," Li Zicheng said: "Is Mr. succumbing to the post of Xiamen magistrate?" ”

"The villain left the officialdom, his heart was cold, and he just wanted to spend his old age here......"

"I know that the little magistrate of Xiamen is really wronged," Li Zicheng gave his hand again and said: "However, if the people and soldiers live on a desert island together, if they are not prestige people, it is difficult to suppress the soldiers and protect the people in the station!"

“……”

Li Zicheng said again: "Sir, do you know why I formed the South China Sea Fleet?" Why is the South China Sea Fleet stationed on such a desert island? ”

"The villain doesn't know!"

"For the sake of the tranquility of the southeast coast," Li Zicheng looked out of the tent, but unfortunately, the military tent blocked the sea to the east, "The warships of the Westerners have come to the coast of China, if China does not have a strong navy, the people along the coast can only be slaughtered," sighed and said: "It is the people who suffer......

Zeng Ying's heart moved, but she still didn't reply.

Li Zicheng said quietly: "Hasn't Mr. always loved the people like a son? Can you bear to see the people suffer? ”

"Although the Westerners came to the southeast coast, they were at least for trade, if China opened a sea ban ......"

"Huaxia will definitely open the sea ban, but if it is not the persecution of Westerners, if you succumb to the strong ships and cannons of Westerners, will the people along the coast still have a way to live?" Li Zicheng knew that it was difficult to understand the matter of maritime trade with these officials, so he said: "Just like the northern Xinjiang, could it be that if trade is opened, the Manchu Tartars will stop plundering the people of China?" As long as I stabilize southern Xinjiang, I can free up my hands and completely drive the Manchu Tartars back to Changbai Mountain......"

Zeng Ying originally despised Li Zicheng a little, or rather, in his heart, he was resistant to Huaxia and Li Zicheng, but after listening to Li Zicheng's exposition on northern and southern Xinjiang, he understood in his heart that the founding monarch had the people in his heart after all......

He slowly left his seat and knelt on the ground, "The villain is willing to accept the post of Xiamen magistrate!"

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