All means are based on strength, maybe Zhu Jie is not the first person under Chongzhen, but as long as Chongzhen does not give an order, take away the sword of Shang Fang Tianzi in his hand, and do not completely lose his trust in him, then Zhu Jie is in Nanjing, no one can really restrain him, although the strength of the three towns of Nanjing is not very strong, but it is enough to suppress Ma Shiying, the governor of Lufeng, as for Zhang Yixian and Xu Hongji, it is not a problem.

No matter how the three of them use all kinds of means, as long as Zhu Jie has the three towns of Nanjing in hand, then no one will be jealous, and they can't suppress Zhu Jie who doesn't care about the rules at all.

The whole Nanjing calmed down again, Ma Shiying and the other three people had been taught a lesson and had to lie dormant temporarily, unless there was any more movement in Beijing, otherwise, no one would want to provoke Zhu Jie again.

A few days passed, and on this day, Zhu Jie finally waited for the news of the Dongting Lake Water Division.

"Lord Qiqi Ministry, the Dongting Lake Water Master and his entourage have been going east along the Yangtze River, and they will go to Yanziji today!"

Zhu Jie was paying homage to the public at the Yamen of the Ministry of Officials, and Zhao Zhenghang, the general next to him, hurriedly walked in, bowed down and said.

Zhu Jie raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Okay, I finally looked forward to the Dongting Lake Sailor, and sent the order down, and asked the general soldiers of the Three Towns, as well as Langzhong Hu Yanlei of the Ministry of Engineering of Longjiang Bao Shipyard, and Mao Yuanyi, the waiter of the Ministry of Engineering, to go to Yanziji with me to greet the soldiers of the Dongting Lake Sailor!" ”

After a short time, all the people came to the yamen of the ministry, Zhu Jie stood up and said with a smile: "Everyone has arrived?" Let's go, let's go to Swallow Rock! ”

Zhu Jie led everyone to Yanziji!

Came to Yanziji, the Dongting Lake Sailor had arrived, a slippery sailor was cruising on the Yangtze River, and close to the shore was the handsome ship of the Dongting Lake Sailor.

Several generals ran towards Zhu Jie and the others, and when they arrived in front of Zhu Jie, they knelt on one knee and shouted: "The last general, the commander of the Dongting Lake Water Division, will make Zheng Haotian see the master of the department!" The Dongting Lake Sailor was ordered to come to Nanjing, and has all arrived, please show me! ”

Zhu Jie nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Lord Zheng has worked hard all the way, and all the generals have also worked hard......"

Mao Yuanyi on the side said with a smile: "My lord, since the Dongting Lake Sailors have arrived, why don't we directly visit the Dongting Lake Sailors and see how the soldiers are now?" ”

Zhu Jie smiled: "It's okay, it's better to pick up the sun than to hit the sun, it's now, Lord Zheng, are all the sailors and warships docked now?" ”

Zheng Haotian's face was slightly ashamed, and he replied, "My lord, today? The dock of Yanziji is a little cramped, and it is a little difficult for our sailor's warship to be settled, even if it is dark, it may not be completed......

Zhu Jie frowned and asked, "Yanziji Wharf stretches for several miles, and the merchant ships at the wharf have been cleaned up before, how can you not accommodate your sailors?" ”

Zheng Haotian smiled bitterly: "My lord, it's not that I can't tolerate it, but the warships of our sailors, many of them are in disrepair, the wind and waves on the Yangtze River are not small, along the way, it is already good to be able to arrive in Nanjing safely, and now there are more than ten warships that have problems, and the shipwrights are rushing to repair......

Zhu Jie's heart sank, although the wind and waves on the Yangtze River were monstrous, but it would not break the warship, right? This ship is too sturdy!

"Lord Zheng, it's okay, the warship is broken, let's hurry up, if the boatmen are insufficient, let Lord Huyanlei mobilize the boatmen from the Longjiang Bao Shipyard to assist, and meet the Dongting Lake Sailor for the first time today, no matter what, the official will also go up to see it!"

"This ......"

Zheng Haotian said helplessly: "Okay, since the adults want to inspect, then the lower officials will accompany the adults and their party, but the Dongting Lake water master is simple, don't blame the adults......"

"Lord Zheng, how many troops and how many warships does this Dongting Lake Naval Division have?"

Zhu Jie asked casually as he walked forward.

Zheng Haotian's heart tightened, and he hurriedly replied: "Lord Qiyu, now there are a total of six sailor battalions in the Dongting Lake Naval Division, with a strength of about 5,000 people, counting large and small warships and even heavy ships, more than 100 of them, including 15 large warships, 36 medium-sized warships, small warships and baggage ships, a total of 62 ......."

Zhu Jie nodded, suddenly looked at Zheng Haotian, his eyes flashed with a fierce light, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Zheng, no matter what happened to you before?" Now that the Holy God has ordered me to lead the Dongting Lake Water Division, this official must know the true situation of the Dongting Lake Water Division, not afraid of cold, not afraid of being embarrassed, I just want you to tell the truth, this official hates people who cheat the most in his life, if you let this official find out that your words are untrue, then don't blame this official for not being emotional! ”

Zheng Haotian's heart trembled, although he was far away in Dongting Lake, Zheng Haotian also knew Zhu Jie's name for a long time, his methods were ruthless and fierce, and he was jealous and hateful, even the garrison and Guogong of Nanjing were cut a lot by him, and he was a small commander, and he was not a fart among them, where did he dare to use his brain?

"My lord knows everything, where does the last general dare to talk nonsense, but this Dongting Lake Sailor is no longer the grand scene of the past, you look at these ships, the latest, it has been more than ten years since the Dongting Lake Sailor Division, the artillery on the warship has long been out of ammunition, the soldiers have not trained for a long time, and the combat readiness has been relaxed to the extreme, the last general has tried his best, and he can only barely maintain it, he is very ashamed......"

As he spoke, Zheng Haotian accompanied everyone to board Zheng Haotian's handsome ship, saying that it was a handsome ship, but it was just a large lucky ship, almost two thousand materials, it could be regarded as a large warship, the warship was very neat, the sails had fallen, and the ship was equipped with thirty cannons, including twenty thousand-pound Franc machines, and ten old-fashioned artillery, although they were wiped cleanly, but it was obvious that they had not been used for a long time......

Zhu Jie nodded secretly, although this handsome ship is a little cold, too small, and the firepower configuration is too low, but it is very neat and tidy, and the artillery is also well maintained, but it is just a lack of training, it seems that this Zheng Haotian is not useless, he is a talent.

"Well, yes, Lord Zheng, how long has it been since these cannons have been practiced?"

Zhu Jie asked lightly.

Zheng Haotian smiled bitterly: "My lord, the last training was half a year ago, and after that, the gunpowder projectiles in our stockpile, there are only less than two hundred rounds, which is no longer enough to maintain a large-scale battle, where do we dare to conduct artillery drills?" Fortunately, the bandits on Dongting Lake are also a rabble, and they rarely have artillery, and the brothers can also defeat them with their swords and guns, and deter Xiaoxiao, otherwise, the people around Dongting Lake will suffer......"

(End of chapter)