Chapter 515: Dingjuanli takes the lead

"Sir Qi, this is just a rough idea from the student. There are definitely many strategies that need to be refined on how to operate it." Feng Ziying responded respectfully: "The student raised it today, just hoping that the court officials can take this into consideration Of course, we still need to ask professionals from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works to discuss how to implement it."

Qi Yongtai looked at him deeply and said, "Ziying, don't push it outside. Since you brought this matter up, the Ministry of Industry and Household Affairs will definitely come in, but many of them are unprecedented. You, the instigator, I'm afraid We need to come up with more ideas to make this matter more efficient. Haven't you been saying that the situation in Liaodong is urgent? Then we must do it as soon as possible!"

There was no doubt that Qi Yongtai’s words had a strong flavor, and Wang Ziteng couldn’t help but say: “To report to the emperor, I have been ordered to governor Denglai for military affairs in southern Liaoning. However, Denglai and Liaonan’s maritime shipping has been abandoned for a long time. The fishermen in southern Liaoning also mainly engage in offshore fishing, so as Feng Xiuzhan said just now, they must first prepare to build a shipyard as soon as possible, and secondly, restore this route first. There are many maritime merchants in Fujian and Zhejiang, and many of them own large ships. , if the imperial court can allow it to go north to help, this route can be quickly restored. Once the transportation line from Jiangnan to Liaonan via Denglai is opened, supplies from Liaodong will no longer need to go north from the capital to western Liaoning. This part will be saved. It is also a great relief for the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War,..."

According to the original intention of setting up Governor Denglai, the first task of Governor Denglai is to use Denglai and Liaonan as reserve bases for the future Jiliao front line, and to form battalions so that they can be quickly mobilized if Liaodong is in a tight situation in the future.

The prerequisite for this is to restore the Denglai-Liaonan route, transport supplies, and even further allow the Denglai navy to carry the Denglai army to land anywhere from western Liaoning to southern Liaoning. This will be a huge blow. Strengthen the maneuverability of the Denglai army, and at the same time enable the Denglai naval fleet to deter North Korea and Japan, and protect and control Denglai's future trade lines with North Korea and Japan.

 But the prince was greatly disappointed after arriving in Denglai.

Not only were the guards of Denglai and Denglai weak, but the key was that the original Denglai naval fleet also suffered huge losses in the Noryang naval battle during the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, and veteran generals such as Chen Lin and Deng Zilong had all passed away, leaving no one to manage them. This group of navy soldiers.

In the past ten years, the main defense focus of the imperial court has shifted to the prevention of Jurchens on land, so the navy is basically in a state of neglect and idleness. The remaining ships have been idle for ten years and are basically unusable. There are still a few navy soldiers left. There are thousands of people, but they have basically been reduced to soldiers guarding the coastal guard forts. Therefore, if you want to rebuild the naval fleet, the cost will be huge and unimaginable.

Of course, for Wang Ziteng, rebuilding is not a problem as long as there is money. Although the thousands of navy soldiers are getting older, there are not a few experienced people after all. Although the senior generals have passed away, there are many middle and low-level officers. Therefore, there are still some basics in terms of manpower, but ships and shipbuilding workshops are the most important.

As the Governor of Denglai, if he wants to do something great, and if he wants to make people realize that he is not a prince in vain in this position, he must complete the task assigned to him by the court.

From Feng Ziying's words today, in Wang Ziteng's view, this represents another sign of the civil service system. Well, it is different from Ye Fang and his two friends who only value Jiangnan, but represents Qi Yongtai, The views of northern scholars and civil servants such as Qiao Yingjia, Zhang Jingqiu and others were exactly what Wang Ziteng needed.

It can be said that in a sense, the future prospects of his prince Teng and the goals of these northern scholars and civil servants are getting closer and closer, and it may even lead to both prosperity and loss.

Wang Ziteng thought a little too much, or expanded Feng Ziying's views, but that didn't mean that Feng Ziying didn't have this intention, but Feng Ziying's appetite was far greater than he thought.

The North's conquest of the Jurchens, Korea, and Japan is of course indispensable, but the opening of the sea for colonization in the South is also indispensable. Therefore, in Feng Ziying's view, the opening of the sea should be a full-scale open sea.

It's just that the conditions are not mature now, and the conditions in the north are slightly worse than those in the south. From a strategic perspective and timeline, the north is currently more important, so he advocates using the administrative resources of the imperial court to support the north as soon as possible. Routes and various facilities were built first.

Moreover, Wang Ziteng also heard some trends from Feng Ziying's words, that is, Feng Ziying has become disdainful of the ships and models of the original Great Zhou Navy, and believes that Xiyi's ships and naval fleet models may have more development prospects. , which also made him curious.

He has been in the Northland and has not had much contact with merchants in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang. He does not know much about the situation of Xiyi ships, but he knows that Feng Ziying has always been careful with his words and hits the target with one shot, so he values ​​Feng Ziying's opinion very much. .

Since Feng Ziying admires the model of Xiyi ships and naval fleets so much, he must have some merits, and Feng Ziying also expressed his intention to rely on this naval fleet to control the trade between Korea and Japan. If he does not have a strong enough navy, , North Korea is fine, but in Japan, it may not be that simple.

Therefore, Wang Ziteng wanted to talk to Feng Ziying immediately after coming down. On the one hand, he wanted to understand the thoughts of the civil servants in the North from Feng Ziying, and on the other hand, he really wanted to get a feel for Feng Ziying's views on the future prospects of Denglai and the navy. The long-term goal after the fleet is completed.

Now that he has come forward to express his attitude to Emperor Yonglong, it is actually a disguised show of goodwill to Feng Ziying and the Northern civil servants behind him.

Emperor Yonglong immediately understood the meaning of Wang Ziteng's words.

Feng Ziying's series of suggestions in the hall today were really rich in content. Even though Emperor Yonglong had long expected that Feng Ziying would come up with a big move, this point of view still taught a solid lesson to everyone present. So much so that Emperor Yonglong was a little confused as to where all these ideas and opinions of this guy came from.

Qi Yongtai is an upright Northern scholar. Although Qiao Yingjia is flexible, his thoughts cannot go deep into such economic matters. After all, they are both scholars, and they cannot be so familiar with business affairs. Even if you don't talk clearly, you can still come up with so many new ideas.

"Wang Qing, the highlight of today's court meeting is the Denglai-Liaonan logistics supply support for Liaodong defense. The idea mentioned by Feng Qing is also groundbreaking. It is something that this court and even the previous court have never tried or thought of. , Feng Qing also said before that this is just a rough idea. I also think there are many problems that need to be solved on how to operate it. Such matters also need to be considered in the long term..."

"..., but today I also have a clear attitude, that is, the Denglai-Liaonan transportation line must be opened, and Denglai must become the most powerful backing for Liaodong's defense. The strategy of opening up the sea must not only be launched in the south of the Yangtze River, but also the imperial court must be launched in the north. We must provide local support to help the defense of the North and the national economy and people's livelihood. Regarding specific matters, Ye Qing, Fang Qing, and the ministers of the cabinet should work together with the six ministries and even Denglai Liaodong to discuss carefully and strive to come up with a reliable and feasible strategy..."

 The meeting has dispersed.

As soon as Feng Ziying walked out of the Meridian Gate, she was stopped by Qi Yongtai.

 “Qi Shi.”

Qi Yongtai looked satisfied, a little relieved, and a little inexplicably complicated.

 “Well, Ziying, very good, well done.”

“Master Qi, we all rely on the teachings of you, Master Qiao, and Master Guan.” Feng Ziying was respectful.

The limelight has become bigger today. It can be seen from the last words of Emperor Yonglong that the emperor may have also moved his mind. From the initial opening of the Denglai-Liaonan route to ensure the logistics support of Liaodong military affairs, it has been extended to the control of The trade routes between North Korea and Japan have in turn affected the strategies of North Korea and Japan as a whole.

The scope and interests involved have expanded almost geometrically. Not only has the military's interest increased greatly, but it has also benefited the entire north, especially Shandong, Liaodong and Beizhili. It's no wonder that both Qi Yongtai and Wang Ziteng went into battle shirtless. I support Feng Ziying.

Feng Ziying believes that as soon as the court meeting comes, the whole court will be in swarm.

Northern scholars saw the future hope of monopolizing trade with Korea and Japan and turning Denglai and Liaonan into northern sea-opening bases, which would also win more attention and benefits for the north.

Similarly, southern scholars also saw that the interests involved in the north were so great, so what should Jiangnan do?

A large number of Jiangnan merchants and sea trade merchants will be encouraged and attracted to go north. This is both an opportunity and a challenge for the Jiangnan gentry merchants. The opportunity is that they can take advantage of this opportunity to go north to expand their power and influence. The challenge is that such a large group After the merchants go north, they may be bound to the interests of the north, and their spokesmen may have the same interests as the northern scholars and officials, and then work together. In a sense, they may even "betray" their original "attributes."

Of course, what's more important is that Feng Ziying proposed control and expansion in his new vision, as if he wanted to dominate the world with a posture of a great Zhou Dynasty, rather than educating the world with simple etiquette and morals. Emperor Yonglong's ambiguous attitude seemed There is some excitement, and the ministers in the cabinet have different opinions, but they are no longer categorically opposed like before. So can Jiangnan also use this strategy to manage and conquer Nanyang?

If this can be the case, it means that the Zhou Dynasty's foreign national policy has undergone a subtle change in terms of political morality. From being shy to mention the word "profit", it will start to put "profit" first, even if this "Profit" is more due to the predicament of the court.

 But as long as such a trend has begun, can Luzon, Ryukyu, Dongfan, Manraka, Annan, and Dongwu all look forward to it?

 It seems that a better and broader world full of opportunities is slowly unfolding in front of the gentry and merchants.

 (End of this chapter)