Chapter 315 The old emperor is so nice!

"Sir, this is the official document just delivered by the Governor's Office!"

As soon as Yang Zhengshan returned to the yamen, Han Fei came over with a document.

"What's the content?" Yang Zhengshan took the document and walked towards the study.

"It's about forming a navy!" Han Fei replied.

Yang Zhengshan's eyes lit up, and then he opened the document and read it while walking.

But after he finished reading it, his brows furrowed.

Tamron Avantgarde?

Separate the Tenglong Vanguard from the Tenglong Guard, set up a separate guard office, and establish a naval guard post?

In this case, does the navy still belong to Tenglongwei?

Of course not!
Tenglong Guard and Tenglong Vanguard became two equal-level yamen with no subordinate relationship at all.

Yang Zhengshan walked into the study, stroked his beard and thought for a while.

This must be the emperor's intention.

As for why the emperor did this?
This was probably based on two considerations. First, Tenglong Guard was already an overstaffed guard, so it was normal to assign a vanguard. Second, it was probably to prevent Tenglong Guard from becoming too big to be removed.

It would be fine for a garrison to have cavalry and infantry, but if it added a navy, that would be too much.

If it continues to grow, it will inevitably become too big to be controlled.

Of course, this does not mean that the emperor thinks Yang Zhengshan has any rebellious intentions. If he had such an idea, he would not have allowed Yang Zhengshan to serve as the commander of the Tenglong Vanguard. He was just taking precautions and making preparations for a rainy day.

It is not surprising that the emperor made such an arrangement.

Yang Zhengshan thought about it and felt that it was nothing. Dividing it into two guards would not actually affect him much. As long as he could control the Tenglong vanguard, it would be enough.

But since the old emperor had such thoughts, Yang Zhengshan felt that he should also express his opinion.

When we work for a boss, we have to consider him and not let him have any doubts or worries.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhengshan wrote another memorial and had it sent to Kyoto.

Since the old emperor has such concerns, let's dispel his worries. As for how to dispel them, it's very simple. Just let the old emperor arrange a few people to come and watch.

As I said before, as a general, you cannot turn the troops under your command into a private army, otherwise the general will be close to death.

Now the Tenglong Guards are tending to become the Yang family's private army. Yang Zhengshan feels it is necessary to make some changes, otherwise the old emperor will become even more suspicious of him.

A few days later, Yang Zhengshan's memorial was again delivered to the desk of Emperor Chengping.

When Emperor Chengping saw the memorial, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Yang Zhengshan is really a cunning guy!"

Eunuch Chen beside him said with a smile: "This shows that General Yang is loyal to Your Majesty and has no selfish motives!"

Probably few civil and military officials in the court would be willing to let the emperor arrange someone to keep an eye on them. After all, no one wants to have a boss under his command.

However, for Emperor Chengping, Yang Zhengshan's attitude was exactly what he liked best.

"Haha, he is loyal, and he wants both the ship and the people!"

Although Emperor Chengping was satisfied in his heart, he still spoke in a bland tone.

Of course, Yang Zhengshan did not write the letter just to ask Emperor Chengping to arrange for someone to go. He did not want just one person, he wanted ten thousand military households. He not only wanted people, but also warships.

Tenglongwei should have 22,000 military households, but now there are only 12,000 military households, a full 10,000 military households short.

The next step is to form a navy, which naturally requires warships.

Warships cannot be bought, so we can only ask the emperor for them.

Emperor Chengping asked, "Tenglong Vanguard is in need of a commander who is good at naval warfare. Who do you think is suitable?"

"This!" Eunuch Chen's mind raced as he thought of a candidate. "Your Majesty, I heard that Hai Changbo's youngest son Xue Ping is quite good. He has reached the fourth level of acquired cultivation at a young age. Moreover, Hai Changbo's family has a rich history of learning, so he should be familiar with naval battles!"

Emperor Chengping glanced at him and said, "How many benefits did Haichangbo give you, and yet you are allowed to speak for him like this!"

"I am innocent!" Eunuch Chen knelt on the ground, "I have never accepted a penny from Lord Haichang. I beg Your Majesty to look into this matter!"

"Then what did you accept from him?" Emperor Chengping didn't believe that the old man would be so kind as to recommend Haichangbo's youngest son for no reason.

"Well, Your Majesty, you have forgotten that on your birthday last year, Haichangbo presented a map of the Darong sea territory. Your Majesty said at the time that he would reward Haichangbo, but later Your Majesty was busy with state affairs and ignored this matter!" Eunuch Chen said cautiously.

Haichangbo did not ask him to help recommend his youngest son, but asked him to help mention the map of the sea in front of the emperor.

That maritime map was drawn with great effort by the third generation of Haichangbo. Almost all the islands and dynasty forces in the sea area around Dayong were marked out. Although the accuracy was a bit poor, it was definitely a carefully crafted work.

The results of it!
After seeing the map of the sea territory, Emperor Chengping was very happy and satisfied. He even promised to reward Haichangbo.

Then there is no more!

Hai Changbo waited day and night at home for the reward from Emperor Chengping, but it had been almost a year and there was still no sign of the reward from Emperor Chengping.

As for Emperor Chengping, he had completely forgotten about this matter.

Actually, this cannot be entirely blamed on Emperor Chengping. Although he is old and has a poor memory, the main problem is that the Haichang Marquis's Mansion is too desolate.

Now Haichangbo is only the commander of Haijin Guard. He has no chance to show up in the court, and no one will mention him.

Emperor Chengping himself had forgotten about him, and the people around him would not mention Haichangbo, and there were no state affairs involving Haichangbo, so how could Emperor Chengping remember him?

"Lord Haichang! It seems to be true!" After Eunuch Chen's reminder, Emperor Chengping finally remembered the sea map that Lord Haichang gave him last year.

"How old is his little son?"

"He is already 22 years old this year, and has reached the third level of acquired cultivation!" said Eunuch Chen.

Emperor Chengping nodded slightly, "Not bad, let him go to Yang Zhengshan to be a captain first. As for the commander-in-chief, I remember there is a naval commander named Yu Tonghai who seems to be very good!"

"Yu Tonghai!" Eunuch Chen looked confused.

Emperor Chengping only remembered the name and said, "Go and ask if there is such a person!"

"Here!"

Eunuch Chen quickly got up from the ground and left the study, but less than a quarter of an hour later, Eunuch Chen came back.

"Your Majesty, there is such a person!"

Eunuch Chen said with a look of surprise.

In fact, he was complaining about the old emperor's memory in his heart. You say his memory is good, but he has completely forgotten everything about Haichangbo last year. You say his memory is bad, but Yu Tonghai repelled pirates in Haizhou three years ago. Although the Ministry of War recommended credit for Yu Tonghai at that time, it was only that one time, but Emperor Chengping still remembers it now.

"What are his abilities?" asked Emperor Chengping.

Eunuch Chen replied, "Three years ago, Lord Yu was a captain of the Left Guard of Haizhou. When Yanghe County in Haizhou was attacked by pirates, Lord Yu led 30 large and small ships and went out to sea to pursue the pirates for three days and three nights. In the end, he beheaded 87 pirates, defeated more than a thousand pirates, and rescued more than 300 people in Yanghe County!"

"Mr. Yu is now the deputy commander of the Haizhou Vanguard. His Majesty once bestowed upon him the Flying Fish Suit!"

"It sounds like you have some real skills!" Emperor Chengping nodded with satisfaction.

The southeastern coastal areas of Dayong were often plundered by pirates, and battles between coastal garrisons and pirates also occurred frequently. However, the garrisons in Dayong were now seriously corrupt, and the coastal naval garrisons had more defeats than victories against the pirates who landed and plundered.

The reason why Emperor Chengping was impressed by Yu Tonghai was that Yu Tonghai was the only military officer who defeated pirates at sea in recent years.

That’s right, the only one!
This shows how much the Darong Navy had declined!

"Then let Yu Tonghai go to Tenglong Vanguard as the commander!"

"Also, let the Central Military Governor's Office find a way to transfer 10,000 military households to Yang Zhengshan!"

“As for warships, let the Ministry of Industry equip Tenglong Vanguard with warships. How can the navy be without warships?
It has to be said that Emperor Chengping was very generous to Yang Zhengshan and even wanted to equip Yang Zhengshan with a full set of warships.

Although Dayong's navy was not good, its shipbuilding industry was still very powerful. Not to mention the privately-run shipyards, there were more than a dozen shipyards run by the imperial court.

Each place not only has a huge shipbuilding site, but also has powerful supporting factories.

For example, there are many affiliated sails, cast iron, and rope processing plants, wood and hemp storage warehouses, and gardens specially developed for growing tung oil trees and lacquer trees.

In addition, there is a strict management system for the acceptance of shipbuilding materials, the repair and delivery of ships, etc.

It can be said that Dayong's shipbuilding industry has a very complete industrial chain.

……

Tenglongwei, Yang Zhengshan soon felt the favor from the old emperor.

As the documents arrived, Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized that the old emperor actually wanted him to build a real navy.

The emperor has made arrangements for professional talents, military households, and warships.

Although these were all Yang Zhengshan's requests in the memorial, he never expected that the emperor would actually meet all his requirements.

Looking at the documents sent by the Central Military Governor's Office and the Ministry of Works, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but feel moved.

Wow, the old emperor is so nice!

He suddenly felt like a man should die for his friend.

Not really a close friend.

But this attitude of strong support is still very touching.

Thinking back carefully, it seemed that the old emperor had always supported him.

Although he was caught off guard when he was transferred to Tenglong Guard, the emperor has always responded to his requests since he came to Tenglong Guard.

The emperor left him the money and grain of the Lan family. He wanted to run a salt field, and the emperor agreed. He led troops out of the country without permission, and the emperor only fined him one year's salary. Now he wants to build a navy, and the emperor gave him more ships.

As for the matter of maritime trade, the old emperor only replied with a word "approval".

"Ah, Your Majesty, I am so ashamed that you support me so much!"

In the study, Yang Zhengshan sighed inexplicably.

As for how loyal he is to the emperor, the answer is no!
But now he was more sincere towards the old emperor.

He was not loyal to the point of being a time traveler, as he had no concept of loyalty to anyone, but since the emperor supported him so much, he still felt sincerely grateful in his heart.

Just like Zhou Lan at the beginning, the kindness of recognition and support deserves his sincere gratitude.

"It seems that we really need to build an elite navy, otherwise we will fail the emperor's trust!"

Yang Zhengshan had the idea of ​​forming a navy before, but the navy he wanted was actually to serve maritime trade and escort merchant ships.

But now that he has been given a Wei warship, his previous thoughts will have to change.

(End of this chapter)