My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 335: The Selection of the Navy

After putting down the manufacturing drawings, Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the letter and continued reading.

"There is another very important point, Lao Zhu, you must pay enough attention to it, that is, the navy is different from the army. The navy is a highly professional branch of the military. Whether it is driving a ship or operating a cannon, even if someone falls into the water and you jump into the water to save them, it requires professional skills.

The construction of the navy is different from the training of the army's soldiers and requires more time for systematic training.

Therefore, my suggestion is that we should train naval officers and soldiers just like we train industrial technicians. We should select talents from the beginning of construction and enter the factory to familiarize themselves with the entire construction process and also with the performance and structure of the ship. In this way, after the new ship is built, it can quickly form combat effectiveness.

I also wrote down some of my thoughts and suggestions on the training of naval personnel, which you can also refer to. "

Old Li was really thoughtful. This was a good suggestion. Zhu Yuanzhang thought that perhaps he should select experienced people from the fleet to form a navy. After all, they are more familiar with ships.

"That's about it. I will send you other things you need for naval construction step by step in the future.

By the way, I need to trouble you, Old Zhu, for a favor. I am very interested in the "Great Ming Chronicles" compiled by Wei Junmin, Huang Chi and six others in the third year of Hongwu. Can you give me a copy? I will read it carefully."

Look at what you said, Old Li. Is it reasonable? It's just a set of "The History of the Great Ming Dynasty", but you are still so polite. You even use the word "trouble" to talk to Old Zhu? What's wrong? When did our relationship become so distant?

"The Book of Great Ming Chronicles" was just a work written at the beginning of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. Feeling that the Ming Dynasty did not have a set of geographical atlases of its own, Wei Junmin, Huang Chi and others compiled it, and after it was compiled by Wei Junmin, Huang Chi and others, it was sent to the Secretary General for printing and publication, in order to demonstrate the vast territory of the Ming Dynasty and its detailed description of all things.

However, how could an omniscient figure like Lao Li be interested in "The History of the Ming Dynasty"?

Having said that, if Mr. Li likes to watch it, I would feel quite honored.

Happy times are always short. After reading the letter quickly, Zhu Yuanzhang carefully put it away. However, one thing made him feel a little strange. Li Han asked him to record the sending process with his mobile phone next time he sent a letter and send the video together.

It’s really a strange request. I don’t know what kind of special hobby Mr. Li has. Since he has this request, just do it. It’s not a big deal.

He summoned the eunuch who accompanied him and ordered him to ask Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, Tang He, Li Min and Yang Siyi to come to the emperor as soon as possible.

Although the railway from Yingtian Prefecture to Songjiang Prefecture was only started not long ago, it is still too early to connect the entire Jiangnan area with trains. However, as Lao Li said, some things need to be prepared in advance.

Just like among the various provinces, what are the advantageous industries of each, what are the cost and technology, how much value is generated, and more importantly, which ones can be controlled by the court at present, all this information must be counted in advance.

Moreover, what he had envisioned was to formulate a production plan in advance, stipulating what each factory in each region should produce and how much to produce. This would effectively prevent excessive siphoning by wealthy states and coordinate balanced development among various regions.

The prerequisite for achieving all this is to know the industrial situation in various places, right? Yes, by the way, Lao Li said that only when there is demand can there be exchange and trade. So, can demand be understood or predicted in advance?

When Yang Siyi comes, ask the Ming Dynasty accountant, the God of Wealth, to see if he has any good suggestions.

As for the building of the navy, according to what Lao Li said, it needs to be carried out simultaneously in two parts. One is the construction of warships, which naturally has to be handed over to Li Min, while the training of naval personnel will be handed over to Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and Tang He.

The formation of the navy was a major change to the original military system, involving a wide range of people and interests. Apart from the three old men, no one else among the noble generals could control the situation. As for Lan Yu, although he was a good fighter, his qualifications were indeed lower than others, not enough to convince the public, and he was a bit domineering, not suitable for such a delicate job.

As for Feng Sheng, his qualifications are sufficient, but his ability is a little bit inferior to Xu Da, and he is also old, so it is better for him to cultivate himself at home.

There is also Li Shanchang, who lacks ambition and is now only interested in enjoying wealth and glory.

When Haimao Co., Ltd. was first established, this guy was not very enthusiastic about investing in it. He was only thinking about buying houses and land to become a local landlord. Later, when he saw the first return of HNA's fleet, he brought back countless wealth.

Seeing that Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and others had received dividends and Xu Huizu was even listed on the honor roll, he became jealous and hurried over with silver bills, shouting that he wanted to buy shares.

Seeing how shameless he was at that time, I really wanted to go up and slap him twice.

There is also Fu Youde, who is quite good, but he is now in Yunnan. As the commander-in-chief of the entire Southwest, the stability of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Laos, Annan and other places still depends on him to maintain, and he cannot come back for the time being.

After much thought, there are only the three old ones: Xu Da, Tang and Li Wenzhong.

Especially Tang He, he had experience in many naval battles, especially the confrontation with Zhang Shicheng in Changzhou. Although he was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, he still dealt with Zhang Shicheng, and finally found an opportunity to take the initiative to attack and annihilate Zhang Shicheng's navy in one fell swoop.

Now he is setting an example by going out to sea himself and has had several battles with pirates at sea. In terms of experience in naval battles, he should be the most experienced.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Xu Da's voice outside the palace, "Your Majesty, what good stuff do you have this time? Let me open my eyes!"

Then, Xu Da walked into the bedroom, bowed, and said impatiently: "Your Majesty, what good things has this strange man sent again? Let me, Old Xu, broaden my horizons!"

Zhu Yuanzhang became angry when he saw Xu Da's face. He had just given this guy a high evaluation in his mind, but he didn't expect that his true colors would be revealed when they met.

"There are good things, but we have to wait for Li Wenzhong and Tang He."

"Why are you waiting for them, Your Majesty? Just let me hug you first. You know I am impatient."

At this moment, a loud voice came from outside the palace, "Xu Tiande, His Majesty asked you to wait, so you waited obediently. What's the matter? You are not happy to wait for us for a while. Do you have such a big face, Xu Tiande?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Wenzhong and Tang He also walked into the bedroom. Xu Da immediately curled his lips and stood aside muttering to himself.

"Li Baoer, you are so shameless, you still have to call me uncle!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing. This Xu Da, whose nickname was Li Wenzhong, was also secretive. He was going backwards and becoming more and more unruly as he grew older.

The two men also bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang, and then Li Wenzhong asked: "Your Majesty, I wonder what important matter has caused you to call me here at this time? I just met Lao Tang outside the palace, and Lao Tang speculated that there might be a good plan to put artillery on the ship. Could it be true?"

(End of this chapter)