Qi Jingtong attacked.

He slowly left Penglai Water Village with the most powerful navy in the Ming Dynasty and the most elite navy.

Fang Jifan received a letter from Tang Yin.

In Fang Jifan's opinion, the most annoying thing for scholars is that they especially like to use modification when describing something.

What is the giant fish that I have seen now, but I have never seen it. What I have seen is the loach ears, and the giant ears are also very big. I jumped and roared, and the sound was like thunder.

Damn...

What a monster, I'm so scared.

Could it be that there were also sea beasts that no one in later generations had ever seen in ancient times, so they were awesome?

But when Tang Yin described the giant fish as a gushing spring, Fang Jifan's tiger body shook, and it turned out to be a whale.

The description is so scary, but it is really a cultural person's bad habit. Just say that it is more than 100 meters tall, with a black body and a white flesh as white as fat? Isn't it true? I have to show off your literary talent at this time and I won't speak well.

A whale...

Unexpectedly, Tang Yin and Hu Kaishan actually made their minds.

Fang Jifan narrowed his eyes, and his eyes also showed a look of greed.

Just as the anchors in later generations always say, *** are full of treasures.

This is indeed true, because for the great Chinese nation, there is really no animal in this world full of treasures. No matter you are swimming in the water or climbing on the ground, you can always eat it...

Of course, whales are not just edible.

Every year, hundreds of ships set out from the port and then brought back whale oil and whales' products from the ocean. Whale oil can be made into candles. At that time, candles made from whale oil were almost the best, and no better alternatives could be found in the future.

Not only that, whale meat can be eaten. Although it is a bit fishy, ​​if the cooking of the Chinese nation is added, it will be enough to remove the fishy smell.

At that time, 735 of the 900 whaling ships were from the United States. Huge economic interests drove Americans with good business genes to stab young whales in the moody ocean and then trap female whales that refused to leave.

At that time, whaling was not just a romantic adventure that people imagined, but an unbiased economic engine. At that time, the land of immigrants on the American continent first arrived was barren, rocky, and difficult to cultivate, and the ocean became the main source of food and income. Whaling was a well-paid business. The income brought to each crew member was equivalent to the salary of a worker on land. Women pretended to be men and worked on the boat. In the golden age, the whaling ships in the United States were like a factory floating on the sea. After the whales were caught, they could continue to catch whales while boiling blubber into oil on the boat. In addition, whales could be deformed after being roasted with fire and maintained in a cool shape. Like plastic, they were used to make various daily necessities such as brasses, umbrella bones, fishing rods, etc.

Countless people have been engaged in whaling, engaged in manufacturing, oil refining, whaling and other work, which has led millions of jobs.

And now...

Fang Jifan also became interested in whaling. The Ming Dynasty also needed a large amount of whale oil to replace the existing wax oil for lighting. Not to mention, a whale is equivalent to hundreds of pigs, so how much meat source can this provide?

From Tang Yin's description, Fang Jifan probably knew that the majestic and powerful official account of the country suffered losses. These sailors who had never experienced real naval battles made frequent mistakes when they encountered an emergency.

In fact... to some extent, whaling can also be used as a preparation for Japanese guards to train troops.

You should know that fighting whales on the ocean is almost in a state of war for all the personnel on a ship. The negligence of a team or any person is a terrible thing.

Since the Japanese guards cannot practice with Japanese pirates now, then you might as well... let's practice with whales.

Fang Jifan then began to think hard about how to catch whales, and then replied to Tang Yin with a letter.

The letter was sent out, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I couldn't help but blame myself. Whaling is a very dangerous thing. Xiao Tang and Xiao Tang, I'll ask you for this matter. My mentor has more important things. If you need to stay in the capital, you can't share the hardships with you. Well... good luck!

The weather is getting hotter and hotter.

Fang Jifan was wearing a summer shirt and hung the purse embroidered by Princess Taikang on his waist. His father hadn't sent a letter for a long time, which made Fang Jifan worry about him... whether he had found a stepmother for himself.

This is not a solution. Dad, my son is old, it’s time to get married.

As soon as he thought of this, Fang Jifan couldn't help but want to write a book to his father who was far away in Guizhou. But after thinking about it, we should be reserved. Why don't we have a real man in Fang Jifan have no wives?

But early in the morning that day, an eunuch came hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please invite me."

I asked someone early in the morning, but I thought there was something going on again.

Fang Jifan did not dare to neglect and went straight to the palace.

This time, it's still in the warm room.

After Ma Wensheng was in the imperial case, he... cried.

Now he had to suspect that he was a broom star.

According to the report sent this morning, Qi Jingtong led his troops to surround Baiwei Island to search for Japanese pirates.

As a result... the Japanese pirates were indeed found.

Thousands of Japanese pirates were entrenched there.

result……

A big defeat.

The Japanese pirates used the small boat to attract Qi Jingtong's large ship. Qi Jingtong did not dare to attack rashly. His flagship did not encounter any trouble, but the other two large ships were eager to make contributions and left the fleet, and as a result... they directly collided with the reef.

In order to meet these poor two Ming ships, Qi Jingtong made a quick decision and wanted to send someone to land and directly attack Baiwei Island.

However, the Japanese guards were completely defeated and were quickly killed by the Japanese pirates who were licking blood on the knife.

Qi Jingtong was defeated.

Two ships were severely damaged.

Six or seven hundred casualties were killed or injured.

In the end, he returned in a defeat.

As soon as the news came, Ma Wensheng's face turned green.

This is the most elite navy that the Ministry of War can do.

Who would have expected that the soldiers would be defeated?

Now that things have come, he can only come here to apologize.

Emperor Hongzhi had a gloomy face and looked at the report. His first thought was to kill Ma Wensheng.

Not to mention the officers and soldiers, these are all money and food. They spent so much money and food, and there were so much money and food ships built, just like that... it was all over.

He stared at Ma Wensheng fiercely.

Ma Wensheng was discouraged: "Your Majesty, the old minister is stupid and incompetent, and he is in vain. He really cannot take on the heavy responsibility of Your Majesty. I beg your Majesty to retire and choose another wise man..."

This Minister of War is really impossible to do.

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Liu Jian coldly.

Liu Jian was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I think that Ma Shangshu is from Ma Zheng. It is a bit unreasonable to say that he does not understand military affairs. Over the years, Ma Zheng on all sides has always been very stable and has not made much mistakes. It is just that the court had despised the Japanese pirates too much before, and this was not the fault of Ma Shangshu alone. As for the water battle, it has been 120 years since Emperor Taizu Gao, and it has never happened. Therefore, the old ministers thought that even if they choose another wise man, they may not be able to do better than Ma Shangshu."

He still hopes that Ma Wensheng will stay.

The Ministry of War is now a mess, and after spending so much money and food, nothing can be done.

To be honest, no one is willing to wipe your butt for Ma Wensheng now. Is it so easy for you to leave?

Ma Wensheng's face was pale, he... wanted to die!

Emperor Hongzhi said coldly: "All relevant personnel have to be dealt with. As the commander, why did Qi Jingtong stagnate when attacking the island and escape when the war was in decline? Is he worthy of the court's kindness?"

The blame must be taken. Since Liu Jian means that Ma Wensheng will continue to persuade him, he has to find someone else to bear the responsibility for the big defeat.

The Ming Dynasty could not deal with only Japanese pirates. Is this... worthy of his ancestors? It's just a joke.

Ma Wensheng was silent for a moment: "Your Majesty, I have a word."

"you say!"

Ma Wensheng said in shame: "Qi Jingtong is indeed a rare talent. Before going to sea, he submitted a document to the Ministry of War, believing that it is not suitable to go to sea to fight at this time. This time, it was the fault of the Ministry of War. He chose to escape. I am afraid that he knew that he had no choice but to keep the few remaining ships in the Ming Dynasty..."

"Enough!" Emperor Hongzhi seemed very rude.

At this time, you, Ma Wensheng, are a guilty minister, and now you still want to plead for others.

Judging from the report, the court handed over so much money, food, ships and troops to Qi Jingtong. Now that he is defeated, he is responsible. If the court does not deal with it, how can he convince the public?

After Fang Jifan came in, he saw Emperor Hongzhi's face terrible, so scared that he didn't dare to let out. At this time, he definitely did not dare to stroke the tiger's beard. After all,... he still had a useful body.

Hearing a big defeat.

Fang Jifan sighed in his heart, but he also knew that such a great defeat was almost a historical necessity.

A group of ducks that had been drought for more than a hundred years really think that by building a few ships like the three treasures and eunuchs, they could beat a group of Japanese pirates across the ocean?

This is not Fang Jifan's destruction of his prestige.

But because water war is a technical job, he definitely cannot win by courage. What's more, in terms of courage, a group of military households who are discriminated against by literary people and are unwilling to allocate money and food on time. How could they compete with those cruel thieves every now and then?

But at this time, I heard that Emperor Hongzhi wanted to deal with Qi Jingtong.

This Qi Jingtong... seems to be Qi Jiguang's father.

This person... is indeed a famous general.

Although his achievements are far inferior to Qi Jiguang and the so-called "I'm not as good as my son", Fang Jifan believed that Qi Jingtong was just not satisfied with his talent. The Chenghua and Hongzhi dynasties he experienced were not too vigilant against Japanese pirates, and naturally, it was impossible to give him a chance to show it.

But even so, Qi Jingtong still showed his strength in history with his real skills.

Fang Jifan hesitated for a moment, should he take risks for Qi Jiguang's father?

After pondering for a moment, Fang Jifan laughed: "Hahahaha..."

As expected, Fang Jifan welcomed countless eyes that seemed to be mentally retarded.
Chapter completed!