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Chapter 673: Establishment of the Admiralty

Now, no one has paid attention to the issue of the eunuch party’s disaster to the country, or the issue of the reform of military garrisons and military garrisons.

The thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty were all shocked by this shocking news.

The Ming Dynasty defeated the Red-haired Fleet again, not only recovering the chicken coop, but also included a large area of ​​islands such as Diaoyu Island and Penghu Islands in the territory.

This is a great martial art!

Zhu Youxiao ordered the cabinet to announce the world with his power, and his personal reputation also reached a new level after winning the Second Battle of Penghu.

In the military camp and between the streets and alleys of the capital, everyone was talking about this.

From the next day, every household in the capital was decorating the lights and decorating, and even pedestrians on the roadside were talking about this.

For the people, the victory of the country is a great joy.

Especially the people and businessmen in Fujian, they were most affected by this Dutch invasion and could feel the hard-earned life.

For coastal fishermen, they can go out to sea to fish and make a living.

Compared with the merchants, this victory is even more significant.

Many businessmen know what this victory means to the Ming Dynasty, which means that there will be no Dutch warships in the southeastern waters for at least ten years from now on!

The Dutch East India Company's ocean-going fleet was defeated in the Battle of Penghu!

The only fleet in the South Indian colony was eliminated in the Penghu waterway, and the general of Laizhou who commanded the battle also became famous in one battle.

As a result, the shipping routes were smooth. Without the obstruction of the Dutch, the coastal trade would become more developed.

After hearing about the success or failure of this battle, some Western countries were shocked and began to be happy to come to the Ming Dynasty to do business. As for Philip IV in Spain, they were afraid that they would be shocked and dropped their chins.

For Zhu Youxiao, although the war was won, the next thing was equally important.

On the third day after the news came, the imperial meeting began in the Huangji Palace.

"Our army is victorious. I am congratulating Your Majesty, long live long live long live long!" The ministers went to the hall, and the two sides were lined up. After the eunuchs in the department set up a sing, they also shouted in the mountains.

After the excitement and excitement the day before yesterday, Zhu Youxiao now seemed particularly calm, waved his hand to signal the ministers to calm down and said:

"Fortunately, my navy soldiers used their lives to defeat the Red Fan and show our power!"

As he said that, he turned around and ordered, "Wang Aiqing, Duke of England, you two should explain the merits to the officers and soldiers participating in the war according to the rules and give rewards, and there must be no mistakes!"

Wang Qia, Minister of War, and Zhang Weixian, the Five British Dukes, also served as the Grand Governor of the Military Governor's Office, took the lead and said in unison: "I will receive the order!"

This post-war merit was also the governor's office of the Five Army and the Ministry of War.

It is also of great significance to the generals.

The reason why the Ministry of War was still responsible is because it took care of the wishes of civil officials. After all, the Ministry of War has monopolized the power for so many years, and it is not a matter of destruction overnight, so it needs to be taken slowly.

This time, the second Penghu naval battle was revealed, and all the civil and military officials in the court praised the attack of Emperor Tianqi and the loud power of the Ming army. It would be natural to let the Governor's Office of the Five Army get involved at this time.

As Zhu Youxiao had expected before, the words came to his feet and no one dared to object to the civil and military officials in the court.

No one, including those censors and censors, would be troubled at this time.

Zhu Youxiao looked at the honest and honest ministers and sneered in his heart.

Zhu Youxiao naturally understood that if only the Governor's Office of the Five Army was asked to be responsible for reconciliation this time, someone would probably jump out to object at this time.

No one objected now. Firstly, the impact of this victory was too great, and secondly, the Ministry of War could also seek benefits from it.

Since you have benefits, there is no need to act against the scale.

In this court, every word that everyone said, including Zhu Youxiao, was driven by the interests behind it.

At this time, Wang Qia, the Minister of War, suddenly stepped out of the list and said to everyone's attention:

"Your Majesty, I have this report!"

"I am in a good mood today, I will say it all!" Zhu Youxiao summoned Wang Qia to the palace last night, and this is what he said.

The king and his minister had already agreed, and the emperor Zhu Youxiao has been good to his own people so far, and he has never had any trouble killing a donkey.

Wang Qia's situation was completely different from that of Wei Zaode, the chief assistant in the late Chongzhen period. He had no worries, so he naturally would not retreat at this time.

He said:

"I will report to Your Majesty. In this great victory, all the tribes in the north, Annan, Uszang, and Qinghai all sent a message to come over, saying that they would send envoys to Beijing to congratulate the victory of the Celestial Empire."

"And the trade and merchant ships from various countries in Xifan have been several times in recent days. It can be seen that the power of my great victory has spread far and wide, and all the countries in Xifan are afraid of each other."

"I suggest setting up a Naval Army Department to control the ships, weapons, money and food of the navy's ships, weapons, money and food in all parts of the country!" As he said that, Wang Qia turned his head and looked at the ministers who were whispering behind him, then turned back and continued:

"In order to prevent the Ministry of War from not knowing about maritime affairs, delaying the opportunity to fight, and reappearing the disaster of Wang Huazhen Guangning in the past!"

When the words came to the ground, it caused quite a lot of controversy in the Huangji Palace.

He took out Wang Huazhen, the former chief assistant of the cabinet, Ye Xianggao, and whipped the corpse, which was equivalent to drawing a clear line with his old friend Donglin party disciple in court.

If Wang Qia's meaning was a bit unpredictable before this, then it would be obvious that he was standing there.

Everyone present knows that the troops and horses across the country, including the navy, have been under the control of the Ministry of War since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty and even the former Yuan Dynasty and the former Song Dynasty.

In a word, since the establishment of the Six Divisions, there has never been a situation where another part was established and the result was taken.

Wang Qia, the Minister of War, proposed to set up another Naval Army to command the national navy. Isn’t this asking for self-decentralization?

If Wang Qiao was like Zhang Heming who held the power of the whole country and refused to hand over the power of the army and commanded randomly during the war, which made it a laughing stock, Zhu Youxiao would definitely take him as the Minister of War as soon as possible.

On the contrary, Wang Qiao first supported the restructuring of the Governor's Office of the Five Army, and then followed Zhu Youxiao's instructions and proposed to establish a Navy Division in charge of the Navy.

For Zhu Youxiao, the threat of Wang Qiao, the Minister of War, has become increasingly smaller.

In other words, the current authority of the Ministry of War is completely within the acceptable range of the emperor Zhu Youxiao. After all, the Ministry of War is also a large part of the Ministry of War, and its authority is too low, which is not a good thing.

As long as Wang Qia doesn't have any major problems in the future, such as lack of personal abilities, etc., he, the Minister of War, can do it to the end.

Such people are truly smart people.

After hearing these words, Zhu Youxiao pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

There is nothing to say about this. Although the Denglai Navy defeated the Netherlands, Zhu Youxiao later read the battle report carefully. There were many accidental factors in it, not a crushing force of strength.

For example, if the Luo Fu fleet from South India was not the captain Luo Fu's miscommand command, this battle might not be possible.

For example, Luo Fu should have actually made a mistake in his judgment.

The reason he drove into the Penghu waterway was, first because he did not want to obey Admiral Holland's command, and secondly because he had judged that the Garen warship could sail in the shallow sea of ​​the Penghu waterway.

I have to say that Luo Fu still has two tricks.

He could quickly determine whether the Garen warship could pass through waterways based on his nautical experience alone, and avoid large areas of reefs.

But Luo Fu was also a fool, because he didn't think about whether slowing down would drag down his fleet once Zhang Pan chased him.

Perhaps in the eyes of the Dutch, the Ming Navy did not dare to chase after him.

The other party’s advanced technology and philosophy need to be learned in everything.

One of the reasons why the Dutch United Provincial Fleet was able to rapidly grow into the "coachman Empire" that was the first hegemony at sea in this century was because of its admiralty.

The Navy Department can become a Navy Department, which is a great progress and innovation for the entire Ming Navy.

However, the Navy Department can only have one, and the hierarchy must be very strict to avoid the situation where the Netherlands commanded the captain of the team in this war.

Take the essence and remove the dross, and this is what Zhu Youxiao did.

Victory cannot be fought in vain. The people can cheer and boil, but they are the emperor. They need to keep a clear mind after this victory, conduct post-war summary, and then make great strides!
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