Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Qi Jingtong, the commander-in-chief of the Shenji Battalion, came to meet the emperor at the emperor's order.

"Qi Jingtong, commander-in-chief of the Chenshen Machine Battalion, greets His Majesty!"

"Qi Qing's family, get your head down without courtesy!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Qi Jingtong carefully, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart!

Qi Jingtong was the father of Qi Jiguang, the famous anti-Japanese general who later became famous all over the world. He was a rare general in this generation.

It's just that the imperial treasury was empty this year, unable to support the Daming Navy, and this Qi Jingtong naturally returned to the Shenji camp.

At present, Qi Jingtong has passed his prime, and there is no twilight in his dark skin, but from the strong muscles, it gives people a solid and heavy feeling.

"General Qi, I heard that you had previously held the post of anti-Japanese, and you have led the army to fight against Japanese pirates several times by the sea. Is there such a thing?"

When Qi Jingtong heard the words, his expression changed immediately. The emperor turned his face faster than a book. Li Dongyang, the first assistant to the cabinet, was fined half a year's salary for only saying a few words of compliment. This is a lesson from the past!

But in any case, this is not a court hall, and there are not so many civil servants stepping on him. Although the military generals in the court can't eat it, this is the Hall of Mental Cultivation. His Majesty must have other plans to summon him.

I saw Qi Jingtong cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this minister has been dispatched to Dengzhou, Yiwu, and Hangzhou many times to fight the Japanese pirates!"

"Later, because the imperial court needed to cut military expenditures and transfer all the materials for the naval battle back to the capital, the minister has been serving as the commander of the Shenji battalion."

Speaking of which, Qi Jingtong seems to have a lot of hidden things, and he doesn't seem to know where to say it.

Zhu Houzhao saw that Qi Jingtong had something to say, and said solemnly, "General Qi, but it's okay to say it."

At this moment, Qi Jingtong looked at Zhu Houzhao on the dragon chair with deep eyes. He firmly believed that although the emperor was young, he would definitely achieve great things in the future and fulfill the promise he made at the court.

Recently, although Qi Jingtong was in Shenji Camp and went to the northwest to suppress bandits, he heard a lot of rumors about Emperor Zhengde from time to time.

When I saw it today, it was as rumored in the imperial court.

He wants to tell this ambitious emperor all the words that he has deposited in his heart for many years. He knows that His Majesty has all the people in his heart, and this is the best time.

Qi Jingtong thought about this in his heart, but he knelt down heavily and said with his hands together, "Your Majesty, this minister has fought against Japanese pirates many times, and I know that the Japanese have the ambition of a wolf. They are always coveting my fertile soil and people in Daming."

"Your Majesty, if the Japanese pirates are not eliminated for a day, the court will not be at peace for a day!"

"The people on the seaside of Daming are also invaded by Japanese pirates all the time. It is really miserable. I want to ask Your Majesty to issue an decree to reorganize my Daming Navy to resist the bandits on the water!"

As soon as the voice fell, Qi Jingtong knocked his head heavily on the ground, waiting for Zhu Houzhao's reply.

He knew that Daming's treasury didn't have a lot of silver, and the emperor would not be able to satisfy him with this small request.

However, it is indeed as he said, if the Japanese pirates are not eliminated, the people will not stop for a day, and the seaside will not be peaceful for a day.

He had to tell the emperor about the powerful relationship.

Ding Ding Deng!

There was a sound of footsteps in the hall.

At some point, Zhu Houzhao's figure appeared in front of Qi Jingtong.

"His Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao was not angry, he leaned over to support Qi Jingtong, and asked solemnly: "General Qi, I will ask you, if one day, I will let you command the Daming Navy again, can you be sure to repel the bandits?"

Qi Jingtong's face was shocked, and he cupped his hands and said, "This minister is 100% sure!"

After a pause, he continued, "If the people of the Ming Dynasty cannot have a sea frontier where they can live and work in peace and contentment, the minister is willing to sacrifice this head of the minister and apologize to His Majesty!"

"Good! Well said!"

"What I want is your words!"

The sound of the Son of Heaven reverberated throughout the hall.

Zhu Houzhao narrowed his eyes, stared at Qi Jingtong and said, "Okay, I want you to remember what you said to me today!"

"This is not only your agreement with me, but also your agreement with the people of the world!"

"However, I will not only give you one Daming navy to manage, I will give you the entire Daming navy, and you will be the commander alone!"

"I not only want to pacify the bandits on the entire sea, but also let my Daming flag float across the ocean, and I want to fly my Daming dragon flag in this world!"

"From now on, I will form the Daming Navy Division, and you will be the governor of this navy!"

When Zhu Houzhao said these words, Qi Jingtong's breathing seemed to become a lot faster, which was what he dreamed of.

He had been looking forward to this dream for many years!

Daming Navy!

Daming navy!

He is responsible, and this responsibility can be described as great.

Qi Jingtong was already excited, and he kowtowed heavily on the ground.

However, even so, Qi Jingtong was still worried.

"Your Majesty, this is the cost of forming the Daming Navy..."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand. He also knew that the national treasury was empty. Some time ago, Liu Jin was cut in half, and the silver taels copied from him were not enough to build the Daming Navy.

"You don't need to worry about the silver tael. You can immediately go to the Tanggukou Dam to check the battleships used by Zheng He when he went to the Western Ocean. If you can repair it, just tell me how much silver tael you use."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Qi Jingtong withdrew.

Zhu Houzhao asked the little **** beside him to summon Li Suide, Minister of Works, for an audience.

Li Suide, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was uneasy when he heard that His Majesty had summoned him.

The remarks of the early court today had already made him tremble. Although the emperor said that he would be a generation of Mingjun, it was his own business after all.

What's more, the previous Liu Jin is also an example.

If this is according to the intention of the previous emperor, and he is suddenly summoned by the emperor, in all likelihood, he is accused of something by Jinyiwei Luo!

This is something that every courtier has to worry about every day.

Li Suide was uneasy, even if he didn't embezzle money and bend the law, even if he said a wrong sentence before and was targeted by Jin Yiwei, he was skinned at light or cut in half at worst.

"Li Suide, Minister of the Ministry of Works and Industry, greets His Majesty, long live my emperor, long live!"

"Li Aiqing dies without courtesy!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Suide stood up respectfully, and lowered his head uneasily, not daring to face Zhu Houzhao.

He didn't know that the emperor had summoned Qi Jingtong, the commander of the Shenji battalion, before that, and he didn't even understand the purpose of the emperor's summoning him for no reason.

In the eyes of others, the minister of the Ministry of Industry is a fat man, but the years he has been doing it, to be honest, it is very difficult!

After all, he was responsible for the engineering, equipment, equipment, etc. of the entire Ming Dynasty.

It can be said that more than half of the expenses of the Ming Dynasty went through the Ministry of Industry.

But even so, Li Suide has a clear conscience when he asks himself.

Although Li Suide was extremely uneasy in his heart, he still pretended to be calm on the surface. After all, the emperor at the moment was only fifteen or sixteen years old. Compared with this old fox, he was a joke.

When he looked up at Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Zhu Houzhao was also watching him carefully.

However, at this glance, Li Suide understood in his heart that it was possible for the emperor to be a generation of Ming Jun in the future.

Not to mention the rest, just that daring, no less than that of Zhu Di back then.

Immediately, a fearful demeanor appeared, and this was the first time he had shown it in front of a young emperor.

"Li Aiqing, I ask you, how long have you been Minister of Industry?"

Li Suide cupped his hands and said, "Go back to your majesty, I have been minister of the Ministry of Industry for nine years."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, nodded slightly, picked up a booklet on the table and said, "I announced you today because I want to test you to see if you have fulfilled your responsibilities as a minister of labor during your tenure?"

Hearing this, Li Suide was relieved, and his inner torment was slightly reduced...