The theory of sea power in the Ming Dynasty was inspired by Zhu Cixuan. Chen Tingyang proposed the theoretical basis when he was in charge of the Shandong Navy. Innumerable coastal scholars from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong discussed and improved it. Finally, a set of outward-oriented national policy theory with the ocean as the territory and ships as the chariots were formed.

Because the emperor's status was too high, the people were more accustomed to putting the burden of the sea power flag bearer on Shen Tingyang's shoulders. Even Zheng Zhilong could not deny that although Chen Tingyang's strength was mediocre, his reputation in the Naval University should not be underestimated. Moreover, his ordinary strength would follow those young people to enter the naval army, control ships, and even fleets, and eventually become the overlord of the sea.

On the other hand, I took so much money to hide it in the warehouse and only selected the qualifications from my limited brothers and nephews, but I didn't expect to run a school to fully tap every bit of the people's strength and consolidate myself. This is extremely stupid.

"We cannot let those old stubborn people continue to deceive the emperor and waste money on the Northern Expedition. If so much money is invested on the sea, what are the four major fleets? All forty fleets have come out." Zheng Zhilong said dissatisfied.

Chen Tingyang did not argue about this. Even if the Northern Expedition was not carried out, there was little possibility of money investing in shipbuilding expansion. His theory of sea power has been widely spread, but for some reason, the discussion that the Ming sea ships were not as good as the Thai ships did not respond.

Although the Ming Dynasty is also building the Thai ships, the number is limited. If a naval battle occurs, it will probably be the old tactics: big ships crush, jump on the side, and fire ships siege.

With the current number of Thai ships in the Nanyang interface, you can indeed win this way, but it is obviously backward and uneconomical.

Moreover, the excellent sea ship recognized by His Majesty the Emperor should be giant ships and cannons, which are like sea fortresses. This topic has been widely promoted. Most of the funds are allocated from the naval military expenses, but the progress is slow. Not only is the power core far from meeting the requirements, but even the keel ribs are not up to standard.

Therefore, Chen Tingyang still hopes to be independent of the Navy Governor's Office, so that the Navy has more opportunities to gain recognition, and not to the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Revenue fell to the ground to support the Army.

The so-called establishment of four major fleets comforted Zheng Zhilong's extravagance.

Zheng Zhilong used his strength over the years to finally defeat all the bigwigs in Fujian and Guangdong and became the overlord of the sea. Now he is "in a high position" and is in harmony with the country, which is undoubtedly a new peak in his life. However, due to his vision, he cannot compare with Confucian businessmen like Chen Tingyang, and he is more interested in iron-killing strength.

"Even if forty fleets are built, it's useless." Chen Tingyang said helplessly: "The general staff of the General Staff of the Grand General Office are all about the army. If the Navy had not been remembered and asked, there would be no sound at all. And the emperor was busy with all his affairs..."

Zheng Zhilong turned around in his mind, knowing that his resume was not as strong as Chen Tingyang, and that the position of the Navy Governor's Office was mostly Chen Tingyang. If he had been able to fight for money in the past, but now the emperor would definitely not let it go.

"I can't get on the boat this year," Zheng Zhilong sighed. "If Shen Gong has something useful, he can still be competent for his advice."

Chen Tingyang smiled and said in his heart: As soon as he opened his mouth, he wanted a general staff? But he could not get on the ship, which means that all the generals of the four major fleets were given up?

This kind of exchange is a bit different from Zheng Zhilong’s style!

"Let the generals of the admiral of the fleets to the boys." Zheng Zhilong added.

Chen Tingyang was really angry and laughed this time: this old pirate really had a good plan. The central power must be tightly grasped, and even the four major fleets refused to let go. Who doesn’t know that his eldest son Zheng Sen, among the younger generation of tomorrow, is now the youngest son of Zheng Sen, is the saint?

"I'm a teenager who talks about it. I still want to go out to sea to relax." Chen Tingyang smiled and said, "My Shen family is based on business and craftsmanship. Most of the children are good at judiciary and capable. The assembly and logistics departments are confident that they can hold up."

Zheng Zhilong knew that after Chen Tingyang annexed Huang Binqing of Zhoushan, his shipbuilding ability reached a higher level. There were dozens of shipbuilding sites in the clan, which was no weaker than his foundation in Fujian.

——I don’t know if I have to seize the power of the central government and only seek the benefits of yellow and white. This vision is too bad. Even if I spare you a fleet general, what can I do? Can you still go to sea without authorization?

Zheng Zhilong sneered in his heart.

Chen Tingyang also looked at Zheng Zhilong and sneered: Today, he is a powerful man, he knows the sea battles and sea strategies well, and is confident and stubborn. If you want to give him advice, the work is very difficult.

The two of them had a smile on their eyes and smiled at the same time, which was a tacit understanding.

In August of the first year of Longjing, southern newspapers first gave a blow, using Australian novel stories to tell the story of the Ming Dynasty that it is important to land and sea. How could it be known that there are no more open spaces such as Australia overseas? Instead of competing with Tatars and Oirat in the north for grasslands, it is better to build a navy and open a foreign country.

This is a very common debate about going south and going north, but someone soon followed this conversation and talked about the composition of the Great Governor's Office, without exception, all of them were veterans in the border town.

When the wind blows to this level, it depends on the meaning of the court.

In October of the first year of Longjing, Chen Tingyang and Zheng Zhilong did not wait until His Majesty the Emperor objected, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. They could submit a report to the sage and request the establishment of the Navy Governor's Office to share the worries of His Majesty on maritime wars and supervise the Navy.

Faced with the Navy's request to establish a self-reliance, the Grand Governor's Office was naturally unwilling to do so. Qin Liangyu, You Shiwei and others successively submitted memorials to oppose it, but Chen Tingyang and Zheng Zhilong's family background were stronger than them, and the relationship between the court was deeper than them. We must never forget that Chen Tingyang was a cabinet clerk.

The veterans of the army were not advantageous in the court and public opinion, and civil officials were more happy to see the military generals fighting in their internal strife and were determined to muddle the water. At the same time, a black hand began to divide the country within the Grand Governor's Office. On the one hand, it raised Qin Liangyu and said that the Navy would still be under the supervision of the General Training Department; on the other hand, it also brought up the old sores that You Shiwei, Li Changling and others were captured but did not die for their pride.

The bloodless war has come to this point, and the Army System has been completely defeated.

In October of the first year of Longjing, Zhou Yuji won a great victory in the south of the desert, captured more than 40,000 Xitumot tribes, and entered Guihua City (Hohhot). All the eight major Banshengs were included in the direct rule of the Ming Dynasty, and it was just around the corner to completely pacify the south of the desert.

Because of this victory, Zhu Cixuan summoned a group of veterans from the Grand Governor's Office and also allowed Chen Tingyang and Zheng Zhilong to attend.

"After the south of the desert is pacified, the army will continue to advance north and westward. The work of the Grand Governor's Office is still very effective." Zhu Cixuan first made a conclusion on the Grand Governor's Office and said: "But the progress in the south is not bad, and now our Ming Dynasty's sea border is equal to the mainland border, and the coastal defense is not strong. Even the island countries like Japanese pirates can harass my hinterland. Therefore, setting up the Navy Governor's Office is also the subject of the question."

Qin Liangyu and others had already expected this result and bowed their heads one after another.

"The Grand Governor's Office will not withdraw." Zhu Cixuan said: "In the Grand Governor's Office, the General Staff Headquarters of each army do their own things. The General Training Department, General Logistics Department, and General Equipment Department directly lead the heads of each army headquarters. The General Staff Headquarters of the Grand Governor's Office is only responsible for the coordination of the General Staff Headquarters of the Three Army."

Everyone did not expect that what they were waiting for was this result, and they felt different in their hearts. Zheng Zhilong laughed in his heart: Chen Tingyang, Chen Tingyang, you have been fighting for a long time and finally became someone else's assistant.

"The army is very simple, so you can serve as a veteran general." Zhu Cixuan said, "Let's take the reins of the General Staff Department, and it will be changed every three years. You Governor will come first."

"I received the order." You Shiwei bowed and bowed.

"Governor of the Navy Staff Headquarters," Zhu Cixuan's eyes swept between Zheng Zhilong and Shen Tingyang, and finally fell on Shen Tingyang: "Mr. Zheng's key work is still in the Navy University to cultivate naval talents. Governor Shen will serve as the Governor of the General Staff Headquarters and also the right governor of the General Staff Headquarters of the Grand Governor's Office."

"My minister," Chen Tingyang glanced at Zheng Zhilong with his light and said heavily, "Receive the order!"

Zheng Zhilong's whole body seemed to have been taken away and stood on his seat. It took him a long time to come back to his senses and guess whether Chen Tingyang had made any small moves behind his back.

"As for the Air Force among the three armies...there are reserved for them, and the Army departments will first work part-time." Zhu Cixuan said.

The so-called Air Force is just a group of low-level officers who control hot air balloons. Except for the independent funding, the rest are under the jurisdiction of each army. Everyone only thinks that this is the emperor's childlike innocence and personal hobbies. Anyway, part-time jobs are not inconvenient, and they have no objection.

Although the sky is larger than sea and land, in this era, who would have thought that in the future there would be a roaring iron bird that would dominate human wars and turn the whole world into a small village.

"By the way, Shen Duke, since the north is progressing well, I think the four fleets can continue to advance, so I will set up the rack first. However, I hope to form an ocean-going fleet in addition to the four local fleets, with Zheng Sen as the general officer." Zhu Cixuan said.

Zheng Zhilong's heart was relieved and he no longer felt sad.

Chen Tingyang stepped forward to respond without any expression, but he felt sorry for the fact that there was no younger generation in the Shen clan like Zheng Sen to be so favored by the holy people.

There is also a reason for this. Zheng Sen's family education originated from his family. He traveled across the ocean like walking around the garden since he was a child. He had a natural sense of intimacy with the sea. He was not afraid of wherever he went on board. He could only envy this kind of talent and not expect too much.

"I wonder what standards should each fleet build a skeleton," Chen Tingyang asked.

Zhu Cixuan did not consider this issue in depth and simply replied: "Based on the sum of the second and three maritime forces in the area under his jurisdiction, we must be able to defeat the other two coalition forces alone."

Chen Tingyang's first reaction was the Liaohai Sea, where there was no other maritime power except our Ming Navy. Even if the standard of maritime power was widest, there were only Korean merchant ships and fishing boats.

Speaking of that, wouldn’t the originally agreed North Sea Fleet be dismissed into the Coast Defense Inspection Department?
Chapter completed!