After leaving the Hundred Households Yamen, Zhu Youxiao returned to the inn and called Wei Chao over.
Zhu Youxiao said, "Send someone back to the capital immediately, find the Imperial Guard, and have them investigate this Ma Qiandao."
"By the way, go ask Xu Xianchun and tell him that the matter in Xianghe has been personally investigated by Xu Xianchun. I want to know the result."
"We have to believe Ma Qiandao's words, but we can't believe them completely either. If he says that local officials are colluding with those wealthy families, there's no guarantee that the Jinyiwei won't do the same. So we can't relax."
"Yes, Your Majesty. I understand." Wei Chao quickly agreed.
After arranging this matter, Zhu Youxiao did not say or do anything else.
He was no longer planning to stay in Xianghe and wanted to rush to Tianjin.
The next morning, the group did not stop and headed straight to Tianjin.
We encountered many refugees along the way.
This time, Zhu Youxiao did not pay any attention to it. However, when he encountered refugees who were in poor health or unable to walk, Zhu Youxiao would ask people to give them some dry food; if he encountered someone who was seriously ill, Zhu Youxiao would also ask the accompanying imperial physician to diagnose and treat them.
Zhu Youxiao can still help in this regard, but not in other things.
At the same time, Zhu Youxiao had also sent an order to the capital, asking them to send people to receive these refugees.
This made Zhu Youxiao feel a little heavy.
This is the situation near the capital, so what about other places?
Although this is a border town with many troops and a relatively high number of refugees, what about other places? Are there any places with fewer Ming troops?
What about Nanjing, Jiangnan, and other places? How serious is the situation?
Zhu Youxiao was thinking of going to Jiangnan again, and he would feel uneasy if he didn't go to see him.
However, this matter still needs to wait, as Tianjin is quite anxious.
Besides, if he went south again, the journey would take a long time. The distance was so far, and whether he went by water or by land, it would take a long time. Even if he rushed there non-stop now, he might not be able to make it in time.
The group rushed all the way to Tianjin and nothing serious happened.
When Zhu Youxiao arrived in Tianjin, someone was already there to greet him.
Tianjin in this era was not like the later generations. In later generations, Tianjin was a municipality directly under the central government, but during the Ming Dynasty, it was just Tianjin Wei, where only troops were stationed and not many people lived here.
A few years ago, Zhu Youxiao established the Ming Dynasty Royal Navy in Tianjin. After several years of planning and infrastructure construction, this place has gradually developed.
Tianjin had a large shipyard and a massive military camp. All of these people needed food and expenses, and merchants transporting materials also needed to stay and eat. This led to the gathering of people from the surrounding area, and the town began to form.
Moreover, Tianjin Wei originally had its own small city, but it was relatively small. After several years of development, a large area outside the city has been expanded.
Obviously, the towns in Tianjin are getting bigger and bigger.
As the group walked inside, Zhu Youxiao watched.
What is here now is the Imperial Navy of the Ming Dynasty, and Tianjin Wei has been assigned to the Imperial Navy.
The one who came to greet Zhu Youxiao was Yu Zigao from the Ming Dynasty Royal Navy.
In the original history, Yu Zigao was not evaluated very highly, far inferior to his father Yu Dayou.
Zhu Youxiao talked with Yu Zigao, who was a very insightful person with his own unique ideas on naval training and combat. He was a very capable person.
Zhu Youxiao himself was not a person who believed in the theory of bloodline. Although he was able to inherit the throne because of his bloodline, he was a time traveler after all, and he knew how unreliable bloodline was.
But this is not the future after all.
In later generations, when there was the opportunity for universal education, everyone could read and write. However, in many cases, the sons born to a father were not necessarily good men.
It was different in the Ming Dynasty. Not everyone had access to educational resources, and even if they did, it wasn't fair. Family roots were sometimes more important than words.
There is also a saying among the common people, "A dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse's son will dig holes." On the one hand, this sentence refers to bloodline, and on the other hand, it also refers to inheritance.
In the Ming Dynasty, inheritance was very important. A family background in learning largely represented a good education.
Yu Zigao was the son of Yu Dayou. He followed his father to fight in wars since he was a child, and it can be said that he was influenced by his father.
Zhu Youxiao was not surprised that Yu Zigao could not defeat Zheng Zhilong.
What equipment did Zheng Zhilong have? What equipment did the Ming Dynasty navy have at that time?
There is no way the Ming navy could win.
During the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong basically dominated the entire Haidong.
Yu Zigao wanted to fight Zheng Zhilong, but his equipment was not on the same level.
Although Zhu Youxiao was not very clear about naval battles, he was very aware of what strong ships and powerful artillery meant in naval battles.
Your boat is not good, so you have no chance to fight with others, and you have no chance to get close to them.
Furthermore, in the Ming Dynasty, it was likely that a civilian officer would command a battle, but if a battle was lost, it was the military officer who would take the blame. This was perfectly normal.
After watching the entire battle, Zhu Youxiao actually had this guess. Yu Zigao was likely the scapegoat, so Zhu Youxiao was willing to give it a try.
Of course, there is another thing, that is, Zhu Youxiao really has no suitable candidate.
If he had Zheng Chenggong in his hands, he wouldn't need Yu Zigao. If Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang were still alive, would he need their sons?
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