If the emperor asks you if you have any suitable candidates to recommend, it means that he appreciates and trusts you.
It was not appropriate for you to ask, but Song Yingchang still asked.
In fact, Song Yingchang was worried. This royal shipyard was his painstaking effort.
Song Yingchang was really afraid that once he left, the shipyard would be handed over to people who didn't understand, and problems would arise.
Because of this, even if it was not appropriate, he still asked.
After listening to Song Yingchang's words, Zhu Yijun suddenly laughed.
Song Yingchang suddenly said with some embarrassment, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my rudeness!"
Smiling and waving his hand, Zhu Yijun said in a deep voice, "I think I can still make good use of people. This royal shipyard is you's painstaking effort, and it is also my painstaking effort!"
"This is the royal shipyard. I have already chosen a successor for you."
Zhu Yijun's words made Song Yingchang's heart sad. Was he really going to leave?
He knew that since the emperor asked him, he had to leave. He originally wanted to get involved in the selection of a successor.
But now it seemed that this was impossible. Well, since things had come to this, there was nothing more to say.
"The successor I have chosen for the royal shipyard is for you to choose!" Zhu Yijun said and looked at Song Yingchang with a smile, "I wonder what you think?"
Hearing this, Song Yingchang's face suddenly showed a look of shock.
"Your Majesty, your subject, your subject!" Song Yingchang was a little excited and a little unbelievable. The expression on his face was very interesting.
Zhu Yijun said to Song Yingchang with a smile, "Okay, I am going to Shenyang. You arrange everything here, and then go find me.
Don't let me down, do a good job! "
After saying this, Zhu Yijun left the shipyard and returned to Ji Province.
The next day, Zhu Yijun left Ji Province with his people again. This time, his destination was the royal navy's station.
This army, which had taken a lot of time and money to build, was finally going to appear in front of Zhu Yijun.
Zhu Yijun had high hopes for the Royal Navy. This was why Zhu Yijun was a little excited on the way there.
The group arrived at the Imperial Navy's encampment, and Zhu Yijun quickly met the admiral of the Imperial Navy.
When the Royal Navy was formed, there were two people in charge of this army. One was Yin Zhengmao, and the other was Qi Jiguang's nephew, Qi Jin.
Yin Zhengmao was old and had been transferred to the capital. The person in charge of this navy was Qi Jin.
Qi Jin was the admiral of the imperial navy, and the deputy admiral was Yu Dayou's son, Yu Zhigao.
There weren't many people in Daming who knew how to fight on the sea, but Yu Dayou was definitely one of the best. As Yu Zhigao's son who had been by his side for many years, Yu Zhigao was naturally very good at fighting on the sea.
In history, Yu Zhigao was a very controversial figure.
The main reason was that Yu Zhigao was beheaded because he was defeated in a battle against Zheng Zhilong.
His crime was also fear of battle and defeat, but Zhu Yijun didn't see it that way.
What was Yu Zhigao's strength at that time, and what was Zheng Zhilong's strength?
The military strength of both sides could be described as crushing. As for fear of battle, the main commander of that battle was not Yu Zhigao, but the deputy commander-in-chief, Chen Xifan. It was also Chen Xifan who escaped. Later, Yu Zhigao fought with Zheng Zhilong again, but he was defeated.
At that time, Inspector Zhu Yifeng urged Yu Zhigao to eliminate Zheng Zhilong, but this was impossible.
It was just that someone needed to take the blame for the defeat, and Yu Zhigao naturally became the most suitable candidate.
As a person from the later generations, Zhu Yijun believed in the comparison of military strength.
Not to mention Yu Zhigao, at that time, Daming gathered all their naval forces, but still couldn't beat Zheng Zhilong. This was the reality.
During Zheng Chenggong's era, the Zheng family's navy was also a very powerful existence.
This was known by the people of the later generations. Even if he was defeated at that time, Zhu Yijun wouldn't blame Yu Zhigao.
Of course, Yu Zhigao's ability might not be as good as his father, but this was also normal.
Without the halo of Yu Dayou on Yu Zhigao, he was a qualified general, just not that outstanding.
In contrast, Qi Jiguang's heir, his nephew, Qi Jin, was really a tiger's son.
The bloody battle of Hunhe, known as the first bloody battle in Liaodong, was the last light of Qi Jin and the Qi family army.
The battle of 3,000 Qi family army and 4,000 white pole soldiers, that battle was a bloodbath, and it was also a heartache.
In this life, Zhu Yijun naturally wouldn't let Qi Jin repeat such a fate.
If Qi Jin had more than 10,000 Qi family army, that battle would definitely not be like this.
"North Placating Marquis, your nephew has become more and more popular these years!" Zhu Yijun said with a smile as he looked at Qi Jin, who came to greet him not far away.
At this time, Qi Jin already had a face full of beard, which was not at all the same as Qi Jiguang.
In comparison, Qi Jiguang had a scholarly aura, and it wasn't an exaggeration to say that he was a scholarly general.
But Qi Jin, looking at his appearance, one could tell that he was a veteran of the battlefield.
He had a strong body and a face full of beard, but if anyone treated him as a fierce general who didn't know how to use his brain, they would definitely end up miserable.
Qi Jiguang naturally saw his son. He didn't have a son when he was young, so he had always brought Qi Jin along and raised him like a son.
Although he had a son now, his feelings for Qi Jin were not the same.
Hearing Zhu Yijun's words, Qi Jiguang couldn't help but show an old fatherly smile.
He said humbly with a bit of pride, "Young people are not sensible, but Your Majesty has promoted them. In this subject's opinion, they still need to be tempered."
Zhu Yijun looked at Qi Jiguang and said with a smile, "North Placating Marquis, you are not honest!"
When the group came to the front, Zhu Yijun smiled at Qi Jin and said, "Not bad, very good. You didn't embarrass your uncle. Very good!"
As he said this, he turned to look at Yu Zhigao. "Yu Long and Qi Hu, a moment of brilliance. I hope that the two of you can pass on this wonderful story."
"We will do our best and not let down Your Majesty's grace!" The two of them quickly bowed.
When the group entered the camp, Zhu Yijun looked at the well-trained soldiers and nodded with satisfaction. He smiled at Qi Jiguang and said, "I won't look at the soldiers, but I believe in your uncle and nephew's ability to train soldiers."
"Take me to see the warships. Naval warfare cannot go without good ships!"
Qi Jin hurriedly led the way. He stole a glance at his uncle and saw his uncle nod at him. Only then did Qi Jin let out a sigh of relief. He smiled at Zhu Yijun and said, "Your Majesty is wise. The warships of the royal navy are really good. Everyone in the royal navy loves them."
When the group arrived at the port, they immediately saw the large and small warships docked there.
Under Qi Jin's lead, Zhu Yijun stared at Qi Jin's flagship. It was a very large ship.