From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 835

"What's your name!"

"Liu Zhe."

"What's your identity!"

"Son of County Magistrate Liu Liang."

Fuzhou garrison Tu Jian frowned, looked at the slightly embarrassed young man in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Where's your father, did he escape?"

Liu Zhe was extremely sad and choked up and said: "Dead, no... sacrificed."

Tu Jian heard this, but felt a little sorry, so he nodded and said: "Go and rest, it's safe here, the Dutch are gone."

"We will investigate and verify. If your father held on to the last moment, then he is a hero. We will report to the governor and give you a reward."

Liu Zhe shook his head and said: "No."

"Ah? No?"

Tu Jian was a little surprised. This kind of reward for sacrificing one's life for the country is not small, how can you refuse it?

Liu Zhe said, "No, that belongs to my father, not me."

He walked forward disappointedly, and suddenly stopped and turned back and said, "Sir, I want to join the Fujian-Guangdong Navy. Where should I go?"

Tu Jian looked at him and said, "Join the Fujian-Guangdong Navy? I think you look like a scholar."

Liu Zhe said, "You can also study on the ship."

Tu Jian thought for a while and said, "Go to the Fuzhou Navy Office and find the Navy Commander. Tell your identity and you will be treated preferentially. After all, you are the descendant of a meritorious official."

Liu Zhe did not answer, but strode towards the direction of Fuzhou Prefecture.

It happened to be in the east direction, the direction of the sun.

...

The sun illuminated Ming County and Hezhou.

The tragic naval battle finally ended. This battle was tragic enough, but it was by no means a failure.

The Leiden Navy sailed south on ten large ships, with a total of more than 600 soldiers and more than a dozen generals, including the Navy Admiral Ding Yuan, all died.

More than 300 soldiers of the Fujian-Guangdong Navy's Hengyong ship, including the captain Fu Bo, all died.

More than 100 people died on the Xinzhi and Zili ships. The entire Jin paid the price of ten wooden ships, one battleship, and thousands of people, and completely destroyed the three battleships and one cruiser of the Portuguese fleet, totaling more than 2,000 Portuguese.

At the same time, 31 wooden ships of the island pirates were destroyed, totaling 570 people.

In addition, a Dutch cruiser and more than 40 crew members were destroyed.

This was a great victory, a real great victory, which almost laid the foundation for the entire Jin ocean situation in one fell swoop, and it can be called a war of founding a country.

Therefore, this battle will no longer be a problem for opening up the sea for trade, and Jin will inevitably usher in a new glory.

Overall, Zhou Yuan was happy, but facing such a huge sacrifice, he was really heartbroken.

Standing on the land of Hezhou, looking at the ocean from afar, looking at the undulating sea surface, I can't help but sigh at the ruthlessness of the sea.

Endless water seemed to be able to swallow everything.

"Marshal, the search of Hezhou has been completed. We have captured 274 remaining island pirates and 1,306 remaining Portuguese."

"At present, they have all been tied up and are waiting for the Marshal's orders."

Nie Zairong whispered: "In addition, the situation in Hezhou is very bad. There were tens of thousands of people here, but now there are only more than 3,000 people. The others were either slaughtered or worked to death."

"In the temporary prison, more than 600 women were found. Well... they were all tortured..."

Zhou Yuan sighed and said : "Have they been appeased?"

Nie Zairong shook his head and said, "Only a very few have been appeased. Most of the others are like zombies, and some have attempted suicide."

Zhou Yuan said, "Keep an eye on them, don't let anything happen to them, arrange an environment for them, wash and change clothes."

"Take out the military rations, entertain the people, and then let them go to the dock."

Nie Zairong said, "I understand."

Li Yu'an stood quietly behind Zhou Yuan. He knew that Zhou Yuan was in a heavy mood at the moment, so he didn't say anything to disturb him.

But Zhou Yuan took the initiative to speak: "Saint sister, thank you for pulling me back. I was impulsive at that time."

Li Yu'an curled her lips and did not respond.

Zhou Yuan said: "Life is precious, everyone should cherish it. I always want to do better, I want everyone to live, to create a bright future, to welcome a new era."

"But I know that's impossible."

"The fate of the country and the nation is always created after countless people sacrifice."

"I can only remember them, and can only carry their will to do this well and do it better."

Li Yu'an whispered: "It's best if you can think so."

Zhou Yuan sighed: "I have fought so many battles, and this battle has touched me deeply. I have more motivation to move forward."

"A great country is always brave, bravely climbing to the top, standing on the world, the Jin Navy carries too muchI won't fall down. "

He looked back at Li Yu'an, took her hand and said, "Keep going. Don't complain or indulge in sadness. This is what a leader should bear."

Li Yu'an whispered, "You are too tired. I always know that. So everyone understands your unrestrained behavior in your spare time."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "I really hope I can always be unrestrained. That means there is nothing for me to worry about in Dajin."

The people were full and had their fill, and they welcomed the best day of sunshine.

They followed the soldiers of Dajin Navy to the dock and saw more than a thousand people kneeling on the ground.

Under the scorching sun, Zhou Yuan shouted, "We are late, but we are here."

"Shame and hatred can only be washed away with blood."

"I hope that the people of our Dajin will never be bullied again, and I hope that our nation will always prosper. "

Knifes rise! Knifes fall!

Heads roll! Blood dyes the earth red!

Tung oil was poured on, the fire was ignited, and the world seemed to be on fire.

Nie Zairong suddenly shouted: "Self-improvement!"

I don't know who started to shout with him, countless soldiers shouted, and some civilians followed suit.

"Self-improvement!"

"Self-improvement!"

The women who had suffered so much had already burst into tears when they saw this scene.

Many of them were determined to die, but at this moment, they saw the hope of life. They wanted to... try to survive first, maybe the days in the future would not be so difficult.

The fire and blood washed away the shame here, but how to wash away the memories of the past?

Establish a country and cultivate people.

Only when the Jin Dynasty is strong, the people will be strong.

Only when the people are strong, the Jin Dynasty will be strong.

The two are originally a whole and cannot be separated.

"Women who are willing to stay, stay. ”

“Those who don’t want to stay, take them to Ningbo Prefecture.”

“The sea is about to open, we need to open factories, we need textile workers, let them support themselves and start over.”

Zhou Yuan murmured, looking back at the vast continent.

Everything is far from over, he still has a long way to go.

He will not be depressed, will not be silent in sadness, he will only move forward bravely, remain optimistic and confident.

“Erect a monument!”

Zhou Yuan shouted: “Erect a monument for the heroes who died in the naval battle! Let them go down in history! Let the people of all ages respect them! Thank them!”

“This is the insignificant thing that I, Zhou Yuan, can do for them.”