Sun Chengzong was a little embarrassed and a little helpless. On the one hand, his own people's performance is really too unbearable, and on the other hand, His Majesty's coercion is a little too great, which makes the courtiers very nervous.

This time, the people who came out with Zhu Youxiao were very nervous.

"Alright, excuse me." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, "Let the people in Denglai be exempt." ”

This is not Zhu Youxiao's goal in itself, and he has not thought about what to do here.

To be honest, this place is not a developed area at all now, and the officials are doing things here in a decent way, there is nothing to praise and nothing to clean up. I'm not here to see them, so it doesn't matter.

Zhu Youxiao's attitude made Denglai's big and small officials breathe a sigh of relief, Your Majesty can't see us, it's great.

After entering Denglai City, Zhu Youxiao's people received and took care of the defense by the way.

This has become the first thing Zhu Youxiao has to do after entering the city, no matter what the circumstances, his own people can finally make people feel more at ease.

After settling down, Zhu Youxiao left Denglai City the next day and rushed directly to Qingdao.

The name Qingdao was still given by Zhu Youxiao, and this place did not have a name before, but it was just a military town under the jurisdiction of Denglai.

But now it's different, because there is a shipyard, there is a name here, and a large number of troops are stationed.

In addition to the original military town, there are also quite a few navies. All of these people were drawn from all over the country by Zhu Youxiao.

These people are trained by some officers drawn from various parts of coastal defense, and let them come here for training and operation; Among them, there are also some people who have been supplemented by the Royal Academy.

The leader is also very famous, and his name is Zhao Shujiao. This person was recommended to Zhu Youxiao by Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli.

When Zhu Youxiao came to Qingdao, the people of Qingdao were already waiting here.

In addition to Zhao Shujiao and others, there are also people from the shipyard.

There are two people in charge of this shipyard, they are the Song brothers, the eldest brother Song Yingsheng, and the second brother Song Yingxing.

The two brothers of the Song family can be regarded as outstanding representatives of the graduates of the Royal Academy, and after some experience, Zhu Youxiao sent these two here.

In addition, there are also stewards and eunuchs in the shipyard of the East Factory. The steward eunuch of the East Factory was here to supervise these people, of course, this was not the main responsibility, his main responsibility was to pacify the Portuguese.

As for how to appease, our Dadong factory has its own way.

Over the years, Zhu Youxiao has not been less involved in these people. On the Macau side, Zhu Youxiao is willing to spend a lot of money. When is it the best way to poach people with high salaries, not to mention that these people come to Daming in order not to make a fortune?

So there are a lot of Portuguese here, in addition to those who are good at shipbuilding, there are also those who are good at navigation, and some merchants even simply take out the charts and sell them. For these people, there is nothing they dare not do.

The present era of great voyages is an era of chaos. Pirates are rampant, the state subsidizes pirates, and even the navy is a pirate, and in order to make a fortune, naturally anyone is willing to do it.

The Portuguese from the Macao Artillery Factory have also been dug up to the capital a lot over the years. In the past, Zhu Youxiao was very concerned about these people, and he also took a lot of thought, but now it doesn't matter, he has squeezed out the things he needs from them

Zhu Youxiao also wanted other things, either it was too difficult to get it, or he could only develop it himself.

Under such circumstances, the shipyard in Qingdao has basically been controlled by the Ming people.

Song Yingsheng and Song Yingxing have done a good job here in the past two years.

This time, Zhu Youxiao came over to take a look at his shipyard. This already made Zhu Youxiao unbearable, after all, the boats here will be of great use in the future.

In addition, I just want them and the people of Baigong Institute to study it carefully and see if there are any changes that need to be made.

After all, on these battleships, the original guns must not be installed again. The original artillery was too backward, and new ones needed to be installed.

If there's something on the ship that needs to be changed, or if a new gun needs to be developed, these things need to be communicated.

At this point, Zhu Youxiao has never been stingy with money.

You must know that in later generations, Zhu Youxiao was a member of the Duota God Sect.

The Cult of the Multi-Turret, also known as the Cult of the Multi-Turret, advocates that more is good, greater is beautiful, range is truth, and caliber is justice.

If you fail, it's because you don't have enough turrets, you don't have a large caliber, and you don't have a range that is far enough.

In the era of the Ming Dynasty, the fleet that Zhu Youxiao wanted to build must have enough warships, enough warships, and at the same time, there must be enough artillery, and the artillery must have enough power and long enough range.

Now that the cannon is ready, the rest depends on the ship.

After seeing Zhu Youxiao, the Song brothers had a feeling of mixed feelings.

Since arriving in Qingdao, they have not seen His Majesty for several years.

Speaking of which, their intersection with His Majesty is still relatively deep. After all, when they were not yet officials, they already knew His Majesty. And His Majesty at that time felt very good for them, and they felt even better in the past few years.

Now that they have seen the emperor, they naturally want to show their achievements to Zhu Youxiao.

After they saluted, Zhu Youxiao walked over with a smile and stretched out his hand to help the two Song brothers up.

Zhu Youxiao looked the two of them up and down for a while, and then said with a smile: "It's dark, but it looks a lot stronger." You've been here for a few years, and I know a lot about it, so I have to say you're doing a good job. ”

"The first thing I did when I left the capital this time was to take a look at you, see your achievements over the years, and listen to your thoughts. After all, there are many things that cannot be mentioned in the question book and cannot be explained clearly. You can talk to me about anything, after all, in addition to the relationship between the monarch and the minister, we still have a personal friendship. ”

Zhu Youxiao said this sentence very politely, and his tone was also very relaxed.

Of course, everyone knows that this is the emperor showing his generosity, showing his love for his courtiers, and showing his approachability.

But if you don't count in your heart as a courtier, and really regard the emperor as a friend, it will be bad.

The two brothers of the Song family hurriedly thanked Dai De and said, "It is a blessing for the ministers to be able to get His Majesty's concern." "Ivy

The two Song brothers have been rolling in officialdom for a few years, and in the past few years, the two can be regarded as old fritters in officialdom. Although it is worse than Xu Guangqi and others, among the younger generation, no one in the court can surpass the Song brothers.

After some reminiscence, the atmosphere gradually became harmonious.

Zhu Youxiao said: "Take me to see the ship you built." You know, when I was in the capital, I thought about these ships all the time, waiting for them to sail out to sea. ”

Who to fight when you go to sea?

This Zhu Youxiao has already thought about it, except for the Dutch, he will not be the second choice at all.

Now those Dutch still occupy Penghu and even the northern part of Taiwan.

The southern part of Taiwan has now belonged to the Spaniards, and there are no good people in either group.

After the Ming fleet is completed, it is natural to attack them. The first is to take back their own territory, and the second is to train and train soldiers.

It's not interesting to abuse vegetables, and only by fighting with these masters can you test the real level. If you can knock them down, the Ming navy will really have the strength to go out and do what you want to do.

After listening to Zhu Youxiao's words, the two brothers of the Song family glanced at each other, and hurriedly said excitedly: "Okay, Your Majesty, please come here." ”

What is the most uncomfortable thing about being an official, that is, it is clear that he has worked hard and worked hard to do good things and good things, but he cannot get the emperor's commendation or the recognition of the court, which is the most uncomfortable.

The two of them have been working here for several years, and they can be said to be conscientious. Although there are many commendations in every letter from the emperor, this kind of thing is not enough after all, as long as His Majesty sees the merits of the two of them, the reward will definitely not be less, and it will be very good for the future future.

So this is a very good opportunity, and the two brothers of the Song family naturally have to take advantage of it.

After the group entered Qingdao, they quickly moved to the port.

It was busy at this time, some warships had been built and parked in the harbor, some were being tested, and some were being built in the nearby dockyard.

Originally, a large amount of wood was needed to make a ship, and a long log had to be used as the main beam, which was a very troublesome thing.

But now the new process does not need this kind of thing at all, and the keel can be made by splicing. Even if there is any difficulty, the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty can solve the problem.

For this shipyard, Zhu Youxiao transferred a lot of craftsmen at the beginning.

While walking forward, Song Yingsheng introduced Zhu Youxiao.

Song Yingsheng said directly: "Our warship has a total of three models, the smallest is a fast boat, flexible, easy to turn, ready to assemble twenty guns, equipped with two hundred soldiers. ”

"Medium-sized warships were ready to be armed with sixty guns and two thousand soldiers. Large warships were ready to be armed with one hundred and ten guns and five thousand soldiers.

"A fleet consists of two large ships, six medium ships, twelve small ships, and the rest are transports and supply ships. The entire fleet will have 30,000 soldiers. ”

"Judging from the current pace of construction, probably by the end of the year, the first fleet will be able to officially start training."

"Now the warship has been completed for more than half of the time, and the rest has also completed the laying of the keel, waiting for the artillery of the imperial court. As long as the artillery arrived, it could be loaded on the warship. At that time, our warships will be able to sail to sea. ”

After listening to Song Yingsheng's introduction, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then take me up to have a look." ”

After saying this, Zhu Youxiao turned around and walked forward.

In addition to artillery, the warships of the Ming Dynasty naturally had to be equipped with other things, such as hand-cranked machine guns, which were used when preparing for landing operations or when two warships were close enough.

It's just that Zhu Youxiao thinks that I'm afraid this thing is easier to use on small warships. I don't know if this hand-cranked machine gun can be made bigger, so I'll ask when I go back.

In addition to this, there are rockets. This thing has been used a lot in the army in the past two years, and it is deeply loved by the generals of the new army. The original artillery, they no longer look down on it, they prefer to use rockets.

In fact, in this day and age, rockets do have some places to hang.

When the British army attacked India, they suffered losses in the city-states of India, and were bombed by rockets, almost so that they could not find the north.

The artillery of the British army was no match for rockets at all. Later, they learned this technology and made more advanced rockets themselves. It's just that as time went by, gunpowder got better and better, and artillery technology developed considerably.

Artillery had a longer range and greater power, and gradually such rockets were phased out. Of course, it was not completely eliminated, and later it became a Katyusha, and it became a missile.

It's just that if you want to change to Katyusha or missiles now, you still have to work a little hard. If there is new gunpowder, many things can be solved, they will become more powerful, the range will become longer, and they can even be launched from the water as mines, which can directly bombard the bottom of enemy ships.

At present, this kind of wooden warship is basically a hole in the bomb and a shot into the soul. The enemy ships will definitely be blown up and sunk, and there will be no suspense at all.

So Zhu Youxiao is not worried, the rocket has not yet reached the time to be discharged.

After getting on the battleship, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and patted the boat, and looked around carefully.

Looking at the positions they had reserved for the artillery, Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied.

Although there are some places that need to be changed, Zhu Youxiao believes that it will not take much effort. After all, the new artillery now needs a smaller place, a much smaller recoil than the original, and a longer range and more power.

Although there are no steam ironclads now, even wooden ships are powerful enough to be equipped with such guns.

After taking a turn, Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied and did not let people go out to sea to take a turn.

Originally, Zhu Youxiao wanted to do this very much, but he still suppressed this idea in his heart.

The reason is also very simple, this ship is not stable now, who knows if it will fall overboard after driving the boat out?

You know, this is the sea, and if you fall into the water in the sea, I'm afraid there is not much chance of survival.

After Zhu Youxiao turned around, he returned to the shore with the people with satisfaction.

The group came to the shipyard building, and Zhu Youxiao asked people to distribute food and rewards.

These are all given to the craftsmen of the shipyard, and the emperor will give rewards when he walks to a place, which is already a habit, and the rules must not be broken.

How can you let go of a good opportunity to buy people's hearts?