In Tianjin, Liu Jin came to Tianjin Port again and looked at several strangely shaped ships moored in Tianjin Port.

These ships are not too big, they are relatively long overall, full of streamlined designs, and there are three masts on board, and when the sails are all raised, they are extremely fast.

This is a new type of ship manufactured by Tianjin Shipyard, called the shuttle sailboat, which looks like a shuttle in a new type of loom, and the speed is very fast, hence the name.

This is a ship that Liu Jin specially asked Tianjin Shipyard to develop.

The carrying capacity of the shuttle sailing ship is not large, far from being comparable with the big treasure ship and the galen ship, but its advantage is that it is very fast, and when sailing on the sea, the speed is much faster than the big treasure ship and the galen ship.

It was created primarily for the purpose of strengthening ties and contacts with overseas colonies.

In particular, it is used to connect the Golden Continent and the South Seas.

The Nanyang side is better, there are ships going to the Nanyang every day, but the situation on the Golden Continent side is different, and until now there has been no news from the Golden Continent side, which makes Liu Jin a little anxious.

Therefore, not only did they send a fleet to open up the routes of Australia and the Southern Golden Continent, but they also specially designed this fast shuttle sailing ship, which was specially designed to travel between the Golden Continent and Daming.

Next, Liu Jin plans to send several ships to the Golden Continent every half a month, forming a regular shipping route, and instead of taking the northern route, the intermediate Hawaii route.

It is also preparing to send people to Hawaii to establish a colonial stronghold, using Hawaii as a transit center to establish a stable long-term route between the Golden Continent and the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, we can promote the development and development of the Golden Continent, otherwise, this year is only more than once a year, even if it is promoted, it is difficult to develop.

It is necessary for everyone to see the wealth of the Golden Continent, to see the gold and silver here, so that there will be a steady stream of people going to the Golden Continent.

The northern route is still too dangerous, and although there is a lot of land along the way, the threat of ice floes is too great, and it is relatively safe only in the summer, and once it is winter, the ships are afraid to go.

The southern route of the South Seas, Australia, and the South Golden Continent has not yet been opened, and the only way to take the middle of the country and Hawaii is to sail.

"I don't know if Tian Erniu has met the Spaniards."

"It's been ten years since the Spaniards discovered the Golden Continent, and there must be a relatively strong force on the east coast of the Golden Continent, and if the two sides meet, maybe there will be a fight."

"Well, sooner or later, there will definitely be a fight, and now most of them are still mainly trade-oriented, and it seems that people should bring more porcelain, silk, glass mirrors, sugar, and spices from the South Seas, these things are all good things in Europe, and they are sought-after goods."

Thinking of this, Liu Jin began to give orders to his subordinates.

After explaining these things, Liu Jin did not stop here in Tianjin Port.

This time he came to Tianjin, he had a lot of things, not only the Tianjin Ocean Trade Tour, but more importantly, he accompanied Emperor Hongzhi to Tianjin to inspect the Tianjin Royal Military Academy and the Ming Royal Naval Academy.

Emperor Hongzhi attached great importance to this aspect, and he clearly knew the importance of holding military power.

Holding the barrel of the gun in his hand, he can straighten his waist when he does things.

Whether it is facing the ministers internally, or facing the external enemy externally, this army is not strong, and you will not be tough enough to speak.

The Daming Royal Naval Academy is not too far from the port of Tianjin, and it is also built by the sea, where large wharves and ports have also been built.

It's just that the port and wharf here are not open to the public, and more than a dozen warships have been moored inside.

The battleship is also designed and manufactured by Tianjin Shipyard, and more than a dozen large and small ships have been delivered to the Ming Royal Navy.

Combat may not be enough, but there is absolutely no problem with using it for daily training.

Hurriedly came to the Ming Royal Naval Academy, at this time Chengguo Gong Zhu Fu, British Duke Zhang Mao and Prince Zhu Houzhao were accompanying Emperor Hongzhi to inspect the Ming Royal Naval Academy.

The Ming Royal Military Academy is in charge of Zhang Mao, and the Royal Naval Academy is in charge of Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, obviously, this is also a means for Emperor Hongzhi to divide power, and he will not leave everything to one person to do.

"Your Majesty, this navy is different from the traditional sailors, who are more engaged in seigneurial battles and fire attacks, or the tactics of ramming small boats with large ships."

"Battles on the sea are often confrontations between giant ships and cannons, so for the navy, the most important thing is two skills, one is the ability to navigate in the sea, and the other is artillery technology."

"When the minister was building the Royal Navy, he focused on these two items, and the navigation technology was copied from the teaching content of Tianjin Maritime College."

"In terms of artillery technology, my side is still mainly training, and I have to pull out for training every day, fire more artillery, train more, and naturally be able to practice the technology."

Chengguo Gong Zhu Fu also introduced to Emperor Hongzhi while walking, the first batch of the Royal Naval Academy only enrolled 10,000 people, but Emperor Hongzhi approved tens of millions of taels of silver.

With such sufficient funds, the Royal Naval Academy of Daming is very efficient, and the warships have placed orders for dozens of ships to the Tianjin Shipyard at one time.

At the same time, it also placed an order for thousands of artillery pieces to the Miyun Iron Factory, and the cadets of the Naval Academy, not to mention the meat for three meals a day, actually went to sea every day to train the artillery.

"Loser~"

Zhang Mao, the British public next to him, couldn't help but scold in his heart.

The Royal Military Academy, which he is in charge of, doesn't dare to play much, so he can only organize the students to shoot and practice marksmanship every day.

As for training and firing artillery, it is a matter of artillery, and it is only once every two or three days, and then these losers of the navy play with it, and they go to sea and fire artillery every day.

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he couldn't help but twitch slightly.

This Chengguo Gong Zhu Fu is far inferior to Zhang Mao in other abilities, but his ability to spend money is much more powerful.

It's really a cub who sells Yetian and doesn't feel heartache.

Even if you forget about this boat, you have to buy it, and if you buy it, you have to use it, and there is nothing to go out to sea every day.

But artillery, you go to sea every day to fire artillery training, you don't know how much silver this shell costs?

Thinking of his silver being trampled on like this, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but feel heartache.

However, what Zhu Fu said is also good, this day is firing artillery every day, training every day, and the combat power can come up, after the compulsory military service system, the military strength of the Ming Dynasty has increased rapidly, which is inseparable from the daily training.

The money is spent, but the effect can still be seen.

The Tatar tribes were swept across the steppe, and Liaodong easily swept away the Jurchen tribes, and the combat effectiveness was absolutely superior.

"Your Majesty, the minister has organized a simple military parade here, and please review it for Your Majesty!"

Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, didn't see that Emperor Hongzhi was hurting his money, and took Emperor Hongzhi, Zhang Mao, and Zhu Houzhao to a huge playground with a smile on his face.

At this time, the cadets of the Royal Naval Academy of Daming were already in full array, wearing white naval uniforms one by one, neatly arranged.

"Hmm~"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and came to the review stand.

"The review ceremony has officially begun!"

Soon, with Zhu Fu's order, on the playground, a team of students began to walk through the position of the review stand in an orderly manner.

"Dada~"

Combat boots made of whale skin took neat steps on the concrete floor, the military formation was strict and square, and the students who led the team held long swords and shouted slogans as they walked.

When they were about to reach Emperor Hongzhi's side, everyone shouted in unison: "Long live the Ming Dynasty, long live Your Majesty!" ”

The voice was neat and loud, and while shouting slogans, everyone also looked at Emperor Hongzhi together.

"The soldiers have worked hard~"

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand slightly, and at the same time replied loudly.

"Be loyal to Your Majesty and expand your territory for the Ming Dynasty!"

The students replied in unison.

Emperor Hongzhi watched the phalanx walk by in front of him, and a sense of pride rose in the chest of the whole person, with such a powerful force in his hands, what else in the world could not be solved?

It's not the first time he's inspected the army, and the Tianjin Royal Military Academy has already reviewed it a few times, which is even more shocking.

Although when the money was spent, Emperor Hongzhi was very heartbroken, it was really heartache.

The silver spent on it every year is tens of millions of taels, if it weren't for Liu Jin to make money, there were many profitable transactions under his command, where would Emperor Hongzhi be able to afford such an expensive army.

But spending money is spending money, but for the new army, Emperor Hongzhi is still very satisfied.

Not to mention the strong combat effectiveness, it is all smashed out of silver, and the food of the new army is very good, three meals a day, meat at every meal, not only fish, but also beef and mutton, chicken, duck, pork, and so on.

The new army was very well equipped, armed to the teeth, armor, helmets, muskets, artillery, horses, etc., all fully equipped, and this was all silver.

If you have nothing to do every day, you can train every day, and if this combat effectiveness is still not good, then there is really nothing to say.

The combat power is strong, and more importantly, they are loyal to Emperor Hongzhi and the Ming Dynasty, and they must receive brainwashing education every day, and loyalty is the first, which makes Emperor Hongzhi very relieved.

This is the most important thing, only by being loyal to himself and the Ming Dynasty can Emperor Hongzhi support the new army with peace of mind.

"There's too much money spent, and we have to find a way to get it back."

"With such a tiger and wolf teacher, it is natural to use it, the Western Regions, the South Sea~"

Inspecting the army in front of him, Emperor Hongzhi's mind was about opening up the territory, and the army could not be raised in vain, let alone with his own silver.