Chapter XVI Review of the Navy
Just when Qin and Zhao were preparing for a decisive battle in Shangdang, Ji Kang accompanied his father and eldest brother Ji Xi and others to continue to inspect Qishi County in Liaodong County.
After Ji Kang took his father to see the salt works, he took his father, his eldest brother Ji Xi and others to the Lushun Shipyard and the Lushun Navy Camp to inspect the Liaodi Navy and Shipyard.
First of all, Ji Kang took his father and others to the Lushun Shipyard.
Now there are two shipyards in Liaodi. One is Lushun Shipyard, and the director is still Kang Qi; The other shipyard was the Leting Shipyard in Liaoxi County, and Kang Qi's son Kang Le was sent to serve as the factory director.
The shipbuilding technology mastered by the two shipyards is already the most advanced shipbuilding technology in this era. The ships built by the two shipyards at the suggestion of Ji Kang were divided into two parts.
part of the construction of warships for the army to ensure the use of the Liaodi Navy; The other part is the construction of fishing and merchant ships for the private sector to meet the needs of the thriving fishing industry and boat transportation.
As the shipyards build ships with better and better technology and more maturity, they have been able to meet the needs of fishing in the sea. In recent years, the fishing industry in Liaodi has risen greatly and developed thinly.
In this era, there were very few boats that could only go to the sea to fish, and Liaodi was bordered by the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea in the south, and the fishery resources at sea were quite abundant. Under the reminder of Ji Kang, Su Qing of the Ministry of Commerce established the Fisheries Chamber of Commerce, which promoted the development of the fishing industry.
On the one hand, this practice in Liaodi has greatly enriched the dietary structure of the people in Liaodi; On the other hand, it has also promoted many industries around the fishery in Liaodi, such as salted fish, fish floss, kelp, fishery processing, etc., which will not be elaborated here.
The Fishery Chamber of Commerce and the Transport Chamber of Commerce in Liaodi have used this sea route for commercial purposes in recent years after the navy discovered the sea routes such as Wuqing in Yanguo (in the area of today's Tianjin), Changcheng in Youbeiping, Leting in Liaoxi County, and Lushun and Fanhan in Liaodong.
A large number of merchant ships were built for sea transportation. In this way, it can not only reduce the transportation cost of a large number of caravans, but also greatly shorten the route of several counties in Yanguo. Seeing this situation, more and more Liaodi merchants have participated in the transportation by sea.
Ji Kang accompanied his father, eldest brother Ji Xi and others, and after coming to the Lushun shipyard, he first came to a processing workshop in the shipyard.
Ji Kang's father, seeing a large ship under construction, was laying the keel. Surprised, he said to Kang Qi, the director of the shipyard, who accompanied everyone to inspect: "How many people can this ship carry?" ”
Kang Qi looked at Ji Kang, and when he saw Ji Kang nodding, he told Ji Kang's father truthfully: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, this ship has been built and can carry more than 800 troops and personnel. ”
Ji Kang's father, eldest brother Ji Xi and the others, their eyes widened again, and they were all swaying.
Seeing this, Ji Kang said to his father and eldest brother Ji Xi: "Father, eldest brother, we will go to the navy later, now the navy has two such main warships, we can go up and take a look at the sea." ”
Ji Kang's father blushed, nodded, and said to Ji Kang, "Very good." ”
The eldest brother Ji Xi couldn't wait, and said to Ji Kang: "Brother Kang, let's go to the navy you said!" ”
Ji Kang looked at his father, and when he saw that his father nodded slightly, he said to Kang Qi, the director of the shipyard: "Director Kang, you guys are busy!" We will now make a trip to the naval barracks. ”
Shi Kang next to him has not fully recovered from his injury, but after Xiangping knew that Ji Kang was coming to the navy. I couldn't sit still anymore, pestering Ji Kang to come to the navy to have a look.
Ji Kang couldn't bear to refuse Shi Kang's request, and after asking Qin Cheng and other doctors, he knew that Shi Kang's injury was fine, so he agreed. In this way, two doctors were arranged to take care of Shi Kang. Because he wanted to accompany his father, he called Tian Guang from the academy by the way and asked him to accompany Shi Kang.
Shi Kang and Tian Guang were beside them, and when they heard that they were going to the naval barracks, the two looked at each other and smiled. He smiled happily and looked excited.
Waiting for Ji Kang to accompany his father and others to the Lushun Navy Pier. Navy Colonel Li Min and Zhang Tian and others had already lined up the navy and greeted Ji Kang's father and Ji Kang and others at the dock.
The band played the "Welcome Song" of this era, welcoming Ji Kang and his father.
After the welcome ceremony was held on the shore, Ji Kang accompanied his father, eldest brother Ji Xi and others to the parade ship "Xiangping". Looking at this tall and mighty battleship, Ji Kang's father nodded again and again.
With Ji Kang's unremitting support, the navy now has a strength of 10,000 people, with more than 40 warships. In this era, it is unabashedly a 'giant' existence at sea.
At present, the navy has been equipped with telescopes and compasses, and has figured out the sea route from the Bohai Sea to Lushun, Lushun to Kei, and Sanhan, and is now actively exploring the sea route to the south of Qi and Chu, and is making plans for the future.
The Xiangping review ship carried Ji Kang's father and others and sailed into the depths of the sea. The fleet of the navy will be inspected for the first time by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Yan Kingdom and his own princes.
The sea breeze is fierce, and the sea and sky are the same. Seagulls hovered and flew beside the boat, chirping incessantly.
Looking at all this, everyone was heartbroken.
After arriving at the parade area, everyone could already see with the naked eye that dozens of huge fleets of the Liaodi Navy were lining up in a long line and heading towards the parade ship, and everyone was stunned.
No one expected to be able to see such a large fleet at sea.
I didn't expect that! I really didn't expect it! Originally, I only heard that the Chu State had a huge fleet of ships, which traveled to and from the large and small rivers of the Chu State. I didn't expect that the Yan Kingdom in my north also had such a huge fleet. Moreover, it is a naval fleet that is more powerful than the state of Chu, which can travel to and from the sea.
Ji Kang's father, eldest brother Ji Xi, as well as the historian Gao Yang, General Wu Yangjing and others, all know the meaning of this huge fleet and what it represents. It would be inconceivable if such a fleet appeared in the rear of the enemy country in wartime!
Ji Kang asked Li Min, Zhang Tian and others to hand binoculars to his father, eldest brother and others. Let them see the fleet more clearly.
Unexpectedly, as soon as this telescope was taken out, everyone almost threw the telescope to the ground after looking at it. Oh my god! This is a veritable "clairvoyance"!
Ji Kang's father, of course, knows what this "telescope" means to the army. Holding back the emotion in his heart, he raised his binoculars and looked at the slowly approaching fleet.
But the eldest brother Ji Xi held the telescope and was reluctant to let go, and nagged to Ji Kang while watching: "Brother Kang, can this baby be given to my brother?" ”
Ji Kang nodded, and said to the eldest brother Ji Xi: "Big brother, I have prepared one for you, your father, and your grandfather." You can take it with you when you go. ”
Then he turned around and saw the two of them, Gao Yang and General Wu Yangjing, with a look of hope, and hurriedly said: "Of course, there are also Master Gao and General Wu, each of whom has one, and I will have them all ready." ”
Gao Yang and Wu Yangjing were overjoyed. And the eldest brother Ji Xi was beside him, put down the binoculars in his hand, and said to Ji Kang with emotion: "Brother Kang, you are really willing to give up such a precious thing!" ”
When Ji Kang's father heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched. Alas! My eldest son! You're so far from your brother's character!
At this time, the huge fleet under review was magnificent, and the first ship had already come to the side of the review ship "Xiangping", and every naval officer and soldier who passed by the parade ship was neatly lined up and shouted in unison: "Your Royal Highness the Prince!" ”
Ji Kang's father was full of excitement, took the big drum horn handed over by Ji Kang, and replied loudly to the sailors who were read according to the words that Ji Kang told in advance: "Hello soldiers." Soldiers have worked hard! ”
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After inspecting the entire naval fleet, Ji Kang's father and everyone were still unsatisfied on the way back to Port Arthur on the parade ship "Xiangping". Ji Kang's father looked at his youngest son and secretly admired it in his heart: "It seems that my family Kang'er is true to what I have talked about, he is indeed ready!" ”.
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