More than ten miles near Arthur City, is Port Arthur.

At this time, the entire Port Arthur has become a huge military port with buildings of considerable scale.

After entering the vicinity of the port, you can see from afar that many large tower cranes have been erected on the huge bluestone wharf, which are busy loading and unloading goods.

It's a vibrant, busy marina scene.

Because it is a military port, Zhu Youxiao is not ready to develop business here.

Of course, there are civil ports, just more than 100 miles away from Port Arthur to the northeast of Qingniwa, where there is a huge bay.

That huge bay is the size of a dozen or so Port Arthur, and it is the most suitable for building a huge civilian port.

In the port within Port Arthur, there are now a large number of ships, most of which are the ships of the original Tianjin Navy Division and the Goguryeo Navy Army, which are basically used to train naval officers.

As ships operating at sea, all kinds of sea ships of this era were built with a variety of wood.

After being immersed in seawater for a long time, there will be sea maggots that will gradually erode into the ship's plank, gradually hollowing out the ship's board and reducing the service life of the ship.

In serious cases, it may cause various problems when the ship is sailing on the sea.

But dealing with sea maggots is also very easy, just sail the boat into some rivers on a regular basis, anchor in fresh water for a few days, sea maggots will die completely because they cannot survive in fresh water.

This operation was important for the maintenance of wooden seagoing vessels in this era.

Therefore, the Royal Navy officers and men trained in Port Arthur often have a large number of ships to go out to sea and detour to the nearby river to stop for a few days to train and protect the ships.

When Zhu Youxiao first came here, he saw these scenes.

He saw a large fleet, led by six Leopard cruisers, slowly approaching Port Arthur.

Soon after, you will arrive at the pier of several huge bluestone piers and stop at them.

The closer he got to this huge military port, the more satisfied Zhu Youxiao became.

A brand-new military port is being built step by step under his efforts, and it is a large military port that is beyond the vision of this era and is close to the layout of later generations.

It won't be long before it becomes more and more important, becoming one of the important bases for the Ming Empire's large-scale expansion.

After entering the port, he could also see dozens of new forts on some small islands in the distance.

In several places on the periphery of the military port, several large lighthouses with a height of more than ten zhang have also been built.

These lighthouses are important facilities for providing course guidance for ships of the North Sea Fleet at night and in foggy weather.

With their presence, ships that come here in the future, even at night, can easily find Port Arthur.

Then, under the guidance of the pilot ship, it sailed into the military port and anchored in the anchorage of the large pier.

On those dozens of artillery forts, a new type of Furlong cannon was also placed.

These cannons are specially designed and cast for the battery, which is much larger and longer than what the army is currently using, and has a greater range and power.

Even the cannons used by the navy today are new Franco-machine cannons that have been improved again, which can hit farther and have more destructive power.

The cannons are erected on top of the rotatable gun carriages, and the muzzles can be easily pointed in all directions, making its firing range very wide and much more flexible.

This kind of rotating gun carriage can also eliminate the need for the gunner, who needs to move the gun mount and then aim the gun at the target.

It only needs to turn the gun mount to aim the muzzle in the direction of the enemy's target with relative ease.

Coupled with the cross-fire of the artillery of the various batteries, it was easy to destroy the enemy who wanted to invade the military port, so that these forts had a strong defensive ability.

This is a real military port, with a large number of naval officers and ships stationed, and in the event of an enemy invasion, each battery can quickly get the rapid support of the military port garrison.

These batteries could easily blockade the harbor and its adjacent seas, making it impossible for the enemy to rush into Port Arthur and pose a threat to the huge military port without occupying or destroying them.

Therefore, the current Port Arthur has become quite safe after the construction of these forts.

Even if a powerful enemy blockaded the sea outside the port, Port Arthur could rely on the batteries and warships here to counterattack.

There is also a huge city of Arthur nearby, where a large amount of food and supplies are stockpiled, which can hold out for a long time.

So after coming over this time and seeing from afar that these forts and lighthouses had been built, Zhu Youxiao felt a sense of accomplishment, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud. Lagerstroemia

After all, these are his brains.

It's a pity that when he came here now that it was daytime, he couldn't see the actual effect of the lighthouses, but at night, he could see the shining beauty of these huge lighthouses at any time.

The focus of Zhu Youxiao's visit this time was to inspect the progress of the Lushun Shipyard.

A few years ago, Zhu Youxiao came here and made the planning and arrangement of Port Arthur and Port Arthur City.

At that time, all kinds of work here had just begun, and all kinds of things had not stabilized, and it was just the beginning.

This time he came here to check the situation here, to see if the construction speed and construction standards of the shipyard here have reached the progress and scale he expected.

Zhu Youxiao knows very well that this year is the eighth year of the Apocalypse, which is a crucial year for him.

It is very likely that he will have to deal with the provocations of the enemies on all sides, and he will have to fight many big battles, and if he does not hurry up and blow up the battleship, he may not be able to cope with it at that time.

Last year he ordered the formation of two fleets, and now most of the officers and men of the two major fleets of the Royal Navy have completed their initial training and have been integrated into the combat sequence of the two fleets as official naval officers.

In addition to the Leopard cruisers, which are about to be built in full swing, the Royal North Sea Fleet has also added a number of new ships.

Now there is an urgent shortage not only of Leopard cruisers, but also of enlarged and lengthened naval guns for Leopard cruisers.

Not long ago, Zhu Youxiao asked the Royal Military Equipment Department to increase the production and reserve of guns and ammunition, and in the past few months this year, the large-scale production of firearms such as muskets and artillery has been particularly crucial for him.

Otherwise, by two months later, there will be forty-eight Leopard cruisers in service, and many of the warships of the Ming Royal Navy may not be able to catch up with the appropriate guns.

At that time, many of the officers and men of the navy were afraid that they would have to return to the era of hand-to-hand combat, and they could only hold muskets and crossbows and fight the enemy at sea.

After Zhu Youxiao arrived at the huge shipyard not far from the military port, he immediately began to wander around this seemingly boundless and huge shipyard without stopping.

He first went to the boat liao.

The existing 24 large slipways, which have almost all been completed, will soon be completed and put into operation, and they will be ready for use in a few days at the latest.

Two slipways have even begun work on two new Leopard cruisers, as part of an ongoing research process that will be built and perfected.

After all, the twelve Leopard cruisers that have been built and put into service are only first-generation ships, and many problems can be found in the construction and use.

And these problems need to be perfected and improved again and again.

Only in this way can the warships built by the shipyard be continuously upgraded, and the size and speed of the warships will become larger and faster, so that the Royal Navy can develop and grow rapidly.

This is also the top priority for Zhu Youxiao, and it is the thing he is most concerned about.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhang Guangzhe, the commander of the North Sea Fleet, led the officers and men, who had just returned from a maintenance ship on a nearby river, and when he heard that His Majesty had arrived, he immediately brought the generals of the Royal North Sea Fleet to meet him.

"Flat!"

Zhu Youxiao told everyone to get up.

After talking for a while, Zhu Youxiao asked about the training of the shipyard and the fleet.

Because there are less than three months left, the two major fleets of the Royal Navy of the Ming Empire are going to sail and start a series of naval battles, so what Zhu Youxiao is most concerned about now is the specific situation of the shipyard and the Royal Navy.

He must teach those black hands of Western countries a profound lesson.

It is also necessary to interrupt the Southern Ming puppet dynasty, the exploration and ambition of the ocean, and trap them firmly in the huge Jiangnan region.

Otherwise, the huge hidden dangers brought about by the comprehensive spread of their firearms units will be unimaginable.

Zhang Guangzhe hurriedly began to report to Zhu Youxiao and talked about the situation in the shipyard.

Although he is thick-skinned and likes to brag, it is just a small thing, and in big things, the commander of the Royal North Sea Fleet is still very reliable.

He is a smart person, no matter how awesome he usually is, he doesn't dare to miss a big event at a critical time.

In the current Ming Empire, the military expenditure of the navy has increased significantly every month.

If he can't make some remarkable achievements, he, the commander of the North Sea Fleet, will definitely be pushed to the end by His Majesty the Emperor without saying a word.

Therefore, the current Zhang Guangzhe is cautiously explaining to His Majesty the Emperor about the situation of the North Sea Fleet and shipyards, and he does not dare to be careless at all.