Putmans thought that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was in Nanjing, and the surrounding frontiers would definitely be empty, so he pretended to accept Shang Zhouzuo's invitation to go north together, but secretly ordered the fleet to follow him overseas in Ningbo, hoping to catch the sailors by surprise, so as to coerce and lure the monopoly of the Ming Dynasty's trade rights.

After receiving the secret report, Zhu Youxiao ordered Nan Juyi, Zheng Zhilong and others to set up an ambush in Zhoushan, and Putmans launched an attack as soon as he came ashore, sinking two enemy ships, and the rest were all captured, and Liu Xiang's pirate army fled back to the Dongsha area alone.

With this great gift from the Dutch, Zhu Youxiao dared to boast about Haikou in front of everyone before, and wanted to open a maritime college, a shipyard, and an arsenal. In addition to ready-made ships, firearms and other equipment, there were also ships full of Dutch craftsmen and officers. Putmans lost all the belongings of the Dutch East India Company, and knew that returning to China was a dead end, so he could only follow Zhu Youxiao and others to Beijing on the Fort Middle, and since then he has become a foreign mercenary regiment in the Ming Dynasty, responsible for building ships and training navies.

The north wind was howling, the battle flag was rattling, and Zhu Youxiao stood at the bow of the boat with high spirits. The prototype of this Galen galleon was the Carac, which was improved by combining the advantages of the Naya and Caravel ships, generally with four masts, two railing sails in the front and two spinnakers in the back, with a displacement of between 300 and 2,000 tons, and has always been the main force of the Spanish Armada.

In order to deal with the powerful Spanish navy, Sir Hawkins lowered the bow tower on the basis of the Carrack sailing ship, moved the main buildings into the hull, greatly reduced the resistance of the sea breeze, and changed the round stern to a square shape, which made it easy to handle against the headwind.

In 1588, a large-scale naval battle took place between England and Spain, which ended in an English victory. The Galen galleon became so famous that it was not only imitated by the navies of various countries, but also included in the design standards of battleships by England, that is, the low-sided, cross-sailed pirate ships with cannon guns on both sides of the movie.

At this time, the Netherlands, eager to gain independence from Spanish rule with the help of England, naturally also received this advanced galleon. Standing on the deck, Zhu Youxiao patiently listened to Nan Juyi's report and couldn't help but feel the importance of science and technology. The reason why the Ming Dynasty naval division was able to win a complete victory in the Zhoushan naval battle was that the main leaders such as Puttmans were in Ningbo, and the fleet did not have a unified command; Second, Xiong Wencan and Zheng Zhilong led hundreds of large and small warships to adopt the tactics of surprise attacks, and only then did they completely annihilate the Dutch fleet by fighting more and less. If the two sides set up a position and fight a naval battle similar to the Battle of Gravoline between Britain and Spain, the Ming Dynasty sailors may not be able to take advantage, let alone easily capture a dozen warships with excellent performance.

After the fleet arrived at the mouth of the Sancha River in Tianjin, it changed horses, and everyone rushed back to Beijing in Xiaonian. Zhu Youxiao didn't care about appeasing his wife and children in the harem, so he held a cabinet and military aircraft meeting in the Qinzheng Hall overnight. According to Fang Congzhe's statistics, this year's annual income of the imperial court exceeded six million taels of silver, which was an unprecedented record in the first year of Zhengde. In addition, the silver handed over to the Internal Affairs Office by the Yingtian Weaving Bureau was 1.5 million taels, and the feudal kings from all over the country donated a total of 2 million taels of silver, plus the tribute from the vassal states, the income of the entire imperial court was close to 10 million taels of silver.

Excluding the military expenses for the defense of Uiju and other normal expenditures, the surplus in the second year of the Apocalypse was about 3.5 million taels of silver. People lamented that the effect of the new policy is obvious, not only the relief in the disaster areas and the repatriation of all displaced people to their places of origin, but also the implementation of cash-for-work and a whip law throughout the country, which will form a virtuous circle. However, Zhu Youxiao was pleased that the peasants' taxes had not increased, and all the extra annual income came from the mining tax and the commercial tax, which was a great blessing for alleviating internal contradictions.

After calculating the income and income of the year, the imperial court finally ushered in the Spring Festival holiday, and Zhu Youxiao also took the opportunity to rest for a few days to enjoy the fun of his wife and children. After dinner, Kou Yue leaned on his side like a bird, while Zhang Yan was busy sewing new clothes. I saw that the black hair of the moon was like paint, the skin was better than snow, and the beautiful eyes were looking forward to it, exuding the vigor of youth. The seventeen-year-old Baozhu has fully developed, with a well-proportioned body and a light body, and as a mother, she is more gentle and generous, exuding a mature charm all over her body.

Looking at their changes, Zhu Youxiao knew that he owed too much, he was a very petty bourgeois person, and he attached great importance to his family, but in this era, everything must be based on the fate of the Chinese nation. At this time, the Gobi wolf smoke in the Western Regions was everywhere, the sea frontier was surging, Kyushu China was in crisis, and the Ming Dynasty would have a catastrophe if it was not careful, which was too cruel for Chinese civilization.

They are all newlyweds after a long absence, but the three of them are very embarrassed, and they don't know how to tell the pain of lovesickness and express the joy of reunion. Fortunately, Zhu Cihong, who was less than a year old, was already able to climb, and after seeing Zhu Youxiao, he didn't recognize his life at all, poked his nostrils with his little finger, and gnawed his ears with a small pacifier for a while, which made the family laugh constantly, and had some fun.

Zhu Youxiao saw the opportunity to talk about some strange things in Nanjing and Ningbo, and when he talked about the Putmans who lost his wife and lost his army, he laughed out loud and gloating.

"Long live the lord, those Hongmaoyi came to Daming from thousands of miles away, and they wanted to force the Celestial Empire to submit by force, but who expected that the robbers met the deadly live bandits, and they only complained that they didn't look at the yellow calendar when they went out."

Zhu Youxiao also laughed out loud, and said flatteringly:

"If Concubine Ai is here and sees the embarrassment of those Dutchmen, she may be able to laugh off two big teeth!"

He wanted to flatter a few words and coax the two beauties to express their feelings, but who knew that the moon was raised and her eyebrows were raised, her beautiful eyes were angry, and she said with a complaining face:

"Long live the lord, do you see that the concubine's tooth is big?"

After speaking, he opened his cherry mouth to reveal two rows of neat white teeth, all of which were as bright as pearls, and two small dimples were concave at the corners of his mouth, which was indescribably delicate and exquisite.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao hugged the beauty and kissed her shallowly, and said coaxing and deceiving:

"The lips of the concubine are as bright as pomegranate flowers, and the fragrance is refreshing. The teeth are as crystal clear as that enamel, and it hurts to bite into it! ”

After speaking, the three of them burst into laughter, and it turned out that Kou Yue's mouth was biting on Zhu Youxiao's forearm, and everyone was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly lowered their heads with disgust.

Zhang Yan was also smiling like a flower, and when she saw this, she said:

"Long live the Lord after returning to the palace, get closer to Hong'er, this little guy is getting more and more naughty, and he will make a fuss about this Forbidden City."

Zhu Youxiao took the opportunity to pick up this tiger-headed little guy, and when he saw him staring at himself with Ulu Ulu and smiling, he couldn't help but kiss him on the forehead.

Seeing that he loved this child so much, Zhang Yan continued:

"Hong'er is lively and active, growing up faster than ordinary children, and will definitely be as strong as Banzai Ye in the future."

In fact, the carpenter emperor Zhu You was in the deep palace, and he was a white fat man, but Zuo Zhan has always liked fitness, riding a bicycle to and from work, and eating and resting are also very regular. After coming to this world, he has been insisting on sports, and with a swordsman like Yu Dingbian by his side, he has already been a sturdy young man in two years.

Hearing Zhang Yan's words, he carefully looked at his son, this little guy is very similar to Zhang Yan, his skin is pink and snow-white, his eyebrows are clear, and his whole body exudes the fragrance of milk.

Zhu Youxiao licked the calf deeply, kissed him lightly on the cheek, and said with a sigh:

"In the past two years, you have been fighting in the north and south, and you have not been able to be by your side since you were pregnant, and your son is so old in the blink of an eye. Now she is pregnant, but there is still a big battle to fight this year, and I really owe you too much. ”

This remark was a little sad, Zhang Yan finally couldn't bear it, so she started a dumb riddle and said jokingly:

"Long live the Lord has great ambitions to show in his chest, and he will definitely be able to become a master of the ages in the future, and the concubine will definitely take care of the harem, so that the Long Live Lord can concentrate on the important affairs of the previous dynasty, but it is just ......"

"Just what?"

Xiong Kouyue on the side asked curiously, and it can be seen that the relationship between the boss and Lao'er is quite harmonious, which makes Zhu Youxiao feel a little more down-to-earth. He really can't get used to the deceit of the harem, persecuting each other, and even the white head couple have to be wary and calculated, what else is true in life.

Zhang Yan tacitly glanced at Kouyue and praised her divine assistance, and then said with a smile:

"It's just that it's been a long time since the Lord blinked, and Hong'er is almost a year old."

After saying that, she smiled, but Kou Yue laughed heartlessly, looking innocent.

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help laughing, took Zhang Yan with his right hand and patted it gently, secretly thinking that this Zhang Yan has been pure and demure since she was a child, she can do all kinds of housework, and she also studies as a female celebrity in her spare time and reads history books. After her mother passed away, she personally took care of several younger siblings and had the bearing of an eldest sister. In the past two years of entering the palace, he has a strict personality and a very housekeeping style. If a wife is like this, what more can a husband ask for!

At first, he relied on Wei Zhongxian to fight against the Donglin Party, Zhang Yan once advised the pro-virtuous ministers to stay away from the villains, and also put a copy of "The Biography of Zhao Gao" on the bedside, suggesting that he should beware of the eunuch dictatorship. It's just that at that time, Zhu Youxiao's foundation was not stable, and he needed time to integrate into this world, so he had to support eunuchs to consolidate his power.

He couldn't tell anyone about these things, even the person next to the pillow had to be careful, so after getting married, he still slept alone in the Qinzheng Palace most of the time, and only he knew the taste.

After the New Year's Day, according to the etiquette system, the ministers should be feasted in the Baohe Palace, and then the matters of the establishment will be announced. In fact, everyone already knew the emperor's intentions, and when they gave up 5,000 draft women under the pretense of a fairy dream, they knew that this woman would be unspeakably expensive in the future, and Zhang Yan's words and deeds after entering the palace were all models of motherhood in the world, and gave birth to the emperor's eldest son Zhu Cihong, and it was only a matter of time before the queen was canonized.

It's just that this matter is too strange, everyone knows that the ghosts and gods are deceitful, and they have inquired and discussed it in private, and during the cautious period, Zhu Youxiao waited until his position was stable before announcing the matter.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhu Youxiao pretended to be slightly drunk, picked up the glass wine glass and said:

"Mencius once said, 'A gentleman has three pleasures', which is also the joy of me. The place where the Divine Sect and the Light Sect died one after another within a month, and I did not dare to be tired in the slightest when I was ordered to be in danger. Fortunately, God blesses the Ming Dynasty, with the protection of the gods of the ancestors and ancestors, and the disgusting assistance of the loyal and virtuous, which makes the border peaceful and the sea prosperous. Today, the whole world celebrates, I borrow a glass of thin wine, and thank all of you here. ”

After speaking, he drank it all and stood upside down in front of everyone.