On the blue sea, a fleet is slowly moving forward, and the number of warships in this fleet is not very large, only three Zhenyuan cruisers and five Weiyuan battleships, but Zhu Cihong's heart is extremely shocked.

He boarded the ship yesterday evening, when he saw a Zhenyuan cruiser and more than a dozen wheels, but when he woke up, the size of the entire fleet was more than doubled, and there were seven more warships like palaces on the sea, and dozens of small ships with wheels.

In the morning light, he kept scanning with a telescope, and although the sea was calm and waveless, a storm was set off in his heart.

He originally thought that the whole world was the imperial palace, the capital, the space enclosed by the city wall and the two capitals and thirteen provinces that only existed in the text description, that is, a land more than ten times larger than the capital, or dozens of times larger, surrounded by the sea.

Now, he understands that the world is so big, there are thousands of miles away from the South Sea, there are thousands of miles away from the European continent, there are so many continents, there are so many countries.

His mind has unconsciously become broader, and the anti-thief and Jiannu seem to be no longer so terrifying, because there are still many powerful countries in this world, and the anti-thief and Jiannu are nothing compared to them.

For example, the battleships full of artillery around them, Jiannu did not, they had to have so many artillery, and Daming would have finished it long ago, because, in his impression, Daming did not have more artillery in the entire capital than one battleship.

Just as he was fascinated, a small pink hand reached over, snatched the telescope from his hand, and didn't even say hello, as if he, the prince, was a fake.

Instead of getting angry, he turned his head quickly with an excited expression.

This fragrant fragrance is too familiar to him, no need to ask, it must be Zhang Xiang, the master's daughter.

At this time, Zhang Xiang is still dressed as a female general, with a pink uniform and a pink cloak, but with her pink little face, she can't see the majesty, no matter how you look at it, she is extremely cute.

She glanced at it with interest with the binoculars, but said innocently: "Brother Prince, do you get up so early every day?" ”

Zhu Cihong nodded and said proudly: "Yes, in the future, when I become the emperor, I have to go to court early every day, and I can't get up early if I'm not used to it." ”

Zhang Xiang put down the binoculars, covered her mouth with her pink little hand, yawned, rolled her eyes and said, "Why are you so bored, you get up early before dawn, can't you sleep longer?" ”

"This, this ......."

Zhu Cihong really doesn't know this question, why do you get up so early and go to court early?

Seeing this, Zhang Bin on the side squatted down, gently hugged Zhang Xiang in his arms, and doted: "Xiangxiang, this is not called boring, it is called diligence, when the emperor wants to lead by example, lead the courtiers to govern the country diligently." ”

When Zhu Cihong heard this, he couldn't help but look at Zhang Bin with admiration on his face, the master is so powerful, there is nothing he doesn't understand, it turns out that the early dynasty was to lead the courtiers to govern the country diligently.

Zhang Xiang glanced at her lips and said: "It's boring, I was called up by my mother to play with you so early, and I don't have to govern the country." ”

Zhu Cihong and Zhang Bin looked at each other awkwardly, their faces full of helplessness, okay, this little aunt is too cute, I can't afford to mess with it, I can't afford to mess with it.

At this time, it is actually already old, if you want to go to court early, you have to get up earlier, Zhang Bin and Zhu Cihong are used to it, but Zhang Xiang and Zhang Yang are extremely unaccustomed to it.

After a few years of stable life in the capital, Zhang Bin's descendants have a few more, Xiaoyun, Xiaofengxian and Chen Yingying were all born, and they were all boys, Zhang Chengde's addiction to the name was committed again, and he directly named them Zhang Wei, Zhang Hai, and Zhang Wai.

Yangwei overseas, this Yang character is homophonic, fortunately it is homophonic, otherwise, take Yangyang or something, two Zhang Yang, then it will be troublesome.

Zhang Bin is not as addicted as Zhang Chengde, he didn't rob his father of the heavy task of naming him, he will be famous overseas, that is, the name of his youngest son Zhang Wai is a bit awkward, but it is better than his third brother, Yongguan Sanjun, his third brother got the name of Zhang San, Zhang San and Li Si, this name is simply speechless.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accompanied him, Zhang Chengde and the Huang family called a attention, they woke up all the daughters-in-law early, called all the grandchildren to get up, and played with His Royal Highness the Prince, and soon, the deck became lively, a bunch of children laughing and making trouble, coupled with the laughter of a bunch of young beauties, the whole scene suddenly became very warm.

Zhu Cihong likes this atmosphere very much, the master's family does not treat him as an outsider, and he does not treat the master's family as an outsider, the family is always full of laughter together, which is completely different from the weird atmosphere in the palace, he prefers to stay with the master's family.

The fleet kept going day and night, all the way to the south, and entered the Dongfan Sea in less than five days, Zhang Bin also let it out this time, he actually took the prince Zhu Cihong to the Dongfan Zhong avant-garde, that is, Dayuan City!

This is the core of the power he operates, and there are many things that if Chongzhen knows, he will be finished.

Of course, he won't let the little prince see everything, there are some things, he still makes people hide, like a terrifying fleet, he has already let people drive to Kaohsiung City, and there are more than 10,000 soldiers in the east guard, and he also let people hide most of them, leaving only more than 5,000 people.

Even though he hid most of his strength, Zhu Cihong was still shocked by everything in front of him.

The first thing he saw was naturally the Gerancha Castle at the entrance of the Taijiang Inland Sea, this exotic castle looked quite spectacular from a distance, and then looked closer, the steel jungle-like artillery was even more daunting, this kind of fortress, so terrifying, what is it used to defend against!

He glanced around with his binoculars and couldn't help but be surprised: "Master, why are there so many artillery pieces on this fortress, what is this used to defend against?" ”

Zhang Bin comprehensively explained: "This kind of fortress, called the fortress, was designed by the European countries according to the characteristics of muskets and artillery, the times are developing, weapons are also developing, the old-fashioned city wall in front of muskets and artillery actually has little defensive power, only this kind of multi-layered fortress can play the characteristics of muskets and artillery, and at the same time avoid suffering a comprehensive attack." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded as if he didn't understand, and then asked, "Is this fortress built by the red-haired fan?" ”

Zhang Bin nodded and said, "Yes, this was designed and built by the Dutch in Europe." ”

Zhu Cihong was a little incredulous: "With so many artillery pieces built on an isolated island, how did the master overcome them in the first place?" ”

If this Relancha Castle is built, it will naturally be difficult to overcome, but fortunately, Zhang Bin came before it was built.

Zhang Bin said proudly: "When the division came over, this Gelanza Castle was not completely built, and there were not many artillery pieces on it, otherwise, I don't know how many soldiers would have to fill it in." ”

It turned out that the master led the army to attack when it was not fully completed, fortunately, Zhu Cihong had not recovered from the shock brought by the fortress, the fleet had already sailed into the Taijiang Inland Sea, Dayuan City, the avant-garde station in Dongfanzhong, and the huge port slowly appeared in front of Zhu Cihong, he raised the telescope and quickly glanced around, and then was stunned: "This, why is this port so big?" ”

Of course, Zhang Bin would not tell Zhu Cihong that this was for the convenience of the fleet, and he lied: "The Netherlands in Europe is the number one maritime power today, and they have tens of thousands of ocean-going warships, and this port can dock hundreds of ships, which is nothing." ”

Tens of thousands of warships, what kind of concept is that, if they are all over, can Daming stop them?

Zhu Cihong said with a little trepidation: "If the Dutch drive all the tens of thousands of warships over, how can we resist?" ”

This question is exactly what Zhang Bin wants Zhu Cihong to think about, the Dutch naturally can't drive all their warships and armed merchant ships over, Zhang Bin just wants Zhu Cihong to understand that only by constantly improving himself can he not be bullied.

He said wisely: "Fighting a war also has to consider pay and return, simply put, it is worth it in the end, if they feel that they can make the Ming Gray Annihilation in an instant by driving all the tens of thousands of warships, they will naturally drive over, if they feel that they will drive tens of thousands of warships over will suffer heavy casualties, and there is no benefit, do they dare to drive over?" ”

Zhu Cihong couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "Master, is our Ming Dynasty so powerful?" ”

Zhang Bin encouraged: "Hong'er, you will become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, if you want the Ming Dynasty to be strong, the Ming Dynasty will be strong." “

Does Da Ming want to be strong and become strong?

Zhu Cihong was a little unconfident and said, "Master, can I be so powerful?" ”

Zhang Bin said with deep meaning: "A person's strength is limited after all, only everyone can work together to achieve the goal, if you have the wisdom of people, appoint meritocracy, naturally make Daming strong; If you are always confused by those traitors and villains, and think about intrigue all day long, the Ming Dynasty will weaken or even perish. ”

This question was still a bit too profound for the young Zhu Cihong, and he was puzzled: "Master, who is a virtuous person?" ”

Zhang Bin earnestly taught: "A person's virtuous ability is not said by mouth, but done, how he does things is the key, if the sky is blowing all day long, but it is a mess, it is a traitor; If you speak honestly and work diligently, you can be outstanding and have outstanding achievements, then you are meritocracy. ”

Zhu Cihong nodded as if he didn't understand: "The master must be the most virtuous person in the world." ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he couldn't help but blush, in fact, the main purpose of him taking Zhu Cihong out was to let Zhu Cihong see how powerful he was, he wanted to tell Zhu Cihong that he believed me wholeheartedly, Da Ming will become extremely powerful, but this boastful thing is a little difficult to talk about after all, he couldn't help but be embarrassed and said: "Hong'er, what you say for the teacher, you can't look at what a person says, but how he does, you take a serious look, how well you do for the teacher." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded seriously and said, "Okay." ”

At this time, the fleet was already close to the port, Zheng Zhilong, Zhang Guan and others had already been waiting on the dock with their families, if it weren't for His Royal Highness the Prince, they would probably rush up excitedly, but at this time, they could only meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first, and then reunite with their relatives.

Everyone was naturally overjoyed to meet, and the dock suddenly became lively, Zhang Bin was not immersed in the joy of meeting his relatives, he greeted everyone one by one, and began to take Zhu Cihong to visit in Dayuan City.

The area of this large city is about to catch up with the capital, but the population is less than half of the capital, and those who can live here are either relatives and friends of Zhang Bin or a wealthy family in the east.

Zhu Cihong looked at the clean and tidy streets all the way, and walked into a few ordinary people's homes at random to take a look, and admired Zhang Bin even more in his heart.

Actually, this is not the point, Zhang Bin wants to show him not these.

Soon, the group came to the Navy Lecture Hall, and the scene here once again made Zhu Cihong stunned, looking at the rows of teaching buildings and dormitory buildings, as well as those neatly dressed officers with vigorous faces, he was shocked and speechless.

This place is simply more magnificent than the Hanlin Academy, and the generals here don't know how strong they are compared to those nobles and old soldiers in the Beijing camp.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Bin took him to the avant-garde station in Dongfanzhong, which also shocked Zhu Cihong, the rows of military camps, and the teams of soldiers with uniform movements and majestic soldiers, simply subverted his cognition.

He couldn't help but ask, "Master, are these people Tunwei?" ”

Zhang Bin nodded and said: "Yes, these people are all guards, but they were not forcibly summoned, but voluntarily came to practice, preparing to defend the country and fight for the country." ”

Is there still such a guard?

Zhu Cihong has heard people say more than once that now the guards of the Ming Dynasty are about to escape.

He was puzzled, "Why would they volunteer to fight for their country?" ”

Zhang Bin once again earnestly taught: "Whether you manage the courtiers or the soldiers, in fact, it is the same, if you want them to do something voluntarily, you must give them motivation, the reason why these people voluntarily defend their families and the country is because they think that this family, this country is worth their lives." ”

Zhu Cihong still seemed to understand and asked, "Then why do they think like this?" ”

In fact, he won't understand these problems when he explains them to him now, but Zhang Bin still explained: "Because they see that their relatives and friends are living happily, because they see that their homeland is incomparably beautiful, because they see that their country is prosperous and strong, they don't want others to destroy everything in front of them, and they feel that these are worth protecting with their lives." ”

Zhu Cihong doesn't understand these teachings very well now, but he remembers them deeply, and his thoughts are slowly changing in the direction that Zhang Bin hopes, perhaps, he will really believe in Zhang Bin and make Daming extremely powerful.