Li Yan waited for a while, and seeing that Luo Miaoxun didn't seem to have anything to say, he asked, "Do you know anything else?" ”

Luo Miaohyun thought carefully for a while, and said: "By the way, the villain remembered that the sailors of Xiyi said that they often get a terrible disease when they sail away. His teeth were bleeding and he couldn't stop it, he had a bone headache and fatigue, and if he didn't get to shore in time, he would probably die. But as soon as you arrive at the port, the disease disappears, which is very peculiar. ”

Li Yan asked curiously: "Didn't you also run to Little Luzon and didn't encounter this situation?" ”

Luo Miaohyun shook her head and replied: "We are all taking familiar routes, and there are many island ports along the way, and we can rest on the shore in ten days at most." Those Western ships are different, they come here from their country, and they have to cross the ocean and sea, not to mention tens of thousands of miles. Sometimes when there is a big wind and waves, I don't know where I am drifting, and I often don't see land for a month or two, and I stay on the ship for too long, so I get this strange disease. ”

"Oh, it seems that when you sail in the future, you should pay attention to these things." Li Yan nodded thoughtfully and said.

After that, he instructed Luo Miaoxun: "It seems that you do know a lot about Western gunboats, so you don't have to go to labor anymore, go to the shipyard in Haizhou." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Luo Miaohyun immediately knelt down happily to thank him, but he immediately asked strangely: "But, why did you let the villain go to the shipyard?" ”

Li Yan said with a smile: "Since the Xiyi gunboat is so good, let's build one first, and let's try it ourselves." See what the situation is, and also explore the way for the development of our sailors. ”

"This, this," Luo Hyun Miao said in embarrassment, "The villain doesn't know how to build a ship." ”

"You just need to explain what you know to the craftsmen in detail and give them a guide." Li Yan encouraged: "The craftsmen are all experienced old craftsmen, and you don't need to make specific products." However, the watertight compartment is a good thing, and it still can't be thrown away. ”

Zhang Han also reacted at this time and said: "Your Majesty, to build this kind of big ship, you need a lot of wood, and there are not a few craftsmen who occupy it. At this time, our naval division needs more warships to enhance its combat power, will it be rebuilt in a few years? Anyway, Western warships have always been active in the South Seas, and there is no conflict with our girders. ”

Li Yan hesitated for a moment and said: "That's it, we still have to build it, but give priority to the construction of Fuchuan warships, and only send a small number of craftsmen out to slowly build Western warships." You can't rest on your laurels, although the wheel slurry has been added to make the battleship more flexible, but this Western warship is faster and has stronger firepower, you must absorb its advantages in time to make our sailors stronger. Although the commercial port is in Guangzhou, it will not take long, and it will also be under the rule of my Daliang, and sooner or later I will have to come into contact with Westerners. ”

"The subordinates understand that they will not hinder the construction of Western warships." Zhang Han immediately admitted his mistake sincerely.

Luo Miaohyun saw that there was no possibility of change, so he asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, can the villain go back to his hometown in Ningbo first?" ”

"I can't." Li Yan immediately vetoed: "Although I plan to pardon you, but now you have no size merit, and there is no suitable reason." You are still in a sinful state, not only can you not go to Ningbo, but you can't even go to Dengzhou Laizhou. However, the imperial court can send someone to take your family to Haizhou and reunite with you. When the Western warship is completed, it will be clear to the world and pardon you. ”

"You're the Emperor." Luo Miaohyun was very disappointed, and blurted out the words.

"Bold!" Zhang Han and Sun Sifu scolded almost at the same time.

Li Yan waved his hand, so that the two subordinates didn't have to say much. He smiled and said, "Yes, I am the emperor, but the emperor cannot despise the law. You are the first pirate leader since the founding of my Great Liang Dynasty, and you have just been pardoned after being sentenced to hard labor, where is the majesty of the law? As an emperor, although he has the power to pardon, he must also use it carefully and set a good rule for future generations. ”

"Your Majesty is really a generation of saints." Zhang Han praised from the bottom of his heart.

At this time, Luo Miaohyun bowed her head in frustration and was speechless. Originally, he thought that if he met the emperor in person, he would not only be pardoned for his crimes, but also have a high official position. But now he knew that his sentence of hard labor was only carried out in another place, and that he was still a criminal.

Li Yan smiled, which can be regarded as being praised by Zhang Han. But he was sober and had not yet lost his immunity to the hymn. He asked Luo Miaohyun, "Luo Miaohyun, do you have any other requirements?" ”

Luo Miaohyun rolled his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, our local shipwright has never seen a Western warship, even if there is a description of a villain, it is just a blind man touching an elephant." The villain thinks that it is better to go to Haojingao, Xiaoluzon and other places to find some Xiyi shipwrights to come over, so as to build Western warships better and faster. ”

Li Yan nodded and agreed: "Well, it makes sense." Let the maritime merchants who go to the South Seas pay more attention and find a few Western shipwrights with real skills to come back. ”

Sun Sifu immediately agreed: "The minister has written it down." ”

Luo Miaohyun was disappointed again. He originally wanted to complete this task by himself, and it was better to be able to go to sea than to stay in Haizhou. Of course, he had no intention of escaping, he just didn't want to be detained. However, the result did not grant him his wish again, and Daliang has now occupied Nanzhi, Zhejiang, and he is not the only businessman who runs Nanyang.

In the afternoon, Li Yan was in the study of the apse to watch the concerts from all over the world, but Li Zhong came to meet him in a hurry.

Li Yan put down the recital, let Li Zhong in, and asked, "The battle report ahead?" ”

Li Zhong shook his head and replied: "No, it's an urgent report from Taizhou, Ningbo, Songjiang, Taicang and other places." Two days ago, Haikou attacked Linhai, Xiangshan, Haiyan and Taicang. Zhejiang's Linhai and Xiangshan were heavily fortified, but only some fishermen were killed, and most of the Haikou who came ashore were annihilated. However, the garrison of Haiyan and Taicang was lax, more than 60 households were killed, more than 200 fishermen and civilians were killed and wounded, and the Haikou who went ashore to do evil basically retreated. ”

Li Yan frowned. He had already ordered all parts of the coast to be on higher alert to prevent being attacked by Zheng Zhilong's sailors, but now he still let the water invaders who came ashore to come and go freely, which really made him angry.

He immediately instructed Sun Sifu: "I decree that the garrisons of Haiyan and Taicang will be dismissed from their posts and sent to the military department for trial." Linhai, the garrison officer of Xiangshan was promoted to the first level, and the general order was rewarded. Notify all coastal areas again to strengthen their vigilance and guard against enemy attacks from the sea. If there is any dereliction of duty, the crime will be increased by one degree. If you dare to conceal it and not report it, the crime will be increased by the third degree, and there will be no forgiveness! ”

"I'll do it right away." Sun Sifu immediately agreed.

Li Yan also instructed: "Inform the sailors that the transformation of the battleship must be accelerated, and it must be completed within half a month." Let Zhang Han return to Denglai immediately, and ask him to discuss a method with the generals of the sailors, and the sailors should effectively curb Zheng Zhilong's attack on our coast. ”

"Yes."

Li Zhong sighed: "The coast is not like the interior, there can be villages to protect it, and it can't be blamed for the slackness of the soldiers. ”

"Don't excuse them." Li Yan stopped: "As long as they really strengthen their vigilance, they will look at the sea for dozens of miles, and there will be time to deal with it." Or they were careless, thinking that the war would only be going on around Fujian, so that Zheng Zhilong had an opportunity. If they can all cheer up and wipe out all the pirates who have come ashore, Zheng Zhilong will not dare to attack my coastal land again. It is light to say that their negligence is light, and it is impossible to catch a few of them as examples, so that the proud and complacent generals can guard against arrogance and rashness and regain their spirits! ”

Only then did Li Zhong realize that the casualties of the people and fishermen along the coast were not the point, and it was the culpability to let Zheng Zhilong's men go.