Outside the Tianjin Shipyard Terminal.

At this time, there is a busy autumn seascape, and people come and go inside and outside the dock stacks. Quite a few Li Ling, wearing short clothes and big shoulders and round waists, delivered supplies to the two warships docked on the dock with a blue background Wanfu flag amid the shouts of Youzhou Navy sailors.

The two warships had apparently just been launched, and the black paint still had a faint fragrance. The various locks hanging from the three stout, straight masts, and the stowed sails, are also brand new.

"King, are these two troop carriers?"

"Elder Wu, take a closer look."

"The hull that floats on the water is wide, the sides are high, and the bow and stern are also high...... It should be able to hold a lot of cargo, right? There are no long oars and water wheels on the side of the ship, so it cannot run fast in the sea, nor can it sail against the wind, so it is not suitable for combat at all. This is a ship that transports troops and goods! ”

"Look closely, look at the side of the ship."

"The side of the ship? It's no different...... Is there a few large windows that are inhabited inside? ”

"That's a cannon window!"

Standing on the pier admiring the hulls of the two brand-new warships, it was Wu Haogu and Youzhou veteran Wu Yanen Wu who were talking.

The foundation of the Wu family in Haizhou has been transferred to Youzhou in recent years, not only in Tianjin City, where the large industry has been placed (the Wu family is the founding family of Tianjin), but also in Yanshan Prefecture's Xijin City (the newly opened commercial market in the area of the Sanggan River and the Gaoliang River wharf outside Yanjing City), Wujiakou City in Wuzhou, Bauhinia Guan City and Rongcheng City in Yizhou, Yuguan City in Yingzhou, and Dalian City (that is, the original Suzhou Anfu Army, now the third prefecture directly under the jurisdiction of Youzhou Republic) Dalian City have invested a lot of capital. It's like a big chaebol!

By the way, all these "cities", as well as the smaller "grass markets" and "bazaars", are autonomous. The republican government of Youzhou or the prefecture governors will not throw money into it, but will only set aside a piece of land and issue a contract to the Chamber of Commerce, just like the Jiehe Commercial Market back then. If the location of the commercial market is located at the gateway between Youzhou and the outside world, the municipal shipping supervisor under the Youzhou Republic Government will also set up a municipal shipping service in the commercial market to be responsible for collecting taxes. In addition to the municipal superintendent, there is no second yamen in Youzhou who has the authority to set up cards to collect taxes.

In addition to these "cities" located on Youzhou's own territory, the city supervisor of the Republic of Youzhou also had jurisdiction over four overseas trading markets, namely Tamna City on Tamna Island (including the merchant market and horse farm), Jukjang City in the southern part of Goryeo Kingdom, Samsan City on Ryukyu Island, and Donghae City on the territory of Sholadian, to which the Sheng Jurchen belonged.

In addition, the Youzhou Republic City Shipping Supervisor and the Song Dynasty's Hailu City Shipping Department also managed the newly established Nanyang Metropolitan Protectorate (the capital protector was led by Ji Yiyao), and could obtain a steady stream of taxes from the Sriwijaya Strait.

However, the four colonial merchant cities alone, part of the control of the Nanyang Protectorate, and the two large coastal merchant cities of Tianjin and Dalian, were not enough to establish the sea power of the Youzhou Republic.

Therefore, after the situation in Youzhou itself basically stabilized, the Republic of Youzhou began to consider the issue of helping the people of East Asia to prosper together.

On the other side of East Asia, there are few countries now, except for the increasingly chaotic Great Liao, the Jurchen and Mongolia, which have not yet fully established their states, that is, the friendly neighbors Goryeo and Japan, which are separated by a strip of water.

The two "Truth" class gunboats that have just been completed and put into service that Wu Haogu took Wu Yanen to visit today are the "black ships" prepared for Goryeo and Japan.

That's right, they are two artillery battleships, which can be described as subversive!

Although there was only one artillery deck and 18 3,600-pound guns that could fire 12-pound shells (unlike the short guns used by the army, the navy's cannons had a longer range, so the barrel was lengthened, and iron hoops were used to hold the barrel to prevent explosions), but their appearance eliminated all other types of naval warships overnight.

"Cannon window? This is...... Gunboats? ”

The artillery of the Youzhou Army showed amazing power in several key siege battles, and the original state of secrecy was naturally lifted. A person of Wu Yanen's level not only knew about artillery, but also visited the Tianjin Artillery Factory and the Haijin Artillery Factory, which were developed separately from two project teams for the trial production of artillery, both of which were invested by Wu Haogu, and at the same time implemented the management and craftsmen to hold shares, develop independently, and compete with each other.

"That's right! It's a gunboat! Elder Wu, let's go up and take a look! Wu Haogu said to Wu Yanen with a smile, "By the way, go out to Jinkou (referring to the mouth of the boundary river, which is under the jurisdiction of Tianjin City, and Tianjin East City was also established there), go to the sea to listen to the sound of cannons, and then talk about how to eat up all the oil and water in Goryeo!" ”

As he spoke, Wu Haogu made a solemn gesture, took Wu Yanen and a group of entourage escorts, and boarded the gunboat "Truth" along the gangway together.

"The hull is made of oak wood?" Wu Yanen is worthy of being an expert in shipbuilding, and in the process of boarding the ship, he has found that the materials used in this warship are very particular.

"It's oak." Wu Haogu stepped on the thick and solid deck, and while accepting the salute of the crew led by Captain Chen Tianli, he said to Wu Yanen, "If you don't need good wood, I'm afraid that you won't be able to withstand the huge earthquake when the cannon fires!" ”

He turned around again and asked Chen Tianli, "Lizhi, have you tried the cannon?" ”

Chen Tianli is a child of the Chen family in Xinghua, he is dark and thin, and his cheekbones are a little high, looking like a Fujian and Cantonese person. Xinghua Chen is actually a branch of Yimen Chen, but it has long lost the pattern of Yimen, but has branched out and developed separately. Chen Tianli's family is engaged in maritime trade and fishing along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong, and is a small maritime merchant family.

Soon after the opening of the Jiehe Commercial Market, Chen Tianli settled in the Jiehe River with his parents, and his father ran a fishing business, mainly salted fish (there was no salt tax in the Jiehe Commercial Market at that time, so pickled salted fish was a good deal), and Chen Tianli was admitted to the doctoral department of the Yuntai Academy, and they were in the same session as Yelu Dashi. After graduation, he entered the naval academy in Haizhou, and is now a pillar of the Youzhou Navy.

"Back to the king, the artillery has already been tried!" Chen Tianli straightened up and replied loudly, "18 3,600-pound cannons, after ten consecutive firing test guns, all of them are intact!" When using 12 catties of iron bullets, the effective range can reach more than three miles! ”

"Hehe," Wu Haogu nodded with a smile, and said to Wu Yanen again, "Sanli! The Datong River should be able to navigate a giant ship like the Truth, right? As long as you drive to the west of Goryeo, hehe, you can bombard the city! ”

Wu Yanen thought for a while, nodded and said: "Goryeo Xijing and Nanjing are both negative mountains and water-blocking terrain, Xijing is bordered by the Datong River in the south, and Nanjing is leaning on the Han River in the south. Moreover, the two rivers are both wide and deep, and can be navigated by large ships. If the gunboats reach the city, they should be able to help the land division break through the city. It's just that Goryeo also has thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, millions of people, and has been outside the country for a long time, and there are many mountain dangers in its country, I'm afraid it will not be easy to calm down! ”

Wu Haogu nodded, waved his hand and said to Chen Tianli: "Lizhi, let your people be busy, just arrange a clean cabin for this king and Elder Wu." ”

"Whoa." Chen Tianli responded loudly.

The cabins have been prepared for a long time. The tonnage of the truth-class gunboat is not small, it is a large ship of 7,000 materials, because it is a hard sailing ship, and there are no long oars and water wheels, so there are not many sailors needed. Moreover, with the use of artillery as the main weapon, the number of soldiers on the ship was also greatly reduced. So there are a lot of vacant cabins, which can not only carry a large amount of cargo, but also the cabins for the officers and commanders of the ship are also very spacious.

Chen Tianli had already received an order from the engine room of the Navy's General Army, and knew that Wu Haogu and the veteran Wu Yanen were coming, so he arranged several cabins in the stern for Wu Haogu, Wu Yanen, and their attachés.

Although the current Wu Haogu is a hegemon, and Wu Yanen is also a wealthy businessman in the world, both of them are relatively picky, and the pomp is not big. There weren't a few messengers with him, they just hastily arranged and cleaned up, and then invited the two big men to go in and sit down.

There was no furniture on the boat, so Wu Haogu and Wu Yanen sat on the ground, and there was a low table between the two. The one who was waiting was a blonde orchid, who was bought by Wu Yanen through a big food and maritime merchant, trained well, and was able to skillfully fiddle with the tea utensils. It's just a little too enthusiastic, and I don't know if Old Man Wu really can't satisfy others, or if he gets Old Man Wu's words, anyway, he is a strong man who loses his eyes at Wu Haogu.

Wu Haogu also left her, and only cared about talking about business with Wu Yanen.

"Old Wu, let's be honest, this king doesn't want to pacify the whole of Goryeo." Wu Haogu picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea, "The millions of people in the Goryeo Kingdom are not less than Yandi, how can they be governed after they are taken?" Is it a republic? Impossible, and unprofitable. ”

Wu Yanen frowned, his eyes looked directly at Wu Haogu, "After the king broke through the two capitals of Goryeo, how do you want to deal with the aftermath?" ”

"Xijing wants to give the Jurchens...... You have to rely on them to fight a tough battle, and you can't give them some sweetness! Wu Haogu said with a smile, "But a Xijing commercial market is indispensable." ”

"And what about the south side?" Wu Yan'en asked, "Is the Goryeo Kingdom still there?" ”

"Of course you have to keep it!"

"Do you want a few markets?" Wu Yanen asked along Wu Haogu's train of thought.

"No." Wu Haogu shook his head, "I've been busy for a long time, as long as a few commercial markets are too bad." We must at least turn Goryeo into a vassal state and help them well. ”

"How can I help?" Wu Yanen asked.

Wu Haogu smiled: "Isn't this what I want to discuss with you?" Goryeo Ke also has a ...... of the Wu family in Haizhou In the future, the prime minister of Goryeo seems to be hereditary from generation to generation by the Wu family of Haizhou. And Goryeo Haeju, of course, is also the state of the Wu family's hereditary capital!"

"But the Wu family is not a first-class power in Goryeo, how can they hold power?"

Wu Haogu smiled: "Power usually depends on seizure!" Wu Yanpet has been in charge of the martial arts class for many years, and there are always some henchmen who can drive him, right? ”

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