On the restored Dagukou Fort, Li Xiaomei and Feng Wenwen stood on the fort like two Wangfu stones. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info The two pairs of eyes looked at the sea with concern, and it seemed that they could see the warship sailing on the sea from a distance that was not visible to the naked eye.

Chen Ming himself was on that warship with a flying bow cut, and he also took Chen Ding with him, and a group of small and large three warships sailed out of Dagu this morning, and it is expected that they will not be able to return until around noon tomorrow. But Li Xiaomei didn't want to get off this fort at all, she was worried about death. Feng Wenwen was also reluctant to go down, and she was also worried that the sea was too dangerous for her; Second, didn't you see the wives in the main house standing?

At this time, on the surface of the Yellow Sea, about fifty or sixty miles from the mouth of Dagu, the wind and waves were calm, and the waves were no more than five feet high, and a small white flying shear warship was sailing southwest at a speed of ten knots.

With the exchange of flags between the front and rear ships, the small flying shear bow warship drew a beautiful arc of water marks, and the whole ship was like a nimble flying fish, turning direction, and in a very short time, it had appeared further behind the 'rear'. Diagonally opposite the warship, a small boat like a large fishing boat floated lone on the water, and the Western-style sailboat that had been towing the fishing boat had run away from it.

"The cannons are ready!"

The commanders of the four gun emplacements facing the boat all raised their red flags, except for the bow and stern, this flying shear bow ship only had four guns in the middle, two on the left and right sides, and six guns on the whole ship, which was not as many as bird ships and barracudas of the same displacement. The gunners of the small flying scissor bow sailing ship named Swordfish III turned back to report to Chen Ming beside him.

"Fire!"

Chen Ming closed the pocket watch in his hand, "It took one minute and twenty seconds!" ”

"Boom, boom, boom......" Four white puffs of gunpowder smoke rose, and then were quickly dispersed by the sea breeze.

Two of the four **** shells flew far above the head of the fishing boat, and the other two fell on the left and right of the fishing boat, and the latter did not hurt a single one.

"Fire Dragon Bullet!" Chen Ming was noncommittal about the result. He understands that the ship is very turbulent at sea, and the process of loading shells is relatively more difficult. But one minute and twenty seconds is also a very bad result. At such a speed, in actual combat, it is Amitabha Buddha who can load a cannonball in two minutes.

A fire dragon bomb hit a fishing boat about 300 meters away, and the violent explosion caused the entire fishing boat to fall apart in an instant. When the smoke rises, countless pieces of wood fly.

Ye Tingyang, who was standing beside Chen Ming, had a cold face. Although the weapon of the small flying shear bow sailing ship is a fire dragon bullet, the guns equipped on the warship cannot be ignored at all.

This is the first time that their destroyer fleet has been inspected by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince since its establishment, and the small flying scissor bow warship has a very nice name - destroyer, Ye Tingyang is the fleet, and he feels ashamed of him.

"Take your time. You're all newbies. "A small flying scissor bow warship of this kind needs to carry fifty or sixty people, and there are twenty small flying scissor bow warships launched by the Fu Han Army. It can only be said that most of the fifty or sixty sailors on this ship are only half-baked apprentices, and forty or fifty people are crawling around under the leadership of more than a dozen veterans, learning skills little by little, and becoming proficient in skills.

At the same time as the artillery group was conducting a firing training at the same time, another group of officers and men of the navy were conducting a training under the leadership of the sailor commander.

"Dad, they're so dangerous." Chen Ding watched a group of soldiers climb hard and laboriously on the high masts and crossbars, and the high masts had no protective measures between the water surface and the ship's planks, which was really terrifying. What should I do if this is going to fall, it is completely beyond his imagination!

Chen Ming followed his gaze and rubbed the back of his son's head with his big hand, "Their danger is for this country, and our Chen family is the king of this country, so their danger is also for us." ”

"In the future, you must always keep in mind this danger of them, and you must not forget it." What Chen Ming said to Chen Ding made Ye Tingyang's eyes on the side moisten all of a sudden. But Chen Ming is not specifically inviting people to buy people's hearts, he is really afraid that he will raise a son who is not like a father like 'Zhu Gaochi Second'. This is not to say that Zhu Gaochi is not very good, but he is too different from his son Zhu Di. Compared with the Yongle Emperor, who was decisive and strong, Zhu Gaochi, a 'benevolent monarch' in the traditional Chinese sense, is obviously too different. In the future world, if Chen Ding can really take over, he will not be able to learn from Zhu Gaochi. The times have decided that the traditional Chinese style of Renjun is not suitable for the world of the 19th century.

"More than ten miles to the east, I found a fleet, at least five! Speed four knots! Suddenly, the lookout in the mast rang the alarm bell, and then waved the flag in his hand, shouting as he waved.

The sea breeze was whistling, and Chen Ming didn't listen very kindly. But there are still flags!

A fleet of more than five ships?

After Chen Ming listened to Ye Tingyang's report, he ordered to meet him without thinking about it. There is no possibility that there will be Qing warships in this area, and the latter is still hiding in the Yalu River. These ships were either merchant ships from Tianjin to North Korea, or transport ships from the Logistics Department to North Korea. But still have to go up and take a look.

Chen Ming, who had the extremely high speed of the flying scissors warship, didn't care about the five enemy ships.

Ye Tingyang still maintained absolute vigilance, and quickly turned around, "All first-level combat preparations!" Head northeast. ”

"Send the flag, tell the two ships and follow immediately." Chen Han's crown prince and future prince are both on his ship, there is really a problem, and Ye Tingyang's death can't solve the problem.

All the sailors of the ship were nervously busy, and the four cannons that had just fired were also nervously reloaded. A pair of eyes stared at the northeast direction, and the palms of many sailors were already oozing sweat. Although they had done countless training sessions and fired countless training bullets, the soldiers were all nervous. This is not all the tension brought about by the first battle, but also the heavy responsibility they shoulder - Chen Ming and his son.

Swordfish III drew a small arc on the surface of the sea and accelerated in a northeasterly direction.

The eight Daifuku ships maintained a straight line formation, separated by a mile from each other, and marched towards Tianjin Port in the wind and waves. The ship was full of North Koreans. These people are the 'goods', and North Korea is now the most sought-after cargo in China.

Military cooperatives in the south have begun to bring in Korean slave laborers to replace the tenants of yesteryear. Public and private mines have also begun to introduce Korean slave labor on a large scale, because the latter is too 'cheap'.

The price of a strong Korean laborer compared to the salary of the Han people paid for itself in less than a year. And their expenses, except for food and clothing, there is nothing else. Even if these North Korean slave laborers have families, it is very cost-effective.

Nanjing is preparing to introduce a new law - the Slave Labor Law, which is rumored to have certain protection provisions, but it can be protected better than the Han people, right? No matter what, they are also slaves, and it is impossible for the Han people to have slaves. Otherwise you're breaking the law!

Even Chen Ming himself did not expect that the first wave of China's slave trade would begin in North Korea. It's really something.

As for how those 'unemployed' landless peasants live, Chen Ming does not need to worry too much, a very important task of the local township officials now is to 'mobilize' the people to work. These landless peasants are the best targets. And in the future, we will develop the Great Northeast and Xinjiang!

As for the kind of brainless people among these landless poor, they would rather starve to death than go out to work, or leave their homes. Maybe, it's just that Chen Ming hasn't received any news from this. It can be seen that even if this kind of person exists, it must be a rare breed and cannot set off the wind and waves.

Zhu Zhiwei stayed in the room and was fiddling with a beautiful vase, this vase is quite heavy, because it has a metal base like cloisonné, which is a gift he received from Li Zhen, the North Korean Trillium Jun, a Shippo ware from Japan.

Zhu Zhiwei was not very solemn, and he did not cherish the Qibao Burning in his hand and played with it. This thing he looks like cloisonne, he asked someone, it turned out that this little Japanese Shippo was really based on cloisonne imitation, but the cloisonne did not come out, and a Shippo ware was made, which is an extension of cloisonne.

Suddenly, there was a hurried knock on the door, "Mr. Zhu, a Western sailing ship has been found ahead." "Zhu Zhiwei is the executive deputy general manager of Jiangnan Trading Company, so he is called 'Mr. Zhu', and he himself always feels that these two words are not right.

"How many ships?" Zhu Zhiwei did not remember that Chen Han had allowed foreigners to come to North Korea to trade.

"Just one. But the boat was fast, at least 10 knots. "With the return of the water division seed, the measurement term 'knot' can be regarded as entering the water division team, and Chen Ming also acquiesced to this fact, so soon this measurement unit was extended from the army to the people.

The captain's expression was a little nervous, "Although we have eight ships, the other party is too fast ....... ”

Zhu Zhiwei is not a person who does not understand boats, and he was also startled when he heard that the speed was at least ten knots. But he quickly thought of something, "Hehe, it shouldn't be an enemy." Of course, Zhu Zhiwei still ordered all the ships to be ready, but with a smile on his face, people were not worried or afraid.

Half an hour later, everyone on board could see the white, slender scissor bow warship, coming in crosswinds, and its speed had dropped to less than eight knots.

The fighting alerts on both sides have all been lifted. Red flags were hung on both sides, indicating each other's identities.

"This ship is so fast...... Zhu Zhiwei seemed to see a beautiful woman in half-disheveled clothes, his eyes widened, and he stared intently at the battleship that was slightly closer, and then turned around and left.

As a veteran at sea, the appeal of a high-speed sailboat is undeniable.

At noon the next day, when the three ships led by Swordfish III slowly approached the dock, the dock area suddenly became a sea of joy. Everyone was worried, lest something really happened to the Chen family, and now seeing that people came back safely, they were all relaxed.

After getting off the ship, Chen Ming rewarded all the navy in Tianjin Port, had a drink, and when he woke up, it was already five o'clock. When the sun sets, the red clouds are like brocade, covering most of the western sky.

Chen Ming came out of the room and saw Li Xiaomei half-hugging and half-hugging the little girl riding on the fruit horse, holding the reins with her little hands, and making a "...... every family" sound in her mouth.

"I've seen Your Highness."

Li Xiaomei, who heard the voice of the maidservant, turned around, but saw Chen Ming standing with his hands under the eaves. He looked at himself with a warm smile.

Now Li Xiaomei is very embarrassed, the hairpins on her head have fallen off, and there are oblique, and her hair has spread out a little. His face was sweaty, and a few strands of hair stuck to his forehead.

"I'll hold her." The little girl who is more than a year old eats chubby, her little face is as round as a ball in white and red, and she weighs more than 20 pounds.

"Then you play with her." Li Xiaomei is really tired. After years of wealth and wealth, she has long lost the energy she had when she took her nephew. "My arms are sore."

Chen Ming smiled but did not speak.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the little girl fell asleep deeply. The two eyebrows are like two curved crescents, and the small mouth often moves as if it is feeding.

"You know what? My father sent me a message saying that he was not going to ascend the throne. ”

"What do you mean?" Li Xiaomei's eyes widened in shock.

"It's for me to be the emperor, and he will be the emperor and provide for the elderly."

Chen Ming didn't reveal this matter to the outside at all, Liu Wu, Xiong Bingzhang, Liu Dezhao, etc., didn't know.

Li Xiaomei's whole body was wooden. Being a princess and being a queen are two different things. She doesn't think that Chen Hui has the ability to use Chen Ming as a puppet to fiddle, and if Chen Ming succeeds to the throne, it must be in her hands.

"I didn't hear any wind." Li Xiaomei blinked, and an excited light erupted from her apricot eyes, "How are you going to answer?" ”

"Anyway, this has to be pushed first. Don't be discouraged, the throne will be ours sooner or later, so why rush at this time. ”

……

Chongzhen 145 October 10. Ten days ago, on the first day of September, the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai was established, with the Zhoushan Shipyard 'run' by Chen Jigong as the main body, absorbing 2 million silver dollars of official funds, and the Jiangnan Shipyard became a public-private partnership. After a few more times of such 'financing', Chen Jigong can pat his ass and leave this shipyard that is already on the right track.

Today is a day off, the shipyard is closed every 10 days, Chen Han has not introduced the concept of the 'week' of foreigners, and the Qiyao Day, which is popular in Japan and Korea, is unknown in China, its birthplace. Although Chen Ming insisted on taking a seven-day rest, he could also come up with countless reasons, for example, the "Book of Changes" has the saying of "seven days and one return", and the "Yellow Emperor's Neijing" even puts forward the saying of "Seven Yao Circles".

Moreover, Chen Ming also knew that the words "prayer" and "week" that he was familiar with were produced in China, and they were only used in China, and there was no such expression in Japan and South Korea in his previous life.

Chen Ming didn't have any new skills in this item, but today's Jiangnan Shipyard is still in full swing, a group of Chinese and foreign mechanics are busy around the No. 5 slipway, and the keel that has been processed is slowly being lifted and suspended in mid-air.

The 250-ton small shear bow sailing ship, previously built at Slipway 2, was launched a week ago, marking the complete end of the construction of the first batch of 20 small shear bow sailboats. At present, the construction of a 500-ton small and medium-sized flying scissor bow sailing ship is being carried out on the slipway No. 5, and the keel is currently being laid. In the distance, on slipway No. 1, the largest transport ship of the Fu Han Army is being manufactured, which is a Chinese-style sailing ship with a design maximum load of 30,000 stones, that is, about 1,500 metric tons. This figure is not uncommon for Western sailing ships of the same era, but it is definitely a historic moment for China, which has not seen a giant ship since the extinction of treasure ships.

Most of the main construction of the large Fuku, named the "Vostok", has been completed, and the launch schedule is scheduled for late November.

Outside the port of Shanghai.

A British ship laden with cargo full sails was heading south under the impetus of the monsoon. In Canton it still has a batch of cargo to be loaded, so that the whole ship will have no more spare cabins.

At this moment, a group of British sailors were pointing to a small sailing ship not far away that was rapidly gliding on the sea, shouting and shouting.

"God, it's really fast."

"I swear to my heavenly father that this ship is definitely the fastest ship I have ever seen."

"It's definitely over ten knots!"

"I bet it should be more than twelve!"

Among the crowd were the most ordinary sailors, gunners, and boatswains of a certain status. As if they had found a new toy, they pointed to the small sailboat not far away and shouted.

And the captain of this ship and Taipan stayed in their comfortable rooms at the moment, admiring the porcelain in front of them with obsessive eyes. The captain admired a fine set of high white porcelain, and the skin of the most beautiful woman could not compare to the porcelain business. And what Taipan appreciates is a set of exquisite porcelain that he can't see in the past.

This kind of porcelain is as fine as a work of art, and it was difficult for them to buy it from Chinese in the past. However, in this year's porcelain market, not only the treasure of Linglong porcelain appeared, but even the thin porcelain that the Chinese themselves regarded as treasures appeared. It's a pity that he knew too late, and when he went through the formalities in Shanghai and rushed to Nanjing, the thin porcelain had already been taken down by Pierre, the French commercial representative in Nanjing. It was only when he was at a dinner party at the triumphant Pierre that he saw the beautiful treasure at the French trade hall.

Fortunately, he also grabbed a team of exquisite porcelain vases. It can be said to be a blessing in misfortune!

Ye Tingyang stood at the bow of the ship, holding a telescope and looking at the British opposite. The shear bow boat moves through the waves like a nimble flying fish. The boat was bumpy, and Ye Tingyang's legs were like two nails, firmly fixed on the bow.

"Bang ......"

The blade-like bow split a wave, and countless splashes of water splashed in an instant, wetting Ye Tingyang's shirt, and the dense mist left a brilliant rainbow in the sun. (To be continued.) )