I saw that this newly-built ironclad battleship was facing the sea with its head held high, and a big red flower was approved on the collision angle of the bow, which was quite festive, and several experienced shipwrights were going up and down to do the final inspection of the ship. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Ask the owner of the island to give the new ship a name." Zheng Chong said to Li Yang with a smile on his face.

"That's fine, but I'll just give it a name, and I don't need to write it." Li Yang knew his calligraphy level quite well, and hurriedly waved his hand to stop the entourage who wanted to send pen and ink, "Our Miyako Island is a country established by the Chinese and the people of all ethnic groups, but our ambitions are far more than that, here I can tell everyone that in the future, our footprints will follow this ship farther and farther!" So today, this first self-made steel battleship is called the Zhiyuan ship, I hope that each of us has lofty ambitions, and everyone can see it. ”

"Good!" "What a Zhiyuan ship! Good! "I'm going to join the fleet too!" There was a cheer from below.

"The first voyage of the Zhiyuan ship begins!" With the loud announcement, the gate opened, and the sea water poured into the dock, and the Zhiyuan ship also poured more and more with the seawater, pulling the fixed cables around it, swaying from side to side, and as time passed, the Zhiyuan ship finally floated up violently.

"Okay, loosen the rope and go to sea!" After this command, the Zhiyuan ship lightly left the dock and out of the harbor with black smoke, and then turned back and forth in front of the harbor to show respect, and then sailed into the vast sea.

"I have a plan, it's not far from the seaport of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce." Li Yang asked with interest.

"It's not far, a day-and-a-half-day seafar." Chen Gouyu replied beside him.

"Well, today I will prepare overnight after the Zhiyuan ship returns to Hong Kong, and tomorrow I will visit the Chinese Chamber of Commerce with the Zhiyuan ship." Li Yang said that this was an opportunity to test the Zhiyuan ship, and he didn't want to miss it, although the power position was getting heavier and heavier now, he still wanted to do something by himself.

"This ...... All right. Although everyone felt that something was wrong, there was also a lack of a person present who could speak with weight to stop Li Yang, so they had to accept his arbitrary suggestion, but at that time, the crew and weapons must be equipped according to the best standards, everyone said in their hearts.

In the evening, Li Yang chatted with many long-lost fishing villagers and businessmen who had established good relations with Miyakojima, eating authentic seaside food.

Many people recall the past and present of the fishing village, which has only been nearly a year later, but the changes have been earth-shattering, and the daily traffic in the fishing village is no less than that of some large towns.

A few merchants started their business in the fishing village when it first opened as a fish market, from the initial flatbed cart to now owning several fish shops. It's only been more than half a year, and everyone's admiration for Li Yang is simply beyond the norm, and the banquet is full of beautiful words, which makes Li Yang very embarrassed.

The night passed in such a friendly atmosphere, and the next day was early, and all the preparations were made overnight.

The crew members are all the best sailors in the fishing village port, Li Yang is very familiar with it, just in case, the sailors who originally only needed forty people have a total of more than sixty on board. The artillery had already been loaded onto the ship, and the ammunition was sufficient, and it was covered with waterproof plastic sheeting, because this trip was only three or four days back and forth, so I didn't bring much food, and the empty load brought a team of foot soldiers just in case.

With the rising sun, the Zhiyuan ship carried Li Yang and others out of the port to start its official voyage, and the people on the shore saw off the "first" ship of Miyakojima with various moods and sailed out of the port.

The shipwrights of this first iron ship did not dare to be sloppy in the slightest, the ship's handling design does have its merits, and it is a self-powered ship, that is to say, it can sail quickly without wind, and the speed of the steam engine and sails is twice as fast as that of ordinary ships, so the sailors who have only been on this ship for a long time have not only adapted to the handling of this ship, but also liked this ship.

Chen Gouyu also boarded the ship at his own strong request, and asked him to wait for Li Yang to return in the port, he really couldn't wait steadily, so after repeated pleas, he was finally agreed to go together, and the matter of coordinating the fleet to assist in the construction of Gouyu Island had to be explained to others for a few days.

Driven by the sails on both sides and the steam power, the speed of the ship was fast, and the boat floated up and down with the waves, but Li Yang had fully adapted to this kind of turbulence, so seasickness would never happen again.

Looking from afar on the sea, from time to time I could see a ship missing from the side and slowly sailing in the direction of Miyako Island, but I didn't find a single one that drove out of Miyako Island to surpass me, indicating that the speed of the Zhiyuan ship was indeed not covered.

"Now that we have entered the Miyako Strait, we will be able to reach the port of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in half a day." Chen Gouyu said to Li Yang, who was standing on the bow of the boat blowing the wind.

"Well, the Zhiyuan ship is indeed a good ship, I felt it on this day, the navigation is stable and fast, as long as there are conditions in the future, we can develop more ships of the Zhiyuan ship level to enrich the fleet first." Li Yang said.

"Three ships were spotted heading parallel to us ahead." A sailor hurriedly ran to the bow of the ship and said.

Li Yang looked back and saw that the sailors on the mast were also gesticulating. Chen Gouyu glanced at it, and immediately said to Li Yang with a serious face: "Island master, there are strange, normally staggered ships will not line up so neatly and rush towards us, I will also go and see." With that, he turned and followed the sailor to the heights.

Li Yang also felt that something was wrong, it was said that he had too many enemies, and he was indeed a little hasty to say that he was going to participate in the first voyage of the ship with such fanfare. But Li Yang thought about it again: If it weren't for such a hasty departure, those guys who hid their heads and tails would not have jumped out so easily, and it would be good to jump out, at least to surprise you a little at sea.

"Island owner, please avoid the cabin first, this group of guys is really not good, we have already sent a signal, the other party not only ignored but full sails." Chen Gouyu said.

"It's okay, it's just a tailwind to the north now, I suggest that you turn to the north when you see the enemy approaching, and then use the speed to get rid of it after the side is bombarded, and don't take the side, after all, the other side has three ships."

Chen Gouyu thought about it carefully, and finally nodded. For the sake of safety, although Li Yang did not directly avoid the cabin, he still avoided the room to prevent stray arrows flying everywhere.