When the news of Li Mei's pregnancy broke, the whole country of the Chinese Empire celebrated. The affairs of the emperor's family have never been considered family affairs. The pregnancy of the empress meant the possibility of the birth of an heir to the empire, which would make the country more stable, which of course made the people rejoice.

Zhang Chu was of course happier than the others, which fully showed that everything he had crossed over was still normal. Zhang Chu's fighting spirit was aroused, and it didn't take long for Yue Yue and the eldest princess Wu Liangha to also come with the news of pregnancy.

The ministers and people of the Chinese Empire were full of hope for outsiders. In particular, farmers who have returned to farming on the land have not spared the land where crops can be grown in every village with the support of the government. At this time, the research on crops led by Song Yingxing made progress, and newly cultivated seeds such as corn and sweet potatoes began to be popularized throughout the country, some barren land was also utilized, and the state provided many low-cost agricultural tools and livestock for farmers.

The state's banks have spread their outlets across the country, and Zhang Chu ordered the banks to provide some low-interest micro-loans to farmers, so that farmers can get through the most difficult moments at the beginning of their difficult days.

In the past few years, Li Mei gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses. The first to be born was a princess, followed by a prince. Zhang Chu was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and named the princess Zhang Fan, and the prince Zhang Xing, Zhang Chu hoped that he could always keep a clear head.

Not long after, Yue Yue and Wu Liangha gave birth to the prince successively, Zhang Chu suddenly became the father of the four children, after thinking hard for many days, Zhang Chu named the two children Zhang Chao and Zhang Yue, hoping that they could have achievements beyond their predecessors.

Zhang Chu worked more diligently in the following days, and he was determined to create a better living environment for his children and people, so that no one would threaten them.

In the years that followed, the Chinese Empire entered a stage of rapid development. The prosperity and development of the industries of industry and agriculture have created a great deal of wealth and improved the lives of the people throughout the country.

In particular, Zhang Chu invested a large amount of the country's financial resources in the research of science and technology, and Zhang Chu pointed out the research direction for various studies with advanced consciousness, so that the research workers achieved twice the result with half the effort, and the Chinese Empire ushered in a period of great scientific and technological development. It has once again been at the forefront of the world in various fields. At this time, Zhang Chu promulgated the "Patent Law" in a timely manner to protect the results of scientific research, and also instructed his company to buy some excellent invention patents at a high price, and publicized them through various channels. It makes people see that people can get rich overnight by conducting scientific research. There has been an upsurge of investment in invention and creation throughout the country. There are really new breakthroughs in many aspects.

Zhang Chu was most concerned about the progress of steam engine research. The improvement of material quality and processing technology has led to the production of a new generation of steam engines in the factory. This steam engine has been able to travel stably for long periods of time without failure. Through Zhang Chu's promotion, the businessmen suddenly discovered the business opportunities. Looms and spinning machines, driven by steam engines, gradually replaced water power. Steam engines can be seen everywhere in areas closely related to people's lives, such as water lifting and flour grinding.

In the arsenal, scientific researchers were secretly developing how to apply the steam engine to ships, and Zhang Chu set this project as the focus of scientific and technological development, and brought in a large number of elites in the scientific and technological circles to invest a large amount of money in research. Zhang Chu's money was not spent in vain, and soon small cargo ships powered by steam engines emitting black smoke appeared in the inland rivers. With its powerful power, it pulls barges one after another, transporting goods to the first place where the river flows. The old inland waterway transport has been rejuvenated.

Zhang Chu was not satisfied with this, his goal was more long-term, and he still continued to devote his strength to research.

Five years later, the first giant warship with a hybrid steam engine and sail was launched at the shipyard in Weihai. After sea trials and many improvements were made to the design of the first ship, Zhang Chu ordered the construction of ten warships of the same type in shipyards all over the country, and also started the construction of other supporting ships.

A year later, Zhang Chu finally had a huge fleet of more than a dozen giant warships with hybrid steam-sails as the main force. He certainly didn't build a huge fleet for decoration.

Zhang Chu waited for so many years and was finally able to start a war against the Japanese state, and for this war, Zhang Chu stubbornly rejected the persuasion of the ministers and personally led the fleet to sea.

Zhang Chu led the fleet and did not go directly to the Wa Kingdom, but first visited Korea. At the same time, the security forces of Liaodong entered the Korean Peninsula by land at the same time. The king of Joseon, Li Liang, was a smart man, and when the security army eliminated the Houjin, he said that he would submit to Zhang Chu, and after the establishment of the Chinese Empire, he honestly became a vassal state.

When Li Liang heard that the emperor of the suzerainty country had come to Korea in person, his heart was very excited, which had never happened in hundreds of years.

Nowadays, North Korea has great respect for the Chinese Empire. After the war was pacified, the Korean people admired the strong military and economic power displayed by the Chinese Empire.

Zhang Chu saw Li Liang and expressed his willingness to further assist Korea, and the Chinese Empire would no longer regard Korea as a foreign country, and would allow Koreans to take the imperial examination and serve as officials in the empire. At the same time, the empire will assist a large number of teachers in North Korea, open schools in North Korea, and help North Koreans improve their scientific and technological level.

Moreover, Zhang Chu also said that he would send troops to solve the threat of the Japanese state to North Korea once and for all. He was grateful to some Li and said that he would do his best to assist the security forces in their operations.

The security forces set up military bases in Korea as a support force for the Japanese attack.

After his visit to Korea, Zhang Chu led the fleet to the Ryukyus. The king of the Ryukyus bitterly told Zhang Chu about the invasion and oppression of the Ryukyus by the Wa Kingdom.

Jang Chu vowed to uphold justice for the people of the Ryukyus.

The huge fleet of the Chinese Empire appeared on the surface of the Wa Kingdom, and the warships of the Wa Kingdom tore apart and sank to the bottom of the sea before the most powerful artillery fire could resist. Zhang Chu ordered the fleet to sweep away every ship of the Wa Kingdom that appeared on the sea. And let the fleet sail into the harbor and ravage all the ships and buildings on the shore in the harbor with artillery.

This approach of the security forces was not directed at just one place, but at every port in the country. The Japanese people have always known what they should do in the face of strong force.

When Zhang Chu finished cleaning up the three ports, he welcomed him with white flags everywhere he went. Zhang Chu unceremoniously took over all the ports and ships.

After establishing a foothold in the port, bands of security troops boarded the docks. Begin to advance inland in an orderly manner. The shogun, who had divided the various sides, was very unhappy that someone had intruded into his territory. Organize your own team with arquebusiers as the main force to meet the security forces.

For the Japanese army that has a generational difference with itself, the security army is soft. As long as the war was waged, no prisoners of war would be left, which fulfilled the desire of the Japanese people to become martyrs. Zhang Chu not only transferred reinforcements from China, but also recruited a large number of young and strong people from the Japanese state in the occupied areas to form a pioneer to lead the security forces.

It didn't take long for the security forces to sweep the islands of the Wa Kingdom. The shoguns of various places surrendered to the security forces. The emperor's family on the island died in the fighting.

Zhang Chu declared the islands of the Wa Kingdom and released the Chinese Empire, becoming a province of the empire called Fusang Province. In order to improve the lives of the people of Fuso Province, the Empire encourages women in Fuso Province to marry soldiers of the Security Army, and the Empire will reward a certain amount of money to the warriors who marry. Fuso women who wished to live in the interior of the empire received free ferry tickets from the office in Fuso Province.

Under Zhang Chu's arrangement, a large number of businessmen came to Fusang Province to set up factories and open mines. It provides a large number of job opportunities for the people of Fuso. Fuso province has achieved unprecedented development. Zhang Chu placed a large number of fleets in Fusang's base, making Fusang Province the first barrier to the east of the empire.

Zhang Chu, who returned from victory, did not relax the development of sea power. The Navy became the department with the highest priority development.

The development of the Imperial Chinese Navy provided strong protection for merchants to conduct overseas trade. At the same time, it was inevitable to clash with the old maritime powers of the Netherlands and Portugal.

The ships of the Chinese Empire were technically superior, defeating the fleets of various countries many times, and finally forcing them to recognize the maritime supremacy of the Empire. The warships of the Imperial Navy escorted merchant ships to ports around the world, and conducted fair trade with countries around the world. The goods of the Chinese Empire were sold all over the world.

Prosperous trade in goods boosted the production of domestic factories. Merchants are constantly increasing the production capacity of factories and paying more attention to the application of new technologies. It has raised the technology of all aspects of the empire to a new level.

The entire Chinese Empire has become more prosperous than ever before. The lives of the people have changed dramatically, and a new generation of young people has no memory of the famine that took place in the land.

At this time, a large number of scholars with new knowledge were cultivated in the Imperial School, and Zhang Chu used them as a star. They were enriched into various departments of the imperial government, which made the imperial government very different from the original yamen. The heads of government at all levels are no longer rotten Confucians who can only recite moral articles, but young people who can do practical things and are full of ideals.

Zhang Chu worked hard to control the direction of the empire's development. So that everything is on the right track.

When Zhang Chu was fifty years old, he saw that the princess and the prince had grown up, and decided to rest. Zhang Chu gave up the throne to the eldest prince Zhang Fan. Then he told everyone that there was a place called Hawaii above the sea with beautiful scenery and a pleasant climate. He wanted to take the queen Li Mei, Yue Yue, and Wu Liangha to live there.

Everyone couldn't persuade them, as long as they sent a powerful fleet to protect Zhang Chu.

After that, Zhang Chu, Li Mei and others had Hawaii blowing the sea breeze and basking in the sun every day, no longer caring about the political affairs of the empire, and living a free life. Zhang Chu believes that with the wisdom of the Chinese nation, the mistakes of the past will not be repeated. I am willing to take the fleet forward to add a layer of protection to the Empire. (To be continued.) )