Chapter 234: There Are Differences Between East and West

The sun is shining.

It was a new day, the bright sun shone through the window, shining in the room, Yang Gai found that recently, his clothes have become less and less, and the weather is getting warmer and warmer.

Yesterday, an old era passed, and today, a new era has arrived. The small fights and attempts to change history before Yang's reform were small and ridiculous; Now, for the first time, there is a powerful move that can really pry history.

From crossing over to being the emperor for so long, Yang Gai felt so relaxed for the first time, and the haze that was pressing on his head finally dissipated a lot, and he finally saw the possibility of changing history, and finally, he had a little confidence in the burden of changing history.

Although things were as complicated as before, Yang Gai felt that he was in a relaxed mood.

Mandarin Palace.

"Your Majesty, this note is a real person, Zhang Xianyong, he wants to invite all Taoist sects in the world to gather in Beijing, and hold a general Dharma meeting of Taoism in Beijing, highlighting His Majesty's merits, and praying for the blessings of the people of the world......" Wang Chengen picked out a more important book and focused on reporting to the emperor.

Suddenly, it seemed that this guy was going to sing praises to the emperor and pat the emperor on the back, but in fact, the emperor and Zhang Xianyong themselves knew about it.

"He? Conduct a general puja ,...... Well, that's right. "Yang Reform dealt with it quickly, and this matter was immediately decided.

The eunuch on the side of the pen immediately wrote something on this book according to the emperor's wishes, and then took it to use the seal, this matter, even if it is over, the efficiency is very high.

"Your Majesty, this note was drafted by the Ministry of Officials, regarding the appointment of immigration officers, and it lists in detail more than 200 Jinshi in Your Majesty's Enke this time, including Cao Xun, Fang Gonggan, and Wanhu Hou,...... Ying Xichen ......, "Wang Chengen picked another more important book and gave it to the emperor first, and read it all the way according to the ranking on the song."

Yang Gengai listened to it for a while, and felt that this was too complicated, more than two hundred, and he might not remember a few, and said, "The first three have all gone?" ”

“…… Your Majesty, is Your Majesty talking about a champion, a list of eyes, and a flower? "Wang Chengen was surprised, are these three people going too? This court has always been kind to the first class, especially the champion, does His Majesty plan to send these people to disaster relief?

"Well, indeed, aren't these people on the list?" Yang Gengai thought for a moment and asked.

"Your Majesty, this is not ,...... It has always been that the imperial court will treat the first class differently, especially the champion, and generally will not be released...... "Wang Chengen decided to remind the emperor.

“…… No, this time is different, this immigration disaster relief is the first priority of my dynasty, it is related to the peace of the world, since it is the champion of my Enke, it should shoulder the heavy responsibility of immigration for me, send it down, send it down...... "Yang Reform plans to send these people down, this official, do not contact the grassroots, after a long time, he will be out of the people, become an official, his body will float in the clouds, out of ideas, do things, all some "high-end" ideas, this in the future, formed an atmosphere, that is, "Qing talk", This is a disease, it has to be cured, we have to let them have more contact with the people, let them know what the real situation of the world is like, be an official, do things, and make ideas can be reliable.

“…… This...... Yes, Your Majesty ...... "Wang Chengen still obeyed the emperor's wishes." The emperor's statement is still reasonable, and now the first priority of the Chongzhen Dynasty is to provide disaster relief for immigrants, and send the champion to serve as an immigration officer, which just shows that the emperor values these people, right, right, Wang Chengen feels that the emperor is right.

…… Deal with the more important things, those less important notes, is the same as before, read by the little eunuch, Yang Reform has a little impression of this matter, and if he is sure, he will directly give an order, say his opinion, and the eunuch on the side will immediately write something according to the emperor's will, and then send it to the seal, this matter is completed. For those that are not very important, or have no impression at all, or are not sure, they will all pass and leave them to the cabinet to deal with.

This is how to deal with it, so that the officials of the cabinet and various ministries have a great change in their impression of the emperor, and their impression of the emperor is very good, and they feel that the emperor's decentralization of power has given them a lot of space and given them a lot of trust, so they don't care too much about the emperor in many things.

The day's recital was quickly processed.

Yang Gai stretched his waist, today's spirit is good, and he will deal with things quickly. Three times five divided by two, a large stack of things, and it is processed.

"Your Majesty,...... The request of the internal officials and supervisors said that they had prepared a blessing ship for His Majesty, and that His Majesty would like to summon him? Also, the ship sample made by the Franc machine man missionary Andor has also been prepared, and it is waiting for His Majesty's summons, will His Majesty also see it? Wang Chengen said.

"Ship-like? Battleship? …… Summon. "Yang Reform has been busy with disaster relief recently, but the matter of silver, but he has left this matter behind, if it weren't for Wang Chengen's reminder, Yang Reform is afraid that he will forget what he told Zheng Huaizhong, and he will set the model of the battleship in about a month, so that he can build a battleship.

The eunuchs of the internal officials and eunuchs are now full of energy, knowing that the emperor likes new things, and they are all ready to become Zheng Huaizhong's second and Zheng He's third.

Qin Yaozu is a eunuch, to be precise, he is the eunuch of the internal official supervisor, and more accurately, he is the "number one" of the internal official eunuch, since Zheng Huaizhong went to Nanjing to be the shipbuilding commander, there is no palm print eunuch in the internal official eunuch, he is just an agent, this son, he has never been mentioned, and he is still the title of prime minister eunuch of an internal official eunuch.

Qin Yaozu these days, all day and night, are supervising the craftsmen to make ship samples, repeatedly verifying the size of the ship, appearance, repeated modifications, in order to have a good performance in front of the emperor, in order to make the ship like, to make it more beautiful, Qin Yaozu also knows that the emperor makes a boat, not alone, it is said that there are Yi people to make a boat for the emperor, feel a lot ......of pressure, in order to be able to sit on the position of the palm print eunuch as soon as possible, racking his brains, maybe one day, he can also become Zheng He's second, no, Zheng He third, Zheng Huaizhong second. After all, there are not many eunuchs who can leave a name in history. Not to mention the good name.

...... "Slaves, maidservants, officials, eunuchs, prime ministers, and eunuchs, Qin Yaozu knock to see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live." Qin Yaozu kowtowed to the emperor with a sincere face. Although he is now the leader of the internal officials and supervisors, it is not easy to meet the second emperor.

Yang Reform "poof" a sip of tea sprayed far away, Prime Minister Eunuch, you are not ......, yes, this name really can't be used, but I am a person from the 21st century, and I am sensitive to this name.

"Big companion, after that, don't call the prime minister eunuch, I remember that the deputy is not called the young eunuch?" Yang Gengai decided to change it, and this ranking is a bit allergic to Chinese in the 21st century.

"Back to Your Majesty, I used to be a young eunuch, but then it was changed to something else, this prime minister eunuch is one of them, it's been a few years, Your Majesty wants to change it back to the original?" Wang Chengen didn't understand why the emperor was so excited, and he didn't like this prime minister and eunuch.

"Change, change, change to a young eunuch, it's better." Yang Gai said immediately.

"The slave obeys the order, so inform the priest and replace it immediately." Wang Chengen agreed, although he didn't know why, but when he was the emperor, there were always some such taboos...... "Qin Yaozu, the slave and maid and the young eunuch, knocked to see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live...... Qin Yaozu is also a discerning person, seeing that the emperor said that he wanted to change the prime minister's eunuch to a young eunuch, he immediately changed to a new official position.

"Get up, I heard your ship is ready?" Yang Gai asked, he was going to let Zheng Huaizhong be responsible, Zheng Huaizhong went to Nanjing to build a ship, and this task fell on the head of this Qin Yaozu again.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the slave maid has indeed built a ship, and please take a look at it." Qin Yaozu cautiously agreed.

"Well, then send it up and have a look."

"Yes."

…… The little eunuch came in with these boats.

One by one in the Wenhua Hall.

Qin Yaozu saw his masterpieces these days, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, these are all kinds of ships of my Ming Dynasty, from large to treasure ships, lucky ships, small to sand boats, Cangshan ships are all available......" Qin Yaozu and this shipbuilding matter were originally untouchable by eight poles, but in the past few days, he has recognized all these ships, and can tell the origin and characteristics of these ships, and can tell how big the ship is and how many people it can carry, which can be regarded as half an expert.

"Wait, wait, you introduce them one by one." Yang Gengai wanted to know the detailed data, so as to decide what kind of ships he wanted to build, how many to build, and what was the ratio between various ships.

"Obey, Your Majesty ......" Qin Yaozu was very happy, this time he really didn't press the wrong treasure, this time, in front of the emperor, he showed his face.

“…… Your Majesty, this is the largest treasure ship of our dynasty, it is said that the treasure ship is dozens of zhang long, more than ten zhang wide, can carry thousands ......of people, hundreds of cannons, it is actually the largest warship of our dynasty, however, due to the lack of copywriting, this is only made by the slave maid according to the memories of the old people, whether it can be built, the slave maid does not dare to boast of Haikou...... "Qin Yaozu got Zheng Huaizhong's explanation and instructions, and knew that to the emperor, the first thing is not to lie, what to say, so, it is also the truth.

Belch...... Treasure ships? This thing has not been understood in later generations, and the data of various versions are very different, and now, even if Yang Reform can search on the Internet, he cannot find any authentic and reliable authoritative information. Now, this treasure ship can only rely on the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty themselves, and it seems that they are sometimes deflated!

"This treasure ship, let's not mention it for the time being, let's talk about this number of things first." Yang decided to put aside this uncertain treasure ship for the first time, and first look at the ship that can determine all kinds of data.

"Yes, Your Majesty,...... Your Majesty, this one is the Great Fortune Ship......" Qin Yao's ancestor agreed, and then walked to the side of another ship model and began to explain.

"......, the bottom of this kind of Dafu ship is a pointed round bottom, the head and tail are square, the head is gradually narrowing, the tail is gradually widening, the two heads are upturned, the head and tail are high and ......, there are three masts, the main mast is four zhang high, the length of the ship is twenty zhang, the warehouse is five floors, the ship is as high as a city, it can accommodate three hundred people, with eight Hongyi cannons, and forty thousand catties of Buddha Lang machines,......" Qin Yaozu said that this ship was also very smooth, as if he was an expert in shipbuilding, but he frightened Yang Reform the emperor, this Xiaobai, there is knowing, this guy, not long ago, is more white than Yang ReformI've never seen a sea ship before.

"Your Majesty, this is based on the pattern of my existing warship, and it is absolutely exactly the same as the real warship......"

Yang Reform was very interested in this kind of medieval warship, got off the dragon chair, walked straight to the side of the ship model, and watched carefully, I have to say that this ship is very realistic, very grandiose, even if it is a modern person, used to watching a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier on TV, and seeing this kind of wooden ancient warship, it is also breathtaking.

However, Yang Reform is to see, and the data, use, and actual combat effect of this ship are almost zero.

As he was talking, Wang Chengen said again: "Your Majesty, that missionary of the Buddha Machine, named Amdo, has arrived and brought his ship with him, does Your Majesty want to see him?" ”

The two of them don't know if it's an appointment, or if it's a coincidence, the two shipbuilders are here, so let's see both, just compare who is more powerful.

"See you."

Not long after, a Westerner came in with his own ship, and as soon as he entered, he respectfully kowtowed to the emperor.

"Your Majesty the Great Emperor, your servant Amdo greets you."

"Hehe, get up, Andor, I heard that your 'Sea King' is also ready to ship? Let's introduce. Yang Gai felt very comfortable kowtowing to himself so respectfully to this foreigner.

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor." Amdo also saw that in this hall, not only his own ship, this Emperor His Majesty also invited others to build a ship for himself, and the pressure on Amdo suddenly became huge, Amdo felt that he should defeat his opponent and let His Majesty the Emperor fund himself to build his dream, the King of the Sea.

As a result, Qin Yaozu immediately became an enemy in Amdo's eyes.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, this ship model made under the following is based on the largest and most powerful warship that the English Kingdom could build, such a warship can definitely dominate the sea, you see his majestic figure, countless cannons, is a symbol of strength and strength......" As soon as Andor talked about the model of the battleship he made, he was very excited, and began to boast about his warship to the death in order to defeat his opponent.

"Let's talk about the ship's data." Yang Gai didn't have the energy to listen to other people's bragging, he just thought that that kind of ship was a little more powerful, so he would build more of that kind of boat.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor, this 'King of the Sea', the keel is more than 11 zhang and 7 feet long, the total length is more than 15 zhang 3 inches, the depth is close to 7 zhang, the draft is two zhang, there are four decks, and the total weight is more than 3 million catties......" Speaking of data, Amdo came with his mouth open, and when it came to three million catties, he was quite confident, in order to defeat his opponent, Amdo deliberately reported a number of catties as a unit, more than three million catties, and suddenly heard that this number was too much.

Qin Yaozu hated this Yi man very much. However, why is it that the things reported by the family are not as beautiful as this Yiren? Others say three million catties, do you give the emperor an inch to report the length of the length?

"......, Your Majesty the Emperor, this battleship of mine has more than a hundred cannons, capable of firing more than two thousand catties of cannonballs at a time, with it, you will be invincible......" Andor said the ship's data while slamming gold on his face, observing his opponent's deflated look, Andor felt very happy.

Qin Yaozu really couldn't stand this Yiren blowing his own boat in front of him, what does it mean to be invincible? Doesn't that mean that my ship is useless? What's even more unbearable is that the Yi man is still despising himself, in order to fight for a breath, Qin Yaozu ignored the rules in the palace and spoke.

"Your Majesty, the slave's ship is also very powerful, and it is also invincible." Qin Yaozu also held his boat, and shouted with that Yiren Anduo with great momentum.

Yang Gai found it interesting, these two people got right so quickly.

"No, my majesty, my ship is the most powerful, you have also seen, my ship has more than a hundred gun emplacements, more than double the number of gun emplacements of this person's ship, of course, my ship is more powerful......" An Duo's eyes were sharp, and he immediately understood how many cannons there were on the ship that Qin Yaozu was holding, and immediately used this as an attack weapon.

"You, you, your ship is not as big as our ship, our ship is longer than yours, our ship can carry more than 300 people, and when it comes to fighting, your ship will definitely not be as good as ours." Qin Yaozu also caught something and immediately fought back.

"Hahahaha, Your Majesty, my ship is still powerful, although my ship is not as big as his, but my ship can carry eight hundred sailors, more than twice his number, and if there is a war, my ship will definitely win." As soon as Amdo heard that his opponent's ship was only about three hundred people, he immediately burst out laughing.

Qin Yaozu was dumbfounded, he originally thought that three hundred people were enough, you know, on the smaller fortune boat, there are only more than 100 people, in order to win the opponent, he deliberately said that it was more than 300, in order to scare the opponent, where do you know that others are not as big as their own boat, they actually loaded 800 people, and these 800 people do not occupy space?

Qin Yaozu was dumbfounded, his eyes looked at His Majesty anxiously, and he said helplessly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... This ......", I don't know what to say.

Yang Reform compared the models of the two people, judging from the model, the model made by Qin Yaozu is indeed much larger than Amdo's, I don't know if it is a matter of proportion, or it is really bigger than Amdo's Sea King, think about it, Qin Yaozu's Chinese ship is twenty zhang long, Amdo's Sea King, only sixteen zhang, it should be said that Qin Yaozu's Chinese ship is indeed larger than the Sea King, but the ......gap between these people is too great, there are only more than 300 people on the Chinese ship, and the Sea King is directly stuffed with 800 people, which is ...... It seems that there was indeed a big difference between the East and the West in ancient times.

Looking at Qin Yaozu's pitiful appearance, Yang Reform didn't intend to say anything.

"Not bad, not bad......" Yang Reform nodded, for the history of the Sea King, Yang Reform is very clear, for his record, it is even clearer, according to history, this kind of super warship, can serve for sixty years, has participated in countless naval battles, can be regarded as a sea weapon, is a little more expensive, last time Amdo told himself, this kind of cost cost more than 100,000 taels of silver, however, the cost of building a ship is spread over the past 60 years, only 2,000 taels per year, so speaking, this is a ship with a very good surname price ratio, of course, You have to expect this guy to build the same battleship as the historic King of the Seas.

"The boat is good, but it's a little more expensive, last time you said, it cost more than 100,000 taels, right?" Yang Reform has a plan to build ships, Western and Chinese ships to see who is powerful, so although Amdo and Qin Yaozu are saying that their ships are good, in fact, Yang Reform has the bottom in his heart.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, yes, it is indeed between 10 and 120,000 taels calculated below, however, after repeated verification in the next, I feel that the cost may not need to be so high, because the silver of the Ming Dynasty is quite valuable, and I think that there are 100,000 taels of silver, which should be enough, of course, if the cannon on the ship can be produced by the Ming Dynasty itself, the cost will be lower, probably, ** 10,000 taels of silver, it should be enough......" Amdo is very eager to build such a super battleship, and repeatedly calculated the cost, Comparing the actual purchasing power of silver in his own country and in the Ming Dynasty, and coming to this conclusion, Amdo didn't want to mess up this matter because the cost was too high.

"Hehe, yes, **10,000 taels? It's a lot cheaper, but what about the rest? What I need is a fleet, and a warship alone can't form a fleet! "Yang Reform has long made up his mind to build this kind of warship, and now it is just a formal finalization and determination of the style, so he is not ready to talk nonsense, and he is ready to build it after reading it, and he will build a ship one day earlier, one day before he goes out of the navy, one day earlier to dominate the sea, and one day ...... earlier" Dear Your Majesty, this is the other ship type designed below, the model is much smaller, and the naval guns range from a few to dozens of guns, all of which are ...... to cooperate with this battleship, and this Sea King serves as the flagship, Three smaller ships were also the main force of the fleet, each with fifty to sixty guns, and five smaller ships, each with about twenty to forty guns, for support duties. The smallest is the inshore support ship, with only a few to one or twenty guns, responsible for combat missions in some special areas, so that a fully functional and considerable fleet has a ......" Amdo himself held the largest battleship, and the other ships were handled by the little eunuchs, each holding one, standing in a row, looking like a slippery, it could be regarded as the prototype of a fleet.

Amdo was very happy, seeing that he had defeated his competitors in just a few words, he was very proud, and his heart blossomed when he saw his opponent's deflated appearance.

Qin Yaozu could only stand aside in frustration.

Yang Gengai looked at the past, this was almost carved out of a mold, but the size had changed somewhat. Secretly shook his head, he didn't have to think about it to know what was going on, but his ratio, Yang Gengai was clear, the ratio of 1:3:5:7.

(To be continued)