Chapter 260: Perseverance in drawing a big pie

Liu Xiang left, although his steps were slow, but the slightly stiff movement betrayed his true thoughts.

Liu Xiang is different from Xilaojing and others, these ghosts are the lowest level of society in Europe, and they don't know where dinner is after breakfast. When I arrived in China, I lived a life of worry-free food and clothing, a warm bed with a wife, not to mention social status. Europe in this era is a contrast between the countryside and the city in the Ming Dynasty compared to the Ming Dynasty. For the continuation of this good life, Xi Laojing and others could only hug Chen Xie's thighs tightly.

"Your Excellency, a pirate is a pirate, and there is no faith at all." Xilaojing, who had been watching coldly, stepped forward to speak.

Chen Xie glanced at him approvingly, and said lightly: "I don't expect him to obey his orders, as long as he can muddy the water." On the contrary, it is you who must speed up the construction of the Dengzhou Navy. For the first time, Chen Xie used the word "navy" instead of the traditional sailor. Xilao Jing didn't react for a moment, his face was full of brilliance, his blood was surging, and the freckles that he couldn't usually see were shining.

Snapping upright, Xilaojing held his head high and said: "Please rest assured, as long as there are the latest warships, I can train all the soldiers within a year." This is not nonsense, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are absolutely hard-working and obedient. This is a summary of Xilao's military training, but Chen Xie didn't believe it, but it didn't hit him either.

"Xilaojing, you are in too much of a hurry. Seventy percent of the earth's area is the sea, and the sea is controlled. It means that the future of this world is under control. You are now a member of Daming, and it is enough to work hard to do your own thing well and lay a solid foundation for this future for this bright future. I give you twenty years, and after twenty years, take the Strait of Malacca in your hands and turn the South Pacific Ocean into part of the China Sea. If you can really do this, you will become the top nobleman of this ancient civilization. Facing the sea, Chen Xie spoke slowly, his tone firm and powerful. Navy. It's never something that happens overnight. A continental country. It is even more difficult to develop the Navy.

"Your Excellency, Xilaojing is willing to dedicate his own qi qi to the navy of the Ming Dynasty." Xilao Jing was hit by the G-spot of the pie drawn by Chen Xie, and became a top nobleman of the Ming Dynasty, which is enough to make a family glorious for three to five hundred years. For one a few years ago. For mercenaries who are still struggling to eat and dress well. This is probably the top pursuit of life.

Chen Xie turned his head. He patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction, and did not speak, and his waist straightened up. Gaze resolute. Seeing Fran Aranda, who was also trembling with excitement, he stepped forward with a smile and said, "I am very satisfied with the expansion project of Qishan Shipyard. The location of the new shipyard, I think you will also make me satisfied. Twenty years of promise applies to you as well. ”

Fran Aranda trembled and took out a map from her bag, spread it out, and said, "Master, after a period of surveying and selecting a site, I found an excellent site for a large shipyard. Look, it's in the territory of Den Lai, here. ”

Chen Xie followed his finger and looked over, Jiaozhou Bay! What a great place. Jiaozhou, which is in the territory of Laizhou Prefecture, is now the jurisdiction of Lingshanwei. If a few years ago, Chen Xie would not have moved this place lightly, but now it is different. He is the commander-in-chief of Denglai, and he can directly crush the guards in this area. Uh, no, it's a bribe. The guard is not something that Chen Xie can manage, this is the governor's authority.

"The location of this place is fantastic, as long as you build some strong batteries at the entrance to the bay, this is a fortress that cannot be attacked from the sea. It was also used as a base for the navy. Silao looked at the map and couldn't help but interject.

Chen Xie nodded with a smile and agreed with his statement: "The affairs of the naval base will be put aside for a while, and the affairs of the shipyard can be started immediately." Fran Aranda, I will issue a new appointment in the future, and you will be the superintendent of the new shipyard, and you will also be the director of the shipyard of the Qishan Institute. At that time, both the Dengzhou military and local commercial organizations will fully cooperate with your work. However, I need to remind you that a large shipbuilding base will take a long time to build. But we have accumulated more warships, so your focus is still on the Qishan Shipyard. If the new shipyard can build a battleship within three years, you will be a great merit, and when the time comes, you will be the guerrilla general of the Dengzhou Navy. ”

"Thank you, sir!" Fran Aranda immediately bowed in greeting, this guy's shameless Cheng dù is obviously stronger than the Xilao Sutra. People also call Chen Xie Your Excellency, this product is the same as Lu Weiluo, and he went directly to the master. It can be seen that Silao Jing has the potential to become a naval admiral, and the other two prefer to obtain status as slaves. It's really different from person to person.

Painting a flatbread is something that you have to persevere. You've got to show the people who work in the future. To be honest, Chen Xie really didn't want to use ghosts to lead the navy, but he couldn't do it. Not to mention these people under his hands, looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, who has ocean awareness? There are Houjin in the east, there are rogues in the west, and a group of courtiers are still intoxicated with infighting. The so-called elites of the times, far away from the rivers and lakes, are still busy "shaking the world directly".

This is really a very helpless thing, the future world belongs to the sea, and when the Chinese wake up, the sea will be divided up and cleaned, and there will be a naval base at your doorstep. The navy sent several warships out for training, and other reconnaissance planes followed.

Shaking his head, Chen Xie slowly strolled around the shipyard. Fran Aranda's work efficiency was good, and in just half a year, the dockyard was expanded to ten, and a new warship was also under construction for a month. In some ways, this is the work of working people. In terms of personal ability, the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty are indeed boundless. The problem is that these top craftsmen do not appear in a suitable position, and the intangible assets are wasted in large quantities. Therefore, Chen Xie said very unceremoniously that the future and destiny of a country can only be determined by those elites who stand at the top. Since they don't work, it's better to pull it down.

What Chen Xie is doing and what he is about to do is probably rooted in this. From the first seed, it slowly sprouts and takes root in the heart, and slowly grows taller. In this process, the things that Chen Xie did for the sake of profit, intentionally or unintentionally, pushed the little tree to grow slowly.

"Fran Aranda, although this new warship is only an attempt, but I ask you, start preparing now, this ship is successful, we will build a bigger ship, and at the same time, we will build a warship of this level in these docks."

Chen Xie's requirements are very high, and it will be very hard to do this. But now Fran Arlanda, it is not a technical problem that is trapped. Chen Xie provided a complete set of technical materials, and Daming had the best craftsmen and sufficient numbers. So, it's not too hard to do. What's the point of hard work?

"Sir, your request must be completed and must be able to be completed. With more than a year of accumulation, our shipyard has more than 1,000 skilled workers and more than 300 top craftsmen. Recruit another group of craftsmen to come in, and hone their craft on these lucky boats. When these lucky ships are launched, you will be able to become a good craftsman. At that time, the reserve of wood will be enough for us to build this new battlefield in batches. ”

"Very good, I know your concerns, and I will make special requests to the relevant personnel in response to this problem."

In the sixth year of Chongzhen, in the first month, Gao Yingxiang and other broken houses (now Hubei) and Baokang (now Hubei) entered Sichuan. In February, he attacked Kuizhou (now Fengjie, Chongqing) and broke Daning (now Wuxi, Sichuan), which was stifled by Qin Liangyu, the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan Shiyan. The righteous army was divided into two, one way to Huguang, and the other route was Gao Yingxiang led his men and horses to break through the enemy's defense line and enter southern Shaanxi.

This time, the concentrated operation of the rogue can be said to be a warm-up. The Ming court's extermination action did not achieve much effect, for no other reason, the hungry people were everywhere, and they were killed one after another. It's like cutting leeks, and after a few days of cutting, they grow again.

The weather warmed up, time flew by, and at the end of May, Liu Xiang really sent an eight- or nine-year-old boy to Dengzhou, and also sent property and silver worth 200,000 taels of silver. During the whole process, Liu Xiang used the excuse of illness and couldn't come, so he sent some subordinates.

In this regard, Chen Xie's reaction was also very clear, giving him four armed ships and eight hundred smoothbore guns, and the rest waited, they haven't been built yet. Chen Xie's actions, Liu Xiang had no choice, at this time he could only pinch his nose and admit it. He didn't dare to go to Dengzhou, for fear of being detained by Chen Xie, but in the end Liu Xiang still embarked on the old path and began to hook up with the Dutch.

The Dutch, who originally supported Zheng Zhilong, formed opposing sides because of conflicts of interest. The Dutch want to engage Zheng Zhilong, and naturally support Liu Xiang. After learning the news of Liu Xiang's collusion with the Dutch, Zheng Zhilong was very nervous. Zheng Zhihu was sent to Dengzhou again to ask for the purchase of more cannons and flintlock pistols.

Zheng Zhihu didn't see Chen Xie this time, but only Liu Qing. In the first month, Liu Qing presided over the opening ceremony of the Dafa Qianzhuang branch in Beijing, which can be said to be more smooth. Although there are many wolves in the capital, there are signboards written by the emperor himself, and many wolves can only watch and drool. Some people who are more courageous find some gangsters on the ground to make trouble, but they are naturally resolutely suppressed by Jinyiwei and Dongchang. Now those carnivores are awake, this meat is poisonous, and they will die if they open their mouths.

While Zheng Zhihu expressed regret for not seeing Chen Xie, Chen Xie was accompanying Zheng Toniang, who came from Nanjing. There is not much money coming together, the new thing of the money bank, many things have not been seen with a lot of money, whether it is proper after processing, some new problems and many other things, you need to come to meet Chen Xie and consult the opinion of the big boss of the money bank. (To be continued......)