Although, everyone hoped that the navy of the Republic that was now cruising in the South Seas would be able to attack the Dutch as soon as possible.

However, communication was not developed at this time, so in addition to waiting for the other party to return, he decided when to leave.

However, during this time, the Republic was not completely idle, on the one hand, studying the detailed information of Taiwan, and on the other hand, preparing logistics supplies. After working for more than half a month, it seemed that it was about to reach the beginning of 1638, and the Navy of the Republic belatedly returned to the military port.

This time, the fleet was more or less injured, and the person in charge of the navy inquired about the matter and learned that the navy was ambushed by the combined fleets of Spain and Portugal in the Indonesian waters of Nanyang. Rao is like this, and the two sides are just undefeated and undefeated. The Republic Navy calmly departed, sinking more than 20 laughing ships of the other side, while the Combined Navy only scratched a few of the Republic's sailing ships.

But no matter what, simple maintenance can't be reduced. It's just that these seagoing vessels are all materials purchased directly in the system space, and it is obviously impossible to make do with ordinary materials. So I can only apply to buy it, and by the way, I asked if the previous application for expanding the navy was passed.

As a result, when I asked, I learned that the original country had been waiting for the news that they had come back to fight the Netherlands.

Liu Ruoqi had no choice but to travel thousands of miles back to Chang'an and report his intentions to the Congress.

"It's not difficult to make a detour to Taiwan, but Portugal and Spain don't like us, they think we have infringed on their interests, and we have robbed them fiercely. Therefore, if you want to go north, you need at least two fleets of more than fifty ships in total, and you must have five steamships, to be able to follow their blockade and even sink their combined fleet, so as to ensure a safe northward journey. Liu Ruoqi said so at the time.

Naturally, the Congress inquired about the previous confrontation of the Republic Navy against the Combined Fleet, and only then did it turn out that the speed of the other side's sea ships was not much slower than that of the Republic Navy's sailing ships, but the most important thing was that the other side had been running the sea all year round, and they were actually more skilled in the technology of controlling sailing ships than the officers and men of the Navy. At that time, they dispatched more than 100 large and medium-sized sea vessels to surround the navy in all directions. If it weren't for the help of the steamboats to withstand their shelling, they would have to pay at least three sailing ships if they had to retreat along the way.

When the Congress heard this, it could not give a perfect answer for the time being, and said that it would adjourn the meeting and wait for further discussion and study.

But I didn't want to send military information from the front at this time, saying that a navy of thirty ships was infesting near Zedaiki Island, and it was very likely to be an enemy fleet. From this it can be assumed that either the Spanish or Portuguese fleets were located.

In accordance with its authority and the permission of the local government, the navy has been dispatched as a whole force, and the chief officer is responsible for commanding it. In other words, if the enemy cannot be defeated, or killed, the navy will not be able to devote itself elsewhere for the time being.

"These barbarians, one or two, just refuse to stop......" Zhang Hongbin also got angry, and complained directly when he returned home.

"Actually, we're actually robbing them a little harder." Liu Ru obediently helped him change into civilian clothes.

She was not wrong in what she said, after all, during this time, the navy was repeatedly dispatched to loot the wealth of several ports in Southeast Asia. That's not all, but he also directly robbed the golden ship that others planned to leave for China three or four times, so that others couldn't complete the tasks they wanted to complete this year. I can't say that other people's titles will be demoted or deprived because of this, and this kind of behavior of stealing people's jobs will be strange if it does not attract hatred.

"They are ruthless in Southeast Asia and the Americas, and they are much more ugly than our navy." Zhang Hongbin muttered disappreciatively.

"In that case, then why not add a batch of warships?" Liu Ru asked suspiciously.

"I can't add ...... The amount I buy every year is fixed, and I have to wait for another half month before I can get the amount I buy next year...... However, it seems that there will be three steamships launched in three days. Zhang Hongbin thought about it and said.

"Yashan Society is really powerful, their technology is far superior to ours, why don't you take it all out, but take it in batches little by little?" Liu Ru suddenly thought of a question.

"It's not simple, take it out all at once, we don't have enough technical accumulation to digest it, right? It is true that the other party can provide complete goods, but the main reason why they don't do so is that we can grow up freely, and then catch up with their technology along the way, or even surpass. That's what they want to see, instead of giving us technology, and then we continue to live a life where Confucianism reigns and abandons science. Even if we can be ahead of the curve for a while, over time, we will eventually be surpassed by others. Zhang Hongbin naturally thought of an excuse a long time ago.

"Yashan Society can be regarded as well-intentioned......" Liu Ru thought deeply.

"Anyway...... You'll just keep it at home for me, by the way, when is the due date? Zhang Hongbin touched Liu Ruye's stomach.

"It's been these two days!" Liu Ru happily touched her stomach and said.

When Zhang Hongbin heard this, he was immediately a little ashamed, as a husband, when was his woman's due date, and he actually forgot about it.

Seeing that there was nothing to do at this time, I simply felt at home and had a warm time with my children and wives.

Five days later, Liu Ruye's due date was postponed for two days before there was any movement, and in the delivery room of the municipal hospital, Liu Ru gave birth to an eight-pound little princess after an hour of pain. The name Zhang Hongbin has been thought of early in the morning, and it is called Zhang Yi.

The three little children looked at their little sisters, but the two brothers loved them very much, only the eldest princess Zhang Tian muttered: "It's so ugly...... Like a hairless monkey."

"It is said that the uglier you are when you are younger, the more beautiful you will be when you grow up. In fact, the three of you may not be much better looking than her at the beginning. Zhang Hongbin touched their heads with a smile.

The three of them are only six years old this year, but they are already about 1.45 meters, as if others are in the sixth grade, and even some junior high school students are at the level of height. The boss's martial arts are becoming more and more powerful, and his mastery of the fire gun is becoming more and more proficient; The second child is becoming more and more shrewd, the Four Books and the Five Classics have been memorized by him, and some messy books have also been read by him, and his current desire is to enter the research institute to study, because his control of force and chemistry is much higher than that of some new researchers.

Only the eldest princess, innocent, Yiwen and Wu. In terms of martial arts, I simply learned some means of self-defense, and learned how to use a pistol; In terms of books, she only reads the books she likes to read, but she has no interest in those books that are very theoretical. Compared with her two brothers, she is more wild and prefers to play everywhere, what makes people squirt blood is that she said to Zhang Hongbin one day: "Father, people want to fall in love......"

Many people say that the achievements of these three babies in the future are destined to be extraordinary.

And Zhang Hongbin, who is a father, is naturally also pleased. One of the most gratifying things for him is that there is a little princess anyway, and now she has a playmate, who is crazy with her, so she should be able to shift her attention to places other than love...... She's only six years old!