"Father, do you really need these for the booklet given by my brother-in-law?"

Zhu Lianbi's mood is still a little unstable, and he freely accepts the Confucian idea of benevolence, and the "Military Theory" is fine, but the pamphlets of "The People's Treatise" and "The Theory of the World" are full of intrigue and cruel and ruthless ideological indoctrination, and the ideological shock brought to the crown prince Zhu Lianbi can be said to be devastating, completely destroying those superficial beauty.

Zhu Youxiang was reading slowly, and the pamphlet presented by Zhou Huchen also shocked him, some of the content he understood, but some of which he really didn't understand if he didn't read it, these contents were undoubtedly full of wisdom, and at the same time, those naked statements and coping methods, as well as cases, made people feel extremely uncomfortable.

But this is the real shijie, it is the truth, Zhu Youxiang had to admit: "That's right, it's true, the law of the jungle!" This shijie is the law of the jungle! The art of the emperor and the world is the supreme existence of the law of the jungle, what Xiaohu said is not bad at all, only if you are strong will you have control, and only the right means can maintain dominance. For the sake of the country, for the sake of my Zhu family, anything can be done, the emperor is a comprehensive product of faith and cruelty, even if it is a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, for the stability of the country, you can not hesitate to bear the eternal infamy. In fact, how fortunate it is for me to have someone like your brother-in-law, and not our enemy! ”

Zhu Youxiang admitted, Zhu Lianbi stood in place in a daze, the image of the heroic brother-in-law was completely destroyed, and the collapse of Shijie Guan made him not come back to his senses for a long time

The day has come to send troops under oath.

The soldiers' march was a moment of sadness and a moment of might.

The extremely considerate colt who brought him countless happiness is going to go out again, the princess Zhu Shuhuan cried so haggardly, or the old lady came forward to persuade in every possible way, zuihou said in the stomach

children, this made Zhu Shuhuan not run outside Nanjing to see him off.

The canal is about to freeze, and this is a period of time for Zuihou to march north along the waterway. Zhou Huchen must hurry north.

The ceremony was very grand, Zhu Youxiang held a grand ceremony for an official for the first time, and led hundreds of civil and military officials out of Nanjing City. Zhou Huchen accepted the seal letter, and then His Majesty bowed four times. In the midst of the flag-waving, the sound of trumpets and cannons sounded, and hundreds of giant boats formed a fleet and slowly started at the pier.

The boat moved, Zhou Huchen stood at the bow of the boat, he didn't speak, but he clenched his right fist and waved it fiercely at the people who saw them off.

This action was very rude, because Zhu Youxiang was standing on the pier. He also has the crown prince Zhu Lianbi and many noble and high-ranking officials by his side. Zhou Huchen has done too many unexpected things, Zhu Youxiang doesn't care, Zhu Lianbi doesn't care, and the nobles and officials don't dare to care at this moment, because what they see in Zhou Huchen's eyes and actions is confidence, and it is an irresistible and powerful confidence.

The father and son calmly watched the huge ships go down the river, and when the fleet slowly disappeared from view, Zhu Youxiang raised his head and looked at the blue sky and remained motionless

Too many surprises, too many unforeseen. Zhou Huchen gave Zhu Youxiang a very unreal feeling, just like a dream, and Zhu Youxiang was unwilling to wake up in this dream.

"Father, brother-in-law will win!" Zhu Lianbi interrupted Zhu Youxiang's thoughts.

"These things in your brother-in-law's head! How can anyone in this world be your brother-in-law's opponent? God bless me! It is only a matter of time before Kennu is victorious. Just wait for the good news, let's go back! ”

Lovingly put his hand on Zhu Lianbi's shoulder, Zhu Youxiang smiled, and he let out a long breath. This expression is extremely relaxed, and the ease makes people feel like a spring breeze.

Yangzhou arrived, and a larger fleet quickly merged into Zhou Huchen's team. Tens of thousands of soldiers trained in Zhenjiang have been waiting for a long time. Zhenjiang's weapon and soldier production line has now received greater support, and the sufficient personnel, plus weapons, ammunition, and supplies have undoubtedly brought Zhou Huchen greater confidence.

Along the canal north, the huge fleet reached Huai'an in a blink of an eye.

Zhou Huchen stopped and began to rest for a short time, because he still had to replenish supplies in Huai'an, and there was one thing he had to go and see in person.

Of course, it's the boat, the boat that Zhou Huchen hopes.

Qingjiangpu Shipyard is located in the main urban area of Huai'an, close to the south bank of the Huai River, it is actually the name of Qinghe and Qingpu two parts of the area. Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Qingjiangpu has been the location of the country's giant granary, which in a certain sense belongs to the direct management of the governor of Caoyun. Qingjiangpu is known as the "granary of the world" because it is an important storage and transit place for grain in the canal.

With the Jiannu being driven to the north, in a few months, Huai'an regained its prosperity, restoring the old scene of Qingjiang Puzhou and car scales, department stores and mountain columns, wine shops, crown and noisy, Lianghe City raging for dozens of miles, and traffickers and pawns gathering.

Zhou Huchen and the prefect of Huai'an met with a group of officials, and he went directly to the shipyard, where the required ship was built, and the ship was parked in the dock of the shipyard.

"Subordinate Lu respects and sees the marshal!"

This Lu Jing Zhou Huchen has seen it, it is Yu Dahu's subordinate, he is now the actual controller of the shipyard, with the title of ambassador and garrison, Yu Dahu's subordinate is actually Zhou Huchen's person, you are welcome.

"Excuse me, where's the boat I want? General Lu took me to see it. ”

Lu Jing got up: "Boss, please here, and your subordinates will guide you." ”

The ship is parked in a shipbuilding pond, and these ponds are the ports where the water is purified, and when the ship is built, the ship can be directly sailed into the Huai River by opening the gate and releasing the water. The boat designed by Zhou Huchen is very long, the ratio of length to width is completely different from that of ordinary boats, and the long streamline is very graceful.

The appearance of this unusual ship was built with great care, smelling the faint smell of tung oil and paint, Zhou Huchen stroked the side of the ship, and then hit it a few times with his fist. The sound is very small and very dull, indicating that the material is very solid and absolutely strong.

Boarding the wooden ladder and getting on the ship, the things covered with oilcloth on the deck made Zhou Huchen feel a lot of emotion, under this oilcloth is artillery, the shipboard gun that Zhou Huchen needs, although this battleship is not big, but it belongs to a real gunboat. Because it is the latest artillery, this kind of artillery is incomparable to the naval overlord Zheng Zhilong and the artillery of Western countries, Zhou Huchen believes that the so-called gunboats of these maritime powers will be powerless in the face of this kind of gunboats. What Zhou Huchen needs now is to test the ability of this new type of gunboat, as long as it can pass the Zhou Huchen level, a very large fleet will come into being.

"Today we will try the ship to see what it can do." Zhou Huchen will not test the artillery in front of everyone, he wants to maintain the mystery of the artillery.

Then. Hearing that Zhou Huchen was coming, several shipbuilding craftsmen ran over.

Seeing that these craftsmen who could be said to be talents knelt in front of him, Zhou Huchen said directly: "You have worked hard! Bixia and Lord Shoufu have promised that everyone who participates in this shipbuilding will be changed to civilian employment status, and all of them will be appointed as officials, and soon the paperwork will come, and Ben Shuai will let you sign a contract, and they will all stay in Qingjiangpu to continue to build ships for Ben Shuai and build bigger warships. ”

This is undoubtedly a flower offering to the Buddha. The emperor and the first assistant Gao Hongtu agreed to change the nationality of the craftsman in Zhenjiang, but who is Zhou Huchen, this opportunity was immediately used by him in Qingjiangpu, and the documents were handed over, and now is the time to employ people, and no one will have any objections. And for these craftsmen, it is undoubtedly very attractive for those who are in the craftsman nationality to leave their nationality, and everyone can become officials, because the officials are equivalent to civil servants who receive state salaries. As a craftsman who signed a shipbuilding contract, he could also receive another salary, which was extremely generous.

The sluice gate opened, and the water of the Huai River entered the port. The long warship floated.

The sailors on the warship were Weng Zhiqi's men, who came from the seaside and were more familiar with sailing than the crew of the river river. Except that it was relatively long, this warship was somewhat similar to the Canton ship. The hull is long and narrow, with three masts, and the sails on the masts are somewhat different from the hard sails commonly used in the Ming Dynasty. It's soft sails. In addition to the mainsail and longitudinal, there are also auxiliary sails for different purposes, such as bias sails, upper sails, spinnakers, and square sails.

The warship is not big, but it has all the organs, and these configurations are completely a kind of reference and improvement of the Guangzhou ship, in fact, there is no need to try, as long as some people who know how to sail can see that the speed of this warship is definitely not slow.

It is the season when the north wind blows, the long and narrow warship sets sail in the Huai River, and soon, the warship is like a cheerful swimming fish in the water to show its navigation ability, and crosses the ships in the river at a very fast speed, and the speed is so fast that people are eye-catching.

"Dashuai, you are really omnipotent, you can also design such a fast boat, your subordinates admire!" Lu Jing, who was with Zhou Huchen on the boat, couldn't help but compliment Zhou Huchen.

"The speed and stability are good, this is just the smallest kind of warship, and then we have to build a larger iron keel warship, this Qingjiangpu will be handed over to General Lu, give me a good pass, when Ben Shuai needs it, a larger iron keel ship must be built, and it must form a scale. I'll leave you the drawings for the shipbuilding, and if you don't have anything to do, just ask the steward and he'll satisfy you!" ”

Lu Jing patted his chest: "Don't worry, Dashuai, I will personally watch the boat be built, if it can't be completed, my subordinates will come to see me!" ”

still can't get rid of the habit of the rivers and lakes, but Lu Jing's performance is very comfortable, and there is no need for Zhou Huchen to question his loyalty, and he can rest assured that this Qingjiangpu shipyard will be handed over to him. Zhou Huchen smiled and patted Lu Jing's shoulder: "What are you looking to see?" Although the identities are different, we have always been brothers, haven't we? ”

"Yes, Dashuai, you have always regarded the brothers as brothers, in fact, the brothers have your grace to have today, and the brothers are waiting to give Dashuai a soup."

What Lu Jing said is the truth, needless to say about the leader Yu Dahu, and needless to say about people like Lu Jing who have real power, those brothers who used to work together on the water and struggle for their lives on the death line are now almost all become masters, and the worst ones are also small leaders. And Zhou Huchen's trust undoubtedly gave these former mud legs a new life and a goal to strive for. These are all thanks to Zhou Huchen, except for serious work, Lu Jing and others can't repay it.

With his hands behind his back, Zhou Huchen looked at the turbulent water of the Huai River: "There will be that day!" I'll give you a chance, all of you, and let's wait for that day to come sooner! ”

Lu Jing didn't understand what Zhou Huchen meant, as long as the water level rises, this small gunboat can sail in the canal, but the use of large sea ships is in the sea, and now it is to deal with Jiannu, Jiannu is not in the sea! What is the use of building a giant sea ship? (To be continued......)