Chapter 205 [Sailor Base]

Ao Bai and Li Yan first looked for the Jinyi Guard Station, and then went to Fuzhou under the leadership of the people, and found the latest naval base of the Ming army.

There is a wide bay here, which can be berthed with warships, and on the south side is the shipyard of Daming, with two ships under construction lined up in the large dock, and dozens of large warships moored on the dock of the shipyard.

The base is flanked by long shore walls with several forts, all hidden in the mountains. Artillery is also installed on the wall in front of the bay of the base, and the entire base can be said to have achieved a three-dimensional strike mode in the far, medium and close range, and as long as an enemy ship dares to invade, it can completely block the enemy ship outside the base of the naval division and protect the entire naval division.

Looking at the fort, Li Yan sighed: "If someone dares to fight here, the scene must be very exciting, and the money is not spent in vain." ”

Xu Guangqi, Mao Wenlong and others came out to greet them.

When Ao Bai saw Xu Guangqi, he smiled and said, "Lord Xu, is the water master in a good situation now?" ”

Xu Guangqi smiled: "Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life"

After entering the shipyard, after Ao Bai and Li Yan sat down, someone came to make tea and pour water, and Xu Guangqi talked in detail about the situation of the sailor base.

They put a lot of thought into the location of the site, there are many natural harbors here, but most of them are shallow waters, and only small boats can be moored. In the end, this place was chosen, with more than 100 meters of shore walls on the left and right, and the surrounding water depth was six meters, the water surface was wide, and the opening was moderate. The waterway is in the opposite direction, but it is facing southwest, just at the tuyere, which can dock large ships of 1,000 tons, and is a natural harbor, and it is an easy to defend and difficult to attack base with a little transformation.

As for the ammunition depot, grain, water and other materials of the base, all of which are stored in the excavated mountain, are arranged at right angles to the battery position, so that when carrying artillery shells and gunpowder, they will not be directly fired by the enemy, which not only enhances the logistical support capability, but also improves the safety factor of the ammunition depot.

After seeing the benefits of the chain crossbow, Zheng Zhilong felt that it was more powerful to increase the rate of fire of the artillery, and proposed to equip the battleship with a fast rate of fire and reduce the heavy artillery.

Ao Bai knew nothing about shipbuilding technology and the use of artillery, so he could only listen to it and not express his opinions, but he was still very satisfied with the base of the naval division.

Under the leadership of Xu Guangqi and others, he also watched the shipbuilding situation, and there were thousands of people in the shipyard, including craftsmen and soldiers. Very lively.

Mao Wenlong said: "After the adults opened the sea ban, many people were full of yearning for the ocean. With the addition of the people who came back from Dongjiang Town, the number of the Daming Water Division has expanded to 200,000, these people do not need to spend too much military salary, they are not only soldiers, but also merchants, and pirates, we can be self-sufficient. ”

Mao Wenlong acted according to Aobai's plan. In the past, pirates would have been disgusted by the imperial court, but now they are different, and the more wealth they rob, the happier they are, as long as they hand over a portion of their wealth to the treasury.

Ao Bai asked, "How did you do it?" ”

Mao Wenlong said: "We occupy several islands as strongholds and rob passing merchant ships. Please rest assured, at the time of the robbery, the crew did not wear military uniforms, and foreigners would not think that we were a regular navy. And we have an appointment with the Portuguese on a route, and we will not rob our allies. ”

"Lord Mao, well done" Ao Bai said with a smile: "Inform the brothers, don't move the big forces until our sailors become stronger, but when our fleet strength increases, we will also occupy the East India Company." Our goal is to dominate the region. Give up what benevolence and morality, as long as we have the strength, the outside territory, the wealth, all ours"

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, Lord Zheng (Zheng Zhilong) and I will go all out to defeat the Netherlands and Spain at sea. Mao Wenlong, who is full of gangsterism, is like a fish in water when he arrives here.

In Europe, since the beginning of the last century, the governments of Spain, England, and Portugal have encouraged pirates to attack passing merchant ships, and then join the government. Now Aobai also wants to turn the Daming coast into a pirate paradise.

In the past, the Portuguese were just missionaries who told people about Catholicism. Now, at the behest of Aobai, the Portuguese also talked about how to go to the colonies and plunder the wealth.

Confucianism talks about "the unity of heaven and man" and "all things are prepared for me", believing that human beings are born good and strong, and people have everything they need inside, so why ask for it outside? Confucianism requires people to be content with the status quo, not to make much change, and to be good slaves. In the West, human nature is inherently evil, and people are weak, so in order to satisfy themselves, they must work hard to the outside world.

Now Ao Bai encourages piracy, has overthrown Confucianism, but there is no one to oppose it. Being content with the status quo is obviously not as attractive as going out and robbing.

Human beings are aggressive animals, Confucianism is just suppressing human nature, even if it is repeatedly suppressed, in the East there is still China, a unique hodgepodge country in human history, which is characterized by fusion, integration, and reintegration, and continuous integration, and finally all the diverse peoples of the Eastern world are included in the imperial territory.

From the pre-Qin conquest of Bashu and Wuyue, the Sichuanes and Jiangsu and Zhejiang became Chinese. The Qin and Han conquered Minyue and Nanyue, and the Fujianese and Cantonese became Chinese. The Yuan and Ming conquered Dali, and the Yunnan people became Chinese. Later, through a series of great changes, the Central Plains successively absorbed Mongols, Manchus, and Wu'er people, and these people became Chinese again. It's just that these people in the marginal areas have been stewed for a short time, and they have not established a deep Han national identity after losing their own ethnic characteristics like the above-mentioned groups, so they still retain their original ethnic groups.

In the 21st century, China is the most ethnically diverse country in the world, and it has bound all the nations that were originally independent of each other under the rule of a powerful empire, inhibiting and stifling all opportunities for these nations to seek self-rejuvenation, which is the most breathtaking aggression

Xu Guangqi had previously disagreed with the conquest of foreign countries, but now his mind has begun to change. The facts are here, during the reign of Emperor Tianqi, the people tightened their belts to live, and the military salaries at the border gates were still tight, and they were in arrears everywhere. Now as soon as "Chongzhen" came to power, he adopted the Aobai plan of governing the country, and did so many things, Pingliao succeeded, and the water division was established, and the treasury still had a lot of money. If Aobai's decision was wrong, what was right? Donglin Party?

Xu Guangqi sincerely admired Aobai. He often thought that if Ao Bai was born some time earlier, when Zheng He went to the West, let Zheng He's group go to be pirates and make great voyages, then the Ming Dynasty might be unimaginably powerful. Ao Bai is not a saint, but he is a great man who can make the country strong.

Two days later, a team of people who had been robbing the sea posing as Japanese secretly returned to the naval base, led by Zheng Hongkui and Aobai's apprentices.

The apprentices were very excited when they saw Aobai. You and I don't stop talking. They still maintain their old titles, not adults, just "childe". This salutation makes them feel close.

Ao Baixiao asked, "How is it, are you still used to it here?" ”

Qi Bu laughed: "I started to get on the boat and I was very dizzy, and now everyone is fine." We attacked the Dutch stronghold by night, and in that battle we lost only twenty-seven men, died under the enemy's muskets, and wounded thirteen...... Foreigners are nothing remarkable. Childe, have you heard? ”

Ao Bai Zhengse said: "I heard it, you also have to be careful, hurry up and practice the golden bell jar, as long as you practice to more than five layers, as long as you don't get hit by the musket, it is equivalent to an extra life." ”

After greeting for a while, Ao Bai asked, "What do you think of being in the navy?" Because many people in the court know your identity, it is inconvenient for me to install you all as officials in the court...... You don't blame me, do you? ”

"Childe, it's okay, when we came out with you, we didn't expect to get to this point. It's an honor to work for you. Zibu laughed. He is an orphan, so the national consciousness is not very strong. Other people also like to work around Aobai, and they have a lot of status here, and they feel much better than being a slave in the Jin Kingdom.

Ao Bai smiled: "Then you can do it here, when we go on an expedition abroad in the future, how about letting you be a vassal king in a foreign country?" When the time comes, you can stand on your own feet abroad, and you can decide all the taxes you want, as long as you pay taxes to Daming every year. ”

Ziying sighed: "Childe, we still want to help by your side, if you go abroad......"

Ao Bai smiled: "You know my situation, if I become the emperor in the future, I won't be able to leave the palace often." Are you by my side as false eunuchs as Silver Eagle? You should have your own development, if our dream succeeds and we occupy the land, your name will remain in the history books forever, isn't that right? Don't always think about what to do for me, set goals for yourself. I took you out and taught you martial arts, hoping that everyone would become talents, but I didn't want you to be my follower all the time. ”

Originally, he hoped to train these people to become his own generals. But the battle for hegemony in Daming was too smooth. The situation was brought under control after a few battles. There is no longer a threat at home, and what he can do now is to go on an expedition overseas and make a primitive accumulation for the future of the country. In the future, there will be more territory, and someone will need to go out to manage it. These apprentices are all he can trust, in charge of managing a territory, and can also check with these navies.

Everyone said, "Childe, whatever you command us to do, we will do." ”

"Yes, let's go to a foreign country no problem."

Ao Bai smiled: "We will be the first Orientals to go to Europe. As long as it goes well, I will go with you too. I want to see what European countries look like. That day is not too far away. ”

Ao Bai became more and more confident that if there were gods in this world, he believed that the gods must be watching him and bless him...

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