For the ordinary people of Victory Harbor, as long as they have been naturalized for a long time, most of them have seen the previous warship launching ceremonies, so although the hull of the "Majesty" is much larger, it does not surprise them too much, after all, in their consciousness, sooner or later, there will be larger and stronger militia warships in Victory Harbor, and the "Majesty" just verifies their conjecture. And those naturalized people who have not long been naturalized are very excited about this situation, because such a large ship has exceeded the scope of most of them's knowledge of sea ships, not to mention that this is still a warship that is forbidden by the imperial court!

However, the people in the court may not have the same thoughts as ordinary people, such as Luo Shengdong and others, who are now sitting on the viewing platform, their faces are very calm. Of course, the place where they sat was in the second row of the stage, and they were not in official uniforms, so they were not particularly conspicuous.

Wei Ping, who was next to him, slowly turned his head sideways and whispered, "Brother Luo, what do you think of this boat?"

Luo Shengdong replied softly: "This ship is big, but it may not be easy to use. ”

Wei Pingqi said: "Why did Brother Luo say this? This is a warship that took the Haihan people more than a year to build, and with the Haihan people's habit of doing things, this thing will not be just a decoration. ”

"I didn't say the ship was an ornament, you misunderstood me. Luo Shengdong explained: "In terms of appearance alone, this ship is larger than the existing Ming warships, and the number of gun windows on the side of the ship and the firepower are far greater than those of the Ming warships, which is definitely not a decoration." ”

"Oh, what do you mean?"

"The ship built by the shipyard before, although the regulations are also a little excessive, but the difference between it and the ship of the Ming Dynasty is not too outrageous...... Speaking of this, Luo Shengdong pointed to the "Majesty" docked on the dock: "But if you look at this ship again, this is too eye-catching! Such a big ship is at sea, I am embarrassed to pretend not to see it." Except for the port wharf controlled by Haihan himself, who in the territory of the Ming Dynasty would dare to let it enter the port and dock?"

Wei Ping looked thoughtful after hearing this, and seemed to understand where Luo Shengdong's worries came from.

Luo Shengdong continued: "Now out of Qiongzhou Island, how many ports are there for the Haihan people? Such a big ship, Panyu Lijiazhuang and Wanshan Port are estimated to be unable to stop, and the port in Xin'an County is still under construction, and I don't know when it will come in handy, so this ship can probably only be placed in Shengli Port." ”

"It's scary enough to put it like this!" Wei Ping sighed: "I heard that the largest cannon on the warship built before is the smallest on this new ship. This ship is equipped with a large number of cannons, and in two or three months, the maritime merchants who enter and leave here will spread the news to all parts of the two regions and even farther away.

Luo Shengdong sighed: "In three months, probably the second ship will be put into service." With just these two big ships, I'm afraid that my Daming Navy Division will not be able to defeat all the warships of the two Guangzhous together. I heard that the Haihan people also used new technology on this kind of big ship, and the speed was faster than the ships they had built before, so I can't even escape!"

Wei Ping chuckled and said: "Fortunately, you and I have long recognized the shape and not be the enemy of Haihan, otherwise we will rely on the previous warships of Shuizhai to fight at all, and we will be scattered if we are hit by this big ship!"

Luo Shengdong was teased by Wei Ping and didn't care, and replied casually: "It's good to be able to get on the side! Let me tell you, last month I was fortunate to follow Mr. Yan to the shooting range to watch the latest naval gun test firing, the range of this thing is almost catching up with the guns on land, and if you want to rush over and hit this ship, I am afraid that it will be beaten into slag from a distance of more than 100 zhang." ”

After Luo Shengdong finished saying this, his face was slightly gloomy: "If my Ming can also build such a powerful warship, why worry about the restlessness of the sea!"

"The younger brother can be regarded as having seen through, as long as it has anything to do with wars and weapons, my Ming is indeed no match for Haihan. Look at the guns they made, the cannons they made, and the big war ships, all of them are more powerful than Da Ming!" Wei Ping sighed: "It's good that they don't have any bad intentions towards Da Ming, otherwise if they really want to do it, I'm afraid the court really can't do anything about them." ”

"The court can't do anything about them, take us way!" Luo Shengdong continued: "If it is really the Haihan people who are about to make trouble, and the court will come down with a holy decree, don't talk about you and me, even the old men of Qiongzhou Mansion City will all have to be ...... by that."

"Class!" Wei Ping reminded, he remembered this kind of Haihan buzzword a little better.

"Yes, yes, class!" Luo Shengdong nodded and said: "In short, Haihan is making trouble, and there is no way for this guard on Qiongzhou Island to do anything, and when the time comes, the imperial court will probably have no other way than to remove these officials on the island." As for those soldiers in Guangzhou Prefecture, when they heard the name of the militia group, they probably didn't know how to count on them. ”

"If you don't push them to be anxious, the Haihan people may not tear their faces and make trouble. Wei Pingying said: "You see that they have been here for more than two years, and they have not kept the official mansion in Yazhou untouched, what should you and my brothers do as officials." I heard that Lingshui and Wanzhou are now similar to Yazhou, and the orders of the Haihan people are more effective than the notices posted by the government, so if it goes on like this, it is only a matter of time before Qiongzhou Island changes its surname to 'Haihan'. At that time, the whole island will hide from the imperial court together, and it will be called Daming, which is actually a Haihan, and it is not impossible. ”

If it had been more than a year ago, the two of them might not have dared to talk about such a topic in such a public place, but today, in their opinion, the foundation of Haihan has been unbreakable, and the upward trend is becoming more and more obvious, whether it is political, economic, cultural, military, Haihan is expanding rapidly in an all-round posture. With the strength of the Ming Dynasty in Qiongzhou Island, Liangguang and even the entire South China region, it is difficult to stop the rise of the Haihan, and now even the Jinyi guards sent by Nanjing are sitting on the viewing platform to watch the Haihan people show off their strength, what are they afraid of.

Of course, Li Qingyang can't sit in front of him like Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping to support the Haihan people, his disguised identity in the local area is a pharmacy tent, and of course he can't sit on an equal footing with the imperial court officials, so he sits in a position that is more back and on the side of the people's representative seat than the other two. In this place, he was basically invisible from the area where he was watching the ceremony, and almost all the people sitting on the stage were Haihan's own people, so it was not easy for him to reveal his identity.

Of course, Li Qingyang also saw the two Ming officials seated in the front row, and he was originally a little worried about what would happen if these two people came over to talk to him without knowing what to do, but this worry quickly proved to be superfluous, although the two people saw him, they only nodded indifferently and said hello, and had no intention of coming over to talk.

Li Qingyang sat next to He Qiang, in fact, he came to participate in the ceremony of the warship entering the ranks in the name of He Qiang's entourage. Of course, this quota was also specially designated for him by the Ministry of Security, the purpose was to show off the strength of Haihan in front of him simply and rudely, so that he could receive a shocking education in the Haihan-style.

Li Qingyang was not confused, he knew very well what the Haihan people had in mind when they pulled themselves to see the ceremony of their warships. However, he did not intend to refuse this invitation, because he really wanted to see how powerful the surface armed forces of the Haihan people were, and they dared to hold such a large-scale viewing ceremony so blatantly.

However, reality gave him a heavy blow, and the huge hull of the "Majesty" and the powerful firepower equipment that could be seen directly without boarding the ship made Li Qingyang's jaw almost drop. Such a large warship is said to have appeared in the history of the Ming Dynasty, when the Three Treasures Eunuch led the Ming fleet to overseas, the treasure ships in the fleet had such a large tonnage. Of course, the force is definitely not comparable to this kind of gunboat of the Haihan people, and the treasure ship of two hundred years ago has long been gone, and the drawings of shipbuilding at that time have all been destroyed, and now it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to build such a large sea warship.

According to the situation known to Li Qingyang, there was probably no warship of the same level in the entire Daming Naval Division south of the Yangtze River that could compete with this gunboat of Haihan. Moreover, when he heard the introduction of the militia officers just now, there was not only one warship of this level in front of him, but another warship of the same level was already in the final stage, and Li Qingyang really couldn't think of any naval division stationed in the coastal state capital in the Liangguang region that could compete with these two warships.

Li Qingyang really wanted to go to the front row to ask Luo Shengdong, a professional, for his opinion, but he restrained his behavior very rationally. Talking to other Ming officials without the permission of their superiors is considered a violation of the law - it is not a violation of the rules of Jinyiwei, but an internal personal code of conduct set by the Haihan Security Department.

Yes, that's right, after Li Qingyang was semi-forcibly included in the establishment of the Haihan Security Department, he had another set of rules to follow. However, he is also a professional from the disciplined forces, and it is not particularly difficult to adapt, not to mention that when Hao Wanqing formulated this set of rules for him, he was actually very lenient, hoping that he could gradually understand and accept this set of social systems of the Haihan through his daily life, and slowly abandon the idea of imperial power and stand in the camp of the Haihan.

Li Qingyang had already sent his first report to Nanjing two months earlier, and of course the contents of the report had been reviewed by officials of the Ministry of Security before it was issued. As for the distribution channel, it was also very simple, Li Qingyang sealed the written report, and then handed it to the Ministry of Security, and told them how to send the report to the Jinyi Wei Yamen in Guangzhou.

Although the next instructions have not yet been received from Nanjing, at least Nanjing should not send a new batch of people to Sanya to carry out the hidden mission in a short period of time. And this is one of the goals that the Haihan Security Department wants to achieve, after completing this task, Hao Wanqing also loosened the chain for Li Qingyang, allowing him to go out of the business district and go around the Shengli Port wharf. Although the expansion of the scope of this activity is not too large, it is not a small benefit for Li Qingyang, who is confined in the business district.

Today, he was brought to the military port wharf on the east side of Shengli Port to watch the ceremony, which was the first time he entered the sensitive area of Haihan. According to He Qiang, not everyone can come to this kind of place, either naturalized people, or businessmen who have a deep foundation of cooperation with Haihan, such as partners such as the Li family of "Fu Ruifeng".

Similar to Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping, Li Qingyang already had the idea of the invincibility of the Haihan in his heart when he saw the "Majesty", although he also knew that this thought was really a bit ashamed of the imperial court, but the reality was in front of him, and the strength of the Haihan people in the military field was indeed beyond doubt -- they did not have just this big ship, but a whole fleet.

As for what Navy Commander Wang Tom, who was giving a speech, said "cooperate with the imperial court and protect the territory and the people," Li Qingyang certainly did not believe it. The strength of the Haihan people has far exceeded the army deployed by the imperial court in this area, and it is difficult to say who will cooperate with whom.

After Tom's speech, the Navy parade followed. Three phalanxes of different sizes, composed of naturalized civilian officers, ordinary sailors, and sailors, walked in neat steps in front of the viewing platform, and their mental outlook was much better than that of the Ming army that Li Qingyang had seen before. Moreover, the leather boots on the feet of these militiamen, the leather belts on their bodies, the neat dark blue uniforms, and the rifles on their backs all show that this army is not only capable of fighting at sea, but is also a powerful army when it comes ashore.

The marines of the navy are an idea jointly proposed by Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun, who is far away in Annam. The purpose of this is to increase the combat skills of the naval units under the current situation when the naval and Han military strength is still relatively tight, so that the combat personnel of the navy can also have the basic ability of landing operations.

Of course, the requirements for these soldiers' ability to fight on land will not be exactly the same as those of the army, but the basic gun formation and land warfare theory must still be mastered. If necessary, these sailors and militias were able to conduct small-scale military operations near the shore on their own without having to request assistance from the Army. Taking the "Majesty" as an example, more than 300 of the nearly 400 rated crew members on board will receive new-style combat training to equip them with amphibious combat capabilities. And if all these personnel land, it will basically be the strength of two reinforced companies, and with a clear advantage in weapons, they can deal with at least four to five times the Ming army. If you add naval artillery for fire cover, then the combat effectiveness in the near-shore environment can at least double.

However, there are also some problems in this kind of training: First, the time for forming an army will be lengthened due to the increase in training content, which may affect the time for the "Majesty" to truly form its combat effectiveness. Second, it is also necessary to purchase a large number of army weapons and equipment for the navy, which is also a large amount of expenditure.