Chapter 897: Battleship
During the investigation of the case, there was no clan trying to fight back, but after more than 200 years of captivity, there are no heroes like Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and there are no conspirators like Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, otherwise those emperors of the Southern Ming Dynasty would not be so scummy. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Therefore, their counterattack did not cause much trouble to the imperial court, but they committed more crimes because of it, and were seized by the imperial court and severely punished them, saving a lot of expenses for the imperial court and harvesting more land; After the news of these clans came out, the rest of the clans who were about to move quickly retracted their thoughts, obediently stretched their necks and waited for the quick knife from the imperial court.
Of course, the most critical reason is that the strength of these clans is too weak, it can be said that they have nothing but money, no military support, no political rights of the gentry, no ability of businessmen to influence the economy, no ability of scholars to influence public opinion, and even no IQ above the passing line, the reason why they were able to maintain a peaceful and wealthy life in the past is only because the wings of the imperial power shield them from the wind and rain, once the imperial power decides to give up on them, they will be no different from the fat pigs before the New Year, What else can you do but stretch your neck and wait to be stabbed?
Not to mention that Li You planned this matter as an emperor, even the King of Liao back then, wasn't he taken down lightly because he had offended Zhang Juzheng at the beginning? Just a few impeachments by Huguang Patrol according to the imperial history made him lose his throne and spend the rest of his life in prison; This also shows that no one in these clans wants to deal with them, and if they really want to worry about it, they really don't have anything to fear.
The work of thoroughly investigating the world clan is still progressing steadily, and it can be expected that this task will not be very difficult, and soon this parasite that is attached to Da Ming's body and sucks blood will be completely crushed by Li You; But this is only one of the thinner parasites on the weak body of the Ming Dynasty, those parasites that are fatter and more blood-sucking are still alive and well, such as the gentry group in Jiangnan, such as the clan of relatives and nobles who are as corrupt as the clan but more arrogant......
Of course, it is much more difficult to solve them than to solve the clan, and before that, Li You must make his strength stronger, so when the Sanfa Division, Jinyiwei, Dongchang and Zongrenfu were thoroughly investigating the sect throughout the country, he came out of Jingcheng and came to Jinmen, where a new army was being trained.
It stands to reason that as the king of a country, he can't easily leave the capital, and in the past, Wuzong Zhu Houzhao finally went out of Beijing to travel and suffered, and he suffered a lot of harsh criticism; But Li You was different, the first two victories of the imperial driving pro-expedition allowed him to ignore the dissuasion of the ministers and come to Jinmen to inspect the preparations of the Daming Naval Division.
"Your Majesty, please see, this is a new type of warship designed for Your Majesty by Weichen's colleagues." Tang Ruowang, who was wearing the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty, respectfully led Li You to the front of a model warship, and behind him were several Europeans who were also wearing the official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty, all of whom he invited from Macao, Nanyang and even Europe, who were either good at shipbuilding, or good at navigation, or proficient in gunnery...... Although the Holy See is now in decline, it is still possible to provide him with this assistance, and it is very willing to spread the glory of God to this country with the largest population in the world.
"How is this ship in terms of comparison with the ships of the Tessie countries, especially the Spanish, Dutch and English warships?" Li You asked, the most powerful fleet in the world today is undoubtedly the Spanish Invincible Armada, the fleet of the Dutch who are the coachmen of the sea, and the fleet of England.
In the past thirty years, the Spanish Armada and the English fleet fought several major battles, and Spain, despite repeated setbacks, did not lose its maritime supremacy, which would not end until the Battle of the Downs a few years later; In this battle, about 100 small ships led by Admiral Marton Troppe of the Dutch Republic and 70 large ships led by Admiral Oquado of the Spanish Empire fought in the Downs Bay of the English Channel, and Oquado escaped with only 12 ships. The Spanish fleet suffered 7,000 casualties and 1,800 prisoners, while Tromp lost only 1 ship and 500 men; This victory gave the Dutch fleet supremacy of the sea, while the Spanish navy collapsed.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty." Hearing these words, the smugness on Tang Ruowang's face suddenly disappeared, he didn't expect Li You to know so much about the European navy, and he didn't dare to lie to Li You, so he had to report truthfully, "Your Majesty, the most expensive warship, this warship in front of you can't be compared with the most advanced warship in Europe, but I dare to guarantee that in Asia, especially East Asia, you will definitely not find an opponent who can compete with this warship." ”
This is also a reasonable thing, whether it is Spain or England, their most advanced warships must be kept secret, with the strength of the Holy See, it may not be easy to get this information, and even if they get it, they may not necessarily send it to the East, so although Li You is a little dissatisfied, he still accepts Tang Ruowang's explanation.
And for now, such a warship can basically meet his requirements, and the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty and the scientists who are being trained will not stop moving, at least for now, the scientific and technological level of the East and the West has not opened a big distance, as long as they are given time, it is not very difficult to catch up with or even surpass the shipbuilding level of the West.
In addition, he also has some drawings of another Ming warship in the Tiger Fu, and in the future, when they are familiar with the design and manufacture of the warship, they will take it out for their reference, and they will definitely achieve results that can satisfy Li You.
"Your Majesty, please see, this battleship has a displacement of ......" Tang Ruowang began to introduce the relevant data of this battleship to Li You, "...... The first two warships will be ready for sea trials in another month, and if no problems are found, then large-scale construction can be carried out next. ”
"Mr. Tang, you have done a very good job, the church in the capital has been built, and you will be able to move in soon." Li You did not hesitate to give them some benefits.
After visiting the warship model and shipyard, Li You took his entourage to another place, the sailor could not only have a warship, but also needed a group of high-quality sailors and captains, who also trained in Jinmen.