Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 686, the prodigal son Zhu Fu
Daming Tianjin, Liu Jin came to Tianjin Port again and looked at several strangely shaped ships moored in Tianjin Port.

These ships are not too big, they are relatively long overall, full of streamlined design, there are three masts on board, and when the sails are all raised, the speed is extremely fast.

This is a new type of ship manufactured by the Tianjin Shipyard. It is called a flying shuttle sailboat. It looks like a flying shuttle in a new loom as a whole, and it is very fast, hence the name.

This is the ship that Liu Jin specially asked Tianjin Shipyard to develop.

The carrying capacity of the flying shuttle sailing ship is not large, and it is far from being compared with the big treasure ship and the Galen ship, but its advantage is that it is very fast. When sailing on the sea, it is faster than the big treasure ship and the Galen ship a lot of.

The purpose of making it is mainly to strengthen the connection and exchanges with various overseas colonies.

Especially for contacting Golden Continent and Nanyang.

The Nanyang side is better. There are ships going to Nanyang every day, but the situation on the Golden Isle is different. Until now, there is no news from the Golden Isle, which makes Liu Jin a little anxious.

So not only did they dispatch a fleet to open up routes between Australia and South Golden Continent, but they also specially designed this fast flying shuttle sailboat, which was specially used to travel between Golden Continent and Daming.

Next, Liu Jin plans to send several ships to Golden Island every half a month to form a regular ship, and instead of taking the northern route, he will take the middle Hawaiian route.

They are also planning to send people to Hawaii to establish a colonial stronghold, and use Hawaii as the transit center to establish a stable long-term route between the Golden Continent and Ming Dynasty.

Only in this way can the development and development of the Golden Continent be promoted. Otherwise, there will be only one exchange in a year, and no matter how it is promoted, it will be difficult to develop.

We must let everyone see the wealth of the Golden Isle, see the gold and silver here, so that there will be a steady stream of people going to the Golden Isle.

The route to the north is still too dangerous. Although there are a lot of land along the way, the threat of ice floes is too great. It is only safe in summer. Once it comes to winter, ships dare not go.

The southern route to Nanyang, Australia, and South Golden Continent has not yet been opened, and the only way to go is to go to Japan and Hawaii in the middle.

"I don't know if Tian Erniu and the others have met the Spaniards."

"It's been ten years since the Spaniard discovered the Golden Isle. There must be a relatively strong force on the east coast of the Golden Isle. If the two sides meet, they might fight."

"Well, sooner or later there will definitely be a fight. Most of the time it is still about trade. It seems that people should bring more porcelain, silk, glass mirrors, sugar, and Nanyang spices to the past. These things are all good in Europe. Stuff, sought-after goods."

Thinking of this, Liu Jin began to give orders to his subordinates.

After explaining these things, Liu Jin did not stay here in Tianjin Port.

This time he came to Tianjin, he had a lot of things to do, not only the Tianjin Ocean Trading Co., but more importantly, he accompanied Emperor Hongzhi to Tianjin to inspect the Tianjin Royal Military Academy and the Daming Royal Naval Academy.

Emperor Hongzhi attached great importance to this aspect, and he clearly knew the importance of mastering military power.

Holding the barrel of the gun in his hand, he can straighten his back when doing things.

Whether you are facing the officials internally, or facing foreign enemies externally, if the army is not strong, you will not be strong enough to speak.

The Daming Royal Naval Academy is not too far from Tianjin Port, and it is also built by the sea, where large piers and ports have also been built.

It's just that the ports and docks here are not open to the public, and more than ten warships have already been moored inside.

The warships were also designed and manufactured by Tianjin Shipyard, and more than a dozen ships, large and small, have been delivered to the Royal Navy of Ming Dynasty.

It may not be enough for combat, but there is absolutely no problem in using it for daily training.

Hurriedly arrived at the Daming Royal Naval Academy. At this time, Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu, British Duke Zhang Mao, and Prince Zhu Houzhao were accompanying Emperor Hongzhi to inspect the Daming Royal Naval Academy.

Zhang Mao was in charge of the Daming Royal Military Academy, and Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu was in charge of the Royal Naval Academy. Obviously, this was also a means for Emperor Hongzhi to decentralize power, and he would not entrust everything to one person.

"Your Majesty, this navy is different from the traditional navy. The traditional navy is more about string battles and fire attacks, or the tactics of using large ships to ram small ships."

"The battle on the sea is often a confrontation between giant ships and cannons, so for the navy, the most important are two skills, one is the ability to navigate in the sea, and the other is artillery technology .”

"When I was building the Royal Navy, I focused on these two items. In terms of navigation technology, I copied the teaching content of Tianjin Maritime Academy."

"In terms of artillery technology, I still focus on training here. I have to pull out for training every day. Fire more guns and train more. Naturally, I can master the technology."

Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu also introduced to Emperor Hongzhi as he walked. The first batch of Royal Naval Academy only recruited [-] people, but Emperor Hongzhi approved tens of millions of taels of money.

With such sufficient funds, the Daming Royal Naval Academy is very efficient in its work, and orders for dozens of warships have been placed with the Tianjin Shipyard at one time.

At the same time, an order for thousands of artillery pieces was placed from the Miyun Iron Works. The students of the Naval Academy, who have three meals a day, have nothing to say but go out to sea to fire guns every day during training.

"Prodigal~"

The British public Zhang Mao next to him couldn't help cursing in his heart.

The Royal Military Academy that I was in charge of didn't dare to play much here, so I could only organize the students to shoot and train the marksmanship every day.

As for firing guns for training, that's the job of the artillerymen, and they only fire guns once every two or three days. It's like these navy prodigals who go to sea every day and fire guns every day.

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he couldn't help but twitched slightly.

Zhu Fu, the Duke of Cheng, was far inferior to Zhang Mao in other abilities, but his ability to spend money was much better.

It really doesn't hurt to sell your father's land.

Forget about this boat, you have to buy it, and you have to use it if you buy it. It’s okay to go out to sea every day for a walk.

But artillery, you go to sea every day to fire guns for training, don't you know how much money this shell costs?

Thinking of his money being trampled on like this, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

However, what Zhu Fu said is also true. Only by firing artillery and training every day can the combat power be improved. After the compulsory military service system, Ming's military strength has increased rapidly, which is inseparable from the daily training.

Money is spent, but the effect can still be seen.

The tribes of Tatar were swept across the grassland, and Liaodong easily wiped out the tribes of Jurchen. This combat power is absolutely leveraged.

"Your Majesty, I have organized a simple military parade here, please Your Majesty to review!"

Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu didn't see that Emperor Hongzhi was hurting his money, and with a smile on his face, he led Emperor Hongzhi, Zhang Mao, and Zhu Houzhao to a huge playground.

At this time, the students of the Daming Royal Naval Academy were already waiting for the formation, each of them was wearing white navy uniforms and lined up neatly.

"Hmm~"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and came to the inspection stand.

"The review ceremony has officially begun!"

Soon, following Zhu Fu's order, on the playground, teams of students began to walk past the reviewing stand at an orderly pace.

"Da Da~"

The combat boots made of whale skin stepped neatly on the concrete floor. The army formation was dense and square, and the students leading the team held long swords and shouted slogans as they walked.

When they were approaching Emperor Hongzhi, everyone shouted in unison: "Long live Daming, long live Your Majesty!"

The voice was neat and resonant. While shouting slogans, everyone looked at Emperor Hongzhi in unison.

"The soldiers have worked hard~"

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand slightly, and at the same time replied loudly.

"Be loyal to His Majesty, and expand the territory for Ming Dynasty!"

The students replied in unison.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the phalanxes passing by in front of him, and there was a surge of pride in his chest. With such a powerful force in his hands, is there anything in the world that cannot be solved?
It was not the first time for him to review the army. Tianjin Royal Military Academy had already reviewed it several times, which was even more shocking.

Although when spending money, Emperor Hongzhi was very heartbroken, really heartbroken.

Tens of millions of taels of silver are spent on this every year. If it weren't for Liu Jin's ability to make money and many profitable businesses under his command, how could Emperor Hongzhi afford to support such an expensive army.

But spending money is spending money, but Emperor Hongzhi was very satisfied with the new army.

Not to mention the strong fighting power, it was all made of money. The food of the new army was very good, three meals a day, every meal had meat, not only fish, but also beef, mutton, chicken, duck and pork.

The equipment of the new army is very good, they are all armed to the teeth, armors, helmets, muskets, cannons, horses, etc., are all fully equipped, and this is all silver.

If you are full and have nothing to do every day, you are training every day. If the combat effectiveness is still not enough, then there is really nothing to say.

The combat power is strong, and more importantly, they are loyal to Emperor Hongzhi and Daming. They have to receive brainwashing education every day. Loyalty is the first, which makes Emperor Hongzhi very relieved.

This is the most important thing. Only by being loyal to himself and Daming can Emperor Hongzhi support the new army with peace of mind.

"Too much money has been spent, and we must find a way to get it back."

"With such a master of tigers and wolves, it is natural to use them, Western Regions, Nanyang~"

Reviewing the army in front of him, Emperor Hongzhi started to expand the territory in his mind. The army cannot be raised in vain, let alone raised with his own money.

　To fight Nanyang first or to fight the Western Regions first?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)