Daming heir

Ying Tiancheng now has a lot of people coming and going every day.

As a result, even the Longjiang shipyard on the river outside the city was forced to station a group of officers and soldiers of the Beijing army, and a fence was erected again five miles outside the yard wall of the shipyard.

Outside the officers and soldiers, the outermost area is stationed and inspected, preventing ordinary people from entering by mistake, and even more vigilant against some people with hidden evil intentions approaching.

And in the deeper depths, sometimes you can see the figure of the flying fish suit.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who took the lead, naturally didn't know what the current rules of the Longjiang Shipyard were, and he didn't know that this series of precautionary measures were all made by his most beloved grandson in the past.

People only know the majesty and existence of the emperor, and it is impossible for most people to see the emperor in their lifetime.Just like ordinary local people, perhaps the range of movement in their whole life is only tens of miles, but they don't know who their parents are.

no doubt.

There must be something wrong with an old man with gray hair and coarse linen clothes who galloped straight towards the Longjiang shipyard.

Especially, there is a large group of Ying Tianxun's noble children chasing after the old man.

Maybe it was the old man who stole the nobleman's horse and rushed to the shipyard in a panic.

"Who is coming!"

"Stop the horse! If you dare to step forward again, you will be killed!"

Behind the barricade leading to the road outside the fence, a small flag officer of the Beijing Army took the long gun leaning on the wooden frame and scolded coldly.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes shrank from the horseback, and there was a murderous look in the eyes of these bastards.

The movement outside the shipyard has long attracted Zhu Yunxi's attention. Seeing that the little flag officer on duty today raised his spear in front of the old man, he was so frightened that a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

Zhu Gaochi yelled at the front: "Presumptuous! Everyone back down!"

Zhu Yunxi lashed out at the horsewhip, causing the horse to suffer from pain, and its speed doubled in an instant.

Finally, Zhu Yunxi drove his horse to the old man's horse from the side before these dedicated officers and soldiers were about to set up their crossbows at the old man.

The horse stopped suddenly, and Zhu Yunxi reached out and grabbed the reins of the horse the old man was riding.

Zhu Gaochi had also rushed over with a large team at this time.

"Shangzhi kisses the military guards!"

Zhu Gaochi glanced at Zhu Yunxi who was holding the horse under the old man's seat, and then took out a token from his arms and rushed towards the small flag officer of the Imperial Army outside the shipyard.

The little flag officer looked up and saw that the token could be used to walk in the palace, and his heart trembled.

He saw the anxious look on the young man's face just now when the old man was about to rush forward.

It was evident that the old man was no horse thief.

And now there is this token from the palace, the little flag officer immediately put away his spear, put it on the ground, bowed his head and said, "I will refer to the superior."

Zhu Yunxi watched the old man for a long time, and seeing that the old man was fine, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and turned his eyes to the officers and soldiers behind the little flag officer who had already seen the situation and put down the crossbow.

"I'm going to enter the shipyard today on a mission."

The little flag officer was already beating drums in his heart, if it was just someone who went directly to the army and guards, it would be no big problem even if the Son of Heaven was close to the army.Here at the Longjiang Shipyard, even people from the imperial court have to check their identities when they come here.

But the key point is that the brand that the other party brought out can even enter the palace.

The little flag officer didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly stepped back to make way for him: "Your subordinates should be punished for bumping into the superior officer."

After finishing speaking, the little flag officer waved again and again, signaling his officers and soldiers to remove the roadblock.

Zhu Yuanzhang's interest was quite high. He looked at the two grandsons with tense faces, and smiled: "If everyone in the court can abide by their duties like you, why should our Ming Dynasty not be prosperous?"

This old man must be a high-ranking official, or an elder of a noble family in the court.

The officer Xiaoqi was very nervous at the moment, and lowered his head: "The responsibility is to offend your boss, and I deserve to die."

Zhu Yuanzhang just shook his head and turned to look at his eldest grandson.

Zhu Yunxi froze for a moment, sat on the horseback and leaned forward, with a look of inquiry on his face.

"If I remember correctly, Tang Li from Xin Guogong's family is presiding over the Chinese military governor's mansion." Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to mutter to himself.

Zhu Yunxi nodded immediately, and said in a low voice, "It's Dudu Tang who is hosting."

After replying to the old man, Zhu Yunxi glanced vaguely, and at this moment it was the little banner officer clasping his hands nervously.

On the other side, Zhu Gaochi was smiling and glanced at the little banner officer who was obviously about to get lucky.

Zhu Yuanzhang clamped the horse's body with his legs, and the horse under him continued to walk forward lightly: "Turn around and talk to that kid from the Tang family, the court should be fair to such dedicated soldiers, and you must know how to use them well."

Zhu Yunxi responded, and gave Zhu Gaochi a look, indicating that Xiaopang would take someone to protect the old man next time.

And he was also driving his horse towards the core area of ​​the shipyard, just passing by the little banner officer.

But Zhu Yunxi said calmly: "I went back and looked for Tangli, and asked him to move you a position as a hundred household officer, and said that it was Zhu Sangong who asked you to find him."

While talking, Zhu Yunxi waved at Xiaopang.

Snapped.

The token that Zhu Gaochi was carrying in his bosom fluttered into Zhu Yunxi's hand, but he didn't stay for long, it was already thrown by him to the little girl who looked up at him with doubts on his face. flag officer.

There was another snap.

The token fell into the hands of the little flag officer.

When he held up the token and was about to refuse to return it, he raised his head and saw that this group of nobles, whose identities had not yet been identified, were already driving far away in a group, heading for the hinterland of the shipyard.

"Boss, who are they?"

The soldiers under Xiao Banner's command stepped forward cautiously, staring curiously at the token held in the palm of Xiao Banner's hand, with a look on their faces that wanted to touch it.

The little flag officer shook his head, glanced sideways at his subordinate with curious eyes, he couldn't help but tighten his hand holding the token, he held the token tightly in his hand, and hid it in his sleeve with a flip of his hand.

"I do not know either."

The subordinates were not reconciled, and turned their heads longingly to look at the team that only left their backs in the distance, and said enviously: "Boss, with this token, you are really going to be a hundred this time."

A smile appeared on Xiao Banner's face: "This token comes from the palace, the nobles may not care about it, but we still want to send it to the governor's mansion and present it to the governor so that it can be handed over to the nobles."

There was envy in the eyes of the soldiers under his command.

When will I be able to be like the leader, be appreciated by the nobles, and be rewarded with an official position.

Just thinking about it, the soldier shook his head again, and finally forgot to take a look at the group of people who were about to arrive at the shipyard, and put away all their envy.

Now the imperial court has the law of military merit and nobility. I heard that in the past two days, the court has been discussing the matter of the two great generals of the Eastern Expedition and the Southern Expedition.

I am good at working as an errand, and when I have the opportunity to go out with the army in turn, I can take back those first-level military achievements with my own hands.

After thinking clearly, the soldier put his hand on the handle of the knife and stood back to his original position with his head held high, his eyes full of hope.

Today's Daming is the bud of a towering tree that is full of hope and is thriving.

When he stood in front of the gate of Longjiang Shipyard and looked at the warship behind the gate that was higher than the courtyard wall and houses, Zhu Yunxi could not help but have a magnificent picture in his mind.

And Zhu Yuanzhang, who came to the Longjiang Shipyard for the first time, was like an old farmer walking into the Qinhuai River for the first time.

Everything in front of him is novel, and everyone is shocked by what he sees.

The Longjiang Shipyard was built along the Yangtze River, and a circle of walls surrounded the entire shipyard.

Behind several courtyard houses, most of the entire shipyard is piled up with a huge amount of shipbuilding materials.

Three canals with a width of [-] feet and a length of [-] feet are parallel to the shipbuilding platform in the middle.

If you don't get close to the shipbuilding platform, you can see a total of five shipbuilding platforms around the three canals, and there are nearly [-] large and small ships under construction parked in various places.

There are the largest treasure ships in the world today, there are also warships used by navy such as Fuchuan and Louchuan, and there are also orders for merchant ships headed by Zhongshan Wangfu who are in charge of marine operations.

In front of these huge structures, human beings will always form a huge sense of contrast and impact, bringing people a kind of fear and awe of giants.

And when this number is piled up in ten digits, that kind of awe will be infinitely magnified.

Enduring the shock over and over again, Zhu Yuanzhang unconsciously began to breathe harder.

In his sight, countless craftsmen were busy on the five shipbuilding platforms.

The huge keel runs through the huge ships, and the thick deck is fixed on the frame.

Small steam engines have already begun to be put into use on a large scale.

On each shipbuilding platform, there are countless steam engines spewing thick smoke, either hoisting or pulling heavy shipbuilding materials, and delivering them to the required positions.

The craftsmen seem to only have the work at hand in their eyes, and they only have in their hearts the boats waiting to be built and sent to the side of the canal leading to the Yangtze River.

In the distance, at the end of the three canals, on the surface of the Yangtze River.

A larger warship dropped its anchor while going east-west, and floated fixedly on the river.

The huge roar of the artillery echoed in the shipyard for a long time.

"Longjiang Shipyard has five shipbuilding platforms, only one of which undertakes shipbuilding for foreign businesses, which can be regarded as adding a little income to the shipyard and the court."

Zhu Yunxi stepped forward quietly, came behind the old man, and introduced in a low voice.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "It must be Xu's family and several other companies operating in the sea."

Zhu Yunxi hummed: "The fields under the name of the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion have all been emptied over the years, and they have been replaced by Jiaozhi Road. Once again, the business of shipping is only possible under the premise.

However, nowadays, only half of the private shipping of the imperial court is controlled by them.They are all well-informed people, and the imperial court does not need to worry too much, the shipping will be out of the imperial court's control.

In fact, although the imperial court does not account for the operation of several maritime operations in the Zhongshan Palace, the inner treasury accounts for [-]%.Originally, the grandson was not going to want it, but the Xu family has several other families, but they said that this was a business that borrowed from my family's affection.

Later, the grandson asked the tax office to check secretly, and there were no problems with the business of these companies and the tax accounts.The output on the side of Jiaozhi Road is also paid according to the regular tax per acre, and the shipping side is paid regularly according to the new commercial tax.

If grandpa wants to see it, he only needs to ask Sun Daban to read the check list of the inner treasury, and he will be able to find out. "

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "I can't help but they do this kind of business and earn clean money steadily, and the court will not deprive them of their income."

Zhu Yunxi hummed, clasping his hands together.

The old man only said half of what he said, and the other half is that as long as the Xu family members feel that they have mastered Daming's maritime operations, they can make a lot of money and hide money that shouldn't be, and the court will Will not take into account the affection in the past.

Zhu Gaochi said from the side: "Longjiang Shipyard has five shipbuilding platforms and the other four shipbuilding platforms. I see that the warships built are not only different, but most of them are the same as before."

This is Zhu Gaochi's first visit to Longjiang Shipyard.

In his vision, today he should see all the new warships here, but he didn't want most of the warships to be of the past style.

Zhu Yunxi explained: "The most important thing for Zhang Ergong and the others now is to test the steam warship. If all goes well, they will launch a steam sea ship. This will be easier. Just explain it, and ordinary shipbuilders can also do it. do well.

After that, there will be the attempt of a new type of iron-clad warship, and then there will be the manufacture of iron-clad seagoing ships.The pace is determined earlier, step by step, a small amount of manufacturing, and when everything is in place, stop and replace the existing naval warships. "

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "That should be the case. If you don't figure it out, it will only increase the cost of the court. Zhang Ergong's way is stable. Steam engines, warships, and his new things have been very important to him in recent years. The imperial court has helped a lot."

The grandpa and grandson were watching the shipbuilding platform and chatting about these things.

Zhang Ergong, who was still on the river, had been reported long ago. His Majesty, His Highness, and Prince Yan all came, so they hurriedly boarded the boat and rushed to the shipyard.

At this time, Zhang Ergong was leading a group of craftsmen and rushed to the front of the three of them.

"My minister sees Your Majesty, Your Highness, I have seen Prince Yan."

"I have seen Your Majesty, Your Highness, and Prince Yan."

Zhang Ergong still has some official status now, he greeted him decently, and the craftsmen and officials behind him followed closely.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand directly, and then asked: "Zhang Ergong, I just want to ask you, I want Ming to form an invincible fleet, can you do it for me?"

Zhang Ergong was obviously taken aback. Who would have thought of meeting the emperor, and the first sentence would be to ask such a question.

Zhu Yunxi coughed softly: "You should answer truthfully immediately."

Zhang Ergong took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, as long as you give me another three years, I can start building iron-clad warships! Within five years, the imperial court will have the first small-scale iron-clad fleet! Ten years! After ten years, Ming's navy will be invincible above the sea!"

"ten years."

Zhu Yuanzhang murmured in a low voice, and then quietly clenched his fists.

Zhang Ergong was a little nervous.

The ten-year agreement was actually not the best plan in my mind, it could only be regarded as the minimum, to ensure that the armored warship could sail on the water without sinking.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, and then said: "I heard that the steam warship is going to be tested today, and I will take me aboard to have a look."

………………

Monthly ticket recommendation ticket