At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 364 Ironclad ship, attack!

Zhu Qizhen frowned, staring at the map closely, and at the same time, stretched out his hand to draw on it.

Jin Ying was very puzzled, but dared not ask.

He quietly moved half a step to the side, looked at Fan Zhong, and cast a questioning look.

Fan Zhong understood what he meant, but shook his head.

Because he didn't know what happened, anyway, the emperor suddenly got up early in the morning and came here in a hurry.

At this time, another person walked into the cabin, and Jin Ying looked up, and it turned out to be Yuan Bin.

"emperor!"

Zhu Qizhen's eyes were still on the map, and he waved his hands to Yuan Bin behind him, signaling him to come forward.

Yuan Bin walked up a few steps and asked, "I don't know why the emperor summoned his ministers to get up?"

"Do you still remember that a month ago, Qian Guogong sent an expedited six hundred miles?"

"Remember, it is said that there are foreign ships, and they are already coming in the direction of my Daming."

Zhu Qizhen stretched out his fingers to Mashima Island at the junction of Champa and Zhenwa, and then moved north along the coastline.

"So far, there is still no report from the coast. Where did these ships go?"

Yuan Bin looked along the map, his face became a little puzzled.

If these ships were really heading towards Daming, why didn't they dock?
Sailing on the sea is not as good as being on land. If you are tired, you can find a teahouse to rest.

The food and fresh water on board are limited. If they don't go ashore for supplies, they will die of thirst and starvation long ago.

Don't foreigners need to drink water to eat?
Yuan Bin finally realized that something was a little strange.

These ships have either turned around, or are hiding on an island, or even disguised as a merchant ship, hiding in a port on the southeast coast.

If it was in the past, it would not be uncommon for foreigner merchant ships to come to Daming. After all, Daming has fully opened the sea, and the exchange of merchant ships between countries is normal.

However, thinking of the Wanyan Gunaha rebellion case that happened not long ago, the matter is serious.

"Your Majesty, will those ships go to Luzon Island?"

Zhu Qizhen shook his head, and said: "In the past month, King Yi has published two memorials, which did not mention this matter."

"Is it possible...they didn't dock, but went directly to Japan, Ryukyu and other places?"

"The possibility is very small. Ever since I received the memorial from Duke Qian, I have already sent a message to Shi Heng, asking him to pay close attention to every move at sea. If there is any abnormality, he will definitely report to me immediately. Moreover, He has a navy in his hands, and when he encounters an enemy ship, he will react immediately."

Yuan Bin was very helpless, this is not right, that is not right, could it be that those ships were buried in the bottom of the sea in a storm?
Zhu Qizhen stared at the map closely, and said: "From Ma Island to Linyi Prefecture, all the way to the north, if there is no news from the coast, the biggest possibility is...they have their own bases at sea!"

As he spoke, his fingers stopped at one place: "The information Jin Ying found is a very poor island!"

Yuan Bin and others went to see it, and found that this was Qiongzhou Island of Daming!
Qiongzhou is not poor, but if one hears only a few words and misinterprets Qiong as poor, then it makes sense.

Judging from the map, only Qiongzhou Island is really the most suitable.

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "How much fuel is there now?"

The boatmen in the rudder cabin began to calculate, and finally concluded that if they did not stop in Fuzhou and continued southward, the remaining fuel would be enough to reach Qiongzhou Island.

Jin Ying panicked, even if he had enough fuel, he couldn't attack rashly.

If the other party came prepared and he only had one ship, how could he guarantee the emperor's comfort?
Even if those ships are really hidden in Qiongzhou, they have to wait until Fuzhou, let the emperor disembark, and go by themselves.

A gentleman does not build a dangerous wall, you are the emperor of Ming Dynasty, you can't rush forward in everything!
"Your Majesty, this servant thinks that... we should arrive in Fuzhou as planned, and then make plans."

Zhu Qizhen was still staring at the map, and after a while, he said: "Decree, change the route, the target... Qiongzhou!"

"Your Majesty, no!"

Jin Ying hurriedly persuaded: "This time is just a trial voyage. Before departure, I was not ready to fight. If I attack hastily, I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?"

Zhu Qizhen was dissatisfied and said: "The war is about to break out, will the enemy let you go because you are not prepared?"

Jin Ying had no choice but to shut up and go out to convey the imperial edict.

For a moment, the entire ship issued an early warning.

In the cabin, all the stewards just got up and heard the noisy voice outside, not knowing what happened, so they went around to inquire.

"I just heard that the flight route has changed and I won't be going to Fuzhou."

"Why change?"

"If you don't go to Fuzhou, are you planning to go back to Ningbo?"

"Why Ningbo, the emperor is going to Qiongzhou!"

"Why go to Qiongzhou?"

"I do not know……"

There was a lot of discussion among the people, and for a while, they had everything they wanted to say.

"It is said that this ship consumes 3000 million taels of silver, which is really terrible. So much money is enough to build a fleet to sail to the West, but now only one iron-clad ship that can emit smoke has been built. The emperor is still too old. You are young, and you don’t know the principle of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.”

"3000 million taels, I'm afraid the national treasury has been emptied."

"Who says it is not? With this kind of money, it is not good to build the railway. It will not cost 3000 million taels from Ningbo to Fuzhou!"

Many people know nothing about ships. In their minds, it is more cost-effective to build a hundred ships than to build one, and of course a hundred ships.

Discussions came and went, and everyone became more and more emotional.

Their attitude is very clear, that is, to spend a small amount of money to achieve great things.

This is money from the national treasury, not your own Zhu Qizhen, even if it is your own, isn't it from the people's anointing?
So, everyone turned their attention to Cao Yi, the chief minister.

Here, apart from Tang Xinggu, Bei Lin and others, he is the most official.

Although Cao Yi was helpless, he had the courage to see everyone's expecting eyes. He knew very well that he had to do something.

At this time, if you sing the praises of the emperor, you will inevitably be despised by your colleagues and think that you are flattering. It seems that it is time to sing the opposite.

So, on behalf of the officials, he came to the rudder cabin.

"Minister Cao Yi, chief envoy of Zhejiang Province, salute the saint!"

"I'm safe, what's the matter with the Qing family?"

Zhu Qizhen was studying the map, and when he heard someone coming, he agreed casually.

Now, Cao Yi is even more upset, are you fooling a ghost?

Anyway, I am also a veteran of the four dynasties, so you can't respect me, at least look at me!

"Your Majesty, I think this iron-clad ship looks majestic. What's the use of putting it on the sea? The cost of this ship is too high. I suggest building more treasure ships. With the same budget, the price of treasure ships is much lower."

Zhu Qizhen finally raised his head and said: "I let you board the ship to open your eyes. I didn't expect that you are still stuck in the past world. If things go on like this, how will Da Ming's technology improve?"

(End of this chapter)