If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 123

The drawings Zhu Zhanqun took out were drawings of a type of ship called an arrow boat in the world of immortality.

But it's not a magic weapon, it's just a kind of sea ship developed by mortals in the world of immortality.

When Zhu Zhanquan was learning the art of mechanical puppets, he once had an idea and wanted to try to refine sea ships into magic weapons, so he hid his identity and hid among mortals and learned shipbuilding for a period of time.

With his little talents as a veteran sailing player before time travel and a sailboat model enthusiast, Zhu Zhanquan quickly made achievements in this area even without relying on the means of cultivating immortals. He was even once named a Saint of Works by that mortal dynasty.

And the mortal dynasty he was associated with also achieved great development in the shipbuilding industry, opened up a situation on the sea, and became a powerful country among the mortal dynasties. Zhu Zhanquan's status in the country naturally also followed. A rising tide lifts all boats.

Most of his knowledge about dynasty luck was acquired at this time.

As for the arrow boat, it is not Zhu Zhanqi's invention. It's just that he made some improvements to this kind of sea-going boat and added a lot of "gadgets" to it. After it was built, it was not inferior to some boat types. Magical weapon.

The reason why Zhu Zhanyu took out the drawings of the arrow boat was to consider building a ship that could cross the Atlantic and send people to the Americas.

Although with the current level of shipbuilding in the Ming Dynasty, it is not difficult to reach America through the Bering Strait, but considering that if you get close to the Arctic Ocean, you will encounter icebergs and other things, Zhu Zhanyu still feels that it is safer to take the Honolulu route.

As for Europe...Zheng He has already reached the Cape of Good Hope. Shouldn't he be allowed to bring his fleet to give the Europeans a little bit of a shock to the Kingdom of Heaven?
Historically, if it weren't for the lack of the Suez Canal in the 17th century, Zheng He would have taken a stroll around the Mediterranean.

In Zhu Zhanqi's view, if the Maritime Silk Road can be used to sail from the Ming Dynasty to Europe, it will undoubtedly mean the opening of a golden route.

Although the game experience is not accurate, Zhu Zhanqi thought that when he was playing Voyage, he went from Hangzhou to sell tea from Hangzhou to Lisbon and made dozens or hundreds of times the profit.

Of course, it is unrealistic to rely on Zheng He's large fleet to navigate this route.

Although the large fleet is large in scale and has many ships, it can really shock those Europeans when it sails out. However, it is obvious that the sailing speed of the large ships is relatively slow, and the demand and consumption of supplies along the way are astronomical.

If you want to explore the route, using a small speed boat is the best choice.

But there is no rush to do this. You can wait until Zheng He comes back and talk to the world's first navigator before doing it.

As for Zhu Zhanquan, in addition to ordering one ship with a cost of [-] materials and twelve ships with a cost of [-] materials from the Longjiang Shipyard, he also asked people from the Longjiang Shipyard to try to build arrow boats.

However, according to the estimates of people at Longjiang Shipyard, if the arrow boat drawings that Zhu Zhanquan produced were actually built, the cost would be equivalent to the cost of a sea-going ship worth 1 materials, close to 2 taels of silver.This does not include the "gadgets" Zhu Zhanquan plans to install on the ship. If those are included, [-] taels of silver may not be enough.

Fortunately, this small amount of money was nothing to Zhu Zhanquan. After paying the deposit for Longjiang Shipyard to start construction as soon as possible, he returned to the military camp.

However, as soon as Zhu Zhanquan returned to the military camp, his third uncle Zhu Gaosui came over, pulled him aside and said with a flattering look on his face: "Congratulations, Your Highness Prince Zheng! From now on, Zhanjuan, you will rule Tianjin, and my third uncle, I will rule." Nuergan, our uncle and nephew are neighbors, and when the time comes, my dear nephew, you have to take care of your third uncle!"

"Third uncle, you're welcome. It's my nephew who needs third uncle's care." Zhu Zhanquan and Zhu Gaosui exchanged polite greetings. He didn't have any bad impression of this third uncle, although he had been following his second uncle and talking to him before. The family can't deal with it, but it's not something that can't be changed.

So after being polite to Zhu Gaosui and knowing that he came to him to discuss the matter of vassaling Tianjin, Zhu Zhanju took the initiative and said: "As for the matter of vassaling, my nephew can still delay it for a few months. The palace If the construction is not completed, it will always be delayed for a while due to insufficient preparation of the domain.

Moreover, I went to Tianjin. Although it is not a very nice place, it is not a remote place away from Peiping.

Third uncle, on the other hand, has been with me for almost two months. According to grandpa's wishes, you will go and join the feudal clan in another month. I wonder if third uncle is ready? "

"Hey, don't mention it! If you hadn't helped introduce those businessmen, Zhanjuan, I would still be numb now!" Zhu Gaosui was full of resentment when he mentioned this matter. He complained a few times, but soon turned to Zhu Zhan again. Chun said flatteringly: "Zhan Chun, do the things we talked about before count? Now that the third uncle is gone, we are thousands of miles apart. We may not see each other for several years. What did you promise to the third uncle?" Things must not go uncounted!”

Zhu Zhanchun had not considered the issue of vassalage before, and the matter discussed with Zhu Gaosui to help him develop his fiefdom was naturally based on the fact that Zhu Zhanchun still stayed in the capital.

Now that he has been named Prince Zheng and is going to Tianjin to become a vassal, some things will naturally have to be adjusted.

So it's no wonder that Zhu Gaosui was so impatient. After all, this was related to whether he could live a good life in the fiefdom in the future.

"Why did Third Uncle say this? Since we have agreed, no matter whether my nephew stays in the capital or goes to Tianjin to join the feudal clan, the cooperation between you and me will not change. At most, there will be some adjustments in the way of cooperation. "Zhu Zhanjuan said to Zhu Gaosui, and then explained: "I just ordered twelve thousand-material sea-going ships at Longjiang Shipyard. Later, I will use these ships to transport Qingyu Guard from the sea to Tianjin. After that, these ships will It will be used for sea trade to Korea and Japan.

The third uncle became the feudal lord Nuergan, and the Nuergan Dusi government office. If I remember correctly, it should be at the mouth of a local river called Heilongjiang. After the third uncle became the vassal, he built a port there to sell local specialties and so on. Collect them, and when my merchant ship arrives, we can start trading.

The Nurgandusi area has a well-developed water system. After Sanshu became a vassal, he could consider making more use of this. If I remember correctly, going upstream along the Heilongjiang River can not only lead directly to Liaodong, but also to Mobei.

If we can make good use of this, in the future we can contact the King of Liao, the King of Han, and the King of Shen, and the five of us will attack the Mongols together, or perhaps fulfill the unfinished business of Emperor Taizu Gao, conquer North Korea and the Japanese country, and expand the territory. Beautiful?
Grandpa has changed the rules of the vassal king in leading troops, so that we can all expand our territory in the future. "

　Regarding the issue that the protagonist is in Tianjin and will be too close to Beijing in the future. Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing only in the 18th year of Yongle. It is only the eighth year of Yongle now. Why are you anxious?
　　And who said that the protagonist will stay in Tianjin from now on? This is just a base for starting a business. Later, he will go to fight against Korea and Japan.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)