Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

If that's the case, then it's a big deal...

But even if it was his own problem, it must have been acquired, otherwise how did those children of Apocalypse come about?

Thinking of this, he put his right hand on the table.

"Come, let me touch it!"

Chapter 174: Medical books say that when the essence is full, there is no desire

After Liu Yue's fingers rested on Zhu Youxiao's pulse for a while, she couldn't help but frown.

"Your Majesty has been feeling a little weak lately."

Zhu Youxiao: ? ?

His eyes were as big as bells, and he was totally unwilling to believe this.

After all, which man would admit that he is weak?

What's more, I'm only 23 years old in this body!

His face flushed and he spoke seriously.

"Are you kidding me? I am now..."

"I can hold my head high every morning, and I am full of energy during my lunch break!"

"And the sex at night was also very harmonious, how could it be possible that he was weak?"

Liu Yue smiled when she heard this.

"Your Majesty, this is a sign of kidney deficiency."

"It is said in medical books that when the essence is full, there is no desire."

"Insufficient kidney yin will lead to weak kidney yang, and the external manifestations are strong yang, fever in the five hearts, hot flashes, night sweats, and red and yellow urine."

"I wonder if your majesty has had any of these situations recently?"

Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment. He couldn't be sure about the three days of coma, but before the coma, his body did have the symptoms that Liu Yue described.

But he didn't take it seriously at the time and thought it was because of the humidity in the sea.

Now think about it, it seems...

"Wait, what do you mean by masculine?"

This time it was Liu Yue who blushed. She opened her mouth, not knowing how to describe it.

After a long time, he stammered and said.

"Just, just, just that you can be in the state of February 2nd at any time......"

February 2?

Zhu Youxiao understood it immediately!

This girl was right again!

That’s right. These days, whenever I feel sleepy, things get out of control.

That tent...

He was a little anxious, so he grabbed Liu Yue's little hand and asked urgently.

"So, in your opinion, how should this be treated?"

"Qiu'er and Qingyu haven't made any movement yet. Is this related to this?"

Liu Yue's face turned even redder. She lowered her head, not daring to look Zhu Youxiao in the eye, and spoke timidly.

"I am not sure, but I cannot rule out the possibility."

"But your majesty, don't worry too much. I will have someone prepare some medicine for you later. You just need to rest for a while."

These words made Zhu Youxiao feel relieved.

According to this statement, I just have kidney deficiency and I just need to take good care of it and I will still be able to have a baby in the future.

He laughed and pushed Liu Yue.

"Go quickly, if you can heal me, I will reward you handsomely!!"

From then on, Zhu Youxiao had to spend his days taking Chinese medicine, and after learning about this, Concubine Rong forbade Qingyu and Qiu'er to come to sleep with him.

Two days later, the wind on the sea finally died down and the weather became clear again.

The fleet set off and began the return journey.

Just after passing Jieshiwei, they encountered several ships under Zheng Zhilong's command.

They came back from Ryukyu and brought back good news.

The descendants of the Zhang and Ximen families have been found!

"We, Sun Tiegu and Han Cang, kowtow to Your Majesty!"

In the cabin, looking at the two middle-aged men kneeling in front of him, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Get up!"

"From today on, you can restore your ancestral surname."

"I just wonder how much of the skills passed down by your ancestors do you still remember?"

Sun Tiegu is a descendant of the Zhang family and inherited the craftsmanship of treasure ship keels.

Han Cang, on the other hand, was a descendant of the Ximen family and had inherited the skill of designing treasure ship cabins.

When Zheng Zhilong was ordered to send people to Ryukyu to find them, he had already made his purpose clear.

That is to rebuild the treasure ship!

The two of them were feeling extremely complicated at this time, as their ancestors had participated in the construction of the treasure ship and ended up fleeing.

As for the other three families, they couldn't even escape and were completely wiped out!

Sun Tiegu, no, now his name is Zhang Tiegu.

Zhang Tiegu knelt there, his eyes unconsciously moistened. He knocked his head to the ground and choked with sobs.

"Your Majesty, it is my honor to supervise the construction of the treasure ship. It is also the last wish of my ancestors."

"Zhang Gu Liu Ma Xi Men cabin, Wang Pao Qian Liang Huang Guan window!"

"But now, the Liu family, Wang family, and Qian family have all lost their inheritance, and I am afraid that I am not qualified to take on the task."

Han Cang, also known as Ximen Cang, had the same reaction. He knelt there with his shoulders shaking.

Zhu Youxiao understood that they were afraid!

I was afraid that after building the treasure ship, I would suffer the same fate as the three families of Liu, Wang and Qian!

After all, the Ming Dynasty's maritime ban was like a joke, sometimes banned and sometimes lifted. It was normal that they could not see the future of shipbuilding.

Zhu Youxiao stood up, helped them up, and said with a serious face.

"Don't worry."

"No matter what happens in the future, no one will do anything against you."

"Moreover, I will also investigate the affairs of the Liu, Wang, and Qian families to the end. I will not let anyone who participated in the murder of them go!"

"After returning to the capital, I will build a new shipyard in Tianjin."

"You two and Huang Gouzi, as officials of the Ministry of Works, will jointly be responsible for supervising the construction of the treasure ship. If you encounter any problems, you can report them directly to me without going through the Ministry of Works!"

After hearing this, Zhang Tiegu and Ximen Cang thought they had misheard for a moment.

Langzhong of the Ministry of Works is an official rank from the fifth grade!

Back then, during the Yongle Dynasty, their ancestor was only a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Works!

In addition, Zhu Youxiao promised to investigate the other three families that were wiped out, so the two finally felt relieved and accepted the task calmly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

The two people who had just been helped up bowed hurriedly.

Zhu Youxiao smiled and pointed at the chairs that Youtong and others had brought, and spoke loudly.

"No need to be polite, sit down and talk!"

"Tell me in detail, among the things passed down by your ancestors, what exactly did the treasure ship look like back then!"

Afterwards, Huang Gouzi was also brought over. Zhu Youxiao asked someone to prepare food, and while eating, they talked about the treasure ship.

From them, Zhu Youxiao learned a lot about the treasure ship.

The treasure ship back then was huge!

It is 444 feet long and 18 feet wide.

One zhang in the Ming Dynasty was about 3.1 meters, which means it is about 133 meters long and 56 meters wide.

The deck alone covers an area of ​​more than 7,400 square meters, nearly 11 acres!

It has nine masts and twelve sails, eight floors in total, hundreds of cabins, and twenty cannons.

The lower four floors are watertight compartments, ballast compartments, oar compartments and gun compartments.

The top four floors are the command cabin, rest cabin, etc.

None of this matters.

The most important thing is that after Zhang Tiegu finished saying this, he took off a shiny pendant that looked like a crescent moon from his collar.

"Your Majesty, this is a sample of the dragon bone passed down from our ancestors. Please take a look."

After saying that, he twisted it a few times, and the pendant turned out to be like a transforming toy for children in later generations. In Zhu Youxiao's shocked eyes, it changed into another appearance!

This thing looks like a centipede with its body arched!

There is a thick backbone in the middle, with countless slender, claw-like thorns extending from both sides.

Zhu Youxiao knew that the backbone was the dragon bone, and the small thorns on both sides were the ribs extending from the dragon bone!

The keel of the treasure ship is actually made of metal!

This is incredible!

Chapter 175 The Emperor is Powerful, Officials Are in Trouble

In addition to the dragon bones, there was another thing that shocked Zhu Youxiao even more.

That is, the treasure ship's nine masts, twelve sails and the paddle room on that first floor were actually just backup power!

What actually drives the treasure ship is a fire bull as big as three houses!

"Fire Bull" is what Ximen Cang called it. In Zhu Youxiao's view, that horse is a steam engine!

When talking about this thing, Ximen Cang, Zhang Tiegu and Huang Gouzi's expressions couldn't help but become gloomy.

According to them, the cost of this fire bull is comparable to the treasure ship itself!

The treasure ship cost about six thousand taels of silver to build, and that was just the bare ship.

And a fire bull costs more than five thousand taels of silver!

At the beginning, the Ming Dynasty built a total of 63 treasure ships, spending nearly 700,000 taels of silver.

And this does not include daily maintenance, equipment, sea expenses and other expenses.

If you count everything, at least several million taels of silver would have been spent.

The status of Zheng He's fleet at that time on the sea was completely comparable to that of the leader of the martial arts world.

China has always been known for its benevolence and righteousness. When Zheng He's fleet sailed to the West seven times, it never asked for anything when passing through those small countries. Instead, it mostly coexisted peacefully with them and even gave rewards to show its favor, letting them know that there was still a powerful country like the Ming Dynasty in this world.

When they returned to their country, they would often bring back a group of envoys from small countries who came to pay tribute to the imperial court.

When facing these tribute envoys, the emperors of China always adopt the same approach.

That is, if you pay me one cent as tribute, I will give you one thousand yuan as a return gift...