Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 542 Tianjin Treasure Shipyard

"I heard that Bao Shipyard has launched several main force ships, you should start training immediately, and go south to get rid of Zheng Zhilong for me soon!" Every time I think of Zheng Zhilong Chongzhen in Fujian, I feel like a stick in my throat.

More than half a month ago, Dongchang reported that Nan'an Bo Zheng Zhilong secretly colluded with Zhang Xianzhong who was hiding in the mountains of Yunnan and Guizhou, and the goods traded were probably weapons and firecrackers.

What's more, Zheng Zhilong turned a deaf ear to the imperial court's order, and his eyesight was so extreme that Chongzhen couldn't rub his eyes. This was the biggest reason why he agreed to form a navy.

"Your Majesty, I can't remember this!" Liu Hongjian's face turned green when he heard this.

As for the seven or eight lucky boats built in a hurry in Tianjin, go to the Zheng family's navy?What are you talking about here!
Although Lao Zheng is domineering, he is also capable. The three thousand warships of the Zheng family have never been defeated in any naval battle since the day they formed an army!
As for our Daming Navy?My God, a sailor who can't even put together a boat is called a sailor?Do you really regard us as the reincarnation of God of War?

"Oh, what I mean, with the Zheng family, we can only outwit them and not attack them by force, otherwise the gains outweigh the losses!" Liu Hongjian sighed.

Liu Hongjian didn't know how rich the Zheng family was, but he was sure that even if the treasury's existing silver and Uncle Chongzhen's internal funds were added, it might not be as rich as the Zheng family's.

He is also an official, a merchant, and a thief, and takes the whole Nanyang as his private property. All passing merchant ships must fly the flag of the Zheng family, and the annual income of a ship is 3000 taels of silver.

Nanyang is vast, and there are many traders with Ming Dynasty. Zheng Zhilong can earn more than [-] million taels a year for this alone. He also runs a large number of smuggling businesses, real estate, and shops...

It is not a legend but a real existence to become as rich as an enemy with the strength of a family.

Supporting this huge family business is the Zheng family's navy, which has been invincible for decades. Although there are only more than 20 elite members of the Zheng family stationed in Jinmen Island, Fujian, they have no less than [-] troops in the entire Nanyang.

In the past two years, he has never been so helpless except for breaking the rebellion and destroying the Tartars. Facing Zheng Zhilong, he can only choose to endure.

No way, I really can't beat it!

It is possible to drive him out of the Ming Dynasty with the army, but what is the use?
The consequence of tearing the face is likely to be that the people around the coast will suffer.

"I know I'm a little impatient, but... I...cough cough...cough cough—" Chongzhen frowned and coughed uncontrollably with a handkerchief covering his mouth.

And when he finally stopped coughing and put down the handkerchief, Liu Hongjian's eyes instantly fixed on the bloody stains on the handkerchief.

"Your Majesty, you..." Liu Hongjian suddenly stood up and said, looking at the glaring red color on the handkerchief.

"Hehe, it's nothing, I'm used to it." Chongzhen hurriedly stuffed the handkerchief into his pipa sleeve, as if it had been like this for a long time.

"Your majesty, you...shouldn't have kept this from my minister, minister..." Of course Liu Hongjian knew what Chongzhen was going to say just now, but he was so sad that he didn't know what to say.

Not to mention that the uncle has always taken good care of him, and now he is married to his daughter, Xiaojiu, who is like a baby. This friendship really can't be finished.

What the uncle shoulders silently is the foundation of Daming for 300 years, but what about him?It's just muddling along.

"Let's go to practice sailor training at ease, I'll be fine!" Chongzhen said stubbornly.

Since ancient times, emperors have said that they are lonely and unwilling to show weakness to others, so Chongzhen naturally didn't want others to see his weakness.

"Your Majesty, please pay attention to the body of the dragon. I will devote all my loyalty and wisdom to sharing your worries. Then Zheng Zhilong, within one year, no, within eight months, I will let him bow his head and wait for execution!" Looking at the hunched 'old man' in front of him , Liu Hongjian was filled with sorrow.

"It's because I'm too eager for quick success, You Ming, and don't be impatient. If you can't do something, you should think about it in the long run." Chongzhen picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea to moisten his parched throat.

Three years ago, he was also the same Sun Chuanting who ordered the training of troops in the same way, causing tens of thousands of Qin soldiers who were ill-prepared and lacking food and pay to be annihilated in Tongguan, Shaanxi.

Liu Hongjian clapped his hands and said yes, but he had secretly made an oath in his heart that he would return Uncle a complete Ming Dynasty within a limited time.

After leaving the palace, Liu Hongjian did not dare to delay, and led hundreds of guards and flying cavalry straight to Dagukou, Tianjin.

After a year of supervision, Tianjin Bao Shipyard has developed into a large workshop with more than [-] craftsmen of various types and more than [-] handymen.

Tianjin Treasure Shipyard is affiliated to the Ordnance Institute and funded by Chongzhen internal funds. Although it is not under the control of the Ministry of Industry, it bears the name of the royal family and is not affiliated with Xishan Shanghe.

Correspondingly, whenever the ordnance institute and the treasure shipyard want to sell arms, they only need to obtain the approval of Chongzhen, and do not need the approval of the cabinet or the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households.

The manager of Tianjin Bao Shipyard, Mo Huan, is about fifty years old. Song Yingxing has spent a lot of energy and invited him back from Macau Bucarao Shipyard. Next build into the water.

Dagukou, the temporary residence of the Beiyang Navy, is less than five miles away from the Tianjin Treasure Shipyard. When Liu Hongjian arrived at the Treasure Shipyard with his bodyguards, thousands of craftsmen were surrounded by a huge blessing ship in full swing. rush to work.

"My lord, this is the No. [-] lucky boat that was built according to your request." Mo Huan followed Liu Hongjian and pointed to a huge lucky boat that was under construction with a length of more than ten feet.

The hull of this ship has been built, and now it is installing steel plates provided by Ordnance. The thickness of the steel plates is about one and a half inches. It is also a major difficulty in construction to firmly fix the steel plates to the hull of the wooden ship.

Fortunately, Mo Huan has lived overseas for a long time and is familiar with mechanism learning. He welded it with iron and anchored it with iron anchors, and in just two months, according to the requirements, he turned a wooden lucky boat into a battleship with steel armor.

"The iron armor of this Fuchuan has been assembled, and the steam engine developed by Mr. Song is now being assembled inside. It will take about ten days before this No. [-] Fuchuan can be launched for sea trials."

Speaking of this steam engine, Mo Huan couldn't help admiring Song Yingxing. He studied engineering, firearms, and mechanism for half his life, and developed countless kinds of equipment, but none of them could compare with this steam engine.

It is impossible for outsiders to understand the mystery of using coal to boil water to drive machinery.

Mo Huan knew the importance of this technology. With steam engines, warships no longer need to be trapped by wind direction and sails, and they can go to the boundless ocean.

As a Chinese adherent, although he has studied the steam engine thoroughly, he has not mentioned it to any craftsmen in the Treasure Shipyard.

"My lord, please come this way, I will take you to see the No. [-] lucky boat that has been fully equipped." Seeing Liu Hongjian staring blankly at the No. [-] lucky boat that was being supervised, Mo Huan raised his hand and made a request pose.

The Treasure Shipyard is on the verge of the Bohai Sea, and dozens of warships of various types that have been launched are docked by the sea.

In the middle of the warship is a No. [-] Fuchuan, which is larger and more eye-catching than other warships. This ship is about [-] feet long and [-] feet wide. It is covered with bright white steel armor, which is particularly conspicuous in the sunlight.

"This is the first iron-clad warship successfully built by the humble supervisor, please board the ship for inspection!"

Mo Huan was also full of excitement staring at the huge treasure, this is really the most proud warship he has ever built in his life.

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