Daming 1805

Chapter 270 There is only one prince in this bay

Zhu Jingyuan looked at the excited Dashiguo officials, sighed faintly and said:

"You guys are still too young to spend money on me, how much money can I spend on a trip?

"You just need to start some new projects, such as building roads, building military barracks, and building warship maintenance bases.

"At the same time, we can also add a simultaneous road project on the basis of the railway in the Mozhou Lake area.

"Build another large dock in Meng County, and even build a small shipyard and a small military base.

"This is not a waste of money. If you want to get rich, build roads first. There is a high probability that you can earn back the money.

"The eastern part of Mozhou is a good place, and it will not be a problem to reproduce tens of millions of people, unlike Quicksand City, which cannot support the population.

"But the premise of multiplying the population is that people have a way to walk..."

Da Shiguo tried to spend money, but it was not a waste of money. It couldn't just throw the money away, because it wouldn't pass the approval.

That is to say, spending money on Zhu Jingyuan can be relatively free.

Liu Zhixin himself was quite stiff, but after listening to Zhu Jingyuan's arrangement, he immediately relaxed a little:
"Then follow His Majesty's idea, we will immediately plan these new projects and start implementing them as soon as possible.

"But this has nothing to do with the cost of the King's travel, it should have been paid by the Great Food Kingdom.

"No matter what, it's impossible for you to pay for it yourself, otherwise, what are we doing with so much money in Dashi Nation?
"The Great Food Kingdom was able to develop from barrenness to prosperity and happiness in just two years, all thanks to the wisdom and wisdom of the king.

"Your Majesty, if you are too frugal, you will make all the officials and common people of the Great Food Kingdom feel ashamed..."

Zhu Jingyuan blinked his eyes when he heard the words.

Am I frugal?

The palace where I live is 64 square meters, and the royal city where the kingdom is located is 400 million square meters.

Looking at the surrounding decoration again, it is magnificent, gorgeous and exquisite.

Is this thrifty?
But after thinking about it, apart from this royal palace, I really haven't spent much money myself.

The usual high-end food and drink are really nothing compared to the income of the big food country.

I estimate that I have to build artificial islands in the sea, and build skyscrapers several hundred meters high, so as to be relatively suitable for my identity.

After all, in the bay in the previous life, there were a large group of princes with a piece of cloth on their head, but in this life, I was the only one.

The key is that I am not as good as those princes who will toss.

At present, there are only two concubines, and the total number of maids and servants is less than 60.

Moreover, it is indeed mostly due to his own credit that Da Shiguo has the current situation.

Instead of arranging for people to dig oil, the people here are still eating sand in the desert.

In addition to oil, the technology brought by oneself and the care of the court brought here are equally important.

These officials may not feel worthy of their status if they do not spend more money on themselves.

Zhu Jingyuan felt that he understood what Liu Zhixin's officials meant, so he said helplessly:

"Okay then, let the finances of the Dashi Kingdom pay for the cost of this trip."

Zhu Jingyuan agreed, and everyone at the scene breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that they shouldn't be entangled in such matters in the first place.

Liu Zhixin immediately looked at Niu Jian and said:

"Mr. Niu, go to Royal Lines to book a boat. The best boat is the Zhoushan island type that your Majesty has been on before."

It would be absolutely wasteful to order the largest passenger ship currently available to Zhu Jingyuan, based solely on demand.

If the kingdom has no money, even most ordinary kingdoms will first consider whether there is corruption in what they do.

But in the Great Food Kingdom, for Zhu Jingyuan, this is a natural choice.

"do not worry……"

Niu Jian smiled and nodded to accept the task, and left early to prepare for the trip.

Zhu Jingyuan and other courtiers continued to meet to discuss and arrange the future of the Great Food Kingdom.

Prepare the plan that Zhu Jingyuan, the king, is not in the country.

Determine which things need to be reported to Zhu Jingyuan, and let Liu Zhixin and other courtiers decide what things.

At the same time, discuss specifically which construction projects to open.

This meeting lasted for a long time, and I didn't fully understand it until the evening.

Zhu Jingyuan was about to adjourn the meeting first, and when the discussion continued tomorrow, Niu Jian came in again.

Niu Jian handed Zhu Jingyuan a printed telegram, and at the same time reported:
"Your Highness, the students are going to order a ship from Royal Lines, and choose the [-]-ton Zhoushan Island passenger ship that you have been on.

"But Royal Lines wrote back and said that it was not possible to schedule a ship of this type at the moment.

"Because we just dispatched one for the imperial concubine, the other ships will take fifty to sixty days to arrive.

"Right now, there is a 20-ton medium-sized passenger ship in Morocco. It has just completed a trip and is repairing its route. It is expected to arrive within [-] days.

"Tianzhu also has a [-]-ton passenger ship, which has just been overhauled and can arrive at Liusha City within four days."

Zhu Jingyuan was a little surprised, but he understood right away.

There are only five Zhoushan island-type passenger ships in operation, one more than two years ago.

More ships of similar size, as well as larger ships of [-] or even [-] tons, continued to be built.

Under normal circumstances, the Royal Lines will set a shorter sailing schedule for one of them, and usually run short-distance routes.

It can be deployed as soon as possible when preparing for the royal family to use the ship.

Now that this ship has been used by myself, if I order it now, I have to draw it from the long-distance route.

Zhu Jingyuan nodded subconsciously and said:

"Then choose the fastest one, [-] tons is enough."

Zhu Jingyuan imagined the temperature of "up to [-] degrees" in Mengxian County, and looked at the steaming Wangfu around [-] degrees, he wanted to leave here quickly and get on the boat to Mozhou.

Anyway, there are not many people in my family, and the usual servants and entourages are less than a hundred people. Even if I bring a division of guards, the total number will not exceed 600.

Let the soldiers sit on the same ship as themselves, and the [-]-ton passenger ship is still spacious enough.

Liu Zhixin asked Niu Jian to order the [-]-ton ship purely for show.

It means to show that you are rich.

But here Liu Zhixin and other palace officials are not happy.

Liu Zhixin subconsciously said:

"How can a [-]-ton ship do it? A [-]-ton ship is too small. Why don't you wait two months before going, Your Majesty..."

Zhu Jingyuan said in his heart that I am not equal every day, so he subconsciously waved his hand and said a little loudly:

"Impossible, absolutely impossible..."

Now Liu Zhixin and the officials were taken aback. Isn't the king's reaction a bit too violent?

Zhu Jingyuan realized that his reaction was a bit loud, and he coughed lightly to adjust his mentality:
"A [-]-ton ship is completely sufficient, and there is absolutely no need to wait two months for the extra display.

"If you really want to invest some money in this area, why don't you just buy a ship and use it exclusively."

What Zhu Jingyuan thought of was to buy a yacht. It is normal for him to have a private yacht with his wealth.

Liu Zhixin suddenly realized:
"My lord, Shengming, we should indeed buy a ship and build a special pier.

"I'm going to arrange the budget for the ship purchase right now. I need the largest Zhoushan island-type passenger ship, and I want to customize it..."

Zhu Jingyuan subconsciously wanted to say that there is no need to be so big.

Private yachts are completely different from conventional passenger ships and cruise ships, because there is no need to consider other ordinary guests.

The actual displacement can be three to four thousand tons, and the actual standard of living is already very luxurious.

If the private yacht gets [-] to [-] tons, it will really be enjoyed by the emperor.

Because the entire ship is of such a large scale, it serves only one person.

As a result, Pan Shien reminded subconsciously:
"Liu Changshi, I heard that Daming is currently building passenger ships, the largest of which is [-] tons, and none of them have started operation yet."

Liu Xixin was taken aback, and then subconsciously said:
"Then it will cost [-] tons, the largest ship!"

Zhu Jingyuan finally couldn't bear it anymore, knocked on the table and shouted directly:
"Stop, stop, shut up."

The scene suddenly quieted down.

Although Zhu Jingyuan usually has a good temper, his prestige is beyond doubt.

Once Zhu Jingyuan becomes serious, everyone will hold their breath and wait for the training obediently.

After a pause, Zhu Jingyuan said:
"Private yachts are not at the same standard as public passenger ships. Those of you who don't know about boats should stop messing around.

"I just need to communicate directly with the passenger ship company on this matter, and I will participate in the design and selection.

"Now go book that [-]-ton passenger ship for me. I want to leave within five days..."

None of the other officials spoke, only Niu Jian weakly agreed.

The meeting was temporarily over, the officials of the Great Food Kingdom went back to work, and Zhu Jingyuan also returned to his bedroom.

In the scorching air, Zhu Jingyuan changed into short sleeves and shorts, wrote and drew under the fan, and planned his yacht.

In terms of living standards, it is relatively easy to determine. It is enough to increase the scale on the basis of the existing yacht, and then install an air conditioner.

The air conditioner has to be adjusted.

In addition, I am not an ordinary person, and my yacht cannot be an ordinary yacht.

You must have enough defensive weapons and be able to take enough guards.

The yacht itself is best to have a certain degree of defense, must have armor.

It's better to go faster, at least thirty knots, with steam turbines and oil-fired boilers.

However, in order to achieve this demand, instead of installing weapons and armor on the yacht, it is better to install yacht facilities in the cruiser.

The defense level of a cruiser is still not enough in front of a battleship, why not change it directly with a battleship.

Use the hull of a battleship without large-caliber main guns to strengthen the defense of the entire tortoise shell.

The spaces inside the armored box are furnished with living and recreational facilities.

But would it be too wasteful to do so?
And if you don't install the main gun to face the battleship, you won't be able to fight back...

At the same time, although the battleship's hard defense has been improved, its reconnaissance ability is very weak, and it is impossible to detect danger in advance.

How about retrofitting a carrier with a battleship armor box.

However, the armor and main guns limit the size of the hull and greatly limit the size of the hangar. The number of aircraft that can be carried will definitely be very limited.

And isn't this thing like an aviation battleship?
It is better to use normal battleships with normal aircraft carriers.

So just build a fleet.

Anyway, Dad gave Da Shi Kingdom eight capital ships as targets.

Directly engage in a naval fleet to escort oneself to travel.

Zhu Jingyuan wrote down the word "fleet" and then the word "navy".

After estimating the cost of the fleet and comparing the cost of purchasing the passenger ship, Zhu Jingyuan's expression gradually became stiff.

Adding money to the upper body of the party belongs to...

Zhu Jingyuan sighed, crumpled the paper in front of him into a ball, threw it into the trash can, and started thinking again.

Then Zhu Jingyuan soon discovered that this operation seemed to add money to the top, but it actually saved money.

It's not impossible to build a naval fleet. I originally planned to build a navy in the big food country.

It is not impossible to travel by fleet, and it also saves the money to buy a yacht.

Anyway, the fleet has to train at ordinary times, and the Great Food Kingdom has no shortage of fuel.

As long as you reserve a dedicated room for yourself in the core cabin of a battleship.

No, these rooms don't even need to be dedicated, after all, I don't often go out to sea by boat.

When you don't use these rooms, you can think of other ways to use them.

For example, as the command center of the fleet.

The combat command system of this ship can be specially strengthened, enough power generation equipment and more living space can be added.

When not in use, this battleship is a professional command ship.

This particular battleship should have a long lifespan, and it will likely continue to serve even if the normal battleship is phased out.

After careful consideration, Zhu Jingyuan basically determined the direction.

Then began to plan the specific hull design and the establishment of the Dashi Kingdom's naval fleet.

(End of this chapter)