Become the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Chongzhen!

Chapter 473 The War Potential of the Wa Country

It may be that future generations have suffered too much memory at sea, and Zhu Youjian attaches great importance to this at this time.

Moreover, the Black Flag Navy also represents the future of the Black Flag, and there is no room for loss.

Lin Wang, who has been stationed on Tsushima Island for several days, also knows this.

Regardless of the domineering black flag army on the land, the soldiers are extremely powerful, all kinds of advanced firearms are quack-made, the armor rate is extremely high, the weapons are abundant, and the supply of food and fodder is sufficient. Even the lowest-level armored men can wear a good cotton robe as a military uniform .

But when it comes to real calculations, among the current Black Banner armies, the Black Banner navy ranks first among the most money-consuming.

Afterwards came the Black Banner Baya Camp, the Firearms Camp, and finally the Sauron Camp, which was so famous that it made the Eight Banners fearful, and could stop the children crying at night.

With the armament of the army, the money spent on the ships and cannons under construction by the Black Banner navy is enough to make the black, blue, black, red, black and yellow flags drop their jaws. And depending on His Majesty's attitude towards the navy, this investment will only increase in the future. No less.

So even though the treasure ship had made Lin Wang swell a lot, he still didn't dare to risk the safety of the treasure ship.

Facing the mercenary fleet gathered by the Hizen Domain of the Wa Kingdom, it is best to avoid it.

On the other side of the country, the loss of Tsushima Island in the past month, and the collision between the Hizen Domain and the Black Flag finally reached the Edo Shogunate in Japan, and the Shogunate also issued countermeasures.

When the contemporary Iemitsu Tokugawa learned the news, he urgently ordered Katsushige Nabeshima, the lord of the Hizen domain, to stop his service and return to the domain to preside over the overall situation!

Then the shogunate's elders and elders were urgently called to discuss the countermeasures for this matter. At the same time, the Edo shogunate finally had to pay attention to the power of the distant country of the black flag, and gathered all the information about the black flag that could be collected from all directions. , as a reference.

It doesn't matter if you don't search.

A search is amazing!

Tsushima Island is far away, and the shogunate did not pay much attention to the opening of the Black Flag on the island. After all, it was a small border feudal clan, and it still carried out normal business activities.

But now Tsushima Island is controlled by the black flag, which is connected with the previous attack on Iki Island by a large number of elite warriors belonging to the black flag!

Land and sea go hand in hand!

Immediately, some veterans asserted that the Qing Dynasty behind the black flag had a lot of plans!
These actions could be preparations for a gradual or even full-scale invasion.

In addition, under the lock of the country, the Wa Kingdom lacked awareness of North Korea and Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the Edo shogunate thought that Korea was still conquered by the Qing Dynasty and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

Now it will work.

The Qing Dynasty sent the black flag to use North Korea as a springboard to gradually invade Japan!

This naturally has to be taken seriously.

Tokugawa Iemitsu admired the heroic deeds of Nabeshima Mitsushige, the eldest son of the Hizen feudal lord, for resisting the Black Flag Navy, and immediately began to worry.

When the enemy comes, it is natural to fight.

As I said before, the Wa Kingdom was an out-and-out mainland country throughout the Edo period.

The Hizen Domain is already the main foreign trade area of ​​the Wa Kingdom, and the most powerful maritime power. Apart from the Hizen Domain, it is really difficult for the Wa Kingdom to deploy a navy that can resist the enemy overseas. question.

After worrying for two days.

Finally, an elder pulled out an old almanac from the many files of the shogunate.

Who said that our country does not have decent sea power?

Date Masamune, the previous lord of the Date family of the Sendai domain, once built a huge ship called 'Date Maru'!It is an imitation of the Portuguese's Calques galleon, and thousands of boatmen were used to build it!The hull is 55 meters long!
The former Date Masamune's retainer Hasekura Changcho took this ship and sailed thousands of miles away!Go to a distant country in the East China Sea!It took seven years to return to Japan!

This ship is definitely a naval warfare weapon!

Even if the country is locked down, and the domestic policy will completely offend the Catholic Church, it will make Hasakura Changchang's diplomatic harvest completely empty. In the past, this ship was not needed at all, and it is definitely possible to use it for war as our Japan's card.

It shouldn't be too stretchy.

I only hope that the Sendai Fan did not dismantle the ship.

It's only been 30 years
Tokugawa Iemitsu's head got bigger when he heard it.

30 Ah.

He has not been in office for 30 years.

This boat was probably dismantled before he got on the General Zhengyi.

But with the attitude of giving it a try, Tokugawa Iemitsu still called the contemporary Sendai lord Date Tadamune and asked him about the 'Date Maru' news.

As a result, when asked, Date Zhongzong actually said that the ship was still there.

After all, it was one of the old cards of the old man. The trip by Changcho Hasekura also brought back a lot of precious goods from overseas countries. After that, the ship was left behind, and I went to the Hizen domain from time to time to do something. trade or something
Date Zhongzong naturally wouldn't say that he was running and smuggling without telling the shogunate.

It's just that in recent years, the lock-up order has become more stringent, and this old ship has been in disrepair for a long time, and it only stops at the port. Date's family occasionally boards the ship to remember the glory of the past, and uses it for sightseeing and entertainment.

In a few years' time, the boat will have to be dismantled and the boats that can be sold will be sold.

But this made Tokugawa Iemitsu quite gratified.

In disrepair?

Then fix it.

If you can drive it, go to the Hizen Domain first. A warship that can carry large-caliber artillery is better than those closed ship Antaka, and let those barbarians from outside see that Japan is also capable of building reliable ocean-going warships.

It's just that we have a vast land and abundant resources, and we don't want to toss about at sea.

Get serious and build dozens or hundreds of large ships in minutes.

Shun Tokugawa Iemitsu also asked Date Zhongzong to get the drawings of Date Maru.

On the one hand, if they really want to fight against the Black Flag Navy, then the shogunate really needs some reliable warships, at least they must be able to defend.

On the other hand.

The country is locked down, and your Date family still has the blueprint of the ocean-going ship. Why do you still keep an ocean-going ship?

"Put it on this side with a plank!"

"Dabada, this piece is completely rotten! It must be replaced! Otherwise, there is no way to move it!"

"Here, there seems to be something missing here"

So, the craftsmen of the Sendai Domain boarded the Date Maru and began to toss about this thing that could barely be called a sailing battleship.

Date Zhongzong was ordered to personally oversee the work, in order to restore the warship to a state capable of long-distance sailing as soon as possible.

Watching the craftsmen painting and caulking the already cracked hull, and pondering over what some missing parts look like, Date Tadamune could not help sighing.

There's nothing wrong with repairing a boat.

It's okay to ask for drawings.

You took the blueprints away, said that the ship looks quite complete and can be repaired without the blueprints, and then asked me to repair the ship.

What is this called!

"Lock the country"

Recalling the original intention of the Sendai Clan to summon thousands of craftsmen to build the Date Maru, Date Tadamune's sigh became louder.

As for the old galleon.

New lacquer and wooden boards conceal its vicissitudes, but can Hizen Fan really rival the truth of the black flag girl?

　Three changes tomorrow, 460 has been blocked, it has been revised and is under review

　　
　
(End of this chapter)