Plane Travel Guide

More than 71% of the earth's area belongs to oceans, and the rest are continents and islands.If you want to be domineering in this world, it is absolutely impossible to justify without a powerful navy—unless you have a powerful air force that transcends the geographical environment.

But Tang Shaozhe has already made up his mind, not planning to influence the trend of science and technology too much in his own plane.Therefore, the Air Force definitely does not intend to leave it to Ming Dynasty, and if he wants to build an empire on which the sun never sets, he can only learn from the experience of the British in strengthening their own naval power.

In fact, up to this time, Ming's naval power is not weak, and it can even be said to be a world-wide naval power.

However, although the treasure ships owned by the Ming Dynasty officials in this era are huge in size, they are indeed ocean-going ships, but after all, they are still not out of the category of wooden ships.After all, the effect Tang Shaozhe wanted to create was still a bit short.

It is best to form a navy far superior to its contemporaries to maintain the prestige of the Great Empire.As for ships and ships, they are all very simple things to Tang Shaozhe, only those who control the navy are not easy to find.Plane Travel Guide 1425

Even if this person doesn't know how to control ships that are far more advanced than contemporary technology, he should at least understand the meaning of the navy.

After picking and choosing, Tang Shaozhe found that only Zheng He was the most suitable in the entire Ming Dynasty.Although he certainly doesn't understand the ship technology brought by Tang Shaozhe, he does understand how to create the spirit of a powerful blue water navy!In other words, the soul of the army!

In fact, the navy is more traditional than the army, and the construction of the navy cannot be completed overnight.Compared with the navy, the construction speed of the army is faster, and the formation of combat effectiveness is also faster.

But the navy is not good, the growth rate of the navy is very slow, and the tradition of the navy needs one battle after another to accumulate and finally take shape.Especially the commander in chief when the navy first met, it is very important!

According to historical records, last year should be the sixth time when Zheng He led his fleet to Nanyang.However, due to the emergence of Tang Shaozhe's variable, the Ming court focused its energy on going north to the grasslands to clear up border troubles, so Zheng He did not go to sea.

Although the huge fleet of treasure ships can be called the number one naval fleet in the contemporary world, due to the unbalanced formulation of political policies, this huge fleet needs to consume huge supplies and money from the country every time it goes to sea.

The naval dispatches of modern Western countries often ended in war and plunder.Therefore, sailing expeditions will always get a corresponding level of dividends, and they will never end in losses.

However, the huge fleet of treasure ships of the Ming Dynasty was dismal every time they went to Nanyang.Not only can't get any navigation bonus, but also needs a lot of subsidies from the state finance.The so-called waste of people and money refers to this kind of behavior!

Later, during the Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Daxia was afraid that the imperial court would restart the voyage plan and destroy all the treasure ship materials from the Yongle period.

Under Zhu Di's hard work and Zhu Yuanzhang's recuperation after the founding of the country, the current Ming court finally has the corresponding financial resources to support the fleet to go to Nanyang, but the strategic policy of the entire navy's exploration needs to be revised!

Countries such as Spain, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom traveled half a world around the world and sent fleets to Nanyang. The consumption along the way can be imagined.However, instead of causing the central government to go bankrupt, they greatly improved the national power.

The special products and resources of the Southeast Asian countries have made all the first batch of crab-eating countries rich.

People who are half a world away can benefit from sailing operations, while Daming is almost close at hand, but it often bears a heavy financial burden.If you don't solve this core problem, it won't matter if you take out any magic weapon.

While waiting for Zheng He's arrival, Tang Shaozhe had a heated discussion with Zhu Di on this problem very seriously.

So when Zheng He rushed to the main hall and was allowed to enter, the first thing he saw was the scene where Zhu Di and Tang Shaozhe were arguing until they blushed and their necks were thick: "...This is simply impossible! How can you be a merchant and lowly servant?"

"Please, Boss! Why did the business of exchanging goods and supplies become lowly slaves? As long as proper business operations are maintained, such large-scale projects as going to Nanyang will never need the support of the imperial court's central finance! Not only can the central government get rid of the huge economic burden, but it can also reap unprecedented benefits!"

Although Zhu Di can be called a pioneering monarch, this difference in concept cannot be corrected overnight.

On the one hand, Zhu Di still couldn't let go of his status as a state of etiquette in China for a long time, but on the other hand, he didn't believe that adding commercial activities to the voyage would achieve such great results!

"What Master Guoshi said is really unbelievable. Maybe this kind of behavior will not bring any benefits at all except to discredit Daming?" Only then can we talk about the past.Plane Travel Guide 1425

"Your Majesty hasn't tried it, so how do you know it won't work? As far as I know, the special products of the Southeast Asian countries are very popular in Daming: palm oil, rubber, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, pepper, curry... nothing The businessman doesn't like it?"

Zhu Di shook his head in disbelief: "Hehe, how is it possible..."

While speaking, he saw Zheng He had already entered the hall, and quickly waved his hands: "Master Guoshi might as well listen to the opinions of experts!"

Seeing the call, Zheng He walked up to the emperor and knelt down on the ground: "Let Your Majesty order!"

Tang Shaozhe also turned around with a smile, gave up the argument and began to carefully look at Zheng He who was opposite him.This is the most famous eunuch of the Three Treasures in history, the No. 1 sailing that is respected by countless people in the East and the West!

Zheng He's stature is not tall, he looks about less than 170 centimeters, and his complexion is dark. Although his figure is extremely thin, he can feel the great power contained in it.

Now Zheng He is 51 years old, but he can't see the slightest senility from his face.People who often deal with the sea are always full of passion and strength in their bodies.No matter the wind or rain, it is impossible to defeat him at all.

It was such a seemingly short and incomplete man, but he burst out with light and energy that could not be concealed by the entire Chinese navigation history and the navigation history of the world.Even after thousands of years, it is still firmly in people's hearts.

Even though Zheng He's body was mutilated, he couldn't even be called a complete man physically.But his mentality is extremely sound, and his spirit is so brilliant that it can shine on the history of Daming and even China for thousands of years without being inferior!

Because the rise of Western civilization and the decline of Chinese civilization are closely related to sea power.Therefore, every time countless descendants of future generations saw Zheng He's demeanor, they couldn't help crying and regretted it!

Once many opportunities are missed, when you look back, you will find that you have lost too many, even irretrievable!

However, from the moment Tang Shaozhe saw Zheng He at this moment, he vowed not to let the wrong history repeat itself. The century of humiliation in modern China and the hard struggle and pursuit of the next half century will never happen again.

Zhu Di did not have so much emotion as he did. Instead, he waved his hand in relief, and asked Zheng He to introduce: "You came just in time, please explain to the national teacher, the profit of maritime trade is not as imagined at all. So big!"

"Follow the order! I don't know where your Majesty wants the villain to start?" Zheng He's stature is not tall, but his voice is very sonorous.

Tang Shaozhe could even imagine that it was this firm and high-pitched voice shouting in the vast ocean that could lead the huge fleet seven times to Nanyang.In the stormy sea, the spirit of the captain will affect the entire fleet!

"Well, I remember that people in the treasure ship fleet were authorized to purchase local specialties by themselves, and then came back to sell them. The gold and silver sold are all owned by me, and the city ship department is not allowed to extract any taxes. Is there such a thing?"

"Your Majesty shines brightly for thousands of miles, and takes pity on the soldiers of my fleet. It is true that this is happening!"

"Hehe, then you can tell Master Guoshi whether the soldiers of the Treasure Ship Fleet have become rich because of this?"

"This is really not the case! The soldiers of my treasure ship fleet can only make a little profit, not to mention getting rich!"

"No, can you hear me, my lord? The facts are all there, so they can't be denied, right? Besides, I don't bother to confuse the real with the fake." Zhu Di was like a child who won a bet, a little nervous Excited: "There are more than tens of millions of goods carried by the officers and men of the huge fleet? I still don't allow the Shi Ship Division to increase taxes on him, but there are very few people who really make a fortune, and there are simply none! With commercial taxation, where will there be profits left?"

What Zhu Di said was indeed true. The soldiers of the treasure fleet going to Nanyang were allowed to privately purchase and bring back local special products for sale in order to make a profit. Zheng He also encouraged this.

The seafaring in the 15th century AD was full of dangers. Even though the construction technology of the Ming Dynasty treasure ship was amazing enough, it was still difficult to avoid various shipwrecks.If there is a little carelessness, the people who go to sea will die in the sea in a foreign land, and there will be no bones left!Plane Travel Guide 1425

In this case, allowing the soldiers to bring back local specialties for sale is almost the only way to compensate the soldiers.After all, Daming does not have a marine insurance company. If one is unlucky, there will be nothing left and even one's life will be lost.

But Tang Shaozhe didn't panic when he heard the words, he just sat there and laughed, not in a hurry to refute anything.Seeing his confident appearance, Zhu Di felt a little restless in his heart.

Since getting acquainted with Tang Shaozhe, at least Zhu Di has never seen him lie.Most of the time, every word must be hit, and it never fails!Seeing his composure, Zhu Di certainly couldn't calm down!

Could it be that there is really any reason that he didn't think of?His Majesty the Emperor suddenly became suspicious.

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