The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 552 The Embassy

"Fifty-gun battleship?!" Moreno's hands trembled in shock, and the meatball he had just picked up rolled to the ground.

No wonder he would have such a reaction. You must know that the biggest reliance of the Helan Navy to dominate the entire Far East waters-the Dodratchet is just a warship equipped with 48 guns.That is to say, when the largest berth of the Longjiang Shipyard starts production, the Daming Navy will have the strength to wrestle with the Lambatavia fleet!
In fact, Zhu Linmei still has a lot of reservations about the introduction of Longjiang Shipyard because of the need for strategic secrecy.

The slipway on the southernmost side was used to build sealed boats. If it was changed to build Galen boats, it should be able to reach a displacement of more than [-] to [-] tons.Galen warships of this size can usually carry more than seventy cannons, which is a standard second-tier battleship.

Moreno is at war with heaven and man in his heart at this moment.Although there was no information before that that Ming had mastered the technical ability to build a 34-gun warship, they already had a [-]-gun warship, and he would not be surprised if Ming built a larger Galen ship.

Zhu Linming seemed to see what was going on in his heart, and continued in a very timely manner: "Dongfan has been the sacred and inalienable territory of Ming Dynasty since ancient times, so I will never sit back and watch the Helan people take it for themselves! As for Helan's forced monopoly We cannot tolerate the behavior of Daming's maritime trade!"

He glanced at the huge and busy shipyard by the river, "The imperial court plans to invest one million taels of silver in the construction of shipyards and warships in the early stage, and will continue to increase investment in the future.

"The era when the Helan people acted recklessly along the coast of Daming will soon be a thing of the past."

Zhu Linmi put down her chopsticks, looked at the Spanish envoy with blazing eyes, and said word by word: "Even if Batavia's main fleet comes to reinforce, Daming will never back down!"

Defeat the Batavian fleet? !Moleno's heart skipped a beat. If he could uproot the power of the Hollanders in the East Indies, it would definitely deal a heavy blow to their national strength. Perhaps even the decline of the Spanish Army in the Netherlands could be reversed!

The East India mentioned at the end of the Ming Dynasty refers to Indonesia and other places.

However, he immediately remembered Daming's biggest trouble, and said cautiously to Zhu Linmei: "Your Highness, with all due respect, your country's huge fleet has defected to the northern barbarians. Before you solve them, you probably don't have the energy to deal with the Helan people." ..."

"It won't be long." Zhu Linmei smiled, "I can tell you some information about Zheng Zhilong's fleet—the main force is two 24-gun and seven [-]-gun Galen warships. There are also sixty large-scale military ships. There are more than a hundred medium-sized junk ships, and the rest are small ships such as inconspicuous sentry ships and arson ships.

"And on my berth alone, there are four warships with more than [-] guns, and more than ten warships with around [-] guns. Believe me, at most one or two months, the Jianlu navy will be completely wiped out! "

Moreno quickly calculated in his mind that each Galen warship is usually able to deal with ten to fifteen junk ships of similar size-total the number of cannons can be understood-according to this ratio, when these warships in the shipyard of the Ming Dynasty After the ship entered service, it has indeed surpassed the sea power of the barbarians.

However, the Ming fleet did not have an overwhelming advantage, he thought to himself, he wondered if the assistant king had other means or was just bragging.However, according to Ming's current investment in the navy, like this Longjiang shipyard, even if they cannot defeat the barbarian fleet within a month or two, they will be able to build enough warships to easily crush their opponents in at least half a year.

Zhu Linmei continued: "When the Jianlu navy is defeated, my fleet will fully deal with the Helan people in Dongfan." He leaned forward slightly and looked at Moreno, "At that time, I wonder if Manila is interested in following I cooperate?"

Moreno was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Let's wait for your country to solve the northern fleet. But I will truthfully convey your intentions to the governor."

Having said that, he leaned back on his chair and changed a relaxed expression, "According to my personal opinion, combined with the strength of your country and the Manila fleet, we can completely fight against Batavia. We can even persuade Frangji people, they must also be happy to see Helan people suffer."

"Very good." Zhu Lin smiled and nodded, and said, "In order for our two countries to cooperate more closely and efficiently, I suggest that Ming and Israel build embassies and send ambassadors to each other."

"Embassy? What is this?"

"It's a diplomatic institution permanently stationed in the other country." Zhu Linmi explained in detail the embassy, ​​which is a very common department in later generations, "Mr. Special Envoy doesn't have to travel between Daming and Manila."

At this time, the global maritime trade has been basically controlled by the Helan people. Zhu Linming is very clear that the main competitors of Ming Dynasty in the world must be the Helan people.

However, the declining empire of Spain is "seriously ill", but it is difficult to compete with Ming Dynasty.In addition, Spain and the Netherlands are full of conflicts both on land and at sea, so it is the only choice in diplomacy to win over Spain to attack peace.

"I will definitely ask the Governor General to report this matter to His Majesty the King."

After the dinner in Yuejiangge was over, Zhu Linmi took Moreno to the Nanjing Arms Bureau in order to boost the confidence of the "allies".At this time, the Ganzhou Ordnance Bureau has largely moved here, and most of the standardization of the process has been completed. Therefore, no matter the technical level or scale, Moreno was really shocked again.

By the time Zhu Linmi sent the Spaniards back to Yingtian Mansion, it was almost time for dinner.

Seeing him coming back, the servants in charge of the government office rushed forward and said: "Your Highness, Commander Gu Yanwu and Gu have been waiting for you for a long time, and they are in the side hall right now."

Zhu Linming guessed that something important happened.Sure enough, after seeing the ceremony, Gu Yanwu immediately presented a secret report, and said with a happy face: "Your Highness, this is the message from the people under the orders of Governor Mu from outside the Great Wall. Teng Jisi, no, it is King Chahar who led his troops to communicate with Abu Nai fought decisively in the area of ​​Ulan Hada, defeated the enemy army, and captured more than [-] people.

"Currently, Abnai is fleeing westward with the remnants of his troops. Most of the central and western parts of Chahar have expressed their surrender to His Royal Highness King Chahar."

Zhu Linmei nodded slightly, he was not surprised by this result at all.Sunite's morale is high after experiencing the great victory against Duoduo before. In addition, they are equipped with a large number of firearms and the Liang family's continuous logistical support. If they can't win quickly, then Teng Jisi is a bit of a waste.

He unfolded the Muyun Secret Report and read it carefully. The process was basically similar to Gu Yanwu's description, but it was mentioned at the end that Teng Jisi was a little undecided whether to go west to pursue Abu Nai or go east to Horqin.

Gu Yanwu waited for him to put away the secret report, and then continued: "Your Highness, there is another secret report from Sichuan Yang Zhan. He has led his troops to cross Wushan, and can go straight to Yuezhou along the Yangtze River through Badong at any time!"

(End of this chapter)