Daming Military Empire

Chapter 302 Touring the East
Zhu Cijiong’s trip to Europe this time is not a casual trip. The itinerary along the way is almost full. For example, on the sea route between Dongdaying and Dongfan, he will organize sailors to test the ships. Naturally, he couldn't just laugh it off when he arrived in Dongfan. He led the joint fleet through the southeast defense line, and the most basic inspection and condolences were necessary.

First of all, he came to the Penghu defensive position on the southeast defense line. There are Penghu Bastion and Penghu Fort, with thousands of artillery pieces and tens of thousands of naval reserve corps stationed in the position!

The emperor came to inspect in person, and the tens of thousands of soldiers naturally lined up in a neat line to greet them. As soon as the huge fleet arrived, the tens of thousands of soldiers fell to their knees in unison, shouting long live, separated by more than ten miles. Can hear clearly.

Dealing with such a small situation is naturally extremely easy for Zhu Cijiong now. He cordially received the generals of the Navy Reserve Corps at all levels, delivered a warm speech, and rewarded a batch of Chongzheng Tongbao and various materials. After inspecting the bastion and fort again, Shi Shiran returned to the Daming and continued to the Nandaying Naval Base.

This is a small scene for him, but it is not a small scene for the European envoys. They were shocked to see the Penghu defensive positions lined with artillery. They were all authentic Dutch cannons. After so many years of fighting, they naturally know each other. There are no less than a thousand doors here. How much does it cost!

Of course, if they knew how these cannons came from, their jaws would probably drop in shock, because these cannons were all snatched by Da Ming without spending a penny. It filled the entire southeast defense line, and the warships were transformed into warships of the Daming Navy. Even these bastions were built by Dutch naval prisoners!

The European envoys were amazed at the Penghu defense positions. There is no such a terrifying steel defense line in the whole of Europe. It can be said that any small vassal state is impossible to break through such a strong defense line. According to Shivela, this is only a part of the southeast defense line of Ming Dynasty. Defensive positions, there are at least five such positions in the southeast defense line, what an international joke, this is too exaggerated!
After arriving at the Nandaying Naval Base, they realized that Shivira was not exaggerating at all. What they saw in the Penghu defense position could only be regarded as a small scene, and here is the real big scene. Zhe Castle, there are countless running platforms along the Taijiang Inner Sea, and the huge Nandaying New Town, but all of this is nothing!
Because at this time the East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet had already gathered at the Naval Base of the South Daying, plus the remaining soldiers of the Naval Reserve Corps, there are now a full 25 naval officers and soldiers in the entire Naval Base of the South Daying to welcome His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!

The entire Taijiang Inner Sea is full of densely packed small and medium-sized warships, the number is almost uncountable, and now these warships are all neatly lined up on both sides of the waterway from Zeelandia Castle to Nandaying New City, as if waiting for inspection The army in general.

The huge United Fleet has just entered the Taijiang Inner Sea. With a "wow", more than 20 soldiers all knelt down in the direction of the Daming. Long live the Shan Hu, that voice is really like a Shan Hu and a tsunami!
This time, the envoys of the European Continental Mission were really scared and stupid. More than 20 people shouted in unison. They have never encountered it before. You must know that these small princes under the Holy Roman Empire usually have a population of 10,000+, a few 10 Those with a population are considered big vassal states, and there is no one with a population of one million, and here, there are more than 20 navy just kneeling to greet His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire!

And this is not the scariest thing, the scariest thing is the innumerable huge navy of the Ming Empire. When they set off from Dongdaying, they were sent off by the North Sea Fleet all the way. The United Fleet and the Beiyang Navy and the Nanyang Navy have a total of 20 navies, and there are more than 20 in front of them. In other words, the Ming Empire Navy they have seen alone has 60 to [-]. As a group of Holy Romans Can the envoys of the small vassal states under the empire not be frightened?
At the beginning, they were still quite critical of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire for not naming their Princess Anna as a queen, and they planned to join hands with His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire to fight for their princess after returning to the Holy Roman Empire. But now no one dares to think that way anymore, what an international joke, what's wrong with such a powerful emperor marrying their princess as a mistress, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire is an existence that must never be provoked!

This time Zhu Cijiong stayed a little longer, because Nandaying Naval Base is the core base of the Ming Dynasty Navy in the future. He is very concerned about the construction here. Since Chongzheng took back Dongfan in the seventh year, he has left here for more than three years. How is the construction of the Nandaying Naval Base now?
The first is the military camp. The South Camp was originally a military base city, so the military camp was built the most. 30 naval recruits have been training here for nearly three years, and the construction of the military camp has never stopped. The two sides are almost filled with neat barracks, which can accommodate 50 troops at the same time!
Then there is the repair dock. After several years of development, the repair dock at the Nandaying Navy Base has developed into a large shipyard with five waterways. It can not only repair all kinds of warships, but also manufacture Fuchuan warships. Build fifty Fuchuan warships!
There is also the Cannon Factory. Originally, Nandaying Cannon Factory mainly produced shells and gunpowder for the navy. Now Nandaying Cannon Factory can not only produce all kinds of cannonballs and gunpowder, but also cast Type [-] and Type [-] ships. The howitzer is loaded, but the flintlock machine also needs to be provided by Wang Gong Factory.

In addition, the maritime trade of Nan Daying is also developing rapidly. The geographical location here is unique. Maritime merchants from south to north like to stop here or trade directly. Originally, when this place was occupied by the Dutch, there were many Ming merchants. , and now it has become the territory of Ming Dynasty, there are naturally more Ming merchants coming and going.

Nan Juyi, the governor of Southeast China, is a man of both civil and military skills, and has a unique vision for economic development. He seized the opportunity to expand the port of Nan Daying, built a modern loading and unloading platform, and built many simple warehouses near the port, and sent troops to patrol day and night. , making this place gradually become a gathering place for maritime merchants in the southeast, and even many maritime merchants in Southeast Asia use this place as a transfer point, and merchant ships come and go almost day and night. At this time, the prosperity of Nandaying is no less than that of the capital!

Zhu Cijiong was very satisfied with the construction of Nan Daying after his inspection. He not only personally commended Nan Juyi, the Governor of Southeast China, but also cordially received officials at all levels in Fengtian Prefecture of Dongfan, and even participated in the preparation for him by Governor Nan Juyi. At the large-scale banquet, I had a few drinks with naval generals and officials of Dongfan Chengtian Mansion.

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