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Chapter 232 Difference Between East and West
The sun is shining.

It was a new day, and the bright sunlight shone through the window in the room. Yang Reform found that he was wearing less and less clothes recently, and the weather was getting warmer.

Yesterday, an old era passed away, and today, a new era has come.Yang Reform's small-scale attempts to change history were insignificant and ridiculous; now, for the first time, there is a powerful action that can truly shake history.

From crossing over to being the emperor for so long now, Yang Reform felt so relaxed for the first time. The gloom that weighed on his head finally dissipated a lot, and he finally saw the possibility of changing history. Finally, I have a little confidence in the burden of changing history.

Although things were as complicated as before, Yang Reform felt very relaxed.

Wenhua Hall.

"Your Majesty, this memorandum is from Zhengyi Zhenren, Zhang Xianyong. He wants to invite all the Taoist sects from all over the world to gather in the capital to hold the Taoist General Assembly in the capital, to demonstrate the merits of your majesty, and to pray for the people of the world..." Wang Chengen said The more important memorials were picked out, and the focus was reported to the emperor.

Suddenly, it seemed that this guy was going to sing praises to the emperor and flatter the emperor. In fact, only the emperor and Zhang Xianyong knew about it.

"Him? To organize the General Fa Conference...well, sure." Yang Reform dealt with the memorial very quickly, and the matter was settled immediately.

The eunuch holding a pen on one side immediately wrote something in this memorial according to the emperor's intention, and then took it for printing. This matter, even if it was settled, was very efficient.

"Your Majesty, this memorandum was drafted by the Ministry of Officials. Regarding the appointment of immigration officers, it lists in detail the more than 200 Jinshi in the Enke of Your Majesty this time, including Cao Xun, Fang Gonggan, Wan Huhou,...Ying Xichen ..." Wang Chengen picked another more important book to tell the emperor first, and read it all the way according to the ranking in the memorial.

Yang Reform listened for a while, and felt that this was too complicated. There were more than 200 people, and he might not remember how many, so he said, "Have you gone to the top three?"

"...Your Majesty, Your Majesty is saying that the No. [-] Scholar, the No. [-], and No. [-]?" Wang Chengen was very surprised. Are these three people going too?This imperial court has always treated the No. [-] Jias kindly, especially the No. [-] Scholar. Does His Majesty plan to send these people to disaster relief?

"Well, indeed, aren't these people on the list?" Yang Reform thought for a while and asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there is no such thing...the imperial court has always treated first-ranked scholars differently, especially champions, and generally would not let them out..." Wang Chengen decided to remind the emperor.

"...No, it's different this time. The emigration and disaster relief is my top priority. It is related to the peace of the world. Since it is the number one scholar from my Enke, it should shoulder the heavy responsibility of emigration for me and send it down. Send them down..." Yang Reform intends to send all these people down. This official, who has no contact with the grassroots, has been separated from the people after a long time. When he becomes an official, his body will float in the clouds. , the things they do are all some "high-end" ideas. This will form a trend in the future, that is, "clear talk". What is the situation like? Being an official, doing things, and making ideas can be more reliable. Yang Reform has a huge psychological shadow on the future actions of the Donglin Party.

"...This,... yes, Your Majesty..." Wang Chengen still complied with the emperor's wishes.The emperor's statement is still reasonable. Now the Chongzhen Dynasty's top priority is immigration and disaster relief, and the number one scholar is sent down to serve as an immigration officer. This just shows that the emperor values ​​​​these people. Right, right, Wang Chengen thinks the emperor is right. wrong.

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After dealing with more important matters, those less important memorials were read by the eunuch as before. Yang Reform had a little impression of this matter, and if he was sure, he directly gave orders and expressed his opinions. The eunuch holding a pen on one side will immediately write something according to the emperor's intention, and then send it to be printed. This matter is considered completed.For those who are not very important, or have no impression, or are not sure, they all pass and leave it to the cabinet to deal with.

It was this way of handling that made the cabinet and officials of various ministries greatly change their impression of the emperor. They had a very good impression of the emperor. They felt that the emperor's decentralization gave them a lot of space and gave them a lot of trust. Therefore, in many matters, I don't care too much about the emperor.

The day's memorials were quickly finished.

Yang Reform stretched his waist. He is in good spirits today and can deal with things quickly.Three times, five divisions, two, a large pile of things, and the processing is complete.

"Your Majesty,...the request from the eunuch said that he had prepared a lucky boat for His Majesty, the sample of the battleship, would His Majesty summon you? Also, the sample of the ship made by the Frangji missionary Anduo, also made Well, we will wait for His Majesty to summon you, will His Majesty also want to see you?" Wang Chengen said.

"Ship model? Battleship?... Summon me." Yang Reform has been busy with disaster relief recently, and the matter of money has been forgotten. If Wang Chengen hadn't reminded him, Yang Reform might have forgotten What I have explained to Zheng Huaizhong, the type of battleship will be finalized in about a month so that he can build a battleship.

The eunuchs of the internal officials are now working hard, knowing that the emperor likes new things, all of them are ready to become Zheng Huaizhong's second and Zheng He's third. Once a eunuch.

Qin Yaozu was a eunuch, to be more precise, he was the eunuch of the Internal Official Supervisor, and more precisely, he was the "top leader" of the Internal Official Supervisor. Ever since Zheng Huaizhong went to Nanjing to be a shipbuilding admiral, there was no palm print eunuch in the Internal Official Supervisor, he was just an agent. This guy, who has never been mentioned, still has the title of Prime Minister's Eunuch.

These days, Qin Yaozu has been supervising craftsmen making boat samples day and night, repeatedly checking the size, shape, and repeated revisions of the boat, in order to have a good performance in front of the emperor, for the sake of the boat shape , can make it more beautiful, Qin Yaozu also knows that he is not the one who makes the boat for the emperor, and it is said that there are barbarian people who are making boats for the emperor, and he feels a lot of pressure... In order to be able to sit on the seat of the palm print eunuch as soon as possible, I racked my brains, maybe one day, I can become Zheng He's second, no, Zheng He's third, Zheng Huaizhong second.After all, there are not many eunuchs who can be named in history.Not to mention a good name.

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"Slaves, internal officials, prime ministers, and eunuchs Qin Yaozu kowtow to His Majesty, long live your Majesty." Qin Yaozu kowtowed to the emperor sincerely.Even though he is now the head of the Inner Prison, it is not easy to meet the second emperor.

Yang Reform took a sip of tea and sprayed it far away, Prime Minister and eunuch, you are not... Well, this name really cannot be used, but I am from the 21st century, and I am sensitive to this name.

"Big companion, in the future, don't call him the prime minister's eunuch. I remember that the deputy is not called the young supervisor?" Yang Reform decided to change it. This ranking is a little allergic to the Chinese in the 21st century.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it used to be a young eunuch, but later it was changed to other ones. This prime minister eunuch is one of them. It has been a few years. Your Majesty wants to change it back to the original one?" Wang Chengen didn't understand why the emperor was like this. I am so excited that I don't want to see this prime minister eunuch.

"Change, change, change to a young prison, it sounds better." Yang Reform said immediately.

"The servant complies with the order, so I will tell Yousi to change it immediately." Wang Chengen agreed, although he didn't know why, but the emperor always had some taboos...

"Slaves, internal officials, and junior supervisor Qin Yaozu kowtowed to His Majesty, long live your Majesty..." Qin Yaozu also had a wink, seeing that the emperor said that he would change the prime minister's eunuch into a young supervisor, he immediately changed to a new official position, you know, There were no eunuchs in the internal official prison, but there were a few people with similar status to him. Now that the young eunuch was confirmed in front of the emperor, it could be regarded as further consolidating his position.

"Get up, I heard that your ship sample is ready?" Yang Reform asked, Zheng Huaizhong was going to be in charge before, Zheng Huaizhong went to Nanjing to supervise the shipbuilding, and this task fell to Qin Yaozu again.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the servants have indeed built the ship sample, please take a look at it." Qin Yaozu carefully agreed.

"Well, then send it up and have a look."

"As ordered."

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A row of young eunuchs came in holding these several boat samples.

They are placed one by one in the Wenhua Palace.

Seeing his masterpiece these days, Qin Yaozu excitedly said: "Your Majesty, these are all kinds of ships from our Ming Dynasty, from big to treasure boats, lucky boats, small to sand boats, Cangshan boats are all available..." Qin Yaozu and The matter of shipbuilding was originally out of reach, but in the past few days, I have recognized all these ships. I can tell the origin and characteristics of these ships, and I can tell how big the ship is and how many people it can hold. Kind of like a semi-expert.

"Wait, wait, let me introduce you one by one." Yang Reform wanted to know the detailed data so that he could decide what kind of ship he wanted to build, how many to build, and what was the ratio between the various ships.

"As ordered, Your Majesty..." Qin Yaozu was very happy, he did not press the wrong treasure this time, and this time, he showed his face in front of the emperor.

"...Your Majesty, the biggest ship is the treasure ship of our dynasty. It is said that the treasure ship is tens of feet long and tens of feet wide. It can carry thousands of people and has hundreds of guns. It is actually the largest warship of our dynasty..., However, due to the lack of copywriting, this is only made by the servants based on the memories of the old people, and the servants dare not boast about whether they can be made..." Qin Yaozu received Zheng Huaizhong's explanation and instructions, knowing that the first thing for the emperor is not to lie, What to say, so, also tell the truth.

Uh... treasure ship?This thing has not been understood in later generations, and the data of various versions varies greatly. Now, even if Yang Reform can search on the Internet, he can't find any authentic and reliable authoritative information.Today, this treasure ship can only rely on the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty themselves. It seems that I, a traverser, sometimes suffer from failure!

"Let's not mention this treasure ship for now, let's talk about this rare thing first." Yang Reform decided to put this uncertain treasure ship aside first, and first look at this ship that can determine various data.

"Yes, Your Majesty...Your Majesty, this one is the Great Fortune Ship..." Ancestor Qin Yao agreed, then walked to another ship model and began to explain.

"...the bottom of this kind of Dafu ship is pointed and round, with a square head and a tail. The head becomes narrower and the tail becomes wider. Five floors, the deck of the ship is as high as a city, can accommodate 300 people, equipped with eight Hongyi cannons, forty thousand-jin Folang machines..." Qin Yaozu talked about this ship very smoothly, as if he was an expert in shipbuilding, On the contrary, Yang Reform, the emperor, the Xiaobai, did not know that this guy, not long ago, was even younger than Yang Reform, and he had never seen a sea-going ship.

"Your Majesty, this ship is based on the model I made of the existing warship, and it is absolutely the same as the real warship..."

Yang Reform was very interested in this kind of medieval warship. He got off the dragon chair, went straight to the side of the ship model, and watched it carefully. I have to say that this ship is very realistic and magnificent. , Even modern people, who are used to watching [-]-ton aircraft carriers on TV, are amazed to see such wooden ancient warships.

However, Yang Reform just took a look. He knew almost nothing about the ship's data, usage, and actual combat effects.

Just as he was speaking, Wang Cheng'en said again: "Your Majesty, the missionary of Flangji, named Anduo, has arrived and brought his boat sample. Do you want to see His Majesty?"

The two of them didn't know if it was an appointment, or it was a coincidence that both shipbuilders came, so let's see each other, so that we can compare who is better.

"See."

Not long after, a Westerner came in with his own boat in his hands. As soon as he entered, he respectfully kowtowed to the emperor.

"Your Majesty the Great Emperor, your servant Ando pays his respects."

"Hehe, get up, Ando, ​​I heard that your so-called 'Sea Monarch' is also ready to ship? Let me introduce you." Yang Reform kowtowed to this foreigner so respectfully, feeling very comfortable.

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor." Ando also saw that in the hall, not only was his own boat, but His Majesty the Emperor also invited others to build a boat for him. The pressure on Ando suddenly became huge. Anduo felt that he should defeat his opponent and let His Majesty the Emperor fund his own dream, the King of the Sea.

Thus, Qin Yaozu immediately became an enemy in An Duo's eyes.

"Your Majesty, the ship sample I made is based on the largest and most powerful warship that the Kingdom of England may build. Such a warship can definitely dominate the ocean. Look at his majestic figure and countless artillery. A symbol of strength and strength..." When Ando talked about the battleship model he made, he became very excited, and in order to defeat his opponent, he began to praise his battleship to death.

"Let's talk about the data of the ship." Yang Reform didn't have the energy to listen to other people's bragging. He only thought that this kind of ship would be more powerful, so he would build more of that kind of ship himself.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the 'King of the Sea' has a keel length of more than eleven feet and seven feet, a total length of more than fifteen feet and three inches, a depth of nearly seven feet, a draft of two feet, four decks, and a total weight of 300. More than 300 catties..." When it comes to statistics, Ando opened his mouth. When he mentioned 300 million catties, he was quite confident. In order to defeat his opponent, Ando deliberately reported a quantity in catties, more than [-] Wan Jin, suddenly heard, this amount is really too much.

Qin Yaozu hated this barbarian very much.But, why isn't the thing reported by him as beautiful as this barbarian?Others say 300 million catties, should I use inches to report the length to the emperor?
"... Your Majesty, this battleship of mine has more than one hundred cannons and can fire more than two thousand catties of shells at a time. With it, you will be invincible..." Ando said while talking about the ship. Ando felt very happy when he saw his opponent's slumped face while putting gold on his face.

Qin Yaozu really couldn't stand this barbarian blowing his boat in front of him, what is invincible?Doesn't that mean that my boat is useless.What was even more unbearable was that the barbarian was still despising him. In order to win his breath, Qin Yaozu disregarded the rules in the palace and opened his mouth to speak.

"Your Majesty, the servant's boat is also very powerful and invincible." Qin Yaozu also hugged his own boat, aggressively challenging that barbarian Anduo.

Yang Reform found it interesting that the two matched up so quickly.

"No, my lord, my ship is the most powerful. As you can see, my ship has more than 100 gun positions, which is more than twice as many as this man's ship. Of course it is mine. The boat is more powerful..." An Duo's eyes were sharp, and he immediately understood how many cannons were on the boat Qin Yaozu was holding, and immediately used this as an attack weapon.

"You, you, your boat is not as big as ours. Our boat is longer than yours. Our boat can hold more than 300 people. If there is a war, your boat will definitely not be as good as ours." Qin Yaozu also grabbed something and immediately fought back.

"Hahahaha, Your Majesty, my ship is still the most powerful. Although my ship is not as big as his ship, my ship can hold 300 sailors, which is more than twice the number of his. When it comes to war, it must be me. The boat wins." Ando immediately laughed when he heard that his opponent's boat had only [-] people on board.

Qin Yaozu was dumbfounded. He originally thought that 300 people would be enough. You must know that there are only more than 100 people on the smaller Fuchuan. , Others are not as big as their own boats, but they actually installed 300 people. Don't these 800 people take up space?
Qin Yaozu was dumbfounded, he looked at His Majesty anxiously, and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... this...", not knowing what to say.

Yang Reform compared the models of the two men. Judging from the models, the model made by Qin Yaozu is indeed much larger than Anduo's. I don't know if it is a matter of proportion, or it is really bigger than Anduo's King of the Sea. Think about it. Qin Yaozu's Chinese ship is twenty feet long, and Ando's Sea King is only sixteen feet long. It should be said that Qin Yaozu's Chinese ship is indeed bigger than the Sea King, but with this number of people... the gap is too big The disparity is huge, there are only more than 300 people on the Chinese ship, and the King of the Seas has 800 people directly. This... It seems that there is indeed a big difference between the East and the West in ancient times.

Seeing Qin Yaozu's pitiful appearance, Yang Reform didn't intend to say anything.

"Not bad, not bad..." Yang Reform nodded. Yang Reform is very clear about the history of the Sea King, and even more clear about his record. According to history, this kind of super warship can serve for 60 years. Those that have gone through countless naval battles can be considered as sharp weapons at sea, but the cost is a bit high. Last time Anduo told himself that the cost of such a ship would cost more than 60 taels of silver. However, the cost of shipbuilding should be spread over 2000 years. , only [-] taels per year. In this way, this is a very cost-effective ship. Of course, we have to hope that the warship built by this guy is the same as the historical King of the Seas.

"The ship is good, but it's a bit expensive. Last time you said that it would cost more than [-] taels, right?" Yang Reform has already planned for shipbuilding. The Western fleet and the Chinese fleet will each build a fleet. Let's see who they are. Powerful, so, although Ando and Qin Yaozu are saying that their boat is good, in fact, Yang Reform has a bottom line in his heart.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, yes, my calculation is indeed between ten and 12 taels. However, after repeated verification, I feel that the cost may not need to be that high, because the silver of the Ming Dynasty is quite valuable. I think that, There are 10 taels of silver, which should be enough. Of course, if the cannon on the ship can be produced by the Ming Dynasty, the cost will be lower. Probably, 9 or [-] taels of silver should be enough..." Ando really wanted to build such a For a super warship, he repeatedly calculated the cost and compared the actual purchasing power of his own country and the Ming Dynasty's silver, and came to this conclusion. Anduo didn't want to mess up the matter because the cost was too high.

"Hehe, that's right, 9 or [-] taels? It's really a lot cheaper, what about the others? What I need is a fleet. Just one battleship can't form a fleet!" Yang Reform had made up his mind a long time ago. Those who build this kind of warship are now just formally finalizing the shape and determining the style, so I don’t plan to talk nonsense, and I’m ready to start building after reading it. The sooner the ship is built, the sooner the navy is released, the sooner the ocean is ruled, the sooner the day is over. ...

"Dear Your Majesty, this is the other ship type designed by you. The model is much smaller. There are several to dozens of naval guns. They are all used to cooperate with this battleship.... The flagship, three smaller warships also serve as the main force of this fleet, each with fifty to sixty cannons, and five smaller warships serve as support missions, each with about twenty to sixty guns Forty guns. The smallest is the coastal support ship, with only a few to ten or twenty guns, responsible for combat missions in some special areas. In this way, a fleet with complete functions and a considerable number will have..."An Duo held the largest warship by himself, and the other ships were handled by the eunuchs. Each person held one and stood in a row. It seemed that there was a prototype of a fleet.

Ando was very happy. Seeing that he defeated his competitor with only a few words, he was very proud. Seeing his opponent's deflated appearance, he was very happy.

Qin Yaozu could only stand aside in frustration.

Yang Reform took a look at it, and it was almost carved out of the same mold, only with some changes in size.Shaking his head secretly, he knew what was going on without thinking about it, but Yang Reform was clear about his ratio, the ratio was 1:3:5:7.

(End of this chapter)