I, Zhu Qizhen, am not called the Son of Heaven!

"Minister, Fujian Fuyuan General Zheng Chenggong, see Your Majesty. "

Zheng Chenggong entered the Xuanzheng Hall, knelt on the ground, and was flattered.

He was dressed in a sixth-grade official mansion, and in this court, he looked out of place.

Those who are qualified to enter the Xuanzheng Hall to discuss imperial politics are at least high-ranking officials of the fourth rank, and the members of the fourth rank, placed in any place, are all high-ranking officials of the frontier.

"Zheng Aiqing is flat. "

Zhu Qizhen sat on the dragon chair and carefully looked at Zheng Chenggong, a famous minister of the ages, who was revered by later generations as a national hero.

I saw Zheng Chenggong with a national character face, with a tiger back and a bear's waist, and he was in the iron tower, and his skin was dark.

He patrolled the customs all year round, the wind and the sun, and his face looked resolute and vicissitudes.

No one would have thought that such a rough man would learn from Da Confucian, a high school junior, and was born on the right path of the imperial examination, but he was a veritable Confucian general.

Zheng Chenggong is good at water and can sneak in the water for an hour.

Above the court of the Daming Empire, the Iron Courage God Hou Zhu ignored, Cao Zhengchun of the East Factory, and Yuhuatian of the West Factory, all three of them possessed peerless martial arts, and they could also sneak in the water for so long.

However, although Zheng Chenggong is a martial general, he does not understand any profound martial arts.

His martial arts can only deal with a dozen soldiers, and he can't do it if he wants to be like the iron god Hou Zhu Zhu, one man and one sword, like entering a no-man's land, killing an army of 300,000 watts, and killing the head of the enemy commander.

Cao Zhengchun and Yuhuatian can't do it either!

One can imagine how unfathomable the martial arts of the Iron Courage God Hou are, and how terrifying this potential enemy of Zhu Qizhen is.

"Zheng Chenggong!"

Zhu Qizhen called loudly.

"The minister is here!"

Zheng Chenggong was excited.

Huang Enhao Tang, His Majesty's great love, actually heard of such a small official as him, he was flattered and sincerely feared.

No matter how you look at this, it is like a pie falling from the sky and hitting him.

"You answered truthfully, Daming's navy, is it already panicking now?"

Zhu Qizhen's eyes lit up.

He asked very directly, the Daming Empire, since Zheng He, the empire's navy has been going downhill all the way, and it is not as good as the dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the minister has this enlightenment. "

Zheng Chenggong did not answer directly, but raised his hands above his head and raised the fold high, and Wei Zhongxian took the fold from Zheng Chenggong and presented it to Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Qizhen flipped through the folds and couldn't help frowning slightly.

At the same time, Zheng Chenggong said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, the coastline of my Daming Empire is more than 20,000 li in total, while the Daming Navy has less than 20,000 soldiers and more than 30 warships. "

"How many warships are there with heavy artillery?"

Zhu Qizhen put down the twist and asked questions.

"Your Majesty, the Weichens in other places don't know, but it's just Fujian Province, there are only twelve artillery warships, and they are all small ships, and the big ships of Zheng Shui Shi back then have long been abandoned and rusty, docked in the bay..."

Zheng Chenggong reported truthfully, and his heart was a little painful.

Hearing Zheng Chenggong's reply, Zhu Qizhen frowned.

In a huge Daming Empire, the number of navies is so small, and the warships of the Daming Navy Division have only twelve warships with combat effectiveness.

If the enemy attacks from the sea, won't Daming's coastal defense line collapse immediately?

Of course, Zhu Qizhen knew that it was not that the Daming Navy was unwilling to expand the number of warships, but because building warships, training the navy, and maintaining warships were extremely expensive.

Zhu Qizhen's old son, Zhu Zhanji's dynasty, the imperial navy, only has a military expenditure of 200,000 taels a year, which also includes the salaries of the navy master.

With such a small amount of funding, the existence of the Daming Navy can be said to be a miracle.

Imperial events, everything is inseparable from silver!

To build a powerful navy across the sea, the Daming Empire needs a strong comprehensive national strength as a support.

Otherwise, everything will remain in words.

Wen Wu Bai did not say a word, just listened quietly and watched quietly.

Everyone knew that the emperor's successful ascension to the dynasty was related to the construction of the Daming navy, and they all wanted to see the saint's intentions from it.

"The Daming Water Master has actually deteriorated to this point?"

Zhu Qizhen raised his eyebrows slightly, he knew very well that Zheng Chenggong was definitely not alarmist, so he asked: "Now, among the navy divisions, are there still big warships that can go to sea?"

"Your Majesty, my Daming's largest warship is the main ship when Zheng He went to the West, called the Shenlong, this ship is indeed like a behemoth, and the firepower is more fierce and sufficient, but it is a pity that the Shenlong has fallen into disrepair and can no longer go to sea to fight. "

As an admiral, as a person who loves warships, Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the Shenlong, and his heart was still worried.

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked:

"If you want the Shenlong to go to sea, how many silver taels will you need, and how much time will it take?"

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