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

"When will the Shenlong giant battleship be able to go to sea?"

Zhu Qizhen sat on the dragon throne and stared at Zheng Chenggong.

"Your Majesty, Weichen only needs one million taels of silver, and within a month, he can repair the Shenlong battleship, so that this largest warship of my Daming Empire can go to sea smoothly. "

Zheng Chenggong's promise.

The Manchu dynasty was in an uproar.

No one thought that the current naval ships are not comparable to the ships of decades ago.

At present, the regulations of the Daming Imperial Navy, the ships are all twelve zhang, not only is the firepower not comparable to the Shenlong a few decades ago, but the size is also several times smaller.

However, this is not to say that the bigger the battleship, the better.

Many times, these twelve-foot ships are lighter and faster.

Of course, the main reason is to save money.

Zheng Chenggong's eyes burned, and he did not hide it, revealing a longing expression.

Loving the navy, he longed for the sea giants, longed for giant artillery, and longed for the Daming Empire to regain the glory of Zheng He when he went to the West.

However, Zheng Chenggong knew that the larger the warship, whether it was the construction cost or the follow-up maintenance and repair cost, it could be said to be extremely expensive compared to the small ship.

It's not as simple as addition and subtraction!

It's a multiplication!

Inevitably, according to the current regulations of the Daming Navy Division, to build a ship twelve zhang long and nine zhang wide, only 30,000 taels of silver are needed.

And to build a giant warship forty-eight feet long and thirty-six feet wide, it is not sixteen times that of a small ship, but at least three million taels of silver, up to a hundred times.

Because to build a Big Mac warship, the materials are not simple to add.

The material should be more sophisticated, and the technical problems are the key factors!

If in the eight years of orthodoxy, when Zhu Qizhen had just crossed over, the tax revenue of the national treasury for a whole year was only eight million taels, and it was necessary to pay salaries to officials, repair the water of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and provide disaster relief....

All expenses are removed.

To take out another silver tael and recreate a giant fleet is tantamount to a fantasy.

However, after the reform of the tax system, Zhu Qizhen now holds nearly 60 million taels of silver in his hands, which can be described as wealthy.

In addition to spending 10 million taels on the construction of the steppe city, he still had 50 million taels of silver to squander.

Moreover, after the establishment of Daming Money Zhuang, money makes money, just like having a cash cow, from now on, he will not worry about money.

Listening to Zheng Chenggong's request, staring at Zheng Chenggong's fiery gaze, although Zhu Qizhen was a little moved, he still did not directly let the household department allocate funds.

He is the emperor of Daming, the monarch of the world, with a burden of Jiangshan society, he will think twice about everything, and he will not be angry.

"If you want to revive Daming, restore the glory of the Yongle dynasty, and reproduce the grandeur of Zheng He's voyage to the West, how much silver will you need?"

Hearing the emperor's question, Zheng Chenggong was a little surprised, it turned out that His Majesty's ambition was so ambitious.

Feeling agitated, he calculated a little in his heart, and immediately hugged his fist and replied, "Your Majesty, if you want to reproduce the glory of Zheng He when he went to the West, it is about..."

This is an astronomical amount.

Zheng Chenggong is a sixth-grade petty official, although he calculated the approximate number, but before, this was something he did not dare to think about, and at this moment, he did not dare to speak.

"Zheng Aiqing, you can do the math carefully. "

Zhu Qizhen saw Zheng Chenggong's concerns, and once he said the number, he would definitely shock the court, and asked instead: "What is the firepower of the Shenlong battleship?"

"Your Majesty, the artillery of the Shenlong battleship is still the copper cannon of decades ago, and if you just talk about the power, it is far inferior to the current artillery. "

Zheng Chenggong handed back.

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "If these artillery pieces are replaced, how many taels of silver will be needed?"

"The military expenditure of artillery is actually not a big head, the minister only needs to increase one million taels of silver, not only can the firepower of the Shenlong battleship be updated, but also the artillery of other warships, all new. "

Hear Zheng Chenggong's sworn assurance.

Zhu Qizhen thought slightly, nodded, and then asked: "Okay, Xu Aiqing, you can answer the previous question, how much silver is needed to build an invincible navy and reproduce the glory of Zheng He when he went to the West?"

In the face of the emperor's questioning again.

Zheng Chenggong swallowed his spit, suddenly knelt on the ground, and handed over his hand: "Your Majesty, you need about fifteen hundred taels of silver!"

"Be bold, Zheng Chenggong!"

"You are a little six-rank Fujian general, summoned by Your Majesty, it is already your ancestral tomb smoking, the emperor's grace is mighty, above the court, you actually dare to open your mouth widely?!"

Zheng Chenggong's words fell, and the Manchu Dynasty was shocked on the spot.

They couldn't believe their ears.

Fifteen million taels of silver!

It is these cabinet elders, one product and six shangshu, court members, and feudal officials, they dare not imagine.

Now, it actually came from the mouth of a sixth-grade official!

You know, in the depths of the desert, the construction of a majestic town in the grassland is only 10 million taels of silver.

What surprised the Manchu Dynasty even more was ...

At this time, Zhu Qizhen suddenly rose, his palm slammed heavily on the dragon case, and the majestic voice resounded in the Xuanzheng Hall, echoing in the ears of every court minister.

"What we want is not only to reproduce the glory of Zheng He's voyage to the West! What we want is a Daming navy that shocks the world! What we want is a Daming navy that can level the world!"

"What we want is an invincible navy that dares to disobey, although it is far away!"

"Fifteen million taels of silver, it's not enough!"

"Zheng Chenggong, I ask you, if I make you the governor of the Daming Navy, the second rank of official residence! Allocate 30 million taels of silver to you, and ask you to build a Daming navy that sweeps the world within one year! But if after a year, if you don't do it, you will be executed delayed!"

"Do you dare to establish this military warrant?"

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