The Most Powerful Man in the World

To be honest, the distance of hundreds of nautical miles is not too far for the Strait of Gibraltar. It is only a day's journey at most. For the Strait of Gibraltar, the existence of this Ming fleet is obviously a great threat.

No one can guarantee when the Ming fleet will suddenly appear outside the port. Therefore, in the entire port of the Strait of Gibraltar, tens of thousands of Spanish soldiers have not dared to relax, and even Archduke Rose has drawn thousands of them from other places. Soldiers and horses.

Under Grand Duke Rose's levy, it was only half a month. In the Strait of Gibraltar, the navy had not changed much, but the army had increased by thousands.

In addition to the tens of thousands of troops and horses that already existed, the total number was no less than [-], which accounted for more than half of the troops that Spain could use.

One month, two months, time has passed quickly. If we say that at the beginning, the Spaniards were nervous all day long, and they sent an unknown number of people to watch the movement on the sea.

However, after a few months, the Daming Fleet was not seen outside the Strait of Gibraltar. Naturally, the defense of the Strait of Gibraltar was obviously relaxed a lot.

People are forgetful, and even at this time, if Grand Duke Qiangwei hadn’t been reading the news from the people below that the Ming fleet was already moored in that port hundreds of nautical miles away, Grand Duke Qiangwei would have been in Daming’s place. The existence of the fleet was forgotten.

Grand Duke Qiangwei tapped lightly on the table with one hand and looked at a general in front of him. This person was none other than General Levi.

General Levi said gratefully to Grand Duke Qiangwei: "Levy thanks the Grand Duke for helping him, otherwise, I'm afraid that Levi will apologize with death this time."

No one expected that Grand Duke Rose would protect General Levi through his relationship, and even let Levi re-operate under his command.

Grand Duke Qiangwei just smiled slightly and said, "I just don't want you, Levi, to die in such a humiliating way. If that's the case, it would be a pity."

Signaling General Levi to take his seat, Grand Duke Rose looked at General Levi and handed a stack of information to General Levi and said, "Look at it, and then tell me what you think."

This stack of information is a record of some of the activities of the Daming Fleet in the past few months. It is obvious that Grand Duke Rose has been sending people to watch the every move of the Daming Fleet.

Looking at the stack of information, General Levi's eyes seemed to see the Ming fleet through the descriptions.

"why why?"

General Levi was scratching his head almost as if he was scratching his head.

Grand Duke Qiangwei looked at Levi's expression and said slowly, "Can you guess why the Mingren fleet is docked in the port?"

General Levi looked a little hesitant, and suddenly he saw General Levi shouting: "I thought about it, hahaha, I really thought about it, God bless, I, Spain, can definitely go before the snow. Shame, the Ming fleet will definitely lose..."

To be honest, seeing Levi's excited look, Duke Rose heard Levi's words, and there was a faint expectation in his heart, but having learned the lesson from the previous time, this time Duke Rose was just a little excited.

"Levy, what did you think of? But have you discovered the weakness of the Daming fleet?"

The excited General Levi stared at Grand Duke Qiangwei and said: "Grand Duke, I thought about it, I really thought about it, the weakness of the Daming fleet is the lack of artillery fire!"

With a puff, Grand Duke Qiangwei who was drinking tea almost spit out a sip of tea, and after a violent cough, Grand Duke Qiangwei, who was choked on saliva, almost coughed out of his internal organs.

After finally stabilizing, Grand Duke Qiangwei looked at General Levi with a bit of suspicion and said, "Levy, you are not joking, how could a fleet make such a low-level mistake and not be equipped with enough shells? ?"

However, as he spoke, Grand Duke Qiangwei gradually revealed a gleam in his eyes, slapped the table and said, "No, there is such a possibility. The Daming fleet is not as backed by the kingdom as we are, and can get abundant supplies at any time, but Daming The fleet is different, and it is impossible to obtain logistical supplies in time. It is no wonder that they did not attack the port twice. The feeling is that the shells on the ship are insufficient."

Levi nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. Apart from the lack of cannonball support from the Daming Fleet, there is no way to explain the many unreasonable actions of the Daming Fleet."

Grand Duke Qiangwei walked around the hall excitedly, and rubbed his hands from time to time, it could be seen that Grand Duke Qiangwei was very hesitant.

General Levi opened his mouth, but thought that he was no longer the captain of the original captain, but only a guard under Grand Duke Rose.

Grand Duke Qiangwei suddenly raised his head and said to General Levi: "Levy, I am going to let you lead a small fleet to test the depth and details of the Daming fleet. I wonder if you have the courage?"

Although Levi said that he had gone through a military court, his whole person was saved by Grand Duke Rose. Although he experienced hardships, his temperament remained the same.

He heard Levi's excited words: "Don't worry, the Grand Duke, I, Levi, are willing to guarantee my life. No matter what the loss is, I will definitely find out the details of the Ming fleet for the Grand Duke!"

Grand Duke Qiangwei stepped forward and slapped Levi on the shoulder, laughing loudly: "Okay, okay, Levi, you really didn't disappoint this Grand Duke."

A fleet of just three ships headed straight for a port hundreds of miles away under the leadership of Levi.

In a few months, Yu Dayou and others sent ships to look for the supply ships sent by Daming, while preparing various materials in the port.

It can be said that the Daming Fleet has already returned to its peak state after some training and adjustment. It is a pity that the Daming Fleet does not have enough shells, just like a tiger without claws.

In the church, Yu Dayou looked at Jiao Yuan and said, "Lord Jiao, what's going on with the cannonball? Can the craftsmen on the ship be able to make flowers that pop out, even if the quality is a little bit worse!"

Hearing this, Jiao Yuan couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. To be honest, if he didn't know about Yu Dayou, Jiao Yuan would have doubted whether Yu Dayou had any intention of being a minister.

A few months ago, Yu Dayou exercised the authority of the head coach and decided to stay, and even gathered craftsmen on board to make artillery shells in the port.

Jiao Yuan shook his head and looked at Yu Dayou and said, "My lord, I'm afraid I'm going to be disappointed. The formula of the gunpowder required for the blooming bomb is only available in the military department of the imperial court. We don't have the formula, so it's difficult to prepare explosively powerful gunpowder, so it blooms. If you don't have enough gunpowder, it's about the same as a solid bullet, or even worse than a solid bullet."

Yu Dayou, who showed a bit of disappointment on his face, nodded slightly, while Jiao Yuan said, "Although it is said that no blooming bullets have been developed, a batch of solid bullets have been produced."

Yu Dayou nodded slowly and said, "Although there are no blooming bullets, it is good to have solid bullets. At least if we encounter an enemy, we won't even have the ability to fight back."

A burst of hurried footsteps ran over, and a messenger was heard shouting: "My lord, my lord, found the Spanish fleet!"

Yu Dayou was stunned for a moment, then said with a sneer: "It's okay if we don't go to their troubles, I didn't expect them to dare to provoke them!"

Needless to say, in Yu Dayou's view, the fact that the Spanish fleet dared to appear outside the port was a kind of provocation to them.

Of course, what Yu Dayou thought was right and wrong. Levi led a few warships to come, which was a challenge to Daming.

When Yu Dayou rushed to the port, he found that on the sea surface, only three warships were facing away from the Daming fleet.

When the two sides looked at each other, Levi suddenly ordered three warships to advance at a high speed and directly approach the port.

As soon as the battleship approached the port, a burst of artillery shells roared, and the digital display opened fire, the provocation was self-evident.

In the port, Yue Buqun, Lin Pingzhi, Jiao Yuan and others, who had already rushed over after receiving the news, were all stunned when they saw this situation.

I only heard Lin Pingzhi whispering softly: "It's really strange, have the Spaniards forgotten the previous big defeat and dared to take the initiative to provoke us?"

Yue Buqun frowned, with a brooding look on his face, obviously thinking about the meaning behind the Spaniard's actions.

At this moment, Jiao Yuan's expression changed slightly, and he said with certainty: "I know, the West Pullers are trying to test our truth, tell Yu Dayou quickly, and make sure he doesn't reveal our lack of artillery. ."

"Shoot me!"

Without waiting for Jiao Yuan's news to reach Yu Dayou, Yu Dayou couldn't help but immediately ordered to fire.

What flew out this time was not a burst bullet but a solid bullet one by one.

These solid bullets are all made by craftsmen carried by the fleet in the port. After all, solid bullets do not have much technical content. As long as there is enough material, solid bullets are simply big iron balls, no matter who sees it. You can make a bunch of them.

click, click

The two sides were shelling Zhancha Kungfu, and suddenly a shell hit the battleship where Levi was.

When the cannonball hit the deck of the battleship, sawdust suddenly flew around, and Levi was almost injured by the flying sawdust not far away, but Levi was staring at the hole made by the cannonball.

When he was sure that the cannonball didn't explode, Levi couldn't help laughing.

No wonder Levi was so excited. After all, during the previous encounters, almost all of the Daming Fleet used explosive bullets, but this time, in the face of their provocation, the Daming Fleet used only solid bullets!

Several waves of shells fell, and one of the battleships was smashed to pieces by solid bullets one by one. Even the battleship that Levi was on began to enter the water, but Levi did not hesitate to abandon it. The boat departed at great speed in a small boat.

Seeing that the boat that Levi was riding was going away with its agility and speed, Yu Dayou, who had just received Jiao Yuan's message, immediately reacted.

It's just that the speed of reaction is indeed slower, even if it is too late to send ships to catch up at this moment.

"If it is exposed, it will be exposed. Even if the whole army uses solid bullets, I, Yu Dayou, are not afraid!"

北美

When the Daming fleet set foot on the land of North America, these Daming soldiers who came from simple farm families couldn't help cheering when they looked at the fertile land under their feet.

In less than a month, this squadron discovered several silver mines, gold mines, and iron mines.

Xu Tianzuo looked at the various news gathered by his subordinates, and his face was full of surprise and excitement: "No wonder Xiyi people never lack gold and silver, this place is as His Majesty said, it is a treasure land, I knew it earlier. If it is, I should dispatch a large army to take it as soon as possible! If such a treasure is not taken down, we will surely be cursed by future generations in the future!"

Several generals obviously had the same idea as Xu Tianzuo, especially when they looked at the natural golden dog's head in front of him, golden and glittering with charming brilliance.

Not to mention the other, just looking at the gold and silver mines that can be mined almost in the open air, these generals have tried their best to restrain themselves without gaffe.

"Long live Daming, Your Majesty Qianqiu!"

"Long live Daming, Your Majesty Qianqiu!"

Jingshi

King Wu's Mansion, Secret Room

Zhu Houzhao was sitting on the futon in the secret room in his regular clothes, and the altar was placed in front of him.

Looking at the altar in front of him, Zhu Houzhao's eyes were deep, and he whispered softly: "The luck is more than [-] million, soon, soon, only [-] million, I will enter another world!"

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Reaching out and grabbing, the small and delicate altar fell into Zhu Houzhao's hands. He gently rubbed the altar. Zhu Houzhao slowly said, "Wang Zheng, please come to see me, Shao Zhenren!"

Wang Zheng, who was guarding outside the secret room, heard the voice of the Son of Heaven and immediately bowed to the secret room: "This servant will send someone to invite Shao Zhenren to come!"

Just as Wang Zheng ordered his servants, Zhu Houzhao said with a slight pause, "Don't forget to invite Zhang Tianshi with you!"

Qingyang Temple

Shao Yuanjie is entertaining one person, if anyone sees it, I'm afraid they will be very surprised.

Yang Yiqing, as the chief minister of the dynasty, rarely met with people in private, but today he appeared in the Taoist temple where Shao Yuanjie settled.

The two sat opposite each other and heard Yang Yiqing say to Shao Yuanjie: "Shao Zhenren, His Majesty's appearance in court has decreased significantly recently, but he spends more time with Shao Zhenren and Zhang Tianshi. This official also invites Zhenren to be able to recite to the people of the world. To persuade Your Majesty to give priority to the country and society!"

Shao Yuanjie really didn't find it strange that Yang Yiqing came to visit. It would be a strange thing if the elders of the cabinet did not respond at all to the changes in the emperor.

Shao Yuanjie shook his head with a wry smile and looked at Yang Yiqing and said, "Master Yang probably thinks that the impoverished way confuses His Majesty and ignores the government..."

Yang Yiqing shook his head and said, "What a real person said, this official definitely doesn't mean it!"

Shao Yuanjie didn't say much, just looked at Yang Yiqing with a straight face and said, "If the poor Taoist said more than once to persuade His Majesty to put the world first, will Lord Shoufu believe it?"

Looking at Shao Yuanjie silently, Yang Yiqing slowly got up, straightened his clothes, took a step back, and then slowly said to Shao Yuanjie for a week: "I also ask the real person to guide Your Majesty to go astray.

A dodging to avoid Yang Yiqing's big gift, Shao Yuanjie made a long announcement of the immeasurable Heavenly Venerate, and said with a straight face: "Pin Dao promises the adults with the reputation of his life, and no one will be allowed to deceive Your Majesty."

A Taoist boy came in a hurry, and said crisply from a distance: "The real person, the real person, your majesty summons!"

Yang Yiqing looked at Daotong when he heard the words, a sharp look flashed in his eyes, only to startle the little Daotong, and his footsteps stopped a foot away from the two.

Shao Yuanjie took a step forward, patted Daotong's head and smiled slightly: "Don't be afraid, child, do your homework!"

Watching the boy leave, Yang Yiqing looked at Shao Yuanjie and said, "Zhenzhen Shao goes first, then this official will go to see the emperor!"

Seeing Yang Yiqing's distrustful look, Shao Yuanjie felt helpless in his heart, but he couldn't explain it to Yang Yiqing, because in the eyes of the civil and military people of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of Beijing, Zhu Houzhao, the emperor of the past few years, was gradually neglected in government affairs, and even more so. Most of the time, he stayed with Shao Yuanjie and Zhang Yanji, several Taoist real people.

Although it is said that the energetic Zhu Houzhao did not delay the political affairs in the DPRK and even handled them in an orderly manner, the Manchu civil and military officials who were looking forward to Zhu Houzhao surpassing his ancestors and becoming a generation of sages could not wait for Zhu Houzhao to take all of them. The mind is all on government affairs rather than obsessed with Buddhism.

After all, emperors such as Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi are the best examples. They are really worried that the emperor will repeat the mistakes of these emperors.

Needless to say, the most worried about the change of the emperor is the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. This time, Yang Yiqing even visited Shao Yuanjie personally.

Shao Yuanjie bowed his head and said, "Let's go one step ahead and welcome Lord Yang!"