Looking at the huge ship of the fifth-layer warship, a domineering momentum came to his face. It was so huge that it could not be parked into the port at all. It could only be parked on the sea farther away, standing towering like a great wall on the sea. Cao Yun had been fighting on land all his life and was not good at naval forces, but this did not mean that he knew nothing about sea combat. At least he knew that such a fifth-layer warship was not at the same level as a third-layer warship. Of course, his power was not the same.

Compared with ordinary merchant ships, the third-layer warship is already a behemoth, but looking at the several third-layer warships anchored in the port, compared with the Ming Dynasty, it looks like a child who has not grown up.

The navy of the Ming Dynasty had actually developed to such a level. Cao Yun knew very well that even during the Tang Empire, when the Tang navy was traversing all over the world, there was no such giant beast on the sea.

He felt a little breathless.

During the Bozhou rebellion and the battle of Taohua Island, the last remaining naval commander in Qi State was also buried there by Cao Gang. The current naval commander of Qi State can be said to be blank. Although the emperor has made up his mind to rebuild the naval commander, this is obviously not something that can be done in a short period of time.

If it was a peaceful time, Da Qi could naturally slowly and calmly, but now, Da Ming has revealed its hideous minions and is eyeing it. It is probably difficult for Qi to compete with the Ming people at sea.

He lowered his eyelids slightly, but what appeared in his mind was the Ming Navy carrying countless soldiers, storing the coastline of Daqi from the sea. Daqi, which had lost its control at sea, could only passively defend. The coastal areas would be riddled with holes, like a sieve, being asked by the Ming people.

If Qi Ming starts war, the front line will not only be the front line of Taoyuan Changning, but will also be ignited in various places in Da Qi. Da Qi will have to consider the main offensive and defensive direction of the Ming people. Once the judgment is wrong, it will inevitably encounter a catastrophe.

The roads that Daqi attacked Ming Kingdom were very clear, and there were only two, one was the front line of Changning County, Taoyuan, and the other was the front line of Hengduan Mountains. However, Hulao Pass was guarded by the front line of Hengduan Mountains. During the Qin Dynasty, Daqi could not break this defensive barrier, let alone the defense there was now replaced by Ming people with better equipment and stronger fighting will.

Ben Kuan's face suddenly appeared in his mind. From the beginning, Taoyuan County was booked by the Ming people for one of the battlefields. All the construction there, including the villages of the peasants, were prepared to deal with a great war. The sparse population, scattered fortresses, and the powerful Ming army were all decreed that once a war broke out, Taoyuan County would become a big quagmire and it would be difficult to pull it out if it was trapped in. Once the Da Qi could not quickly open up the situation in Taoyuan County, the Ming people's navy would lead the Ming army to land in other parts of Qi, and involved most of the Qi State in the war.

Once the war begins, the living creatures and the economy withered, especially the war zones, will not only not contribute their strength to the country, but will instead require the court to feed back to survive. However, the mainland of the Ming Dynasty will not be affected by any impact. They only need to guard several points.

As one rises and the other falls, how can Daqi help?

Thinking of this, cold sweat dripped down.

Looking up at Qin Feng, who was smiling beside him, the young ruler gave people the feeling that he looked harmless, but in fact he had the dangers of mountains and rivers. He was afraid that from the founding of the country, he began to make a step-by-step arrangement in order to form the situation today.

When the Ming Dynasty had just established its country and was in danger, he disagreed with the public and began to develop the navy. After nearly ten years of operation, today, he finally had the unrivalled water advantage of Qi, which also allowed the Ming Dynasty to have more strategic arrangements and more tactical choices in the future battle for hegemony.

Will there be a battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Daqi?

certainly.

This is not only a consensus between the Great Qi, but also a consensus among the Ming people. Both sides are accumulating strength for this future war. The so-called ceasefire and negotiation are just to retract their arms so as to accumulate greater strength and make the fists hit by them have more strength.

Obviously, Mingren did better.

After seeing so many places in the Ming Dynasty, Cao Yun no longer thought that Da Qi was vast and wealthy, with a large population and strong financial resources. In terms of absolute numbers, Da Qi was indeed not on the same level as Da Ming, but if we were to talk about the speed of creating wealth and the efficiency of using wealth, Da Qi could not be compared with Da Ming at all.

They really put every penny on the blade.

What's even more terrifying is that Qin Feng and his court successfully gathered everyone in the Ming Dynasty under his banner, working together, thinking together, or everyone's starting point is different, but their goals are the same.

Da Qi, there is no way to say that the court has the idea of ​​the court, and the aristocratic families have the idea of ​​the aristocratic families, and internal unstable, how can we resist foreign enemies? If Da Qi cannot gather domestic power in the shortest time, then the chance of victory in the future confrontation with the Ming people will be extremely low.

The domestic situation is chaotic, whether to fight or reconcile is a big problem. If one is not done well, it will make Daqi disappear and make him ruined Cao Yun and die without a place to die.

I boarded the huge Ming warship anchored on the distant sea and boarded the highest deck. The entire Baoqing Port was immediately seen.

Cao Yun had no idea what Baoqing Port looked like in the past, but the prosperity of Baoqing Port is even better than Changyang County City. The port city is still being expanded. Ant-like crowds are waving their tools to dig a bare mountain ahead. This project seems to have been going on for a long time. The originally large mountain peak is now half missing. Flatbed trucks dragged the dug out muds and stones to the distance and dumped them into the depression there, as if they were preparing to fill the depression.

It's really a thunderous journey!

Looking at the current scale of Baoqing Port, Cao Yun could guess that the same project must have been underway.

"Your Highness, please sit down and try this flower tea specialty of Changyang!" Qin Feng said: "Looking at the lips of Your Highness, your lips are blisters, are you a little unacceptable? The liver fire is a little intense. This is a combination of honeysuckle and chrysanthemums. The recipe specially prepared by Shuchang is extremely effective!"

I am not accommodating to the local environment, which is obviously caused by being anxious, right? Cao Yun pretended not to understand the teasing tone in Qin Feng's words, and took a sip with a teacup. The fragrance was fragrant but slightly bitter. Compared to other tea leaves, it really had a unique flavor.

The port was extremely busy, and merchant ships leaned on the berth to load or unload the goods. Cao Yun once again saw the equipment called the gantry crane he saw in Changyang Station. Compared with the place, the box was much larger here. The boxes were easily lifted up, moved to the ship, and then placed at the position they should go. The speed was extremely fast. Before Cao Yun finished a cup of tea, he saw a ship full of such boxes, slowly exiting the port, and under the guidance of a small boat, he slowly sailed outside the port.

In the port, there are almost a dozen large merchant ships carrying out this kind of operation at the same time.

And just around the Ming ship, there were many merchant ships parked, and their ships were also filled with cargo. They did not leave the port, but entered the port. There were not enough berths at the port, so they could only stop here and wait to guide the boat to lead them into the port.

"Baoqing turned out to be a military port. Although it has been expanding for so many years, the speed of expansion has never kept up with the speed of our sea trade development!" Qin Feng looked at the cargo ships not far away around the Ming ship. Among those cargo ships, not only were there the Ming flags, but also the seas like Manila. The opening of sea trade not only allowed the Ming maritime merchants to go out, but also allowed people outside to come in.

"Due to geographical reasons, even if we work hard, the cargo throughput of Baoqing Port is limited, which greatly limits our development." Qin Feng sighed lightly: "Just like now, many ships cannot enter the port and can only wait here. If there is a larger port, these problems will be solved. For example, Quanzhou Port of Chu and Bozhou Port of Qi, are all excellent, but unfortunately they cannot be used by me."

Cao Yun heard the aggressive momentum from Qin Feng's words. "There is indeed a good port in Bozhou. After Daqi quelled the Bozhou rebellion, I believe that there will become a busy port like Baoqing Port."

Qin Feng smiled slightly: "I hope that the prince's wishes will come true, but I heard that not only the wind and waves on the sea are strong, but there are also many pirates. Daqi really wants to open up the sea trade and allow Daqi merchants to go into the sea, so there is quite a lot of work to do!"

Cao Yun stared at Qin Feng, and was so angry that pirates, pirates would have been beaten by you Mingren Navy long ago. If you really encounter pirates, you can only be Mingren.

Angry, but there is nothing to say, because Qin Feng's words are a threat of nakedness. If your merchant ship dares to go into the sea, it is equivalent to sending me food. If you rob you, you will have nothing to say.

Who made Daqi not have a powerful navy to protect its merchant ships?

He put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Qin Feng. Cao Yun now felt that it was really time to wait. Da Qi needed time to correct policy mistakes and to integrate domestic power. He no longer wanted to fight with Qin Fengdong in a few words.
Chapter completed!