The first batch of century-old timber, which had been stored for ten years, finally started construction at the Guangzhou shipyard.
The current Datong Navy still uses warships from the former Ming Dynasty and Zheng Zhilong. There are six fleets in Laizhou, Shanghai, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, and Luzon, but the overall number of warships is not large, and some of them have even been eliminated and sold to private merchants.
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The battleship was named Datong, a 500-ton Spanish galleon captured during the Battle of Manila.
The military expenditures of the Datong Navy come from, first, government allocations, second, trawling for fish, third, suppression of pirates, fourth, shipbuilding orders, and fifth, official trade.
To exterminate pirates, sometimes merchant ships will be destroyed together. Once a lone merchant ship or a merchant ship stranded in a storm encounters the Datong Navy, it will basically end up being robbed. Zhao Han turns a blind eye to this, but gives a stern warning not to rob.
Once a domestic ship is discovered, everyone from generals to soldiers will be severely punished.
Pirates are the navy, and the navy is the pirates. This is the case all over the world at this time. Without gray recovery, we simply cannot support the navy.
Most of the real pirates that were wiped out were Japanese pirates and Tainan pirates. Japanese pirates were actually the lord's private armed forces, often plundering foreign merchant ships behind the shogunate's back, and were commonly known as Japanese pirates in the Chinese population. The Tainan pirates were Zheng Zhilong's bosses.
Friends, these guys defected to the Dutch and often looted Chinese merchant ships heading to Luzon.
In addition, the government has opened three shipyards in Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Ningbo.
Private merchants who need seagoing ships can place orders with shipyards, and the money they earn is used to support the navy. These three shipyards usually receive civilian orders and can switch to building warships at any time.
Official trade is mainly aimed at North Korea. North Korea often does not charge money and needs to transport goods in exchange for food. Therefore, the government purchases goods and the navy is responsible for transporting them. When North Korea's food is insufficient, local specialties such as Korean ginseng will also be shipped. The local specialties are shipped back
The profits from the auction were also allocated to the Navy.
The navy is really too expensive. It relies entirely on national finance and cannot afford to support a large fleet.
Now, the construction of the first batch of century-old wood has begun, which can build two 500-ton ships at the same time. Two years later, the second batch of wood will also be used, and it is planned to build a 700-ton ship and a 500-ton ship.
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Zhao Han looked at Gu Jianshan's memorial and said with a smile: "You are quite formal. You didn't submit the memorial and the memorial and just wrote a memorial. Do you want to attack Annan?"
Gu Jianshan said: "If you want to control Nanyang, you must capture Annan. After I learned about the overseas situation, I understood why Emperor Yongle of the former Ming Dynasty wanted to capture Annan despite the opposition of his ministers. After setting up the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi, he was still there.
The establishment of the Municipal Shipping Department can effectively control the countries in Southeast Asia. The civil servants objected to attacking Annan because it has high mountains and dense forests and miasma everywhere. We can attack from land and water, directly take the big coastal cities, and then follow the rivers to invade the inland."
Zhao Han asked: "Annan has been divided into two. Should we attack the Southern Dynasty or the Northern Dynasty first?"
Gu Jianshan said: "Both the north and the south are dominated by the King of Le Dynasty. If the Datong army sends troops, they will take Thanh Hoa directly from the sea. Thanh Hoa is a big city. After taking this city, it can be operated for one or two years to provide
The people outside the city divide their fields and settle down, so that the people will support our Datong court. Or we can not operate, use Qinghua as a stronghold, collect inland ships, go to the river mouth further north, and go straight up the river to Thang Long Palace! Capture King Annan
, then you can order Annan to send troops to attack anyone who disobeys."
Zhao Han nodded in approval: "It seems that you have asked about it. That area is rich and relatively flat. It is easy to conquer and has a lot of food output."
Thang Long Province is Hanoi, and a large area around it belongs to the Red River Delta. That alluvial plain is the largest agricultural area in Vietnam.
Since ancient times, when China attacked Vietnam, it had to cross mountains and ridges, and the terrain was very complicated. But if you take the sea route and land directly in the Gulf of Tonkin, you will see a large alluvial plain in front of you, which is the highlight of Vietnam.
Zhao Han said to Gu Jianshan: "In this war, there are other factors to consider. There are two dynasties in Annan. The northern dynasty is close to the Netherlands, and the southern dynasty is close to Portugal and Chinese maritime merchants. Portugal is not something to be afraid of, but
However, the Netherlands has to beat them hard and not allow them to interfere in the war. The Chinese descendants who have settled in Annan can also help our army. If they occupy the Annan territory, they can divide the land of the Annan gentry and win over the hearts of the common people in Annan. But for the descendants of the Han people,
But we promise not to divide their fields, and we will talk about nothing else after we have established a firm foothold."
In fact, those who still consider themselves Han are all Chinese who have settled in Vietnam in the past century. Most of them make a living by doing business, and even if they buy land, they don't have much land to their name.
Real big landowners, even those of Han descent, have long regarded themselves as Vietnamese.
Zhao Han added: "Annan invades and occupies the territory of other countries. It likes to expel domestic gangsters, criminals and refugees to the borders of other countries for reclamation, and then sends troops to occupy it under the pretext of sending troops. There are also many Annan villains in Xunzhuang of the Mu family in Yunnan, and those
The traitors who donated their land were bullied so much by the Annan villains that many of them now want to return to the Chinese Empire."
Zhao Han said: "The war in the north has stopped for a while, and we don't need so much careful work. Naturally, we have to send them to the south."
Vietnam has always liked to play this trick. It has invaded the Chinese border, and it has also invaded Champa and Jimo. Although Champa is still an independent state, there are a large number of Vietnamese living on the border, most of whom are landless refugees in Vietnam. The refugees are expelled to
Other countries can not only stabilize their own countries, but also lay nails in other countries. They can use this as an excuse to send troops at any time in the future.
The Nguyen family and the Zheng family, one in the south and the other in the north, could not help each other. So one expanded to the south and the other to the north, thus establishing the territory of Vietnam.
Zhao Han continued: "If we want to send troops to Annan, the best time should be one or two years later."
"I don't understand why it was one or two years later?" Gu Jianshan asked.
Zhao Han said: "This year, the Ruan family and the Zheng family in Annan have unanimously banned the export of grain. The people's grain is only allowed to be sold to the government. They are obviously preparing for war. At most, within a year or two, the Ruan family and the Zheng family will
The war is about to begin. When they finish fighting, they will be at their weakest. By then our giant ship will be built and we will have enough military supplies, so we can take advantage of the opportunity to send troops."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Gu Jianshan was quite happy. It's best to pick up the bargains in a war. Who the hell wants to go head-to-head?
The Ruan family and the Zheng family were not determined to give up. They fought twice a few years ago. Now the people's livelihood has not fully recovered, so they have entered a state of preparing for war.
For China, the harder the fight between these two forces, the better. Let the police keep an eye on it at any time. As soon as the war in Vietnam begins, the Datong Army will immediately prepare. When the Vietnamese Civil War is over, the Datong Army will go to sea and land. By that time, Vietnam will
The Zheng family probably didn't have enough food to gather troops.
Gu Jianshan received the exact information from the emperor about sending troops to Annan, and went to Guangzhou with his entourage.
Supervising the construction of warships was the next step. As the naval commander, he wanted to rectify the navy. He had seen the Shanghai Navy, and to be honest, it was not very good. Compared with the Datong Army and Navy, the soldiers in the navy were too free and loose.
As for Zhao Han, he is preparing to patrol the north with his imperial concubine and his children, as well as some officials.
A monument to my parents has been erected in the mass graves in Tianjin, and I want to pay my respects before the anniversary of their death.
That was both the death anniversary of his parents and the day that Zhao Han traveled through time.
The Datong Navy has not been reduced yet, after all, various details need to be arranged. Many ships were dispatched this time, and each central government office had to select a deputy to follow the emperor to the north to worship. The sacrifice seemed solemn.
Secondly, he had to work on the road, and important official documents from the court would be sent out by ship regularly.
The mighty navy set sail at Nanjing Pier.
Zhao Kuanghuan took a leave of absence from school. Not only did he take leave, he also had a teacher to follow him and he also had to study lessons on the way.
"Mom, have you been to Tianjin?" Zhao Kuanghuan asked excitedly.
Fei Rulan shook her head and smiled: "No, this is my first time going back to the north."
There were many people watching the excitement on the shore. Zhao Kuanghuan stood on the deck, waving to everyone narcissistically, as if the people were seeing him off. Although this guy lives in the Forbidden City, his personality is not withdrawn, but rather a bit of a social arrogant.
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As the fleet gradually sailed away, Zhao Han also came to the deck and took out his telescope to observe the situation on both sides of the strait.
Although there is a spring drought, the color of the rice seedlings on both sides of the Yangtze River is relatively good, without the withered yellow color of severe drought. It seems that local officials and farmers' associations are still functioning normally.
As for the rice fields far away from the rivers, I am afraid that the production will still be reduced this year.
"Your Majesty, beware of danger!" the palace maid shouted.
Zhao Han turned around and saw Pan Qimei lying on the side of the ship, half-body lying outside watching the water splashing by the ship.
"Mom, I want to see it too, I want to see it too!"
Two children, a boy and a girl, were jumping around next to Pan Qimei.
The twins Zhao Kuanglui and Zhao Hanjin will be eight years old in the second half of the year. When they return from Tianjin to worship, the eldest daughter Zhao Furong will be enrolled in elementary school, and the same will happen to Fei Rulan's eldest daughter, Zhao Furong.
Pan Qimei turned around and said, "You can't watch, you will fall into the water."
The two little kids pouted, obviously very unhappy.
"Come here!" Zhao Han smiled and waved.
The brother and sister ran to their father. Zhao Han asked the guards to bring stools and asked them to stand on them, then personally grabbed their belts to prevent accidents.
This ship was quite big, and several princes and princesses couldn't sit still, playing and playing on the deck, while the palace maids watched over it nervously.
This is the first time for everyone to travel far since they came to Nanjing. The adults can still bear it, and the children are all happy and happy, as if prisoners who have been detained for a long time are out for a break.
Pan Qimei and Fei Rumei came to Zhao Han together.
Fei Rumei said: "Husband, let me ask you, what is delicious in Tianjin? She is going to learn how to make it."
"Tianjin? Goubuli Baozi, right?" Zhao Han didn't think much.
Fei Rumei laughed and said: "Who named this bun? It tastes terrible at first sight."
Pan Qimei asked doubtfully: "Is there really a bun called Goubuli?"
Zhao Han thought of the various food legends related to Zhu Yuanzhang and Qianlong, and couldn't help joking: "You can have it if you don't have it. When Emperor Zhao was living in the world, when he passed by Tianjin, the shopkeeper threw out broken buns, and the wild dogs ignored them.
, but Emperor Zhao thought it was a delicacy in the world. This time I revisited my old place and looked for the buns again, but I couldn't taste the old taste."
