After more than two months, he recovered the East China Sea, defeated the Dutch Navy, built a huge southeastern defense line, and also underestimated the Japanese. Now he can finally return to the court. Zhu Cijiu looked at the blue sea and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

This sapphire-like sea is really fascinating. Some people like its beauty, some people like its breadth, some people like its purity, and some people like its huge wealth. Since the Age of Discovery, the great powers have given the ocean a new function, that is, a plundering channel. If you don't plunder through the ocean, then you will wait for others to plunder you through the ocean.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty was waiting for others to plunder, but now the Ming Dynasty finally had the capital to plunder others. This statement seems a bit incompatible with traditional ideas, but this is the case in this era. Plunder and colonization are not derogatory but positive words in the eyes of the great powers. In this era, to survive, develop, and grow, you must adapt to this robber logic. Being a robber is better than being robbed.

It takes about seven or eight days to set off from the Dongfannan Daying Naval Base to the normal speed of Dongdaying Tianjin New Port. In just seven or eight days, Zhu Cijing felt extremely uncomfortable. It was either he was seasick or he felt too crowded. There was no way. He had too many people with him. There were thousands of people on this warship with less than 500 people. The degree of crowding can be imagined.

Actually, he felt this way when he came, but at that time he was mainly focused on regaining the East Side, so the feeling was not so obvious, and it was different now. Once he relaxed, the feeling was obvious. No wonder Chengzu had to build such a large treasure ship. It was really not possible for the emperor to travel to. In the future, he would definitely take a boat frequently. It would be possible to stay on the sea for a few days. If it was a month or even a few months, this would definitely not work.

The idea of ​​rebuilding a treasure ship uncontrollably occupied his mind. The Ming Dynasty could have built a treasure ship. Although it was interrupted for more than a hundred years and its skills were a little unfamiliar, the Dongda Shipbuilding Factory should have the ability to build a treasure ship after two years of production practice, right?

No matter how anxious he was, the ship was only so fast. After seven or eight days of random thoughts, he finally arrived at Dongdaying Tianjin New Port. A small fleet came towards him. Zhu Cijing was surprised. The small fleet actually drove straight towards the Beiyang Navy's fleet. Aren't they afraid of ramming the Holy Vehicle?

The Beiyang Navy asked when he was stumped and found that it was Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyiwei. Well, this guy is not afraid of hitting the saint. He is also Zhu Cijiu's favorite minister. Under normal circumstances, Zhu Cijiu really won't do anything to him.

Knowing that this guy was coming, Zhu Cijiu did not stop him and directly let him go to the flagship. This guy lived a prosperous life and was fatter. He could not see any majesty of the commander of the Jinyiwei, but instead looked like a rich and wealthy businessman. As soon as he saw Zhu Cijiu, he knelt down and said in a flattering manner: "The commander of the Jinyiwei Luo Yangxing, who met the emperor, congratulated the emperor on defeating the barbarians, regaining the lost territory, and exposing his power outside the territory..."

Is this a lot of clothes not wearing flattery? But if you take too much, you can easily cause skin diseases. If you get goose bumps, it will be uncomfortable. Seeing this guy looking endlessly, Zhu Cijiu quickly raised his hand and said, "Okay, okay, why are you running over? Is there anything important?"

Seeing this guy's excited look, it didn't look like something big happened. Sure enough, Luo Yangxing continued to flatter him and said, "Hehe, the emperor, I have nothing to report to me. His Highness the Regent and the Prime Minister led all the officials and civilians near the capital to welcome the emperor back at the port terminal, and asked the emperor to notify him."

This is a new thing. When he came back from the imperial army in person, everyone was busy pressing his chest against his back. He deliberately refused to let everyone come to welcome him. This time he forgot to give orders, but it is indeed inappropriate to come back silently every time. The emperor's honor is reflected in the worship of his subjects. Letting them worship and worship helps to improve their prestige. This opportunity must not be wasted in the future. Thinking of this, he happily said: "Well, everyone is in love, I am very happy. I have sent an order to let the soldiers of the navy set up in an orderly array to let everyone see the magnificence of the Ming navy."

He used his command troops to climb up the mast to convey the order. Soon the Beiyang Navy began to arrange an array, fifty ships in rows, fifty ships in rows, neatly arranged, with the momentum and majesty, and the people who saw it were absolutely shocked.

Slowly, a horizon appeared in front of the port, and the port was about to arrive, but there were fifty brand new battleships parked in front of the port, neatly arranged in two rows, two or three miles long, and about one mile wide in the middle, extending to the port.

This is the Dutch battleship seized by the Ming Navy Combined Fleet. When it was first seized, it was bumpy and ugly. However, the keel frame inside was not damaged. After removing the cannon and driving it to the Dongdaying Shipyard for renovation, it was like new. Now the battleship is filled with red flags, just like a red carpet laid on the water, which is particularly grand.

Zhu Cijing smiled knowingly and ordered the Beiyang Navy fleet to be stationed neatly in front of the Dutch battleship queue, and the flagship sailed towards the dock through the port.

At this time, the dock was lined with court officials and Jinyi Guards, and civilians were even standing on the coasts on both sides. You could see the full view of the Beiyang Navy from two or three miles away. So many warships were lined up there neatly, which was indeed shocking. There were already bursts of exclamations on the coast. How could ordinary civilians have seen such a huge fleet? The Ming Navy had so many warships. The screams slowly turned into cheers. The Ming Dynasty was so powerful!

At this time, the warship had already landed. Zhu Cijiu walked up to the dock with a warm cheer. The civil and military officials and Wanjinyiwei on the dock immediately knelt down neatly and said in unison under the leadership of Zhu Youjian and Xu Guangqi: "I welcome the emperor to triumph, long live my emperor."

Tens of thousands of people shouted in unison to the mountain and the people on both sides heard clearly that most of these people moved from the disaster area. They were sincerely grateful to Zhu Cijiu. If it weren't for the emperor, half of the people present would have starved to death long ago! When they heard that the emperor returned in triumphant, many people rushed over from dozens or even hundreds of miles to welcome the emperor and express their gratitude.

Now, when they heard the sound of the mountain on the dock, they knew that the emperor was there, and in that direction, everyone consciously knelt down towards the dock, and the mountain shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live my emperor." Over and over again, two or three times, the voices became more and more united. The scene of hundreds of thousands of people shouting in unison was simply shaken. Zhu Cijiong smiled with relief, and laughed, and tears burst out in his eyes. It was worth the effort of his own, and the support of the people was the best reward for him.

After the dock welcome ceremony, Zhu Cijing did not immediately return to the capital, but instead summoned a group of confidants at the Dongdaying Palace and put forward the idea of ​​re-encouraging the ship, so that everyone could discuss the feasibility.

After a while, everyone concluded that the size of the treasure ship is actually the main thing to do with the treasure ship. If it is purely for the sake of being big, for shock, the speed of the ship is not considered, then the legendary large treasure ship with a length of 44 zhang, a width of 18 zhang, and a nine-mast and twelve-sail can be made. However, it is purely a decoration, and the ship's speed will probably be outrageously slow and it is not suitable for sailing at all.

Everyone agreed that the medium-sized treasure ship, which is thirty-seven meters long and fifteen meters wide, should be the limit size that can be used to sail normally. No matter how large the speed is, it cannot be guaranteed, so I can only put it on the same shape.

Of course, Zhu Cijing wanted this treasure ship to sail normally. He did not build the treasure ship for others to show it, so he chose the medium treasure ship without hesitation.

Thirty-seven zhang is about 120 meters, and fifteen zhang is about 50 meters. This size is already big enough, and there is no problem with carrying more than a thousand people.

Then there was the problem of firepower equipment. Everyone thought that Zhu Cijiu was just for comfort, so they suggested installing a few howitzers on the deck. With the protection of the Ming fleet, it was almost impossible for the enemy to rush to Zhu Cijiu's car.

But Zhu Cijiu is unwilling to do so. Since ancient times, several emperors who have been hiding from the palace and not going out, or who have been unable to see the enemy under the protection of numerous guards, have a promising future. Anyone who has famous founding kings or the lord of Zhongxing has never been on the battlefield, he does not want to be a useless vase. Naturally, his warships are super super battleships with super firepower.

Everyone also knew the emperor's temperament, and it was impossible to block him from letting him go to the battlefield. Since he couldn't stop it, he could only try his best to increase his firepower. The naval guns on both sides simply used other battleships as the main guns. Sun Yuanhua decided to fight, and the success rate was less than 10%, and he also had to make twelve eight-inch howitzers for the emperor. According to this success rate, at most two hundred were enough. This waste was nothing compared to the emperor's safety.

The eight-inch howitzer is amazing, with a terrifying range of five or six miles, and the weight of the solid bullet is nearly 100 kilograms. That guy, if he shoots it, the deck of the battleship can be broken through, and he is simply a battleship killer!

Zhu Cijiu was naturally extremely satisfied with this plan, but such a super giant ship is not that easy to build. First of all, even if the craftsmen with two docks are equipped with the artificial intelligence, it will take nearly two months to build one. Moreover, such a large super warship is definitely not good at the current river channel and dock. A dedicated river channel that is twice as wide as the current river channel, and the dock is about twice as big as the current dock.
Chapter completed!