Chapter 185: The cost of the King of the Sea

"I am going to build some large warships, re-select the navy, and cast some cannons. Are you competent for this?" Yang Jing did not speak nonsense and just talked about the serious business. The daily affairs, one after another, were very busy and had no time to talk.

Sun Yuanhua was very excited. The emperor was indeed the same as his teacher. He was very straightforward and decisive. He asked himself directly whether he could build a ship and a cannon.

"Report to your Majesty, there is no problem in casting cannons. The cannons I forged have been put into force in Jinning. It is said that the captain was shot and killed by the cannons I forged. After actual combat tests, there is absolutely no problem in casting cannons. I think that casting cannons alone is not enough. I also have to train the gunners to fire, aim, and kill the enemy. Therefore, I think that training the cannons must be one, otherwise, how to kill the enemy with just casting cannons?" Sun Yuanhua said his proud things and immediately started talking endlessly.

Yang Jing was speechless. Who killed the leader of the wild boar skin? It seemed that more than a group of people came to him to receive the merits. On the surface, Yuan Chonghuan said that he had injured Nurhaci with cannons and killed Nurhaci, and took the merits of the Jinning victory. Later, the guy Tang Ruowang came to tell him that they had worked hard on this cannon and wanted to receive merits. Now, Sun Yuanhua also stood up and said that this cannon was made by him and he also needed to receive merits. Yang Jing was speechless. This history is really full of fog! It seems that we have to ask the dead Nurhaci, who killed him, so that we can make a conclusion.

Sun Yuanhua did not notice the strangeness of His Majesty the Emperor at all, and he kept talking.

"There is no problem with this cannon building, but I dare not entrust my priestly to build a ship. I have learned from the missionary of the Folangji. However, it is all about war on paper, but it has not been actually built, and I have no experience in this regard. Your Majesty, I have to ask the missionary of the Folangji to come to solve his doubts in person..." Sun Yuanhua listened to his teacher very much, and he said one thing, two things, and never concealed or lie to the emperor.

Yang Jing nodded. What he likes is the kind of people who tell the truth and do practical things. People who speak beautifully have generally not reliable in doing things, and those who speak honestly can only be reliable in doing things.

"That means that when you build a ship, you have to ask those Western missionaries?" Yang Jingwei asked.

"Report to Your Majesty, yes, if Your Majesty wants to build the Battle of the Folangji warship, it is best to summon the missionaries of the Folangji to ask. Among the doors, there are those who are familiar with the construction of ships. Although the weak ministers can build them, even if they can talk about war on paper, they are afraid that the time is urgent and there is no time to test them, and they are afraid that there will be some mistakes that will ruin your Majesty's affairs. Your Majesty has asked the missionaries of the Folangji, which is better." Sun Yuanhua still insisted on building ships and directly interfering with Western missionaries. He really only learned this on paper, had no practical experience, and did not dare to boast about the emperor, all thanks to the teachings of his teacher Xu Guangqi.

"Well, since that's the case, please summon Western missionaries, big companions, and pass on them." Yang Jingwei decided to meet Western missionaries.

Wang Chengen did not agree to the emperor very simply this time, but was a little confused, and he was confused for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, the face of the Folang Jiren is abominable. I am afraid that I will be shocked by the Holy Lord. This..." Wang Chengen had seen those Folang Jiren, and his appearance was really ugly.

"Haha, my good friend, I have never seen foreigners before, so I have not passed by Tang Ruowang?" Yang Jingwei was not afraid of seeing foreigners. In the next 21st century, there are many foreigners, and he has some understanding of them.

Seeing that the emperor insisted on seeing each other and what he said made sense, Wang Chengen stopped saying anything and said, "Abide by the order, Your Majesty."

Under the guidance of the little eunuch, more than a dozen foreigners entered the warm pavilion one after another, and then respectfully kowtowed to Yang Jing, using strange voices and a little foreign words: "We will bow to His Majesty the Eastern Emperor, Long live His Majesty the Emperor." Obviously, they were not well trained and their speech was not so neat. However, they were all authentic Chinese, and no one gave them a sentence of English or something for themselves.

Yang Jing looked at these foreigners with great interest. Didn’t this Westerner even kowtow when he saw the Chinese emperor? Why do they feel so hunched like this now?

"Everyone is calm." Yang Jinghui didn't intend to torture them, so he quickly got them up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" This time, he answered in unison.

"I heard that there are some of you who can cast cannons?" Yang Jing did not speak nonsense and asked directly. He really had no friendship with these foreigners. He was the emperor. With just one order, they would definitely do their jobs for themselves.

As soon as the emperor asked, the people below immediately became furious.

"His Majesty the Emperor of the East, I can make it, I can make it..."

"Your Majesty, I can also make it..."

"Your Majesty, I made a great cannon..."

Some even said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I can not only build cannons, but also train gunners, and accurately aim at the enemy and fire..."

"When I go back to His Majesty, I can not only cast cannons, but also have practical experience, and can train soldiers for His Majesty... to win battles, win battles..." Some people are selling their military skills.

"My Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I can not only cast cannons, but also train gunners. I also have practical experience. The Ming Dynasty also hired me as a mercenary. His Majesty the Emperor, I hope to become your mercenary again..." What this person said made Yang Jing stunned. There were Western mercenaries before the Chongzhen Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty? Oh my god? I heard it right? This is the history of that plane? I have to find someone to ask what was going on. This is a bit strange.

For some reason, these Westerners were very noisy at the emperor's summons and had no etiquette at all.

Wang Chengen was very disgusted with these barbarians and wanted to stop them from making noise. However, when he saw the emperor watching these barbarians with relish, he seemed very interested, so he did not come out to drink. So, the warm pavilion of the Yangxin Palace turned into a vegetable market, and it became a "human market" for foreigners to sell themselves.

Yang Jing found it very interesting. These foreigners were introducing themselves to the emperor at the beginning, but later they gradually became sabotaging each other. You exposed my scandal and I told you about your embarrassment.

After a while of noise, Yang Jie no longer heard it, so he gave a wink. Wang Chengen had long been impatient with the group of people and shouted "Silent!" The group of Folang Jimen immediately calmed down, and then he remembered that the place he was staying in the palace of His Majesty the Emperor in the East, not the vegetable market, nor the labor market, nor the bar. They all looked at the emperor in a quiet manner.

Yang Jing thought this group of foreigners was quite interesting. He said, "Everyone, don't argue for it first. If you have the ability, I will consider this issue for the time being. I will ask you one more thing. Which of you can build warships? Especially those who build very huge warships?"

This time, when talking about shipbuilding, few people said anything, only a few people came out to answer.

"Dear Emperor of the East, the missionary Ando is willing to serve you." A foreigner bowed gracefully to the emperor and said that he could build a warship.

"Dear Emperor of the East, the missionary Nidosa is willing to serve His Majesty." The same is true for this, saying that he can build a warship.

There were only two people in a group of twenty or thirty people who said they could build ships, and there were a few others who wanted to try it out, but after struggling for a few times, they still didn't speak up. This deceived an emperor. If the stuff was revealed, the result would definitely not be so fun.

"Oh? Haha, very good. Let's talk about the current situation of Western warships. For example, how big is the largest warship? How powerful is it? How good is it? How capable is it? How capable is it?" Yang Jing intends to refer to how far the Western warships have developed. What he is planning to build is a Chinese ship like treasure ships, but it has not been finalized yet. He just makes people prepare first, waiting for his drawings and final sample.

"Dear Emperor, about the warships in the West, the largest warships that can be built now, well... According to the latest news I have obtained, the English are preparing to build a "Sea King". This warship will weigh 1,500 tons, about 100 cannons, and will require about 800 sailors. If the warship is built, it will be the largest warship in the world." The missionary named Ando talked freely, with his eyes full of fanatical light.

The King of the Sea? Yang Jie thought the name was so familiar? It seems that he had heard of it somewhere. Looking at this set of numbers, 1,500 tons, this should be considered a large warship, 100 cannons, that is, if it is divided on both sides, there will be forty or fifty cannons on one side, which is like a sea fortress with firepower output, and more than 800 sailors. A ship of this size should be almost as large as the scale of the treasure ship. In terms of the scale of the cannon, it is probably even higher than the treasure ship.

Yang Jing also couldn't help but sigh. If he wanted to compete with the Westerners for the world and become the overlord of the Seven Seas in the future, he would have to face such warships! Yang Jing felt that this was pressured. You should know that the Ming Dynasty could no longer produce any ship that could be taken out. Even if he sent envoys to frame the face of the Celestial Kingdom, he could not do the things that were in the forefront. The East and the West were already at the same level in shipbuilding technology, and even some places had surpassed the Ming Dynasty. If he wanted to colonize overseas in the future, he would definitely compete with foreigners for colonies! This would definitely encounter such warships! This...

Yang Jing's thoughts were randomly thinking that the wooden warship had reached a scale of one or two thousand tons, which was probably almost at its limit. In other words, he could no longer rely on big ships to bully small ships. If he wanted to win the West, he would probably have to work hard on the number of ships, speed of ships, and reserves of sailors!

"Of course, the cost of this kind of warship is also quite expensive. According to the following estimate, the cost of this ship is at least 30,000 to 40,000 pounds." The missionary named Ando talked carefully about his views on this super warship.

"Thirty-forty thousand pounds? How much money will you get if you exchange it for silver?" Yang Jing didn't know how much money you get. He was a little confused about the foreign weight units, let alone the 17th century.

When asked this question, the missionary named Ando was also stunned. I don’t know how to answer this question. I thought for a long time and replied: “Dear Emperor, I think that 30,000 to 40,000 pounds are approximately equivalent to 100,000 taels of silver or 120,000 in the Ming Dynasty. This is not clear. In short, it is relatively reliable to build such a super warship, which should be correct…” Ando himself was not sure, and could only provide a relatively vague data.

Yang Jie became even more confused when he heard this messy exchange rate conversion. He didn't know how much silver was for one pound. However, at least 100,000 or 120,000, but there was a specific number, that is, one million taels of silver could probably build ten such "Sea Kings". This year, I will use one million taels of silver to build a ship. In that case, I guess there are 100,000 taels of silver to be used to build a ship. If it were the case, I would soon dominate the ocean.

"You mean that a warship of this size will be the largest warship in the world? Haha, do you know, the treasure ship of my dynasty? Do you know how big the treasure ship is?" Yang Jingwei didn't like foreigners to pretend, so he carried Zheng He's treasure ship out and suppressed the foreigner, so as not to be arrogant and disobey the hell in the future.

"Uh... sorry! Your Majesty, is your Majesty talking about the treasure ship of Zheng He's fleet? Oh my God! I made a big mistake and almost forgot about this super-scale fleet. As Your Majesty said, even if it was built like the warship of the "Sea King", it is estimated that it cannot be compared with Zheng He's treasure ship. Of course, this only refers to the load capacity. In terms of the scale of the ship, I have also heard of some of the deeds of the treasure ship. I think that His Majesty's treasure ship may not be as good as the "Sea King" in terms of firepower..."

After hearing this Anduo's words, Yang Jing thought it was quite reliable and believed in this person's shipbuilding ability. After all, this was Sun Yuanhua recommended by Xu Guangqi, and Sun Yuanhua recommended them. If they were a group of guys who knew nothing, Sun Yuanhua probably wouldn't have the courage to recommend him, and he just used it.

"However, Your Majesty, I'm sorry to say that the Ming Dynasty has stopped producing such giant warships. Therefore, if the "Sea King" is built, I'm optimistically estimating that this is still the largest warship in the world." This man named Ando is becoming more and more "interested" in comparing.

"Haha, you're right, but, this 'Sea King' is probably not even drawings now, but in the Ming Dynasty, there were drawings for building treasure ships. Haha, as long as I want, I can immediately build such a warship that is bigger than the 'Sea King'..." Yang Jing was bragging that the drawings of this treasure ship were destroyed by civil servants. There are still drawings and information there, but in front of outsiders, I have to fight for this tone. Yang Jing felt that he was an emperor, and he was fighting for such a civilian! Is it very good to win?

"Really? Your Majesty, your Majesty plans to rebuild this super warship? Your Majesty, I sincerely ask Your Majesty to participate in the construction of the warships, and I am willing to serve Your Majesty." When it comes to shipbuilding, Ando's eyes were staring and he showed an impatient expression.

After hearing this, Yang Jie felt that the first thing he wanted to steal skills was whether this person wanted to steal skills? He became more cautious and his eyes became unkind.

The emperor, who was called Ando, ​​saw that what he said might cause the emperor to be disgusted or unhappy, so he explained: "Dear Your Majesty, you may think that you are trying to secretly learn the shipbuilding technology of the Ming Dynasty, oh! In fact, you are not an English at all, but a Spanish at all, oh! I don't know if your Majesty can understand what he is saying, "The country that builds the super warship just mentioned is not our country, I am another country."

The man wanted to create a larger and more powerful ship than the "Sea King" to suppress the English. He heard that there were such ships in the ancient, civilized, and powerful East. So he traveled far away to the east and came to the east, wanting to see this great shipbuilding technique with his own eyes..." This missionary named Ando pointed and gestured, explaining his relationship with the "Sea King" and his intention to come to the east.

Wang Chengen next to him only saw a ghost-like Folang Ji man pointing and jumping around in the hall, like a wizard and a great god. He didn't know what this guy was saying, and his disgust became even higher.

Yang Jingwei had been to middle school and history, but he understood it even though he guessed and estimated. It was estimated that this should be the critical moment for the British to compete for maritime hegemony. This Spaniard should be an "angry young man". In order to deal with the British, he dared to travel across the ocean to China to learn the technology of building ships. It can be regarded as a person with firm minds and ambitiousness.

"This missionary, let's not talk about your affairs for now. Let's talk about the Western warships first. I'm summoning you to hear about this." Yang Jing discovered that this was originally talking about warships, but now it's a crooked building, so he broke the building back again.

Let's go back to the issue of warships.

"Dear Your Majesty the Emperor, in the West, these super warships are relatively rare. Most warships are between 500 tons and 1,000 tons. This is the main warship of a country. The warships with more than 1,000 tons are very rare." Ando explained to the emperor again that the Western warships began to rise.
Chapter completed!