Chapter 362 What's the fragrance?

Although the Naval Academy was to expand recruitment of 10,000 people, all major navy divisions condemned officers and soldiers to come for training. In fact, there were 12,000 people in this class. Fu Han was busy all day long and didn't touch the ground.

However, seeing that the six-month queue training had been completed, the horse was about to enter live ammunition training for muskets and cannons and go to sea to conduct actual combat control training for warships, Fuhan was a little anxious. The warships and weapons were already ready, but the instructors were not enough. The instructors were configured at the scale of 5,000 people. The queue training was not a big problem for teaching, but once they went to sea and live ammunition training, they could not keep up.[.]

Now that the Nanyang has been fully captured, the two fleets of Beiyang and Nanyang are still under the Nanyang. Everyone knows that there will inevitably be a naval battle in the Nanyang next year. The students trained in the academy are preparing for the Nanyang War. Seeing that time is getting tighter, the live-fire training and warship control cannot be kept in line with it, but it will be deadly.

Just as Fu Han was anxiously scratching his scalp, news came that the Fourteenth Master led the fleet back to the sea.

Yinzhen hurried back with 4,000 navy and thirty large and small warships, hoping to bring out these new recruits as soon as possible by leading the old and new. At the normal navigation speed, warships from Western countries should arrive in the South China Sea around June next year. This was decided by the monsoon. If veterans have one-on-two transmissions, helping and leading them for half a year, there should be no big problem.

Liuchunyuan, the first thing Yinzhen saw was Fuhan. Fuhan was born in the eight Manchu family. He was twenty-six years old this year. He was steady, cautious and patient and troubled. He was also a famous minister. His grandfather was Mishan, the minister of political affairs, and his father Musk was also the minister of the inner guards, and he was also in charge of the firearms camp and was appointed as General Zhaowu. He was a prominent family background.

After he sat down with the ceremony, Yinzhen asked, "What is the situation of the new student now?"

Fu Han pondered for a moment, then bowed and replied calmly: "Return to the dean, this group of students' overall quality improvement is much higher than the previous two periods, with a literacy rate of up to 20%. Most of them are children of the big family and many of the officials. In terms of step-by-step training and basic naval subject training, the grades are much better than those of the second class."

Yinzhen nodded slightly. As he expected, the situation was rewarded by the Navy when it formed a large army. Many Han and Manchus all went from white to fourth and fifth ranks. Lin Wei, Fu Anding and others were awarded the generals, greatly stimulating the nerves of the wealthy families.

The overseas feudalism and the discovery of Australia greatly enhance the importance of the navy. Anyone with a little vision can see that the navy will surely usher in greater development. Participating in the navy can be said to be the most speculative cause of the Qing Dynasty at present.

Fuhan continued: "In another ten years, the basic training of queues and other types will be completed. The battleship control training and live ammunition training of muskets and cannons that have been transferred to the sea. A few days ago, I was worried about whether the instructor would follow or not, which would affect the training. Since the dean is back, I will feel relieved."

"It's not the time to relax." Yinzhen smiled and said, "We have eaten Nanyang alone. The Western countries will not be willing to accept it. The Qing Dynasty is now the economic center of the whole world. Spices, silk, cotton, raw silk, porcelain, tea and other commodities are all necessary for the Western countries. They cannot give up their trade with the Qing Dynasty, let alone their vested interests.

The Battle of Southeast Asia is only a matter of time. It is expected that it will be between Friday and June next year. Now it is November, and only half a year will be available for training. I plan to lead new students to Nanyang after the beginning of the year, and suppress pirates and soldiers in the South China Sea. Therefore, in the past two months, we must step up training and not relax just because of veterans."

Han stood up excitedly and saluted, "I'll go to Southeast Asia at the beginning of the year, and these hard days have ended.

"Well, go and have a busy schedule. Let Zheng Qinghai come in." Yinzhen smiled and picked up the tea cup and sipped the tea.

Zheng Qinghai and everyone were guarding the wing room outside. After hearing Yinzhen's message, he immediately walked in quickly and beat Qian'er on the spot and said, "Slave Zheng Qinghai pays homage to the Fourteenth Master."

Yinzhen smiled slightly, stretched out his hand casually, and said, "It seems that Luzon is selling well, sit down and talk."

After Zheng Qinghai thanked him, he sat down calmly, and then said: "Return to the Fourteenth Master, Luzon's sales were not satisfactory, and he only earned 20 million yuan."

"Yeah?" Yinzhen raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise: "It's not easy to sell?"

"The price of vegetables is not easy to sell. It's really that there is too little land in Luzon." Zheng Qinghai smiled and said, "The average price is one or two cents per acre, but no one cares about the unreclaimed wasteland."

Yinzhen was slightly stunned and said, "It's better not to sell it. In a few years, it's not the price."

"What the Fourteenth Master said is that there are only 20 million to support for three years." Zheng Qinghai said and asked again: "I heard that more than a dozen sea ships were seized in Nanyang?"

"Twenty million, can you support it for three years?" Yinzhen chuckled, but said curiously: "The current sea boats are easy to sell?"

After hearing Yinzhen's words, Zheng Qinghai couldn't help but feel that the money had not yet been heated up. Did he turn around and throw it out again? He said absent-mindedly: "It's very popular. The Western Sailing Ship with a thousand-five-stuff has risen to 100,000 taels per ship."

The price is higher than the price of a new ship. Yinzhen was delighted when he heard this. He asked the navy to go to the Indian Ocean to play with pirates? I'd better forget it. This is a big blow to overseas trade.

Zheng Qinghai then said: "This year the Navy consumes more than last year. The Fourteenth Master invested money in Tianjin and built roads again, and the net expenditure reached 11 million. However, the income from selling Luzon and the shares of the trade fleet were reselling, and the net loss was more than 32 million."

"No wonder you smiled." Yinzhen smiled and said, "Don't be too happy too early. Next year, Tianjin, Garoba, Manila and other places will invest money, and Australian immigrants will also cost 5 million. I plan to invest some money in Guangzhou."

Zheng Qinghai's face immediately turned dark when he heard this, and hesitated: "Australian immigrants need five million?"

Yinzhen nodded and said, "In seven years, 50 million have been invested in Australian immigration."

"Fourth Master, go to America to grab a big silver mine." Zheng Qinghai said almost moaning.

Yinzhen chuckled and said, "Why did you run so far? There are gold mines in Australia, particularly large gold mines!"

"Really?" Zheng Qinghai's spirit was immediately excited, and his eyes were only about to emit light.

"Why do you lie to you?" Yinzhen smiled and said, "I asked you to have a serious explanation. Next year, the navy will gather more than 40,000 people in Southeast Asia, and Australian immigrants will also transfer to the Karoba. The pressure on food is very high. From now on, you will start purchasing grain and organizing fleets to transport to the Karoba. In addition, after the beginning of the New Year, around the beginning of February, there will be a large amount of military supplies to transport to the Karoba. Don't count on Zhang Yuanlong's fleet."

Speaking of serious matters, Zheng Qinghai's expression immediately became stern. As soon as Yinzhen finished speaking, he said solemnly: "Slave orders, please ask the prince to tell me how much it should be."

Yinzhen calculated a little and then said: "Based on the daily eclipse of rice and lunar eclipse of three buckets, prepare 200,000 shi together. If the grain price is raised, collect 150,000 shi first."

"Slaves and honors the order." Zheng Qinghai said respectfully.

"Well, go, come and go to Jiangning and go to Cao's house to ask, how are you prepared for the story of the flying pigeon that I explained in half a year? Can you take me to Nanyang in February?" Yinzhen ordered casually.

"I'll condemn you and ask." Zheng Qinghai said, bowing and retreating.

Yinzhen then summoned the heads of various factory workshops and inquired in detail about the production, quality, inventory and other situations of each factory. The situation reported by each manager made him quite worried. The progress that the gunpowder, iron smelting, and shipbuilding factories can still follow is enough to ensure the naval battle in Nanyang next year, but the firearms factory and foundry will not be satisfactory.

The output of these two factories is stuck in a problem. The rifling cannot be kept in line with it. Not only does a large number of new warships and new trainees need to be equipped, but also a large number of riflings have been smoothed back. What’s even more annoying is that rifling cannot be cultivated in a short time. A qualified craftsman does not know how many barrels and barrels will be wasted to be cultivated.

Yinzhen did not have any effective solution to this. This is not a problem that can be solved by assembly lines. Before the Industrial Revolution, there was no solution at all. It was only through a large number of training skilled craftsmen to increase the output. After pondering for a while, he talked to the two main supervisors of the firearm factory and foundry: "The salary of the craftsmen who pulled the rifled apprentices increased by 30%, and the craftsmen raised 60%, so that the craftsmen could recruit more apprentices and pay more attention to observation. The talented apprentices must be decisively removed, and the barrels of the gun barrels cannot be used up."

After sending the crowd away, Yinzhen turned into the backyard. Zhang Mengjiao led a few maids and mothers to greet him with a smile, squatted and made a happy journey, and said, "I would like to welcome the prince back to the house."

Zhang Mengjiao has changed a lot in the past two years. Although her personality has not changed much, she has paid much attention to etiquette. Yinzhen smiled and held her hand, and smiled and said, "I haven't seen her for half a year, why have she been much quieter?"

Zhang Mengjiao was slightly angry and said, "The prince doesn't like it?"

"If you like it, why don't you like it?" Yinzhen held her hand and said as he walked: "How is the mansion so good now?"

"If you are in trouble, everything will be fine." Zhang Mengjiao smiled sweetly.

When entering the hall, Zhang Mengjiao smiled and said, "The prince was busy meeting people as soon as he came back, but was he worried about the major changes in Southeast Asia?"

"Have you started to care about the situation in the West recently?" Yinzhen smiled, and said, waving his hand to send out all the maids and mothers, and then said, "What do you think? Tell me what you have."

"The prince is fighting with the Westerners now, so I will naturally have to do with the situation in the Western world." Zhang Mengjiao smiled slightly and said: "The current Spanish King Philip V is the son of Crown Prince Louis of France and the grandson of King Louis XIV of France. The reason is that I am not very clear and I can't figure it out.

However, because Philip V inherited the Spanish throne, it triggered a war, not two countries fighting, but two alliances fighting, one side was France, Spain, Bavaria and other small countries, the other side was the Holy Roman Empire, Britain, the Netherlands, Portugal and other countries.

These two alliances have been fighting since the 41st year of Kangxi, and the winner has not yet been decided. This is the news I inquired from French missionaries. I don’t know whether the news is reliable. I hope it will be helpful to the prince.”

Yinzhen frowned when he heard this. He really didn't know the slightest thing in Europe, but the inheritance of the throne in Europe is indeed not as good as that of China. It seems that many close relatives have married, and they have made a few idiots and like alliances at all times. This is also the reason why he is worried about the joint efforts of several countries. If the news is true, then the possibility of Britain and the Netherlands joining forces is very high, and Portugal has to be careful to prevent it. However, Spain has no possibility of joining forces.

However, Britain, the Netherlands, and Portugal do not seem to have much military force in Asia, and now they are trapped in the battle of the Spanish throne. It is impossible to draw out much military force to come to Asia.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but relax. He stood up and walked over. He hugged Zhang Mengjiao and sat on his thigh. He kissed him on the cheek and said with a smile: "So good, what reward do you want?"

Zhang Mengjiao now has a deep understanding of Yinzhen's nature. After spending half a year outside, he did everything and couldn't help but take a shy look at the door.

"No one dared to come in." Yinzhen sniffed her neck lightly and whispered: "What kind of fragrance is used? How come it smells so fragrant?"

Smelling the familiar body sensation of Yinzhen, Zhang Mengjiao felt soft and snuggled softly against him and said softly: "The prince has just returned from the country of spices, and his nose is still so flexible."

"How can you smell the spices?" Yinzhen said, and his hands reached in.

Yinzhen stayed in the sea for two days, inspected the Naval Academy and various factory workshops, and rushed back to Beijing with Yinxiang. Yinxiang left Beijing at the beginning of the year, and it is now the end of the year. Although he did not want to return to Beijing, Kangxi fell into the water in Tianjin this year. This is the major event, he would not be able to not return to Beijing to pay his respects.

When the two led a group of guards to Tianjin, it was already the seventh day of the twelfth month. It was snowing heavily. Seeing the heavy snow, Yinzhen couldn't help but think of Tianjin Port. The port was frozen in winter. Wouldn't it delay training? How did Wu Ge handle this matter?

When he arrived at the Naval Academy, which had only been half a dozen, the sixteenth prince Yinlu ran out with surprise on his face and shouted far away: "Fourth brother, Thirteenth brother, have you gone to Southeast Asia? Why are you rushing back?"

Yinzhen urged the horse to meet him a few steps, and laughed and said, "How far is Nanyang? One month is enough to go back and forth." He said, jumped off the horse, looked at the empty academy, and said curiously, "Why is there no one?"

Yinlu said depressedly: "Wuge and his men and ships were taken to Weihaiwei for training, but Emperor Ama did not allow the Sixteen to go out to sea with the ship."

Yinxiang also dismounted and greeted him, and smiled and said, "Sixteenth brother, are you still happy when you stay in Tianjin?"

"Brother Thirteenth, let's change. I dream of going to Nanyang for a walk." Yinlu said with a salivation.

"I have no objection. Do you ask the 14th brother if you agree?" Yinxiang chuckled and said, "You are content. How many people envy you for coming to Tianjin." As he said that, he stamped his feet and complained, "Sixteenth brother, you are too unreasonable, just plan to chat with your two brothers like this?"
Chapter completed!