"I heard that several main lucky ships in the treasure shipyard have been launched. You should start training quickly. Soon, go south and get rid of Zheng Zhilong for me!" Every time I think of Zheng Zhilong and Chongzhen in Fujian, I feel like I am in my throat.

More than half a month ago, the Dongchang reported that Nan'an Bo Zheng Zhilong had secretly colluded with Zhang Xianzhong who was hiding in the mountains of Yunnan and Guizhou, and the goods traded were likely to be weapons and muskets.

What's more, Zheng Zhilong turned a deaf ear to the imperial court's orders, and he was simply unable to see it. Chongzhen could not rub sand in his eyes, which was the biggest reason why he agreed to form a navy.

"Your Majesty, I can't remember this!" Liu Hongjian's face turned green when he heard this.

Just the seven or eight lucky ships built in Tianjin quickly went to the Zheng family navy? Are you talking about this here!

Although Lao Zheng is domineering, he is also capable. From the day the Zheng family's three thousand warships have formed an army, they will never be defeated in any naval battle!

As for our Ming Navy? My God, the navy who can't even get a boat is also called a navy? Do you really think of us as a god of war?

"Oh, I mean, I can only take it with the Zheng family without force, otherwise it will not be worth the loss!" Liu Hongjian sighed.

It is unknown how rich the Zheng family is, but he is sure that even the existing deposits of the treasury and the treasury of Uncle Chongzhen may not necessarily have as much money as the Zheng family.

It is both an official, a merchant, and a thief. It regards the entire Nanyang as its private subordinates. Any passing merchant ship must hang the Zheng family's flag, and a ship earns 3,000 taels of silver per year.

Nanyang is vast and there are many traders with the Ming Dynasty. Zheng Zhilong can earn more than 10 million taels per year. He himself also runs a large number of smuggling businesses, real estate, and shops...

It is not a legend that one can truly be rich and can compete with a country.

What supports this huge industry is the Zheng family navy, which has been invincible for decades. Although there are only more than 30,000 elite troops stationed in Kinmen Island, Fujian, the entire Nanyang army has no less than 200,000 troops.

In the past two years, he has never been so helpless in defeating the Tartars. Facing Zheng Zhilong, he had no choice but to endure.

There is no way, I really can't beat it!

It is possible to drive it out of the Ming Dynasty with the army, but what use is that?

The consequence of tearing the face apart is likely to be that the people around the coast will suffer.

"I know I'm a little anxious, but... I... cough cough... cough cough--" Chongzhen frowned and covered his mouth with a handkerchief and couldn't help coughing.

When he finally stopped coughing and put down the handkerchief, Liu Hongjian's eyes were frozen on the blood stain on the handkerchief.

"Your Majesty, you..." Liu Hongjian suddenly stood up and looked at the dazzling red on the handkerchief.

"Haha, nothing, I'm used to it." Chongzhen hurriedly stuffed his handkerchief into the sleeve of the pipa. It seemed that it had been a long time since he was so.

"Your Majesty, you... shouldn't have hidden it from me, me..." Liu Hongjian of course knew what Chongzhen wanted to say just now, but he felt uncomfortable and didn't know what he said.

Not to mention that the uncle has always taken good care of him, but now he has married Xiaojiu, a daughter like a good baby, and this friendship is really endless.

The uncle silently undertakes the three hundred years of Ming Dynasty, but what about him? He just needs to live by himself.

"Let's go and practice the navy with peace of mind, I'm fine!" Chongzhen said stubbornly.

Since ancient times, the emperor has been said to be lonely and unwilling to show weakness, so Chongzhen naturally did not want others to see his weakness.

"Your Majesty, please pay attention to the dragon body. I will definitely be loyal and wise to share your worries. Zheng Zhilong, within one year, no, within eight months, I will definitely let him bow his head and punish him!" Looking at the hunched "old man" in front of him, Liu Hongjian felt very sad.

"I am too eager for quick success and instant benefits. Youming should not be impatient. If you cannot do anything, you should make a long-term plan." Chongzhen picked up the tea bowl and drank a sip of tea to moisten his dry throat.

Three years ago, Sun Chuanting, who ordered the training of troops, caused tens of thousands of soldiers to be inadequate and the Qin soldiers who were short of food and wages to be destroyed in Tongguan, Shaanxi. This is his responsibility. Now, whenever he thinks about it, Emperor Chongzhen feels very guilty.

Liu Hongjian bowed his word, but he had already made a secret oath in his heart that he would give his uncle a complete Ming Dynasty in a limited time.

After leaving the palace, Liu Hongjian did not dare to delay and led hundreds of personal guards to Dagukou, Tianjin.

After one year of supervision, Tianjin Bao Shipyard has developed into a large workshop with more than 800 craftsmen of all kinds and more than 2,000 handymen.

Tianjin Bao Shipyard is affiliated with the ordnance office, which was funded by Chongzhen’s treasury. Although it is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Works, it is called a royal family and is not part of the Xishan Shanghe.

Correspondingly, whenever an ordnance or a treasure shipyard wants to sell arms, it can be done with the consent of Chongzhen, and it does not need to be approved by the cabinet or the Ministry of Works or the Ministry of Revenue.

Mo Huannian, the head of Tianjin Bao Shipyard, was about fifty years old. Song Yingxing was the engineering master who was invited back from the Bujialao Shipyard in Macau. The No. 1 Fu Ship and the No. 2 Fu Ship were all built and launched under his leadership.

Dagukou, the temporary garrison of the Beiyang Navy, is less than five miles away from Tianjin Bao Shipyard. When Liu Hongjian brought his personal guards to the Bao Shipyard, thousands of craftsmen were busy rushing to work around a huge lucky ship.

"Prince, this is the No. 1 blessed ship built according to your requirements." Mo Huan followed Liu Hongjian and pointed at a huge blessed ship that was under construction, which was more than ten feet long.

The hull of this ship has been built and steel plates provided by the Ordnance are now being installed. The steel plates are about one and a half inches thick. It is also a difficult task to firmly fix the steel plates to the hull of the wooden ship.

Fortunately, Mo Huan lived overseas for a long time and was familiar with the science of institutions. He used melted iron and iron anchors to weld it. In just two months, he beat a wooden lucky ship into a warship in steel armor as required.

"The armor of this lucky ship has been assembled. Now it is being equipped with the steam engine developed by Lord Song. It will take about ten days to launch the No. 2 lucky ship to test sailing."

Speaking of this steam engine, Mo Huan couldn't help but respect Song Yingxing. He studied engineering, firearms, and mechanisms for half his life, and developed countless types of equipment, but none of them could be compared with this steam engine.

Boiling water with coal stone can drive the machinery to operate, and the mystery in it cannot be told by outsiders.

Mo Huan knew the importance of this technology. With the steam engine, warships no longer have to be trapped by the wind and sails, and the endless oceans can be removed.

As a survivor of China, although he had studied the steam engine clearly, he did not mention it to any craftsmen in the treasure shipyard. This technology could not be introduced to the hands of the Xiao Franchise man.

"Prince, please come here. Bei Zhi will take you to see the No. 1 blessing ship that has been fully equipped." Seeing Liu Hongjian looking at the No. 1 blessing ship being supervised, Mo Huan raised his hand and made a call.

The treasure shipyard is bordered by the Bohai Sea and docked by dozens of warships of various types that have already landed on the sea.

In the middle of the warship was a No. 1 Fu Ship, which was larger and more eye-catching than other warships. The ship was about twenty meters long and six meters wide. It was covered with bright white steel armor, which was particularly conspicuous in the sunlight.

"This is the first iron-armored warship successfully built by Beiyi. Please board the ship and inspect it!"

Mo Huan stared at the huge treasure and was full of excitement. This was the most proud warship he had ever built in his life.
Chapter completed!