Chapter 294 On the Navy

In the year of 16 and 50, the seven years of Qing Shunzhi.

In March of the beginning of the year, everything revived and the cold gradually faded away. The flowers are blooming all over the garden, and the flowers are purple and red.

What a picture of rivers, mountains, snow and spring scenery.

Luoyang never lacks flowers and plants. That is the Peony Flower City, and the king of flowers is all over the country. The breath of spring seems to have brushed here overnight. The warbler sings and the swallows dances, and the stream converges the river. The gurgling water is clear and sweet.

Looking far away, the city is full of spring. The spring rain is as expensive as oil, and I will take a pot to use in the coming year. It's stingy, but it can't stop pedestrians.

The peddlers were overjoyed and welcomed the guests. Yunying covered her face and timid eyes, stroked the kite and danced. The light gauze folds into the red building, and the heavy cotton is removed to show off the thin waist. The rain and dew condenses the fat, and the clouds and cranes dance.

Exactly: The spring is full of Luoyang flowers, and the boudoir of the Red Mansion sings.

"The spring rain is as expensive as oil, and the streets are full of streams, slipping down to solve the bachelor, and laughing at a group of cows."

Seeing the spring rain, the Luoyang teahouse was full of pedestrians. I don't know who suddenly said this poem, which immediately made me laugh.

Compared with the healthy and stable life of ordinary traders, Liu Xia in the tall and strong palace is locked and looking at the map.

"It's spring now, and the weather is mild, and it's okay to attack the city and pull out the fortress. At this moment, the Qinwei Brigade and the Tianying Brigade attack Taiyuan Mansion in the north and south. I'm afraid it won't take long for the news to come."

The map seen on Liu Xia's desktop is the detailed map of Taiyuan, Shanxi.

For a moment, Liu Xia took out another map. This is the map of Huguang, and a blue line in the middle is the Yangtze River. The north of the Yangtze River is now all in the hands of Liu Xia, and the south of the Yangtze River is still in the hands of Wu Sangui.

Liu Xia looked at the blue line in a daze. Although it is only a very thin line on the map, Liu Xia knows that the Yangtze River is actually very wide.

"If you want to cross the Yangtze River, you need a navy. Moreover, now Western countries are developing navies, and their navies have almost arrived in Macao now. It seems that I have to form a navy earlier.

Then Liu Xia took out a map of Shandong Province. Now except for Jinan Prefecture, other prefectures and counties in Shandong are in the hands of Liu Xia, and Jinan Prefecture will be surnamed Liu in just a few months.

"Dongshan Peninsula - Laizhou Prefecture, Jiaozhou. Jiaozhou is the future Qingdao, a natural military port that can be used as a naval base.

Thinking of this, Liu Xia smiled and shouted to the outside, "Come on, ask the two military divisions and the chief of the logistics department to come here."

After saying that, Liu Xia took out a pen and paper again and began to sketch the specific construction steps of the navy. For the navy, it must first have a ship and a general in water warfare. One is indispensable. The ship is not difficult to solve. It is quite easy for Wang En to build some ships, but this navy general is not easy to find.

According to what Liu Xia knows, the powerful figures of the water army are Shi Lang and Zheng Chenggong, but neither of them can be used by Liu Xia at this moment.

After a moment, Chen Liu, Li Wen and Wang En hurried to Liu Xia's study. Chen Liu and Li Wen both fell to the ground, and their hearts were somewhat the same, so they got along very well. Now they have become friends.

"See you, the prince!"

The three of them bowed to Liu Xia respectfully.

Liu Xia raised his head and knew that someone was coming. He said, "Sit down left and right. I have something to tell you."

"I'm just a minister, just stand." Wang En arched his hand.

Liu Xia shook her head and said, "Now you don't have to be polite in private. Sit down." Seeing Liu Xia's words, the three of them also found a chair and sat on the edge.

"I don't know what's important for the prince to find me?" Chen Liu knew that if Liu Xia had no business, he would not let them come together.

Liu Xia locked her eyebrows, put the pen in her hand aside, sorted out the paper on the table, and said, "I want to build an army."

"Navy?" The three of them said in unison with a little surprise.

Liu Xia nodded and said, "That is, as the saying goes, the water army. Nowadays, the construction of the navy is imperative. Although we control the place north of the Yangtze River, we are still threatened by Wu Sangui all the time. It is because there is Wu Sangui's water army patrol on the Yangtze River. Maybe we will suddenly come ashore and attack our army one day and night. And our army is full of land soldiers, and we can't compete with Wu Sangui on the water at all. Moreover, the coastal area was harassed by water thieves and Japanese pirates from time to time, and countless people's merchants along the coast were looted and abused. It must be managed."

"Everyone knows that the profits at sea are very high. Nowadays, there are many places for military money in Pingbei, so I also plan to carry out maritime trade with the West. There are many thieves all the way to Shanghai, and we must need a strong navy as protection."

In fact, there is another very important point that Liu Xia is jealous of the large land occupied by the West in the Americas and Australia, and is very greedy for those rich lands. The construction of this navy is to drive the Westerners away from the American continent in the future.

The future era will be the era of the ocean, and the navy is indispensable. Only with a strong navy can we be invincible in the world.

"Since the prince wants to build a navy, he must build a large number of warships." Wang En frowned and said.

Liu Xia smiled, nodded and said, "That's right. My Chinese shipbuilding technology is also the best in the world so far. Let the craftsman build a few boats the same size as Zheng He had when he went to the West. At the same time, the order was given to the steel factory to split the factory and build it by the sea. I have found a place for them, in Jiaozhou, where to build ships and wrap the ships with steel.

Liu Xia said happily, but the other three people frowned. According to historical records, Bao's captain is 124 meters and 50 meters wide, which is not a big deal. Even the current steel frigate is only this size.

Wang En first said, "Your Majesty, the construction method of the treasure ship has now been lost. Without drawings, it would be difficult for craftsmen to make it. Moreover, according to what the prince said, wrapping all the ships with a layer of steel, doesn't this increase the weight of the ship? Doesn't this mean that the ship will sink to the bottom of the sea because of its weight?

Will Liu Xia sink to the bottom of the sea? No, the aircraft carrier is so big that it is also built of steel. Why didn't it sink to the bottom of the sea? So Liu Xia shook her head quickly and said, "No, I guarantee that I definitely won't. Just let someone build it. Since the treasure ship can't be built for a while, let's build it from a small boat first. First, build a 200-foot-long steel ship. I will give you enough money and manpower to build it for me as soon as possible.

Wang En glanced at Liu Xia's eyes and didn't seem to be joking. Although he didn't understand why Liu Xia believed that the steel ship would not sink to the bottom of the sea, since Liu Xia arranged it like this, he could only follow the order.

After the two said, Chen Liu shook his feather fan and was about to talk. Although it was only March weather at this moment, it was still a little cold. Chen Liu's fan was really a decoration.

"Your Majesty, if you want to build a navy, you must need excellent naval generals. I don't know. Is there anyone to choose the prince?

Chen Liu's words also hit Li Wen's mind. At present, in Liu Xiajun's view, there are basically no generals who have no experience in water warfare, and even there are not many people who can swim.

Liu Xia frowned and sighed, "This is the place where I am worried. I haven't found the two armies of the navy. I don't know if any of the two military divisions can be recommended?"

This fact is not easy. At present, the army is fighting on the road, and it is the army. As for the navy, no talents have been found at all, and no one has paid special attention to talents in this field.

Chen Liu was silent for a long time, and his eyebrows were still silent.

"How about meeting Mingjun?"

Liu Xia suddenly opened his mouth. Yu Mingjun used to be the commander of Ying Yangwei, and Ying Yangwei was Liu Xia's special army. Special Forces. What you have learned is not only various skills, but also how to learn to dive and turn around the city. Torture and so on.

"I think you must be able to fight in water warfare when you meet Mingjun."

If you use force, Yu Mingjun may not be ranked first, but if there are many things in terms, Yu Mingjun says it is the second, and no one dares to say the first. This man is not only skilled in military skills and strong force, but also proficient in step combat, horse warfare, archery and knife skills.