Zhu Yijun arrived at Tanggu Port to inspect the Ming Navy. The entire Tanggu Port was in an uproar, and many navy warriors were in high spirits on the warships!
Zhu Yijun was followed by Yu Huatian, the Deputy Chief of the East Chamber, the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, and the experts of Six Fan School.
The cabinet and Feng Bao were left in the Forbidden City by Zhu Yijun.
Zhu Yijun could come out, but the cabinet, which was responsible for the operation of the country's government affairs, could not leave. This was because many of the country's government affairs still had to be handled by the cabinet. Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng did not dare to slack off in handling the country's government affairs.
In the past two months, Zhang Juzheng had promoted many young and promising officials. These officials were bold, daring, and unafraid of the powerful.
After these officials took office, they carried out drastic business reforms for the Great Ming Country.
However, what Zhang Juzheng wanted to reform the most was not commerce, but the deep-rooted aristocratic families in the Ming Empire!
These aristocratic families controlled the lifeline of the country. Those aristocratic families that had stood for thousands of years possessed unimaginable wealth. Only when these aristocratic families were all obedient could the country truly prosper.
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At Tanggu Harbor, Qi Jiguang began to train the navy.
In these few months, the Ming Navy had already recovered sixty percent of their combat power. New cannons had been installed on the warships. The main warship was two hundred and fifty-three meters long and sixty meters wide. The vast deck and the sides of the ship were inlaid with iron armor.
Sixteen cannon muzzles poked out from the shooting windows on both sides. The pitch-black muzzles were as black as the eyes of demons.
As long as the warship was placed horizontally and the eight cannons were fired at full power, no ship would be able to withstand it.
Other than the main warship, there were also small frigates. These frigates only had one cannon on them. They were convenient to sail and could fire first to support the main warship. There were 30 sailors, 7 cannoneers, and 50 marines with water spears on their backs. They held iron hooks and horizontal ropes, ready to engage in battle at any time.
"This is my Great Ming Navy!"
This Great Ming Navy had spent two million taels of silver. What was the concept of two million taels of silver?
The annual income of the entire Wei Nation was only 1.8 million taels…
The amount of money Zhu Yijun spent on building the navy was the entire Wei Nation's annual income.
In the same era, the Spanish navy and the Portugal navy only had about 2,000 people.
The number of people in the Ming Navy had already reached 30,000…
Furthermore, there were 30,000 new soldiers currently undergoing training. If the new soldiers could board the ships, the Ming Navy would have 60,000 men, surpassing the scale of Zheng He's voyage to the West a hundred years ago.
Most importantly, Zheng He's navy rarely fought. Their ships were filled with all kinds of silk and porcelain.
Zhu Yijun's navy was filled with ammunition, and the number of cannons had also tripled.
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"Your Majesty, the Great Ming Navy is already in its initial stages. I can lead the Great Ming Navy to the Wei Nation to spread the country's prestige!”
Qi Jiguang appeared in front of Zhu Yijun in full armor. The cannon had been successfully developed. The 5,000-year-old craftsmen had used ten days to build 500 cannons and had already installed them on the warship.
After modifying the parameters of the cannon barrel, these cannons could use the shells of the Franck Cannon.
Zhu Yijun placed his hands on the Tanggu battery and stared at the Ming Navy in the port. The Ming Navy in the port was already boiling with fighting spirit.
Can we finally start the war?
Good!
Then let's fight!
Let's test the power of the Great Ming Navy first!
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Other than the Ming Dynasty's navy, the Wei Nation did not have a large-scale navy, and North Korea's navy was even more dispensable.
The Wei Nation's navy was only made up of small fishing boats and merchant ships. These boats did not have any cannons, and at most, they only had some traditional firearms…
In this era, the Ming Empire's cannons were very powerful, and the manufacturing of cannons required an extremely high industrial level. The most important part was the cannon barrel.
Without advanced forging techniques, nine out of ten barrels would explode. This was also the reason why there were so few cannons in the Wei Nation.
Apart from these hundred warships, the Ming Navy also had three hundred supply ships. These supply ships were driven by fishermen and could provide supplies for the Ming Navy. However, these supply ships were not equipped with cannons, so they could not be considered warships.
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The Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Yin Zhengmao, returned to his post. The Japanese pirates suffered a great loss at the Guangdong and Guangxi customs. After Yin Zhengmao returned to his post, he commanded his troops to block the retreat of the Japanese pirates and killed 600 of them. The remaining Japanese pirates fled by boat. Yin Zhengmao led his troops to the port and stared at the fleeing Japanese pirates, gnashing his teeth in hatred...
Although there were fishing boats in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, the soldiers were not good at water warfare. At this moment, they could only watch helplessly as the pirate ships fled.
Just as Yin Zhengmao was feeling extremely furious, he saw a few black dots appear in the distance. Those black dots were chasing after the fleeing Japanese pirates 'fishing boats!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of gunfire suddenly rang out. Yin Zhengmao looked up and was shocked.
Several artillery shells landed on the pirates 'fishing boats.
Those fishing boats that were not sturdy were instantly smashed through by the shells.
Troll army!
"It's the new army of the Great Ming Dynasty!"
The deputy general beside Yin Zhengmao shouted excitedly.
"New army?"
" Sir, that's the navy that Sir Qi established, a total of fifteen warships. In recent months, Sir Qi Jiguang has been training the navy, ordering the new army to train around the Ming coastline..."
"There's a cannon and 50 navy soldiers on the warship, all of them are recruits trained by Lord Qi Jiguang. Those pirates can't escape!”
Yin Zhengmao had long heard about Qi Jiguang training the navy, but he didn't expect that in just a few months, the Ming Navy actually had the ability to protect the customs...
Cannon fire poured out.
The seven fleeing pirate ships were sunk.
The Great Ming Navy easily won.
Yin Zhengmao looked at the new recruits and felt excited."Are these Internet trolls really new recruits? Was it just training? It seemed that to solve the problem of the pirates, he still needed to revive the Ming Navy!
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At Tanggu Harbor, Zhu Yijun watched as the main fleet of the Ming Navy set off. He clenched his fists. This battle to eliminate the Japanese pirates was the moment to test the power of the Ming Navy…
Whether or not the Great Ming Navy was a world-class navy was about to be revealed!
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