The Brocade Guard came to Haihe River with an imperial edict in hand.
This was Qi Jiguang's navy camp.
After kneeling down to receive the imperial edict, the design blueprint of the new warship appeared in front of Qi Jiguang.
Whoa--
Qi Jiguang's entire body shook. Although the drawing of the new warship was not perfect, he saw that it was even more unusual than the big barge and the treasure ship from the design parameters!
What shocked Qi Jiguang the most was that this new type of warship was no longer a thin sailboat. It did not rely on wind or sails, and its power system was actually black coal.
"Who did His Majesty ask to design it?" Qi Jiguang urgently asked the Jinyiwei who passed down the decree.
"General Qi, this subordinate heard that this battleship was personally written by the Emperor.”the Embroidered Uniform Guards said.
Boom!
A personal letter?
Qi Jiguang was stunned on the spot for a moment, not knowing what to do. Where did the little emperor learn this?
Or was he an omniscient, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipotent God?
Qi Jiguang was completely shocked by this warship design!
If this battleship worked, it would be invincible in the sea!
Qi Jiguang's family had been generals for generations, fighting against the Japanese pirates all year round. He knew all kinds of warships like the back of his hand.
No matter what kind of warship it was, the main material was wood. However, this warship required very little wood. The material used to build this warship was actually steel!
Furthermore, there were four cannons on the left and right sides of the warship, and one cannon at the bow and one at the stern.
A warship actually had ten cannons!
This was an invincible castle on the sea!
"Men, quickly invite the craftsmen camp!" Qi Jiguang was very excited about the warship design that the Emperor had sent over. He immediately gathered the best craftsmen to look at the design.
These craftsmen were the top craftsmen of the Ministry of Works and were also transferred to Qi Jiguang by Zhu Houjian.
When these top-notch craftsmen saw this warship design, their eyes instantly lit up!
"This battleship is simply too perfect! Who thought of that? It was easy to solve the problem of navigation based on the monsoons and ocean currents. This was a groundbreaking technology for navigation!”
All the craftsmen clicked their tongues in admiration.
Qi Jiguang smiled slightly and said,""This was personally designed by His Majesty!”
Hohoho!
All the craftsmen stood rooted to the ground in shock. Their eyes widened in disbelief!
However, they knew how powerful the current emperor was.
"Your Majesty is truly a genius! The people are blessed!"
One of the craftsmen excitedly knelt in the north, in the direction of the emperor's throne.
These low-level craftsmen were already moved to tears when they saw the emperor's personal letter.
The steel warship sketch drawn by Zhu Houjian was circulated among the craftsmen. They recorded all the parameters as if they had found a treasure.
"Everyone, you have to study it well and create it as soon as possible.”
"Yes, General Qi, we will definitely not let down the Emperor's high hopes!”
Qi Jiguang nodded and left the tent. At the same time, he ordered his personal guards to guard the tent tightly to prevent any leaks.
This was the pinnacle of technology in this era. They definitely could not let other countries obtain it. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.
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The next day, the autumn sun was warm.
Zhu Houzhen woke up naturally and was in high spirits!
All the officials were already waiting outside the Meridian Gate.
The Forbidden City was filled with a murderous aura.
The ministers were shocked by this scene and knew that something big had happened.
Wu!
Wu!
Wu!
The horn sounded.
The Meridian Gate opened wide, and the civil and military officials filed in.
Zhu Houzhi ascended the throne room.
The ceremony between monarch and minister was over.
At this moment, Cao Zhengchun, the supervisor of the East Chamber, bowed and walked out of the hall. He raised the board in his hand and bowed.
"Your Majesty, in the past month, I've searched all the branches of the Sun Moon Sect and captured 58,611 of their remaining members!”
"Among them, Ren Woxing's daughter, the Demonic Saintess Ren Yingying, has been captured by the constables of the Six Fan School and is now outside the hall.”
As soon as Cao Zhengchun finished speaking, the ministers began to discuss.
Did the Sun Moon Sect need to go to such lengths?
However, thinking about it, assassinating the emperor was a conspiracy to rebel, and the crime was to kill nine generations!
On the other hand, Zhu Houjiu, who was sitting on the throne, was thinking that Ren Yingying had always drawn a clear line with her father, Ren Woxing. She did not participate in the matters of the Demonic Sect, nor did she do any bad things. Moreover, she was extremely beautiful. Wouldn't it be a reckless waste to skin the daylilies according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty…
"Cao Zhengchun, except for Ren Yingying, everyone else will be executed. Ren Yingying will be detained in the West Military Hall and interrogated carefully.”Zhu Houjin said.
"This lowly subject obeys the decree!" Cao Zhengchun bowed. He didn't understand why the Emperor wanted to spare Ren Yingying's life.
After dealing with this matter, Zhu Houjin looked at the civil and military officials and said,"Dear ministers, I have a thousand-year plan to discuss with you!”
"Your humble subjects are all ears…"
Zhu Houjin looked at the officials and said slowly,""I want to build an invincible fleet that can dominate the seas. The initial funding will be 20 million taels of silver…I want to build 50 giant ships, and each of them will be equipped with ten of the Divine Arms Battalion's latest heavy cannons!”
Hearing the emperor's words, the officials were unusually excited.
Back then, Zheng He had been so awe-inspiring when he went to the West. It seemed that his former glory would be restored!
"Dear ministers, who do you think is suitable to be the navy governor?”Zhu Houyan threw this question aside.
In the Political Announcement Hall, the civil and military officials fell into deep thought as they weighed the candidates. There were many factions in the court, and they all wanted to push their own people.
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