In the court, the civil and military officials were unusually excited.
His Majesty has finally issued a decree to restore the glory of the Imperial Navy!
The navy of the empire was the greatest honor of the empire. It represented the prosperity of the empire.
However, His Majesty's allocation of ten million taels of silver had truly shocked all the officials in the court.
It was the first time since the establishment of the empire that such a large scale operation had taken place.
Zhu Houzhao did not have any objections to the construction of the ships. He also gave Wang Hong full authority to build the empire's navy and train the navy soldiers.
However, Zhu Houzhao was not satisfied with the power of the Empire's cannons.
In Zhu Houzhao's eyes, the Empire's cannons were obviously outdated. A cannon barrel made of iron was filled with gunpowder and shells.
Although this type of cannon was the most advanced in this era, it was nothing in the eyes of the experienced Zhu Houzhao.
This didn't match the image of a cannon in Zhu Houzhao's mind at all.
In Zhu Houzhao's opinion, the giant warship and the cannon were a perfect match. The cannon should have the appearance of a cannon. Not to mention the giant iron-armored warship, the power of the cannon should be able to sink a warship in one shot. Only then would Zhu Houzhao be satisfied.
Zhu Houzhao had seen the might of the Empire's cannons before, but it was far from what he had imagined.
Wang Hong returned to the court after receiving the edict.
At this moment, he was in high spirits and wanted to immediately take 10 million taels of silver from the Ministry of Revenue and return to Tanggu to repair all the huge ships Zheng He had used to sail to the West.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the Minister of Works and announced,""From today onwards, the Ministry of Works will focus on the development of firearms, especially ship-borne artillery.”
The Minister of Works walked out of the court.”
In Zhu Houzhao's opinion, firearms were the most important weapons of a country. No matter how much money was invested in research, it would not be too much.
Zhu Houzhao had issued two imperial edicts in a row. Liang Chu, the Minister of Revenue, was under immense pressure!
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After the Minister of Works returned to the court, the court session continued.
"If you have a copy, report to me as soon as possible. If you don't, leave the court.”
As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, the Minister of Revenue, Liang Chu, walked out of the court.
"Your Majesty, I have a report.”
"Xuan."
Liang Chu raised the ivory board in his hand and said,""Your Majesty, the money house, grain store, and cloth store are all under construction. Now that Your Majesty has allocated a large amount of money, the Ministry of Revenue is already struggling.”
Zhu Houzhao listened to the Minister of Revenue's complaints and immediately understood Liang Chu's intentions.
The Ministry of Revenue controlled the country's finances, but now, he did not want to spend any more money.
Zhu Houzhao looked at Liang Chu and said,""Zhen doesn't care what method you use, when Zhen asks for silver from the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Revenue must have it!!”
"Your Majesty, aren't you making things difficult for me?”
Zhu Houzhao smiled." Minister Liang is very resourceful. I believe that earning money won't be a problem for Minister Liang."”
When Liang Chu heard the Emperor say such words, he spat out three liters of blood.
However, he was powerless to refute. Who asked him to be the Minister of Revenue, who was in charge of all the money and grain of the empire? If the emperor was short of money, who else could he ask for it from?
The Minister of Revenue, who was rendered speechless by Zhu Houzhao, returned to the court.
However, Zhu Houzhao was confident. Now that the business tax of the Empire was getting more and more perfect, as long as the business of the Empire was established, the Ministry of Revenue would not be short of money.
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In the court, Zhu Houzhao dealt with a few more memorials from the courtiers and announced his withdrawal.
Zhu Houzhao returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Cao Zhengchun's memorial was handed over, and most of it recorded the daily activities of the officials over the past few days.
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After the Minister of Works returned to the Ministry of Works, he immediately gathered all the firearms craftsmen in the Ministry of Works.
The Ministry of Works had always been researching firearms, but the research and development funds were limited, usually 30,000 taels of silver a year.
Now that the Emperor had allocated 800,000 taels of silver, the Minister of Works was truly shocked. He could not think of what kind of powerful firearms the Emperor needed to allocate so much money.
This 800,000 taels of silver was equivalent to five years of research and development funds from the Ministry of Works.
The Minister of Works decided to gather all the craftsmen who were researching firearms throughout the empire.
Because he didn't know what kind of firearms His Majesty wanted, he had to do his best.
The firearms developed by the Ministry of Works had to be worth 800,000 taels of silver.
……
Wang Hong became the navy governor. After the court session, he didn't even return home. He set off straight for Tanggu. He couldn't wait to drag those giant ships into the water.
Originally, the officials in the court wanted to congratulate Wang Hong on his appointment as the Navy Governor. However, who would have thought that Wang Hong would be so foolish? He only saw the Minister of Revenue and left after asking for the silver.
He didn't even pay a visit to the yamen of the Cabinet's capital, Liu Jian.
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Tanggu Port.
Wang Hong, who was dressed in a navy uniform, entered the dock.
Zheng Hebao and the other ships that had sailed seven times to the West were all covered in dust in the dock.
In Wang Hong's opinion, this was simply a reckless waste of a heavenly treasure.
When the craftsmen behind Wang Hong saw these giant warships, they were amazed. The shipbuilding skills of 100 years ago were so superb.
Even after a hundred years, these battleships were still not damaged by worms, even if no one had maintained them for decades.
Each plank was soaked in ketone-oil for more than three years before being loaded onto the ship. It was sturdy and durable.
Wang Hong looked at these giant ships and waved his arm.
In the next moment, more than two thousand craftsmen entered the dock and began to repair and remove dust from these giant ships.
These craftsmen worked hard through the night. The next morning, the first huge ship was launched. This huge ship was the sub-ship of Zheng He's Treasure. It had gone to the West seven times and was still as powerful as before.
When the giant ship fell into the water, it set off a huge wave. All the soldiers of the dynasty were excited. They saw the real giant ship.
It was no exaggeration to say that the deck of that giant ship could be used for horse racing!
Three days later, ten battleships were launched.
Five days later, the main ship Zheng Hebao was launched.
Ten days later, all sixty-six of Zheng He's ships were launched.
Wang Hong stood on the deck of Zheng He's Treasure and looked down at the surging river. At this moment, his heart was filled with heroism.
Behind him were more than 120 battleships, 65 of which were the battleships that Zheng He had sent to the West. These battleships had experienced the trials of Wang Yang's sea!
These warships were real voyage warships!
Other than these sixty-five ships, there were also sixty ships that were left behind from Emperor Hongzhi's era. These ships had never been to the ocean, and when these ships stayed with the ships, it was like a grandson meeting his grandfather.
The soldiers of the Empire Navy all wanted to be assigned to Zheng He's fleet. Everyone knew that those battleships were the best ships.
However, only the most experienced sailors could be assigned to Zheng He's fleet. The new navy recruits could only look on with envy and jealousy on those small boats, looking forward to it!
"Time to sail…"
Zheng He's flagship rode the wind and waves, and the mighty Imperial Navy began to patrol the Imperial coastline for the first time.
The mighty ocean ships set off with a terrifying momentum. From afar, it seemed that the warships occupied the entire ocean!
When the 120 battleships set out, the invincible fleet once again appeared in this world!
It wasn't inferior to the grandeur of Zheng He's voyage to the West.
However, the Imperium's navy under Zhu Houzhao's rule was no longer a fleet for trade and peace!
This time, the Empire would bring war and conquest to the world!
Wang Hong began to train the Imperial Navy. His Majesty had already issued an imperial edict to give His Majesty a navy that could conquer the world. If His Majesty did not see such a powerful navy after a year, Wang Hong would be executed by a thousand cuts.
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