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  Chapter 611 608【Goubuli Baozi】

  The first batch of 100-year-old timber, which has been stored for ten years, finally started construction in the shipyard in Guangzhou.

  The current Datong Navy is still using the warships of the former Ming Dynasty and Zheng Zhilong. There are six fleets in Laizhou, Shanghai, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, and Luzon, but the overall number of warships is not many, and some of them are even eliminated and sold to private merchants.

  The capital ship was named Datong, a 500-ton Spanish galleon captured during the Manila naval battle.

  The sources of military expenses for the Datong Navy are firstly government appropriations, secondly trawling fish, thirdly suppressing pirates, fourthly shipbuilding orders, and fifthly official trade.

  Suppress pirates, and sometimes merchant ships. A single merchant ship or a merchant ship stranded in a storm will basically end up being robbed once it encounters the Datong Navy. Zhao Han turned a blind eye to this, but gave a stern warning that he was not allowed to rob his country's ships. Once found, everyone from generals to soldiers would be severely punished.

  A pirate is a navy, and a navy is a pirate. The whole world is like this at this time, and the navy cannot be supported without gray recovery.

  The real pirates who were wiped out were mostly Japanese pirates and Tainan pirates. Japanese pirates are actually the lord's private armed forces, who often plunder foreign merchant ships behind the back of the shogunate, which is commonly known as Japanese pirates by the Chinese population. The Tainan pirates were Zheng Zhilong's old friends. These guys took refuge in the Dutch and often ransacked Chinese merchant ships heading to Luzon.

  In addition, the official has opened three shipyards in Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Ningbo.

   Private merchants need sea-going ships, so they can place orders with shipyards, and the money they earn can also be used to support the navy. These three shipyards usually receive orders for civilian use and can be converted to build warships at any time.

  Official trade is mainly aimed at North Korea. North Korea often does not charge money and needs to ship the goods to exchange for food. Therefore, the government purchases goods, and the navy is responsible for transportation. When North Korea’s food is not enough, local products such as Korean ginseng will also be included. The native products were shipped back for auction, and part of the profits were allocated to the Navy.

   The navy is really too expensive, relying entirely on national finances, it is impossible to support a large-scale fleet.

  Now, the first batch of 100-year-old timber is being built, which can simultaneously build two 500-ton ships. Two years later, the second batch of wood can be used. It is planned to build a 700-ton ship and a 500-ton ship.

   Imperial Garden.

  Zhao Han looked at Gu Jianshan's memorial and said with a smile: "You are quite formal. Instead of submitting the memorial book and memorial book, you directly wrote a memorial. Do you want to beat Annan?"

Gu Jianshan said: "If you want to control Nanyang, you must seize Annan. After you understand the overseas situation, you understand why Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty wanted to take Annan despite the opposition of his officials. After setting up the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi, he was still there. The establishment of the Department of Maritime Ships can effectively control the countries in Southeast Asia. Civil servants object to attacking Annan because of its high mountains, dense forests, and miasma everywhere. We can attack from land and water, directly capture its coastal cities, and then attack the inland along the river.”

  Zhao Han asked: "Annan has been divided into two, will the Southern Dynasty or the Northern Dynasty be the first?"

Gu Jianshan said: "Regardless of the north and the south, the king of the Li Dynasty is the master. If the Datong army sends troops, they will take Qinghua directly from the sea. Qinghua is a big city. After taking this city, it can be operated for a year or two. The people outside the city will divide the land and settle down, so that the people will support our Datong court. It is also possible not to operate it, use Qinghua as a base, collect inland ships, go to the mouth of the river further north, and go up the river to take Shenglong Mansion! Capture King Annan , you can order Annan to send troops to beat anyone who is disobedient."

  Zhao Han nodded approvingly: "It seems that you have already inquired about it. That area is rich and relatively flat. It is easy to capture and produces a lot of grain."

  Thang Long is Hanoi, and a large area around it belongs to the Red River Delta. The alluvial plain is the largest farming area in Vietnam.

  Since ancient times, when China attacked Vietnam, it needed to cross mountains and ridges, and the terrain was very complicated. But if you take the sea route and land directly in the Beibu Gulf, you will see a large alluvial plain in front of you, which is the quintessence of the whole of Vietnam.

Zhao Han said to Gu Jianshan: "This war requires other considerations. Annan's northern and southern dynasties, the northern dynasties were closer to the Netherlands, and the southern dynasties were closer to Portugal and Chinese maritime merchants. Portugal is not to be feared, but The Netherlands, however, had to beat them to prevent them from intervening in the war. The descendants of Chinese who settled in Annan can also be used as a help for our army. If they occupy the territory of Annan, they can divide the land of Annan's gentry and win the hearts of Annan's civilians. But for the descendants of Han people, But I promise not to divide their fields, and I will talk about other things after I gain a firm foothold."

  In fact, those who still consider themselves Han Chinese belong to the Chinese who have settled in Vietnam for nearly a hundred years. Most of them make a living by doing business, even if they buy land, they don't have much land under their name.

  Real big landlords, even if they are descendants of Han Chinese, have long regarded themselves as Vietnamese.

Zhao Han also said: "Annan invaded the territory of other countries. He likes to deport the domestic rogues and criminals to the borders of other countries for reclamation, and then sends troops to occupy them under the pretext of using the excuse. Now there are many Annan villains in the Xunzhuang of the Mu family in Yunnan. The traitors who donated their land were bullied by Annan villains so badly that many of them now want to return to the Celestial Dynasty."

   "Your Majesty knows Annan's situation like the back of his hand!" Gu Jianshan admired.

  Zhao Han said: "The war in the north will stop for a while, and we won't need so much detailed work, so we will naturally send them to the south."

  Vietnam always likes to play this game, and it is the same when it invades the border of China, and it is the same when it invades Champa and Djime. Although Champa is still independent, there are a large number of Vietnamese living on the border, most of whom are landless refugees in Vietnam. Deporting refugees to other countries can not only stabilize your own country, but also lay nails in other countries, and you can use this as an excuse to send troops at any time in the future.

  Ruan and Zheng, one south and one north, can't help each other. So one expanded to the south, and the other expanded to the north, thus establishing the land of Vietnam later.

  Zhao Han continued: "If you want to send troops to Annan, the best time should be one or two years later."

   "I don't understand, why is it a year or two later?" Gu Jianshan asked.

Zhao Han said: "This year, the Ruan and Zheng families in Annan both banned the export of grain. The people's grain is only allowed to be sold to the government. Obviously, they are stockpiling grain for war. At most, within a year or two, the Ruan and Zheng families will The battle is about to start. When they finish fighting, they will be at their weakest. At that time, our giant ships will be built and our army rations will be sufficient, so we can take advantage of this opportunity to send troops.”

   "Your Majesty is wise!" Gu Jianshan was quite happy, it is best to fight for cheap, who the **** wants to go head-to-head.

  Ruan and Zheng are also unwilling to give up. They fought twice a few years ago. Now the people's livelihood has not fully recovered, and they have entered the state of stockpiling food and preparing for war.

  For China, the worse the fight between these two forces, the better. Let the spy keep an eye on it at any time, and when Vietnam goes to war, the Datong Army will immediately prepare. When the Vietnam Civil War is over, the Datong Army will go to sea and land. By that time, the Zheng family in Vietnam will probably have no food to gather troops.

  Gu Jianshan got the exact information from the emperor to send troops to Annan, so he went to Guangzhou with his entourage.

   Supervising the construction of warships is still in the second place. As the captain of the navy, he wants to rectify the navy. He has seen the Shanghai Navy, and to be honest, it is really not good. Compared with the Datong Army and Navy, the soldiers of the Navy are too free and loose.

  As for Zhao Han, he is preparing to go on a northward tour, with concubines and children, and some officials will be taken out.

  Tianjin Mass Burial Mound, the parents' stele has been erected, and they have to pay respects before the death day.

  It was not only the death day of his parents, but also the day when Zhao Han crossed over.

  The Datong Navy has not been cut down yet, after all, various details need to be arranged. This time a lot of boats were dispatched, and each government office in the central government had to elect a deputy to follow the emperor to the north to worship. On the one hand, it looks solemn, and on the other hand, it is necessary to work on the road, and the important official documents of the imperial court will be dispatched by ship regularly.

  The mighty navy set sail at Nanjing Wharf.

  Zhao Kuanghuan asked for leave from school. Not only did he ask for leave, but he was accompanied by a teacher, and he had to study homework on the way.

   "Mother, have you been to Tianjin?" Zhao Kuanghuan asked excitedly.

  Fei Rulan shook her head and smiled: "No, it's also the first time for Mother to go back to the north."

  Many people on the bank came to watch the excitement. Zhao Kuanghuan stood on the deck, waving at the crowd narcissistically, as if those people were seeing him off. Although this guy lives in the Forbidden City, his personality is not withdrawn, on the contrary, he has a little sign of social arrogance.

  The fleet gradually sailed away, Zhao Han also came to the deck, and took out the binoculars to observe the situation on both sides of the strait.

  Although there was a spring drought, the color of the seedlings on both sides of the Yangtze River was relatively normal, without the dry yellow of severe drought. It seems that local officials and peasant associations are still functioning normally.

  As for the rice fields farther away from the river, I am afraid that the production will still be reduced this year.

   "Empress, beware of danger!" the maid shouted.

  Zhao Han turned his head to look, but it was Pan Qimei lying on the side of the boat, half of her body lying outside watching the water splashing past the boat.

   "Mom, I want to watch it too, I want to watch it too!"

   Two children, a boy and a girl, jumped up and down beside Pan Qimei.

   Zhao Kuangtang and Zhao Hanjin, the twins, will be eight years old in the second half of the year. When they come back from worship in Tianjin, they will go to primary school. The same is true for Fei Rulan's eldest daughter, Zhao Furong.

  Pan Qimei turned around and said: "You can't see it, you will fall into the water."

  The two little kids pouted, obviously very unhappy.

   "Come here!" Zhao Han waved with a smile.

  The two brothers and sisters ran to the father, Zhao Han asked the guards to bring stools for them to stand on, and then grabbed their belts to prevent accidents.

   This ship is quite big, and several princes and princesses can't stay idle, playing and playing on the deck, and the maids are nervously watching over it.

  Since coming to Nanjing, this is the first time for everyone to travel far. The adults can bear it, and the children are all happy to have fun, just like a prisoner who has been imprisoned for a long time comes out to let the wind go.

  Pan Qimei and Fei Rumei came to Zhao Han together.

  Fei Rumei said: "Husband, I'm asking you, what's delicious in Tianjin? She's going to learn how to do it."

   "Tianjin? Goubuli Baozi." Zhao Han didn't think much about it.

  Fei Rumei laughed and said, "Who named this steamed stuffed bun? It's very unpalatable to hear."

  Pan Qimei wondered: "Is there really a bun called a dog to ignore?"

Zhao Han thought of all kinds of food legends related to Zhu Yuanzhang and Qianlong, and couldn't help joking: "If you don't have it, you can have it. When Emperor Zhao was living in the rivers and lakes, when he passed by Tianjin, the store threw out broken buns, and the wild dogs ignored them. However, Emperor Zhao felt that it was a delicacy in the world. This time I revisited the old place and went to look for the buns, but I couldn’t taste the old taste.”

  (end of this chapter)