"Oh, by the way, the emperor, Tianjin Bao Shipyard has now built eight main ships and more than 30 other ships of all kinds, and I think it is urgent to form a Beiyang Naval Division early!"

It happened that the two main owners were there, and Liu Hong gradually mentioned the urgent matters of the moment by the way.

"I have entrusted all government affairs to Cihong, you two can talk!" Chongzhen immediately entered the role, and it seems that he has been relieved.

"Father, son...... Erchen doesn't know about military affairs. Zhu Cihong said very honestly, don't say that he is a sailor, even if it is a land military, he doesn't understand, so he had to dump the pot on Chongzhen again.

"I ...... I don't understand, you are fully responsible, how many people need to be recruited, how much silver is needed and reported to the military department and the household department, Cihong should cooperate well. ”

Chongzhen used Liu Hong gradually to be handy, and after speaking, he raised his eyebrows and glared at Zhu Cihong, as if to say, do you see? That's what you have to do!

"Your Majesty...... Prince...... You guys...... I don't understand it! Liu Hong's heart was speechless for a while, this special mother really has a father and a son......

"There is Lao Liu...... The king of Anguo is the king! Zhu Cihong wanted to talk about Brother Liu, but when he saw Chongzhen on the side, he changed his words again, and Chongzhen seemed to understand but didn't speak.

"Your Majesty, this is a major military matter, and the ministers are in charge of the armies in various places, and now they are in charge of the water divisions, this is ...... This is not appropriate, the backbone of the courtiers will be broken by the courtiers......"

Liu Hong gradually knew that the father and son trusted him and regarded him as dependent, but the courtiers didn't think so!

The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty are like this, they are not in their position but they want to seek their own government, the ministers, the peerless ministers, a minister who can subvert the court at any time, the royal family dares to believe it, but the courtiers are just the opposite.

They don't allow such a powerful person to appear, or if they really need to, why not me? Probably many courtiers have this kind of thought.

"Whoever dares to discuss it will destroy his three clans." Chongzhen's beard trembled, and he saw it best.

"The sons listen to their father." Zhu Cihong didn't understand very much, but he was very obedient.

Liu Hongji: ......

"Tianjin Bao Shipyard now has eight sets of production lines, of which the main ships are No. 1 and No. 2 Fu ships, accounting for a total of three.

In the case of non-stop work day and night, one No. 1 Fu ship, one half No. 2 Fu ship, two centipede ships, and four Haicang ships can be produced in a month.

The hulls are all made of pine, cedar, camphor, and nanmu, and the minister means that the Ming sailors will abandon the previous water warfare methods and only build large and medium-sized warships. ”

According to the previous naval battle records of the Ming Dynasty, most of them relied on quantity to win, and the two armies fought with the main force of the Fu ship to bombard the enemy, and then used countless ultra-small net shuttle ships and light eagle boats to be responsible for melee harassment.

What's more, when the fighting is fierce, these small boats rely on the light and can be filled with fuel to launch a suicide raid, and the battles between Zheng Zhilong and the Dutchman and Franciscans almost rely on this method.

The way of fighting with a thousand wounds and eight hundred self-losses Liu Hong is not uncommon, even if the soldiers are humble, they also have their own parents and families, as long as he is still in charge of the army, they are not allowed to give up their right to live at will.

The reason why Zheng Zhilong relied on that way to fight the sea was actually out of helplessness, and now the fortune ships of the Ming Dynasty had no advantage over Europa's main warships.

No one can fight far with artillery, no one can run faster than a warship, and if you still want to win, you really can't fight without fighting.

But Liu Hong gradually has a cannon, although this thing is still solid, but it is definitely the longest-range field artillery today.

Liu Hong gradually explained the reason to the two of them, Zhu Cihong nodded like pounding garlic and listened carefully, Chongzhen was already used to it, and he took a sip of a cup of tea for a while and listened to the story.

It is no wonder that the two of them are like this, in the past three hundred years, there has been no establishment of naval divisions, and the existing naval divisions have always used the establishment of the army, but the general army, generals, and garrisons cannot manage ships.

So that in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, when there was still a little bit of sailor, the person in charge of the ship was only a five-grade lift, and the ship was usually returned to the city to lift the division, and the imperial court sent another official to be responsible for the command during the war.

Basically, it has been like this for three hundred years, and when it comes to Uncle Chongzhen, there are only hundreds of boats running on the Grand Canal in the whole Ming Dynasty, which is not miserable.

"The reason why we don't build small boats is naturally because we have artillery that fights farther away, with No. 1 and No. 2 Fu ships as the main warships, and medium-sized ships such as centipede ships and Haicang ships as cruisers and escorts, this is the minister's plan, what does the emperor and His Royal Highness think?"

That's all he knows, although he can't necessarily understand what he says, but what needs to be said must be said.

"Hongu ...... There is no objection, and the king of Anguo County will do it. Zhu Cihong glanced at his father and found that Chongzhen had no intention of speaking, so he had to make his own opinions.

But Zhu Cihong learned and used it very quickly, and immediately had a bit of Chongzhen's style.

In addition, the minister planned to assemble an inch-thick steel plate on the surface of the main warship to make it stronger, and as a result, the hull was too heavy.

Now the steam engine has also made great progress, and although it may not be much faster, it can at least run slower than when it is not equipped with iron armor. Liu Hong gradually pondered and said.

In fact, there is another point that Liu Hong gradually did not say, the steel plate is not the top of the matter, and if it is thick, in addition to running slowly because the draft is too deep, there is also a problem.

That would make the upper part of the hull too heavy, so that the rudder could not be turned too fast, which is why the upper part of the hull could not be equipped with too many guns.

"Due to the limited number of warships at present, the minister intends to recruit 10,000 sailor soldiers first, and the sailor can have a commander, a number of deputy commanders, and the rest are the captains of each warship.

It is the court that should decide the candidate for this admiral. After explaining the matter of the water master, Liu Hong gradually picked up the tea bowl and moistened his throat, and when he looked up, he found that Chongzhen's father and son were staring at him.

"Your Majesty...... His Royal Highness ...... "Liu Hong gradually understood when he looked at this old man at a young age, and it was estimated that this errand would not be able to run again.

"I see, this position of admiral is not for you." Chongzhen didn't wait for his son to answer, so he made his own decisions.

This is the second lesson he taught his son, employing people without suspicion and suspicion, and for all important military affairs, before there is no suitable candidate, we must find the most capable and trustworthy person to fill the position.

"Minister......

"Brother Liu, let's do it, let's ...... We are a family, who dares to say that this palace will destroy other clans! Zhu Cihong encouraged himself and said loudly, and actually called Brother Liu.

Zhu Cihong doesn't have so many bad intentions when he urinates, and he is reluctant to punish his subordinates in the palace on weekdays, and saying such words can be regarded as an indication of his attitude.

Chongzhen glanced at his son who was a little strange and didn't say much, what the monarch was most afraid of was that he didn't know what his subordinates wanted, and he finally understood after getting along for more than two years, Youming, the vertical son who didn't love power, although he claimed to love silver, but he didn't show much performance.

It was also from last year when Liu Hong gradually returned from the mountain to exterminate the bandits, Liu Hong gradually refused to go back to the palace with him for a celebration banquet, and chose to go home to reunite with his wife.

From then on, Chongzhen realized that what this shaft really wanted was the safety of his family, well, this was his weakness.

It's just that he didn't expect his son to understand better than him, although Chongzhen didn't show it on his face, in fact, he was so happy in his heart, he was teachable, he just did it, he got the hang of it!

"Minister...... Commanded. "Liu Hongjian actually wants to say, the minister is too busy!

But when the words came to this point, he still held back, it was useless to say it, Chongzhen treated him as his nephew, Zhu Cihong treated him as his brother, and he didn't act as an outsider, what else could he do? That's how hard it is!

"Brother Liu worked hard!" Zhu Cihong smiled on his face, and suddenly felt that handling government affairs was not as difficult as he imagined, and he couldn't help but have confidence in the prison country in the future.

Liu Hongji: ......

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