"The other side of the sea?" Zheng Chenggong was stunned, "It's Dongfan...... Ryukyu? Wa Kingdom? ”

"It's gold and silver." Zhu Linmiao said in a loud voice, "It's copper, iron, grain, wood, spices, and labor.

"There's everything Daming needs."

He looked at Zheng Chenggong again, "Do you know that Europa, a small country less than half of Fujing, has an annual income of more than ten times that of the Ming Dynasty with a large amount of sea ship trade!" ”

In the Ming Dynasty, how could anyone know about the trade situation of European countries, although Zheng Chenggong knew that the maritime merchants were very profitable, but he was also surprised, "there is such a huge profit......

"Nanyang, Europa, Levia, North and South Asia Molica, these places add up to ten times and a hundred times the Ming Dynasty, and from such a vast land to profit, how can its benefits be small?"

The places he was referring to were what is now Southeast Asia, Europe, Africa, and North and South America.

Zhu Linmiao sighed and said: "It's just that if you want to make profits by maritime business, you must have a big ship as a basis and a huge cannon to protect you, so that you can sail safely to all parties."

"Don't you see that the Europa people built a country by sea, they have long been proficient in strong ships and artillery, and they have raised the army with business, and defended business with the army.

"More than ninety percent of the profits from my goods are shared by the Dutch. Da Ming is looking at the gold and silver mountains on the sea, but he can't take them. If during the Chongzhen period, there were still tens of millions of silver in the treasury, how could there be a catastrophe of overturning?

"At present, my Taizheng Dynasty is even more of a bystander of the Yi people, but the interior is poor and weak, and the taxes are difficult to continue, if you don't make profits at sea, or you will follow in the footsteps of the Chongzhen Dynasty."

Zheng Chenggong nodded thoughtfully, and glanced at the slipway of the Yongbeili Shipyard, "What does Your Highness mean, only the battleship built by the Nan'an Shipyard is still difficult to retreat and protect my caravan to and from the sea safely?" ”

Zhu Linmiao shook her head, "It's not enough......"

He did not go on, not mentioning the huge warship "Sea Monarch" newly built by the British, as well as the huge maritime empire built by the Netherlands, Britain, and France in Europe, that is, the Dutch fleet in Batavia and the Spanish fleet in Manila each had more than a dozen Galen warships of 500 tons, plus three or four hundred small armed merchant ships and clippers.

Therefore, he must not be satisfied with the simple imitation of a few Galen ships, if he wants to open the world to the world and bring back all kinds of materials and wealth necessary for the development of the country, he must have a fleet beyond this era.

He remembered a large number of battleship structures that would later become famous. In the middle of the 17th century, the 1,500-ton first-generation battleships such as the "Sea Sovereign" could be imposing, and in the 18th and 19th centuries, the first-class battleships built by various countries were more than 3,000 or 4,000 tons.

In addition, Zhu Linwei also knows a lot of advanced hull and sail structure theories, and when it is most suitable to use, even if it is a warship of the same tonnage, he is confident that it will surpass the Europeans in combat effectiveness.

As for the advanced naval tactics that had not yet appeared in the Ming Dynasty, he was even more treasured. With powerful warships and excellent tactics, the combat effectiveness of the Daming Navy Division can definitely become the leader of this era.

However, now he has a full head of theoretical knowledge, but there is no platform for him to implement it.

Shipwrights need time to get used to their skills, and shipbuilding requires a lot of hardware, such as this slipway, which is not even a slipway that can build a large ship of more than 500 tons.

It was Zhu Linmiao who decided to overtake in the corner, Nan'an to meet the immediate needs and exercise the craftsmanship of the craftsmen, and Yongbeili to take one step and directly face the future.

There are currently four slipways under construction. The largest one is designed to build a heavy warship with a length of 17 zhang, and its size has slightly exceeded that of the "Sea Sovereign", the most powerful in the world, and it is estimated that it can build a warship of 17,800 tons.

It's not that Zhu Linmiao doesn't want to be bigger, it's that he remembers a lot about the structure of the 3,000-ton battleship. However, shipbuilding is a systematic project, and it is not possible to have drawings to build a ship and launch it smoothly.

Just like the keel processing technology of the main body of the ship, it is difficult to increase the length of one meter without a large number of craftsmen repeatedly groping. The same is true for the construction of components such as hulls, decks, masts, etc., which require craftsmen to accumulate over a long period of time before they can make breakthroughs.

The maximum size that Zhu Linmiao planned to achieve in the short term was temporarily set at seventeen zhang, and when the craftsmen were sure to build a larger warship, it would not be too late to build a giant slipway.

In fact, in terms of the combat effectiveness of the fleets in the Asian waters of the Ming Dynasty, a warship of 1,500 tons, carrying nearly 100 cannons, was enough to kill them in seconds.

In terms of the current needs of the Ming Dynasty, as long as they can master the trade with Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asian countries, the benefits they will gain will be enough to support the war against Jianyu, and there will be a lot of surplus.

As for the more distant Europe, Africa, and America, Zhu Linmiao will certainly not miss it.

By the time Jianyu was no longer a threat and Daming could free up his hands to concentrate on developing the navy, the craftsmanship of the craftsmen would almost be mature.

At that time, he will naturally build bigger and stronger warships to join the Great Ming Naval Division, sail to the distant Atlantic Ocean and the Eastern Pacific, and compete with European countries.

However, the meal still has to be eaten one bite at a time, after all, Daming owes too much debt in shipbuilding.

In addition to the largest slipway, there are two slipways in the early teens, which are used to build warships of a little more than a thousand tons.

The price of a warship of this size is much cheaper than that of a giant ship of 1,500 tons, and it is suitable for mass construction, and it will be the backbone of the naval division in the future, used to form a naval battle line with the heavy flagship, and it is also suitable for leading light warships to escort merchant ships.

The smallest slipway is responsible for building "small" warships of five or six hundred tons, but even at this size, it is already the top in Asian waters.

In fact, the original plan for a ship of this size was to be placed on the Nan'an side, but Yongbei-ri also needed a platform for craftsmen to work step by step, and it was definitely difficult to start the construction of many large ships at the same time in the early stage, so this slipway was born.

With a brand-new shipyard, a professional craftsman training institution, an adjacent naval academy and a military port, and a large amount of silver investment, the Daming Sailor started from Yongbeili and was ready to fly.

Although Zheng Chenggong didn't know how strong the Europa people were, if the auxiliary king said that the 7,000-stone warship was not enough, he would not be wrong.

He hurriedly said: "But my subordinates don't know enough, and I ask His Highness for forgiveness." ”

Zhu Linmiao shook his head and said, "Damu is dedicated to the country, it doesn't have to be like this. In the future, the Great Ming Water Master will rely on you to lead it. ”

"Me?" Zheng Chenggong was shocked when he heard this, took a step back and said, "How can his subordinates ......?"

"If I say you can do it, you can do it." Zhu Linmiao patted him on the shoulder, "By the way, when the Fujing Sailor Academy is completed, you will be the deputy chief teacher." ”