Xia Nan's ambition is very big, he not only wants to force merchant ships to come in and collect taxes compulsorily, but also wants to build Lingao and Geranza into two maritime trade centers, one east and one west, so that all maritime trade in East Asia will be concentrated in these two places, and Qiongzhou Ying will become the controller of the maritime commercial kingdom. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoSo, when the expansion of military shipyards conflicts with plans to build commercial ports, it is undoubtedly necessary to choose in favor of the latter.

He looked up and asked, "Is it feasible to relocate the shipyard?" ”

Sun Yuanhua waved his hand again and again: "No, no." Relocating a shipyard of this size requires no less effort than a new one, and the gains outweigh the losses. It is better to retain the existing scale of Bofu Shipyard and build a new shipyard to build four or five hundred small boats. ”

"New shipyard?" Xia Nan frowned, "What's the right place?" ”

Zheng Hongkui, who should be called Zheng Zhifeng now, interjected cautiously: "General, contemptible people have a saying, I don't know whether to say it or not?" ”

"Oh, you say, what's the best advice?"

Zheng Zhifeng replied: "Since Zhao'an, the Zheng family has been building a shipyard in Shijing Town, Nan'an, not far from Anping, to build warships and merchant ships. Over the years, it has also gathered many skilled shipwrights. However, Shijing Town is a small place after all, and the way to obtain timber is also a little farther, and only three or five ships a year can be built. Since the general wanted to build a new shipyard, it was better to directly take Ishii's shipwrights to the master and build a larger shipyard near Geranza, where the trees of Oyuan Island were inexhaustible and were just used for shipbuilding. ”

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This proposal perfectly solved all the problems: a ready-made pool of skilled shipbuilders, a suitable place for shipbuilding, and sufficient forest resources to meet all the needs of the new shipyard. The most important thing is that as a base to control the sea from Fujian to Japan, it has the ability to build ships, and it is put into use nearby, and it also saves the time of transporting thousands of miles from Qiongzhou to Dazhi, which is more efficient. The only thing that needs to be bothered is to send someone from the Bofu shipyard to guide it, after all, the old Fuchuan ship type does not meet the needs of the Qiongzhou battalion.

He stood up and paced back and forth, saying as he went, "It's a good idea to build a ship in Geranza, but if you want to send someone from Hirosuke, who should you send?" ”

Sun Yuanhua picked up the conversation: "It's better to send Lin Yishan, the deputy manager of the shipyard, to serve as the manager of the new shipyard in the past, he has been following the inspector for a few years, and the big ship with thousands of materials may not be able to take charge alone, but there is no problem with the warship of four hundred materials." ”

Xia Nan nodded again and again, after eradicating Zheng Zhilong, there is no heavyweight opponent, the construction speed of large warships can be completely slowed down, and more compact Wuxiang-class patrol ships can be vigorously built, and the new shipyard in the future can specialize in building small and medium-sized warships.

He said approvingly to Zheng Zhifeng: "Your proposal is good, just do as you say, relocate the shipyard in Shijing Town to Geranza as a whole, and leave the matter of building a new shipyard to you." ”

Zheng Zhifeng replied respectfully: "It's all up to the general's orders." ”

Sima De asked: "The shipbuilding matter has been decided, so how to deploy the navy's forces?" Is Fujian permanent or temporary? ”

"The establishment of a port to collect taxes is a long-term plan, and naturally it cannot be dispatched temporarily." Xia Nan said, "It is necessary to have a permanent fleet in Gerancha to patrol Fujian and Jiangnan. As for the candidates, it will be up to William to appoint. ”

William nodded: "Actually, I already have a suitable candidate in mind. Lin Lin, the captain of the 'Lingao', was the best candidate for the detachment. ”

Lin refers to Lin Chuanzong, and for Lin Chuanzong, who is nicknamed "Sea Monkey", Xia Nan has a deep impression. At the beginning of the capture of a group of Zhu Cailao's subordinates, William wanted to train them into qualified sailors, Lin Chuanzong stood out at this time, and was appreciated by William, all the way from boatswain and first mate to captain, and he can be regarded as a veteran of the Qiongzhou Battalion Navy.

He quipped, "I thought you were going to recommend Murong Dragon City?" It seems that this is also one of your favorite generals. ”

William replied seriously: "Murong is a natural commander, a genius in naval warfare, he must stay by my side as the captain of the capital battleship." And Lin is a subordinate with strong executive ability, and his creativity may not be as good as Murong's, but the boring task of leading a small warship to cruise is more suitable for an honest person than a genius. ”

Xia Nan nodded: "Your criteria for selecting people are very reasonable, then the commander of the Fujian Detachment will be Ding Lin Chuanzong." ”

Everything was decided, Xia Nan was in a good mood, he looked around: "Everything that should be decided has been decided, everyone should do their own errands." Tomorrow send a ship to Putmans to Batavia, and settle the affairs of the Dutch. ”

On the second day, Putmans was urged to board the ship, and he complained with some dissatisfaction: "Why did you change your plan at the last minute when you said you would send me to the master first?" ”

William on the side snorted: "My boss can't wait, in addition to letting your East India Company withdraw from the Far East Seas, he also has to take over the city of Geranza, and he doesn't have time to wait for you to grind." ”

Outraged, Putmans waved his fist in protest: "You can't get an inch!" It took us more than ten years to build it, so why should we give it to you? ”

William pushed him and said impatiently: "Anyway, you have to withdraw from the Far East, what are you doing in an empty city, you can't eat or drink." Let's go, go to Batavia and talk to your boss. ”

In order to deter the East India Company Council, this time he went to Batavia, and in the summer Nan let William bring all the large warships: 2 Yongle class and 12 Wu Yi class. The size and intensity of the firepower of such a fleet already exceeded that of the East India Company in the Far East combined, enough to knock the other side and make them retreat.

As for the Wuxiang-class patrol ships, they remained in Hirosuke and acted as a spearhead for the forced tax collection plan in the near future. With the adjustment of the production capacity of Bofu Shipyard and the establishment of Dayuan Shipyard, more Wuxiang-class patrol ships will be launched in the future to fill the entire sea frontier of Daming.

The fleet departed from Bosuke, but instead of heading west along the coast of Annam via the Gulf of Tonkin to the south, it headed east through the Qiongzhou Strait and headed straight southeast. Thanks to Europe's mature navigation technology, the fleet did not need to sail along the coastline, but plunged headlong into the "Qizhou Ocean" and "Changsha", that is, the Xisha Islands and Zhongsha Islands in later generations.

At first, Putmans was a non-violent and uncooperative attitude. However, seeing that the direction of the voyage was contrary to the direction of Batavia, a few days later, he finally gloated and said: "I said that I would talk to the company's council, but I couldn't even find a direction...... This is your British's seamanship? I bet you go in this direction, you won't be able to get to Batavia for another year. ”

William shot back disdainfully: "The Dutch are not qualified to comment on the seafaring skills of the British Royal Navy. Before going to Batavia, we stopped by Manila, which was in the right direction. ”