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Aster has a bold personality, and Xiao Ming will get married immediately, and it won't be long before she and Luluo will be the people of King Qi.

So she grabbed a ball of snow from the ground and said with a smile: "Your Highness wants to eat rouge, then you have to chase the slave maid." ”

After that, he raised the snow and threw it at Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming flashed sideways, squatted down and grabbed a handful of snow, and before he could stand up, he was hit by a snow ball on his body.

He stood up, saw that the pothos was still in the posture of throwing him, and immediately screamed and pounced.

"Ahh

With a scream, the pothos ran towards Aster, and the two ran away while throwing snowballs at Xiao Ming.

"Hehe, none of you can escape." Xiao Ming grabbed the snowball and threw it over.

The three of them were playing in the palace, when Zhang Liang walked in under the guidance of Jiading.

Seeing that Xiao Ming was frolicking with Aster and Pothos, he coughed twice in embarrassment.

When outsiders appeared, Aster and Pothos naturally didn't dare to be naughty anymore, so they restrained their smiles and retreated.

Looking back and seeing that it was Zhang Liang, Xiao Ming guessed the purpose of his visit, "The Galen ship has been completed?" ”

Since the last time he went to the shipyard, Xiao Ming instructed Zhang Liang to speed up the progress, because according to Zhang Liang, it would be difficult for these three ships to be completed by the end of the year.

"Back to Your Highness, the old slave has finally fulfilled His Highness's expectations, and now the three Galen ships have been completed and can sail away at any time." Zhang Liang said excitedly.

Xiao Ming's spirit was shocked, it is now the end of the seventeenth century, and he will enter the eighteenth century after the New Year, which is the peak of the glorious Age of Exploration in history.

In modern times, his motherland has missed this era, and when he comes here, he will not let this happen again, the endless wealth and resources overseas, he Xiao Ming must get a piece of the pie, not let the Western powers dominate.

"Take this king to see it."

Although it was still snowing heavily, Xiao Ming couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and he and Zhang Liang rode to the shipbuilding workshop in Xiaoqinghe.

At this time, someone had already arrived before him, and it was naturally Yue Yun and the others who were about to drive the Galen ship out to sea.

"Your Highness, can we go to sea after the New Year?"

When Xiao Ming arrived at the boat, Yue Yun asked excitedly.

At this time, a thick layer of snow fell on Yue Yun and the other crew members, and the excitement of sailing made him careless.

"No, we have to wait for the guns to come on board."

Now all three Galen ships are on sail, but now the sails are folded, and the three ships are still on the river beach, just to wait for the guns to come aboard.

He didn't know how dangerous that unknown sea was.

But the Ottoman Empire, which served as a bridge between East and West, already had artillery, and he reasoned that the West was not lagging behind in development today.

After all, in this time and space, the Gothic steppe empire in the northern steppe replaced the Mongols in its westward expedition to Europe, and the time was about fifty years earlier.

Of course, in Xiao Ming's view, the Western Expedition may have an impact on the historical process of Europe, but it is not an absolute impact, and the difference in the development route of civilization is also one of the reasons why Europe gradually distanced itself from the feudal dynasties in the East after the Middle Ages.

But no matter what, before thoroughly understanding the degree of Western civilization, Xiao Ming will still maintain a cautious attitude.

This is also the reason why he insisted on getting ship guns on board.

If Yue Yun had encountered a European fleet at sea, or a pirate rampant at sea in this era, at least he would have the power to fight back.

After all, whether it is a Galen ship or a naval gun, he is confident that he will not lose to the West in this era, there should be warships.

"Still waiting?" Yue Yun was suddenly a little lost.

Xiao Ming's expression became serious at this time, and he said: "Correct your attitude, this time you are going on a long voyage, and this king will also have a very important task handed over to you, this is not child's play, if you are not careful, you may never come back." ”

Seeing Xiao Ming so solemn, Yue Yun put away his frivolous attitude, he held the rudder of the ship, and asked tentatively, "Your Highness, what is the task?" ”

"The first is to bring back crops such as potatoes, peppers, corn, and sweet potatoes, the second is to touch the level of modern civilization in the West, and the third is to draw nautical charts to find shipping routes for the Qingzhou Navy."

Yue Yun has been staying at Bowen College during this time, and in addition to learning about navigation at sea, they also divided the positions of each ship's crew members.

The gunner followed Luo Xin to train artillery, and the others followed Niu Ben to practice martial arts.

Although sail warships in this era could shoot at each other, it was likely that they would not be able to sink each other because of the solid shells.

As a result, the final battle can be decided, so personal force is equally important.

In addition, the ship was also assigned the position of interpreter, navigator and other positions, and this translator was naturally prepared by Xiao Ming in order to contact the West.

If there are now colonies of European powers all over the world, the interpreter will play an important role in communication and facilitate his collection of information.

Yue Yun nodded, Xiao Ming had mentioned the above three purposes in Bowen Academy, but he didn't expect it to be the purpose of their trip to sea this time.

Giving Yue Yun a wake-up call, Xiao Ming inspected the three Galen ships one by one under the leadership of Zhang Liang.

By the standards of a sail battleship, all three of his Galen ships belonged to the fifth class of sail ships.

Because the first-class sail battleship generally serves as the flagship of the fleet, it has a three-tier artillery deck, with a general artillery crew of 106 to 122 guns, a capacity of more than 900 people, and a displacement of 2,500-3,500 tons, while the second-class sail battleship is slightly smaller, and also has a three-tier gun deck, 86 to 98 guns, a crew of about 750 people, and a displacement of about 2,000 tons.

The third class of sail battleships is called battleships, with two to three gun decks, 64 to 80 guns, a crew of 490 to 720 people, and a displacement of 1300-1800 tons.

The fourth-class sail battleships are smaller, and this type of warship generally has two gun decks, 50 to 54 guns, a crew of about 350 people, and a displacement of more than 1,000 tons.

The fifth-level sail battleship is the warship that Xiao Ming now has, and this kind of warship is generally not the main combat mission, but plays the role of attacking merchant ships and sailing in the ocean.

Xiao Ming's purpose in sending Yue Yun at this time was naturally not to fight, because in the face of the Western sea overlords who were already crisscrossing the sea, these three Galen ships were not qualified to deliver food.

His purpose was only to explore the way and introduce crops.

After determining that the three Galen ships had the ability to sail far, Xiao Ming went back and prepared for Chen Qi to install the ship's guns.

Although the military workshop has been preparing, one hundred and fifty guns for three Galen ships is also a large amount, and it has not yet been produced.

If you really want to realize the voyage, you must at least spend the New Year.

So he said to Yue Yun: "You still have to spend the New Year honestly, and then there will be a time when you go to sea in the future." ”

(To be continued.) )