Fang Jifan couldn't help but sigh.

Some clan relatives are really unable to support the mud.

They were given the land they had enfeoffed and their guards, but in the end, the speed of defeat was almost vertically falling, and the face hit the ground first.

Of course, in fact, this cannot be entirely blamed on these clan relatives!

On the one hand, it is indeed lack of ability! The favorable conditions in the past made them no longer need to learn any skills, so they can have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives. What's the use even if they learn the skills?

On the other hand, although the clans brought guards and certain immigrants, the development of the world has always had a magnetic effect.

The biggest advantage of Qilu is that the Fang family has a large population and a large population will have strong demand and more and more land will be reclaimed. Immediately afterwards, business will appear, and after a large number of businesses will appear, there will be prosperity!

On the other hand, the clan fiefs with only tens of thousands of households have too few populations. After all, they do not have too many clan relatives. Although the royal family is like the Fang family and has many relatives all over the world, these clan relatives all over the world are scattered, so how can they be hugged the upper family?

As a result, dozens or millions of relatives of the Fang family were entrenched in the Great Lakes and began to develop wildly. The prosperity of the Great Lakes was the first to see, attracting more immigrants, so that the clans could not stand the bitterness and coldness of the fiefdom, so they could not take care of the fiefdom, so they took their families and went to the Fang family's territory to be an apartment.

As he was speaking, a eunuch came and was anxious, so he gasped and said, "Mr. Xu, Your Majesty invites you to come to the palace to meet you."

Fang Jifan was not surprised. Zhu Houzhao was indeed a filial son in some aspects.

He stood up first and glanced at Xu Jing.

The two men sorted out their clothes, then set off, got on the carriage, and went to the Meridian Gate to enter the palace.

But halfway through, Xu Jing suddenly said: "The students will keep silent about their affairs of their teachers... the clans."

Fang Jifan glanced at Xu Jing strangely.

This dog is indeed Linglong.

He thought it was because he was afraid of the magnetic effect of the Fang family, which caused the emperor's concern.

Fang Jifan said angrily: "It doesn't matter whether you say it or not, Your Majesty believes in me."

Xu Jing did not make any sound.

The two entered the hall.

Zhu Houzhao was walking back and forth with her hands behind her back. When she saw Fang Jifan and Xu Jing coming, she said excitedly: "You are here, Xu... Xu... What Qing family, you will give you a seat, and you will come into the palace, just like you are coming to your own family, so you don't have to worry about it."

Fang Jifan sat down, and after Xu Jing and Fang Jifan sat down, they bowed and sat on the brocade puncture.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Xu Jing carefully and couldn't help but feel moved: "Are you so old?"

Xu Jing said ashamedly: "Your Majesty is still in his prime, and the dragon and the tiger are fierce."

Zhu Houzhao laughed generously, "I just like you to be honest. I have summoned you to know the news about the Emperor. What, what's wrong with the Emperor now?"

"Go back to Your Majesty." Xu Jing said: "The emperor's holy carriage arrived at the Golden Continent half a year ago. A place north of the Five Great Lakes was opened, and he brought his escorts and officials to cultivate it there. It was a bitter and cold place. I never expected that the emperor would choose to be there. After hearing the news, the emperor immediately went to see him and asked the emperor to move the emperor to a warm place. The emperor refused... So the emperor brought many tributes, but he was also rejected by the emperor."

"The Emperor clearly stated that the immigrants from the Ming Dynasty would have farmed and fed for food. The Emperor had no reason to be worshipped by others. He came here just because he did not want to cause trouble for others and let the Prince of Xinjin do his own thing."

"The King of Shinjin was helpless and worried about the safety of the Emperor, so he stationed a team of troops. From the Emperor's hundred miles away, the defense of Kinki was naturally concerned about the imperial guards. However, if foreign enemies attacked, they could rush to help at any time to prevent accidents."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, tears suddenly fell without warning. Seeing Fang Jifan looking at him, he hurriedly wiped his tears, deliberately showing his heartlessness and silence, but he couldn't wipe the tears, so he said, "Didn't your father bring any decree or letters?"

"Before I set off, I ordered someone to go to the emperor's actions to ask for letters. The emperor said that it was a matter of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor made a clear decision. But the emperor was far away, so how could he interfere? As for letters, there is no need, just let Your Majesty know the emperor's safety."

Fang Jifan sat aside and couldn't help feeling a sore throat on his nose. This is the legendary love for his son. The people from the Zhu family are a bit like him, and they are pretty good to the children, except for Emperor Chenghua.

Zhu Houzhao said, "Father... does Father himself cultivate the land?"

"This is naturally. The Emperor personally opened four acres of land and planted some removed peach and pear trees. It's a pity... I didn't survive. The Emperor still learned to hunt the immigrants, and he could shoot more than 300 rabbits a day."

Fang Jifan: "..."

If you look closely, you can see Fang Jifan's lips twitching slightly!

Zhu Houzhao frowned, feeling that these words insulted his IQ: "This must be the person below surrounded the rabbit, and it was densely packed. The emperor was holding a continuous fire gun, and someone took turns to put ammunition on him. He shot it all?"

Xu Jing seemed embarrassed: "It was all the idea that Xiao Jing thought. The emperor was doing nothing. He always had to find something to do to be happy. Eunuch Xiao said, "Young Emperor, you have never enjoyed a blessing in your life. Since the emperor felt that he had reached the fiefdom, on this new land, we Han people need to be martial and open. If the emperor wants to set an example, he naturally has to become a model for immigrants. This is why..."

Zhu Houzhao said unconvincedly: "I can hunt a thousand people in this way with this hunting method."

Fang Jifan thought to himself, give me a Gatling machine gun, plus enough rabbits, I can hunt ten thousand.

Zhu Houzhao sat down, and after the conversation just now, his mood calmed down a little, so he said, "My father is in the Golden Continent. If this can be done, I will feel more at ease. I have always wanted to go to the Golden Continent to see him, thinking about the past, thinking about the past..."

Xu Jing immediately said, "Your Majesty, I am returning to Beijing this time for one thing."

Finally got to the point.

Zhu Houzhao stared at Xu Jing and his expression became serious: "What's the matter?"

Xu Jing said: "I heard that the iron-clad ships in Tianjin Port have been improved several times and have undergone several sea trials. Now... have begun to take shape. After the Portuguese were threatened by Java, they began to have close contact with the Spaniards. In Golden Continent, in Northern Province, and in Java, they have become enemies with our Ming Dynasty in many places. Your Majesty... To this day... These two countries were domineering at sea more than ten years ago and were arrogant. They were really a major concern for our Ming Dynasty. If they want to eliminate them, they must defeat their fleet. Only by destroying their fleet can the Ming Dynasty control the ocean. Once they have obtained the ocean, our Ming Dynasty can go anywhere and there will be no more bandits invasion. All the lands of the four seas are the inner lakes of our Ming Dynasty. Those who are bound to the shores of the land and refuse to bow their heads and surrender will be wiped out."

The development of the ironclad ship began ten years ago.

At that time, Zhu Houzhao thought of using a steam engine to place it on a sea ship. As the power increases, the tonnage of the ship can naturally be increased on a large scale. In this way... if an iron armor is installed on a wooden ship, its protection ability can be greatly improved.

Of course... although the research direction was determined ten years ago, the first armored ship was trial-made six or seven years ago.

But in actual applications, too many problems have been found.

Immediately afterwards, the second and third ships began to be built...

Each ship was improved based on previous experience in sea trials, and in order to train soldiers and adapt to this new ship, new combat methods were developed based on the characteristics of the ironclad ship. Over the past six or seven years, the payment of the ironclad ships has been almost continuously.

To put it bluntly, this is the ship piled with silver. The investment of more than one million taels of silver every year has never stopped.

Xishan Academy, the talents from various academies are continuously transported to Tianjin Wei's shipbuilding workshops, and the skilled craftsmen are thinking hard to improve their new skills.

The Navy School practices the backbone of generations.

Even if ten years have passed... in fact... everyone still lacks confidence in the ironclad ship.

It is said that a hundred years of navy is by no means empty talk.

Xu Jing is almost the person who cares about the ironclad ship the most.

His years of experience in sailing on the sea made him realize that when no new weapon that could crush appeared on the vast ocean, the Ming Dynasty would never dominate the world. A year ago, he received some reports from the Navy Academy and finally made up his mind to report Fang Jinglong, and after returning to the fleet, he waited for today.

Zhu Houzhao suddenly became interested: "You keep talking."

Xu Jing said solemnly: "The Spanish and the Portuguese, compared with the navy of our Ming Dynasty, certainly have certain disadvantages, but such disadvantages have never been able to be opened. The reason is that their sailors are equally excellent. Except for their firepower, their ships are not far behind our Ming Dynasty. The main force of the Spanish Invincible Fleet still exists, and whether they are the Spanish or the Portuguese, they have had a lot of experience in sailing for hundreds of years, and have dispatched fleets to fight and naval battles almost every year, especially
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