Chapter Fourteen Patrol Dongfan
Zhu Cijiu's trip to the continent this time was not a stroll trip. The itinerary along the way was almost full. For example, he had to organize naval generals to test the speed of the ship during the sea route between Dongdaying and Dongban. He naturally could not just smile when he arrived at Dongban. He led the joint fleet through the southeast defense line. The most basic inspection and condolences were necessary.
First, he came to the Penghu defense position on the southeast line of defense. There were Penghu Fortress and Penghu Fort here, with thousands of artillery pieces and tens of thousands of soldiers of the Navy Reserve Corps stationed at the position!
The emperor came to inspect in person, and the tens of thousands of soldiers naturally lined up in an orderly manner early to greet them. As soon as the huge fleet arrived, tens of thousands of soldiers knelt down in an orderly manner, shouting long live the mountain in unison, and could hear clearly from more than ten miles away.
It is naturally extremely relaxing for Zhu Cijing to deal with this small scene. He cordially met with generals at all levels of the Navy Reserve Corps, delivered a passionate speech, and rewarded a batch of Chongzheng Tongbao and various materials. Then he patroled the brigade and fortress, and then returned to the Ming Dynasty and continued to rush to the Nandaying Naval Base.
This was a small scene for him, but it was not a small scene for the envoys of the European Envoys. They were shocked to see the Penghu defensive positions with many artillery. They were all authentic Dutch cannons. After so many years of war in the continental region, they naturally knew each other. A brief count of how much does it cost!
Of course, if they knew how these artillery came, they would probably be shocked, because the Ming Dynasty did not spend a penny and they were all snatched. The Ming Navy's Joint Fleet robbed the entire Dutch Navy's Second Eastern Fleet. The artillery filled the entire southeast defense line, and the warships were transformed into the Ming Navy's warships. Even these bastions were built by the Dutch Navy's prisoners!
The European envoys were amazed at the Penghu defensive position. There was no such terrifying steel defense line in the entire continent. It can be said that no small vassal state could break such a solid defense line. But Shivera said that this was just a defensive position in the southeastern defense line of the Ming Dynasty. There were at least five in the southeastern defense line of such a position. What an international joke is too exaggerated!
After arriving at the Nandaying Naval Base, they realized that Schvira was not exaggerating at all. What they saw in the Penghu defensive position was only a small scene, and this was the real big scene. Not to mention the same artillery-packed castle, there were countless stadiums along the Taijiang Inner Sea coast, and the huge Nandaying New City. However, all this is nothing!
Because at this time, the East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet had gathered together in the Nandaying Naval Base, and with the soldiers left behind by the Navy Preparatory Legion, there are now 250,000 naval soldiers in the entire Nandaying Navy Base welcomed the imperial stewards of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire!
The entire Taijiang Inland Sea looks like a dense crowd of small and medium-sized warships, and the number is simply uncountable. Now these warships are all neatly arranged on both sides of the waterway from the Rarangzha Castle to Nandaying New City, as if they are waiting for inspection.
The huge joint fleet had just entered the inland sea of Taijiang. With a "wow" sound, more than 200,000 soldiers knelt down in the direction of the Ming Dynasty. The sound of kneeling alone overwhelmed the huge sound of waves, and then more than 200,000 soldiers shouted in unison. The sound was really like a tsunami of mountains!
The envoys of the European embassy regiment were really frightened this time. More than 200,000 people shouted in unison. They had never encountered them. You should know that the small vassal states under the Holy Roman Empire usually had a population of more than 100,000, and those with a population of hundreds of thousands were considered large vassal states. There were no one with a population of millions at all. But just kneeling down and welcoming His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire, there were more than 200,000 naval forces!
And this is not the most terrifying. The most terrifying thing is the huge navy of the Ming Empire. When they set out from Dongdaying, they were the Beihai Fleet who bid farewell all the way. It was a hundred thousand navy, as well as the joint fleet where they were, the Beiyang Navy and the Nanyang Navy, and there were more than 200,000 navies in front of them. In other words, the Ming Empire navy they had seen alone had 500,000 or 600,000. As a group of envoys of the small vassal states under the Holy Roman Empire, how could they not be scared!
At the beginning, they had complaints about His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire that did not sign their Princess Anna as the queen, and they were ready to return to the Holy Roman Empire and join forces with His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire in front of their emperor to stand up for their princess. But now no one dares to think so. What's the international joke? What's wrong with such a powerful imperial emperor marrying their princess as a waiter? His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire is definitely not to be provoked!
This time, Zhu Cijing stayed for a longer time because the Nandaying Navy Base is the core base of the future Ming Navy. He is very concerned about the construction here. Since Chongzheng recovered the Eastern Band in the seventh year, he has been away from here for more than three years. How is the construction of the Nandaying Navy Base now?
First of all, the military camp. Nandaying was originally a city of military base, so the military camp was built the most. 300,000 naval recruits have been practicing here for nearly three years, and the construction of the military camp has never stopped. Now, the north and south sides of Nandaying are almost filled with neat military camps, which can accommodate 500,000 troops to settle in at the same time!
Then there is the repair dock. After years of development, the repair dock at the Nandaying Naval Base has developed into a large shipyard with five waterways. It can not only repair various warships, but also build lucky ship warships. It can build at least fifty lucky ship warships in a year!
There is also a casting gun factory. Originally, the Nandaying Casting gun factory mainly produced artillery shells and gunpowder for the Navy. Now, the Nandaying Casting gun factory can not only produce various types of artillery shells and gunpowder, but also cast Type 317 and Type 417 carrier-based howitzers, but the flintlock machine also needs to be provided by Wang Gong Factory.
In addition, the maritime trade in Nandaying is also developing rapidly. The geographical location here is unique. Maritime merchants traveling from south to north like to stay here to rest or trade directly. Originally, there were many Ming merchants who were occupied by the Dutch. Now they have become the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, there are more Ming merchants who come and go.
The Southeast Governor Nan Juyi is a civil and military genius and has a unique vision for economic development. He seized the opportunity, expanded the Nandaying Port, built a modern loading and unloading platform, and built many simple warehouses near the port, and sent troops to patrol day and night, making this place gradually a gathering place for Southeast sea merchants. Even in Nanyang, many maritime merchants used this place as a transit station, and merchant ships traveled almost day and night. At this time, the prosperity of Nandaying was no less than that of the capital!
After inspecting, Zhu Cijing was very satisfied with the construction of Nandaying. Not only did he personally commend the Southeast Governor Nan Juyi, he also cordially met with officials at all levels of Fengtian Prefecture in Dongfan, and even attended a large banquet prepared by Nan Juyi, the Southeast Governor Nan Juyi, and drank a few drinks with generals at all levels of the Navy and officials at all levels of Chengtian Prefecture in Dongfan.
Chapter completed!