In the newly built thirty-long dock at the Ming Empire Naval Shipyard on the south bank of the Pearl River, Davis looked ahead with a worshipful gaze.

In front of him was a miraculous scene.

The steam-powered tower cranes on both sides of the dock kept lifting heavy steel beams from the transport ship in the canal on the other side, and then slowly placed them on the middle line of the dock below. Then the Divine Emperor who had just cut one ear touched it casually. The two steel beams instantly became a whole, and even the connection joints in the middle were not visible. Such steel beams were continuously laid one by one, and a warship keel that was more than 60 meters long was laid.

Then another thin steel beam began to be lowered.

Just like the connection of the keel, these steel beams were approached by the workers to the predetermined position of the keel. Then the Divine Emperor wiped it over and a rib of the boat completed the connection with the keel. Then his hand stroked upwards along the rib, and the ribs were automatically bent into an arc.

In this way, all the ribs were continuously connected to the keel, followed by various other steel components. All of these pre-made components were laid down by the tower crane and the workers were responsible for the connection. The God Emperor used to wipe or touch it casually to complete the connection, and even turned into the required shape, and reserved various drilling holes for the need. The whole process went on in an orderly manner. In just a few hours, the skeleton of a warship was completed. At this time, the God Emperor patted the workers' shoulders, and the latter began to paint and install the steam power system, and even used the teak boards obtained by dismantling the British battleship to install the remaining wooden parts for the skeleton.

"One month!"

Yang Feng walked to Davis, stretched out a finger and said, "In one month, it will go into the water and cut waves on the sea like the three Dingyuan ships. In three months, it will officially serve and join the Ming Navy fleet."

Davis was shivering, and he was talking about what he said...

Yang Feng then turned around and looked at the remaining four identical docks lined up on the coast. Each of these docks had the same warship under construction, and the smaller docks were almost out of sight in the distance. Countless transport ships were also under construction in these docks.

"Go back and tell Victoria that from today on, unless she satisfies me, a British merchant ship will not pass through the Taiwan Strait. I will give you another year. If the 21 million taels of silver are not delivered to me in a year, my fleet will attack Singapore, and even bombard Madras, Kolkata, Colombo, and until even Mumbai is bombarded into ruins. Don't scare me with the Victory. It's useless for you to drive all the battleships of the British Navy. I will use one hundred and ten-pound cannons to smash them all into pieces."

Then he said to Davis.

After saying that, he pointed to the side with his hand, and a gunboat mounted behind him was raising his muzzle.

Of course, his new ship cannot continue to use the 42-pound cannon as the main cannon. This level has been proven to be difficult to fire the third-class kite in actual combat, so he has to replace the 110-pound Armstrong cannon.

The standard displacement of the five newly built battleships increased to 2,000 tons. In the design, a new six-inch gun cannon with shields was installed on the head and tail decks, which was equivalent to 187 mm, and the weight of the shell was actually more than 110 pounds. In addition, a total of 40 four-inch rear side guns were installed on the internal deck, which was equivalent to the level of 32-pound guns, but it was still an old gun stand. As for the eight two-inch guns on the deck, which was equivalent to the ten-pound level, but this one had a new gun stand. This is his new battleship firepower configuration, and of course the power was still used in both machining and sails. In this era, pure coal was still very exaggerated. Without countless colonies, it was the best choice to use machining and sails together. In addition, the boiler had to retain the ability to burn wood in emergencies, which was also very important.

"Your Majesty, please forgive my offense, but 21 million taels are still too much. I understand why you want this number, but the Tatars did not complete the compensation payment!"

Davis said carefully.

"That's your business, it has nothing to do with me!"

After Yang Feng said that, he left proudly, leaving him behind to cry without tears.

Poor Davis stood there lonely and watched the workers busy. What they were building was not just a warship, but a new maritime hegemony. It was just east of the Strait of Malacca. If these five warships join the Ming army fleet, this brand new fleet would dominate the Western Pacific. He couldn't help but sigh, and at this moment, a man behind him gently patted his shoulder...

"Have you connected?"

Yang Feng asked his Minister of Commerce Luo Wen.

This Shangshu is from Luo Fangbo.

"It's connected. Our merchant ships will be shipped to Singapore in the future, but the UK will exempt us from taxes, and the British will continue to allow our ships to Myanmar and Bangladesh to buy food."

Luo Wen said with a smile.

Yang Feng banned British merchant ships from going north, but in fact he transferred the trade rights of Chinese routes to the Chinese in the South China Sea. The latter's money and efforts can be said to do his best to help him fight the Central Plains in the north. Of course, there must be enough benefits. Yang Feng banned British merchant ships from going north. Then Chinese merchants from various countries in the South China Sea continued to maintain the export of tea and silk from Europe to the north, and of course, they also included various good things from Guangzhou. The money was earned by these Chinese merchants. The latter gave him a portion of it in the form of protection fees, and at the same time undertaken the task of purchasing grain from the South China Sea and even transporting it back.

The result is the increasing rise of Chinese businessmen in the Nanyang area, and as their protector, he allowed them to exploit the indigenous people. After he had solved the problem, he could directly annex the country.

In addition, this method can also create famine among the indigenous people of the South China Sea. He does not need to do it himself. As long as he keeps buying food at a high price, the British and Dutch colonists such as the Netherlands will do this for him. As long as they have money to make money, they will not care about the lives and deaths of the indigenous people. They will do their best to plunder food from the indigenous people and then exchange gold and silver from the Chinese merchants. Including those feudal monarchs in the South China Sea, they will also increase gold and silver for their treasury at the cost of starving their own people to death. Don’t overestimate the moral integrity of the monarchs in the South China Sea. They have done a lot of things that colluded with the colonists. Therefore, when India was in its inauguration, the local kings cried and shouted not to let the British go.

So as long as he keeps buying food from Southeast Asia with gold and silver, he will definitely hear news about the new version of the Great Famine of Bangladesh or the Great Famine of Java.

And this is good news for him.

"There is another thing. A grain transport ship returning from Bangladesh reported that they encountered a French ship in Kolkata. It is said to be the special envoy of the French king. It is not clear whether it is the Tartars or the ones here."

Luo Wen said.

"French? Philip can't stand the loneliness anymore."

Yang Feng sneered.

At this time, France was the July dynasty or the Orleans dynasty. After Charles X was exiled, Louis Philippe, the Duke of Orleans, was supported by the parliament as king until February 1848. It has to be said that France without Napoleon was abolished. They kept making trouble throughout the nineteenth century. The Bourbon dynasty was restored, and then geming, changing the Orleans dynasty and then geming, changing the Republic, and then Napoleon III came to power, and then geming the Paris Commune and changing the Third Republic. Fortunately, the Third Republic lasted for the nineteenth century.

However, they did send an envoy to the Qing Dynasty during this period of history.

Moreover, the captain of the mission also squeezed into the signing ceremony of the Nanjing Treaty with shame. This mission took advantage of the Qing Dynasty and was stunned by the British. When he saw the foreigners, he was frightened and caught a friendly trade treaty. He also sent the first consul to the Qing Dynasty. France officially stepped onto the Qing Dynasty's diplomatic stage and then went to the Second Crow to grab the Old Summer Palace step by step.

"No matter what they are, if you come here, you might as well give them a chance. If you go to the Tartars, they won't go back."

Yang Feng said.

French merchant ships actually occasionally went to Guangzhou to trade. They had a consul in Manila. They even obtained a treaty to help the Nguyen Dynasty fight, but the Nguyen Dynasty refused to admit it after the victory. If they were willing to come to Guangzhou to make good deals, they could give them a chance to trade. Anyway, their share was limited, and they could continue to attack the British, such as giving France some new arms, but if they ran to find Daoguang, they would just take it down or sink it at sea when they came back.

"Let's go to Humen prisoner war camp."

Yang Feng continued.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing in the prisoner-of-war camp?"

Luo Wen said in confusion.

At this time, Yang Feng had already carried a small box from the drawer in front of him, and then opened the lid to reveal a stack of books inside, but the book was not in Chinese but in English.

"I want to send light to Europe!"

Yang Feng picked up one of the books and said proudly.

The cover of the book reads:

"Capital"

Well, he can't wait for his mentor. Although his mentor is about to graduate from college at this time, it will take a long time to grow up, so Yang Feng must play the role of the messenger of light.

Send truth to the Europeans.

By the way, Victoria would definitely not be able to withstand her Uncle Yang's cannon, and the British could not bear the losses caused by being expelled from the East. If nothing unexpected happens, the British would definitely pay. Anyway, they would be too late to force Daoguang. Their fleet could not defeat the Ming army, but it was still easy to clean up Daoguang, so these British soldiers would definitely be released back to Britain in the end. Then they could return with Guangming. By the way, these soldiers were all from poor people. They traveled all the way to the East to fight desperately, but because their days at home were too difficult, so they needed to know who caused their suffering, and they could also visit various parts of the Ming Dynasty, let them experience the new era on the spot, and then...
Chapter completed!