Outside the Tianjin Shipyard Wharf.

At this time, there was a busy autumn sea view, and there were people coming and going inside and outside the dock house. Many people were wearing short clothes, big and round waists, and transporting supplies to two soldiers with blue flags hanging on the dock amid the shouts of the Youzhou naval sailors.

The two warships were obviously just launched, and the black paint also emitted a faint fragrance. Various locks hung on the three thick and straight masts, as well as the closed sails, were also brand new.

"King, are these two troop transport ships?"

"Old Wu, take a closer look."

"The hull floating on the water is very wide, the side of the ship is high, and the bow and stern is also high... It should be able to carry a lot of cargo, right? There are no long oars and water wheels on the side of the ship, so it cannot run fast in the sea, and it cannot sail against the wind, so it is not suitable for combat at all. This is the ship that transports troops and cargo!"

"Look at the side of the ship."

"The boat side? Nothing different... there are a few large windows that are inhabited?"

"That's a cannon window!"

Standing on the dock, admiring the hulls of two brand new warships, was Wu Haogu and Youzhou veteran Wu Yanen and Mr. Wu.

The foundation of the Wu family in Haizhou has been transferred to Youzhou in recent years. Not only has it established a huge industry in Tianjin (the Wu family was originally the founding family of Tianjin), but also invested a lot of capital in Xijin City in Yanshan Prefecture (Sanggan River outside Yanjing City, the newly opened commercial city in the Gaolianghe Wharf area), Wujiakou City in Wuzhou, Zijingguan City and Rong City in Yizhou, Yuguan City in Yingzhou, and Dalian Prefecture (the original Suzhou Anfu Army, now the third prefecture directly under the Youzhou Republic Prefecture). It is like a big chaebol!

By the way, all these "cities" and smaller "Caoshi" and "markets" are autonomous. The Youzhou Republic government or the government of various states will not invest money in it. It will only deduct a piece of land and contract it to the chamber of commerce, just like the Jiehe Commercial City in the past. The chamber of commerce is autonomous and the market tax is reserved. If the location of the commercial city is just at the entrance of Youzhou and the outside world, the Maritime Mansion Supervision under the Youzhou Republic will also set up a municipal service in the commercial city and be responsible for collecting taxes. In addition to the Maritime Mansion Supervision, there is no second government in Youzhou that has the authority to set up a card to collect taxes.

In addition to these "cities" located on Youzhou's own territory, the Maritime Supervision Bureau of Youzhou Republic Prefecture also has four overseas commercial cities, namely Danluo City (including the commercial market and the horse farm) on Danluo Island, Juying City in the southern part of Goryeo Kingdom, Sanshan City on Ryukyu Island, and Donghai City on the Helandian territory where the Jurchen belongs.

In addition, the Youzhou Republic Prefecture Maritime Supervision and Administration Commission also manages the newly established Nanyang Protectorate (the Protectorate was led by Ji Yiyao) with the Hailu Maritime Management Department of the Song Dynasty, and can continuously obtain taxes from the Three Buddhas and Qi Straits.

However, relying solely on the four colonial markets, part of the control of the Nanyang Protectorate, as well as the two coastal markets in Tianjin and Dalian, is not enough to establish the maritime power of the Youzhou Republic Prefecture.

So after the situation in Youzhou was basically stable, the Youzhou Republic began to consider helping the people of East Asia prosper together.

There are not many countries in East Asia now. Apart from the increasingly chaotic Daliao, the Jurchens and Mongolia, which have not yet fully established a country, are the friendly neighbors of Goryeo and Japan.

Today, Wu Haogu took Wu Yanen to visit the two "Truth"-class gunboats that had just been built and put into service were "black ships" prepared by Goryeo and Japan.

Yes, they are two artillery battleships that can be said to be subversive!

Although there is only one artillery deck and 18 long-class artillery guns that can fire 12 kilogram shells (unlike the short cannons used by the Army, the navy's cannon range is longer, so the barrel is longer and iron hoops are used to clamp the barrel to prevent the blasting of the chamber), their appearance still eliminated all other types of naval warships overnight.

"Bullet window? Is this... a gunship?"

The Youzhou Army's cannons showed amazing power in several key siege battles, and the original confidentiality was naturally lifted. People of Wu Yanen's level not only knew about the cannons, but also visited the two artillery factories of Tianjin Artillery Factory and Haijin Artillery Factory. They were developed from two project teams for trial artillery production. They both received investment from Wu Haogu, and at the same time implemented the management and craftsmen to hold shares, develop independently, and compete with each other.

"Yes! It's the gunship! Mr. Wu, let's go up and take a look!" Wu Haogu said to Wu Yanen with a smile, "By the way out to Jinkou (referring to the estuary of Jiehe River, which is under the jurisdiction of Tianjin City, and Tianjin East City is also established there), go to the sea to listen to the cannon sound, and then talk about how you have eaten up all the oil and water of Goryeo!"

As he spoke, Wu Haogu made a gesture of Suke, and took Wu Yanen and a group of followers to escort the gangway along the gangway to the "Truth" gunboat.

"Is the hull oak used?" Wu Yanen is worthy of being an expert in shipbuilding. During the process of boarding, he found that the materials used in this warship were very particular.

"It's oak." Wu Haogu stepped on the thick and solid deck, and while accepting the visiting ceremony of the crew led by Captain Chen Tianli, he said to Wu Yanen, "If you don't use good wood, you're afraid that you can't stand the huge shock when the cannon fires!"

He turned around and asked Chen Tianli, "Lizhi, have you tried the cannon?"

Chen Tianli is a child of the Chen family in Xinghua. He is dark and thin, with a little high cheekbones, and looks like a Fujian-Guangdong family. Xinghua Chen is actually a branch of Chen from Yimen, but he has long since disappeared from the Yimen pattern, but has grown up and developed their own. Chen Tianli's family is engaged in maritime trade and fishery along the coast of Fujian-Guangdong, and is a small maritime merchant family.

Shortly after Jiehe Shang City opened, Chen Tianli went north to Jiehe with his parents to settle down. His father ran a fishing shop and mainly engaged in salted fish (Jiehe Shang City did not have salt tax at the time, so pickling salted fish was a good deal). Chen Tianli was admitted to the doctoral degree at Yuntai Academy, and was in the same class as Yelu Dashi. After graduation, he entered the Naval Academy in Haizhou and is now a pillar of the Youzhou Navy.

"Report to the king, the artillery has been tried!" Chen Tianli's body was straight and replied loudly, "There are all intact after 18 3,600-pound long cannons, ten consecutive shots of test cannons! When using 12 pounds of iron bullets, the effective range can reach more than three miles!"

"Haha," Wu Haogu nodded with a smile, and said to Wu Yanen again, "Three miles! Datong River should be able to navigate a giant ship like the Truth, right? As long as you sail to the city of Xijing, Gaoli, you can bombard the city!"

Wu Yanen thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Galifornia Xijing and Nanjing are both terrain that are blocked by mountains and water. Xijing is facing the Datong River in the south, while Nanjing is against the Han River in the south. Moreover, the two rivers are both wide and deep, and can navigate large ships. If the gunship reaches the city directly, it should help the Lu Shi break the city. However, Galifornia also has thousands of miles of rivers and millions of people, and has been outside the world for a long time, and the country has many mountain dangers, so it is probably not easy to pacify!"

Wu Haogu nodded and waved his hand to Chen Tianli and said, "Lizhi, let your people go busy. Just arrange a clean cabin for me and Mr. Wu."

"Now." Chen Tianli replied loudly.

The cabin was prepared long ago. The tonnage of the Truth-class gunboat is not small, it is a large ship of 7,000 yuan. Because it is a hard sailboat, there are not many sailors needed. Moreover, with cannons as the main weapon, the warriors on the ship were also greatly reduced. Therefore, there are many vacant cabins, which not only can carry a large amount of cargo, but also the cabins for the officers on the ship are also very spacious.

Chen Tianli had already received an order from the Navy General Office. He knew that Wu Haogu and the veteran Wu Yanen were coming, so he arranged several cabins in the stern building for Wu Haogu, Wu Yanen and their entourage.

Although Wu Haogu is the overlord of the country and Wu Yanen is also a wealthy businessman in the world, both of them are quite stingy and have little pomp. There are not many people following him. They just arranged and cleaned up and invited two big names to sit in.

There was no furniture on the boat, so Wu Haogu and Wu Yanen sat on the ground, and a short table was placed between them. The one who served was a blonde beard. Wu Yanen bought a beauty through the big food merchant. He was well trained and could skillfully fiddle with tea tools. He was a little too enthusiastic, and I don’t know if it was because Old Man Wu could not satisfy others, but he could get Old Man Wu’s words. Anyway, he kept throwing charming eyes at Wu Haogu.

Wu Haogu also left her, and only cared about talking about business with Wu Yanen.

"Old Wu, I'm not sure about it. I don't want to pacify the entire Goryeo." Wu Haogu picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea. "The population of Goryeo is not much smaller than that of Yan. How to manage it after taking it down? Is it possible to implement a republic? It's impossible and there is no profit."

Wu Yanen frowned and looked directly at Wu Haogu, "How do you think about the aftermath of the King after he captured the two capitals of Goryeo?"

"Xijing wants to give the Jurchens... they have to rely on them to fight tough battles. It's not okay if they don't give some sweet things!" Wu Haogu said with a smile, "But a Xijing commercial market is indispensable."

"What about the south?" Wu Yanen asked, "The country of Goryeo is still there?"

"Of course you have to keep it!"

"Do you also want several markets?" Wu Yanen asked according to Wu Haogu's ideas.

"No." Wu Haogu shook his head, "I've been busy for a long time, and it's too much for a few markets. We must at least turn Goryeo into a vassal state and help them well."

"How to help?" Wu Yanen asked.

Wu Haogu smiled: "Don't you want to discuss this with you? Goryeo also has a Haizhou Wu family... In the future, the prime minister of Goryeo will be inherited from the Haizhou Wu family. And Goryeo Haizhou is of course also the capital of the Wu family in the hereditary capital of the Wu family!"

"But the Wu family is not considered a first-class power in Goryeo, how can they hold power?"

Wu Haogu smiled: "The power usually depends on seizing it! Wu Yanpeng has been in charge of the Martial Arts Team for many years, so there are always some confidant warriors who can drive it, right?"

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