Tianjin, the correct name at this time should be Tianjin Wei.
Tianjin is abbreviated as Jin, which means the place where the emperor spent time. It is also known as Jingu, Jinmen, etc.
Tianjin began with the opening of the Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty. The intersection of the South Canal and the North Canal, known as the "Sanhui Haikou" in history, is the earliest birthplace of Tianjin.
After the middle of the Tang Dynasty, Tianjin became a water and land terminal for the transportation of grain and silk from the south to the north. In the Jin Dynasty, "Zhigu Village" was set up in Zhigu, and in the Yuan Dynasty, "Haijin Town" was set up. It was a military town and a grain transshipment center.
In the Ming Dynasty, the Three Tianjin Guards were established here, so they were called Tianjin Guards.
Because Tianjin is the end point of the northern section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and because Tianjin is close to the sea, it has always been an important military and water transportation center, and can be regarded as an important gateway to the capital.
At this time, dozens of four-wheeled carriages produced in Xishan slowly drove into the city of Tianjin. Each carriage was filled with large and small boxes. These boxes seemed to be very heavy, so that this four-wheeled carriage with good performance
The wheeled carriage made a creaking sound, as if it could not bear the weight on it.
Behind the dozens of carriages, hundreds of palace guards followed closely, looking around with vigilant eyes from time to time. Behind the palace guards were thousands of people wearing uniforms of Xishan Maritime Academy.
students.
Each of these thousands of students were full of energy and followed in uniform steps. The leaders were three of Liu Jin's students, Huang Jinquan, Tong Yuan and Lin Shuhong.
At this time, the three of them were wearing tight-fitting student uniforms. Like all maritime academy students, they had short hair, shaved beards, strong bodies, and determined eyes.
Following closely behind the three of them were Tian Erniu, Zhao Houhou, Dahu, and Silly Xiong. Behind the four of them were a row of students from the Maritime Academy. They were very neat and uniform, like a battle-hardened army.
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After three months of theoretical study and basic training, the first batch of students of the Maritime Academy finally went to sea for practical training and short-range ocean navigation training.
Theory is theory after all, and it must be integrated with practice, especially when you are going to the Golden Continent thousands of miles away.
In a carriage in front, Zhu Houzhao was lying comfortably on a thick cotton pad, looking very lazy, and then looked at Liu Jin, who was slightly reserved, with a joking look.
"Old Liu, it's okay. I didn't expect you to know how to train soldiers. The thousands of students from Xishan Maritime Academy are more impressive than the hundreds of palace guards I brought out. This neat queue moves in unison.
The pace is so fast, just listening to this sound makes you feel like there are thousands of troops rushing towards you."
"Tsk, tsk, it's really awesome and admirable."
Zhu Houzhao really looked at Liu Jin with admiration again. This time when he came to Tianjin, he was also appointed by Emperor Hongzhi to handle the matter of the fleet heading to Huangjinzhou.
Although Zhu Houzhao is only ten years old, in the words of later generations, he is still a child, but he is the prince after all, the only son of Emperor Hongzhi, and the heir to the Ming Dynasty's splendid country, so at this time, he is allowed to handle the fleet heading to Golden Continent.
This thing can be regarded as a small experience.
Of course, the reason why Emperor Hongzhi was reassured was because Liu Jin existed, and Du Mingen was his partner. It would be a good choice for the prince to come out and have a look.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, you are exaggerating. I am just following the script and training these maritime students according to the contents in some books. They have to go to the Golden Continent, and they will encounter various dangers in the waves of the sea, so this
Necessary training is still needed.”
"You must have a certain degree of combat effectiveness. Otherwise, if you encounter pirates or encounter attacks by local barbarians after arriving in Golden Continent, you will not have any resistance."
"So in addition to this necessary training, I would also like to ask His Highness the Prince to help me with this weapon. They must bring some weapons with them when they go to sea, otherwise they will not be able to protect themselves."
Liu Jin looked at Zhu Houzhao and thought that this boy was going to hide his identity for a long time. Unexpectedly, he revealed his identity this time. Now he was wearing a golden robe, so Liu Jin had to change.
Be more respectful.
"Don't worry, this matter is taken care of by me."
"But why do we bring so much money this time?"
Zhu Houzhao agreed readily, then thought about it and asked again.
"Sailing at sea is not a simple matter. From the ships that go out, the sailors who go out to sea, and the items needed for going out to sea, etc., everything has extremely strict requirements, and you can't just go out to sea casually.
of."
"The sea is no different than inland lakes. The sea is vast and boundless, and the wind and waves are dangerous. You must be fully prepared to ensure safety in the sea."
"These all mean that money needs to be spent, which means that a lot of money needs to be spent. The tens of thousands of taels of silver that were originally agreed upon as a partnership are far from enough."
Liu Jin sorted out his thoughts and said slowly: "Of course these are not the most important. We brought so much money here, naturally it is to get rich."
"Although this sea is dangerous, and many people are fighting for their lives, but at the same time, this sea has endless wealth, and the profits of maritime trade are very huge."
"When our fleet returns from the Golden Continent with boxes of gold and boxes of silver, countless people will flock to the sea and to the Golden Continent. At that time, we will make a lot of money.
when."
"So we should start planning now. We need ships to go to sea. We can open a shipbuilding factory now. By then, those who need to go to the Golden Continent to find treasures and gold will have to buy our ships."
"Of course, as long as we have a ship and a crew, we can go out to sea to find gold and silver, and we can also sell our Ming Dynasty's silk, porcelain, tea, etc. to all over the world. Then we won't need all this nonsense.
business, we can sell the goods to Europe."
"Every boatload of silk, porcelain, tea, etc. is shipped out, and what is shipped back is a boatload of gold and silver. Only then will we be truly rich. The little silver we have now is nothing."
Zhu Houzhao listened carefully to Liu Jin's words and nodded from time to time. He now had no doubt about Liu Jin's ability to make money. A small glass factory allowed him, a poor prince, to turn around and become a rich prince.
Now that I heard that the money earned from opening a glass factory is only a small amount, my eyes narrowed, looking like a money-crazed person.
