Jinling general Wang Xiaoniu led the cavalry with three small banners out of Jinling to meet Liu Ling. He was scolded by Liu Ling but felt as happy as if he had eaten honey. After arriving in Jinling, Hou Shen, a bachelor who was very good at flattering, was far away.
He was in Wu'an to appease the people so he didn't rush back. This was not beyond Liu Ling's expectation.
Jinling civil and military officials went out of the city for thirty miles to greet them. Liu Ling said a few words briefly and then asked everyone to go back and perform their duties. After all, this time was just to accompany the family members for an outing. Hundreds of officials worked hard to welcome them, which is good for government and the people.
None of this was a good thing. The Jinling Palace became lively due to the arrival of Liu Ling, Lu Yuzhu and others. After Liu Ling settled down with his family, he could not find Nie She.
The officials of the Supervisory Yuan handed Liu Ling the letter that Nie She left before leaving. Liu Ling burst out laughing after reading it. He always regarded Nie She as a figure who was uncontested and a swordsman. It turned out that he was so shocked.
Beautiful people also want to go home for a blind date. Liu Ling sent blessings to Nie She from a distance and was curious about the woman who could match Nie She.
Zhaoxian and Wang Xiaoniu welcomed him out of Baili together. Wang Xiaoniu was scolded for his personal incompetence. Although Zhaoxian was not scolded severely by Liu Ling, it was inevitable that his lips would be broken and his teeth would be cold... Fortunately, Wang Xiaoniu was thick-skinned enough. He thought about the prince, and then
I missed the prince, but Liu Ling was not really angry because of him.
After the arrangements were made, Liu Ling went to the navy to check.
The navy assembled in Jinling this time was almost the entire fleet of the Han Navy. The total number of warships reached an astonishing more than 1,300. The huge fleet parked on the river was a spectacular sight. Liu Ling
This was the first time he was inspecting his navy, and he couldn't help but be moved by the majestic scene in front of him. The endless battleships were like densely packed wild beasts, which was intimidating.
Especially the flagship that Huazhou Shipyard spent more than two years building specifically for Liu Ling shocked Liu Ling. Although he had seen the drawings of this huge warship, the pictures on the paper were different from the ones in reality.
Compared to the giants, there is a world of difference.
Liu Ling boarded the huge warship, which was nearly 100 feet tall, and looked down at the masts of more than a thousand warships. He felt a sense of pride and ambition aroused in his heart. This was an absolute sense of accomplishment, a pride of traveling around the world.
Liu Ling never imagined that Huazhou Shipyard would actually build such a huge treasure ship that should have only appeared in the Ming Dynasty. This battleship was like a giant dragon, and it looked like it had the power to tear the sky apart.
What moved Liu Ling the most was that it took five years, and with the continuous efforts of the Fifth Branch of the Supervisory Council and the Shenji Battalion, the first batch of artillery was installed on this unprecedented huge battleship. Although the artillery is still very crude,
Both in size and power, it was far stronger than the gunpowder trebuchets equipped by the Han army. Looking at the dark and rough gun barrel, Liu Ling finally found that familiar feeling.
The firing range of the artillery is slightly stronger than that of the modified trebuchet, with the maximum range being about 600 meters. In terms of power, it is not as lethal to people as the gunpowder trebuchet, but its penetrating power and explosive power are stronger than that of the gunpowder trebuchet.
The former was used in siege warfare. The power of artillery was greater than that of gunpowder trebuchets. At this moment, Liu Ling had to admire the wisdom of the ancient people. He just put forward an idea and drew a very general sketch.
He didn't have much hope, but he actually witnessed this exciting historical moment.
The use of artillery will undoubtedly promote the process of history!
This first huge battleship equipped with artillery is equivalent to a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in this era! No, this battleship is equivalent to an aircraft carrier battle group!
Just imagine, in this era when the largest warships in other countries generally do not exceed thirty feet, how invincible would a huge warship equipped with sixty cannons be?
Standing on the deck, listening to the shouts of the navy soldiers roaring like a tsunami, Liu Ling's new trend is surging!
At this moment, he couldn't even wait to take his navy and sail across the waves to conquer one country after another. Owning such a battleship armed to the teeth and such a huge fleet was equivalent to owning the entire ocean. And owning it
Although owning the ocean does not mean owning the whole world, it does mean having the greatest wealth and power.
One thousand three hundred warships, from the largest ninety-nine-foot-long flagship to the vanguard ship about ten feet long, are densely packed on the river and stretch for miles, with no edges visible at a glance. Water birds fly among the masts, fiery red.
The Han battle flag flutters gently with the wind, and the navy soldiers with bright and distinctive clothes and armor, this is my fleet!
Liu Ling sighed in his heart.
He had two grand goals in building a fleet, and they were finally about to be realized.
One is to attack and destroy that humble island country, so that those humble people can also taste the feeling of being invaded and massacred. Although this kind of hatred is not unreasonable, it is quite extreme. In this era, the people of that island country have not yet
What threat does it pose to the Han people in the Central Plains? But it is because of this paranoia that Liu Ling has come step by step to where he is now. He does not think this is a cruel and cruel thing, but an explosion of resentment that has been squeezed in his heart for a long time and cannot be vented.
That's all. He is not a saint, he is a little hypocritical and a little cruel, so he has no moral constraints.
As for the second goal, for Liu Ling, its personal significance is far greater than the significance of starting the Age of Navigation. In this era for so long, the most depressing thing for him is that he can't eat peppers or tomatoes and scrambled eggs. In his previous life, Liu Ling
Ling is a person who loves fish-flavored shredded pork so much that he never gets tired of eating it. The memory of tomato braised noodles makes him almost drool every time.
In this case, what should be Liu Ling's declaration for establishing a fleet?
Are you moving forward bravely for the sake of making braised noodles with tomatoes?
"Your Majesty, I just came from Huazhou after the flagship was completed and commissioned. Before I could report to the Prince, the officials and craftsmen of the Huazhou Shipyard also wanted to give the Prince a surprise gift. This flagship was built by thousands of craftsmen nearly three years ago.
It was only completed in 2016, and they are still waiting for the prince to name this flagship!"
Today, Dahan has three large-scale shipyards in Huazhou, Dezhou, and Weizhou. Shipyards in Hangzhou, Fuzhou, and Xingwangfu are under construction. It took the three shipyards four years to finally build such an unrivaled shipyard.
Fleet. Liu Ling, who was well aware of the importance of the ocean, ordered the construction of new shipyards in Hangzhou and other three places. Controlling the ocean was equivalent to controlling the pulse of the world.
Liu Ling was a little embarrassed. What kind of name should be given to such a domineering and powerful giant ship? A tacky name like Noah's Ark would definitely not be used. Liu Ling wanted to call it an aircraft carrier, but the mothership was
With that, airlines don’t have a dime to worry about.
Liu Ling smelled the slight fishy smell of the river breeze and looked at the troops with high morale. He thought of one name after another, but then he was overthrown by himself.
What kind of name matches it? What kind of name is worthy of it?
After thinking for a long time, Liu Ling took a deep breath, turned around, and said word by word to Zhaoxian and other navy generals: "Let's call him Emperor Zhou."
The flagship of the navy, the huge imperial ship!
Zhaoxian and others were slightly startled, repeating these two words silently in their hearts.
The next thing Zhaoxian has to do is to hang a flag with the word "Emperor" on the mast next to the huge battle flag with the word "Liu" on the mast. Making the flag will take a few days, and the supplies and baggage have basically been raised.
Complete. Just wait for the battle flag to be made and the prince gives the order, and the Han navy can set sail for the expedition!
When he returned to the palace, Liu Ling's excitement had not completely calmed down. He was determined to build a continental empire and a sea empire. Now that his grand ambition is being realized step by step, how could he not be excited?
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Knowing that Liu Ling was going to travel far again, although Lu Yuzhu and others were very reluctant to leave, no one showed any dissatisfaction. On the contrary, in their hearts, Liu Ling was able to spare such a long time to accompany them to enjoy the mountains and rivers.
It is a rare thing, and they are already satisfied. Because they know that their man is the greatest in the world, the supreme one who will eventually achieve great ambitions and dominance. They do not want and will not become a burden to him, although they
In fact, they don't know that the reason for Liu Ling's continuous conquests is actually simple enough to make them cry with happiness.
In the past few days, Liu Ling, Lu Yuzhu, Liu Meier, Minhui and the others have been extremely affectionate. Liu Ling said to them that if they get tired of living in Jinling, they can go to Hangzhou to live for a while. The world of manicure in Hangzhou's lakeside gardens is where
A very nice place to live.
The day before Liu Ling was about to lead the navy on the expedition, two very important memorials were sent from Jinzhou.
The first memorial was submitted by Zhou Yangong. He had returned from Fuzhou and wrote out the alliance with Xixia in detail. The terms negotiated by the two parties were also clearly listed. Liu Ling looked at it carefully.
, there was almost no difference from his own request. Then he wrote a decree in his own hand and sent someone back to Jinzhou, and rewarded Zhou Yangong heavily. He also wrote a personal letter to Wei Mingxiao, asking Zhou Yangong to send someone.
Send it to Xingqing Mansion in Xixia.
The second one is a memorial from hundreds of civil and military officials asking the King of Han to change the reign name. Today's reign title is still Datong, and now the Central Plains is unified, so people from the Ministry of Rites believe that the reign name should be changed to highlight the great achievements of the Han king.
Liu Ling thought for a while and wrote the word "Dazhi" under the memorial.
Since then, the seventh year of the Han Dynasty was changed to the first year of the Han Dynasty.
The ninth day of April in the first year of Dazhi was auspicious.
Liu Ling ascended the God's Ship and personally commanded 1,300 large and small naval vessels, and a total of 68,400 naval officers and soldiers left Jinling and took the first step to conquer the ocean.
Standing on the deck of the Imperial Ship, Liu Ling stood with his hands behind his back against the wind.
