() With the overtime work of Hubo Taoist and shipbuilders, the first 500-material 056-class container ship built by Longjiang Shipyard was officially launched.
Zhao Ran rushed to watch the launching ceremony and was quite satisfied with the overall condition of the ship. After the ship is launched, it will take some time to equip the sails, anchors, talisman devices and other equipment. In addition to the sea trial, it will take about a month.
Only then can it be officially finalized, and there is no rush.
But Zhao Ran believed that the problem should not be big. After all, it was a wooden sailboat that could basically be used after being launched into the water. There was no cumbersome and long-term debugging process. Therefore, he directly paid the first sum of money to Longjiang Shipyard, totaling
One hundred thousand taels.
The level 056 warships and fast patrol ships that Zhao Ran is most concerned about are still in the process of preparing materials. It will take at least two months to see them completed. This makes him a little regretful. He regrets that it is too late to do it himself.
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In order to boost morale, Zhao Ran specially allocated three hundred taels of silver and gave a "Mid-Autumn Festival condolences" to the craftsmen and boatmen of Xinjiangkou Shipyard, encouraging them to work overtime and contribute to Daomen's shipbuilding business.
Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhao Ran began to consider the issue of recruiting sailors for the inspection fleet. In half a year, the inspection fleet will welcome the first batch of ships, four warships, four patrol ships, and thirty-six container ships.
, a total of nearly a thousand sailors, gunners and nearly 60 monks are needed.
Fortunately for sailors, Nanzhili and Zhejiang are both coastal provinces. As long as the salary is sufficient, there are a lot of sailors willing to apply. The key is that there are relatively few monks willing to go to sea to be captains, so preparations must be made in advance now.
For this reason, Zhao Ran once again issued a summons to the young monks in "Junshan Notes" and "Inside and Outside the Imperial City". This time, his announcement had fewer words.
Above is an illustration. The illustration shows a warship cutting through the waves in the sea. In fact, it only has a bow. On the bow stands a monk with a sword, holding a wine gourd in his left hand, and holding the rudder in his right hand. The sea breeze blows.
, looking particularly chic and bold.
Below the picture, there is a sentence like this: Do you want to be a captain? Our journey is to the stars and the sea! The cock-crowding inspection fleet invites you to join.
This is a posed photo. The protagonist in the picture is Du Yangchen with a resolute face in Leixiao Pavilion. The photographer is Qian Xundaotong. Zhao Ran believes that Du Yangchen has a thin face and is more photogenic, and he
He had great military exploits and was a role model, so he agreed to serve as a propaganda ambassador despite all the hard talk.
After the announcement was issued, a group of monks were immediately attracted to apply. In view of Zhang Zheng's experience, Jiming Temple conducted a strict review of the background of the applicants and blocked those with unclear background. On the day of the deadline for registration, it recruited one hundred
Fifty monks.
Among them, there are twenty-seven Guange monks, one hundred and twenty-three casual cultivators from aristocratic families and sects, eighteen Golden elixir monks, and the rest are all Huang Guan or below.
In terms of course setting, in addition to inviting experienced generals from coastal naval forces to teach them, Wang Chengyu, Qianxun Daotong, etc. were also invited to Jimingguan to explain overseas affairs to them, and at the same time, they also built the first ship
Container ships were also taken out, and sea training was carried out for them during sea trials.
Lu Xixing has been participating in the preparations for the training of monk students. At the opening ceremony, he said to Zhao Ran: "Leixiao Pavilion attaches great importance to the sea captain training course in Jimingguan. My master and Master Du Tian often contact me to inquire about the progress.
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Leixiao Pavilion did not pay much attention to maritime affairs before. Their focus was on Buddhism in the west and north. What Zhao Ran did did not necessarily really attract the attention of the two real masters, but this
It is filling the gap in Leixiao Pavilion affairs, so it is not surprising that it has attracted the attention of the two true masters.
During the discussion, Li Dayin, who was also helping to prepare the training class, came over and asked, "When will Zhiran return to Dajun Mountain?"
Zhao Ran said: "I'll leave tomorrow. I'll ask you to worry about this for a month. In addition, the Ministry of War and the Chinese Army Commander Zhang Lue have agreed to disband some of the officers and soldiers in the water camp. Please be prepared to receive them."
They are the backbone of our plan to build an inspection fleet."
Zhao Ran was going back to get married, so the captain's training course was handed over to Lu Xixing and Li Dayin. Lu Xixing was responsible for the training, and Li Dayin was responsible for the management, each performing their own duties. They would also rush to Dajun Mountain on the first day of the double cultivation ceremony and come back after watching the ceremony.
Li Dayin rubbed his palms and said: "Don't worry Zhiran, we won't slack off. Recently, I feel that following Zhiran to build bridges and build naval forces is much more interesting than earning money. When I think of the kind of sea warships Zhiran mentioned,
I'm so excited that I can't sleep at the grand scene. Tomorrow I'll move to Jiming Temple and watch these guys learn and train every day to see which one of them dares to be lazy!"
Zhao Ran smiled: "We can't let go of the practice ball competition and lottery. They are the main source of funding for us to build bridges and build a fleet."
Li Dayin said: "Don't worry, Junior Brother Peng is fully able to take over the affairs of Yuanfu Palace."
The next day, Zhou Keli and Ling Congyun, disciples of Yuanfu Palace, drove the infinite rosette to Jiming Temple, picked up Zhao Ran, Luo Zhiqing, Suchuan Yao, Zhuge Jiaguang and others, and flew directly to Dajun Mountain.
The magic weapon flew steadily high in the sky, leaving the noisy and bustling capital. There were only clear blue skies and white clouds around him. Zhao Ran suddenly felt clean, and he felt a bit like "after being in a cage for a long time, he returned to nature."
feeling.
Luo Zhiqing closed his eyes and practiced in the corner of the lotus seat. This was his normal state and no one disturbed him.
Looking at the white clouds outside the lotus leaves and the endless green mountains and rivers below, Zhao Ran was mesmerized for a while and asked: "Are there any new journals?"
Zhuge Jiaguang quickly took out the latest "Inside and Outside the Imperial City" and handed it over. Zhao Ran nodded: "Read it."
Suchuan Yao took it and opened the first page: ""Is it necessary to intercept passing ships at sea just to avoid paying the maritime trade license management fee?" Recently, there are rumors that a small number of overseas monks have gathered privately to prepare to establish..."
Listening to the chanting of Suchuan Medicine, Zhao Ran closed his eyes to adjust his inner breath, and his inner vision sank into the sea of merit and power.
The white light of spiritual consciousness transformed by the golden elixir in the Qi Sea has completed its essence, and there is no longer any room to accept the power of merit. The power of merit is still filled with the sea of Qi, meridians, and acupuncture points. The body is still surrounded by a large amount of merit power, drill bits
Looking for seams to squeeze into the body.
The white light of spiritual consciousness that has turned into reality is suspended like this, shining brightly in the sea of qi.
Zhao Ran started to act according to the practice method of the Innate Merit Sutra, catalyzing the white light of spiritual consciousness.
"Lifting water to stimulate fire will extinguish the light. The sun and the moon eclipse each other, often in the twilight and lunar days. The water is strong and invades the yang, and the fire wanes away from the day and dusk. Yin and yang eat and drink in harmony, and the sympathetic path is natural."
The yin and yang in the body interact with each other. The yin is the true yin, which is the yin of the later heaven, and the yang is the true yang, which is the nectar transformed by the innate essence. The nectar reaches the middle palace, and the yin of the latter combines with it and condenses into the great elixir.
Love is the Yuan Jing as the husband, sex is the Hou Tian Yin as the wife, the two merge with their true meanings, return to the middle palace, and the lead and mercury condense into the holy fetus.
The holy fetus is ready, and the sound of a child crying faintly echoes around. Within the sea of qi, there is a child without dirt sitting between the sky and the earth, holding a cattail leaf fan in his hand, refining the Bagua Purple Jade Pill Furnace, and the runes transformed by the Rootless Flower Talisman follow.
His breath went in and out of his body, which was extremely mysterious.
Divine consciousness turned into a baby, and the baby was ready. On August 28, the first year of Longqing, Zhao Ran entered the sixteenth year of practice and entered the realm of master training.