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Chapter 897 Battleship

During the investigation, there was a royal family trying to counterattack, but after more than two hundred years of captivity, there were no heroes like King Yan Zhu Di among these people, and there were not even conspirators like King Ning Zhu Chenhao, otherwise the emperors of the Southern Ming Dynasty would not have acted so badly.

Therefore, their counterattack did not cause much trouble to the court. Instead, they committed more crimes and were caught by the court and severely punished them, saving a lot of expenses for the court and gaining more land. After these matters of the royal family were spread, the rest of the royal family quickly took back their ideas and obediently stretched their necks to wait for the quick knife that the court had cut. The further they went, the thorough investigation of the royal family would be more smooth.

Of course, the most critical reason is that these royal families are too weak. It can be said that they have nothing but money, no support from force, no political rights of gentry, no ability of merchants to influence the economy, no ability of scholars to influence public opinion, and even no IQ above the passing line. The reason why they were able to maintain a peaceful and prosperous life in the past was just because the wings of the imperial power blocked the storm for them. Once the imperial power decides to give up them, they will be no different from the fat pigs before the New Year. What else can they do except stretch their necks and wait for a knife?

Not to mention that Li You planned this matter as an emperor, did the Liao King, who was taken down by the understatement because he had offended Zhang Juzheng? Just a few impeachments from the Censor of the Huguang Inspection Commissioner made him lose the throne and spend the rest of his life in prison. This also shows that no one in these royal families is willing to care about them. If they really want to care about it, they really have nothing to be scared about.

The work of thorough investigation of the royal family in the world is still going steadily. It can be expected that this task will not be difficult. Soon, the parasite that was absorbed on the body of the Ming Dynasty will be completely crushed by Li You; but this is just the thinner one among the parasites on the body of the Ming Dynasty. Those more plump and blood-sucking parasites are still alive, such as the gentry group in Jiangnan, the group of foreign relatives and nobles who are as corrupt as the royal family but are more arrogant.

Of course, it is much more difficult to solve them than to solve the royal family. Before this, Li You had to strengthen his strength. So when the Three Laws, Jinyiwei, Dongchang and Zongren Mansion were thoroughly investigating the royal family in various parts of the country, he came out of Jingcheng and came to Tianjin. Here, a new army was being trained.

Logically speaking, as a king of a country, he could not leave the capital easily. In the past, Wuzong Zhu Houzhao finally left the capital for a long time and suffered a lot of criticism. However, Li You was different. The previous two imperial guards' victory in the first two times made him completely ignore the dissuasion of his ministers and come to Tianjin to inspect the preparations for the Ming Navy.

"Your Majesty, please see, this is a new type of warship designed by my colleagues for Your Majesty." Johnson Chan, wearing the Ming Dynasty's official uniform, respectfully led Li You to the front of a warship model. Behind him were several Europeans who were also wearing the Ming Dynasty's official uniform. These were helpers he invited from Macau, Southeast Asia and even Europe. These were either good at shipbuilding, sailing, or proficient in artillery. Although the Holy See has gradually declined, this kind of assistance can be achieved. In order to spread the glory of God to this country with the largest population in the world, the Holy See is very willing to invest.

"Compared with the warships of the Thai countries, especially Spain, the Netherlands and the English-English?" Li You asked. The most powerful fleet in the world today is undoubtedly the Spanish invincible fleet, the Dutch fleet on the sea coachman and the English-English fleet.

In the past 30 years, the Spanish Invincible Fleet and the English fleet have fought several wars. Although Spain has suffered repeated setbacks, it has not lost its maritime hegemony. This hegemony lasted until the Battle of Towns a few years later. In this battle, Admiral Marton Tropp of the Dutch Republic led about 100 small warships to fight 70 large warships led by the Spanish Empire Admiral Oquedo in the Bay of Towns, and in the end, Oquedo only led 12 warships to escape. The Spanish fleet died and injured 7,000 people and was captured 1,800, while Tropp lost only one warship and 500 people. This victory allowed the Dutch fleet to gain sea control, while the Spanish Navy was in a slump.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty." Hearing these words, the pride on Joshua Chan's face disappeared. He didn't expect that Li You knew so well about the European navy. He didn't dare to lie to Li You, so he had to report truthfully, "Your Majesty, the most expensive warship in front of you cannot compare with the most advanced warship in Europe, but I can guarantee that in Asia, especially East Asia, you will definitely not find a big opponent to compete with this warship."

This is also reasonable. Whether it is Spain or England, it must keep its most advanced warships strictly confidential. With the strength of the Holy See, it may not be easy to get this information. Moreover, even if they get it, they may not necessarily give it to Dongfang. So although Li You was a little dissatisfied, he accepted Joshua Tsang's explanation.

And now, such warships can basically meet his requirements, and the craftsmen and scientists in the Ming Dynasty will not stop moving forward. At least now, the technological level of the East and the West has not yet been far apart. As long as they are given time, it is not very difficult to catch up or even surpass the Western shipbuilding level.

In addition, he also has some other Ming warship drawings in the tiger talisman. When they become familiar with the design and design of the warship in the future, they will take them out for their reference, and will definitely achieve results that will satisfy Li You.

"Your Majesty, please see, the displacement of this warship is." Johnson Chan began to introduce the relevant data of this warship to Li You. "The first two warships can be launched into the water and tried voyage in another month. If no problems are found, then a large-scale next time can be carried out."

"Mr. Tang, you have done a very good job. The church in the capital has been built, and you can move in soon." Li You was not hesitant to give them some benefits.

After visiting the warship model and shipyard, Li You brought his entourage to another place. It is not enough for the navy to have warships alone. It also requires a group of high-quality sailors and captains, who are also training in Tianjin.
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