Lao Zhu gave Zhu Biao a thumbs up and just asked him to leave. Then he saw the old eunuch coming to report that he believed in the Duke and wanted to see him. Lao Zhu couldn't help but feel a little surprised, they had just parted ways. What's the matter, do you need to see me in a hurry?
"Pass!" Lao Zhu nodded slightly and took advantage of his free time to meet Tang He.
Before the old eunuch could go out, he added, "Just ask Duke Xin to come here. I will meet him here."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After the greeting, Lao Zhu chuckled and spoke instantly.
"We have only been apart for half an hour this time. What happened to make my second brother want to see me in such a hurry?"
Tang He said quickly: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask your Majesty to allow the navy to go fishing in the sea."
"Go, go fishing in the sea?" Lao Zhu was shocked. Where did he start? "How could you have such an idea?"
Tang He explained: "Your Majesty, since each guard station can farm and be self-sufficient. Then can't the navy also rely on fishing to be self-reliant?"
This statement made so much sense that even Lao Zhu couldn't refute it for a while.
"In the past, the superiors always took good care of the Navy, and there was never a shortage of money, food, ordnance. The Navy was also well aware of the kindness of the superiors. I thought that the Navy could be like the guards, going out in wartime and fishing in leisure time. Not only that. With the fish caught, and treating fishing as military training, preparing for war at all times can make the navy more effective, it is simply the best of both worlds."
Lao Zhu looked at Tang He's spitting, pondered for a while, nodded and said: "It is indeed the best of both worlds, but this should be Han Du's idea, right?"
"Uh..." Tang He couldn't help but choke on his words, and chuckled twice, "There is no sage like the Emperor."
A proud look appeared on Lao Zhu's face, and he said slowly: "Han Du, this kid, has thought quite carefully. I was worried about him at first, but I didn't expect that he would have thought of it a long time ago."
"What is the emperor worried about? Does the emperor think that Han Du can't fish out of the sea?"
"No, I think Han Du can do what he says. But if you want to fish from the sea, it's not just about fishing out of the sea." Lao Zhu glanced at Tang He, "You won't forget , are there any Japanese pirates in the sea?"
Japanese pirates!
A look of understanding suddenly appeared on Tang He's face, and he asked coldly: "These Japanese pirates are like flies. They don't dare to confront the navy at all, but they harass them from time to time, which is very annoying. But even if Han Du It's fishing, so there must be a few big boats. I'm afraid they don't have the courage to take Han Du's idea, right?"
"Second brother," Lao Zhu shouted with a smile, "you have to know that people die for money and birds die for food. In the past, the Japanese pirates could only do sneaky things. That's because the Ming Dynasty banned the sea, and there was nothing worthwhile for them along the coast. Something they care about. But if Han Du can easily catch a large number of sea fish, do you think they will care about it?"
"I heard that life overseas is difficult. The most scarce things are spring water and food, and the most precious things are these two things. If they get the news that there is a large amount of fish caught in Handu, do you think they will come?"
After Tang He remained silent, Lao Zhu said with a smile: "I was originally going to tell you to let the navy protect him, but I didn't expect that he had already thought of the threat of Japanese pirates, and actually came up with the idea of letting the navy fish. It's really unconstrained and unexpected. This kid Han Du has such a big-picture perspective at such a young age, he is a rare talent."
Han Du is a talent and he knows it. Tang He couldn't help but sneered, and asked tentatively: "What's the matter with your superiors?"
"That's right!" Lao Zhu waved his hand and said at the same time, "Also, tell Han Du and ask him how many fire guns he has made? Take this opportunity to test whether the fire gun works."
The biggest fear of firecrackers is moisture, although Han Du has repeatedly assured that such firecrackers are not afraid of wet and rainy days. But the battlefield is a place of life and death, and you have to try it to know whether it works or not.
The sea is the most humid, so it can be used for experiments.
...
The next day, Tang He found Han Du.
"Your Majesty, you want to try the revolver?" Han Du looked surprised.
Tang He nodded, "Yes, your Majesty means that you can take advantage of this opportunity to try it out at sea. By the way, why do you insist on calling the gun a revolver?"
Han Du was speechless. I don't know why you insist on calling the revolver a firecracker. "The longer one is better than a fire gun, and the short one is also called a fire gun. Can't it have a special name?"
"The long ones are called bird guns." Tang He said angrily.
Han Du laughed dryly. Since no one could convince anyone, let's just go about our own business.
"Well, hundreds of revolvers have been made now. However, there are not many bullets. If you want to test it, it will take a few days. I asked them to make a batch of bullets as soon as possible."
Tang He immediately agreed, "It's not urgent, we can still wait for a few days. Just take advantage of these few days, why don't you go with me to see how the ship is being built?"
"This..." Han Du hesitated for a moment before agreeing, "Okay, I just happen to be curious about how this ship was built."
Tang He took Han Du to the northwest outside the capital.
When Han Du came under the camp gate, he was immediately shocked by the big words "Longjiang Bao Shipyard".
"It's... so big here!"
Tang He laughed loudly, patted Han Du on the shoulder, and said boldly: "Isn't it spectacular? This is the Longjiang Bao Shipyard that was pardoned by the emperor. Its scope reaches Chenghao in the east and Qinhuai Weijun Mintang in the west. The land reaches the official corridor houses in the first wing of Yifeng Gate in the northwest, the left guard barracks in the south, and the alfalfa field of the Nanjing Military Department in the north. It is 138 feet wide from east to west and 354 feet long from north to south. "
It is one hundred and thirty-eight feet wide and three hundred and fifty-four feet long. In other words, the area of Longjiang Bao Shipyard is 48,852 square feet, about 800 acres.
"It's indeed big and impressive." Han Du took a deep breath.
This is the disadvantage of being uneducated. If Fang Xiaoru were here, he might compose an impromptu poem. And Han Du can only say "so big, big enough" to win over the world.
Longjiang Bao Shipyard is under the Ministry of Industry, and the supervising official is a fifth-grade doctor from the Ministry of Industry, which is equivalent to Han Du's official position. Well, if the Ordnance Bureau is still under the Ministry of Industry, Han Du is also a doctor in the Ministry of Industry. In addition, there are also Yuanwailang, chief ministers, promotion, scribes and other personnel.
Since Longjiang Bao Shipyard now only builds warships, it is also under the control of the Navy.
Unfortunately, Han Du and the other two arrived, and the doctor was not there, so only one of the foreign ministers stepped forward to greet Tang He and stayed with him.
