Zhu Jingyuan looked at the excited officials of the Food Kingdom, sighed quietly and said:
"You are still too young to think about spending money on me. How much can I spend on a trip?
"You just start some new projects, such as building roads, building military camps, and building warship maintenance bases.
“At the same time, a simultaneous highway project can be added to the Mozhou Lake District Railway.
“Build another large dock in Meng County, and even build a small shipyard and a small military base.
"These are not free money. If you want to be rich, why don't you build roads first? There is a high probability that you can earn back the money.
"The eastern part of Mozhou is a good land, and it is not a problem to reproduce tens of millions of people, unlike Liusha City, which cannot support the population.
"But the prerequisite for reproducing the population is that people have to have a way to go..."
The big food country finds ways to spend money, but it is not a waste of money. It cannot be thrown away in vain, otherwise it will not pass the approval.
In other words, you can spend money on Zhu Jingyuan relatively freely.
Liu Zhixin himself was relatively stiff, but after listening to Zhu Jingyuan's arrangement, he immediately relaxed a little:
“Then we will follow the king’s idea. We will immediately plan these new projects and start implementing them as soon as possible.
"But the cost of the king's travel has nothing to do with it. It should have been paid by Dashiguo.
"No matter what, it's impossible for you to pay for it yourself, otherwise why would our big food country make so much money?
“The great food country has been able to develop from a state of desolation to prosperity and happiness in just two years, all thanks to the king’s wisdom and wisdom.
"Your Majesty, if you are too frugal, you will make the officials and people of the country feel guilty..."
Zhu Jingyuan blinked when he heard this.
Am I frugal?
The palace where I live is 648,000 square meters, and the royal city where the kingdom is located is 4 million square meters.
Then I looked at the surrounding decoration. It was magnificent, gorgeous and exquisite.
Is this frugality?
But then I thought about it, except for this palace, I really didn't spend much money.
The high-end food and drinks we usually eat and drink are really nothing compared to the income of a big food country.
I estimate that I will have to build an artificial island in the sea and a skyscraper of several hundred meters to be relatively suitable for my identity.
After all, there were a lot of princes with a piece of cloth on their heads in the bay in my previous life, but I was the only one in this life.
The key is that I am not as good at tossing as those princes.
Currently, there are only two concubines, and the total number of maids and servants is less than sixty.
Moreover, it is true that most of the present situation in the big food country is due to himself.
Instead of arranging for people to dig for oil, people here are still eating sand in the desert.
In addition to oil, the technology he brought and the care he brought from the court were equally important.
If they don't spend more money on themselves, these officials may feel that it is inconsistent with their status.
Zhu Jingyuan felt that he understood what Liu Zhixin's officials meant, so he said helplessly:
"Okay then, let the finances of Dashi Country pay for this trip."
Zhu Jingyuan agreed, and everyone at the scene breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that they should not have struggled with such matters in the first place.
Liu Zhixin immediately looked at Niu Jian and said:
"Mr. Niu, go to the Royal Passenger Ferry Company to book a ship. Book the best ship. It's the Zhoushan Island type ship that the king has taken before."
If the largest passenger ship at present is reserved for Zhu Jingyuan, it will be an absolute waste if it is purely based on demand.
If a kingdom has no money, or even most ordinary kingdoms, they will first consider whether there is corruption in what they do.
But in the country of big food, this is a natural choice for Zhu Jingyuan.
"do not worry……"
Niu Jian nodded with a smile and accepted the task, leaving early to prepare for the trip.
Zhu Jingyuan and other ministers continued to meet to discuss and arrange the future affairs of the Dashi Kingdom.
Be prepared for the absence of King Zhu Jingyuan in the country.
Determine which matters need to be reported to Zhu Jingyuan, and which matters need to be decided by Liu Zhixin and other ministers.
At the same time, we will discuss in detail which new construction projects should be opened.
This meeting lasted for a long time, and it was not fully understood until the evening.
Zhu Jingyuan was about to break up the meeting first, and when the discussion continued tomorrow, Niu Jian came in again.
Niu Jian handed a printed telegraph newspaper to Zhu Jingyuan and reported at the same time:
"Your Highness, the student is going to order a ship from the Royal Passenger Line Company, and choose the 35,000-ton Zhoushan Island-type passenger ship that you have ridden on.
"But the Royal Line Company wrote back and said that the sailing schedule of this type of ship cannot be arranged now.
“Because one ship has just been dispatched to the Imperial Concubine, the other ships will take fifty to sixty days to arrive.
"Right now, there is a 25,000-ton medium-sized passenger ship in Morocco. It has just completed a route and is being repaired. It is expected to arrive within 20 days.
"There is also a 15,000-ton passenger ship in Tianzhu. It has just been inspected and repaired. It can reach Liusha City in four days."
Zhu Jingyuan was a little surprised, but he understood immediately.
There are only five Zhoushan island-type passenger ships in operation, one more than two years ago.
More ships of similar size, as well as larger ships of 60,000 tons or even 80,000 tons, are still under construction.
Under normal circumstances, the Royal Passenger Line will set a shorter sailing schedule for one of them, and usually run short-distance routes.
In order to prepare for the royal family to use ships, they can be deployed as soon as possible.
Now that this ship is for my current use, if I book it now, I will have to divert it from the long-distance route.
Zhu Jingyuan nodded subconsciously and said:
"Then choose the fastest one. Fifteen thousand tons is enough."
Zhu Jingyuan imagined the temperature in Meng County being "as high as 30 degrees", and then looked at the palace where the heat was nearly 40 degrees, and he wanted to leave here quickly and get on the boat to Mozhou.
Anyway, there are only a few people in his family, and he usually brings less than a hundred servants and entourages with him. Even if he brings a division's guards, the total number will not exceed 600.
Even if all the soldiers were on the same ship as him, this 15,000-ton passenger ship would still be spacious enough.
Liu Zhixin asked Niu Jian to identify the 35,000-ton ship just for show.
It just means that you have money.
But Liu Zhixin and other palace officials were not happy here.
Liu Zhixin said subconsciously:
"How can a 15,000-ton ship do it? A 25,000-ton ship is too small. Why don't you, Your Majesty, wait two months before going..."
Zhu Jingyuan said in his heart, "I am not equal even one day," so he subconsciously waved his hands and said a little loudly:
"Impossible, absolutely impossible..."
Liu Zhixin and the officials were all stunned at this moment. Is the king's reaction a bit too drastic?
Zhu Jingyuan realized that his reaction was a bit too big, and coughed slightly to calm down:
“A 15,000-ton ship is completely sufficient, and there is no need to wait for two extra months to stage the show.
"If you really want to invest some money in this area, you might as well just buy a boat for your own use."
What Zhu Jingyuan thought of was buying a yacht. It was normal for him to have a private yacht with his wealth.
Liu Zhixin suddenly realized:
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, we should indeed buy a ship directly and build a special dock.
"I will arrange the ship purchase budget now. I want the largest Zhoushan island-type passenger ship, and I want it to be customized..."
Zhu Jingyuan subconsciously wanted to say that there was no need to be so big.
Private yachts are completely different from regular passenger ships and cruise ships because there is no need to consider other ordinary guests.
The actual displacement is three to four thousand tons, and the actual living standards are already very luxurious.
If a private yacht has a tonnage of 10,000 to 20,000 tons, it will truly be an emperor's enjoyment.
Because the entire ship is so large, it serves only one person.
As a result, Pan Shien subconsciously reminded:
"Liu Changshi, I heard that the largest passenger ship under construction in Ming Dynasty is 80,000 tons, and it has not yet started operation."
Liu Xixin was surprised, and then said subconsciously:
"Then it needs to be 80,000 tons, the biggest ship!"
Zhu Jingyuan finally couldn't help but knocked on the table and shouted:
"Stop, stop, stop, shut up."
The scene suddenly became quiet.
Although Zhu Jingyuan usually has a good temper, his prestige is unquestionable.
Once Zhu Jingyuan becomes serious, everyone will hold their breath and wait to be lectured.
Zhu Jingyuan paused and said:
"Private yachts are not at the same standard as public passenger ships. Those of you who don't understand boats should stop messing around.
“I can just communicate with the passenger ship company directly about this matter, and I will participate in the design and selection myself.
"Now go and order me a 15,000-ton passenger ship. I want to set off within five days..."
None of the other officials spoke, only Niu Jian weakly agreed.
The meeting was temporarily over, the ministers of the Dashi Kingdom went back to work, and Zhu Jingyuan also returned to his palace.
In the hot air, Zhu Jingyuan put on short sleeves and shorts, wrote and drew under the fan, and planned his yacht.
The standard of living is relatively easy to determine. Just increase the size of the existing yacht and install air conditioning.
The air conditioner needs to be fixed.
In addition, he is not an ordinary person, and his yacht cannot be an ordinary yacht.
There must be enough defensive weapons and enough escorts.
It is best for the yacht itself to have a certain degree of defense and be armored.
It would be best if the speed could be faster, at least able to run thirty knots, using steam turbines and oil-fired boilers.
However, in order to meet this demand, instead of installing weapons and armor on the yacht, it is better to install yacht facilities in the cruiser.
The defense level of cruisers is still not good enough compared to battleships, so why not just use battleships instead.
Use the hull of a battleship without installing large-caliber main guns to strengthen the defense of the entire turtle shell.
The space inside the armored box arranges living and entertainment facilities.
But would it be too wasteful to do so?
And if you don’t install the main gun, you won’t be able to fight back against the battleship...
At the same time, although the battleship's hard defense has been improved, its reconnaissance capability is very weak and it is impossible to detect danger in advance.
Might as well retrofit an aircraft carrier with a battleship armor box.
However, the armor and main guns limit the size of the ship and also greatly limit the size of the hangar. The number of aircraft that can be carried will definitely be very limited.
And isn't this thing just like an aviation battleship?
It's better to use normal battleships with normal aircraft carriers.
So just build a fleet.
Anyway, Dad gave the Dashi Country the indicators of eight battleships.
Just hire a naval fleet to escort you when traveling.
Zhu Jingyuan wrote the word "fleet" and the word "navy".
After estimating the cost of this fleet and comparing it with the cost of purchasing a passenger ship, Zhu Jingyuan's expression slowly stiffened.
If you are a member of the money-increasing party, you are...
Zhu Jingyuan sighed, crumpled the paper in front of him into a ball, threw it into the trash can, and started thinking again.
Then Zhu Jingyuan soon discovered that this operation seemed to be adding money to the top, but in fact it could save money.
It is not impossible to build a naval fleet. I have plans to build a navy in the food country.
Traveling by fleet is not impossible, and you can save money on buying a yacht.
Anyway, the fleet has to train on a regular basis, and the food country has no shortage of fuel.
Just reserve a dedicated room for yourself in the core cabin of a battleship.
No, these rooms don't even need to be dedicated. After all, I don't go on cruises often.
When you don't use these rooms, you can think of other ways to use them.
For example, it serves as the command center of the fleet.
The ship's combat command system can be specifically strengthened, and sufficient power generation equipment and more living space can be added.
When not in use, this battleship is a professional command ship.
This special battleship should have a long lifespan and may continue to be in service even if ordinary battleships are eliminated.
After careful consideration, Zhu Jingyuan basically determined the direction.
Then we began to plan the specific hull design and the establishment of the Great Food Nation's naval fleet.
