Hearing Yao Chang's words, Gu Yanzhi sneered without thinking: "Compared with Mingzhou? It's still far behind!"
"Don't be dissatisfied. This victory in the naval battle has completely connected the East and the West in the Tang Dynasty. As long as this news spreads, countries from the West that come to trade will definitely flock to Mingzhou Port, which is the closest to them."
After saying this, he deliberately glanced at Liu Zhan and said, "Where do you think they will choose to trade first?"
"you......"
Liu Zhan was furious. He became anxious when he heard this. If this was true, then the gap between the two ports would widen rapidly. This was not what he wanted to see.
"Hmph, don't be complacent. Naturally, I have the advantages of being in Dengzhou. But don't have such advantages and still lose to me in Dengzhou. That would be embarrassing!"
The so-called colleagues are enemies, and this is no exception in the officialdom.
But Gu Yanzhi didn't care and said: "What does that have to do with me? Anyway, I am about to enter the court. If you defeat Mingzhou, you can only say that the current Mingzhou officials are not good. What does it have to do with me, Gu?"
"You...shameless!"
"Ha! Each other!"
Regardless of the two sarcastic guys, they said that after Cheng Yaojin and his men arrived at Dengzhou Port at full speed, they saw the naval warship that was about to dock. Even with the way he was born, the experience of half a lifetime of fighting was still seen before his eyes. The battleship was so shocked.
No matter how powerful the Tang Dynasty Navy was said in court, it is impossible to imagine the power of such a warship without seeing it with your own eyes.
He really didn't dare to think about the spectacular scene when thousands of such warships gathered together. He heard that the Great Eater and the Tang Dynasty had more than a thousand warships in total. He really didn't dare to think about such a shocking scene.
"Everyone who saw a battleship for the first time was shocked by its size and majesty. In the past, we did not dare to set foot in the sea. That was because our shipbuilding technology and navigation technology were not good enough."
"But now the facts show that as long as the ship is strong enough, strong enough, and continues to explore navigation technology, the sea will be no different from the land."
"And both shipbuilding technology and navigation technology are extremely complex. A country without a system and huge national power cannot support such consumption."
"Therefore, once they take the lead in navigation and shipbuilding technology, it is impossible for other countries to catch up in a short period of time. Even if they have our warships, without systematic training, they are simply worthless in front of our Datang Navy. If you mention it, it will only become a target."
Yao Chang looked fascinated. He was one of the people who watched the Tang Navy grow up. Ever since Ji Song went south to grab food and save millions of people, the strength of the Tang Dynasty navy has been growing stronger.
From the initial three 3,000-stone battleships to the 8,000-stone giant ships, as long as the materials and financial resources are sufficient, you can build as many as you want. This took less than twenty years.
[It has been running stably for many years. It is comparable to the old version of the book chasing tool and is used by all old bookworms.
Different from the army on the mainland, even if the Tang Dynasty navy fleet stretches across the sea, it is like a dragon on the sea. But it was only at sea, and his harm to the imperial power was far less than that of the army on land.
Most of the strength of the navy comes from the strength of the battleships. Once there are no battleships, they are no different from the general army.
In this way, it can not only win a lot of benefits for the Tang Dynasty, but also represent the strength of a country's army, and it will not pose a threat to the imperial power. What emperor and courtiers don't like it?
He can now imagine that in the future, the court will pay more and more attention to the construction of the navy. This will be an inevitable trend. He is somewhat glad that his son went to sea this time.
What I thought was an act of returning a favor might become another way out for the Cheng family in the future.
He has already thought about it. The whole generation of virgins is basically stereotyped, and it is impossible to make big changes. But at least half of the grandchildren will have to be thrown into the sea.
"Woo~"
A low and melodious horn sound sounded, and ten huge warships were seen slowly approaching the dock.
"Let's go with me to meet our great hero!"
Cheng Yaojin took the lead and walked towards the dock.
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"The Grand Administrator of Nankai Road, under the command of Duke Xie, and the commander of the Nanhai Navy of the Tang Dynasty."
"Gu Yanzhi, meet the general!"
Cheng Yaojin laughed loudly, stepped forward to help Gu Yanzhi up, and said, "Okay, okay, I've heard Ziyi mention your name a long time ago, but I didn't expect that someone like you would appear again in the Jiangdong Gu family."
"I don't dare to praise you as a general!"
Gu Yanzhi said calmly, only after experiencing life and death did he realize that the things he cared about before seemed so ridiculous now!
Facing Gu Yanzhi's indifference, Cheng Yaojin stretched out his hand for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.
But he cursed in his heart, thinking that there was no simple Gu Yanzhi around Ji Song. Even he couldn't look down on the mediocre Gu Yanzhi before.
And he has heard that His Majesty is very optimistic about this person. In addition, he has been operating in Mingzhou for many years and has unique insights into the sea and the development of people's livelihood. This can be seen from the annual increase in tax revenue in Mingzhou.
"Can you take me to the ship to have a look?"
Cheng Yaojin said with a rare hint of embarrassment: "To be honest, this is the first time I saw such a majestic battleship. I feel very uncomfortable. If I don't go up and take a look, I'm afraid I won't even be able to sleep tonight."
….
"look......"
To be honest, Gu Yanzhi was unwilling in his heart.
Liu Zhan had just made it clear that Cheng Yaojin's purpose of coming was to escort Maimeng, the governor of Dashi. But this is their credit, how can they let outsiders escort them?
But what can he do after learning about His Majesty's will?
Although you can't stop it, you can still vent your bad breath. As for worrying about being retaliated against by this gangster? Haha, he could only say that he was overthinking it.
His position after becoming president of Chang'an will probably be that of Qilin Pavilion's counselor for political affairs. If he gets too close to Cheng Yaojin, the chief minister of Wuying Pavilion, I'm afraid he won't be able to stay in Chang'an for long, right?
The emperor can send this person here, I'm afraid it's not just for the obvious reason, but to create a gap between them, I'm afraid it's the real purpose.
Take a deep breath, what an imperial power, with this movement and silence, people have to follow the emperor's will. But what if you can understand it? This is a conspiracy!
"This is serious, please!"
Since he couldn't stop it, Naji tried his best to take the initiative, so he said with a dark face.
Cheng Yaojin didn't care either. Since he came to share the credit with others, he had to be prepared to be disliked. This scene is nothing to him!
Soon, he reached the deck through the hanging ladder. Only then did he realize that he had underestimated the battleship.
Looking at the brightly lit crossbows above, as well as the soldiers with bright uniforms and armors that are different from ordinary
The arrogance of the soldiers, he knew that this would be a well-deserved elite division.
"I came back in such a hurry that many things couldn't be transported back to Datang, so I could only load ten shiploads of things at random.
Gu Yanzhi raised his eyebrows, pointed at the three battleships behind him and said, "Those three ships were originally loaded with military pay for the Great Cannibal, including 500,000 gold coins, 3 million silver coins, and dozens of boxes of other gold and silver jewelry. ..........There are also all kinds of gold, precious spices, gems, and rare treasures that they snatched from the natives."
"And a thousand captives."
He said with some pity: "It's just that the time is too hasty, otherwise if we had searched everything, I'm afraid there would be a lot more."
Not only was Cheng Yaojin severely shocked, but Yao Chang and Liu Zhan on the side were not much better either.
"What? You said the three ships are all filled with gold, silver and jewelry?"
Although Gu Yanzhi was very arrogant in his heart, he still said modestly: "Haha, it's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning. What is this? This time, they captured more than 500 warships of more than 3,000 stones from the cannibal. What is it compared to these?”
Now Yao Chang was anxious, and quickly took Gu Yanzhi's arm and said excitedly: "You said that more than 500 warships with more than 3,000 stone were captured?"
Gu Yanzhi nodded reservedly: "Well, just a lot more. If some battleships were not seriously damaged, blocked the waterway, and were sunk by the soldiers, otherwise they would still be usable after spending some time and repairing them... ..."
"Okay, you guys are very good!"
Liu Zhan and Yao Chang looked at the proud Gu Yanzhi, with no concealment of envy, jealousy and hatred in their eyes. Are you fucking sinking battleships?
"What are you doing? Isn't it just more than five hundred battleships? As for that?"
At this time, Cheng Yaojin still didn't know what these more than 500 warships meant. He was confused when he saw Liu Zhan and Yao Chang were so excited that they almost knelt down to Gu Yanzhi.
….
"As for it?"
Liu Zhan looked at Cheng Yaojin like a fool, which made Cheng Yaojin very angry. He wanted to let this guy know his inferiority, but Yao Chang stopped him.
"The General doesn't know something. Five hundred ships may not seem like a lot, but do you know how many warships we have built in the past ten years?"
Cheng Yaojin was stunned and said without thinking: "Including the warships sent to the South China Sea over the past year, if I remember correctly, there should be more than 700 ships, right?"
"good!"
Yao Chang smiled bitterly and said, "But what you don't know is that among the more than 700 ships, almost one-third are converted from large merchant ships, and there are only more than 400 real warships."
"And these are all the warships that I have owned in the Tang Dynasty for more than ten years."
"In other words, if we start building the warships captured by Mr. Xi this time, it will probably take twenty years to build that many."
"So, this war not only eliminated the main force of the Great Cannibal, but also earned the Tang Dynasty a fleet no less powerful than the Nanhai Navy of the Tang Dynasty?"
Cheng Yaojin was also stunned. Not only did this battle not waste people and money, but he also made a damn profit? And still make a lot of money!
If those people in the court knew about this, would they go crazy with joy?
"Not bad! Does the general know the value of these more than 500 warships now? To say the least, if the court does not build a new fleet, it can still make a lot of money by selling these more than 500 warships. The bowl is full."
"Without further ado, there are a lot of people rushing to get a 3,000 stone warship with 100,000 guan. Do you think about it, how much can you earn from this?"
Cheng Yaojin used his little arithmetic to calculate, and found that all powers were at the level of three thousand gu, one ship was worth one hundred thousand guan, ten ships were one million guan, one hundred ships was 10 million guan, and the five hundred ship...
"Fifty...fifty million kan?"
Yao Chang nodded: "This is the lowest price!"
"Oh my god, Ji Song, who has been stabbed a thousand times, are you trying to smash a boat? You are throwing money into the sea!"
Thinking of Ji Song ordering people to sink some warships that could still be used after repairs, his heart twitched.
"No, I will report to Your Majesty now that these battleships will
It can't be put on you losers. I'm using this as a target. If I lose more, I won't be able to sleep at night! "
Then he glared at Gu Yanzhi fiercely: "You'd better be lucky that those warships could be transported back to the Tang Dynasty intact. If you dare to smash them again, I can guarantee that you still want to get the credit? Go to hell. !」
"That's what we captured..."
"fart!"
"That's from the Tang Dynasty!"
"mine!"
"From the Tang Dynasty!"
「............」
Well, Liu Zhan and Yao Chang shook their heads helplessly as they looked at the red-faced people arguing. At the same time, they felt sorry for those warships. If they could bring them back, even if they couldn't sell them for a big price, they could still make some money, right?
Why did it get smashed?
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"Are you Maimon?"
The dim cabin was opened, and Maimon covered his eyes with his hands, trying to adapt to the strong light!
He was startled when he saw the person coming, but he quickly came to his senses and asked in surprise: "Have you arrived in the mainland of the Tang Dynasty?"
Seeing Mai Meng who was in good mental and physical condition, Cheng Yaojin breathed a sigh of relief. It would be a headache if he received a Maimon who was about to die. It seemed that Ji Song also knew the importance and did a good job in this matter!
"Bring him out!"
"promise!"
Soon, when Maimon came to the deck, he looked around.
But when he saw the scene outside, he was stunned.
"Where...where is this?"
Looking at the endless pier, the crowds on the shore, and the countless merchant ships outside, he really couldn't imagine that there was such a prosperous port in the world?
Compared to here, the port in Dashi looks like a child!
"What? Surprised?"
An old but majestic voice sounded in his ears. He turned around stiffly and saw an old man with white hair but a burly figure.
"Who are you? Where have you taken me?"
Looking at Maimeng who had not yet recognized the reality, Cheng Yaojin suddenly lost interest in talking. With a wave of his hand, the soldiers he brought immediately took Maimeng off the ship.
Gu Yanzhi wanted to say something, but in the end he could only shake his head helplessly.......
It’s hard to disobey the emperor’s order!
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