I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

In early May, Nanjing Wharf.

A grand farewell party was going on, and hundreds of large ships were lined up on the river.

For the ceremony of going to sea, even Wu Changqing personally came to see him off.

Because there are ten warships in this fleet.

Among them, a few were escorting the fleet, and a few were ordered by Wu Changqing to go out to sea.

The main purpose is to explore routes. Routes to Australia, the Americas, and Europe all need to be probed. We must know what we are doing before we can carry out large-scale operations.

If you don't even know the route and send a large fleet rashly, an accidental loss can make Wu Changqing feel pain.

The value of the goods loaded by each large ship is in the hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Whether it is to do business in the future or to compete for hegemony overseas, Wu Changqing needs a large number of talents and experienced sailors who are familiar with shipping routes.

That's why he paid his own money to fund the navy's exploratory operations.

In addition to the warships, the rest are merchant ships. It was a collective trip for a large number of small merchants arranged by several big families.

Most people go to sea for the first time and feel insecure in their hearts.

So they came up with such an action, and when the scale became larger, they were eligible to ask the government to send the navy to escort them.

Dahua's government also attached great importance to such a large amount of property, and readily agreed to the businessmen's escort request.

Of course, this kind of escort also requires money, and the fee is not low.

On the pier, many women were crying.

Most of them are the concubines of the masters in the big family, and they are here to see off their own sons.

It takes a few months or even a year or two to go to sea, and the future is uncertain. For mothers like them, it is impossible to keep calm.

"Shut up, His Majesty is still not far away, why are you crying? This is in response to His Majesty's call. What do you mean by crying?"

Tong Youwei reprimanded the third concubine and asked her to pay attention to her image.

When the woman heard the words, she didn't dare to cry anymore, but all the worries in her heart were written on her face.

The other ladies are also similar.

In stark contrast, it is the families of the little rich and the families of the poor.

Although they are also sad, but in addition to sadness, there is more hope.

When a small rich family goes out to sea, they take all their net worth to fight for wealth.

And those poor people who go to sea to be sailors are simply greedy for that little high salary.

The families of those poor people are counting on this salary to live on.

The sight of all beings on the wharf fell into Wu Changqing's eyes, but it made him more determined to support going abroad to do business.

To make the people of the whole country live a good life, the development of science and technology is one aspect, and the exploitation and plundering of other foreigners is also inevitable.

The land of Dahua is not rich in resources.

If you want to meet the needs of all the people, you can only plunder overseas resources.

The countries that used to be hegemonic in the original history all developed in this way.

Before the ship set sail, he gave a speech as usual, expounding the significance of doing business at sea, and at the same time giving blessings to the warriors of the sea.

The speech was not long, but it also gave some encouragement to those who went to sea. This was the approval of His Majesty.

"Fire the salute and set sail."

Feng Debao shouted, and the sixty-six salutes sounded, implying sixty-six great success.

Then, the fleet set sail.

Hundreds of ships of different sizes, all of which are over 500 tons, set sail. It was a spectacular scene.

The children on the pier were reluctant to leave at all. Some of them would definitely have a dream of going out to sea to be a captain or a sailor because of this scene.

The fleet sailed to Songjiang and continued to set sail after a short stop in Songjiang.

And when the Western merchants in Songjiang saw this fleet, their eyes almost popped out.

This Nima, the scale is too big.

Western merchants want to cry but have no tears. They go to sea to do business. Three or five ships are considered a fleet, and there are very few fleets of ten ships, because they can't gather so many people and goods.

Even, often a single ship goes to sea.

Where have they seen such a huge caravan, they simply don't give other businessmen a way to survive.

They only transport hundreds of tons of goods in one trip, while Dahua's fleet can transport at least tens of thousands of tons of goods at one time, which may cause a major impact on the Western European market and lead to a drop in commodity prices.

After all, rare is the most expensive, and the price will definitely be affected if the quantity is too large.

The price drop will naturally affect the income of these Western merchants. For consumers in Western Europe, Dahua's fleet is good news.

But for these Western businessmen, it was simply bad news.

Once Dahua's fleet has mastered the route, there will be no way for them to survive in the future.

However, in the face of such a situation, they had no choice but to do nothing, and there was no point in trying to rob them. Didn't they see that the Dahua merchants were enjoying the escort treatment of steam battleships?

"Rusev, I have decided, I want to join Dahua and become a Dahua."

After seeing this scene, West suddenly said a word, which almost scared his companions.

"West, are you ill?"

asked Rusev.

"Of course not, I'm sober now. Dahua is a very powerful country, and it must be a great experience to join Dahua. You should remember that after our Dutch fleet was attacked and robbed by the British, the nobles of our country came to power. Guys, don't even dare to fart.

If you look at Dahua again, the merchants are even escorted by warships.

If I were a big Chinese, I could also go out to sea with such a fleet to do business, where should I worry about pirates, where should I worry about the British. "

West said he had been robbed by pirates before.

Said to be pirates, in fact, everyone knows that those people are English businessmen, and even the navy of England.

"This, although what you said is true, but do you know how to join Dahua? Also, do you think Dahua will accept us? You know, our appearance is obviously different from theirs.

Even, your hair color is not the same as theirs. In the past, when we wandered around the city, we suffered from strange eyes. Do you think you can fit into the life of this Dahua? "

Rusev asked a series of questions, each of which was deadly.

"It's a matter of human effort, I'll be willing to try it. Maybe, His Majesty Dahua will be moved by my sincerity and agree to accept me. As for how to integrate into Dahua, I don't think it's a big problem.

As long as I treat people kindly and learn their etiquette, they won't try to make things difficult for me. We have also been in Dahua for a long time, although those people look a little weird when they look at us, but no one feels sorry for us, right? "

West became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he saw hope.

"This, I can only wish you good luck. If you can succeed, I may consider it in the future. To be honest, Dahua is really a good place. After staying here for a long time, I really don't want to go back to those stinky Europeans. City.

In terms of environmental sanitation alone, Dahua is heaven, and Europe is a stable. "

Rusev complained about the hygiene situation in Europe. In contrast, the hygiene in Songjiang is much better.