Zhu Youxiao was idle, but the people below were busy.

The emperor wanted to see it, so they naturally had to satisfy him, and they had to do their work seriously and well enough not to disappoint the emperor. If the emperor was disappointed, all their efforts would be in vain.

When it was dawn on the third day, Zhu Youxiao got up early.

Today is finally the day of official start and the preliminary preparations have been completed. This is good news.

Zhu Youxiao simply packed up, had breakfast, and went out.

The Crown Prince of Joseon, Yi Seong, followed Zhu Youxiao.

Li Xi's men have been helping in the past two days, but the Ming Dynasty is more concerned about inquiring about information and also sending people to invite some Koreans to help.

However, although Li Xi had listened to the reports from his subordinates, he still had no idea what to do, so he decided to go along and see this time.

Besides being puzzled, Li Xi also had a certain amount of anticipation. After all, it was something that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally reviewed, so it shouldn't be too bad.

The group soon arrived at the dock.

There are already quite a few people waiting here.

Yu Zigao and Qi Yuanbi were both there, and there were quite a few other people as well.

At the harbor, a large ship was parked, surrounded by a number of navy soldiers, all with serious expressions and standing in standard postures.

Li Xi saw this scene and couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of the Ming Dynasty's Royal Navy!"

Zhu Youxiao looked at the warship in front of him with an excited expression on his face.

This was the second batch of warships produced by the Ming Dynasty Imperial Shipyard, and it could be said to be the second finalized batch. It had stronger defenses, was larger and faster, was equipped with more and more advanced cannons, and the hull had been reworked to withstand greater cannon recoil.

Standing under the ship, you can't see what's happening above, which shows how tall the ship is.

"Let's get on board." Zhu Youxiao said directly.

The group quickly boarded the ship and went straight to the deck.

The deck was quite spacious, but there wasn't much to see behind it. In front of it was a massive naval gun, much larger than a land-based gun.

This was a specially developed cannon, with a caliber of 230mm, specially made by the Hundred Works Institute. And they had not only this one, but four in total.

The huge muzzle is facing the sky, full of oppression.

In later generations, the main guns on warships are on the verge of being eliminated, but today, the main guns are still very, very useful, with long range and great power, and they play a big role in pursuit.

After Li Xi got on the boat, he suddenly felt overwhelmed.

He was a little confused by the main guns. He knew they were artillery, but he didn't know how they could be so big.

This thing must be quite powerful, right?

How powerful would this be if used in war?

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Qi Yuanbi beside him and said, "Now that everything is almost ready, let's set off."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Qi Yuanbi quickly agreed.

With an order, everyone on the ship began to get busy.

With oars rowed and sails hoisted, the big ship slowly began to move.

In fact, the ship's movements were very slow because it had no speed; even if it had, relying on wind and human power, it wouldn't have been much faster. After all, it was too large, making it difficult to turn around, and its speed wouldn't have been very fast.

Zhu Youxiao stood on the bow of the boat, feeling a little complicated.

I don’t know when we will be able to use steam-powered ironclad ships?

In comparison, that is a groundbreaking product.

With powerful power, faster speed, and stronger defense capabilities, combined with the current artillery of the Ming Dynasty, it is definitely a presence when sailing on the sea.

Now the development of the Ming Dynasty has reached a bottleneck, and this bottleneck that restricts the development of the Ming Dynasty is actually the steam engine.

To put it bluntly, it lacks a large and sustainable power system.

As for Zhu Youxiao who came from later generations, he knew the solution, which was the steam engine.

Last year, the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard finally got news that they had obtained rubber seeds from the Portuguese and had already planted them.

Only with rubber can the airtightness problem of the steam engine be solved.

If a steam engine leaks, it will be very troublesome. If this problem is not solved, it will be impossible to manufacture a steam engine.

In fact, the Institute of Hundred Crafts has already developed a prototype of a steam engine, but there are still many problems, and the possibility of achieving a breakthrough in a short period of time is not very high.

The Ming Dynasty may have to wait a little longer to deal with this huge and continuous force.

Once the Ming Dynasty first developed the steam engine, railways, trains, and armored warships would all be put on the agenda.

With the current size of the Ming Dynasty, these things will give the Ming Dynasty wings to soar. By that time, it will truly be a dragon soaring into the sky.

Zhu Youxiao stood at the bow of the ship thinking about these questions, and no one around dared to disturb him.

They even spoke in much lower voices, for fear of disturbing the emperor.

After a while, the ship finally left the port.

Zhu Youxiao also came back to his senses.

As the ship began to sail on the sea, its speed gradually increased.

Zhu Youxiao abandoned those lost thoughts and began to look around with an interested look on his face.

Although the Ming Dynasty's Royal Navy had not yet conducted ocean voyages, they had already undergone training and learning. With the Portuguese as their mentors, they made rapid progress.

You know, the East Factory brought a lot of Portuguese from Macau to Tianjin a few years ago, and these Portuguese have helped a lot here in recent years.

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