"You know what? His Majesty has stepped down!"
"I heard that all of Master Qi's gang were fired?"
"Of course, I heard that it was General He who killed the Seventh Master himself!"
"So... those guys who bullied the market are in trouble this time?"
"Of course, the notices signed by Commander He have been posted. From now on, if anyone dares to bully us again, we can go to the military headquarters and file a complaint!"
“…”
It is certainly a great event that the clouds in Shimotsuke Castle can be cleared and the sun can shine!
Especially since the once famous Seventh Master was killed by He Sandao himself, and he also wiped out a hundred of Seventh Master's cronies in the First Division in one fell swoop, which made the oppressed people and businessmen in Shimotsuke City feel like they had seen justice.
Zhou Hui was also standing in front of a notice with Lu'er. He read the notice carefully five times and then laughed.
He led Lu'er to Chunyun Teahouse. The owner of the teahouse had also returned. The broken tables had been replaced with new ones. The teahouse was full of guests. Zhou Hui listened carefully and found that the guests were all talking about the downfall of the Seventh Master.
"Daughter, Daddy is going to tell a story."
Lu'er looked up at her father in surprise, "Isn't His Majesty here to resign? Didn't Daddy say he was going to look for His Majesty?"
Zhou Hui rubbed Lu'er's head and smiled calmly, "Dad has decided not to go to His Majesty."
"Why?"
"Father suddenly understood. No matter how great Your Majesty is, no matter how clear-minded the government is, there will always be dark places in this world... That's human nature."
Lu'er looked bewildered. Zhou Hui continued, "Didn't you ask Daddy how to avoid this?"
Lu'er nodded, and Zhou Hui shook his head. "It's unavoidable, so there's no need for Daddy to go to the Emperor again. Daddy will just be a storyteller, taking Lu'er on a tour around Daxia. Then we'll go to Guanyun City and settle down there. Daddy will continue telling stories, and Lu'er, you have to attend compulsory education."
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Resignation naval base.
Fu Xiaoguan boarded the Guanyun battleship accompanied by He Sandao and others.
Standing on the third deck, he looked out at the vast ocean, and suddenly a strange emotion arose in his heart - he came to this world and made great changes to this world, but this is not the history of the original world, where am I?
This seems to go back to that unanswerable philosophical question.
Fu Xiaoguan laughed dumbly, leaving He Sandao puzzled. "Boss, what are you laughing at?"
"...Oh, this battleship is great. Sandao, let's go out and fire a few shots!"
"good!"
The Guanyun set sail under He Sandao's order, left the harbor and sailed into the near sea.
The sea near the coast was covered with blue waves, and a few seagulls were flying over the sea.
"Gunners, manning the guns...!"
"fire……!"
"boom……!"
A roar ripped the calm sea surface apart. The shells hit the water, sending up huge waves. He Sandao returned to Fu Xiaoguan's side and chuckled, "Boss, our cannons have a range of 500 meters now, and the optimal range is 300 meters. It's a pity that this is just practice, and we don't have any real combat experience yet."
This range is considered very good under the current technology tree, but Fu Xiaoguan is not satisfied with it, because according to Pizarro, when he left France, Western countries were indeed researching steam turbines.
It has been more than a year since Pizarro came to Bactria, and more than two years since he set out. So the other side must have completed the research on steam turbines and applied them to military purposes.
In this way, our warships may no longer be able to maintain their advantage in speed.
Science and technology are always advancing, and there is no guarantee that the range and accuracy of the enemy's warships and naval guns are also improving.
Therefore, the breech-loading cannon developed by Qin Ruoxue must be finalized as soon as possible and handed over to the navy for testing.
The first batch of improved breech-loading guns are on the way to the naval base. If there are no problems in the test, this new type of naval gun will gradually replace the current muzzle-loading guns.
"Sandao, once the new guns arrive, you will immediately have the officers and men familiarize themselves with them and test all aspects of their performance. Remember, the guns are the lifeblood of the navy, so you must personally oversee these tests and record any shortcomings so that the Academy can correct them."
"Don't worry, boss. I promise to complete the task."
"Okay," Fu Xiaoguan looked at the vast ocean and after a moment he suddenly whispered, "I will come here secretly during this voyage..."
He Sandao's eyes suddenly widened. Just as he was about to speak, Fu Xiaoguan covered his mouth with his hand. "Don't yell! Are you my brother? You only need to know about this!"
"But..." He Sandao lowered his voice and swallowed, "But, this is our first time on the ocean, and we don't have much experience. Even if you want to go for fun, can you wait until next time?"
This is certainly the safest approach, because no one knows what will happen in the vast ocean, and no one knows how many conflicts will occur with coastal countries along the way.
This is an adventure journey, full of unknowns and dangers. He Sandao is not willing to let Fu Xiaoguan go with him to take risks!
"Don't be such a jerk! I've made up my mind! Do you think that just because I'm not the emperor, I'm done with everything?"
But you really are the emperor!
He Sandao was in a terrible state. He ran away to the sea with the emperor and stayed there for a whole year... What should Daxia do?
If something goes wrong along the way, it wouldn’t matter if I died, but if I come back alive, wouldn’t I be skinned alive by the Ministry of War, the Ministry of National Defense, and all the officials in the court?
He Sandao was very conflicted, but Fu Xiaoguan patted his shoulder calmly and said, "This matter has been happily decided. Go back. I have to go back and arrange some things."
Fu Xiaoguan stayed in Shimonoseki Port for three days.
During these three days, he visited the ships, further refined the destroyer concept with Pizarro, and inspected the Third Navy and the Marine Corps.
On March 15th of the second year of Daxia, he returned to Guanyun City and convened a military meeting with the Ministry of National Defense.
In addition to officials from the Ministry of National Defense, senior officials from three provinces, six ministries and the Ministry of Commerce were also present.
At this meeting, he made it clear that the Third Navy Army would set out to sea in mid-October - he postponed the time for half a year, partly because of the test of the breech-loading guns and partly because Pizarro said that the sea was prone to storms in the summer.
This gave the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Commerce more time to prepare enough staff to accompany them.
This was the first time in the history of Daxia that a navy went out to sea. After discussion, the Ministry of National Defense and the Equipment Department began to take action.
The trip is expected to last a full year, and the Equipment Department must prepare sufficient ammunition and other supplies for the army.
According to Fu Xiaoguan's estimation, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Commerce would have to pass through at least ten countries along the way, and a large number of manpower would be needed whether to conquer them or negotiate with them.
Fortunately, Daxia has accumulated a lot of talents in the past two years, otherwise Yun Xiyan and Xiao Yulou would probably be groping in the dark.
After these things were explained, Fu Xiaoguan did not ask about it anymore. He stayed in the imperial study most of the time, and spent the rest of his time in the harem.
Perhaps out of guilt towards his wives, he no longer thought about going out, but instead tried to spend as much time as possible with his wife and children.
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