Resignation naval base.
The barracks of the Daxia Marine Corps became the temporary residence of Fu Xiaoguan and his party.
This place is right by the sea, the setting sun is above the sea level, the sea breeze is blowing, and seagulls are soaring in the sky.
His children and the children of all the people who came with his family, totaling seven or eight hundred of them, were chasing the sunset and the waves on the beach and having a lot of fun.
Fu Xiaoguan was lying on the beach, looking completely humiliated.
Bai Yulian sat beside him, and Minister of War Zhuo Bieli stood beside him.
"Let me tell you, to play on the beach, you have to wear beach pants, sunglasses, and have a parasol and all kinds of drinks and desserts. That's how life is."
Bai Yulian and Zhuo Bieli didn't understand, so Fu Xiaoguan continued, "When I'm done, I'll develop the beaches of that new continent and turn them into a huge seaside paradise. Then you'll know how wonderful it is to lie in the sun and enjoy the day!"
Bai Yulian raised her beautiful eyebrows. Xu Xiaoxian had done a lot of strange things, so he no longer cared about it. He took out the wine gourd from his waist and took a sip.
Zhuo Bieli doesn't have such good intentions as Fu Xiaoguan.
He came to see Fu Xiaoguan and his party off, and he was here to see them off.
In two days, Fu Xiaoguan and his men will board the warship at Shimoye Naval Port and set sail for Ezo. His mind is still on both the land and sea fronts.
"According to the time, Guan Xiaoxi's troops are already deep in the heart of Peacock Nation. Do you really believe that Ku Chan will let them leave?"
Fu Xiaoguan was hesitant to confront his father-in-law. He rested his head on his hands and gazed at the vast blue sky. "Ku Chan is a monk after all. He broke the precept of killing for the people of Peacock Kingdom. This is something the Buddha can forgive him for, because he was killing to stop killing, to relieve the suffering of all living beings."
"But if he raises his knife towards Guan Xiaoxi... that strike will bring all the people of the Peacock Nation, no, he will bring all the people of the Great Fan Nation into hell!"
"I asked Tianji Pavilion to give Peng Yuyan some words, asking her to relay them to Kuchan... Peng Yuyan is the only one who can speak to Kuchan in a friendly manner."
"I think Kuchan will understand after hearing this. After all, he's very perceptive. So there's no need to worry too much. Besides, if he really dares to fight, I've already told Guan Xiaoxi to fight with him."
"It's not impossible to destroy the Great Fan Kingdom and turn that place into the Snow Mountain Road of Daxia."
Zhuo Bieli was shocked. Only then did he realize that Fu Xiaoguan had already made arrangements and he had worried for nothing.
"Oh, right, about that Marquis of Xibei from Yelang... When you return, tell Tianci to issue an order to the King of Yelang, ordering him to hand over the Marquis of Xibei and his son, Wu Wenqing, on the grounds that the Marquis of Xibei and Yu Shurong are colluding and harming the interests of Daxia!"
"If Yelang refuses to hand over his people... Tianci needs a major event to establish his reputation and prestige. Let him issue an order to send Feng Xi's troops from the Second Army to destroy Yelang!"
"In fact, there are quite a few countries that have colluded with Yu Shurong in the past. But this matter should be stopped at this point. We only need to destroy Yelang to intimidate the other vassal states and let them remember the style of Daxia. We can't make the situation too big. After all, they still have conflicts of interest."
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It's late at night.
Shimoye Naval Base fell silent, with only the sound of waves lapping against the shore.
Fu Xiaoguan did not fall asleep. He brought a group of naval generals to the ship research center next to the naval port dock.
The person in charge of the Naval Port and Ship Research Center was Pizarro.
At this moment, Pizarro was waiting for Fu Xiaoguan excitedly in this room.
"emperor……!"
"I'm not the emperor now!"
"..." Pizarro then remembered the document from Chang'an, "Then what should I call you?"
"Call me Lao Fu!"
Pizarro felt very bad and thought to himself, I am fifty years old, how can I call you, a man in his thirties, my father?
"Um...Mr. Fu, the destroyer has completed sea trials and just returned to port. It's currently refueling and restocking supplies. It will officially set sail in two days, but...it hasn't been named yet."
Fu Xiaoguan glared at Pizarro and said, "Uncle Fu, okay."
"Well, this first destroyer will be named Chang'an and assigned to the Navy's First Fleet as its flagship!"
Zuo Mu, commander of the First Fleet of the Navy, was immediately overjoyed. "Hahahaha! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Call me Commander Fu!"
"...Thank you, Commander!"
Fu Xiaoguan is the real commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet.
Of course, he gave himself this title, and he felt that the title was very impressive.
"Pizarro, you have done a great job. I will write a letter to the emperor and ask him to reward you handsomely!"
"Thank you, Commander Fu!"
"Also... since the technology for these destroyers has matured, the navy's warship construction will focus on these destroyers from now on."
He turned and looked at Zhuo Bieli. "The Ministry of Industry will also instruct all firearms bureaus to produce naval guns and shells according to the destroyer's requirements. Each of the ten naval fleets will prioritize incorporating a destroyer as a flagship. We will strive to complete the replacement of naval ships in about ten years."
"Okay, it's getting late, everyone go back and rest."
Pizarro was startled and grabbed Fu Xiaoguan who was about to leave. "No, Commander Fu, didn't you say that there were ships larger than this destroyer?"
Fu Xiaoguan had long forgotten about this matter.
"Oh... cruisers, that's more complicated. We have to wait until the new power system is developed before we can build it. Just wait, let's perfect this destroyer step by step first. Once the Academy of Sciences makes a breakthrough, we can think about the cruiser."
Pizarro's face was full of disappointment but he could do nothing about it. He also knew that the larger the ship, the more power it needed. This steam turbine was already insufficient to propel this huge destroyer, and it would be impossible to use it to propel a larger cruiser.
Fu Xiaoguan returned to the courtyard where he lived temporarily. The lights in the patio were still on, but the lights in the other rooms were off. It seemed that the children who had been crazy on the beach all day had fallen asleep.
Sitting under the lamp were his wives. He walked over and sat down with a smile on his face.
"From Jiangchenggang to Xiayegang, Pei'er and Sima Che, you two are already very seasick. What's coming next is truly a long ocean voyage!"
Fu Xiaoguan looked at Zhang Pei'er and Sima Che with some concern and said, "The waves at sea are much stronger than here, and we won't be able to see the coast for months, so we can't go ashore."
"After our brief stop in Ezo, we'll have no choice but to stop again in Port Leah. The journey from Ezo to Port Leah takes over a month... It's very arduous. How about you stay here first?"
Zhang Pei'er and Sima Che shook their heads almost simultaneously. "No, we just talked about this. Sister Piaoxue will give us some sedatives when the time comes. We should feel much better after taking them."
It was extremely difficult for Zhang Pei'er to achieve this righteous result. She was very determined: "I will go to the place you mentioned sooner or later, so why not go now?"
"Once we get there, we'll go ashore and follow General Bai to explore the area first. We won't accompany you to fight in Europe."
"Well, we are waiting for your triumphant return in Yingtian Continent!"
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