"No one will say anything bad about it, right?" Young Master Zhao was a little tempted, but a little hesitant. After all, the difference between the two meanings is like the difference between 'Harbin Institute of Technology' and 'Harbin Institute of Technology'. They are completely different things, okay?
"It's just an abbreviation anyway, there's no difference." Zheng Ruozeng smiled and said, "If someone says something, we can change it when the time comes."
"Hahaha, old ginger is still spicy." Looking at Mr. Kaiyang's smile like the admissions director, Mr. Zhao agreed with what he said and said, "Then let's call it this!"
He also felt that the word "sea transportation" was an eyesore.
After a pause, Zhao Hao said calmly, "In order to ensure that this disciplinary action can achieve the purpose of deterrence, the group has invested a lot of money to strengthen their strength."
"Oh, really?" Zheng Ruozeng was pleasantly surprised. "Another new ship? When will it arrive?"
"We have arrived at Chengshan Port and have been training for a while. This time we can have a review." Young Master Zhao said with a smile.
"I see." Zheng Ruozeng finally understood why Prince Zhao brought along officials and merchants from the Li Dynasty. It was just to show the power of heaven.
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The 160-li waterway from Songak Mountain to Seongsan was against the current. Fortunately, the wind was from the northwest at that time, so we arrived at Seongsan Port in the early morning of the next day.
However, the fleet did not enter the port immediately, but instead dropped anchor in the calm waters between Chengshan Port and Ushio Island.
After a sumptuous breakfast, all the guests on board were invited to the poop deck.
The officials and merchants of the Li Dynasty were not worried about being thrown into the sea, because Master Zhao told them personally last night that a grand program was arranged today and asked them to be sure to wear the most formal attire to attend.
Li Mushi wore a dress that was very similar to the official robes of the Ming Dynasty. The Joseon Dynasty completely followed the Ming Dynasty system, and official uniforms were no exception. However, the king of Joseon was a prince, and although he was given the clothes of a prince, his ministers were still the ministers of the prince, so according to the rules, the clothes were reduced by two levels. That is, the first-rank officials wore the third-rank official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty, and there were no official uniforms, only dresses and casual clothes.
Therefore, the highest rank of ministers of the Joseon Dynasty could only wear peacock patches, and no crane patches. And Li Mushi could only wear blue official robes, with fifth-rank white pheasant patches and black horn belts, which were not even as good as the silver belt on Zhao Hao's waist.
Li Ruotong's crotch was not healed yet, and he still walked with a duck-like gait. He was a little embarrassed at first, but he smiled happily when he saw Park Sung-sung.
"Morning, Right Envoy, have you finished pouring out the night incense?"
Park Seong-seong wore a hat with two feathers standing upright and a scarlet lining, which was the military uniform of the Joseon Dynasty. Hearing this, he snorted disdainfully and said with a smug smile, "My lord, you said that the second son of the Prime Minister of the Celestial Dynasty and the second son of the Duke of the Kingdom both serve him at night. Are you envious?"
"Really?" Li Mu was stunned when he heard this. This was something he had not expected. Did Master Zhao have the habit of expressing his closeness and respect in this way? Should he take the initiative to apply for it himself tonight?
While they were daydreaming, the two of them, along with Jin Xishan and others, as well as Jingyi County Supervisor Yin Danghuo who was temporarily invited, boarded the stern deck.
The poop deck was covered with red carpets and golden candlesticks. Tall guards wearing black high-collared cloaks, black helmets, and black leather boots stood at the four corners holding beautiful rifles with silver barrels, shining bayonets, and black handguards. The scene was very grand.
Even Young Master Zhao changed out of his rich and noble attire and put on black leather boots and a dark blue woolen kesi high collar cape. Kesi is the fabric used to make dragon robes, imperial edicts and official robe patches. It is also the most expensive type of silk, and it is said that "an inch of kesi is worth an inch of gold". Young Master Zhao's woolen kesi material not only looks luxurious but also feels heavy. The king of the Joseon Dynasty had never seen it, let alone worn it.
Zhao Hao wore a blue helmet on his head. There was a ruby as big as a longan embedded on the top of the helmet, and a golden anchor on the front of the helmet.
Zhao Hao had a sword hanging from his waist with a hilt inlaid with shark skin and an ancient sword with a gilded sitting lion on the handle. He stood proudly at the bow of the ship, looking intently in the direction of Chengshan Port.
Behind him stood Tang Youde, Zheng Ruozeng and others, all wearing the most solemn attire. The two warriors, Jin Ke and Zhu Jue, were wearing high-collared cloaks and blue helmets like Mr. Zhao. The difference was that their helmets were inlaid with sapphires, and the front of the helmets was not inlaid with a gold anchor, but with a gold star.
In addition, the fabric of their cloaks is woolen blue cloth. Although it is not as good as Zhao Hao's at first glance, the fabric is also straight and has a full texture. It has a faint red flame color and is a high-end product that the people of the Li Dynasty have never seen before.
The two men each held a silver-gilt sword and stood solemnly on Zhao Hao's left and right.
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This solemn and majestic scene stunned Li Ruotong, Park Chengxing and others. They didn't dare to breathe for a long time before they mustered up the courage to salute Zhao Hao and called him "Sir".
"Oh, you're here?" Zhao Hao turned around and said to the people of the Li Dynasty, "Today, the Imperial Tamra Garrison of the Ming Dynasty is about to hold a fleet review. I wonder if you would like to watch it?"
“It’s my honor.”
"I dare not ask, but it is what I want." Everyone nodded hurriedly.
"Okay, then let's watch our Great Ming Dynasty together." Zhao Hao smiled and nodded to Jin Ke, the commander-in-chief.
Jin Ke took a step forward, his leather boots hitting the floor heavily. He drew out his shining sword, pointed it at the clear blue sky, and shouted:
"By order of the Chief Police Inspector, the Ming Dynasty Royal Tamra Water Police District, the fleet review begins!"
At the side, the commander, who was also wearing a blue high-collared cloak and a blue helmet, immediately blew a majestic horn!
Then, eight cowhide drums at the stern deck began to beat rhythmically at the same time, and the sound of the drums was deafening!
A few miles away, a majestic drumbeat suddenly sounded from the city mountain, which matched the big drumbeats on the Wuwei boats, and was awe-inspiring!
Then, the konghou, guzheng, guqin and pipa joined in and played together a song called "The Qin King's Battle Music", the sound of which shook a hundred miles away and was awe-inspiring!
The people on the stern deck felt their heartbeats quicken and their minds waver. Although it was not the first time for most of them to hear the “Qin Wang Po Zhen Music”,
But on this warship on the sea, the performance was played together several miles away. How could its majestic momentum be compared to the weak performance in the palace?
But what shocked the guests even more was yet to come.
Amid the sound of majestic music, a warship as tall as a building with its bow raised and stretched out, its stern towering, and flags flying all over it slowly sailed out of Chengshan Port.
As soon as the ship came out, it caused exclamations from the people of the Li Dynasty. Except for Li Mushi, they were either naval commanders or sea merchants, and naturally they were very sensitive to ships.
"It looks like a Fukusen, but it's too big, even bigger than the Japanese Atakabune!" Jin Xishan whispered.
"Yes, we have never seen such a big Fujian ship." The merchants also whispered to each other.
"Is this a sealed boat?" Everyone was making a fuss, looking like they had never seen the world before.
The 400-ton Celestial Empire's Fuzhou ships made them feel as tall as a building, because the largest warship of the Li Dynasty navy was less than 400 tonnes.
"It's a big, big Fuchuan." Park Sung-sung stuttered a little. As the governor of the Joseon Dynasty's navy, he was still a connoisseur. "I thought the Celestial Empire no longer built such large ships. This big Fuchuan must have a thousand tons, right?"
"Yes, one thousand tons." Zhao Hao nodded and said modestly, "It's still a long way from being a real big ship. In the fleet that sailed to the West, the smallest warship was larger than this."
What he said was true. In Zheng He's fleet, not to mention the incredibly large treasure ships, the main 2,000-ton warships were 17 zhang long. The smallest 1,500-ton warship was 15 zhang long.
In Zheng He's time, this kind of sea-going ship, which was only 13 meters long and weighed a lot of tons, could only stay in the local area and could not follow the fleet to the West to show off its power.
Sadly, 150 years later, not only were the people of the Li Dynasty frightened by these small warships of the past, but even Zhu Jue, who saw them for the first time, was frightened by these thousand-ton ships and felt that he had encountered a behemoth.
It is not their fault that they are ignorant. This is the inevitable result of the Ming Dynasty's self-abandonment of its military power and the transformation of the ocean-going navy into a coastal navy. Ocean-going ships must be large and heavy to withstand the wind and waves. But large ships are as heavy and slow as elephants in the coastal waters, so the coastal defense navy will definitely choose smaller and lighter ships to chase the rampant Japanese pirates.
Therefore, just by looking at the size of a country's warships, you can see how ambitious they are on the ocean.
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The Longjiang Treasure Ship Factory, which was able to build treasure ships of 5,000 tons in the past, can only build such a large Fu ship now... Master Zhao sighed secretly, his expression very serious.
At this time, the group of startled Li Dynasty officials and businessmen let out louder and longer exclamations, which sounded like the croaking of frogs.
They discovered that the thousand-ton ship was not just one!
Two, three, four...
They would never forget the scene they saw in their lifetime - they saw brand new, large, 1,000-ton ships with uniformly painted black hull sides and copper-clad below the waterline, sailing out of Chengshan Port one after another, forming a long column and slowly approaching them.
The large Fu ship in the front had already arrived in front of them, but the fleet behind was still in Chengshan Port!
The course of the fleet was perpendicular to that of the reviewing ship, the Wuwei. Therefore, on the Daifuku ship with the eye-catching white hull number '201', all the officers and soldiers on parade were on the starboard side, facing the reviewing ship in a neat formation.
When the bows of both ships were vertical, Captain Haierdi of Ship 201 drew out his silver sword, held it solemnly in front of his chest, and shouted, "Salute!"
All the police officers on parade were dressed in blue cloaks with standing collars, blue helmets, black leather boots, and Longqing rifles. They stood two feet apart and stood straight. At the command, they slammed their heels together. With a clatter, they saluted with their guns in unison, without a single mistake!
Master Zhao also drew out his long sword and returned the greeting with his sword! !
On the gleaming sword, there was a seven-star pattern engraved on one side and four seal characters "威服四海" on the other side. It was the sword bestowed upon Zheng He by the Yongle Emperor at the Jinghai Temple in the past, and it was the sword Zheng He wore when he sailed to the West!
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