Zheng Zhilong took into account both robbing and doing business. After becoming bigger, he almost never robbed again. Instead, he became the maintainer of the new order in the southeast coast. Everyone did business together, and he collected some protection fees and everyone got what they needed. Isn’t it beautiful?

Liu Xiang is completely different. He relies entirely on robbery to make a living. He never thought of doing some business by the way. This behavior is despised by everyone, except for the Dutch.

Although Liu Xiang was finally destroyed by Zheng Zhilong, Kong Youde didn't know when it was exactly. However, at this time, Liu Xiang could still send someone to chase Xu Wenyi to Dengzhou, which shows that he is not small now. If he wants to engage in maritime trade, he will definitely have a conflict with Liu Xiang. Eliminating him is naturally a good thing.

"This is okay. Mr. Xu and I thought of it together. Pirates like Liu Xiang must be eliminated, otherwise it will be of no benefit to anyone. I wonder what Mr. Xu's last request was?"

Xu Wenyi said, "The general also knew that there were twenty-eight people who brought Xu to the ashore that day. In addition to some sailors, they were all under Xu's subordinates, so he hoped to be included in the navy. Xu still needed some skilled personnel when he arrived. Otherwise, it would be difficult to do things by relying on Xu alone."

Of course, Kong Youde had no objection to this, because he didn't have a warship in his hands now, let alone the navy. No matter how Xu Wenyi arranged his men, it would have no effect. As long as he could build the warships and form the navy.

Kong Youde looked at Xu Wenyi with a smile and said, "I have agreed to all these requests. Then, has Mr. Xu agreed to be the commander of the navy?"

When Xu Wenyi heard this, she stood up, then knelt on one knee and saluted, "Even if Xu Wenyi, the commander of Dengzhou Navy, pay homage to the general!"

"Okay, okay, okay, Commander Xu, please come up!" As he said that, Kong Youde helped Xu Wenyi up.

"General, I don't know when his subordinates will take office? According to his subordinates' opinions, it is better to take office as soon as possible and complete the handover task. His subordinates will control the navy as soon as possible, which will be more beneficial to the general's plan." Xu Wenyi was already a little impatient. He had only been away from the Spanish Navy for two or three years, and his blood had not cooled down yet, so he still liked the feeling of commanding the fleet to ride the wind and waves on the sea.

Unexpectedly, Kong Youde did not answer his question, but asked an irrelevant question. "General Xu, you have lived in the Ming Dynasty and the West for many years, and you also have a good understanding of warships. What do you think is the biggest difference between European warships and Ming Dynasty warships?"

Xu Wenyi also admires Kong Youde, who is already his boss and values ​​him a lot. Although his questions were not answered, he still thought about it and answered the other party's questions.

"General, with his subordinates' personal insights, from the setting of sails to the design of the hull, the Ming ships are more suitable for sailing along the coast. The wind directions of the coastal areas are complex and changeable. Moreover, the Ming ships do not have a full-purpose mezzanine deck, so they can only be cargo ships, not warships;

European warships, such as the Spanish Navy who previously served, have a wide variety of ships, including Garen ships, Carac sailing ships, Calais galleys, Urca ships, etc., are all ships suitable for sailing away from the coastline. They also sail faster than Ming ships and have more flexible steering, which is very suitable for use as warships."

It seems that Xu Wenyi is indeed an expert. She knows so much about Western warships, and choosing to recruit him is indeed the choice.

"However, in the opinion of Commander Xu, which type of ship is the strongest as a warship?"

"Shuxia thinks it is a Garen ship. Of course, the Carac sailing ship is not bad. The one I rode on that day was the Carac sailing ship. If there were enough artillery and ammunition, even if Liu Xiang sent five more ships over, I could send them all to the sea to feed the fish."

Xu Wenyi said a little proud. His ship could be equipped with thirty cannons, but he couldn't buy that many, and he didn't even have one-third of them in full. There was only a mere eight thousand jin Folang machine. If it were fully equipped, it wouldn't have fallen to this point.

When he thought of his favorite ship being dragged away by the pirates, he couldn't help feeling distressed, but even if he wanted to chase it now, he might not be able to catch it back.

As a time traveler, Kong Youde had all seen the "Kiev" and did not know much about the ships of this era, so he naturally would not think that the "Karak Sailboat" was very big. What impressed the sailing ships was the scene of the "Black Pearl" and the "Flying Dutchman" attacking the battleships of the British East India Company, which is still fresh in memory. I don't know if the pirates of the Caribbean appeared in this era.

At the same time, Kong Youde thought of something and asked Xu Wenyi, "Master Xu, I heard that Spain has a fleet of more than 100 warships called the "Invincible Fleet". Later, it was defeated by the English. Doesn't it mean that the English warships are more powerful? Do you know what warships they use?"

Xu Wenyi was a little surprised. Kong Youde actually knew so many things, but it was not surprising that Sun Yuanhua was a Christian like him. There were many Westerners in Dengzhou City. Kong Youde must have had some contact with them, so it was normal for him to understand these things.

"The ships used by the General, the Englishmen are actually Garen ships, but they are very different from the Garen ships in Spain. They designed themselves and felt under the tree. Their Garen ships have better performance and more flexible performance. They rely on mobility to win. However, the Invincible Armada was not mainly lost to the hands of the English, but were destroyed by the storm on the return journey.

Before my subordinates returned to the Ming Dynasty, I heard that the English were preparing to build a large Garen ship, and it was expected that one hundred cannons would be installed, and the lightest one was also the nine-pound cannon. Oh, this nine-pound is about a little more than seven pounds of the Ming Dynasty; the heaviest one was the sixty-pound cannon, which is the forty-six pounds of the Ming Dynasty." Xu Wenyi said everything he knew.

Kong Youde was shocked after hearing this. Has the British already reached this level of tycoon? The red-clothed cannon is only ten kilograms of projectiles. The British were preparing to install one hundred red-clothed cannons on a ship. It was so bold, and the 46 kilograms of cannons, how big would the cannon be?
Chapter completed!