The Wusong River Office is very lively today, and almost all the officials of the Songjiang Prefecture arrived. The prefect of Songjiang Prefecture Jie Chongxi, the governor of Songjiang Navy Fan Xian, and the general of Songjiang Prefecture Fu Dingquan led civil and military officials to gather in Wusong River Office.

A dragon boat appeared in the distance, and people on the shore were watching with their toes, waiting for the arrival of the sage.

With its unique geographical location, Songjiang Prefecture went with the trend in the era of the rise of maritime merchants, and changed from an ordinary Jiangnan town to a taxpayer. Although Hou Xuanyan was specially developed, these officials also made great contributions. Now that the emperor is here, it is time to show his face, no one is willing to fall behind.

The dragon boat stopped when it was docked, and the stair-shaped conical wooden boards were like paved steps, thrown down from the boat, and guards had already come to the side, surrounding Hou Xuanyan and accompanying the imperial concubine to get off the boat.

In this situation, Yang Fujin was a little nervous, trying hard to pretend to be calm, and slowly paced with his neck stammering, his face slightly blushed, and his palms were covered with sweat. On the other hand, Hou Xuanyan had been familiar with the road, walked down the deck carelessly, looked around, and cursed, "Fan Xian, come here."

Fan Xian jogged over, clasped his fists on one knee and said, "Kow to my emperor, long live my emperor."

"I ask you, since you are a patrol navy today, you are such a foolish thing, both ribbons and flags, why can't you see the shadow of half a warship?"

Fan Xian secretly complained in his heart, "There is no reason for the warship to welcome you." But he dare not argue with His Majesty, otherwise he would definitely be kicked."

At this time, the prefect of Songjiang stepped forward to rescue the siege and said, "Your Majesty, the snacks in this port are shallow, and it is not enough to let the big ship approach. The navy soldiers have gathered at Jinshan Port and are waiting for His Majesty to inspect."

Hou Xuanyan's face was slightly slower and said, "The first principle of the navy is to be pragmatic. We start later than others. If we want to catch up or even surpass the lead, we have to work harder. As for the red tape and flashy things, we can abandon them."

Officials from Songjiang said in unison, "I have received my teachings."

Fan Xian is his absolute confidant and one of the remaining residents of Jiading, so he can naturally beat and scold him. However, Songjiang Prefect Jie Chongxi was an orthodox civil servant. He raised an army with Fu Dingquan to fight against the Qing Dynasty, which was heartbreaking. Such people have a strong sense of self-esteem. If they scold them at will, they are very likely to be worried and angry, and it is very likely that they will leave any root cause.

Hou Xuanyan nodded with satisfaction and turned around and said, "The political achievements of Songjiang Prefecture are obvious to all, and it depends on the care of your dear friends. I am not a person with unknown rewards and punishments. The Ministry of Personnel will be transferred next year, so we should give priority to promoting good officials and capable officials here."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor's words are so clear that the people below are naturally extremely excited. With this sentence, I don't know how many times the career in the future will be smoother.

When Hou Xuanyan and the imperial concubine boarded the carriage, all the officials followed behind and entered the Wusong River Institute.

After Hou Xuanyan sat down, he patted Yang Fujin's palm and said, "Jin'er, don't be nervous, why do you have a tense face? Come and smile to me."

Yang Fujin looked shy and said softly, "Your Majesty, this is the first time I have been with so many people. I am afraid of embarrassing you, and my heart is still pounding now."

The carriage was running smoothly, and after a while someone outside whispered loudly, "Your Majesty, Kingsoft Port has arrived."

The palace maid lifted the curtain of the car, Hou Xuanyan took the imperial concubine out of the car, and saw various ships parked on the sea in the distance.

Shipyards in various parts of Jiangnan held detailed drawings and worked day and night to make countless warships for use by the navy.

In the Ministry of Works of the Court, the Ministry of Water Affairs, and the Ministry of Works, all policies are tilted. As long as the navy reaches out and asks for money and people, it has indeed been a big formation. At first glance, there is no limit at all. Fan Xian looked glamorous and said, "Your Majesty, please board the ship to review the navy."

Hou Xuan smiled and shook his fingers and pointed at him and said, "You, haha, not bad, not bad, go, beloved concubine, board the ship!"

After boarding a Dafu ship, he slowly drove in the port, with warships on both sides.

On the deck of each warship, the navy stood upright and looked at his emperor.

Fan Xian knew the warships well and nodded and said, "Your Majesty, please see, this is a pointed sea ship, suitable for long-distance voyages, equipped with spray drums, muskets, rockets and artillery. It can be used for long-distance combat or melee combat. It is our main battleship. It is covered with iron sheets on the outside. It is the best steel produced by the newly developed coke cast steel of Suzhou Craftsman Hall, which can easily withstand ordinary shells."

Hou Xuanyan stretched out his hand to cover the sun, and looked into the distance, and it was indeed very majestic. Then he thought of something and opened his mouth and asked, "How many of these ships do we have?"

"Sharp sea ships are divided into two types, with 583 large ships and 1,300 small ships."

"Yeah, it's not bad." The two thousand search main warships are all warships that can sail far away, and Hou Xuanyan felt confident.

Fan Xian then pointed to the next to him and said, "This is a troop transport ship. It does not carry gun barrels and does not carry weapons. It is purely used to transport infantry landings. The iron sheet is covered by the thickest and the buoyancy is also high, but the speed is not very fast. Our Songjiang Navy now has 100 troop transport ships, each of which can carry thousands of soldiers."

One ship with a thousand people, one hundred is one hundred thousand. The Songjiang Navy alone can carry a troop transport mission of 100,000 people. Hou Xuan was overjoyed. This is almost the same as the Dafu ship when Zheng He voyaged to the West. As expected, as long as he had the right soil, the wisdom of the Han people completely crushed other races.

"Since it is a troop transport ship, we must also consider the speed issue. Let the craftsman's hall find a way to change the driving force of the ship, and do not rely solely on sails and manpower." Hou Xuanyan thought of the steamship and said casually.

Fan Xian didn't have his knowledge and asked in confusion, "No sails or manpower? What else can I use? The servant heard that there are demons in the deep sea, which can let giant fish pull boats." Before he finished speaking, he was kicked on his butt. Hou Xuanyan said with a grudge, "Shut up! Just tell me what I said to the craftsman's house. One more word or one less word will cut off your head."

Fan Xian touched his neck, took a breath, and began to recite Hou Xuanyan's words silently. Hou Xuanyan was so angry that he ignored him and continued to follow the lucky ship to watch the warships on both sides.

After Fan Xian was familiar with it, he immediately entered his work and continued to explain, "Now this horse-clipper is a horse-clipper with eight masts, thirty-seven zhang long and fifteen zhang wide. It is mainly used to transport war horses, weapons and food. The biggest feature is that it is fast, and ordinary shells cannot catch up with it, and it is a good thing for transportation."

Thousands of sails compete for the flow and the whole people return. Looking at the strength of the Songjiang Navy, Hou Xuanyan was full of passion.

This is just my Songjiang Navy, the Fujian Navy with similar strength, and the Denglai Navy who is even stronger than the Songjiang Navy!

Let’s take a look at the world today, whose world is it!
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