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Volume 1: The Young Eagle Chapter 450: Four Million Liang Battleship

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    That night, Emperor Tianqi held a family banquet in Cining Palace, gathered his women together, and recounted the pain of separation.  In the evening, Emperor Tianqi stayed in Kunning Palace, a place that everyone expected!  Early the next morning, Emperor Tianqi got up very early, packed up and then came to the main hall.  After not going to court for two months, Emperor Tianqi felt as if he was in another world. Looking at the ministers below, a burst of pride suddenly rose in his heart.  There was nothing said in the morning. After all, not many people knew that Emperor Tianqi was not in the palace, and they would not go over what happened before.  After the morning court, Emperor Tianqi summoned several cabinet bachelors at the back. This was extremely critical.  Smiling and waving to a few people, Emperor Tianqi said in a brisk tone: "Sit down and talk! You are all young, so you should take care of your health!" "Your Majesty is considerate, and I am waiting to thank you for your kindness!" Everyone  He bowed and saluted, and sat down as ordered by Emperor Tianqi.  His eyes swept across the faces of several people. Emperor Tianqi was quite emotional. He breathed a sigh of relief and said: "My dear friends, you have worked hard these past two months. Now tell me about the past two months!"  "Yes, Your Majesty! I have prepared it a long time ago. This is the compilation of memorials prepared by me. It contains the handling methods. Please take a look at it, Your Majesty!" Liu Yijing stood up and took out a memorial from his sleeve.  He bowed and saluted, holding the memorial in his hand.  Taking the memorial presented by Wang Chengen, Emperor Tianqi slowly unfolded it. Looking at the densely packed pieces on it, he lost the desire to continue reading.  Putting the memorial aside, Emperor Tianqi said with a smile: "I will look at this memorial when I get back. Liu Aiqing, has there been any news from Liaodong recently?" "Back to the emperor, Sun Ge Lao submitted a memorial a month ago. All the people in Liaodong  The matter has been taken care of. The new army has begun training, and I believe it has achieved results!" Liu Yijing's heart moved, and Emperor Tianqi was indeed most concerned about Liaodong's affairs.  Nodding, as long as Sun Chengzong is stable, the rest is not a problem.  After pondering for a long time, Emperor Tianqi said to Liu Yijing: "Is there anything else? Please tell me the important points!" He knew that Emperor Tianqi was unwilling to read his memorial.  Liu Yijing was also very helpless, even though she spent a lot of effort writing it!  Liu Yijing told Emperor Tianqi the important things in the past two months, and Liu Yijing did not dare to make any omissions.  Nodding slowly, Emperor Tianqi said with a smile on his face: "My dear friends, you have worked hard these days! Now go back and have a rest. If anything happens, I will send someone to find you dear friends!" "  Yes, Your Majesty!" everyone replied.  Turned around and walked out.  As soon as he reached the door, Wang Chengen said with a smile: "Master Xu, stay here, the emperor summons Master Xu!" Without any surprise, Xu Guangqi clasped his fists at Wang Chengen and said with a smile: "Thank you, Eunuch Wang!" Under Wang Chengen's guidance  Next, Xu Guangqi came to the pavilion in the Imperial Garden. When he saw Emperor Tianqi, the wind was blowing in Emperor Zhengzi's pavilion!  See Xu Guangqi coming.  Emperor Tianqi frowned slightly and said, "Xu Aiqing seems to have lost weight. It's true that you work hard for state affairs, but you must keep your body healthy!" "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Although I am over fifty, my body is very strong and able to serve for  The emperor has done something. The emperor is wise and punishes corrupt officials. The Ming Dynasty is expected to be rejuvenated. I am so happy that my body seems to be many years younger!" Xu Guangqi sat on the side of Jindun, the wrinkles on his face were trembling.  He said with a smile. ? ? ? ? ? Smiled and nodded.  Emperor Tianqi was also delighted and said, "Xu Aiqing, do you know why I kept you?" Emperor Tianqi looked at Xu Guangqi with an unusually relaxed expression.  "Go back to the emperor, I know. Everything is going well at the firearms factory, the research and development and use of firearms are going smoothly, but there are some problems at the shipyard!" Xu Guangqi nodded, a little embarrassed.  Slightly startled, Emperor Tianqi did not expect Xu Guangqi to have such an attitude, and said quickly: "If you have anything to say, Aiqing, just say it, don't hide anything!" "Back to the emperor, I am waiting for the shipbuilding work day and night, searching for shipbuilding classics.  , and borrowed many Sunset shipbuilding techniques, and tried their best to achieve perfection. Finally, a prototype ship was built a month ago. It was later modified. Now the prototype ship has been launched and tested, and it can now be used as a warship.  "Yes!" Xu Guangqi nodded, still with a troubled look on his face, but what he said made Emperor Tianqi very happy!  Standing up with a smile, Emperor Tianqi said happily: "Ai Qing really did not disappoint me, it's really good! Take me to see my Ming Dynasty's new warships!" "Your Majesty, listen to what I have to say!"  Xu Guangqi's face was slightly embarrassed. Emperor Tianqi would indeed be very happy.After pausing, Emperor Tianqi sat back again, looked at the embarrassed Xu Guangqi, and said in a deep voice: "Xu Aiqing, just say whatever you have to say! No matter who is involved, I will never tolerate it!" Seeing that Emperor Tianqi had made a mistake, Xu Guangqi hurriedly said  He said: "Back to the emperor, it's not someone who is in trouble, it's the minister's problem. In order to pursue perfection, the cost of the warships built by the ministers is a bit high!" "How much?" I was about to wave my hand and say that money is not a problem, but Emperor Tianqi said something like that.  He swallowed it back and asked with a serious face.  "Back to the emperor, the president of this prototype ship has been designing the prototype since last year, and construction started in the spring of this year. It took half a year and cost four million taels of silver, and now the shipyard has no money!" Xu Guangqi raised his head, his eyes evasive.  I dare not look at Emperor Tianqi.  Originally, the Ming Dynasty was not well-off. The annual tax was only 4 million taels. Xu Guangqi spent 4 million taels on a ship. If you tell me, your jaw will drop.  Looking at Xu Guangqi with bright eyes, Emperor Tianqi was also stunned, but he was even more curious about Xu Guangqi's ship!  We must know that the current warships of the Ming Dynasty only cost 300,000 taels to build. What kind of ship were built with these 400 taels?  "Xu Aiqing, will all the ships built in the future cost like this?" Emperor Tianqi frowned and looked at Xu Guangqi. If the cost of each ship is four million taels, then ten ships will cost 40 million taels, which is Tianqi's  The emperor couldn't bear it.  Emperor Tianqi now understood why Xu Guangqi was acting like this. It was impossible to mass-produce such a ship. It looked more like a joke!  "Back to the emperor, no! Because we are planning to build a navy, all kinds of warships must be prepared. This kind of warship is a super large one, equipped with eighty side beams, and is very powerful! As for the specifics,  The emperor should go and take a look in person! As for other small warships, they are much cheaper!" Xu Guangqi quickly explained to Emperor Tianqi that he had already thought about this!  Frowning, Emperor Tianqi was obviously not diverted by Xu Guangqi's words, and said with some confusion on his face: "Xu Aiqing, you mean that from spring to now, the shipyard has built nothing but this prototype ship?  " Looking at Emperor Tianqi with a little embarrassment, Xu Guangqi hesitated several times and his face turned red.  Seeing Xu Guangqi¡¯s expression, Emperor Tianqi immediately understood, and felt a little angry in his heart!  I need a navy, but if this continues, I'm afraid I won't have a navy even if I die!  Seeing Emperor Tianqi sitting there without saying a word, Xu Guangqi knew that Emperor Tianqi was really angry.  He quickly knelt down on the ground and said with a serious face: "Back to the emperor, I have prepared the drawings of other ships and can start construction immediately! As long as a large number of manpower is recruited, I believe they will be built very quickly!"  Sighing and looking at Xu Guangqi on the ground, Emperor Tianqi felt helpless. He stepped forward and helped Xu Guangqi up. Emperor Tianqi said in a calm voice: "Xu Aiqing, I don't mean to blame you. Get up! I don't have time today.  "Tomorrow I will go build the ship and see the warship that Xu Aiqing worked so hard to build!" "Thank you, Your Majesty. I am so grateful!" Xu Guangqi's face was full of gratitude. He wanted to kneel down but was held up by Emperor Tianqi!  "Okay, Xu Aiqing, go back and prepare! I will go and see it. I hope my four million taels are not in vain!" Emperor Tianqi patted Xu Guangqi on the shoulder, with a soft smile on his face and said softly.  After Xu Guangqi left, Emperor Tianqi slowly sat back on the chair and sighed deeply. It was all caused by money.  I don¡¯t know how much silver Jiangnan can get this time, I hope it will be enough for me to squander it for a while!  "Your Majesty, it's time to have lunch instead!" Wang Chengen was behind Emperor Tianqi, and Wang Chengen did not interfere with matters in the court that had nothing to do with him.  For eunuchs like them, serving Emperor Tianqi well is the most important thing.  Nodding, Emperor Tianqi stood up slowly, glanced at the lush imperial garden, and said, "Let's go! After lunch, I have to go find someone. Huang Taiji ran away, and I have nothing to do with it."  Forget!" Wang Chengen, who was following Emperor Tianqi, felt his heart sink. I am afraid that the Wei Dynasty will suffer this time!  Emperor Tianqi's tone of voice was not kind, but with the Jin Yiwei standing in front of him, I wonder what happened to Luo Sigong!  After having lunch, Emperor Tianqi left the palace with a few people. He hadn't walked around the capital for a long time. Emperor Tianqi felt that he was in a much better mood.  After stopping and walking along the way, Emperor Tianqi and his party finally stopped in front of a house.  Just by looking at the door, you can tell that this person has an extraordinary family. There are two stone lions as tall as one person at the door, which are majestic.  There is a horse stone and a horse stone not far away. There are many cars in front of the door, and it can be seen that there is a lot of traffic.  AlthoughEveryone respectfully handed over their greeting cards, but none of them were sent in. Apparently the master had already made an explanation!  No matter what these people said, the concierge just shook his head.  There is a huge plaque on the red lacquer gate with two big characters on it: Luo Mansion!  (To be continued)
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