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But this shortcoming is also obvious, that is, the speed of the treasure ship is slow, and it cannot catch up with these sailing battleships at all.
Although the sail battleship can be defeated on the sea by virtue of the firepower advantage of the treasure ship, it is not so easy to wipe it out.
Zhao Wen pointed to the four sailing battleships, and said, "We will also build these sailing battleships in the future, and we must step up training for the sailors needed on them."
In Zhao Wen's vision, the status of future treasure ships in the fleet is equivalent to the aircraft carrier in the fleet of later generations.
The sail battleship is equivalent to the frigate in the aircraft carrier fleet.
If an enemy fleet is encountered on the sea, the sail battleship is responsible for surrounding the enemy ship, while the treasure ship is responsible for attacking the enemy ship.
After crushing the enemy fleet, the sailing battleship is responsible for the pursuit.
Combining the two, the combat power formed is unparalleled in this era.
"Aren't there still some sailors left among the red barbarians we captured? These sailors happen to be the sailors on this sailing battleship. Let them teach our sailors when the time comes." Zhao Wen said.
Mao Chengzuo was stunned for a moment, and asked with a puzzled look: "Master, these red-haired ghosts are very treacherous and cunning, let them teach them, can they teach them sincerely?"
Zhao Wen sneered, and said coldly: "If you don't teach them sincerely, let them go to the bottom of the sea to feed the sharks."
Zhao Wen wandered around the port, and then went to Zeelandia City, which was under construction.
Not long after staying at the construction site in Zeelandia City, Zhao Wen returned to the big tent.
Now Zhao Wen has more than 2 soldiers besides the sailors on the treasure ship. These people can't be idle now, and they must be allowed to exert their maximum effect.
That night, Zhao Wen called Song Hu, Zhao Daniu and Mao Chengzuo into the big tent.
Zhao Wen first said: "I plan to take a thousand soldiers to Ryukyu tomorrow, and then Zhao Daniu will follow us."
"My lord, what about us? We have nothing to do now?" Song Hu asked hastily.
"Although Zeelandia City has been taken down by us, who knows if the Javanese Hongyi will attack it.
You people stay here to defend Zeelandia.
In addition to this task, you also need to send troops to develop around the city of Zeelandia.
Most of today's Taiyuan Island is still a barren land. It is necessary to develop these lands as soon as possible to prepare for future immigration. "
Zhao Wen looked at the anxious Song Hu, and explained: "Actually, you don't have to worry, there is still a battle to be fought.
The days of war are still to come, Hongyi will fight, Luzon's Frangji will also fight, and there are North Korea and Japan.There will only be more and more battles in the future. "
Song Hu didn't ask any more questions after hearing this.
"This subordinate will obey your lord's order!" Song Hu clasped his fist at Zhao Wen and said forcefully.
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The next day, just after dawn, Zhao Wen set off for Ryukyu with Zhao Daniu and a thousand soldiers on the treasure ship Yangwei.
Zhao Wen stood on the deck of the treasure ship Yangwei, looked at the calm sea, and murmured: "Okinawa County, hehe, what a Okinawa County, there will be no more Okinawa County in the future."
The treasure ship sailed on the sea, and seabirds flew by in the sky from time to time.
At the same time, the current Ryukyu king Shangfeng sat in the hall of his palace, watching the dancing girls in the hall.
Although the dancers in the hall were graceful and beautiful, Shang Feng didn't have much joy on his face at this time, but was rather sad.
Since Satsuma Fan captured Ryukyu, the entire Ryukyu has been controlled by Satsuma Fan. Although Ryukyu is still a vassal state of Ming Dynasty on the surface, in fact it has long been in the palm of Sama Fan.
Today's Ryukyu Kingdom is full of Samopan people, who control the big and small things of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
No matter what Shang Feng wanted to do, he had to seek the consent of Samo Fan first.
Moreover, Samopan would take more than half of everything produced in the Ryukyu Kingdom, including the rewards from Ming when they paid tribute to Ming.
When Satsuma sent troops to capture the Ryukyu Kingdom, it was because of the rewards from Ming Dynasty.
During the Jiajing period, the Japanese pirates were rampant, and the two Japanese tribute troops fought for the tribute quota, killing a large number of Ming people, and even rushed to the Jinling city.
The furious Emperor Jiajing directly deprived Wa of his tribute qualifications.
I don't know what's going on, in ancient China, no matter what dynasty or generation it was, as long as someone came to pay tribute, the amount of rewards given by the court in return was astonishing.
Although these things are nothing in the eyes of the court, in the eyes of these people, they are a huge fortune.
And the Ryukyu Kingdom is one of the most loyal vassal states of Ming Dynasty, and the rewards from Ming Dynasty are worth a lot every time.
These rewards naturally aroused the jealousy of the Wa Kingdom, which lost its tribute qualifications. In addition, Satsuma was relatively poor among the Wa Kingdom daimyos, so they sent troops to capture the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Shang Feng watched the singing and dancing in the hall, frowning tightly.
"Hey, I need food again. My Ryukyu Kingdom is an island country, and there is very little land that can grow food. Where can I get food for you?"
Shang Feng let out a long sigh, his face was full of depression.
A few days ago, Samopan sent an order to ask the Kingdom of Ryukyu to provide Samopan with [-] shi of grain, otherwise it would make Samopan look good.
But Satsuma is an island country, and the food grown is not enough to feed itself, so how can they gather [-] shi of grain to provide to Satsuma?
Sitting at the side of the hall, Cai Xu, the prime minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, suddenly caught sight of Shang Feng's gloomy expression.
Cai Xu stood up, walked in front of Shang Feng, first saluted respectfully, then stood beside Shang Feng, and asked, "Why is Your Majesty unhappy? But the dance arranged by the minister is not to your Majesty's liking?"
Shang Feng waved his hands, heaved a long sigh, and said: "It has nothing to do with Cai Aiqing, today's dance is very beautiful, I like it very much."
Although Shang Feng said so, his face was still depressed.
Cai Xu said, "Is it because of the [-] shi of grain, Your Majesty?"
Shang Feng nodded, and said: "Our place has limited arable land, and the food we grow is not enough for us to eat, how can we provide them with [-] shi?
Wouldn't the [-] shi grains cost lives? "
Cai Xu stroked the beard on his chin, and a smile appeared on his face, "Why doesn't Your Majesty go to Daming to pay tribute? The Ming family is a big land, and it is the kingdom of the heavens. Just a little reward is enough for us."
Shang Feng hesitated, "But we have already paid tribute once this year, and we still went in the name of conferring the crown prince, and the Longevity Festival is still early, what reason do we have to go?"
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Chapter 313 Entering Ryukyu
Cai Xu looked at Shang Feng and fell into deep thought.
Yes, this year has already gone, and now the Longevity Day is still early, what reason should I use to go?
But if you don't go, it is simply impossible to collect enough [-] shi of grain to be handed over to Satsuma.
But if the [-] shi of grain cannot be provided to Satsuma, will Satsuma easily let him go?
Now in the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Satsuma Domain still has troops stationed there. Although the number of these troops is small, it is still easy to deal with a weak Ryukyu Kingdom.
Since these Satsuma people have been in the Ryukyu Kingdom for so many years, when have they cared about the life and death of the Ryukyu Kingdom?
"Your Majesty, why don't we ask Daming for help, let Daming send troops to help us drive out the Satsuma Domain." Cai Xu said.
Listening to Cai Xu's voice, Shang Feng sighed, "Da Ming today is no longer what it used to be. Daming now has civil strife, and I can't take care of my own affairs, so how can they help us?
Our Ryukyu is alone overseas, can the Daming Navy stand out for us?Is there any benefit in giving us a head start, how could they give us a head start? "
Listening to Shang Feng's words, Cai Xu frowned tightly.
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Standing on the deck of the treasure ship Yangwei, Zhao Wen held up the binoculars and looked at the gradually clear coastline ahead, with a smile on his face.
"Finally arrived in Ryukyu. Send an order to get everyone ready, and we will land soon." Zhao Wen put down the binoculars in his hand and said to Zhao Daniu behind him.
Zhao Daniu hurriedly turned around and conveyed Zhao Wen's order.
The capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom is located in Shurijo Castle, which is the place where the Satsuma clan focuses on guarding. There are about 500 soldiers from the Satsuma clan in Shuri Castle.
These more than 500 soldiers may not be a big deal to Zhao Wen, but on Ryukyu Island, they are an existence that cannot be ignored.Not to mention that these more than 500 soldiers are backed by Satsuma.
Shuri Castle is close to the sea, and there is a port in Shuri Castle called Naha Port.
This port is the only way to go to the country of Wa, and the port is relatively busy. There are many ships docking here to replenish fresh water supplies.
This port can generate a lot of tax revenue every year, but these taxes have nothing to do with the Ryukyu King, and all belong to the Satsuma Domain.
The Satsuma clan also attached great importance to this port, and soldiers patrolled the port almost every day.
A samurai from the Satsuma clan led a group of soldiers to patrol Naha Port. He looked at the docked ships in the port with a gratified smile on his face.
"What's that? Look, what's that?" Just as the warrior was enjoying himself, a soldier behind him suddenly shouted.
The samurai turned around and smacked the soldier's face with a big mouth, "Ba Ga Lu, what are you shouting?"
The soldier covered his face, pointed at the treasure ship that suddenly appeared on the sea with an aggrieved face, and said to the samurai, "My lord, I didn't shout randomly, what do you think it is?"
The samurai looked suspiciously in the direction of the soldier's finger, and saw a boat that looked like a hill approaching the port.
The samurai rubbed his eyes and looked at the treasure ship Yangwei in disbelief.
"What kind of ship is this? Why is it so huge?" The samurai looked at the treasure ship Yangwei slowly approaching, his face full of horror.
The samurai hurriedly shouted: "Hurry up, send someone up, and ask me where this ship came from and what you want to do here."
If it was an ordinary ship, the samurai might not be so panicked. The key is that the treasure ship is too big, just like a hill. premonition.
The speed of the treasure ship Yangwei gradually slowed down, and it slowly approached the port.
Seven or eight soldiers controlled a small boat and headed towards the treasure ship Yangwei.
Zhao Wen stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the treasure ship coming towards him, and said to the orderly behind him, "Aim at them and use 40 fire to blow them up."
As soon as Zhao Wen finished speaking, the messenger behind him passed on Zhao Wen's order.
Several soldiers appeared beside the side of the ship with 40 guns and aimed at the boat.
After a few shrill sounds, several rockets exploded directly on the boat, and the soldiers on it were instantly engulfed by the explosion.
The samurai standing on the port looked at this scene with horror on his face.
Pointing at the treasure ship Yangwei, he shouted tremblingly: "What kind of weapon is this? Why is it so terrifying?" The warrior shouted, and then ran towards the rear with the soldiers behind him.
Not only this samurai, but also the merchant ships docked at the port to supply supplies hurriedly raised their sails and fled to the distance after seeing this scene.
This huge ship is obviously here to fight, and the shells don't open their eyes. If they accidentally hurt themselves, who can they talk to?If you don't run now, when will you wait?
Zhao Wen looked at the leaving samurai and the soldiers behind him, sneered, and then shouted: "Dock, prepare to land."
The samurai who ran back hurriedly rushed to the garrison of Shuri Castle.
Five hundred soldiers were stationed in this garrison, led by two warriors.
The samurai had just rushed into the garrison when he met a samurai who was about to go out.
"Hisamitsu Nakamura, why are you so flustered? I heard an explosion outside just now, what's going on?" The samurai looked at Hisamitsu Nakamura who was flustered, his face full of doubts.
Nakamura Hisamitsu supported his knees, and said out of breath: "Huashansong, it's bad, a huge ship rushed into the port, and the people I sent were about to go forward to interrogate, but I didn't expect to be directly caught by this The people on board the ships were killed with horrible weapons."
A look of surprise flashed across Huashansong's face, "What kind of ship? How big can it be? There should be no other forces around here, right? Why did such a ship suddenly appear? Could there be some misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding? This is not like a misunderstanding at all. If it is a misunderstanding, as for directly attacking us? Alright, stop talking nonsense, and quickly pull out all the horses in the station. This ship is not friendly." Nakamura Hisamitsu stood up straight and rushed towards the center of the station.
At the same time, Ryukyu Wang Shangfeng also got the news.
After all, Shuri City is not big, and when the treasure ship appeared, there were still many people on the port, so the news spread quickly.
Shang Feng stood in the back garden of the palace, walking back and forth in the back garden with an anxious expression on his face.
"What's going on here? The Satsuma clan asked me to provide [-] shi of grain a few days ago. Why did such a big ship suddenly appear today? Could it be that the sky is going to kill me in Ryukyu?" Shang Feng looked at the sky and became depressed for a moment.
"Where is the prime minister? Where is the prime minister? Hurry up and invite the prime minister." Shang Feng looked anxiously at the entourage standing beside him, and shouted anxiously.
"Your Majesty, I have already invited you, and I will be here soon."
As soon as the waiter finished speaking, Cai Xu rushed over in a hurry.
"Your Majesty." Cai Xu hurriedly rushed in front of Shang Feng, looking at Shang Feng excitedly.
Shangfeng looked at Cai Xu's excited face, and frowned tightly, "Now there is a huge ship in the port, and a Samopan ship has been sunk, why are you so excited?"
"My lord, do you know the origin of this big boat?" Cai Xu asked back.
"What's the origin?" Shang Feng asked with a puzzled face.
Cai Xu said with a smile on his face: "In my home, there is a painting, this painting is the scene when Emperor Chengzu sent Zheng He to the West.
According to the information I got, it was found that this big ship was almost exactly the same as the treasure ship that Zheng He drove on his voyages to the west.