Chapter 90 Lao Zhu, you are really a roundworm in my stomach! (Please subscribe!!) "If it weren't for the prefect, I, Di Hu, wouldn't be where I am today. Count me in!"
Several wealthy business owners expressed their opinions immediately.
The special envoy of the King of Yan laughed and said: "Haha, His Highness the King of Yan has already told the Za family that he must listen to the Prince Consort when he comes. The Za family is also full of expectations for the ocean!"
Ouyang Lun smiled, "Eunuch Ma is a eunuch, but he has the ambition to conquer the sea. When the ocean fleet is established in the future, Eunuch Ma will still have to worry about it!"
"As long as the Prince Consort needs it, the Za family will go through fire and water without hesitation!" King Yan's special envoy said with a cupped hand.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly, "Ouyang Lun, although you spent a lot of money to build big ships, you have neglected one thing, and that is the people who control these big ships!"
"Without excellent captains, commanders and experienced sailors, even if these large ships can sail out of the sea, they may not be able to come back, let alone conquer the sea!"
As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly fell silent.
Obviously, not only Zhu Yuanzhang had such worries, but others also had such worries.
Ouyang Lun was not surprised by the question raised by Zhu Yuanzhang. He seemed to have expected it. He smiled and said: "Old Zhu is indeed an expert. He got to the point as soon as he opened his mouth. A good horse must be paired with a good general. This good ship must also give way to a good general." sailors to control it!"
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Ouyang Lun clapped his hands.
Then a hundred naked, dark, muscular men emerged from the shipyard. Every muscle was knotted. Wearing shorts, they looked like stone sculptures standing on the ground. They were extremely energetic!The momentum is soaring!
Seeing this situation, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed, and one word came to his mind - excellent!
A strong man walked out, "A small group of fleet sailors have met the prefect! Sirs!"
"I have met the prefect! Sirs!" Hundreds of people shouted in unison.
The sound is like a roaring bell, like thousands of troops and horses.
All the officials and wealthy businessmen looked shocked.
Ho! This isn't a sailor, it's clearly an elite squad of [-] people! Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze shifted to Ouyang Lun, and his gaze became profound. Could it be that Ouyang Lun had the ability to "train troops"! ?
Isn't this guy just an embroidered pillow and a cowardly scholar? There is a large lake next to the shipyard, and Ouyang Lun and the others are on the edge of the lake at the moment.
Ouyang Lun smiled slightly, "These sailors were trained by me, and they are also employees of the shipyard. These large ships will be built by themselves. They know the structure of the ship best, and every one of them All have excellent water properties!”
"First Captain, take your people and show them to everyone."
"Yes."
The first sailor captain nodded, turned around and ordered, "Get into the water!"
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The sailors filed into the water. When they jumped into the water, the sound was extremely quiet and the splash was even invisible.
Time passed by, and the lake surface was extremely calm.
On the edge of the lake, except for Ouyang Lun who remained calm and composed, everyone else was a little panicked.
"Master Ouyang, nothing will happen here, right?"
"Yes! We've been diving down there for so long, why don't we let someone go down and take a look."
"It's such a pity that so many strong men are gone like this." Just when everyone was worried and regretful.
Ouyang Lun pointed to the opposite side of the lake, "Aren't they all fine?"
Everyone followed the direction of Ouyang Lun's fingers and saw the sailors quietly landing on the other side.
"They actually swam to the other side in such a short time!"
"It's incredible!"
"I swam underwater the whole time and didn't make any noise at all."
Just now they were worried that something might happen to the sailors if they stayed underwater for too long, but now they lamented that they were swimming too fast!
Ouyang Lun continued to ask with a smile: "These sailors have lived by the sea for generations and are naturally good at water. After many layers of selection, coupled with appropriate training, it took several years to achieve their current strength."
"Do you think that they can sail the big ship with them as sailors?"
After the words fell, officials and wealthy businessmen all echoed.
"Master Ouyang, with these sailors here, the sea can't go anywhere!"
"Yes, even if the ship sinks, these sailors can swim back by themselves!"
"They are definitely the most powerful sailors I have ever encountered, bar none!"
Ouyang Lun looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, smiled and asked, "Old Zhu, what do you think?"
Yo!Boy, you are showing off to us! Zhu Yuanzhang was furious when he saw Ouyang Lun's proud smile, but now was not the time to get angry.
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and then smiled slightly, "Ouyang Lun, I have to say that you have indeed trained a group of good sailors, who know enough about big ships, and their water skills are unparalleled in the world. With such excellent sailors, coupled with this big ship, Conquering the ocean might not be a problem."
"However, have you ever thought that the biggest difficulty in sea trade has never been the problem of ships and sailors, but the increasingly rampant pirates and Japanese pirates on the sea!"
"Pirates and Japanese pirates have been entrenched at sea all year round. Once they are targeted, it will be useless no matter how good your sailors are. You will still become a lamb to be slaughtered. How can you ensure the safety of trade when the time comes? Investors like us will not Lost all your money?!”
"Your hard work over the past few years has been wasted."
The scene fell silent again.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Yuanzhang felt quite proud.
Humph, the sample is a bit tender after all!When we were fighting, you were still playing in the mud! In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, without enough naval support, sea trade would eventually be impossible. The navy was too expensive, and the current benefits were not that great, so Zhu Yuanzhang chose the former between northern Xinjiang and the sea. Although the coastline that Yong'an Mansion needs to defend is relatively short, it still needs sufficient naval support.
After all, it was too big a deal to use a mere piece of land to support a fleet.
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang's mentality has changed a little now. He even wants to see Ouyang Lun succeed. Of course, if Ouyang Lun has a better attitude and begs him, maybe he can give it to the Daming Navy stationed at Penglai Port. Help escort, and then take the opportunity to share a large wave of profits from overseas trade! It can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang's abacus was very loud.
Now he just waits for Ouyang Lun to admit his mistake and beg him.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking this, Ouyang Lun also spoke, but he was neither admitting his mistake nor begging.
"Lao Zhu, you are really a roundworm in my stomach!"
"I've thought about this for a long time. I must be afraid of pirates and Japanese pirates. Besides, I don't have the naval combat experience of the Ming Navy or pirates or Japanese pirates. So in order to increase my sense of security, I gave I prepared some self-defense items for myself.”
(End of this chapter)