Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 487

[Chapter 487 Marine Corps]

“Wufeng Island has been following our fleet recently. When it was about to land on Treasure Island, a Wufeng Island warship dared to stop on the nearby sea and landed on Treasure Island to investigate. ”

The last general took the opportunity to ambush the pirates who landed on Wufeng Island, and then ordered the warship to attack suddenly and captured their warship.” Zhou Yi said with a calm expression, as if he was talking about a strong man who beat a three-year-old child .

The same is true of the facts. The naval guns provided by the Bingzhang Division to the warships are all high-quality steel guns.

Moreover, when casting, naval battles were considered, and the length and thickness were increased to make the artillery more powerful and have a longer range.

In addition to this solid bullet, the short range is also equipped with grape bullets.

In addition, sail warships are very seaworthy at sea.

There is really a generation difference advantage between Japan and Japan’s warships.

Zhou Yi had been leading the fleet across the sea during this time, so he naturally felt this too.

So act more confidently and boldly.

“This thing was found on the warship. I just thought it tasted good, so I brought it to His Highness to see.” Zhou Yi continued.

Looking at King Yan’s shocked expression, he became a little nervous, “Your Highness, what is this, is it poisonous?”

Zhao Xu slowly came back to his senses, he took what Zhou Yi was holding, and sighed “It’s poisonous if it germinates, but it’s also a life-saving medicine.” What

Zhou Yi took was nothing else but the potatoes that Zhao Xu yearned for day and night.

No matter how much knowledge he has in his mind, he can’t conjure this thing up.

After all, this is a specialty of South America, and it has been popularized in modern times after more than three hundred years in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

“It’s really poisonous?” Zhou Yi’s face suddenly became ugly, “The last general ate a lot.”

Zhao Xu looked at the potatoes, “Don’t worry, you’re still alive and kicking, so you’ll be fine.”

Then he asked, “How many raw potatoes like this do you have?

” Xu’s expression seemed to be that he had eaten something wrong.

Zhao Xu narrowed his eyes when he heard this, “It’s too little, and we need more seedlings, but since the Wufeng pirates eat potatoes on board, they naturally have more. Potatoes may already be very common in Japan.”

“Raising seedlings .” Your Highness, are these potatoes very important?” Zhou Yi scratched his head, he only regarded it as a rare thing, and King Yan attached great importance to it.

“Of course it’s important. As long as Yanzhou can grow potatoes on a large scale, the people will not be afraid of starvation in the future. This kind of food is very productive, and if you can’t finish it, you can use it to feed livestock, and the animal husbandry industry will also benefit.” Zhao Xu smiled lightly. .

Only when the problem of hunger is solved, people will have time to think about reading.

Only when more common people’s children study, Yanzhou can have more talents.

Having talents can further promote the development of Yanzhou. This is a positive cycle.

That’s why he always wants to get high-yielding plants like potatoes and sweet potatoes.

In fact, during this period of time, he has been thinking about why potatoes have not spread in Dasong.

For one thing, Da Song closed the country and only gave the Liang family the right to trade in the sea.

But in this day and age, there is no GMO technology.

Potatoes, on the other hand, come from alpine latitudes and are only suitable for planting in the bitter cold places in the north.

In hot places, potatoes don’t grow big, and each generation becomes smaller.

Even if the Liang family got potatoes, they would not be taken seriously in the south due to their stunted growth.

And the northern sea trade is cut off, and it is impossible for large quantities of potatoes to enter.

This is the root cause of the unfavorable spread of potatoes in Dasong.

“So powerful.” Now Liu Fu became interested, and his eyes were fixed on Tudou.

Zhou Yi didn’t expect that he got such an important thing, so he said: “Your Highness, since there are warships on Wufeng Island, the last general will go back and interrogate the captured prisoners, ask where such things are, and give them to Your Highness.” The boat is back.”

“By the way, look for this thing.” Zhao Xu drew the appearance of the sweet potato again.

At this moment, he looks excited, this is the benefit of opening the era of great navigation.

Yanzhou is no longer an isolated island, and can obtain many important products.

In fact, potatoes and sweet potatoes come second, and rubber, a necessity that restricts industrial development, is the worst.

The steam engine revolution barely used rubber, but after that, without rubber, the industry should not think about going any further.

In contemporary history, rubber has been firmly controlled by Western powers like oil is now.

Because only South America had rubber trees at that time.

They want to kill a country’s industry, all they need is an embargo on rubber.

In the future, Yanzhou’s industry will definitely go up.

At that time, it is inevitable to compete for rubber.

And this is the root cause of his desperate efforts to build a ship, which is a kind of planning for a rainy day.

Now that he has come, he cannot fail in the Age of Discovery.

Otherwise, future generations will only be stuck in various resources, scolding him for losing everything in this era.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Zhou Yi took it, looked at it a few times, and put it in his arms.

After talking about this matter, Zhao Xu was ready to discuss serious matters with Zhou Yi.

Now, Zhou Yi and the others have just gained an advantage in the Yanzhou sea area, and the next step will continue to expand the scope of the ruled sea area.

At this critical point, the fleet must not have any accidents, otherwise the exploration of the Age of Discovery will be strangled in the bud.

“Wufeng Island frequently appears in the waters of Yanzhou. Naturally, they are uneasy and kind. They attacked the Ship Division twice before with the purpose of destroying the king’s warships. This time is no exception.” Zhao Xu said.

Hearing this, Zhou Yi clenched his fists, “These battleships are the life of the last general. If they dare to attack the battleship, the last general will make their lives worse than death.

” Don’t be complacent and underestimate the enemy, this time not only Wufeng Island, but also the Han family and the Liang family are probably involved, they all want the black shark pirates to disappear.” Zhao Xu said.

Zhou Yi nodded with a serious expression.

To remind Zhou Yi, Zhao Xu skipped the matter and continued: “However, precautions are on the defensive. You should continue to do what you should do. Beidi intends to take back Chrysanthemum Island, so you should focus on Chrysanthemum first.” It doesn’t matter if Treasure Island is late.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Zhou Yi said, after the harassment was over, they transported a group of craftsmen to the island and built a fort on Yanzhou Island.

It is still under construction and is not yet complete.

Before that, Juhua Island did not have the ability to defend itself.

Therefore, their fleet must also assist in defense.

“Secondly, there is another very important thing. This king is going to build a marine corps. In the future, this marine corps will be incorporated into your navy and act with your navy.” Zhao Xu said.

Last time, Bai Shang basically played the role of the Marine Corps.

However, Bai Shang was ultimately under the control of the prince’s family and was not under Zhou Yi’s jurisdiction.

But the marines are different, they will be Zhou Yi’s own soldiers.

In this way, the navy’s offshore operations can be expanded to land and exert its greatest power.

Three chapters tonight, four chapters tomorrow.

(end of this chapter)