Chapter Seventy-Nine: The consequences are severe As for the second option: to increase the number of escort warships, it is even more impossible, not to mention that each warship is worth tens of thousands, increasing the number of warships is a great drain on Datang's finances, let's just say that Datang's maritime defense has not yet been protected, and the fleets in some important places have not yet been equipped with enough numbers, where is there spare money to increase the strength of the existing fleet?
What's more, if the enemy has warships, those greedy businessmen will not be willing - every time they go to sea, they will give a large amount of profits to others, with the greed of merchants, I am afraid that they will not be willing to do so for a long time, but the situation is stronger than people, at present, only the imperial court has warships, and they have no other way, but if there is news that the enemy also has warships......
The merchants wouldn't be happy, they would have intervened.
What's more, even if Datang does not disclose the battleship drawings, the enemy may also disclose or sell the battleship in order to make trouble for Datang, which is very difficult to control - even Li Zhen thinks that maybe some businessmen have bought the escort warships from the enemy.
In short, the harm of the enemy obtaining the blueprints of the battleship is very great, once the enemy's conspiracy succeeds, once they are allowed to manufacture and sell warships in batches, it will definitely bring super trouble to Datang.
If you want to contain them again, you can only wait for the popularity of steam warships and even steel warships......
And this is still very difficult for the current Datang, after all, the Datang has not even completed the formation of a fleet now, and the production of rubber is not very sufficient, and if you want to popularize steam warships, I am afraid that you will have to wait until ten years to find the Americas......
As for the steel battleship, there is no shadow, and it is estimated that it will have to wait for fifty years......
"So serious?"
After listening to Li Zhen's inference, Cheng Chuliang suddenly became anxious, and there was no longer the previous cloud and lightness, but anxiously urged: "Your Highness, since this is the case, then let's go back quickly, with our firepower and speed, we may be able to block the enemy in Coconut Harbor before the enemy captures Coconut Harbor, and then we will have a combined attack inside and outside, and it is not necessary to make a dumpling for the enemy." ” "That's all there is to it."
Li Zhen sighed: "At this point, I can only hope that the army of the coastal defense fort and Coconut Harbor can resist for a while longer." ” "Definitely, after all, they have firearms to help, and the enemy's cold weapons can't get close to them at all."
So far, Cheng Chuliang can only comfort himself like this - he has forgotten that since the enemy can build naval artillery, it should be easier to make artillery for the army.
"I said Cheng Chuliang, did you forget me?"
Just when Cheng Chuliang was about to go out to convey the order, Fang Yiai broke in, his face was very ugly: "Your Highness, I have to give you advice, you still change this unreliable Cheng Chuliang, this kid is also unreliable, you said that you should give a letter when the battle is over, at least don't let us be so anxious, what do you mean by holding a banquet quietly?"
I didn't even get a bite to eat......
Ah no, I didn't eat a meal, and I rushed to rescue you with someone, but my subordinates are nothing, but the brothers below have opinions, and some people even say that you are the king of Zhou You, the princes of the Beacon Fire Theater......
Of course, don't be angry, Your Highness, I have already punished them severely, how can you be King Zhou You, Your Highness?
You must at least be the king of Zhou Ping who turned the tide......
Eh, Cheng Chuliang, you let me go, why are you pushing me?
” "Shut up and come out with me."
Cheng Chuliang is angry, why don't you know what's wrong?
I'm pushing you for your own good, what do you think you're talking about?
The more you talk about it, the more unreliable it becomes, King Zhou You is not a thing, is King Zhou Ping fine?
Since then, the Zhou Dynasty has been completely divided, the princes are fighting for hegemony, the world is in chaos, you compare His Royal Highness to King Zhou Ping, do you want to split the Tang Dynasty?
Or are you planning to make the world chaotic?
Look at all the nonsense you're talking about?
"Gotta get it, I'll just go out, don't drag it......"
Fang Yiai staggered and was dragged out by Cheng Chuliang: "What are you doing?"
What are you doing?
Is something wrong?
I'm out, you can say it quickly. ” He is not a stupid person after all, in fact, he realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere when he first entered, so he directed and acted in such a farce, just to liven up the atmosphere, but he was interrupted and pulled out by Cheng Chuliang, and he immediately understood the seriousness of the matter - the matter is definitely not as simple as he imagined, but a hundred times more serious.
"It's too late, you quickly order your men to sail quickly, so that they can return to Coconut Harbor as quickly as possible."
Cheng Chuliang said eagerly: "Something big has happened, Coconut Port is going to be finished." ” "Don't talk nonsense."
Fang Yiai was surprised: "When I came out, Coconut Harbor was fine, I said that you are not interesting enough, why do you curse me if I am good?"
” "Who cursed you?
Hurry up and take your boat away, and we'll follow you right away.
Cheng Chuliang urged: "I'll tell you the specific things in a while, now hurry up and give the order to ......."
"Okay, okay, I'll give the order, don't push me."
After less than a stick of incense, Fang Yiai came back and found Cheng Chuliang: "Okay, the fleet has begun to be pulled, you can talk about it now, what's going on?"
We walked all night and half a day at sea, and when we came, we didn't have big fish and meat to entertain us, and we were driven away without even giving us saliva to drink......
Let me tell you, the brothers below have a big opinion, if you don't make it clear, then you will wait to be drowned by the saliva of tens of thousands of my brothers. ” "I can't be blamed for this, but the matter is really urgent, we have been tricked, and the enemy's diversion from the mountain, their real purpose is not His Highness at all, but the ...... of Coconut Harbor."
Cheng Chuliang had already given the order at this time, and the fleet began to move slowly, feeling the floor that began to turbulent under his feet, and Cheng Chuliang smiled bitterly and told Li Zhen's speculation.
"What?"
Fang Yiai listened to less than half of it, and was immediately shocked, although he had already sent the order down, but before the new Du Hu did not come, he was still the Luzon Duhu, not to mention that this rescue was personally led by him to come out, and now he was caught in the enemy's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, if something really happened to Coconut Harbor, then not only Li Zhen would be subjected to criticism, but he Fang Yiai, as the person directly responsible, would also be severely punished by the imperial court.
"Why are you going?"
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Before Cheng Chuliang finished speaking, he saw Fang Yiai turn around and run away.
"I give the order for all warships to speed up at once and move as fast as they can." “……”