Chapter 371 Naval Academy

"Your Highness really thinks what no one dares to think, but it seems that only Your Highness has this ability at the moment. After all, the goods of the palace are flowing smoothly throughout Dasong." Yang He looked at Zhao Xu with only admiration in his eyes.

In fact, their wealthy family has done this kind of thing before.

Even before King Yan woke up, the wealthy families in Yan County raised the price of rice, making the people unable to afford food, and forced them to sell their land.

If King Yan can establish a business alliance throughout Dasong through this upcoming business alliance, even if it cannot affect the entire Dasong, it will be very terrifying to affect half of it.

At that time, I am afraid that if King Yan just says something, the price of rice in Dasong will rise or fall.

"This is just an idea of ​​mine. Whether it can work or not is a matter of debate, but some things must be tried." Zhao Xu said slowly.

In this era, people only understand war with real swords and guns, but they don’t know that there is a term commercial war, and they don’t have the vigilance.

He is currently trying to exploit this loophole.

However, this is a grand plan and requires careful implementation by the business firm.

Then he discussed some details with Yang He.

For example, while establishing a business alliance, we should expand the business categories of Yanjun Commercial Bank and make preparations for both.

On the one hand, merchants were used, and on the other hand, the Yan County Trading Company also participated in the trade of grain and cloth.

You can’t just rely on Wangfu’s goods to make a profit.

It would be best if the trading house itself could control Dasong's economic lifeline.

After settling the matter, Yang He walked out with a shocked look on his face.

He is still immersed in this grand plan and cannot extricate himself.

And he felt that he was not the head of a trading company now, but a general fighting on the commercial battlefield.

Returning to the trading house, he asked people to get a list of merchants who had dealings with the trading house, and carefully considered the merchants who could be included in the merchant alliance.

Now he was going to devote himself entirely to this plan.

Then he summoned the officials of the trading company and told them his plan to participate in the trade of grain, cloth, tea, porcelain, silk, etc.

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The palace.

As soon as Yang He left, Feng'er knocked on the study door.

"Your Highness, Zhou Yi is back." Feng'er said.

"Let him come in." Zhao Xu laughed after hearing this.

It was he who called Zhou Yi back.

He had no doubt about Zhou Yi's enthusiasm for the fleet, but he highly doubted Zhou Yi's ability.

After all, it is impossible for him to understand how to operate a sailing battleship and how to fight on the sea.

"Zhou Yi meets His Highness."

Not long after, Zhou Yi walked in and saluted him.

"No courtesy." Zhao Xu waved his hand and looked at Zhou Yi.

This kid has become a lot darker and has a bit of murderous aura about him.

"How has your crew been training these past few months?" Zhao Xu asked.

Zhou Yi grinned when he heard this, showing two rows of white teeth, "Back to your highness, they now know how to operate a warship, and they also know how to fight a water battle. It's just that they often go to watch Chen Shou in charge of shipbuilding, and I feel that I have practiced 's stuff doesn't seem to be of much use, as the boats built seem to be quite different from the current Dasong boats."

After a pause, he continued, "So later on, the official simply let them practice water-based skills."

Zhao Xu nodded, he was very satisfied that Zhou Yi could do this.

After all, he asked Zhou Yi to go just to prepare in advance and recruit crew members.

The final training still depends on his guidance.

After all, one thing is indispensable on his warship, artillery.

The crew had to learn to operate the guns.

"I want you to come back this time to establish a naval academy and teach you something." Zhao Xu said with a smile.

"Naval Academy?" Zhou Yi looked surprised, "What is the Navy? Isn't it the Navy?"

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "The navy conquers a wider ocean, but the navy can only sail in rivers. Would you rather be a navy or a navy?"

Zhou Yi scratched his head, "Of course it's the Navy, but His Highness wants to build a school specifically for the Navy?"

"That's right, because the naval fleet will be very important in the future, even more important than the royal army." Zhao Xu said seriously. The Age of Discovery was an era of crazy expansion of Western civilization.

They came out of the small island, slaughtered the indigenous people, and occupied large areas of the world.

The benefits brought by these lands have maintained their hegemony for hundreds of years. For Zhao Xu, who comes from contemporary times, they have a clear family, so they naturally attach great importance to the navy.

Zhou Yi was stunned. He did not expect that King Yan would value the fleet so much.

While surprised, he felt excited.

But he still wondered: "Why does Your Highness attach so much importance to the naval fleet?"

Zhao Xu stood up and came to the Dasong map in front of the study. He said: "The students in the Government Affairs School now know one thing, that is, the earth is not square, but round."

"Round?" Zhou Yi's mouth could fit a fist.

Zhao Xu picked up a glass ball on the wooden stand.

This is a handicraft made in a glass workshop.

"Or, it looks like this." He pointed at the glass ball.

Then he pulled Zhou Yi to the desk, picked up a brush and drew the outline of the world map on the paper.

"This is Dasong, here is Beidi, here is Goryeo, here is Japan, here is Jiaozhi, and there are many countries and lands here..." Zhao Xu pointed to the world map and explained to Zhou Yi one by one.

Zhou Yi didn't speak the whole time, looking like a fool, but then his eyes gradually changed, as if King Yan in front of him was a fool.

He now suspected that King Yan was mad again.

How could they possibly live on a ball?

How could there be so many countries outside of Dasong? And they might be stronger than Dasong?

As he thought about it, he cast a look for help at Feng'er at the door.

Feng'er didn't understand and didn't bother to pay attention to him.

"Did you listen to what the king said?" Seeing Zhou Yi looking around, Zhao Xu emphasized his tone.

"I'm listening, I'm listening." Zhou Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Your Highness, I'd like to ask, are you still taking medicine recently?"

"What medicine?" Zhao Xu asked back, and then came to his senses.

This kid thought he was crazy.

He did this just to shock Zhou Yi and let him learn humbly, but he didn't expect him to think this way.

So he raised his body and said, "You don't believe what the king said, right?"

"I dare not." Zhou Yi lowered his head quickly.

Zhao Xu sneered, "Actually, if what I said is true or not, you can verify it yourself if you have the courage. You start from the east sea and sail eastward. I guarantee that you can return to Dasong, but the premise is that you will not die at sea."

"Really?" Zhou Yi saw that the King of Yan looked serious, as if he was telling a lie.

"Of course it is true, but before that you have to learn how to sail on the sea and identify the direction. As for whether you have the courage after learning, I don't know." Zhao Xu deliberately provoked him.

Zhou Yi was not afraid, but suddenly became excited.

He said: "Your Highness, I will try it myself."