Become a feudal king from today

"There have been warships following our fleet on Wufeng Island recently. When we were about to land on Treasure Island, a Wufeng Island warship dared to stop on the nearby sea and lowered its boat to land on Treasure Island to explore."

"The 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 beating a three-year-old child.

This is also true. The guns provided by the War Division to the warships are all high-quality steel cannons.

Moreover, when casting, naval battles were taken into consideration, and they were lengthened and thickened to make the artillery more powerful and have a longer range.

In addition to this solid bullet, short-range grapeshot is also equipped.

In addition, the sail warship has very good seaworthiness at sea.

There is a real generational advantage compared to the Japanese warships.

Zhou Yi led the fleet to roam the sea during this period, so he naturally felt this.

So he acted 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 as a curiosity." Zhou Yi continued.

Looking at King Yan's shocked expression, he became a little nervous, "Your Highness, what on earth is this? Isn't it poisonous?"

Zhao Xu slowly came back to his senses. He took the thing from Zhou Yi's hand and sighed: "This thing is poisonous when it sprouts, but it is also a life-saving medicine."

What Zhou Yi took was none other than the potatoes that Zhao Xu had longed for.

No matter how much knowledge he had in his mind, he could not conjure this thing.

After all, this is a specialty of South America, and it has been popularized in modern times for more than 300 years during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

"Is it really poisonous?" Zhou Yi's face suddenly turned ugly, "The general even ate a lot."

Zhao Xu looked at Tudou, "Don't worry, you're still alive and kicking, you'll be fine."

Then he asked, "How many more raw potatoes like this are there?"

"It wasn't long before I found a sack on the warship on Wufeng Island. I ate part of it and there were probably a dozen left." Zhou Yi carefully looked at Zhao Xu's face. It seemed that he had eaten the wrong thing.

When Zhao Xu heard this, his eyes narrowed, "It's too little. More are needed to raise seedlings. But since the Wufeng pirates put potatoes on the boat to eat, they naturally have more. Potatoes may even be common in Japan."

"Nursing seedlings? Your Highness, are these potatoes important?" Zhou Yi scratched his head. He only regarded it as a rare thing, and King Yan took it very seriously.

"Of course it is important. As long as Yanzhou can grow potatoes on a large scale, people will not be afraid of starvation in the future. This kind of food is very productive. If you can't finish it, you can use it to feed livestock. The livestock industry will also benefit." Zhao Xu smiled softly. .

Only by solving the problem of hunger will people have time to consider studying.

If more people's children study, Yanzhou will have more talents.

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

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

In fact, during this time, he has been thinking about why Tudou has not spread in Dasong.

First, Dasong closed the country and only gave the Liang family the right to trade.

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

Potatoes come from the alpine dimension and are only suitable for cultivation in bitterly cold places in the north.

In hot places, potatoes don't grow very big, and they get smaller from generation to generation.

Even if the Liang family gets potatoes, potatoes will not attract attention due to their stunted growth in the south.

The northern sea trade was cut off, and it was impossible for large quantities of potatoes to enter.

This is the fundamental reason why potatoes are not spreading well in Dasong.

"So awesome." Now Liu Fu became interested and stared at the potato.

Zhou Yi didn't expect that he would get such an important thing, so he said: "Your Highness, since there is it on the warship on Wufeng Island, the general will go back to interrogate the captured prisoners and ask where such things are available, and pull one for Your Highness." The boat is back."

"Looking for this thing by the way." Zhao Xu drew the appearance of the sweet potato again.

At this moment, he looked excited. This was the benefit of opening the era of sea navigation.

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

In fact, potatoes and sweet potatoes are secondary. Rubber, a necessity that limits industrial development, is the most critical.

The steam engine revolution barely used rubber, but after that, without rubber, industry would not want to go any further.

In contemporary history, rubber was once as tightly controlled by Western powers as oil is now.

Because rubber trees were only found in South America at that time.

All they wanted to do to kill a country's industry was to ban rubber.

In the future, Yanzhou's industry will inevitably move upward.

There will be a scramble for rubber by then.

And this is the fundamental reason why he works hard to build ships. This is a way to prepare for a rainy day.

Now that he is here, he cannot fail in the Age of Discovery.

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

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

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

Now, Zhou Yi and the others have just taken advantage of the Yanzhou waters, and will continue to expand the scope of the waters they rule.

At this critical node, the fleet must not have any trouble, otherwise the exploration of the Age of Discovery will be nipped in the bud.

"Wufeng Island frequently appears in the waters of Yanzhou, so it is natural that they are uneasy and well-intentioned. They attacked the Ship Department twice before with the purpose of destroying my warship, and this time is no exception." Zhao Xu said.

Zhou Yi heard this and clenched his fists, "These battleships are the fate of the general. If they dare to plan warships, the general will make their lives worse than death."

"You must say harsh words, but you have to be careful. 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, looking serious.

As a reminder to Zhou Yi, Zhao Xu ignored the matter and continued: "But precautions are precautions. You must continue to do what you should do. Beidi has the intention to take back Juhua Island, so you should focus on Juhua first." Island, Treasure Island, it doesn’t hurt to be late.”

"Yes, Your Highness." Zhou Yidao said. After the harassment was over, they shipped a group of craftsmen to the island and built a fort on Yanzhou Island.

Construction is still continuing and has not yet been completed.

Prior to this, 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. I am planning to build a Marine Corps. From now on, this Marine Corps will be incorporated into your navy and move 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 royal family and was not under the jurisdiction of Zhou Yi.

But the Marine Corps is different. They will be Zhou Yi's own soldiers.

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