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According to Xia Yun's idea, the new warship must meet a series of requirements such as being large enough, having strong destructive power, and having a fast sailing speed.

As for the use of the new warships, Xia Yun didn't just want to use them to fight the Japanese pirates.

In his heart, there is an even grander idea.

Once he builds this batch of new warships, he will not only use them to defeat the Japanese pirates, but also use them to cross the oceans!

This move would, on the one hand, allow them to find more uncultivated land on the uninhabited continent, and on the other hand, allow them to establish economic trade with other dynasties.

At present, the trading market for salt, tea, copper, iron, porcelain, cotton yarn and other businesses in Daliang has basically reached saturation.

Moreover, due to the ancestral system of the Daliang Dynasty that emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, the market economy within the Daliang Dynasty was not very prosperous.

If you want to get more silver, you have to keep looking for trade deals outside!

Finally, two hours passed.

Based on all the memories about ships in his mind, Su Chen designed an ultra-large warship that was 220 meters long and 99 meters wide.

The deck area of ​​the warship is about 10,000 square meters. The entire ship is divided into five floors, the lowest of which is the power compartment, and the power source is mainly steam generated by burning coal.

Steam drives the eight oars at the bottom of the ship, allowing it to sail in the sea at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour.

It is no exaggeration to say that this speed can directly surpass all ships of the same era!

There are thirty-six gun muzzles on both sides of the warship, which can accommodate thirty-six cannons. At the bow, Xia Yun designed an extra-large main gun.

According to an estimate, one shell from this main gun is enough to sink all ships of the same era!

Not only that, each new warship can accommodate at least two thousand soldiers.

In ocean-going operations, only a dozen new warships are needed to dispatch large-scale troops to fight!

......

The next day.

At noon, Xia Yun woke up from his sleep.

However, when Xia Yun arrived at the lobby, he soon received bad news.

"Your Excellency, the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau has sent people to surround the mulberry fields we planted."

The moment Xu Wan'er saw Xia Yun, she began to report to him.

Hearing this, Xia Yun raised his eyebrows on the spot.

Jiangnan Weaving General Administration?

Xia Yun vaguely remembered that more than a month ago, the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration sent someone to look for him.

The man who came at that time asked Xia Yun to supply a large amount of silk to the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration.

"A bunch of idiots who don't know how to live or die." Xia Yun snorted coldly, and the look in his eyes became extremely cold.

If Chen Hanzhi was still in Zhejiang at that time, the people from the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration might have had a 10% or 20% chance of winning if they had taken action against him.

But now, Xia Yun is already the governor of Zhejiang, in charge of all civil affairs and people's livelihood, and the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration wants to take action against him again.

That's like holding a lantern in the toilet, looking for death!

"Chongheihu!"

"The general is here!"

As Xia Yun read out the name, Chong Heihu immediately stepped out from the right side of the lobby.

"I order you to lead 500 soldiers immediately to expel all uninvited guests from Sangtian. Those who violate the rules will be executed on the spot without mercy."

Xia Yun's voice was cold, and the murderous intent in his eyes reached its peak at this moment.

"The general will get the order!"

Chong Heihu responded and accepted the order.

However, just after Xia Yun gave the order, Xu Wan'er's face suddenly showed a hint of worry.

"Sir, it is said that the Jiangnan Weaving General Bureau is directly under the jurisdiction of the palace. Should we..."

Xu Wan'er's voice was a little hesitant. Although she only said half of the words, the meaning was already very clear.

That is, don't go too far with the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration, otherwise it will be difficult to end up in the capital and the court.

"They are just a bunch of ignorant people. I will immediately write a letter to the court to impeach the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau for disrupting the government and undermining the economy."

Xia Yun waved his hand, not letting Xu Wan'er finish her words.

Things are different now. A mere Jiangnan Weaving General Administration dares to challenge the authority, which is tantamount to seeking its own death.

In fact, he had anticipated what happened today.

More than a month ago, Xia Yun confiscated the business rights of all silk merchants in Hangzhou.

Nowadays, all silk merchants only obey Xia Yun, and Xia Yun also controls 100,000 mulberry seedlings.

This means that Xia Yun has already controlled the silk production industry from the source.

"Okay, my lord."

Xu Wan'er didn't understand what was going on, but she still followed Xia Yun's orders.

At noon, after Xu Wan'er finished writing the memorial impeaching the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration, she sent it directly to the capital by an express horse of 800 miles.

When it was evening, Hangzhou Shipyard held a construction ceremony and officially started construction.

Since Xu Wan'er was in charge of multiple tasks, the task of supervising the construction of the Hangzhou Shipyard eventually fell on Xiao Haiyang.

Xia Yun sat in the lobby of the governor's office, waiting for Chong Heihu who was out on a mission.

"Your Excellency, I have left a hundred fully armed soldiers in Sangtian to guard the area. Even if the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau still wants to attack Sangtian, it will not have any chance."

"In addition, I have killed three eunuchs and twenty-seven guards from the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau during this trip."

After returning to the yamen lobby, Chong Heihu immediately reported the progress of the mission.

Hearing this, Xia Yun raised his eyebrows slightly.

Killed three eunuchs and twenty-seven guards?

This was somewhat beyond his expectations, as it meant that Chong Heihu had started a massacre in Sangtian.

"Sir, I didn't want to kill those guys, but those eunuchs were really bullying, so I had no choice but to kill them all."

Chong Heihu looked embarrassed, he didn't expect things to turn out like this.

"Forget it, just kill him. From now on, closely monitor the actions of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau."

Xia Yun waved his hand.

He didn't care about killing a few people, especially those from the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration.

The only thing he was slightly worried about now was that those guys would do something that would lead to their own destruction, which would cause some trouble.

"Yes, my lord!"

After receiving the new task, Chong Heihu turned around and left the lobby, going downstairs to arrange the specific surveillance tasks.

When a large number of people were coming in and out of the governor's office and it was busy as hell.

On the other side of Hangzhou, inside the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration, the atmosphere was very depressing.

"Xia Yun is simply outrageous! He actually dared to kill more than 20 people from the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration! I think he is tired of living!"

In the lobby of the Weaving General Administration, a sound like the roar of thunder rang out without any warning!

If Xia Yun were here at this moment, he would definitely recognize at a glance that the person roaring was not someone else.

It was Zhou Yunyi, the third-rank deputy director of the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration, who had appeared in the Hangzhou prefectural government office that day!