When Ye Chunqiu understood Qinhuangdao, he was only looking through the ancient books of Shanhaiguan to roughly know that this place was different from later generations.

Qinhuangdao of this era is actually an island.

It was not until four hundred years later that it was connected to the continent because of the alluviality of the river.

Speaking of which, this Qinhuangdao covers a considerable area. It happens to be opposite Shanhaiguan. It is both outside and inside the pass, and it is only a few miles away from the inland area.

Although this island is not as good as Qiongzhou and Chongming, it also has a county. It is opposite to the mainland's inside and outside, and looks at North Korea and Liaodong across the sea. It can also go to Japan. The most important thing is that the climate here is stable, unlike Ningbo, Quanzhou and other places. There are frequent typhoons, and even winds and waves are not big. In this era, typhoons are the enemy of ports. With the production level and shipbuilding level of this era, a typhoon often comes with extremely heavy losses.

When Zhu Houzhao asked Ye Chunqiu seriously why he chose this island, Ye Chunqiu explained after pondering a little, "Qinhuangdao is only one step away from the pass. If a navy stationed here, he can assist in Shanhaiguan at any time. If there is war in Liaodong, he can also rush to help at any time, which can consolidate the border defense."

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's thoughtful look, Ye Chunqiu continued to talk: "Besides, it is now a barren land, and the land in the island is all ownerless, which gives Zhenguo Mansion enough room to play. But if you go to Tianjin, if you need to go to the land, most of the land is in the hands of gentry, and it cannot be taken away. However, once you purchase it, it will inevitably make people seize the loophole and set up prices. It is not as free as Qinhuangdao, and the land can be used as you wish. Moreover, there must be a lot of deep water areas in the terrain, and you can open more docks."

Ye Chunqiu took a deep breath and finally expressed the real benefits: "There is one very important reason why I chose where I am, that is, it is too far from the court and no one pays attention to it, so it can avoid a lot of trouble. Zhenguo Mansion can concentrate on using it as a navy and a commercial port without being disturbed by the outside world."

The north can control the desert and Liaodong, and the east can see North Korea and Japan. To the west is the inner gate, and to the south, there is a vast ocean.

Without anyone to restrain him, the Zhenguo Mansion will solve the problem by himself. What's more, the capital is only hundreds of miles away from Qinhuangdao. In addition, because of the guards, the official roads of the capital and Shanhaiguan are neat. If you have a fast horse, it will only take one or two days. Even if you get on a carriage, it will only take three or four days. In this era, such a distance is not too far. Ye Chunqiu can control Qinhuangdao at any time, whether in the capital or on the island in person.

As long as you hear that it is related to the desert, Ye Chunqiu knew that Zhu Houzhao would never refuse. Sure enough, Zhu Houzhao said: "What he said makes sense, then what is the name of this place as the navy?"

Ye Chunqiu hurriedly said: "Base."

Zhu Houzhao pursed her lips, a trace of cunning flashed across her eyes, and said, "Okay, go back, let me discuss this matter with the cabinet. Ha, you don't know that the masters are much more docile to me now, especially the matter of building a water master. As long as they hear that they want money, they seem to have lost their souls. Now they are afraid that I will ask the cabinet to build a water master, so don't worry, this matter is not a problem."

Ye Chunqiu smiled and thanked her for being grateful, and then she left the palace.

After defeating the Folangji Legion and obtaining those ships, Ye Chunqiu decided to establish a navy. For this reason, although he had been staying in the new army camp of Zhenguo during this period, he also knew about the outside world.

It can be said that he was planning the situation these days when he was in the new army camp of Zhenguo, but now he finally decided on the matter of the navy, and after he proposed the franchise, the cabinet and the little emperor were still happy to accept it, which made Ye Chunqiu breathe a sigh of relief.

From the beginning, with the intention of establishing a navy, Ye Chunqiu had actually made the idea of ​​trade concession. Without this privilege, it was indeed difficult for Zhenguo Mansion to accelerate its development. It was not that it would be impossible to slowly improve industry. It was just that this road was stable, but it was still too slow after all. What Ye Chunqiu needed was to kick a window for the Ming Dynasty and let the light shine into the Ming Dynasty, thus benefiting many people and things.

It’s not easy to open your eyes to the world.

The central country, which has been used to descending here as a boss, has too many glory in this process, and has become accustomed to the central dynasty that considers itself the center of the world. The reason why the ancestors are self-confidence is not because of how ignorant the ancestors are. To put it bluntly, a wealthy man who lives in his homeland sees a group of poor people swaying in front of him, and he can't squeeze out a few taels of oil. So, facing these poor people, they are too lazy to even deal with them. It is better to keep the door closed and entertain themselves. That is, during festivals, I hope to get lively, invite these people to add more luster to my family, and then I don't want to have more contact.

This mentality is quite like a central theory. Everyone has gradually taken the theory they see as the standard. When a new theory appears, it causes gaps and panic in people's hearts. But in the end, they will still accept it. After accepting it, they will be willing to recognize the world more rationally and objectively.

From the beginning, Ye Chunqiu hid that the court, which had been ill for a long time, could not build a naval army at all. In the Ming Dynasty in history, even the money and food for maintaining the suppression of the thieves and the later anti-Jin resistance could not be maintained. Even when the country was about to perish and there was no salary available, even if the country was in danger of overthrow, the court did not dare to attack the literati and officials, and even dared to attack the royal family. The King of Rebellion led countless refugees to plunder everywhere, and most of them were local gentry, local tyrants and tyrants, and royal family and vassal kings. As a result, these guys were all rich and just built a navy now. Who dared to attack them?

After being violated by the Folang Ji people, the court realized that the navy had to build it, but the biggest problem was that it had no money to build it. Then the plan proposed by Ye Chunqiu was like a life-saving straw for the cabinet, because it was just a franchise, but it could successfully pass the blame. If there was any problem with the sea defense in the future, it had nothing to do with the cabinet, but the Zhenguo Government took on this relationship. No matter how you look at it, it was the best way to do it once and for all.

And Ye Chunqiu...of course he didn't mind taking on this responsibility, for himself and for many people around him.
Chapter completed!