Traveling through Great Qin: Father Qin Shihuang!

"Li Si, go and call Zheng Guo to the palace, my father and I are waiting for him in the palace!"

"Here!"

After giving Li Si's instructions, Zhao Che got into the carriage and quickly returned to Xianyang Palace.

"Che'er, you came just in time. Our Daqin's first steam ship has finally been successfully manufactured. Now I really want to go and see this ship for myself. How spectacular and amazing it is."

As soon as Zhao Che entered the palace, he saw the excitement on Ying Zheng's face.

"Father, this is just a steam ship. In the future, there will be more magical machines and vehicles in Daqin. Why worry so much?"

Zhao Che smiled, Huaxia of later generations even has aircraft carriers, so what is a mere steam ship.

"You don't understand, with this steamship, I can send an army to the pirate island at any time to capture that old dog Xu Fu. I have deceived the widow so many times and allowed him to live comfortably for so long. It's all unsafe!"

Zhao Che felt a little funny when he heard this, but he didn't expect Ying Zheng to be so vengeful.

But it's true, Xu Fu's old dog not only lied to Ying Zheng three times, but also caused him to be almost eaten to death by those elixir of life. If he didn't avenge this revenge, then Ying Zheng would be too merciful.

"It just so happens that there is still some time before Chinese New Year, and the speed and efficiency of steam ships are still very high. If you send someone to the Japanese pirate island now, it will take at most a month to catch Xu Fu's old dog back. !"

"One month?"

Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't know exactly where the pirate island was, but Zhao Che had given him a map. Looking at the distance on it, it would obviously take a long time to reach it easily with ordinary boats.

From this point of view, the speed of steam ships is indeed far beyond that of ordinary building ships.

"The widow wants to go to sea in person and bring Xu Fu back!"

Ying Zheng's eyes lit up, he stood up suddenly and said.

"No, Dad, what are you doing? You don't know how to sail. Besides, as the Emperor of Qin, how can you travel freely? I'll help you bring Xu Fu back!"

Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Zhao Che was stunned for a moment, and then he hurriedly spoke to stop him.

"No, I hate that Xu Fu to the bone, not to mention that this is my first steamship in Daqin, and you are still by my side, so there is no danger. As for the government affairs in the court, Fusu is handling it anyway. , I’ll be fine if I leave for a while.”

Ying Zheng waved his hand and said indifferently.

Since returning from the last tour, Ying Zheng has slowly handed over the matter at hand to Fu Su.

Anyway, Fusu has demonstrated his ability and means in the process of supervising the country this time.

Although compared to Yingzheng, Fusu is still a little immature, but after several months of training, Fusu can already be called a barely qualified emperor.

At present, as long as there is no large-scale crisis in Daqin, Fusu can handle it by himself.

Seeing Ying Zheng's eagerness to try, Zhao Che couldn't help but wryly smiled, he couldn't stop it, so why not take him to the Japanese pirate island to see the outside world.

"This trip to the Japanese pirate island is not only about capturing Xu Fu, but more importantly, we have to occupy this place, so we still have to bring people."

Zhao Che thought about it.

There are not many records in the history of Wokou Island in this period, so he doesn't know much about the situation of Wokou Island.

However, when Xu Fu went there, he brought a total of [-] boys and girls. Even if he was busy making people every day, it is estimated that it would be difficult to develop a large scale now.

Moreover, the local aborigines on the Japanese pirate island are still in an uncivilized situation, and it is not so easy for Xu Fu to easily transform them successfully.

The only thing that needs to be considered is that the Japanese pirate island is rich in local mineral resources. If Xu Fuli uses it, he should be able to form a not weak armed force. Naturally, it cannot be underestimated.

Moreover, Ying Zheng and Zhao Che still have one more thing to consider, that is, how to govern after the Japanese pirate island is taken down, and who will take on this important task.

It just so happened that Zhao Che had such a very suitable candidate under his command.

This person is also the Qi Family Army, one of the many elite soldiers Zhao Che signed in and rewarded, and the leader of the Qi Family Army is the famous anti-Japanese general in Chinese history, Qi Jiguang!
There is no need to repeat too much about Qi Jiguang's heroic deeds. He is not only a legendary anti-Japanese general, a famous military strategist, calligrapher and poet, but also a weapon expert and military engineer.

In the process of resisting Japanese pirates, Qi Jiguang transformed and invented various fire attack weapons, and built large and small warships and chariots, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

Moreover, Qi Jiguang's political ability is not weak at all, he belongs to the all-round talent of cultural relics.

Since he was a child, Qi Jiguang liked to read and was familiar with Confucian classics and historical records. At first, he inherited his ancestor's position and served as the commander of the Dengzhou Guard. However, at that time, the coastal areas of Shandong were often invaded by Japanese pirates.

Qi Jiguang wanted to kill thieves, so he wrote the poem "I don't want to be a Marquis, but I hope Haibo will be peaceful."

Finally, under the recommendation of Zhang Juzheng, Qi Jiguang finally had the opportunity to resist the Japanese pirates and established the Qi Family Army that made the Japanese pirates fearful.

Of course, in terms of combat effectiveness alone, Daqin's Tie Ying warriors were even stronger than the Qi's army, but what Zhao Che really valued was the Qi's army's naval combat capabilities.

After all, the old Qin people had never really gone to sea. Even though Zhao Che had specially trained a group of talents who could sail, there was obviously a big gap compared with Qi Jiguang's Qi family army.

Zhao Che hoped that Qi Jiguang would lead Daqin's navy and train a group of talents who could sail between Daqin and Japanese pirate island.

After all, the local mineral resources of Wokou Island are very rich. Daqin is just under construction, and there will definitely be a shortage of various mineral resources in the future. Therefore, it is very necessary to open up the sea route between the two places in advance.

"Che'er has someone to choose?"

Seeing Zhao Che pondering for so long, Ying Zheng couldn't help asking.

"There is a more suitable candidate. After we arrive at the port, I will introduce him to you, Dad. My idea is to let him manage the affairs of the Japanese pirate island and serve as the commander-in-chief of our Daqin Navy, who is responsible for Train our Daqin army's naval combat and navigation capabilities."

"The person whom you admire so much, Cheer, I believe that his strength will definitely not disappoint me. In this case, tomorrow morning, I will set off with you to the port to see my first steam ship in Daqin!"

"Row!"

Zhao Che readily agreed, then bid farewell to Ying Zheng, and went back to pack his luggage.

The purpose of going to Wokou Island this time is not for tourism, but to completely conquer this place and become a territory of Daqin.