I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 259 I like the way you kneel down and talk to me with a cannon pointed at your head.

The father and father walked back to the palace with their mouths together.

Zhu Zhangui went to Shangshufang, while Zhu Qirui went to Wenqu Academy with a bitter face, receiving after-school tutoring from countless new students.

Hmph, the brat dared to say that your father is ugly, don't think about idleness during the three-day holiday, and memorize you to death after doing your homework.

Thinking of that brat's bitter face forcing him to go to the tutoring class, Zhu Zhangui felt a burst of joy in his heart.

"I'm back, how is my grandson doing?"

Zhu Pangpang, who had just entered the Shang's study and was approving the memorial, hurriedly asked his grandson how the performance was.

Zhu Zhangui snorted.

"The acting was good, but I wanted to punch him."

Zhu Pangpang is a little strange, the performance is very good, why should he be beaten?
"How's that?"

Zhu Zhangui hummed twice, and then briefly told Zhu Pangpang about the performance.

"Hahaha…"

After listening to it, Zhu Pangpang laughed happily.

"You, don't think about it too much. This is just a stage performance, and the role needs it. I don't know what my grandson's personality is. Don't worry about this and that!"

Fearing that his son would really beat his precious grandson, Zhu Pangpang explained with a smile.

Then he turned around and came to the imperial case, picked up a memorial and handed it to Zhu Zhangui.

"This is news from Quanzhou, saying that the first-generation steam engine has been installed on the ship. I want to ask if you want to go and have a look, and also ask about naming the first-generation steam ship!"

Zhu Zhangui, who was still depressed in his heart, heard what his father said, and hurried forward to take the memorial.

The Quanzhou Memorial not only reported the shipbuilding, but also a rough drawing of the ship.

Looking at the ship with sails and chimneys, Zhu Zhangui felt awkward.

But there is no way to be awkward, the helplessness of the times, ships can only be built in this way.

Since the first generation steam engine is not yet stable, this ship is an experimental product. In order to prevent the ship from breaking down while sailing, the steam engine cannot continue to provide power, so it has to continue to rely on those sails.

It is precisely because of this that the ship was built in such a four-dimensional appearance.

"It just so happens that I have nothing to do these days. The new banknotes will not be issued until next year. I have already set the tone for the Baochao case. I'll go over and have a look!"

The launch of the first generation steamship, Zhu Zhangui will definitely witness this historical moment, and he even plans to ask the painter to paint it, and then pass it down as a family heirloom.

It's a pity that the supermarket has been around for so many years and has never gotten a camera. Otherwise, it wouldn't be necessary to pose for so long for the painter to draw.

Zhu Pangpang nodded, and took another memorial and handed it to Zhu Zhangui, "It's good to go, and deal with the Japanese pirates by the way!"

Zhu Zhangui froze for a moment, then took the memorial handed over by his father.

The memorial was sent by the Chief Secretary of Zhejiang Province, saying that Japanese pirates had been found in the coastal area of ​​Ningbo.

Clapping the memorial in his hand, Zhu Zhangui frowned slightly, and sneered in his heart.

"These little pumpkins seem to have forgotten the pain a few years ago."

Zhu Zhangui wanted to go to Japan again, but the war to the Western Regions was about to break out.

The task of going west was given to Zhu Zhangui by the old man, and asked him to go to the Western Regions to lead the Shenji camp westward after issuing the new currency next year.

I'm afraid it will take a year or two to go, and the affairs of the Wa country can only be put aside for the time being.

After confirming the itinerary, Zhu Zhangui didn't stay in Jinling for too long. On the second day, he told him that after studying hard, he took a boat to the naval base at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

With the development of the Daming Navy, a total of 4 naval bases were established in Ming Dynasty.

They are Tianjin Wei in the north, Sea Guard at the mouth of the Yangtze River, Quanzhou Wei in Fujian, and Qiongzhou Naval Base in Hainan.

Zhu Zhangui plans to split the navy into four major fleets in the future.

They are the North Sea Fleet in charge of the north, the East Sea Fleet as the main force of the imperial court, the South Sea Fleet that patrols various islands and guards against pirates and shipyards, and the West Sea Fleet that is responsible for patrolling and deterring the colonies.

In Zhu Zhangui's plan, the formation of four fleets is completed, and it is expected that there will be nearly 3000 large and small ships. (including supply ships, troop carriers)

Of course, this is only in the era of sailing warships and artillery. In the later period, as various new armored battleships enter the sea, this number will gradually decrease.

The navy is a big money eater. If they were all replaced with iron-clad steam warships, the annual consumption and maintenance of nearly 3000 warships would cause great pain to Daming.

"Your Highness!"

As soon as Zhu Zhangui boarded the navy's main battleship, Li Hu and others walked up excitedly.

After the decisive battle with Arutai, the navy was also brought back by Zhu Zhangui.

The navy is a precious arm, and every navy needs to be trained with money. Zhu Zhangui doesn't want them to be consumed as an army.

It's not about which side is lighter and which side is more important, but that it's really difficult to train a navy.

Ten years of the army and a hundred years of the navy, this is not just talking.

"Your son Le's back molars are all out, what's wrong? Your wife gave birth to a big fat boy for you."

Seeing Li Hu anxiously scratching his ears and cheeks, Zhu Zhangui couldn't help but tease him.

"Hahaha…"

The surrounding admirals burst into laughter.

"Go, go, you bastards dare to laugh at me."

Li Hu glared at the subordinates around him, and then looked at Zhu Zhangui with an urgent look.

"Oh, my lord, please stop teasing me. This time, let's go to see the ironclad ship and that steam... steam... what kind of chicken!"

Maybe he was too anxious, Li Hu forgot the name of the steam engine for a while.

"Steam engine!"

The deputy next to him reminded him in a low voice.

"Oh, yes, yes, steam engine! Is this new type of warship about to be launched!"

The other admirals also stared and pricked their ears, expecting the answers they dreamed of hearing.

Looking at a group of old men in their 50s and [-]s, all of them looked like children looking forward to toys, Zhu Zhangui couldn't help but smiled and nodded at them.

"You guys are senior navy generals anyway, why are you so restless!"

"Hey hey hey hey..."

Everyone must be embarrassed and laughing.

"That's right, the first-generation ironclad steam warship has been built, and I went to Quanzhou this time to welcome this warship into the water. Now you are satisfied!"

Zhu Zhangui didn't intend to keep it secret, and directly told the naval generals.

This secret is a secret to outsiders, and to these admirals, it is not a secret.

"Ow!"

The generals immediately cheered.

They've been looking forward to this moment for almost 10 years.

When Zhu Zhangui went to sea with Zhu Zhangui and was bored on the ship, Zhu Zhangui told them about the future development of the navy.

Among them, ironclad warships and steam warships that can sail fast at any time without sails are highlighted.

He even drew simple drawings for them, which deeply left the feelings of iron-clad steam warships in their hearts.

But one year, two years, three years, nearly 10 years have passed, and there is still no sign of steam engines and iron-clad warships.

This made the generals a little anxious. Just when they thought that they might not be able to drive an iron-clad battleship in their lifetime, they received gossip a few months ago.

The steam engine technology at the Artisan Camp is considered mature, and the first batch of steam engines has already begun to be manufactured.

According to them, these steam engines will make locomotives, and various mechanical machine tools and tools.

They don't care about locomotives and mechanical machine tools. What they care about is when their navy will be able to drive steam warships.

Can wait and wait, hope and hope, until now there is no news.

And just last month, a transport ship of their navy transported an oversized guy from the Artisan Camp to Quanzhou.

They didn't care about it at the time, thinking it was a shipbuilding tool.

After all, it has long been rumored that the navy will be divided into four major fleets. Now that there is a shortage of warships, they have not been separated for the time being. We will wait for several shipyards in Quanzhou to speed up and manufacture warships for the major fleets.

But just a few days ago, the transport ship that went to deliver the goods returned.

The captain of the transport ship found Li Hu mysteriously and had some private conversations with him.

Since then, Li Hu has been unable to sleep, and has been staring at the sea with his chin in a daze every day.

From time to time, his deputy could faintly hear the muttering of the iron-clad battleship.

This deputy was not an old man in the navy, and he didn't understand what an ironclad ship meant. At that time, he was curious to find a squadron commander and asked him if he had seen an ironclad ship.

When the other party heard the words "iron-clad battleship", he also fell into dementia just like Li Hu, and then the entire senior navy commander couldn't sleep.

Just yesterday, they received an order that His Highness Taisun was going to Quanzhou and asked them to send several warships to escort them.

Good guy, everyone went crazy in an instant.

His Highness's injury has just recovered, so what can he do if he rushes to Quanzhou regardless of his recovery? It must be to see the iron-clad ship.

So today, as soon as Zhu Zhangui boarded the ship, all the admirals surrounded him, and they all wanted to find out the news from Zhu Zhangui. Is the ironclad ship about to appear?
Now that it has been confirmed, everyone is overjoyed.

Although they also knew that with Li Hu around, the first battleship would not be their turn.

But with the first ship, there will be a second ship and a third ship later.

They didn't believe it. Before they retired, they still couldn't get an ironclad ship to command and command.

"Okay, let's be happy now, let's go back to everyone!"

Seeing a bunch of men jumping up and down happily like children, Zhu Zhangui shook his head helplessly.

"Let's go together!"

Everyone, how is it possible, now that there is no war, patrolling the sea every day is so boring, isn’t it good to watch ironclad warships?

Besides, the sea in the north is about to be closed, and the warships are parked in the military port all winter, and they are idle every day, so it is better to go and see the new warships.

In the end, the entire naval fleet, except for those staying on cruise, all went to Quanzhou on the grounds of winter.

Along the way, everyone was full of expectations, discussing how mighty and majestic the iron-clad battleship was.

Listening to everyone's conversation, Zhu Zhangui just smiled and said nothing.

The first ironclad battleship may disappoint these guys.

At the shipyard, since it was the first time to build a steel steam warship, a lot of experience was lacking.

Therefore, the first ship built was built according to small specifications, and it was only about 1 tons in terms of tonnage.

Putting it into the navy's existing warship establishment, it can only be regarded as a small and medium-sized warship.

Compared with the large warships of 2500 and 3000 materials, it can only be regarded as a gadget.

Zhu Zhangui had some expectations in his heart. When these guys saw the small and pitiful iron-clad battleship, would they feel too disappointed and be disappointed.

Sailing all the way to Quanzhou.

Zhu Zhangui was not allowed to rest, and a group of naval generals begged and coaxed Zhu Zhangui to go to the naval shipbuilding base.

"Is this the Ironclad Ship?"

A large group of naval generals, big and small, scratched their heads looking at the ironclad warships in the dock.

This is different from what they imagined.

In their imagination, the armored battleship should be bigger than the largest treasure ship, and the muzzle on it could not be hugged by a single person.

But the little thing in front of them is different from what they imagined.

"How are the preparations?"

Ignoring the somewhat disappointed navies, Zhu Zhangui asked the general manager of the nearby shipyard if he had made preparations before launching.

"Your Highness, all the procedures have been prepared, just waiting for you to watch it go into the water!"

The person in charge of the shipyard is an old shipbuilder, and his ancestors have been shipbuilders for generations.

Ever since he received the blueprint of the steam ironclad ship, he was deeply attracted, and then lay on the shipyard every day, watching the completion of the battleship bit by bit.

Zhu Zhangui nodded in satisfaction, "Okay, pick a good day and let's launch the world's first iron-clad steam warship!"

"Yes!"

The person in charge responded excitedly, and then took Zhu Zhangui aboard the iron steam battleship.

This iron-skinned steam battleship is said to be a new warship, but it is actually an improvement of Baohai Ship.

The main changes are that the keel of the ship and the important parts of the hull are covered with iron sheets, and the steam power is installed.

The displacement of the ship is about 850 tons. It is powered by sail steam engine.

Below are the power cabin, the artillery cabin and the soldiers' lounge.

Because it is a small and medium-sized ship, coupled with some space improvement reasons, the number of equipped artillery is not many.

When the entire battleship is fully equipped, it can be equipped with 45 artillery pieces.

There are 20 left, right, up and down, and 5 front and rear cannons.

"How fast do you expect this ship to go?"

When he came to the steam power room, Zhu Zhangui looked at the steam engine exuding the smell of steel, and asked the person in charge what is the expected sailing speed?
The naval officers who were fumbling around also quickly looked at the person in charge.

For the navy, the three most important things for a warship are speed defense and attack power.

As long as these three items can be met, in the minds of the navies, it is a very perfect warship.

The iron steam warship in front of me must have better defense than the wooden warship, not to mention the attack power, and it is equipped with new artillery.

At present, the artillery of the Ming Navy can be the most advanced weapon in the world, and it is not one of them.

The performance of both parties has been recognized, and the only thing that worries them is the speed.

This is an iron-clad warship. If it is not as fast as a sailing warship, then this ship is meaningless.

The person in charge didn't look at the small book in his hand. He had already familiarized himself with these data. He glanced at the naval officers who were looking forward to him and said loudly.

"The normal cruising speed of this battleship is about 10 knots. If it is driven at full speed with a tailwind, the limit can reach about 15 knots!"

"hiss!"

As the person in charge revealed the data, all the generals present gasped.

With the gradual formalization of the navy, many modern words have been added to the terminology spoken by the Ming Navy.

For example, the speed of the battleship has changed from how many miles it can run in a day to how many knots it can run!
(One knot equals 1.852 kilometers.)
The warships currently owned by the navy can run out of thirteen or four knots the fastest.

But there is a prerequisite for this, that is, in the case of the wind and the ocean current, if the environment is against the wind or against the current, it is as slow as a tortoise, not to mention how many knots it runs, and it is enough to reach the place before the boatman is exhausted. Not bad.

But the new type of armored battleship is different.

The cruising speed of 10 knots mentioned by the person in charge can be run out in non-bad weather conditions.

Don't be afraid of comparing people, just be afraid of comparing goods.

If the new type of warship can run at such a speed as the person in charge said, then all the warships that the Navy currently owns can be directly thrown into the garbage dump.

For a while, everyone was looking forward to the scene of the warship moving at high speed when it was launched.

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye, and it was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

The weather is good today. Although there is still a cold wind blowing on the sea, it does not affect the enthusiasm of everyone in the slightest.

Except for the soldiers who stayed on the battleship, the rest of the navy came to the shipyard dock.

As the gate of the shipping service slowly opened, thousands of men who had been waiting for a long time, shouted and pulled the rope, dragging the steel warship into the sea with all their strength.

What's interesting is that all these guys pulling the ropes are from the navy, and the leaders are Li Hu and other generals of the navy's warships.

"Brothers, work harder!"

"One, two..."

Following Li Hu's loud shout, everyone exerted their strength together.

The battleship in the dock was slowly pulled out under the support of the rolling wood.

"Hoohoho..."

Looking at the iron plywood that was illuminated by the sun and exuded a chill, the watching naval soldiers roared loudly.

This is a moment in history, and it is also the most glorious moment for the Navy.

From this moment today, the history of the world's oceans will be rewritten.

From now on, the warships of the Ming Dynasty flying the battle flag of the Ming Dynasty will be unrivaled across the entire world.

From now on, no one dared to speak loudly to Daming again.

From today onwards, whoever dares to speak more seriously will not be greeted by Daming's forgiveness, but countless steel warships and ferocious shells.

Truth is within the range of the cannon.

Only when your muzzle is pointed at the enemy can you gain the respect and fear of the enemy.

Peace is the most important thing, I like to point a cannon at your forehead and watch you kneel there talking to me.

(End of this chapter)