Daming 1805

Zhu Jingyuan stayed in the Ministry of Industry all afternoon.

Developed a semiconductor technology development plan for the next ten years.

At the end of the meeting, Zhu Jingyuan specifically ordered that a "semiconductor department" be established under the Ministry of Industry.

Specially responsible for the research and development of computers and related equipment, the research progress is reported directly to himself on a regular basis.

It was already evening when the meeting ended, and Zhu Jingyuan went straight back to the harem.

The next morning, Zhu Jingyuan came to the Wenhua Hall and presided over the first daily morning court.

Yesterday's early court had a certain ritual nature.

It was the first early court held by Zhu Jingyuan as the emperor himself, so it was held in the most formal Fengtian Hall.

The next morning will be a daily routine.

Affairs that have nothing to do with the military are usually held in the Wenhua Hall, and those related to the military are placed in the Wuying Hall.

The first early court in the Wenhua Hall and the first early court in the Wuying Hall also had a certain ceremonial nature.

So today's etiquette is relatively complete, and then the things to be dealt with are simple.

Before the enthronement ceremony, Zhu Jingyuan was not prepared to make a big move against the government.

It is true that Zhu Jingyuan did not arrange any new major events today.

He accepted the pilgrimage of several foreign officials who had just arrived in the capital, and then issued the confirmed appointment edict.

I made simple instructions and requirements on the spot for things that need to be determined by myself.

The morning court in Wenhua Palace ended in less than half an hour.

Then Zhu Jingyuan took Lin Zexu, Niu Jian, and Li Rui, Minister of the Ordnance Department, and drove to the Hall of Martial Arts.

The military ministers of the Hall of Martial Arts, the governors and governors of the Central Military Governor's Mansion, the governors and governors of the Jinyiwei, and the governors and governors of the East and West Factory are already waiting here.

Zhu Jingyuan was the first to take his seat in the hall.

The generals and military planes at the scene stood in the middle of the hall, saluting together and shouting long live.

Zhu Jingyuan raised his hand for all of them to sit down.

Next, Zhu Jianxun of the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army came out to report to Zhu Jingyuan an overview report on the armed forces of the Ming Dynasty.

Lin Zexu took Zhu Jianxun's report and placed it on the imperial case in front of Zhu Jingyuan.

Zhu Jingyuan opened the file and roughly looked at several main places.

The current total number of armed forces of Ming Dynasty is about 500 million.

But the armed forces are not equal to the army.

The regular army of the Ming Dynasty, including the Dudufu of the Five Armies and Huangzhuang, the total number of all the army, navy, and air force is about 1000 million.

The proportions of the three military branches are very even, all in the early 300 million, which is more in line with Daming's situation.

Ming's sea area is very vast, so the navy must be strong enough.

Especially in the past few years, Ming Dynasty has actually been building a navy on a large scale.

The territory controlled by Ming Dynasty is also vast, and of course the army is also indispensable.

Moreover, the army is the traditional military branch of Ming Dynasty, and it is a natural big brother military branch.

The Air Force is an emerging service in the past ten years, and most of the personnel in the early days were transferred from the Army.

However, the size of the Air Force has grown very fast, and it is now one of the three major military services.

In addition to the regular navy, land, and air forces, there were a total of 500 million personnel in the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei and Dongxichang.

Most of these 500 million people are members of the Jinyiwei system.

The Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty included the functions of public security, police, prison guards, traffic police, marine police, tax police, special police, etc. in later generations.

More than half of them are not professional armed personnel.

Nominally everyone belongs to Jinyiwei, but in fact more than half of them belong to various local yamen.

In fact, there are about 200 million people under the direct jurisdiction of Jinyiwei headquarters.

These 200 million are the police officers who maintain law and order in various places, and the secret service personnel responsible for handling emergencies.

According to Zhu Jianxun's report, the Ming armed forces have completed a round of comprehensive equipment updates in the past 15 years.

Assault rifles and submachine guns have completely replaced traditional rifles and lances.

The army has completely replaced the llamas with motorized vehicles, and only a few inaccessible areas still have cavalry patrols.

It also has more than [-] mechanized combat vehicles such as armored combat vehicles, motorized infantry vehicles, and self-propelled artillery.

The total tonnage of capital ships already in service in the navy has reached 300 million tons.

Except for a few traditional battleships patrolling and defending special areas, and a small number of test battleships, the vast majority of battleships are cutting-edge high-speed battleships and aircraft carriers.

Among the cutting-edge high-speed battleships, there are sixteen ships of the [-]-ton class, eight ships of the [-]-ton class, and two ships of the [-]-ton class.

The total tonnage is 130 million tons.

Among the aircraft carriers, there are 24 aircraft carriers of the [-]-ton class, eight of the [-]-ton class, and two of the [-]-ton class.

The total tonnage is about 160 million tons.

Among the 24 [-]-ton aircraft carriers, eight are actually amphibious assault ships, and the other [-] are equipped with steam catapults.

There are also more than 200 cruisers of various types, with a total gross tonnage of more than [-] million tons.

There are a total of more than 200 destroyers of various types, with a total gross tonnage of about [-] million tons.

Finally, there are more than 300 submarines, with a total gross tonnage of more than [-] tons.

The total tonnage of all combat ships is about 740 million tons.

Counting supply ships and other auxiliary ships, the total tonnage has exceeded 1000 million tons.

At the same time, there are six [-]-ton aircraft carriers in the shipyard.

The Air Force has a total of more than [-] aircraft of various types.

Among them, there are more than [-] combat aircraft, including more than [-] fighter jets and more than [-] bombers.

There are more than [-] auxiliary aircraft including transport aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft.

Looking at these data, Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help feeling a little emotional:

This Daming is really too powerful.

Even compared to all the superpowers in the history of the previous life, it is still one level beyond.

Probably the level of the United States, Lucia, and the United Kingdom stacked up.

In terms of the number of armed forces alone, there are 1000 million purely regular troops.

This is still a pure standing army.

This number is of course terrifying, but when compared to the population ratio, it is actually just over one percent.

After the end of the World War, the total population of Ming Dynasty increased by an average of [-] million in five years.

The total population is now approaching the one billion mark.

Daming controls the best agricultural and animal husbandry area in the world, and both agriculture and animal husbandry are highly developed.

Full mechanization has also been achieved over the past few years.

There is no pressure on Huangzhuang and the imperial court to supply 1000 million fully out-of-production standing troops respectively.

At the same time, the Ming Dynasty still implements the compulsory military service system, and the most basic-level soldiers are for three years.

A large number of people are recruited and retired every year.

All those who have served in the military are in the reserve service until the age of 35.

All overseas immigrants over the age of 15 and under the age of 60 have received basic military training.

Most of the young and middle-aged people have militia establishments.

If there is a need for war, the reserve can go to the battlefield quickly, and the militia can carry guns to take over the occupied areas and maintain order.

At the same time, the equipment of the Army, Navy, and Air Force has all reached the level of the early days of World War II.

The number of equipment has also reached the level of the end of the world war.

In the Second World War in history, both parties involved in the war have tried their best.

At the end of World War II, the United States broke out with 1000 million troops and 1000 million tons of various ships.

More than [-] aircraft participated in the war on the European battlefield.

Immediately after the end of the war, these troops and equipment began to be cut and cleared on a large scale.

Because they can't sustain a force of that size.

But Ming now maintains a military force of this scale normally in a state of peace.

Because the population of Ming Dynasty is twice as large as the total population of the main participating countries of World War II, such as the United States, Lucia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Jiaopenji.

The effective resources actually controlled can also be more than double that of them, and the technical level is also higher than them.

Daming is capable of maintaining an army of this size.

Of course, being able to do it doesn't mean you really want to do it.

Daming's mainland, Xintianfu, and Tiannan areas are basically absolute safety zones, and there is basically no need for many standing troops.

Even if the number of troops is cut in half, it is completely sufficient, and it can still suppress the Thai and Western countries as a whole.

However, the former emperor of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Jingyuan's father Zhu Jianyan, actually intended to use military competition to drag down the Thai and Western countries.

The Thai and Western countries signed another naval treaty, which led to a de facto wave of naval expansion.

In addition, countries such as Lucia and Prussia originally had their own war goals and tended to expand their armies.

In order to deal with and deter them, Daming is also expanding the size of its own armed forces in an equivalent manner.

So it led to the present result.

The current scale of military power is still relatively easy for Ming to afford.

But in Zhu Jingyuan's view, it was somewhat wasteful.

Zhu Jingyuan has the experience of later generations. At the technical level of the World War II era, most weapons and equipment still need a large enough scale to form an advantage.

The most typical equipment is the aircraft with five figures or even six figures at this time.

After missiles, guided bombs, and high-performance radio detection equipment mature, the number of combat aircraft will be directly reduced by an order of magnitude.

The same is true of the large number of battleships on the naval side, as well as artillery cruisers and destroyers of more than 1 tons.

After the mass production and service of guided weapons, the navy's demand for quantity will also be reduced by an order of magnitude.

The tens of millions of tons of warships and [-] aircraft that exploded in this era will be quickly eliminated after this era.

But these equipment can't really not be manufactured, at most they can reduce the quantity and scale.

Otherwise, those Taixi people may suspect that Daming is weak...

Zhu Jingyuan sighed helplessly in his heart, closed the report in front of him, and began to talk about today's business.

Determine which weapons to use for parades and ship reviews.

This military parade is not only displayed by Ming Dynasty itself, but also for representatives of other countries in the world to watch.

Therefore, the military parade must have sufficient deterrent effect, but it cannot show everything to outsiders.

Some things are not yet suitable for public display.

After briefly asking about various aspects, Zhu Jingyuan gave a general guiding standard based on his previous life experience.

Unless Zhu Jingyuan specifically requests, the display equipment should have been widely installed and formed combat effectiveness.

That is, as long as it is shown to others, it must be used by the Ming army.

If a war breaks out between the two sides, the other side will directly encounter something on the battlefield.

The equipment and battleships being debugged cannot be shown off.

Unless specifically requested by Zhu Jingyuan, warships that have been in service for less than a year will also not participate in the ship review.

If there is a special request, the equipment that has been widely installed will also not be displayed.

For example, jet fighters and bombers were developed four years ago.

Several models are now in service.

But all the jets were kicked out of the reference team by Zhu Jingyuan.

The [-]-ton aircraft carrier was already in service years ago.

By the time of Zhu Jingyuan's enthronement ceremony, he had already served for one year.

By then, the crew on board should be proficient in operations.

But he was also kicked out of the ship review by Zhu Jingyuan.

The largest aircraft carrier participating in the ship review is [-] tons. ,

When Shire succeeded to the throne, Ming's [-]-ton aircraft carrier had already been visited and displayed in Taixi.

Now the [-]-ton aircraft carrier can also be officially displayed to the public.

Among the countries of Thailand and the West, Britain, France, and Spain have been researching aircraft carriers for more than 13 years.

Other countries were a little slow to respond. After signing the naval treaty in Ankang seven years ago, they also began to vigorously develop it.

The countries of Thailand and the West have explored and accumulated a lot of experience by themselves.

I also obtained some useful news from Daming folk through various channels.

For something as big as an aircraft carrier, Daming has already built more than 30 ships in one go.

The artisans and workers and merchants involved are countless.

It is impossible to keep a little secret without leaking the secret.

In other words, the current Thai and Western countries have a relatively mature understanding of aircraft carriers.

So there is no need for Ming to hide the aircraft carrier so tightly.

It's just that the biggest one is still not shown to them.

They probably couldn't imagine for the time being how big Ming would build the aircraft carrier.

In addition, there are also ship-borne anti-ship missiles, which are now in service on a small scale, but they are also not displayed.

The first batch of missile-modified cruisers and battleships will also not participate in the ship review.

At present, missiles and jet aircraft are the unique technologies of Ming Dynasty.

Among the scientific research and military personnel of various countries in Thailand and the West, some people have also put forward related ideas.

But most of them are still in the state of theoretical exploration.

The imperial courts and military forces of various countries in Thailand and the West did not pay enough attention to related technologies.

There is no need for Daming to take the initiative to show them now.

Through direct explanations and examples, Zhu Jingyuan gradually determined the direction of the military parade and ship review.

Before there were no turbine engines and guided weapons, it was the most powerful active equipment of Ming Dynasty.

These include two [-]-ton battleships that entered service last year.

One of them will serve as Zhu Jingyuan's seat ship, and the other will serve as the leader of the reference fleet.

Although the scale of this super battleship is unprecedented, it is essentially an enlargement of the previous battleships.

Of course, there are innovations and upgrades at the technical level, but they are mainly internal things.

Automatic ballistic computers, shooting directors, radio detection equipment, and the systems that allow them to interact with each other are all things that can't be seen from the outside.

The special special steel produced by the electroslag furnace is also something that is meaningless if you touch it with your own hands.

Therefore, the actual display effect is probably the most powerful armed force that can be achieved at the technical level at the end of World War II.

More importantly, these things seem to have no absolute generation difference in technology compared with the countries of Thailand and the West.

In the years just after the end of the World War, under the leadership of Zhu Jingyuan, the military and technological level of Daming advanced by leaps and bounds.

It quickly opened up a rather obvious gap with the Western countries.

Centered on flying machines and armored combat vehicles, the purely mechanized troops established on the basis of internal combustion engine vehicles, as well as the tactics extended from them, can be said to be unprecedented.

But in the past decade or so, countries in Thailand and the West have been making every effort to learn, imitate, and catch up.

They also directly learned a lot of technology through cooperation with Daming.

Now they can basically build high-speed battleships by themselves.

All have mechanized troops built up with armored combat vehicles, aircraft, and internal combustion engine vehicles.

Their military equipment, and Ming's military equipment, seem to belong to the same era.

It's just that things are something they can understand, but the size and size of Daming will make them despair.

In many cases, things that are too leading, or even leading across the ages, may not be able to form a good deterrent without direct confrontation.

Because the party behind may not be able to understand the extent of the opponent's lead.

On the contrary, when the technical levels of the two sides are close, the threat of pure size and level gap is more understandable.

Just like the ancients did not experience it before, they might not understand the threat of guns simply by looking at their appearance.

But if the steel factory mass-produces a large number of steel knives and puts them on display, it will definitely make the opponent intuitively realize the gap in strength.

Theoretically speaking, as long as the Taixi people have the most basic judgment, they can see through this military parade, or they can see more clearly how big the power gap between them and Daming is.

But Zhu Jingyuan was also a little bit looking forward to the brain twitching of the Taixi people.