Daming 1805

Chapter 65 is OK, but not recommended.

Chapter 65 is OK, but not recommended.

Zhu Jingyuan's own inner thought was very simple, this ship would be the first dreadnought ship in the world, and its commemorative value is self-evident.

Even if it is difficult for her to form commercial value, she will find a way to save it.

Zhu Jingyuan has also worked hard to add commercial value to her from the beginning of design, and strive to use the money she earns to support her.

When he just retired, he should be in good shape and can be used to run the business activities he planned.

Ordinary people may not be able to use warships to engage in commercial activities, but he is the king of food with a black and gold crown!

After a few decades, her hull was in bad shape, so she turned it into a museum and sold tickets for the elderly.

Facing Zhu Jingyuan's plan, the old emperor thought for several seconds in silence, and finally nodded:

"I think I can give it a try, and I'll let the Royal Line Company also participate in the design. You can go on and on..."

The scene immediately resounded with suppressed sighs and discussions.

Although Zhu Jingyuan's previous reasoning is very clear, this is to deal with the experimental ships that may be decommissioned soon.

But the fact that the passenger ship company was involved in the design of the battleship also made everyone feel emotional.

What the hell is going on in this world...

However, Zhu Jingyuan didn't think too much about it. After getting the permission of the old emperor, he directly nodded in agreement.

He adjusted his mentality again, put on a serious expression as much as possible, and continued to speak seriously:
"Next, it is not this kind of perfunctory and conservative design, but an extremely radical, ideal-targeted, and long-term exploratory design.

"It is necessary to completely overhaul the design of the ship itself, from the inside out, while using all the same large-caliber main guns.

"The specific design ideas and details, and the technologies that may be required for design and construction, I have prepared quite a lot, and it is impossible to explain them all on the spot.

After the meeting, when the overall design work is officially launched, I will directly communicate with the departments corresponding to each function in detail.

"Today's on-site introduction is just to explain the concept and direction of the design to everyone, so that everyone knows what kind of ship to build.

"According to my assumption, this kind of warship has a very obvious gap with the previous warships, and a new ship type can be listed separately.

"I'm going to call it -- a high-speed battleship."

Zhu Jingyuan's plan was to skip the battlecruisers and traditional battleships and directly design the complete body of the dreadnought battleship - the high-speed battleship.

If Zhu Jingyuan's plan can be realized, there should be no battle cruiser in this world.

A well-established battlecruiser can itself be regarded as an early high-speed battleship, such as the British battleship HMS Hood.

Maybe there are still battlecruisers in this world objectively, but they should be regarded as immature high-speed battleships in turn.

This time Zhu Jingyuan himself said it very seriously, but the audience at the scene did not have any surprised reaction.

What Zhu Jingyuan said is too general. It is impossible for personnel related to the design and construction of warships, as well as personnel in the navy, to directly think about what a high-speed battleship is.

The really meaningful content they could find was actually only the word "high speed", and the battleship was automatically corresponding to the battleship.

Most of the original capital ships in this world are still below 20 knots, and the latest British Dreadnought class is 18 knots.

The speed of the cruiser is only 23 knots.

So they all thought subconsciously that Zhu Jingyuan, the so-called high-speed battleship, might raise the speed of the main ship to the level of a cruiser of 23 knots.

Zhu Jingyuan on stage, after a brief pause, began to introduce more details:

"The first is the hull design of the battleship. We have to design with the goal of adapting to the speed of 30 knots in order to be worthy of the name of the high-speed battleship..."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a film of suppressed exclamations at the scene, including the old emperor.

This kid really dares to think!
Do you know how much power an engine needs to push a 30-knot battleship!

A capital ship with a speed of 30 knots was considered a high requirement in World War II. In the current naval environment, it is too outrageous.

Zhu Jingyuan didn't wait for everyone's astonishment to pass, and directly entered the tentative "interactive session":
"The most critical factor that determines the speed of a warship is, of course, the efficiency of the power system she uses.

"According to the information I have learned so far, our current most powerful ship power system in Daming is enough to run a 30-ton ship to [-] knots.

"But I'm not sure if the information is reliable, and I have to ask the masters of the ship's power manufacturer to help confirm it."

This time, before Zhu Jingyuan's words were finished, there was a complete uproar at the scene.

You don't just want 30 knots, you want to build a [-]-ton ship?

The largest battleship currently in service in the world has a tonnage of less than [-] tons!
The No. [-] dreadnought, which just started the design today, is expected to have a tonnage limit of only [-] tons.

If it wasn't for the emperor and several high-ranking officials of the court at the ministerial level and the governor-level, there would have been shouts from below.

It's just that now these ministers and governors themselves have the urge to exclaim, but they are a little bit more concerned about their image.

The people who Zhu Jingyuan asked, the shopkeepers and craftsmen of the ship power manufacturer, also froze for a few seconds.

Then, under the gaze of the old emperor, a middle-aged craftsman with glasses stood up:
"Excuse me, Your Highness, is the so-called power system that makes a 30-ton warship run at [-] knots, is it a high-density small water-pipe pure fuel-fuel pressurized spray boiler with a steam turbine?"

The surrounding audience, especially the people from the Military Aircraft Department, the Governor's Mansion, and the Military Department, suddenly pricked up their ears, all with incredible expressions on their faces.

Listening to the meaning of the craftsman of this ship power manufacturer, the kind of thing Zhu Jingyuan said actually exists?
However, the craftsmen below and the low-level officials, after being stunned, showed stunned expressions, and finally couldn't help shaking their heads.

Seems like they understand what's going on with this thing and don't seem to believe it's going to work.

Zhu Jingyuan was also very cooperative, helping to ask what they wanted to ask:
"Yes, that's it. Since this master asks this question, does it mean that this kind of technology really exists?"

The expression of the middle-aged craftsman was a little helpless:
"If it exists, it does exist, but according to the standards of His Majesty Emperor Shizu, it is still in a pure laboratory state, and the actual shipping verification has not been done."

Zhu Jingyuan smiled and said:

"Just do it! It doesn't matter if there is no shipping test, it's not too late to start the test now. The design of the high-speed battleship may take several years!"

The middle-aged craftsman was noncommittal, but Cao Zhenyong, the representative of the Military Aircraft Department, couldn't help but question:
"Small water tube boilers with higher power density and overall lighter weight have appeared for more than 20 years.

"But our main naval ships in Daming always use large water-tube boilers that are more bulky and have lower power density.

"It is because the large water tube boiler is easy to maintain in the ocean, and its use convenience is far superior to that of the small water tube boiler.

"Now switching to small water tube boilers, or the so-called high-density model, how to solve the problem of difficult ocean maintenance?"

Zhu Jingyuan answered directly for the craftsman:
"Burn oil!"

Cao Zhenyong was stunned when he heard this:
"Burning oil? Can burning oil solve ocean maintenance problems?"

Zhu Jingyuan smiled and nodded again and said:
"Yes, oil-burning, small water-tube boilers are difficult to maintain, because the coal ash and cinder of the boiler are too difficult to clean up, and oil-burning is not the case!"

Cao Zhenyong vaguely understood that he had entered a misunderstanding of thinking before.

The middle-aged craftsman next to him also sorted out the language, and added to the side to explain:

"The relatively clean fuel oil completely solves the pain point of difficult maintenance of small water tube boilers, and the two really complement each other.

"At present, the large water-tube coal-fired boilers commonly used by the Navy have a single boiler power of only 2000 horsepower. After switching to pure fuel oil, it can be increased to about 3000 horsepower.

"In contrast to small water tube boilers, the power of a single boiler can reach 4000 horsepower in the state of coal burning, and it can be increased to more than 6000 horsepower after switching to pure fuel oil.

"Twenty-five small water-tube oil-fired boilers can provide 25 horsepower, and a 15-ton warship can achieve a speed of 30 knots.

"Cooperating with a gear reduction steam turbine to form a complete power system, it can provide an average of 30 horsepower per ton of weight, and the total weight of the power system is about 5000 tons.

"If this power system is used, a 30-ton [-]-knot warship can theoretically be achieved, but it is not recommended.

"It is recommended to lower the speed below 25 knots, and use more weight to increase firepower and armor, make the shape of the ship more reasonable, and reduce the overall construction cost..."

(End of this chapter)

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