Daming 1805

Chapter 67
Zhu Jingyuan did not expect that at the presentation of the future battleship design, he would once again have a yearning for the throne.

At first, he had longed for the throne of the Ming Dynasty, but at that time he was simply longing for the status and power of the emperor, and the same pure yearning as all ordinary people.

Then, under the instructions of his father, after learning that he had no chance, he basically dismissed the idea of ​​​​the throne and turned to consider the actual ideal.

But at this moment, Zhu Jingyuan had some thoughts on the throne again, but his mentality had completely changed.

It is no longer for the sake of power and status to want the throne.

Imperial power itself has become a tool, not a goal.

To realize his various ideas and to accelerate the development of science, technology, military, society and culture in Daming, the best tool is the imperial power of Daming.

The Daming court, the royal consortium, and the Zhu Ming clan, as long as they master one of these three forces, they can almost do whatever they want.

The emperor of Daming holds these three forces at the same time, and the three forces restrict and drive each other, making the power of the emperor of Daming almost unlimited.

The old emperor just mentioned the royal consortium, and he directly achieved the goal that the traditional emperor needs to make trouble for a long time, and the modern head of state may need to toss for a few years.

Because of various inertia, when the court actively or passively perfunctory the emperor, the emperor can use the energy of the consortium to in turn promote the court to speed up the efficiency.

But most of the time, the court officials themselves have the inclination to limit and control the power of the consortium.

There are basically no officials in the current Daming Dynasty who would resign as sullenly as the Renwu Dynasty before, because the emperor could bring in several clans to take his place at any time.

The entire imperial court has resigned, and all the millions of clans have come up, and they can barely maintain the operation of the empire.

But under normal circumstances, if the clan wants to be an official in the court, it must be assessed by the officials of the court, and if it wants to be a senior executive in a consortium, it must also be supervised by the court department.

The wealth and status of the consortium can support and control the clan, but the clan is also a tool for the emperor to completely control the power of the consortium.

This triangular structure seems to be very stable at present, and at least a little push can burst out great energy.

With these things in mind, Zhu Jingyuan subconsciously glanced at the old emperor again.

The old emperor still had a subtle smile on his face, a little inexplicable pride in his heart, this kid looked at himself, did he finally have an idea for the throne?

Because you are restricted when you do things, so you find that you need imperial power?Don't you yearn for the status of the emperor for the supreme power?
This situation is really unprecedented, maybe Emperor Shizu is also such a person?
That's why he decided to abdicate in advance, and began to set the age of abdication for future generations?
The old emperor sighed in his heart for a while, then waved to Zhu Jingyuan on the stage and said:
"Don't be in a daze, continue to talk, you shouldn't have finished speaking, right?"

Zhu Jingyuan immediately reacted:
"Yes, then continue now. Now that the scale and speed goals of the second ship have been determined, let's talk about the specific design requirements, first of all, the hull itself.

"It's impossible to make it clear on the spot today. I'm only asking for three directions."

Zhu Jingyuan paused for a while, picked up a glass plate and placed it on a writing projector, or a slide projector, and projected several schematic diagrams:

"One is the bulbous bow, which looks like a wave-breaking whale-shaped bulge in front of the bottom of the hull.

"This raised structure, with the right size and shape, can produce echoes that cancel each other out with the waves of the ship's hull, thereby reducing sailing resistance.

"The second is the square stern and the cruiser stern, both of which are used to increase the theoretical waterline length of the hull, because the longer the waterline length of the hull, the smaller the sailing resistance.

"The third is the linear shape of the new hull, the front end extends forward corresponding to the bulbous bow, the middle broadside is as flat as possible, and the rear is rounded with a cruiser stern, or cut flat with a square stern.

"Masters of the ship company and the shipyard, please do the pool experiment according to these forms after you go back, to confirm whether it is effective, and the level of efficiency.

"According to my estimation, if all these designs are fully effective, only 12 horsepower should be needed to make a [-]-ton ship run thirty knots.

"Then there are design requirements for the weapon system.

"The main weapon is a unified large-caliber artillery, which requires the use of the latest 360 mm caliber, 50-caliber new naval guns.

"According to the information of the Ordnance Department, the development of this artillery itself has been basically completed, and the design of the triple-mounted turret will continue.

"This [-]-ton warship needs at least three triple turrets.

"Then use the existing 160mm caliber, 50-caliber cruiser gun barrel, and design a triple-mounted turret as a secondary gun.

"Start the development of high-level dual-purpose guns and small and medium-caliber anti-aircraft guns ahead of schedule.

"Next is the defensive requirement.

"The broadsides should be 280mm thick, 5m high case-hardened carburized armor, installed at a 20-degree inclination towards the inboard of the hull.

"On the main deck, there should be 125mm thick homogeneous horizontal armor to protect against long-range artillery shells and aerial bombs.

"The last is the voyage. After replacing the small water-tube oil-fired boiler, it should not be difficult to achieve 15 knots and 12000 nautical miles.

"The final empty load is about 3 tons, and the maximum displacement is about [-] tons.

"The length of the hull's waterline is controlled at about 210 meters, the width is controlled at about 30 meters, and the average draft is about 10 meters.

"The general overview of the second ship is like this, everyone has the most basic concept in mind.

"For more specific details, I will communicate with each department individually later."

Zhu Jingyuan looked at the planned data and sighed slightly with a little emotion.

These things that I put forward are not the final data of this ship.

I just gave a direction, which is equivalent to the design requirement table given by Party A, and there are many too "novel" requirements on the requirement table.

The bulbous nose was first tried by the USS Delaware battleship in 1907. It was only used by Italian cruisers in the 20s, and it was basically mature in the Yamato era.

And at this time, it was mainly used by warships. Because the design and construction costs were too high, it was not rolled out on low-speed civilian ships until the 60s.

The cruiser stern was a Japanese-American battleship during World War II, used by South Dakota, Iowa, and Yamato.

The square stern was used on the HMS Vanguard, which served in the British after the war, and was only popularized on modern warships.

The sloping main armor was used by the Prestige in World War I, and it was only popularized on the cutting-edge high-speed battleships of World War II.

As for anti-aircraft guns, aircraft were just invented at this time, and who understands this now.

These large numbers of designs that appeared from World War I to World War II, or even after World War II, must not be understood by current craftsmen and officials, or they are in doubt.

After the design officially started, I went to communicate with various function-related departments and manufacturers, and communicated with all participating craftsmen individually and in detail.

Through detailed introduction, communication, testing, and slowly finalizing all the details, the final parameters of the battleship can be determined.

Zhu Jingyuan adjusted his mood a little, looked up at the audience at the scene, and saw a stunned and bewildered look.

Obviously, Zhu Jingyuan said that everyone should have a basic concept in mind, but in fact there is no such thing.

Although it is said that the simple basic parameters can be understood by everyone.

In this era of similar dreadnoughts, the tonnage of the main battleships of other countries is less than [-] tons.

The main gun caliber is still around 300 mm, and a battleship only has four such main guns.

The speed is usually less than 20 knots.

Zhu Jingyuan wanted to build this ship, but it was fully loaded with 360 tons, equipped with nine 30mm main guns, and had a speed of [-] knots...

As long as it can be built normally within five years, it is the undisputed strongest warship in the world.

Most of the craftsmen and military personnel did not doubt Zhu Jingyuan's previous statement.

This ship is fighting against a traditional [-]-ton warship, and it is no problem for one to deal with two or three of them...

The terrifying 10-knot speed rolling, plus the 60mm artillery caliber rolling, and a total of 9 large-caliber main guns.

No matter the battleship or the cruiser, the traditional battleship is in front of her, not to mention the chance to win, and there is no chance to escape.

But the biggest question is whether this thing can be built.

Existing warships have a maximum of [-] tons, and now they jump directly to [-] tons.

If you can't make it, then everything will be in vain.

(End of this chapter)