In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 121 The Thoughts of the Navy Generals

After all the personnel and supplies were on board, Zhao and Rui came to the Hayfalcon battleship.

The sea falcon warship, also known as the "iron wall huazui plane sea falcon warship", was the first iron-clad ship in the world at that time. It was innovated by Qin Shifu, the commander of Yuan Xingyuan in the Southern Song Dynasty. The bulkhead of the ship was equipped with iron plates, which created a precedent for ship armor. , the bow is equipped with a sharp iron tip shaped like a stalk, which is used to plow and sink enemy ships in water battles, which is more destructive than the angle of attack.

The ship built by Qin Shifu is relatively powerful, but the battle with the troops was a mess. He led the troops in the Kaixi Northern Expedition, and the army collapsed halfway. The army collapsed on its own, which is simply inexplicable. He must bear part of the blame for the final disastrous defeat of the Southern Song and Northern Expeditions.

Of course, Zhao Yurui didn't know Qin Shifu. He heard that there was an iron-clad ship, so he came to the iron-clad ship specially.

At this time, he was standing on the bow of the ship, watching the sea falcon warship, accompanied by Li Pingxia, Li Pingshan, Niu Bao and other people, as well as several naval generals.

The sea falcon warship is 10 feet (about 30.72 meters) long, 1.8 feet (about 5.53 meters) wide, 1 foot (about 30.72 meters) thick at the bottom, 10 sculls, and usually has 42 sailors and 108 soldiers. The ship (with a load of about 24 tons) was also a relatively large number of ships built in the Southern Song Dynasty during the Ningzong period.

Because there is no war here, and the navy in Xupu in the Southern Song Dynasty has always been mainly engaged in business, so there are only more than 30 soldiers on board, and they are usually used to load goods.

The largest navy general on board is the deputy commander Feng Deshan, and there are also preparations for Ruan Cong, battalion commander Chen Dong, deputy commander Yuan Gao, Cao Zhihai and others.

The faces of the generals of the navy were not very good, because originally they were stationed in Xupu well, there was no war, and they could do some business by the way, but suddenly, with a transfer order, the imperial court re-established the Western Zhejiang Coastal System Department, and the government offices were moved together. As far as Xupu, the former Zhedong Coastal System Department moved the original Dinghai, and was replaced by the new King Wei, who transferred them from Xupu (Suzhou) to Dinghai (Ningbo).

It sounds a little complicated, but in fact, the original Zhedong system was set up in the west of Zhejiang, and now it is changed to the west of Zhejiang, and the east of Zhe returned to the original Dinghai in the east of Zhejiang.

After such a change, their immediate boss became a vassal king. Looking at the young Zhao Yurui again, the generals of the navy were a little worried. Will they still have enough to eat in the future?

When I was in Xu Pu, the local government could hardly pay the sailors' salaries normally. Because of the Song Dynasty, all expenses of the navy were paid by the local government.

In the 15th year of Ningzong Jiading (1222), that is, earlier this year, Wu Ying, the commander of Xu Pu's navy, proposed to recruit 840 sailors, and Xu Pu's navy was fixed at a scale of "[-] people".Canopy sailors should belong to the sailors who steer ships.

Xu Pu's naval army has increased by nearly a thousand people, and the expenditure is even greater. The local magistrate's yamen is miserable.

Wu Ying was a famous navy general in the Southern Song Dynasty. He was famous for his love for soldiers and his bravery and skill in fighting.

In history, because the imperial court had no money to reward, he also paid out of his own pocket to reward the soldiers, and he was very popular among his subordinates.

But where did he get the money out of his own pocket?It is estimated that it is also for business.

This time, Shi Miyuan transferred seven ships from Xu Pu to Zhao Yurui, including two Qianliaofu ships, which were specially used by Xu Pu's navy to run business.

This made Xu Pu very angry, and many navy generals were dissatisfied with Zhao Yurui.

Shi Miyuan just didn't want to give Zhao Yurui too many warships, so he deliberately got him two large merchant ships.

You must know that Xu Pu (Suzhou)’s local finances are better than Qingyuan Mansion (Ningbo) at this time. It is difficult for Xu Pu to raise a navy. Will there be a good life in Qingyuan Mansion?

So ever since Feng Deshan and the others boarded the boat, everyone's faces were not very good-looking.

According to the Song Dynasty system, the main local governors, namely Zhao Yurui, were the ambassadors of the Zhedong Coastal System Department, but the daily work of the navy was in charge of the deputy envoys, and the deputy envoys had to be generals.

Therefore, Feng Deshan is still in charge of the navy in Dinghai County, Qingyuan Prefecture.

As the top leader of the navy, Feng Deshan is currently worrying about the future of the navy.

He was worried about a few things. One was that there were too few sailors in Dinghai County, and only seven ships came here, with more than 1000 people, including two merchant ships.

Second, can King Wei support them in the future?King Wei is so young, I heard that he is only 16 years old, what kind of navy does he want?He knows fart sailors?

However, he was still a little happy in his heart, because the Zhexi Coastal Control Department was re-established, and he came here as a deputy envoy, and his rank has been improved. Now he is a doctor of martial arts, and he is a seventh-rank officer. a lot.

Yue Fei joined the army at the age of 20, made many contributions, and worked for six years before he was promoted to the seventh-rank martial arts doctor. Feng Deshan hardly participated in any wars, and just followed the navy in Xupu. It is the grave of his ancestors to be promoted to this level smoke.

Thinking of this, he still felt a little flattered. After all, he was treated a lot better. As for whether the brothers in the navy can get enough to eat, it depends on King Wei.

Just when Feng Deshan was thinking, Wei Wang Zhao and Rui watched the warship start slowly and leave the shore slowly, and suddenly said: "This time, I will reset the Eastern Zhejiang Coastal Manufacturing Division. This king asks the prime minister to replace it." In the Xu Pu water army, this king selects talented people to serve in the army, seeing you brothers today, they are all very powerful."

Feng Deshan immediately clasped his fists: "Don't dare to act, dare not act." Ruan Cong and others echoed.

But everyone's expressions were a bit perfunctory, because Zhao Yurui was young, not from civil service, but from the clan, and it is said that they were ordinary people before.

"This king once asked the prime minister to help you make adjustments. What is the rank and level of Vice General Feng?" Zhao Yurui asked again suddenly.

Feng Deshan straightened his face, with a slightly surprised expression, and immediately bent over and said: "Back to the king of Wei, the last general is now Doctor Wu De, and he is at the seventh rank and sixteenth rank."

"Oh." Zhao Yurui nodded, and then asked, "Where was Deputy General Feng at Xu Pu?"

Feng Deshan blushed slightly, and said in a low voice: "Wu Jinglang, from the seventh rank to the fortieth rank."

"I've been promoted to more than [-] levels all of a sudden." Niu Bao murmured loudly, "Congratulations to Vice General Feng."

Feng Deshan blushed even more. Thinking about it this way, it seemed that he really wanted to thank King Wei.

The seventh-rank military officer of the Song Dynasty is considered to be a middle-to-high level, and there are dozens of levels between the seventh-rank and the regular seventh-rank.

Feng Deshan now sounds a bit small at the seventh rank, which is about equal to the major of the later generations, and his actual position as a lieutenant general of the Dinghai Navy is about equivalent to the brigade level of the later generations.

However, if there is someone above who directly transfers him to the center of the Forbidden Army, then the seventh-rank military attache can also be the commander of the former commander of the palace, which is equivalent to being able to be the chief of the general staff of later generations, including the chief officer of the military region.

This is almost impossible in later generations. The seventh-rank military officer is equivalent to the major of the later generations. You transfer around, either at the battalion level or at the regiment level.

Therefore, in the Southern Song Dynasty, the emphasis was on rank but not rank, and later generations focused on rank but not rank. He only got half a rank, and he skipped more than [-] ranks, and he can be dispatched to higher military ranks in the future.

Hearing this, Ruan Cong, Chen Dong and the others also blushed, and they looked at Zhao Yurui and hesitated to speak.

Zhao Yurui turned her head: "What rank is General Ruan now?"

Ruan Cong immediately said: "Back to the king of Wei, the last general is now Zhongxunlang, and he is the ninth grade."

He wanted to say more, so Zhao Yurui asked Chen Dong and the others again.

Several people spoke one after another, basically they were the lowest envoys in the eighth rank, and then the ninth rank and the ninth rank.

Ruan Cong's highest level is 47, and the lowest level is 52 Cheng Xinlang.

"Oh." After Zhao Yurui finished asking, she nodded again and did not speak again.

Ruan Cong and the others became impatient at this moment: "I report to King Wei, we didn't raise the level."

"Yes, yes." Several people nodded.

"Ah. No way." Zhao Yurui was extremely surprised and stared at them in disbelief.

"Back to the king of Wei, really not, the last general is still at the level of Xu Pushi, and Chen Dong hasn't moved for six years." Ruan Cong said anxiously.

Zhao Yurui's face was serious: "Maybe my king and His Majesty have some problems communicating with the prime minister, don't worry, since I transferred you from Xu Pu, I will definitely not treat you badly, and I will deal with it immediately when I arrive in Dinghai. "

"Thank you, King Wei." Several generals were overjoyed, Chen Dong was the first to plop down and knelt down on one knee, and the others quickly knelt down after seeing it.

The corner of Feng Deshan's mouth twitched, and he could only kneel down.

"Ah, please get up, please get up." Zhao Yurui happily helped them up one by one.

This time Zhao Yurui knew that they still had to hug Shi Miyuan's thigh tightly. If they wanted to promote the generals in front of them and win their hearts, they had to rely on Shi Miyuan.

He can decide who to promote, but Shi Miyuan can decide whether to approve or not.

After this dialogue, the generals' attitude towards Zhao Yurui has improved a lot, and Feng Deshan is even more eager to answer questions.

Zhao Yurui led a few people, pointed to the surrounding ships, and asked them one by one.

The two lucky boats are suitable for business, but the navy has been rebuilt, and they also have weapons and troops on them. The captains of these two lucky boats are more than nine feet long, two feet five feet wide, and can carry a thousand hu. , that is, the load is equivalent to about 60 tons in later generations.

Another car and boat was invented by Gao Xuan, a craftsman in the Southern Song Dynasty. He invented more than a dozen kinds of cars and boats, carrying people ranging from two to three hundred to one thousand people. This boat was the main ship in the battle between Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang at Fanyang Lake in the early Ming Dynasty. At the beginning of the twentieth century, there were still places in China that used it.

Cars and boats are divided into two cars, four cars, eight cars, nine cars, 23 cars, 24 cars, etc., and there will be a maximum of forty cars in succession.

Zhao Yurui's ship is a medium-sized vehicle, with 220 vehicles, 48 wing wheels, more than [-] people, and a load of [-] materials ([-] tons).

Vehicles and boats were improved on the basis of oars. Oars used hand power, while vehicles and boats used foot power. This was an important technological invention at that time. The biggest feature of vehicles and boats was their speed.

"Historical Records" "There are car guards on both sides of the ship. I don't see its cars, but I can see that the ship travels like a dragon, and it goes up and down very quickly. "

At the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty, he also had two shortcomings. One was that he could not sail in shallow water, and the other was that he could not enter the sea.

Therefore, in the middle and late period of the Southern Song Dynasty, small vehicles and boats began to be developed, which were mainly used for shallow water and big river warfare, and mainly built five-car, six-car and seven-car ships.

And Zhao Yurui's ship was actually in the early days of Ningzong, with a history of nearly ten years.

(End of this chapter)