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

Chapter 142 Why Are Song Dynasty Ships So Slow?
Xu Yuan was stunned for a moment, and said: "Quanzhou has three bays and twelve ports, hundreds of docks, and an annual output of three thousand ships."
"Including Cixi, Xiangshan, and Changping, we can build up to 68 docks."

"Many places have been occupied by private shipyards."

This was the fact that the imperial court had conducted on-the-spot investigations before the reduction of the Dinghai Navy. It was also for this reason that the subsequent reduction of the shipping department in Liangzhe City was due to the fact that there were not enough shipbuilding docks.

Of course, this refers to the natural terrain. If you want to work hard, dig rocks and dig mountains, you can still do it, but this requires a lot of investment and manpower. Without the machinery of later generations, I don’t know how difficult it is.

"Then build sixty docks." Zhao Yurui said in a deep voice.

"Hiss..." the officials at the scene gasped again.

Zhao Yurui's plan is to let the government recruit people first, and then he will set up his own shipyard, which is next door to the government-run shipyard, with the same benefits, and then recruit people who run other shipyards from the private sector. The ultimate goal is to make Qingyuan Mansion have no No other private shipyard can survive.

It's very simple, just spend money and improve the treatment of craftsmen. In the future, craftsmen in private shipyards will come to him.

On the same day, Zhao Yurui also accompanied Feng Deshan, Chen Dong and other naval generals.

He discussed with Xu Yuan what kind of ship needs to be built later.

At this time, due to the developed maritime trade in the Southern Song Dynasty, most of the shipbuilding was mainly sea-going ships (flat-bottomed boats), supplemented by inland river boats.

The types include sea ships, water transport ships, iron bucket ships, boats, flying awning ships, and three-panel ships, etc. The naval ships include sea falcons, car ships, lava fishing boats, and multi-oared boats.

Among them, the iron bucket ship is also a medium-to-heavy grain transport ship, the boat ship is more commercial and recreational, and the flying canopy ship is used to transport materials at a high speed, and it is often used for short distances in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

After researching with the generals and Xu Yuan, Zhao Yurui asked the shipyard to help Zhao Yurui build [-] material sea-going ships, [-]-material sea-going ships, flying awning ships, and some military ships from now on.

The rest of the water transportation, iron buckets, etc. don't need to be built for the time being.

When Xu Yuan heard that he wanted to build a sea-going ship with three thousand materials and five thousand materials, his face turned green.

Xu Yuan was startled and said, "Does the king of Wei want to build a Mulan boat in the sea?"

In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was recorded that the sea ships in Lin’an City were like clouds: “Like the ships of maritime merchants, they vary in size. The large ones can carry 600 people; "

He also talked about the Magnolia boat built in Quanzhou and Guangzhou: "Floating to the south of the South China Sea, the boat is like a giant room, and the sails are like clouds hanging from the sky. , put death and life out of the way..The Great Food Kingdom crossed the Western Sea to the Mulanpi Kingdom, and the boat was enlarged. A boat can hold a thousand people, and there are cockroaches and marketplaces on the boat, or if there is no wind, it will take a few years. Da, it’s not a huge boat, it’s impossible to get there.”

The main meaning is that the ships built in Guangzhou are very large, and there are hundreds of people on board, which can store food for a year, and can also raise pigs to make wine.

It is also said that there are even bigger boats from Dashi Kingdom to Mulanpi Kingdom, which can carry thousands of people, and can also buy and sell things on board.Perhaps it is equivalent to the current cruise ship.

Judging from these records, the shipbuilding industry in the Song Dynasty may have been more developed than that in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He had more than a dozen boats with [-] materials when he went out to sea, which was quite amazing. At this time, Lin'an City was everywhere, and there were still [-] materials in giant boats in Quanzhou, Guangzhou, and thousands of people from Dashi. cruise ship.

The king of Wei initially asked for three thousand materials and five thousand materials, which is almost the famous "Haibo Mulan Boat" in Guangzhou.

The marine ship Mulan boat has 600 materials, can carry [-] people, and can store grain for another year. It can also raise pigs and make wine. It is so spectacular to cross the sea.

Xu Yuan was shocked, and said again: "Where does this money come from?"

If it is an official shipbuilding, according to the Song system, it has always been 4:2:4.

Firstly, the local manufacturing department (military use) or transshipment department (civilian use) put forward the demand for ships, and after reporting to the imperial court for approval, the manufacturing department (transshipment department), the imperial court, and the local prefecture (Qingyuan Prefecture) are divided according to the ratio of 4:2:4 pay.

The money is given to the shipyard, and the shipyard purchases the required wood and materials to start building the ship.

From Xu Yuan's point of view, the king of Wei suddenly built such a large sea-going ship, which is rarely built by the government.

And the most expensive.

Will the court approve it?Will Qingyuan Mansion come out?Is the manufacturing company rich?
There are countless question marks in Xu Yuan's mind.

"This king will set up a private shop, specializing in maritime business, first place an order for ten ships here, and the money will be in place later, you build them first."

Zhao and Rui gave money first, and then asked them to build the ship, which not only solved the problem of insufficient funds for the shipyard, but also saved trouble and effort.

So, the key is to have money.

Before, Zhao Yurui made nearly a million guan in Lin'an, and thought he was quite rich. After arriving in Dinghai County, he found that it was not enough, and he had to use money everywhere. In just over two months, he had already spent 10,000+ guan .

Including this sale of officials, he was losing money.

Don't look at selling a function to earn [-] to [-] guan, the key point is that he has arranged a lot of his own people, and he has to spend it again.

So in the end it was the court that made money, and he lost [-] guan in blood by selling officials.

But this year, whether it is Qingyuan Mansion or Dinghai County, it must look much better on the books. Zhao Yurui earned more than 200 million yuan for the local area just by selling officials.

As for the navy ships, Zhao Yurui will apply to the imperial court, because the re-opening of the Shi Ship Department will increase the navy establishment, and warships will definitely be added, and he does not intend to pay for this.

After finalizing the ship to be built first, Zhao Yurui took the people away.

When Zhao Yurui left, Chief Quan Bao became very proud.

He summoned the envoys and heads of the shipyard, as well as some management personnel, and said loudly: "Wei Wang is sympathetic to everyone. From tomorrow onwards, we will have three meals a day, a small amount of meat every two days, and a large amount of meat every five days."

Wow, there was an uproar at the scene, and everyone couldn't believe it.

Although board and lodging are included in the shipyard, the food is really poor. Unexpectedly, after King Wei came, everyone's food has also improved.

I don't know who took the lead, and then all around thanked Wei Wang and other words.

I went to two places that day, Shibosi and Shipyard, and when I finally returned to Dinghai County, it was already almost dinner in the afternoon.

Both Zhao and Rui felt that there were still more than half of the things that had not been implemented, but they were not in a hurry.

Tomorrow, he will go to the saltworks, and he will also discuss wine, farming, and commercial taxation. These are all important things to ensure the income and stability of Dinghai County, but he does not plan to move the two items of saltworks and wine for the time being, because they involve too much. It involves the interests of many people. He wants to understand it first, and then reorganize the system after he has the opportunity to have the final say in the Southern Song Dynasty and have military power.

Zhao Yurui was thinking about his thoughts silently, only to find out when he arrived at the mansion that Feng Deshan, Chen Dong and other generals of the navy were still following him.

He didn't tell people to go home, and everyone didn't dare to leave.

"Come on, come to my house for dinner, and then play mahjong." Zhao Yurui smiled.

"..." Several generals looked at each other in blank dismay, but the next moment, everyone was happy.

Zhao Yurui opened up the Zhizhisi and the Duzhi Yamen, but the office is in the Duzhi Yamen, and the entire Zazhisi Yamen is his private place.

He seldom played mahjong, almost never. After dinner, he would train with the guards in the palace and the new boy. Li Pingbao would come over every night to teach him fighting skills.

But today I happen to be bringing along a few navy generals, including Feng Deshan, Chen Dong, and Yuan Gao.

When Feng Deshan came over, he planned to rank Ruan Cong higher than Chen Dong.

But Zhao Yurui just came to Dinghai to work and asked everyone to sign up automatically. Ruan Cong didn't seem to want to answer, and Chen Dong responded positively.

Afterwards, Chen Dong, the battalion commander, was directly promoted to deputy commander, overtaking Ruan Cong in an instant.

It is said that Ruan Cong was depressed for many days, and even went to Feng Deshan to complain about his troubles, but Feng Deshan persuaded him, if you want to be reused by the king of Wei, you have to perform well.

Isn't there still a vacancy for the post of deputy commander?

So during this time, Ruan Cong worked very hard. When Feng Deshan was away, he vigorously trained the Jiangdongzhai navy, and went to sea for three or two days.

At dinner that night, there were Li Pingbao and Niu Bao on the table.

The other upright Li Pingxia was away and was training the guards in the backyard.

Both Chen Dong and Yuan Gao have taken refuge in King Wei now, but whether they are worthy of reuse and trust depends on their performance in the future.

During the banquet, Zhao Yurui didn't prepare any wine, and only ate home-cooked food. As they ate, Zhao Yurui said, "This king is planning to go to Quanzhou for business."

"Organize a caravan of navy ships and sea ships, about five or six ships, mainly running in Quanzhou and Guangzhou."

"You two take turns, and each person runs once."

Zhao Yurui said the last sentence to Chen Dong and Yuan Gao.

The two of them hardly hesitated, and they nodded immediately, regardless of compliance or not: "But according to your majesty's orders."

Zhao Yurui nodded in satisfaction, and turned to Feng Deshan: "Commander Feng, how long does it take to go back and forth? How many times a year?"

Feng Deshan said that it depends on the monsoon and what kind of boat is used.

On average, according to the current period of the Song Dynasty, if the merchant warships only reduce their docking at sea, the average daily speed can reach [-]-[-] miles, and the speed can be calculated as three or four miles per hour, which is quite slow.

But this is the average of full load and empty load, tailwind and headwind.

And it's at offshore speeds.

Feng Deshan said that Zhao Liangsi boarded a ship from Dengzhou on March 26, the first year of Xuanhe, and went to Suzhou in [-] days.

The whole journey is about [-] miles, [-] miles per day, and the speed is [-] miles per hour.

After Zhao Yurui heard it, why did she feel that it was much slower than the ships of the Ming Dynasty?
Zhao Liangsi was a one-way trip. Looking at Gaozong's escape from Mingzhou to Wenzhou, and from Wenzhou back to Mingzhou, it took [-] days.

This distance is about [-] miles, which is less than [-] miles per day.

However, Emperor Gaozong was unlucky. During the two round trips, he encountered many reasons such as wind resistance, grounding, and heavy fog, which delayed the trip, so the approximate time was between [-] and [-] miles.

Feng Deshan's average daily speed of [-] miles is quite reliable.

The ships of the Song Dynasty were larger than those of the Ming Dynasty, but their speed was not as good as that of the Ming Dynasty, and there were more shipwrecks.

Commerce and trade were relatively developed in the Song Dynasty, and a large number of ships went to Nanyang and even Dashi, and they often sank at sea.

On the contrary, when Zheng He sailed to the West, there were almost no shipwrecks. However, the main reason for the shipwreck in the Song Dynasty was not that the ships were not good enough, but that they were not well prepared. , During this period, it has to pass through countless straits, change the direction of latitude, and suffer more extreme weather.

(End of this chapter)