The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 280 No Technical Obstacles

Zhu Linmei turned to the craftsmen, "Do you still remember the methods of stacking wooden boards on the ship's ribs and hull?"

Shipbuilding is a major project that requires thousands of people. Previously, the two Nanyang craftsmen were only responsible for the hull structure, but the specific construction was done by local craftsmen in Nan'an.

Therefore, most of them had just participated in the manufacture of barbarian ships most months ago, and they all nodded at the moment, expressing that they still remembered.

"That's good." Zhu Linmei looked happy, "It seems that the Galen ship can be built directly."

Those craftsmen looked at each other, and one of them bit the bullet and said: "Your Highness, although the grassroots know some methods of building the hull, but without the command of the Nanyang craftsman, no one understands the structure of the whole ship..."

"You don't have to worry about that." Zhu Linmei smiled and took out a few blueprints and handed them to the craftsmen, which were drawn in the past few nights.

He has seen many dismantling drawings of Galen ships, and even has a model of the "Constitution" himself, so it is not difficult to just draw the entire ship structure.However, details such as processing technology and material selection can only rely on craftsmen who have actually built ships.

The dozen or so craftsmen took the blueprints, and it took a long time, and with Pang Zhu helping to explain, they finally understood what these standard industrial drawings were all about.

What followed was an incomparable shock—the drawing was finely drawn, the size standard was clear, and all the structures could get information from the picture from the inside to the outside.

Not to mention those who have built plywood boats, as long as they are experienced shipbuilders, it is not impossible to make plywood boats with these drawings for reference.

"This pattern is placed in the shipyard. You study it carefully these days and make a small sample as soon as possible."

All the craftsmen in the room were taken aback when they heard the words, and they all looked at the blueprint with disbelief in their eyes.You know, these new ships that no one knows how to build, even the vague patterns are extremely precious.

Just like the two Nanyang craftsmen before, in order to prevent the technology from being learned by others, they didn't even draw the pattern at all, and commanded other man-made ships with full-screen memory.

And His Royal Highness the Coordinating King not only generously produced extremely detailed drawings for them to refer to at will, but also asked them to make samples!

Sample making is to make a scale model of the ship with wood, the structure is exactly the same as the real ship.After the start of construction, the parts on the model are scaled up and processed, which is the first step in building a new ship.

It can be said that those who can make a small sample have basically understood more than [-]% of the structure of the whole ship.

The more than ten craftsmen who had built the plywood boat immediately said excitedly: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the grass people will do their best!"

Zhu Linmei nodded and said, "This boat is only eight feet long, with a displacement of less than [-] tons. When this boat is completed and you are more familiar with the structure of Galen ships, there will be another one more than ten feet long, with a displacement of [-] tons. The warships are waiting for you to build."

Then he explained the concept of displacement to the craftsmen, suggesting that they use displacement to describe the size of ships in the future, and try to avoid using vague units such as "how much material".

The eyes of the artisans are shining - so there will be new designs for them in the future? !They almost knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Linmi.

In fact, as long as they can learn the structure of the new ship, no one has any objection to letting them work for nothing, not to mention the generous wages.Everyone immediately swears and swears that they will devote their entire lives to never miss the important affairs of the court!
When the room became quiet again, Zhu Linmei put away her smile and said: "But let's talk about the rules first, the building skills of this Galenic ship can only be taught in the Shipping School, and anyone who violates it will be punished with a felony.

"In addition, you are not allowed to leave Fujing for five years. The shipyard has its own Jinyi Guards to monitor secretly, and there are police officers in and out every day. I hope everyone can understand."

"Understood." Everyone nodded hurriedly.Ninety-nine out of ten people in this era stay in their hometown all their lives, and no one will leave Fujing if nothing happens.

At that moment, some craftsmen remembered that just now His Royal Highness Fuzheng Wang recruited people to teach skills in the Shipping Academy, and they still treasured their brooms.Looking at the design presented by the co-principal king, his shipbuilding skills are probably no better than those of himself.

In fact, Zhu Linming also knew the overall structure of the boat, and he was inferior to the worst apprentice in the village in terms of craftsmanship.

But the craftsmen learn the basics first, and then learn the overall ship shape construction.So they all secretly thought in their hearts that when someone in His Royal Highness's shipping school learns, they may be more capable than themselves.The little things I have in my hands may be worth some money now, but after holding on to it, no one will learn it even if I want to teach it.

More than a dozen people have made up their minds, even if the clan elders stop them, they will go to the school to teach their apprentices.At worst, the whole family will move to Yongbeili, anyway, the imperial court will be responsible for relocating the family.

……

A few days later, the fairy stone powder that was supposed to be delivered to the Spaniards was transported to Nan'an—their ship had just been sunk by the Dutch, and they did not dare to approach the coast of Daming again for the time being.

The magistrate of Nan'an mobilized [-] people, plus [-] craftsmen, to work together in the shipyard.

The ground has long been compacted, and masons are constantly spreading the mixed cement on it.

At the original location of the ship's slipway, a row of four-foot-long, densely arranged square wooden slats stretched from the slipway to the sea.

These wooden strips are the sleepers used to support the track of the slipway, and most of the wooden tracks with a distance of one and a half feet have been laid.

On the side, craftsmen made brackets and wheels out of solid elm.After these things are built and placed on the rails, the base of the berth is considered complete.In the future, the new ship will only need to slide into the sea along the track, which is several times more convenient than before.

And on the outside of the berth, there are two rows of sleepers more than five feet apart, and two tracks with a close distance are laid on each side of the sleepers.

Two cage-shaped wooden frames less than one foot wide and more than three feet high stand on the rails.There are two rows of twelve wheels installed under the wooden frame, so that the wooden frame can move back and forth along the track.

It is the two legs of the gantry crane.

After the four-foot-long wood is purchased, it will be erected on these two legs, and then a winch, pulleys, etc. will be added according to the drawings designed by Zhu Linming, and the entire gantry crane will be completed.

The construction site is under the command of Pang Zhu, but it is in good order.Zhu Linming instructed him to build the sequence and essentials, and he only needs to check the progress from time to time.

A few days later, other parts of the shipyard except for the gantry cranes have been basically completed.The floor under the shed and the slipway has been covered with cement, and the cement trails more than ten feet wide extend in all directions, but the cement has not yet dried out.

The brand-new slipway with three seats, one large, two small, has long since lost its crude appearance, at least not inferior to the current European slipways.

The warehouses and workshops are even more orderly, copying the model of the Fujing Military Bureau, with different functional areas separated by wooden boards.The new tools on the workbench are neatly arranged, and all the tools are uniformly manufactured by the Ministry of Industry.

The standard process has not yet been finalized. After all, shipbuilding is much more complicated than guns and cannons. Zhu Linming plans to complete this work within half a year.

(End of this chapter)