In February of the 16th year of Chongzhen, when the long vacation was not over yet, Yang Shanlu had already led the team and started working again.
Of course, he wasn't returning to Luoyang Mansion this time. Since he was going to take Manchuka and he needed to build a big ship and build an ocean-going fleet, he needed to choose a good sea port in the five provinces.
At this time, you can see Yang Shanlu’s foresight, just like when he was governing the five provinces, he also added Shandong to it, that is, he took a fancy to Shandong’s many fine seaports, which will wait until the beginning of the big voyage. At that time, it was a very good entry point, but now, you can taste this benefit.
So this time, Yang Shanlu went to Dengzhou Prefecture, Shandong (the later Qi/Xia City and Yan/Tai City and other areas). There are several good ports to the sea. After the fleet is built, you can set off directly. Yes, it's very convenient.
And when he arrived, he found that the old gentleman Song Yingxing had been here for a long time.
It turned out that Yang Shanlu was about to start after the New Year, but Song Yingxing, a famous scientist at the end of the Ming Dynasty, was excited like an old child after learning that he had invented the steam engine. (At this time, Song Yingxing was nearly 60 years old. , Of course he eventually lived to be close to eighty years old).
After Song Yingxing arrived at Dengzhou, he immediately began to study the matching of steam engines and ships going to sea. This kind of work enthusiasm...
Yang Shanlu also praised this, and Song Yingxing deserved to be a great scientific master. By the time Yang Shanlu arrived, Song Yingxing had already figured out the principles between them and had transformed the two big ships.
That is to say, the former Shibosi under the control of Yang Shanlu has a huge ocean-going fleet to carry out ocean-going trade, but they are all driven by manpower or wind, but now, it has been transformed by Song Yingxing. Since then, a steam engine has been installed on each ship.
Although from Yang Shanlu's eyes, they are still very primitive steam engines, but in this era, they are unique black technology!
And after the test, the effect is very exciting... The sailing speed of each big ship has been doubled compared to the original one! Even according to Song Yingxing, this should be the fastest sailing ship in the world! none of them!
And this achievement made Yang Shanlu very happy. You must know that the speed of the ship is an extremely important sign in the great voyage that follows! Especially in naval battles, the speed of the ship is extremely important!
For example, a fast ship is like a cavalry, and a slow ship is an infantry. So if the two sides fight each other... we are already in a superior position!
Of course, as a traverser of later generations, although he has expressed his appreciation for such achievements, he has not yet reached the ideal state he believes.
So next, Yang Shanlu made another suggestion, but Song Yingxing was stunned: "Hehe, Mr. Song, you did a very good job, but the officer has another idea. Why not build a big iron ship? "
"What, big iron ship?" With Song Yingxing's wit, he didn't react for a while. After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, how can something as heavy as steel and sinking in water be used to build ships! Only wooden boards, which are light and buoyant, can be used to build ships!
Seeing Song Yingxing's astonishment, Yang Shanlu smiled, hehe, you don't know, this is the trend of future development! And now there is the soil where it was born!
Because before the steam engine was invented, even if an iron ship was built, it was a dragon slaying technique, and it was of no use. If driven by pure manpower or wind, the weight of an iron ship is estimated to be similar to that of a tortoise, but now Well…
Even this is what Yang Shanlu hopes for! Think about it, after it is built, the world's most advanced steam engine will be used in conjunction with the world's first large iron ship. This technology is forward-looking...
Even when the time comes for the big voyage, if there are unopened pirates or the South Sea Dragon King to provoke, then you can have speed and speed, and defense and defense...
Think about it, after the battle begins, one of your own cannonballs can smash the opponent's wooden boat! At least one shot at one hole! But when the opponent's shell hit his own ship, it was directly bounced off! You won’t even leave a mark, the enemy’s despair...
Even this is the perfect sailing that Yang Shanlu thinks! When the time comes, what sea coachman, what sun does not set the empire, all kneel down and sing conquer-just like you conquer...
Even Yang Shanlu still has the pleasure of revenge! Think about it, in the second Opium War in later generations, the British and French allied forces did just that. In order to promote opium, they relied on their sharp guns and advanced technology to brazenly bully the oriental natives in their eyes! And they have achieved a complete victory!
For example, in the representative battle of Baliqiao, 8,000 Anglo-French coalition forces faced 30,000 Qing troops. After the war, the Qing army suffered nearly 20,000 casualties, while the British-French coalition forces had a total of 12 casualties, many of which were accidentally injured by the British and French coalition forces themselves. , This shows the power of leading technology!
But now? When the mysterious big iron ship in the east appears on the Thames in London, England, and then the muzzle of the black hole is aimed at Buckingham Palace, can they also experience this feeling of refreshment
So Yang Shanlu is willing to work hard for this!
Of course, these are all future plans, but the problem now is that Song Yingxing still does not understand this kind of black technology, but Song Yingxing is worthy of a generation of scientific masters! The great scientist who wrote "Heavenly Creations"! Insights far beyond ordinary people!
In other words, he was only obstructed by inertial thinking before, but now? Then, after being touched by Yang Shanlu, Song Yingxing immediately opened up! Even because his vision has been greatly expanded, the expression he looked at Yang Shanlu became extremely admired: "Hehe, everyone says that you are the reincarnation of a god and man. Today, it seems that there are still some ways to go! "
And Yang Shanlu laughed when he heard it, he is not a god, he is just a lucky traveler, but for the rise of the Chinese nation, he is willing to bear this title!
After the expansion of the thinking, the following things will be easy to handle. According to Yang Shanlu’s vision, when the time comes to go to Manchujia, it needs to be equipped with 20 big ships (improved version of the Galen ship), plus another five. Thousand Profound Armies, this is a prelude to a great voyage, warm up first.
But now, among these twenty ships, there will be a big iron ship.
Then with this unique big iron ship in the world, from head to toe leading the world's technology for more than a hundred years, and then leading the other 19 large fleets also in this world, which belong to the world's leading position, it is time to start the end of Ming Dynasty If you want to sail...
And now Yang Shanlu, with the initial success of the governance of the five provinces, the manpower and material resources under the governance are still very rich, so about two months later, a big iron ship with countless wisdom was officially created!
This big iron ship is about sixty meters long, twenty-five meters wide, and has a displacement of 3,000 tons. To be honest, compared with the ships of later generations, it is like a toy!
Not to mention the aircraft carriers of later generations are all 10,000 to 100,000 tons. Even his frigates, the weakest ones have a displacement of 4,000 tons!
But even so, Yang Shanlu is already satisfied, because it is such a big iron ship, in this era, it is a unique black technology! Lead the world!
For example, the largest and most advanced Galen ship, that is, the ship used by sea coachmen for ocean voyages, has a maximum displacement of only 1,500 tons, and generally only 500 to 1,000 tons! Therefore, Yang Shanlu's 3,000-ton class is enough to bully them.
Including in the original history, the first iron ship in the world was invented by the British in 1787. At that time, a 21-meter iron ship was built. As for the first to use a steam engine to drive a ship, it is It didn't start until 1807, but what about now
The appearance of the iron ship was 143 years ahead of schedule! As for the use of steam engines, it was even 163 years ahead of schedule! So the technological difference...
Even when building such a big iron ship, Yang Shanlu thought of many methods and applied a lot of whimsical ideas, and then he built it.
Even after the big iron ship was launched, Song Yingxing's excited body was trembling when he watched it float steadily on the water... This is a miracle! As for the hundreds of craftsmen responsible for the construction, they all kowtowed on the ground when they saw it. Such a miracle can even be used as a lifetime talker!
Only Yang Shanlu is still very stable, and then after that, the steam engine can be moved up and the launch test can be carried out.
And after the results of the experiment, Yang Shanlu was even more satisfied, and he even showed a rare smile... because the results of the experiment are really very good!
It's like in this era, the big sailing ship used for ocean navigation, or the most elite warship under the Dragon King of the South China Sea, usually has a speed of 8 to 10 knots (about 15 kilometers per hour), but Where is this big iron ship? The speed reached a full 15 knots! Improved by half!
And this big iron ship is equipped with three steam engines, two working, one standby, and then it can be equipped with sixty new artillery (other Galen ships, generally equipped with 16 or 20 artillery , There are only 36 artillery at most).
So such a steel monster can be said to be invincible at that time! What sea dragon king, what sun never sets the empire, all tremble under the awe-inspiring power of the big iron ship!
Of course, even with the manpower and material resources under the control of Yang Shanlu, such a large iron ship can only be built for the time being, because such a large iron ship consumes thousands of tons of steel, which is equivalent to using 80,000 sets. The cost of armor is more than a million taels of silver!
So for now, let's build this ship for now, and wait until the colonization overseas and huge profits roll in before we can increase it.
Of course, this is only one of the most difficult big iron ships, and the other big wooden ships are relatively easy to build.
So soon, two months later, with this big iron ship as the flagship, and another 19 big ships (the ship is about the same size as the big iron ship, it is an improved version of the Galen ship), one that will be daunting to all countries in the world in the future. That’s how the powerful fleet of ships was born!
And to commemorate the birth of this fleet, Yang Shanlu named it the Great China Fleet!
And this fleet is exceptionally strong! These 20 ships are equipped with a total of nearly 2,000 crew members, and can carry up to 20,000 people!
And each ship is equipped with at least forty cannons, and the big iron ship as the flagship is equipped with a full sixty cannons, which can be said to be armed to the teeth! (The total number has reached nearly a thousand cannons!)
What is meant by the sound of a cannon? What is meant by the sound of a cannon and the opening of the gates of the country? This is the best interpretation!
After all these preparations were made, Yang Shanlu led the most powerful fleet in history, ready to go to Manchuga, and then took the opportunity to solve Zheng Zhilong's problem-the Dragon King of the South China Sea, I am here! Full of thorns, here I am! At the end of the Ming Dynasty, I am here!
Ps bowed and thanked my old friend scjosdu for his reward! thank you very much! Baima will work harder and write a good plot to return this kind of support!
It turns out that this book has come to an end, and it is estimated that it will end with two or three hundred thousand words. Baima will also write this last part, and it will have a beginning and an end, ha ha. (End of this chapter)