Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 90
Ma Hetai spends his days and nights in Anhui, and Zheng Kezang, who is far away on Yizhou Island, has begun to study how to make the Qingshui division inferior to the sea.

The year 1681 is about to usher in. Know yourself and know your enemy, and win every battle. According to the usual practice, the new year begins with the history spoiler.

"System, please exchange me the memorabilia of 1681." Lying on the grand master's chair, Zheng Kezang communicated with the system leisurely.

[Deduct 5 points, the balance is 810 points]

The moment the system prompts, a newspaper-like memorabilia has appeared in Zheng Kezang's arms.

In January, Emperor Kangxi set up the Mulan Paddock exclusively for royal hunting.

Really enjoy it, Zheng Kezang thought in his heart.

In January, the Qing Dynasty converted the Jingjiang Prince's Mansion into the Guangxi Gongyuan, which was used to hold the provincial examination.

It's kind of humiliating.

In March, Zheng Jing died of a stroke, and a coup took place in Dongning. Zheng Keshuang, who was only 12 years old, succeeded Yanping King. The power was actually held by Feng Xifan and Liu Guoxuan, and the centripetal force of Zheng's officials began to waver.

This does not exist, the only problem is that his father died of a stroke.

Since the defeat of the Western Expedition, Zheng Jing indulged in sensuality every day, his body was hollowed out by wine and sex, and his bones deteriorated day by day.

Zheng Kezang also reminded him euphemistically before, but as a son of man, he couldn't give him more pointers.

Zheng Kezang sighed deeply.

He tried his best for this. It is very difficult to revive a stroke in this era.

Diseases such as stroke, tuberculosis, bloating, and hiccups are known as the four major medical difficulties in ancient times.

Simply translated into modern Western medicine, it is cerebrovascular stroke, tuberculosis, liver cirrhosis, splenomegaly, and esophageal cancer.

Even with modern technology so advanced, tuberculosis is a little easier to cure.

Regarding Zheng Jing's matter, Zheng Kezang did his best, unless he could give Zheng Jing the talent of Hercules to continue his life.

Chen Yonghua changed history and survived, because he is mentally ill, and if he doesn't have a heart disease, he will be fine.

Continue to read: In June, the Qing Dynasty sent Caritas, Minister of Dali Temple, to the city of Yaksa to negotiate with Tsarist Russia, demanding the demolition of the military fortress.

In the foreplay of the Battle of Yaksa, although the Qing Dynasty won in the end, Zheng Kezang shook his head.

In July, under the strong recommendation of Fujian governor Yao Qisheng and university scholar Li Guangdi, Kangxi once again summoned Shi Lang, who was in his sixties, appointed him to come back as the admiral of the Fujian Navy, and approved the "special recruitment".After Shi Lang took office, he actively trained the navy, supervised the building of warships, selected generals, and prepared plans.

Shi Lang is coming, Zheng Kezang should prepare a meeting ceremony for him.

Speaking of which, Zheng Kezang hasn't built much sea power since he crossed to the present, and he hasn't updated their equipment.

There are not many benefits to the navy, except that many Galen sailing ships were captured in Luzon, and two fourth-class sailing warships were built at the Cavite Shipyard.

I'm a little ashamed, the Zheng family made their fortune by relying on the sea, he has not paid much attention to the construction of the navy, and he has been a bit out of business.

But it doesn't matter, Ming Zheng Navy is still number one in East Asia.He is going to find some new equipment for the navy, and when the time comes, he will severely educate Shi Lang's [-]-year-old boy.

Don't think that Shi Lang knows Ming Zheng very well, those are all in the past tense.

Zheng Kezang thought about it for a while, and decided that it would be better to update the naval guns first.

First, there is no need to exchange blueprints for warships. The shipbuilding cycle is too long, and the current ships are enough.

Secondly, there are steel factories ahead of the times, making guns very easy.

Just doing what he said, Zheng Kezang carefully selected and found an eighteenth-century naval gun called "short heavy gun".

Spent 10 points and now has a balance of 800 points.

To be honest, short heavy guns are especially suitable for the Ming Zheng Navy, because Ming Zheng's ships are small.

In the age of sail, naval battles were dominated by sail battleships. These warships were equipped with a large number of artillery pieces. The number of cannons on a sail battleship could range from 64 to the usual 74. Large sail battleships could be equipped with 106 or even 122 artillery pieces.

The Spaniards are more fierce, they have produced 140 artillery battleships.

However, it is the frigates who really control the sea.

Smaller frigates were not as huge as battleships, and far more powerful than those sloops and ketches.

They can go on a long voyage to attack enemy merchant ships, easily hunt down pirates, and chase down enemy privateers, and return before the crew can't stand the long loneliness and start attacking the young goats on board.

Very powerful, right?
But frigates have a small problem, it is difficult to equip large artillery.

They generally carry 18-pound guns, or some smaller guns, and some carry some 24-pounder guns.

Compared with the 36-pound/48-pound guns running everywhere on battleships, these small things are difficult to play a role in the battle line of regular naval battles.

Therefore, in the era of sails, battleships would not take the initiative to attack enemy frigates (in fact, they would not be able to catch up). After all, it is considered ungentlemanly to attack small frigates.

Unless the frigate takes the initiative to attack.
But there is one kind of artillery that is an exception.

That is the short heavy gun!

Because its barrel is a lot shorter than the standard long gun, it is also light in weight.

Therefore, these guns can be carried on smaller ships, even on the upper deck, without worrying about affecting the stability of the battleship too much.

They also have heavier shells, easily 32/48/68 lbs.

The frame structure of the short heavy gun is also different:
This improved structure is also a big selling point of the short heavy guns, they can be loaded and reset faster and easier.

But there is a problem with the short heavy artillery, that is, the range is far inferior to that of the long artillery.

For frigates, this problem is serious.

Because they often need to destroy the enemy's sails at a certain distance to prevent the opponent from escaping or counterattacking.

But the Royal Navy doesn't think so.

These reckless people will get the upper hand at the beginning.

It means that the windward side has the advantage of wind power and can quickly attack the enemy ship.

The price is that you have the upper hand, so when you face a superior enemy, it will be difficult for you to run away from a distance, which means fighting to the death.

At the same time, the upwind also means that when the ship fires at the enemy ship, it will tilt to the enemy's side due to the wind force, thereby losing the artillery elevation angle and shortening the firing range.

In this way, we have to control the range of wool! ?Anyway, after just a few rounds of posting it, it will be picked up.
So when the British saw the short heavy artillery, they didn't care about other details.

Veteran drivers know that thick is always better than long.

Therefore, when the British discovered that the inscription on the barrel was "68pdr":
They hurriedly loaded these short and heavy guns on board.

Generally speaking, a frigate may be equipped with several short-heavy guns for close-range firepower.

But the British opened their minds.

Coincidentally, they later built a batch of armed merchant ships for the East India Company.

Among them, the No. 9 ship, the "Graton" was singled out.

Twenty-eight 28-pounder short-heavy guns were installed on the lower deck, while twenty-eight 68-pounder short-heavy guns were installed on the upper deck.

Although the Graton has no long-range firepower, it can deliver a devastating blow that exceeds that of top battleships in a broadside exchange of fire.

In 1801, Graton faced the Danish fleet in the Battle of Copenhagen.

In order to protect the flagship of the British fleet, the Elephant, the Graton inserted into the battle line, and turned its side to the area with the most enemy ships to start output. After a round of salvo, it successfully killed 9 enemy warships. He was blocked back, and he was seriously injured.

This is the charm of the short heavy gun, for the reckless!

(End of this chapter)