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Chapter 535 T-shaped scroll comrades, resonance

Shen Yourong frowned slightly, thought for a while before saying: "It depends on what the imperial court thinks."

"Oh?" Feng Ziying just said "oh", but didn't answer, waiting for the other party to continue to explain.

"With the current financial resources of the imperial court, I am afraid that the cabinet and the Ministry of War only want to temporarily restore the Liaonan-Denglai route and protect the Liaodong military supply line. After a while, we need to add some ships appropriately, and also need to add some small cannons, well, it can barely make do."

Shen Yourong said it very reluctantly, obviously he didn't approve of this strategy, but this is the most likely way to be adopted by the court, after all, it is the most economical, maybe tens of thousands of taels of silver can make do with it.

Feng Ziying didn't expect Shen Yourong to have such a pessimistic attitude towards the imperial court. It seems that the other party must have been heartbroken by the attitude of the imperial court bosses during his tenure in Liaodong and Fujian.

"General Shen, this kind of strategy can only be said to be better than nothing. If this is really the case, the imperial court does not need to appoint a Governor of Denglai, even a governor is more than enough." Feng Ziying shook her head, her eyes clear.

"You don't need to test me. Although Ziying's position is low, I proposed the strategy of opening the sea. Even the cabinet ministers and the emperor have discussed with me specifically. After the debt is raised, where will the money be spent? Then Denglai—— - It is imperative to control the future trade between North Korea and Japan on this route in southern Liaoning. Even in the future, Fujian, Zhejiang and even Guangdong and Guangxi must follow suit. Of course, the time may be a little later. We need to consider a priority. Therefore, I want to listen to General Shen More solid advice."

Shen Yourong's face became hot.

He didn't expect the other party to be so frank, but he seemed a little narrow-minded.

Standing up solemnly and cupping his fists, Shen Yourong apologized in a deep voice: "Master Feng, Mr. Shen made a slip of the tongue. What he said earlier was emotional, and he was provoked by all parties over the years. Hearing Mr. Feng's words today, Mr. Shen felt both ashamed and overwhelmed." Excited."

"No need to be like this. Master Shen has a family and country, and Ziying can only admire her, but time is not waiting for her. Since the classical Chinese recommends General Shen, Ziying naturally trusts it, and what General Shen said earlier also shocked Ziying, and she has the urge to express her feelings. So Ziying sincerely hopes that General Shen can give Ziying a more valuable suggestion."

Feng Ziying's words made Shen Yourong feel even more embarrassed, so he calmed down, and then said: "If the imperial court really intends to build a navy, then in Shen's opinion, we should abandon the original ship model and use Xiyi people instead. The new shipbuilding technology brought in, the latest Karen ship of the Xiyi people is selected as the main ship of our navy fleet,..."

Seeing the doubts on Feng Ziying's face, Shen Yourong explained again: "Karen is said to belong to Franji, and some say it belongs to Galen, um, it evolved from a medium and large pointed-bottomed three-masted schooner, then This larger schooner is more suitable for ocean voyages. It is said that it has become quite popular among the Xiyi people. It can be seen everywhere in Sulu, Luzon, and Manga in Southeast Asia, but it is not as good as our Dazhou in the offshore. Fuchuan Shachuan is more practical,..."

One sentence brought Feng Ziying's perception of Shen Yourong to a new level.

Galen ship?This is not something that just anyone can say.

Although Feng Ziying's knowledge of ships can only stay in the impression of some previous lives, he also knows that Galen ships have a long history of serving as warships in the age of great navigation, and it can even be said to dominate an era.

"Are there any advantages of this kind of Galen ship? Well, can we build it?" Feng Ziying also showed off in front of the cabinet and the emperor, but to be honest, he didn't know what to do, so he could only speak big words first. , to stabilize the hearts of Emperor Yonglong and the cabinet princes, otherwise it will be difficult to win their support.

"There are many advantages. First, it is suitable for ocean-going sailing. Second, it is more suitable for deploying artillery. Third, it can make better use of changes in sea wind direction. Of course, there are also disadvantages. The operation is complicated and requires a lot of sailors. If it is on a warship, it will be huge. However, I think that in the future naval battles such as jumping ship and boarding battles, it will be more and more difficult to adapt in the face of numerous artillery and complex sea areas, and it is more necessary to choose suitable sea areas for combat, but how can war give us so many choices? "

Feng Ziying understands that this person really has real materials. The officers and soldiers in the naval fleet and even the pirates and Japanese pirates in the Great Zhou Dynasty are still obsessed with relying on rocket fire attacks and jumping ship to board battles. When winning or losing, he had seen farther and seen the changes in the naval battle, which shocked even Feng Ziying.

Seeing Feng Ziying's silence, Shen Yourong also thought that her point of view was too unconventional and unacceptable for the other party. She was slightly disappointed, but it was normal on second thoughts.

Those who don't eat this bowl of food and have been in contact with ships at sea for a long time, who can understand this?
For thousands of years, relying on rocket fire attacks and board-to-board battles to determine the outcome has been regarded as the standard by everyone. Even the appearance of firecrackers and artillery has not changed everyone's ideas.

Everyone thinks that the instability and hit rate of artillery can't be a magic weapon for victory, and firecrackers are actually just as auxiliary as bows and arrows.

Didn't I think so ten years ago? If he hadn't seen Hongmaofan's ships and artillery configuration in Penghu, and also seen the drills of those ships in naval battles, he would not have believed in such naval battles. The decisive factor has shifted to relying on artillery to determine the outcome.

Taking a deep breath, Feng Ziying calmed down: "General Shen, I agree with what you said, but can we build this kind of ship? Also, do you think that artillery will play a key role in future naval battles?" It works, but can the artillery of our Dazhou adapt to the use of this kind of ship? I know that our Dazhou Navy also has artillery on board, but they are not large, and the response is not very good. What is the reason? If our Dazhou made it ourselves The artillery is difficult to adapt to the naval ships, how to solve it?"

Shen Yourong trembled slightly, suppressing the joy and surprise in her heart: "Master Feng, do you agree with these views of mine?"

Feng Ziying laughed, "General Shen, you don't think that I don't know anything about maritime affairs when I propose a strategy to open the sea, and I also have to convince the cabinet ministers and the emperor? Then how can I convince them? Really Do you think the princes in the cabinet and the emperor can be deceived just by lip service?"

Hearing Feng Ziying's words, Shen Yourong didn't even care about the teasing meaning in Feng Ziying's words, he settled down and said: "Master Feng, in front of you, Shen will not hide anything, what you said is all It's very difficult, but not insoluble,..."

"...Karen, uh, it's the Galen ship you mentioned, including the Clark sailing ship that is more suitable for merchant ships. In fact, it is very common in Sulu and Luzon. There is also a shipyard in Manila's Frangji, and it includes We spend a lot of time traveling between Frang Robot and Hongmao Fan. Although these ships are also very technical, as long as we are determined to build them, we can build them..."

"...It's nothing more than spending money to hire their shipbuilders. In fact, although such talents are rare in Guangdong, Guangxi and Luzon, you can find one or two. Of course, it is definitely not enough. If you really want to build them as soon as possible , we can entrust those Frangji people and Hongmaofan to go to their home country to hire such technicians for us, and promise them great profits, and everything will be done!"

"We can even go directly to Luzon and Manaca to dig people secretly. There are many Flangji in Luzon, and there are many Hongmaofans in Manaca. They all have factories for building ships, and as far as I know , Many of them who come to our side are struggling to make a living, and most of them come here to find a life where life in their home country is difficult or even unsustainable. As long as they have this technology, we are willing to offer higher and better treatment. Then I can dig them for my use, and our craftsmen can also learn from them,..."

The more Shen Yourong talked, the more excited he became, "Shen Yourong had contacted those Fulang Jiren and Hongmaofan many times before, and they were very interested in coming to Dazhou for business, but they were very disappointed by the imperial court's sea ban. This is the condition to allow them to come directly to our Great Zhou for business, and to offer some conditions, I think they can recruit this kind of craftsmen for us,..."

Feng Ziying was also a little excited.

Only when he came to this time and space did he deeply feel that being a liberal arts dog has advantages in many current affairs and history, but he has little knowledge of all kinds of common technologies before the industrial revolution, except for the occasional one or two because of interest. Everything else is at a loss.

Like the shipbuilding technology mentioned by Shen Yourong earlier, and the artillery technology that may be involved, they all require scientific and technological accumulation. I don't even have a basic golden finger in this area, how can I open it?
But think about it, even if you are an engineering dog, you may not be able to understand these technologies of that era, so if you really want to solve the problem, you have to start with the basic industrial technology of this era.

Although the Great Zhou in this era has some sporadic leads, the closed system thinking has made the entire education, technology and industrial system have begun to lag behind the Western European countries that have entered the era of great navigation.

"General Shen, can the artillery technology I mentioned earlier be operated in this way?" Feng Ziying asked.

Shen Yourong hesitated for a moment, "Master Feng, artillery technology is probably a top secret in Xiyi, and it may be very difficult to obtain this kind of technology. Of course, Xiyi people value profit, and they come here from far away. I think if If we can give preferential treatment in commerce and trade, maybe we can."

Feng Ziying was very satisfied. Shen Yourong's performance had greatly exceeded his imagination. It is so rare to have such a sober person with a wide vision in this era.

"Well, General Shen, I understand. Apart from these, what else do you think we need to solve immediately?"

"Dong Fan." After a long time, Shen Yourong said slowly: "Shen Yourong is worried that if we can't completely control Dong Fan as soon as possible, Folang Jiren and Hongmao Fan will spy on Dong Fan sooner or later."

(End of this chapter)