Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 206 Naval drills, battleship Chongzhen
Following Yuan Jixian's order, the large and small ships moored at the wharf set sail and sailed into the river.Thousands of sails compete for the current, and the waves curb the flying boat.

Large and small warships form different formations, either advancing or retreating, or dividing or joining, in an orderly and orderly manner.

The drums on the ship were booming, and the flags were flying.The soldiers stood at their posts, and when they heard the orders, they either fired guns, fired cannons, shot arrows, or practiced boarding battles.

The boats shuttle back and forth on the river, and the formations are changeable. It looks pleasing to the eye, but it is also frightening.

Finally, the Dafu boat sailed out slowly, and the boats on the river gave way in an orderly manner.The Dafu boat sailed to the forefront of the army formation, lay across the river, and then fired.The shells fell into the water, splashing huge waves.

Li Cunming stood at the bow of the boat, his heart was shaking, and he waited until the river calmed down, and then his heart was at peace.

"Okay, very good, my Ming Dynasty navy is mighty and majestic!" Li Cunming laughed.

The soldiers shouted: "Long live, long live!"

Li Cunming looked at Yuan Jixian and said, "Although it was just a drill, it is enough to see the bravery of this navy. Yuan Aiqing, you have practiced the navy for a long time, and the effect is outstanding. I want to reward you and the sailors. !"

Yuan Jixian said: "Your Majesty, I feel that what I have done is not enough, and there are many areas that need to be improved. First, the old minister is dull, not familiar with water warfare, and the naval army still lacks a real commander; Only one ship has been built so far, and the strength of the navy is not strong."

"Yuan Aiqing's thoughts are in my favor. Whether it is a land battle or a water battle, the most important magic weapon to defeat the enemy is not the quality of weapons, but the quality of generals with outstanding talents. In war, the biggest decisive factor is still people! "

"The army of the Ming Dynasty had many excellent generals, such as Huang Degong, Li Guo, Li Dingguo, Weng Zhiqi, etc., but the navy was just established and lacked the talents of generals. Yuan Aiqing, have you found talents?"

Yuan Jixian said: "I have indeed paid attention to it carefully, but I have found several capable people, and I have already arranged them in proper positions. However, these people are not considered to be independent generals, let alone command the navy. My minister suggests that Yasukuni Duke Huang Degong should be the commander of the navy."

Li Cunming asked in surprise, "Is Huang Degong good?"

"It's nothing more than a general who is a short man. Lord Yasukuni fought bravely. He also commanded the navy in the battle against Zuo Liangyu's rebels. He has some experience. I have had a deep talk with Lord Yasukuni in private. You still have some experience in training, training, and commanding, and before your Majesty finds someone who is proficient in water warfare, you might as well use Duke Yasukuni first."

Li Cunming smiled and said: "That's the only way, I made a decree to get Huang Degong back from Chengtian Mansion."

Yuan Jixian added: "The big blessing ship has obvious advantages, but it also has great flaws, which are mainly reflected in two aspects. One is that the big blessing ship gave up the ribs because of the watertight cabin structure, resulting in thin skin and no resistance to beating. Many old craftsmen have reacted This problem; the second is that because of the use of watertight cabins, it is impossible to lay a multi-layer full deck, so it cannot carry more artillery, and it cannot resist the recoil of heavy artillery."

Li Cunming sighed: "There is nothing perfect in this world. The best warship that we can manufacture so far is the Dafuchuan. But I also know that the Dafuchuan is a ship that has appeared in the Yongle Dynasty. There are more than two hundred years."

"In the past 200 years, due to various reasons, my shipbuilding technology has declined precipitously, and I have never made a breakthrough. Hey, we have wasted 200 years in vain, and my heart aches!"

As the fleet sailed back to the pier, Li Cunming rewarded the soldiers of the three armies and encouraged them to practice hard and sharpen their morale.

After the banquet was over, Li Cunming returned to the Jiujiang government office. Li Cunming was a little drunk, soaked in the tub, and remembered the conversation he had with Yuan Jixian during the day.

During the 200 years that the Ming Dynasty spent in turmoil, the western world changed with each passing day.Not to mention other aspects, at least in terms of navigation technology, the Ming Dynasty has fallen behind a lot.

"It seems that we have to catch up! In the late Ming Dynasty, the best warship in the West should be the Galen ship?" Li Cunming murmured.

It's a pity that when he was studying, he studied liberal arts, not science and engineering. Even though he knew about Galen ships, he couldn't design them with a black eye.

Fortunately, there is a system father, Li Cunming said softly: "System, I want to sign in, sign in with negative emotion value, increase ten times."

"Ding, the corresponding emotional value has been deducted. Congratulations to the host Jiujiang for successfully signing in and getting a copy of the Galen Shipbuilding Manual."

"Father, you are such a good father!" Li Cunming jumped up happily, and the water in the tub splashed out.

However, Hei Mudan walked into the room at this time, saw Li Cunming standing in the bathtub dancing and dancing, and said with a charming smile: "Your Majesty, I will accompany you!"

She climbed into the bathtub, hugged Li Cunming, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, what did you call just now, I seem to have heard you calling Dad..."

Li Cunming turned around Hei Mudan's body.

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Li Cunming got out of the bathtub, wiped his body with a dry towel, put on his clothes and sat at the table to read the manual.Black Mudan sat slumped in the barrel, still unable to recover.

Galen ships have been favored by the Spanish military and businessmen since they were born. They have completely replaced the old ships on ocean routes and are called Spanish treasure ships.

The Armada was equipped with a large number of Galen ships, and the boarding tactics were improved according to its structure. This made Britain, which was in a hostile state at the time, miserable, and could only contain the Spanish navy through guerrilla warfare by pirates.

Galen ships have a total length of 46 to 55 meters and a displacement of 300 to 1000 tons. In the later period, the displacement of large Galen ships even reached 2000 tons.The sail structure and layout are similar to the Karak-type boats, but there are also models with a 4-mast structure to hang more canvas, copper-clad technology, and a multi-deck and multi-story hull structure.

The hull is U-shaped, and the U-shaped mouth shrinks inward, so that the width at the waterline is greater than the width of the upper deck.Abandon the watertight cabin structure and adopt a rib structure with dense keels, and the decks are multi-layered and interconnected.The side can open the window to shoot, and close the window to waterproof.

Part of the structure is made of steel. The all-iron ship cannot be driven entirely by sails due to its own weight, but some supporting structures can be replaced with steel, such as iron nails, ribs, brackets, etc.It can even be wrapped with an iron shell as a whole, and copper skin can be pasted underwater.

Li Cunming read it carefully until it was daylight, and he understood it thoroughly, so he called Yuan Jixian.

"Yuan Aiqing, I have figured out an idea to improve the Dafu Ship, take it and have a look."

Yuan Jixian took the manual, read it, and shouted: "Your Majesty, this is no longer an improved Dafu Ship, but a brand-new ship. Your Majesty is truly a god! May I ask your Majesty, what is the name of this ship?"

"The battleship Chongzhen!" Li Cunming said.

(End of this chapter)