Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

After returning to Shuri Castle, Wei Xiaobao took some time out and went to the Longwei base to set up the steel plant and soap workshop. He then handed over the steam engine drawings and samples, and the water-powered textile machine to Qiu Dao to organize people to study and strive to realize production as soon as possible.

The pepper seeds, cotton seeds and rapeseed seeds were also given to Wu Sanniang for planting in the experimental fields.

After returning to the palace, Prince Shangwen came specifically to thank the Tenchi Army for their great achievements in recovering the lost territory of Ryukyu and driving away the Japanese pirates.

As soon as Prince Shangwen left, Princess Lingzhao arrived. Her purpose in looking for Wei Xiaobao was to take the Royal Guards and fight back to Japan, and she wanted to get Wei Xiaobao's consent.

Wei Xiaobao told Princess Lingzhao that without a strong naval fleet, it would be impossible to cross the sea to the mainland of Japan. There were not only the big pirate Liu Damazi on the sea, but also the navy of the Tokugawa shogunate. So they had to wait until they formed a strong navy before going to Japan.

Princess Lingzhao couldn't argue with Wei Xiaobao and left angrily.

【ding dong】

The system mechanical sound sounded again

【System mainline mission released】

[Mission objective: Eliminate the pirate Liu Damazi]

【Mission duration: six months】

[Task Reward: 1 Gold Treasure Box]

[Task Penalty: Failure to complete the task within the deadline will result in the host being killed]

Another task came. Wei Xiaobao looked at the mark on the task bar. If he failed to kill the host, it seemed that the system would be more normal this time. There was no strange punishment of killing relatives, friends and wife.

Wei Xiaobao is still confident about this task.

Wei Xiaobao thought: With smokeless gunpowder and steel mills, the cannons on ships can be improved. If the steam engine is developed, it can drive ironclad ships.

Ironclad ship!

Ironclad ships are a product of the 18th century, a full 200 years ahead of the present day, and were used to deal with the wooden sailing boats of that era.

In the 1000th century, the world's shipping industry was in its infancy. At that time, the shipbuilding industry in the East was superior to that in the West. The maximum displacement of the Eastern Fujian warships reached 7500 tons, and the treasure ships that Zheng He used to sail to the West had a maximum displacement of tons.

The most famous carrack in Europe during this period had a displacement of less than 1000 tons, ranging from 300 to 800 tons.

Yes, just build a small ironclad ship of 2,000 tons!

Wei Xiaobao's mind flashed a small ironclad ship equipped by the Royal Navy of the Eagle Kingdom in 1860. This was the antique ship that Wei Xiaobao was most obsessed with as a military fan in his previous life, and there was a model of the ship on the bedside.

舰身长98米，宽16米，吃水4米。燃煤锅炉。1500马力，航速13节。排水量2000吨。三门160毫米后装炮。2门100毫米速射炮，格林转膛炮4门，在舰首有一具鱼雷发射管。载煤500吨。舰员200人。

This ship is not only suitable for the sea, but also for large inland rivers.

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself; Torpedoes don’t have engines, so they can’t be made now, but it’s still possible to make a Krupp breech-loading rifled gun.

Wei Xiaobao did what he said and stayed indoors for five days, concentrating on drawing.

In order to save time, Wei Xiaobao made some changes to the ironclad ship. Except for the boiler room and steam engine room, which were made of iron plates, the rest of the ship was still made of wood, but the bow, stern, and both sides of the ship were covered with 50 mm steel plates. The power was a combination of sails and steam power.

After drawing the ship map, Wei Xiaobao took Huang Shiming, the former water envoy of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and rushed to Naha Port. There was a shipyard built by the Japanese here, which could build large fuku ships with a maximum displacement of 1000 tons. The shipbuilding craftsmen were basically all Ryukyu locals.

After Naha was recovered, the shipyard belonged to the Heaven and Earth Federation.

Wei Xiaobao appointed Huang Shiming as the general manager of Naha Port, in charge of the shipyard.

Old man Huang Shiming has been dealing with ships all his life. When he saw the drawings of this 2000-ton ironclad warship, although he didn't understand steam engine power, he was very clear about the ship's structure, skeleton, sails, etc.

Wei Xiaobao asked Huang Shiren to complete the construction of the ship's wooden hull within three months.

Wei Xiaobao then handed over the external armor drawings and turret drawings of the ironclad ship to Qiu Daoji, asking him to complete them within three months.

In the following three months, Wei Xiaobao was worried that the craftsmen's skills were not up to par, so he often stayed in the shipyard, steel mill, steam engine factory and gunpowder factory, guiding the craftsmen in production.

While Wei Xiaobao was working in the shipyard, the late rice harvest season arrived. The yield of three-line hybrid rice per mu reached a maximum of 1200 catties, and the lowest was over 1000 catties.

The village head, Old Man Wu, had 30 acres of land, and a dozen laborers were unable to handle it, so they had to hire helpers to finish harvesting the late rice.

Looking at a large area of ​​fine rice spread on bamboo mats on the drying dam, Old Man Wu was in high spirits.

In the first half of the year, the yield of early rice per mu was only 300 jin, and that was brown rice, which cost 6 cents per jin in the market.

This year's late rice harvest was jin. Excluding the 7000% (2 jin) that was handed over to the government, there were still jin left, which was not only enough for the whole family's food for the coming year, but also jin could be sold.

According to the market price of 10 coins per pound of fine rice, this is 200 strings of coins! Converted into silver, it is 200 taels!

Old man Wu has never saved so much money in his entire life. Just think about it, he will harvest two crops of rice next year and can save 400 taels of silver!

The house can be rebuilt, the clothes and jewelry owed to my wife and daughter-in-law can be bought, and my grandchildren can be sent to schools in the city... Everything is good if I have money!

Old man Wu couldn't stop laughing!

Old man Wu decided that after a couple of days, when the millet was dried, he would take it to the town to sell it. The government office there had set up a shop to buy the millet, and the price was ten cents per pound, with no cheating for anyone!

Old Man Wu's joy reflects the joy of all the farmers in Shuri Castle who are changing their crops this year, and it is also the hope of more than 300,000 Ryukyu people in the coming year.

One family is happy, the other is enemies!

Kyoto, Japan, Tokugawa Shogunate

Tokugawa Koyasu, the general of the Tokugawa shogunate, already knew that 20 Ryukyu expeditionary troops had been annihilated.

Tokugawa Koyasu's face was ashen. He felt sorry for the 5 Tokugawa soldiers and the occupied territories of the Ryukyu Kingdom that had been passed down from his ancestors for hundreds of years.

According to the spies who stayed in the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Chinese army had powerful firepower and even had artillery shells that could explode and burn. There was no fighting on the battlefield at all. After a barrage of artillery fire, Nago Castle was gone, and 50,000 Tokugawa soldiers were killed.

If that's the case, the Chinese army must have mastered some unknown secret weapon, and this war cannot be fought.

To make matters worse, an aide walked into the room and said, "General, according to the report from the Japanese envoy to China, Princess Lingzhao has not arrived in China."

"What? We've been walking for three months and we haven't arrived yet?" the general asked in confusion.

"Under normal circumstances, it only takes one month to get from Kyoto to the capital of China. We haven't arrived yet, so it's estimated that the situation is very dangerous," said the aide.

"I understand. You can go down." said Tokugawa Koyasu.

"Ugh"

Tokugawa Koyasu sighed, it seemed that the Ryukyu cards were broken in his hands.

Fast for three days and ask forgiveness from your ancestors!