Chapter 48 Giant Ship and Cannon

After dinner early in the morning, Zhao Qiong took a crowd to patrol the territory. The first stop was the workshop. Under Fengxi's leadership, they came to the workshop and took a small boat along the artificially opened waterway to a secluded harbor.

There is a lagoon left behind when the Bian River broke through the embankment. The water depth is five or six meters, and the area is about ten miles in size. It is surrounded by reed mats on the shore to form a huge shed, with two giant boats moored inside.

"Second Master, one of these two boats has been modified, and the other is installing corners and arranging cannons." Fengxi introduced while asking Zhao Qi to board the boat.

"No, the project is done very quickly," Zhao Xiao said with a thumbs up.

"According to the prince's instructions, we first ask the workers of the Mingzhou Shipyard to transform according to the drawings you provided, rebuilt the bridge, and divide the bottom cabin. The subsequent weapons and equipment are all from our workshop, and no outsiders participate.

” Fengxi said.

"Prince, these two Shenzhous you built at the time?" He Qufei followed Zhao Qiong on the boat and asked. These two ships were three times the two inspectors they were on, which was the Song Dynasty called the "Shenzhou".

The giant ship is more than ten feet high, five feet wide, and nearly thirty feet long. According to the current saying, the displacement can reach more than one thousand tons and can carry a thousand people. In this era, it is a modern "aircraft carrier", the giant in the water

No domineering

"Teacher, I still remember the two giant boats that Jiangnan sent Hua Shigang to the south of the country a year ago. In order to enter the capital, several bridges were demolished." Zhao Qiong replied with a smile.

"Oh" He Qufei suddenly remembered that a large stone was picked on the Taihu Mountain where the southeast worship was located. It was more than four meters long and more than two meters wide. It was exquisite and transparent, and the holes were naturally formed. There was also a big tree, which was said to be Baijuyi in the Tang Dynasty.

Hand-planted, hence the name Bai Gonghui, and he was going to present it to the emperor together, but these two objects were too big, and ordinary big ships could not be installed at all, and they had to be suppressed and sunk even after they were installed. Of course, this was not difficult for Zhu Xie, he

The people ordered two ships in China and spent 8,000 guan of freight to the capital. At that time, the giant boat entered Beijing and attracted a lot of people. The people in the capital rushed to see the charm of the giant boat.

"Hehe, the prince watched the two big ships finish their mission and kept throwing them in the canal and letting them blow the wind and rain, wasting their resources. So he bought them from Zhu Xie, which was considered a waste of money." Jianxi said with a smile.

"Then it cost a lot of money, right?" He Qufei asked again, sighing that the prince is so rich and powerful that he bought such a big ship.

"The prince also charged Zhu Xie 50,000 yuan of garbage disposal fee," Jianxi said, as if things should be like this.

"Haha, you guys settle the bill, I didn't want him much. The ship was blocked in the river. There were so many boats on the canal like a crucian carp. When you get near it, you have to slow down and go around. If you hit it, the ship will be destroyed.

It would be fine if the boat sinks, but if the big boat sinks, the canal will be blocked. The food and drink in the capital depend on the transportation of the canal. Then people have to organize their salvage, which will cost more than 50,000 guan. My price is very

Justice, Zhao Qiong quickly explained as he looked at the strange look.

"Oh" everyone nodded and turned their faces together. They had seen shameless people, but they had never seen such shameless people. They were plucking their hair by geese. They had to put the geese in the pot and stew them in the pot.

"Cheng Xishou, have I asked you to find all the sailors?" He didn't jump. Seeing everyone pretending to be watching the scenery, he had to name it.

"The prince, you have recruited all of them, and there are more than 500 people in total. Now they are all handed over to Commander Zhao for training." Cheng Xishou has the least experienced people among the group and dared not give the prince a face, so he quickly bowed and replied.

"Well, these two big ships will be left to you for management in the future, so don't let me down." Zhao Qi nodded in satisfaction.

"Thank you for your trust" Cheng Xishou was so happy that he almost went away. He sailed in the sea. The bigger the ship, the better, and ran farther, installed more, and had a higher safety factor. He only replaced three ships last year, 2,000 hu.

The big ship has taken another big step forward this year, and I have a deeper understanding of the fact that I have been scrambling with the prince

"Zhao Xiao, is the new artillery test fire completed?" Zhao Xiao walked to the front deck and pointed to an empty position and said, "He planned to transform the ship into a gunboat, and place two mortars on each front and rear decks."

The two strings of the ship are equipped with ten Franc rapid-fire cannons on each side. Although they are not as good as the warships that often cost hundreds of artillery during the Great Destination period, they are now enough to dominate the ocean.

"Second Master, it's done. Now the artillery rules are being made. After a few rounds, the trial will be conducted." Zhao Xiao heard the prince's words and quickly stepped forward to salute and replied, "He is now the head of the artillery team.

"Well, complete the training as soon as possible. You can pick out some people from the sailors to train first, and strive to form an army within half a year," Zhao Qi ordered.

"Yes, ensure that the task is completed," Zhao Xiaoli said.

"Second Master, this is a difficult problem. The artillery production is very cumbersome. Our workshop may be difficult to complete the task for a while." Feng Xi estimated and said, now the workshop has only made ten 'Folang machines. The prince wants to

It takes more than 40 artillery pieces in half a year, and it cannot be made no matter what.

"I thought of this. This time I brought you experts. They are all experts in the industry and should be able to help you solve some problems," said Zhao Qiong.

"Prince, are those hiding in the bottom cabin the experts you mentioned?" These people were not happy to see the origins of these people, and they only thought about it at this time.

"Of course, they have gunpowder and firearms in the workshop of the military supervisor; some have cast nine tripods and ritual tools in the palace; some have steelmaking masters who have built Mingtang smelter, and theirs

Helping things will be much faster," Zhao Qiong said with a smile. Most of the people in their workshops are trained 'local experts', and their knowledge and technology are definitely worse than those from state-owned factories.

"Well" I didn't say anything when I saw the joy. No wonder the prince was so concerned about Deng Junjian's concubine. He turned against Wang Fu and forced him to return the concubine. He paid a lot of money and transferred Deng Zhigang from the Young Prison to the official position.

I stopped, it turned out that the prince was waiting for him here.

"This ship must be armoured on the vital parts, and the cannon seat must be fixed. Don't fire the cannon. If others don't sank, the ship will be knocked out with a big hole. These weapons will be used on the ship, and I won't do it either. You guys will.

You must summarize your experience during use, don’t be afraid, and you won’t blame you even if something happens." Zhao Qi turned around and gave an important instruction: 'You must build a powerful team.

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Chapter 48 Giant ships and cannons
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