Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 705 Shipbuilding and Knife Casting
Su Chen personally cultivated theoretical knowledge such as navigator and helmsman. If he puts it into practice, he will definitely not be able to do it. Let alone steering and rowing a boat, he still feels a little dizzy when riding a boat.

Because the wooden boats of this era, even if they are very large on the sea, still sway violently. The few times Su Chen went out to sea on a boat, he felt a little seasick.

Therefore, he only provided nautical charts and compass, and told some principles of monsoons, such as why summer monsoons and winter monsoons blow from different places, because one is the subtropical monsoon and the other is the influence of the Siberian cold current.

These words, these navy captains and helmsmen, were all heard for the first time.

However, Su Chen was not in a hurry to draw a map of the world, nor did he tell them that the earth is round, the moon revolves around the earth, and because of the moon's gravity, changes in tides and monsoons and so on.

It's too complicated, and I'm worried that these people won't understand it, and there's no need to do this step at all, it will make people feel incredible and superfluous.

And I am worried that once these maps are exported to the West and the Western Regions in advance, it is likely to accelerate the development of the European Middle Ages.

Su Chen felt that after the Central Plains stabilized, gradually promote commercial development, balance the relationship between the feudal society and the capitalist society, and reform a little bit, so that he can always lead the world.

The development of these national fortunes is not what Su Chen needs to consider for the time being. As long as he doesn't spread many advanced ideas and theories prematurely, it will be fine. They must be in his hands and used little by little in the future.

"What is the load of the big ships we have at present?"

Su Chen asked: "How many people are stationed here to protect the arsenal?"

Because of these things, Lu Chaoqun and other generals don't know that much at all. They have been occupying the island as kings all these years, living like pirates. Many materials are purchased and robbed, and there is no perfect operating mechanism on the island.

According to records, during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Song court ordered the shipyard to build two huge ships because of the need to send a mission to visit Korea. One was named "Dingxin Lishe Huaiyuan Kangji Shenzhou" and the other was named "Xunliu". Comfortable Tongji Shenzhou".

After Su Chen said these words, he asked the captains and helmsmen of the navy to go back to digest and study the chart route at the same time, so as to prepare for going to sea in half a month.

Su Chen asked again: "How many boats are there?"

From the Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasty, a new type of warfare took shape. Due to the invention and use of gunpowder, hot weapons entered the stage of history. This is a major feature of the war in the middle and late Song Dynasty.

Moreover, he has more than 1000 years of vision than people of this era, so he can naturally judge accurately in the general direction.

Half an hour later, Su Chen rode his horse and brought Jing Hong and the guards to a mountain [-] miles outside of Zatong City.

"Oh, that's half the size." Su Chen nodded and understood.

There are iron mines here, and it is very convenient to build an arsenal with local materials. There are mountains and rivers, and it is convenient to get water.

At present, Su Chen is in charge of the secret spy department, city shipping department, internal treasury management, business system, weapons and equipment, etc.

In ancient times, ships were divided into three classes, the big one was called "ship", the middle one was called "boat", and the third class was called "舡".The big ship has three to twelve sails, all of which are made of bamboo as a horizontal frame and woven into a mat shape.

Each ship has four floors, and there are many public and private rooms for the use of merchants.The secret room of the toilet is well-equipped.

"Returning to the general, there is currently the largest ship. It is fifteen feet long, three feet deep, three feet and two feet wide, and can carry four thousand materials."

At this time, due to the lack of horses in the Central Plains, the combat power of the cavalry was quite limited, mainly fighting on foot, attacking and defending cities, and water warfare.

On the short-handled weapons, there are complex forms, such as whips, sticks, hammers, etc., which are used in conjunction with long knives and long spears to break the enemy's armor.

Su Chen entered the weapons workshop, and saw the long sword just out of the oven, which was slightly changed from the Tang sword. The blade was slightly curved, with a wider head, thick ridge and thin blade, and a hand guard, which was strong and powerful.

At a glance, Su Chen felt that the facilities were crude, and the walls hadn't been fully built yet, only wooden fences were used for the time being. He said seriously: "Send someone to build a high wall with bricks and stones, and build it into a fortress. We will protect it strictly. I want to set up a Shenji Battalion to be responsible for the creation of new weapons and the development of firearms, these are military secrets and cannot be spread outside."

"About thirty or forty ships!"

This is the arsenal that Su Chen proposed to build. He chose an iron mine fifty miles away, and set up a weapon workshop directly here to forge weapons and improve the quality of weapons.

"Okay, I'll tell the generals temporarily, lend us some more ships to use, and do business with the Liao Kingdom, and sell those porcelains, liquor, soap, etc., and you will get a lot of profits. At that time, the rebels will get a lot of money." Subsidies are beneficial to everyone."

A school lieutenant named Zhang Xiao replied: "There are twelve large ships of this kind, and most of the others are slightly smaller boats."

After sending off these sailors, Su Chen received a report from Jing Hong, saying that the weapons workshop on the mountainside had officially opened a furnace to cast weapons today, and invited Su Chen to inspect it.

Su Chen has to do everything by himself now, he has to see it himself.

A large ship can carry 1000 people, including 600 sailors, 400 soldiers, and three small boats attached to it.

Therefore, when this revival organization came to land, apart from fighting and fighting, it was not proficient in civil affairs governance, the establishment of a commercial system, taxation, and the handling of people's security.

The loading capacity of these two huge ships is at least 360 tons, converted into today's measurement unit, with a load of 1000 tons and a displacement of more than [-] tons.No wonder people in the Song Dynasty were shocked when they described the two Shenzhous as "mountain-like, floating on the waves, with golden sails and javelins, and bowed to the dragons".

"It can carry two thousand materials!" Zhang Xiao replied.

Jing Hong clasped his fists and said, "Understood, we will make arrangements later."

Su Chen has done this kind of thing for the time being. Although he doesn't have enough experience, but fortunately the land in Zhangquan and Quanzhou is not big, so he wants to use it for practice.

Su Chen asked: "How many such big ships are there?"

Hearing this, Su Chen calculated in his mind that in this era, the unit of measurement for a ship's load is one stone, which is equivalent to 120 catties today. This large seagoing ship can carry four thousand materials, that is, a load of 240 tons. It was bigger, but there were even bigger ships in the Song Dynasty, including those with a thousand tons.

Su Chen hesitated for a moment, and felt that these ships were all warships, and there shouldn't be too many of them to use them for sailing and trading. In the future, the Maritime Ships Department will need to remake their own ships and develop more merchant ships.

After observing the casting process, he found that the swordsmiths had already used the skilled steel clamping technology to increase the hardness of the knife, but it was not the real steelmaking technology.

"About 500 people." Jing Hong replied.

"Okay, I'll go and have a look."

"How big is that boat?"

And regarding the current shape of the knife, Su Chen felt that it was not as easy to use as the Qi family knife.

In the Ming Dynasty, due to the intrusion of Japanese pirates, there was a major change in casting swords. When the Ming army fought against Japanese pirates, the weapons in their hands were often broken by sophisticated Japanese swords, causing heavy casualties.Not long after, the military industry of the Ming Dynasty developed a thick-backed machete to fight against it. Although it was no longer easy to break, once it was cut from the front, the blade often rolled over and could not even hurt the enemy.

Therefore, General Qi Jiguang asked someone to design the Qi Family Knife, which combines the characteristics of Tang Knife and Japanese Knife, and the overall strength is very good, which is very suitable for fighting on the battlefield.

Su Chen felt that if most of the infantry used the new Qi family knives, which were of high quality, and then taught two sets of knives, and let the Shence army practice day and night, the combat effectiveness at that time would definitely make the Wu Yue army and the Song army suffer a lot.

(End of this chapter)