Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 80 The Great Tang Needs a Navy Division (2)

It didn't take long for Henglian to bring back a lot of models of various warships. The Datang Navy has a variety of warships, and the more famous ones are shooting ships, vehicles and ships.And in Chongyi's hands are the boats and vehicles, seeing Li Chengqian's questioning expression.

Hastily said: "Your Highness, ship shooting has existed since the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After a long period of development, the technology has gradually matured. A giant winch was installed on the battleship to drive the boulder to penetrate the enemy ship in the water battle. A big killer. Cars and boats are warships that are driven by pedals to move forward quickly, which has a significant effect on assault warfare.

Later, some people combined vehicles and boats with shooting ships to create a charging boulder ship, quickly approaching the enemy ship, and then smashing the enemy ship with boulders. The melee lethality on the sea is extremely terrifying. .”

"These two kinds of ships are the most equipped in our Datang Navy right now," Li Chengqian asked after hearing the introduction.

Li Chongyi nodded: "Yes, since the construction cost is not very high and the construction time is not very long, our army is now mainly equipped with these two types of warships.

But most of them are relatively old, only some new ones in Feng An's hands.To put it bluntly, the navy under Feng An can be said to be the best in my Tang army. "

"Mrs. Xian is a hero among women. I still know her reputation. Duke Yue is a man of high righteousness. If he hadn't taken care of the overall situation, I'm afraid the unification of the Tang Dynasty would have to be fought for a few more years. With such a powerful team under him, I would not Not surprisingly."

"But we can't let Duke Yue be more beautiful than before, come on, let's talk about the five-toothed warship that Jing Huan admires." Li Chengqian could see that the two brothers had a strong opinion of Feng An's men who could earn money and fight well. The teacher is still very envious.

Li Jinghuan picked up the model of the five-tooth warship and said: "Your Highness, the five-tooth warship has five floors and is more than a hundred feet high. There are six poles on the left, right, front, back, and fifty feet high. It can accommodate more than [-] soldiers.

As the name suggests, the "Five Fangs" battleship has five "fangs", but this battleship refers to a five-story ship building.The five-tooth warship has a five-story structure and is 15 meters high.The bottom four floors are equipped with soldiers, and the top floor is the lookout and command platform.

There are forty long oars on both sides, and the oars are used to propel.The stern is equipped with two sculls, which can be shaken by multiple oarsmen to control the direction of travel.There are parapets on the decks and sheds of warships, which can hide the half of the body.There are crenels on the female wall for archery.

There is a transverse bulkhead on the ship, and longitudinal beams are set on the transverse bulkhead, and planks are laid on it.The cabin and combat platform are set above the wooden boards, and earth and rocks are filled under the wooden boards to keep the ship stable.When fighting, the huge stone is lifted up to the pole top of the racket with a potter's wheel, and the huge stone is released, and the falling boulder is used to smash the enemy ships that dare to approach the battleship.

This boulder can be used repeatedly, and once it gets close to an enemy ship, it can quickly destroy the hull of the battleship.Each of these poles is about forty feet long, with a huge stone at the top and a potter's wheel at the bottom.If the battleship is surrounded by enemy ships, the six sticks can be smashed down together, smashing the small boat next to it to pieces.

The "Five Teeth" battleship can be said to be the best ship that Datang can build now.Judging from the actual combat effects, in the former Sui Yanzhou battle, the Sui army attacked the Chen army fleet with four five-tooth warships and captured more than [-] people, making the enemy frightened.

In addition, Yang Su also built a number of auxiliary warships named "Ping Cheng" and "Kai Meng".This also constituted the powerful naval fleet of the Sui Dynasty at that time. "

Seeing what Li Jinghuan was talking about, Li Chongyi who was next to him also interjected: "What Jingren said is all about its advantages, but just as I said just now, the building of the five-toothed warship is too tall, and the wind and waves in the sea are different from those in inland rivers. In my humble opinion, it is better to use three floors. This will not only greatly improve its stability, but also save a lot of cost and construction time."

After Li Chongyi finished speaking, the two brothers looked directly at Li Chengqian, no matter how much they talked, they finally fell on the money.The main energy of the imperial court is currently being spent on the Turks, and there must be no money to spend on it.Although I know that the prince is a local tyrant, the cost of building such a giant ship is not a small amount.

"How much does a five-toothed ship cost?"

"It's about [-] guan. If there are only three floors of the ship building, the cost of building it can be reduced a bit."

Seeing that the prince was going to be serious, Li Chongyi quickly replied.

"Henglian, go and invite Master Zhang and Changsun Huan here."

The money of the East Palace is in their hands. Zhang Xuansu is in charge of the industrial zone and the treasury of the East Palace, while Changsun Huan is in charge of the caravan.Li Chengqian really didn't know how much money was left on the books.

After Zhang Xuansu and Changsun Huan came, Li Chengqian told them of his idea of ​​building an ocean-going fleet. After speaking, the old and the young started to calculate the money he could use in Li Chengqian's study.

"It's better to build a warship or choose a good deep-water port. Do you think it's better to choose there?"

Li Jinghuan replied casually: "The best port today is of course Guangzhou, but His Highness knows about the Feng family's affairs, so we can't use it. Dengzhou and Hangzhou were the places where warships were built in the former Sui Dynasty. Few people are sailors and ship masters from generation to generation. Although it has been deserted these years, it still has some heritage. According to Yichen, these two places are good."

Li Chongyi also nodded his head and said: "Your Highness, Jing Huan has a unique vision, and I seconded the proposal."

The two places mentioned by Li Jinghuan have good deep-water ports. When Yang Guang was in power, his dragon boats were built in the shipbuilding department in Hangzhou, which shows that the craftsmanship of the craftsmen there is really good.

Zhang Xuansu presented the handwritten copy in his hand to Li Chengqian, and said: "Your Highness, take out the necessary expenses and the part you want to save for the Northern Expedition. There are about 180 million yuan of money available. Recently, Du Gou spent money on the Cuihuashan project. Quite a lot, and there’s only so much now.”

Li Chengqian nodded, turned around and asked Li Chongyi and the others: "The large-scale shipbuilding department in Jianli, Hangzhou, will use this money to build a fleet of [-] large warships, and some auxiliary warships, right?"

"Enough, enough." The two brothers never thought that Li Chengqian had so much money that he could build a fleet.

"Okay, then I will go to His Majesty right away. Whether you want a craftsman from the Ministry of Industry, or you want to transfer someone from the Navy, you need his nod."

Hearing that Li Chengqian was going to find the emperor, Li Jinghuan said: "Your Highness, although the navy is a bit dilapidated, it is still an army. Can you agree with such a large fleet?"

"No, the Navy is a loser for Datang. How much money can Du Xiang have in his hand? The generals of the Sixteenth Guards are all staring at that little military expenditure. If you think it can be saved, he will disagree. Is it? Maybe I will invite Ben Gong to drink."

(End of this chapter)