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Chapter 1071 The shock of the giant wheel
On the beach near Osaka Castle, the world's largest steamship Dongfang is moored not far from the beach.

"This should be a good harbor, but unfortunately there is no suitable pier for the Dongfang to dock. We can only force you to take a small boat to get close to the Dongfang and then go to our capital. For your family members in Edo Castle or other places, we will see you later. Send it to the capital, please don't worry." Lu Xiangsheng said to Tokugawa Iemitsu and others.

Tokugawa Iemitsu also had a group of daimyo generals who were sent to the capital for imprisonment as important war criminals, and some unimportant middle and lower class bannermen were sent back to various places.

"Osaka Castle never thought that such a large ship would sail in..." The local daimyo of Osaka Castle felt helpless at Lu Xiangsheng's complaints.

The harbor in Osaka Castle was not well-built, enough for ordinary fishing boats and sailing boats to come in and out, but the water level was not enough for the steamer Dongfang, which was fully loaded with [-] tons. As a result, Dongfang could only berth in a sea area hundreds of meters away from the shore. .

"Are you really going to guarantee the safety of our family?" asked the war criminals who were about to be escorted to the capital.

"If they are still alive, we will definitely send them to the capital safely. Executing them is not of much benefit to us." Lu Xiangsheng said.

"Let's go on the road and see how prosperous the capital of the Kingdom of Heaven is compared to our Edo city." Tokugawa Iemitsu, who had never been to the capital, said.

The war prisoners behind Tokugawa Iemitsu looked at each other.No matter how prosperous Huaxia's capital is, their status as captives makes it difficult for them to take a step in the capital, and they also lose face.

"This is the steamboat in the rumors! Some fishermen on Shikoku Island once reported that they saw black sea monsters appearing and breathing black smoke when they went fishing. It is probably this ship!" Yamauchi Tadyoshi said to Dongfang I have heard a little about the No. [-] steam iron-hulled ship.

This was the first time he had seen the giant ship Dongfang, and he couldn't help being shocked by the size of the giant steam ship. More than 100 meters long, the steam iron-hulled ship is three times the length of their largest Ataka boat, and is made of riveted steel, which is breathtaking in scale.

A group of daimyos from the Western Kingdom behind Tadyoshi Yamauchi were all surprised by this.

If they were allowed to independently develop such a giant steam wheel, they might not be able to develop it after decades or hundreds of years.In other words, it is impossible to imagine that iron ships can sail on the sea, and it is impossible to think about how to make iron-hulled ships float on the sea.

"The captives were escorted to the capital by black boats, so how should we go to Edo Castle to form a new government?" the Xiguo daimyo asked.

"You will take the Victory to Edo Castle. Although the Victory is a bit behind compared with the steam ship, it is still the largest and most advanced wooden galleon in the world." Nelson still has a lot of affection for his ship.Even if the wooden galleons are completely replaced by steam iron-hulled ships in the future, Nelson wants to keep the Victory as much as possible. It is a testimony to the era of sailing battleships.

"Ready to board the ship!" The naval soldiers escorted Tokugawa Iemitsu and other prisoners of war onto the boat, and then paddled close to the Vostok.

Tokugawa Iemitsu looked up at the huge hull from the bottom of the Vostok. Seeing such a huge industrial product, he felt inexplicably terrified.

The Celestial Dynasty can produce such a huge industrial product, how big is the technological gap between the two sides?Such a gap may be so large that it will not be able to make up for decades.

After Tokugawa Iemitsu and others came to the deck, they knocked on the iron hull in disbelief, and saw the shock in each other's eyes after confirming that it was made of steel.

"This failure is not unjust... They can manufacture such an iron-hulled ship, and they will definitely be able to install heavy artillery on it in the future. It is simply a steel castle." Tokugawa Iemitsu walked around the deck curiously, letting the Vostok The sailors above thought they were making a fuss.

"How much high-quality iron is needed to manufacture such a large ship?" The captive shogunate daimyo didn't mention steam power and riveting technology, just making the steel of Dongfang was a huge astronomical figure for them.

The iron consumption of a steam iron-hulled ship is enough for them to manufacture a large number of cold weapons and firearms.

"What's that!" A daimyo saw the two huge paddle wheel thrusters in the middle of Vostok.

"Wheel paddles, our Chinese shipbuilders made them a long time ago, haven't you seen them?" the sailor on the Dongfang said calmly.

"Such a big paddle? Is it manpower to turn them, or are they using donkeys and mules? How many people need to work together to keep them running with two such big paddles." Tokugawa Iemitsu interjected.

"It's neither manpower nor energy storage, but a huge steam engine for ships." Said the sailor.

"Sakai Tadakatsu introduced this extremely important machine to me. It seems that its principle is to use water vapor to drive the connecting rod... Our new factory also bought steam engines, but the cunning Kyushu Army sold us simple civilian steam engines. The power provided is limited, and the steam engine driving such a large iron ship must be huge." Tokugawa Iemitsu has a little understanding of the principle of steam engines, but he understands that it is impossible to rely on the small steam engines sold to them by the Kyushu Army for spinning Drive the Vostok.

The principles of small steam engines and large marine steam engines may be similar, but the manufacturing technology is more complicated.The Kyushu Army kept strict secrecy in the locomotive steam engine and marine steam engine technology, and only the government could produce such steam engines.Folks can only imitate and repair simple civilian steam engines.

"It's time for us to go to Edo Castle to form a new government. The delegation and officials sent by the capital are probably already on their way." Lu Xiangsheng watched Tokugawa Iemitsu and other prisoners of war board the Dongfang, and urged the daimyos of the Western Kingdom to board the Dongfang. The Victory went to Edo Castle to establish the management system of the Eastern Province.

"They each arranged for their retainers to lead the army back to their homeland." Mitsuhisa Shimadzu, Tadyoshi Yamauchi and other Western daimyos also dismissed their troops after the war ended.

With the establishment of the new ruling system, all the original troops will be disbanded, and a new security force will be established to rule Japan.

Compared with the Eastern Daimyo who became prisoners of war, the lives of the Western Daimyo are much easier. They can still hold important positions in the new government as compensation for the demobilization of the army and surrender.

"Once the new government is established, it is estimated that not only the samurai protests will break out in the Kanto region, but also the samurai rebellion will break out in your western region. Be prepared to suppress the rebellion. There is also a peasant uprising that broke out due to successive years of civil war. Calm down." Lu Xiangsheng said to Mitsuhisa Shimadzu and other daimyos of the Western Kingdom.

Winning the war does not mean that everything will be fine. How to achieve effective governance is the most difficult part.

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