Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

The change and development of Ming Dynasty cannot be separated from the changes in the technical field.

In particular, Emperor Chongzhen clarified the tone of primitive industrialization, which made the demand for sea trade to attract domestic demand, which will become more and more important as time goes by.

The development and construction of medium and large sea-going ships has become an urgent problem.

Laizhou Prefecture, Penglai.

"Governor Sun, have you found a core problem through frequent sea transfers in Liao?"

Wang Zheng stood with his hands behind his back, looked at Sun Yuanhua and said: "The development of Ming Dynasty has actually lagged behind the European countries in the development of sea-going ships. This is an objective fact.

Don't say anything else.

Tianjin and Denglai alone can have a group of large Galen ships, so whether it is transferring aid to the Liao army or transferring various military supplies, it will not be so tense.

These days, the old man has been thinking about a question. What did His Majesty want to bring to Daming when he asked the old man to go to Laizhou Mansion secretly to prepare for the establishment of the Daming Shipyard. "

Sun Yuanhua, who was accompanying him, frowned slightly, obviously lost in thought about what Wang Zheng said.

indeed.

Wars began in Liao, and as time went by, both Tianjin and Denglai sent troops to join the war, and Sun Yuanhua was under increasing pressure.

Unlike Zhili Prefecture in Tianjin, Denglai is also promoting open sea trade. Denglai more often plays a role as a transit area for carrying transshipment.

It's not that Emperor Chongzhen didn't think about letting the coastal area of ​​Denglai open the sea and trade with Tianjin.

However, if this is really done, the 'maritime trade bonus' will be scattered and landed. Before the core external ports in the north of Daming did not develop in a real sense, Emperor Chongzhen would never do this kind of thing.

What's more, the military value of the coastal zone of Denglei is far higher than other values.

Who made Daming too weak now, which made Emperor Chongzhen dare not take risks.

Sun Yuanhua couldn't figure it out, looked at Wang Zheng and said, "What's your opinion, Mr. Liangfu?"

"Imitate first, then surpass!"

Wang Zheng said with firm eyes, "I don't know if Governor Sun found out, but there used to be great differences between the Daming shipbuilders transferred from various places and the group of missionaries who were proficient in shipbuilding.

Daming has a shipbuilding system.

The West has a shipbuilding system.

Which of the two is better will not be mentioned for the time being.

But from the descriptions of those missionaries, especially the western ships that stopped at Denglai, the old man discovered a problem.

European countries have clearly divided the types of sea-going ships they build, which is not only conducive to the construction of sea-going ships, but also conducive to mixing and matching.

Like a long-distance fleet, it will be equipped with different types of sea-going ships to meet various needs, including various emergencies.

But what about our Daming?
Although there are corresponding divisions, they are very simple. The key is to divide by 'material', which is not good for the long-term development of Daming Ships. "

Sun Yuanhua frowned. He didn't think too much about what Wang Zheng said before. After all, he was good at firearms.

Unlike Wang Zheng, who has unique insights into hydraulic power, wind power, and heavy-duty machinery, and has a specialization in technology, cross-trading means that many are unclear.

"Mr. Liangfu, when you said these words to Ben Fu, you didn't want to transform the existing coastal areas of Denglai and the shipyards you plan to build?"

Sun Yuanhua thought for a while, looked at Wang Zheng and said, "If this is the case, then you must submit a memorial to His Majesty, after all, it costs a lot of money to prepare for the construction of these shipyards.

I know you want to change..."

"Governor Sun, you misunderstood what the old man meant."

Wang Zheng waved his hand and said, "The batch of shipyards planned to be built in Tianjin, Denglai and other places must not be changed, after all, Ming Dynasty has a huge demand for seagoing ships.

The old man wants Governor Sun to recruit more students for the Daming Shipyard.

Relying on the existing Western shipbuilding technology, a group of shipbuilding backbones should be cultivated first.

Unlike other fields, shipbuilding requires a lot of expertise.

If you want to make earth-shaking changes in Daming's shipbuilding industry, you must start from the basics. "

Sun Yuanhua: "..."

Sun Yuanhua was shocked by Wang Zheng's panting behavior. After all, the shipbuilding industry in Tianjin, Denglai and other places is not easy.

Although it is said that the shipyards planned to be built are a patchwork of shipbuilding teams, many of them are Western shipbuilders.

But for Daming, who has been stagnant or even regressed in the shipbuilding field for a long time, this is already not a small progress.

"These basic wishes will be satisfied."

Sun Yuanhua said with firm eyes: "After all, the Daming Shipbuilding Institute located in Denglai, His Majesty also said in the secret edict before, that this represents the pioneer of Daming Shipbuilding.

Although I don't know much about shipbuilding, I will definitely support it if it can benefit the development of Ming Dynasty.

Through this war against the Liao Dynasty, Ben Fu understood a truth that ignoring the development of the sea would cause Daming to miss many opportunities. "

"Since Governor Sun is willing to support, let's expand the number of students to 3000 first." Wang Zheng said, "For the requirements of these students, I still have some..."

"3000 students?!"

Sun Yuanhua was shocked, and looked at Wang Zheng in disbelief, "Even if Mr. Liangfu wanted to cultivate talents, he wouldn't need so many groups. Currently, Daming Ship Academy..."

"That's the bare minimum."

Wang Zheng said sternly: "Da Ming has already lagged behind a lot in the field of ships, I must speed up the layout and let Da Ming catch up as soon as possible.

First delve into the shipbuilding technology of the European countries, and select a group of talented and highly savvy groups from this group of talents.

Let them stand at the current height and use new ideas and new thinking to develop a brand new ship belonging to Daming.

This is not limited to military use, it will also be extended to civilian use, and by then, Daming wants to..."

"But with so many students, can Daming Ship Academy teach them?"

Sun Yuanhua suppressed his surprise, and interrupted Wang Zhengzhi's words: "It's not that I don't want to do this, or that I deliberately shirk it, but it's actually so many..."

"There is no need for Governor Sun to worry about these things."

Wang Zheng said with firm eyes: "Since I dare to recruit so many students, I will definitely be able to do a good job. For the future development of Daming, I also ask Governor Sun to help the Daming Shipbuilding Institute as soon as possible to solve the most basic problem of student resources. "

As he said that, Wang Zheng bowed solemnly to Sun Yuanhua. Seeing Wang Zheng like this, Sun Yuanhua knew in his heart that the group Wang Zheng wanted must be a very difficult one.

But no matter how difficult it is, he must try to solve it.

After all, when the Daming Shipbuilding Institute landed in Denglai, Emperor Chongzhen conveyed to him a secret decree that any needs of Wang Zheng must be met, so as to promote the overall development of the Daming shipbuilding industry.