marquis of jingan

Shen Yi was very satisfied with the progress of the shipbuilding. After all, it was not easy for these craftsmen to build three warships of this size for him in less than a year.

As far as he knows, a large ship of this size is already bigger than General Qi Yuanjing's warship. Although it is far inferior to the treasure ship of Sanbao eunuch's voyage to the West, as far as it is concerned, it is already very good.

What's more, in this era, the larger the warship, the higher the combat effectiveness. What is more important is the weapons and equipment on board, as well as the quality of personnel.

But the good news is that most of the anti-Japanese soldiers are recruited along the coast, and they are basically familiar with water. After boarding the boat, there is little possibility of seasickness. If everything goes well, in two or three months , the anti-Japanese army can form a combat force at sea.

In other words, Shen Yi should try his best to arrange the task of suppressing the Japanese within three months, so that after three months, the anti-Japanese army can go to sea and directly attack Huanglong.

Last year, Shen Yi only defeated the Japanese pirates a few times. So far, there are still Japanese pirates making trouble in some places where the anti-Japanese army cannot radiate. This year, Shen Yi will try his best to wipe out all the Japanese pirates in the offshore.

Guaranteeing the smooth flow of sea routes near the sea will not only make life easier for the coastal state capitals, but the imperial court will also obtain a part of the huge income from coastal trade.

Of course, if possible, it is best for the anti-Japanese army to be able to fight to the main island of Dongying, not to mention occupying Dongying Island, at least to snatch their silver mountains, so that Master Shen himself and the court of Chen Guo can almost immediately get rich.

Regardless of whether it is a person or a government, as long as there is money, everything is easy to handle.

After watching the dock, Shen Yi, accompanied by Ling Su, came to a row of firearms workshops next to the dock.

As soon as you enter the firearms workshop, you will be greeted by a pungent smell of gunpowder.

Shen Yi frowned subconsciously, covered his mouth and nose with his hands, and then, under the leadership of several firearms masters, saw the artillery made by the firearms workshop in accordance with Shen Yi's requirements in an open space.

In the past, the cannons were made of copper or iron, which were relatively heavy.

It is so heavy that it is basically impossible to carry it on a wooden boat.

Under Shen Yi's request, the guns of the firearms workshop no longer blindly pursue range, but pursue lightness and accuracy.

Therefore, the base of the firearms produced by the firearms workshop has changed from metal to wood, only the barrel is made of iron, and the caliber has also been reduced, and now it is only as thick as the mouth of a bowl.

Shen Yi took a serious look at this "sample cannon", and moved it tentatively with his hands. Although the cannon moved a bit, it was extremely heavy in his hands, probably one or two hundred catties.

Shen Yi first frowned slightly, then looked at the firearms master at the side, and asked, "Master Zhou, is the lightest this light?"

"Yes."

Master Zhou is a craftsman who specializes in the manufacture of firearms in the Bingzhan Bureau, and is also the person in charge of these firearms masters. After hearing Shen Yi's question, he pointed at the iron cannon, and said in a respectful tone: "Master Shen, look, we will follow your instructions. According to the requirements, the gun barrel has been shortened as much as possible, and even the base has been replaced with wood. If it is smaller, the power of the shell will not be enough.”

"If the barrel is made too thin, it will be easily deformed, or even explode..."

Master Zhou's hands were covered with gunpowder black ash, and he said in a low voice, "Master Shen, the cannons made by the Jiankang War Bureau to defend the city are all expensive."

"Our artillery is as light as possible, but..."

Master Zhou sighed, and said: "Because the barrel is too thin, it can't be too hot. The little people have tried it, and the barrel will overheat after firing three shells in a row..."

"If you want to cool down completely, wait for a stick of incense before using it again, otherwise it may explode."

Shen Yi bowed his head and thought for a while, and reluctantly accepted this kind of artillery with a long cooling time.

In fact, he really wanted to make a ship cannon like that of the British in the [-]th century. It was not only small in size, but also had a long range and sufficient power.

But his knowledge of artillery is so lacking that it's hard to even describe it.

There is no other way but to make do with it.

After Shen Yi lowered his head and thought for a while, he asked, "Can you shoot through the ship's plank?"

Master Zhou gestured the distance with both hands, and said, "Within a hundred feet, there is no problem."

"The villain went to the shipyard to look at it. Mr. Shen, the warship you built in the shipyard is too thick. If you hit that kind of ship, you may have to shoot at a distance of fifty feet. But according to Xiao known..."

"The Japanese pirates don't have such a big ship..."

Shen Yi nodded, indicating that he understood.

He asked about the weight of this kind of ship gun, and learned that a gun is estimated to weigh about 170 catties, which is about equivalent to one and a half people.

To be honest, it may not be a problem to board the ship with this weight. According to the specifications of Shen Yi's three warships, it is easy to put ten cannons on each ship.

Install ten cannons on a warship, no matter what ship you encounter at sea, you can get the "right of first hand".

Of course, things like artillery are more used to deter and scare people.

After all, most of the Japanese pirates faced by the anti-Japanese army were small boats, and their speed on the sea was relatively faster. If they encountered them on the sea, it was extremely difficult for artillery to hit them.

The real purpose of these cannons is to bombard the lairs of Japanese pirates when they approach the lairs of Japanese pirates.

After all, most of the Japanese pirates' lairs are on the islands, and there is a high probability that these artillery can see miraculous effects.

The reason why Shen Yi asked whether he could penetrate the ship's plank was not aimed at Japanese pirates.

he was thinking...

Can these artillery penetrate the planks of the warships of the Huaihe Navy?
After all, I heard that the Huaihe Navy also has a lot of warships, and when it really starts to work, wouldn't it take a huge advantage to sink their warships with a few shots?
After visiting the firearms workshop all afternoon, Master Shen reluctantly left the firearms workshop until the evening.

Before leaving, he also visited the firecrackers produced by the firearms workshop.

It's a pity that the power is very average.

The effect on the battlefield is definitely not comparable to that of a very mature crossbow.

It is far from being used as a mature individual weapon. For now, it can only be regarded as a fancy new gadget.

After leaving the firearms workshop, accompanied by Ling Su, Shen Yi walked back to Yueqing County on foot.

Ling Su followed behind Shen Yi step by step. Seeing that Shen Yi was in a daze, he asked, "Master Shen, what are you thinking?"

Only then did Shen Yi come back to his senses. He glanced back at Ling Su and asked, "Ling Qianhu, you grew up along the coast for a long time, have you ever seen a foreigner?"

Ling Su was taken aback for a moment, but didn't realize what Shen Yi meant by foreigners.

Only then did Shen Yi realize that the word "foreigner" might not be very popular in this era, so he changed the term and asked, "Is it people whose hair color is different from ours?"

"Well."

Ling Su reacted, and said, "That's what I saw. I saw a few on Fuzhoufu Street last year, some with red hair, and one or two with yellow hair."

Ling Su said with a smile: "Back then Xue Wei still called them red-haired ghosts and yellow-haired ghosts."

Shen Yi nodded silently upon hearing this.

He looked up at the rising moon in the sky, secretly calculating in his heart.

He didn't know what period of time this era could be compared to another era.

If it was the middle and late Ming Dynasty...

Then the level of firearms of those foreigners seems to be able to be squeezed...