Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

Chapter 117 Steam Warship
The matter of going on an expedition to fight Japanese pirates is limited to the knowledge of a few ministers. This matter is not intended to be publicized. This is the difference between Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Xi. If it is Zhu Xi, no matter the big or small battles, you will have to strengthen a wave of military power, but Zhu Gaochi does not have such a mentality.

On the contrary, I felt that the military aircraft should not be leaked, so that we can make a quick decision and win faster.

The character of the leader determines how the company does things.

Zhu Zhanchang arrived at the riverside the next day. At this time, two 1600-gauge sailing ships were parked here. The current steam engine is more suitable for ships of this size.

The shapes of the two warships are slightly different, one is the tail paddle wheel, the other is the side paddle wheel, and the side paddle wheel is installed on the side of the ship.

According to the test, the running ability of the broadside paddle wheel is better.

Zheng He took Zhu Zhanchang aboard the warship. The ship was wide open, and the 1600-meter ship looked very huge on the river. There were four tiger cannons on both sides, which were the latest artillery used by the Ming army.

This kind of lightweight artillery has a thin barrel, a short range, and the bracket position of the artillery is delicately depicted as tiger claws. Zhu Zhanchang smiled helplessly, and he likes to work hard here where there is no actual firepower bonus.

The tiger-claw-shaped bracket looks good, but it does not increase the range, accuracy, or firepower.

There are some similarities between tiger cannons and mortars. In fact, they are more suitable for the Ming army to fight in the mountains and fields. They are not very suitable for naval battles. Naval battles require a longer range, but before the Ming army did not have special artillery firearms based on naval battles.

This time, we must go to see the naval battle, and customize the weapons for the warship according to the actual situation.

"The number of tiger cannons that can be placed on both sides of the paddlewheel warship on the broad side is half that of the paddlewheel warship on the tail." Zhu Zhanchang found the difference between the two warships.

"Yes, Your Highness, because the paddle wheel is on the broadside, the broadside paddle wheel occupies some space, so the number of artillery pieces is small, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. The broadside paddle wheel travels fast and has high stability."

The application of the two warships in actual combat has yet to be tested.

Seeing such a strong ship and cannon, Zheng He was full of confidence.

"How many people are we sending out this time?"

"The scale of 10 warships, including three steam warships, two stern paddlewheel warships, and one broadside paddlewheel warship, a total of 550 people."

Zhu Zhanchang smiled, thinking that it must be 551 people who finally made the trip.

What I'm thinking about now is how to sneak into the boat without Chu Er, Xiaosheng and others not being punished.

If they get on the boat and go on expedition, Xiaosheng and Chu'er will definitely be punished. According to Daming's law, they will not be stripped of their skin when they come back. This is not good, this is not Zhu Zhanchang's behavior.

……

Two days later, when the sky was bright, Zhu Zhanchang went out of the palace, meaning to go to Zheng He's strong journey, but as soon as he left the palace, Zhu Zhanchang changed into the clothes of a coal burner on Zheng He's ship.

Zhu Zhanchang has grown a little taller recently, covering his face and being about the same height as some short coal burners. Of course, Xiaosheng and Chu Er also changed into coal burners' clothes.

"Your Highness, this dress is so cold." Chu Er felt the cold and complained involuntarily.

The way Zhu Zhanchang thought of not leaving Xiaosheng and Chu'er to be punished was to bring them on the warship together.

Logical genius.

"His Royal Highness, will this really not be exposed?"

"I observed two days ago. The coal burners all boarded the ship in advance. When Zheng He counted the sergeants, we quietly boarded the ship."

"Will it really not be discovered?" Xiaosheng was still skeptical.

Zhu Zhanchang said helplessly: "You have to try it."

"What's so good about your Highness fighting, and it's dangerous, let's not go." Chu Er persuaded her, she still didn't want Zhu Zhanchang to go, but she couldn't change Zhu Zhanchang's mind, and if she stayed, she would be punished. Follow His Highness to try it out, everything will be protected by His Highness.

The three came to the riverside. When it was dawn in the winter, Zhu Zhanchang had already found a route and mixed into the nearby coal plant. The three waited for the workers to come in.

After the coal diggers arrived, they began to transport coal onto the warship. The three of them loaded the trolley with coal as if nothing had happened, and pushed the coal carrier onto the warship with their heads lowered.

I have to say that the coal truck is still quite heavy, wearing thin clothes, the Jiang wind is already shivering.

A palace maid, a eunuch, and a grandson, all three of them are not very strong, and they can barely push the coal truck with the strength of the three.

Coal workers passed by the three of them, looking at the three of them in astonishment, wondering how the three of them got in to work as coal workers. Does anyone still come in through the back door in this hard and dirty work?
The three pushed hard, and suddenly an eunuch in uniform appeared in front of them. Zhu Zhanchan raised his head slightly, but he did not expect that Zheng He was standing in front of the three.

He hurriedly lowered his head, secretly saying that it was not good.

Zheng He shook his head bitterly and helplessly, and sighed. With this camouflage skill, it was difficult for him to let Zhu Zhanchang get on board with one eye or the other, but it was impossible for him to get on Daming's warship.

When the expedition is over, the number of people must be counted, and the coal burners must also be counted.

Zheng He turned around and looked at the warships on the river. The river was gently undulating with the wind, and the mist on the river was rising, and the vast sea came down along the river.

You want to see it too, Your Highness.

This voice resounded in Zheng He's heart.

Since it is not enough to open one eye and close one eye.

Then just close both eyes.

Zheng He sternly reprimanded: "What happened to the three of you? Didn't you go to the broadside to observe the status of the paddle wheel? Why are you still dragging around here?"

Saying that, he stretched out his foot and kicked Xiaosheng: "Go, go quickly, don't waste time here, come here, you will transport this truck of coal."

"What are you looking at, don't get on the boat soon."

At Zheng He's urging, Zhu Zhanchang and the three ran onto the warship in a flash.

The three of them lay on the broadside window and looked at Zheng He who was assembling the army outside. Chu Er asked curiously, "Your Highness, didn't Lord Zheng He find us?"

Xiaosheng replied instead of Zhu Zhanchang: "Of course I didn't find it."

"You shouldn't have found it so close."

Xiaosheng said speechlessly: "I found it, and if Lord Zheng He didn't find it, we quietly boarded the boat."

"Oh~" Chu Er finally understood what Xiaosheng meant.

When the rising sun was red through the river, Zheng He stood on the bow, the whistle sounded, the coal burners kept adding coal to the furnace, and the warship slowly moved.

"Move, move, Your Highness." Chu Er shouted excitedly.

When the big boat drove through the thin mist on the river for six hours, Zhu Zhanchang came out of the cabin and found Zheng He on the deck. It was already dark by now.

"Your Highness, why are you here?!" Zheng He was stunned when he saw Zhu Zhanchang who suddenly appeared, as were the people beside him.

"How can this be done? Quickly turn around and send the Fifth Highness back."

"No way, Lord Zheng He, the ship has been on the road for six hours. Turning back at this time is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it also delays fighter opportunities."

"Master Zheng He, you have to think twice."

With a "tangled" expression on his face, Zheng He flicked his sleeves and sighed, "Hey, it's all Zheng He's fault, but he didn't check carefully. The Fifth Highness didn't even know about it on the boat, so he would ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to apologize to His Majesty when he got back. "

After this, everyone could see that Zheng He took Zhu Zhanchang on the expedition because of "no help".

Zhu Zhanchang secretly snickered, but he didn't expect Zheng He's acting skills to be good.

"Hurry up, go to the room prepared for the fifth prince. How can the fifth prince wear such clothes? What should he do if he catches a cold?" Zheng He immediately ordered people to do it.

Zhang San was also on the ship. As the chief engineer, he naturally had to go to see the actual effect of the warship. He saw Zhu Zhanchang's smile on his face, and he liked the feeling of staying with Zhu Zhanchang. Thoughtful and approachable.

"Send someone to go back by boat and report to His Royal Highness."

"Master Zheng He is not easy to dock at night, maybe it's early." Zhang San made a suggestion from the perspective of technical engineering.

"Okay, it can only be tomorrow morning."

……

Inside the palace, the crown prince looked at the note left by Zhu Zhanchang on the table, his head was about to explode, and his second son was still beside him.

"Father, I'm going to see how the warship actually fights. Don't blame the maids and eunuchs in the hospital, they don't even know about it."

This is a note left by Zhu Zhanchang. It was already night when he found it, and he searched the yard and couldn't find Zhu Zhanchang's shadow.

Zhu Gaochi was not in a hurry, but Zhu Zhanzhen was the most anxious: "Father, Zhanchang is really stupid, and now I will send someone to chase him back, and Zheng He is also, no letter has been sent back for so long, what is he doing? For someone as big as Zhanchang to sneak into the ship, I can suspect that it was even Zhanchang who was instigated by Zheng He to board the ship."

Yao Guangxiao, who was beside him, chanted the Buddha's name: "Second Highness, don't wrong Zheng He. Zheng He has always been a person with a degree of devotion. It is absolutely impossible to incite His Royal Highness to board the ship, and don't wrong a good person."

Zhu Zhanzhen was not angry, so he helped Zhu Zhanchang to speak anyway. Seeing Zhu Gaochi's appearance, he also planned to do this, let Zhu Zhanchang go and go.

The imbalance in his heart made him even more distorted: "Father, the eunuch and palace maid in Zhanchang's courtyard, unable to persuade Zhanchang in time, all of them were sentenced to prison and severely punished, and beheaded for their crimes."

"Zhanyu!" Zhu Gaochi's face darkened: "This is the first time that you have brought people to prison and beheaded them since you assisted the prisoner."

As a prince whose character is Rende, he has never ordered beheadings several times in his life, but Zhu Zhanzhen has mentioned it many times because of the Jiangxi bandit troubles in the past few days.

Zhu Zhanyu noticed Zhu Gaochi's anger, and temporarily calmed down, his face full of indignation.

Yao Guangxiao came out and made a round of it: "The Second Highness said that it is also true that these eunuchs and palace maids did not fulfill their duty of persuasion, but the temperament of the Fifth Highness, except for the personal palace maids and the eunuchs, probably do not know the rest of the people. Eat fast, recite Buddha, and kneel."

Zhu Zhanzhen was full of dissatisfaction with such an obvious bias.

"Let's do it like this, first send someone to contact Zheng He to ensure Zhan's safety."

Yao Guangxiao spoke out to help because Zhu Zhanchang told him before he left that he had to find a way to get on the warship. He said that he wanted to see if Daming's warship could go to the west and whether it could carry Daming's national fortune.

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