Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 155 "Dumplings" Anping Armory

The 35th year of the Yongli calendar was a year of drastic changes in the Ming Dynasty.

From the beginning of the year to the end of the year, major and minor events continued. The old king passed away, the new king succeeded to the throne, blitzed the Qing Dynasty, regained Jinsha and Qiongzhou, revived the tribute of the Ming Dynasty, and raided the Japanese pirates' land for thousands of miles.

The picture scroll of Dongning Mansion is slowly unfolding, the Luzon Governor’s Mansion is flourishing, Qiongzhou Mansion is full of vitality, the Arc de Triomphe is magnificent and beautiful, the hero monument has passed through the millennium and has been renewed for a long time, the martyr’s temple is majestic and peaceful, Jin and Xiamen Islands are full of prosperity and brilliance Colorful... There are thriving scenes all over the Ming Dynasty.

In the fleeting time, the Daming we saw and felt was a persevering and thriving new Daming!
There are ordinary people who work hard, there are guards who are not afraid of death, there are Dongning craftsmen with fantastic ideas, and there is the ever-changing Dongning Manufacturing Bureau!

Factories sprang up one after another, with the majestic power of the steam engine, the continuous shuttle of the textile machine, the roar of the Polu cannon, and the blaze of the flintlock. All achievements are inseparable from the hard work and dedication of everyone in Daming!
The long river of history is constantly rushing, some are calm and some are turbulent. The people of Ming Dynasty are not afraid of wind and rain, nor are they afraid of dangers, and unswervingly strive for the cause of expelling the Tartars and restoring the Ming Dynasty!

Looking back on this year, Gu has given a satisfactory answer as the new king, leading the people on the road to realize the revival of the Ming Dynasty.

The revival of the Ming Dynasty is by no means something that can be achieved easily by beating gongs and drums, nor can it be achieved overnight. There are still countless enemies ahead of us. the mountains!

Now, please use your rock-solid confidence, seize the day and night, and indomitable perseverance to climb one mountain after another with me. The 36th year of Yongli is coming soon. Let us face the future together!Bless the country and the people!

(The full text of Zheng Kezang’s New Year’s greetings from Dongning Daily, the King of Yanping in the Ming Dynasty)
After Zheng Kezang defeated Satsuma, he returned to Dongning Mansion to celebrate the New Year with [-] guards and [-] Spanish consorts.

It turned out that [-] of the [-] guards were stationed in the Ryukyu Islands, but considering the New Year's gathering, they were asked to leave after the New Year.

It has to be said that Zheng Kezang has a sense of ritual. As the Chinese New Year is approaching, he wrote a passionate New Year's message and asked Dongning Daily to distribute it to Ming Zheng.

Indeed, in the past year, Zheng Kezang has made good achievements, so that the people of Ming Zheng felt excited and honored when they read his sonorous and powerful congratulatory speech.

Zheng Kezang attributed most of the credit to the common people who fought with him, which made them inexplicably proud, and just wanted to work harder and continue to work hard for the new king!

In the New Year of 1682, Zheng Kezang also ushered in a piece of good news.

Located on the west coast of Dongning Prefecture, beside Anping Port, the Venetian Armory, which invested a lot of manpower and material resources, has finally officially announced its completion.

On the day when the Venetian Armory was built, not only Zheng Kezang, the king of Yanping, but also Zhu Tiangui of the Minhai Fleet and Liu Guoxuan of the Guangdong Hai Fleet were present.

Zheng Kezang has already released rumors that this huge arsenal standing in Anping Port will become Ming Zheng's future naval base. The scale is unprecedentedly large, so anyone related to the Ming Zheng Navy must come and see for themselves Witness this moment in history.

The navy is very important to the current Ming Zheng. Whether it is dealing with the Dutch and Spanish coalition forces, the Japanese kingdom, or colonizing Australia and the Americas, a strong maritime force is needed.

As soon as the armory was completed, Zheng Kezang named it the Anping Armory. It can't be called the Venice Armory!

At this juncture, Zheng Kezang suddenly announced: "From today on, the term navy has become a past tense, and it will be called navy in the future!"

Don't underestimate the difference between the two words "Navy Division" and "Navy". Its change clearly shows what kind of army Zheng Kezang wants to build.

On the outermost wall of the Anping Armory, the craftsmen of Dongning Mansion engraved Zheng Kezang's expectations for the future navy in hot golden fonts: no fear of wind and waves, dare to shine the sword, and fight bravely to defend the Daming sea!
Half of it is on land, and the other half is on the sea, with red bricks and white tiles and a square spire, which is the architectural style of Anping Armory.

Rather than saying that the Anping Armory is a building, it is better to say that it is a large group of buildings.

When Zheng Kezang walked into the interior of the Anping Armory surrounded by the crowd, all the naval officers present trembled and their blood boiled.

Magnificence is the characteristic of Anping Armory. It can not only accommodate nearly 2000 soldiers, but also has a new-style shipyard that employs more than [-] skilled shipwrights.

Moreover, there is a dedicated concrete road leading straight from the Dongning Manufacturing Bureau to the armory. The cotton cloth needed for sails, the sisal for ropes, the steel needed for anchors, etc., can all be produced in Dongning Manufacturing Bureau, and then through this A special road for transportation, very convenient.

According to Zheng Kezang's plan, this shipyard will expand its scale in the future. In the future, it will have at least [-] super-large docks, which can build [-] warships at a time.

In order to have enough docks, most of the open space around Anping Port was requisitioned by Zheng Kezang. Many places where people used to live have been demolished and excavated into docks.

Fortunately, there are not many people living around here.

Now this shipyard has built [-] docks. As long as the drawings and wood are in place, a first-class sailing warship is easy.

After passing a corner, everyone saw the huge shipyard in the Anping Armory. Before entering, they could already hear the sound of the shipwrights operating the steam engine and swinging the sledgehammer.

Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang
bark bark bark
Zheng Kezang couldn't wait to lead everyone into the largest shipyard in Asia.

What caught their eyes was an extremely vast coastal open space, many large machines of all kinds, new steam engines constantly emitting steam, and unlaunched ships were placed one by one on this land. .

The first-class sailing warship Victory, which was previously exchanged for blueprints, has started construction, and all the shipbuilders are busy. At the same time, five second-class sailing warships and ten third-class sailing warships are also under construction.

It's just a dumpling mode!

This armory made Pan Aqiang, Qian Yan and other Guards officers who visited together envy and hate.

Ah Qiang couldn't help but suggested to Zheng Kezang: "Your Majesty, our Guards also need such an armory!"

Although the barracks and military academy of the Guards Army are good, they cannot be compared with the Anping Armory at all.

"Qiangzi, there will be guards sooner or later, don't worry!" Zheng Kezang replied with a smile. When the Qing Dynasty is defeated in the future, Ming Zheng will have a vast land, and the army building must keep up!
"The guards completely obey the king's decision!"

(End of this chapter)