Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 164 Ming Zheng Haijun Serves Dumplings
"My minister believes that if the railway tracks are laid, it may lead to theft." Yang Ying worried.

Iron is very expensive these days, and the quality of the steel produced by the steel mill is good. If this kind of steel is placed among the people, it can be sold for a lot of money.

Therefore, it is estimated that many people will be careful about the rails.

Zheng Kezang fell into deep thought listening to Yang Ying's words.

He was preoccupied with trying to figure out a train, but he forgot that it was the seventeenth century and there were many problems that needed attention.

Even if the Han people in Dongning Prefecture live well and don’t need to steal the rails, what about the natives of Yizhou Island?
Although they surrendered to Ming Zheng, they happened to be the most iron-deficient group of people.

It's not impossible, but Zheng Kezang couldn't help but think of the long-lost arms in later generations, the railway soldiers.

They have existed for more than 40 years, and their main responsibility is to build railways and protect railways from being destroyed.

The reason why later generations were able to build railways to every corner of the country in a short period of time is inseparable from this branch of arms.

"Master Yang's worry is very reasonable. Now we should set up a special team to protect the railway, and call it the Railway Soldiers." Zheng Kezang looked at Lu Fan and Yang Ying, and said.

The two looked at each other, and said with doubts on their faces: "Railway soldiers?"

The two had never heard of this term, and although they could understand it literally, they still had some doubts.

"That's right, they are the railway soldiers, commanded by the guards stationed in various places. Their main duty is to protect the railway from being destroyed."

In Zheng Kezang's vision, the weapons of the railway soldiers do not need to be equipped with weapons like those of the regular army, but they can be equipped with some ordinary waist knives, iron rulers and iron rods.

The age requirement should also be relaxed, anyone under the age of 30 and over the age of 15 can apply.

"As long as the railway soldiers catch those who steal the rails, and those who dare to collect the rails, they will all be dragged to dig coal for the rest of their lives!" Zheng Kezang was still not willing to kill directly, after all, he was also a labor force.

"Your Majesty, there is no problem at this stage, but in the future to unify the Central Plains, we will need a large number of railway soldiers!" Yang Ying's heart has drifted to the future, he is worried that there will be too many railway soldiers in the future, and he cannot afford to support them.

"The point you said is very simple. In the future, the food and pay of the railway soldiers will be settled by the local governments themselves." This is how later generations solved the military expenses of the railway soldiers. Zheng Kezang only needs to copy it.

"Mr. Lu, I intend to set up a new department - Dongning Road Bureau, which will be placed under the management of the Ministry of Industry, and you will be in charge. It will be responsible for the management of railways and the construction and operation of roads throughout the world. You must be mentally prepared!" Zheng Zheng Ke Zang smiled and said to Lu Fan on the other side.

Hearing this, Lu Fan was elated. The future railway is definitely the hot spot, and the road bureau is definitely the sweet spot. Zheng Kezang really values ​​him, and he thanked Zheng Kezang for his attention!
Even Yang Ying on the side looked at him enviously, Wang En is mighty!

In July 1682, the railway construction site in Dongning Prefecture was in full swing, and good news came from the Anping Armory on the other side.

Under the buoyancy of the sea water, boats with novel styles began to slowly float up from the dock and stabilized quickly.

The two sides of the dock were already crowded with members of the Ming Zheng Navy at this time, but those who were able to come here to watch the ceremony at this time were basically prominent figures in the Ming Zheng Navy.

Of course, there are also some craftsmen on site. They are busy on both sides of the dock, arranging the ropes, fixing the new ship in the dock, and adjusting and trimming the ship.

The weather was already very hot at this time, and the scorching sun made people dizzy. Fortunately, there was a fresh sea breeze blowing the cheeks of everyone on the shore from time to time.

Despite the heat, there was joy and excitement on everyone's faces.

This day is of special significance to Zheng Kezang, because the first second-class sailing warship he personally "designed" and built was finally completed and ready to be launched.

As for the strongest first-class sailing battleship Victory, it is still under construction. It is not so fast. Even with the double shipbuilding BUFF in the armory, it will not be completed until at least next year!
However, the second-class sailing warship this time is not weak. Zheng Kezang is designed after the Victory, which can be said to be a shrunken version of the Victory!

The original plan was to finish in June, but building this kind of western-style sailboat was a new challenge for Ming Zheng's shipwrights.

Except for the shipwright transferred from Luzon, no one else has ever been in contact with this type of ship. Even though Zheng Kezang provided them with a very finely crafted ship model and many blueprints, when they started to scale up the construction of the ship with materials At that time, there were still many problems.

Many structural parts of this type of ship are not familiar to the shipbuilders, and the construction sequence is different from the Chinese sailboats they used to see. During the construction period, there were poor plans, which caused the construction sequence to be chaotic and had to be dismantled again. The situation of rework also delayed a lot of time.

Although the shipwrights in the armory have encountered a lot of troubles, they don't know if it is the BUFF of the armory that is affecting them. Once they encounter problems, they don't just stick to the old rules, but they are very good at using their brains. After everyone's brainstorming, they finally came up with various solutions to solve each technical problem.

This second-class sailing warship designed and built by Ming Zheng independently has a displacement of 2100 tons, three decks, three masts on board, a crew of 700, and a maximum speed of 10 knots. There are 12 60-pound Polu guns and 68 25-pound short-heavy guns, with fierce firepower.

It was named "Haiqing" by Zheng Kezang, and all the second-class sailing warships in the future will also be named "Hai", implying the ambition of sailing in the sea and expanding the navy!
Delivered together with the Haiqing, there are also ten third-class sailing warships.

"Captain Zuo, this Yu Haiqing ship will be handed over to our Minhai Fleet!" Zheng Kezang said to Zhu Tiangui, who was looking around.

"Thank you, my lord! How many ships will you give us to the Minhai Fleet for those three-tier sailing warships?" Zhu Tiangui ate from the bowl and looked at what was in the pot.

Under Zheng Kezang's popular science, all admirals are well aware of the classification of sailing warships.

On the other side, Liu Guoxuan was not happy, "Your Majesty, our Guangdong Fleet is poor. It only has more than 100 ships, and one second-tier warship is worth several third-tier warships. Why don't we forget all the third-tier warships! "

"Uncle Wu Ping, how could such a calculation be made! Our Minhai Fleet has a heavy mission!" Zhu Tiangui certainly couldn't just see that all the white warships were given to the Guangdong Fleet.

"Stop arguing, you two. The third-tier warships will be split [-]-[-], and the next second-tier warship will be coming soon. Uncle Wu Ping will stay for a few more days!"

"Your Majesty, where is the biggest battleship?" Zhu Tiangui set his sights on the still-under-construction Victory, drooling in his heart.

"Asshole, that's my king's car!"

(End of this chapter)