Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 713 A new type of ocean-going transport ship (please subscribe!)

At this time, Kanfezis had already figured everything out, so he gave in very simply.

Hearing Canfezis' statement, Zhu Kezang knew that he had won the first round of the trade war.

And the second round of the trade war is not in the mainland of Ming Dynasty, Nanyang or South Tianzhu.

But in distant America...

Before that, Ming Dynasty had to manufacture better ocean-going ships, first of all, the cost should be low, and they could actually transport more people.

The current steam ships of Ming Dynasty are not suitable for ocean going, and the cost of steam troop carriers is too high to be suitable for large-scale construction.

For Ming Dynasty, in order to manufacture a ship specially used between the Americas and the mainland of Ming Dynasty, and shuttle between the east and west coasts of the Pacific Ocean, both cost and efficiency must be taken into account, the cost should be as low as possible, and the efficiency should be as high as possible.

In order to meet the requirements of Emperor Zhu, the Anping Armory used a lot of advanced technology, but also used a lot of cheap metal components and relatively cheap wood, so that the construction cost of the ship can be reduced to a very low level.

The person who designed this plan was Huang Du, a famous shipbuilder.

From Quanzhou Fengwei Huang family.

"Fengwei Huang's Shipbuilding Family" is famous all over the world for its exquisite shipbuilding skills. It has been well-known in the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and is well-known at home and abroad.

According to the "Huang Family Genealogy": "When the city was built at Fengwei in the Ming Dynasty, there was only one family in the city, and the number of Huang's shipbuilders and ax holders amounted to more than [-] people", and they were distributed all over the country to build and repair ships.

In 1405 A.D., Ming Chengzu Zhu Di ordered Zheng He, the eunuch in the palace, to lead the ship to the south. During this period, Huang’s shipbuilders worked hard and led many shipbuilders to work day and night, and jointly completed the largest of Zheng He’s 62 ocean-going ships. Several wooden sailing ships.

Among them, the largest ship is 44 feet and four feet (146.5 meters) long and 18 feet (59.4 meters) wide, which is equivalent to the "aircraft carrier" in the Ming Dynasty.

The ancestors of Huang's family not only participated in the construction of Zheng He's treasure ships, Huang Du, a famous shipbuilder, successively built "warships" for Guo Xingye to recover Dongning Baodao and Shi Lang Navy, and was appointed by the Qing court as "Dao Xianxia Guang Military Industry Supervision Craftsman" Leader", in charge of the task of supervising the construction of Guifeng and Shag Erao warships.

After the restoration of Quanzhou in the Ming Dynasty, many craftsmen from the Huang family joined the Anping Armory.

"Your Majesty, the cost of such a ship is about [-] silver dollars. The hull does not use expensive wood, but wood and iron composite panels. The cost is cheap, and it is suitable for large-scale assembly line production. If large-scale If it is produced, the cost of this type of ship can be reduced to three thousand silver dollars!"

Huang Du, a famous shipbuilder, said with a smile.

Three thousand silver dollars, which is too cheap!Many civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty who came to the newly built Tianzi Wharf in Guangzhou looked at each other in blank dismay.

Looking at the sample ship brought by Huangdu, Yang Ying, Minister of the Household Department in charge of immigration to foreign colonies, asked: "It's so cheap, is it safe? For such a big ship, the wood alone costs more than three thousand?"

"Master Shangshu, it has been tested and is very safe. Although the hull is not as strong as the steam troop carrier, it is also better than the general Dafu ship and Daguang ship."

"This wooden plank is sandwiched with iron sheets as the hull material, because there are steel factories everywhere in Daming, and the price of steel is very cheap, and it is also very convenient to use a rolling machine to press the iron sheets. In this way, no precious wood is needed, ordinary wood can be used Now, the materials for shipbuilding are easy to obtain and can support large-scale production!"

Huang Du, a famous shipbuilder, introduced it.

Yang Ying nodded happily, cheap and easy to use, saving money and safe!

At this time, on the other side, the Prime Minister of Ming Dynasty, Chen Yonghua, also came up and asked, "Is this ship fast? How long does it take for a round trip? How many people can it carry?"

"Back to Mr. Prime Minister, hurry! It is faster than ordinary merchant ships! Because the ship has a steam engine as a supplementary power, it can use the steam engine to pass quickly in areas where there is no wind and no ocean current. According to the calculation of the armory, using this type of ship, you can go to Shanghai. , Edo, and Jinshan, the outbound journey can be shortened to 30 days, and the return journey can be shortened to 40 days.”

"Of course, there are also disadvantages, because a certain amount of space on the ship needs to be arranged to load coal and steam engines, but a round trip can save nearly fifty days of time, and coupled with the low construction cost, I believe that this type of ship will be used in the next few days. In ten years, it will become the most outstanding merchant ship!"

Huang Du was full of confidence, and he continued to add under the delighted eyes of everyone, "It can carry ten thousand stones of cargo, plus more than 500 passengers."

"Twenty thousand stones? This is twice the carrying capacity of the largest Guangzhou ship!"

"There are still [-] passengers, so we need this ship that can transport people and goods!"

As soon as Huang Du's words came out, there was a lot of discussion on the scene.

Even Zhu Kezang showed a smile on his face, 1000 shi, converted into [-] to [-] tons.

It is not a big ship in modern times.

But in this era, this load capacity is already quite excellent!
"This is Newland's No. [-] ship. It is designed to be loaded with people and goods. The lower deck is used to carry goods and supplies, and the upper deck is loaded with people. In order to save costs, you can pick up a batch of goods destined for Japan at Shanghai Port and use them for shipment after unloading in Japan." the shipping fee, supplement food, fresh water, agricultural tools and other goods, and then set sail from Japan to Jinshan Port.”

Emperor Zhu patted the hull of the New Continent No. [-] ship, raised his head and said.

If there are 500 people in one trip, it can be regarded as the possible death loss on the road, and it is conservatively estimated that 450 people can arrive smoothly.

A ship, 1350 days back and forth, three trips a year, at least [-] people.

Assuming that the average service life of such a ship is ten years, that ship can send at least 13500 people ashore in America in ten years!
If there are one hundred such ships, that's 1305 million people in ten years!

To the north, Zhu Kezang silently calculated, it's amazing!
These immigrants must have been young and middle-aged men and women, and there is no place for entertainment there, unlike Daming.

Then the period when they can do more fun must be when they have sex at night and give birth to a baby!
Only one hundred ships are needed, and in ten years, Ming can get a colony with a population of about 200 million.

With a population of 200 million, it means that even if you don't draw troops from the mainland of Ming Dynasty, you can maintain an army of 10 to [-] people. Then the whole of America must belong to Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, once the industrial machinery of Ming Dynasty is opened, there must be more than a hundred ships like this.

Population, this is the key to eventually occupying the Americas!

A large enough population can support enough troops to fight in the Americas.

Otherwise, relying on the local sea transportation of Ming Dynasty to support an army to fight against European forces including Britain, Spain, and France across the Pacific Ocean, the sea would be very difficult.

Because the difficulty of crossing the Pacific Ocean is not at the same level as the difficulty of crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

"Your Majesty, I dare you to name it!"

Huang Du stepped forward and asked Zhu Kezang to give it a name.

"If I think about it, let's call it a Yugong-type transport ship!"

(End of this chapter)