Villager of Daming

Chapter 1275: The Sail Is Not Going Faster

"I haven't seen the sunrise at the seaside for several years. This boat is really big."

The team did not stay for one more day as the officials of Nahachu thought. They arrived at the place yesterday afternoon, had dinner, and boarded the ship early in the morning.

Zhu Yuanzhang was urging the team to come back as quickly as possible to see Nahachu.

The princes and Xu Da and others did not believe it. They knew it was for Xiaqiu Village and the team from Xiaqiu Village had been out for too long.

It is not convenient to ask more questions via telegram, and without an expert, I guess I won’t even be able to enjoy my meals.

“If we want to take a boat in the future, it’s most convenient to go along the Yangtze River and go through Xiaqiu Village to Xuanwu Lake, where there is a train.

This ship had no sails and had a tonnage of 3,000 tons, much larger than the largest steam-powered and sailing ship.

This shows that steam engine technology has improved. A ship this big cannot be moved with sails at all.”

Zhu Chong looked like he was willing to accompany Gege Haji to the ends of the earth, but in fact he was just talking. If he wanted to go to the sea, he needed to apply for permission.

He was satisfied with the big ship at the moment. The craftsmen were working very hard with the documents. He wondered what the current shipbuilding capacity of the shipyard was.

"I think we can go to far places. The barbarians' small boats dare to run around in the sea. The boats under our feet are invincible on the sea."

Gege Haji had never experienced a typhoon and didn't know how powerful it was. There were previous records of her being blown by the wind during the war against Japan, but she didn't exist at that time.

Zhu Chong nodded: "Being invincible in battle is far from enough to face the dangers of the sea. We have already sent out some of the dual-powered boats we built before, and we don't know when they will return."

After hearing what he said, the captain standing next to him stopped talking, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and hurriedly continued to observe the sea conditions.

Zhu Wentian looked at the captain and several sailors beside him and shook his head. He guessed something.

At the moment, he was concerned about the progress of the steam engine of the 7,000-ton steam ship. The 3,000-ton ship under his feet was actually big enough.

This thing is not easy to build. Historically, it was not until 190 that the Qing government built a 3,000-ton steamship.

The fact that the Ming Dynasty was able to build a steam engine was thanks to itself. The blueprints for the ship were ready-made, the craftsmen had a good foundation, and their spirit of dedication deserves reward.

The more crucial point is that the imperial court invested resources regardless of cost, so there was no need to worry if the craftsmen made mistakes.

Only craftsmen without worries can unleash their potential and dare to try anything with a theoretical foundation.

Nahachu and others stood on the deck for a long time in silence. They were shocked. They realized that the Ming Dynasty was so powerful. The ships were so big and made of iron.

Thanks to the surrender, otherwise the Ming Dynasty could have continuously transported goods to the seaport and replaced them with small steam-powered towboats to take them into the inland river.

The small steam locomotive is actually not that small and can easily block the river. If you want to stop the steam locomotive, you need a lot of weeds and ropes to prevent it from moving.

How much manpower can accomplish this? Throwing grass and ropes in for a long time, you don’t have to drink the water in the river.

The key is that people can fish, patrol along the shore, shoot and set off fireworks.

"Can a human build this ship?"

A first-rank official stamped his feet, feeling the hardness of the deck below, with a puzzled expression on his face.

"That gun was also man-made. We can see what the Ming Dynasty will become in the future. It's a pity that we can't be asked to lead the troops!"

Qi Qili knew clearly in his heart that he would not be allowed to lead troops in the future, so he should just be an idle marquis and not cause any trouble, otherwise he would die of illness.

"Without the help of sails, and also without the hindrance of sails, the steam ship can run very fast on the sea. I just don't know how long it will take to get from Gaizhou County to Nanjing." Nahachu raised his hand to look at his watch. He wore a watch as a reward for his surrender to prevent the Ming Dynasty from consuming more resources to fight him.

The key is time. The sooner we occupy the Northeast, the sooner we can obtain resources from it.

Without him causing trouble, we can reach the Nenjiang River or the Songhua River by walking a short distance over land. Once we reach these two places, we can travel to many places by water.

Unfortunately, if you want to go into the sea, you have to go further north, which is already past Japan.

Even if we don't use sea or river transportation, the inland river transportation there is already very impressive.

Once the land route is built and the equipment is sent there, how many people can eat good rice from the crops grown on the alluvial plains of the various rivers?

Nahachu knew his importance and was not worried about dying if he behaved honestly. He just wanted to pass on the watch well.

He had heard that the Ming Dynasty sold a piece of land to a foreign merchant for 100,000 strings of cash. It was crazy. The seller really dared to ask for a high price, and the buyer was also crazy.

Even though his own jewelry added up to far more than 100,000 strings of cash, he didn't want to buy a watch like this because he knew there was a better one, the tourbillon.

Everyone who came from Xiaqiu Village had one, including the princes, which shows that it was not particularly difficult to make.

Zhao Yao, who was standing next to him, also had a normal watch on his hand, but he always had to calibrate the time. Fortunately, Zhao Yao was also given a marine clock, which he could use to calibrate the watch.

He was in charge of the affairs of the Beijing Province, such an important position, so it was okay for him to lend him a watch, saying that he would return it when he could no longer do his job well or resigned.

He was not too worried about their possession. People in Xiaqiu Village said that as technology improved in the future, there would be more clocks and watches to sell.

Since it can be sold, the piece in your hand will continue to depreciate. What is truly valuable is time. Why collect it? Just keep it for yourself!

Zhao Yao also glanced at his watch and said, "It could take five days at the fastest, depending on the wind direction and ocean currents. It could take six days at the slowest. This ship is fast.

In the future, we will have large ships of 7,000 tons, with a capacity of more than 110,000 shi, so it is normal to build one of 10,000 tons.

When the time comes, we will go to various places on the sea to build bases, and spend money to buy bases wherever there are people. "

"Five or six days? Sea transportation is indeed convenient. The Yuan Dynasty had good foreign trade.

I heard that the Ming Dynasty originally wanted to ban maritime operations, why did it change?
Don’t people want to buy and sell things when there are people? Why not just use their own things? Why spend money to buy them?”

Nahachu was shocked by the speed. If he didn't take the sea route, but took the land route, how many days would it take to get from the estuary to Yingtian Prefecture?

"We have to buy it. Once we buy it, it will become the territory of our Ming Dynasty. The barbarians don't know this. If we buy it, they will think that we paid too much money, but such a small place is useless.

When they find that they can no longer continue to receive parking fees from there and want to buy it back, we will offer a sky-high price.

Naturally they will not agree. They will resort to the use of force, that is, attack our ports. This is just right, so we have a reason to deal with them.

By then, we will be able to occupy more land without spending any money. We can’t just come up and attack others, even though we are very powerful.”

Zhao Yao knew the arrangement of the imperial court, or rather the arrangement of the masters of Xiaqiu Village. He would buy it first, and after it was bought, it would become the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

They specifically choose the best places to build ports. Once they are built, other foreigners’ ships can dock there and they will be charged for docking fees and fresh water replenishment fees.

So you have to choose a place with fresh water, otherwise how can you collect money from others? Others will collect their own money instead.

"That makes sense!" Nahachu nodded slowly. He felt that it would be difficult for people from other places in the future!

(End of this chapter)