The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 133 Aircraft Carrier?

The Chinese navy of later generations is based on the three major fleets of the North Sea, the South China Sea, and the East China Sea, forming the backbone of coastal defense and defending my country's thousands of kilometers of coastline.

In the history of navigation, the origin of our country lags behind ancient Egyptian civilization, Lianghe civilization and ancient Indian civilization. Also." record.It can be seen that the Chinese used sails more than 3000 years later than Egypt, and 2000 years later than Greece (the symbols on oracle bone inscriptions are considered to be the performance of sails, but there are neither real objects nor other texts or artistic materials as evidence, so the credibility is not high).Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, with the development of productivity and technology, our country has gradually learned to build large ships and sail. Especially in the Song and Ming Dynasties, my country's navigation technology has achieved unprecedented development. No one can confront the Chinese fleet with a navy.However, with the onset of autism in the late feudal society and the impact of Japanese pirates, China's maritime development shrank, so that at the end of the Qing Dynasty, it failed to recover.

Li Beiyang thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's feasible."

"Well, we will discuss the details later. Li Aiqing, you are an expert in water warfare, so plan well according to this tone." I continued, "Let me talk about the new warships. Li Aiqing, do you know about firearms?"

"Your Majesty, I have heard something about it."

"Nowadays, the long-range weapons I equip on my warships are all stone-throwing artillery. This kind of artillery is not what I call artillery. With the application of gunpowder becoming wider and wider, the Gunpowder Department has been developing real gunpowder. The cannons are on board. Li Aiqing, you and Song Rui will go to the Gunpowder Department tomorrow to see the prototypes of muskets and cannons. Once all the warships I am facing are equipped with new cannons, the power will be very different."

Li Beiyang didn't have an intuitive feeling about this, he just nodded and said, "Yes, yes."

Of course I understand what Li Beiyang is thinking: "Li Aiqing, you will understand the power of artillery after you go to the Gunpowder Department and read it."

"I understand, I will go there tomorrow morning after Master Wen comes down."

"Whether it's water warfare or land warfare, the future must be dominated by firearms. Li Aiqing, I have seen a giant ship named Shenzhou in the documents of our dynasty. Do you know about this?"

Li Beiyang said excitedly: "Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely true. The giant ship of Shenzhou (also known as Shenzhou) was supervised by the ancestors of Weichen 200 years ago. At that time, the imperial court issued an edict to go to Korea. It is 40 feet deep (height) (plus the height of the mast), and 29 and a half feet wide (wide). Ships, etc. However, this kind of ship is not suitable as a warship because it is too large."

According to the internal documents of the Song Dynasty royal family, in the first year of Yuanfeng (AD 1078), Song Shenzong sent envoys An Tao and Chen Mu to hire Korea, and ordered people to build two large ships in Mingzhou (now Ningbo). It was named "Lingxu Zhiyuan Anji Shenzhou", and the second ship was named "Lingfei Shunji Shenzhou". It sailed from Dinghai, Zhejiang Province and arrived in Korea. The Korean people had never seen such a huge Shenzhou.Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty sent envoys to Goryeo again in the fifth year of Xuanhe (1123 A.D.), and built two giant ships in Mingzhou.After the ship arrived in Goryeo, the Goryeo people showed a trend of "surpassing the city" and "cheering and sighing".

According to the calculation method of later generations, the giant ship of Shenzhou is about 120 meters long, 90 meters high, and 22 meters wide. However, most of the ships of this era are only tens of meters long, and even the longest troop carrier is only 110 meters. The "treasure ship" supervised by Zheng He during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty was only 44 feet (more than 130 meters), which is enough to show how huge the Shenzhou was in the Song Dynasty. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was an aircraft carrier at that time Bar.

A naval formation with an aircraft carrier in command is naturally invincible.

"Is the Shenzhou still there?"

Li Beiyang shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, when the Shenzhou returned from Korea, it was affected by the hurricane and was torn apart. Because it cost too much to repair, it was abandoned after being abandoned."

"It's a pity. Li Aiqing, can you build it?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, there is still an incomplete draft of the Shenzhou in Weichen's home. I believe that it can be built, but it will cost too much. Is it worth it?"

"It's worth it. I will allocate military expenses directly, so you don't have to worry about that. Li Aiqing, I'm here to ask you, how long does it take to build such a giant ship?"

Li Beiyang thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, it will take about two years."

"No, two years is too long. I will give you one year at most. You must build it in the middle of next year. You will bring the artwork with you and call the best craftsman from Lin'an Shipbuilding Workshop of the Great Song Dynasty to Jiying Hall Discuss this matter, and I will gather my strength and give full support."

"The minister obeys the order."

"Song Rui, call Yun Bofei, Shen Yiqiu, and the best craftsman from the Weapons Supervisor. Junshi, please inform the Shipbuilding Department of the Ministry of Industry to send the best craftsman to participate."

"The ministers obey the order."

If it can be built in the middle of next year, and after half a year of running-in, my aircraft carrier will be able to come in handy during the Xiangfan War in 1267. If it is equipped with new artillery, then even if Liu Zheng is proficient in water warfare, he will not be a I am facing the enemy of the navy.

Gradually, Li Beiyang lost his initial restraint, and said: "Your Majesty, the most advanced shipbuilding technology in our dynasty is no longer in Lin'an and Mingzhou on Liangzhe Road, but in the shipbuilding workshop on Fujian Road."

"Why is that? Isn't Mingzhou on Liangzhe Road?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, according to the rumors from Weichen's ancestors, 100 years ago, the descendants of Gao Shang, the designer of the Shenzhou giant ship, moved to Fuzhou with Zhang Jun's entry into Fujian Road, so the shipbuilding technology of Fujian Road has been leading for a hundred years. For me to go elsewhere."

"Oh, are the descendants of Gao Shang still on Fujian Road?"

"This minister doesn't know, after all, great changes have been made in the past hundred years."

Fujian Road, maybe it's time to go for a walk.If the descendants of Gao Shang can be found, perhaps building a giant ship will be more effective with less effort.

After Li Beiyang left, Quan Jiu happily came to the imperial study and said, "Officials, Quanjue has arrived. The queen mother said that she will go to Ningkun Palace for dinner at night, so she can welcome Quanjue by the way."

"Is that so, what about the fully enlightened people?"

"Officials, Quanjue is in the hall downstairs."

"Oh, Xiaoqi, tell him to come up, I just happened to have something to look for him."

After a while, Xiaoqi came to the imperial study with Quanjue.

"See Your Majesty."

"Hehe, Quanjue, this is my home, so there is no need to be polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Jiu'er, make a pot of good tea."

"Ah."

"Quanjue, have you explained everything in the villa?"

"Your Majesty, I have already explained that the affairs of the villa will be taken care of by the housekeeper. Zhang Shijie's place in the back mountain has also achieved initial results. At present, everyone has mastered the method of shooting muskets. Among the instructors sent by Mr. Li, there are already three. The four of them can fire 5 to 7 times in one word (8 minutes)."

"Well, it's okay. After the Yun's musket is finished, I plan to let Zhang Shijie leave the villa. Quanjue, you rest for a few days, and then go to Lin'an University to assist Shen Yiqiu in supervising the establishment of the laboratory."

"Your Majesty, Quanjue will go tomorrow."

"Hehe, okay, set your own time. Quanjue, do you have any research on shipbuilding?"

"Your Majesty, I haven't delved into it. Quanjue just has some ideas about using wheels as the power of the ship and the bonding between the deck and the hull."

"Well, you will also go to the Hall of Conqueror to participate in the warship development meeting in the future.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Officials, it's getting late, let's go to Ningkun Palace earlier." Quan Jiu said.

"Okay, let's go."

Maybe it's Ai Wu Ji Wu, Xie Daoqing has a good impression of Quan Jue.

"See the Empress Dowager for full awareness."

"I haven't seen you for a few years, and Quanjue has grown up. He looks more and more like Jiu'er. He is really a good-looking talent. Not bad. Quanjue, have you ever been married?"

Quanjue said shyly, "Queen Mother, not yet."

"Haha, it's still the same as a few years ago, shy. Guanjia, Jiu'er, Quanjue, let's all go to the table."