golden scales

After appraising the treasures looted by the Eastern Prisoners, Zhang Lianfang was instructed to go south to Nanjing before finishing the sorting work.It was only after arriving in Nanjing that I discovered that there was such a feast. The real selection of the best selected [-] pieces of rare antiques called national treasures, and sent them to Beijing in boxes to fill the National Museum.The remaining one or two hundred pieces were selected and sent to the palace for the emperor's daily use or as rewards to his officials.

After screening two ways in this way, there are still seven or eight thousand pieces of rare treasures, and another two thousand pieces are selected and placed in Fengtian Hall for heroes to choose.The rest of the "defective products" will be placed in Fengtianmen to be auctioned by these shareholders. Even so, it has really opened the eyes of everyone.

Shen Tingyang is not someone who has never seen the world, but it is still unbelievable to see so many treasures.On the recommendation of Zhang Baosheng, he took a five-foot tall suet jade elephant. There was not a single flaw in the whole body, and the carving had a strong style of the Western Regions. In the hands of Marquis Lingbi, it is absolutely rare in the world.

There were not many people in the entire Fengtian Temple, and obviously there were not many heroes who were qualified to enter.In fact, although the civil service system in the Eastern Palace is being used more and more, military generals are more advantageous in this matter of eating meat and drinking soup.Most of the people who came in to pick the treasures were generals.

After Shen Tingyang claimed the treasure, an internal official would naturally wrap it up for him and send it to the post office.He can sit down and have a cup of tea with Zhu Cihong in peace of mind, and chat about the problem of seagoing ships.Zhang Baosheng's mission was completed, so he was still willing to stay outside to watch Wenwan, and at the same time, to see how those local tyrants who spend money like water lavished on this feast.

"How is our ship now?" Zhu Cihong asked.

Shen Tingyang replied respectfully: "This topic has already been sent to Jingshi University and Technical College. The navy has allocated another 3000 taels of funding for the project, but no progress has been made. However, the chief instructor Shi Lang has an idea, but I feel that it is a bit inappropriate. His Majesty's original purpose."

"Oh? Let's hear it." Zhu Cihong had to treat this Kangxi platform hero differently.

"According to what Shi Lang said, the Taixi ship type is indeed suitable for artillery strikes, and it can be built as a gunboat. My Chaofu ship has a heavy load and strong wave resistance, so it can just be used as a supply ship. When the time comes, the navy will dispatch and perform their duties. There is no need to decide It is to create a ship type that has both." Shen Tingyang said.

Zhu Cihong is really unwilling to give up the Fuchuan ship model.

The development of ships in later generations was not the Taixi gunboat, but the Fuchuan style.Although it is just a ship type problem, it actually affects the accumulation of skilled workers, which directly affects the quality and speed of a country's warship construction.And the problem is not far off.No matter how slow Wang Zheng and others are, steam-powered ships should appear within a hundred years. At that time, the Fuchuan ship type will have a great advantage.

"What do you think of Lord Wumei?"

"I think Shi Lang's words are worthwhile." Shen Tingyang paused, and said: "If my navy is only in Nanyang for 50 years, even the lucky boats will be enough."

"Oh?" Zhu Cihong was a little puzzled. Shen Tingyang was the one who said that Fuchuan should be replaced, but now he is the one who said it was enough.

Shen Tingyang quickly explained: "Nowadays, Taixi ships are not as good as my Huaxia Fuchuan in naval battles. The main reason is that I have more ships and fewer ships. No matter how many artillery pieces, it is difficult to prevent my fleet from approaching hand-to-hand combat. Whether it is a big ship crushing or sailors boarding the ship , our army naturally has the advantage. I specially asked someone to inquire in Guangzhou. Now the number of Taixi ships coming to our court is less and less, and they will not be able to form a large fleet to sail thousands of miles, so I think it will be enough for 50 years. "

Zhu Cihong has also obtained data on this point. Spain prohibits the outflow of gold and silver from the country, and the Thai-Western merchant ships ship 49 ships a year from Longqing.It has dropped to one or two ships today, and the trade is almost cut off.Judging from this data, the inflow of silver into Daming has slowed down a lot in recent decades.

"After 50 years, it's time to use a large iron ship built with a whole body." Shen Tingyang cheered up: "As long as my navy can equip a large iron ship, I will not be afraid of Western naval guns, and I will still use the Fuchuan ship shape with a heavy gun on it. It can not only resist waves, but also can fight in close quarters, and can also bombard with heavy artillery, so it is not afraid of Taixi gunboats at all."

"Your idea..." Zhu Cihong was a little speechless: Is this what you see after traveling 200 years?

The giant ship cannon sounds very tempting, but is it possible to forge a qualified steel keel with the technical capabilities of the Ming Dynasty?

"It was Song Yingxing's design." Shen Tingyang explained.

Zhu Cilang breathed a sigh of relief: "Then ignore him for now. He still wants to build a sky fortress."

"But I think that if the country has sufficient public funds, it is indeed possible to build such an iron ship." Shen Tingyang said.

"It's not as simple as you see." Zhu Cihong is not good at technology, but at least he knows a few key points: "The first is whether the steel is usable. If it is too hard, it will break easily, and if it is too tough, the hull will deform. The second is Forging the keel. How big is the dock? Can it be done now? Again, is the riveting of the hull reliable? Finally, the hull is heavy, so even if it is built, what power is used to drive it?"

"Your Highness, a school in the Engineering Academy of the Naval University proposed the idea of ​​using steam as the driving force. It is said that it is similar to the steam pump, but it is a little more complicated." Shen Tingyang said in a low voice.

Zhu Cihong regrets that he is not from a science and engineering background, and only has a rough outline of the development of technology.However, in terms of road selection, he has unparalleled objectivity, at least he knows the advantages and disadvantages of various technical routes.Fortunately, as the crown prince, he doesn't need to invent small pieces such as pressure gauges himself. He can completely solve the problem by assigning tasks and throwing money at them.

"You can talk about this matter with the prince. If you all have the willingness in this regard, you might as well set up a research group to tackle difficulties together." Zhu Cihong said.

Shen Tingyang has never forgotten that advanced tools can bring huge returns.Therefore, the more frequently he communicated with Wang Zheng, the more he could feel the power called "technology".Now his hometown in Chongming has also used the substitute farming invented by Wang Zheng. At the same time, some nephews thought of using water power to replace human power.

If you can use powerful steam power, you will need less manpower to cultivate the land in the future.

——The liberated manpower can reclaim more land...

Shen Tingyang imagined a world of Datong where everyone is perfect, and smiled very happily.

Zhu Cihong ended his brief meeting with Shen Tingyang, and was also aroused by the real iron-clad ship to arouse the ambition of a teenager.Today's so-called iron boats are only made by the Japanese. They use iron sheets to cover the wooden boat with a layer of armor. The actual effect is very limited. It can only take advantage of the collision between ships. will be broken down.

If the hull can be cast with real steel, there is no solution to the current solid bullets.In this way, even if it is not equipped with heavy artillery, as long as it drives over and hits, it will hit the opponent.

The key lies in power, steel and forging capacity.

Today, the highest manifestation of Daming's forging ability is the Great Anchor.The forging process is to forge the claw first, and then forge it on the anchor body.

A large anchor weighing about [-] kilograms needs to be erected in a wooden shed. Many people tighten the iron chains on the wooden frame, hoist the anchor body and rotate it, heat the hammer and forge it repeatedly, and use "Chen Jiubi soil" as the " Combination of medicines" to lower the melting point of iron oxide scale and ensure the quality of forging joints.

Is there a big difference between the difficulty of forging the keel and the forging of the anchor?Is it a gap between generations, or can it be done by spending money and expanding the scale?

Is the supply of steel sufficient?Now Xu Jiafu is in charge of the steel plant, and he can indeed complete the task, but the research and development progress of new steel types has not been optimistic, and whether there are suitable steel materials also needs the support of experimental data.

The last is the power source. How many years, ten years, or hundreds of years will it take for the invention of the steam engine?

Zhu Cilang listed these problems one by one on paper, and finally gritted his teeth and did the only thing he could do: smash money.

The total value of assets contributed by the Nanjing Xun Qi was more than 3000 million taels, of which 500 million taels were used to relieve the famine and increase the scale and speed of food imports from Vietnam.For the remaining 500 million taels, 2000 million taels were allocated as a reserve fund for the Imperial Bank's Nanjing exchange office.

"Finally, the 500 million taels will be used by various ministries to report additional budgets, projects, or topics." Zhu Cihong said: "Wholesale as appropriate."

Lu Suyao finally felt elated, and the pupils of both eyes were full of silver ingots.She believed that this time the official letter sent by the Sheren Section would not be rejected by others.

All the departments that received this official letter fell into deep pain after being excited.They knew the total amount of 500 million taels, and knew that their budget was enough to be approved, but after getting the money, they had to submit the corresponding progress report. Isn't this just a disguised form of increasing the workload?

However, after all, Zhu Cihong knew that to let the horses run, they had to graze the horses, and had already allocated a sum of money directly from the mantissa of the second harvest as Chongzhen's 19-year year-end bonus.

Although it was three months late, the amount was not small.Among the officials of the entire Eastern Palace system, 13% of them received year-end bonuses. Among the former officials, those with outstanding achievements also received bonuses.The total bonus amount is as high as [-] taels, which can be called the most generous reward since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

"What's the use of giving me 3000 taels?"

Song Yingxing got his bonus approval slip and told him that 3000 taels of silver were deposited in the Daming Imperial Bank's account.This is because Song Yingxing successfully solved the hot air balloon problem, so the amount of bonuses ranked among the top three in the entire Jingshi University.But Song Yingxing was not happy, what he wanted was not 3000 taels, but 30 taels.

"Instead of spending money to build a steam engine, let me make the thing in my dream." Song Yingxing said, "It's definitely much more useful than a steam turbine!"

Wang Zheng was helplessly entangled by Song Yingxing, so he had no choice but to say: "You report it to the top."

Song Yingxing had the consent to sacrifice wine, and immediately prepared materials to report, which also leveraged Zhu Cihong's further southern tour.

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