Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

"What's the matter? Why did the cannon stop?" Zhang Rubao rushed to the edge of the pier. The speed was so fast that his two soldiers were afraid that Zhang Rubao would fall into the water, so they hurried forward and grabbed him.

Zhang Rubao waved his arm to shake off the tugging of the guards, cursing and saying, "Something went wrong again. I really don't know how it happened."

A small sailboat on the river slowly sailed towards the pier.The appearance of this small sailboat is quite strange, the hull is still the same as the sailboats of the Ming Dynasty, chubby, with hard sails, but its deck is surrounded by a circle of wooden boards, but there are many shooting holes in the wooden boards.Especially on the ship's side, several large holes were exposed, and the artillery at the hole hadn't retracted yet.

After finally waiting for the small sailing boat to dock, Zhang Rubao yelled and asked before the people on board jumped off the hanging board, "What's wrong this time? Is it the boat or the cannon?"

"My lord!" The leader quickly stepped up to Zhang Rubao, "It's a boat. When the gun was fired, it was found that there was a crack in the floor under the gun, so stop firing first."

"Then how are you going to solve it?" Zhang Rubao suddenly became angry.After building this small sailing boat, Zhang Rubao has led a group of craftsmen to test the voyage for four or five months, but the boat has been experiencing various problems, so Zhang Rubao has been taking craftsmen to repair it, until now it has not been finalized. Why doesn't Zhang Rubao get annoyed by this?

"We are going to thicken the wood under the cannon." The head craftsman replied.

"Reinforce it? Reinforce the ship with wooden planks." Zhang Rubao immediately couldn't suppress his anger, "Now the speed of this ship is already that of a tortoise. If wooden planks are added, can the ship still be moved? Could it be possible to let the enemy Drive in front of us and give us a shot?"

"It can't be helped!" The craftsman leader is not afraid of Zhang Rubao, the craftsmen of the Runing Army have a high status, and the craftsman leader is also a great craftsman, and his official position is not much lower than Zhang Rubao, so he still dares to argue with Zhang Rubao, "Master Chief Soldier is too demanding. To install so many guns on such a small ship, it is impossible to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall. We can only continue to reinforce it. If you want artillery, you can only give up speed." [

"You fart!" Zhang Rubao immediately became angry, "Do you think I haven't opened my eyes? I have also done it on a ship in Fujian. I have seen that kind of Western gunboat. How did they load it? They Okay, you can’t, you feed the three taels of meat into the dog’s belly every day?” The craftsmen of the Runing Army are also treated very well, and they can guarantee the supply of three taels of meat every day, so Zhang Rubao used this to Excite them.

Hearing the insult, the craftsman leader was also furious, and he also raised his voice, and replied: "I said at the time that it was not possible, to use the Fuchuan and Cantonese ships to install Western cannons? There will definitely be problems. But how do you Said? Said the ship is similar, so it should be no problem to install the gun!"

"No problem, what? The size of the boat looks similar, but the shape of the boat, the sail, the structure of the boat, and the wood used are all very different. You brought us a donkey, but let us learn Plowing the land with oxen? If there is no problem, it will be hell."

"Then have you asked Commander Gang's army if they have?" Zhang Rubao asked again.

"Why didn't you ask?" The craftsman leader replied angrily, "It's not useful at all. When they were on the boat, they just drank and talked about women. If you want them to say that guns are clean, you want them to say that boats ? It’s almost like being blind with your eyes open.”

Portuguese officers like Gonzalez were army firearms officers hired by Sun Yuanhua back then. It would be no problem for them to run around on the ship and shoot artillery. Can they be allowed to operate the ship and design and manufacture the ship?They were blinded.

After getting angry, Zhang Rubao also felt that the quarrel was irrelevant, so he slowed down, frowned and asked, "Then Master Wang, what do you think we should do now?"

Seeing that Zhang Rubao started to discuss the problem, Master Wang also lowered his voice and said, "Either give me a Western cannon boat, or reduce the cannons on the ship. I figured it out, as long as you reduce two, you can solve the problem in front of you, at least The speed of the ship is not much slower than that of ordinary ships."

"Reduce two doors? You said it lightly. Two ships were enough before, but now we need to use three. Moreover, the ships are all made of one carrot and one hole. It takes [-]% more sailors. This is too much money. Already." Zhang Rubao objected immediately.

Master Wang didn't answer, but just made a gesture of helplessness.As a master craftsman, all he has to consider is technical issues. As for silver and sailors, that should be considered by Wu Shigong and Zhang Rubao.

"Let's do this! I have to report this matter to my lord. You should do it here first, strengthen the ship first, and let the guns go without problems first. Then make a plan, how to modify it with the reduction of two guns. Just let me know Order, we will modify here immediately." Zhang Rubao finally decided.

"If Master Wang is sure, let's reduce two doors first!" Wu Shigong glanced at Zhang Rubao who came here on purpose, "If it still doesn't work, then reduce the guns. This boat will only be useful if it runs, otherwise, it will not be able to catch up with others. Fight around."

"This matter is a bit ill-considered, but it is mainly a matter of this official. Don't worry too much. We must respect Master Wang and the others. They can decide this matter of craftsmanship with one word. We can't follow our own wishes. Otherwise, if we cannot build qualified ships and qualified guns, our soldiers will have to sacrifice their lives." Wu Shigong warned Zhang Rubao again.

"My lord! What should I do with the extra silver and sailors?" Zhang Rubao asked again.

"Then build a few fewer ships!" Wu Shigong said with a smile, "The main property of our Runing Army is now on the army, and the navy can only spend less money. But you must be prepared and ready at any time We occupy the coast, and when that time comes, at least I won’t let Zheng Guerrilla eat alone, and your big ships will continue to flow.”[

"So what are you afraid of having more sailors? At that time, you may feel that there are not enough sailors. Recruit more of those children and train them from an early age. There are too few people in Henan who want to beg for work on the water. Don't be afraid of money. Not enough, if Mr. Deng gets stuck there, you can come to me directly. Look, haven’t our craftsmen been cultivated? In the past, at most, they could repair ships, but now they can build small boats, so everything needs to be prepared for a rainy day. !"

Zhang Rubao nodded, tried hard to write down all Wu Shigong's words, and finally said when he left: "It would be great if we can get a Western gunboat!"

Seeing Zhang Rubao complaining, Wu Shigong immediately burst out laughing. rs

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