"Well!"

Zhu Youxiao hesitated and opened it carefully. The matter was very simple, it was about shipbuilding. The memorial said that although the steel keel was not successfully developed, the clipper gunboat was optimized and the entire size was reduced, with the minimum

A ship with two thousand materials can carry cannons. Although there are ten less guns in total and can only carry fifty, it is more practical. After all, now that the shipyard is newly opened, it is a bit difficult to build larger ships.

In addition, after the rebellion in Southern Zhili, a lot of good shipbuilding timber was seized from the south and could be used immediately. Therefore, the naval general Yu Zigao couldn't wait to write out such a shipbuilding plan.

At the back of the memorial, he also attached information on several types of ships currently in shape.

The first type is a gunboat with artillery installed on a clipper ship. This is also a ship type that Zhu Youxiao is very familiar with. The appearance has not changed, but some reinforcement changes have been made to the bottom and interior of the cabin. The speed has not changed, and it is still the same as when fully loaded with cargo.

The twelve verses.

The second type is somewhat similar to the Galen ship, but it is more narrow and long, but not as long as the clipper ship. It does not have a hollow bow, and the bottom of the ship also has a greatly inverted ohm symbol shape. This is based on the Fu ship

A Galen ship battleship improved from the clipper ship. The ship's speed has been slightly increased and can be stabilized at eight knots.

The other two types are miniaturized ships, such as small clipper ships equipped with only three cannons at the stern, and fast Galen ships equipped only with eight cannons on each side. Because they use three-masted stern sails, they sacrifice the ocean-going

Sailing capability, the maximum speed can reach a high speed of fifteen knots.

The latter one abandons the inverted ohm bottom, adopts the pointed bottom shape of the Fuchuan, uses a large aspect ratio, and increases the speed while retaining a certain gun carrying capacity, and the speed can be stabilized at ten knots. Of course,

, since it does not have the key structure of a hollow bow, this type of ship is naturally not as fast as a clipper ship, but it has a certain amount of firepower.

Of course, the above two types of ships are basically strictly limited in size. The high-speed flying shear ship can be built with 800 materials, no more or less, while the fast galen ship can not be built with more than 1,000 materials. Of course, its restrictions should be looser.

As long as the number of artillery is reduced, it can be built smaller. However, what matters in battleships is firepower, and small ships cannot increase speed, so why build them so small?

Of course, the two types of ships are small in size, but they also have certain long-distance voyage capabilities. As long as the supplies can keep up, they can sail the oceans, but they are not as safe as the previous two large ships.

Looking at the four ships with different functions in front of him, Zhu Youxiao suddenly remembered several names of modern warships. He pointed at the high-speed shearing ship and said, "This is a frigate."

Then he moved his finger and placed it on the fast Galen ship, "This is a destroyer."

Then came the clipper gunboat, "This is the cruiser."

Finally, there is the double-decker galenic ship, "This is a battleship."

Sun Chengzong was a little confused when he heard it at first, but later he discovered that His Majesty was naming names. And he was naming names in order from the youngest to the oldest.

To be honest, for the sail battleships of this era, small boats are useless. The firepower of one ship cannot destroy another ship at all. A large number of gunboats are needed to bombard each other.

Therefore, even if Xu Guangqi and others considered installing large-caliber artillery on these two types of boats during their design, their manufacturing value would not be great.

However, this is not true in the West, where navigation is developed and battleships are rampant. In the East, where one company is dominant at this time, the newly named destroyers are also a terrifying force. This kind of strict limitation on size and number of artillery

Although the ships cannot be equipped with artillery of too exaggerated caliber, the twelve-pound cannon can still withstand it.

This is very scary. This kind of ship uses less materials and is built quickly. If there are many, it is also a powerful force. Especially in the East, high speed and large-caliber artillery are definitely a nightmare for pirates to join gangs.

Naval battles use high-range cannons. Nowadays, the cannon technology of the twelve-pound cannon has matured and can be equipped on warships on a large scale. With a range of up to five kilometers, it is definitely a weapon in naval warfare. The twelve-pound cannon is currently

The pinnacle of Neifu cannon casting technology seems to be unbreakable with current technology.

Unless the processing technology is further improved in the future and forged barrels are used, it will be difficult to improve further.

"Tell Sun Yuanhua that these four ship types will be built in a ratio of 1:1:2:2. The battleship is made of 3,000 materials, the cruiser is 2,000 materials, the destroyer is 2,000 materials, and the frigate is 800 materials." Zhu Youxiao.

He raised his head and said with feverish eyes. There was a lot of wood confiscated, enough to support a large number of shipbuilding. Moreover, after confiscating a large number of families, there were as many as ten shipyards under the control of the inner government this time.

These ten shipyards not only have a large amount of on-site wood, but also have huge backup storage. The wood is purchased and dried every year, and the wood is available every year. Now, these have become Zhu Youxiao's heritage.

The four new ship types allowed Zhu Youxiao to see that his age of great navigation was coming.

You must know that in the era of sailing battleships, the calibers of the artillery of many ships remained almost unchanged for many years, which was completely different from the battleships designed every year during the arms race of later generations. With the ship model he currently has in his hands that combines many technologies of later generations, at least it can

It hasn't changed after half a century.

This is what Zhu Youxiao thought less about. In fact, in later generations, this was the pinnacle of ships in the era of sailing battleships. The Ming Empire had been using them. It was not until the advent of ironclad ships that these four ship types were gradually eliminated.

"Build it, build it for me with all your strength, and wait until you get two hundred ships." An astonishing number popped out of Zhu Youxiao's mouth, and even Liu Ruoyu, who was just conveying the order, was shocked.

The astonishing quantity means an astonishing capital investment. Even if most of the materials in the early stage are made from scratch and only require labor costs, the large-scale purchase of various types of wood and labor costs in the later stage are unparalleled figures, at least tens of millions.

Investment of more than two.

Fortunately, things like wooden boats can be used for decades as long as they are not too damaged. On average, the investment is not very large.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Sun Chengzong and Liu Ruoyu saluted together.

"Let's all get busy. Once the plan is set, all that's left is to execute it." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and motioned for the two of them to go on errands together.

The two of them did not hesitate and started getting busy as soon as they left the palace. The entire Metropolitan Governor's Palace and the Inner Palace began to work hard for this war.

The supply points began to slowly collect food, and a large number of carriages were built to form transport teams. Mortars, breastplates, spears, and gunpowder were all piled up. The spies of Dongchang and Jinyiwei swarmed out and rushed to Tiangong Trading Company outside the pass.

The same goes for the caravans, one by one heading outside the mouth to explore the terrain.

The same is true for the cabinet. Each department began to operate its structure at full capacity, using Weibo's manpower to undertake various orders from the emperor. Even the Hanlin Academy, which had been idle in the past, was like this. At the emperor's order, they were divided into two, and one part began to be split.

The Ming Dynasty Code, the hard days of compiling various legal codes, and the other part were even more shocked. Using novel punctuation marks as sentences, they began to re-compile and interpret the classics of the sages.

The emergence of punctuation marks was an earthquake in the entire cultural world of the Ming Dynasty, shocking all the great Confucians. Once this little thing was promoted, the Confucian scholars who had the right to expound the classics disappeared.

Under the auspices of Yang Lian, the Empire Daily also began to exert its efforts. Various good news about overseas, business, and opening of seas were constantly disclosed and warmed up, causing the silver stored in cellars all over the world to turn moldy and black.

The hearts of landlords and rich men include some who are looking forward to it, some who are scolding, and some who are madly resisting. There are all kinds of situations.
Chapter completed!