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Today, the shipyard has been enclosed in the harbor as the port has expanded, but it has been separated as a military exclusion zone. After the rudimentary destruction of the naval fleet in Ningbo Port, Zhu Youxiao learned a lesson and began to build coastal defense facilities in various coastal ports.

Watchtowers, lighthouses, shore defense guns, and much more. Since the shore defense artillery body is used on land, it does not need to be moved, and there is no need to consider the weight, so it is generally built very large. Of the 24-pound guns, one-third were 36-pound guns, and there were even a small number of 48-pound guns.

Such a huge caliber artillery weighs 5.6 tons, and the loaded propellant alone costs more than 20 catties, and the range of one shot is 13 kilometers, which can be called a giant monster.

As the most important port of Tianjin at present, it is also the closest port to the Beijing Division, it is the largest in the port under construction, the most complete in all kinds of facilities, and the most complete in defensive measures, all the 48 catties of artillery are here. Dagu, Zhigu and other highlands are full of turrets and lookouts, and people are stationed to patrol every day.

At this time, in front of the shipyard, with the slight undulation of the sea breeze, there are more than a dozen ships floating, due to the small size of the frigate and destroyer, in the large dock of the Tianjin shipyard, one dock can build two at the same time, and the manufacturing time of these two small ships is only half of the other two large ships, so the time to build four frigates has just finished building a battleship.

Therefore, in the arrangement of warship manufacturing, three docks were built into battleships, three docks were built into cruisers, two docks were built into destroyers, and two docks were built into frigates.

Therefore, when the first phase of the project was completed, a total of 14 warships of various sizes were launched, including three plus three plus four plus four. From 3,000 materials, 2,000 materials, 1,000 materials to 800 materials, you name it.

The beautiful white side of the ship is painted with various numbers and the name of the battleship. Due to the large number of destroyers and frigates, these two small ships were nameless, and were replaced by numerical numbers. Only battleships and cruisers, which were the main ships, had their own unique names.

The number of guns on board of a battleship of 3,000 materials could reach one hundred and eight, that is to say, there were fifty-four cannons on the side side, and they were all twelve pound cannons with a range of five kilometers. On the battleship, the shipyard did not add any more powerful guns with a more powerful range.

In today's world where solid bullets dominate, no matter how powerful the cannonballs are, they can't kill a battleship with one shot, and in the end, it's still the numbers. Therefore, in the era when range at sea is king, it is the right way to install as many high-range and powerful cannons as possible.

And the twelve-pound cannon is already the current technical limit of the Ministry of Military Industry, after all, they still have more time to get this concept, and some basic places still need time to study, and after a few years, the technology and materials have kept up, and they can make as many large-caliber cannons as they want.

Compared to the battleship, the number of guns on board the cruiser was much more shabby, the total number was only fifty, and there were only twenty-five on one side, and it took almost two ships to match a battleship. However, the main focus of the cruiser is not combat effectiveness, but the rapid support and intervention capabilities brought by its extremely high speed and not weak combat effectiveness.

In the southeastern seas of China, which far beyond the Mediterranean, the cruiser was destined to be an extremely important type of ship, even surpassing the battleship.

After the completion of the first phase of the project, the navy will have a strong combat capability. As for the sailors and gunners who operate the soft sails, Shen Yourong, who is currently a naval admiral, said that this is not a problem at all. Over the past almost a year, he has trained a large number of sailors using several small flying shear training boats.

Not to mention fourteen, even twenty-four more will not be a problem. The number of 10,000 sailors, even according to the standard of more than 300 battleships, can be crammed with thirty, not to mention that most of these ships are small and medium-sized warships.

After the completion of the first phase of the project, when the second phase was about to be opened, the plan of the Tiangong Research Institute to produce a steel keel Daifuku ship was issued, and after some careful consideration, Shen Youyan ceded the dock of a battleship.

No way, he actually likes battleships and monsters full of hideous muzzles, but this kind of monster is amazingly powerful, but it has a big appetite, and all kinds of materials and funds swallowed are simply terrifying, all kinds of paints, all kinds of cannons, and the money to build a battleship can build three cruisers, six destroyers, and twelve frigates.

Therefore, when it came time to choose which dock to stop, Shen Yourong chose the battleship without hesitation.

When the Tianjin shipyard was building, it considered the construction of giant ships, and the design of the dry dock was also made as large as possible, but Rao was like this, and the body size of the treasure ship of 6,000 materials was almost crammed here. After the people from the Tiangong Research Institute came here, the entire dock did not stop tinkling and banging.

This is a high-level blacksmith mechanic changing the shape of the parts, and there are also fifth-level fitters who have obtained the official body to grind precision parts. The construction process is also full of variables, many designs have to be changed, and in some places even wooden structures are not enough to support them.

There was no way, the steel keel, steel mast and hard sails made of steel made this huge ship completely different from the structure of the treasure ship in Zheng He's time. The design was changed a lot, and the progress naturally slowed down, and it was only at the end of May that a third of the giant ship was built after the second phase of thirteen ships were launched.

In fact, the construction of wooden ships is not complicated to manufacture after the design and structure are determined, and what really limits the speed of its construction is the number of skilled craftsmen and the speed at which the wood dries. The time for real shipbuilding is only one month. However, now that the giant ships are still in the experimental stage, it is understandable that it will be slower.

However, even if the structure of such a huge ship is determined and the production process is planned, its speed will definitely not be fast, not to mention anything else, the huge size, I don't know how much wood and how much paint it will need. Judging from the prospective future, Zhu Youxiao's shipbuilding capacity is insufficient.

After the completion of the second phase of construction, the entire naval fleet had five battleships, six cruisers, eight destroyers and eight frigates. After having so many ships, Shen Yourong could no longer hold back the hunger and thirst in his heart, and began a huge parade, he was ready to start from Tianjin Port, and then go all the way south, arrive in Guangzhou, inspect Hainan, and then return the same way.

This is not only a long-distance training of the naval fleet, but also a test of the water patterns in various places, as a navy, how can you not even know what is at your doorstep.

Woooooo

In the low sound of the horn, Shen Yourong stood on the flagship, raised the sun and moon double wheel flags symbolizing the Ming Dynasty, and began this month-long inspection.

The light and agile frigate took the lead, and after cutting a white line of waves on the bow of the stilts, and drawing a graceful arc on the sea, it gradually faded away, and all kinds of difficult and high-speed skills were played by the sailors. The feeling of speeding at high speed, like a race car, is addictive.

After the frigate, there is a relatively narrow destroyer, with a few guns towering above the waterline, but instead of giving people a sense of threat, it makes people feel a lovely feeling, and people can't help but want to pinch the ship in their hands and play with it.

In the back, there was a large cruiser, nearly twice as tall as the destroyer and a large aspect ratio, making her look like an elegant aristocratic lady, so delicate and pure.

And in the end, it was a battleship that seemed a little slow, and the speed of eight knots made her the slowest in the entire fleet family, like an old man, but the cannon muzzle was open all over her body, but she was silent high-speed people, and she was not easy to mess with. Around the battleship were destroyers that were constantly maneuvering around them, keeping them in line with their similar speeds, while the latter's petite size and agile movements could help the former drive away the annoying Assassins.

This is the entire Ming naval fleet, compared to the previous one, this one is even bigger and more powerful, Shen Yourong stood on the deck of the flagship, looking at these proudly.

At this moment, how much he hoped that the three people known as the three kings of the East China Sea would bump into him without long eyes, so that he could become famous.

"Zheng Zhilong, Xu Xinsu, Yan Siqi, after the third and fourth phases of the project are completed, I will come to do a good job with you." Shen Yourong sneered, arrogant.

With his grim smile, the naval fleet headed south, setting off gusts of wind and waves.

Half a month later, the port of Shanghai.

At this time, the port of Shanghai is very lively, since the construction of the customs here, the news of the opening of the sea in the Ming Dynasty gradually spread through the missionaries who came and went, although because of the relationship between war and time, so that there is no successful overseas fleet here, but just in the Yangtze River estuary in the dock area of the bulk cargo trading center let the whole Shanghai port full of people.

It is adjacent to the Yangtze River, communicates with the northern water system through the Grand Canal, is close to the sea, can reach Liaodong as far as Liaodong by sea, and there is also a customs here, and the red-haired people who are said to be full of gold and silver to buy silk and porcelain will come soon.

All kinds of anecdotes make this place extremely hot.

However, it was Zhu Youxiao's military order that initially drove the flow of trade here.

A large amount of grain, a large amount of cloth, a large amount of tea, a large amount of meat, and the consumption of a whole army of 100,000 people were almost all purchased from here, and the inflow of millions of silver dollars shook the entire southeast. The merchants who used to smuggle here had never noticed that the empire was so rich.

When countless businessmen gather together, the transaction naturally happens, you rent a shop to list, I rent a shop and also list, often a business, there is no need to unload at all, businessmen look directly at the wharf, the ship does not need to be changed, directly turn around, drive to the destination.

Legend has it that the red-haired barbarians carrying a lot of money have not yet come, and the merchants from all over the Ming Dynasty have burst out countless sparks because of their respective collisions, and a large number of transactions have brought a lot of commissions and commercial taxes, which not only makes the Ministry of Commerce and Trade who manages this place smile crookedly, but also makes Lu Xiangsheng happy all day long.

Early that morning, Lu Xiangsheng began a routine inspection with the leading group of Shanghai County and the chief officials of various departments. The first is the bustling trading market, and although it is morning, there are a lot of merchants wandering around, all of whom are searching for valuable goods.

Grain, cloth, oil, glass, wine, wood, silk fabrics, sewing machines, cement, etc., were all targets. Cement, in particular, is a looting item. Often, as soon as it is listed there, it is immediately bought after indicating how much is in the store.

With the construction of cement roads, who doesn't know the magic of this kind of thing now, the speed of building a house, is simply amazing. Nowadays, houses with cement painted walls and glass windows are the most popular style today. The three-storey cement building and the large area of floor-to-ceiling windows have attracted countless people.

Looking at the full number of businessmen, Lu Xiangsheng smiled, because of the existence of this exchange, the implementation of their commercial tax here is very smooth, after all, Huating County, oh, now it is Shanghai County, it used to be basically an agricultural county, mainly farming, otherwise there would not be a Xu family covering an area of tens of thousands of acres.

If the tax cannot be collected, the officials of the entire county will have to drink the northwest wind, not to mention the implementation of the notice issued by the cabinet to build a police force and promote the Huangquan to the countryside.

However, with the opening of the commodity exchange, his sad face disappeared, replaced by an expression that could not be closed.

Like a tiger patrolling his territory, Lu Xiangsheng looked around with satisfaction, then walked out of the exchange, and then crossed a street and came to a commercial block, with a dazzling array of flags, which made people dizzy. Chunfeng Building, Drizzle Building, all kinds of restaurants, brothels, inns are full of people, a prosperous scene.

After the commercial area is the warehouse area, tall and spacious cement houses, covering a wide area, to here, Lu Xiangsheng and his party have changed into carriages, hurriedly skimmed, the scope here is very large, if you use it, I am afraid that you have to walk for half an hour, Lu Xiangsheng is nothing, but others may not be able to eat.

Several leaders of Shanghai County sat in the same carriage, looking out of the window and discussing various details in a low voice. Lu Xiangsheng is ambitious, and being able to come to the local area and govern a county this time is definitely a rare qualification, and he must do his best.

Therefore, he was extremely attentive to the various documents issued by the cabinet and the pamphlets he received from the state of affairs when he was in prison, and even strongly promoted them. Since the emperor printed such a pamphlet to guide the construction of local county orders, he would definitely be assessed by the above standards, and he must not take it lightly and lose points at the beginning.

In his opinion, located in an inland province, now that the city defense army has been built, security is a basic guarantee, so the most important thing at present is to collect taxes, with money, the county can do things easily, the construction of various township grassroots yamen, the opening of schools, all need money.

Lu Xiangsheng felt that there was a port open to the outside world in the jurisdiction of his county, which was extremely lucky, and this port was located here, and it was easy to attract a large number of businessmen to come to trade.

Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng is extremely concerned about this port, and almost every day, he will come to see it. Although this port is not under his management, but under the jurisdiction of Shanghai Customs.

The port area is behind the warehouse area, out of the warehouse, you can see a three-story building, short and stocky building, looks extremely honest, but the white tiles on the surface of the building and the blue wave decoration on it, but it has a touch of luxury and fashion.

"It's so beautiful!" Every time he saw this customs office building, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but sigh. After sighing with emotion, he led people to cross the boundary monument with three gilt characters written on Shanghai Port, and officially left his jurisdiction. The port of Shanghai is under the jurisdiction of the customs and is directly under the cabinet, and the warehouse area and commercial area behind it are under his jurisdiction.

Crossing the building, what was presented in front of Lu Xiangsheng was a cold scene, although he had been prepared in his heart, Lu Xiangsheng still couldn't avoid the loss in his heart, "There is still no one!" ”

Sighing, he kept looking at the ships that were still moored in the harbor, these were all ships that traveled from north to south, transporting goods or passengers, but the number was very rare. There is a dock area next to the exchange in the business district, where ships coming from the Yangtze River are preferentially moored and will not sail here at all.

Therefore, only the transport fleet formed by the Ministry of Commerce and Trade of the Ministry of Internal Affairs occasionally comes to patronize, and the entire Mingang area, except for the ships with the two flags of Tiangong, there are no other ships with other signs, and it is obvious that outside the official institutions, the people and merchants of the Ming Dynasty are still not very accustomed to shipping.

Next to the Mingang area is the outer harbor area, which is the area where import and export ships are parked, and the dense waterway buoys, lighthouses, and wharves are all over the sea, which looks very regular and beautiful. In addition to these two areas, there is also a military port area in the port, but it is surrounded by a large number of artillery towers, and the guards are impenetrable, and Lu Xiangsheng has not had the opportunity to see it so far.

The outer harbor area is also deadly silent, even worse than the Mingang area, there is not a single ship, even the Tiangong Merchant is now limited to escort forces and limited ocean transportation capacity, and no export caravans have been formed, let alone others.

A rebellion that swept the entire Nanzhili had obviously destroyed the unspoken rules and secret trading networks that had been formed here for many years, and now although the rebellion was peaceful, Haibo did not have Jingping, and the three kings of the East China Sea arrogantly occupied the external sea routes, so that some families who secretly followed the previous path suffered heavy losses.

Wandering around the port with people, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but have some regret on his face, if the port of Shanghai prospered, I don't know how much tax revenue it would bring to Shanghai County, and now it is so vacant, it is a pity.

"Haha, Jiandou, you came here to see it again."

Just when Lu Xiangsheng had a look of pity on his face, a hearty laugh unique to the people of northern Shaanxi came, and he turned his head to see Sun Chuanting's tall and sturdy figure coming into view.