The huge ironclad ship slid into the sea, smashing the sea water in all directions, and frightened everyone present.

However, they relaxed in an instant, for the ironclad did not sink, but floated on the sea like a normal wooden battleship, but with a deeper draft.

"Hiss--, it really didn't sink, steel can really float on the sea, incredible, incredible!" Liu Zongzhou sighed in shock.

Not only Liu Zongzhou, Huang Daozhou, Li Yan and other civil and military officials were also shocked and sighed one by one, which can be regarded as an eye-opener.

At this moment, the civil and military officials looked at Zhu Ci's eyes, and in an instant, they became even more respectful, as if they were looking at God again.

The most excited are Song Yingxing and the shipbuilders, they burst out into strong cheers in an instant, they witnessed a miracle with their own eyes, and built this miracle with their own hands, how can they not be excited.

Zhu Cicheng also smiled easily.

Although Zhu Ciji has long known that the ironclad ship will be able to float on the water, but after all, the Ming Dynasty has just begun the industrial revolution, and the various processes are not perfect, especially the welding technology, but the most primitive ironclad ship is still based on the final launch and after the sea trial.

"Who's going to sea trials?" Zhu Ci hesitated and asked Shen Jingchao and Zheng Sendao.

Shen Jingchao and Zheng Sen's eyes immediately lit up, and they scrambled to stand up.

"Your Majesty, I'll ---"

"Your Majesty, I'll ----"

The two of them said at the same time, and squeezed each other in front of Zhu Cihe, lest Zhu Ciji choose each other.

Ironclad ships, most of them are warships made of steel, this is a miracle, if anyone can be the first to board it, they can even leave a name in history, even if Zheng Sen is usually more stable, it is impossible to give up the opportunity to Shen Jingchao at this time.

"Alright, alright! If there is anything to fight about, if you want to go, go together, such a large ironclad ship, it is not a problem to carry more than 100 people, there is no shortage of the two of you. Zhu Ci shook his head and said with a smile.

"Emperor Xie!" Shen Jingchao and Zheng Sen immediately stopped arguing, and ran towards the direction where the ironclad ship was located with a group of naval soldiers from the two fleets.

Shen Jingchao didn't care about his image at all, he ran the fastest, and he was the first to step on the deck of the ironclad ship.

Subsequently, Zheng Sen and hundreds of naval soldiers also stepped on the deck of the ironclad ship, followed by several instructors from the Academy of Science and Technology and the shipyard.

Shovel after shovel of coal was shoveled into the bottom of the boiler and burned, soot came out of the chimney, and the steam pressure increased more and more, finally reaching the standard of setting sail.

"Set sail!" Shen Jingchao ordered.

With the sound of a steam engine turning, the huge hull of the ironclad ship slowly moved, carrying Shen Jingchao, Zheng Sen and others towards the sea, and the speed became faster and faster, soon exceeding the speed of the sailing ship.

On the deck of the ironclad ship, Shen Jingchao and Zheng Sen were both flushed and extremely excited.

On the shore, Zhu Cizhen and hundreds of civil and military officials, as well as various craftsmen in the shipyard, etc., were all extremely excited to watch a steel giant beast sail in the sea, they couldn't even imagine what kind of warship in this world could sink this ironclad steel giant beast.

The ironclad ship sailed to the sea thousands of miles away, and it was ready to test the cannons on the ironclad.

Fourteen cannons, first four 150-mm guns.

"Reload the shell!" Zheng Sen ordered.

As four shells with a diameter of one hundred and fifty millimeters were stuffed into the bore of the main gun, the naval gunners immediately began to aim at the distant sea.

Whether it is Zheng Sen or Shen Jingchao, they are all very much looking forward to this test gun, after all, this may be the standard battleship of their two fleets in the future, and the power of the cannon is very important.

"Fire!"

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! "There were four loud bangs, and the four main guns spewed flames almost simultaneously.

"Bang! Boom! The "Bang ---" shell exploded five thousand meters away, sending out four huge columns of water.

"Reload the shells! Fire! ”

"Boom, boom, boom----"

The four main guns of the ironclad ship were tested three times in a row, and in the third round, they were aimed at a raised rock, one shell hit the rock directly, the other shell exploded around the rock, and two shells missed.

The gunner was estimating the range and power of the shells, as well as the accuracy, although only one of the four shells hit the rock directly, but the rock was not as big as a wooden battleship, and if it were a wooden battleship, only two shells would have hit.

"Good! Good! Hahahaha----" Shen Jingchao and Zheng Sen burst out laughing with satisfaction at the same time, thinking that they were very satisfied with this kind of accuracy.

This is not only due to the skilled artillery skills of the soldiers of the naval fleet, but also due to the reason why the cannon technology of the Daming Fire Bureau has made several breakthroughs in recent years, plus there are some elements of luck in it, so the hit rate actually reached half of the horror level.

For a more accurate hit rate of the cannons, the four main guns continued to fire.

"Boom Boom"

After another five rounds of shelling, the hit rate was finally almost the same, and the distance of five thousand meters was about one of six hits, and it would be higher within five thousand meters.

Although there is no hit rate of one of the four hits in the first round of shelling rocks, the hit rate of one hit of six is also very high, after all, this is a distance of five thousand meters, and the power of the shells is enormous.

According to Shen Jingchao and Zheng Sen's estimates, if a wooden battleship is hit by two main gun shells, it may be directly sunk.

After the main gun test, the next step was the secondary gun and rapid-fire gun.

After several rounds of testing, the hit rate of the secondary gun and rapid-fire gun was also frighteningly high.

If you estimate the combat effectiveness of the entire ironclad ship, the combat power of one ironclad ship is definitely not inferior to the combat effectiveness of four Shenwei-class warships. Although the cost of the ironclad is also very high, its combat effectiveness is completely worth the higher cost.

After the test gun, the ironclad ship returned.

When the ironclad ship docked again, the craftsmen of the shipyard once again burst into cheers, and this time the sea trial was undoubtedly a success.

Zhu Cijiao and the civil and military officials also saw the process of the ironclad ship's gun test through binoculars on the shore, and Zhu Ciji was also very satisfied with the performance of the ironclad ship.

Zhu Ci kept his promise, and immediately rewarded a large amount of property to the shipbuilders and gave birth to several official positions.

In addition, Zhu Ciji ordered the shipyard to build 23 more ironclad ships, enough to gather 24 ships, and the two major fleets got 12 ships each, and continued to develop the next generation of more advanced ironclad ships.

The Battle of Malacca, the Ming Dynasty won, the loss of warships is only more than 40 ships, and there are still more than 250 Shenwei-class warships left in the two fleets, although the ironclad ships are stronger in combat, but the Shenwei-class battleships are not weak, at least they are also one of the most advanced warships in the world, and for a long time in the future, the Shenwei-class warships can still play their role.

With ironclad ships and Shenwei-class wooden warships complementing each other, Daming firmly sits on the throne of the world's first sea power.

At the same time, Zhu also ordered the design and construction of merchant ships larger than ironclads, as well as cruise ships.

With steam power technology, in the future, whether it is a warship or a merchant ship, there is no need to use sails, and the speed has also increased greatly, and Daming's shipping technology has begun a new round of explosive growth.

After the trial of the ironclad ship, Daming will soon enter the thirteenth year of Zhongxing.

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