Chinese ships are not suitable for naval warfare!

This is Shi Si's point of view, he has noticed that the faces of the three admirals of the navy are very ugly, and he has lived in China for many years, knowing that these three admirals may play a decisive role, so he hurriedly saved.

"How so? It should be said that the Chinese ship is a very good commercial ship type in the world, because it uses a unique hard sail to make it easy to operate, and the number of sailors required is much less than that of a soft-sailed Western ship, and it is also more flexible in complex sea conditions, and because of the use of compartment design, the sinking resistance is also better than that of Western sailing ships, and because there are fewer ribs, so its construction speed is extremely fast, when I was in Xiamen, I saw that your shipwrights only took 20 days to build a 110-foot big bird boat, This rate of construction was unthinkable in Europe, and Chinese ships were built at a very low cost, but due to speed, gun emplacements and defense, they were not suitable for use as battleships of the artillery era, the general ...... "

After complimenting the Chinese sailing ship, Shi Si transferred it to Zhu Mingzhong, looked at him and said.

"Because in contrast, Chinese sailing ships are relatively easy to penetrate because they use less ribs, and the damage caused by cannonballs will be much greater than that of Western sailing ships. At the same time, the enhancement of the hull structure of Western-style ships also helped to equip the ship with a large number of guns without worrying about falling apart by the recoil of the guns that were fired intensively. The hull structure of the Chinese sailing ship could not withstand such forces, which is why the number of guns on the Chinese sailing ship was small, not because it was unwilling, but because it could not be equipped with so many guns. ”

Speaking of words, it was simply the straightforward Shi Si, although he tried to make up for the unhappiness of the three naval commanders caused by his previous words, but he still unabashedly emphasized the shortcomings of the Chinese ship again, so as to "sell" his design.

"Therefore, if the general wants to build a navy, he should completely abandon the Chinese ship and choose a Western-style ship, such as this Slupp ship, which can be armed with 12-14 12-pounder guns, please believe me, in China, there is no Chinese warship that can withstand his artillery......"

Of course, he did not say that no warship could penetrate its planks, after all, Zheng Jun's large navy was usually equipped with more than 18-pound naval guns, although only the bow was enough to deal a heavy blow to the Slutp, but this did not mean that the Slutp ship did not have the possibility of victory, because compared to the Chinese ships its firepower is more powerful and more flexible.

All this is exactly what the Chinese ship does not have, of course, Shi Si will not say this now, after all, his previous words have caused the displeasure of others.

Whether in the Ming Dynasty or in Europe, there are some basic principles of how to behave in the world, and Shi Si knows very well what awaits him if his words offend the admirals.

"If you intend to use this ship, you might as well change its sail to our Chinese sail, so that you can get its hull and the convenience of my Chinese sail operation, and the sailors are more accustomed to hard sails......"

Li Chengqian, who had been in the military for many years, naturally noticed that Jingliu seemed to be very impressed by this kind of warship, so he proposed a compromise plan.

And Pan Ziqin also echoed the words.

"What Admiral Li said is very true, if you use this kind of soft sail, not to mention anything else, I am afraid that the brothers will also have to learn how to operate the Western soft sail from scratch......"

Zhang Di, who was originally standing on the side, but was only an assistant to Shi Si, listened to the words of these two naval commanders, and took the initiative to speak.

"The kind of ship that the two admirals mentioned existed in Guangdong, and in Macao, Guangdong, there were Westerners who built a similar kind of ship. It is available in Chinese sail outfits and a Western-style hull, which is faster than traditional Chinese sailing boats, requires fewer manpower than Western-style sailing boats, and is easier to build and maintain. Moreover, in the past, there were shipbuilders in Guangdong who made this kind of ship on their own, and there were also such ships in the Zheng family's navy, but because they were merchant ships, the ribs were rarely ......."

Of course, Zhu Mingzhong had heard of this kind of ship mentioned by the young man next to Shi Si, and in later generations called it the "old lock boat", also known as the "duck butt", the essence of which was that the Portuguese came to China's coastal waters to replace the Western ship with Chinese-style hard sails. After the Opium War, most of the warships of the Qing army were such "old lock ships", and they were called the best warships of the Qing army, although they were far from being comparable to the warships of Europe.

However, for Zhu Mingzhong, what he needs is a future-oriented navy, and naturally he will not choose to accept the Chinese hard sails on large warships because the crew is accustomed to hard sails, after all, the future navy will definitely have a large number of large combat ships, and they will be the core, not a group of small wooden ships.

"The bigger the warship, the more inconvenient this hard sail is, and now a small boat with a dozen guns can still use a hard sail, but if a warship with a hundred cannons is built in the future, will it still use a hard sail at that time?"

Jing Luo's rhetorical question surprised Wang Anmin.

"A hundred cannons?"

"Hundred doors? How is this possible? ”

In the surprise of Li Chengqian and the others, Zhu Mingzhong did not answer their doubts, but turned his eyes to Shi Si, and Shi Si said proudly.

"Why not? As early as 20 years ago, the British built the "Sea King" with 104 cannons, and I participated in its construction with my teacher back then! ”

When mentioning the teacher, Shi Si even deliberately puffed out his chest, and his face was completely proud, and then Shi Si added.

"And the biggest advantage of the soft sail is that the area of the sail that can be hung will far exceed that of the Chinese sail, so the advantage in speed is also significantly better than that of the Chinese boat. In naval warfare, higher speed means more flexibility and faster ability to seize advantageous positions to shell enemy ships! And if a hard sail is used, it is difficult for the Chinese ship to seize the upper hand in an artillery battle at sea because of the speed, and it is difficult to run away even when it is downwind. Moreover, the flexibility of the Chinese ship is not as good as that of the Western-style ship, and the increase in the aspect ratio compared to the Western-style ship means that the length of the one-sided side of the ship is increased, and more guns can be carried on the same gun deck, which means that the firepower density of the weapon is increased! Therefore, the speed, agility, and density of weapons of Chinese ships are at a disadvantage compared with Western ships......"

Of course, in the end, Shi Si, who knew that he had to take care of the face of these people, did not forget to bring up the shortcomings of Western ships.

"Of course, Western sails also have several disadvantages, a large number of high-quality wood as ribs lead to the cost of Western ships is much higher than that of Chinese ships, and Western soft sails need more sailors than Chinese hard sails, Chinese ships have a wide body, good stability makes it can load more cargo, of course, it can also load more personnel. Because of this, Chinese ships are more suitable as merchant ships in the region than warships, and if the general is interested in developing overseas trade, he should choose Chinese ships rather than Western-style ships. ”

Zhu Mingzhong, who understood that people in this era would definitely not be able to accept that Chinese ships were not suitable for naval warfare in the artillery era, looked at the thoughtful Li Chengqian, Pan Ziqin and Wang Anmin, and said with a smile.

"Shi Si, in fact, it's a little too early to talk about naval warfare now, after all, at the moment, the Qing Dynasty is our biggest enemy, and the Qing Dynasty has no navy, so the Yellow River can ......."

Glancing out of the door, Zhu Mingzhong said in a serious tone.

"This Yellow River is the first line of defense to intercept the Qing army's southward movement, so I need a warship suitable for fighting on the Yellow River, this kind of warship should be like a Western ship, with a large number of hardwood ribs, which can withstand the close shelling of 12-pounder guns, of course, it also needs to be suitable for fighting on inland rivers, so my idea is ......"

Zhu Mingzhong took out a piece of paper, and on that paper was a somewhat simple sketch.

"To build a flat-bottomed galleys suitable for fighting in inland rivers and other inland rivers, because the wind is not strong enough in the inland river winds, so it needs to rely on manpower to drive the ship to sail, and of course, it should also be suitable for offshore operations......"

"Calais Race?"

Almost as soon as he saw the pattern, this Venetian galley came to his mind.

In fact, the "Calais Boat Race" is the prototype designed by Zhu Mingzhong, but it is more suitable for inland navigation.

"Paddles are only used when the speed needs to be increased in battle, there can be dozens of oars on each side, and each oars need 6-7 people to operate, in addition, it should also be equipped with a large number of guns, such as this cylindrical turret in the bow, which can be equipped with double guns, and its bow also has a ramming angle, which, combined with the huge speed generated by its slurry, can produce a huge destructive force, and it is difficult for ordinary ships to resist its impact......"

When Zhu Mingzhong explained his thoughts, his eyes were fixed on Shi Si, although he didn't know if the Englishman knew about the Venetian galleys, but he knew very well that this was a relatively suitable ship for inland river operations such as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and of course, its bottom should be changed to a flat bottom to be more suitable for inland river operations.

"General......

Looking at the sketch in front of him, Shi Si thought for a moment, and then said.

"There is a similar ship in Europe, the Venetian galley, which was very popular in the Mediterranean, and it is quite well designed, and I think there is no better one to suit your needs,"

Staring at the drawings on the paper, at least for a moment, Shi Si even suspected that the General Zhu in front of him had been to the Mediterranean Sea and Europe, otherwise how could he draw such a similar appearance to the Calais Raceship.

"Oh, really?"

Pretending not to know, Zhu Mingzhong looked at Shi Si and said.

"What kind of ship is this, tell me about it?"

Of course, Zhu Mingzhong hoped that Shi Si would introduce this kind of ship to his three naval commanders, after all, they would be the main force to use this kind of galleys in the future. And Li Chengqian, Pan Ziqin, and Wang Anmin naturally will not have any dissatisfaction, after all, this ship is drawn slightly.

"Yes, General!"

Shi Si then introduced this kind of galley, although he didn't know about this kind of Mediterranean ship, but after all, when he was learning shipbuilding, he had also read some materials and knew the characteristics of its hull, so it was easy to combine it with the galley ship with the characteristics of inland water warfare.

"Because the wind in the inland river is small, the power of the sail is insufficient, so it is necessary to rely on manpower to drive the ship to sail, which is also the reason why the slurry ship is more suitable in the civil war, and compared with the Chinese centipede ship, in addition to its sturdy hull, it can rely on the speed advantage to ram the enemy ship, and more importantly, it can be equipped with more artillery ......"

Finally, Shi Si looked up at the three admirals who seemed to be attracted by this kind of oarboat.

"Artillery, in a water war, artillery is the most important! After all, whether in a water war or a naval battle, it is nothing more than more ships than fewer ships, more cannons than fewer cannons, as long as there are enough cannons, it is enough to win the war,"

Then Shi Si asked rhetorically.

"General, have you started casting cannons?"

Because the navy needs a lot of artillery, so Shi Si specifically mentioned this matter, and the warship without artillery is just a disabled person.

When Shi Si mentioned artillery, Zhu Mingzhong just laughed, and then he laughed:

"Let's not talk about artillery, the most important thing for Shi Si now is warships, it is warships, I Qinghe now has a complete shipyard and craftsmen, but there are no warships, how about it, Shi Si, how long will it take you to build a warship?"

Qinghe not only has a shipyard, but also has wood for shipbuilding, although it is not oak, but there are a lot of pine wood, nanmu and other ship materials, perhaps these woods are far inferior to oak, but for the moment, it can also be used for emergencies, after all, there is no suitable ship for the loyal army.

As for the unsuitability of wood for shipbuilding, it is not a big problem, at least for the time being, the priority is to solve the problem of whether there is one.

As for the timber for shipbuilding, it can be solved in the future, and in the future people can be sent to the Far East to cut down Mongolian oaks, where this oak has a large distribution, which can fully meet the needs of shipbuilding, and even in the future it is possible to directly establish a shipyard there, and directly use the rich local forest resources to build ships, after all, in this era of wooden sailing ships, forest resources directly determine the country's navigation and maritime power.

Of course, these are things in the future, for Zhu Mingzhong at the moment, what he needs is to build a warship that he thinks is suitable for fighting on the Yellow River and other inland rivers within time, after all, there are only so many centipede ships that are not very suitable for the current navy, and the firepower is weak, and if you want to fight on the Yellow River, the boat is the most important weapon.

"Now?"

Shi Si looked at the general in front of him in surprise, he didn't expect his dream to come true so quickly, seeing that his dream was about to become a reality, he hurriedly said.

"As long as you can invest enough financial, manpower, and material resources, I believe that you can build the warship you need in the shortest possible time, of course, you must establish a cannon foundry to solve the problem of artillery, otherwise what will your warship use as a weapon?"

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