Zhang Bin knew that Wang Zheng came to him definitely not because something had happened to Yuegang, because Wang Zheng was not an official in charge.

Although he gave Wang Zheng a position of Quanzhou Patrol Road, Wang Zheng never had to worry about the affairs of the sea, let alone the affairs of Yuegang, which had nothing to do with Wang Zheng.

Zhang Bin guessed that it should be the sample of the ship he dreamed of was made.

Sure enough, as soon as he came to the study, Wang Zheng rushed up and said excitedly: "My lord, the transformation of the wheel boat has been completed, so what kind of ship has the trial production been successful." ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he pulled him to sit down at the coffee table of the reception, and asked excitedly: "How is it, how is the speed?" ”

Wang Zheng said proudly: "Yuegang is more than 300 miles here, how long do you guess it took me?" ”

It's less than two hours since dawn, this guy won't just take more than an hour, Zhang Bin boldly guessed: "An hour and a half? ”

Wang Zheng was dumbfounded and said, "My lord, how do you know?" ”

Zhang Bin said proudly: "You, how long has it been since dawn, you won't discredit the boat and come over, right?" ”

When Wang Zheng heard this, he smiled and said, "Yes, I forgot about this." ”

Zhang Bin estimated it, and then said excitedly: "Isn't the speed of that steamer two hundred miles per hour?" ”

This speed is already quite terrifying, and ordinary ships in later generations may not be so fast.

Unexpectedly, Wang Zheng still said with a little regret: "Yes, you can drive to this speed at the earliest, no matter how fast it is, the wheels won't be able to hold it." ”

Zhang Bin was surprised: "What do you mean, you have also driven faster?" ”

Wang Zheng said with palpitations: "Yes, I thought that the sooner the better, but as a result, the axle of the ship was broken as soon as it went out, and the wheel was broken!" ”

Zhang Bin imagined the scene for a moment, and hurriedly dissuaded: "It's enough to be so fast, don't think about it faster, you should think more about how to maintain this speed stably and persistently." ”

Wang Zheng said unwillingly: "Can't it be faster?" ”

Just kidding, you can't drive the ship as an assault boat, that thing is specially designed, and it's iron, your wooden drive is so fast that it's already to the limit, no matter how fast, it is estimated that the whole ship will fall apart when you drive it!

Zhang Bin nodded and said, "No need to be faster, no matter how fast the ship is, it can't stand it." ”

Wang Zheng sighed and said, "That's okay, my lord, why don't you go and see if there's anything you need to change." ”

Of course he had to take a look at such an important thing, and besides, he also went to Yuegang.

Zhang Bin thought about it, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange things here first, and I'll go to Yuegang with you later." ”

At this time, it was quite safe between Fujian and Dongfan, Zhang Bin did not bring too many guards, and after explaining the matter, he took Zhang Cha and other four guards to follow Wang Zheng to the dock.

When he came to the dock, Zhang Bin was suddenly thundered by the strange-shaped steamer.

The steamers of later generations had a chimney, but Wang Zheng said that this steamer was good, there was no chimney, but a large boiler, and the boiler still came out of a big hole directly in the cabin!

Doesn't this guy know how to reshape the boiler, and make it into a barrel like a kettle for boiling water?

Zhang Bin couldn't help but complain: "Liangfu, why do you have to make the boiler round, it's not easy to install it like this." ”

Wang Zheng was surprised: "Ah, can the boiler be made into other shapes?" The one you drew for me is round, and the kettle for boiling water is also round. ”

Zhang Bin said helplessly: "I just casually used it, the function is different, the place is different, and it can also be made into other shapes." ”

Wang Zheng looked at the boiler on the ship, it was indeed ugly, he immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go back and make a party." ”

As soon as Zhang Bin walked into the cabin, he coughed with smoke, and he couldn't help complaining: "Ahem, Liangfu, why don't you install a chimney?" ”

This guy is fortunate to use firewood, and he needs to use coal, so he has to poison people with smoked gas.

Wang Zheng smiled awkwardly: "Isn't it a hurry, next time, next time." But it's nothing, it's okay to drive. ”

Zhang Bin shook his head helplessly and said, "Okay, then let's drive it." ”

When Wang Zheng heard this, he immediately said excitedly: "Open the valve and start the boat." ”

He took with him three men in total, one at the helm, one with a fire, and one with a valve.

When the valve heard this, he immediately turned a valve, "click", and there was a sound of gear rubbing, and the ship soon soared.

Zhang Bin was almost planted by the sudden acceleration of inertia, but fortunately he was supported by Zhang Cha and others, who were quick in their eyes.

However, this time he did not complain, because there is no transmission system now, and it is the highest speed as soon as it is opened, which is also a matter of no choice.

Two hundred miles per hour is equivalent to a speed of fifty kilometers per hour, which is not too fast, and the cars of later generations will be sixty yards, eighty yards, or even one hundred yards when they add the gas pedal casually, compared with that, the speed of the ship is far behind.

The boat is running on the water, as long as there is no strong wind and waves, it is still relatively stable, Zhang Bin felt it, there is no problem with the stability, and then observed the structure in the cabin.

Taking a closer look at the structure inside the cabin, Zhang Bin's face was suddenly full of black lines, this is too messy, half of the cabin can't go to people!

Of course, Wang Zheng can't be blamed for this, after all, he has never seen a real ship, and it is already very good to be able to drive the ship.

He thought for a while, and then instructed: "Liangfu, I mainly want to use the modified wheels to carry people, and you have to pay attention to many places and not expose them outside." For example, this steam pipe, you don't have to connect it straight from the middle, it's better to connect it from the side, and then block it with a wooden board, otherwise, people will not be a big blister. Also, you had better make a wooden shelf to cover this gear and hinge, otherwise anyone who doesn't bother to roll their clothes in, or even their fingers or something, will have an accident. ”

Wang Zheng nodded, and then asked curiously: "My lord, why is it only used to carry people, can't it be used to load goods?" ”

Zhang Bin shook his head and said: "It's not that it can't be used for loading, the main thing is that I have an emergency, and now all the wheels must be changed according to the manned, and after the finalization, a batch of new wheels must be customized, and the kind that directly changes the ship." As for the cargo, let's design a new ship type later. ”

Wang Zheng said indifferently: "Well, you can change it as you say, by the way, my lord, how many wheels do you want to change?" ”

Zhang Bin estimated: "I have roughly counted, now all the wheels of the sailor add up to about eighty, but it is not enough, at least one hundred and twenty ships must be ordered, two hundred can be barely made, if possible, it is best to change it to about two hundred and fifty ships." ”

When Wang Zheng heard this, he stammered: "More than two hundred, my lord, why do you want so many?" ”

The reason why Zhang Bin is in such a hurry to change the wheel is because next year Huang Taiji is likely to make a detour to the Mongolian steppe to attack the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and when the time comes, he will definitely lead the army to perform and win Chongzhen's favor.

Of course, more importantly, it can also save some civilians in Beizhili.

At this time, in the field battle, no Ming army is the opponent of the Houjin Iron Cavalry, only the Qi family army under him is expected to overturn the same number of Houjin Iron Cavalry in the field. Therefore, in history, every time Huang Taiji led the army to attack the capital, all the Ming troops retreated in the city and did not dare to attack, resulting in the Houjin Iron Cavalry in the entire North Zhili as if no one was in the land.

If Houjin Tie is allowed to ride across the entire Beizhili and not take care of it, then the people of Beizhili will suffer, and they don't know how much they will be killed by him, and they don't know how much they will be taken captive by him.

Also, the plague and plague that broke out near the capital at the end of the Ming Dynasty also had a lot to do with the frenzied plundering and even slaughtering of civilians in Beizhili by Houjin Tieqi, there were too many corpses, which was the root cause of the outbreak of plague and plague.

In short, no matter what, once Huang Taiji sneaks into the capital, he must immediately rush to King Qin.

If you take the land route, it will take more than a month at the earliest, even if you use the existing Daifuku ship, it will depend on the eyes of God, if the wind is too light, or even a headwind, it is not as fast as taking the land route.

In more than a month, Huang Taiji has almost done what he should do, and at most he can eat some ashes behind their butts if he rushes over, which doesn't make much sense at all.

The reason why he was in a hurry to let Wang Zheng rebuild more than 200 steamships was that he wanted to use the steamers to send 10,000 Qi soldiers and their equipment to the capital at one time.

This time I went to Yuegang, also for next year's defense of the capital.

With the existing equipment of the Qi family's army, it can withstand five or six thousand gold and iron cavalry at most, and it is impossible for people to give you five or six thousand according to your intentions, so we must equip all the Qi family army as soon as possible, and at least ensure that it can withstand the siege of one or two thousand gold and iron cavalry, otherwise, it is very likely that the tragedy of the bloody battle of the Hunhe River will be repeated again.

Zhang Bin thought about it carefully, if you want to carry people, it is best to vacate the cabin, so that a wheel can seat thirty or forty people; If you put the boiler in the ship's hold, you can't fit twenty people on one wheel, and then five hundred wheels won't be enough!

Thinking of this, he immediately instructed: "Liangfu, in this way, you make the boiler into a square and put it in the stern, and here this axle is covered with a row of two-foot-high planks, and four rows of two-foot-high planks are added to the front and rear to facilitate the sitting." In addition, the messy shelves in front were removed, and the cabin was extended to the bow of the ship, so that two more rows of people could be seated, you know? ”

When Wang Zheng heard this, he immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I'll change it out as soon as possible." ”

Zhang Bin also instructed: "When changing, we should pay attention to how to facilitate mass production, and it is best to make more than 200 sets of things to be used for transformation at one time, so that it can be efficient." ”

When Wang Zheng heard this, he nodded thoughtfully, and then discussed the details of each place with Zhang Bin.

The two discussed all the way, and after almost an hour and a half, they rushed to Yuegang.

At this time, the port of the moon had been renovated, the docks were full of ships loading and unloading goods, and the city was full of busy merchants, a few of which could be seen from time to time by Portuguese, Spaniards, Dongying, and even the Dutch.

The porcelain, silk, tea, etc. produced in the Ming Dynasty are all good things that sell well in various countries, the huge market of the Ming Dynasty is also the target of competition among various countries, as soon as the moon port opens the mutual market, traders from all over the world will flock to it, and the five major merchants will simply make money to cramp their hands, especially Dongshengtang, which not only occupies a geographical advantage, but also monopolizes all the shares of the entire Fujian merchants, which can be said to be a monopoly.

Zhang Bin doesn't have time to take care of trade matters for the time being, next year's defense of the capital is the top priority, as for Yuegang, it can only be allowed to develop on its own for a period of time.

As soon as he got off the steamer, he immediately went straight to the cannon foundry, summoned Bi Maokang, Sun Yuanhua, Song Yingxing, and Wang Zheng to the conference room to arrange the production for the near future.

This conference room is also a new thing advocated by Zhang Bin, this time the respect and inferiority are too strong, if it is a formal occasion such as a public court or a study, it is very inconvenient to discuss problems, so he simply moved out the conference room of later generations, and stipulated that when the meeting is held, it can be informal and speak freely.

Bi Maokang and others were originally his cronies, and when the meeting was held, the atmosphere was naturally more harmonious, and as soon as everyone was decided, Zhang Bin asked Bi Maokang directly: "Meng Hou, how is the design of Qi Jiajun's chariot?" ”

When Bi Maokang heard this, he immediately took out a drawing like a treasure, put it in front of Zhang Bin, and said proudly: "Wuhan Iron and Steel Vehicle, what do you think?" ”

Zhang Bin looked down, good guy, the baffle in front of this car is just like a hedgehog, and if the cavalry wants to hit it, it will definitely be pierced into a sieve!

He looked at the name, Steel Thorn!

With so many steel thorns, how long does it take for a car to be processed?

He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Are these steel thorns all hammered out one by one and put on?" ”

Bi Maokang immediately shook his head and said, "No, no, no, this is forged by the method of casting shields." ”

Direct casting? Zhang Bin really didn't expect it, he couldn't help asking: "How to cast?" ”

Bi Maokang thought for a while and said: "Actually, it's very simple, it's just to press a square groove out of the fine sand, and then use a bamboo skewer to pierce a few rows of holes, as long as the molten steel is poured up, the steel thorns will come out." However, a Wuhan Iron and Steel car has to be cast into four pieces, which is too big to cast, and the effect is the same when nailed to a whole wooden board after it is cast. ”

It turned out that this was the case, and it was really quite simple, Zhang Bin nodded and said: "Very good, then build a Wuhan steel car, but there are a few places to change, such as this steel thorn, since it is a combination of four pieces, then simply open a few long holes in the middle to facilitate the car soldiers to shoot outward or stretch out the spear to stab people." In addition, it is better to add a thick wooden roof on this roof, so that the enemy's arrow rain will not pose a threat to the chariots. ”

When Bi Maokang heard this, he nodded and said, "Okay, these are not difficult, I'll just change them a little." ”

Zhang Bin immediately clapped the board and said: "Okay, that's it, let's make 600 cars first, remember to install bearings on the axles." ”

When Bi Maokang heard this, he was stunned and said, "Six hundred!" How long does it take to get it done? ”

Zhang Bin explained: "No way, there may be a big war next year, you can do it as soon as possible, as fast as you can." ”

Fight? Bi Maokang didn't know who Zhang Bin was going to fight, but he didn't ask, just nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do it as soon as possible." ”

Zhang Bin said to Sun Yuanhua again: "Chuyang, you first build 400 tiger squat cannons and 5,000 flintlock pistols, and don't stop the crossbow, you can make as many as you want." ”

Sun Yuanhua nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, my lord." ”

Zhang Bin explained some more details and left in a hurry.

At this time, part of the Qi family army was still stationed in Yuegang, and he had to transfer these Qi family troops to Dongfanbeiwei Jilong Port to assemble and practice.

In short, there is not much time left for him, and he is not very clear when Huang Taiji will attack the capital next year, so he can only take precautions and prepare everything as soon as possible.

What will be the result of the first collision between Zhang Bin and Huang Taiji?

At the end of this volume, please see the next volume, "After the First War".