Chapter 344: The Great Ming Fortune Boat
Whirring ~ whistling wind blowing, blowing Xiaochuan cheongsam dance, into the goal of the endless sea, the blue sea can not be seen at a glance, you can vaguely see a few sails in the distance, you can see the outline of the sail clearly from afar.
The waves on the shore are surging in waves, it is a windy weather, the shore listens to the merchant ships, the merchant ships around the shore have been full of ports, the most important of which is the bird boats, all kinds of bird boats of all sizes, that unique ship type, has been loved by the Ming maritime merchants.
They lined up in several rows, the front few were loading and unloading goods, and the wooden planks were loaded and unloaded by men in hardcover one by one, they were all residents of Qingzhuangwei, and they could make a living on the dock on weekdays. All of them are full of smiles, although this kind of guy is tired, it is very easy to maintain a family with food and clothing, and it is possible to buy his own store in the future.
The constant stream of seagoing ships has made it a port with huge throughput, and opening a shop nearby would be a family business that could be passed down to the next generation, and although there was a lot of taxes to pay, it was nothing compared to the income here.
And the huge construction machinery with a creaking sound, loading and unloading the goods on the shore, like a tall tower.
There is an endless stream of people who come to watch nearby, looking at this huge construction machinery, all of them look amazed and shocked. And the maritime merchants who docked here were shocked.
"Oh my God, what is this huge tower? Good to be able to unload goods"
"I never thought that there would be such an excellent port in Xiaoxiaoshan"
"And those warships, it's really terrifying, the little Qingzhou Wei has such a sailor."
The whirring sea breeze carried the unique fishy smell of the sea, touched his nose, tightened his long shirt, and looked at the wharf with a burst of joy in his heart, this port was finally established, and the monthly tax revenue of this port also had thousands of taels of silver and looked at Wang Hengdao beside him, "Sir, my division is across the Jiangbei, first defeated the Japanese Kou, and then beheaded Liu Guoneng in battle, defeated Zhang Xianzhong, but I don't know if the strength of the water station can be as invincible as the land" Xiao Chuan said this, his heart was dark and cool, this may be called invisible pretending.
"Lord, don't worry about the sailor, the nail we beat the pirate before will be used now, and then we can inherit the sailor of the pirate." Wang Heng said, his eyes staring straight at the rolling waves in front of him, his expression was full of coldness.
Nail? For a long time, Xiao Chuan thought about the last time he defeated the Japanese Invaders, and after the Zhou family was destroyed, did they sneak into the Japanese Invaders' lair, and said, "Sir, did he reply?"
"It's already back, he is now the third of them, and he has a certain right in the middle, and it will be easier for us to occupy this place when the time comes." Wang Heng said.
As soon as the heart is settled, the sailors here develop, and the next step is to lay down the nest of the widows. Looking at one of the search warships in front of him, a pile of information appeared in front of him.
500 materials (about 150 tons) of Fuchuan 1 Hongyi cannon, 6 thousand catties of Buddha Lang machine, 3 bowl-mouth guns, 20 thunderbolt cannons, 60 spray canisters, 10 Lu Mi guns, 500 crossbow arrows, 10 gunpowder crossbows, 300 rockets, 100 fire bricks, and thousands of cold weapons. The crew was 64 people, 9 sailors and 55 fighters.
The most common type of naval warship in the Ming Dynasty, he has no specific tonnage, theoretically you can be as big as you want, as long as you have that technology, your strength, just like a treasure ship, a modern saying is that he is the magic version of the lucky ship.
This famous sea warship of the Ming Dynasty, his figure throughout the history of the Ming Dynasty for nearly 300 years (plus more than 300 years of the Southern Ming Dynasty) in the Battle of Luliang to eliminate the Japanese invaders, in the southeast coast against European bandits, for the Ming Dynasty to make great achievements, but also the Xiaochuan Wharf can be recruited warships, even with sailors to recruit.
Two hundred materials are too small, although two hundred taels, but Xiao Chuan still wants quality not quantity, that is, he chose a fortune ship of five hundred materials, one thousand taels of silver, and also brought his own sailors, but they are all brought by the system, loyalty and protection, but the skills are average, and they can only increase their level of naval warfare through the exercise of the day after tomorrow.
There is also the speed of construction, although the speed of building and searching once a day is relatively unfavorable in this world, but it is still too slow for yourself. At such a speed, it was impossible to compete for hegemony with the Zheng clan, the overlord of the sea at that time, in the short term.
That's the existence of the Dutch who obediently pay protection money every year. A well-deserved hegemon of the seas.
Thinking of the countless warships under the turbulent waves, and the Zheng family flag that could not be seen, there was an indescribable pressure in my heart, and I looked at my own lucky boat. The lower body of the ship is painted with black paint, and the top is painted with white paint, and a Buddha wolf machine cannon sticks out of the muzzle, and there is a red-clothed cannon in the middle, the dark barrel is flashing with cold light, and the sailors wearing mandarin duck battle jackets are training, and they are all training soldiers, all of them are hardworking.
The huge fortune ship of Si Sou is very outstanding among the merchant ships.
Seeing these lucky boats, Xiao Chuan was thinking that he would inevitably meet Zheng Chenggong if he had developed on his own, how to defeat him? It is inevitably impossible to rely on normal methods of naval warfare, and suddenly a sharp weapon came to mind, a large rocket!
This is also one of the places where the Ming Dynasty sailors are different from the West, that is, the use of rockets in water warfare, but this is the official technology, and the fire dragon that shined in the Battle of Luliang at that time was a rocket for water warfare.
If you master this technique, it will be a way out for you to compete with Zheng Chenggong at sea in the future.
"The four swished masters, and in the future, the lords will form a powerful water division, which will open up a new world."
Wang Heng smiled, Xiao Chuan didn't think about the rocket, but looked at his warship, and continued, "After that, we can take down the nest of the widows." ”
"Lair?" Xiao Chuan was a little curious, and said, "Have you figured out the specific situation where?" Mr? ”
"I have figured it out" Wang Heng smiled, "At this time, that place is controlled by the remnants of the pirate Liu Xiang, there are more than 1,000 pirates on the island, and more than 200 pirates, and the rest are more than 2,000 shipbuilding and repair craftsmen, as well as sailors."
Various craftsmen of shipbuilding? Ogawa was overjoyed in his heart, what is the most expensive type of military since ancient times, it must be the navy, the ten-year army, the hundred-year navy, and the establishment of the naval division requires a large number of talents.
Just like in modern times, there are not only shipbuilding factories, but also repair shops for parts replacement, such a huge system is not at all played by ordinary countries.
The same is true in ancient times, all kinds of craftsmen, how many kinds of craftsmen are needed for a ship? How many people do you need for each type of craftsman? This is unimaginable numbers.
Although I built this pier that can build one ship a day, I still need someone to repair it once it breaks down from the factory.
In this way, a large number of shipwrights are needed, and these workers of this old nest of the Japanese are simply precious to themselves.
A soldier on the side ran and said, "My lord, General Wang has led the dart divisions to the school grounds. ”
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