The fifth volume destroys the barbarians and sweeps the world

At best, this can only be used as a premium version of the Corsair.

Qin Haoming had already determined at this time that this was a famous schooner, and it was also a famous ship.

During the Anglo-Dutch War, the British began to allow their citizens to plunder Dutch merchant ships as an act of war, not piracy.

Later, the Pacific Ocean was filled with British ships, and several famous shipowners appeared.

Because of its fruitful results, he plundered a lot of wealth for the Queen of England, and there were many knighted ship owners.

These people are actually pirates, killing crews, plundering ships, and robbing them of gold.

But because it is an act of the government, it is also protected and supported by the British government, and even the Queen and the magnates are investing in the ship.

Although the ship is not exactly a schooner, it is definitely the workhorse of the ship.

The sailing ships were light and fast, and it was so convenient to rob the Clark galleons that were carrying goods.

In the vast sea, how many of their own merchant ships could the Spanish and Dutch warships protect?

In the face of this shameless hook of the British, the two traditional maritime powers were quickly subdued.

They lost a lot of blood and eventually couldn't recover.

The British became the dominant power of the seas after a hundred years, and their sea power exceeded that of the rest of the countries combined, and it was this ship system that helped the British!

Now, how could Qin Haoming, who came from a copycat country in later generations, miss such a product and system?

Think about it, when the Ming Dynasty can produce this kind of ship by itself, and when he lets the retired naval officers of the Dingnan Army plunder, what will happen?

If nothing else, Qin Haoming can be sure that the British Empire where the sun never sets is a joke.

How can their poor population compete with the Ming Dynasty?

Therefore, as long as you persist for more than ten years, the empire will not set tomorrow.

Qin Haoming's heart was very sour, but his face was silent, and he was even a little dissatisfied, "Alas, it's better than nothing, so can you build this kind of boat?" ”

"Yes, Venerable Lord Qin!" Herrera hurriedly bent over money.

"Okay, we will do our best to provide all financial, material and human support.

It's just that the price is going to change! ”

Qin Haoming's tone became darker and darker, and he seemed to be very helpless!

Helplessly, Herrera's untrustworthy behavior.

"Venerable Lord Qin, I am willing to reduce my remuneration by thirty percent." Herrera bent over and said eagerly.

Daming people are really rich, and the remuneration offered makes him unable to refuse, and he is afraid of losing this opportunity to make money.

"Hmm!" Qin Haoming frowned, a noncommittal voice came out of his mouth, and his face was a little unhappy, "Fifty percent, but you can gather technicians in Macau."

Every fifty people will give you a reward of 10%, whether there is a cap or not, it depends on your own connections. ”

"Venerable Lord Qin, Herrera is willing to listen to your arrangement!"

The foreign devil was so happy that he bent his waist again for money.

Qin Haoming secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, very good, the combination of Chinese and foreign, big things can be expected!

In this world, there are many short-sighted people, and the strong know what must be done, and they can do it at any cost.

And the traverser has a natural advantage.

Nowadays, there are two main types of ships in the South China Sea and the Wa Sea, one is the Fu Ship, and the other is the Manila galleon from Spain, also known as the Galen Ship.

Whether it is the West or the Netherlands and other countries, the ships used are of this type.

The Fu ship uses hard sails, which is not easy to use for war, and it is limited to the hull structure, so it is not possible to put more guns on the ship, and the firepower is very limited.

Unlike Western merchant ships, they can be equipped with more than a dozen guns for self-defense.

The advantage of the ship is that it has a watertight cabin, the hull is firm and stable, easy to sail and not so easy to sink, and it is very suitable for being used as a merchant ship.

And with both kinds of ships, Qin Haoming felt that he could be worry-free in thirty years.

Moreover, this is the magic weapon of overtaking Zheng Zhilong in corners.

Although he is now in a very close relationship with Zheng Zhilong.

"Enjoy, you two, let's enjoy and rest here, and we'll head south in a while, and determine the supply points and military stations along the way, and the trade points.

We, the Governor's Office, will try our best to determine the trade routes as soon as possible.

Then our porcelain, tea, silk products, and all kinds of Ming specialties will be shipped to Macao in a steady stream, and you will be transported back to Europe.

Sell to those Duandians, Dutch, British, don't worry, these commodities of our Daming are gold and silver! ”

Qin Haoming turned to Garcia and the others and said lightly.

"Oh, Lord!" Garcia perfectly interpreted what it means to turn from cloudy to sunny, tears welled up in his blue eyes, and he said to Qin Haoming: "What a miracle, the blessing of the Lord!" ”

Qin Haoming smiled, pointed at him and said, "Remember, technicians, technicians who make cannons, there must be a lot, otherwise it will be ......"

"Lord Qin, please rest assured, Garcia will go back to recruit immediately, and will write a letter back to China, which will definitely satisfy the adults, and I hope our cooperation will ......"

After speaking, he tried in vain to come over and hug Qin Haoming, but unfortunately he was stopped by the guards.

"That's it, time is money, I hope you hurry up."

Waving his hand and saying hello, Qin Haoming left with a word.

No way, time is limited, there are a lot of people to meet, more things to arrange, and every second!

"The purpose of this marquis is to smash it with silver." In the study, Qin Haoming said to Zheng Zhilong in a relaxed tone: "Collect more wood first, and then find shipbuilding talents."

There are many cannons in the Hongmaoyi ship, why can't we build such a ship?

Ben Hou Ye knew that General Zheng had defeated Hongyi, but he defeated them with more people against fewer people, more ships against fewer ships, and defeated them with the attack of a fire ship.

The idea of this marquis is to use the same strong ships and sharp cannons to hit their warships, which will save time and effort. ”

When Qin Haoming said this, he looked at Zheng Zhilong and said, "Will General Zheng help Benhou?" ”

Zheng Zhilong only felt a little flustered and a little blocked in his heart.

Zheng Zhilong swallowed his saliva and said with a smile: "The Dutch's East India Company, there are hundreds of merchant ships, all of which are plywood ships.

The small ones are more than 100 tons, and the large ones are two or three hundred tons. Generally, there are more than a dozen or twenty guns, and even more if they focus on battleships.

However, the capital ships are thirteen pure warships, and they also carry a small amount of cargo, mainly soldiers and artillery, to deter pirates and various forces on the ground in the South Seas. ”

Qin Haoming said: "How big is the largest warship?" ”

Zheng Zhilong said: "It's the Batavia, 650 tons, the mast is 55 meters high, 56 meters long, 10 meters wide, and the draft is 5.1 meters.

There are more than 300 soldiers on the ship, and there are 24 half-snake cannons, the cannons weigh more than 20 catties, and they can fight more than 10 miles away......"

"More than ten miles away?" Qin Haoming said with a smile on the side: "That is definitely not an effective range, even a half-snake gun can't hit this far." ”

At that time, the artillery, airtightness and gunpowder were still in their original state.

The half-snake gun is the Hongyi cannon imitated by the Ming army, weighing five or six thousand catties, loaded with more than ten or twenty catties of cannons, and the effective firing range is at most five or six miles.

Of course, it may be possible to hit it from a distance of ten miles, but of course the effect will be very poor.

"Yes, that's what Master Hou said."

In fact, Zheng Zhilong deliberately exaggerated the power of the guns of the Dutch battleship, but he was blocked back on the spot, he calmed down, and continued:

"Batavia is their flagship, and most of the other dozen or so ships are of this size, probably a little smaller.

But some battleships had more guns, Batavia was an old ship after all, the number of guns was not very large, and some of the new ships were already more than forty guns. ”

To be honest, he was content with his current life and really didn't want to mess with the Dutch.

Qin Haoming nodded silently, Europe is now a period of great development of great navigation and sail warships.

More than a hundred years later, it reached its peak, and the sail warships at that time had more than 100 cannons.

There were even sail ironclad ships, and it was not until the steam warships were put into use that the sail warships gradually withdrew from the stage of history.

More than ten years later, the British created the Sea Monarch.

In order to fight against the Dutch, the British at this time were desperately building ships.

The Sea Monarch weighed more than 1,600 tons, and there were more than 100 cannons.

But this is only the beginning, the battleships going down are getting bigger and bigger, and the artillery is getting more and more powerful.

Qin Haoming knew that the number of battleship guns at this time was not large, the power was not great, and the aiming accuracy was not high, so he gave small warships room to fight.

Whether it was Zheng Zhilong or later Zheng Chenggong, they all defeated the Spaniards or the Dutch, but their style of play was ant colony warfare.

With more people and more ships, when Zheng Chenggong fought with the Dutch, he had more than 100,000 people and more than 1,000 ships, which was the accumulation of two generations of the Zheng family for decades.

Even so, the naval battle was fought with great difficulty, and it was won by the sacrifices of many fireships and sailors.

Qin Haoming can't afford this kind of play, and he won't use it.

Less than a hundred years after Zheng Chenggong's death, the British ships and guns came again, where were the Chinese navy and naval divisions at that time?

Those small boats, seeing the huge sail battleships and the black hole of the cannon port, what use is there but to flee from the wind?

"General Zheng, you are proficient in all kinds of Yi languages, can you go to the Nanyang Territory and recruit talents who can build ships for the Ming Dynasty?" Qin Haoming looked at Zheng Zhilong and said.

Whether it was the Spaniards or the Dutch, the warships were built indigenously, including the British, who had just entered Asia and did not have much power.

The technology and personnel needed to build local ships, including wood, are very convenient.

There are many inconveniences in shipbuilding overseas, so these Europeans have cannon-casting workshops in Macao and Nanyang, but there are no shipyards for shipbuilding.

It's more of a repair shop, even small dhows are made locally, and only small sampans can be built in the South Seas.

Zheng Zhilong knew it in his heart, and replied: "The shipbuilders are still mostly for various ships such as the Benefit Ship and the Guangdong Ship, and it is very easy to ask for hundreds of people.

If Master Hou wants to build a Western-style ship, then there will be many fewer people to use it, and he will try his best to find it. ”