The third volume sailed in the Ming Dynasty

Qin Haoming smiled freely, after the last prison disaster, this old man has become more and more aware of his life, and his mentality is quite relaxed, which is a good thing. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Under the scorching sun, Lu Xinrong was called, and accompanied by a group of guards, a group of people came to Dengzhou Wei Shipyard for inspection.

Wu Jishui, who had been waiting for a long time, and Wang Senfeng, the person in charge of the shipyard and the head of the Ministry of Industry, stood at the door to greet them and report the situation to Qin Haoming.

Dengzhou Shipyard was built in the early years of Taizu, and then expanded one after another, reaching its peak in the fifth year of Wanli.

At that time, Dengzhou Shipyard was large-scale, well-organized, and had a complete range of jobs.

It is subordinate to the Water Division of the Ministry of Industry, covering an area of more than 3,000 acres. The factory has an engineering department, which is in charge of the inspector and the promotion department, which is responsible for the shipbuilding business and directs the production.

According to its professional nature, it is divided into four compartments: a wooden shuttle; second-carriage manufacturing of ship wood, iron parts and cables; sedan repairs old ships; Four-box manufacturing brown canopy and other things.

In its heyday, there were more than 5,000 shipbuilders and 2,000 miscellaneous laborers.

It can produce three thousand material ships a year, six Cangshan ships, five fire dragon ships, and eighteen Haicang ships, which is one of the relatively large shipyards in Daming.

Talking about the past, Wang Senfeng, the middle of the capital water division, is full of pride and honor.

After walking 300 meters of the road, what greeted me was a dilapidated scene, and only a few hundred craftsmen welcomed them with numb eyes in the dock where people used to come and go.

In the empty dock, a light dragon ship is waiting to be repaired, and the turbid green water laps against the rocks on the shore, as if telling of the glory of the past and the decay of today.

"In the early years of Chongzhen, Mao Shuai was beheaded, and then Phi Island was taken by Jiannu, and there was no outpost position in Liaodong, and the Dengzhou Navy Division gradually became useless.

In the past seven or eight years, the imperial court has never allocated funds for the construction of new ships, and even the craftsmen's salaries have been in arrears.

Most of the craftsmen couldn't stand the days of having no food and clothing, so they fled south in large numbers to private shipyards in various coastal areas to make a living.

Today, there are only 756 craftsmen in Dengzhou Shipyard. ”

Wang Senfeng sighed for a long time, embarrassed.

In just a few years, Dengzhou Shipyard has fallen to this point, which is really sad.

"If the imperial court has shipbuilding tasks, are there still mature craftsmen? Are the raw materials complete? How big of a ship can you build? How to solve the problem with weapons and equipment? ”

Qin Haoming walked hurriedly, along the shore base of the dock, asking as he walked.

It can be seen that the foundation of the Dengzhou dock is relatively good, and it is connected to land on three sides and faces the water on one side. It is divided into dock mouth, dock chamber and dock head, which has a few prototypes of later shipyards.

The dock is used for entering and exiting the ship, and is equipped with a retaining dock door, and the drainage and irrigation equipment of the dock is built in the dock piers on both sides of the dock mouth.

The dock is used for placing the ship, and the keel pier and side pier supporting the ship are arranged on the bottom plate of the dock.

"Lord Qin Du, there are some, there are."

Wang Senfeng's face was suddenly overjoyed, and he trotted to keep up with Qin Haoming's footsteps, and he couldn't wipe the sweat on his face.

"There are currently 37 keels in the warehouse for the construction of 400 materials, all of which are high-quality oak wood that has been dried for more than 10 years. Although the craftsmen who remain are older, they are also more skilled.

The imperial court stipulated that the 400-material Fu ship was equipped with one bow gun, six large Buddha Lang machines, three bowl-mouth guns, 60 spray canisters, and 500 crossbow arrows, .......

There were 300 crews, 55 sailors, 255 soldiers, and 300 households. ”

No matter how big or small, Wang Senfeng explained it clearly one by one.

This person is not like other bureaucrats in the Ming Dynasty, but he still has some ability. Looking at Wang Senfeng, who was thin and weak, with a long beard under his chin, Qin Haoming thought in his heart.

"The others stay where they are, and Bo Yu and Wang Langzhong can follow."

The red sun is scorching, and there is no shade on the wide shore foundation. Although the sea breeze blows, the humidity carries the heat, which is really uncomfortable.

Wu Jishui and other officials, under the scorching sun, stood obediently in place, not daring to move.

I just don't know if Qin Du's move was unintentional or intentional?

"Colleagues, Qin Du doesn't know how long it will take, the sun is very poisonous, in order to avoid the heat, just wait in the shade!"

Lu Xinrong had just taken a few steps, turned around and stopped and said to the Dengzhou guards.

"Thank you Lu Langzhong!"

Seeing that Qin Haoming did not react, everyone hurriedly thanked Lu Xinrong.

Qin Haoming, who was walking in front, heard Lu Xinrong's words, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He deliberately spoke vaguely, not only to help Lu Xinrong establish his prestige and facilitate the control of Dengzhou Wei, but also to test his ability to react to deal with things?

"Governor Qin, this lucky ship is not a great fortune ship in the Chengzu period, there are only five hundred materials.

But among the current sailors of the Ming Dynasty, it can be regarded as a big ship. Its bottom is pointed upward, the head is raised and the tail is upturned, and two masts are erected, and the cabin has a total of four floors. There is a tall building on the surface of the ship as a lookout, and there is a guard plate next to it.

During the engagement, the soldiers took cover behind them and fired arrows at enemy ships, throwing fireballs, fire bricks, fire barrels, etc.

If the water is smooth, you can sink the boat. ”

Three miles to the right of the shipyard is the mooring place of the Dengzhou Navy Division's warships.

Qin Haoming and the others boarded the largest fortune ship and listened to Cao Shengxin, a thousand households, explain the performance of the fortune ship in detail.

"Oh, have you ever fought against a Japanese ship?"

Hearing this, Qin Haoming immediately became interested and asked with a smile.

"Victory is not martial, it is the credit of the ancestors. Since the Battle of Luliang, there has been no sailor division in the Wa Kingdom, and they are all small broken ships with dozens of materials, and they are just small fights. ”

Cao Shengxin was about thirty-five or sixteen years old, with a strong body and a strong force, and he was promoted from 100 households to 1,000 households because of his merits, and he was in charge of the fortune ship that could be described as the flagship of Dengzhou Wei.

At this time, the stout man looked a little shy and shook his hand with disdain.

In November of the 26th year of Wanli, in the Ming Dynasty Wanli War to Resist Japanese Aggression and Aid Korea, the Chinese and North Korean sailors and the Japanese sailors fought a large-scale naval battle in the waters west of Luliang on the Korean Peninsula, which was known as the Luliang Naval Battle in history.

In the end, the Japanese fleet was completely annihilated, and this battle dealt a major annihilating blow to the invading Japanese state, and the national strength of the Japanese state for 200 years was completely weakened.

Qin Haoming smiled, a faint pride welled up in his heart, but he was a little sad.

From the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's battle to cross the river and the water battle of Poyang Lake, to Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Taiwan, the Ming Dynasty has been established for 300 years, and the sailors have never suffered a single defeat.

It's a pity that Jiannu entered Dinghuaxia, and the navy has been sinking since then, which is the pain in the hearts of many Chinese people in later generations.

But now, I must let the Ming Navy regain its glory and cruise the five oceans.

"Come, go on."

For this proud Daming Water Master Qianhu, Qin Haoming has the heart to cultivate one or two, provided that he has real skills.

"The ship has four floors, the lower floor is filled with ballast stones, the third floor is filled with fresh water tanks, and the second floor is inhabited.

The shipbuilding materials are mainly pine, cedar, camphor and nanmu from Fujian, and some ships have live water tanks at the bow or stern, and the cabins have holes near the waterline when they are fully loaded.

When the head or tail descends in the waves, the water flows into the living water tank; When rising, the water flows out slowly, so that the boat rises at a lower speed to reduce the shaking.

The ship has good wave-breaking performance and is suitable for deep water navigation at sea. In his spare time, the last general often took the soldiers out on patrol. ”

Cao Shengxin knows the performance of the Fu ship well, and he came one by one.

Qin Haoming nodded, it seems that this person has some real skills. He made an impromptu inspection to make it impossible for the people below to cheat and take the opportunity to find problems.

"In this way, have all the hydrology and waterways in this area been surveyed by Cao Qianhu?"

Qin Haoming stared at him and asked slowly.