He didn't know that Da Ming also had the same thoughts. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yang Chong personally issued a presidential decree to Nanyang Governor Nan Feng to keep a close eye on British actions. Limited force may be used if necessary.

After all, in this matter, it is impossible for Da Ming to make concessions.

Because taking Nanyang has long been the established national policy of the Ming Dynasty. Even if it is later forced to give up part of the benefits. It was only a postponement of the plan, and it was not abandoned.

The smallpox outbreak in Timor province later served as a catalyst. The plan that prompted the Ming Dynasty to slowly plan for it suddenly accelerated.

So it is foreseeable that the sea surface of the South China Sea is not calm again!

Just before the contest between Britain and the Ming Dynasty began.

Daming Shipyard also ushered in good news.

Following the 'Ming Dezu', the 'Ming Yizu' class ships also went to sea.

According to the original history, the first steam ship should have been the USS Fulton, built in the United States in 1815.

Its displacement is 2475 tons, and its speed is less than six knots.

However, although the displacement of Daming's 'Mingdezu' class ships is not as good as that of the 'Fulton', its steam kinetic energy obviously belongs to the category of steam ships.

So the first place seat was given to Daming.

And because the Ming Dynasty flapped the butterfly wings, the sailboat would be retired at the beginning of the 19th century. At the end of the XVIII century, it began to withdraw from the stage of history and gave way to steam ships.

In this situation, Daming has long been psychologically prepared.

After all, there are no impermeable walls.

When he sold the technology of steam-powered ships to Britain, Daming was mentally prepared accordingly.

And after the expiration of the two-year technical protection treaty, Daming sold the relevant technology publicly.

Because of the United Kingdom, many countries have spied on some technologies. So the profit is greatly reduced.

But this is a no-capital transaction, and it is a little more to make a little more! After all, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is also meat, and the Ming Dynasty, who advocates frugality, will not dislike it!

As a result, all countries in the world, countries that can get a little bit on the table, have begun to build new steam ships on a large scale. Like the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Portugal, and the United States, in order to safeguard the existing interests at sea, they are all holding back their efforts to build large-scale buildings.

No one wants to be left behind!

Among them, the British have a big business and the most new ships.

As a rising star, even if the Ming Dynasty did its best to dig corners from all over the world, it was not as good as the ability of the British veterans to build ships.

Therefore, if you want to make up for your disadvantages, you can only seek breakthroughs in technology.

The 'Ming Yizu' class series of ships came into being under such expectations.

There are two types of it: battleships and cruisers.

This is thanks to the fact that among the traversers of the Ming Dynasty, there are technicians who have been engaged in the shipbuilding industry and college students who have studied shipbuilding. In addition, Zhang Xiao, a genius of the ship category, finally spent nearly half a year to draw drawings of various ships. And with half a year's effort, repeated deductions, check and fill in the gaps, and solve various technical problems.

Now, it's finally ready for production.

In this era, battleships were divided into four classes.

First level: more than 108 artillery pieces, with a capacity of between 900 and 950 people. There were three decks of guns with a displacement of 2500-3500 tons.

The second level: 90-95 artillery pieces, with a capacity of about 760 people. Three-tier gun deck with a displacement of more than 2000 tons.

Level 3: 70-80 artillery pieces, with a capacity of 500-700 guns. There are two to three decks of guns with a displacement of 1300-2000 tons.

Fourth level: 50-60 artillery pieces, between 350-400 personnel. Two-tier gun deck with a displacement of more than 1000 tons.

On this basis, the Ming Dynasty made technical improvements to artillery fire, draft, steel material, and speed. So that in front of the world, it maintains a transcendent advantage.

And the word cruiser first appeared in the 17th century.

As its name suggests, a cruiser is a small, fast battleship suitable for long-range, single-deck gunboats.

Its main role is to transport letterheads and disrupt enemy trade routes.

Because it was equipped with few guns, it was not suitable for regular naval battles.

Today there are two shipyards in Daming. One is the Mingjing Shipyard and the other is the Linhai Shipyard.

Both are state-owned, but are responsible for different businesses.

For example, the Mingjing Shipyard is a completely state-owned shipyard under the direct jurisdiction of the Admiralty. Located in the Haiphong District, it only accepts orders from the military and the corps, and is considered a complete military industrial enterprise.

This time, the 'Ming Yizu' class battleship to be built by the Ming Dynasty will be in charge of it.

In terms of numbers, there were two first-class battleships, three second-class battleships, eight third-class battleships, and fifteen fourth-class battleships.

The lower the level, the less resources and manpower will be consumed. The shorter the construction period required.

Like a first-class battleship, each one needs 800,000 Chinese dollars. With the current purchasing power of Huayuan, after 800,000, two more zeros can be added.

Therefore, Daming built two ships at once, and he also gave up a lot of money.

Coupled with other classes of battleships, the amount of money to be spent exceeded 10 million Chinese dollars.

And that's just the preliminary stats!

In actual manufacturing, the amount of money spent is far more than that.

made the family foundation accumulated by Daming in the past few years be spent in a blink of an eye. Gold, jewelry, and other property seized from the South Seas were also pasted in.

And this, only for battleships.

Like the cruiser, it was handed over to the Linhai shipyard.

This is an official holding company by Daming. However, in actual operation, private subscription of shares in shipyards is also allowed.

When operating externally, most of them are aimed at civilian merchant ships.

With the official operation and control of the Ming Dynasty, its technical level can still be guaranteed.

There are too many ships to be built by the Ming Dynasty this time, and the cruiser is the most ordinary auxiliary cruiser, which does not have much technical content.

Therefore, it is most appropriate to leave the responsibility of the waterfront shipyard to the waterfront.

However, Daming has to spend a lot of money, so he can't come up with such money for the time being.

So it takes the form of installment payment.

Anyway, the Ming official is the largest shareholder, and the profits from the annual dividends can be used to repay debts. Those small shareholders of a private nature, even if they are dissatisfied, can only hold back.

According to the current work efficiency, it will take three years for all these battleships and cruisers to go into service.

This is still in the case of overtime, excluding all surprises and vacations.

Well, before that. In the Nanyang region, it can only rely on the existing 'Mingdezu' class warships to protect it.

Fortunately, at this stage, the British fleet stationed in India has only a few steam ships in service.

Even if there is a conflict, or even a war, the Ming is not powerless.

What's more, Nanyang is stationed in two regular brigades, a mixed brigade composed of part of the civilization brigade and the indoctrination brigade, and up to 10,000 mercenaries.

Plus the local police force.

Self-preservation is more than enough.

As long as Britain dares to touch the tiger whiskers of the Ming Dynasty, it will be greeted by the cannonballs of the Ming Dynasty!

(Thank you Leng Yi, Wei An is not dead, other methods, like to brag about the gun, gongzhy recommended votes!) Excuse me! Back to work! So time is tight and busy! Please forgive me! ）