February 20, 1792, Daming Republic, Haiphong District, Mingjing City, Military Port Wharf. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Today, there are three districts in Minh Kyung City, namely Hope District, Haiphong District, and Linbei District.

Among them, Linbei District is the largest but also the least populated, and is roughly located in the southeastern part of the province adjacent to the north.

The Hope District has the second largest land area, but it developed early, has the largest population, and is the most prosperous.

As for Haiphong, it is the northern corner, including the adjacent islands, which is the smallest area, less than one-tenth of the Hope Zone.

However, this is a military zone, and important military industrial institutions such as arsenals and shipyards are all located here. Normally, no one is allowed to live in it except for relatives of the staff.

On the edges, barbed wire was also raised. No matter day or night, there are soldiers patrolling, and the precautions are extremely strict.

Therefore, in Minkyung City, Haiphong District has also become a taboo word that people hear, color, and change. No one dares to go near there unless there is a special reason.

At this time, the military dock in the Haiphong area was crowded with black people.

Among them were the President of the Republic, most of the members of the Cabinet, and a number of technical personnel. They were all looking forward to it, as if they were waiting for something, and it was very quiet.

Until a whistle sounded, the iron gate of the shipyard 100 meters away slowly opened upward. A large white iron ship slowly sailed into everyone's sight.

This is the first steel ship of the Ming Dynasty, with a displacement of 489 tons. Equipped with state-of-the-art artillery, three steam engine wheels. The steel used is also manufactured by Damingwei Steel Company, which is absolutely in the forefront of the world in terms of quality.

In terms of naming, the Ming Dynasty designated this ship as the 'Ming Dezu' class in accordance with the order of the Ming Dynasty emperors, and was only called Zhu Yuanzhang. This is also to reflect the legitimacy of the Ming Dynasty and give the Chinese a greater sense of belonging.

Originally, the construction of the Mingdezu-class ships would not be completed until the end of the year, but after the 'Lightbringer' program was launched. In order to prevent accidents, Daming asked the shipyard to speed up the progress.

Therefore, the shipyard adopted the working mode of three shifts in the later generations, stopping people without stopping work, working overtime, and finally shortened the construction period by more than half a year.

Compared with the refitted Hope, the Zhu Yuanzhang is a veritable steel giant. In terms of sex and ability, it is not as good as the ships of later generations. But in this era, it is called the second in the world, and no ship dares to call it the first in the world.

Like the British Victory, which was commissioned in 1788, it is known as the strongest in the world. But the hull is made of oak trees, and the power is still blown by the wind. In front of Zhu Yuanzhang, he didn't even deserve to lift his shoes.

Of course, naval warfare is a mass war. No matter how strong Zhu Yuanzhang is, it is impossible to single-handedly take on a fleet. Therefore, in the shipyard, there are more than ten large merchant ships that are stepping up their transformation. Although it is not as good as the Mingdezu, it is much stronger than the Hope.

In addition, two Mingdezu-class ships have started, and when the construction is completed, it will undoubtedly make the naval strength of the Ming Dynasty to a higher level.

This made Daming more confident in the face of threats from Western countries.

Therefore, Yang Chong looked at the steel giant ship docked in front of him, and his face bloomed. patted Minister of Industry Mu Chun's shoulder, and Lang smiled: "Minister Mu, why don't you take us up to have a look?" ”。

Mu Chun laughed a few times, immediately made a gesture of invitation, and led everyone to the ship.

Because of the rush to meet the deadline, there was a strong smell of paint on the ship. The combination of the fishy and hot sea breeze made people feel a little uncomfortable, but no one wanted to get off the boat.

After all, this is the first ship of the Ming Dynasty! Everyone wants to take a good look and feel for it.

Later, under Mu Chun's introduction, Yang Chong and the others listened carefully to Zhu Yuanzhang's sexuality, ability and advantages. Although Mu Chun has tried his best to make it easy to understand, Yang Chonghe and a team of cabinet ministers are all laymen and still don't understand it very well.

So Mu Chun was too lazy to talk nonsense. Let the gunners on the ship fill the ammunition, aim at the experimental boat thousands of kilometers away, and prove the strength of Zhu Yuanzhang with actions.

Just listen to the boom, boom!

A row of cannonballs with long tails in tow rushed to the boat opposite. A few seconds later, the rumbling sound resumed, and the waves several meters high rushed out of the sea, mixed with the firelight, completely burying the boat.

When the smoke cleared, there were only a few broken planks on the surface of the sea.

Then Mu Chun asked people to drive the warship, and while they were moving, they bombarded other targets. It's just that compared to stationary fire, the accuracy of moving fire is half the same.

However, the intensive artillery fire made up for it, and the target was successfully destroyed.

In this way, Yang Chong and the others truly felt the power of the Mingdezu.

made Yang Chong praise again and again: "Not bad! Not bad! ”。 Other people also spoke out in agreement, praising Mu Chun for doing a good job. Because shipbuilding is not Mu Chun's business. It was only after Zhang Xiao went to sea that the shipbuilding was handed over to him.

Originally, the Ministry of Industry was in charge of the arsenal, the steel mill, and some major industrial departments, keeping Mu Chun busy like a spinning top. Plus the shipyard is so busy that it doesn't even have the time to drink saliva. For example, in the regular cabinet meetings of the presidential palace, he is often too busy to attend.

So much so that when he was just forty years old, he began to go bald.

This made Yang Chong look at them and feel embarrassed.

It's just that the shipyard is designed to be technical, and only the Ministry of Industry has the ability to take over. Yang Chong, even if they have the heart to share the burden, they don't have the ability.

So I can only focus on other affairs and try not to let Mu Chun worry about it.

Thinking of this, Yang Chong said in a considerate tone: "I've worked hard for you this time!" Now that the Zhu Yuanzhang has been built, there will be no major events below. The shipyard is a piece that you can leave alone. ”。

When Mu Chun heard this, he looked at Yang Chong with some gratitude. He is so dedicated, and the president still sees it. Although it is all for Daming, he is not without selfishness. For example, Nan Feng, the cabinet minister on the side, is always thinking about comparing him.

Because with his arrogance, he will never allow himself to be inferior to an offspring boy. So in his work, he also showed the strength to eat, milk and care, and he was extremely serious!

In the future, he would be sitting in his office, drinking tea, smoking, chattering, spanking, and farting. On that day, you can be as leisurely as you want!

It's like now, I'm fighting so hard that my hair is gone!

I want to think so, but I will never show it on my face. So he didn't look happy, but asked worriedly, "Who will the shipyard hand over?" If something goes wrong, it will be a huge loss for Daming. ”。

Yang Chong smiled and explained, "Don't worry, according to the information sent back from Nanyang, the Hope will arrive on Timor Island as early as the end of January. Estimating the days, it's time to go back to Daming. ”。

As he spoke, one of the guards rowed over from the pier. Tell them that the Hope is back.