In general, traditional Chinese sailing ships, including treasure ships and fortune ships, are an excellent type of commercial boat, requiring far fewer sailors than soft-sail Western sailing ships due to the use of hard sails, and being more resistant to sinking than Western sailing ships due to the use of bulkhead designs, and are less expensive. The cost of the lucky ship is only thousands of taels of silver. The cost of the treasure ship is only tens of thousands of taels of silver.

However, due to the speed, gun position, and defense, neither the fortune ship nor the treasure ship is suitable for use as artillery, especially for warships with solid shells as the main attack method. Due to the lack of speed and the problem of center of gravity, traditional Chinese sailing ships are not suitable for ocean exploration. When Zheng He's fleet reached the west coast of Africa, it did not continue to advance, and it was also affected by wind and waves.

What's more, even if these two uses are not considered, in order to improve the surname of Chinese sailing ships, corresponding improvements must be made. For shipbuilding technology, Zhang Zhun is not only concerned about warships. When warships were developed, maritime trade was also the focus of his attention. The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were a period of high development in the colonies, and Zhang Zhun certainly did not want to miss such an opportunity.

What the?

Will we never dominate?

That's not the strength to dominate, okay?

According to Zhang Zhun's suggestion, Xue Zhidie and his boatmen first made a significant improvement on the traditional Chinese hard sail, after all, it is much more convenient than changing to a soft sail. They changed the complexity of the original material of the hard sail, and selected lighter, stronger, and more airtight materials to weave the hard sail to improve the wind grip and structural strength of the hard sail, so that the area of the hard sail can be greatly increased.

The selection of various "ironwood" masts with greater strength can make the mast higher, and the area of the hard sail will be further increased. Although this will greatly increase the cost of the mast, the timber used for the mast is not a very large proportion of the whole ship, and a large increase in the number of sailing names can fully compensate for the small increase in cost. Moreover, in naval battles, the substantial increase in the strength of the mast also in fact made up for the weakest shortcomings of the ship's defense...... Well, one can imagine what kind of effect it will have on the ship if the mast is broken.

The new type of winch improved by Xue Zhidie greatly reduced the difficulty of raising the hard sail, and after that, even the heaviest hard sail only needed a few people to make the whole sail full, which further reduced the number of sailors necessary, increased the profit of commercial transportation and the ability to resist disasters during navigation, and did not make the ship unable to drive at all if the number of people was too small.

In this way, the speed of Chinese sailing ships has been greatly accelerated, and the addition of ribs has also made the hull stronger. After these two surnames can be greatly improved, the ability of both merchant ships and warships to adapt to the climate has been greatly enhanced. As the hard sail itself continued to improve, until fossil energy power became widespread in seagoing vessels, the Chinese-style hard sail remained the best merchant ship in the world.

As for the soft sail, since China has abandoned it for too many years, it will not be able to put it into practical use in a short time. Moreover, the Arabian ships have a spinnaker suitable for the headwind, and the square sail suitable for the downwind still needs the trial and error of the Ming boatmen to finalize the shape. But I believe that in the near future, the warships and expedition ships of the Ming Dynasty can all be replaced with white soft sails. At that time, the Ming ships also had rudders, water compartments and a more superior shape design, which was even more difficult for Western ships to match...... However, by that time, it was already the world of steel battleships.

"Steel Battleship?"

"Can steel float on water?"

Xue Zhidie looked at Zhang Zhun as if he was looking at a monster.

Zhang Zhun actually said that steel can be made into warships!

Zhang Zhun pursed his lips, too lazy to explain.

Facts are the best way to speak.

Zhang Zhun was busy in Partridge Bay for a few days, and basically determined the specifications of the Cangshan boat, and some details were basically finalized. Everything else was completely handed over to Xue Zhidie to supervise. Of course, Yang Guohua and Zhou Zhengyu, as deputy commanders of the navy, will definitely pay close attention to the manufacture of Cangshan ships.

"My lord, the messenger of Aoshanwei is here again."

"It's still that Lin Renjie."

On this day, Zhang Zhun was about to go back to Fushan City, when Ma Yi suddenly came to report.

When he returned to the Qianhu Official Hall, Zhang Zhun really saw Lin Renjie again.

This old man is indeed a little tired, since Zhang Zhun made trouble, he has been running back and forth in Aoshanwei and Fushan City. The old man is old again, and this kind of work is really a bit overwhelming. Fortunately, his body is still quite tough, if he had been replaced by someone else, he might have collapsed.

Zhang Zhun said casually: "Lord Lin, don't come to harm!" ”

Lin Renjie smiled bitterly and said, "Yulin, don't make fun of me. My old bones are about to be torn apart between your Fushan City and Aoshanwei. ”

Zhang Zhun stopped laughing and said seriously: "I don't know what Lord Zhao's reply is?" ”

Lin Renjie said with difficulty: "Lord Zhao's meaning is to grant you the position of commanding the affairs......

Zhang Zhun said to himself: "Commanding the affairs? ”

A slight sneer slowly rose from the corner of his mouth.

Lin Renjie immediately felt that something was wrong.

It seems that this time it was in vain again.

Also, the commander is the military attache of the fourth grade, and it is still far from the commander of the third grade proposed by Zhang Zhun! In fact, the commander is still a deputy, and if you really want to talk about power, it is not as good as a thousand households! Thousands of households are on their own one-third of an acre of land, and there are still thousands of people to toss. The commander has to look at the face of the commander of the guard, and he doesn't have much power in front of other thousand households. Among the military attaches of the Ming Dynasty, as long as they are deputies, even if they are deputy commanders, they are not very popular. Unless it's the deputy commander-in-chief who is stationed in one place by himself.

However, although he felt that he was about to run in vain again this time, Lin Renjie still had to convey all of Zhao Yinying's words. Regarding this invitation to Lin Renzhushan, Zhao Yinying's attitude was quite helpless. However, except for Lin Renjie, Zhang Zhun didn't buy other people's accounts at all. I had no choice but to continue to let Lin Ren stand out for horses.

There is no doubt that Commander Ao Shanwei has been having a very bad time recently. The Tartars of Tianheng Island went ashore to harass them, making trouble in Dengzhou Mansion, Laizhou Mansion, and Denglai Governor, all of which were chicken feathers. Yang Wenyue, the governor of Denglai, was already angry, and the pressure on Sun Zhiqi, Li Chengdong, and Zhao Yinying was quite great. As a last resort, the three people, who were originally pregnant with ghosts, had to reunite to discuss how to solve the current crisis.

Compared with the internal rebellion of Fushan City, the Tartars of Tianheng Island are undoubtedly more troublesome. The rebellion in Fushan City, after all, is its own internal matter, and the scope of control and spread is relatively small. The governor and the capital can turn a blind eye and pretend not to know. However, the Tartars of Tianheng Island are so troublesome that the two prefectures of Dengzhou and Laizhou are panicked. This matter is still being suppressed and not allowed to spread, otherwise, it will inevitably be a catastrophe.

Now, the Tartars in the north have not receded, and there are Tartars in Shandong again, if the emperor knows, I am afraid that someone will fall on the spot. Those generals with heavy troops, the brocade guards can't be captured, and a few civilian officials are captured, but they are captured. Therefore, Yang Wenyue, the governor of Dengzhou, as well as Zhu Dadian, the governor of Shandong, and Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong, unanimously demanded that the Tartars be solved as soon as possible, otherwise, they would have to deal with Sun Zhiqi.

In such a situation, the three of them had to count on Zhang Zhun. On the territory of Laizhou Mansion, there are no other branches except for Zhang Zhun who have the ability to deal with the Tartars. Li Chengdong's soldiers used to touch the Tartars, but they turned into tofu flowers, so naturally they didn't dare to provoke the Tartars' moldy head again. This time, Li Chengdong came ashore, and the most fortunate thing for Li Chengdong was that he was in the distant Weixian and Changyi areas, 108,000 miles away from the Tartars. Otherwise, if you encounter a Tartar, it will definitely be a catastrophe.

Therefore, the three of them finally decided to agree to some of Zhang Zhun's requests and appoint Zhang Zhun as the commander of Ao Shanwei. Of course, their main purpose was to get Zhang Zhun to deal with the Tartars of Tianheng Island. Therefore, the three of them also made it clear that if Zhang Zhun eliminated the Tartars of Tianheng Island, he would be promoted to the commander of Aoshanwei (Congsanpin), and reported to the imperial court for another reward.

This is already the limit of Zhao Yinying's ability. If you want to go up, you can only go through the Shandong Metropolitan Division, or even through the Ministry of War to deal with this matter. It is conceivable that if this matter gets into trouble with the military department, whether it is Zhang Zhun or Ao Shanwei, there will be no good fruit to eat. In order to make Zhang Zhun feel at ease, Lin Renjie also brought the farewell document for commanding the affairs, the bronze medal of Yunshi, the rank of General Wujie, and the corresponding official uniform.

Of course, Zhang Zhun's command is fundamentally white. His true identity is still a thousand households in Fushan. The meaning of white body originally referred to the common people who did not have any official position, that is, cloth clothes. But later, it specifically referred to some official positions with honorary surnames. That is, the imperial court only gives you an official position, but it will not issue any food and salary, nor will it give you the corresponding power. To put it in vain, it is a name, scenery, real benefits, that is not there.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, white bodies had become very common. As long as you have money, you can buy an official position. Merchants are especially keen on such white bodies. Anyway, for them, they won't ask for money and food from the court at all. And as long as they have this identity, they can do a lot of things openly. And the imperial court, through these doorways, can also make a lot of money...... Well, it's wrong, it's some ministers of the imperial court who get the money, and it has nothing to do with the state. For example, Shousuke-sama has always been an active supporter of selling white bodies. As long as you have money, you will not refuse. For this reason, the Donglin Party has written several times, and it is on the same page as Lord Shoufu. The anger of the Donglin Party can be imagined. Donglin students have worked hard, and the cold window has been ten years before they can win the function, as long as the silver of the white flowers, they can easily buy it, how can they be willing?

…… Far from it.

After Lin Renjie finished speaking, he cautiously looked at Zhang Zhun's face. He was mentally prepared. After Zhang Zhun refused, he went back to Aoshanwei and immediately pretended to be sick, and he died of illness and never came to Fushan City again. This kind of tiring and lifeless work, whoever wants to do it.

Who knows, Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "Okay!" I promised! ”

Lin Renjie was slightly stunned, thinking that he had misheard, his cloudy eyes blinked hard, and subconsciously said, "Yulin, what did you say?" ”

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly, raised his tone a little, and said with great certainty: "I said, I have received Lord Zhao's wishes, and I am willing to accept this command!" ”

Lin Renjie finally affirmed that he had heard it correctly this time, and Zhang Zhun really agreed. A feeling of relief came up, and the fatigue all over my body disappeared without a trace. Lin Renjie hurriedly straightened his posture and said respectfully: "Congratulations to the lower officials!" ”

Since Zhang Zhun agreed to accept the appeasement, then, from now on, he will be the commander of Ao Shanwei and the military attache of the fourth grade. He is just a small deputy Qianhu, from the military attache of the fifth grade, in front of Zhang Zhun, he naturally wants to call himself an official.

At this moment, Lin Renjie can't help but sigh in his heart. This man is to be let out. You see, such a fuss is the official position of the fourth grade. Killed so many people, robbed the money, divided the fields, all killed in vain, robbed in vain, divided in vain. His ancestors, who were born and died, killed countless Mongolian Tatars, and in the end they were just hereditary deputy thousand households. It makes so much sense that the same people don't have the same fate.

Zhang Zhun naturally ignored Lin Renjie's inner emotion, and said slowly: "Lord Lin, I accept this matter of appeasement, it is a matter of confidentiality, and I ask you not to leak it out." ”

Lin Renjie hurriedly said: "Of course, of course, Xia Guan understands. ”

Immediately let the entourage bring the official seal, documents, bronze medals, military ranks, etc., all to Zhang Zhun. Zhang Zhun's official seal, the full name is "Daming Shandong Command Envoy Si Ao Shanwei Command Seal", and the official seal is almost the same. The bronze medal is a flying lion. The military rank is General Wujie. In addition, if Zhang Zhun led troops to the battle, he would generally be awarded the title of guerrilla.

Zhang Zhun didn't care about these things. If he believes that these things can change the relationship between him and Sun, he is a fool. Similarly, if Sun Zhiqi believes it, then Sun Zhiqi is a fool. Whether it is him or Sun Zhiqi, they all know very well that all this is just going through the motions and taking what they need. They need Zhang Zhun to deal with the Tartars of Tianheng Island. Zhang Criterion requires a public identity. Everyone knows it. It is possible to turn around at any time in the future.

Of course, there are also people who believe that this matter can be over. This person is naturally Lin Renjie. In his opinion, since Zhang Zhun agreed to appease, he will probably manage his own one-acre and three-point land in Fushan City in the future. Now Zhang Zhun wants money and money, there are people and people, he wants power and power, he lacks nothing, what are he going to toss?

Zhang Zhun raised his voice and shouted: "Zelin! ”

Wang Mingyu came over from the side and said respectfully, "What do you have to say?" ”

Zhang Zhun said: "Set up a banquet and entertain Lord Lin well." ”

Wang Mingyu agreed and invited Lin Renjie away.

Zhang Zhun paced back and forth in place, his eyes fell on the official uniform of the commanding officer, and he sneered wordlessly. Immediately, he put them at the bottom of the box and never looked at them again.

…… Shen Lingfei came to resign.

In the past few days, Shen Lingfei has really seen all aspects of Fushan City. Except for the classified military industry, she has basically been to other places. All the shops in Fushan City were even checked by her. Zhang Zhun saw her active appearance several times, and remembered those women who liked to go crazy shopping in later generations, as long as they went shopping, they seemed to be completely tired.

I have to admit that this woman, like Xue Zhidie, has a natural sense of stubbornness and a keen intuition about her hobbies. She has already enclosed a large piece of land outside Fushan City, preparing to open a large shop here. The next time it comes, the shop will be under construction. This piece of land is just in the planning center of Xinfushan City.

Zhang Zhun bid farewell to Shen Lingfei in the official hall of thousands of households. After a simple politeness, Zhang Zhun said: "Miss Shen, you give me a clairvoyant mirror, and I will also give you something to defend yourself." ”

After that, he picked up a brocade box from behind him and handed it to Shen Lingfei.

Shen Lingfei opened the brocade box suspiciously, and found that it was a fire hammer inside.

The silver-white barrel, the dark red grip, the bronze bolt, with the silver-white bullet, the black ram lever, everything looks quite perfect, like a fine work of art. It's just that this work of art only brings bloodshed and death.

Zhang Zhun said confidently: "This firearm is made by us in Fushan, which is made by Westerners, with a longer range, greater power, and higher reliability. ”

Shen Lingfei said in disbelief: "Is it true?" ”

She often travels to and from various places along the coast, and naturally she has seen a short firecracker. As a close-quarters defensive weapon, the power of the short fire gun is indeed quite good. In a critical moment, you can save your own life. It's just that the short guns from the West are quite expensive, and the quantity is very rare. Therefore, it is not available to the average person. For example, she Shen Lingfei can't buy it.

Zhang Zhun nodded, picked up the eagle-eye gun and bullets, skillfully reloaded, and then aimed at the rockery next to him, and gently pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

There was an explosion.

Shen Lingfei couldn't help but shrink back.

When I looked back, the rockery was blown up into a small corner.

Shen Lingfei was slightly shocked. This rockery is not made of ordinary limestone, but real granite, which is extremely hard. Even granite can knock off a piece, which shows the power of the musket. This shot, if it hits a person, will definitely be gone. Even if it's a buffalo, it might be able to be knocked down with a single shot. In terms of power alone, the short firebolt she had seen before couldn't compare to the Hawkeye Bolt at all.

She couldn't help but glance at Zhang Zhun, and the suspicion in her heart became more and more intense. She didn't understand who Zhang Zhun was. knows how to make glass, knows how to make firearms, and has so many strange behaviors, how can there be such a powerful character in the world? Isn't he a rebel military household? Could it be that he is actually the reincarnation of an immortal? Thinking of this, Shen Lingfei couldn't help but chuckle in her heart.

"Monkey King?"

couldn't help it, three ridiculous words popped up in Shen Lingfei's mind.

(To be continued)