Zhang Feng had no intention of rectifying those health bureaus, but Zhang Feng was still ready to make a move in the miscellaneous bureaus of each health center, and Zhang Feng fell in love with the craftsmen of these miscellaneous bureaus. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The tasks of the Miscellaneous Bureau are mainly to craft weapons, make armor, and even some craftsmen can make muskets. The Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau has been built, and there is a shortage of some craftsmen, so Zhang Feng decided to abolish the miscellaneous manufacturing bureaus of each health institute and send the craftsmen to the Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau.

Taicang Wei commanded the envoys.

In the miscellaneous manufacturing bureau, some craftsmen are cleaning up things, many of these craftsmen are passed down from generation to generation, grandparents are craftsmen, fathers are also craftsmen, and they are still craftsmen.

The craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty did have a few brushes, but most of them were not well used, Zhang Feng took a fancy to this, and the Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau still lacked a large number of craftsmen, so an order was issued that the craftsmen of the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau of the Guards went to the Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau collectively.

"Lao Li, are you reluctant to leave?"

"Yes, I've been here for more than 20 years, and I suddenly want to leave, and I really don't feel good in my heart."

A slightly younger craftsman next to him couldn't help but say: "What's so reluctant about this broken place, we are tired and tired, and we have to be oppressed and exploited by the foreman, I have long wanted to leave." ”

"I don't want to stay in this place, I heard that the Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau is much better than here, and there are only five hours a day, and I can get about two taels of silver a month, and I have four days off every month."

As soon as the news was revealed, many people pricked up their ears, and some people couldn't wait to ask, "Really?" Impossible! ”

"It's true, I have a relative in the Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, it won't be fake."

"That's true! Great, we're finally getting ahead of our time. ”

Many craftsmen were overjoyed, and they packed up their things much faster, and some people shouted at the gate, "Let's go, everyone take your things, get on the boat at the dock, and take the boat to Shanghai." ”

"It's nice to have a boat to sit on, so you don't have to walk."

By the Yangtze River, next to the wharf.

Two large ships are docked here, these two ships are absolutely different from ordinary ships, not only large, but also have no sails, only a thick chimney, these are two thousand steam carriers.

Some craftsmen, towing their families began to board the ship, boarding this big transport ship, many people were amazed, looking left and right.

"This ship is so big!"

"You see, it takes at least two or three people to carry this thick pipe, and it's several feet high!"

"I heard that this is a steam-powered transport ship, burning coal, and it is running fast, and it can reach Shanghai in two days."

“……..”

At noon, all the craftsmen boarded the ship, and the two big ships whistled for a long time, and then slowly left the dock, sailed to the center of the river, and drove down the river towards the port of Shanghai.

Since Zhang Feng convened the conference, about a month or so, Zhang Feng's most of the craftsmen of the health institute have arrived at the Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, the total number of craftsmen is tens of thousands, Zhao Zuolin has been selected, thousands of people have been selected to enter the Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, and the rest have entered the factories to do things, and those who are really unqualified temporarily serve as people on the construction site.

Even if they are people's husbands, these craftsmen find that they are much better than they used to work in the Miscellaneous Bureau of the Health Center, at least there is no oppression, they still have a full meal every day, and they can still give out nearly one or two pieces of silver at the end of the month.

With the addition of these craftsmen, coupled with the thousands of craftsmen they recruited before, the craftsmen of Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau reached more than 10,000 people, basically full, followed by various training, running-in, and then began to embark on a normal development track.

Industry is developing, and the construction of the army is not relaxing in any way.

At present, the first batch of several thousand recruits has completed their training and has been replenished to all regiments and battalions, and the second batch of several thousand recruits has completed the recruitment work and has just begun recruit training.

The two batches of recruits, totaling about 10,000 people, are not enough, and in order to reach full strength, it is necessary to recruit several thousand people, and when the training of the third batch of recruits is completed, they will be assigned to various regiments, and each battalion will be considered full.

This is only a full force, and in order to form combat effectiveness, it is necessary to continue training, and it will take at least a few months.

From the bottom of his heart, Zhang Feng didn't want a war in the near future, because his army was not only not fully formed, but also a group of new soldiers, and it definitely had no combat effectiveness.

Zhang Feng knows that in order to form combat effectiveness, it still needs a long time of training, and then it is best to go to the battlefield to fight a real battle under the condition that the training is almost the same, and only through actual combat can a truly powerful combat force be formed.

Busy with army training, busy with all kinds of construction, time passed day by day.

Shanghai Shipyard.

Today, Zhang Feng looked at the ironclad ship under construction, after several months, after a series of preparatory work, finally started construction, in the huge dock, the craftsmen are busy.

It is true that the ironclad ship was designed by Zhang Feng, but Zhang Feng mainly completed the overall design, as well as the design of some key parts, and the rest of the details were all handed over to Tang Jianqing, and Zhang Feng was responsible for the "general guidance", after all, Zhang Feng had too many things in his hands to do it himself.

Zhang Feng also provides mainly design diagrams, if they are all formal design drawings, this workload is not ordinary, Zhang Feng can only mainly give design diagrams, and there are not many real design drawings.

Tang Jianqing has rich experience in shipbuilding and high technical attainments, even if he changes from a wooden ship to an ironclad ship, he can do it, in addition, Song Yingxing often comes to the shipyard, and the two often communicate with each other, so that the shipbuilding work is going smoothly.

"Lord Commander, the construction of our ironclad ship is going well, in about half a year, we will install steam engines and other power systems, and in a year, our ironclad ship will be launched!"

It could be heard from Tang Jianqing's tone, full of joy and pride, the first ironclad ship was built in his own hands, and Zhang Feng was also happy.

Zhang Feng looked at the busy dock in front of him and said happily: "There is no problem with the steam engine, it will definitely be manufactured within half a year, and then it can be installed on our ironclad ship." ”

Tang Jianqing said: "Lord Commander, I watched the test firing of our artillery before, the artillery is good, do you also think about it, our ironclad ships are also equipped with a few." ”

Zhang Feng smiled.

Zhang Feng said: "Old Tang, the 70 mm caliber cannon is too small, and our ironclad ship must be equipped with at least 150 mm cannons. ”

One hundred and fifty mm!

Tang Jianqing was stunned at first, and then there was an inexplicable surprise, and he looked at Zhang Feng happily and said: "Lord General Soldier, you really have a 150-millimeter cannon, don't lie to me, this old man." ”

Tang Jianqing fully knew what a 150-millimeter cannon meant, and it was absolutely powerful, far surpassing the previous 70-millimeter caliber artillery.

Zhang Feng nodded, at this point, Zhang Feng did not lie to Tang Jianqing at all, these days, Zhang Feng has been thinking about the artillery system of an ironclad ship.

Now, the Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau has basically begun to get on the right track, with more than 10,000 craftsmen, the Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, adjacent to the Baoshan Iron and Steel Plant, has sufficient steel, and there are great scientists like Song Yingxing, coupled with Zhang Feng's "general technical guidance", the Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau should make efforts.

Zhang Feng has already thought about it, the focus of the next stage of the Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau is to cast a 150-millimeter cannon, Zhang Feng's requirements are not high, the rear cannon is not required for the time being, the front cannon can be loaded.

This ironclad ship belongs to the "012A" type, "012" means that this year is the 12th year of Chongzhen, "A" represents the first model, and the subsequent improved type is the "012B" type, and there may be the "012C" type and so on.

The first "012A" ironclad ship is the "Shanghai" ironclad ship, which is being built in the dock.

The "012A" ironclad ship is 65 meters long, 9.5 meters wide, with a displacement of 1,800 tons, powered by two horizontal 3-cylinder reciprocating steam engines, with a total power of 5,000 horsepower, a maximum speed of 16 knots, and a cruising range of 6,000 nautical miles/10 knots......

The armament system was equipped with two 150 mm guns in the bow and one 150 mm guns in the stern, each with a gun shield and six 70 mm guns on each side (twelve guns in total), in addition to a number of firing positions in which sailors could fire with rifled muskets.

The armor is an arched "dome" in the middle of the hull, with the middle part above the waterline and the sides sloping down below the waterline. There is no armor below the waterline, and only coal cabinets are used for defense. The thickness of the dome armor is about 50~100 mm, the command tower armor is 100 mm, and the gun shield armor is 50 mm.

The steel plates used in the hull, including the armor, are already a little close to the real sense of the steel plate, which is an iron plate with a carbon content of less than one percent, and historically, the steel plate used by the early ironclad ships is actually generally fried steel plates (also counted as iron plates), at most or has not reached the level of the "012A" type ironclad ships.

In this era, when even Western countries were only wooden sailing ships, such ironclad ships were invincible. Not only is the firepower fierce, but the armor is very thick.

The shipyard is under construction the lead ship of the "012A" type ironclad ship, that is, the "Shanghai" ironclad ship.

After listening to Zhang Feng's introduction to the artillery system of the ironclad ship, Tang Jianqing couldn't be calm at all, and even such an ironclad ship was powerful.

Tang Jianqing said excitedly: "Lord Commander, what I want to see most now is that our first ship will be launched as soon as possible and gallop across the ocean as soon as possible!" ”

Zhang Feng nodded, at this moment, Zhang Feng didn't think like this.

Zhang Feng thought to himself, perhaps, it is time to start building his own navy.

Tang Jianqing was excited, but also said: "Lord Commander, at present, our shipyard has a total of three docks, two docks have been building wooden steam-powered transport ships, and the third dock has begun to build our "Shanghai" ironclad ship. ”

"Your Excellency, we have built sixteen steam-powered transport ships, so many ships, are you considering slowing down the construction speed, concentrating all material and financial resources, and focusing on the construction of our first ironclad ship."

Wooden steam-powered transport ships, because they are wooden ships, although they are larger, are much easier to build than ironclad ships, and with the rich experience of craftsmen in building wooden ships, wooden steam-powered ships are launched basically every month.

So far, a total of 10 steam-powered ships of 2,000 materials have been built, and 6 steam-powered ships of 1,000 materials have been built, a total of 16 ships.

These steam-powered vessels now generally serve as transport vessels, some to transport ore, between Taiping Fu and the port of Shanghai, and some between the port of Tianjinwei and Shanghai.

In Tang Jianqing's view, the number of steam-powered ships has reached 16, which is enough to fully meet the current needs, and there is no need to build any more.

Zhang Feng has his own plans and plans, because the purpose of establishing a shipyard and developing ironclad ships is to form his own navy, and now, the number of steam-powered transport ships has reached 16, and the smallest are 1,000 steam carriers, and the preliminary conditions are ripe.

After returning from the Shanghai shipyard, for several days, Zhang Feng thought about the formation of the navy the most, and sometimes, while eating, Zhang Feng was thinking about the construction of the navy.

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