Killing Hou Fangyu and hundreds of Xiucai of the Erli Society once again offended the gentry class in Jiangnan, but Yang Chao couldn't care about the attitude of these people at this time, because Yang Chao began to immediately start arranging the Jiangxi offensive. ↗ Small, o

Attacking Jiangxi has been a plan for a long time, and this is the flank of Jiangnan, and it is really difficult to feel at ease when it is occupied by the enemy.

Previously, for various reasons, mainly because the imperial court and the Zheng family planned to recruit Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong, Yang Chao waited patiently, who knew that the result of waiting would be to give Hong Chengchou a chance.

There is no need to be afraid this time, because the clear target is Hong Chengchou, this time Hong Chengchou is in the bright place, far less threatening than last time.

There is no need to mobilize the northern soldiers and horses, only the Jiangnan soldiers and horses, originally there were many 90,000 people led by the three general soldiers of Nannan, Lu Mo and Xie Fei, plus Yang Chao's 50,000 recruits and Hu Quan's 10,000 artillery troops, a total of 150,000 people, but the battle in the first few months made Yang Chao lose nearly 30,000 people, of which 20,000 were recruits who died when Nanjing was attacked by sneak attack.

Although there are only 120,000 people now, they are more elite, they are all veterans who have been in battle, and their martial arts are also decent, the formation is decent, and if they fight steadily, they are not afraid of any enemy.

"Xie Fei, take your troops and horses to attack along the river, advance with the sailing sailors by land and water, and order you to take Jiujiang!"

"Lu Mo, I order you to take the troops and horses of your headquarters out of Huizhou, and together with Hu Quan's artillery, go straight to Raozhou and Nanchang!"

If Jiujiang and Nanchang were captured, especially Jiujiang, it would be tantamount to cutting off the main connection between Jiangxi and Hubei. Yang Chao can calmly recover the entire Jiangxi when he turns around.

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

On the Yangtze River, there are 10 big ships and 100 red-coated cannons carried by the sails. It should not be difficult to blast through the Jiujiang city wall. And the artillery units of Lü Mo and Hu Quan will not suffer losses when they attack Raozhou and Nanchang.

Sending off the troops, Yang Chao came to the shipyard. conAd1();

Yao Craftsman finally built the warship that Yang Chao wanted.

It has been more than a year and almost two years, and a small ship of 4,000 quintals and 400 tons in later generations has been built, and this kind of ship was placed in the Zheng He era, and he was not even qualified to be his companion, it was all a sea ban, a wrong policy. Sometimes it can really change the fate of a country.

However, this is also related to the fact that this warship has a different structure from traditional Chinese ships, and if it was for the benefit of ships, sand boats and other ship types, they would have built them a long time ago.

Yang Chao visited the warship that had just been launched, the cabin of this kind of ship is integrated, the main structure is a keel from head to tail, and then there is a dense rib plate linked with the keel, the structure is like a fish skeleton, the keel is the backbone, the rib is the rib, the difference is. The ribs of the fish are sparse, while the ribs of the warship are densely packed. One on top of the other, there is not the slightest gap in the middle, and even some large warships have double ribs inside and outside. The reason for this design is that the ship's side is afraid that the ship's side will be broken, and then the sea water will pour in and the ship will sink.

The Chinese ship type also has a keel and ribs, but the ribs are very sparse, because the Chinese-style wooden boat has a watertight cabin design, and the ribs are only used as the supporting structure of the watertight cabin, which does not need to be too dense, because even if it is knocked into a hole, it will not sink, so it is not necessary to use dense ribs.

The result of the two different design ideas is very obvious, the Western ship type is too heavy, the same volume is less loaded, and the speed is also slow. The Chinese ship type is very lightweight, not only pulls more cargo, but also is fast.

However, because of the higher strength of the combination of ribs and keels, the whole ship is almost a whole, so the earthquake resistance is strong and can install enough cannons, while the Chinese ships are light and lightweight, but they cannot install too many cannons, not only can they not be suppressed, but also the salvo is easy to hurt the hull. Therefore, the number of guns in the Western-style warships imitated by the Zheng group is less than half of the same size, which is definitely not the reason why the Zheng family cannot afford to buy cannons, but the fact that the Zheng's imitation of Western warships also adds too many Chinese-style elements.

The comparison of the two ship types is very clear, the Western ship type is more suitable for warships, strong, steady, and strong firepower. The Chinese-style ship type is more conducive to being a merchant ship, with a large carrying capacity and high speed. conAd2(); As for the ability to resist wind and waves, it is between the best, Western ships are heavy and naturally have a strong ability to resist wind and waves, but Chinese ships have a strong ability to withstand damage, and even if there is damage, they will not sink.

As for which is better or worse, in fact, there is no debate in later generations, anyway, each insists on their own view of diǎn, but in the Song Dynasty, it is very obvious that the Arabs are willing to wait for the merchant ships called China to do business, and are not willing to make their own ships home, because Chinese ships are safer.

"Haha, okay, it's almost a cannon!"

Looking at the huge warship, Yang Chao couldn't help but say excitedly.

Yao Craftsman was submissive on the side, he used to do business with Yang Chao, he was a shipyard to the status of military attaché, and his identity was not down, but now Yang Chao can represent the imperial court, and the entire Nanzhili is his final say, which makes Yao Craftsman begin to be respectful, and he does not have the confidence to bargain.

He could only knock on the side and say: "Dadu Governor Mingjian, in order to build this ship, the villain used the best people and the best materials in the shipyard, and these first-class shipwrights have not done anything for more than a year, and specially built this ship." ”

Yang Chao took the initiative to ask: "Tell me how much it costs?" ”

Yao Jiangtou diǎn head had, and said with a smile: "Where do you dare to ask for the money of the Grand Governor." The right to honor the governor of the capital in this field. ”

Yang Chao shook his head, listening to the tone of the head of the craftsman, he planned to use this ship to send himself away, and he didn't plan to build it again in the future, how could this work, wouldn't the shipbuilding capacity of the Ming Dynasty not be improved, Yang Chaoning could use high profits to stimulate the development of the shipbuilding industry, and he didn't want to see that in the future, because of the shipbuilding ability, he would be beaten up.

Seeing that Yang Chao was serious, coupled with the cooperation all along, Yang Chao did not use his identity to bully them, and Yao Craftsman became bolder.

"The villain told the truth, the cost of this ship alone is not less than 30,000 taels, and if the labor is counted, it will cost 40,000 taels, this is just the cost, and the villain didn't dare to say more."

Yao Craftsman finished speaking quickly, carefully looking at Yang Chao's expression. conAd3();

Yang Chao diǎndiǎn head: "The cost is forty thousand taels." ”

Yang Chao secretly calculated in his heart, when he negotiated with the Duke of Nassau, he said that they sold warships to the British, this kind of 400-ton is 10,000 pounds, and the gold content of one pound is now equivalent to three taels of silver, that is, 30,000 taels. According to the Dutch, the British, if they had made their own, would have cost about fifteen thousand pounds. Yang Chao secretly compared the price levels of the East and the West, and found that the purchasing power of silver in the Ming Dynasty far exceeded that of the West, for example, one tael of gold in the West could be exchanged for sixteen taels of silver, while one tael in the Ming Dynasty was exchanged for five or six taels, and it could only be exchanged for ten taels when fleeing.

The Dutch cost 30,000 taels in the West, but the cost of Yao Jiangtou in the Ming Dynasty was 40,000 taels, although I don't know whether it is true or not, but obviously the cost of the Ming Dynasty is higher than diǎn.

"Okay. Calculate how much you should sell to the Governor, and make a price. But don't try to kill the Governor, because the Governor intends to buy ships from foreigners as well. ”

Yang Chao thought about it and found that it was not worth protecting Yao's craftsman, the shipbuilding capacity of the Ming Dynasty was actually not bad, there were tens of thousands of shipbuilders here in Xinjiangkou, and there were thousands of shipbuilders every year, and what was lacking was the ability to build big ships.

Although the head of Yao Craftsman was submissive, he made a request: "If the Metropolitan Governor can agree to help Xiao, the price of this ship can be reduced." ”

Yang Chao laughed: "Say it." That's how business should be, bargaining, just as Ben Du is a businessman. ”

Yao Jiangtou said that he didn't dare, but he immediately said the conditions: "The treasure shipyard on the other side of the river has been empty, if the governor is willing to let the villain use it, where the slipway is better than the Longjiang shipyard, it is more suitable to build a big ship, and the price of the ship will naturally be reduced." At that time, the villain was willing to sell it to the governor for 30,000 taels of silver. ”

Just now he said that the material money would be 30,000 taels, and the total price was 30,000 taels in the blink of an eye, and he didn't even want the salary.

This person Yang Chao still admires it, you must know that this shipyard is maintained by his master craftsman, and it has been barely maintained for so many years of shipbuilding for the public and for the merchants.

However, Yang Chao is not diǎn broken, after all, he can be regarded as retaining the ability to create the Ming Dynasty, although most of the time it is for personal gain.

Rhetorical question: "Can that treasure shipyard still be used?" I remember it was a hundred years old. ”

After Zheng He, officials opposed the Western Ocean so much that even the drawings of the treasure ship were missing, the navigation charts were burned, and the treasure shipyard was also seized.

Yao Craftsman said: "When the shipyard was sealed, we sent two shipwrights from Longjiang Shipyard to watch it all the time, and whoever thought about it would be hundreds of years." ”

Yang Chao couldn't help but be stunned, as if he had seen this matter somewhere, eighty percent of the unlucky craftsmen were forgotten by the imperial court, so where the children and grandchildren watched the field, but it was not bad, the treasure shipyard was so large, and it was enough to herd sheep in it, which was equivalent to letting his family plant that piece of land for nothing.

Yang Chao diǎndiǎn head and smiled: "So you want it." ”

Yao Jiangtou was terrified: "The villain is just borrowing the slipway and borrowing it, and the court doesn't dare to say that he wants it." ”

Yang Chao waved his hand: "Why don't you dare!" If you want to, you can speak, and the governor is in charge. This Longjiang shipyard can also be sold. ”

Yao's eyes lit up, after Yang Chao abolished the craftsman registration system, some shipwrights in the shipyard didn't plan to do it, and went out directly to build fishing boats for the fishermen.

Now Yang Chao said that he can sell the market, so if he takes it over, it will not become his own industry in the future.

Craftsman Yao suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked carefully: "I don't know if a craftsman like a villain can sell a store?" (To be continued......)

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