Zhu Jingyuan listened to the two old men laughing, and also laughed for a while, and at the same time really began to think about the design of the battleship.

When the two of them were almost done laughing, Zhu Jingyuan began to ask for opinions:

"By the way, grandpa, I have some ideas about the design and construction of battleships that I am not sure about right now, so I just want you to give them an idea here.

"The first is to use the most mature technology as possible to make a warship realize the main functions as soon as possible for the testing of the main functions.

"The second is to use new technologies that are as efficient as possible, and strive to achieve the best design of this type of warship as directly as possible.

"The third is to compromise between one and two directions, and selectively enable some new technologies, which should be the safest way......

"Using all mature technology, of course, you can see the finished product faster, but in terms of realizing the full functionality of the target warship, it may only be considered a semi-finished product.

"But if you use all the latest technology possible, you can run into more bottlenecks and problems, and the construction and testing cycle can be very long."

After hearing this, the old emperor waved his hand directly and said:

"There is no need to make a compromise, the most mature technology and the new technology can be carried out at the same time, isn't this a de facto compromise?

"Anyway, the old warships will be gradually stopped, and the dockyard and workers will be very abundant, so you can build two ships at the same time.

"No, the battleships with aircraft, the all-main gun battleships you mentioned, as well as the renewal of capital ships and cruisers and destroyers, can be started at the same time, and you decide on the specifics,

"Emperor Shizu said that you need to make a choice only if you don't have strength, and if you have strength, you need to have everything."

Zhu Jingyuan suddenly realized, this is the meaning of wealth, since this is the case, then I will make a big one:

The grandson also implored his grandfather to let the shipyard cooperate, and now start preparing for a larger dock, build larger civilian ships, and accumulate experience in building large ships.

"A dock capable of building a 30,000-ton warship should be available now, so start preparing in advance for a dock capable of building a 40,000-ton warship.

"The more docks for 40,000-ton warships, the better, and then there are at least eight docks for 60,000-ton warships and at least four for 80,000-ton warships.

"The 40,000-ton dock will have at least one ready within the year, and the target tonnage of the new warship of the aggressive strategy will exceed 30,000 tons.

"The 60,000-ton dock will be used in five years at the earliest, and the 80,000-ton dock will be used in 20 years at the latest."

Now the old emperor himself widened his eyes.

At present, the world's largest capital ship is only 18,000 tons.

You jumped straight to 30,000 tons? The more of the next 40,000 tons, the better?

But what is even more outrageous is 60,000 tons, or even 80,000 tons!

What a huge battleship does that have to be?

Can you start building such a huge warship in twenty years?

Zou Bingtai and Zhu Jianyan were also stunned.

An 80,000-ton ship, what is that? This kid won't be crazy.

Zhu Jingyuan actually did not talk nonsense, and the current technical level of the Ming Dynasty is very close to Britain before the First World War.

The dreadnought should have come out a long time ago, and the people in the Ministry of Industry had said before that there was a relevant design, but it was considered too radical and actually made the old emperor stuck.

In 1932, Japan, which had a lower level of industrial technology than the British in technology, began to design the 72,000-ton Yamato-class, and in 1937 construction began in earnest.

From 1914 to 1937, it was only twenty-three years.

The current level of the Ming Dynasty is higher than that of Britain in history, and there is also the guidance of himself, a traverser who recovers his memory.

If you can't design a ship of more than 80,000 tons in 20 years, that's a problem.

Eighty-thousand-ton ships may have built a handful of super-battleships in the early days, and took them out as a glory and symbol of the navy and the empire.

The shipyard can be used in the future, when building a supercarrier, and it will not be wasted.

The 40,000 to 60,000 ton docks below are the focus of the next 10 to 20 years, which is to prepare for the future capital ship arms race.

According to the standards of history before World War I, Britain built 34 dreadnoughts in ten years from 1909 to 1918.

Da Ming needs more than this.

At the same time, these docks are also prepared for a new round of world war that may break out again in the future.

From Lexington to Midway, the United States built 36 fleet aircraft carriers in World War II, from North Carolina to Iowa, a total of 10 cutting-edge battleships.

Da Ming should need no less than this.

Of course, if there is no second round of world war in this world, the number of ships built in the later period should be sharply reduced to a dozen, and it may also lead to the extension of the life of battleships.

This is completely fine, even if the warship is not used at all, the civilian population can use it.

The hegemons of the two oceans, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, will certainly continue to vigorously develop maritime transportation and continue to develop larger cargo ships.

The abundant resources of the overseas colonies, the industrial products of the empire itself, required more and more transport ships.

More and larger dockyards are needed for the future development of the Empire.

It is also the direction of the transformation of the Royal Dockyards.

The scene was inexplicably cold for a few seconds, and then the old emperor asked rhetorically with an uncertain expression:

"You're really not messing around?"

Zhu Jingyuan nodded solemnly and said:

"I'm serious, the tonnage of the mass-produced warship I envisioned should be controlled within 40,000 tons.

"My ideal target elite warship should be less than 60,000 tons when fully loaded.

"The super warship used to demonstrate the industrial strength of the empire should be less than 80,000 tons."

The old emperor stared at Zhu Jingyuan for a few seconds:

"In that case, then I will bring together the personnel of the main functional modules of the battleship, such as the design of the battleship, the steam engine, the boiler, the artillery, and the armor, for a meeting.

"As the leader and leader of the design of new warships, you assign them design goals and targets for building warships.

"I'll be on site to see how you manage the project.

"How long will it take to give you some time to put your thoughts together?"

Zhu Jingyuan was stunned for a moment, and then quickly understood what the old emperor meant, which was to check whether his plan was reliable.

If his plan is reasonable, then his audit is to appear in person, establish authority for himself, and let all the personnel involved in the construction of the ship obey his command.

If his plans are a mess, he will most likely stop and stop himself from getting involved in these things.

Zhu Jingyuan was a little panicked, but after thinking about it a little, he felt that this was a test and an opportunity, and finally agreed directly:

"Then give me three days to prepare, and I will list the relatively accurate design indicators and the new technologies that need to be tackled in the construction as much as possible to make an overall plan.

"Of course, I can only give specific goals and requirements, as well as some detailed suggestions on some projects, and I can't draw the actual design drawings myself."

The old emperor was not surprised to directly confirm and said:

"Grandpa understands that you don't need to draw the drawings yourself, you just give the direction.

"Then the matter was settled, and it was held at ten o'clock in the morning three days later, after the morning court was over, in the seminar room of the Ministry of Industry.

"You stayed up late last night, and you've been busy for most of the day today, so go back and rest now.

"You don't have to worry about patents, just let the Ministry of Industry handle it for you."