Chapter 103: Test Cannon

He Xi and Lu Zhongheng comforted Liang Sizu for a good life, and did not say anything else. This drawing alone is enough to give Liang Sizu an official position, of course, it is only an official position, and it will not be too high. As for Liang Sizu's future affairs, only he can decide.

After Liang Sizu left, Lu Zhongheng said: "What I am most worried about is that there is no place to stay in the South Seas, and the sea is always unsteady. I'm so much more at ease. I heard that there are many Han people in the city. With thousands of my soldiers as the foundation, it is not difficult for him to defend the old port with thousands of troops and horses. ”

"The matter of Nanyang, I can be regarded as half relieved."

He Xi was also very happy and said; "What about the other half?"

Lu Zhongheng laughed and said, "Then it depends on Brother He's clever plan and how to make money." ”

Lu Zhongheng went to Nanyang here, which can be regarded as both public and private. To serve the public is to make contributions. But it's more for selfishness, that is, to find a way to make money. Even the latter is more important than the former. Glory and wealth, only glory is not good. But if there is no wealth, it will not be a comfortable life.

Lu Zhongheng is also self-aware. His fame in this life is almost over. Even if not, he is Zhu Yuanzhang's descendant, and he may not have today's high position. I can't fight for fame. But wealth can be had.

So, there is a foothold in the Old Port. The strategic goal of uniting the countries of the South Seas and holding Java for a long time can be achieved.

His thoughts naturally fell to the private side. That is, to make money.

He Xi snorted and fooled this matter.

In fact, He Xi's feelings about Lu Zhongheng are very complicated.

How do you say that? On the one hand, Lu Zhongheng is too direct, and his desire for money is too naked. Let He Xi have a feeling of cooperating with future generations. This made He Xi a little uncomfortable. After all, a lot of Ming people. In the face of interests, there are several detours. Even ashamed to talk about money.

On the other hand, he felt that Lu Zhongheng was very open. Working with this kind of person, you don't have to think about it. As long as it is in his interest, there is generally no problem. And He Xi can just satisfy Lu Zhongheng on this issue.

Not to mention the east-west waterway, it is originally a river that can flow with gold. Let's just say that the gap between the civilization level of the Ming Dynasty and the countries of the South Seas. There are too many ways to make money. The simplest thing is to transfer some of the industries of the Ming Dynasty to Nanyang, which is a profitable business.

However, these things are not what the two Nanyang governors should say.

He Xi said: "It's time to go see the artillery." ”

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Victoria Bay, at this time, is not called this name, and it is estimated that it will never be called this name. The name Hong Kong is derived from the fact that the island is rich in fragrant wood. It's also a name that already exists. As for other foreign names, it is estimated that they will not be contaminated in this time and space.

Today, the bay has no name.

Fang Guan had been waiting on the ship for a long time.

Lu Zhongheng is not skilled in naval warfare, and the number of people who are proficient in naval warfare in the Ming Dynasty is not many. Therefore, for a while, no one else could be found to take charge of the water division. He Xi and Lu Zhongheng thought about it, but they still thought of Fang Guan.

Fang Guan naturally would not refuse, he dreamed of avenging his brother, and even wanted to kill the capital of Java and burn the country to dig graves, in order to relieve the hatred in his heart.

And the first task He Xi gave to Fang Guan was to get the cannon on the ship.

At this moment, Fang Guan first took He Xi and Lu Zhongheng and got out of the cabin. But I saw that this lucky ship looked no different from other lucky ships. But the structure inside has changed drastically. A lot of dense support columns have been added, and even a few cabins have been blocked by wood.

All of them increase the recoil withstanding.

It seems that the deck can't withstand the recoil of the cannon, and it only needs to be reinforced that the deck is on the line, but I don't know that the ship is a whole, and in any place where it is reinforced, we must think about the overall problem, and we can't let the ship sink. Otherwise, after the cannon is fired, the impact on the hull will be too great. You can't even fire a cannon on the move.

That's why there is this reinforcement that is almost all over the hull.

However, when He Xi saw this, he also knew it in his heart. I'm afraid that most of the loading capacity of this lucky ship has gone.

He Xi can still see some doorways. But Lu Zhongheng couldn't see that the space in the cabin was quite limited. Coupled with this kind of reinforcement and support, the space is even more embarrassing, which makes Lu Zhongheng uncomfortable.

Lu Zhongheng said; "You don't have to look at these details. Let's see the cannons. ”

Fang Guan immediately said; "Xia Guan understands."

Then he led everyone to the deck. At the bow of the ship, I saw a cannon about a foot or so.

There is a distance between the bow of the Fufune and the bow. In order to strengthen the convenience, Fang Guan placed this cannon on the central axis of the Fu ship, so that once the cannon was fired, the entire ship would bear the recoil and would not have problems affecting the hull. However, in this way, only one ship can be equipped with one cannon, and the rest of the directions are equipped with small cannons.

Fang Guan gave an order, and someone immediately inserted the red-hot iron stick into the hole behind the cannon.

Just listen to a loud bang. The whole ship was shaken, and several pounds of heavy shells burst out several miles away. He Xi estimated that it was at least five miles away.

"Okay." Lu Zhongheng said loudly: "Okay, I have never seen such a powerful firearm. It's really powerful. There is this cannon. Who can be the enemy in the South Seas. I can also rest assured about the situation at sea. ”

He Xi said; "Not bad."

He Xi was not much shocked, compared to the absolute truth of the Dongfeng series, compared to the rocket artillery with a range of 500 kilometers, and so on. The scene in front of me is really a small scene. is even compared to the special effects of some film and television works.

It is almost impossible to shock He Xi.

He Xi secretly said in his heart: "This may be compared to the power of artillery before the Opium War of the Qing Dynasty. ”

However, the power of artillery before the Opium War of the Qing Dynasty did not know what to say. After all, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom dug out Wu Sangui's artillery and beat the Qing court. It can be seen that the artillery before the Opium War was not necessarily better than the artillery at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

He Xi's technological reform has allowed Daming's iron and steel industry to surpass the original time and space for at least 300 years.

It's not something to boast about, though. After all, before the industrial revolution, many technological developments were very slow. The technology of a hundred years ago is not very much improved in a hundred years. There is only a slow accumulation.

In fact, such a power did not release all the power of He Xi's reform of the steel industry.

After all, the steel industry is the core of artillery. But casting artillery is also a technical thing in itself. This technology also needs to be developed and accumulated.

He Xi also did not remind Lu Zhongheng that although the naval battle was a big ship beating a small boat, a big cannon was better than a small cannon. But it's not like you can win with a cannon.

After all, the war is imminent, and the anger can be boosted but not vented.

He Xi said: "Master Hou, this is Fang Guan's credit. There is this giant cannon, and Fang Guan is the person who is most familiar with the giant cannon. This time the commander-in-chief of the Naval Division? ”

Lu Zhongheng also has doubts about Fang Guan's appointment. Whatever the reason, Fang Guan always folded in Java. This is the case in the army, victory is good, it is right, defeat is not good. Incompetent, with a defeated general. It always makes Lu Zhongheng feel unlucky.

That's right, in fact, the army is the most superstitious.

Superstition is that those who have won battles can win battles again, and those who have lost battles are unlucky.

If not, there are not many people in the entire Ming Dynasty who fought naval battles. Fang Guan is determined to have no second chance. This is also very realistic.

Lu Zhongheng said: "Fang Guan." ”

Fang Guan said: "Xia Guan is here. ”

Lu Zhongheng said: "If you have any intercession for you, this time all the sailors going south will be controlled by you." However, you have to know that this time the stakes are high. Once there is a loss. ”

Fang Guan said; "The lower official will come to see you."

Lu Zhongheng said coldly; "You don't have enough heads for one person."

Fang Guan was silent for a moment, and the whole person had a fierce aura, and said: "If there is a mistake in this trip, the lower officials will ask the court to punish my three clans." ”

"Okay." Lu Zhongheng said: "You remember what you said, the Nanyang Sailor is yours." ”

"Master Xie." Fang Guan said. Then he turned to He Xi and said, "Thank you, Lord He." ”

Seeing this, He Xi said, "I don't know if I'm doing the right thing. ”

How important is the major affairs of the state, and the use of the three ethnic groups as a guarantee, although it is a bit harsh, it is not unreasonable. It's just that this is too inconsistent with He Xi's values.