On the Hanyang side, some materials were also sent, which were secretly handed over by Li Bangyan.

In addition to the archives of the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry, there are also official documents from the shipping departments of various cities, all about the situation of river boats and sea boats, which Zhu Ming took the initiative to ask Li Bangyan for.

The displacement of ships in the Song Dynasty was measured in units of hu, stone and material, and was originally counted by how many meters they could hold. The loading capacity of the ship is known as "ship power wins".

However, when the specific size is calculated, there is a discrepancy with the actual loading capacity.

A long boat is not the same as a short boat, a wide boat is not the same as a narrow boat, and a deep boat is not the same as a narrow boat. Calculations to say how big a ship is are are extremely complex and must be expressed in terms of strength (loading capacity), hull length, deck width, depth (broadside height) and mast height.

Zhu Ming can also use tonnage in the future, and only calculate the ship's strength.

According to the data of the City Ship Division, the largest ship in the Northern Song Dynasty is called Haibo, which has 5,000 materials, and in addition to loading goods, it can also carry 5 or 600 crew members. There are also special passenger boats on the sea, with a length of about 40 meters and a width of about 8 meters, and there are 60 sailors and pennies alone, who make money by transporting passengers in coastal states and counties.

Looking at the information of the rivers and lakes again, Zhu Ming found that the rebels were very lucky.

There are 2,000, 1,000, and 800 large ships in the inland river, and Zhu Mian seems reluctant to use them to transform them into warships, and the largest warships are only 500 materials. Of course, it is also possible that some of the channels of the Three Gorges and the Han River are too narrow and shallow, and it is very likely that a large ship of 2,000 materials will run aground or run aground.

At least in Qutang Gorge, two thousand large ships will definitely not be able to pass.

There are also 10,000 boats in the inland river, which are divided into two types: 20,000 stone and 12,000 stone. The 20,000-stone Wanhu boat, converted into a load of 1,200 tons, basically only runs commercial transportation in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and this thing is very easy to run aground when it enters the canal.

Zhu Ming called Ying Xuan, took out these materials and asked, "What ships have you seen?" ”

Ying Xuan is literate and has a high level of education. He was shocked by the comprehensiveness of these materials, and thought to himself that the marshal was worthy of being a great official, and after reading them carefully, he said: "River boats, cao boats, grain boats, lake boats, salt boats, shuttle boats, Wan Hu boats, and iron-walled birch-beak boats, I have only seen these with my own eyes. There are one or two other types of ships that I have heard of but have never seen. ”

Even Yingxuan has never seen the predecessor of the car and ship, the Lou ship, and it seems that Zhong Xiang has no ability to build a car and ship for the time being.

This kind of top-level warship of Yang Mi and the Southern Song Dynasty was owned only by the capture of the official shipbuilders after Yang Mi defeated the officers and soldiers.

Ying Xuan struggled for a long time, and finally revealed the news to Zhu Ming: "There is a shipyard in Ezhou, and the shipwrights there will build Ezhou warships. The largest Ezhou warship, narrow and long, extremely fast, can carry 2,500 stones, can accommodate hundreds of crew and sailors. ”

Zhu Ming asked: "Why haven't the government and Zhong Xiang's navy used this kind of Ezhou warship?" ”

Ying Xuan explained: "Ezhou warships have not been built for decades, and Ezhou shipyard has only built ships, grain ships and merchant ships in recent years. But the drawings of the warship have been preserved, and there are still a few old shipwrights who can build them. When I captured Ezhou, I captured many shipwrights and immediately asked them to build warships. This kind of Ezhou warship may be able to build a few next year. ”

If Zhong Xiang had a few Ezhou warships, he would probably be able to completely control the Yangtze River.

Zhu Ming said: "There is also a shipyard in Hanyang, you go and organize craftsmen to build this kind of Ezhou warship." ”

Ying Xuan said: "I only remember the general ship type, and there are no drawings. This kind of Ezhou warship can only be built by Ezhou shipwrights. ”

"Can you get the drawings?" Zhu Ming asked.

Ying Xuan is reluctant to fight the old master, but he must help the new master.

Zhu Ming had already promised him not to let him fight directly with Zhong Xiang's army. is so magnanimous, Ying Xuan is very grateful, but now he is helping Zhu Ming build a warship, it must be to deal with Zhong Xiang.

Zhu Ming said with a smile: "To fight with Zhong Xiang, I didn't even transfer the Sichuan army. After the big victory, he made peace with Zhong Xiang, in addition to being afraid of his water army, the bigger reason was that he didn't take Zhong Xiang seriously. My ambition is to conquer the world and rebuild the world, and now I will build warships that will eventually sail to the south of the Yangtze River! ”

Ying Xuan could only answer: "Over there in the Ezhou Shipyard, there are some of my old departments, maybe you can secretly get the drawings." ”

"Please." Zhu Ming could not refuse.

Yingxuan took the order and went to Hanyang with an errand.

Zhu Ming continued to look at the information of the city, and there were many overseas records, describing overseas countries and ports. From those descriptions, it is clear that Chinese merchants had been to Africa, rather than relying solely on Arab traders to trade with Africa.

This can also be confirmed from the archaeological excavations of later generations, the Chinese coins excavated from the east coast of Africa, the Tang Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty are only single digits, the Qing Dynasty coins are just ten unearthed, and the Song Dynasty coins are more than 200.

In the future, to attack the southeast, it is necessary to quickly occupy the city and obtain more talents and materials, and what Li Bangyan sent was only a rough document.

Zhu Ming had a working meal at noon, and Li Yanxian and Yan Ping came together, they came to resign, and they were about to go to Jingmen to join the cavalry troops.

Li Yanxian's errand was to teach cavalry melee martial arts.

Most of the soldiers under Chen Ziyi's command were Hebei cavalry who surrendered. The cavalry of the Song Dynasty had long only practiced the method of cavalry and archery and melee combat, which was completely negligent, and Chen Ziyi and his subordinates relied on their own exploration.

Li Yanxian, on the other hand, was good at riding a horse and fighting in close combat, and learned many moves from the Western Xia people, so it was just right for him to be the head of the cavalry.

Not only the cavalry under Chen Ziyi must be trained, but Deng Chun's 3,000 light cavalry must also be trained!

"Generalissimo, rest assured, I promise to train the cavalry well!" Li Yanxian clenched his fists and said.

Zhu Ming advised: "You only teach the method of close combat, and you can also give advice on mounted archery and formation combat, but you can't overstep your responsibilities and lose the face of the two generals, Deng and Chen." ”

Li Yanxian said with a smile: "The marshal is too worried, and I also know that I have a bad mouth, but I still have great respect for those who have the ability." ”

Zhu Ming shook his head and said, "You should still speak more subtly." Deng Chun is introverted and humble, no matter what you say, he will not care about you. But Chen Ziyi is actually quite conceited and has a good face. If his mistakes and omissions were pointed out on the spot, he would probably accept it, but he would inevitably be unhappy. If you get along like this for a long time, the two of you will have a disagreement. If you have any suggestions, don't say it in front of the soldiers, you can communicate with Chen Ziyi in private. ”

"I see." Li Yanxian remembered in his heart, he just likes to go straight, and he is not a fool who can't speak.

On the contrary, Li Yanxian understands people's hearts very well, and can mobilize the masses in times of crisis, so that the people of the whole city can go to the death with him to kill the enemy.

Zhu Ming smiled and said, "Go ahead." ”

The two were ordered to leave.

Since Han Shizhong conquered Zhijiang, Zhu Ming once again expanded his army by 6,000 people, turning the militia under Han Shizhong and He Ji into regular soldiers.

The shortage of food and grass also expanded the army, of course, to deal with the Jin people.

Soon after Li Yanxian left, Bai Chongwu came in again and reported: "Today, I have signed for 600 pairs of piercing armor, 200 pairs of chain mail, 1,000 waist knives, and 3,000 spear heads, which have been sent to all departments for installation. ”

"Good!" Zhu Ming expressed satisfaction.

There are seven major armory stations in Sichuan, and under each armory station, there are several armor workshops in charge.

Now it is running at full speed, and as much as possible to standardize, the various processes are separated, and the original assembly line operation is carried out. Compared with the traditional armor manufacturing, this practice may cause the responsible person to be unclear, so each process of each armor has experienced masters to do quality inspection.

If something goes wrong, the responsibility lies with the quality inspector!

Most of the armor of the troops under Zhu Ming's command was captured or improvised. Especially the countless paper armor, that thing will be scrapped after a few battles, and it must be gradually replaced with high-quality armor.

In the future, when fighting against the Jinren, the armor rate of the regular soldiers must reach 100 percent.

The equipment that has been eliminated will also be replaced by the patrol soldiers and shop soldiers, or even handed over to some people.

There are not many official duties today, so Zhu Ming finished handling it and walked home in the middle of the afternoon.

He went straight to the courtyard of Chong Miaoyun, and found that Zhe Yanxiu was also there, and immediately smiled: "You two have a good relationship." ”

"Blessed husband and wife!" The second daughter hurriedly saluted.

Zhi Yanxiu greeted and explained: "I play Shuanglu with my sister, and I can't win against her, so my husband comes to help." ”

After speaking, he pulled Zhu Ming and walked into the house.

Chong Miaoyun was quite surprised when she saw this, because it was too reckless to fold Yan embroidery, and Zhu Ming actually followed her and did not show the slightest displeasure.

This husband seems to have a good temper, not as irritable and arrogant as Zhi Yanxiu said.

Zhu Ming and Chong Miaoyun sat across the chessboard, Zhe Yanxiu stood behind Zhu Ming, and even lay on Zhu Ming's shoulder, watching them play chess like this.

This kind of board game has been spread from China to the world, and changed different versions, the Song people's "Spectrum Shuang", recorded the North Shuanglu, Guangzhou Shuanglu, Nanpi Shuanglu, Japan Shuanglu, Dashi Shuanglu, Zhennai Shuanglu and many other ways to play. Later, there were even European double continents, which were transmitted from Egypt for a second time.

They are now playing with six dice, fifteen pieces each on each side of black and white.

If you can't cheat, it's half skill and half luck.

"Madame, please." Zhu Ming said.

"The concubine is rude." Chong Miaoyun picked up the dice cup and shook it.

She was playing chess and observing, but her attention was not on the board.

On the day I first came to Xiangyang, I had seen Zhu Ming from afar. But at this moment, a close observation is a new feeling, and the more I look at it, the more satisfied I feel.

That day, I only appreciated the majesty of Zhu Ming, but today I found that he was extremely handsome, and he had a calm demeanor in every move.

And, huh...... Erudite.

"Sister Seed, you're making a mistake," Zhi Yanxiu said suddenly, "You play chess with me, and you're so powerful." Playing chess with her husband, but deliberately walking around, is it deliberately to please your husband? ”

Chong Miaoyun came back to her senses and blushed and said, "Can you regret the chess?" ”

Zhu Ming smiled: "Regret it, don't take it as an example." ”

Chong Miaoyun held the chess pieces, but her eyes looked at Zhu Ming, and she thought: Fujun looks good when he laughs.

This breeder girl seems to be a face control.

(End of chapter)