In fact.

The technical capabilities of the Ming Dynasty certainly cannot create a real dreadnought now.

Dreadnoughts are the ancestors of modern battleships.

The classification of dreadnoughts is derived from the battleship HMS Dreadnought (HMSDreadnought), which began construction by the British Navy in 1906. It canceled the two-stage main guns on the previous battleships, and was only equipped with the main guns of the same caliber with a unified ratio of diameter and a small number of small-caliber secondary guns used to defend against light warships, and used high-power steam turbines as power to carry out long-distance operations in a unified fire control mode.

Even if you don't count the (early) dreadnoughts, super-dreadnoughts, post-Jutland-type dreadnoughts, treaty-type dreadnoughts, and high-speed dreadnoughts that were developed later.

Just look at the battleship Dreadnought in the narrow sense.

That's not something that can be made with the current state of technology.

The battleship Dreadnought was 160 meters long, 25 meters wide, had a standard displacement of 18,000 tons, a full load displacement of 21,000 tons, and a speed of 21 knots.

The power system also uses a coal-fired steam boiler, which can reach 22,500 horsepower at full power.

Such a technical indicator could never have been achieved in the era of 1792.

In fact.

The ironclad ship at Zhu Daohua's feet may only be at the level of the armored ships developed by various countries fifty years later.

It's just that in the process of research and development of battleships, the type of ship, the arrangement of guns, etc.

The optimal effect is achieved after continuous iterative optimization.

However, Zhu Daohua directly imitated some of the characteristics of the dreadnought.

For example, the central axis of the main gun arrangement, the rotating turret, the streamlined hull, etc.

These characteristics correspond to some of the characteristics of the dreadnought "all-heavy artillery battleship".

But in terms of specific technical capabilities.

At the current level of the Ming Dynasty, let alone a dreadnought, even if it is a large all-steel warship, it cannot be manufactured - the power output of the reciprocating steam engine is not enough to propel such a steel giant, and the steel output of the Ming Dynasty is not enough to support the production and manufacture of such a large warship.

Therefore.

The battleship under Zhu Daohua's feet now is only an "anti-dreadnought" that has absorbed some of the characteristics of a dreadnought.

The battleship, named "General Zhenyuan", was not in fact an all-steel ship.

Rather, it is a "wood-steel composite ship".

Steel is used for some of the key load-bearing parts, and the hull is constructed with an inner oak and an outer steel plate.

This type of ship was named the "Town" class.

The standard displacement is three thousand tons, and the full load displacement is five thousand tons.

Eighty meters long.

Sixteen meters wide.

The 120 mm triple main gun is used, all of which are the latest research and development of the rear gun, the turrets of the three main guns are arranged on the central axis of the battleship, in addition to the installation of three 50 mm rapid-fire gun turrets on both sides of the ship, this kind of gun is also a rear gun, the firing speed will be larger, used to defend against some fast light ships.

The speed of the test ship reached 18 knots.

In terms of speed, it far surpassed the sail battleship, and the speed of the sloop schooner fast ship commonly equipped by the Ming army for patrol and reconnaissance could only reach 15 knots, or it had to be in a tailwind situation.

Although it is said that it is far from the real dreadnought, which was born only a hundred years later.

But this warship is also undoubtedly an epoch-making revolutionary weapon.

The sail battleships of the current European countries are completely advantageous in terms of generational differences.

However, the disadvantages are also obvious.

That's...

Expensive!

Extremely expensive!

The cost of this experimental ship reached a terrifying 500,000 Ming Yuan, which is equivalent to 2.5 million taels of silver.

And the financial revenue of the Guangzhou court of the Ming Dynasty in the last year was just over 25 million Ming yuan.

The construction of such a warship cost one-fiftieth of the annual financial revenue of the Guangzhou Imperial Court of the Ming Dynasty.

It can be said that it is a gold-swallowing beast made of silver.

The navy is indeed the most expensive branch of the army.

The cost of such a battleship can sustain the cost of several infantry brigades for several years.

So it is really impossible to mass-manufacture such a battleship at the current stage.

Just to be used as a fleet flagship.

In fact, the capital ships that the Ming Navy is replacing now are much more pragmatic than this expensive "anti-dreadnought".

Wooden-hulled steel-clad ships, powered by steam engines, have a standard displacement of only a thousand tons.

The artillery also did not have large main guns, but rapid-fire guns of seventy and fifty mm calibers arranged on the sides.

The turrets are also arranged in a rotatable three-dimensional structure, allowing most guns to fire in a salvo, even when the bow is forward.

The shells of this artillery were enough to penetrate the planks of any sail battleship, send the shells into the hold and explode.

If the opponent only has a sail battleship.

Then it is the most cost-effective for the Ming to use this kind of warship that is much cheaper.

The cost of this kind of battleship is only a quarter of that of the "Zhen" class battleship, and it only costs about 130,000 Ming Yuan.

Only a few dozen of these warships, named "Wei"-class, can guarantee maritime supremacy in the entire waters of East and Southeast Asia.

Although it is said that if you want to demonstrate the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty, it is not impossible to build more than a dozen town-class ironclad ships, but it is true that compared with the navies of various countries, this level of warships is really a bit excessive.

This test ship is more of a technological exploration and reserve made by the Daming Royal Shipbuilding Company jointly owned by Zhu Mingwang and Guangdong businessmen, and makes some technical reserves for the future all-steel armored ship.

And even if it's this 'General Zhenyuan'.

It is also unlikely to be sent to fight in the ocean, and more will only be used as a ship for the Ming King along the coast and in the Yangtze River and Pearl River waterways.

Therefore, this battleship was paid for by Boss Zhu himself - it is unlikely that the cabinet will be able to pass the procurement plan of such an expensive but useless warship, and to deal with the possible gunboat threat from the Europeans, it is enough to use the Weizi-class.

Now the system of the Ming Dynasty is clearly divided between public and private.

There is a budget for how much money you spend.

Now there are iron and steel mills, shipyards, and gun factories under the command of King Zhu Ming.

These are the private properties of King Zhu Ming.

It is not the property of the Ming court.

Therefore, if the army and navy of the Ming Dynasty wanted to obtain weapons and equipment, they had to purchase them from Zhu Mingwang's company.

Zhu Daohua's internal treasury and the Ming Ministry of Finance were completely separated.

Zhu Daohua's industry is under the unified management of the Daming Royal Industry Promotion Association established by him.

Now the general manager of the Daming Royal Industry Promotion Association is Qian Heng, who is the chief shopkeeper of the original Daohua Commercial Bank.

However, most of the decisions of the Royal Industry Promotion Association were made by Zhu Daohua himself.

The scope of the industry includes Daming Royal Bank, Nanyang Shipping Company, Guangdong Railway Corporation, Daming Royal Gun Manufacturing Corporation, Daming Royal Iron and Steel Corporation, Daming Royal Land Development Corporation, Daming Royal Machinery Manufacturing Factory, Daming Royal Pharmaceutical Development Corporation, Daming Royal Mining Corporation, etc.

The main business scope involved includes mineral development, manufacturing, railway and shipping transportation, pharmaceutical development, arms manufacturing and trading, real estate, etc.

They are all quite lucrative industries.

Zhu Daohua's own industry alone contributed no less than three million yuan in taxes to the Ming Dynasty and the Guangzhou Imperial Court.

It is not clear whether the current Zhu Daohua is the richest man in the world.

After all, who knows how many gold, silver and jewelry the tyrant families in India have in those princely states that have scraped the poor people for thousands of years.

But now Zhu Daohua must be the richest man in the Ming Dynasty.

However, although Zhu Daohua is very rich, he also knows it.

As the king of a country, it is not of much practical use to hold on to so much money, and this money still has to be used as an investment in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.

For example, railways, ports, university education, etc.

Daohua University is still free of charge, and all the education funds can come from the Daming Royal Industry Promotion Association.

In Zhu Daohua's view, the future Ming royal family can't be raised like pigs, every royal family will get the best educational resources, and they can get the best training in various fields.

However, except for the prescribed title and knighthood, other princes and princes other than the crown prince will not get any land privileges and tax exemption privileges.

Zhu Daohua will build a huge industry that can support the education of future generations, and the royal family does not necessarily have to take the path of politics, perhaps in the future, many royal scientists, lawyers, writers, educators, philosophers, and so on will be born.

This is the real flourishing foliage, the stars and the moon.

Those who have the ability will not have a ceiling.

Those who don't have the ability will not starve to death.

The royal family wants to integrate into society, not to become a parasite of society, not to mention that in Zhu Daohua's view, he has given the best educational resources to future generations, and it doesn't matter to him whether he can mix it up or not.

Therefore, the greater significance of the Daming Royal Industry Promotion Association is.

Under the guidance of Zhu Daohua, this industry promotion association will lead the development of various new industries and technologies.

Therefore, it is impossible for this industrial promotion association to be managed by the bureaucrats of the cabinet for the time being, otherwise, any bureaucratic organization that wants to make any big innovation will be a matter of fate.

Therefore, in the current Ming Dynasty, on the one hand, the Industrial Promotion Association has attacked from all sides, established an education and medical system, established a manufacturing base and a research institute of new technologies, and gave Daohua University sufficient funds.

On the other hand.

The Ming court is now starting to run out of money....

That's right.

After fighting the Battle of the South.

The finances of the Guangzhou Imperial Court of the Ming Dynasty reached the point where Luo Fangbo, the left minister of the Ming Dynasty, was quite anxious.

In fact, according to the view of later generations.

The Ming Dynasty did not have a fiscal deficit at all.

Finances can be said to be extremely healthy.

However, the current Ming Dynasty is different from the modern states of later generations, and does not have an effective financial means to maintain fiscal balance.

There was a deficit in the finances, for the Ming Cabinet.

It's already quite a red flag.

Just after Zhu Daohua inspected the Royal Shipyard, the "General Zhenyuan" built at great expense under Zhu Daohua's "guidance", and returned to the palace in Guangzhou, he was blocked by his father-in-law, Luo Fangbo, the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, and Ye Daoqi, the minister of finance.

The reason is also very simple.

The Ming court ran out of money.

But King Zhu Ming is rich.

The whole world is yours.

Are you... Have you got some money to support the court?

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He took a big breath of fresh air, and his chest trembled.

Confused, incomprehensible, all kinds of emotions come to my heart.

Where is this?

Then, Shi Yu subconsciously looked around, and then became even more dazed.

A single dormitory?

Even if he had managed to be rescued, he would have been in the ward by now.

And their own bodies...... How could it be that there was no injury at all.

With doubts, Shi Yu's gaze quickly swept from the room, and finally his gaze stayed on a mirror at the head of the bed.

The mirror reflected his current appearance, about seventeen or eighteen years old, and his appearance was very handsome.

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The previous self was a handsome young man in his twenties who had been working for a while.

And now, no matter how you look at it, this appearance is only the age of a high school student......

This change made Shi Yu stunned for a long time.

Don't tell him that the operation was a success......

The body and face have changed, and this is not a question of surgery or not surgery at all, but immortal magic.

He's a different guy altogether!

Don't...... Did you cross by yourself?

In addition to the mirror at the head of the bed, which was obviously not good in feng shui, Shi Yu also found three books next to it.

Shi Yu picked it up and looked at it, and the title of the book instantly silenced him.

"Essential Animal Breeding Manual for Novice Breeders"

Postpartum Care for Pet Animals

"Alien Beast Ear Girl Evaluation Guide"

Shi Yu: ???

The names of the first two books are quite normal, but what are you doing with the last one?

"Ahem."

Shi Yu's eyes were solemn and he stretched out his hand, but his arm quickly stiffened.

Just as he was about to open the third book to see what it was, his brain stabbed violently, and a flood of memories flooded back.

Icefield City.

Pet animal breeding base.

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