Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1757 Super battleship in the dock
In the evening, Fang Jun entertained the officials of Huating Town and the generals of the Royal Navy at the official residence.

The officials in Huating Town almost started from scratch with Fang Jun, and created the "No. [-] Town in the World" that appeared on this piece of saline-alkali land.

It can be said that Fang Jun is a leader who promises everything, whether it is Huating Town Ship Secretary or the Royal Navy...

Fang Xuanling has already retired, so he will not attend such occasions, and facing his son's loyal subordinates, everyone will inevitably be embarrassed.Xiao Yu was sulking, the dignified Xiao family of Lanling was despised by a stick, and the girl who was sent to the door didn't want it, so how could she come to support Fang Jun?Li Jing had already gone to Jinling to visit friends, and lived in secluded Chang'an for many years, once a bird flew up to the sky and fishes were like water, he was a happy, smiling, and happy tour around.

It was Zhang Liang who rushed over...

These years in the south of the Yangtze River can be said to be the most difficult days that Zhang Liang has suffered since he started his army with His Majesty Li Er.I thought that I could steal the power of the Royal Navy by coming to Jiangnan, but I didn't know that the entire navy was full of Fang Jun's confidantes. They wanted to install a private person but could not get the emperor's support. They wanted to join forces with the Jiangnan gentry to fight against Fang Jun. Fang Jun slapped him fiercely in the face before he could do anything. Not only did no one dare to join forces with him, even the previous behavior of secretly subsidizing money and food was forced to stop.

Now Zhang Liang is leading hundreds of "fake sons" in the south of the Yangtze River, and he wants to return to Guanzhong, but he really can't afford to lose that person, so he can only turn to dormant with Fang Jun, so that he can live a little longer...

He understood now that although he had made some meritorious deeds, but his abilities were limited, let alone a strong backer, what would he use to fight against Fang Jun?

If you don't want to go back to Chang'an in despair and be ridiculed by others, then you can only subdue to Fang Jun obediently, otherwise, in this place where the emperor is far away, you will be played to death by Fang Jun every minute...

During the banquet, Fang Jun was full of enthusiasm for Zhang Liang and frequently persuaded him to drink.

In fact, there is no irreconcilable conflict between the two. Although Zhang Liang's son's hand was cut off, Zhang Liang's son deserved it. I believe that if the two were reversed, Zhang Liang would only do better than Fang Jun. more excessive.

Now Zhang Liang has something to ask Fang Jun, and Fang Jun feels that Zhang Liang has the status of a state prince, not to mention using his strength in the future, at least it is good to be a shield. After all, a state prince's ability to fight is still quite strong ...

Su Dingfang and the others didn't want to see Zhang Liang at first, but this fellow was aggressive when he arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, showing an aura of determination to get involved in the shipbuilding department and the navy, and after being frustrated, he accepted Fang Jun's "recruitment" with his tail between his legs. I really hate it.

But since Fang Jun showed enthusiasm, everyone naturally followed suit, at least they would not deliberately embarrass Zhang Liang.

This made Zhang Liang almost burst into tears. He has been in Jiangnan for more than a year, and he has almost forgotten that he still has the status of a state prince, and he was once a respected big man in the past... But who told him to be fascinated by ghosts? He believed the words of Changsun Wuji and others, thinking that he could steal Fang Jun's credit for nothing, but in the end he found that he was used as a knife, and he caused a commotion because he didn't eat the mutton.

Self-inflicted evil, can't live...

The rift may not disappear, but it can always coexist peacefully.

This night, they drank until midnight, and all the wine was hot before they left.

*****
In the early morning of the next day, Fang Jun took Su Dingfang to inspect the shipyard in high spirits.

In Fang Jun's eyes, whether it is Shibosi, the saltworks, or even the navy, they are all temporary products, and may gradually disappear in the long river of history with the passage of time. After all, he cannot live forever. Retiring from politics or simply dying, it is difficult to guarantee that these policies will continue to operate.

The shipyard will also collapse one day, but the shipyard will collapse and the warship will sink, but the accumulated experience in shipbuilding will never disappear, and will keep pace with the times and strive for excellence in the years to come!

Smelting technology, gun casting technology, shipbuilding technology, all technologies beyond this era, this is Fang Jun's rebirth, the most precious wealth left to this era and this empire...

As long as Datang starts to pay attention to the sea, these technologies will never be swept into the garbage dump.

The most important thing to inspect the shipyard is naturally the "Royal Princess"...

The Jiangnan shipyard is very large and has many docks.The largest dock is located in the deepest part of the shipyard. It is surrounded by a river bend and surrounded by low mountains on three sides. Only one side has a sluice, which is connected to the widened and dredged Wusong River. The guards, one post at ten steps and one sentry at five steps, are extremely tightly guarded, even if you are a rabbit all the time, you don't even think about running to the hillside to overlook the situation in the dock.

Zhang Liang was fortunate to be invited by Fang Jun, and he was really excited.

In the past six months, the deepest shipyard in the Jiangnan Shipyard has almost become the most mysterious place around Huating Town. Countless huge timbers have been transported here. The number of guards has increased by more than before. The wooden fence completely obscured the situation in the dock, and no one ever knew what was going on here.

The more mysterious, the more curious, this is human nature.

When the navy's warships sealed the entrance of the sluice tightly, Zhang Liang followed Fang Jun into the sluice by boat, abandoned the ship before the second sluice, and walked along the channel on the sluice into the dock that had already been drained of water. , the eyeballs almost fell off...

A huge battleship with its keel already laid stands in the center of the dock, surrounded by densely packed scaffolding, countless craftsmen are busy working like ants, and various materials are piled up everywhere like hills, clanging and beating. The sound is endless.

Zhang Liang's eyes widened: "This...is this a new type of warship?"

Su Dingfang who came together nodded and said: "Yes, this is the latest warship designed by Lord Hou. It has three decks and will be equipped with more than one hundred cannons. The keel is thirteen feet long. After completion, the total length of the ship will be nearly twenty. Zhang, carrying 1000 soldiers, the weight of the whole ship reaches [-] shi... This will be the largest warship in the world, and at least ten will be built successively in the future. This kind of warship was named "Sail Battleship" by Lord Hou. And this level of sailing battleship is named 'Sovereign Class', and the one in front of me has been named 'Royal Princess'."

Zhang Liang opened his mouth wide, his small tongue was clearly visible...

Be good!
A battleship twenty feet long and thirty thousand stone? !

After the ship is built and sailed to the sea, as long as it is not overturned by the wind and waves, it will definitely be a super giant on the sea. Even a collision can sink a small fleet of ships, let alone carry More than a hundred artillery pieces...

This is simply a movable sea pass!

Still the one that never sinks!
Once this kind of super battleship is born, all naval tactics and water warfare methods will be useless. You can win a naval battle completely by relying on your own strength, and you need a fart tactics...

Zhang Liang is getting more and more depressed. It is conceivable that the design and construction of such a warship is tantamount to bringing the sea into the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Fang Jun's achievements are not inferior to those who fought bloody battles with His Majesty Li Er in Xuanwumen. .

Such a person, not only will he never have a chance to surpass, but he will even be gradually distanced from him until he can't even see his shadow...

The most damning thing is that this kid is not only talented enough to build such super warships, he is also fucking good at flattering!

"Royal Princess"...

Who doesn't know that His Majesty Li Er's love for the princesses of Changle, Jinyang, Gaoyang, Hengshan, Xincheng, etc. is not inferior to the crown prince and other princes?The identity of Fang Junyi's son-in-law expresses his respect for the royal princess through the naming of a warship. This is what His Majesty Li Er most wants to see...

The people in charge of the Jiangnan Shipyard are naturally the old men of the Water Department, Liang Renfang and Zheng Kunchang.

Liang Renfang accompanied Fang Jun to look around, explaining: "These are timbers brought from places such as the middle of Shu. This ship is too big and requires too much timber. Under the line, it must be built with the largest timber, and the rest of the hull can be connected with the steel nails invented by Lord Hou, and then wrapped with iron plates, even if it is spliced, it will not affect the performance of the hull at all."

Fang Jun nodded repeatedly.

It is impossible to build an iron-clad ship these days. The smelting technology is not up to standard, and the steel cannot withstand the corrosion of seawater.

Moreover, there is no welding technology, and the connection parts of the heavy hull are not strong. After a few waves, it will fall apart, and all the people in the boat will fall into the sea to feed the fish...

Technology must be developed step by step. Before the basic industry is consolidated, even if you master too much black technology, it will be useless at all.

(End of this chapter)