Can you live forever

Chapter 152 The steel giant ship, determined to win

The literati spent decades hollowing out the Ministry of Industry.

It took decades for Mojiao to catch up with the technology of the Yongle period, and then it took decades to accumulate technology. It is not known how far it has reached.

When Zhang Zhixiang arrived at Zhoushan Machinery Factory.

Only when I saw the latest "tank" did I realize the technology Mojiao was willing to show, which was already surprising.

A huge steel chariot with tracks and road wheels, several cannons on it, and ferocious steel rams all around. When this thing is in motion, it is a sight to behold on the battlefield.

The only downside is that it runs slowly.

And it has high requirements on the terrain, it is too heavy, if the soil is soft, it is easy to sink into it.

"In addition to the steel chariot, the machinery factory also has this thing."

The Wang family is a lifelong committee member of Zhoushan, and all the things in production can be consulted. Wang directly came down and took Zhang Zhixiang to board a hot air balloon, condescending, and looked at the city from the sky.

"There were Kongming lanterns in the Three Kingdoms period."

"The principle is the same, it's just to enlarge. In fact, the aircraft manufactured by the machinery factory is not only this, but also other things that are being tested, but we don't have permission to know."

"But it's pretty much the same."

"It is said that the wooden bird made by Luban can fly in the sky for three days and three nights with the help of the wind. The new flying machine is based on this, imitating the flight of birds, or similar to fire dragons coming out of water."

"It's a firearm, often used in water warfare."

"This thing is made up of several sections of Maozhu, equipped with a dragon head and tail, and equipped with two sections of gunpowder barrels. After it is released, it can be burned section by section. The thrust of the gunpowder is used to push the rocket to kill the enemy. It is launched four or five feet above the water surface and can fly. It's two or three miles away." (Missiles of the Ming Dynasty, actually two-stage rockets)

"The new aircraft is probably one of these two routes."

The ancients were not surprised by Feitian, but talked about it. Zhang Zhixiang thought of the story of Wanhu Feitian. Although the actual situation should be different from the records, it is clear that the Ming people did not have any problems with their pioneering spirit.

Coupled with the big news of the explosion of Wanggong Factory in the late Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty was very advanced in the use of gunpowder, as well as the use of coal and oil. Only the Manchu Qing Dynasty deliberately used gunpowder only as fireworks.

why?Because Di Yi is afraid of the Chinese, so are firearms.

After watching the tanks and hot air balloons, Wang Zhi took Zhang Zhixiang to the shipyard. There is now an incomparably huge pure steel giant ship on the berth, and the caliber of the artillery is also scary.

"This 'Xuande' battleship has 3 materials. (More than [-] tons of displacement)"

"In terms of size, it has surpassed the treasure ships of Zheng He's fleet. Thanks to the development of steam engines, the Xuande has stronger power and can run faster."

"There are 128 guns on it, and these are the latest guns."

"The arsenal is called the Red Clothes Cannon. The range is generally about ten miles. The main gun weighs more than [-] catties. It can hold a hundred catties of shells. Once fired, it will cause heavy damage within a radius of [-] meters."

"The Xuande is expected to be completed in June next year."

"This martial arts conference, among us shareholders, whoever wins the championship can buy it."

Only when you really see these giant ships will you understand how powerful they are. If this year's champion quota is this giant ship, it can indeed affect future sea dominance.

Even if old warships can be replaced with new artillery, in many cases, tonnage determines everything.

More than 3 tons of battleships...

"In the world today, only Zhoushan Shipyard can make this stuff, right?"

Zhang Zhixiang looked at the huge warship with emotion, and Wang Zhi said: "The imperial court definitely does not lack steel technology, nor does it lack steel production. What they lack is shipbuilding technology."

"After the Treasure Shipyard and Longjiang Shipyard were abolished, the imperial court can only build sea-going ships with thousands of materials."

"Developing from the ground up, we will not be able to catch up with Zhoushan's progress within 30 to [-] years."

"but."

"The technology of the imperial staff bureau has always been good. As long as the red cannon is discovered by the imperial court, it can be imitated in half a year at most, and it will not lag behind in terms of firepower."

"There is no need to worry that a fleet placed at the gate of the capital can threaten the imperial court."

"The number of artillery that can be deployed on the shore is always more than that of warships."

Wang Zhi also thought about this kind of thing, or in other words, after owning this kind of giant ship, everyone would think about whether placing the giant ship's cannon at the gate of the country could threaten the court.

the answer is negative.

It is more than 300 miles from the capital to Dagukou. Even if the port can be controlled, there is no way to advance on land. The Ming army is not Manchu Eight Banners.

It's useless even if the tank is transported to land.

First of all, we must understand that tanks were developed to deal with those top warriors and monks.

In fact, it doesn't have to be so powerful.

Any guru with a good ear can touch the side of the tank, rush in and kill everyone, and the iron box will be useless.Compared with tanks, a huge ship like the Xuande would make people feel inferior. At least, Zhang Zhixiang had nothing to do with such a huge ship.

I don't know if the old Tianshi and Sanfeng Patriarch can make this thing.

"If it wasn't for war, such a huge ship should be enough to make trade exchanges around the world easier." Zhang Zhixiang was a little emotional.

How much he hoped that the pattern of Zheng He's voyages to the West during the Yongle period could continue.

Ming acts as the defender of the world order, providing advanced technology to backward civilizations, cultivating civilizations and gaining wealth through formal trade at the same time, gradually increasing the productivity of the world.

What kind of prosperity would that be?
Why is there a massacre by the Xiluo people in Beishangzhou, and why is there any primitive capital accumulation of triangular trade? Under the feet of those capitals, there are scalps and dead bones.

"If there is interest, there will naturally be competition. If there is great competition, there will naturally be war."

"If you want to restore the prosperous age of Yongle, you must first get rid of the Xu family and regain the control of the sea. This is not only in the interests of our royal family. Therefore, please ask the national teacher to bring back the champion."

Wang Zhi was determined to win the Xuande, or in other words, he had to get this ship.

If the Xu family took it, they would have a long way to go in robbing the sea control.

"Yes, it will."

Before seeing the real thing, Zhang Zhixiang actually lacked motivation, but after seeing the Xuande, he has no reason to lose, he must get this ship!

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