The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 741 Prelude to the End of the Age of Sails (recommendation ticket requested)

A group of companions around him also acted as if they hadn't seen the world.

What they saw and heard after they arrived in Daming shocked them incomparably!
Steam engines, concrete roads, railways, telegraphs, electric lights...

These previously unheard of new gadgets are now appearing together in Daming, so everything is incomparably miraculous!

The people here are well-dressed, with smiles on their faces from time to time, and their manners are also very polite. There are many literate people, and there are not even beggars on the streets of the city.

The city seems to be spotless.

Hunger, poverty, chaos, plague, war... These bad words seem to have nothing to do with this great country!
When they came to Daming, it was as if they had come to heaven!
Everything here is covered with a filter in their eyes.

Especially when they arrived in Nanjing, when they learned that there were 300 million people living in Nanjing, the expressions on their faces were full of disbelief.

In a city of 300 million people, there is no smell of feces, no garbage on the streets, not even poor people in shabby clothes...

This is unbelievable!

You know, the population of Paris and London in this era may not necessarily exceed [-], but the urban environment can be called the smell of feces and urine!

The streets are full of water, garbage, and beggars and poor people in rags.

It is in stark contrast to the neat, clean and civilized Nanjing of Ming Dynasty!
Especially when they knew that the emperor of Ming Dynasty wanted to implement compulsory education in his capital, a city where 300 million people lived.

After every school-age child can go to school!
They firmly believe that this is paradise on earth.

You know, in Europe in this era, education is the privilege of the nobility!
But in Nanjing, there is no distinction between classes, high or low, and everyone can enroll for free and get the opportunity to receive education.

This is really incredible!
Is this the greatness of the kings of the East?

No wonder they can have almost unlimited power.

Looking at the steam iron-clad ship casually swimming on the Yangtze River, after retiring from the Royal Navy, Chester, who now makes a living as a sea merchant or a pirate, has a dignified expression besides shock. .

Because, just standing here, looking at the steam iron-clad ship swimming on the river, he seems to be able to see the situation of the world's naval battles, which has been changed by taking a steam iron-clad ship...

From today onwards, the advantage of the British Empire on the sea no longer exists!

He can even imagine what future naval battles will look like.

In the event of a war between Daming and Great Britain, Great Britain's Royal Navy is still trying its best to seize the upper hand and seize the T prefix.

As a result, Daming's naval fleet directly relied on its iron armor shell and the maneuverability of steam ships to rush straight to the Royal Navy fleet of the British Empire.

Then give the Royal Navy Fleet of the British Empire a round of loving stickers!
"That's not elegant at all!"

Chester couldn't help but say something.

He knew that from then on, wind power was no longer the decisive factor on the battlefield!

The era of sailing seems to have just begun, and it is about to end...

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Holding a telescope in his hand, Zhu Hongyu looked at the steam ironclad ship on the river, and asked Wang An beside him.

"How about the ship's tonnage and speed statistics?"

Wang An clasped his fists and said.

"Report to Your Majesty, this steam ironclad ship can reach an average speed of fourteen knots under the condition of full sail and smooth sailing, using steam power."

"The speed of the ship will fluctuate depending on the size of the wind and waves!"

When Zhu Hongyu heard this, his eyes lit up suddenly.

Although the speed of [-] knots seems inconspicuous, some merchant ships in later generations can easily reach it.

But that is the hereafter!
There is no comparison between the technical conditions of future generations and the present!
Zhu Hongyu is quite satisfied to be able to run the speed to [-] knots in this era.

Zhu Hongyu nodded in satisfaction, and then continued to ask.

"What is the tonnage of the ship? How many gun positions are there?"

In Zhu Hongyu's ear, Wang An explained one by one.

"This test steam ironclad ship has a tonnage of 37 tons and [-] gun positions!"

"Among them, there are 32 side gun positions, and five rotatable turrets on the deck!"

"The artillery with the largest caliber is the forty-pound heavy cannon!"

"A variety of shells can be used, such as solid shells, flowering shells, incendiary shells, shotgun shells, etc.!"

Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu nodded again and said.

"Well done, I am very satisfied!"

After Zhu Hongyu pondered for a while, he opened his mouth to give instructions.

"Order people to prepare, and carry out steam iron armor transformation on the existing fleet ships of Ming Dynasty!"

"Wait until Daming's shipyard has accumulated enough relevant experience and technology in the process of steam iron-clad transformation of the fleet, and then proceed with the construction of large-scale steam iron-clad ships!"

"I hope that what I can see by then is a real steam ironclad ship!"

"Instead of the current half bucket of water!"

After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, everyone around agreed in unison.

After the test of the steam iron-clad ship, Zhu Hongyu led the team back to the palace.

For the transformation of Daming's existing fleet into steam iron armor, that is to add steam engines and iron armor to Daming's existing ships.

Instead of simply building a new steam ironclad ship!

Zhu Hongyu had considered this matter carefully.

There are many purposes and reasons for him, but in the final analysis, the problem still lies in the fact that Daming's technology is not in place.

If Zhu Hongyu asked Daming to build a steam ironclad ship now, he could barely make it.

However, the performance parameters are not guaranteed at all!

Performance parameters cannot be guaranteed, that is to say, the combat effectiveness of warships cannot be guaranteed on the battlefield.

If the combat power cannot be guaranteed, it is better not to build it!
Therefore, for Zhu Hongyu, instead of exhausting all his efforts and resources, he will now start the shipbuilding plan for the steam iron armored ship.

It is better to carry out steam iron armor transformation on the existing fleet first, so as to accumulate enough technology in the process!
By the way, we can also look forward to technological breakthroughs in the research institute!
When the shipbuilding technology is almost accumulated, and the technology of the research institute has achieved a breakthrough, there is no rush to start a large-scale shipbuilding wave.

Anyway, from the current point of view, although the navy of Ming Dynasty is unable to expand west of Malacca!
However, it is no problem to guard the three-acre land in front of your house!
Arrogant?
No, it's confidence!

This is the absolute self-confidence brought about by the kingdom of heaven for thousands of years!
(End of this chapter)