After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 337 Ship Department

The prince Zhu Xi and Zhu Chun hurried to the Shipping Department.

They want to change the power of ships to steam turbines to build advanced steamships.In the past, the ships of the Ming Dynasty were rowed by wind and manpower. Even the warships used by Zhu Di, the king of Yan, to conquer the Japanese kingdom were all driven by manpower and sails.

The power of steam turbines is astonishing, a very small one can provide powerful kinetic energy, even modern aircraft carriers use steam turbines.

It is absolutely easy to push those wooden sea boats of Ming Dynasty.

The shipping department is located in the inner port of Yingtianfu——Jinling Port, and it has already reached a very large scale.

Daming's current shipbuilding industry has already ranked first in the world.

Since Lao Zhu knew the importance of the ocean, he began to vigorously develop the shipbuilding industry.There are shipping departments along the coast of the whole country, and there are only two in Yingtianfu, namely the Jinling Shipping Department and the Pukou Shipping Department.

Overseas trade requires a large number of transport ships, overseas expeditions require large ocean-going ships, foreign wars require warships, fishermen need fishing boats for sea operations...

Although the warships Zhu Di used to conquer the Japanese kingdom were provided by Goryeo, the Ming Dynasty was not idle, and they were constantly making them, and they went to Koryo Busan Port to support Zhu Di's campaign.

Boats are needed in so many places, Lao Zhu will definitely develop them vigorously.

At present, there are at least tens of thousands of ocean-going ships, transport ships, warships, and fishing boats in Ming Dynasty.On the sea along the coast, there are many ships, and when the sails are raised, the sky and the sun are endless.

In the past, when Lao Zhu and Chen Youliang fought the naval battle of Poyang Lake, they suffered a loss because of the lack of warships.

So in fact, he knew the importance of ships a long time ago.

Lao Zhu now has a plan for the establishment of the Maritime Commander's Office. After Zhu Di returns from conquering the Japanese kingdom, he will be appointed as the first commander-in-chief of the Maritime Affairs to command all the naval forces of the Ming Dynasty.

Tang He was the deputy commander.

Jinling Port, Jinling Shipping Division.

"Your Majesty, see His Highness the King of Shu, His Highness the King of Qin!" As soon as he entered the Shipping Department, Wang Yundao, the iron smelting envoy, came forward to pay respects and salute.There is also an iron smelting furnace in the ship department. Although there are no iron ships at this time, iron smelting is also needed in other places on the ship.

"Exemption!" Zhu Xi said.

"This is the drawing of the steam turbine, turbine, and bearings. You ordered the craftsmen to work day and night, trying to build it as soon as possible."

"Obey!" Wang Yundao took the blueprint.

"Fifth brother, I'm here to instruct them to build steam turbines and turbines. You go to the shipbuilding bureau and teach the craftsmen to build sea-going ships that match the steam turbines. After the two sides are completed, they will be assembled together." Zhu Xi said to Zhu Chun again.

"Okay!" Zhu Chun turned and left.

"His Royal Highness Qin Wang, what are these things, what are they made of?" Wang Yundao took the blueprints and looked at them for a long time, feeling that these things were simply unheard of or seen.

"No matter what it is, you will know it after the new sea-going ship is launched." Zhu Chun didn't bother to explain to him, "You just need to tell me whether you have the ability to build it."

"These things look very fine, especially the gears on this thing called bearings, which are quite difficult to make. And these blades also require extremely skilled craftsmen to complete." Wang Yundao, as an iron smelter, can also be regarded as One of them was a master, and said, "In the past, everyone made things like iron anchors and mast parts, and rarely did such delicate work."

"This is a test for them, but I believe that as long as they put their heart into it, they should be able to create it."

"Steam turbines are precision instruments, and their dimensions must be exactly the same." Zhu Chun said, "In the future, we will need to manufacture these machines on a large scale. You let the craftsmen work hard to improve their manufacturing skills, and after a period of time, those who fail to pass the skills will be eliminated."

"As ordered!"

"Let's go, let's go inside together, and the king will personally instruct them to build it."

Inside the workshop, the heat was so hot that the temperature reached a suffocating 50 degrees.

Iron ingots were thrown into the blast furnace one by one.

Fiery red molten iron flowed out.

Now blast furnace ironmaking and steelmaking has become popular in Daming.

Not long after Zhu Chun entered, his clothes were soaked with sweat.

After the craftsmen saw it, they began to study the blueprints. After reading it for a long time, the master craftsman said: "To forge these precision workpieces, the requirements for the production of molds have increased."

Afraid that the king of Shu would not understand, I introduced it to him: "The so-called mold is the groove of the workpiece model made in advance, pouring hot molten iron into it to cast it into shape. We have never forged such a precise workpiece before, so the requirements for the mold are not high. , after pouring and molding, the required workpieces are forged by hand. However, these workpieces in the drawings must be poured and formed in the mold in advance, which is difficult to complete by hand.”

"Then you will transform to fine mold technology in the future." Zhu Chun said.

"As ordered!"

"Can you make the molds for these workpieces well?" King Shu asked again.

"Subordinates are sure!" said the old craftsman.

After several hours, the precise mold was made.The craftsman then poured molten iron into it, cooled it and quenched it into shape.

The subsequent process is completely manual, and the workpiece is manually polished to the required size.

This is a time-consuming and labor-intensive job, and the steam turbine has relatively high requirements on the size of the workpiece, so it is estimated that it will not be completed in a while.

Zhu Xi, king of Qin, joined the shipbuilding department to build ship hulls for steam turbines.

Compared with traditional ships, steamships have also been greatly modified.

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While the princes and princesses were busy in the workshop, a major event happened in Yingtianfu City.

Notices one by one, plastered all over the streets and alleys.

"Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, announced to all the subjects of the world: Confucianism has ruled China for thousands of years, and its heinous crimes have hundreds of heinous crimes: first: to control the people with the law of a dog, second to confuse the government, and third: to suppress the creativity of the people... by Therefore, I am determined to completely abolish Confucianism, and return the land of China to Qingming. I will expel Yan Shenggong, destroy the nine clans of Cheng and Zhu, and parade in all provinces, prefectures and counties of Ming Dynasty."

"Kin this!"

There is also a vermilion seal on the back.

This notice was too big to be written on a single piece of paper, and five full pieces of paper were written on it, pasting it all over the city wall.

The content of the announcement is as long as ten thousand characters.

The soldiers who put up the notices beat drums and gongs to attract crowds to watch.

Soon, a large group of people gathered under the notice.

After reading the notice, some residents of Yingtianfu understood the root cause of the turmoil.

"There are so many sins in Confucianism? It's incredible!" Someone said in surprise.

"How unbelievable? Isn't their various crimes clearly written in the notice?" A scholar said, "If you are still not clear now, you have lost your mind."

"That's right! They are indeed guilty, and their crimes are heinous! In the past, the people of the world were enslaved by them like dogs, and we didn't realize it at all. It's really sad!" said a young man.

(End of this chapter)