Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Yang Xian said that the Ming Dynasty's current warships were seriously lacking in muzzles, and he started to draw the muzzles of the warships with the chalk in his hand.

No more, no less, exactly ten rows on the left and right.

Zhu Biao pondered for a while, then waited until Yang Xian finished painting, and then said: "Yang Qing, increasing the muzzle can indeed increase the firepower, but this will also bring a heavy burden to the warship itself."

It wasn't that the Ming Dynasty's warships didn't want to have so many cannons, but that they couldn't do it.

First, increase the muzzle, which naturally means adding more cannons.

You must know that cannons are not light. Each additional cannon will greatly increase the weight of the ship, thus affecting the final movement speed of the ship.

This is why even a three-masted gunboat specially used for cannon fire has less than ten rows of gun ports on the left and right sides.

What's more, what Yang Xian was designing at this time was a comprehensive warship. Compared with a gunboat specially used for bombardment, it had many other facilities and components, and the weight was even more different.

For a warship, speed is still the most important point.

In a real naval battle, if the maneuverability is not enough, then it will be a living target.

Yang Xian nodded and confirmed Zhu Biao's idea.

Zhu Bai thought for a while and then said: "What His Royal Highness the Prince and Duke Yang said are very reasonable. I have thought of a method that can not only take care of the firepower of the warship, but also take into account a certain degree of maneuverability. "

Before Zhu Bai could continue to express his thoughts, Shen Cheng, who was sitting next to him, suddenly said: "Reduce the weight of the cannonball and increase the density of the cannonball."

Zhu Bai and Shen Cheng looked at each other at the same time, and both of them smiled at the same time.

As expected, the heroes saw the same thing.

At the beginning, I thought of developing a steam engine at the same time, and now I also thought of a method that takes into account both the firepower and maneuverability of warships.

These two teenagers will not only be the best competitors, but also the best friends as they grow up.

On the road of growth and learning, the most taboo thing is to have no teacher or opponent.

If you have a master, you know how to measure; if you have an opponent, you know where you stand.

Confidants are hard to find, and so are opponents.

Therefore, both Zhu Bai and Shen Cheng are extremely lucky.

Looking at Shen Cheng who read his thoughts, Zhu Bai looked very excited. He then said: "If we want to increase the number of cannon muzzles without increasing the weight of the warship, then we can only reduce the weight of the cannonballs. In this way Although the power of each artillery shot will be smaller, with such a high density of fire from our warships, this shortcoming can be completely compensated."

Now the question for Zhu Bai and Shen Cheng is how much the muzzle should be increased, and how much the weight of the shell should be reduced.

They need to figure out an optimal solution.

It can increase the firepower network without affecting the maneuverability of the warship too much.

After listening to the speeches of Zhu Bai and Shen Cheng, Zhu Biao and researchers from other institutes present also thought so.

They began to discuss this issue on the spot.

Some people started drawing pictures, others were calculating various data.

Seeing this, Yang Xian raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a smile.

Except for him, everyone fell into a misunderstanding. They preconceptionally believed that increasing weight would definitely affect the maneuverability of the ship.

But why can’t we have both.

As adults, is it normal to be greedy?

However, Yang Xian was pleased that Shen Cheng and Zhu Bai could think of this step. “Why can’t we increase the weight without affecting the maneuverability of the ship?”

Yang Xian's sudden voice interrupted the heated discussion.

Everyone turned to look at Yang Xian.

"Teacher, if the ship is heavy, it won't move fast. Just like a rail train, the more things it transports, the slower it will be. This is common sense." Shen Cheng said.

The weight of a ship will definitely affect its maneuverability.

This is common sense in the eyes of Shen Cheng and others, just like the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, it is an eternal truth.

It cannot be said that their understanding is wrong, but their premise is that the maneuverability of the warship is constant.

And this is exactly what Yang Xian wants to do.

Change the power of the warship!

This can be said to be a disruptive change for ships of this era.

"Xiaocheng, since you just mentioned the rail train, let me take the rail train as an example. It was originally a four-horse rail train, but when the weight of the cargo suddenly doubled, its speed did slow down. , but at this time, if I directly increase the number of horses pulling the carriage to 8, will the speed of the rail train remain unchanged?" Yang Xian asked.

"This"

Yang Xian's words immediately confused Shen Cheng and the others. At first glance, it seemed that this was really the case, so they were stunned.

Yes, why didn't I think of that? Just increase the mobility.

However, no one present was a fool. After thinking about it again, they quickly realized the problem and discovered the problem.

"Teacher, you are changing the concept. A rail train is a rail train, and a warship is a warship."

Shen Cheng said: "A rail train can increase its speed by increasing the number of horses, but how can a warship increase its speed? Whether it is oars or sails, the range that can be increased is basically zero."

In this era, when ships sailed on the sea, the biggest driving force was the wind on the sea and the currents of the ocean itself, and paddling only played a supporting role at most.

Therefore, when sailing, one of the most feared situations is to suddenly enter a windless zone. If there is no wind, it will be impossible to drive the sails and let the ship set sail.

On the vast sea, it is too inefficient to rely solely on human oars for such a large warship.

Yang Xian looked at Zhu Bai and asked, "Does the Twelfth Prince think so too?"

Zhu Bai thought about it seriously and solemnly replied: "Yes."

After getting the other party's answer, Yang Xian shook his head slightly. Even though these two children were already good enough, they still couldn't get out of their inherent cognitive blind spots just like before.

"You two think about it again," Yang Xian said.

After listening to Yang Xian's words, the two teenagers fell into deep thought again.

As time passed by, Yang Xian couldn't help but remind: "Since wind power and manpower are no longer feasible, can we consider creating a new power at this time?"

New motivation?

New motivation? !

Yes, new motivation!

Shen Cheng and Zhu Bai's eyes lit up at the same time, and they thought of the answer.

Isn't the thing they have been studying for a while now a new driving force?

"Teacher (Yang Guogong), do you mean the new power source by the steam engine?!" the two teenagers said in unison.

Yang Xian looked at them and nodded with a smile. (End of chapter)