I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 294 On the Southern Expedition
Lu Tong glanced at everyone and continued, "Earlier, the Navy Bureau issued a military order to change the Ming Dynasty's cavalry and infantry army to the army, the navy to the navy, and the land warfare battalion to the marine land warfare battalion.

From this battle onwards, all names will be based on the new ones, and no longer be mixed with the old ones. Do you understand?"

"I understand!"

“Okay, let’s continue.

The Navy Bureau had previously issued a military order, requiring the Navy to continue using the "New Regulations on Weights and Measures in the Second Year of the Longqing Period" jointly issued by the Imperial Household Department, the Imperial Household Department, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of War. After a year of trial implementation, it will be officially and fully implemented from now on.

Length was changed to kilometers or kilometers, meters, decimeters, centimeters and millimeters; weight was changed to grams, kilograms or kilograms, tons; temperature was changed to degrees; time was changed to 24 hours, minutes and seconds; angles were changed to degrees, minutes and seconds; speed was changed to knots or kilometers per hour.
I don't care what you say verbally, official documents and formal records must be followed. This is a military order, remember?"

"Remember!" everyone responded.

"When you go back, share your experiences. Don't think it's troublesome. The mess of weights and measures is the real trouble! Unifying weights and measures is a great thing. First, all the records we make can be understood and copied by future generations.

Businesses, steel mills, gun factories, gunpowder factories, spinning and weaving mills, as well as training schools and research institutes have already implemented it and the feedback has been very good.

Secondly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked the Imperial Observatory to use the central axis of the Forbidden City in Beijing as the zero meridian, dividing the east and west into 180 degrees of latitude; with the north and south vertices as the north and south levels, with the equator in the middle, dividing the north and south into 90 degrees of longitude.

After we have established and measured longitude and latitude, and designed the theodolite based on the stars and the position of the sun, won’t our sea voyages be much brighter?”

Yu Dayou and others nodded.

"Lu Du is right. With the theodolite, precision clocks and conversion tables, the captains can quickly calculate the exact position, have a good idea of ​​the situation, and draw accurate nautical charts.
I really admire His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. How could he come up with such a brilliant idea? "

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is a star descended from heaven, and he is gifted and extraordinary."

Everyone couldn't help but started talking.

After waiting for a while, Lu Tong waved his hand and asked everyone to be quiet, "Let's continue.

The Navy Organization Law was also implemented according to the new system. The Navy was changed to the Navy, divided into the North, East and South Navy. The Navy Command was still established, which was responsible for the pacification of various sea areas and coastal defense in the jurisdiction.

The four navies, Suzaku, Xuanwu, Qinglong and Baihu, are ocean-going navies, which are the strategic mobile navies of the Ming Navy and also have a command headquarters.

Warship classification was changed from ton to ton, for example, 1,000 ton is equivalent to 325 tons, 2,000 ton is equivalent to 650 tons, 3,000 ton is equivalent to 975 tons, 4,000 ton is equivalent to 1,300 tons, and 5,000 ton is equivalent to 1,600 tons.

Wu Weizhong was shocked and said, "My goodness, the prince's large sailing ship is usually 6,000 tons, which is equivalent to 1,950 tons, nearly 4 million jin. No wonder it is so big."

Yu Dayou added, "Now that our shipyard has accumulated a wealth of experience, the prince's sailing ships are getting bigger and bigger. The latest prince's sailing ship is said to weigh 2,400 tons."

"My God, what a huge ship that is, doesn't it look like a castle?"

"The prince's sailing ship is originally a castle on the sea."

Lu Tong waited for them to talk for a few words, waved his hand to stop them, and then continued speaking.

"The Navy Bureau defines the prince's sailing ship with a tonnage of more than 2,000 tons as a Class A battleship. Yu Zhifu and Zhang Shicheng, you are in charge of the navy, so you should know that this kind of battleship is generally equipped with a hundred guns."

Yu Dayou and Zhang Yuanxun nodded.

"We are still manufacturing such warships, and none have been launched yet. However, I believe that by next year, the third year of Longqing, there will be Class A battleships joining our Ming Navy."

Yu Dayou, Zhang Yuanxun and others nodded in agreement.

What a great thing!

"The prince's sailing ship weighs 1,600 to 2,000 tons and is equipped with 68 to 80 guns. It is a Class B battleship. Currently, the main force of the Suzaku Navy is all Class B battleships.

The Prince's Galleon, which weighs 1,200 to 1,600 tons and is equipped with 48 to 60 guns, is a Class C battleship.

The prince's sailing ship, which is between 1,000 and 1,200 tons and equipped with 46 guns, is a frigate; the prince's sailing ship, which is between 600 and 1,000 tons and equipped with 32 to 44 guns, is a cruiser.

Frigates and cruisers are more speed-oriented and are used for patrolling, escorting, raiding and pursuing.

Yu Dayou and Zhang Yuanxun heard something wrong, looked at each other and asked, "Du Lu, what about the Wusong warships under our command?" What? Our Wusong warships are not warships anymore!
Lu Tong glanced at them, smiled softly, and replied: "Wusong warships are more flexible and easy to operate, but their sturdiness and firepower are not as good as the prince's sailing ships. You guys should admit this."

Yu Dayou and Zhang Yuanxun remained silent.

The Wusong warships of the Weihai Camp and Dinghai Camp of the Navy have practiced with the Prince's sailing ships of the Xuanwu Navy. The Wusong warships are indeed more flexible.

But in terms of tonnage and firepower, there is indeed some difference.

Due to the different shipbuilding structure, the prince's sailing ship is mainly keel-based, with a strong hull that can withstand huge recoil. It is equipped with not only a large number of cannons, but also a large caliber. In a head-on confrontation, the Wusong ship can only focus on flexibility and maneuverability.

In terms of ship speed, when there is headwind or complex hydrology, the Wusong ship can leave the prince's sailing ship far behind.

But once the wind was favorable, the prince's sailboat would set sail with full sails, and the Wusong ship could only watch its buttocks drink the wind.

The Wusong ship and the Prince's sailing ship each have their own advantages, but when it comes to a real naval battle, the naval generals still hope that the main ship in their hands is the Prince's sailing ship.

Seeing that Yu Dayou and Zhang Yuanxun were speechless, Lu Tong continued.

"The Navy Bureau classified all Wusong warships over 1,200 tons as frigates, those between 800 and 1,200 tons as cruisers, and those below 800 tons as fast gunboats and communications ships.

Civilian ships, whether Wusong or Prince's sailing ships, weighing more than 600 tons and equipped with more than ten guns are called armed merchant ships. "

Seeing that no one had any objections, Lu Tong continued, "From now on, the head of the ship will be called the captain or captain, and the subordinates will be divided into the first mate, the second mate or the third mate, the boatswain, the gunner, the quartermaster and the helmsman, and the surveyor and doctor will be assigned.
The details of the new regulations will be issued today. When you go back, organize your battalions, teams, and ships and study them carefully without making any mistakes. "

Lu Tong took out another document and started talking again.

"The Navy Bureau has drawn troops to strengthen the South China Sea Fleet. The current configuration of the South China Sea Fleet is as follows: the right camp has 42 frigates, 165 cruisers, and 226 armed merchant ships; the left camp has 67 frigates, 185 cruisers, and 112 armed merchant ships; the middle camp has 56 frigates, 168 cruisers, and 189 armed merchant ships.
The Suzaku Navy is directly under the command of General Hu, and is equipped with 25 second-class battleships, oh, one more just returned, 26 ships, 10 frigates, 12 cruisers, and several communication ships. "

Everyone knows that in addition to transporting supplies, armed merchant ships are more important for carrying marine battalions for sea landing operations. In addition to destroying the Annan Mo navy, the right battalion is more important to attack from the sea and harass Mo's various places, so there are more armed merchant ships.

The Central Camp is more responsible for the logistics of the entire army, and is also equipped with more armed merchant ships.

The left camp mainly cooperates with the Suzaku Navy and the right camp in naval operations. It has fewer opportunities to carry the Marine Battalion for naval attacks. The armed merchant ships are more used to transport baggage and supplies, and are deployed in smaller numbers.

As for the "small boats" such as fast gunboats and communication ships equipped by each battalion, there is no need to mention them here.

More than an hour later, the meeting chaired by Hu Zongxian and "main speaker" by Lu Tan was over. Everyone returned to their respective flagships and convened meetings of their own generals and officers to convey the spirit and "organize learning."

There was no way. Ever since Li Zhi organized several meetings of officials in the capital, including the Education Conference on the Experience of the Boshin Incident in Korea, the Mobilization Conference for Rectifying the Discipline of the Six Ministries and Five Temples, and the Study Conference on the Central System Reform, this trend of "organizational learning" gradually spread from the central government in the capital to the local areas and the military.

What the superiors like, the subordinates will vote for.

It has been the same since ancient times to try to figure out the intentions of your superiors and remain consistent at all times.

It’s just that different eras have different names, and their purposes and uses may also be different.

After everyone left, Hu Zongxian stood up and walked to the railing, holding the railing and looking at the sea in the distance. Behind him, there was only Pan Yinglong.

The sun was setting in the west, and a long red streak spread across the sea.

The waves are ups and downs, boundless.

Hu Zongxian suddenly felt that life was just like the sea, with ups and downs.

One's career path is as unpredictable as the ocean.

Today it looks sunny and windy, but tomorrow it may be a storm.

"Pan Yinglong, thanks to you, I am leading the army to war again." Hu Zongxian said without turning his head.

(End of this chapter)