open sea

Chapter 957 Rakshasa
Inside the yamen of the Dongyang Military Mansion, Bai Yuanjie looked at Chen Mu, and kept shaking his head while sitting on a chair: "You are amazing, you are not in the capital, and the holy family is on the rise, look at your majesty, who writes long letters to make decrees, the whole world will That's all you have."

What can Chen Mu say?He didn't think of it either.

In fact, he completely interpreted the little emperor's effort to move the Nanyang Weigang mansion outside the Forbidden City intact as the emperor's guilt for not being able to confer him a marquis.

It is likely that the emperor simply did not know what to give him to please him.

But Chen Mu felt it.

Bai Yuanjie said: "Don't think that the emperor gave you less rewards. If it's just a house, it's true that it's too thin for meritorious ministers, but what the emperor gave is not only a house, but also..."

"Brother, you are joking. You don't know if others don't know. I don't value the money of the magnate. I serve the country. Your Majesty has given me the authority to do what I want to do. I have nothing else to ask for."

Chen Mu shook his head very satisfied, held the official declaration document in his hand, and said, "This is the court's greatest support for me."

As the emperor was about to come of age, his handwriting became bigger and bigger.

Last year, [-] ships were sent, and Chen Mu thought it was the limit. From Majia Port to Changsheng, they were in a hurry to accommodate those ships and immigrant soldiers. How could they know that this year was even worse.

According to the statistics in the official document, there are 110 and [-] boats, but this year there are not so many people. In addition to the first guard of the Beiyang Phase III, there are also the left and right guards trained by the emperor. .

The change in mentality surprised Chen Mu himself. He looked at Zhixian Zou who was sitting below, and said, "With the experience of last year, this year the court sent more than [-] people, and Chen didn't think it was too many."

Zou Yuanbiao felt the same way.

His county magistrate even expanded to the point where he said to Chen Mu the first time he saw the official document: Marshal, we Changsheng can afford another [-] troops.

What do you mean?
It means that this army does not need to go to Jinchengtun, nor does it need to stay in Majiagang to suffer from the cold. The money and food they eat are as long as they are victorious.

In fact, there are many, too many.

"Brother, is there a mistake in the number of warships? The official document says that His Majesty will leave me with [-] ships, and it also says that these are all warships."

Chen Mu raised his hand and waved in front of his eyes, saying: "I have seen all the ships moored in Changsheng Bay, there are not many warships in it, most of them are merchant ships, and they are green-headed merchant ships, why are they not red-headed ships?"

They are all in the Fuchuan shape, but the painting has changed. More than half of the Fuchuan have green front faces.

"The official document is correct, and His Majesty is also correct. This time, the dispatch of Changsheng ships has 350 ships, 140 small boats of [-] to [-] materials, and [-] six large ships of [-] materials or more. From the perspective of Nanyang in the past, they are all merchant ships. There are only [-] ships. Four are regular warships."

Bai Yuanjie raised his fingers while supporting the table, and said: "The battleships are twelve six-Ding Liujia fleets, and each fleet has twelve warships. The four thousand-material Chihai-class and auxiliary battleships are six four-hundred-year-old Shark-class gunboats."

"This idea was not taken by the Forbidden City. It was a report from the Nanyang Army's government, and the Beiyang discussion was issued to the central government. The fleet regulations were finally established. It is to prevent large-scale battles and facilitate your expansion. One hundred ships and two hundred ships. A state can make itself, right?"

Chen Mu laughed, who do you underestimate?He said: "More than that, last year Majiagang was able to build its own [-]-material warship, but it was short of iron and couldn't make cannons; it was a little difficult to build [-] materials in Jincheng, mainly because the wood was still drying. This year's materials are almost the same. Try to build a ship with thousands of materials, and we should be able to launch three ships by the end of the year."

"It's okay for Changsheng to build [-] feeder ships, but he didn't plan to build them. It's not suitable to build ships on the west coast. It's better to build them on the east coast. The canal has not been excavated yet, and it will be difficult to repair it even if it goes well within five years. From then on It's estimated to be twenty thousand miles from coast to coast."

As Chen Mu spoke, he showed a little discouragement, but building a ship on the east coast is not easy?There are many roads in front of him, but none of them are so suitable.

"As long as it can be built, Beiyang's mobilization of the fleet this time is to replenish the main battleships for you. To form a real Liuding Liujia fleet, each fleet must be supplemented with at least 24 warships of [-] to [-] materials."

It is obvious that the joining of twelve Six Ding Liujia fleets can greatly enhance the combat capability of the Eastern Fleet, but in order to effectively form combat effectiveness, they must have at least three footholds in Europe.

"However, the imperial court has also considered you thoughtfully. You build the 650 raw material warships yourself, and the remaining food ships and horse boats are supplemented by [-] six warships sent by the imperial court. Even if you don't look at Siyang, you think the new ships are good, but these old ships Ships They were indeed warships in the past."

Bai Yuanjie's words reminded Chen Mu that Fuchuan was indeed a warship in the past.

"But I didn't see any guns on the boat either."

Chen Mu nodded slowly. He accepted the court's intentions, but now the imaginary enemies are European countries, and there are no guns on the ship, so how can it be called a warship?The artillery production capacity of Yazhou is not even as high as that of Daming province. Even a green-browed boat like this lucky boat with two Francophones can't be built by him.

"These boats have a new name, Yumian Luocha. These boats have been rebuilt in the North and South Oceans. They have a deep draft. According to your displacement method, they are small boats of 16 to 20 catties."

Chen Mu didn't even have to think about it in his mind. For four hundred materials, civilian ships with shallow drafts displace roughly [-] to [-] tons, while warships with deep drafts displace [-] tons. He knew it very well.

But he didn't understand the reason for the name. If it was the green face, he would understand it, but Chen Mu really didn't think it had any connection with the green-browed boat.

"Your report to the imperial court said that Yazhou has kerosene and nitrate, and there is a lot of nitrate. If there is nitrate, there is no shortage of gunpowder. The combat effectiveness of these ships after they are incorporated into the Dingjia fleet depends on your gunpowder. It's up to you."

Explosive ship?
Chen Mu blinked, Daming hasn't reached such a point of burnt buns yet, why is he carrying two or three thousand catties of gunpowder in each ship to hit others?

The key tonnage is not large, and it is difficult to crash others.

Looking at Chen Mu's eyes, Bai Yuanjie knew that he was thinking wrong, shook his head and said seriously: "Don't underestimate them, even though they can't hold the rear seats of heavy artillery, the Nanyang Military Mansion has installed four 24-packs of guns on the upper deck, front, rear, left, and right. There are four launcher slots built in each direction, and 96 rockets capable of firing thousands of steps can be released in an instant during wartime."

"There is kerosene in the arrow. When it hits the kerosene tank, it will be broken. The arrow will explode and catch fire, and it will burn when it touches the boat. One arrow is not powerful, but seven or eight boats shoot at three to five hundred steps. Who can kill hundreds of rockets?" Even the sails of the boat can't bear it."

It's a little too crazy.

Don't talk too much about catching up with the sea battle, even if [-] ships are released into the enemy fleet, it will cause chaos. How does it feel when the sails in front of the battleship group suddenly catch fire?
Before Chen Mu had time to laugh, Bai Yuanjie said, "Don't get too excited, Nanyang installed twelve rockets for each ship, and the rest depends on how many Vulcan arrows you can make."

"It's okay if they can't be built, they can also be used as transport ships."

Bai Yuanjie threw the burden to Chen Mu, and said relaxedly, "Let's take a look at the goods. Your Majesty has brought you everything you want."

(End of this chapter)