Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

"Okay, then I'm all ears."

The others also listened attentively. Even Prince Xin stopped looking around and began to focus on Wang Zheng's explanation.

He was also quite curious about the huge treasure ship in front of him.

So Wang Zheng began to point and explain the treasure ship.

"The treasure ship has seven floors in total."

"Below the deck are: three cargo holds, one gun hold, and one forecastle."

"Above the decks are: the engine room and the birdhouse."

"The keel of the treasure ship is made of seven steel columns cast from fine steel. Each steel column is seven feet long and three inches thick. Ribs also cast from fine steel are attached to it, forming the skeleton of the treasure ship."

When he spoke of this, he pointed at Zhang Tiegu.

"This aspect is mainly under the responsibility of Director Zhang."

An expression of pride involuntarily emerged on Zhang Tiegu's face.

Zhu Youxiao nodded.

As expected, to build such a giant ship, steel is needed as the frame. Giant trees cannot support such a large ship.

Wang Zheng continued, "Under the cargo hold, there are 9981 independent watertight compartments. Even if one or more of the watertight compartments leak, it can still greatly ensure the safety of the ship."

"This aspect is under the charge of Director Ximen."

Ximen Cang's chest straightened when he heard this.

"In addition to the cargo holds, there are 300 cabins on board."

Zhu Youxiao looked in the direction of Wang Zheng's finger, and saw a huge treasure ship four feet above the dock platform.

Looking from the outside layer by layer, the cargo hold is not obvious, but the portholes in the cabin, the oar holes in the sailor's cabin, and the various gun muzzles are the most obvious places on the hull.

At this time Xu Guangqi suddenly interrupted.

"The gun bays are located on both sides of the ship, with 16 guns on each side, 1,000 rounds of shells and 3,000 kilograms of gunpowder."

Wang Zheng was not unhappy about being interrupted because the artillery part was under the charge of Xu Guangqi.

After Xu Guangqi finished speaking, he continued to introduce: "The treasure ship is driven by six sets of boilers, and the fastest speed is 80 miles per hour."

"Well, that's good." Zhu Youxiao expressed his approval.

The speed of 20 kilometers per hour is less than half of the speed of Liaoning, but for a coal-burning ship like us, this speed is already quite good.

There is definitely a lot of room for improvement, but you have to do things step by step. You can't become fat in one bite.

But Wang Zheng continued: "The maximum load capacity is 70 jin."

"In addition, there are seven masts in front and behind, so even if the engine fails or there is no coal supply, the ship can still move forward with the help of sails."

Wang Zheng finally finished introducing the treasure ship in one breath.

Phew! So comfortable!

Prince Xin was amazed.

“I didn’t expect such a huge treasure ship to be so complicated and sophisticated.”

"Faced with such a huge monster, my feelings at this moment can only be expressed with the two words my brother taught me."

He shouted with a big thumbs up.

“Niubi!!!”

This made Zhu Youxiao very happy.

Today, this little brother is on the road of letting himself go.

But it’s better this way, it’s better than Chongzhen who was suspicious and causing trouble all day long.

As they were expressing their feelings, they had already reached the gangway to board the treasure ship from the dock platform.

Wang Zheng extended his hand and said, "Your Majesty, please get on board."

Chapter 459 Ao Guang Enters the Sea

Sun Kangwang looked at the long gangway and immediately stepped forward to stop it.

"Your Majesty, wait!"

"Let me go up first and try to see if it is safe."

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but glare at him.

"No need, get out of the way!"

"I am still very confident in the work of the officials in the Ministry of Industry."

After he said that, he pushed Sun Kangwang away, stepped onto the gangway, and walked up step by step.

Prince Xin and Wen Tiren followed closely behind.

Wang Zheng and other people from the Engineering Department were moved when they heard this and followed him up to the deck.

Zhu Youxiao led everyone all the way to the deck at the bow of the ship.

Looking from a high place, I could see the endless Bohai Sea outside the dock, and my mind suddenly became more open.

"Wow! Brother, this is the sea!"

"There's really no comparison between Zhonghai, Nanhai and Houhai in Beijing and this place!"

"This is the real ocean, thousands of miles of ocean, boundless!"

“It’s so fucking magnificent!”

It was the first time that Prince Xin saw the sea and he was extremely excited.

He faced the sea, opened his arms, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and felt the salty taste of the sea breeze. His expression was quite enjoyable, as if he wanted to take off.

When Zhu Youxiao saw this scene, the classic scene of the Titanic emerged in his mind.

However, there is no urge to hug her from behind.

I actually have the evil desire to kick this little brother down.

This fleeting thought made Zhu Youxiao laugh at himself. Perhaps this is the little evil hidden in everyone's heart.

The others had all seen the sea, so naturally they were not as excited as Prince Xin.

But Zhu Youxiao felt differently.

He had seen many seas.

It was the same sea area he had visited in his previous life, and he had the honor of visiting the ruins of Dagukou Fort.

Those tragic scenes of resistance and the mottled traces left behind by the devastating years that followed had a huge impact on his soul.

now.

He stood on this coast again.

He held the railing and looked into the distance, his heart surging like the waves of the sea.

In this world, he, Zhu Youxiao, will never allow such a thing to happen again in the land of China.

"Great! With this treasure ship, the Ming Dynasty will surely be able to show its power and protect the vast seas without any worries!"

Wen Tiren immediately stepped forward and said: "It is all thanks to your majesty's great fortune that our Ming Dynasty will have hope of creating a prosperous era again!"

Wang Zheng bowed and asked, "Your Majesty, now that it is completed, it will be launched for a sea trial tomorrow. I ask Your Majesty to give this treasure ship a name!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Zhu Youxiao with anticipation in their eyes.

"Your Majesty, please give the treasure ship a name!"

Zhu Youxiao looked at the sparkling sea, thought for a moment, and then said:

"There are four seas in the world, and the Ming Dynasty has two seas to the east and south."

"We are descendants of Yan and Huang and descendants of the dragon."

"This is the reincarnation of the first treasure ship. I want it to guard the eastern waters of the Ming Dynasty forever."

"I now grant you a name!"

"Ao Guang!"

"Good, good, good! This name is well chosen, my brother!"

Prince Xin clapped his hands and cheered: "Dragon King of the East Sea, forever guard the East Sea of ​​the Ming Dynasty. If any villain dares to invade, he will never return!"

Wen Tiren and others could not help but rejoice and praise when they heard this name.

"What a wonderful name!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

......

Everyone was excited and followed Zhu Youxiao to tour the Ao Guang from top to bottom before getting off the ship.

That night, the whole factory had extra dishes, plenty of wine and meat, and the whole factory was in jubilation.

Except for some personnel on duty, everyone went to bed after having a good meal and a few drinks, waiting for the important day to come the next day.

September 9th, 2:30 pm.

There is still a quarter of an hour until the auspicious time.

Zhu Youxiao led Prince Xin and others to the dry dock platform, waiting for the auspicious time to arrive.

Wang Zheng's voice shouted, "There is still a quarter of an hour until the auspicious time. Everyone, check your preparations again!"

The way to launch a ship in a dry dock is to fill the dock with water and then use other ships to tow it away from the dock and into deep water.

Although it is not as spectacular as the modern scene of sliding a boat into the water, he is still looking forward to it.

When the treasure ship was launched, Wang Zheng naturally could not allow Zhu Youxiao to board.

Although he was very confident in the Ministry of Industry's technology, there was nothing 100% certain in this world.

Before the Ao Guang had completed its complete sea trial, no one dared to take the risk of letting the emperor board the ship when it was launched.

Soon, Wang Zheng loudly shouted the words that everyone had been waiting for.

"Three quarters past three in the afternoon, the auspicious time has arrived!"

"Open the floodgates and let the water in!"

Soon, the order spread throughout the dock.

"Brother, look! The dock is flooded!"

When Zhu Youxiao took a look, he saw water gushing out of the irrigation channels on both sides of the dock.

"Looking at this speed, it will probably take an hour or two to fill it with water."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zheng immediately replied, "Your Majesty is right. We have calculated that it will take one hour and five quarters of an hour to completely fill the water."

Zhu Youxiao recalled that in his previous life, those ships of tens of thousands of tons took one or two days just to fill with water. Compared with these, the Ao Guang only took more than three hours to fill with water, which was considered fast.

"Then you guys slowly fill the water first, and I will go to other docks to see the specific progress of the other three treasure ships."

Wang Zheng said, "I have to preside over the entire process of launching the treasure ship, so I can't accompany Your Majesty. Let Minister Xu accompany you. He is familiar with this place anyway."

"I am very pleased."

So, Zhu Youxiao, led by Xu Guangqi, went to visit the other three docks.

During the visit, he thought about some issues regarding opening a new shipyard.

There was a shortage of talent in shipbuilding, and many shipbuilders at Tianjin Shipyard were poached from shipyards in the south of the Yangtze River.

As a result, the production capacity of the shipyards in Jiangnan has decreased.

This is not a good idea.

We still need to work hard to cultivate talents.

School will start at Shanhe College in a few days.