Steel Dynasty - Chapter 873

[Chapter 871 Ironclad Ship Construction]

The setting sun dyed Dengzhou City red like blood, and a faint twilight began to fall at this time.

After Yang Chengye thanked him, he excitedly led everyone to the government office, where a banquet had been set up and was waiting for everyone.

After riding the train for six hours and wandering around the city for a long time, both the ministers and the concubines were hungry.

When everyone sat down and faced the fragrant seafood, they couldn’t help it. After Xiao Ming spoke to start the banquet, the atmosphere suddenly became intense.

The little guy Xiao Yi immediately picked up the king crab on the table and shouted: “Father, look, this crab is really big. I have never seen such a big crab before.”

Fei Yue’er looked at his table at this time The king crab on the table was also a little surprised. He said: “Your Majesty, we have eaten a lot of seafood in Dengzhou, but this is the first time we have seen such a big king crab.”

Yang Chengye smiled and said: “Empress, in the waters of Dengzhou There is no such crab. The crabs on the table this time were caught by fishermen in the waters north of Japan. If the emperor had not taught the local officials about the edible seafood in the sea, they would not have dared to bring them back. “

North of Japan?” Xiao Ming showed an interesting dark color. This king crab is completely red and is a typical contemporary Hokkaido king crab.

“Yes, Your Majesty, in the past, fishermen did not dare to leave Dengzhou to fish in the waters of Japan, but since the royal family ordered a war with Japan, General Yue has surrounded and suppressed Japan’s warships at sea. Now the sea between Japan and Goryeo is very safe. Some bold fishermen went to sea to fish in the waters of Japan. After all, the tow fishing technology now allows fishermen to fish far away from the sea, so they can get more. “

Xiao Ming has always supported ocean fishing, which is rarely possible in this era .

Realized the importance of marine resources, but he knew.

Compared with the depletion of marine fishery resources in the 21st century, the fishery resources of this era are astonishingly rich. A few years ago, when Xiao Ming traveled from Jinling to the Three Mountains Kingdom, he could often see large schools of fish along the way.

In addition, the navy of Dayu has already reached its initial scale, so he can completely squeeze the fishery resources of Goryeo and Wa and give this benefit to the people of Dayu.

“Well, yes, fishery is an important industry for Dengzhou. Not only do you need to develop large-scale fishing boats, but you also encourage fishermen to fish in distant seas. Wherever the navy of the Chongqing Kingdom goes, there are fishing grounds of the Chongqing Kingdom. If they If they can’t do it, you won’t give them canned fish.” Xiao Ming said with a smile, he didn’t care about more fishing boats, because the fishing power of this era is very different from modern times, and the entire Dengzhou is probably not as good as a modern fishing village.

“Hahaha…” The officials laughed because of Xiao Ming’s joke.

Ignoring this topic, everyone officially started eating.

While eating seafood, they chatted about the details of Dengzhou’s development, and it wasn’t until around seven o’clock in the evening that everyone dispersed.

The next day, Xiao Ming left Xiao Yi, Fei Yue’er and others in Dengzhou City, while he and Yang Chengye went to the shipyard in Dengzhou.

“Your Majesty, this is the latest battleship.”

Zhang Liang pointed to the twenty brand-new battleships in the naval port. These battleships are similar in size to third-class battleships, except that there are three chimneys erected in the middle of the masts.

“Are these battleships using the latest triple-expansion steam engines?”

“Yes, Your Majesty, that’s why these battleships need three chimneys, because battleships need more boilers to burn coal. Relatively speaking, these battleships have comparable power. A battleship with one chimney is much taller,” Zhang Liang explained.

Xiao Ming nodded. He naturally understood this truth. This time he reached a deal with the Netherlands and he would provide escort for Brandon on his way back to the Netherlands.

So he had to dispatch ten warships to the Netherlands.

As for the ten battleships, he does not plan to use steam battleships, but still uses sail battleships. These more than twenty steam battleships will make up for the vacancies of these ten battleships and be responsible for encircling the Japanese country.

The reason why Xiao Ming chose to besiege the Japanese country instead of going to war with the Japanese country was that Xiao Ming had some considerations. Now that the sea was in his hands, the Japanese country was unable to invade the Chongqing Kingdom.

In this way, he can concentrate on achieving domestic unification of Great Yu.

After observing the new warships, Xiao Ming had some thoughts, and then he and Zhang Liang went to the First Shipyard and the Second Shipyard.

Compared with the purely manual work of the past, today’s shipyards are filled with the roar of machines. The existence of these machines has greatly accelerated the speed of shipbuilding.

“Zhang Liang, I once told you about the armored battleship. Do you think it is possible to add a layer of iron armor to the outer layer of the battleship with the current capabilities of the shipyard?” Xiao Ming asked.

Zhang Liang said: “That’s okay, because the power of the steam engine gives the shipyard the ability to hoist, but the production of this armor still needs a steel factory.”

Xiao Ming nodded. The shells may have been lost during the Battle of Busan City. , then it is necessary to prepare for naval warfare to enter the era of explosive bombs. After all, European technology has been developing forward, and industrial capabilities are also improving due to steam engines. This relatively primitive fuze can still be copied after one or two years of research.

Therefore, he must now build explosive shells to withstand such shells and maintain his advantage in naval battles, because for him, if he wants to easily defeat Europe and seize and occupy their colonies, he must at least upgrade his industrial level to the level of World War I.

“I will supervise the construction of the armor. You only need to add a layer of armor to the warship.” Xiao Ming said. Zhang Liang’s son has been studying shipbuilding in Qingzhou and has now returned to Dengzhou. This technology should not be a problem for them.

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Zhang Liang wiped the sweat from his forehead. The development of technology in the country of Chongqing was so fast. Often, as soon as a technology was mastered, a new technology began to be used.

It is not easy to be responsible for the construction of warships in the Great Chongqing Kingdom.

Xiao Ming came here mainly to explain Zhang Liang’s matter. After inspecting the shipyard for a day, he and Yang Chengye returned to Dengzhou.

The next day, he and a group of officials came to Dengzhou Station again. They would take the locomotive back to Qingzhou.

“Father, Dengzhou is so fun. Can I come again in the future?” Xiao Yi looked out the car window with some reluctance. Taking advantage of his inspection time, the little guy, led by Fei Yue’er and others, looked at the sea and ate. Got a lot of good stuff.

After rubbing Xiao Yi’s head, he said: “Of course, but you have to study hard.”

Xiao Yi nodded obediently after hearing this.

“Woo…”

The familiar whistle sounded again, and the locomotive began to accelerate slowly. Six hours later, the locomotive arrived in Qingzhou.

After getting off the locomotive, a group of officials were filled with emotion. Now they finally realized the terrible transportation capabilities of steam locomotives. With railways, factories will bloom all over the country of Chongqing without being limited by resources.

At this time, Xiao Ming, who got off the motorcycle, turned his eyes to the south. The Civil War in the Great Chongqing Kingdom was about to begin.

PS: Sorry, there was an error in the loan data in the previous article. It has been corrected and it is 10 million. Because Snail originally wanted to write 5 million, but the upper part was changed and the lower part was forgotten. In addition, this book is fictional and not historical. Any dynasty.

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