"One month, this is normal." Mr. Gao gave Zhu Youxiao a strange look and explained, "The information you gave is already detailed, but if we still do it slowly, then we are not worthy of being called a master craftsman.

.Besides, the hull structure of a Western-style warship is somewhat similar to that of a Guangzhou ship. Below the deck, the watertight compartments are removed, more ribs are added, and the bottom of the ship is enlarged to increase buoyancy."

As if he had opened up a conversation, Gao Lao began to talk endlessly about the advantages of Fuzhou Guangzhou Shipbuilding. By the way, he despised some of the designs on the Galen Ship Clipper and questioned Zhu Youxiao's vision in choosing the ship type. Gao Lao's appearance

, like an old man protecting his calf, the best expression of his own child.

Zhu Youxiao listened with some silence. It was not that he could not refute what Gao Lao said. On the contrary, he agreed with Gao Lao's words. He just regretted that China's shipbuilding technology and advanced concepts were not born at the right time.

China's shipbuilding technology and concepts are very advanced and are still used in modern ships in the 21st century, such as the famous watertight compartment technology.

Watertight compartment technology has multiple effects. The first one is the same as the ship ribs, which strengthens the lateral structural resistance. The other one is safety and anti-sinking, and the other one is to enhance the defense and structural strength of the deck.

However, such advanced technology is not suitable for this era. For naval battles in this era, the most important thing is maneuverability and the number of artillery. With good watertight compartments, it is not impossible for Fuchuan to be equipped with artillery to become a gunboat, but it

It conflicts with the transparent deck.

With watertight compartments, it is impossible to build transparent decks, and vice versa. This means that multi-layer decks cannot be added, which limits the number of artillery. Thermal weapons in this era still rely heavily on quantity to exert their power. etc.

In modern times, ironclad ships were rampant, and main guns mounted on the deck replaced side guns as the mainstream. At this time, watertight compartments became popular throughout the world, replacing transparent decks and becoming the mainstream.

In addition, there is also hard sail technology that utilizes wind power very efficiently.

For thousands of years in China, has anyone thought of using soft sails? Impossible. However, by the Ming Dynasty, only hard sails were left, and the others were abandoned by the smart Chinese during the long process of use.

3. Monsoon winds are changeable, and soft sails are very inefficient in utilizing the monsoon winds. Moreover, sailing is very slow when going against the wind, which is far less efficient than hard sails in utilizing wind power.

However, limited by ancient materials and technology, hard sails cannot be made very large, but soft sails can. Although the efficiency is low, the area is enlarged. In this way, large square sails outnumber Chinese hard sails.

In modern times, in order to save costs, many oil tankers will raise their sails to use wind power when the monsoon is strong, and their sails are hard sails.

As for other technologies that are still shining in modern times, there are even more. Ancient Chinese shipbuilding technology far surpassed that of the Western world. However, it is a pity that it was too advanced, resulting in the ships made under this guidance being a bit premature.

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As the saying goes, if you are half a step ahead of the times, you are a genius; if you are one step ahead, you are a madman. China's shipbuilding was too far ahead, and as a result, it lost to the Galen ship, which was very in line with the development of the times.

"Mr. Gao, I naturally have my own considerations when choosing these ship types. You can just make them now." Zhu Youxiao spoke slowly, interrupting Mr. Gao.

Gao Lao immediately shut up. He had some suspicions in his heart. At this moment, facing Zhu Youxiao, he no longer had the composure he had at the beginning. Instead, he had the slightest fear and did not dare to refute. At that moment, he said Nuonuo, "Yes, yes, boss

You're right, it's the little boy who talks too much."

"Mr. Gao, since the trial production of the flying shear ship has been successful, let's go bigger and build it. How big can it be built and how long will it take?" Zhu Youxiao asked facing the west, which is the direction of the capital.

"This..." Mr. Gao hesitated, and after considering his words, he said cautiously, "If the wood has been prepared long ago, and if there are enough utensils and manpower, it will take about two months."

"As for the size of the ship, we cannot guarantee it. In addition to technical reasons, wood also accounts for a large proportion. If it is a lucky ship, as long as the keel is long and strong enough, and I am not bragging, I can build it for you in any size." Gao

The veteran's chest was beating loudly, but before Zhu Youxiao could be happy, he began to complain again, "But in addition to the keel, the mast is also very important for this kind of soft sailing ship, which also requires good quality wood.

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"What about the wood currently stored in the shipyard?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"This..." Mr. Gao looked hesitant and did not dare to answer. However, Wang Wenyan next to him calmed down and stepped forward to answer.

"Your Majesty... Young Master, this kind of wood that can be used to build big ships, especially the best shade-dried wood, is either in the hands of the government or in the hands of the big families on the coast. Even the wood in the deep mountains is guarded.

If it does not supply the palace, if it is not the property of a local wealthy family, it would not allow outsiders to get involved."

Speaking of this, Wang Wenyan smiled bitterly, "My subordinates sent people to buy them many times, but they couldn't get what they asked for. Later, they secretly bought some from the shipyard on the seaside through some underground channels, and they were given to them by those damn pirates.

Most of it was burned."

"Xu Xinsu!" The name popped out of Zhu Youxiao's mouth again, making him hate the owner of this name even more.

"How big a boat can be built with the remaining wood?" After calming down, Zhu Youxiao asked again.

"A big ship with two thousand materials." This time it was Gao Lao who answered. He raised a finger with a bitter look on his face, "If it is a big fortune ship, I promise to build it for my boss in one go without any mistakes."

Wrong, but if it’s a clipper boat and a plywood boat, I’m not sure. I’ve never built such a big one before, so I have no experience.”

After hearing this answer, Zhu Youxiao thought deeply. A ship with two thousand materials displaces one thousand tons. If it does not carry cargo and is fully loaded with people, it will probably be about seven or eight hundred people. Considering the use of this ship

As for ships, Galen ships are more practical. Galen ships are much slower than clipper ships, but at least they are much faster than Fu ships.

The Fu ship can only reach a speed of five or six knots, while the Galen ship can reach a speed of 1 knot.

In fact, the ship type that Zhu Youxiao wanted most was a combined ship type of a clipper ship and a Galen ship. He would take the advantages of the two ships and discard the shortcomings to build a ship type that was fast and carried a large number of artillery pieces.

Of course, if the combined ship type cannot meet his requirements, he will settle for the next best thing and want to mount artillery on the clipper ship. Although this is definitely not as dynamic as the Galen ship, it is also very useful if it is faster.

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However, these require a lot of experiments and theoretical research and design, and these take time. If his shipyard is built earlier, it will naturally save a lot. Now the fleet may be floating in the China Sea, just because of Xu Xinsu's attack

, his naval plan was almost stalled.

"Xu Xinsu!" Zhu Youxiao cursed in a low voice again. He had never hated someone as much as he does now.

"Huh! Elder Gao, the large shipyard to the north of the port has been built. You will move the shipyard there, and then try your best to build me a 2,000-material Galen ship, which is also a plywood ship." Zhu Youxiao raised his head and looked at it.

He stared at Mr. Gao closely, with indescribable determination and coldness in his eyes.

"Yes, boss." Gao Lao felt a chill in his heart and lowered his head in agreement.

"Let's go!" Looking back at the slender and graceful clipper ship again, Zhu Youxiao walked away carrying his heavy armor.

When he went to the capital, he had a bad feeling in his heart. It seemed that it would not be so easy for him to ascend the throne smoothly. Therefore, after he heard that the shipyard had successfully manufactured the clipper ship, he immediately left the team and came to check. Then at the last moment, he issued an order

The order requires the shipyard to build the largest ship that can be built now.

This was the escape route Zhu Youxiao had prepared for himself. If something really changed when he ascended the throne, preventing him from successfully ascending the throne, he would retreat to Tianjin, use this ship to escape, and flee to Taiwan.

At this time, Taiwan was still desolate, and Yan Siqi, the founder of Taiwan, did not set his sights on Taiwan. It was not until 1624 that he, who was revered as the founder of Taiwan by later generations, set foot on the land of Taiwan.

This road was laid out by Zhu Youxiao in a hurry, and it was also very unreliable. From Wanli's death to his ascension to the throne, it was only about two months, and it was not easy to build such a new Galen ship.

I wonder if these master craftsmen recruited from Fujian can complete the task.

"Wen Yan, don't go back with me this time. Just stay in the shipyard, watch the craftsmen, and urge them to build the ship within two months. At the same time, you have to manipulate the hundreds of people.

The sailor holds the soft sail in his hand, so he must grasp it." Before setting off, Zhu Youxiao left Wang Wenyan, who was supposed to accompany him to Beijing, behind.

"Your Highness, what are you doing?!" Wang Wenyan was shocked. Why did his grandson look like he was explaining the funeral arrangements?

"When we go to the capital, my premonition is that there will be a big change. This is our backup plan. You must guard it." Zhu Youxiao warned.

"I will definitely live up to His Highness's trust." Wang Wenyan knelt down and promised loudly. For him, Zhu Youxiao was still very relieved. Wang Wenyan, Qi Jin, and Yu Zigao were already his core supporters in the eyes of outsiders.

It can be said that one loses, one loses, one gains and both prosper.

On July 10th, Zhu Youzhi returned to his residence, Yulin Military Camp.

With him, there were 1,500 Yulin troops. When he came out, he was followed by more than 800 Yulin troops. There were more than 100 more, and the imperial guards guarding the gate could not be counted. So let

He easily slipped in, and together with the hundreds of people loaded in the vacant carriages, there were now a total of 1,500 soldiers in the camp, plus dozens of people being trained, I'm afraid there were more.

There are several hundred more people, which is not too much for such a large camp. The entire camp can accommodate 3,000 people, which is only half of them. They can settle down, but it is impossible to train at the same time.

The school ground is so big that it can’t open even if there are 1,000 people there.

"Today is the 10th, and there is still one day before Wanli's death." Zhu Youxiao finally found the specific date of Wanli's death in the book, July 21st, which made him feel relieved.
Chapter completed!