The enemy cannot know how advanced the weapons are.
Don't let the enemy know how bad the weapons are.
For the Ming Dynasty, it was undoubtedly the former. Because it was too advanced, it could not be known to the enemy.
In the past few years, with the foresight of a century and a half ahead of the times, Emperor Zhu Da, although he could not handle every detail, could still control the direction with ease.
For example, when it comes to ship boilers and steam engines, while colleagues in European countries were still arguing over the superiority of water tube boilers and fire tube boilers, Emperor Zhu directly bet on water tube boilers, and European and American countries were still struggling.
When wondering what kind of steam engine would be more powerful and save coal, he directly designed a triple-expansion steam engine.
It was precisely with water tube boilers and triple-expansion steam engines that the Ming Dynasty's shipbuilding industry made breakthroughs - mainly during the Civil War, it built a number of fast smuggling ships and accumulated rich shipbuilding experience. Later, it bet on ironclad ships.
This directly established that the Ming Dynasty’s shipbuilding level was not inferior to that of Britain.
After all, at that time, everyone was transforming from wooden-hulled ships to iron-hulled ships, and everyone was in the stage of technological exploration. Six and a half pounds versus eight ounces, no one was better than the other. Relying on technical overtaking, Daming succeeded.
The industry has led to the leap-forward development of the shipbuilding industry.
Another example is airplanes and airships. The Ming Dynasty deceived European and American countries into betting on airships, while at the same time it was playing on the airplanes. When the British were trying to build a giant airship with a load capacity of 10 tons, the Ming Dynasty was in Patagonia.
In the secret base on the plateau, test flights of new fighter jets have begun.
Lin Yuehu looked at His Majesty with some confusion, what?
In the past few years, with the efforts of tens of thousands of scientific researchers, the young seedlings that were forcibly pulled out have now grown vigorously. Some have even grown into giant trees.
Not to mention another world, this is this world. The most fashionable way for European and American countries is to dispose of backward weapons and equipment to other countries. Well, the same is true for Ming Dynasty.
"Yes, it is the confidentiality period. What is this confidentiality period? It means that we can divide weapons and equipment into three generations..."
"By producing one generation, developing one generation, and pre-researching one generation, we can maintain a generation and a half advantage in military equipment technology!"
When this division was mentioned, Emperor Zhu Da's eyes suddenly lit up. Isn't this the most common practice in other countries in the world, especially in the military industry?
They all grew up under the advice of Emperor Zhu Da - by pulling out seedlings and encouraging them to grow.
"Your Majesty, this..."
"Yes, it's the third generation!"
Looking back at Lin Yuehu, Emperor Zhu asked rhetorically.
In another world, what is the third world?
Isn’t it just a “garbage dump” where developed countries dump backward weapons and equipment?
When explaining this idea through the concept of "three generations of products" in another world, Emperor Zhu Da continued to talk about his idea.
"technology!"
Emperor Zhu Da was also helpless about this!
"The so-called "patent protection" is a joke. Even if we sue, the lawsuit will drag on for five or six years. If we can settle out of court and let them pay for our patent, it is God's blessing.
Already."
Emperor Zhu Da was naturally very pleased with this.
As a late-developing country and lagging behind in all aspects of education, science and technology, under the guidance of Emperor Zhu Da, Ming Dynasty was not just overtaking at a corner.
However, as long as there is time, there will always be corresponding breakthroughs.
"Confidentiality period?"
But any secret will be leaked one day!
This is an unchanging principle.
Which lawyers are the most popular in Ming Dynasty now?
Patent lawyers... are useless in European and American countries, not to mention the UK, even allies like France, their courts also protect their own companies.
Of course, the navy is also a victim. Just like the current torpedoes, the British imitated them, regardless of whether they were patented or not.
"However, this is a bit far-fetched. This torpedo incident has made me understand a truth. We can set up a confidentiality period for some weapons and equipment!"
Lin Yuehu said with some surprise.
As long as any kind of industrial machinery product is put into the market, it will inevitably be imitated by others. The performance and quality of such imitations are basically controlled by two factors: one is the quality of the raw materials during the imitation process.
"What about this confidentiality period? It can be understood that after the technology of the pre-research generation matures and is put into production, the production generation can be decrypted and put into the market. In this way, we can sell a large backlog of old products while maintaining the
Technically leading level.”
"Hey, Europeans often talk about the spirit of contract, but in fact they are just words. The Imperial Navy... also suffers greatly from it."
"Divided into three generations?"
Because of this, both companies and the military have developed extremely strict confidentiality measures.
An advantage of one generation can already be crushed, but what about an advantage of one and a half generations?
Aircrafts, submarines, torpedoes, machine guns, radios, tanks, etc. Not only are these military equipment unheard of and unseen by European countries, but the company also has a large number of advanced industrial production technologies.
I have Great Britain, Great Law, Great Virtue, Great Rice... I have my own national conditions.
After uttering these two words, Emperor Zhu stood up, walked to the window, and looked out the window,
There's nothing wrong with it, of course your own courts will protect your own people.
It is basically developing by leaps and bounds.
As a party whose technology patents are often infringed, I am really helpless!
"But needless to say, our products have been copied."
"In the past few years, how have we opened up the market? Instead of following the European and American countries and imitating their products, we have opened up the market through innovation and technological innovation, from lighters, popcorn screws, screwdrivers, and loose-end wrenches.
, tools such as claw hammers, dry batteries, flashlights, pedal sewing machines, bicycles and other light industrial products, as well as industrial products such as boilers, triple-expansion steam engines, steam trains, locomotives and automobiles, all of which are Ming Dynasty products.
Inventions, innovations or redesigns, but..."
You can't declare war on other countries over patents.
As the Secretary of the Navy, Lin Yuehu originally wanted to slap his chest and say - use the Imperial Navy to vigorously defend the Imperial patent, but he took it back.
"To put it simply, it means production generation, development generation, pre-research generation, and production generation: it is the use of mature processes, technologies, raw materials, and equipment for production, that is, the generation that has been industrialized. The development generation is to use the existing basic theoretical support,
Develop new processes, new technologies, new raw materials, new equipment, and prepare a new generation of products for industrial production. As for the pre-research generation: it is to explore new basic theories, develop new processes, new technologies, new raw materials, and research new products.”
Faced with His Majesty's idea, Lin Yuehu immediately agreed.
"It is easy to say that we divide weapons and equipment into three generations. Just like our six-year-old torpedo. Although it looks almost exactly the same as the eight-year-old torpedo, both are driven by compressed air, but their engines are different. The six-year-old torpedo
The two-cylinder engine used has a speed of only 14 knots and a maximum range of 700 meters. It will start to yaw after more than 200 meters, and the effective range does not exceed 400 meters. The eight-year-old three-cylinder engine not only has a speed of 18 knots, but a range of more than 1,000 meters.
, the use of gyroscopes greatly improves the accuracy of torpedoes and can ensure that yaw does not occur within a distance of 6,500 meters. Compared with the six-year-old type, the eight-year-old type is more than a whole generation ahead. The latest eight-year-old type C in service
The speed of the model is as high as 20 knots."
After thinking about it, Lin Yuehu said.
"And we are now developing a new type of torpedo. Not only will its speed be greatly increased, but its range will also be increased several times!"