Yunzheng listened carefully to the introductions of Yunlang and the technical staff of Beijiang Naval Shipyard, and asked questions about some specific situations from time to time. He listened very carefully to his opinions and suggestions, and asked very carefully, and asked many questions.
In terms of ideas, those shipbuilding experts gathered from all over the country felt that this young marshal did not spend huge sums of money to build this giant shipyard on a whim. Not only did he have a plan in advance, but he also seemed to be proficient in shipbuilding and navigation.
——This is incredible, but in fact, Marshal Yun’s performance is indeed impeccable.
According to technical personnel, in the future the cruiser, the core force of the Northern Xinjiang Navy, will be "forty-four feet long and sixty-two feet wide," after completion. According to this scale, the Northern Xinjiang cruiser will be as long as
135 meters, with a displacement of nearly 20,000 tons, and a deck area about the size of a football field. It can be said that as long as a "cruiser" of this size is in service, it must be the undisputed giant on the sea at this time and be able to create such a huge ship.
The giant battleship shows the astonishing shipbuilding level of the Wei Dynasty.
Living in such an era is really a kind of luck, Yunzheng thought happily
However, Yun Zheng also knows that although the Beijiang cruiser, if built, will have a displacement of nearly 20,000 tons, in fact, with the current financial and material resources of the Yun family, it is impossible for this cruiser to be equipped in large quantities and can only be regarded as something like the late nineteenth century
By the early 20th century, it was used as a battleship, mainly as a strategic deterrent. The main ship type in actual combat was the "frigate" with a length of 61.2 meters, a width of 13.8 meters, and a displacement of more than 1,000 tons. Of course, this kind of frigate also has
At this time, almost the most advanced technological level
Yunzheng's detailed inquiry mainly focused on three aspects. The first is the power propulsion system, hard sails and rotating oars.
The movement of wooden sailing ships at sea mainly relies on sails to use wind power and sailors to paddle. In these two important links of the power propulsion system, the Beijiang cruisers and frigates have adopted unique designs. First of all, they are different from the segmentation adopted by European sailing ships at this time.
Different from soft sails, the Beijiang battleship uses a hard sail structure with stays on the sail surface. Although this sail is heavy and difficult to raise, it has extremely high wind reception efficiency, which increases the ship's speed and does not have a fixed horizontal mast.
The girder can adapt to sudden changes in the sea, can be adjusted and turned flexibly, and can effectively utilize the wind from multiple directions. Different from the oars, the Beijiang battleship is equipped with long sculls on both sides and stern. This kind of long scull goes into the deep water and can be swung by many people.
The semi-rotating action under water is similar to today's propellers. The propulsion efficiency is high and it can maintain a considerable speed when there is no wind. Moreover, the wading area of the oar outside the ship is small, which is suitable for navigation in narrow harbors and crowded waters.
The second thing Yunzheng is concerned about is the ship-shaped structure: the bottom is wider, the head is higher, the stern is higher, and the transverse bulkhead is added
The shape of the ship affects the speed of the ship and the stability of the hull. The Beijiang warship adopts a ship shape with a wide bottom and a high head and stern. Yunzheng understands this. This kind of ship shape has better performance in controlling stability in rough seas, and the warship at this time
Earth and rocks are often ballasted in the bottom tank of the ship, and its stability can be said to be second to none in the world. In order to further improve stability, Beijiang warships also use waterwood and water-covered boards on both sides, which are wooden boards facing the side of the ship.
To further reduce the amplitude of the hull swaying to both sides, through further introduction by the technical staff, Yun Zheng also knew that these ships also have different designs of the main scale proportions of the ships according to different ship types and navigation areas, in order to take into account both speed and stability.
Most transport ships emphasize stability, while warships emphasize speed. The hull structure of the Beijiang battleship also has a unique design at this time. It is equipped with multiple transverse bulkheads, and wooden boards are used to separate the interior of the ship into different cabins, and they are sealed with each other. This not only strengthens
The structure of the ship is improved, and it is watertight and anti-sinking. This design is also conducive to classifying cargo. For example, tea, silk and other valuable cargo can be stored separately.
The last marine device that Yunzheng is concerned about is the opening rudder and the giant anchor.
When the ship sails on the sea, it mainly relies on the rudder to control the direction. The rudder of the Beijiang warship adopts a lifting type, and the depth of the rudder blade into the water can be adjusted as needed. When the ship sails in deep water areas and encounters strong winds or turbulence, the lower edge of the rudder blade must be moved.
By lowering it below the bottom of the ship, the rudder will not be affected; when sailing in shallow water or anchoring, the rudder can be raised to a high position to prevent it from running aground and damaging the rudder blades. The rudder of the Beijiang warship is a balanced rudder. The balanced rudder is from the Wei Dynasty.
A great invention, it is relatively light to control. Under Yunzheng's inspiration, technicians from the Beijiang Naval Shipyard further invented the open-hole rudder, which can not only maintain the rudder effect, but also make the steering more lightweight.
On battleships in northern Xinjiang, stone ingots (anchors) with clawed wooden poles and multi-claw iron anchors with horizontal rods were widely used on various battleships and transport ships. Extra large iron anchors were also made. This was a trend in shipbuilding all over the world at this time.
Technically speaking, they are far ahead
Based on the detailed introductions of these technicians, Yunzheng learned that as early as the Han Dynasty, the construction technology of our Chinese wooden sailboats had already begun to use the comprehensive technology of mortise and tenon iron nails. The development of ship technology in the Wei Dynasty included spade nails, iron curiums, shovel nails, and leech nails.
More complex wooden structures can be assembled with various ship nails and reinforced with hooks and clamps, so that the size, tonnage and performance of Chinese ancient wooden sailing ships can reach the world's leading level.
At this time, Yunzheng suddenly remembered the idea of the "ironclad ship" mentioned in the last chat. He was moved in his heart. First, he praised all the staff of the Beijiang Naval Shipyard and thanked them for their wisdom and hard work to make it so advanced.
warships can be successfully manufactured in Northern Xinjiang, a place that was not famous for shipbuilding in the past.
After winning the tears of countless technicians and craftsmen, Yun Zheng suddenly changed the subject: "However, we must know that any technology can be continuously improved. Today's most advanced ships may be available tomorrow.
It may be surpassed by others. If we want to always remain advanced and always make our ships the most powerful, there is only one way, and that is to continuously carry out technological innovation, continuous improvement, and continuous improvement of our warships. Only in this way can our navy always maintain its
"Leading Advantage"
He looked at everyone expectantly and said loudly: "I also like ship design, especially the design of battleships. Although my professional level may not be as good as everyone here, but a fool will always succeed..."
"Young Marshal is too modest!"
"Young Marshal is too kind!"
…
Many people who were already very convinced of Yun Zheng shouted, and for a while they were a little "excited"
Yun Zheng laughed, stretched out his hands and pressed them slightly, and the noise suddenly subsided. He continued: "Once, I thought of a new shipbuilding method. In fact, it is better to say that it is a new shipbuilding method.
A new shipbuilding concept"
Yun Zheng took advantage of these people's favorable impression of him and began to promote his concept of iron-clad ships.
Ironclad ships, as the name suggests, are wooden or mixed-material ships covered with thick iron armor to resist attacks. In the original history, the earliest ironclad ship in the world may be the Iron Wall Hua built by Qin Shifu in 1203 in the Song Dynasty.
The flat-mouthed sea falcon warship has iron armor wrapped around the side of the ship. The famous ironclad ships of the later period include the turtle ship of Korea and the Oyasaku ship of Oda Nobunaga, known as the Sixth Heavenly Demon King during the Warring States Period in Japan.
However, from the perspective of later generations, these ships are not actually real ironclad ships. After the mid-19th century, with the development of science, technology and shipbuilding industry, sail-powered battleships gradually gave way to steam-powered battleships. In 1849, France built the world's first
The first battleship with a steam engine as an auxiliary power device, the "Napoleon", became a pioneer of naval steam-powered battleships. The Crimean War from 1853 to 1856 established the important dominance of steam armored battleships in the modern naval fleet.
Status In 1859, France built the battleship "Gloire" with a displacement of 5,630 tons. In 1860, the United Kingdom built the battleship "HMS Warrior" with a displacement of 9,137 tons. The two warships were covered with iron armor and were regarded as
The world's first two steam armored ships
In fact, Yunzheng is also more inclined to this view: even armored warships using steam power are called ironclad ships.
However, it is obvious that steam power, the core technology of the first industrial revolution, cannot be applied in practice for the time being. Although Yun Zheng occasionally mentioned the idea that steam can produce power to Li Mo and Dongfang Wuqing, pretending to be unintentional, but it is different.
It's a pity that these two people had too many things to busy with, and they didn't even understand Marshal Yun's painstaking efforts. This made Yun Zheng very frustrated for a while, and later he had to transfer his expectations for the discovery of steam power to the unfinished project.
Beijiang Academy of Sciences
Yun Zheng was able to introduce the principles of ironclad ships to them, but when faced with the professional questions from these highly skilled people, Yun Zheng found it difficult to answer. After a while, Yun Zheng simply came up with a stone from another mountain, which could be used to attack jade.
After a while, Yi Sun-shin’s turtle ship was modified and introduced to these professionals.
Naturally, Yun Zheng would not talk about the entire turtle ship situation. The key point is that Yun Zheng always feels that although turtles are auspicious animals, symbolizing longevity and water virtue, a large group of men always use gadgets with the word "turtle" in them.
It was a bit bad, so he just introduced the core technology of the turtle ship's true combat effectiveness to his shipbuilding experts.
The characteristics of the turtle ship are that there are more than 70 holes on the ship, which can be used for firing guns, cannons or archery. There are 26 cabins such as cabins and warehouses. The armor is densely covered with knives and awl-shaped iron picks. As for the real turtle ship's bow
It is in the shape of a turtle, and can spit poisonous gases such as burning sulfur and flame saltpeter like mist from its mouth to panic the enemy. Yunzheng is not very optimistic about the fact that the poisonous smoke is not necessarily very good at sea.
Commander, you must know that the sea wind at sea is not comparable to that on land. Moreover, even if smoke is used, it is the same as in later generations. It is enough to use smoke to make the enemy fleet unable to see our ships clearly. Poisonous smoke... is still avoided.
As for the turtle ship's light, simple and strong structure, fast ship speed and high firepower, Yunzheng does not attach much importance to this, because in terms of shipbuilding technology, Yunzheng - or the Wei Dynasty - is not afraid of anyone.
When Yun Zheng explained the Turtle Ship's pseudonym "Kun Ship" to these technicians, these people suddenly fell into deep thought. After a while, one of them asked: "Young Marshal's wonderful idea, I admire it very much, but Young Marshal
, according to this design, if there are so many iron sheets installed on the ship, won’t it sink?”
Yun Zheng laughed loudly: "I was worried about this at first, and then I made a few models to test it, and found that this is not a problem at all, as long as the hull structure is reasonable, or the current hull structure is slightly improved.
With a few adjustments, iron armor can be installed without any problems. As for the weight, it is also very simple. Aren't there a lot of sand and soil placed in the bottom tank of the current ship to make the hull more stable? As long as the sand and soil are removed, wouldn't it just offset it?
How much does that armor weigh?"
The man suddenly realized, but another person asked: "Young Marshal is indeed a genius, but once this ship is built, according to the Young Marshal's introduction, one of its important sources of combat power is the lethality of its artillery.
According to my understanding, the current power of artillery is probably not up to the level expected by the Young Marshal? I wonder if the Young Marshal has ever considered this?"
Yun Zheng thought to himself, no wonder these talented people are not bad at building ships but they can't stay where they are. This statement is indeed a bit too "frank". It is estimated that it is really difficult for the superior officers of this era to tolerate such subordinates.
Although he thought so, Yun Zheng, who had always insisted on meritocracy, would not be angry about this. On the contrary, he felt that it was a good phenomenon that technicians had the courage to oppose or question Shangguan's plans and ideas. Only in this way,
There will be no "making decisions on the head" and the absurd behavior of laymen commanding experts.
"You don't have to worry about the artillery. Regarding this, there are special people responsible for researching and solving the problem. The gunpowder formula used in the new artillery was prepared by me personally. This formula has been tested many times by the Marshal.
, has been able to prove its excellence, and has now obtained preliminary recognition from firearms experts. Now they are conducting research on the barrel structure and casting methods of the new artillery to adapt to the new gunpowder and achieve a range and power increase of more than half.
Target: What you need to consider now is not the manufacture of artillery, but the ship itself, including ship type, power, balance, durability, seaworthiness and other issues. As long as those who do various research can complete the tasks they are responsible for
If it is successfully completed, then I believe that our true core main armored warship in Northern Xinjiang will be successfully completed!"
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