It would be wrong to say that the imperial court had no support for the fourth prince's departure to Takumi.
In the 15th year of the Zhenghe period, Goryeo sent envoys to visit the Kingdom. Out of diplomatic etiquette, the Kingdom ordered Mingzhou to build the so-called Shenzhou to return to Goryeo. When the four princes led a group of people eastward to explore the sea, the court handed over the two Shenzhous used for the return visit.
Used by Takumi's team.
In Zhao Xi's memory, the shipping industry of the Kingdom of China was quite developed. Since he was not familiar with shipping, he did not interfere too much in the development of the shipping industry of the Kingdom of China.
Ordinarily, the shipbuilding industry in Mingzhou, Dengzhou and other places should be the best in the world. In other words, the warships delivered to the fourth prince by the imperial court should be advanced to a certain extent.
The construction of Shenzhou was led by Fan Ziyuan. Although Zhao Xi did not see the warship in person, he knew from the report that the stern was square, so that the stern had a larger space for building three-story cabins, and the square stern structure ensured that most ships
The board does not deform.
Therefore, the service life of the planks is increased, because most of the curved ship planks are bent and the wood becomes brittle. Shipbuilders have ways to prevent the planks from breaking, but they cannot ensure that the wood fibers are not damaged, and the resistance of the curved ship planks will be greatly weakened.
Fan Ziyuan also went to the forest quarry to supervise the shipwrights' use of different woods. Fan Ziyuan ordered the shipwrights to use camphor wood for the "beam-supporting ribs" on both sides of the transverse interior of the Shenzhou, and to use fir and camphor wood for other planks of the hull.
Pine wood can be used where it is not critical.
Under the supervision and guidance of Fan Ziyuan, the hull structure and appearance of the Shenzhou sea-going ship were designed very rigorously and regularly. The materials used were high-end and scientific. They should be thicker or thinner. All the horizontal side seams of the hull were legally connected with mortises and tenons, and then
It was coated with twisting materials made of tung oil, lime and hemp silk, and even tried to add steel to specific parts in communication with the workshop city.
After the Shenzhou was built, it was tested in shallow sea areas. During this period, the boatman failed to lower the sails in time, and the ship got stuck among several rocks. A few hours later, with the help of high tide, the Shenzhou retreated. Due to the excellent wood and solid structure, the Shenzhou
After being hit by waves and undercurrents for a long time, no water leakage was found.
For the sake of caution, the boatman immediately drove the Shenzhou back to the dock for a comprehensive inspection. Fan Ziyuan found that only a few unimportant bottom plate wood on both sides of the ship were worn by the rocks. Other components were not damaged at all, and the seams of the outer plates were also damaged.
There were no cracks or leaks, so after only partially repairing it with steel, we continued to test its other navigation functions.
After several trial voyages and nothing was missed, the Shenzhou was used to visit Korea.
Zhao Xi didn't know how to build ships. At first, his ministers and workers commented that Shenzhou was the first of its kind.
Even with such equipment, Takumi's team was defeated...
Zhao Xi asked Wen Liangchen, no matter what Wen Liangchen said or how he said it, the fourth prince did not dare to intervene... No matter what the reason was, he could not escape responsibility.
Fortunately, Wen Liangchen only stated the reasons in summary, and did not focus too much on the reasons for his decision... People who came from the old guard camp did not have this habit and would not evaluate one thing one-sidedly.
"Prime Minister Wang, dispatched the Ministry of War, Capital Water Supervision, Gongfang City, Supervisory Office, and Imperial City Department to form an investigation team to interrogate all members of the Takumi team. During the interrogation, they must be separated and all will be interrogated individually..."
"The reasons need to be evaluated. The court needs people with different responsibilities and positions to tell the events from their own perspectives..."
The words were true to their original meaning. Zhao Xi was not worried about any concealment or deviation in the specific report, but he really wanted to understand the way of naval warfare at this time and know the advantages and disadvantages of the ships of the country and the North in order to make appropriate responses.
No matter what, in fact, a team sent by the imperial court to go to sea was defeated. At the smallest level, it was a caravan, and at the largest level, it could be said that it was a loss of troops and humiliation of the country.
Since the beginning of Zhenghe, the country has never had such a thing, and it is impossible to turn a blind eye. Although Zhao Xi did not say anything about anyone who bothers me in the Song Dynasty, he will be punished no matter how far away he is, but whether it is territorial waters or territory, there needs to be an explanation.
Over the years, the imperial court has had experience in multi-department collaborative investigations. The personnel assigned can be in place in a timely manner, mutual cooperation is relatively smooth, and the results of the inquiry are quickly available.
It turned out that the troops heading out to Tuohai in the east set out to sea from Mingzhou. In order to avoid attracting the attention of Goryeo, Fusang and Beiliao, and to hide the true purpose, Tuohai's team did not sail directly from Dengzhou.
Mingzhou was the largest sea port in China and the shipping industry started from that time.
The Takumi team found a guide in Mingzhou... Liuqiu does not have any trading activities. There are very few sea ships going to Liuqiu, and even the local sea people rarely go to Liuqiu.
The guide was a survivor who had encountered a storm at sea and took shelter near Liuqiu.
Everything was going smoothly at first, but within three days of going to sea, we encountered a wave of pirates...
The warships of China and North Korea had great advantages, and their personnel were relatively well-equipped. They did not suffer any loss when encountering pirates, or they were able to repel the pirates quite well.
At that moment, the guide suggested turning back...
The result of the first battle with the pirates made the fourth prince, including everyone in Takumi's team, a little inflated. They did not listen to the guide's advice and continued to move towards Ryuu.
This was nothing, but one day later, the Takumi team was blocked by dense pirates. At this time, the Takumi team's lack of preparation, or the gap in naval battle strength, was exposed.
Archery, ramming, arson, and hand-to-hand combat are the basic techniques of naval warfare. Some also use trebuchets and rockets.
The Takumi fleet has a large number of ships and a certain number of escort fleets. However, it lacks experience in naval warfare, and most of its soldiers are half-skilled in naval warfare. In addition, the musket shooting trained on land has almost no effect on the bumpy sea ships.
After contacting the pirates, there was no way to limit the pirates' performance. Whether it was archery or joining forces, Team Takumi was at a disadvantage in every aspect.
Not long after the battle, most of the escort fleet was lost. It was also at this time that Wen Liangchen gave a direct order, regardless of any losses, and used the power of the warship to directly break through the pirate encirclement and escape...
In this battle, in addition to the personnel on the large ships, only less than 300 of the nearly 800 people in the escort fleet escaped. In other words, the battle with the pirates was almost one-sided, with our side losing more than 500 people.
Zhao Xi could imagine the situation at that time. Countless ships of different styles surrounded the Takumi team and were constantly shuttled among the convoys. In certain areas, a situation of more and less was formed, which made the convoy exhausted.
Unable to cope with it, unable to fight back.
The musketeers of the Takumi team, on the bumpy sea ship, pulled bolts and fired from time to time. The ammunition was shot in an aimless direction and had no effect on the entire war.
Whether it is a volley of guns or a single shot, ammunition such as Er will not be effective.