Traveling through history leaving a name

Chapter 410

Starting in the morning, in the afternoon, Zhang Qingfeng arrived in Tianjin City in a carriage.

After resting in Tianjin City for one night, Zhang Qingfeng brought a group of people to Tianjin Shipyard early the next morning.

At this time, on the dock of the shipyard, a large sailing ship docked quietly.

Different from Galen's ship, this ship seems to be too slender.

Galen was thirty meters long and ten meters wide.

However, this 30-meter-long boat is only about five meters wide, and its aspect ratio has reached six to one.

Compared with other ships, this ship has no superstructure, and the entire hull looks like it is close to the water.

Compared with other ships, this ship is really different.

"Palmprint, this is the flying shear ship you designed. We have completed sea trials, and its ability to control the sea is much better than all other ships." On the pier, Tian Shengkun, the person in charge of the shipyard, introduced to Zhang Qingfeng.

"How is its speed?" Zhang Qingfeng asked Teda Shengkun.

"Its average speed can reach 14 knots, and if there is a tailwind, it can reach [-] knots at the fastest. If it travels from Tianjin to Guangzhou at this speed, it will only take more than ten days at the fastest, which is almost like flying. "Tian Shengkun said in an extremely fanatical tone.

The clipper ship is naturally the type of clipper ship that Zhang Qingfeng copied from the maturely designed clipper ship of later generations.

The speed of this kind of boat is very fast, reaching an average of 25 kilometers per hour, and it can reach more than 30 kilometers per hour if the wind is down.

Even if this kind of boat only runs for eight hours a day, it will cover more than 180 kilometers, and the distance from Tianjin to Guangzhou is more than 500 kilometers, which will take about [-] days.

Historically, clipper ships used to be used as merchant ships specialized in transporting tea between China and Europe.

When tea was first on the market, the first batch of tea to arrive in Europe was the most expensive, so the clipper ship came in handy.

According to records, several clipper ships departed from Fuzhou, passed through Malacca, crossed the Indian Ocean, passed through the Suez Canal, and then traveled from the Mediterranean to London, England, which took only three months.

The entire voyage is more than 6000 kilometers, with an average sailing time of about 180 kilometers per day.

At the peak of the clipper ship, it only took 13 days to cross the Atlantic Ocean, which shows how fast the clipper ship is.

Next, surrounded by a group of people, Zhang Qingfeng boarded the clipper boat. Not long after, under the step-by-step work of the crew, the sails were raised, and the clipper boat gradually left the dock.

After the flying clipper left the dock, the speed of the ship gradually increased, and soon reached the highest speed.

"so fast!"

"This boat is too fast."

On the boat, countless people exclaimed continuously.

At this time, Zhang Qingfeng was standing at the bow of the ship, but Zhang Qingfeng didn't feel much about the fast-moving clipper ship.

I am used to the speed of thirty or forty knots of the ships of later generations, so the speed of only a dozen knots is too trivial.

He was not like Queen Elizabeth of England, who was so frightened that she trembled all over after riding a train at [-] kilometers per hour for the first time.

According to the average speed of a clipper ship of 25 kilometers per hour, some particularly good bicycles in later generations can reach this speed.

If it is a motorcycle, it can run anywhere from [-] to [-] kilometers, which is much faster than this clipper boat.

The flying clipper ship departs from Tianjin Port to Shandong Weihai Shipyard, with a total distance of 380 kilometers.

The clipper boat set off at six o'clock in the morning and sailed at the fastest speed of [-] kilometers per hour. By around eight o'clock in the evening, the boat had already arrived at its destination.

It's just that after a busy day, all the crew members who sailed the ship were very tired.

As soon as the ship landed on the pier, all the crew members fell asleep on the ground.

They are really too tired, and they can only do it once in a while, if they do this every day, it will not be long before everyone will be exhausted.

After a day of sailing, everyone was very tired, but Zhang Qingfeng always looked energetic.

No way, systematic men are always different than others.

After resting in Weihai for one night, Zhang Qingfeng took people to visit several shipyards in Weihai the next day.

The location of Weihai Shipyard is excellent, at the exit of the Bohai Sea, with the Liaodong Peninsula to the north and North Korea to the east. The shipyard here can build ships with timber from Shandong, Liaodong, and North Korea.

Therefore, Zhang Qingfeng also invested the most in the shipyard here, with a total of five.

After visiting the shipyards, Zhang Qingfeng was quite satisfied with the shipbuilding progress of several shipyards.

After staying in Weihai for one day, the clipper ship returned to Tianjin.

This time, he did not sail as hard as last time. On the way, Zhang Qingfeng stayed in Dongying at the mouth of the Yellow River for one night, and continued sailing the next day before returning to Tianjin.

"Sort out your shipbuilding experience as soon as possible, and our family is going to quickly promote this type of ship." Zhang Qingfeng said to Tian Shengkun, the director of Tianjin Shipyard.

"Yes, this subordinate will let someone tidy up right away." Tian Shengkun replied.

The advantages of flying clippers in trade are there, and Zhang Qingfeng must vigorously promote them.

He not only asked the craftsmen of Tianjin Shipyard to sort out the shipbuilding experience, but also asked craftsmen from other shipyards to come to Tianjin Shipyard to learn how to make flying shear boats.

After staying in Tianjin for another day, Zhang Qingfeng returned to the capital.

On the way back to the capital, Zhang Qingfeng also went to see the progress of the railway construction.

It has been 17 years since he came to Daming, and he finally made the train steam locomotive.

The first railway has been under construction for a year. It is [-] kilometers long from Beijing to Tianjin. More than half of it has been built so far, and it is estimated that it will be completed next year.

After the completion of the railway, it will only take five or six hours to travel from Beijing to Tianjin, and the speed will be increased several times.

With the arrival of the railway, Shuntianfu's industrial products can be transported to Tianjin Port faster, which makes it more convenient for northern merchants to participate in maritime trade.

"Uncle, Long Live Lord asked you to enter the palace as soon as you come back."

As soon as Zhang Qingfeng returned to the capital, he received a summons from Emperor Wanli.

"Long live my lord."

In Qianqing Palace, Zhang Qingfeng bowed respectfully to Emperor Wanli.

"Aiqing is exempt." Before Zhang Qingfeng knelt down, Emperor Wanli had already exempted him from kneeling.

"Give Zhendong Bo a seat." Emperor Wanli ordered the eunuchs and maids beside him.

"Long Live Lord, I don't know why Long Live Lord summoned my ministers?" Zhang Qingfeng sat down and asked Emperor Wanli respectfully.

"You all step back." Emperor Wanli ordered the brothers, eunuchs and maids in the room.

After the eunuchs and maids left, Emperor Wanli said to Zhang Qingfeng: "Aiqing, I have something I want you to do."

"Long live just tell me, no matter what it is, I will do my best to do it." Zhang Qingfeng said to Emperor Wanli.

"Okay, Aiqing, you are the most loyal to me." Emperor Wanli praised, and then said: "I am going to let Chang Run and Chang Ying go to Japan. I don't know what Aiqing thinks?"

(End of this chapter)