I'm really not the carpenter emperor

As soon as the words fell to the ground, Zhu Youxiao got on his horse without any regrets.

Looking at the emperor's party going away from a distance, Shen Shouyue still couldn't believe it. After standing blankly for a while, he suddenly jumped up with joy.

"Father! Father, His Majesty wants to reuse our Shen family! Did you hear that?"

"I'm now the chief soldier of Dengzhou!"

Shen Yourong looked at his son worriedly, but he didn't realize that he was knighted?

Although it is only Bo, and it is not hereditary, it is only his generation, but this is enough to make people feel dazed and unbelievable.

Ning Haibo... What a resounding name!

Since the Ming Dynasty, there have been very few people who have been conferred titles by virtue of their military exploits.

And he, Shen Yourong, will naturally become famous in the annals of history. According to the old rules, soon a historian will come here to write a biography of him, the Great Ming Ning Haibo, into history!

Having risked half his life for the imperial court, and now he finally got what he deserved, Shen Yourong burst into tears for a moment.

He looked into the distance, wanting to take another look at the current emperor.

It's a pity that Zhu Youxiao's figure is now hidden among the cavalry and civil and military ministers, and he can no longer be seen.

Shen Yourong still knelt on the ground slowly, leading his wives and children, and sincerely said: "My minister, Shen Yourong, thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"

Shen Shouyue also said repeatedly: "I, Shen Shouyue, will not embarrass my father, serve His Majesty, clarify Haibo, and confer titles and generals!"

Shen Yourong turned to look at these young and energetic children, and said:

"Your Majesty treats my Shen family like this. If any of you refuse to die for His Majesty and Daming, don't blame me for not recognizing your son."

In fact, the other seven sons of the Shen family had secretly sworn in their hearts. At this moment, they looked at each other and said without any hesitation:

"We will do our best for Daming and die for His Majesty!"

Chapter 682 Update the main warship

Sometimes, if you don't come down in person, many things can only be discussed on paper.

For things like the establishment of the Ministry of the Navy, Zhu Youxiao didn't really go back and forth to ask the opinions of these contemporary "experts", and it was hard to believe that the decision he made was correct.

Even the cabinet ministerial meeting is not very informative.

After asking Shen Yourong, a famous Jiajing general who fought at sea for half his life, Zhu Youxiao had a general plan for the situation of the battle against Penghu, and what to do in the future.

It is a pity that Shen Yourong resigned to be honest.

Now there are many generals who command troops in land warfare, such as Cao Bianjiao, Cao Wenzhao, Chen Ce, Huang Degong, Zhang Wanbang, and Lu Xiangsheng.

As for handsome talents, there are many.

Xiong Tingbi and Zhu Xieyuan are both famous frontier officials. Sun Chuanting is still in the training stage. From a historical point of view, sooner or later he will be the same as the former two.

As for Denglai Yuan Keli, he was well-known in his early years, and this time he became famous all over the world because of this battle.

There are Zhang Yan and Concubine Liu in the harem, and there are five eunuchs headed by Wei Zhongxian in the inner court, so there will be no major troubles.

As for civil servants, although the eunuch party is the only one, fortunately, his authority as the emperor is not low, and he can stabilize the situation.

But at sea, there is nothing.

It may be that since Jiajing, the imperial court has not paid much attention to the navy, which has led to the fact that there are not many well-known generals along the coast, and most of them are famous for fighting against the Japanese.

Yu Zizao, the general soldier of Fujian, has mediocre record. Although he is not as brilliant as his father Yu Dayou, he can still be said to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and he fights unambiguously.

In addition, the two famous generals in the southeast sea, Shen Yourong and Zhang Pan, can be moved to the stage, and Zhu Youxiao can rest assured that they will lead the troops directly.

Shen Yourong was a famous general who fought against the Japanese during the Three Dynasties, this is well known to the world, this time he was over [-] years old and still commanded the fleet to fight against the Dutch, which is a model.

However, today, he officially retired from his old age and returned to his hometown, and the imperial court has one less general.

After Shen Yourong left, the Denglai Navy was almost supported by Laizhou General Zhang Pan alone, and the rest of the generals were all unknown.

Zhang Pan was from Liaodong in his early years, and his whole family was killed by Jianzhou. He fled from the sea to Dengzhou, and was taken in by Yuan Keli when he was about to starve to death.

Zhang Pan is also currently the only naval general who has made great achievements in both sea and land. He is famous for his bravery and fearlessness in battle.

At present, the navy generals who can be called by name are Zhang Pan, the general soldier of Laizhou, Yu Zizao, the general soldier of Fujian, and He Huchen, the general soldier of Tianjin. are loud.

In addition, it is almost impossible to call out a fourth person.

The Zheng family is full of talents, Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Zhibao, and the members of Shibazhi who still follow them, all of them are good at naval battle leaders.

It's just that these people are self-contained, and they are not enough to be used as their own. Zhu Youxiao is still on guard against them.

It seems that the discovery and training of naval combat talents should also be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

Before returning to Beijing, Zhu Youxiao still planned to go to the Armament Department to listen to what the shipbuilders had to say, and by the way, he could also show his importance to the shipbuilding industry.

You know, the emperor came down to inspect the shipyard in person, which is enough to lead many people.

Maybe because of my southern tour, the shipbuilding industry of Ming Dynasty, which has been silent for more than a century, has developed, and this is not certain.

If that was the case, the significance of this southern tour would be too great.

"The little one has seen the emperor."

The shipbuilder named Wu Han stood in the factory building of the Armament Division in the outskirts of Penglai City, Shandong, saluting naively.

"Get up." Zhu Youxiao didn't have the heart to pay attention to other things, raised his hand slightly, walked around the factory, and said:

"You are the head shipbuilder of the Ordnance Department in Denglai, so you should know a lot about shipbuilding?"

There was an imperceptible arrogance on Wu Han's dark face, and he said quickly:

"It's not a lot of understanding. My little ancestor Wu Ye once assisted in the construction of treasure ships. He has always been the head shipbuilder of the imperial court to seal the boats in Ryukyu. He knows a thing or two about shipbuilding."

The so-called Fengzhou is a serious ship of two thousand materials.

It's just that Fengzhou is only built every few years, and the purpose is not to fight and expand naval armaments, but to go to the surrounding canonization of the kings of those small countries.

To put it bluntly, building a large ship every few years to fill the surrounding area means that we can still build it, but we just can't support a large-scale fleet.

The Wu family is the head of craftsmen who have built Fengzhou for generations. It can be said that they are the family of shipbuilders.

Zhu Youxiao turned his head and said: "You said that your ancestor was named Wu Ye and built treasure ships for Ming Dynasty. Is this true or false?"

Wu Han quickly knelt down and said sincerely:

"Even if the young one has 1 guts, he dare not lie to His Majesty. The young ancestors did participate in the construction of treasure ships. In the Jiajing year, he became the head craftsman of Fengzhou and has continued to this day."

"In the two prefectures of Denglai, there is no craftsman household that has been building ships for the imperial court longer than the young Wu family."

"Then... let me ask you, can the treasure ship be built now?" Zhu Youxiao had a rare look of anticipation on his face.

Wu Han didn't dare to look at Shangyan, lowered his eyes and said:

"The blueprint of the treasure ship has not been found for many years, not to mention that the imperial court has never allowed the private possession of such a valuable thing..." As he said, he quickly added:

"If you can have blueprints, small ones can also try to build treasure ships."

You can still use the drawings...

Zhu Youxiao sneered in his heart, his face returned to normal, and said:

"Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask."

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao went straight to the point and asked, "I ask you, if you want to modify and upgrade the Fuchuan so that it can carry more naval guns, is there still room for modification?"

Wu Han frowned and thought for a long time before hesitatingly replied:

"Your Majesty, the lucky boat has a sharp bottom, a wide top, and a mouth held high. It is good at sailing in the open sea and riding the wind and waves. If it can be equipped with sails on the Hongyi warship, it will be even more powerful and its maneuverability will be greatly improved."

"but……"

As he said that, he was a little embarrassed:

"The Fujian ship is a [-]-ship ship with a sharp bottom. Now the Fuchuan in the Denglai Navy can only bear a three-story ship building at most."

Zhu Youxiao's eyes faded, and he said:

"That is to say, there are fifteen Zaizhenlu cannons and two Hongyi cannons. Is this the limit of the Fuchuan? At most, the sails of the Hongyi warship can only be added to increase mobility?"

Wu Han was sweating profusely, and nodded quickly:

"What Your Majesty said is that the small one means that..."

It seems that Fuchuan is destined to be eliminated by history. The fully refitted Fuchuan carries fifteen twelve-pound suppressing guns.

The advantage of Fuchuan is that it has a high storey and a large hull, can carry a large number of people and cargo, and is not expensive to build. It is completely sufficient as a cargo ship for military and commercial purposes.

Now Zhu Youxiao has understood that Fuchuan is suitable for serving as a frigate and undertaking patrol missions in offshore waters.

Of course, with its low cost of 500 taels, it is also the first choice as a military and commercial cargo ship for the imperial court to transport goods in the southeast waters.

However, Fuchuan is indeed not suitable to be used as the main warship.

The illusion of refitting the Fuchuan was ruthlessly shattered, and the problem followed. It was necessary to find or build a main ship of the Denglai Navy to replace the Fuchuan as soon as possible.

Chapter 683 A Thousand Materials Cannon Boat

Zhu Youxiao sat down, raised his legs, and asked, "In your opinion, what kind of ship is suitable for the navy's main warship?"

"Ah, this..." Wu Han's eyes rolled wildly, and he said anxiously: "Aside from Fuchuan, only the Wucao boat in Guangdong is the most suitable for now."

"Guangchuan, why haven't I heard of it?" Zhu Youxiao raised his head and said.

Wu Han felt the emperor's eyes projected over him, his heart tightened suddenly, and he said:

"The Wucao boat is a [-]-material boat, about the same size as a lucky boat. It is made of iron wood, and its strength is higher than that of a lucky boat made of pine and cedar."

"Guangzhou Ship is also more durable than Fuchuan. If Guangzhou Ship and Fuchuan collide in the sea, Fuchuan will be smashed, and Guangzhou Ship will be unscathed."

Zhu Youxiao frowned and said:

"Guangzhou Shipyard is stronger and more durable than Fuzhou Shipyard. Why didn't you report it earlier?"

Wu Han quickly knelt down and said:

"Your Majesty calm down—!"

"The wide boat is narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, shaped like two wings. Such a shape is stable in the Caspian Sea, but it cannot withstand wind and waves overseas."

"Besides, the construction cost of Guangzhou Ship is twice that of Fuchuan. Once it is damaged, iron wood can only be used for repairs. At present, iron wood is only planted in a small amount in Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan, and its growth is very slow."

"Considering these, it is recommended that His Majesty adopt Fuchuan."

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao generally understood, and his expression eased a lot. From this point of view, the price-performance ratio of Guangzhou Shipyard is even lower than that of Fuzhou Ship, and this kind of warship that cannot go far can no longer be used.

"Is there no warship more suitable for large-scale construction besides the Guangzhou Shipyard?"

Wu Han thought for a while, then turned his head to discuss with the other shipbuilders who had just arrived, and knelt down and said:

"Your Majesty Qizuo, I think you can imitate the Hongyi warship captured in this battle and make a three-masted gunboat!"

"Three-masted gunboat?" Zhu Youxiao frowned and muttered.

"Exactly!" Wu Han's expression became a little excited, and he said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, according to my estimates, this gunboat should be a large-scale thousand-four-hundred-meter warship with three masts, the mainmast is four feet high, and the captain is twenty. Husband!"

At this time, one zhang is ten feet, which is about three and a half meters in later generations.

Twenty feet is nearly 70 meters in length, more than double the 30 meters of Fu Chuan, and the draft is a thousand times deeper than that!

Zhu Youxiao was a little shaken in his heart. He tried to look calm and listened silently. He was most concerned about the crew and firepower.

Mobility is ranked second, and now is the era when whoever has the most guns can speak hard.

Wu Han, however, became more and more excited as he spoke, with unconcealable joy in his words:

"My little ones estimate that if this kind of three-masted gunboat is successfully built, the hull cabin should have five floors, and there should be another watchtower on the deck."

"This ship is as tall as a city, and can hold more than three hundred sailors. The bow can be equipped with four red cannons, and the five-story cabin can be equipped with a thousand-jin Flang machine, which can reach forty!"

"What, forty Francophones, eight red cannons?!" Zhu Youxiao couldn't calm down now, this was more than three times the size of the Fuchuan, and he stood up in shock and asked:

"What you said is the truth?"

Wu Han and other shipwrights didn't even dare to lift their heads. Looking at the scorched sand on the ground, they said in one voice:

"You guys are telling the truth. Two of the Hongyi warships captured in this battle have already been dismantled by you guys for imitation. If there are no problems during manufacture, that should be the case."

"It's just that your majesty doesn't have to be too happy. Accidents are inevitable in shipbuilding, and there are not many strong timbers left in this dynasty..."

"Buy!" Zhu Youxiao immediately said: "What raw materials are missing, you tell Bi Maokang and ask him to forward it to me. As long as this boat can be built, I will spare no expense!"