Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

Just to ensure that this warship does not go wrong along the way, the cost spent is enough to build two more treasure ships!

However, Emperor Chongzhen did not escape the law of true fragrance.

This ironclad ship was created under his wise guidance. Of course, it must be well developed. As for wasting some manpower and material resources, is it very important?Have you ever heard of the words rich and willful?

After walking back and forth for a few steps, Emperor Chongzhen said, "We all know the advantages of this ironclad ship, but what about the disadvantages? I don't believe it has no disadvantages at all."

Zhang Zhiji bowed and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, according to the news reported so far, the biggest problem with this kind of ironclad ship is the lack of battery life.

If you want to ensure firepower, then the coal loading capacity will be weakened. Similarly, if you want to ensure a certain endurance, then the firepower of this warship must be weakened.

In fact, judging from the current situation, the firepower of this ironclad ship itself is in a seriously insufficient state, at least weaker than that of the treasure ship.

In addition to the long voyage from Daming to England, this battleship has been replenished dozens of times along the way, each time replenishing water and coal.

From the perspective of the battleship itself, this battleship is inferior to the treasure ship in terms of firepower and endurance.

It's just that when sailing normally, and at the speed when sailing against the wind, this ironclad ship is far away from the treasure ship, especially when it is against the wind.

Judging from the current situation, this ironclad ship has more reference significance than actual combat significance, or it does not have any actual combat significance. "

Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and said: "It's not without practical significance. At the very least, iron-clad ships are far more solid than treasure ships. If they are hit by a few shells, the treasure ships may catch fire, but iron-clad ships basically don't have this concern, right?"

Zhang Zhiji nodded and said, "Theoretically, this is indeed the case. Moreover, in terms of the protection of the ammunition depot, the armored ship is also much higher than the treasure ship."

Emperor Chongzhen said: "That is to say, the biggest factor restricting the actual combat capability of this ironclad ship is the problem of endurance and insufficient ammunition?"

Seeing that Zhang Zhiji nodded yes, Emperor Chongzhen said, "Then imitate Fuchuan again, build a few large supply ships, and let them form a formation to fight.

The supply ship is loaded with ammunition supplies and coal, and does not participate in actual combat, while the iron armor completes the protection of the supply ship while fighting. Even hot air balloons can also be loaded on the supply ship. "

Thanks to the later generations of Yingjiang, Emperor Chongzhen learned about a word called aircraft carrier formation.

Although I don't know exactly what's going on with this thing, I still know something about it.

It's nothing more than an aircraft carrier with fighter planes and helicopters, and then dragging a large group of destroyers and gunboats as thugs, and by the way, a supply ship has to be brought as a nanny.

Daming naturally didn't have the conditions and strength to create that kind of awesome aircraft carrier formation, but it's no problem to make a simple version - the biggest change is that the aircraft carrier itself has become a nanny instead of carrying loads. Combat missions like fighter planes.

In addition, primitive also has the advantage of being primitive.

The aircraft carriers of later generations have little combat effectiveness, and even the ships in the entire aircraft carrier formation serve the aircraft carrier.

The Ming version of the nanny aircraft carrier does not need any protection. In this age without torpedoes and mines, the nanny aircraft carrier can completely install some artillery on itself, so as to have a certain ability of self-protection and even combat capability.

The remaining problem is how to transform the existing Fuchuan into iron-clad Fuchuan-although the original Fuchuan and Treasure Ships are powerful and large enough, they are completely different from the design and manufacture of iron-clad ships.

In particular, the size of the ironclad ship cannot be made larger by adding an extra piece of iron. The data involved and the calculations involved are almost astronomical figures, and continuous experiments are still required.

Take the iron-clad ship where Emperor Chongzhen is now as an example. From the time it was designed by the Royal Academy to the trial ship sailing to England today, there have been seven or eight versions in between.

In the era when there were no supercomputers, not even ordinary computers, and auxiliary software such as AutoCAD, calculations and checks could only be done with abacus. This was almost a hopeless workload.

What's even worse is that each version has to be manufactured and then tested - from the initial miniature version, to the small version tested on the lake, to the standard version for offshore sailing, and then to the final ocean-going version. The human and material resources spent in the middle can almost drag a small country into bankruptcy.

For now, only Daming and Ottoman can afford this astronomical expense.

The Ottoman Empire obviously did not have the background to develop the navy. Even now that the Ottoman Empire is aware of the shortage of the navy and has invested heavily in the development of the navy, the lack of heritage for hundreds of years still causes the Ottoman Empire a headache.

It is conceivable that now the Emperor Chongzhen proposed to re-armor the Fuchuan, and finally turn it into a mother version of the aircraft carrier. The manpower and material resources required in this process are almost another astronomical figure.

However, Zhang Zhiji was not too worried about these expenses.

All the expenses of the Royal Academy are from internal funds. No matter how much the Royal Academy spends, it is actually from Emperor Chongzhen’s internal funds. There is no need to go to the treasury for reimbursement, and there is no need to worry that Wu Ganlai will refuse to approve the related issues. Budget.

Anyway, Emperor Chongzhen was willing to spend money on all things related to research and development, so he didn't have to worry about it.

The question at hand is how to make Emperor Chongzhen happy: "Your Majesty, this ironclad ship has proved its sailing ability, and there are basically no problems in combat. Will Your Majesty give it a name? It's like a treasure ship and a blessing ship. Like a ship, this iron-clad ship can’t always be called an iron-clad ship, can it?”

"Destroyer!"

The words destroyer almost blurted out: "To drive aliens thousands of miles away, to chase death and chase north to the depths of the ocean, they are called destroyers!"

Zhang Zhiji bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me the name!"

One sheep is to be chased, and two sheep are also to be let go. Emperor Chongzhen simply said: "Since this destroyer is a trial warship, it is also the first destroyer in our Ming Dynasty that can be used in actual combat. Just Pangu."

Zhang Zhiji couldn't help but gasped—Pangu?Do you dare to use his old man's name?The Word of Heaven is so capricious?

After wiping the cold sweat off his forehead, Zhang Zhiji said again: "Your Majesty, this destroyer will be the main force of the Ming Fleet in the future? Are the original lucky ships and treasure ships sold to Osman's barbarians?"

Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and said, "It will be done in the future, but not now."

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Chapter 8 and Six

Selling the treasure ships and blessing ships to the Ottoman Empire did not cause any psychological pressure on Emperor Chongzhen—sooner or later, those things will become obsolete.

The problem lies in the two words sooner or later.

It will definitely not work if it is sold late.

If Daming kills Osman, who else will buy these treasure ships?It is estimated that the final end will be sold to the people, and finally used as cargo ships or fishing boats.

It's even worse if you sell it too early.

The current destroyers are only more powerful than Fuchuan treasure ships in terms of sailing against the wind and normal speed. Even if they are solid and durable, their firepower is not weak. The remaining two aspects of tailwind and battery life are also huge disadvantages.

If the Fuchuan treasure ship was sold to Ottoman or other barbarian countries early, it is very likely that the destroyer will suffer when the two sides go to war.

In other words, if the Daming version of the nanny aircraft carrier is not produced, this thing must not be sold.

So sooner or later, these two words became the key. Only before Daming did not kill Osman, or when the Daming version of the nanny aircraft carrier was about to be produced, could this treasure ship be sold, otherwise it would be causing trouble for itself.

After pondering for a while, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Invite Ferdinand III and Innocent X, just say that I invite them to fish.

As for the Ottoman side, until Daming can completely settle England, don't ask them to sell the treasure ship Fuchuan for the time being. You have to wait for Daming to gain a firm foothold in England. "

Zhang Zhiji bowed in response, and then said, "Your Majesty, what about Czarist Russia? Just now, information has been sent from the military government, and Czar Alexei has agreed to the request of the Poles."

Emperor Chongzhen sneered and said: "If you agree, you agree. Anyway, Holguin has already discussed with Alexei, and it is a foregone conclusion that Tsarist Russia will send troops to Europe, and we don't need to worry about them.

However, I would like to see, after losing Morozov and Olkin, what will Tsar Alexei do to fight Nikon, and who will he rely on to give him advice on how to deal with the mess in Europe. "

Europe has indeed become a mess.

Relying on the arms and instructors provided by Ming Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the Holy Roman Empire and the Holy See almost rose in a straight line. After the two parties joined forces, they even formed a crushing trend for the whole of Europe.