I still have to lead the army

Author: There are dragons in Nanshan

I still have to lead the army

Quanzhou Maritime Shipyard, Meizhou Bay Shipyard.

After Jin Ying arrived in Quanzhou, he first ordered people to escort the King of Chameng to Beijing to report his life, but he stayed behind, as if waiting for someone.

When he was free, he wandered around and remembered the Navigation Academy that the emperor had ordered. Moreover, the current dean of Hong Bao was once Zheng He's deputy and one of the role models in the eunuch world, so he brought people to visit.

On his seventh trip to the West, Zheng He died of illness in a foreign land, and Hong Bao brought the fleet back to the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, Kim Young was still young and had no feelings about this matter. Now that he has gone through it himself, he knows the hard work.

At the same time, he had a little more admiration for his ancestor Zheng He.

Walking on the street, I found that Quanzhou became very lively, and there were even some merchants from foreign countries.

During the time when Zheng He voyages to the West, this was once the most prosperous port in the Ming Dynasty.

Since the sixth year of Xuande, these treasure ships that once spanned half of the earth have never left the port, but have quietly anchored in the harbor and slowly become decay.

Finally, after twenty years of silence, the shipyard became lively again.

Hong Bao is old and really weak. He is bedridden all year round. He heard that Kim Young was also going out to sea with the boat, so he couldn't help but look at him differently and arranged a special person to take them to visit the shipyard.

At this time, in the huge drying factory, craftsmen were using smoke to dry the wood.

This technology was proposed by Hong Bao. In fact, in Zheng He's later years, he had proposed to use drying technology instead of shade drying technology.

The so-called drying is to use smoke to accelerate the evaporation of moisture in the wood.

This technology comes from the historical craftsmanship of bamboo slips in the Shang Dynasty, and the books at that time were mainly bamboo slips.

When making bamboo slips, you must first choose high-quality green bamboo, then cut it into rectangular bamboo slices, and then roast it over fire. When roasting, the fresh and moist green bamboo slices are roasted like water droplets appearing and sweating, so it is called history.

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It only takes ten months to build a treasure ship if it uses traditional shade drying technology, but it takes only three years to use smoked drying.

This will greatly shorten the time for shipbuilding.

However, when Zheng He proposed this technology, the Ming Dynasty gave up voyage to the West on the grounds that the national treasury was empty.

Throughout Zheng He's life, he had great achievements and great regrets.

Jin Ying came to the gate of the Navigation Academy and suddenly found that there was a statue of Zheng He standing here.

In front of the statue, there are four sentences engraved: If a country wants to be prosperous and strong, it must not ignore the ocean. Wealth is taken from the sea, and danger also comes from the sea!

Suddenly, he was moved and burst into tears.

I used to be young and ignorant, but now I know that these four sentences are the truth!

Woo--

A long chirping pulled his thoughts back to reality, looked ahead, something made a low sound.

"What is that?"

"If you go back to your father-in-law, it is the Navigation Academy that is developing a steam engine."

"What is a steam engine...?"

Jin Ying looked puzzled. This thing was created by Zhu Qizhen after he left Beijing, so he was not aware of it.

"This thing is amazing. When loading it on a boat, you don't need to hang a sail. You can run by yourself as long as you burn coal."

Kim Young laughed in silence when he heard this.

"Did you think our family has never seen a boat? How can you walk without hanging a sail? Unless it is a god!"

"My father-in-law is kidding. This thing is really magical because it was designed by the emperor. The Navigation Academy has verified it and can indeed replace the sails. Now it is undergoing transformation and finding ways to load it on the ship."

When he heard that it was designed by the emperor himself, Jin Ying immediately shut up.

Because he knew that the new firearm was designed by the emperor himself. It should not be difficult to design a powerful cannon and design a ship that does not require wind, right?

"Let's go, take our house to have a look!"

When I came to the steam experiment workshop, I saw some students dressed up and some craftsmen dressed up, and were discussing together.

"We must consider the weight of the steam engine and have sufficient coal, and the hull must be large!"

"But, the enlarged hull means sufficient power. In this way, the steam engine needs to be increased again. Isn't it endless to turn over and over?"

"The hull is not enlarged, and the wood material is not enough to support the steam engine itself."

"Then look for solid wood, in short, it can't be bigger!"

Seeing that the two had no result in a dispute, Jin Ying suddenly said, "The wood material is not enough, you can use steel!"

Upon hearing this, someone immediately said, "Stop making trouble, how can steel float on the water?"

"Even wood is difficult to support, it would be strange if it can float it if it is replaced by steel!"

Faced with doubts, Kim Young continued: "The hull made of steel can reduce the thickness and weigh about the same as that of wood."

Everyone still shook their heads, thinking that this statement was too incredible.

At this time, a student squatted down and wrote and painted on the ground with a branch.

Everyone was curious and asked, "What are you?"

The man raised his head and said excitedly: "Iron Armored Ship!"

"What?"

"I mean, make an iron armored ship, so that the problem of the steam engine will be solved!"

"You're not crazy, do you think iron can float on the water?"

"You guys come and see!"

The man pointed to the lines of numbers on the ground and said, "It is possible to just control the thickness of the steel!"

Everyone took it seriously and after watching it, they couldn't help but be amazed.

The armored ship is actually feasible!

Now, Kim Young suddenly became the focus, and his heart was shocked in the face of the admiration and respectful eyes of everyone.

He was a eunuch, and because of his physical inseparable, he had never been respected by others.

Even if you are in the palace, you have countless godsons and are respectful to yourself, these are all relationships of interest.

Today you are in power and you are the godfather.

You can't do it tomorrow, you are your grandson.

However, today, in the eyes of these students, he saw true respect.

"Sir, have you studied ironclad ships?"

gentlemen?

Jin Ying's expression was shocked. At this moment, he suddenly felt that he seemed to have found the goal of life.

"Just...experience, experience..."

"Have you ever gone to sea?"

"I have been to some places, such as Sulu, Luzon and other countries."

"Sir, great talent, let's take the initiative to ask, sir, are you willing to guide us to build an iron armored ship?"

Kim Young wanted to cry excitedly: "I'm willing, I'm willing!"

From this day on, Kim Young suddenly transformed into a shipbuilding expert, following students and craftsmen every day to study how to build ironclad ships.

Half a month later, a ship from Sulu landed from Quanzhou.

"Godfather, letter of the country!"

Jin Ying looked at it and sure enough, Sulu Kingdom decided to offer land to return to Ming Dynasty.

If the Ming Dynasty could accept it, it could be sent to fight against Luzon in just a legitimate way.

This matter was planned by oneself, and it expanded its territory in disguise.

He stayed in Quanzhou just waiting for this letter of state.

But now, facing such a huge achievement, I can't be interested at all.

"You will send this letter of state to the capital for 600 miles."

"Godfather, don't you go there in person?"

The meaning is very obvious. It is unreasonable to not show your face if you have such a great contribution!

When the emperor is happy, it is possible to be awarded the title on the spot.

Kim Young looked indifferent and said, "We have more important things to do when we stay here."
To be continued...