Chapter 114 The ship used by Zheng He on his voyages to the West!It was built during the Hongwu period! ! 【Please subscribe】
Longjiang factory.
At this time, the Longjiang factory was busy.
Longjiang Shipyard is located at the mouth of the Qinhuai River. Once the large ship is built, it can go out directly from the dock.
This time, the imperial court directly transferred the Fujian Navy admirals to supervise shipbuilding.
He even asked him to bring over many craftsmen from Fujian who had been building ships for generations.
Not to mention that when I heard that working for the imperial court now is not free but paid, these craftsmen are still working very hard.
After all, they had to do this kind of work before the court didn't pay them.
But now the court not only provides money but also provides food and accommodation, and the craftsmen work even harder.
What Zhu Yuanzhang and the others did not expect was that, as Chen Han said, many business activities did not actually require guidance from the court at all.
Where there are more people, business is easier to do, and businessmen will spread the word among themselves.
For example, there are many businessmen gathered here next to the Longjiang Shipyard of the imperial court.
Originally, this place was far away from the lively streets and should have been quite depressed.
But after Zhu Yuanzhang and the others came all the way, they discovered that not only was this not the case, but there were many more traders.
The reason is simply because the craftsmen here are now paid people, and they don't need to bring their own dry food. There are so many people here, and eating, drinking and eating every day is a huge business.
Of course it's easy to do business.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy for such a good thing.
After arriving at the Longjiang Shipyard all the way, Zhu Yuanzhang was taken to the huge shipyard by Luo Bingkun, the Fujian Navy Admiral.
After Luo Bingkun's introduction, Zhu Yuanzhang also roughly knew the status of the ships currently being built.
The currently built ship is called Baicao, with a length of 45 meters, a width of 12 meters, a rudder of 8 meters, a mast of meters, and a displacement of 1000 tons to 1500 tons.
This ship is a type of Fuchuan and is currently the main warship.
It is characterized by a pointed nose and a wide tail, high nose and tail, upturned heads, and fenders on both sides that arch outward.
It has a deep draft and a strong impact device, making it very suitable as a warship.
Secondly, because the Fuchuan has a double rudder design, it can operate with ease in both deep sea and shallow sea, and has good maneuverability.
Its tall hull has wide flat decks and continuous hatches.
The lower floor is packed with earth and stone to ballast the cabin, the second floor houses soldiers, the third floor is mainly for operations, and the upper floor is used for combat command.
Because the hull is tall, bows, arrows and artillery can often defeat the enemy from a high position.
For now, this type of ship is definitely not a main battleship, but a handsome ship.
Zhu Yuanzhang and others did not expect that ship construction could be so fast.
Luo Bingkun continued to report: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, because the fortune ship is too tall and cannot be driven by human power, it relies entirely on smooth winds and smooth water, and it is easy to run aground in shallow water.
Therefore, in order to meet the requirements of navigation operations, wave boats had to be built, namely bird boats and blue boats.
This ship is named after its pointed head. "
As he spoke, the deputy next to him took out a drawing very thoughtfully. Luo Bingkun pointed to the small Fu Chuan on it and said: "Both the Fu Chuan and Haicang boats are not allowed to enter the inland sea, so if the enemy enters the inland sea, they must use Xiao Cang." The boat chased him.
This ship was used to attack the enemy, which was very convenient and strong. Wenzhou people called it Cangshan Iron.
The Cangshan boat has a small hull and is equipped with an oar. When the wind is smooth, the sails are raised, and when the wind is blowing, the oar is swung. It is extremely light and agile and is mainly used for pursuit. "
Zhu Yuanzhang was very pleased after seeing this: "You are the admiral of Longjiang Shipyard, and you have served as the admiral of the Navy for so many years. You understand the requirements of sea warfare better than we do, and you can build it according to your own wishes.
You don’t have to worry about the money spent on building the ship. Just ask, we will definitely allow it. "
Luo Bingkun was very moved: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust."
Then Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the large ship, which was more than 40 meters long, and asked: "Can we go up and have a look now? We have never seen such a big ship before when we fought with Chen Youliang in Poyang Lake."
Luo Bingkun smiled and said: "Of course you can, Your Majesty, you can go up from here."
Under the leadership of Luo Bingkun and others, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao boarded the lucky ship more than ten meters high and reached the top deck.
Feet on the solid deck, hands on the railing.
Looking out at the dock.
Outside the Longjiang Shipyard is a vast swamp tidal flat.
From a distance, you can see many waterbirds pecking.
The breeze blowing in through the opening of the dock seemed to be poured into the sleeves, making a whining sound and making Zhu Yuanzhang's slightly gray beard flutter.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Yuanzhang was filled with emotion: "I never thought that we could see such a huge ship of the Ming Dynasty in our lifetime.
I just wonder if we can board a ship one day and ride on the waves? "
Luo Bingkun said hurriedly from the side: "Your Majesty, you are the true Dragon Emperor. Even if you don't have this boat and travel across the sea of towers, even if the Dragon King comes, he will have to lie down at your feet."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang just smiled slightly and said nothing.
He didn't like to hear such words before, always thinking it was flattering, but now after hearing it, he just smiled casually.
You can't be too harsh on the officials who do the actual work under you.
After Zhu Yuanzhang stayed on the boat for a while, he slapped the railing and said, "It's almost noon in a flash. We won't leave today. Luo Aiqing, please call some craftsmen from the shipyard and make some simple meals at your shipyard."
We want to have a meal with the craftsmen. "
Luo Bingkun was stunned after hearing this.
what? His Majesty the Emperor wants to have a meal with the craftsmen. This is something that has never happened before.
Maybe Luo Bingkun really didn't understand Zhu Yuanzhang.
Even after he became the emperor, he still liked to eat with the people at the grassroots level. This way he could understand their living conditions, and secondly, he could get closer to the people.
Jiang Wei came up from the side and said, "Master Luo, just go ahead and do it. His Majesty likes to eat with the common people the most."
After hearing this, Luo Bingkun could only do as he was told.
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The craftsmen were stunned to have dinner with the emperor.
However, if you participate in such an exciting scene once, you will be able to brag for the rest of your life.
After all, how many people in this world can have dinner with the emperor.
But not everyone gets the chance.
Luo Bingkun and the shipyard officials went to various workshops and selected a total of thirty workers who usually performed very well, and asked them to follow him to have dinner with His Majesty the Emperor.
noon.
In the simple canteen of the shipyard, Zhu Yuanzhang only put a few simple meals on the table.
These are the meals that craftsmen usually eat.
Just two kinds of river fresh food, some ingredients, and brown rice.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang has been diligent and frugal since he became emperor, the meals prepared by the imperial chefs must have a lot of oil and water. Now he has forgotten the taste of meals without oil and water.
So looking at the meals in front of him, he still felt a little nostalgic for some reason.
Zhu Biao sat next to Zhu Yuanzhang, and the food he ate was of the same standard.
The father and son looked at the thirty craftsmen opposite.
When I saw these craftsmen looking at my father and son again, their faces were full of excitement and restraint. Not only did I not feel that they were rustic, but I felt inexplicably close to talents are the real ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the craftsmen, picked up the bowls and chopsticks, "Eat, brothers, come and eat!"
The craftsmen didn't dare to move, but they felt so beautiful in their hearts.
His Majesty the Emperor calls us brothers.
Good guy, in this era when meeting a county magistrate can make you excited for several days, they can actually be on an equal footing with the emperor. This must be such a glorious thing.
Even if it is written into the family tree, it is not an exaggeration.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that if he didn't move his chopsticks, they would not dare to eat.
So Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the big thick bowl and started eating without any airs of being an emperor.
Zhu Biao also picked it up and ate it without any pretense.
Ling Han and the others didn't say anything. The emperor and the prince were so friendly to the people, so what else could they have to say?
When the craftsmen saw this, they all started eating too.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the craftsmen while eating, "That's right. Before the emperor, we were also a miserable cowherd boy. We didn't have enough to eat before."
The craftsmen were stunned.
Did His Majesty the Emperor ever have enough to eat? After Zhu Yuanzhang saw everyone's disbelieving looks, he immediately talked about his past.
When the people heard that His Majesty the Emperor had such a miserable childhood and youth, they were immediately shocked that Zhu Yuanzhang could still be so successful.
Many emperors and historians like to beautify the emperor's origin.
Either it means that auspicious clouds descend from the sky when I am about to give birth, or Ganoderma lucidum grows on the wall, or the room is filled with red light, or there is a strange fragrance.
The purpose is to let everyone know that I can be the emperor because I am fundamentally different from you. I am a god descended from heaven.
But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like doing this.
He is an honest man, and he is telling you all clearly that the reason why we, Lao Zhu, succeeded was not because of his status as a god, but because he conquered the world as an ordinary person.
People all over the world will praise you even more.
Sure enough, even Luo Bingkun beside him was shocked after hearing His Majesty the Emperor's story.
He had heard that His Majesty the Emperor's status was very low, but he never expected it to be so low.
This is unprecedented.
Ling Han and others were extremely impressed after hearing the emperor's honesty.
There has never been such an emperor since ancient times.
Not only did he sit down to eat with ordinary craftsmen, but he also shared his somewhat unmentionable childhood past.
He even directly told the story of how when he was a child, because he couldn't stand the landlord Liu De's bullying, he pushed his family's cow down the mountain stream and fell to death.
The craftsmen below listened to it and couldn't stop having fun.
These craftsmen all come from poor families. They are not interested in and have no sense of involvement in the romance of scholars. However, everyone has the experience of herding cattle in the landlord's house when they were young.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately relieved when he mentioned this. At the same time, he felt that such an emperor was not as scary as most people said.
He's not much different from the rest of us.
The only difference may be that they have abilities and great abilities.
Moreover, this emperor gives us food and respects us, so we must repay such a good emperor well.
After finishing the meal with the craftsmen, the craftsmen reluctantly bid farewell to His Majesty the Emperor, feeling even more motivated to work.
Even His Majesty the Emperor calls us brothers, which shows that we are really very useful people.
Now that everything is like this, what else do we want?
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Yashan Village! Chen Han only learned about Zhu Yuanzhang's arrival at Longjiang Shipyard several days later.
"Do you really want to conquer the Japanese slaves?" Zhu Youwei asked while making tea at the side.
Chen Han was currently under the old locust tree, carefully studying how many shapes the sunlight could take when passing through the gaps in the leaves.
Yes, it's so boring.
This is a place that is so slow that even modern so-called slow cities would be defeated.
Here he was cured of many years of mental infighting.
There is no need to worry about anyone disturbing you.
Don't worry about whether the wife you marry is just for your family's financial resources.
Because his current woman is the princess of the royal family.
So royal! Chen Han took a sip of ordinary mountain tea and felt that it had a unique fragrance.
"Of course! It was the primitive accumulation of capital during the Industrial Revolution, and there was hatred between the country and the family." Chen Han replied.
Chen Han had just finished listening to the news that Zhu Youwei had obtained from Ling Han who had just gone up the mountain.
Knowing that Zhu Yuanzhang and the others had already started building ships.
Even Xiping Hou Muying was transferred back from Yunnan according to the established plan and is training musketeers.
Ling Han even received an envoy from the Japanese imperial court.
All this shows that Ming Dynasty is serious about it this time.
No matter how serious it is, if the little devils can be wiped out now, maybe they can leave a lot of hope for the Han people in the future.
Zhu Youwei said nothing more after hearing what he said.
Chen Han took a leaf and twisted the stem a few times.
"Your grandpa, are you going to come up the mountain to listen to my class?" Chen Han asked.
Zhu Youwei drank tea: "Master Ling has gone up the mountain, so it's almost time to come."
"Okay, I have to give them a surprise when they come up the mountain this time. Is there a loom on the mountain?" Chen Han asked.
"Do you want to weave?" Zhu Youwei asked.
"Just tell me if you have it?" Chen Han asked.
"Yes, in order to coax you and make you think that this is teaching, I brought several looms from the mountain." When Zhu Youwei said this, her eyes dimmed: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. These."
Chen Han shook his head: "As long as you're here, let's take care of it. I'm already here, what else can I do?"
As he spoke, Chen Han gave instructions: "You will ask someone to put a loom in the classroom later, and then find me some things."
With that said, Chen Han ordered Zhu Youwei to go and prepare things.
"What do you want these for? These are only used by carpenters!" Zhu Youwei was very surprised.
Chen Han explained: "I want to make a Jenny spinning machine. Then I will do a small experiment in class to let your grandpa and others know what the sense of gap is."
When Zhu Youwei heard this name, she felt very much like a woman.
But after listening to Chen Han's words, she could only do as he was told.
Who said that in this regard, she could only watch from the sidelines...
(End of this chapter)