Chapter 789 New Sea Ship
The navy returned with a great victory, and the soldiers and civilians of Huating Town rushed to the dock and shouted.
Kong Yingda walked off the trestle and looked at the densely packed ships on the river with a tangled expression. After a long time, he asked Fang Jun: "Those pirates...really want to kill them all? This...seems to be harmful to Tianhe. After all, they are all Han people, and their lives I was forced to go to sea and become a bandit, so what..."
The old man was a little scared and a little anxious. You must know that yesterday he said angrily that he must kill all these unscrupulous beasts, but in the blink of an eye he couldn't bear it anymore.
Fang Jun secretly laughed, even if you weren't Han, you still wouldn't be ruthless enough to go on a killing spree, right?
Therefore, it is said that the scholar rebellion failed after ten years. These people have read too many books by Confucius. The so-called benevolence, justice and integrity have been deeply infiltrated into their bones. When faced with naked killings, they will always be inexplicably soft-hearted, but they can use conspiracy to harm their opponents. The family was ruined and everyone was killed without batting an eyelid...
Fang Jun deliberately made an awkward expression: "Oh, this is not very good, is it? Yesterday, this junior issued an order in front of the soldiers, saying that these people are so heartless and inferior to animals. Even the great scholar Kong Yingda, the old master, was filled with anger. , to kill them all , to pay homage to the souls of those who were brutally killed by them. Now that you say you won’t kill them, isn’t this asking a junior to go back on his word?
Kong Yingda was so angry that he blew his beard and stared. How could he not hear that Fang Jun had no intention of killing all those pirates? By speaking like this, he was clearly teasing me and wanting to see me make a fool of myself.
You little bastard, your conscience is completely gone!
The old master snorted angrily, turned around and walked quickly with his hands behind his back, ignoring Fang Jun.
Fang Jun chuckled and told Su Dingfang behind him: "Keep a detailed count of the prisoners, and then take a short rest and send them to the Nanshan Mine immediately. This group of pirates is extremely vicious, with every hand covered with blood, and they deserve to die. It can only be cut with a knife." It’s too cheap for them, so let them go to the mines to mine. When they die from exhaustion, let them see the light of day again, which can be considered as a contribution to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.”
Su Dingfang curled his lips and responded: "No! Let's do it now."
But I am full of slander in my heart. Is it to contribute to the prosperity of your Fang family? That iron factory belongs to your Fang family and has nothing to do with Datang...
Su Dingfang also thought that this was a good idea. These pirates had a lot of blood debts. It would be cheaper to kill them like this. Let them atone for their sins in the dark mines.
But does this count as using power for personal gain?
I guess...
But no matter what, this is a matter for the censor, what does it have to do with me? It suits him well to deal with the captured pirates in this way. He can make the best use of them and squeeze them all dry. Why not?
Perhaps in the future, prisoners of the navy can be treated according to this method, that is, there is no need to worry about being impeached by the censor for killing too much, and there is no need to worry about keeping them for nothing, and there is no need to worry about doing evil again after being released...
When Fang Jun returned to the town office, he saw an official rushing towards him. As soon as he met him, he saluted and said: "I have met the chief manager, Liang Renfang."
The former head of the Water Department of the Ministry of Industry, his face as sad as an old farmer became darker and darker, but he was in good spirits.
When Fang Jun saw him, he was in a good mood: "Excuse me, how did things go?"
Liang Renfang replied respectfully: "The general manager's proposal to transfer craftsmen from Laizhou Shipyard to support Jiangnan Shipyard reached the Ministry of Industry, and Zhang Shangshu ordered it to be implemented. The lower official immediately summoned craftsmen with good skills and senior qualifications for two hundred and seventeen People came to seek refuge with the Grand Manager on a new type of sea-going ship built in the past two years.”
Fang Jun was overjoyed: "How many ships are there?"
Liang Renfang felt a little ashamed, raised his hands and said: "Because of the great trust of the General Manager, only four ships were built... However, during the initial construction, because the General Manager's drawings were not detailed, the subordinates made many detours, and... there are many more Fallacy... But this year everything has gone smoothly, the craftsmen have become more and more proficient, and the speed of shipbuilding has become faster and faster. So far this spring, two ships have been built.”
Fang Jun was a little ashamed...
Although I know something about the Galenic sailing ship, I am not a professional after all. The drawings drawn based on my own understanding and memory will inevitably have errors and omissions. It is difficult for these craftsmen to use two knives to draw the drawings. It was not easy to overcome one difficulty after another and build four ships.
Especially last year, only two ships were built in the whole year. This year, the number in a few months has equaled that of the whole year. It is obviously a great improvement.
Fang Jun looked around on the river and asked: "Where is the boat? Is it in the shipyard?"
Liang Renfang nodded and said: "I will abide by the instructions of the general manager. Some of the data, craftsmanship and procedures of the new-type sea-going ships are strictly confidential. Therefore, even the new-type sails were not hung. After arriving yesterday evening, all the ships were put on the No one is allowed to watch in the dock.”
Old-fashioned people make people feel at ease when they do things!
Fang Jun praised a few words, called Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui, Pei Xingjian, Liu Renyuan, Xi Junmai and other generals, and rushed straight to the shipyard not far from the port.
Several generals didn't know what their commander was up to, but they all became interested after hearing that it was a new type of sea-going ship. Although this trip to sea was a complete victory, the speed of that old-fashioned sea-going ship still made everyone feel powerless. If a hot air balloon hadn't discovered the pirate's hiding place early in the sky and then surrounded and chased it from both sides, the pirate might have escaped long ago.
The area around the shipyard has been guarded by soldiers. This will be the norm in the future to prevent anyone from peeking into the shipyard and obtaining confidential information.
Several people climbed onto a low mountain ridge between the shipyard and the port. Looking around, the entire shipyard occupied a huge and gentle area between the two mountains. The original abandoned dock has also been renovated, and four slender new-style ships are parked quietly beside the cofferdam on the shore.
Fang Jun only took one look and couldn't suppress the ecstasy in his heart.
This is the Galen ship he wants!
The bow of the ship has a prominent ramming angle, which looks like a duck's bill. There is a forecastle, but it is obviously lower than the stern. The poop is tall and has four masts. The foremast is at the forecastle and the mainmast is at the middle of the ship. Both masts are very high and equipped with square sails. There are two masts on the poop, which are very short and will be equipped with jibs.
Smooth lines, powerful and domineering!
This is the overlord who traverses the oceans in the age of sailing!
However, the galenic ships in the dock now are a little different from the historical galenic ships...
When Galenic ships arose, there was no concept of battle lines. The ships promoted individual fighting, but also resorted to melee fighting in group fights. At that time, the idea of artillery was to be able to cover the surrounding area of the ship without blind spots. The hull was designed with a large arc so that the ship's side guns could fire around in a fan shape.
However, this seems a bit outdated to Fang Jun.
In the design drawings, he concentrated all the gun positions of the Galen ship on both sides of the ship's side, so that when the ship came across, a battle line would be formed, and all the firepower on one side could be concentrated at the same time to deal a fatal blow to the enemy. Because even if Fang Jun builds a cannon, due to materials, explosives, etc., the power of the cannon will not be too great, the recoil will not be too strong, and even a salvo will not cause damage to the construction structure of the ship's hull.
Of course, no one, including Liang Renfang, knows what the gun position reserved by Fang Jun is used for...
Fang Jun pointed to the Galen ship in the dock and asked Liang Renfang: "Have you ever tested the speed of the ship sideways?"
When he mentioned this, Liang Renfang suddenly became excited. His dark old face seemed to shine, and he danced and said: "Of course, this ship is too fast! When we tested it, it was at night, starting from Laizhou Port and going straight to Bisha City. We set off at 1 o'clock in the morning and returned after seeing the lighthouse of Bisha City. We returned to the port at 1 o'clock in the morning. The round trip only took a little more than seven hours. It was like riding the wind and waves! ”
How far is it from Laizhou to Dalian?
Fang Jun counted with his fingers. The straight-line distance was probably less than two hundred kilometers. When converted into nautical miles, ninety nautical miles was insufficient. Seven or eight hours and more than eighty nautical miles, the ship's speed is about ten knots, which is quite fast in the age of sailing!
But if this number is converted into the length unit of the Tang Dynasty, Fang Jun is a little confused...
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