Chapter 518 From now on, we should ride the long wind and break thousands of miles of waves!
Although Zhu Yijun travels simply, no one will underestimate His Majesty. The Ming Army is Zhu Yijun’s biggest face!
With 30,000 troops in the capital and 30,000 navy troops, who dares to underestimate us?
Everyone in the eyes of the Fanyi envoys is full of fear, that is, fear. The five-masted ocean crossing ship is still within the understandable range, and the Youlong is already difficult to understand, but now the Ming navy can fly , has exceeded their imagination.
A completely useless toy, in the heart of the Fanyi envoy, is invincible! Real heavenly soldiers and generals!
Just bullying Fan Yi for his lack of knowledge.
Even Shah Maimaiti has lingering fears. It is not an unrealistic fantasy for a powerful naval force like the Ming Dynasty to really expedition to the Mughal Kingdom. Fortunately, Shah Maimai From what I learned, the Ming Dynasty loves peace, and the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty are now friendly countries. The Ming Dynasty colonized India and sold cotton to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty sold cotton cloth to Akbar.
Emperor Akbar was looking forward to the Ming Dynasty horse ships arriving at the port every day. The goods on the ships were used as second-rate dealers, and they could make a lot of money. As long as they were not cheap, the Ming Dynasty rarely attacked foreign countries.
The existence of the Ming Navy is to protect the Ming Sea Territory and ensure that the Ming Sea Rights are not violated or challenged.
After Chen Lin changed the sash of Lord Shuri, Zhu Yijun walked quickly to the pier at the port, waiting for Tishuai Zhao Mengyou to make the final safety inspection. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty wanted to board the ship, which had been decided long ago. process.
The emperor was impatient and wanted to rush forward immediately, but Tishuai still wanted to check.
“Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty! It’s all thanks to the emperor’s wisdom and sagacity, his success is more beautiful than that of Tang Yu, the civil and military saint, and the virtuous Pilong is more virtuous than Tang Wu. The Ming Dynasty has such a strong army, and the rituals and music of the Ming Dynasty, Your majesty's holy family will surely be kind and kind throughout the world! The people of Yixia and Qingning are celebrating!" Li Chengliang ran over immediately after the ship review. Shit, the person taking the photo was dizzy!
"Who wrote the words?" Zhu Yijun asked curiously. Although Li Chengliang had read several books, he could never write such words. He usually used vulgar characters in his memorials, so he couldn't Started to quibble.
"I am really feeling this!" Li Chengliang looked around and whispered: "To be honest with you, your majesty, the words Hou Yuzhao wrote for me were for fear that others would be included in the congratulatory list, so I just wanted to How embarrassing it would be to say "Your Majesty is majestic". After all, he is the Marquis of Ningyuan, so he cannot lose his status. "
Although Lao Li is uneducated, Lao Zhao is. He has prepared several sets of words for Li Chengliang to ensure that he does not fall behind in all aspects. share.
"It is enough to say that your Majesty is mighty." Zhu Yijun said with a smile on his face: "How is Liaodong doing lately?"
Li Chengliang has no intention of becoming a vassal town now. Everything is based on the leadership of the imperial court, and now he is determined to be the loyal king and the country's Ningyuan Marquis. Li Rusong is the pioneer of your majesty. He is the deputy commander of the Ming Dynasty's capital camp. He studied under Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang. The most elite cavalry camp is in Li Rusong's hands.
Li Chengliang really rebelled. That would be abandonment of both humans and gods, and the world would be intolerable.
Li Chengliang said with excitement: "Speaking of this minister, I have something to say. This year, I plan to expand the land for another three hundred miles. What did that old Zhao say? Oh, we want to develop the Daxianbei Mountains. Mountain products such as wild ginseng, fungus, hairy mushroom, fur, etc. are all very valuable. While mining the mountain forests, they are resettling the people who migrated to Liaodong. This cycle is like this. I don’t understand those things. Good old Zhao, old Zhao is here. If you eat it, you won’t be able to hold it back and you will have to spit it out intact.”
“It’s so uncomfortable!”
Only those who have suffered from stomach problems can understand the pain of eating something that cannot be digested and has to be vomited out. Li Chengliang had this kind of vomiting and vomiting before in Liaodong. It really made Li Chengliang nauseous.
In the past, Liaodong's predicament was all-sided. The defensive front was too long, and offensive development had to be taken in and spit out.
Before, Liaodong Dusi had three passes, the first was Fushun, the second was Tieling, and the third was Guangning. Guangning had to deal with the Tatar suzerain Khan Tuman Khan, while Tieling had to deal with Waikakar. Kagome and Haixi Jurchen, in the direction of Fushun, they have to face Jianzhou Jurchen, and the battle relies entirely on Li Chengliang's three thousand guest soldiers, who can only be exhausted and keep fighting. The previous Liaodong general soldiers were killed several times in a row, and This kind of outdoor transition has a lot to do with it.
This bad battle has made Li Chengliang’s head big.
The best defense is always to attack, but Liaodong cannot attack, not only from the resistance of the court, but also from culture and education. Before, Li Chengliang was unable to support himself in Liaodong. He was very good at fighting, but he could What's the point?
Going out of the fortress to win a big victory and kill some people, you can only return to the pass, which can only temporarily relieve the situation, but it will only cure the symptoms but not the root cause.
After the battle, no one will defend, or in other words, there will be no way to farm.
Li Chengliang can actually farm, although he is far inferior to Hou Yuzhao. He previously resettled 64,000 households and more than 250,000 people in Liubao, Kuandian. This was done by Zhang Xueyan and Li Chengliang together. , but the result was that Li Chengliang was impeached by the court and wanted to be the Anlu Mountain of the Ming Dynasty. Since then, Li Chengliang has been unable to farm.
After Hou Yuzhao arrived in Liaodong, the situation was completely alleviated. Hou Yuzhao's specialty was none other than farming.
"No, why is Marquis Ningyuan called Hou Yu Zhao Lao Zhao instead of Lao Hou? Isn't his surname Hou?" Zhu Yijun asked doubtfully.
Li Chengliang was a little embarrassed for a moment, and said in a low voice: "The nickname I gave him, Hou Yu Zhao is actually quite timid. He doesn't dare to do this, and he doesn't dare to do that."
Zhao Song, Zhao is timid, Zhu Yijun immediately became happy. This Li Chengliang was really capable of fighting. He gave people nicknames one after another.
“I heard that Marquis Ning Yuan, in Liaodong, held the yellow on his left, held the blue on his right, wore a brocade hat and mink fur, and rode thousands of horses to roll around Pinggang. He was really cool.” Zhang Xueyan also met his old partner and laughed. In a word, Li Chengliang's life in Liaodong was extremely free and unrestrained. He went hunting everywhere with his hawks, dogs, claws, and servants, and he really lived a happy life.
“Not cool, not cool, it’s all for pioneering, for pioneering.” Li Chengliang talks about pioneering, but in fact the situation is similar to what Zhang Xueyan said. When not fighting, Li Chengliang is the king of hunting in Liaodong, and Hou Yu Zhao sometimes couldn't find Li Chengliang for half a month.
The furs sent to the treasury are proof. Li Chengliang sent a sum of fine furs to the treasury when he had nothing to do. Li Chengliang got them all personally. His main purpose was to reciprocate as a courtesy. Every time he expanded the land, His Majesty gave him a generous reward. Li Chengliang's gift of furs was a gift in return.
Li Chengliang looked around and whispered: "Your Majesty, can our Beijing-Liao Chi Road be built to Jilin? If there is a Chi Road to Jilin, that would be great, Your Majesty. , It’s all black soil! How many people must be fed and how much land must be cultivated?”
“No money!” Zhang Xueyan said angrily.
Who are you? You need money just after entering the customs. Can you survive this life? A Suiyuan Chi Road is enough to trouble people. Liaodong is very big. It takes at least 800 miles to build it from Liaoyang to Jilin, and it is not like the Suiyuan side. It is a big road in the first place. The official road post built before Roads can also be built following the traces. The entire hydrogeographic survey of Liaodong is a big job.
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Repairs still need to be done, and there is no money. The Ming Dynasty is not strong enough to collect corvees. Conscripting the Fanyi may encourage them to join forces to fight against the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, first Draw up the hydrogeographic map along the way, find the route, and be prepared.”
"The official roads and post roads used by Nuer Gandusi are still sufficient for the time being."
"Your Majesty is wise!" Li Chengliang was overjoyed when he heard this. Who is your Majesty? The Ming Emperor who keeps his word! Either you don't make a promise, but as long as you make a promise, you will honor it and never break your promise. Now that you have promised, you will definitely practice it, and it will be done quickly.
"Your Majesty, after the inspection is completed, you can board the ship." Tishuai Zhao Mengyou conducted a comprehensive inspection of the entire Youlong before getting off the ship and informed that Your Majesty can board the ship.
"Youlong." Zhu Yijun took a step and stepped onto the Youlong, which was nearly two feet high. When he stood below, he had to look up at the Youlong. After getting on the boat, he felt even more The ship was huge, and its neatly stacked sails were folded. On the flat deck next to it, stood the soldiers of the Ming Navy, led by Staff General Wu Weizhong, waiting for a review.
"I pay homage to Your Majesty! Your Majesty is mighty!" Wu Weizhong saw His Majesty boarding the ship and brought all 500 soldiers on board to greet him.
Zhu Yijun waved his hand with a smile and said: "In the winter of the tenth year of Wanli, the boatmen filled the Bohai Sea, with their rafts and oars on the peaks, and clouds and sails covering the sea and sky. Here, the three treasure eunuchs were ordered by heaven to go to the West to show their power in foreign lands. One hundred and forty-seven years, since the tenth year of Xuande, the trend of banning the sea has become more and more fierce, and the prosperity of rituals and music civilization that has spread across thousands of miles of sea is no longer."
"Today, the navy broke through the clouds and fog, and from then on. From now on, we should ride the long wind and break through thousands of miles of waves! Let everyone in the sky be imbued with the virtues of civilization!”
“The Ming Dynasty’s army is mighty!”
Zhu Yijun’s words are as follows. 571 ships came out from the bottom of their hearts. The powerful Ming Navy finally stabilized Ming's maritime territory. The people along the coast took a breath. Handicraft workshops in the southeast began to be built, and production quickly resumed and increased.
The Ming Dynasty cannot lose the ocean.
"Your Majesty is mighty!"
"Your Majesty is mighty!"
"Your Majesty is mighty!"
The navy soldiers are all inspired. Your Majesty can see their efforts. This It is enough to report to the emperor and rescue the heads of Guizhou. Although the navy soldiers have rescued many heads of Guizhou, in this era, under the feudal monarchy, without His Majesty's affirmation, many things are missing. The hearts of the soldiers are always empty. , there is always a sense of urgency for civil servants to harm me.
This sense of urgency is not a persecution delusion. During the Yongle period, such a big navy was gone.
With His Majesty’s approval, at least you don’t have to worry about these past few years.
Wu Weizhong introduced the Youlong this time. The place where Zhu Yijun boarded the ship was at the stern. He saw the captain and master's living room on the deck. These two rooms are the most open areas for the captain. Although it is said to be open, it is actually very cramped, but it has one more fixed bed than ordinary soldiers. There are four small shower rooms, which are about the size of a person just squeezed in, and can be used for simple washing.
These four shower rooms are shared by the entire ship, not exclusive to the captain. They all line up to take baths, and they take turns once a month. Fresh water on the ship is extremely scarce. If it never rains, water cannot be stored. It won't be open.
“Who are the four hot air balloons here?” Zhu Yijun saw four small hot air balloons at the stern of the ship. They were much smaller than the ones he had seen before and could only fit into a small hanging basket for one person.
Wu Weizhong introduced the use of these four hot air balloons: "It is used for tying ropes and flying for observation."
Just like flying a kite, you put a hot air balloon into the sky for observation. If something is wrong, you will use flag language to communicate. The different movements of the flag represent the pronunciation. There is a dedicated person in the control room who is responsible for watching the observation balloon. semaphore.
"Okay, okay!" Zhu Yijun surrounded the four hot air balloons at the stern of the ship and asked questions about what fuel was used, how long it could fly at one time, whether it had any effect, how much it cost, and whether the Ming Dynasty fleet could Universal use and so on.
What makes Zhu Yijun particularly regretful is that this investigation method, similar to that of flying drones for observation in later generations, is unique to Youlong, because the cost of hot air balloons is extremely expensive. Simply put, the lining is Silk, because silk is the lightest, and silk is equivalent to gold in Thailand.
Silk is added with paper and animal fat for sealing, and hemp rope is used for hanging. The balsa wooden hanging basket is very small, with only one person and an oil barrel. The fuel is light oil, which is the light oil used by Zhu Yijun's lime blowtorch. It is expensive. It is a roadblock that cannot be applied on a large scale. This thing has played a role several times, because it has to be released every time it stops. It has avoided storms in Ryukyu, avoided rocks on Jilong Island, found traces of pirates across Daheigou, and also discovered the migration of fish schools.
"What is this?" Zhu Yijun stepped on the wooden deck under his feet. Unlike other decks, the deck here was actually hollow.
“The lower deck is used for ventilation and lighting.” Wu Weizhong hurriedly explained that the Youlong has three decks in total. There are ventilation panels at the bow and stern, and there are openable ventilation panels in many places in the middle of the ship. Light board.
“Oh, I understand, that is to say, if the wind is sunny and sunny, all the artillery covers above the waterline and on both sides of the ship’s side will be opened, so that the entire ship can be It's ventilated, very good, very good. "Zhu Yijun thinks this design is great. There are not always huge waves on the sea. With all the covers opened, the circulation is excellent.
Youlonghao, which is leaking air from all sides, is not a derogatory term, but a complimentary one.
"Although I don't understand maritime affairs, I still know that the biggest enemy on this ship is disease. This design is excellent." After repeated confirmation by Zhu Yijun and Wang Daokun, Minister of Industry, they determined that this was an innovation of Ming Dynasty ships. In the past, it was because the structural strength required deck support and sealing for various reasons, so ships in the past had sealed decks.
Nowadays, a large amount of steel is used in the keel and frame of the ship, which greatly strengthens the overall structure of the hull, and sealed decks have become a thing of the past.
Comfort upgrade.
Zhu Yijun took two steps and saw a huge machine with its teeth and claws waving and asked: "What is this?"
"A winch, used to collect and release anchors, Your Majesty, please Look." When Wu Weizhong heard His Majesty's question, he immediately clapped his hands, and dozens of navy soldiers ran over, took out the wooden stick from the round double-layer winch, inserted it inside, and turned it around. , turned around again, and the rope thicker than the forearm tightened and relaxed with the winch.
Wu Weizhong said quite proudly: "There are four layers of winches on top and bottom. If you are in a hurry to collect the anchor, the four layers will work together and you can complete the anchor of 30 feet within half an hour."
"Okay, okay!" Zhu Yijun stepped forward, pushed it, and found that he couldn't push it. More than twenty people were required to stir this thing. Obviously, Zhu Yijun didn't have that much strength.
He showed a sunny smile and asked about the structure in detail. Wu Weizhong held up a model. The model was transparent and did not have wooden boards representing the ship's sides. Wu Weizhong explained in detail to the Ming Gongs. The design of the winch, with four layers of fixation and four layers of retraction, makes the speed faster.
“It used to take two hours to retract and release a thirty-foot anchor?” Zhu Yijun asked in great surprise.
Wu Weizhong said with certainty: "It may take longer."
Every few steps Zhu Yijun took was a problem. As soon as he reached the middle of the ship, he found four bellows-like bellows He pointed at the thing and asked: "Where is this, what is it used for?"
"For pumping water." Wu Weizhong picked up the model of the ship and introduced the design of the Ming Dynasty. Next to the main mast is a reservoir, which is also the lowest place on the ship. If rainwater needs to be collected, the patio will be opened to open the deck. The water above is put into the water tank in the cabin.
In navigation, the most precious thing is fresh water.
If necessary, the four pipes in the patio can pump water. The bellows are reciprocating pumps. Eight soldiers sat down and pulled the bellows to pump fresh water from the bottom to the deck.
After Zhu Yijun learned more about it, he learned that there are water pumps on the four floors. After the rainwater settles, the sediments will be pumped out from the bottom, and then boiled in the ship's boiler before they are mixed with water. Drink from Guojiao.
“Can we still light a fire on the ship?” Zhu Yijun asked with surprise when he saw the boiler chimney.
"Okay, we have 60,000 kilograms of coal stored at the bottom of the ship. We can use it sparingly. It can be used for a long time. It is mainly for boiling water, not cooking." Wu Weizhong explained, for long-term life For people on land, the purpose of burning fire is to cook, but not at sea. The purpose of burning fire at sea is to burn cleaner water. It is not distillation, but just boiling. At this time, cold food is still the main food at sea, and of course fuel is also used. Cook hot meals when there is plenty.
"Sixty thousand kilograms of coal, not bad, really good." Zhu Yijun looked at the distribution of coal at the bottom of the cabin and nodded.
This thing is used as ballast stones. There are ballast stones at the bottom and a rice warehouse of 300,000 kilograms. They are sealed by Taiyue boxes one by one to prevent moisture. There are also A large amount of gunpowder and lead bullets are also at the bottom. There are a large number of gun rooms on all levels of decks, and the gun racks inside are full of gun racks.
Wu Weizhong finished introducing the lowest structure and said with a smile: "The biggest difference between our ship and Taixi's ship may be that there are no mice."
Taiyue box is a grain tank , this thing is used everywhere. If Zhang Juzheng wants to collect patent fees, he can become the second richest man in the Ming Dynasty, second only to the emperor. There are not many, and one cent of silver is enough to make Zhang Juzheng richest in the world.
Zhu Yijun once studied this matter with the Ministry of Household Affairs. Giving Zhang Juzheng one cent of silver for each grain box is really not much. This thing costs two cents of silver each, which is quite expensive, but compared with the sunken ship, it is nothing. Too cheap.
But Zhang Juzheng refused. This thing is just an ingenious idea. Drawing money is a bit abstract. If Zhang Juzheng wanted money as an official, he would get a little bit from the New Deal and be richer than Xu Jie, so Zhu Yijun had to reward him. Fan.
The advantage of the grain tank is that there are no rats, which are a chronic disease of the Thai and Western ships. Every time the boatmen of the Ming Dynasty cleaned the large sailing ships from the Western countries, they would angrily scold the Western and Spanish people for their lack of etiquette and even basic hygiene. If you don't hold on, you can get rid of anything. A mouse is bigger than a human forearm.
Zhu Yijun was like a curious baby, asking questions. He suddenly realized that he had asked too many questions, and said with a slightly shy smile: "I am somewhat ignorant."
Wan Shihe immediately bowed his head and said: "What your Majesty said, this is the exquisite design of the Youlong. This is the first time for the entire Ming Dynasty to see it. It is the first time for everyone to see this thing. No one has seen it before, and it is also the first time for everyone to see it." I’m curious as to why it designed these things.”
Wu Weizhong hurriedly said: “Your Majesty, when I first boarded the ship, I really ran up and down, and it took me three or five days to figure out the whole ship, and your Majesty. The same goes for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. "
The navy is well-informed and has seen many ships, but when they boarded the Youlong, they were all curious, looking around. I couldn't get enough of it. I kept asking the shipyard's master, but the master was tired of asking questions.
"Haha." Zhu Yijun stood at the front bow, patted the 30-pound cannon, and smiled brighter. The courtiers of the Ming Dynasty all laughed together. This time, they had caught it. Your Majesty has seen the world.
The fast sailing ship Youlong is worthy of its name. Next, the Youlong will go on a long voyage to the border of the Ming Dynasty and the Strait of Malacca for a trade. It is still a sea survey and the design will be further improved. .
There are five thirty-pound cannons at the bow of the ship. There is a special gun carriage that is responsible for turning the direction and adjusting the height. If these five cannons hit once, they can directly sink a two-masted ship. A three-masted plywood ship was severely damaged, and a five-masted ship was hit enough to drink a pot of it.
The Beijing camp felt that the 30-pound cannon was too big and difficult to transport, but it was just right for the navy.
Zhu Yijun descended from the deck to the second floor. On this floor, there were many hammocks hanging. Except for the captain and the boatman who could sleep on beds, everyone on the ship slept in hammocks. Pull them out when they are in use, and stack them neatly when they are not in use. What Zhu Yijun saw was orderliness.
“Actually, it’s a bit hard to sleep on a bed on a ship. I don’t like beds on the ship. I like this hammock.” Wu Weizhong complained about the design of Songjiang Shipyard. The bed is to show nobility and to make the captain sleep comfortably. Baffles were also added, but when the ship bumped, it became a bumper bed. Even the captain would run to the second floor and throw himself into the hammock when he was resting.
What was originally meant to be differentiated actually made people who enjoy welfare complain.
Wu Weizhong explained the reason. The bed was really not well designed. It was a little rough and rough when sleeping and bumped my head. But another reason is that the ship is different from the ground, and the ship is differentiated. , the people below are dissatisfied, and if they go out to sea, they will really throw the captain into the sea, and then turn into bandits on the spot.
This kind of thing has not happened to the Ming Dynasty Navy, but it has happened before. To prevent the slightest change, start from small things. You can see many equal designs on the ship, such as sharing the stove, living together, washing, and national affairs. Access to the cellar, etc.
Zhu Yijun communicated with the Ministry of Industry and learned that the differentiation is to show the nobility of the captain and the boatman. The designed bed is uncomfortable to sleep on, which is deliberate. This is experience, and cancellation cannot be cancelled. , can only be designed to be more uncomfortable, so that the captain always knows that at sea, the captain is the sustenance of everyone, and every order he gives is related to the life and death of the ship.
The captain is special, he is responsible for the entire ship.
There were many small buckets hanging on the boat. After asking carefully, I found out that they were filled with water to prevent fire. The reason why they were hung up was because of the wind and waves. If they were left there, they would tilt around and spread everywhere.
Zhu Yijun had too many problems. He originally planned to visit for half an hour, but it was postponed to an hour and a half. As a result, he will not be able to return to the capital today. The itinerary has changed. His Majesty Feng Baocong I left him for a quarter of an hour and made arrangements for His Majesty's accommodation and other matters.
"We must be responsible for history. The Ming Dynasty cannot lose the ocean. Look at those small countries in Western Europe. They have become materially rich just by relying on sea trade. Even the red-haired people dare to boast that the sun never sets." When Zhu Yijun got off the ship, he was still thinking He patted the railing reluctantly and said to all the courtiers.
"I sincerely obey His Majesty's Holy Instructions." The ministers once again obeyed their leader's orders.
Being responsible for history is a heavy topic. The Ming Dynasty lost the capital of Peiping and Hetao in the north due to its promotion of culture and martial arts and its actuarial power. Defeats and humiliations followed one after another. However, due to the ban on the sea, the Ming Dynasty The wind caused the Ming Dynasty to lose a crucial one hundred and forty-seven years, and the small country of Zuer became a guest of the Ming Dynasty.
In the future, the Spring and Autumn Period concluded that the crime of losing the Loop would be pinned on the Ming Dynasty, and both monarchs and ministers would be responsible.
The reason for setting up a table for the Fanyi was because the Ming Dynasty needed silver. They were all big customers and their spending was extremely generous. Similarly, the fact that the special envoys from the West and the West were able to come across the ocean already explained many problems.
Ten years later, the Ming Dynasty’s large sailing trade routes still failed to expand to Western Europe.
When the large ships from the West arrived at the port, everyone in the Ming Dynasty was shocked by the size of the ships. At that time, Zhang Juzheng clearly realized that the Ming Dynasty had lost its advantage in shipbuilding. The Ming Dynasty once had the largest navy in the world. , losing the advantage of shipbuilding, how heartbreaking this is!
If Yin Zhengmao had not made a surprise attack on Luzon with unplaceable guest soldiers and seized the ships of the Manila Shipyard, and if the Ming Dynasty had not found the old case of Zheng He's voyages to the West from Mao Kun's house and conducted archaeological scientific research, the Ming Dynasty would have been completely lost. The ocean, the southeast coast, everywhere is the direction from which the enemy can invade.
What a tragic situation that would be.
Responsible for history, the Ming Dynasty lost 147 years, will it lose another 147 years? This is why Zhu Yijun insisted on coming to Tianjin to inspect the Navy.
Zhu Yijun returned to his residence and received news that Wang Qian had made a big move in the capital, blasting several private trade fairs with extremely high thresholds at designated locations, including those from the trading houses.
(End of this chapter)