The main body of the new ironclad ship is basically equivalent to the original copy according to the specifications of the Daming No. 1 Fuchuan battleship, but the material is changed from wood to steel.

It took more than four months for such a battleship to go from design and construction to launch.

It will take at least a few years to develop new weapons in later generations, but in the Ming Dynasty, under the centralized autocratic system, it took more than four months for all craftsmen, although it was already very fast, but Liu Honggradually still felt that it was not enough.

And now it has just been launched, and it will go through a series of debugging tests, and it will take at least a month or two to really drive it to the battlefield.

"Mr. Mo, can you take a closer look at those Dutch warships? Is there a way to fork it? Liu Hong said seriously.

Although the Dutch warships were sail powered, they had surpassed the Ming Dynasty in many skills, and Liu Hongjian thought that this had a strong reference significance, so the five captured Dutch warships were directly driven to the Tianjin Bao Shipyard.

"Back to the emperor and the prince, this is also a problem that the humble post is considering, and the humble post finds that the sharp-bottomed ship of the Netherlands and our Ming flat-bottomed ship have their own merits.

The punt has a shallow draft, is suitable for rivers and shallow seas, and has a large carrying capacity, but its ability to resist wind and wave blows is poor and its speed is slow.

The steeple-bottomed boat has a deep draft, good resistance to wind and wave blows, and high speed, which is suitable for deep-sea navigation, but the carrying capacity is relatively small.

Since the main battlefield of our Beiyang Naval Division is the ocean, the Treasure Shipyard is currently preparing to develop a sharp-bottomed ironclad ship, but the process of the dock needs to be transformed, which will take more time. Mo Huan frowned and told the truth.

"Da Ming can't wait that much time." Liu Hong gradually did not wait for Zhu Cihong to speak, and said directly.

"If you need funds, then the emperor and the court will do their best to help, if you need more craftsmen, the entire Ming Dynasty more than 60 million people can choose at your disposal, I only have one request, use the fastest time to make the most reliable and powerful warship." Liu Hong gradually said word by word, categorically.

No one can doubt the idea of a country of more than 60 million people, which is expressed in sincere solidarity and in its enormous comprehensive national strength.

Back then, the United States imperialism and the Soviet Union united with China in an attempt to crush China, but the people of the whole country tightened their belts and engaged in scientific research, and it only took a few years to successfully build the atomic bomb.

All this shows the strength of the country's willpower.

"Yes, Mo Aiqing, the Ming Dynasty needs a powerful warship now, and the imperial court will also give the greatest support to the Treasure Shipyard, you should be attentive." Zhu Cihong echoed the opportune time.

In fact, he didn't know what pointed-bottomed boats and flat-bottomed boats were, he only knew that Liu Hongjian needed this kind of battleship, and he only knew that with this kind of battleship, Daming could argue with the Dutch and wrestle with Europa.

As for the rest? That's it!

Zhu Cihong has experienced the most difficult period of the Ming Dynasty, and now that the world is peaceful and the world is harvesting, can it be worse than when his father was there?

Mo Huan was silent for a long time, and then knelt down in front of Zhu Cihong, his eyes moist.

"Thanks to Your Majesty's love, even if Wechen has a poisonous liver and brain, and sleepless day and night, he will definitely develop this sharp-bottomed ironclad ship, half a year, give Wechen half a year, and he will definitely realize the mass production of a new ironclad ship!"

It's no wonder that Mo Huan is so excited, the Mo family has been silent for thousands of years, and the monarchs of every dynasty have rejected the Mo family's claims, and the emperor in front of him not only pardoned the Mo family, but also placed so high hopes on him, which is enough to make him die in revenge.

Death for a confidant.

After leaving Tianjin Bao Shipyard, Liu Hong's mood gradually became a little melancholy, thinking that it would not be long before he could equip the sailors with a new ironclad ship, but he didn't expect that it was just the beginning.

Although flat-bottomed ironclad ships can be used in transition, the cost is too high, first of all, it occupies a huge group of craftsmen and consumes countless manpower and material resources, but the things created are not the most perfect.

Let's wait! Anyway, a few years have passed, is there still a year and a half left?

Zhu Cihong complained along the way that he had to go back not long after he came out, and he didn't seem to be happy at all, Liu Hong gradually proposed to go to the firearms test ground at the western foot of Xishan to have a look, and Zhu Cihong was interested again.

In order to avoid disturbing the people, when testing large firearms, the Xishan Ordnance Institute specially opened up a firearms testing ground in a mountain forest at the western foot of Xishan.

According to the Jinyi Wei Song, the breech-loading rifled gun has already entered the test stage, and the test site is at the firearms test site at the western foot of Xishan.

In the afternoon, thousands of people rushed to Xishan again, and because they were not notified in advance, the Praetorian Guards around Xishan were like a great enemy, and they left excitedly after learning that the emperor had come to the firearms test ground.

Before entering the side extension field, Liu Hongjian and Zhu Cihong heard the rumbling cannon, Zhu Cihong was so excited that he rushed inside, and the soldiers of the Tiger Camp saw that this was okay, and thousands of cavalry rushed in.

Song Yingxing happened to be absent, Zhang Feng, the head of the artillery workshop in charge of testing artillery that day, Zhang Feng was almost frightened when he saw the smoke and dust billowing outside the test site, and he knew that Liu Hong gradually came in to stabilize his mind.

"The Emperor...... Your Majesty, this is the rear-loading artillery developed by the Ordnance Institute last month. It was the first time Zhang Feng had seen the Son of Heaven, and he was a little undecided.

Liu Hong gradually ignored Zhang Feng, but directly dismounted and walked to the artillery, and looked inside at the muzzle of the black hole, as if he was checking the rifling, and then squatted on the butt of the artillery for a while to study.

"Lord Wang, the rifling of our artillery is poured out as a whole, and then after repeated polishing by craftsmen, the base is also made of the most sophisticated just now.

This is a shell for a rear-loading gun. Zhang Feng cautiously picked up a cannon trajectory with a diameter of twenty centimeters.

"The primer of the shell is mercury, and the impact of the firing pin can excite the gunpowder at the bottom of the shell, allowing the shell to fire along the rifling." Zhang Feng explained seriously.

Liu Hong gradually took the cannonball from Zhang Feng's hand and gave instructions to observe, Zhu Cihong was also very curious to look at the cannonball carefully, only the huge sea of the celebrant cringe cringed and trembled worriedly.

Liu Hong gradually weighed twice in his arms, and the shell weighed about 20 pounds.

"Lord Wang, be careful! There's a primer ahead, too! Zhang Feng was startled when he saw it, he didn't plan to give the cannonball to Liu Hongjian just now, but Liu Hongjian didn't pay attention to him at all and grabbed it directly.

God is pitiful, this is a new flowering bomb, and they all have to go to see their ancestors if they don't want to.

"According to the instructions of the head of the Song Dynasty, when we designed the shells, in addition to the primer fire, we also added a primer fire to the top of the shell, and as long as the shell hit the hard solid after it was fired, the gunpowder in the head would be stimulated, and an explosion would occur in the near future, and the enemy could be easily killed by shrapnel."

Zhang Feng carefully took the cannonball from Liu Hongjian while explaining.

Liu Hongjian and Zhu Cihong were very excited when they heard this, Zhu Cihong had never seen a cannonball exploding in the cold, and Liu Hongjian was eager to see the power of this cannonball.

At the instigation of the two, Zhang Feng immediately called a few people to start the test, and motioned to Liu Hongjian and Zhu Cihong to hide away, and he himself ran out for more than 30 steps.

More than a hundred paces away from the artillery is a target, which is not actually a target, but a smooth boulder on the side of the mountain.

A lot of debris had been peeled off from the bottom of the boulder, and the debris not far away had been piled up into a small mountain, and it was obvious that this was a devastated mountain.

Boom - under Zhang Feng's instructions, the cannonballs exploded with a roar.

Liu Hongjian and Zhu Cihong covered their ears and waited for the shells to explode, while Zhang Feng frowned worriedly.

"What's going on?" After waiting for a while, Liu Hongjian didn't hear the explosion of the shell hitting the mountain, and couldn't help but ask.

"I'm sorry lord, it's a stink bomb!"

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Carrying an AK to break into the Ming Dynasty

Carrying an AK to break into the Ming Dynasty