Please ask me to be the emperor

"Military ships should be divided into warships and auxiliary ships." Zhang Shun wrote to himself while flipping through the information.

"The warships should be divided into artillery warships, jump gang warships, exploration ships, fire ships, etc."

"Auxiliary ships should include troop ships, grain ships, supply ships, baggage ships and hospital ships, etc."

"Among them, artillery warships should become the main force of the navy. And these warships should be distinguished from those in the near sea and those in the ocean!"

"Now, I need to build a offshore navy. Then the main warships should be maneuverable, have shallow drafts, and be able to deal with complex situations. They should also have strong firepower and be able to support land and assist the navy if necessary. Marines landing."

"By the way, if that's the case, one or even several landing ships should be designed."

It turned out that after Tang Ruowang left, Zhang Shun believed that he was from a later generation and had grasped the "direction of historical development." He refused to admit defeat and began to figure out his own ideas.

Hey, don't tell me, after he did this, he really discovered his true needs.

In fact, the current rebel army does not need any "Caravel Sailboat" or "Clark Sailboat" at all. They only need to select and improve the original Ming Army ships to suppress the Jinshui Division.

According to the information Zhang Shun had reviewed in the past few days, he found that the shipbuilding industry was developed during this era and there were many types of ships.

There are numerous species among them, no less than hundreds of species.

The most powerful one is undoubtedly the latest "plywood warship" equipped by the Ming army.

This so-called "plywood warship" is different from the traditional Fu Chuan and Guang Chuan type warships of the Ming Dynasty.

Not only is it equipped with "splints", but there are also "gun holes" on both sides of the ship's side for Hongyi cannons to fire.

"Plywood? Could it be the deck?" Zhang Shun couldn't help but be startled when he saw this.

He did not understand the characteristics of Chinese ships of this era, and there was no precedent for such a double-deck design.

Therefore, after the introduction of this technology, warships with this feature were called "deck warships."

However, when Zhang Shun was not paying much attention, when he turned to the next page, he was shocked when he saw the graphics of ships: "Sail battleship?"

It turns out that although this "deck warship" has many characteristics of Chinese ships, its appearance is very similar to the sailing battleships in Zhang Shun's various large-scale navigation games in his previous life.

When Zhang Shun read the relevant text carefully, he discovered that this ship was indeed not a so-called "sail battleship."

Its sails are still Chinese-style hard sails. Although its ship structure has absorbed the Western keel and rib structure, it still retains the watertight cabin design.

In order to enhance the ship's protective capabilities, there are even iron plates on both sides of the ship's sides.

Originally, its styles were divided into two types, large and small, both equipped with double-layer "plywood". Each ship could carry thirty or fifty cannons.

Among them, the large "plywood" warship has thirty "gun holes" on the lower floor, housing eight Hongyi cannons weighing 23,400 kilograms each. The other "gun holes" are equipped with one-thousand-jin or five-hundred-jin artillery pieces.

"On the upper level battlefield, there are about thirty cannons such as the Baizilang machine," "about a hundred soldiers per squadron, and a total of fifty or sixty muskets, large and small."

The small "plywood" warship has twenty "gun holes" on the lower deck, six Hongyi cannons, twenty-two thousand-jin cannons and five-hundred-jin cannons. The upper "plywood" is equipped with flanges and Baizi guns. Thirty doors vary.

In addition to this typical gunboat, there is also a single "plywood" warship that can carry more than ten guns such as Franchise aircraft, and its firepower is no less than the traditional large Fuchuan warship of the Ming army.

"Tsk, tsk, it turns out that the Ming army is hiding something here!" Zhang Shun couldn't help but tsk in wonder when he saw this.

It turned out that Zhang Shun saw that the strength of Tianjin Navy was not strong enough. However, during the "Denglai Rebellion", he was seduced by Geng Zhongming and lost many large warships.

At that time, the imperial court frequently used troops and was unable to allocate silver to build ships, so it could only use some old ships to recharge.

However, at that time, the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian areas of the Ming Dynasty were already equipped with a large number of "plywood warships" that were modified based on Chinese ship technology.

If it weren't for the Ming Dynasty central government that preserved a large amount of information, Zhang Shun would still be struggling to pursue the "Western warship" in his mind.

What surprised Zhang Shun even more was that between the second year of Chongzhen and the sixth year of Chongzhen, the Ming court spent two or three years building a giant ship with 5,000 materials in Fujian in order to enthrone the Ryukyu King.

In order to build this sealing boat, the imperial court not only assigned special personnel to supervise the construction, but also selected centuries-old wood from the Guanzhong area and transported it to Fujian.

The resulting sealing boat was twenty-one feet long, six feet wide, five feet deep, and had five masts.

If converted into later data, this was a large ship with a length of 67 meters and a width of 19 meters.

Of course, if this kind of ship is compared with the cargo ships of hundreds of thousands of tons in later generations, it will really pale into insignificance.

However, from the perspective of wooden ships, the length of this ship has almost reached the limit of wooden ships.

If compared with contemporaneous ships, only the British sailing battleship "Sea King", which was just built in the past two years, can be compared.

The "Sea King" is only 51 meters long, 14.7 meters wide and 23.17 meters deep.

In addition to being deeper than this sealed boat, it is also smaller in length and width.

In this era, the boundaries between civilian and military ships are not very clear. If he can get this seal boat, Zhang Shun is confident that he can transform it into a terrifying sea beast.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shun couldn't help but ask: "In the sixth year of Chongzhen, a Fengzhou was built in Fujian. I wonder where this Fengzhou is now?"

"This" Zhang Zhoutian and Zhu Sinu were stunned when they heard this, and couldn't help but responded quickly, "This matter still needs to be investigated. However, based on our expectations, it should be anchored at the Fujian port."

"Can you do it?" Zhang Shun couldn't help but ask.

"Difficult!" the four girls replied in unison, "However, it won't take much trouble. Your Highness can ask His Majesty to issue an order to see if it can be transferred to Dagukou."

"Okay, this is good!" Zhang Shun couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly ordered.

"Hurry up and help me draw up the decree. Just say that His Majesty is about to ascend the throne. He will inspect the three armies, mobilize the big ships and seal one ship to the north to build up momentum. There must be no mistakes!"

"By the way, I will prepare two orders for this king. One is to investigate the whereabouts of this Zhang Zizhou and ask him and Du Sance to come to see me; the other is to transfer Zhao Lizi to Beijing, and I am going to appoint him as the deputy of Zhao Liangdong, the commander-in-chief of Tianjin. , Admiral of Tianjin Navy!"

"This Du Sance is now the Minister of Dali Temple, but who is this Zhang Zizhou?" The girls were stunned when they heard this and couldn't help but wonder.

It turned out that Zhang Zizhou was none other than the colleague Du Sance requested from Chongzhen to supervise the construction of Fengzhou.

Since this person has such experience, he must also be familiar with shipbuilding.

Zhang Shun planned to find this person and examine his knowledge.

On the one hand, he was prepared to appoint him to establish a shipyard in Tianjin to supervise the construction of warships; on the other hand, he also wanted to use the technology of Fengzhou manufacturing to design and manufacture large-scale warships at sea.

As for Zhao Lizi, he was not originally Zhang Shun's first choice as Navy Admiral.

However, the current "River God" Huang Shoucai was stranded in Nanyang, fighting fiercely with Xiong Wencan, the governor of Huguang under the command of Xiao Qinhu, and could not go north for a while.

He could only settle for the next best thing and choose Zhao Lizi to learn water fighting.

Although Zhao Lizi is no stranger to water now, he grew up on the banks of the Yellow River and must be no stranger to water.

In addition, he is the grandson of Zhang Shun's confidant Zhao Yutou, so it is natural for him to be entrusted with important tasks.

Sorry, this chapter was originally written yesterday, but the author found that the original information greatly underestimated the technology and power of maritime shipbuilding in the late Ming Dynasty. After checking the information, the author rewrote this chapter, so the update was delayed. Please forgive me.