Chapter 139 Mr. Zhu, please support the court!

In fact.

Of course, it is impossible for Ming Dynasty to build a real dreadnought with its technological capabilities now.

The dreadnought is the ancestor of the modern battleship.

The classification of the dreadnought comes from the HMS Dreadnought, which was built by the British Navy in 1906. It canceled the secondary main guns on previous battleships and was only equipped with main guns of the same caliber and a unified magnification ratio, and

A small number of small-caliber secondary guns used to defend light warships use high-power steam turbines as power and adopt a unified fire control method for long-distance combat.

Even if we don’t count the (early) dreadnoughts, super-dreadnoughts, post-Jylland-type dreadnoughts, treaty-type dreadnoughts, and high-speed dreadnoughts that were developed in the future.

Simply look at the Dreadnought battleship in a narrow sense.

That is not something that can be produced with current technical conditions.

The Dreadnaught battleship is 160 meters long, 25 meters wide, with a standard displacement of 18,000 tons, a full load displacement of 21,000 tons, and a speed of 21 knots.

The power system also uses a coal-fired steam boiler, with a full power of 22,500 horsepower.

Admission to Daohua University is still free to this day, and all educational funds come from the Ming Dynasty Royal Industrial Promotion Association.

The Ming Dynasty had no fiscal deficit at all.

Now King Zhu Ming has a steel factory, a shipyard, and a gun factory under his command.

And even this one, the ‘Zhenyuan General’.

This type of ship is named "Zhen" class.

On the other hand.

The royal family should integrate into society, not become parasites of society, not to mention that in Zhu Daohua's view, he has given future generations the best educational resources, and it is none of his business whether he can get out.

After all, who knows how much gold, silver and jewels the rich families in the Indian states that have deprived Asan of poverty for thousands of years actually have.

It is not the property of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Daohua's industry is under the unified management of the Ming Dynasty Royal Industry Promotion Association established by him.

The artillery does not have a large main gun, but 70mm and 50mm caliber rapid-fire guns arranged on both sides.

It's just that in the development process of battleships, the ship type, the arrangement of artillery, etc.

After fighting the War of the South.

Just when Zhu Daohua inspected the Royal Shipyard, the "Zhenyuan General", which was built at a huge cost under Zhu Daohua's "guidance", returned to the Guangzhou Palace and was taken over by his father-in-law, Luo Fangbo, the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, and Ye, the Minister of Finance.

Dodge was blocked.

It is a "wood-steel composite ship".

The fiscal revenue of the Guangzhou court of the Ming Dynasty last year was just over 25 million Ming yuan.

Those who are incompetent will not starve to death.

Both are quite profitable industries.

Therefore, this warship was paid for by Boss Zhu himself - it is unlikely that the cabinet would pass the purchase plan for such an expensive warship that has little practical use. To deal with the possible gunboat threat from the Europeans,

It's enough to use the word "wei".

There will be no ceiling for those who are capable.

But after all, the current Ming Dynasty is different from the modern countries of later generations. It does not have an effective financial means to maintain financial balance.

But now Zhu Daohua must be regarded as the richest man in the Ming Dynasty.

As the king of a country, there is not much practical use for holding so much money. The money should still be used as investment in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty is now short of money

That's right.

That is.

expensive!

Extremely expensive!

The cost of building this experimental ship reached a terrifying five million yuan, which is equivalent to two million and a half million taels of silver.

The shells of this kind of artillery are enough to penetrate the hull of any sailing battleship, send the shells into the cabin and explode.

But in terms of specific technical capabilities.

If the opponent only has sail battleships.

Zhu Daohua's internal funds were completely separate from the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Finance.

Such technical indicators would never have been achieved in the era of 1792.

This battleship named "General Zhenyuan" is actually not an all-steel ship.

The reason is also very simple.

These characteristics are consistent with some of the characteristics of the dreadnought "full heavy artillery battleship".

However, Zhu Daohua directly imitated some characteristics of the dreadnought.

The speed of this test ship reached 18 knots..

But even though Zhu Daohua was very rich, he also knew it.

therefore.

However, the shortcomings are also obvious.

This is the real flourishing of branches and leaves, and the stars shining over the moon.

Sixteen meters wide.

It is also unlikely to be sent to the ocean for combat, and will only be used as a ship for the Ming Dynasty along the coast and the Yangtze River and Pearl River waterways.

In fact, according to the views of later generations.

At the current level of the Ming Dynasty, let alone a dreadnought, even a large all-steel battleship cannot be manufactured - the power output of the reciprocating steam engine is not enough to propel such a steel behemoth, and the Ming Dynasty's steel output is not enough to support it.

The production and manufacture of such large battleships.

In fact, the capital ships that the Ming Navy is currently replacing are much more pragmatic than this expensive "anti-dreadnought ship".

For example, railways, ports, university education, etc.

This test ship is more of a technological exploration and reserve by the Daming Royal Shipbuilding Company, a joint venture between King Zhu Ming and Guangdong businessmen, to make some technical reserves for future all-steel armored ships.

Zhu Daohua will build a huge industry that can support the education of future generations. The royal family may not necessarily follow the path of politics. Maybe many royal scientists, lawyers, writers, educators, philosophers, etc. will be born in the future.

The cost of building such a battleship can sustain several infantry brigades for several years.

The standard displacement is 3,000 tons, and the full load displacement is 5,000 tons.

It is not clear whether Zhu Daohua is the richest man in the world now.

Therefore, it is impossible for this industry promotion association to be left to the management of cabinet bureaucrats for the time being - otherwise, any big innovation that any bureaucratic organization wants to achieve will just be a fish in the woods.

Under the guidance of Zhu Daohua, this industry promotion association will lead the development of various new industries and new technologies.

The finances can be said to be in excellent health.

Steel is used in some key load-bearing parts, and the hull uses an inner layer of oak and an outer layer of steel plates.

The main business scope involved includes mineral development, manufacturing, railway and shipping transportation, pharmaceutical development, arms manufacturing and trading, real estate, etc.

Therefore, the greater significance of the Ming Dynasty Royal Industry Promotion Association is.

Although it is still far behind the real dreadnoughts that were born a hundred years later.

The navy is indeed the most expensive branch of the military.

It can be said that it is a gold-eating beast piled up with silver.

This is already a very dangerous signal.

So it would be the most economical for Ming Dynasty to use this relatively cheaper warship.

The battleship Zhu Daohua is currently standing on is just an "anti-dreadnought ship", which has absorbed some characteristics of the dreadnought ship.

The current system of the Ming Dynasty distinguishes public and private affairs.

In terms of technical level, the armored ship under Zhu Daohua's feet may only reach the level of armored ships developed by various countries fifty years later.

The finances of the Guangzhou court of the Ming Dynasty reached a point that made Luo Fangbo, the left prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, quite anxious.

Although it is not impossible for the Ming Dynasty to build more than a dozen Zhen-class iron-clad ships if it wanted to demonstrate its national prestige, it is true that compared to the navies of various countries, warships of this level are somewhat overpowered.

In Zhu Daohua's view, the future Ming royal family cannot be raised like pigs. Each royal family will receive the best educational resources, and they can receive the best training in various fields.

It also uses a rotatable three-dimensional structure to arrange the turrets. Even if the bow of the ship is forward, most artillery can still fire a salvo.

In terms of speed, it far exceeds the sailing battleship. The speed of the sloop fast ship commonly equipped by the Ming army for patrol and reconnaissance can only reach 15 knots, and it still has to be under favorable wind conditions.

It uses a 120mm triple main gun, which is the latest rear-mounted gun. The turrets of the three main guns are arranged on the central axis of the battleship. In addition, three 50mm calibers are installed on each side of the ship.
To be continued...