The feudal conference held in Edo was attended by almost all the feudal lords and daimyo who owned territories, including the three powerful feudal clans that are currently the main force in the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate.
No one wants to miss this feast of food distribution. This is a unity conference and a victory conference.
The congress unanimously agreed to abolish the emperor system that had been implemented in the Japanese country for more than a thousand years because the emperor's family had become extinct.
As for the current female emperor, she was simply ignored.
Although there was a female emperor in the history of Japan, the feudal lords are not willing to think about it now.
Then the shogunate handed over the power to govern the Japanese country.
Tokugawa Iemo handed over the Great Seal of the Conquering General to the newly formed Fuso Protectorate.
Qi Bin, holding the canonization documents given to him by Dong Shuheng, began to sign treaties with the kings one by one.
The armies of various vassal states began to quickly concentrate on Edo, and they were now called the Allied Forces of the Great Protectorate.
The next step is for everyone to join forces to deal with the remaining rebels.
Before the Allied Forces of the Protectorate of the Great were dispatched, the three powerful vassals had already reached an agreement with Wen Yanyuan.
The three powerful vassals unconditionally returned to their own territories and were willing to accept the leadership of the Great Protectorate. This plot turned around too quickly.
Even Kido Takayun didn't react.
Suddenly, the armies of the three powerful feudal lords turned around and attacked the stormtroopers and surprise troops directly under Kido Takayoshi.
Detain the officers who rebelled against the Faction, and collect the weapons of the Stormtroopers and Raiders.
Fortunately, Takasugi Shinsaku and others were well prepared and took the remaining men to escape to the Hida Mountains to the west.
At this time, no one knew where Kido Takayun had gone. Also disappearing were his lover and the little girl whom Kido Takayun raised as the emperor.
Of course, there are still some people who oppose the abolition of the emperor.
But in the face of the general trend, these resistances are in vain.
The most unlucky ones were the daimyo who turned to the overthrown army. Not only did they get nothing, but in the end even their territory had to be divided up by the Grand Protectorate.
Part of it was given to those daimyo who supported the establishment of the Protectorate earlier.
Osaka and the surrounding areas were placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Protectorate. This area of direct jurisdiction was quite large, including Kobe, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto and other large areas.
This area was originally occupied by the overthrown troops. Now it is divided by the Great Protector. Of course, he must pick the best piece first.
The rest will be shared among other daimyo.
Fuso Country, where the shogunate is located, is the largest in area and basically covers the area around Edo Bay. This is an explanation for those veterans of the shogunate.
The second largest is the territory of Satsuma Gakuin. Now Satsuma Gakuin has been awarded a large amount of land in the Kyushu region for its meritorious service.
It almost divides the entire Kyushu region with Hizen Province.
After that, there are Choshu Kingdom, Hizen Kingdom, Tosa Kingdom...
In the end, the entire Japanese kingdom was divided into 86 vassal states.
Among them, there are 16 large vassal states, 28 medium vassal states, and 42 micro vassal states.
Of course, this result was only finally decided at the end of three years of Fuxing.
During this process, Qi Bin transferred the Fuso Protectorate to Osaka Castle.
Then through various means, the geographical division of each vassal state was finally determined.
Some of the vassal states were dissatisfied and provoked wars, and were eventually destroyed and their territories divided among others.
Some vassal states destroyed neighboring vassals while others were not paying attention, but they were also destroyed by Qi Bin's troops.
The rules Qi Bin established for the vassals were to obey the arrangements and not to provoke war.
Those who resist the unified arrangements of the Protectorate will be destroyed, and those who provoke war will be destroyed.
Under the strong influence of the Great Protectorate, this kind of rule was finally established in the Fuso Kingdoms.
As long as a few large vassal states are stabilized, the entire Fuso Protectorate will be basically stable.
The remnants of the stormtroopers and the surprise troops led by Shinsaku Takasugi hid in the mountains and launched a guerrilla campaign against the Protectorate under the banner of restoring the emperor's rule.
At the beginning, Qi Bin didn't pay much attention to the rebels, and only sent a small number of marines to cooperate with the vassal soldiers to encircle and suppress them. In the end, not only did they not succeed, they also suffered a lot of losses.
A group of people under Takasugi Shinsaku were all supporters of the emperor. They raised their banners, and despite the autonomy of the vassal state, many people turned to them. This shows that the emperor system is still very popular in Japan.
And they took advantage of the current independent status of each vassal state to select those small vassal states to attack.
Many of these small vassal states have a total population of less than 10,000. Where are their opponents, the 86 vassal states have suddenly been reduced by several.
They would avoid the army of the Protectorate and those large vassal states.
Suddenly, the central mountainous area of Honshu was beaten into a mess, and the heads of the small feudal kingdoms rushed to the Protectorate to cry.
Qi Bin could only organize a larger-scale encirclement and suppression.
Fortunately, in such a situation, the Imperial Protectorate can ask each vassal state to send troops.
News of the Japanese kingdom soon reached Dong Shuheng's ears.
"Huh, this way the Japanese country won't be able to stand up again, right?" Dong Shuheng let out a sigh of relief in the temporary office.
Although there are still many problems that have not been solved, there are also some hidden dangers left.
But as long as the Japanese state is divided and those vassal states have tasted the sweetness of making their own decisions, they will never be willing to hand over power again.
In addition to inspecting the construction of Wuchang Mansion these days, Dong Shuheng has been spending time at the special shipyard.
When they arrived at the shipyard, even Du Ji couldn't follow him. Du Ji was very well-behaved and never asked Dong Shuheng what he was doing at the shipyard.
This shipyard is divided into two parts. One part is on the surface. It mainly produces small inland river gunboats and transport boats. It can also produce offshore patrol boats and even river-class frigates.
There is also a section in a hidden inlet, which is heavily guarded and outsiders cannot enter at all.
This is Dong Shuheng's main destination.
What Dong Shuheng came to see this time was the Fuxing Army's submarine research and development base.
Yes, it is a submarine. This is not a rare thing. Someone has already tried it.
Leonardo da Vinci proposed the concept of submarine back then.
Between 1620 and 1624, Cornelius Dreiber developed a wooden submarine.
He made a small boat with a wooden frame and leather cover in the UK. The outside of the boat was oiled and there was a sheepskin bag inside. Filling the bag with water, the boat will dive, and can dive to a depth of 3 to 5 meters.
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In 1775, the American Revolutionary War broke out. American David Bushnell built the "Turtle", a wooden-hulled submarine driven by a single man and powered by a hand propeller.
It can stay underwater for about half an hour. The submarine's first attack mission was in 1776.
The "Turtle" submarine is shaped like a goose egg, with its pointed nose pointing downward. It can only accommodate one person inside. There are water tanks and water pumps on the bottom of the submarine, as well as a hand-cranked propeller. There are also explosive barrels hanging outside the submarine, which can sneak into enemy warships.
Explode the enemy warships below.
But the submarine made by Dong Shuheng is not just a plaything.
He has now mastered torpedo technology. Although it is still the most primitive touch torpedo, the technology is quite mature.
Torpedoes and submarines are a perfect match. Together they are a killer in the dark night underwater. Dong Shuheng wants to build a real submarine that can carry torpedoes.
The shipyard's research base is located in a valley by the river.
Except for a piece of flat land on the river beach, one side faces the river and the other three sides are surrounded by mountains.
The green mountains cover the green water. Putting aside the mystery of the research institute, this place is definitely a beautiful place.
Like other laboratories, confidentiality here is also very strict.
There are hidden outposts on the top of the mountain, and the base is not connected to the outside through mountain roads, but through the waterway connecting the river bay and the river.
At this time, Tong Shuheng was standing next to an iron guy more than ten meters long.
This black iron guy is currently resting on the slipway. In appearance, it looks somewhat similar to the streamlined body of a Jianghe-class frigate.
Dong Shuheng also proposed to the scientific researchers to build a water-drop submarine, but it was impossible to do so with the current technology.
Because a submarine must have a bow rudder. Otherwise, there is no way to control its balance during maneuvering.
Dong Shuheng didn't know how the water drop shape was made in later generations. But he knew that the water drop shape suffered less resistance in the water.
The FNA's torpedo warheads are of the water drop shape. The FNA's laboratory has already verified the obstruction of this shape in water.
It's just that the torpedo keeps the gyroscope balanced, and the submarine is too big, so the gyroscope is not suitable.
A submarine sailing on the surface is essentially a well-sealed ship, and it also follows some rules of ships. They will roll left and right with the waves, and the restoring moment will cause them to automatically right themselves.
"Is this your No. 0 boat?" Dong Shuheng asked, pointing at the black iron guy.
Although it was different from what Dong Shuheng had imagined, at least it looked familiar to Dong Shuheng.
This thing looks just like a later German-made "U"-type submarine.
"Yes, President, our boat Zero is mainly here to verify our current electric drive system, oxygen system and underwater navigation performance. Some of the suggestions you gave us are very useful."
The person in charge of the submarine project, Deng Bolin, was a former shipyard engineer and participated in the research and manufacture of the Jianghe-class frigate.
They can be regarded as shipbuilding talents trained by the Fuxing Army themselves.
Submarines are an unfamiliar territory for everyone.
Therefore, Dong Shuheng originally transferred the relatively young and quick-minded Deng Bolin to Wuchang Shipyard to take charge of this new research and development project.
"On the whole, many principles of submarines and ships are similar. It can be regarded as a ship with good sealing performance. However, its requirements are very high because it has to sail underwater. We must solve its water problems.
The balance of underwater navigation must be controlled, and its depth in the water must be controlled. Also, due to our current battery, the underwater navigation distance of our No. 0 boat is only ten kilometers and the speed is only five knots, which cannot meet the combat requirements you mentioned.
Needed." Deng Bolin was a little ashamed. This project of his was very expensive, and he needed other laboratories to cooperate with them. Many of the technologies were the latest.
For example, battery technology was recently developed by the Electric Power Laboratory. It was first supplied to the submarine project before it was put into practical use outside.
For example, the water pressure gauge that measures the underwater depth of a submarine is also specially developed for submarines.
Another example is the most important underwater sealing technology for submarines and the casting technology of the hull, which are new challenges that break through the original technology.
"It's pretty good that you can achieve this level in such a short period of time. Although some people have tried to build submarines before, we are the first to actually use them for military purposes. You might be able to get one in the future."
The title of "Father of Submarines." Dong Shuheng did not blame them. He was not the kind of person who was eager for quick success and profit. The Renaissance Army was not yet in urgent need of submarines.
He hopes that this R&D team can do a more solid job, steadily advance the project, and accumulate technology so that the FNA's submarine technology can leave others far behind.
Next, Dong Shuheng followed Deng Bolin and approached the "Zero Boat".
"When the submarine dives, the centering height gradually decreases. When the bow and stern ballast tanks are filled with water, the submarine is in a semi-submersible navigation state. At this time, the centering height is very low and the restoring moment is very small. If you are not careful,
It will capsize, which is one of the most dangerous moments."
"When a submarine dives underwater, the situation is different from the surface. Because the water plane disappears, the center of buoyancy and the center of stability coincide, and the initial stability height becomes the distance between the center of buoyancy and the center of gravity."
"As the ballast water tank is filled with water, the center of gravity of the submarine continues to decrease; the volume of water entering increases, and the center of buoyancy of the submarine continues to increase, and finally it becomes a situation where the center of buoyancy is up and the center of gravity is down. At this time, the buoyancy force and gravity form a new restoring moment,
Righting the submarine." Deng Bolin pointed to some parts on the submarine and gave a detailed introduction to Dong Shuheng.
Many professional terms were invented by Deng Bolin and his R&D team.
"The trim of a submarine is very small on the water surface, so there is basically no need to consider it. But when it is underwater, the trim becomes larger, and even a small influence can cause the submarine's trim to change greatly."
"In order to control trim, in addition to the three sets of main ballast water tanks at the bow, midship and stern, the submarine also has special trim balance water tanks and equalization water tanks. Various water tanks occupy a large space inside the boat.
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"Through water pumps, medium-pressure gas and pipelines, water is moved and injected into each cabin. Adjusting the water volume in each tank can keep the submarine balanced. So in addition to various tanks, our submarines also have many pipelines and water valves. These water valves
Because of the high strength requirements for pipes and pipes, we found related brother factories to have them specially made."
Thanks to the system of the Renaissance Army, state-owned enterprises have a complete industrial chain and can ensure such efficient collaboration. This is the benefit of playing a game of chess.
"President, you see here are the bow and stern horizontal rudders and rudders, which are called the command podium enclosure. There is a periscope installed on the command podium."
"These rudders are like fish fins and are an important tool for controlling balance. When a submarine sails underwater, the horizontal rudder surface generates lift. By accurately adjusting the angle of the rudder surface, the balance of the submarine can be accurately controlled. The rudder can not only control the direction, but also
It can also assist in adjusting the left and right balance of the submarine, which is indispensable.”
"In addition, the tall command podium enclosure acts like a fish's dorsal fin, acting as a vertical rudder. When the submarine turns at high speed underwater, the centrifugal force is very large, and it may roll over. The tall enclosure can resist roll and improve the performance of the submarine.
Seaworthiness plays an important role in the submarine's underwater balance."
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Deng Bolin kept gesticulating at the submarine, which was more than ten meters long, and even took Dong Shuheng inside to take a look. However, the interior of the No. 0 submarine was too small and there was no living area.
Because it is an experimental boat, the court can only carry five or six scientific researchers to operate various equipment inside.
Just by smelling it with his nose, he knew that the environment inside was very harsh and smelled of diesel engines. Dong Shuheng gave up his plan to take it underwater to take a look.
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