In later generations, the Chinese navy was mainly composed of the three fleets of the North Sea, South China Sea, and East China Sea, forming the backbone of coastal defense and guarding thousands of kilometers of coastline of our country.
In the history of navigation, the origin of our country lags behind the ancient Egyptian civilization, Mesopotamia civilization and ancient Indian civilization. It was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty's "Shi Ming" that "opening the mantle with the wind is called a sail, and the sail is full, making the boat speedy."
"Ye." records. It can be seen that the Chinese can use sails
It is more than three thousand years later than Egypt and nearly two thousand years later than Greece (some symbols on oracle bones are believed to represent sails, but there are neither physical objects nor other written or artistic materials as evidence, so the credibility is not high). Since
From the Han and Tang Dynasties, with the productivity
With the development of science and technology, our country has gradually learned to build large ships and conduct navigation. Especially in the Song and Ming Dynasties, our country's navigation technology has achieved unprecedented development. No country or nation in the entire Pacific and Indian Ocean coasts can compete with China's navy.
The fleet confrontation. However, with the occurrence of autism in the later period of feudal society and the influence of pirate problems, China's maritime development has shrunk, so that in the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was stunned.
annihilated.
Li Beiyang thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I think it is feasible."
"Well, we will discuss the specific matters later. Li Aiqing, you are an expert in water warfare, so you can plan accordingly." I continued, "I will talk about the new warships next. Li Aiqing, do you know about firearms?"
"Your Majesty, I have heard something."
"The long-range weapons equipped on our warships today are all artillery similar to throwing stones. This kind of artillery is not what I call artillery. As the application scope of gunpowder becomes wider and wider, the Gunpowder Department is already developing a truly meaningful weapon.
The artillery is on board. Li Aiqing, you and Song Rui will go to the Gunpowder Department tomorrow to take a look at the muskets and the prototypes of the artillery. Once all the new artillery on our warships are equipped with new artillery, the power will be very different."
Li Beiyang had no intuitive feeling about this. He just nodded and said, "Yes, yes."
Of course I understand what Li Beiyang is thinking: "Li Aiqing, you will understand the power of artillery after you go to the Gunpowder Department."
"I understand, I will go there tomorrow morning after Mr. Wen goes to court."
"Whether it's a water war or a land war, the future will definitely be dominated by firearms. Li Aiqing, I once saw a giant ship named Shenzhou in our documents. Do you know about this?"
Li Beiyang said excitedly: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely true. The Shenzhou (also known as Shenzhou) giant ship was built under the supervision of the ancestors of Weichen two hundred years ago. At that time, the imperial court issued an edict to build it in order to go to Korea as an envoy. This captain was 40
Zhang, depth (height) 29 feet (plus
The height of the mast) and the width (width) are 7 and a half feet. It is a six-masted sailing ship, which is much larger than the main warships of our dynasty, such as Chima, Baihe, Qianshizhou, and even Louzhou. However, this kind of ship is too huge because
, but it is not suitable as a warship."
According to internal records of the Song Dynasty royal family, in the first year of Yuanfeng (AD 1078), Song Shenzong sent envoys An Tao and Chen Mu to hire Goryeo, and ordered people to build two large ships in Mingzhou (now Ningbo). The first
The second ship was named "Lingxu Zhiyuan Anji Shenzhou", and the second ship was named "Lingfei Shunji Shenzhou". It sailed from Dinghai, Zhejiang to Korea, which the Koreans had never seen before.
After passing such a huge Shenzhou, they "came out to greet them with cheers." In the fifth year of Xuanhe's reign (1123 AD), Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty sent envoys to Goryeo again and built two giant ships in Mingzhou. They were "as tall as mountains and floating on the waves."
"On the ship, the bird's head is on the brocade sail, surrendering to the dragon". After the ship arrived in Koryo, the Koryo people showed a "powerful view" and "cheered and sighed".
According to the calculations of later generations, the Shenzhou giant ship was about 120 meters long, 90 meters high, and 22 meters wide. However, most ships of this era were only tens of meters long, and even the longest troop carrier and ship was only 110 meters.
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The "treasure ship" supervised by Zheng He during the Yongle period of the Dynasty was only 44 feet (more than 130 meters), which is enough to show how huge the Shenzhou was in the Song Dynasty. It is not an exaggeration to call it an aircraft carrier at that time.
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A naval formation with an aircraft carrier at its disposal is naturally invincible.
"Is the Shenzhou still there?"
Li Beiyang shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, when the Shenzhou was returning from Goryeo, it was affected by the hurricane and fell into pieces. Because the repairs were too expensive, it was abandoned and destroyed."
"What a pity. Li Aiqing, can you build it?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Wei Chen still has the incomplete drawings of the Shenzhou at home. I believe it can be built, but it will cost too much. Is it worth it?"
"It's worth it. I will allocate military expenditures directly, so you don't have to worry about it. Li Aiqing, I'm here to ask you, how long does it take to build such a giant ship?"
Li Beiyang thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, it will take about two years."
"No, two years is too long. I will give you one year at most. It must be built by the middle of next year. The day after, you will bring the drawings and call the best craftsmen from Lin'an Shipyard of the Song Dynasty to Jiying Hall.
After discussing this matter, I will gather the strength of our government and give our full support."
"I obey the decree."
"Song Rui, call on Yun Bofei, Shen Yiqiu and the best craftsmen from the weapons supervisor. Jun Shi, please inform the shipbuilding department of the Ministry of Industry to send the best craftsmen to participate."
"I obey your orders."
If it can be built in the middle of next year, and after half a year of running-in, then by the time of the Xiangfan Battle in 1267, my aircraft carrier will be able to be used. Coupled with new artillery, even if Liu Zheng is proficient in water warfare, he will not be
I am facing the enemy of the Navy.
Gradually, Li Beiyang lost his initial restraint and said: "Your Majesty, the best shipbuilding technology in our country today is no longer Lin'an and Mingzhou on Liangzhe Road, but the shipyard on Fujian Road."
"Why is this? Isn't Mingzhou on Liangzhe Road?"
"Back to Your Majesty, according to rumors from our ancestors, a hundred years ago, the descendants of Gao Shang, the designer of the Shenzhou giant ship, moved to Fuzhou when Zhang Jun took charge of Fujian Road. Therefore, the shipbuilding technology of Fujian Road has been in use for these hundred years.
Ahead of me heading somewhere else.”
"Oh, are Gao Shang's descendants still on Fujian Road?"
"I don't know, I don't know. After all, things have changed a lot over the past hundred years."
Maybe it's time to take a walk on Fujian Road. If we can find Gao Shang's descendants, maybe building a giant ship will be more effective with half the effort.
After Li Beiyang left, Quan Jiu came to the Imperial Study Room happily and said: "Guan family, Quan Jue has arrived. The Queen Mother said that she would go to Ningkun Palace for dinner in the evening and pick up the wind for Quan Jue."
"Really, what about the Quanjue people?"
"Guan Jia, Quan Jue is downstairs in the hall."
"Oh, Xiaoqi, ask him to come up. I just have something to ask him about."
After a while, Xiao Qi brought Quan Jue to the imperial study room.
"See the Emperor."
"Haha, Quanjue, this is my home, there is no need to be polite."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Jiu'er, make a pot of good tea."
"Um."
"Quanjue, have everything been explained at the Villa?"
"Your Majesty, it has been explained that the affairs of the villa will be taken care of by the housekeeper. Zhang Shijie in the back mountain has also achieved initial results. At present, everyone has mastered the shooting method of muskets. Among them, there are already three instructors sent by Mr. Li.
Four people can shoot 7 to 8 times in one word (five minutes)."
"Well, it's not bad. After the Yun's musket is built, I plan to let Zhang Shijie leave the villa. Quan Jue, you can rest for a few days and then go to Lin'an University to assist Shen Yiqiu in setting up the laboratory."
"Your Majesty, Quanjue will leave tomorrow."
"Haha, okay, you can set the time yourself. Quanjue, do you have any research on shipbuilding?"
"Your Majesty, I haven't studied it in detail. Quanjue just has some ideas about using wheels as the power of ships and the bonding between cabin plates and hull plates."
"Well, you can also go to Jiying Hall to participate in the warship development meeting tomorrow.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Guan family, it's getting late. Let's go to Ningkun Palace earlier." Quan Jiu said.
"Okay, let's go."
Perhaps because of his love for the house and the crow, Xie Daoqing had a good impression of Quan Jue.
"See the Queen Mother all over."
"We haven't seen each other for a few years. Quan Jue has grown up and looks more and more like Jiu'er. What a talented person. Not bad. Quan Jue, have you ever been married?"
Quanjue said a little shyly: "Queen Mother, not yet."
"Haha, I'm still as shy as a few years ago. Guan Jia, Jiu'er, Quan Jue, all come to the table."