Chapter 342 Seven Shipbuildings in the Southern Expedition and Northern War
Yin Feng did not want to transform the Luzon Council into an independent supervisory and anti-corruption agency. His original intention was to conduct a democratic political experiment in his own ruling area. Most of the members of the Council were local landlords, big merchants and companies. Shareholders cannot become members of the council without hundreds of thousands of property. Their greatest power is to check the administrative expenses and taxes of the Luzon garrison every year.
The members of the board of directors instinctively discovered that the custodian officials were actually equivalent to their employees. They relied on the taxes paid by their industries and therefore had the awareness of being optimistic about their wallets. They proposed to expand the annual inspection of the custodian expenses. Here At a council meeting, Yin Feng approved the council to establish an inspection bureau and allowed the inspection bureau to have the right to review the personal income of officials. He could directly respond to the problem to him-Yin Feng.
The Verification Bureau eventually developed into an actual Anti-Corruption Bureau, which was directly responsible to Yin Feng.
Yin Feng made up his mind to execute Zhang Jungui and the personnel involved in the case of the Ministry of Materials Bureau of the Shoufu Office. However, he still felt a little guilty towards Zhang Wei. Zhang Wei's nephew was the first group of scholars who came here from the mainland after Manila was occupied by the Chinese company. The literati Zhang Wei has no son or daughter. He regards him as his heir. Therefore, Zhang Wei will plead for him regardless of everything.
Yin Feng later sent someone to send some company share certificates to Zhang Wei, but was returned by Zhang Wei. Zhang Wei clearly said: The Zhang family is ashamed of China Company and will not bother Yin Feng for anything in the future.
Zhang Wei was the first Chinese that Yin Feng met when he first arrived in the Philippines. He also helped him escape from Manila. But now he is so embarrassed. Yin Feng can only sigh helplessly. However, his views on the issue of corruption are not the same. No change. Xu Hongji once had objections to the verification bureau's right to review the personal income of officials. He said: "Isn't this to guard against officials like thieves? Our officials are like this. Isn't they not prestige at all? How can we make the people obey the jurisdiction of officials?"
Yin Feng looked up and down at Xu Hongji with the expression of looking at the diorama. He smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Xu. You are well-read in poetry and books. Do you know that in ancient times, there were times when the world was in great governance and that there were times when there were no doors to be closed at night and no leave of absence on the road?"
Xu Hongji looked at Yin Feng in confusion. Seeing him with a serious look, he replied carefully: "This is an allusion of Emperor Taizong of Tang. Is it true in the prosperous Tang Dynasty? Is it not necessarily the case. The source of the words "Book of Rites? Liyun" : The plan is closed but not prospers. Theft is rioting and thieves are not done. Therefore, the outside world is not closed. This is called Datong. The road is not picked up. The words "Han Feizi? The Foreign Crown Speaks the upper left": There are no thieves in the country. The Tao is not picked up."
Yin Feng nodded: "You are right. During the Zhenguan reign, it may not be possible to not close your door at night and not pick up any remains on the road. May I ask, what era is it now?"
"It's almost a chaotic world..." Xu Hongji sighed.
"That's true. People's hearts are not old. You also know that very few officials in the Ming Dynasty are not corrupt now. The so-called "no way to pick up the deeds. If there is gold abandoned by the road, how many people do you think can do the way to pick up the deeds? These officials in the garrison are now in charge. . It is for their own future and for the benefit. How many people can be unmoved in the face of a large number of benefits they have never seen before."
Although Xu Hongji was expelled from the court, he still instinctively defended the scholar class: "But, sir, they are scholars after all."
"Don't think that scholars can keep themselves clean after reading the Book of Saints. Aren't the corrupt officials in the court all the children of saints?" Yin Feng said mercilessly: "Civil officials and military generals are just human beings. Reading the Book of Saints can't be a
You know this very well. Your experience can explain this. Therefore, no one is perfect. I just want to treat these officials as thieves. This is actually for their own good. It is to help them get close to sages.
The true intention of the people can save them from everlasting resentment after making mistakes. Moreover, the people will naturally convince them of their good political achievements. Just relying on false majesty, they cannot convince the people."
Xu Hongji was speechless to Yin Feng's seemingly wrong words, and retreated with a blushing face.
After the meeting ended, Yin Feng was accompanied by Zeng Jingshan to the Krabi Shipyard to inspect a group of fast warships that were about to be launched.
After this war with the court, Yin Feng discovered that compared with the Ming Navy, which was almost considered a coast guard, his Chinese naval fleet was expanded too far ahead. The flying warship with 40-60 cannons was already
Invincible on the coast of China. Needless to mention the larger warships with a capacity of more than 80 cannons. It is a complete waste when dealing with the Ming Navy. Most of the fleet's second-class warships and gunboats are added.
The improved Fu Ship of Keel Rib Design. Because the blood relationship of the Fu Ship is too strong, although it is easy to operate and stable, the biggest question is the slow speed. The traditional Chinese hard sail used by the Fu Ship. Although it is flexible in operation, it is
It is easy to operate when the wind is running. However, the sail itself is very heavy and the oncoming wind resistance is also high. The speed of the lucky ship is very questionable. It is far inferior to that of the European slender Garen ship, which is agile. The gunboat is the main battleship
The auxiliary guards often have situations where the main warships that mainly use sailboats have faster speeds than gunboats, which greatly reduces the role of gunboats. Moreover, since the ship shape of the Fu Ship is too wide and the lateral strength of the hull is limited, too many cannons cannot be installed
.As a firepower output platform, it is also useless.
It can be seen that the speed, flexibility, and weapon output firepower density of the Fu Ship warship are at a disadvantage compared with Western sailing ships. After the Chinese Navy gradually controls the East Asian waters, the maritime enemies they face are mainly from the West. Naval warfare tactical generals
The main purpose of shelling is the same. Therefore, the lucky ship is no longer suitable as a warship type. In the past, it was able to defeat the Dutch fleet and the Spanish fleet. It was mainly because the enemy was fighting away. The number of warships came from afar was limited. The Chinese army had enough flying warships.
It can be fought against it. However, if the Chinese army wants to go global, it will inevitably use faster and better fast warships.
It seems that it is better to give full play to the role of the high load capacity and good stability of the Fu Ship. Change the Fu Ship into a transport ship.
Yin Feng made up his mind and issued an order to the three companies' direct shipyards, namely Taiwan Port, Wang Port, and Luzon Krabi Terminal Shipyard, when he left Taiwan. He produced large-scale large-scale sailing fast warships to replace the fleet's gunboats. Now.
Navy warships are officially divided into four levels:
The battleships loaded with more than 40 cannons are called battleships - basically Garen-type ships with watertight compartment design and mixed Chinese and Western sail cable structure;
The warship between 40 cannons and 20 cannons is called a cruiser. The one that carries less than 20 cannons is a fast warship. All of them are replaced by schooners.
The rest of the warships include fly-scissors for communication, modified sand ships in the Yangtze River Basin, and arson ships of various structures, small patrol ships. They are all called auxiliary warships.
As soon as the Chinese company was established, Yin Feng began to hire Portuguese, Dutch, and British to work as shipbuilding engineers in China. He also asked them to teach in military academies and technical colleges. These countries, especially the Netherlands and the British representatives. With the highest level of warship shipbuilding technology today, Yin Feng is very willing to borrow their wisdom. At this time, people did not have much awareness of keeping their country confidentiality. As long as they have enough money, they can always find some people who are willing to sell state secrets.
Now, Yin Feng has trained a large number of ship craftsmen for the Chinese company through more than ten years of shipbuilding movement. He has collected almost all shipbuilders along the coast of Fujian to Taiwan and Luzon. He has asked them to follow the West. People learn. The strong learning ability of Chinese people is fully reflected in the China Shipyard. Shortly after the construction of the Flying Dragon battleship, the China Company was able to design and build new warships independently.
The Krabi Shipyard is surrounded by a wall, occupying more than three miles of space. It is at the highest point of the Krabi Shipyard. Looking up at the main entrance, Yin Feng looked at the labor scenes of the crowded labor in the Krabi Shipyard. He couldn't help but sigh: " The Spanish probably never thought of such a scene.”
The basic equipment of the Krabi shipyard was left by the Spanish. However, many gourd hangings, gantry hangings and dry docks have been added. Thousands of Spanish prisoners of war have been working here for five years. These prisoners of war have been the second time. After the Battle of Manila, he was imprisoned on the island in Lake Manila with the first batch of Spanish prisoners of war. Because the Spanish government has not negotiated with the Chinese army, it has not come to redeem its prisoners of war. Nearly 4,000 prisoners of war were left in vain every day. Eating and drinking were useless, so Yin Feng finally couldn't help it. He sent all the strong laborers among the prisoners of war to the shipyard to work.
Now, a group of Japanese laborers have also been enriched to work as coolies in the shipyard.
This group of Japanese people were not the group that was suppressed by the Third Division. They were the Japanese Catholics who fled to Taiwan half a year ago.
Yin Feng asked the shipyard's director Li Chengping: "How is it? Will it be completed in January next year?"
Li Chengping is the nephew of the blacksmith Li Yue, the head of the company's factory department. He waved his big hand as big as a palm fan. He pointed to the front and said loudly: "People, please rest assured. January next year. 30 fast battleships, 20 The cruiser will definitely be built. It’s just that the gunboats are modified. Oh. The modification of those lucky ships is a bit troublesome. It’s not mainly because of technical difficulties. Instead, the cannons are removed from the lucky ship and assembled onto a new warship. It really takes some time.”
Yin Feng laughed and patted the member of the blacksmith family on the shoulder and said, "This is not a problem. It's mainly physical work. I will add manpower to you: this time I fought with the court and captured many official soldiers. This time Plow down the rebellion in central Luzon. The Third Division also captured tens of thousands of native prisoners. I asked Li Xing to choose some strong guys for you. How about it? I also plan to draw personnel from the Manila garrison team to strengthen security work here .”
Li Chengping smiled simply and rubbed his hands and said, "Okay. I know that this group of natives is still very hardworking as long as they use their kindness and power. I still need 1,000 people. The ship owner. I must give me some strong guys."
Yin Feng smiled and said, "No problem. You should also pay attention. These indigenous prisoners will eventually be released. After serving three years of hard labor, they can freely choose to stay or stay. After all, we still have to live with them... …”
"What about those Japanese and related people?"
Yin Feng thought for a while and said, "Forget it. Just use it as you like. Anyway, they signed a death contract with me for five years. They served the Chinese company for free for five years. Then they could become local immigrants. The right to buy land. As for the related wax people, haha. Just give them more dirty and tiring work. Their king will not redeem them for a day. Let us let them redeem their freedom with their own labor. Farming fields They can't do it, nor can they use them as cannon fodder. They can only let them work here. Or they can go to the mine to work."
Yin Feng thought he had already given Spanish prisoners of war very favorable treatment.