Zhu Jianji thought he was crazy when he came up with the idea of developing tanks during the Ming Dynasty in the fifteenth century.
Because there is an unsolvable problem: diesel engines.
Bigger problem: diesel!
In the chemical industry of the Ming Dynasty, only the Taoist priests who made alchemy knew a little about alchemy. As for black oil, well, black oil is petroleum, and the use of petroleum is only limited to the simplest stage.
If you want to use black oil to refine diesel, I'm afraid you're overthinking it.
But later Zhu Jianji planned to build a steel battleship, and he also had to build a steam engine anyway, so he made a design drawing of a tank.
Steam engine tank.
The volume is several times larger than that of a traditional tank, making it a large combat vehicle.
According to Zhu Jianji's design, it is as long as two locomotives.
In fact, it is to replace the tires on the locomotive, add a combat position, and move the heavy artillery and light and heavy machine guns on top to form a land monster, which can be regarded as a compromised version of the King of Land.
As for tires, Zhu Jianji has asked Bai Xiu, who is in charge of the business, to search for rubber trees all over the world.
Hang Min and Shi Xin are also people who know firearms now.
After carefully looking at the tank design, structural drawings, and finished product drawings, his eyes suddenly shone brightly, and he said, "If this thing is built, the Ming Dynasty's army will be invincible?!"
Shi Xin didn't understand military affairs, but he could see the terror of this tank.
It is invulnerable and terrifyingly lethal.
Can attack from a distance.
It can also be used in close combat.
Hang Min said: "If this King of Land Warfare is produced, as long as the northern frontier army has more than ten vehicles, the Mobei Iron Cavalry can become the swan song of the old era, and the war will completely enter a new era."
The Dongfeng Rifle sounded the death knell of the old era.
The King of Land War directly pushes the old era of war into the abyss.
Zhu Jianji said: "The King of Land Warfare project is a confidential project and has not been approved for the time being. People at the Military Research Institute are studying its structure, as well as the connection and cooperation between various components. This project needs to wait until the steam engine is developed.
, and we have to wait for the successful development of heavy artillery and light and heavy machine guns before it can achieve combat effectiveness."
Shi Xin and Hang Min accepted the order, and Shi Xin said again: "But with the development speed of the East Palace Military Research Institute, it may only take a few years to establish the project. Your Highness, would you like to give me a name?"
Zhu Jianji originally wanted to call it Dongfeng Tank.
Then I thought about it, there are so many Dongfeng series, tanks will also be derived from a series.
After a brief thought, "It still belongs to the Dongfeng series. The larger one is called Dongfeng tank, and the smaller one, after the first one is developed, is called Dongfeng Qin type tank. Future naming can follow this series, Qin type, Han type.
Style, Tang style."
Shi Xin and Hang Min were happy.
His Highness's ambition is clearly revealed.
Out of curiosity, Hang Min asked: "What does tank mean?"
Zhu Jianji spread his hands and said, "Tank means moving smoothly on land and defeating the enemy without hindrance."
This explanation is okay and quite consistent with the literal meaning.
But is that what tanks really mean...
Zhu Jianji didn't know.
This thing is transliterated from English. Zhu Jianji has not studied it, so he doesn't know what it means...
Shi Xin and Hang Min suddenly realized, "Your Highness is a great talent."
In fact, only Hang Min, Shi Xin and a few senior leaders of the Donggong Military Research Institute know how incredible the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty is. Dongfeng sniper rifles, Dongfeng rifles, Dongfeng light and heavy machine guns, and Dongfeng mortars were all made by His Royal Highness himself.
The design drawings show that His Royal Highness is a war madman by nature, and he can actually come up with so many terrifying weapons.
Zhu Jianji did not drift.
The reason I was able to create these design drawings was because I stood on the shoulders of those who came before me.
He said to Shi Xin: "At the Military Research Institute, follow Gu Gang's instructions and hurry up and implement it." Then he said to Hang Min: "The tasks of the Institute of Engineering Sciences are also
It’s not a big deal. The research and development of steam engines must be accelerated. The Guhui Association will ensure funds. In addition, among the talents recruited by the Academy of Engineering Sciences, people who are good at alchemy and familiar with black oil will be gathered together to set up a chemical engineering group within the Academy of Engineering Sciences to devote all their efforts to research and development.
Regarding the use of black oil, we will inspect the Academy of Engineering tomorrow and give further instructions on this matter."
If you don’t mention the petrochemical industry, people in this era will never think of its in-depth processing. Of course, the industrial level required by the petrochemical industry is a complete set of improvements, so it will also promote the progress of other industries.
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It will take at least several decades to develop the petrochemical industry.
Maybe it will only take a few decades to lay a foundation.
The specific results will depend on how far the Ming Dynasty's overall industrial level can evolve.
Although the results are far away.
Zhu Jianji still wants to do it.
What if it's done?
Hang Min accepted the order.
Zhu Jianji stood up and said, "There are still some things. I don't have time today. Let's discuss it another day. By the way, let me mention something. The Ministry of Industry will intensify inspections of the coal mines in Shaanxi. Once the steam engine research and development is successful in the future,
, a large amount of coal is needed, and coal mining must keep up."
Steam engines still use coal.
How can wood meet demand?
Given the current level of the Ming Dynasty, if you want to obtain enough coal mines, you don't have to think about coal mines in deep mountains and underground. Without this level of industry, the ones that can be used are still from Shanxi.
[To be honest, I have been using @@ recently to read and catch up on updates, change sources, and read aloud with many sounds, and it can be used on both Android and Apple.]
The best way is to dig open a layer of the ground surface and take out open-pit coal for use.
So... resources are important.
Energy resources such as coal mines and oil should be used as much as possible, leaving them to future generations. We should develop industry as much as possible, and then plunder the resources of Indochina and overseas.
You can do it in Siberia too!
At the end of the day...
Still need to expand!
After Shi Xing and Hang Min retreated, Zhu Jianji said to Dai Yi at the door: "Go and find out if there are any tribute wines and tribute teas that Lao Zhu sent to the East Palace. Get some and let's go to the Minister of War's Mansion.
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Yu Qian wants to become an official.
In fact, Yu Qian is seventy years old, and Zhu Jianji doesn't want Yu Qian to be too tired.
But Wang Wen's death touched Zhu Jianji very much.
A loyal minister like this should be in the capital of the Ming Dynasty and witness the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty with his own eyes, instead of writing a poem in his hometown: "I sat up in a dying dream, and I never forgot to tell Naiwen about family sacrifices."
Yu Qian deserves to spend the rest of his life in the glory of the prosperous age.
So Zhu Jianji wanted to persuade Yu Qian to stay.
After a while, Dai Yi came to the Wenhua Palace and said that the carriages had been arranged and asked His Highness to move. Unexpectedly, the Crown Princess Bai Li happened to come back from Kunning Palace. When she saw that her husband was about to leave the palace, she happily ran into the Wenhua Palace.
Dian took Zhu Jianji's hand, shook it and said, "I want to go out too. I haven't seen the sky in the outside world for a long time..."
Zhu Jianji was helpless.
After thinking about it, it is not a bad thing to have Bai Li by his side. It can defuse the political atmosphere of chatting with Yu Qian and strengthen the atmosphere of private chats between monarchs and ministers.
So he pulled Bai Li with a smile.
Bai Li was pregnant and needed to exercise more, so Zhu Jianji stopped riding in the chariot and walked to the Ministry of War Shangshu's Mansion in Nanxunfang outside the palace, protected by Jin Yiwei.
The prince came out of the palace, drawing the attention of everyone in the capital and the public to the Ministry of War Minister's Mansion.
When is the autumn wind sad and painted on the fan?
