Now that Tang He is talking about it, it just makes him clear up the doubts in my heart.
"Then, brother Yi Xian, do you think the Ming Dynasty will vigorously build this new type of warship in the future?" Lao Zhu asked tentatively.
"Yes, of course." Tang He suddenly became excited when he heard that his superiors wanted to build a new type of warship.
"Your Majesty, I have seen with my own eyes that just three warships can easily defeat several times the number of enemies. Naturally, more such warships need to be built. As long as the Ming Dynasty can build hundreds of such warships, it can be worth
It is a very cost-effective thing to board thousands of ships of the current Navy."
The Ming Dynasty Navy had four to five thousand ships, large and small, but this includes the number of all ships. For example, ordinary fast ships, as well as Dafu ships, Cangzhou ships, etc. that transport supplies, are all counted as the navy's combat strength.
Judging from the past methods of water warfare, this calculation is not wrong. After all, in the past, fighting mainly relied on gang-hopping. Even if it is a lucky ship, as long as soldiers are placed on it, can it also be used for fighting?
But once the warship proposed by Han Du comes out, future warships will probably become the name of an exclusive class of ships. After all, like the Fu Ship, no matter how many warships there are, they are all living targets.
There is absolutely no room for resistance. From now on, ships such as Fuchuan can only be used for transportation tasks. ??
"Handu even found the wood to build the warship." Tang He was afraid that the superior would give up. After all, based on his understanding of the superior, the emperor had always had an indifferent attitude toward the navy. If it was due to lack of money or other reasons
, giving up building warships is a perfectly normal thing.
In addition, we don’t know what the situation is due to the current drought, but Han Du was asked from the top to bring the gold and silver to Beijing. Tang He could guess that the court might be short of money now.
Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du and asked Tang He with a smile: "How many warships can be built with the wood you found on Yaeshan Island?"
Tang He had already calculated it silently in his mind. When asked about it by his superiors, he replied without hesitation: "About fifty-five to sixty ships can be built."
"Okay." Lao Zhu nodded, "However, there is no need to laboriously transport the wood back. I directly issued an order to have the Longjiang Bao Shipyard stationed there with the navy to build the ship on the spot. Once it is built, it will be
Give it to the navy immediately."
When Han Du heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It seemed that Lao Zhu had made such a plan the moment he saw his memorial. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said this immediately without even thinking about it.
Tang He pondered for a while, then said with a smile: "The ship can be built there, but the artillery still needs to be installed back in Beijing."
The warships are so powerful that just three of them swept across the entire sea area. If dozens of warships were built at Yaeyama Island at once, then such a powerful force would probably be handed over to the Emperor no matter who it was.
It's impossible to be completely reassured.
In order to dispel the emperor's concerns, Tang He raised the issue of artillery.
A warship with cannons is naturally extremely powerful, but a warship without cannons is like a toothless tiger, just like an ordinary ship.
"That's good." Lao Zhu nodded with satisfaction.
Next, Lao Zhu asked about the food that he cared about most. He asked Tang He how he got the food and how he got so much gold and silver.
Tanghe
They all patiently answered the questions one by one with Lao Zhu.
Han Du and Zhu Biao stood aside and listened to the two old men chatting.
Zhu Biao was even better. After all, he had never been overseas and was very curious about various customs and customs overseas. Therefore, he listened with great interest and was not bored at all.
But Han Du felt very bored. He knew all the things Tang He said clearly. Now he had to listen to it again and he felt sleepy.
"I didn't expect that there is such a wealthy place outside the South China Sea." After hearing this, Lao Zhu sighed.
Han Du smiled and immediately agreed: "Your Majesty does not know that Luzon is a treasure land and is very important to the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that it affects whether the Ming Dynasty can dominate the world."
"Oh? Why is this?" Lao Zhu couldn't help but look solemn.
The founding emperor like Lao Zhu had great interest and enthusiasm for hegemony. Han Du only used the word "hegemon" to firmly attract Lao Zhu's attention.
Han Du smiled and explained: "Your Majesty, you should know that although the revolver is very powerful, it relies on bullets. To make bullets, you need a lot of copper. There is not much copper in the Ming Dynasty.
Just casting copper coins is not enough, so the price of copper has always been high. To make a bullet now is to make it entirely with money."
Although it is said that once the artillery fires, there will be thousands of gold. But no matter who is the emperor, he hopes that the cost of launching a war can be as small as possible.
Nowadays, the cost of making a bullet is more than ten yuan for the copper material alone. If labor is added, it will go straight to twenty yuan. And after a battle, even if it is a devastating battle, millions of bullets
Went out easily.
Moreover, considering that the Ming Dynasty often dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops, if everyone uses revolvers, it is impossible to prepare millions of bullets, right? Even if one person has one hundred bullets, that is tens of millions of bullets. Just these
Bullets cost hundreds of thousands, or even millions, at current prices.
I'm afraid this battle has not even been fought yet, and Lao Zhu will be heartbroken to death.
"But this Luzon has a large amount of copper mines, and they are all extremely high-quality rich ores." Han Du said and sighed, "This Luzon seems to be located on a huge copper plate. Yes.
Yes, those people in Luzon have now surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. This is the atlas of mountains and rivers and the book of peoples they presented."
Han Du carried these two things with him, and now he immediately took them out and held them in his hands.
The old eunuch wanted to step forward and take it, and then hand it to the emperor, but he didn't expect that Lao Zhu directly reached out and took it from Han Du's hand.
Lao Zhu picked it up and read it carefully from beginning to end, and then said: "Since you are the descendant of Yashan and inherit the Chinese clothes, it is natural for you to want to enter the Ming Dynasty. I am sure."
"On their behalf, I would like to express my gratitude to the Emperor for his grace."
Lao Zhu waved his hand in agreement. However, after agreeing, Lao Zhu held the Wanmin Book and fell into deep thought.
After a moment, he came back to his senses, glanced at Tang He and Han Du, and sighed: "It's a pity that Luzon is alone overseas. It may not be easy for the court to take charge of it."
Tang He smiled when he heard this and said, "Sir, Han Du has some ideas about how the Luzon court should be run." Now that Tang He has mentioned it, it will help him clear up my doubts.
"Then, brother Yi Xian, do you think the Ming Dynasty will vigorously build this new type of warship in the future?" Lao Zhu asked tentatively.
"Yes, of course." Tang He suddenly became excited when he heard that his superiors wanted to build a new type of warship.
"Your Majesty, I have seen with my own eyes that just three warships can easily defeat several times the number of enemies. Naturally, more such warships need to be built. As long as the Ming Dynasty can build hundreds of such warships, it can be worth
It is a very cost-effective thing to board thousands of ships of the current Navy."
The Ming Dynasty Navy had four to five thousand ships, large and small, but this includes the number of all ships. For example, ordinary fast ships, as well as Dafu ships, Cangzhou ships, etc. that transport supplies, are all counted as the navy's combat strength.
Judging from the past methods of water warfare, this calculation is not wrong. After all, in the past, fighting mainly relied on gang-hopping. Even if it is a lucky ship, as long as soldiers are placed on it, can it also be used for fighting?
But once the warship proposed by Han Du comes out, future warships will probably become the name of an exclusive class of ships. After all, like the Fu Ship, no matter how many warships there are, they are all living targets.
There is absolutely no room for resistance. From now on, ships such as Fuchuan can only be used for transportation tasks.
"Handu even found the wood to build the warship." Tang He was afraid that the superior would give up. After all, based on his understanding of the superior, the emperor had always had an indifferent attitude toward the navy. If it was due to lack of money or other reasons
, giving up building warships is a perfectly normal thing.
In addition, we don’t know what the situation is due to the current drought, but Han Du was asked from the top to bring the gold and silver to Beijing. Tang He could guess that the court might be short of money now.
Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du and asked Tang He with a smile: "How many warships can be built with the wood you found on Yaeshan Island?"
Tang He had already calculated it silently in his mind. When asked about it by his superiors, he replied without hesitation: "About fifty-five to sixty ships can be built."
"Okay." Lao Zhu nodded, "However, there is no need to laboriously transport the wood back. I directly issued an order to have the Longjiang Bao Shipyard stationed there with the navy to build the ship on the spot. Once it is built, it will be
Give it to the navy immediately."
When Han Du heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It seemed that Lao Zhu had made such a plan the moment he saw his memorial. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said this immediately without even thinking about it.
Tang He pondered for a while, then said with a smile: "The ship can be built there, but the artillery still needs to be installed back in Beijing."
The warships are so powerful that just three of them swept across the entire sea area. If dozens of warships were built at Yaeyama Island at once, then such a powerful force would probably be handed over to the Emperor no matter who it was.
It's impossible to be completely reassured.
In order to dispel the emperor's concerns, Tang He raised the issue of artillery.
A warship with cannons is naturally extremely powerful, but a warship without cannons is like a toothless tiger, just like an ordinary ship.
"That's good." Lao Zhu nodded with satisfaction.
Next, Lao Zhu asked about the food that he cared about most. He asked Tang He how he got the food and how he got so much gold and silver.
Tanghe
They all patiently answered the questions one by one with Lao Zhu.
Han Du and Zhu Biao stood aside and listened to the two old men chatting.
Zhu Biao was even better. After all, he had never been overseas and was very curious about various customs and customs overseas. Therefore, he listened with great interest and was not bored at all.
But Han Du felt very bored. He knew all the things Tang He said clearly. Now he had to listen to it again and he felt sleepy.
"I didn't expect that there is such a wealthy place outside the South China Sea." After hearing this, Lao Zhu sighed.
Han Du smiled and immediately agreed: "Your Majesty does not know that Luzon is a treasure land and is very important to the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that it affects whether the Ming Dynasty can dominate the world."
"Oh? Why is this?" Lao Zhu couldn't help but look solemn.
The founding emperor like Lao Zhu had great interest and enthusiasm for hegemony. Han Du only used the word "hegemon" to firmly attract Lao Zhu's attention.
Han Du smiled and explained: "Your Majesty, you should know that although the revolver is very powerful, it relies on bullets. To make bullets, you need a lot of copper. There is not much copper in the Ming Dynasty.
Just casting copper coins is not enough, so the price of copper has always been high. To make a bullet now is to make it entirely with money."
Although it is said that once the artillery fires, there will be thousands of gold. But no matter who is the emperor, he hopes that the cost of launching a war can be as small as possible.
Nowadays, the cost of making a bullet is more than ten yuan for the copper material alone. If labor is added, it will go straight to twenty yuan. And after a battle, even if it is a devastating battle, millions of bullets
Went out easily.
Moreover, considering that the Ming Dynasty often dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops, if everyone uses revolvers, it is impossible to prepare millions of bullets, right? Even if one person has one hundred bullets, that is tens of millions of bullets. Just these
Bullets cost hundreds of thousands, or even millions, at current prices.
I'm afraid this battle has not even been fought yet, and Lao Zhu will be heartbroken to death.
"But this Luzon has a large amount of copper mines, and they are all extremely high-quality rich ores." Han Du said and sighed, "This Luzon seems to be located on a huge copper plate. Yes.
Yes, those people in Luzon have now surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. This is the atlas of mountains and rivers and the book of peoples they presented."
Han Du carried these two things with him, and now he immediately took them out and held them in his hands.
The old eunuch wanted to step forward and take it, and then hand it to the emperor, but he didn't expect that Lao Zhu directly reached out and took it from Han Du's hand.
Lao Zhu picked it up and read it carefully from beginning to end, and then said: "Since you are the descendant of Yashan and inherit the Chinese clothes, it is natural for you to want to enter the Ming Dynasty. I am sure."
"On their behalf, I would like to express my gratitude to the Emperor for his grace."
Lao Zhu waved his hand in agreement. However, after agreeing, Lao Zhu held the Wanmin Book and fell into deep thought.
After a moment, he came back to his senses, glanced at Tang He and Han Du, and sighed: "It's a pity that Luzon is alone overseas. It may not be easy for the court to take charge of it."
Tang He smiled when he heard this and said: "Sir, Han Du has some ideas about how the Luzon court should be run."