Now that Tang He is talking about it, it just makes him clear up the doubts in my heart.
"Brother 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.
"Sir, I have seen with my own eyes that just three warships can easily defeat several times the number of enemies. Naturally, more warships like this must 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 large and small ships, but this includes all ships. For example, ordinary clippers, as well as Dafu ships, Cangzhou ships, etc. that transport supplies are all counted as the navy's combat power.
Judging from past water battle methods, this calculation is not wrong. After all, in the past, we mainly relied on joining gangs to fight. Even if it is a lucky ship, as long as soldiers are placed on it, can't it also be used for fighting?
But once the warship proposed by Han Du comes out, future warships may become the name of an exclusive class of ships. After all, in front of warships like Fuchuan, no matter how many there are, they are all living targets, and there is absolutely no room for resistance. From now on, ships such as Fuchuan will only be used for transportation tasks.
"Handu even found the wood needed to build a warship." Tang He was afraid of giving up. After all, based on his knowledge of superiors, the Emperor has always had an indifferent attitude towards the Navy. If you give up building a warship due to lack of money or other reasons, that is perfectly normal.
In addition, the current situation of the drought is unknown, 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 those timbers back. I directly issued an order to have the Longjiang Bao Shipyard stationed together with the navy.
In the past, ships were built on site. Once it was built, it was immediately handed over to the navy. "
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 over there, but the artillery still needs to be installed back in Beijing."
The warships were so powerful that just three of them swept across the entire sea area. If dozens of ships were built at once on Yaeyama Island, the emperor would not be able to feel completely reassured by such a powerful force no matter who it was placed in.
In order to dispel the emperor's concerns, Tang He raised the issue of artillery.
A warship with artillery is naturally extremely powerful, but a warship without artillery 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 he was most concerned about. Ask Tang He how he got food and how he got so much gold and silver.
Tang He and Lao Zhu answered questions one by one patiently.
Han Du and Zhu Biao stood aside and listened to the old man chatting.
Zhu Biao is even better. After all, he has never been overseas and is very curious about various customs and customs overseas. Therefore, I listened with gusto and was not bored at all.
But Han Du felt very bored. He knew all the things Tang He said. Now I have to listen to it again, and I feel sleepy.
"I didn't expect there to be such a wealthy place outside the South China Sea." Lao Zhu sighed after hearing this.
Han Du smiled and immediately agreed: "Your Majesty, you don't know. Luzon is a treasure land, and it 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.
Founding emperors like Lao Zhu were extremely interested and enthusiastic in seeking hegemony. Han Du only used the word "dominance" to firmly attract Lao Zhu's attention.
Han Du smiled and explained: "The emperor should know that although the revolver is powerful,
The force is huge, but it all depends on the bullet. And if you want to make bullets, you need a lot of copper. There was not much copper in the Ming Dynasty, and just casting copper coins was not enough. Therefore, 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 ten thousand taels of gold. But no matter who becomes 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 in copper material alone. If labor is added, it goes straight to twenty yuan. And after a battle, even if it is a devastating downwind battle, millions of bullets can be easily fired.
And considering that the Ming Dynasty frequently dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops, if everyone used revolvers, they couldn't prepare millions of rounds of ammunition, right? Even if one person has one hundred rounds of ammunition, that's tens of millions of rounds. These bullets alone would cost hundreds of thousands, or even millions, at the current cost.
I'm afraid this battle has not even started yet, and Lao Zhu will be heartbroken to death.
"But this Luzon has a lot 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."
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