There is not only one plan for the Shen Yulong Admiral-class battleship, but there are 8 main plans.
There is a twin-mounted main gun layout with two in the front and two in the back.
There is a triple main gun layout with two in the front and one in the back.
There are also four main guns arranged one in front and one in back.
There are super-heavy armored battleships and light-armored high-speed battlecruisers.
Based on the hull, the Ministry of Industry also derived a construction plan for a super-large cruiser.
On the basis of each model, there are a large number of sub-models with detailed adjustments.
For example, the number and location of secondary guns, double or triple chimneys.
All the plan overview diagrams are piled together in a thick stack.
Shen Yulong was dazzled by it. No matter which plan it was, he liked it very much.
As an adult, he wanted it all if he could.
Unfortunately, although the navy has a lot of military expenditures, it is unrealistic to realize all the drawings.
In the end, Shen Yulong left with a stack of overview maps. As for which model to choose, he had to discuss it with his colleagues in the Navy.
By the way, I would like to share the joy of the navy with Kong Er.
Zhu Zaiming chatted with Xu Qi and others about the preliminary preparations for a while, and then left the shipyard with a long list.
Building a battleship is by no means a simple matter.
Zhu Zaiming needed to transport steel from Australia back to Chongming Island in advance. Shipbuilding craftsmen also needed preliminary training, and the navy had to be dispatched to invite indigenous "volunteers" from Southeast Asia.
The artillery factory also has to design and manufacture the process for the 305 naval gun.
Chemical plants such as three acids and two alkalis need to be expanded again and expanded production.
The supply warehouses in Chongming, Lushun, Xinxiang, and Kuala Lumpur must also be expanded, and corresponding simple manufacturing plants must be built in advance to reserve a large amount of high-quality coal to provide sufficient supplies and maintenance for the navy's navigation.
In short, this is a system, not a single battleship.
It requires huge maintenance costs, a large number of practitioners, and a great country.
After handling matters at the shipyard, Zhu Zaiming led the guards all the way east.
A coal-char asphalt road extends eastward. The brown-skinned Nanyang natives shed their blood and sacrificed their youth to the construction of the Ming Dynasty "without any regrets".
Some tents can be seen everywhere on both sides of the road. The Ming supervisors waved their whips and enthusiastically inspired the fighting spirit of the Nanyang natives.
Let them devote themselves to road construction with passion.
As the sun set, Zhu Zaiming and 300 guards finally arrived at the eastern beach in the evening.
From a distance, I saw a half-built statue standing on the seaside.
"Statue of the Supreme Laojun of Liberty".
An important project of the Ministry of Industry.
The Laojun statue is 55 meters high. It uses 230 tons of steel as the skeleton, 180 tons of copper sheets as the outer skin, and 550,000 rivets fixed on the bracket. The total weight of the skeleton is as high as 465 tons.
The total weight of the statue of Laojun will reach 800 tons. After being painted with cement and coated with mineral pigments, it will be the same as the traditional Chinese image of Laojun.
This statue of Laojun will show the world the architectural construction level of the Ming Dynasty and promote traditional Taoist culture.
It will also serve as a lighthouse to guide nearby ships.
Laojun is like holding a whisk on his shoulder in his left hand and holding the Bagua furnace high in his right hand.
The Bagua furnace will serve as a functional component of the lighthouse.
The overall design combines ancient and modern times, which makes Taishang Laojun quite happy.
I guess so.
At this time, only the base of the Laojun statue has been built, and it is far from the final product.
Zhu Zaiming and his party approached the construction site.
At the feet of the Laojun statue, a large number of indigenous "volunteers" are working non-stop even after dark.
They lit bonfires and used the flames to scrape rust off the steel frame components.
The preset wall at the base is made of wooden boards, with steel bars and steel frames connected to each other. Some indigenous people poured the prepared cement slurry between the blocks and stirred them vigorously with long wooden poles.
The entire construction site was a busy scene.
Officials from the Ministry of Rites and the person in charge of the construction site were already standing at the entrance of the construction site, and the Ming army soldiers on duty stood upright.
A reporter from the Ministry of Rites was waiting aside with a self-produced black and white camera, as well as the Ministry of Rites' treasured Polaroid and video camera.
"Hurry up, is it ready inside?"
The official from the Ministry of Rites shouted into the construction site.
"It's almost done. These natives have been replaced and their mouths are almost blocked!"
Inside, the Ming craftsmen who had been prepared for a long time put on dirty work clothes and safety helmets under the organization of the Ministry of Works and pretended to be constructing.
On the other side of the brick wall, countless natives were tied up hand and foot, and their mouths were blocked with rags. The soldiers stared at them nervously to prevent them from causing trouble.
His Majesty Emperor Wude of the Ming Dynasty inspected the construction site of the Laojun Statue.
Some of the dark sides of the empire are really not suitable to be published openly in the "Da Ming Pao".
After all, Ming Dynasty wants to build a beacon for mankind and a civilized world.
If outsiders see that the construction site is full of exploited indigenous people, wouldn’t the Ming Dynasty’s great and upright image collapse?
Therefore, when Zhu Zaiming decided to inspect the construction site, the Ministry of Rites and Jinyiwei arranged for officials to come to the construction site in advance to assist the person in charge in arranging the shooting location.
Not only must Zhu Zaiming's safety be ensured, but all the natives on the site must be under centralized supervision and replaced by Ming people.
When the venue layout was completed, the time also entered 6:23.
The official of the Ministry of Rites took a look at the sky. The sun had basically set at this time, and there was only an orange-red sunset glow band on the horizon.
Bonfires illuminated the site while concealing possible Aboriginal traces.
“The time is just right, and the light and shadow can also cover up some flaws.
Well, I need to remember this shooting technique and study it carefully in the future. "
Officials from the Ministry of Rites shook their heads and exchanged their shooting experiences.
As the commander in the distance waved the flag, the filming of Zhu Zaiming's inspection of the construction site officially began.
Under the leadership of the instructor, Zhu Zaiming followed the procedures arranged by the Etiquette Department. First, he put on his safety helmet and accepted the salute from the guard at the entrance of the construction site.
I visited some Daming workers at the construction site, talked about daily life, the treatment at the construction site, and listened to the workers' opinions.
Of course, these opinions are not lines prepared in advance by the Ministry of Rites, but improvised by the workers, focusing on a truth.
After visiting each process in turn, Zhu Zaiming finally entered the engineering office and met the person in charge of the engineering department.
After another round of greetings, we checked the progress of the project.
Finally, in the camera lens of the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Zaiming silently left the construction site of the Laojun statue.
After filming the entire process, it was already late at night.
Zhu Zaiming sighed deeply, and after looking at the guarded indigenous concentration areas from a distance, he led the guards into the prepared room at the construction site.
It was already very late at this time, and it was unrealistic to return to Chongming Shipyard or Chongming Fortress.
I can only make do with it on the construction site.
Zhu Zaiming asked about Jin Yiwei's investigation. After learning that the person in charge of the Ministry of Industry here did not fool him, he turned his attention to the indigenous people.
Can't bear it?
Personally speaking, as a human being, when Zhu Zaiming saw their miserable state, he felt a little strange in his heart, and he really couldn't bear to look at them.
But as an emperor, as the bearer of tens of millions of Chinese people.
Zhu Zaiming could only order their exploitation personally.
For the future of the Ming Dynasty, and for the future identity of the people of the Ming Dynasty as Tianlong people.
We can only wrong these foreigners.
I am very cruel, but I am sorry, I will be even more cruel to you.
Who told you that your skin color is strange and you are not Chinese?
Remember to give birth to a good child after death.
