"The Ming Dynasty will continue to build the Qing Dynasty, as shown below..."
"The Daqing is expected to have a displacement of 12,000 tons, with a layout of 12 twin-mounted 150 main guns, six in the front and six in the rear, and a layout of 20 twin-mounted 120 secondary guns amidships..."
"At the bow of the ship, the twin-mounted main guns are along the central axis. The No. 1 and No. 2 turrets are located in front of the central axis command tower. The four turrets are close to the No. 1 and No. 2 turrets in a staggered layout... The same is true at the rear of the ship."
In the work shed.
Old man Wang was lying on a wicker chair, spreading out the new issue of "Da Ming Pao" to read.
The content on the first page is very explosive.
My Ming Dynasty actually built the Qing battleship?
Something's wrong, take another look.
Old Man Wang sat upright, moved the newspaper less than 20 centimeters in front of his eyes, and read it carefully.
That's right, the Ming Dynasty really wanted to build the Qing Dynasty.
A preview image was also given, as well as a schematic diagram of the internal structure.
"My dear mother, are you serious?"
The Ming Dynasty wanted to build a battleship, but it didn't use the name of so many ancient famous generals, but it actually used Da Qing as the name of the ship.
In Old Man Wang's opinion, the person who named this battleship must be Tong Tatar!
Then, Old Man Wang saw a signature at the end of the article.
Zhu Zaiming, a famous contemporary writer.
That's okay. Your Majesty must have his own thoughts. How can we ordinary people understand His Majesty's thoughts?
While Old Man Wang was thinking, a supervisor wearing a white safety helmet came in. His first words scared Old Man Wang to his feet.
"What? There was an accident on the construction site?"
"Yes, a man's long hair was caught in the steel wheel of the steam engine, and his scalp fell off. He was miserable..."
Now, Old Man Wang couldn't sit still.
You must know that the newly promulgated "Da Ming Labor Law" stipulates that if a major safety accident occurs during the production and manufacturing processes, their group of managers will be held criminally responsible.
"Quick, quick, call the emergency personnel, contact Jinling First Hospital, show me the scene!"
Mr. Wang put on his safety helmet and was about to leave, but was stopped by the supervisor.
"What are you doing, Old Liu? You can't escape responsibility for such a big accident. Go and make repairs now, and you can save a few days in the future."
Who knows, Lao Liu said with an indifferent expression.
"Why are you in a hurry? Listen to what I have to say.
The person whose scalp was caught in the steel wheel was not a Ming Dynasty man, nor a naturalized Ming Dynasty man, but a black man. "
"Oh~"
Old Man Wang took a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, sat back on the wicker chair, and poured himself a cup of Kuding tea.
"I didn't mean to say that you, Old Liu, could die if you just said what you said? It scared me so much..."
Old Liu laughed wildly, and the work shed was filled with a happy atmosphere.
As long as something doesn't happen to the Ming people, as long as something happens to the naturalized Ming people, Daming doesn't care about the others at all.
Let alone a work-related accident, a certain Ming supervisor accidentally beat an indigenous "volunteer" to death.
At most, it's just a bit of education in the office, with some bonus deductions, but no heavy penalties at all.
Of course, Old Man Wang is also thinking, should he report to his superiors that Ming workers must have short hair before they can participate in these dangerous productions?
On the construction site.
This is located directly south of the Forbidden City and on the central axis of the Forbidden City.
The construction projects include Yingtianmen Tower, Chaoyang Square and the Astronomical Bell Tower in the south of the square.
Yingtianmen Gate Tower and Chaoyang Square will be used as venues for major celebrations, such as military parades and National Day.
The Ming Dynasty was founded on January 23, 1368 AD.
Therefore, Zhu Zaiming designated January 23 as National Day, and January generally happens to be during the New Year period.
Therefore, the entire month of January is designated as the annual leave month. Except for some positions, everyone is entitled to one month's leave.
If the New Year falls in February that year, congratulations, Ming people will enjoy two months of vacation.
The construction of the astronomical clock tower is another purpose.
In the early Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, ordered astronomers to reform the calendar and set up 27 astronomical observatories across the country.
These astronomical clock towers observed celestial phenomena, measured the orbits of the planets in the solar system, and calculated the angles between the ecliptic planes, which provided a large amount of data for subsequent calendars.
The Ming Dynasty built an astronomical clock tower for the same purpose, and it was even better.
The Jinling Astronomical Bell Tower occupies a standard square area with a length and width of 1.5 kilometers.
In the center is a large observatory, which is 33 meters high. Its main equipment is the oversized giant astronomical telescope purchased from Taishang Laojun.
Surrounded by various buildings, equipped with a large number of small astronomical telescopes, as well as some meteorological equipment, such as precipitation measuring instruments.
The entire astronomical clock tower is located exactly on the central axis of the Forbidden City.
At the beginning of planning, Zhu Zaiming realized one thing.
Historically, the prime meridian was set in 1884. Westerners do not yet have the concept of dividing the world into standard regions.
This feeling is so good, Zhu Zaiming is not polite.
Directly take the center of the Astronomical Clock Tower, which is the central axis of the Forbidden City in Jinling, as the prime meridian.
Officials from the Ministry of Rites divided the entire Blue Star into standard time zones based on the Jinling meridian.
Time increases in time zones heading east and decreases in time zones heading west.
Finally, 180º and -180º meet in Chile.
This rule was also highlighted by the "Da Ming Pao" and included in the geography subject.
Ming Dynasty became the rule maker. When this geographical rule was implemented, all countries in the world could only time according to Ming Dynasty's rules.
You must know that the watches that are now selling well in aristocratic circles in various countries are the luxury goods of the Ming Dynasty and are the hard currency in the world.
When the Jinling prime meridian was set, the watch shop received a document from the Ministry of Rites, requiring that the factory settings of the time zone hands of high-end watches should be based on the Jinling prime meridian.
This rule, along with a new batch of clocks and geography books, began to spread around the world.
…
Chongming Island.
The fleet of nobles from Europe docked at the civilian port of Chongming Island.
A large number of nobles just got off the ship and took a deep breath of the Ming Dynasty air.
"The air in Ming Dynasty is so sweet!"
This is what everyone thinks, even though in the distance, towering chimneys stand in the Chongming Heavy Industrial Zone, and black smoke obscures the sky.
But the chimneys of the Ming Dynasty were built very high with the support of reinforced concrete.
And the industrial areas are very far from residential areas, and the thick smoke rarely affects residential areas.
So in Chongming Island, you can see the prosperity of heavy industry, and you can also feel the leisure and prosperity of residential and commercial areas.
Compared with European factories built directly in urban areas and in front of residents' homes, the air is indeed much sweeter.
Anna's family also disembarked here.
According to the immigration regulations, these guests from abroad need to stay in a hotel at the port first, go through all the procedures, and exchange Ming Dynasty silver coins or fixed-amount checks before they can prepare to leave for Ming Dynasty.
Compared with others, Anna and her group were taken to Chongming Hotel by officials from the Ministry of Rites who had already prepared because of their assets... ah, no, because of their identities.
Enjoy the services of a 6-story hotel that combines oriental etiquette with ancient and modern times.
Officials from the Ministry of Rites took them to complete the asset statistics at the Chongming Island Port Branch of Daming Bank and received a thick stack of passbooks.
Then we took them to visit Chongming Island.
Commercial Street, Statue of Liberty Supreme Laojun, luxury steam cruise ship...
We even boarded the battleships of the First Fleet of the Ming Navy stationed at the military port.
After some fun.
Davy Jones is like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden, her eyes widening.
Along the way, the curse words such as "Oh, Mazefaker" never stopped.
