The craftsmen looked at Zhu Yunwen, as if they were saying: Your Majesty, please wake up, iron cannot float on water.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the generals and seemed to be saying: Craftsman, please wake up, iron can really float on the water.
This kind of look that always feels that the other person is an idiot is not recommended after all.
Huang Fu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, broke the awkward situation and came to the rescue: "Your Majesty, it is impossible for a pure iron ship to float on the water, but I believe that although the treasure ship is strong, it cannot be taken lightly. The ship should be wrapped with iron sheets to prevent Encountered fire damage while facing the enemy."
Zhu Yunwen did not go up Huang Fu's steps, but whispered a few words to the guards on the side. The guards nodded and left, and everyone looked at Zhu Yunwen in confusion.
"You all say that iron ships cannot float on water, but do you really mean that? If anyone is willing to make a bet with me, just bet..."
Zhu Yunwen took off a crystal clear and beautifully carved jade pendant from his waist, shook it, and said: "Just bet on this jade pendant. If you win, this jade pendant will be yours. You can exchange it for three thousand taels without any problem." .If you lose..."
"Three thousand taels?"
The craftsmen were shocked. They had worked hard for a year, and it would be great if they could get a hundred taels in their hands.
But this little jade pendant is actually worth three thousand taels?
"What if we lose?"
There was greed in Wang Er's eyes.
Zhu Yunwen said confidently: "If you lose, then spend your whole life pursuing another peak in shipbuilding. I hope to see giant steel ships sailing across the sea and leading the world in my lifetime!"
It’s loud and full of heroic spirit!
Huang Fu, Wan Haiping, Liang Shangcai and others were shocked, and their original self-confidence was somewhat shaken at this moment.
"I'm following!"
Liang Shang took a step forward and shouted solemnly.
If you win this bet, everyone can improve their lives. If you lose to the emperor, it means that the shipbuilding industry is far from reaching its peak!
Since he has not reached his peak, what if he works for another twenty years?
As a master craftsman, doesn't it mean pursuing excellence, building the most advanced and powerful warships, and protecting the country?
"We're following!"
Wang and other craftsmen shouted one after another.
Zhu Yunwen nodded with satisfaction. Compared with treasure ships, these craftsmen are the real wealth.
Sooner or later, treasure ships will decay, become dilapidated, and sink to the bottom of rivers or seabeds.
But the wisdom of craftsmen is infinite. With them, many treasure ships can be built.
However, they lost their target.
Treasure Ship was the pinnacle, surpassing the Ming Dynasty. Since then, there has been no pinnacle work.
In the late Ming Dynasty, when it came to resist Japan and aid Korea, the Ming army could no longer produce high-end cargo such as treasure ships, and could only bring a bunch of small boats to fight Japan at sea.
If North Korea had not produced Yi Sun-shin at that time and built some "turtle ships" with terrible combat capabilities, who knows how many times the Ming Dynasty would have fought Japan at sea, and how many ships and people would have been lost.
Unfortunately, the treasure ship was made of wood, and it is unlikely that anything from the Jianwen Dynasty or Yongle Dynasty would be extended to the Wanli Dynasty. Of course, the iron boat will also rust, and it will not last that long.
However, if an iron ship can really be manufactured, it can at least have a combat effectiveness that surpasses that of a wooden ship, telling all subsequent emperors with a crushing attitude:
The navy of the Ming Dynasty is invincible. If anyone dares to invade the Ming Dynasty, then they should keep the enemy outside the sea gate. Only Eggs should huddle on the land and let the enemy enter and exit the house!
The decline of the Ming Dynasty's maritime power was accompanied by the decline of the shipbuilding industry. In the late Ming Dynasty, the style and prosperity of the early Ming Dynasty were not seen, which can be described as regretful and lamentable.
The treasure ship has reached the top. Now that it has reached the top, it is time to go down the mountain to watch the sunrise and blow the cold wind. This seems to be a normal phenomenon. However, this time going down marks the formal gap between the Ming Dynasty and the West in the shipbuilding industry. shorten and meet halfway up the mountain.
Unfortunately, Westerners go up the mountain, while Chinese people go down the mountain.
Many things in history cannot be explained by Feng Shui and luck, but if you look at the curve of the decline of the Ming and Later Qing dynasties and the rise of the West, and find a point that determines whether to go up or down the mountain, it must be in the Ming Dynasty...
Zhu Yunwen did not want to see the decline of the Ming Dynasty's shipbuilding industry, nor did he want to see no more treasure ships after the treasure ships. He did not want to see these craftsmen thinking they had reached their peak and just repeating themselves sluggishly without any innovation!
The most solid city that besieges people is the fixed mindset, the belief that there is no way out, the belief that we have done our best and there is no room for improvement.
The philosophy of development tells Zhu Yunwen that everything is never-ending, and this is true for everything in this world.
Therefore, since these people have reached the top of the mountain, don't rush down the mountain, look at the early sun, take a rest, then look up at the white clouds in front of you, there is a higher mountain, cheer up and continue climbing.
If you don't give them a new goal, these people will die, "pursue" and die, leaving only their bodies...
"Your Majesty, we are ready."
The guard came over and reported.
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said to everyone: "In that case, I will let you open your eyes. I hope you will remember this day forever."
Liang Shangcai, Wang Er and other craftsmen were puzzled. Huang Fu, Wan Haiping and others looked at each other and followed.
In front of you is a pool, which is specially used for soaking wood. There are many places in the ship where the wood needs to be bent, and this requires the wood to be shaded, and then other processing can be done.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the iron pot by the pool, walked over, picked up the iron pot with a smile and felt the weight, then turned back and said to everyone: "This is an iron pot, it is pure iron, do you still need to check it?"
"Well……"
Everyone was stunned.
Just as Zhu Yunwen was about to approach the pool, a guard came over and stopped him, saying, "Your Majesty, the pool is dangerous, please let me down."
"It's okay, step away."
Naturally, Zhu Yunwen would not take this pool seriously. He had already swam in the back lake several times.
Under everyone's surprised gazes, Zhu Yunwen carefully placed the iron pot on the pool. The iron pot sank slightly, taking an inch of water, and then stopped firmly on the water. Because there was no wind, it looked very calm.
"Why can the iron pot float on the water? Is the iron pot not iron but wood? In other words, since the iron pot can float on the water, why can't the iron boat float on the water?"
Zhu Yunwen asked seriously.
Liang Shangcai, Wang Er and others were stunned and stared at the iron pot on the water.
That's right, this is an iron pot made of pure iron. It looks familiar, isn't it just taken out of the stove? Otherwise, the white beard in the kitchen wouldn't have followed here.
However, how can iron float on the water? Could it be that the emperor cast some spell?
Wang Er didn't believe in evil, so he walked over, picked up the iron pot, and knocked it. It was indeed an iron pot, and it was about the same quality as the hammer on his waist.
Yes, hammer...
Wang Er took out the hammer from his waist, thought for a moment, and placed it on the water. With a pop, it bottomed out... Then he rubbed his head and placed the iron pot on the water, still floating on the water.
"How is this going?"
Wang Er was a little confused. There was nothing surprising about the iron pot. They all weighed about the same. Why was it above the water while the hammer was under the water?
Liang Shangcai suddenly thought of something. He took out a hammer from the craftsman on the side and carefully placed it in the iron pot. The iron pot sank slightly. Although the water was a little deeper, it would not sink.
"This this……"
Wang Er looked at the scene in front of him and stuttered for a moment.
Damn it.
How could this not sink!
Wang Er pressed down the iron pot with his hand, and water flowed into the pot from all sides. Not long after, the iron pot began to sink. Wang Er fished it out again and put it back on the water. Looking at the still floating iron pot, Wang Er Lost in thought.
Many craftsmen also began to think about this scene that broke their imagination.
Zhu Yunwen did not disturb their thinking, and just waited quietly.
Regarding the knowledge of buoyancy, many people will think of Archimedes.
But in terms of time, he can only be regarded as the pioneer of buoyancy in the West. However, in ancient China, there were people who understood buoyancy earlier than him.
For example, the allusion of "Cao Chong calls Xiang" is actually Cao Chong who has read history books and learned the old wisdom of King Yan Zhao of the Warring States Period about "calling Xiang". However, Cao Chong was young and had a good face, so he did not reprint or quote the two words... …
The first person to study buoyancy was probably the mysterious Mohist school.
It is recorded in the "Mo Jing·Jing Xia": "The Jing is large, its depth is shallow, and it is said that it depends on the tool."
Translated, it means that the object is very large and the part that sinks in the water is very shallow. The reason is that the weight of the object is equal to the buoyancy force it receives, which is balanced.
It's just that the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, and Mohist learning was basically relegated to the miscellaneous schools and could not be brought to the forefront, so many people have not studied it.
But in the "Mo Jing", there is not only mechanics, optics, geometry, but also engineering and technical knowledge, modern physics, mathematics, etc. It’s not that the ancients didn’t have wisdom, but they had countless wisdoms that were artificially destroyed and ignored.
"So, this iron can also float on water..."
Liang Shangcai murmured in a low voice.
If an iron pot is compared to a kind of boat, wouldn't it also be able to float on the water, and wouldn't it also be able to carry things and people?
If an iron ship is really made, and with the help of strong sails, there is no need to fight against any enemy. You can just sail the ship and ram it. No wooden ship is as strong as an iron ship.
Moreover, the iron ship has many advantages. It is not afraid of fire, and ordinary crossbows will not damage the ship. The most important thing is that it does not leak.
If ships were really made of iron...
Liang Shangcai swallowed. He didn't know if this crazy idea could be realized. Even if it was feasible, the court might not be able to bear it.
You must know that after the Ming Dynasty iron ore was dug out, in addition to civilian use, it was basically used to make weapons and make artillery. How could there be so much iron used for shipbuilding...
Not to mention that the production of iron cannot keep up, the emperor is in charge of it, and he will definitely be able to save money.
But is the cost too high?
Wood can be cut down by the river and transported here for processing, but this iron ore needs to be dug, smelted, and artificially crafted...
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