Zhu Youxiao sat down, crossed his legs and asked, "In your opinion, which ship is suitable for the main warship of the navy?"

"Ah, this..." Wu Han's eyes were rolling around and he said nervously: "At present, except for the Fu Ship, only the Wucao Ship in Guangdong is the most suitable."

"Guangchuan, why haven't I heard of it?" Zhu Youxiao said with his head up.

Wu Han felt the emperor's eyes projecting over, and his heart suddenly tightened and said:

"The Wucao ship is a four hundred material ship, the size is the same as the Fu Ship. It is made of iron wood and its strength is higher than that of the Fu Ship built by Songshan."

"The durability of the Guangzhou Ship is also better than that of the Fu Ship. If the Guangzhou Ship and the Fu Ship collide in the sea, the Fu Ship will be smashed, and the Guang Ship will be unscathed."

Zhu Youxiao frowned and said:

"The Guangzhou ship is more sturdy and durable than the Fu ship, so why not report it early?"

Wu Han quickly knelt down and said:

"His Majesty calms down—!"

"The wide ship is narrow and wide at the bottom, and looks like two wings. This shape is flat and stable in the Caspian Sea, but it cannot withstand the wind and waves in the overseas ocean."

"Besides, the cost of Guangzhou ship is twice that of the Fu Ship. Once damaged, only ironwood can be used for repair. At present, ironwood is only planted in small quantities in Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan, and the growth is very slow."

"Those who consider this are recommended to use the blessed ship."

After listening to it, Zhu Youxiao roughly understood and his expression was much more relaxed. In this way, the cost-effectiveness of the Guangzhou Ship is even lower than that of the Fu Ship. Such a warship that cannot be used in the ocean can no longer be used.

"Apart from the Guang Ship, are there no warships that are more suitable for large-scale construction?"

Wu Han thought for a while, turned around and discussed with the other shipbuilders who had just arrived, and knelt down and said:

"Your Majesty, the young men think that they can imitate the Red Barbarian Warship captured in this war and create three-masted gunship!"

"Three-masted gunship?" Zhu Youxiao frowned and muttered.

"That's right!" Wu Han's expression became a little excited and said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, according to the young people, this gunship should be a large 1,400-material warship with three masts, the main mast is four zhang high and the length of the ship twenty zhang!"

At this time, one zhang is one tenth of a foot, which is about three and a half meters in the future.

Twenty feet is the captain of nearly seventy meters, more than twice as much as the thirty meters of the lucky ship, and the draft is one thousand materials deeper than it is!

Zhu Youxiao was a little shaken, and his face seemed as calm as possible. Listening silently, his most concerned about the crew and firepower issues.

Mobility is ranked behind, and now is the era when everyone who has more canvasses will be hard to speak.

But Wu Han became more and more excited as he spoke, with unconcealed joy:

"The younger ones estimate that if this kind of three-masted gunship is successfully built, the hull cabin should have five floors, and another viewing building should be set up on the surface of the ship."

"This ship is as high as a city, and can accommodate more than 300 navy soldiers. The bow circumference can be equipped with four red artillery cannons, and the thousand-jin Folang machine equipped with five-story cabins can reach forty gates!"

"What, forty Francis aircraft, eight red cannons?" Zhu Youxiao couldn't calm down now. It was more than three times that of the lucky ship. He stood up with shock and asked:

"What you said is the truth?"

Wu Han and other boatmen didn't even dare to raise their heads. They looked at the charred sand and soil on the ground and said one after another:

"What the young men said is true. The Red Barbarian Warships seized in this battle have been dismantled by the young men for imitation. If there is no problem in manufacturing, it should be like this."

"But your Majesty doesn't have to be too happy. There will inevitably be accidents in shipbuilding, and there are not many solid wood left in this dynasty..."

"Buy!" Zhu Youxiao immediately said: "What raw materials are missing? Tell Bi Maokang and ask him to submit them to me. As long as this ship can be built, I will not hesitate to pay a lot of money!"

In the Ming Dynasty, there is really a lack of a useful main warship.

The three-masted gunship, a large warship of 1,400 materials, has nearly fifty guns. Although the firepower is not as good as the Garen sailboat, the number is already tied.

The eight red cannons that were finished at the end of the ship are the most powerful 18-pound cannons in the Ming Dynasty. Once built, the combat power of the Ming Navy is definitely different from the past!

......

For Zhu Youxiao, this time, he finally came down a lot.

This circle not only gave a very high improvement in personal prestige, but also discovered a treasure, which was the three-masted gunship.

With a research direction, it will be easier.

Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with the result this time and took a boat to Tianjin from Penglai Water City, and then returned to the capital from the original Tianjin road.

Later generations in Indonesia, now in Luzon, Java Island.

If we only talk about the name Java, many people may not be familiar with it, but if we talk about the place name Manila, it is well known to everyone.

Luzon is located dozens of nautical miles south of Ryukyu and belongs to the southeastern waters. The country is composed of dozens of islands of different sizes, smaller than Japan, and is a veritable "island country".

Manila is the capital of Luzon, the largest town in Luzon, located on the northwest shore of Java Island.

Java Island is surrounded by the sea and has a tropical rainforest climate. It has no change in cold and heat seasons. The annual average temperature is above 25 degrees Celsius, so the rainfall is abundant.

The unique natural conditions make Java Island densely populated with tropical plants, and plants are evergreen all year round. Tobacco leaves, rubber, sugar cane, coconut and other products are extremely rich.

In addition, Java Island also produces the world-famous Java coffee.

Since the end of Wanli, the scale of this kind of coffee transported to Europe has gradually increased, and has become one of the luxury goods loved by the European aristocratic class for ten minutes.

In fact, Luzon completely became a colony of the Spanish Empire half a century ago, and the loss of Java Island almost disappeared the Spanish Empire's hegemony in the Far East.

During the Battle of the Spice Islands, the Royal Dutch Navy Admiral Holland led the Queen's fleet to defeat the Invincible Fleet, and the East India Company gradually invaded Manila.

In the fifth year of Apocalypse, the Dutch East India Company gained a comprehensive advantage in Luzon, and the Spanish Far East Fleet was forced to evacuate Java, which had occupied for more than half a century.

Deacon Max was also officially crowned as the first Governor of Manila by Prince William of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. He has only been in succession for four months.

On this day, a Dutch naval soldier hurriedly broke into Max's office in Manila Harbour, "Governor General, it's not good!"

Max was holding a quill and writing his personal diary on delicate paper. He frowned slightly when he heard this, but still maintained his minimum elegance. He asked:

"What happened?"

"It was the Chinese who lived in Manila, and they all started to make trouble again!" The soldier panted and pointed to the port outside the window.

Max paused his hands, and a stroke appeared on his neat diary. He suppressed his anger and asked again:

"What are they making trouble?"

The soldiers said: "They said the Ming Dynasty defeated the Queen's fleet and asked us to give them the Dutch civil rights they deserve!"

"What!?" Max stood up in anger, and didn't even bother to write the diary and shouted:

"Guards, guards!"

"Transfer my order. If these Chinese people still want to gather, I will allow them to fire and shoot as the Governor of Manila!"

The soldier was stunned and hesitated for a moment.

"But Your Excellency, the Council has ordered the East India Company's fleet to withdraw from the southeastern waters and restart negotiations with the Ming Dynasty."

"At this time, I'm afraid it will bring revenge from the Ming Dynasty?"

Max laughed, "In the weak country of the Ming Dynasty, there are only a dozen artillery on the warships. I won by chance once. Are you afraid of them?"

"Besides, this time these Chinese are seeking death!"
Chapter completed!