Chapter 1300
Danzhou Government Affairs
Chapter 1300 Danzhou Government Affairs
"It's a so-called concept product again!" After listening to the officer's explanation, Liu Shang naturally had such a view in his mind.
Most of the various advanced weapons displayed by Haihan in the military exercise are declared as "concept products" in the development process, and will neither be sold nor deployed to troops in the short term.But of course it is good to listen to this kind of words, if it is not true, Liu Shang will not believe it anyway.The army had demonstrated many new weapons yesterday, so before the end of the military exercise, the navy would also show off its own magic weapon, which is a very reasonable arrangement.
However, there is still a big difference between this concept product and the new type of warship Liu Shang imagined. He originally thought that Haihan would probably build the next generation of warships in a bigger direction. The tonnage is increasing, and the number of naval guns is increasing.If you want to make the combat effectiveness of the warship stronger, it seems that the only way to go is to deploy more naval guns on the ship, and then there is a requirement for a larger hull space.
However, Haihan seems to have chosen another unexpected development route. Instead of increasing the number of artillery, it has carried out a large-scale streamlining, reducing the densely packed sideboard guns to two rotatable forts one behind the other. , it seems that the combat effectiveness has not only not improved, but has been greatly reduced.So far, Liu Shang still can't understand the design intention of this new ship, but he knows that since the Haihan people let this ship appear on this occasion, they probably have some kind of special ability.
Among the warships that have appeared so far, the export-oriented exploration-class warship with the fewest side cannons has four cannons on one side, which is exactly the same as this ironclad ship named "Warrior".However, compared with the design of this kind of turret that can rotate on the plane, the gun positions of the old-fashioned warships are not so flexible. The bases of the gun mounts are all fixed on the deck, and the corresponding shooting range is much smaller.
There were quite a few discerning people present, and naturally many people were already aware of these differences, and how this ironclad ship would perform in the next target shooting became the focus of everyone's attention.
The speed of the "Warrior" sailing into the shooting area is obviously faster than that of the previous sailing ships, and even faster than the "Majesty". This makes people worry that if the shooting accuracy of its naval guns is not ideal, It is very likely that the first and last two turrets have only one round of firing opportunities in front of each target position, and the error tolerance rate is quite low.
However, it soon proved that the audience was overwhelmed. The armored ship had just sailed into the shooting area, and before it entered the best shooting position for the first target, the guns on the bow fired.This shooting distance is almost twice as far as the shooting position of other warships just now, which undoubtedly puts forward higher requirements for the aiming and shooting accuracy of the artillery.However, this cannonball hit the target position painted on the cliff without any deviation, and the explosion of the cannonball hitting the cliff was much louder than before. After the flying stones splashed, a clearly visible hole was left crater.
"Amazing……"
Before Liu Shang finished sighing, another cannon from the bow turret also fired, and it also hit the target impartially!
There was an uproar on all the ships watching from the outside. After watching several hours of shooting exercises, the audience had a full understanding of the difficulty of this project.The ironclad ship that came out last had only four cannons, and even if all of them missed the target, it would not be beyond everyone's expectations, but it was quite scary to hit two shots in a row at a longer shooting distance.
Liu Shang immediately thought of the new type of artillery and shells that he saw on Xieyang Island yesterday that could easily penetrate iron targets hundreds of meters away. something in it?Although shooting on the undulating boat will increase the difficulty, the shooting distance is several times closer than yesterday, and the target is also larger. All in all, it seems to be easier than yesterday's shooting on land.
But Liu Shang thought about it again, this ship is not only ups and downs, but also moving, and it is not the same thing as the army's fixed guns hitting fixed targets. I'm stumped.
Before Liu Shang could come up with a specific answer, the two cannons on the turret at the rear of the ship also fired successively, hitting the target on the cliff.The target originally painted with white paint was hit by four shells in a row, and the soil and rocks collapsed one after another, and the original appearance was almost invisible.
When Liu Shang saw this, he vaguely understood the key point of Haihan's appearance of this iron-clad ship. Fast speed and iron armor are the next best thing. These quasi-powerful and powerful cannons are the most outstanding in combat performance. place.Other warships need to use concentrated fire to ensure a high hit rate, but the naval guns on this ship can easily accomplish this, and the strike effect is better.
However, using all the naval guns to shoot at the same target in turn, at its current speed, is it possible to complete the ammunition loading before entering the next target shooting area?
As soon as Liu Shang thought of this, he immediately recalled that when the Army demonstrated the new artillery yesterday, the loading speed was not comparable to that of the muzzle-loading guns he knew. Just open the bolt behind the barrel and pull out the brass shells. Loading the next shell into it, the whole process only takes a few breaths.If this naval gun has a similar structure, then the time for loading ammunition is more than enough.
Sure enough, the performance of the iron-clad ship did not disappoint the audience. Before sailing into the next target position, the two cannons on the bow of the ship, which had turned their angles, sounded in advance again and hit the target flawlessly.The boat where Liu Shang was on was filled with cheers again, and even Yu Xiaobao, who had always been prudent, took the lead in applauding.
Liu Shang can naturally understand why Yu Xiaobao is so excited. If the target of the armored ship is replaced by another sailing warship, it will be completely out of the opponent's range to unilaterally bombard the opponent. In terms of the accuracy and destructive power displayed by the artillery, it is almost the same as the power of the coastal defense artillery.This means that Haihan has a real sea mobile turret. Although the firepower output density of this thing is not high, its power is comparable to coastal defense guns, and it is difficult for existing armed ships at sea. Big killer - Unless the speed is fast enough to escape from its muzzle, otherwise it can only wait for death.
The iron-clad boat completed the target shooting mission without any delay. Liu Shang didn't even check to see if all the shells it fired hit the targets. Anyway, the final result was that all seven targets were hit, and it took a longer time than the previous best-scoring "Majestic" " is shorter.You must know that the "Majesty" has more than 20 artillery pieces on one side of the ship, while the "Warrior" has only four. This kind of shelling efficiency is powerful enough to make its opponents desperate.
In such a scene, there is actually no need for the accompanying officer to give redundant explanations. As long as you are not blind, you can already understand the horror of this iron-clad ship after seeing it today.In front of this iron-clad ship, the ships that had previously been shooting targets, even the active warships of the Haihan Navy, seemed to have become a joke.
"The Haihan people... are really not idle..." Liu Shang couldn't help thinking that he was wondering whether the Haihan people would make some new moves in building warships in the past two years, and he saw their results immediately.Can Daming imitate such a powerful warship within ten or twenty years?Liu Shang is not optimistic about this possibility, not to mention the artillery on the ship, the steam engine installed on the ship alone may not be able to be replicated in a short time.
Regarding the specific data of the "Warrior", such as tonnage, size, maximum speed, endurance, staffing, etc., the accompanying officer did not give a detailed explanation. Obviously, except for the name of the ship, all other information is unknown. It is in a state of secrecy, and Liu Shang can only rely on two eyes to judge and collect relevant information.
But after finishing the shooting, the ship did not join the United Fleet. After a circle on the sea, it went straight south to Hainan Island. Stay to show.This disappointed all the audience. They really wanted to take a closer look at the details of the ship, but the Haihan military obviously did not have such an arrangement to allow them to do so.Anyway, the appearance and performance of the ironclad ship has already played a sufficient deterrent effect, and the purpose of the military's arrangement can be regarded as achieved.
The military will not announce the final results and rankings of today's target training, and only the commanders of the participating troops can get a statistical data afterwards.After Liu Shang heard the news, he was very disappointed. He really wanted to see how far the final result of the ironclad ship was compared with Haihan's existing warships.But what he didn't know was that the record of this ironclad ship was not counted in the final result ranking, that is to say, the appearance of this ship was purely a display of skills by the Haihan military, and it would not let the The outside world got more information about the performance of the ship.
The three-day military exercise has come to an end. The participating troops from various countries will return to their respective stations after a short rest on Xieyang Island and Weizhou Island. The guests who participated in the observation will return to Danzhou. The next two or three days Among them, they will also participate in the local military equipment exhibition jointly organized by Haihan Ordnance Industry and Haihan Ministry of Defense.
The inspection team will not participate in this activity. Their main task in Danzhou is to inspect local government affairs. Observing the military exercise is only a temporary arrangement of activities. The subsequent arms sales have no direct connection with their tasks.Yu Xiaobao didn't want to waste too much time on this kind of activities. They had been in Danzhou for several days, and they hadn't started contacting government affairs so far. If they were delayed, it might affect the schedule later on.
The next day, Mayor Zhang Xin held a special symposium to show the inspection team the local construction achievements and government management status in recent years.At such times, Liu Shang is useless. Although he is responsible for the promotion of trade, due to his lack of professional knowledge and the nature of his status as a temporary worker, he has no access to first-hand information.You can only sit in the back row as a non-voting observer, and get a general understanding of the local economic construction situation.
Danzhou used to be one of the important towns on Qiongzhou Island. However, when Haihan took the Qiongbei area by force in 1630, he did not encounter much resistance in Danzhou City. Entered the city and took over control.
In 1631, local forces opposed to Haihan planned an assassination in Danzhou. However, under the layout of the Haihan Security Department, the assassination failed. The local clan forces were also eradicated.Since then, the security situation in Danzhou has been relatively stable.
Since Danzhou's local cultural industry has always been relatively developed, after Haihan took over here, it took the cultural industry as a key regional industry for development.Danzhou is currently the place with the largest number of private academies in the Haihan control area. These large and small academies do not just teach the Four Books and Five Classics. In fact, there are very few academies that only use poetry and classics as teaching materials. The academies all focus on vocational training as their main teaching direction, and even those who study literature mostly give up stereotypes and change to the more practical official document writing major.
According to the data obtained by Zhang Xin, there are as many as a thousand students who graduate from various academies in Danzhou and enter various state-owned institutions in Haihan every year.There are also some people who are selected by the Haihan Education Department to study in higher-level national institutions because of their excellent qualifications.
Liu Shang listened and recalled that he was in Sanya where he was receiving induction training. He also heard from other people that there were higher-level schools near Shengli Fort. up.
In addition to the education industry, fishing, shipbuilding, agriculture, and shipping trade are also major local industries, but they are not as famous as culture and education in comparison.Zhang Xin only briefly mentioned a few words, then turned the topic back to the representative local industry, and specially introduced a man dressed as a Ming Dynasty present.
Liu Shang was also taken aback when he heard the identity of this person. It turned out that this person was Yan Mingjun who was transferred from Luoding Prefecture, Guangdong Province to Danzhou Zhizhou four years ago.It was rumored that this person had been eliminated by Haihan long ago, but unexpectedly, he had already been demoted to Haihan, and even became a magistrate.
Yan Mingjun actually doesn't have any real job at present, but he likes to dance and write, so Zhang Xin asked him to take charge of the local cultural and educational undertakings, which is just right for him.Yan Mingjun knew that he could no longer return to Daming to become an official, so he accepted it calmly and became a special consultant in Danzhou with peace of mind.Anyway, Haihan's salary is not low, and he doesn't need to bear too many responsibilities. He only needs to supervise the normal and legal operation of the local academies. This job is much easier and more enjoyable than being a prefect.
(End of this chapter)
"It's a so-called concept product again!" After listening to the officer's explanation, Liu Shang naturally had such a view in his mind.
Most of the various advanced weapons displayed by Haihan in the military exercise are declared as "concept products" in the development process, and will neither be sold nor deployed to troops in the short term.But of course it is good to listen to this kind of words, if it is not true, Liu Shang will not believe it anyway.The army had demonstrated many new weapons yesterday, so before the end of the military exercise, the navy would also show off its own magic weapon, which is a very reasonable arrangement.
However, there is still a big difference between this concept product and the new type of warship Liu Shang imagined. He originally thought that Haihan would probably build the next generation of warships in a bigger direction. The tonnage is increasing, and the number of naval guns is increasing.If you want to make the combat effectiveness of the warship stronger, it seems that the only way to go is to deploy more naval guns on the ship, and then there is a requirement for a larger hull space.
However, Haihan seems to have chosen another unexpected development route. Instead of increasing the number of artillery, it has carried out a large-scale streamlining, reducing the densely packed sideboard guns to two rotatable forts one behind the other. , it seems that the combat effectiveness has not only not improved, but has been greatly reduced.So far, Liu Shang still can't understand the design intention of this new ship, but he knows that since the Haihan people let this ship appear on this occasion, they probably have some kind of special ability.
Among the warships that have appeared so far, the export-oriented exploration-class warship with the fewest side cannons has four cannons on one side, which is exactly the same as this ironclad ship named "Warrior".However, compared with the design of this kind of turret that can rotate on the plane, the gun positions of the old-fashioned warships are not so flexible. The bases of the gun mounts are all fixed on the deck, and the corresponding shooting range is much smaller.
There were quite a few discerning people present, and naturally many people were already aware of these differences, and how this ironclad ship would perform in the next target shooting became the focus of everyone's attention.
The speed of the "Warrior" sailing into the shooting area is obviously faster than that of the previous sailing ships, and even faster than the "Majesty". This makes people worry that if the shooting accuracy of its naval guns is not ideal, It is very likely that the first and last two turrets have only one round of firing opportunities in front of each target position, and the error tolerance rate is quite low.
However, it soon proved that the audience was overwhelmed. The armored ship had just sailed into the shooting area, and before it entered the best shooting position for the first target, the guns on the bow fired.This shooting distance is almost twice as far as the shooting position of other warships just now, which undoubtedly puts forward higher requirements for the aiming and shooting accuracy of the artillery.However, this cannonball hit the target position painted on the cliff without any deviation, and the explosion of the cannonball hitting the cliff was much louder than before. After the flying stones splashed, a clearly visible hole was left crater.
"Amazing……"
Before Liu Shang finished sighing, another cannon from the bow turret also fired, and it also hit the target impartially!
There was an uproar on all the ships watching from the outside. After watching several hours of shooting exercises, the audience had a full understanding of the difficulty of this project.The ironclad ship that came out last had only four cannons, and even if all of them missed the target, it would not be beyond everyone's expectations, but it was quite scary to hit two shots in a row at a longer shooting distance.
Liu Shang immediately thought of the new type of artillery and shells that he saw on Xieyang Island yesterday that could easily penetrate iron targets hundreds of meters away. something in it?Although shooting on the undulating boat will increase the difficulty, the shooting distance is several times closer than yesterday, and the target is also larger. All in all, it seems to be easier than yesterday's shooting on land.
But Liu Shang thought about it again, this ship is not only ups and downs, but also moving, and it is not the same thing as the army's fixed guns hitting fixed targets. I'm stumped.
Before Liu Shang could come up with a specific answer, the two cannons on the turret at the rear of the ship also fired successively, hitting the target on the cliff.The target originally painted with white paint was hit by four shells in a row, and the soil and rocks collapsed one after another, and the original appearance was almost invisible.
When Liu Shang saw this, he vaguely understood the key point of Haihan's appearance of this iron-clad ship. Fast speed and iron armor are the next best thing. These quasi-powerful and powerful cannons are the most outstanding in combat performance. place.Other warships need to use concentrated fire to ensure a high hit rate, but the naval guns on this ship can easily accomplish this, and the strike effect is better.
However, using all the naval guns to shoot at the same target in turn, at its current speed, is it possible to complete the ammunition loading before entering the next target shooting area?
As soon as Liu Shang thought of this, he immediately recalled that when the Army demonstrated the new artillery yesterday, the loading speed was not comparable to that of the muzzle-loading guns he knew. Just open the bolt behind the barrel and pull out the brass shells. Loading the next shell into it, the whole process only takes a few breaths.If this naval gun has a similar structure, then the time for loading ammunition is more than enough.
Sure enough, the performance of the iron-clad ship did not disappoint the audience. Before sailing into the next target position, the two cannons on the bow of the ship, which had turned their angles, sounded in advance again and hit the target flawlessly.The boat where Liu Shang was on was filled with cheers again, and even Yu Xiaobao, who had always been prudent, took the lead in applauding.
Liu Shang can naturally understand why Yu Xiaobao is so excited. If the target of the armored ship is replaced by another sailing warship, it will be completely out of the opponent's range to unilaterally bombard the opponent. In terms of the accuracy and destructive power displayed by the artillery, it is almost the same as the power of the coastal defense artillery.This means that Haihan has a real sea mobile turret. Although the firepower output density of this thing is not high, its power is comparable to coastal defense guns, and it is difficult for existing armed ships at sea. Big killer - Unless the speed is fast enough to escape from its muzzle, otherwise it can only wait for death.
The iron-clad boat completed the target shooting mission without any delay. Liu Shang didn't even check to see if all the shells it fired hit the targets. Anyway, the final result was that all seven targets were hit, and it took a longer time than the previous best-scoring "Majestic" " is shorter.You must know that the "Majesty" has more than 20 artillery pieces on one side of the ship, while the "Warrior" has only four. This kind of shelling efficiency is powerful enough to make its opponents desperate.
In such a scene, there is actually no need for the accompanying officer to give redundant explanations. As long as you are not blind, you can already understand the horror of this iron-clad ship after seeing it today.In front of this iron-clad ship, the ships that had previously been shooting targets, even the active warships of the Haihan Navy, seemed to have become a joke.
"The Haihan people... are really not idle..." Liu Shang couldn't help thinking that he was wondering whether the Haihan people would make some new moves in building warships in the past two years, and he saw their results immediately.Can Daming imitate such a powerful warship within ten or twenty years?Liu Shang is not optimistic about this possibility, not to mention the artillery on the ship, the steam engine installed on the ship alone may not be able to be replicated in a short time.
Regarding the specific data of the "Warrior", such as tonnage, size, maximum speed, endurance, staffing, etc., the accompanying officer did not give a detailed explanation. Obviously, except for the name of the ship, all other information is unknown. It is in a state of secrecy, and Liu Shang can only rely on two eyes to judge and collect relevant information.
But after finishing the shooting, the ship did not join the United Fleet. After a circle on the sea, it went straight south to Hainan Island. Stay to show.This disappointed all the audience. They really wanted to take a closer look at the details of the ship, but the Haihan military obviously did not have such an arrangement to allow them to do so.Anyway, the appearance and performance of the ironclad ship has already played a sufficient deterrent effect, and the purpose of the military's arrangement can be regarded as achieved.
The military will not announce the final results and rankings of today's target training, and only the commanders of the participating troops can get a statistical data afterwards.After Liu Shang heard the news, he was very disappointed. He really wanted to see how far the final result of the ironclad ship was compared with Haihan's existing warships.But what he didn't know was that the record of this ironclad ship was not counted in the final result ranking, that is to say, the appearance of this ship was purely a display of skills by the Haihan military, and it would not let the The outside world got more information about the performance of the ship.
The three-day military exercise has come to an end. The participating troops from various countries will return to their respective stations after a short rest on Xieyang Island and Weizhou Island. The guests who participated in the observation will return to Danzhou. The next two or three days Among them, they will also participate in the local military equipment exhibition jointly organized by Haihan Ordnance Industry and Haihan Ministry of Defense.
The inspection team will not participate in this activity. Their main task in Danzhou is to inspect local government affairs. Observing the military exercise is only a temporary arrangement of activities. The subsequent arms sales have no direct connection with their tasks.Yu Xiaobao didn't want to waste too much time on this kind of activities. They had been in Danzhou for several days, and they hadn't started contacting government affairs so far. If they were delayed, it might affect the schedule later on.
The next day, Mayor Zhang Xin held a special symposium to show the inspection team the local construction achievements and government management status in recent years.At such times, Liu Shang is useless. Although he is responsible for the promotion of trade, due to his lack of professional knowledge and the nature of his status as a temporary worker, he has no access to first-hand information.You can only sit in the back row as a non-voting observer, and get a general understanding of the local economic construction situation.
Danzhou used to be one of the important towns on Qiongzhou Island. However, when Haihan took the Qiongbei area by force in 1630, he did not encounter much resistance in Danzhou City. Entered the city and took over control.
In 1631, local forces opposed to Haihan planned an assassination in Danzhou. However, under the layout of the Haihan Security Department, the assassination failed. The local clan forces were also eradicated.Since then, the security situation in Danzhou has been relatively stable.
Since Danzhou's local cultural industry has always been relatively developed, after Haihan took over here, it took the cultural industry as a key regional industry for development.Danzhou is currently the place with the largest number of private academies in the Haihan control area. These large and small academies do not just teach the Four Books and Five Classics. In fact, there are very few academies that only use poetry and classics as teaching materials. The academies all focus on vocational training as their main teaching direction, and even those who study literature mostly give up stereotypes and change to the more practical official document writing major.
According to the data obtained by Zhang Xin, there are as many as a thousand students who graduate from various academies in Danzhou and enter various state-owned institutions in Haihan every year.There are also some people who are selected by the Haihan Education Department to study in higher-level national institutions because of their excellent qualifications.
Liu Shang listened and recalled that he was in Sanya where he was receiving induction training. He also heard from other people that there were higher-level schools near Shengli Fort. up.
In addition to the education industry, fishing, shipbuilding, agriculture, and shipping trade are also major local industries, but they are not as famous as culture and education in comparison.Zhang Xin only briefly mentioned a few words, then turned the topic back to the representative local industry, and specially introduced a man dressed as a Ming Dynasty present.
Liu Shang was also taken aback when he heard the identity of this person. It turned out that this person was Yan Mingjun who was transferred from Luoding Prefecture, Guangdong Province to Danzhou Zhizhou four years ago.It was rumored that this person had been eliminated by Haihan long ago, but unexpectedly, he had already been demoted to Haihan, and even became a magistrate.
Yan Mingjun actually doesn't have any real job at present, but he likes to dance and write, so Zhang Xin asked him to take charge of the local cultural and educational undertakings, which is just right for him.Yan Mingjun knew that he could no longer return to Daming to become an official, so he accepted it calmly and became a special consultant in Danzhou with peace of mind.Anyway, Haihan's salary is not low, and he doesn't need to bear too many responsibilities. He only needs to supervise the normal and legal operation of the local academies. This job is much easier and more enjoyable than being a prefect.
(End of this chapter)