Chapter 276 Galen Ship Completed

In the palace, a piece of silver is wrapped in plain clothes, which is extraordinarily beautiful.

Aster's character is bold, and Xiao Ming will get married soon, and she and Luluo will be King Qi's people soon.

So she grabbed a ball of snow from the ground and said with a smile, "Your Highness wants to eat rouge, so you have to catch up with the servants."

After saying that, he raised the snow and threw it at Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming flashed sideways and squatted down to grab a handful of snow. Before he could stand up, he was hit by a mass of snow.

He stood up and saw that Luluo was still throwing him, and immediately rushed over with a wailing cry.

"what!"

With a scream, Luluo ran towards Ziwan, and the two fled while throwing snowballs at Xiao Ming.

"Hehe, none of you can escape." Xiao Ming grabbed the snowball and threw it.

The three were playing in the palace, when Zhang Liang walked in under the guidance of his family.

Seeing Xiao Ming playing with Ziwan and Luluo, he coughed twice in embarrassment.

When an outsider appeared, Aster and Luluo naturally did not dare to be naughty any more, and withdrew their smiles.

Looking back and seeing Zhang Liang, Xiao Ming guessed his purpose, "Has the Galen ship been completed?"

Since the last time I went to the shipyard, Xiao Ming instructed Zhang Liang to speed up the progress, because according to Zhang Liang, it was very difficult for these three ships to be completed by the end of the year.

"Going back to His Highness, the old slave has finally met His Highness's expectations. Now that the three Galen ships have been completed, they can sail away at any time." Zhang Liang said excitedly.

Xiao Ming's spirit was suddenly shocked. Now it is the end of the seventeenth century, and the end of the new year is about to enter the eighteenth century. This is the peak period of the glorious era of navigation in history.

In modern times, his motherland has missed this era. Coming here, he will not let this happen again. With endless wealth and resources overseas, Xiao Ming must have a share of the pie, instead of letting the Western powers dominate.

"Take this king to have a look."

Although it was still snowing heavily, Xiao Ming could no longer contain his excitement. He and Zhang Liang rode to the shipyard in Xiaoqinghe.

At this time, someone had already arrived before him. Naturally, it was Yue Yun and the others who were about to drive the Galen ship to sea.

"His Royal Highness, can we go to sea after the new year?"

When Xiao Ming got to the boat, Yue Yun asked excitedly.

At this time, a thick layer of snow fell on Yue Yun and other crew members, and the excitement of sailing had made him unable to care about it.

"No, we have to wait for the naval guns to get on board."

Now all the three Galen ships have their sails on, but the sails are now retracted, and the three ships are still on the beach, just to wait for the naval guns to get on board.

He didn't know how dangerous the unknown sea was.

But the Ottoman Empire, which was a bridge between the East and the West, already had artillery, and he concluded that the West was not far behind.

After all, in this time and space, the Gothic steppe empire on the northern grasslands replaced Mongolia in its westward expedition to Europe, and the time was advanced by about fifty years.

Of course, in Xiao Ming's view, the Western Expedition may have an impact on the historical process of Europe, but it is not an absolute impact. The difference in the development of civilization is also one of the reasons why Europe gradually distanced itself from the feudal dynasties in the East after the Middle Ages.

But no matter what, Xiao Ming will still maintain a cautious attitude until he fully understands the degree of Western civilization.

That's why he insisted on naval guns on board.

If Yue Yun encountered the European fleet at sea, or the pirates running rampant at sea in this era, at least he would have the power to fight back.

After all, whether it is a Galen ship or a naval gun, he is confident that he will not lose to the West in this era and should have a battleship.

"Want to wait?" Yue Yun suddenly felt a little lost.

Xiao Ming's expression became serious at this time, he said: "correct your attitude, this time you are going to go on a long voyage, and this king will also have a very important task for you, this is not a child's play, if you are not careful, You may never come back."

Seeing Xiao Ming being so solemn, Yue Yun put away his frivolous attitude. He held the rudder and asked tentatively, "Your Highness, what is the mission?"

"The first is to bring back crops such as potato peppers, corn, sweet potatoes, etc., the second is to touch the level of modern Western civilization, and the third is to draw a chart and find a route for the Qingzhou Navy."

Yue Yun has been staying at Bowen College for a long time. In addition to learning the knowledge of maritime navigation, they also divided the positions of each ship's crew members.

The gunner followed Luo Xin to train artillery, and the others followed Niu Ben to practice martial arts.

Although sailing warships can shoot at each other in this era, it is very likely that they will never be able to sink each other because of solid shells.

Therefore, the outcome of the battle can only be determined in the final battle, so personal strength is equally important.

In addition, there were also translators and navigators on board. This translator was naturally prepared by Xiao Ming in order to contact the West.

If there are colonies of European powers all over the world now, the translator will play an important role in communication and facilitate him to collect information.

Yue Yun nodded. Xiao Ming mentioned the above three purposes in Bowen College, but he didn't expect it to be the purpose of their trip to the sea this time.

As a reminder to Yue Yun, Xiao Ming, led by Zhang Liang, inspected the three Galen ships one by one.

According to the standard of sailing warships, his three Galen ships all belong to fifth-class sailing warships.

Because the first-class sail warship generally serves as the flagship of the fleet, it has three layers of artillery decks, with 106 to 122 artillery pieces in general, with a capacity of more than 900 people and a displacement of 2500-3500 tons. There are 86 to 98 doors, with a capacity of about 750 people and a displacement of about 2,000 tons.

The third-level sail battleship is called a battleship. It has two to three layers of gun decks, 64 to 80 artillery pieces, a crew of 490 to 720 people, and a displacement of 1300-1800 tons. This kind of battleship is the main battleship in the era of sail battleships.

The fourth-tier sail battleships are smaller. These types of warships generally have two-layer gun decks, 50 to 54 guns, a crew of about 350 people, and a displacement of more than 1,000 tons.

And the fifth-level sailing warship is the one that Xiao Ming currently owns. Such warships generally do not serve as the main task of combat, but serve the role of attacking merchant ships and sailing in the ocean.

Xiao Ming's purpose of dispatching Yue Yun at this time was naturally not to fight, because in the face of the Western maritime overlords who had already traversed the sea, these three Galen ships were not qualified to deliver vegetables.

His purpose is just to explore the way and introduce crops.

After confirming that the three Galen ships were capable of long-distance voyages, Xiao Ming went back to prepare for Chen Qi to install the naval guns.

Although the military workshop has been preparing, the three Galen ships with 150 artillery pieces are also a large amount, and they have not been produced yet.

To truly achieve the voyage, at least the end of the New Year.

So he said to Yue Yun, "You'd better spend the New Year honestly and talk about it. There will be times when you go to sea in the future."