Chapter 1300 Danzhou Government Affairs

"It's a so-called concept product again!" After listening to the officer's explanation, Liu Shang naturally had this opinion in his mind.

Most of the various advanced weapons displayed by Haihan at the military exercise are claimed to be "concept products" in the development process and will neither be sold nor installed in the army in the short term. But of course, just listen to this.

If it is not true, Liu Shang would not believe it anyway. The army had already displayed many new weapons yesterday, so before the military exercise ends, it is a very reasonable and reasonable arrangement for the navy to also show off its own magic weapons.

However, there is still a big difference between this concept product and the new warship imagined by Liu Shang. He originally thought that Haihan would probably go in a larger direction to build the next generation of warships. After all, from the exploration class, the expedition class to the majesty class, the battleships

The tonnage is getting larger and larger, and the number of naval guns is increasing. If you want to make warships more powerful, it seems that the only way to go is to deploy more naval guns on the ship, and what follows is the need for more naval guns.

Large hull space requirements.

However, Haihan seemed to have chosen another unexpected development route. Instead of increasing the number of artillery pieces, he carried out a large-scale streamlining, reducing the densely packed side guns to two rotatable turrets, one in front and one in the back.

, it seems that the combat effectiveness has not been improved, but has been greatly reduced. As of now, Liu Shang still cannot understand the design intention of this new ship, but he knows that since the Haihan people let this ship be unveiled on such an occasion, it is probably

He also has some very powerful abilities.

Among the warships that have appeared so far, the export-oriented exploration-class warship with the smallest number of side guns has four guns on one side, which is exactly the same as the iron-clad ship named "Warrior". However, compared with this kind of turret, it can

In the planar rotation design, the gun positions of old warships are not so flexible. The gun mount bases are fixed on the deck, and the corresponding firing range is much smaller.

There were many discerning people present, and naturally many people were aware of these differences. How this armored ship would perform in the subsequent target practice became the focus of everyone's attention.

The "Warrior" sailed into the shooting area at a speed that was obviously faster than the previous sailboats, even faster than the "Majesty". This made people worried that if the shooting accuracy of its naval guns was not ideal enough,

It is very likely that the first and last turrets only have one firing opportunity in front of each target position, and the error tolerance rate is quite low.

However, the facts soon proved that the audience was overly worried. The armored ship had just sailed into the shooting sea area, and before it entered the best shooting position for the first target, the cannon on the bow of the ship was fired. This shooting distance was longer than other battles just now.

The position where the ship fired its cannon was almost twice as far away, and it was undoubtedly a target for the artillery.

Aiming and shooting accuracy put forward higher requirements. However, this shell hit the target position painted on the cliff without any deviation, and the explosion of the shell when it hit the cliff was much louder than before. After the flying rocks were scattered,

, a clearly visible crater has been left on the cliff.

"Awesome..."

Before Liu Shang could finish his sigh, another gun from the bow turret also fired a round, and it also hit the target without any bias!

All the ships observing from the outside were in an uproar. After watching several hours of target practice, the audience had a full understanding of the difficulty of this project. The last ironclad ship that emerged only had four guns.

Even if they all miss the target, it won't be beyond everyone's expectations, but hitting two shots in a row at a longer shooting distance is quite scary.

Liu Shang immediately thought of the new artillery and artillery shells he saw on Xieyang Island yesterday that could easily penetrate an iron target from hundreds of meters away. If it were weapons and equipment like that, it would be reasonable to achieve such results.

Is it a hit? Although shooting on the undulating ship is quite difficult, the shooting distance is several times closer than yesterday, and the target is bigger. Overall, it seems easier than yesterday's shooting on land.

Some.

But Liu Shang then thought about it again. The ship was not only up and down, but also moving at the same time. It was not the same thing as the army's fixed artillery hitting a fixed target. Which one was difficult or easy?

Stumped.

Before Liu Shang could figure out a specific answer, the two cannons from the rear turret of the ship also fired one after another, hitting the target on the cliff. The target originally painted with white paint hit four shells in a row.

The earth and rocks collapsed one after another, and the original appearance was almost unrecognizable.

When Liu Shang saw this, he vaguely understood the key point of Haihan's presentation of this armored ship. The iron armor was the second most important factor in its high speed. These accurate and powerful cannons were the most outstanding in its 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 do so, and the strike effect is better.

However, with all the naval guns firing at the same target in such a careless manner, at its current speed, would it have time to complete the ammunition reloading before entering the next target shooting area?

As soon as Liu Shang thought of this, he immediately recalled that when the army showed off the new artillery yesterday, the loading speed was not comparable to that of the muzzleloader gun he knew. He only needed to open the gun bolt behind the barrel and withdraw the brass cartridge case.

The whole process of loading the next shell takes no more than a few breaths. If this naval gun has a similar structure, then the time for loading the ammunition is more than enough.

Sure enough, the performance of the armored ship did not disappoint the audience. Before sailing to the next target position, the two cannons on the bow of the ship that had been turned fired again in advance and hit the target flawlessly. Liu Shang's ship was again

There were cheers, and even Yu Xiaobao, who had always been steady, took the lead in applauding.

Liu Shang can naturally understand why Yu Xiaobao is so excited. If the iron-clad ship's shooting target is replaced by another sailing warship, it will be completely unilaterally bombarding the opponent outside the opponent's range, and only this ship

In terms of the accuracy and destructive power displayed by the cannon, it is almost the same as the power of the coastal defense artillery. This is

It means that Haihan has a true mobile maritime fort. Although the firepower output density of this thing is not high, its power is comparable to that of coastal defense artillery. It is an unmatched killing force for existing armed ships at sea.

weapon - unless the speed is fast enough and you can escape from its muzzle, you will have no choice but to wait for death.

The armored ship completed the target shooting mission without any sloppiness. Later, Liu Shang did not even take a closer look to see if all the shells it fired hit the target. Anyway, the final result was that all seven targets were hit, and the time was longer than the "Dignity" that had the best previous results.

"The HMS Majestic" is shorter. You must know that the "Dignity" has more than 20 cannons on one side of the ship, while the "Warrior" only has four. This kind of bombardment efficiency is powerful enough to make its opponents despair.

In fact, such a scene does not require any further explanation from the accompanying officers. As long as you are not blind, you will already be able to understand the terrifying aspects of this armored ship. In front of this armored ship, we were doing target practice before.

All those ships, including 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 but think that he had been wondering whether the Haihan people would make some new moves in building warships in the past two years, but he immediately saw their results.

Could the Ming Dynasty imitate such a powerful battleship within ten or twenty years? Liu Shang was not optimistic about this possibility. Not to mention the artillery on the ship, the steam engine installed on the ship alone might not be able to be copied in a short time.

Copied.

Regarding the specific data of the "Warrior", such as tonnage, size, maximum speed, endurance, personnel configuration, etc., the accompanying officer did not explain in detail. Obviously, except for the name of the ship, all other information is

It was kept secret, and Liu Shang could only rely on his two eyes to judge and collect relevant information.

However, after completing the target practice, the ship did not join the combined fleet. After a long circle on the sea, it went straight south to Hainan Island, with no intention of showing up in front of the guests again.

Staying on display. This made all the audience slightly disappointed. They wanted to take a closer look at the details of the ship, but the Haihan military obviously did not have such arrangements to allow them to do so. Anyway, the appearance and performance of the ironclad ship

It has had a sufficient deterrent effect, and the purpose of this arrangement by the military can be considered achieved.

The military will not announce the final results and rankings of today's target training. Only the commanders of the participating units can get a statistical information afterwards. Liu Shang was disappointed when he heard the news. He wanted to see the armored ship

How far was the ship's final score from Haihan's existing warships? But what he didn't know was that the armored ship's score was not included in the final rankings. In other words, this ship

The appearance of the ship is purely for the Haihan military to show off its skills, and will not let the outside world get more information about the performance of this ship.

The three-day military exercise has come to an end. The participating troops from various countries will take a short rest on Xieyang Island and Weizhou Island before returning to their respective bases. The guests who participated in the observation will return to Danzhou. In the next two or three days,

Among them, they will also participate in the local military equipment exhibition jointly organized by Haihan Military Industry and Haihan Ministry of National Defense.

The inspection team will not participate in this activity. Their main mission in Danzhou is to inspect local government affairs. Observing military exercises is just a temporarily arranged activity. Subsequent arms sales are not directly related to their mission.

Yu Xiaobao didn't want to waste too much time on this kind of activity. They had been in Danzhou for several days, and so far they had not started to contact government affairs. Any further delay might affect their subsequent itinerary.

The next day, Mayor Zhang Xin held a special symposium to show the inspection team the local construction results and government management status in recent years. At times like this, Liu Shang was of no use. Although he was responsible for trade

publicity, but due to lack of professional knowledge and the nature of temporary workers, there is no access to first-hand information. I can only sit in the back row as a spectator to get a general understanding of the local economic construction status.

Danzhou used to be one of the important towns on Qiongzhou Island. However, in 1630, when Haihan used force to capture the Qiongbei area, he did not encounter much resistance in Danzhou City. In the name of helping the government quell the rebellion, he directly

Enter the city and take over control.

In 1631, local forces opposed to Haihan planned an assassination operation in Danzhou. However, under the layout of the Haihan Security Department, the assassination operation did not succeed. Instead, the security department uprooted the Danzhou area with evil intentions.

The local clan forces were eradicated. Since then, the security situation in Danzhou has been relatively stable.

Since the local cultural industry in Danzhou has always been relatively developed, after Haihan took over the place, he made the cultural industry a key regional industry. Danzhou currently has the largest number of private academies in the area controlled by Haihan. 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. Most academies focus on vocational training. Even those who study literature have mostly given up on stereotyped writing.

Change to a more practical major in official document writing.

According to the data Zhang Xin has, as many as a thousand students graduate from various academies in Danzhou and work in various state-owned institutions in Haihan every year. Some of them will be selected by the Haihan education department for higher positions because of their excellent qualifications.

Further studies at a higher level national institution.

Liu Shang listened and recalled that where he received induction training in Sanya, he also heard from others that there was a higher-level institution near Fort Victory. The lecturers who taught there were all chiefs. I think it was the Imperial College of Haihan.

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In addition to the education industry, fishery, 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 mentioned a few words and then turned the topic back to the local industry.

The representative of the industry came up and specially introduced a man dressed as Akito present.

Liu Shang was shocked after hearing this person's identity. It turned out that this person was Yan Mingjun who was transferred from Luoding Prefecture, Guangdong Province to Danzhou Prefecture four years ago. It was said that this person had been eliminated by Haihan long ago. Unexpectedly, this person had already been

He was demoted to Haihan and became a local official.

Yan Mingjun actually has no real job at the moment, but he likes to write and write, so Zhang Xin asked him to take charge of the local cultural and educational undertakings, which happened to suit him. Yan Mingjun knew that he could no longer return to the Ming Dynasty to serve as an official, so he accepted it calmly.

As a result, An Xin became a special consultant here in Danzhou. Anyway, the salary given by Haihan was not low, and he did not need to bear too many responsibilities. He only needed to supervise the normal and legal operation of the local academy. This job was compared to the local academy.

Zhizhou is much more relaxed and happy.
Chapter completed!