As for the ship,

In fact, as early as after the Ming army entered Weigan, Liu Yu ordered people to invite shipmakers who stayed in Mingcheng to Weigan.

Due to the obstruction of the Chamber of Commerce, even after collecting the money, the Chamber of Commerce only asked the shipyard to build two large three-masted ships, and the Ming army was not allowed to allow Ming ship craftsmen to enter the dock.

These shipwrecks who came from Mingcheng had to stay idle in Weigan.

Now that the Ming army used thunder to destroy the Chamber of Commerce, the dock naturally fell into the hands of the Ming army.

These shipwrecks could naturally enter the shipyard to build warships for the Ming people.

Xu Ming had been in Weigan for some time. When the Ming army took over Weigan, he immediately set off for Weigan.

Xu Mingshi was satisfied with the local shipyard in Weigan. Although it was slightly worse than the Zheng Jun's shipyard back then, it was much better than the simple shipyard near Mingcheng.

Although the Chamber of Commerce is afraid of Ming people and is unwilling to let Ming people enter the shipyard.

But after all, it was for the Ming army to build ships, so the shipyard naturally had to let go. As a ship craftsman, Xu Ming also went to the dock to investigate the progress of shipbuilding.

Until today, after the news that the Ming army had taken the Chamber of Commerce came, Xu Ming was overjoyed and hurriedly brought a group of shipwrecks to the shipyard.

Instead of cleaning up the shipyard ship craftsmen, he allowed them to continue to perform their duties.

For the Ming court, all kinds of talents need to be recruited and reserved.

These Weigan ship craftsmen have rich experience in building ships, and Xu Ming has also learned about the explorations these days.

Just as the Ming ship craftsmen arrived at the shipyard one after another, Liu Yu also brought Wuda and his men to the shipyard.

When he arrived at the shipyard, Liu Yu couldn't wait to walk towards the dock where the warships were built for the Ming army.

The two merchant ships had already placed their keels before the arrival of the Ming army, and Su Langqing paid for it and was bought by the Ming army.

The demise of the Chamber of Commerce did not have much impact on the shipyard.

After all, the target of the mercenary plunder that night was a wealthy businessman in Weigan, who would care about a broken shipyard?

Therefore, the shipyard was not damaged. Some ship workers were affected that night, and some ship workers were hacked to death or injured by mercenaries.

The shipyard was inevitably affected to a certain extent, but after Xu Ming brought a large number of Ming people and boatmen, the entire shipyard began to gradually recover.

At least in front of Liu Yu, the two armed merchant ships in the dock are under construction in full swing.

Many Ming Shipmakers also joined in, after all, Xu Ming was relieved to use it.

"Xu Ming, how about the two armed merchant ships built for our Ming army?" Liu Yu was naturally an amateur, and he couldn't see anything by himself.

But I vaguely feel that the entire ship has been basically completed.

"Sir, the two merchant ships have been built and the construction speed of the Weigan Shipyard is also satisfactory under our supervision. Now the artillery deck has been installed." Xu Ming said in a deep voice.

"Oh, is that?" Liu Yu looked at the dock, and many boatmen were running back and forth on the deck of the ship.

In the seventeenth century, the performance of merchant ships and warships began to gradually separate.

Although in naval battles, Western colonists who were short of warships also liked to drive armed merchant ships to help.

These three-masted sailboats that transport goods in various oceans all year round have been transformed into armed merchant ships after adding a layer of artillery deck.

Although the number of artillery carried, especially heavy artillery, is far less than that of warships, it is still more than enough to deal with pirates or mainland countries that are neglected in coastal defense.

In the 16th and 7th century, during the sea battle between the Ming army and the Dutch and the Flangji people, the Ming navy often faced armed merchant ships of Western colonists.

"I hope you all work overtime and complete the work as soon as possible." Looking at the busy boatman back and forth, Liu Yu said again:

"Since we have taken over the shipyard now, all the docks in the entire shipyard will start construction."

"As for these merchant ships, there is no need to continue to build them, and all of them are installed on the artillery deck."

Seeing Liu Yu's excited appearance, Xu Ming couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Sir, the biggest merchant ships in the dock are these two, which have consumed a lot of wood from the shipyard. At the same time, a large number of shipwrecks are still building these two armed merchant ships. At this time, there are not many shipwrecks who can draw at the shipyard."

"At the same time, this ship was modified from a merchant ship, with only one layer of artillery deck added on the ship. The naval battle is far inferior to that of the Western warships."

Xu Ming's words were like a basin of cold water pouring on Liu Yu, making Liu Yu feel much more awake in an instant.

Liu Yu gradually calmed down.

"That's your opinion."

"Birdship boat." Xu Ming said.

"Bird Boat," Liu Yu was shocked and looked at Xu Ming in disbelief.

Bird boats are named after their fast sailing speed, just like seabirds flying at high speed on the sea surface.

It developed from a wave boat in the Jiajing era. It has a sharp head and a low hull, with four oars and one oar.

A large amount of equipment was provided in the Ming Navy and even the Zheng Army.

"You are talking about the fast ships in Naval Town." Liu Yu also had a little impression of the bird ships in Naval Town.

After all, I rode such a Clipper when I landed in Luzon.

"This bird boat is not that bird boat." Xu Ming shook his head,

"It's a big bird boat." Xu Wendao.

"Because the bird ship is fast and easy to operate, it is more useful than the Fu ship, so whether it is during the Chongzhen period or during the Guo family, the big bird ship that prepared a double-layer artillery deck was used as the main force to fight against the Red Hair."

"Double-layer artillery deck?" Liu Yu was shocked and asked quickly.

“How do you build such ships?”

"It's actually very simple. It's to retain the entire structure of the original warship and build another deck on the main deck. The upper deck is only slightly shorter than the tail building. In this way, the original main deck becomes the lower artillery deck. The newly built deck is the upper artillery deck. The lower deck is equipped with 4 to eight heavy artillery pieces, and the upper layer is equipped with about ten light artillery pieces, and the bow of the ship can also be equipped with heavy artillery pieces." Xu Ming saw Liu Yu's sudden enlightenment and continued,

"This type of ship is not at all inferior to large-scale armed merchant ships, and it is easy to produce large-scale armed merchant ships. If adults want to form a navy as soon as possible, the big bird ship is a good choice."

Liu Yu thought about it and found that this large bird ship could be considered a medium-sized warship.

Including the various light and heavy artillery types, there are more than 20 light and heavy artillery pieces, which is enough to deal with ordinary pirates. Unfortunately, due to the hull body, it cannot be equipped with more heavy artillery pieces, but it is undoubtedly the best choice for the Ming army, which is now lacking in everything.

After thinking for a while, Liu Yu agreed to Xu Ming's plan.

Except for the two large armed merchant ships built by the shipyard, all the other docks started to build large bird ships.

This kind of ship was widely equipped in the Qing court and the Zheng army in Taiwan, so it was no stranger to these shipwrecks who went into exile from Taiwan to Luzon.

With enough materials, these boatmen don't need much preparation time to invest in construction immediately.
Chapter completed!