Chapter 362 Chen Youliang

Chen Youliang, a native of Huangpengshan, Yusha County, Minyang, Hubei Province, has been fishing for generations. His father Chen Pu has five sons, and Youliang has three. I dropped out of my private school for less than three years. Under the guidance of his father, he practiced outstanding martial arts.

In the history, Chen Youliang was a county official. In the first month of the fifteenth year, Ni Wenjun, Xu Shouhui's general, broke through Mianyang. Chen Youliang resolutely rose up in Huang Peng and joined the Red Turban Army. Ni Wenjun gave him the official position. Chen Youliang fought bravely and was promoted to marshal with meritorious service. In September of the seventeenth year, Ni Wenjun failed to murder Xu Shouhui. He fled to Huangzhou and defected to Chen Youliang. Originally, he wanted to partner with Chen Youliang and re-establish his power. Unexpectedly, he was killed by Chen Youliang and gave his head to Xu Shouhui. As a result, Chen Youliang was trusted by Xu Shouhui. Chen Youliang finally began his plan to usurp the throne. On the 19th day, Chen Youliang killed Zhao Pushen, a general who had made great contributions in the anti-yuan war. In December of the same year, he killed Xu Shouhui's subordinates and held Xu Shouhui hostage, claiming to be the king of Han. In May of the 20th year, he killed Xu Shouhui in quarrying and became the emperor himself. The founding of the country called the Han Dynasty and the reform of the Yuan Dynasty, calling for the restoration of the rule of the Han Dynasty.

Chen Youliang has always been unrily, but he dares to do it. He killed Xu Shouhui and usurped the throne of the country. However, the year is called righteousness. Who dares to say that Chen Youliang is not righteous?

The three most important forces at the end of the Yuan Dynasty are Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang. In history, there is a saying that Youliang is the richest and Shicheng is the richest.

However, due to Zhang Yang's crossing, history has become a little different.

Zhang Yang's crossing aggravated the turbulence of the Yuan Dynasty, extinguished the millions of troops of the imperial court, and made the last pillar of the imperial court. The imperial division was deposed and exiled, which also led to the crisis of the imperial prince competing for power with the emperor in the imperial court, because under the suppression of the imperial division, the crown prince would not be established at all, and he also There is no proper name.

The chaos of the northern court led to the rapid development of the power of the Southern Red Turban Army. Ni Wenjun beat Mianyang two years in advance. Chen Youliang joined the Red Turban Army two years earlier than history. Although Chen Youliang did not know the art of war, he was not only brave and good at power. At first, he was the secretary of the knife and pen official, and later promoted to marshal. Taking advantage of the contradictions between the generals of the rebel army, he killed Ni Wenjun, Zhao Pushen and Xu Shouhui one after another, and mastered the Tianwan regime. At this time, Chen Youliang was facing a great space for development, because in history, Zhu Yuanzhang, the biggest obstacle hindering his great cause, had been smashed into a piece of tiles and lost his memory. The one who finally died in Poyang Lake Zhu Yuanzhang, defeated by Chen Youliang, has long lost the momentum in history.

Chen Youliang is full of confidence. The south of the Yangtze River and even the whole country are his world. The banner of the Han Dynasty will finally be planted on the head of the capital. He takes Zou Pusheng as his teacher, Zhang Bixian as the prime minister, and Zhang Dingbian as the lieutenant. Actively prepare for war and prepare to expand the territory to the east.

"The raw materials used in the keel of the wooden boat are preferably hard and curved old camphor wood. Our wood has been dried for half a year. After roasting the fire to remove the tide, it can meet the standards of construction." As Zu Qing walked, she said to Zhang Yang.

Listening to the gentle voice around him, Zhang Yang looked at the large pile of wood next to him. The faint figure was naturally integrated with this huge venue. Zhang Yang couldn't help but feel a little confused.

However, he soon suppressed some kind of impulse in his heart, and then walked forward with Zu Qing.

"When can we start building?" Zhang Yang asked.

"The platform over there is being built. When the platform is completed, we can start. However, the preliminary preparations, such as those keel, have begun to bend. Zu Qing said, pointing to the other side, where countless workers were working there.

"The wood is straight in the middle of the rope, and the wheel is in the middle of the wheel. Although there is violence, those who do not stand up again will also make it." Zhang Yang suddenly remembered the words in the words of persuasion when he went to school when he was a child.

At this point, Zu Qing stopped and looked at Zhang Yang with her watery eyes: "I didn't expect that Zhang Da was born in a salt farm and sold salt for generations, and he could still be familiar with persuasion?"

"Of course, I'm self-taught." Zhang Yang said rudely.

The wood is straight to straighten the ink rope. If it is heated to make it into a wheel, its curvature can meet the compass. Even if it is dried, it will not straighten again. This is because it is manually bent like this. That's what I meant just now.

Now, those workers are using heating to bend the wood into the right shape, which is a very skillful work.

In order to resist the wind and waves on the sea, each keel on the treasure ship must be bent into the desired shape by whole wood. This work, even with modern craftsmanship, is very challenging, and in this era, it has been solved by craftsmen.

"The wooden boards on the outside of the wooden boat should be made of fir as the main raw material, supplemented by hemp silk, lime, tung oil, etc. It is made of natural old fir wood, which is more than 30 years old. This kind of wood is strong, tough, and relatively light, so the boat can be buoyancy, heavy, light, sensitive and durable. After the ship is built, in order to prevent the ship plate from corrosion, the tanker must be used three times to ensure the durability of the hull. After a period of time, the new ship oil can be put into the water after the tung oil is completely dry. Zu Qing said.

Zhang Yang knows that it takes so many raw materials to use wood to make ships, and the process is very complicated and the skilled master can do it.

The small treasure ship is a typical sharp-bottomed lucky boat, which is different from the inland river boat. The head is pointed, the tail is wide, the two ends are upturned, the two sides are arched outward, and the hull has a wide and flat deck, continuous hatches, etc., which has the ability to sail oceans.

Coupled with steam engines and cannons, that is Zhang Yang's latest warship. His goal is not only the land of the south, but also a large area of land in Southeast Asia and even Africa and the Americas.

"I have carefully studied your steam engine ships. I feel that there are still some problems with the turbines on both sides. You can add more blades, and with such a curvature, it should be able to increase the speed of the ship." Zu Qing was talking all the time, and Zhang Yang was listening carefully.

Zhang Yang was very happy. This Zu Qing was simply a gift from heaven. Although she was a female streamer, she raised the beam of the shipyard. It was troublesome to mobilize these workers to work and assign them tasks. However, Zu Qing sorted out this place in an orderly manner. In half a year, it will be opened. It's a miracle to start a ship.

"Qingqing, you have worked hard for the past six months." Zhang Yang said.

Hearing Zhang Yang's words, Zu Qing was shocked: "These are all I should do, and I'm just realizing Grandpa's wishes." In her mind, recalling the conditions put forward by her grandfather at the beginning, she felt a little shy.

However, Grandpa did find a good husband for her. This person is gentle and elegant. Although he has been managing a huge province, he does not have the feeling that the person in power is superior. That is, the old farmer in the field, he can go to talk cordially. Everyone is very grateful to him.

Moreover, he also had a strong force and drove Zhu Yuanzhang back to Jiangbei without any effort. There was no movement for half a year. I'm afraid that no army would have such ability.

"Lord Zhang is here?" A female voice shouted in the back.

Zhang Yang turned around and said, "Miss Xie, are you used to living here?"

This person is Xie Ran, the daughter of Xie Zaixing at the beginning.

At the beginning, Xie Zaixing died, leaving only her daughter, and then putting her in her house together with Ruohan and others, it was a little inconvenient. Therefore, Zhang Yangsuo asked her to come to the shipyard to accompany Zu Qing.

As a result, the two sisters were very close to each other, and Xie Ran was also interested in the art of shipbuilding and often helped Zu Qing.

At this moment, Luo Guanzhong came in a hurry.

"Lord, you are really here, and you have found you." Luo Guanzhong said.

In this era, there was no mobile phone, and it was very troublesome to find someone.

"Guanzhong, what happened?" Zhang Yang asked.

Luo Guanzhong wanted to say, but it was inconvenient to answer when he saw Zu Qing and the two of them here.

"You two said, let's take a look at the construction of the platform first." After saying that, Zu Qing took Xie Ran's hand and walked forward.

"I haven't talked to Lord Zhang yet." Xie Ran, who was not interested, wanted to refuse, but he was still pulled away by Zu Qing.

Luo Guanzhong looked at the backs of the two women and thought to himself that the lord was really lucky! It seems that even this Xie Ran may fall in love with the Lord.

Zhang Yang didn't pay attention to Luo Guanzhong's thoughts and said, "Guanzhong, what happened?"

"Your Majesty, you have been asking me to pay attention to collecting the situation in various places, especially Xu Shouhui's department. As expected, Chen Youliang is really a figure. He actually killed Xu Shouhui and made himself king." Luo Guanzhong said.

Chen Youliang established himself as king, which was a sensational event in the south. After getting the news through the carrier pigeon system, Luo Guanzhong immediately reported it to Zhang Yang.

It should come out, but it still came out! Zhang Yang thought.

Chen Youliang, but in troubled times, he and he are destined to have a fateful battle, Zhang Yang thought of it.

Unlike other forces, the biggest feature of Chen Youliang's army is its strong water warfare ability. Zhang Yang can cross here. In the final analysis, in addition to advanced weapons, I'm afraid that the navy is powerful. The steam engine ship has become a sign of his strength.

Therefore, fighting the tartars, fighting Zhu Yuanzhang, and the navy have all played a great role.

And Chen Youliang is different. Chen Youliang's navy has been fighting for a long time. Although there is no advanced power as a steam engine, Chen Youliang is in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. He is in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the other party goes down the river. The advantages of this steam engine will also be offset a lot.

More importantly, my navy, so far, is still those modified warships. It seems that I have to hurry up.

"Go back and immediately gather the generals to discuss countermeasures. I will communicate with Zu Qing." Zhang Yang said.

"Yes, Lord." Luo Guanzhong replied.

Although she felt sorry for Xiangyu, she had to urge Zu Qing to speed up the progress. She was so weak that she hoped she would not be tired.

(to be continued)