Pin Zhanjian looked at the ship, but was embarrassed. The weeping five-masted ship stopped at the dock, and there was a moment of confusion: "When it was besieged and stranded by pirates, it damaged a lot of sail masts, and the hull was also damaged. Originally, the navy planned to overhaul and renovate it and use it as an ocean-going vessel, but after the Vest made a maritime court, the ownership of the ship was undecided, and no one cared about it. In addition, another typhoon was encountered during the period, and the ship that appeared in front of Haiji was a bit miserable, with only three masts left, most of the sail ropes damaged, and the cabins on the deck also damaged.

Such a ship, even if it is sailed back, will have to be overhauled before it can be sold, otherwise it will be the price of firewood. Besides, it is not easy to drive back from the dangerous Qiongzhou Strait. Haiji couldn't make up his mind for a while, and listened to the Australian official surnamed Ma say that the Australians intended to buy the ship, thinking that this was a solution, but he didn't know what the head of the family thought, and it was inconvenient for him to make the decision, so he should go back once and then talk about it.

However, Haishuzu insisted on bringing the ship back, and Haiji pointed out to no avail that he would have to pay a large amount of money to repair the ship and hire a crew of sailors, and Zuihou would have to risk crossing the strait to ensure that he would not encounter another pirate attack. Even if he returned to Sheno Port safely, it would take time to sell such a large ship. In this case, it is better to sell it to Australians on the spot.

But Haishuzu insisted on driving the ship back. Haiji couldn't, so he had to bring the silver back to Lin Gao to repair the ship. Although Haiji did not know how to ship or sail, he knew how long it would take to repair the ship. Finally, Hai Shuzu allowed him to "repair one, probably be able to drive it back"

Haiji's ship repair trip was warmly received by Li Di, the port director of Bopu, who expressed his willingness to contact the shipyard on his behalf and could repair the ship for free. The condition is that the five-masted ship will help transport a shipment of goods when it returns to Qiongshan. Haiji, who was overwhelmed by Li Di's enthusiasm, was flattered and agreed immediately.

The shipyard immediately went to work. The five-masted ship was towed into dry dock, the hull was carefully repaired, the damaged mast canopy was repaired, and the shipyard repaired only three masts, which were still intact, and the other two were completely dismantled. The ship's inner compartment and deck have undergone some strange changes. The first is to open two large cargo hatches on the deck, and the second is to install iron hangers on both sides of the ship. zuihou。 On both the fore and fore decks were installed booms for manpower winches.

Actual Seven has also made some basic modifications in the interior in order to leave room for future modifications.

Shipyards now have a very easy way to repair and remodel wooden ships, there are dry docks. With steam-driven cranes, a woodworking and well-equipped timber workshop requires all the timber to be processed and manufactured in a very short time. Standardized shipbuilding hardware. Plus modern process management. Construction began at the time of the shipyard, and it took seven days to repair and refit the ship.

Subsequently, under the command of Li Qi, batches of goods were transported onto the big ship, and the cargo was so large that the draft of the ship was pressed to the level of full load, and the four flat-bottomed dinghy were hoisted up by the "suddenly" steaming curtain steam crane, and a group of workers carefully hung them on the boat rack.

Haiji couldn't help but feel strange when he saw his ship look like this. But I think that this ship will be betrayed when it comes to Qiongshan anyway, as long as it can be driven back to Qiongshan, it doesn't matter what he cultivates. Anyway, the Australian man surnamed Li said that as long as he helped transport the goods, he didn't need money to repair the ship, and he didn't even need to spend money to hire sailors, and he Haiji just needed to return to Qiongshan with the ship. The big ship set sail under the escort of the patrol boat. Three days later, the ship of Haishuzu finally returned to the port of Shenying. When the five-masted ship flying the Haijia flag entered the port, the entire Qiongzhou capital city was in a sensation, and no one expected that the ship that had lost news for more than two months would still be able to come back after encountering pirates. Many people originally felt strange that Hai Shuzu was suddenly able to repay the money, but now that he thinks that since his ship can come back, he must have earned a lot of money later.

Not only did they come back, but the ship was even full of goods, and no one knew what was in those large, identical wooden boxes that had been reinforced with iron sheets with fine workmanship. Only Lin Baiguang knew that it contained equipment and materials for mining. Including the four flat-bottomed dinghies, which were also specially prepared for mining.

Because of the brand of Haishuzu, coupled with the dots in place, the inspection of the goods of the Qinglan Inspection Division is just a false story. After the ship was moored, he did not unload the goods, and Haiji went directly to Haishu Zu to return his life.

"What a miracle!" Hai Shuzu looked at the box of silver in front of him, and his mood was unimaginable, "I can't imagine that Australians really have to talk and change all the goods for the foolish brother!" ”

"It's still a fifth." Lin Qiaoguang smiled secretly.

"Hey! According to the people who came back, if they hadn't come to the rescue, the foolish brother would have lost all the goods on the boat, where could he have more than 1,000 taels of silver and a boat! "Hai Shuzu doesn't seem to have suffered a loss, but it seems to have made a windfall. I also want to thank the virtuous brother! Hai Mozu said and made a gesture to him. Brother Biqing came forward. This must not be done so smoothly. ”

"Praise it. This was originally done according to the rules of the Australians, and the little brother just sent someone to lead the way. It's nothing. ”

"Credit, benevolence! Although he is an overseas person, he is not inferior to my Chinese characters! "Haishuzu is about to blow the Australians into the sky. As he spoke, he opened the verdict that Hayji had brought him. The peculiar binding, crisp white paper first caught his attention, and after opening it, he read a few pages, and his face gradually became solemn.

Lin Zhiguang thought to himself, and there would not be more than twenty people in the group who could read this legal document clearly. Can this Haishuzu understand this full of terms plus simplified characters?

After a while, Hai Shuzu put down the paperwork, but did not speak. Lin Qiaoguang wondered how much he understood? Can't help but want to ask. Hai Shuzu spoke on his own:

"The Australians are really smart."

"Oh?"

"Although the foolish brother can't understand the content of this document, he knows about seven or eight points of the meaning in it." Hai Shuzu said, "The meticulousness of thinking and the rigor of acting are unheard of by foolish brothers." ”

Hai Shuzu is still sighing, but here Haiji is anxious that he is single-minded, because when he came, the surnamed Li said that if the ship wanted to be sold, he was willing to buy it. Now that the ship has also arrived in Haikou, the phase is also bright, so I still sold the ship quickly. He spoke:

"Master, the Australians in Lingao are willing to buy the big ship, do you see if it?"

"Okay, let's sell it to them." Hai Shuzu's impression of Australians is now extremely good, and the children of the family have a temper attack, and the answer is very simple, "It's good to sell it for five hundred taels of silver"

"Master, this, this, this" Haiji was anxious. The ship cost about two thousand taels of silver when it was first built, and although it is now damaged and two masts are missing, it has now been repaired, and it must be sold for a thousand taels.

Lin Yiguang said with a smile: "Five hundred taels is too cheap, and the head of the sea will not sell it so cheaply if he takes it back from such a big distance." ”

Zuihou decided to sell it for a thousand taels. The victors who came with the ship immediately paid the money. This ship is the property of the Crossing Group. The Maritime Liliang Department is ready to use this ship to undertake the task of transporting coal between Qiongshan and Lingao. Here's an unexpected bonus: although the ship has changed hands, everyone still thinks that the ship belongs to the sea.

Hai Shuzu was very satisfied with this deal, but Hai Ji felt that this deal really couldn't be done, since he wanted to sell the ship, he simply sold it in Lingao, and drove the boat back. I spent a lot of time and money in vain, and I also ran back and forth twice. secretly thought that this is about the so-called death to save face.

However, Haiji was still satisfied with his trip to Lingao, and opened his eyes in Lingao. Not only did I see the legendary big iron ship, but I also saw many new things. After I came back, I had a lot of talking points to pass the time when I was chatting with my family.

The matter of the coal mine was in full swing. Lin Qiaoguang found that he had become the director of the Butterfly Mine Preparatory Committee again. The newly renovated house is filled with exploration and design personnel from Lingao. This is really inappropriate, the house that the senior brother bought is located in the business district of Qiongshan, and people come and go everywhere, so a group of people who change into Daming clothes are also strangely shaped here, and they have to go in and out every day, even if there is a sedan chair to pick up and drop off sooner or later. It's better to get them to the mine as soon as possible. A number of coal mining sites have been identified by the remote exploration team. Haikou's coal resources are mainly small-scale mines, and the economic value of mining is not great by modern standards. Among the mining sites discovered by the long-range exploration team, the Planning Commission chose the Jiazi Mine, which is located on the bank of the Nandu River.

This mine is not the most intelligent of the alternative ore sites in terms of conditions, and the reserves are very large, but it has one of the biggest advantages is the convenient water transportation conditions. Ten kilometers east from the mining point is the Nandu River. From here, small flat-bottomed boats can go directly to the mouth of the Nandu River. It is convenient to transport the materials and equipment required for mining and the ore mined. The difficult work of building roads in mountainous areas is eliminated.

The mountain ridge where the Jiazi mine is located was bought by Hai Shuzu. Lin Qiaoguang suggested whether to buy other mines as well, but Ma Qianzhuo thought that there was no need to consider it state-owned assets in the future, and it would be over if he requisitioned it directly. Don't bother with that.

Lin Baiguang had already bought a piece of land through Hai Shuzu's desolate area in the harbor and built a warehouse and a trestle bridge. I have a dedicated pier. In the future, the flat-bottomed ships transporting coal will be loaded directly into the warehouse through the Nandu River Transport Wharf and waiting for the large ship to be transported.

Note: There is no such place as Jiazi Coal Mine in Haikou, let alone on the bank of the Nandu River. It's completely apocryphal, don't dig into it. The name is based on the administrative district where the Haikou Changchang Coal Mine is located: Jiazi Town.

There are only two places in Hainan where lignite is produced, the Changchang Coal Mine in Haikou and the Changpo Coal Mine in Eas. In these two cases, the place is not close to the river.