Chapter 113: A New Look (Part I)

Ye Tao originally expected this team to quickly straighten things out, but he didn't expect that after these dozen or so people joined, the ability was different, and the division of labor was not clear. It took Liu Qing three days to solve the problem, and in less than half an hour, Ye Tao deployed and implemented it, and this gap in ability to deal with the problem made Liu Qing once again re-examine this teenager who would be his boss for a long time.

Trained in a cold sweat, Liu Qing quickly understood what the Gantt chart meant to all the merchants of Seven Seas Trading Company.

The Gantt chart was created in the early 20th century by Henry. Gantt developed. It is basically a line diagram where the horizontal axis represents the time, the vertical axis represents the activities to be scheduled, and the lines represent the planned and actual completion of the activities throughout the period. The Gantt chart visualizes when the task is scheduled to take place and how the actual progress compares to the plan requirements. Even at that time, this could be regarded as a major breakthrough in scientific management, and for the businessmen who were most sensitive to the concept of efficiency in this era, this form did not have to be taught to them through the Ye Tao system, and they naturally began to strengthen and improve the management of their own business according to their own needs.

Although Ye Tao came up with a technique that was very beneficial to everyone without noticing in this bad temper situation, Liu Qing still tried every means to bring Sophie, Dai Qiuyan and others to Crescent Island in order to make his life better. Although Dai Qiuyan can also draw drawings, as soon as she came to Crescent Island, Tan Weiying dragged her out to play all day. Tan Weiying and Tan Weiran have been staying on Crescent Island these days. Every morning, I go out to sea and go to a nearby island, Coral Island, which is a bit of a joy.

And trying to keep the prince and princess to play here, the chef who Qi Zhentao brought from Yicheng who is good at cooking seafood has made great contributions. Fresh seafood, but the two guys who have been dressed and fed since they were young have never had a chance to taste it before. Although Tan Weiran and Tan Weiying both understood that Qi Zhentao wanted to keep them not because of their identity, but so that they would not be in a hurry to return to Danyang. In that way, Ye Tao can work on Crescent Island for a while.

With Sophie to solve the problem of drawings, Ye Tao's work efficiency has improved a lot. Efficiency was again increased when the first Persian architects learned some Chinese and began to play a role. The experience of these architects in on-site construction management, and their problem-solving skills, are much better than those of the construction teams hired by Nanami Trading Company. Many problems, such as how to efficiently transport earth, stone and cast iron parts, will no longer be stabbed to Ye Tao often.

Yip's Workshop is always the most surprising. After all kinds of equipment transferred from Yicheng were installed in place, and some of the apprentices recovered from seasickness. Almost everyone in Yip's workshop can play the role of ordinary craftsmen and workers several times more. A new courtyard in charge of Yip's workshop was located close to the top of the mountain, and instead of rushing to start building the house, they first followed the terrain to create a ramp that could send materials to the top of the mountain relatively quickly. When cranes and winches, which were used to be installed on the docks for loading and unloading goods, were loaded and wheeled to transport wood, stone and other various building materials and tools to their intended construction sites with jaw-dropping efficiency. Everyone was dumbfounded. This realistic performance is far more effective than Ye Tao's repeated emphasis on paying attention to work methods and overall management.

With the cooperation of many parties, after more than a month, Crescent Island has been renewed. The previously chaotic and haphazard complex of buildings has been organically put together. The island starts from the pier. It stretches all the way to the center of the island and extends to the hills, forming three plates: the wharf, the town and the central organ. With several large courtyards as fulcrums, even the town part formed an orderly defense system. The biggest change was that Ye Tao used a terracotta pipe to bring a larger source of fresh water to the island's growing town, compared to the wells in the center of the town and a spring near the top of the hill. This part of the freshwater is of better quality and more abundant. Pressed in stages by several windmills, fresh water can be piped throughout the town, where it can be supplied to the island's inhabitants and more easily for boats moored at the docks. The nodes that control the flow of fresh water in the pottery pipes are located in several large courtyards on the island. Once someone breaches the Crescent Island, they occupy the dock and put the islanders in a trapped position. They could immediately cut off all fresh water supplies except for a few compounds that were holding on to help.

Although there is no artillery. But Ye Tao's helplessness when chatting with Old Man Qi still made Old Man Qi make a decision and build something similar to a fort. Ballistae were scattered on it. Divine Arm Bow and Catapult. Under the fort, a jetting device powered by a mechanical pneumatic pump was erected very viciously. It will take some time for Greek fire to appear, but using the fish oil used to make Mars bombs as a material and adding other things, it is still possible to make a similar thing that can be used temporarily. When this thing called fierce fire oil was tested, three jets fired a salvo, causing a merchant ship that was not much smaller than the Lanshui ship to burn to a ball in less than half a quarter, and then peel off and sink into the sea, which made everyone jaw-dropping. And Min Yue, who happened to be present that day, immediately said that he wanted to order a batch. Coupled with the order for Mars bombs from Yicheng Sailors, almost all the research and development costs of Mars bombs and fierce fire oil were reimbursed by the Dongping military. The bigger injustice was to go to Chunnan once and gather many senior deacons of the Samir family, including Hu Shang, Chunnan Merchant, and Nanyang Maritime Merchant. Before Assad came to Crescent Island and prepared to go to Yicheng with Ye Tao and others to participate in the "order meeting" of Seven Seas Trading Company and its merchants, Ye Tao specially instructed Assad to perform a fierce fire oil attack. Although scrapping an old merchant ship is also a big expense, it is in exchange for Assad's terrifying order. Assad threw down 100,000 taels of gold and bought three jets and fifteen large skins for fiery oil. These fierce fire oils were enough for three launchers to fire thirty salvos. It was enough for Assad's fleet to defend itself for a while, and for him to return to Persia to show the elders of the Samir family, who had so much money that they were burnt out. And this time the sale of fierce fire oil to Assad made Assad completely believe that the Samir family had found a strong ally in the East. Who else but their most sincere allies would hand over to them this almost legendary weapon of terror, giving them greater confidence in the face of pirates and other pretenders of their wealth. As for the price paid, in Assad's view, it was completely worth it, and even, he felt that it was very cheap. What surprised him even more was that he just casually mentioned Greek fire, but he didn't expect that in a month, after going back and forth to Yuhang once, Ye Tao, a magical teenager, had almost copied this kind of thing. Growing up in a kingdom of heroes, gods, and prophets, Assad simply regarded Ye Tao as the embodiment of the god of craftsmen.

Two days later, when Assad, accompanied by Muhammad, appeared in Yicheng and looked at the dazzling array of goods at the merchandise ordering party hosted by the Seven Seas Trading Company, and then learned that this was also Ye Tao's idea, he couldn't help but wonder what kind of godhead favor could make such a young boy have such a rich imagination and insight.

Ye Tao naturally doesn't think that he is a genius, this form of order fair, although he used to be engaged in the creative industry, there is no need to huddle in such a group to sell goods, but the Canton Fair and other grand occasions are still heard of. As long as you talk about your vision for this kind of exhibition to the experienced senior deacons of Nanami Trading Company and get their approval, it is natural that a large number of business elites will explore and set up such an exhibition, and such an exhibition will be improved with the rich experience of the organization.

This time, the trade fair organized by Seven Seas Trading Co., Ltd. was basically an internal exploration stage, and the target customer base was also Hu merchants with strong purchasing power, and the exhibition did not charge any fees such as entry fees for Seven Seas Trading Co., Ltd. The merchants could be issued admission passes by Assad and Muhammad, while the others, not from anywhere, could enter as long as they were recommended by members of the Seven Seas Trading Company.

Even if there is a limited opening for some local businesses and some solid families in Yicheng, after all, there is not much passenger flow. Although there was no bustle in the whole exhibition, the merchants gathered together and the nervous interpreters around them made the ordering meeting seem professional and productive. For many Hu merchants, this kind of centralized display of goods and the opportunity to contact a large number of merchants is an innumerable and better form than in the past when they could only organize the supply of goods through local partners. They are facing a more open and transparent market, and the Hu businessmen, who have seen the business opportunities contained in such an order fair, said that they will take out their goods at the next order fair, and a large number of precious ivory, spices, and glassware will become the beautiful scenery of the order fair.