Jacob and his hired Finley tour the Badao estuary area, because it was their most boring time, and the trading post had not yet been built, so they had to live on a sea boat temporarily. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Now, many places are not allowed to be entered.

For example, celluloid production plants.

When the brick workshop was built, it was fenced off...... It's really not for any secrecy, but for fire prevention.

There, in addition to the wooden equipment, it is bronze equipment, and even the wheels of the trolley are made of wood.

Zhang Guoan still cares about this trading station, and he takes a fancy to the trade routes of these merchants.

He needs these people to serve him.

From a distance, he needs to find various outlets for his goods around the world; Up close, he needed these people to be able to find the means of production for him from all over the world.

Zhang Guoan patiently listened to Jacob tell him about his business experience through Li Finley.

A map appeared in his mind: he sailed northeast in the Mediterranean Sea, then landed in the Basra region of present-day Iraq, where he hired a sea-going ship to pass through the Arabian Sea, to India, through the Strait of Malacca, to the South China Sea...... Then along the way they bought spices and arrived in Quanzhou...... It's very aggressive.

Zhang Guoan said: "Have you seen cotton in Tianzhu? ”

Jacob said respectfully, "Your honorable captain, there is a sea of cotton...... I saw endless cotton ...... in the field."

Zhang Guoan said: "I need cotton and jute here, the more the better, and I can also give priority to the goods I need......

Jacob bowed gracefully and said, "As you wish...... It's a privilege to be able to serve you......"

Zhang Guoan looked at his excited expression and understood that he was happy that he had found a business opportunity.

However, Zhang Guoan is still a little curious, this guy agreed too quickly.

He asked, "How are you going to do business?" ”

At this time, his Da Song dialect seemed to be insufficient. He turned his head and said a lot of words to Li Finley.

Li Finley, the half-eldest son, followed Jacob's example, and also bowed to Zhang Guoan and said: "Lord Bow, he said that he could bring a batch of salt here as ballast, and it would be better if there was that kind of white 'refined salt', and the rest would be easy to say, the goods of the Great Song Dynasty were all valuable......

Zhang Guoan couldn't help but ask. said: "Salt can also be traded overseas?!" ”

Li Finley replied directly, saying: "Yes, the salt here is extremely cheap, only a few pennies a catty, if it is transported to those indigenous lands, it can be exchanged for a lot of good goods!" More than ten times the profit has ......"

Zhang Guoan suddenly realized at this time, yes, it seems that the profit of salt is not big, but. The amount is there!

Moreover, salt is used as ballast, and once it leaks, the salt will dissolve...... It can quickly reduce the load and slow down the wreck time!

Zhang Guoan said quietly at this time: "If this is the case, I can provide you with more refined salt...... But you shall go with my fleet, a sea boat with cotton and jute. Far from enough. ”

Finley Lee translated, at this time. Jacob quickly replied, "As you wish!" ”

Jacob understood that it would be good for him to earn some gold on his own ship, and that it would be in his best interest to lead the way as a fleet with a bow open. It can strengthen the protection of the sea, after all, there are still a lot of pirates now, and I was lucky last time, but I didn't encounter it, but it doesn't mean that I was lucky this time...... And he flattered Zhang Bow again. Why don't you say yes??

Sure enough, Zhang Guoan said leisurely: "As long as my sea ship is there, I won't be afraid of pirates......

Director Zhang Laoshi has completed the design of the deck battery...... But this is a bit big, in fact, it is to thicken a few places on the deck, reserve a few child and mother buckles, if there is an enemy situation, you can immediately take out the tiger squat cannon from the warehouse and quickly install it.

There are also improvements, and roller-type universal joints are installed on the three gun carriages connected to the child and mother buckles, which can be adjusted at a height angle of five degrees and a left and right angle of ten degrees...... Actual combat will definitely allow the craftsmen to learn to improve their weapons, and will make them understand what is really needed.

The reason why it becomes a temporary assembly type is because the environment at sea will be very corrosive to bronze, especially when it needs to be exposed to the deck for a long time, it is better to install it when it is used, which can prolong the life.

Zhang Guoan once wanted to come up with a turret type, but he quickly dismissed his idea, unless the ship's buildings were redesigned, it would not be suitable at all.

Therefore, he didn't care how the factory director Zhang Laoshi designed it, anyway, there was always a way to install it.

Director Zhang Laoshi said: "The bow of the ship could have been wrapped in a water cloth, but it takes up too much space, so it is better to change it to a temporary installation, and the sea breeze and sea water are very harmful to the bronze things...... The buckle can be covered with a wooden plank, and it looks as flat as the deck...... You can add a few more ......"

Zhang Guoan nodded with satisfaction, this is an ancient craftsman, and it is quite good to be able to do this.

Director Zhang Laoshi said: "The bow of the ship, the shipyard built this time, I can make some big changes on the deck, and it won't hurt the hull, that tiger squat cannon is too useful, and if you have a few guns, you will definitely not be afraid of pirates." ”

Of course, Director Zhang Laoshi knows the level of pirates, and they are basically at the level of hand-to-hand combat...... There are bed crossbow bows and arrows, but the sea breeze is so strong that they will only be useful if you get them within a dozen steps.

When Jacob's big ship also came here, Director Zhang Laoshi also went on the ship to watch it, and he said to Zhang Guoan disdainfully: "The Fanzi ship is really still like that, every loss is lost, as long as it hits a small reef, the whole ship will be scrapped......

Zhang Guoan smiled and said: "No merit at all? ”

"It's just that at the same size, I can hold more than what I waited...... But if you make a slight mistake, you will lose the whole game, which is not desirable and undesirable......"

Zhang Guoan's preparation for this sea trade has its own purpose.

Now, the best cotton cloth in the world is actually in the Indian region, which is also the Tianzhu region.

In this time and space, Europe was dominated by wool and linen fabrics; The Indian region is mainly cotton and linen fabrics; The Great Song Dynasty has all three of the above, but it is better at silk fabrics.

Therefore, in comparison, the silk textile technology of the Great Song Dynasty can be said to be invincible in the world, sweeping all aristocratic markets.

However, their cotton spinning technology is poor, and they are not as good as those produced in India.

Quiet also doesn't like the cotton cloth produced in the Great Song Dynasty, but the so-called tighter Tianzhu cloth is much more expensive.

She urged Zhang Guoan to set up a cotton spinning factory, which is not difficult, it is a waste to use cotton cloth from the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhang Guoan said: "Then let's start processing from scratch with cotton yarn......

So, they need cotton now, they have to keep saving, and even the cotton from the Indian continent has been counted.

A man's thinking is different from that of a woman, and when he thinks of cotton, he turns to the idea that if he can find cotton with a higher nitrogen content, is it a surprise? (To be continued.) )