Sitting on horseback, looking at the past from afar, a busy scene. The shipyard in Partridge Bay covers a very large area, and the workers are busy going back and forth. All around are dense shipbuilding materials, of which wood and canvas are the most. The wood is locally produced, but the canvas is woven improvisely, and because the hard sail is used, many people need to weave it. Plenty of cheesecloth and linen that stretches out on the beach. There is a large amount of tung oil next to it, and it exudes a rich pungent smell.

It has to be said that shipbuilding is indeed a huge system of cumbersome engineering, whether it is the ship itself, or the mast, or the sail, or the sail, or the rigging, or the anchor, there must be a special person in charge. When these supporting facilities are all sorted out, they can be installed on the ship. Every ship is launched, and I don't know how many people have to go through it.

Xue Zhidie saw Zhang Zhun arriving on horseback from a distance, and came to greet him with a few shipbuilders, and said expressionlessly: "Heh, what a rare guest!" ”

Zhang Zhun's answer was simpler than her words, just one word: "Busy." ”

In fact, Zhang Zhun did not come to the shipyard for a month. He can't come here all the time. Like Zhuge Liang, he must bow to everything, and in the end he can only die of exhaustion. As a superior person, it is enough to manage people well, and there is no need to take care of specific affairs. Besides, he is also a traverser, and it is impossible for him to be busy working all day. Don't bubble girl, don't enjoy it, I'm sorry for the identity of the traverser!

Xue Zhidie briefly introduced the current situation of the shipyard. At present, there are about 500 people working in the shipyard, of which about 30 are professional shipbuilders, and the rest are temporary helpers. The preparation of raw materials is still very sufficient. In terms of technical difficulty, there is basically no difficulty in building the Cangshan ship.

"Can you speed things up a bit?"

Zhang Zhun is most concerned about the fact that there is actually only one problem, and that is: progress.

He hoped that a warship would be launched as soon as possible.

"By November, it should be time to get into the water."

Xue Zhidie said confidently.

She said cautiously, at the same time, there are three Cangshan ships, and now the keel structure has been completed, and the next construction will be much faster. However, shipbuilding is a systematic project, and many links cannot be fast, otherwise, the quality will be affected. For example, brush tung oil. A ship has to be brushed with tung oil three times over and over again. You must wait for the tung oil to dry before continuing to brush. If the tung oil in front is not dry, even if the new tung oil is brushed up, it will not have any effect.

Zhang Zhun said: "Is there any way to speed up the progress of shipbuilding? ”

Xue Zhidie smiled slightly, and said briefly: "Expand the dockyard and start building more ships at the same time." ”

Zhang Zhun groaned and said, "How much money is needed to expand a dock?" ”

Xue Zhidie said: "About one thousand six hundred taels." ”

Zhang Zhun thought for a moment and said decisively: "Then expand the six docks first!" ”

Six docks, that's about 10,000 taels...... Naturally, there are no problems. After sacking Tianheng Island, the current Zhang Zhun can indeed be described as wealthy. With the expansion of six docks, it will be possible to start construction of nine ships at the same time. One in three months, and thirty-six in a year. Basically, you can form a small offshore fleet.

Xue Zhidie's eyes sparkled and said, "No problem! As long as you have money and food, you can have as many warships as you want! ”

After leaving the shipyard, Zhang Zhun came to Heilong Bay.

Standing on the shore on a war horse, Zhang Zhun really saw that outside the port, there were indeed ships queuing, which showed that what Huang Shilang and Guo Mingtai said was true. At present, Heilong Bay really cannot meet the requirements of loading and unloading ships. The only way to solve this problem is to expand!

"Where's Liu Zhan?"

"Call him over."

Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice.

Liu Jixiang agreed.

Soon, Liu Zhan came.

The person in charge of the construction of Heilong Bay is called Liu Zhan, who is an honest middle-aged man. Fushan City is still too few talents, and Zhang Zhun can catch one of them. As long as he could do something, he was arrested by Zhang Zhun. This Liu Zhan is actually a very ordinary military household, he is honest, clean hands and feet, and hardworking, so Zhang Zhun asked him to be in charge of the construction of Heilong Bay.

"Tell me about the situation."

Zhang Zhun said with a deep groan.

"Good!"

Liu Zhan gave a brief introduction to the current situation of the port.

Heilong Bay currently has five berths and can berth five ships at the same time. The berthing time for each ship is about six hours, that is, half a day. In addition, it is not possible to load and unload cargo at night, therefore, basically, a ship has to be anchored for a whole day. In other words, Black Dragon Bay can only accept five ships per day. Such a throughput is obviously unable to meet the growing freight demand, no wonder the ships behind have to queue up.

Zhang Zhun pondered and said, "How much silver is needed to increase the number of berths to twenty?" ”

Liu Zhan shook his head, saying that he couldn't calculate.

Zhang Zhun had no choice but to frown and said, "10,000 taels, is it enough?" ”

Liu Zhan said a little sneeringly: "I'll use it first." ”

Zhang Zhun suddenly said: "You called Liu Yiping!" ”

Liu Zhan then sent someone.

Soon, Liu Yiping arrived.

Zhang Zhun and Liu Yiping are also old acquaintances, when Wang Shixin was not dead, Liu Yiping once held negotiations with Zhang Zhun in Maojiatun as Wang Shixin's representative, but the result was unhappy. Of course, time has changed. Wang Shixin died, and Fushan City also changed its owner. Liu Yiping knows how to write and count, in Zhang Zhun's eyes, he is a talent, so Liu Yiping was hired and worked in Heilong Bay.

Zhang Zhun asked: "Liu Yiping, how much silver is needed to expand a berth?" ”

Liu Yiping was obviously prepared for this problem, and said cautiously: "My lord, if you unload the goods during the day, five hundred taels of silver per berth is enough." However, if you have to unload it at night, it will cost about six hundred taels of silver. ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "Okay!" I will pay ten thousand taels of silver! Expansion of fifteen berths that can also load and unload cargo at night. ”

After getting a sum of silver from Tian Hengdao, Zhang Zhun squandered it without hesitation.

Money has to be used to reflect its value, and he is not a miser.

Liu Yiping hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

Zhang Zhun suddenly remembered something again, and said, "Call a few workers!" ”

Liu Zhan hurriedly called a few workers.

Zhang Zhun said: "Your loading and unloading are too inefficient, especially for bulk goods. In my opinion, it is necessary for you to make a few pulley sets and gantry. ”

The workers looked at each other.

Pulleys?

Gantry?

Zhang Zhun ignored their expressions and described the basic situation of the pulley block and the gantry to them. This was a very common tool in later generations, but it was not available in the Ming Dynasty. If it can be popularized in the Ming Dynasty, the efficiency of loading and unloading will undoubtedly be greatly improved.

After hearing this, these workers suddenly became enlightened. In the world, there is still such a thing. The gantry is just that, that pulley set, it's really wonderful. A few wheels, a rope, and a support frame can actually exert such a big effect and easily drag heavy goods up. If Zhang Zhun didn't say it, even if they wanted to break their heads, I am afraid it would be difficult to come up with it.

In Heilong Bay, the most troublesome thing for loading and unloading is indeed bulk cargo. It had to be carried down by several people together, which was careful and a waste of time. Most of the time, it is spent here. Now, with this pulley block and gantry, the goods can be lifted directly, which can not only save manpower, but also speed up the flow of goods.

Zhang Zhun said: "The basic principle of the pulley block and the gantry, that's it, you guys think about it yourself, see if you can further improve." You are all skilled craftsmen, and some of the details need to be perfected by yourself. ”

After a pause, Zhang Zhun said generously: "I believe you have also heard that I have never been stingy with my rewards for technological innovation. If you have a good suggestion or idea, you might as well make it and show it to me. As long as it is indeed improved, the silver will fall into your pocket immediately! ”

When the craftsmen heard this, they were greatly encouraged.

Zhang Zhun's words are realistic examples. Many of the craftsmen in the craftsman's workshop have received additional rewards for improving their skills, and now they are living a very nourishing life.

Sure enough, after being inspired by Zhang Zhun with white flowers, those craftsmen really worked hard to study technology and continuously improve the efficiency of pulleys and gantry. As a result, the throughput of Heilong Bay has continued to double, coupled with the expansion of berths, ships enter the port, and there is no longer a need to queue.

Of course, that's for later.

Soon after Zhang Zhun returned to Fushan City, he was ready to replenish the First Association and set out to form the Fifth Association at the same time, when he suddenly received a message from Yang Zhiyuan, saying that it was the soldiers of Dengzhou Mansion who launched an attack on Tianheng Island. According to his observations, the number of officers and soldiers was almost five thousand.

However, it was not the Dengzhou guerrilla Song Degang who personally commanded the Ming army, but Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong. Yang Wenyue, the governor of Denglai, Zeng Hualong, the governor of Dengzhou, Sun Zhiqi, the governor of Laizhou, and Du Shengyuan, the general of Dengzhou, are among them. Yang Wenyue and Liu Zeqing both went to the front line in person. Originally, the two of them could just watch the battle on Tsubaki Island, but both of them insisted that they should go to Tianheng Island in person.

It seems that the string of Tian Hengdao has really stirred up a lot of people!

(To be continued)