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The Monkey Island Port in front of you is a kind of estuary port, which is just located at the mouth of the Minjiang River and is in the section of the Minjiang River affected by the tides, which can serve both sea ships and river boats. Behind it is Fuzhou City, the largest city in Fujian, with Fuzhou City as a backing, convenient water and land transportation, and the Minjiang River waterway also penetrates into the vast economic hinterland of the mainland, which can bear a large amount of cargo flow. In this way, for a long time to come, the port of Houyu will be enough to use.

This is the case in many of the world's largest ports, many of which are built near estuaries such as the ports of Rotterdam and London in Europe. Most estuarine ports have a special feature, that is, the wharf facilities are arranged along the river bank, not far from the sea without the need to build breakwaters, and if the length of the shoreline is not enough, a dug pool can be added. However, there is something special here in Houyu Port, Fujian is close to the Pacific Ocean, and the wind and waves are very strong in summer, even at the mouth of the Minjiang River. Therefore, just in case, a breakwater was built along the coast.

Here, there are several hours of high tide every day, and the water level in the port will be the same as that outside the port with the change of tides, so this opening also brings a lot of convenience to Houyu Port. In the near future, it will surely berth ships from ports all over the world, and become a world-famous international port.

"Yang Jian!"

"Here, what does the prince command?" As soon as Yang Jian heard Geng Jingzhong's call, he immediately replied.

"How many of the shareholders of the Sino-Ocean Company have come?" Geng Jingzhong glanced back at him and continued to ask. The Monkey Island Commercial Port has been built, and although the customized ships have not yet kept up, the completion ceremony of the port is still to be held. This is of epoch-making significance for their ocean company.

"Hui Shizi, according to the report early this morning, as of this morning, eight shareholders have arrived here, basically all of whom live near Fuzhou. The others have to be delayed a lot of time on the road due to the long distance, and it is estimated that it will be there in about five days! Yang Jian reported that a few days ago, he sent someone to send an invitation letter at Geng Jingzhong's request, and not only the shareholders of Sino-Ocean Trading Company, but also many other businessmen received the invitation.

"Well, let's go, go down and have a look. This completion ceremony, we have to do it beautifully! Geng Jingzhong is looking forward to this ceremony. This can not only show their own strength, but also enhance the confidence of maritime merchants, and at the same time, the people around Fuzhou also have hope, because the port can also bring them a lot of opportunities to make money.

Coming to the perimeter of the harbor anchorage, more than 600 ships have been moored here. These ships were small sea-going vessels, all captured from pirates. According to the needs of the naval fleet, the larger ships that could be used have been incorporated into the naval fleet, and all these leftovers have been left here. None of these ships exceeded 10 zhang in hull, and the smallest was only 5 zhang long, which was inferior to many river boats. However, these ships have a solid hull and a deep draft, and can withstand the high winds and waves of the sea, which is incomparable to river boats. Therefore, they are still very useful in offshore waters.

Geng Jingzhong has already figured out how to use these ships, the main reason is that the number of these ships is enough, and each ship can carry an average of ten tons, so these more than 600 ships can transport 6,000 tons of cargo at one time. Forming them into a formation to specialize in offshore freight business, in this way, it can also increase his income a lot. At the same time, these ships also have the advantage of helping the army to transport supplies into the Yangtze River and the Yellow River in the future, which cannot be replaced by large ships.

Geng Jingzhong and Yang Jian were strolling around the anchorage, and several acquaintances came to them, who were the major shareholders of the Ocean Trading Company, the heads of the two largest families in Fuzhou, Gu and Wang, and several other family heads followed. They arrived at Mawei the day before yesterday, and after meeting Geng Jingzhong, they lived on the side of Houyu. Many of the shops in Houyu have been leased by them and are ready to open shops. Some of them have also bought several mansions, preparing to learn from the Moon Port side and run the hotel business.

"I've seen the son!"

"I've seen the son!"

"See the Son!"

"The prince is so interested, are you here to inspect the port?" The Gu family master and Geng Jingzhong were very familiar with each other, so they took the lead in speaking.

"Yes, this Monkey Island Port has finally been built after a lot of hard work, and this completion ceremony is about to begin, I must come and have a look!" Geng Jingzhong said to the family heads with a smile. "The construction of this port is basically the responsibility of your Gu and Wang families, and the other families have also made a lot of efforts, you have worked hard!"

"The prince is serious!"

"Words are serious! This is what we should do, this is our own business, no matter how hard it is, it is worth it! ”

"Lao Gu is right, this is our own work, how can we be lazy, no matter how tired it is, it's worth it!"

"Not bad! Not bad! The other heads of the family also nodded their heads in agreement, which meant that they wanted to be tied up with His Royal Highness the Prince and become a family directly.

"A few of you have been in the maritime business for decades, so who will tell me what you paid attention to when you built this port? I also watched it a few months ago when it was being built here, but I only saw the workers constantly digging and piling stones, etc., and I didn't know much about it! Geng Jingzhong wanted to know about the port, and by the way, he also compared these family masters to see if they were really well-informed!

Several family heads glanced at each other, and then the Wang family head spoke: "I'll tell you, Shizi!" My royal family has been trading at sea since a hundred years ago, and I have been to ports everywhere, even the ports built by Westerners in the South Seas. So, when it comes to ports, I still know a lot about them. At the time of construction, this port project had many similarities with other projects, but it also had its own characteristics. The biggest difference in port construction is that the water level needs to be considered. Port engineering is often in the water depth, waves of the sea or the water level of the river with a large amplitude of construction, the amount of work on the water is generally very large, the quality requirements are also high, the construction time must be short, some seaports will be attacked by typhoons or other storms when they are constructed. Therefore, the construction of the port requires that the speed of construction must be fast, and the time of water operation must be shortened as much as possible. This is also the biggest problem in the construction of ports in the past, often when the wharf and breakwater are built, they are just halfway built and are washed away by the waves. Fortunately, you have created the treasure of cement, and our port has solved the big problem! It can be said that now this Houyu Port is definitely the strongest port in the world! ”

"Yes, fortunately, there is a treasure of cement, otherwise, I don't know when the construction of the port will be completed!" The head of the Gu family also agreed.

"Also, the construction of this port must also take into account that the incoming channel in the port must ensure that ships can enter and exit the port safely and conveniently, and there must be enough depth and width, appropriate position and direction to avoid strong cross winds, cross currents and strict siltation, which are almost impossible in our Houyu Port. Even if the water level is low at low tide, the natural water depth here is enough for ships to navigate, so there is no need to invest a lot of manual excavation of the channel. If you look ahead, it was the safest and most convenient route for ships to enter and leave the port just a month ago. The width of the channel in front of us has reached fifty zhang, and no matter how large the fleet is, it will be no problem to enter the port! ”

"Speaking of the anchorage in front of us, this is a body of water that can withstand strong winds and waves, and ships can anchor here, wait for the dock or leave the port. There is also the harbor over there, and there is no problem with that body of water for ships to dock and leave the dock, temporarily stop and turn around. When building a port, you must take into account the topography of this place, otherwise it will be a big problem! ”

Everyone walked forward and listened to the explanation of the head of the Wang family. "From this point of view, the construction of the port is really a technical job, and it is very complicated! I only know that the water in our Houyu Port is quite deep, and we didn't need to dig much soil during construction. I used to move rocks here! According to my estimates, the depth of this water area is probably not less than three zhang, and it is likely to be deeper! Geng Jingzhong also interjected.

"Shizi is right, I have sent someone to test this place, the shallowest place is three zhang three, the deepest place is six zhang, even the big ships of the navy can be moored!"

"Hehe, you are an expert, the next time you build a port, all the work will be handed over to you!" Geng Jingzhong said to the head of the Wang family with a smile, such talents are difficult to find, with this one, it is really not worth any amount of money!

"I'm very happy to serve the prince!" The head of the Wang family really had a happy face, and replied with a smile and squinted his eyes.

"How can this good thing be without us! We are not much worse than your old king, son, if you have something in the future, you can just give it a direct order, and we promise to do it for you! "The head of the Gu family is not to be outdone.

"Good! Good! "Geng Jingzhong is also very happy, the heads of the family are so happy, it means that they have recognized the Jingnan Palace, and they can get more help from them in the future." Don't tell me, there's something you need to do! ”

"Speak!"

"The road is being built in Zhangzhou, you should have heard about it! How's that, are you interested? Geng Jingzhong raised his eyes and looked at the family heads and asked.

Several people looked at each other again, and they all saw joy in each other's eyes. They have long understood the beginning and end of road construction, how can they not be willing to make such a profit!

"Shizi, in fact, we people have already met once, just wait for your letter! We are willing to set up a road administration company in Fuzhou like Zhangzhou! The Gu family master glanced at everyone and said.

"That's good! You go and do it, I'll take care of anything! ”