Chapter 131: We Must Build Our Own Ship
The shipyard is large, covering no less than fifty acres of landWelcome to Read
The reason why the shipyard was built so quickly is because it was just a frame, built with wood, which is why it was built so quickly.
A wall of bricks has been built around it, which can be regarded as sheltering from the wind and rain.
When Zhao Hongyu and the others came to the shipyard, it happened that Zhang Tie and the others had built several small fishing boats and were preparing to launch them.
These small fishing boats are not large, that is, the kind of boats that ordinary cold fishermen in later generations went out to sea to fish. The boat has a pole and two sails, which allows it to fish inshore.
Such boats can carry fifteen people and can catch no more than two tons of fish on board at the same time.
In addition, for ease of use, the boat is also equipped with a fishing net woven from vines, and a rocking wheel on board for fishing.
According to Zhang Tie's vision, the waters near Manhattan Island are rich in fishery resources. This is also a way to make money, and if you don't take advantage of it, it will be a very loss-making thing.
It's not a high-tech ship, and there is no shortage of wood nearby.
Therefore, after Zhao Hongyu left, Zhang Tie began to plan for shipbuilding. And in eight days, not only small fishing boats were built, but also shipyards were built.
"Your Majesty, when did you come back?"
Seeing Zhao Hongyu, Wang Shan and Song Hu walking towards this side, Zhang Tie hurriedly greeted him, and at the same time greeted him.
"I just came back and heard that you were building a fishing boat here, so I stopped by to take a look. You're busy with you, don't worry about me. ”。 Zhao Hongyu responded with a smile.
"Hehe, the nearby forestry resources are abundant, and we have a lot of wood in our hands, and it is too wasteful to keep them. So I thought about using it and catching some fish to make a tooth sacrifice. ”
Zhang Tie said to Zhao Hongyu with a smile.
"The boat over there has just been built, I think it's pretty good."
Zhao Hongyu saw a group of people who were pushing a boat along the wooden rail into the sea, so he walked there.
"Well, I just built a total of six ships." Seeing that Zhao Hongyu was interested, Zhang Tie hurriedly told the data of this kind of fishing boat.
After listening to Zhang Tie's story, Zhao Hongyu said: "So we can eat fresh fish in the future?" You have to work hard, the fish is very nutritious, and I want to taste it slowly during this time. ”
"Your Majesty, of course we don't just have fish to eat. We can still sell fish, and there are many fish resources here, which are much better than they are in the 21st century. Through the space-time trader, we can definitely sell it at a good price and open up a way for us to make money. ”
Zhang Tie's words are not untargeted. Zhao Hongyu is clear.
In the 21st century, there are still fishery resources in the waters of the Americas, but they are far from 1620.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries. Europeans have fished for the destruction of fishery resources in the oceans, and many areas that were originally rich in fish have been depleted.
As a result, fishing vessels are also prohibited from engaging in distant-water fishing operations, and the catch is getting smaller and smaller.
But this would not have happened in the waters around Manhattan in 1620, where schools of fish were everywhere. And each one is not small, and it is definitely valuable in the 21st century.
The earliest destructive fishing began at the end of the 17th century, more than 60 years before Zhao Hongyu and their time.
So. Zhao Hongyu didn't have to worry about Zhang Tie's fishing business at all.
Wow!
The fishing boat was successfully launched and floated steadily on the sea.
Oooh!
That's a success!
The carpenters of the shipyard raised their hands excitedly, and Zhao Hongyu also had a smile on his face.
"This kind of ship is too small, and more big ships should be built. Now that the Dutch are on the rise, their kind of three-deck merchant and war dual-purpose ship with forty-six guns is good, and you should think about it more. ”
Zhao Hongyu retracted his gaze and said to Zhang Tiedao.
Zhang Tie nodded heavily when he heard this: "I'll build this shipyard." That's to build battleships. It's just that we haven't mastered the skills of shipbuilding, so we can only explore it step by step. He also spoke about the difficulties they are facing now.
Shipbuilding isn't a game, it's not about you saying 'build me a ship' to your subordinates. The battleship will be built in a few months. This is not realistic at all, the keel, the frame, the preparation of various timber applications, and the construction of the pole are all very troublesome.
Fortunately, Zhao Hongyu is in Manhattan, where he doesn't have to worry about wood, and it's everywhere around.
Otherwise, Zhao Hongyu could only sigh.
Of course, Zhao Hongyu is not out of the question, he can buy sea ships from Europe.
It's just that whether he can buy it is still a question, and at the same time, whether people can sell it to him is also a question.
It was an era of great navigation, and all the countries of Europe were beginning to invest their national power in the sea, because they saw land and wealth in the sea.
And sea ships are powerful weapons to protect wealth and land.
Therefore, these sea boats are not something that Zhao Hongyu can buy if he wants to.
Fortunately, Zhang Tie made a shipyard here, which gave him a little hope.
At the same time, the British in Virginia may also come in large numbers to make a living under the inducement of economic interests on Zhao Hongyu's side, and not necessarily any of these British people will be able to build ships.
"I guess from next year, we'll be buzzing here. I negotiated a trade agreement with the British in Virginia, and when the time comes, we will have to have the strength to do it at sea. Zhao Hongyu told him about the situation they might have to face after a while.
After Zhang Tie heard this, his heart sank.
Of course, he knew the interests and crises they were going to face, and if there were not enough ships to defend and protect them, it would be inevitable that no one would have bad intentions and do something that hurt nature and reason.
At the same time great benefits and wealth. It will also attract some pirates to roam the nearby seas, which are things to watch out for and defend.
"Well, Your Majesty, I will find some people to expand the shipyard and start the construction of warships and commercial and dual-purpose cargo ships immediately. But you also have some preparation in your heart, and we can fail many times. ”
Zhang Tie reminded Zhao Hongyu to say.
Zhao Hongyu raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "I understand all this, you let it go." Failure will happen, but we can't be afraid of failure and dare not do it. Anyway, there is a lot of wood nearby, and we can afford it! ”
"Your Majesty, it's best for you to cultivate some genetic people. A carpenter is the best. If there are professionals, then I can't thank you enough. ”
Zhang Tie also put forward a condition in a timely manner.
"Of course, I also know that it costs a lot of money to cultivate a professional gene person, if you don't have enough money in your hands, then just wait and talk."
Seeing that Zhao Hongyu was silent for a while when he heard this, Zhang Tie thought that Zhao Hongyu had no money on hand, so when he was a little worried, he quickly changed the conversation.
Hehe!
Zhao Hongyu laughed out loud when Zhang Tie's voice fell.
"Don't worry, I'm not so embarrassed.". Zhao Hongyu was in a good mood, just now he was just thinking about what was feasible. "You may not know the way. I have learned a lot from this trip to Virginia, and I think it is feasible to cultivate high-level talents, and I have the ability to start implementing it. ”
200 sets of porcelain, 200 gold coins for a set of porcelain!
What a fortune!
Earlier, Zhao Hongyu's 186 gold coins were sold for more than 40 million yuan, and now he has obtained a lot of gold coins from the hands of the British by selling carcinogenic inferior ceramics.
Therefore, he still has plenty of money on hand.
Therefore, this condition put forward by Zhang Tie is not impossible to satisfy him. He can even overdo it if the situation allows.
It's just that the problem that worries Zhao Hongyu is that maybe the cultivation of senior talents will not be cultivated by him so easily.
He felt that way.
"Alright, I'll equip you with a group of carpenters tomorrow at the latest, and you'll have to wait for the senior talents. At the same time, you should also set up a trading company, sea and land to do it together, which can be regarded as a little share of our royal family. ”
Zhang Tie nodded again and again: "I don't know how to divide this share?" ”
"I take half of it, and you look at the remaining half. At the same time, it is better to reserve a part of it for municipal construction purposes. Zhao Hongyu said after thinking about it.
Zhang Tie carefully memorized Zhao Hongyu's words with his brain, and when he finished speaking, he said: "It generally belongs to you, that is, the future royal family." The remaining 10%. How about a few of our leading officials, 20% for municipal construction, and the last 20% for the soldiers' pensions? ”
Zhao Hongyu pondered for a while and felt that it was completely possible to implement this shareholding system.
Now that he has few men, there is no problem in dividing a point.
Of course, it is impossible for the later people to give it, after all, Wang Hu and they are old people who follow them.
The Sharma of the Gurkha was lucky enough to catch up with the distribution of shares in the Song Empire's umbrella company, and those later genetic people did not have this luck.
"I'll go back first, you guys are busy."
After chatting with Zhang Tie for a while, Zhao Hongyu made his farewell.
He's just here to come and see, and he can't help much. Anyway, it's better to delay them from doing things, so it's better to leave.
"Then I won't send you, there are still a few ships to go to sea, and we have to experiment at the same time."
Zhao Hongyu waved his hand: "No need to send it, I'm not a child." ”
Subsequently, looking for Hongyu, Song Hu and Wang Shan left the shipyard.
After leaving the shipyard, Wang Shan spoke: "Your Majesty, do you really plan to give us shares?" ”
He and Song Hu heard Zhao Hongyu and Zhang Tie's words just now, but they didn't intervene at that time.
Zhao Hongyu nodded: "Of course, you have followed me for so long, and you have all the credit and hard work." I'm not a solo eater, so I'm going to have to give you some benefits. And everyone is going to start a family here in the future, and it's always better to have money in hand. ”
Song Hu smiled on the side and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding of us coarse people, of course it's a good thing to be rich." My dream is to have three palaces and six courtyards, and I can't support so many women without money. ”
After listening to Song Hu's words, Wang Shan and Zhao Hongyu both laughed and scolded.
"You guy is really unproductive, is it possible that you are thinking about the three palaces and six courtyards!"
"It's, it's just, you can't be idealistic."
Song Hu still smiled and said, "Any ideals are fake, and I don't have much ambition as a person." As long as you follow Your Majesty to destroy the enemy for Your Majesty, and then you can live a good life. And when you have money, why can't you find a few more wives for you, anyway, this era doesn't require monogamy, does it? ”
What Song Hu said is not wrong at all, it is a bit nonsense to ask them to be monogamous in this era.
"Don't worry, your ideal can be achieved." , Zhao Hongyu put away his smile and looked at him very seriously. "Don't look at anything else, let's get stronger little by little, and you can have any kind of woman you want when the time comes. If you can guarantee that you can do it every night. ”
Song Hu raised his arms and showed off his muscles.
"Don't worry, I'm absolutely fine."
The three of them laughed and walked slowly towards the city of Manhattan.
"Seriously, Your Majesty, when do you think about your personal problems? If you don't find a woman to leave a descendant, we people don't know the bottom of our hearts. ”
Wang Shan suddenly looked at Zhao Hongyu very seriously and asked him about his personal questions.
Hey, that's weird, why do they ask about this kind of thing?
Zhao Hongyu suddenly felt a little weird, because this was his own personal problem.
"Wang Shan, why did you think to ask this question. I guess this is my personal problem, and besides, I'm not so good, but I'm bent on developing a good thing. ”
At that moment, Zhao Hongyu looked at Wang Shan with a serious face suspiciously.
"Your Majesty, of course it's a good thing that you're not good. This is the first condition for achieving great things, and thinking about it every day is definitely not a person who can do great things, but you can't really ignore it. Wang Shan was a little distressed, "We are genetic people, and there is nothing wrong with being loyal to you, but if you don't find a woman, we will also be worried." ”
Subsequently, Wang Shan told some of the psychological changes of these genetic people, and told Zhao Hongyu to let him understand.
It turned out that Wang Shan and these genetic people, in addition to the increase in Zhao Hongyu's civil affairs level, will change. It will also be affected by his personal family problems, one of which is whether he has children.
As Wang Shan told him one by one, Zhao Hongyu felt that he was a little painful.
Nima, does Lao Tzu have a woman, and there is also an image of your loyalty, and there is no heavenly reason.
If I think about women all day long, and think about going to and compare, you think that I can't make a big thing, and then you will reduce your loyalty and rebel!
But when Lao Tzu was cāo heart for development all day long, you came to make a fuss because I had no woman and no heirs!
"Wang Shan, what do you think?"
Zhao Hongyu finally couldn't help but ask in Wang Shan's nagging.