After some time of construction, the first shipyard already had an improvised dry dock.

This dry dock can be understood as a pool of stone and triple earth enclosed by a hardwood boat rack.

The water in the dry dock can be controlled by raising and lowering the hardwood gates. And only at high tide can water be injected.

This dry dock is similar to that used by shipyards in Fujian and Guangdong.

After Yan Zheng inspected, he gave these people a drawing, which was a drawing of a barge-like ship.

Its ship type is modeled after the open barge, also known as the open barge, there are hatch barges with several cargo hatches, only one cargo hold, and the cargo hold is fully open above.

It is characterized by simple equipment, shallow draft and large cargo capacity. In this era, it is the best choice for transporting coal and iron ore.

The only drawback is that the power is worrying, although there are two masts, but due to their structure, they cannot make good use of the wind power brought by the mast.

And it is inconvenient to be equipped with firepower, and for the crew living on the ship, the living space is relatively small.

However, barges are necessary to increase the capacity to transport coal, transport livestock, and transport bulk industrial raw materials.

After Lin Zhaocai and Liu Chengyun got the drawings, their first feeling was that this ship was a bit like a deckless version of the Long March.

In short, there is only a bilge design, similar to the Long March, but by design, the hull is wider, and there is no extra deck except for a ship-shaped frame.

The crew cabin, on the other hand, is located in the bow and stern of the ship, presenting a vertical situation, and you don't need to look at it to know how sad the life of these crew members will be.

After Liu Chengyun looked at it, he scratched his newly shaved bald head and said, "This boat called barge, what is it used for when the inside of the ship is so weird?"

"The interior of this ship is very large, presumably it is convenient for transporting goods!" Lin Zhaocai frowned and said, "The idea is exquisite, just remove some decks, and you can get this effect!"

Liu Chengyun looked at it again and felt that what he said was reasonable: "That's true, but when this ship is sailing, if you want to sail, the crew has to walk through this beam-like thing above, or widen it a little bit and make a fence, which is also convenient for these crew members to deal with the wind and waves, isn't it?"

Lin Zhaocai nodded and said: "It makes sense, this must be added, and it is better to add two more masts, anyway, the structure of this ship is already like this, two more masts will not affect the entire structure, but multiple sails and multiple forces!"

"Well, this ship is estimated to cost a thousand materials, and two more masts are not a big problem, but five masts are fine!" Liu Chengyun also said.

The two pondered for a while, and decided to build a ship model and experiment one or two before making a decision.

During this period of time, the thirty or so shipbuilders have become accustomed to the method of building molds first.

This is a method of building a ship model with equal scale, and the whole process of building a ship model is like actual shipbuilding.

The dimensions are also scaled to mimic the capabilities of the boat, and the various behaviors of the boat in shallow water can be deduced.

This technique may seem simple, but in fact, it was not until the end of the eighteenth century that it became popular in Western Europe.

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At the end of September of the solar calendar, Yan Zheng, who had arranged the work of Yangang, arrived at Zhuqian Port on the Long March.

This time, not only did I carry a lot of graphite crucibles, but also a dozen agricultural technicians, as well as sixty-four students from the entire senior class.

More than 600 slaves from the Japanese Kingdom were also brought to Zhuqian Port.

In addition, Yan Zheng also ordered that the next batch of victims should also be resettled in Zhuqian Port.

According to his vision, Zhuqian Port is one of the port cities of the future, which is enough to handle the material throughput of the entire region.

But the most important thing is that there are coal resources nearby.

For the sake of the security and stability of Dongfan's energy, for the further development of industry, and in order to release the pent-up production capacity and productivity, Dongfan must first open a coal mine.

With a coal mine, you can plunder the resources of other places with peace of mind, otherwise once the lifeline of the sea is cut off, it will be a death ending.

"Chief, all the people of the bamboo trench are here, waiting for your arrival!"

As soon as they got off the boat, Ansan took the soldiers of their second battalion and stood on both sides of the trestle.

Yan Zheng waved his hand, looked at the situation in the Zhuqian port area, and found that it was better than he imagined.

He was satisfied: "You guys have developed well here, and you have a certain climate!"

"Thanks to the support of Mocheng, without a large amount of material input, it would not have been possible for the bamboo trench to develop so fast!" Yasan said modestly.

Yan Zheng nodded, beckoning and walking inside.

Ansan followed, and the waiting laborers and soldiers quickly cooperated with the unloading of supplies and the people they had brought in.

"The families of these soldiers have been delivered, right?" Yan Zheng asked as he walked.

Ansan said: "It was sent, except for a few tribes that were farther away, the rest of the tribes sent the families of these soldiers!"

Yan Zheng snorted, the soldiers of the second battalion were all drawn from other tribes, and this successful attempt also greatly broadened the source of soldiers.

"We are already preparing to expand the army again, one Ming battalion, and another is to recruit from other tribes, and we will recruit once a year in the future."

An San estimated and asked, "In this way, wouldn't there be four battalions?"

"My plan is to expand the army to six within two years, and at the same time, the militia system will be changed, so that some of the militia will be responsible for law and order and assume more territorial defense functions."

"Six!" An San was surprised: "That will cost a lot of resources, right?"

Yan Zheng smiled and said, "You have to believe that the army not only consumes resources, but also gets resources!" Let me tell you, we will soon launch a war against overseas, and if this battle is fought well, our six battalions will be raised by others! ”

An San nodded and asked, "Is the overseas enemy so strong?" Need six battalions of soldiers? ”

"Four battalions plus the navy are sufficient, and two battalions are used to defend the homeland." Yan Zheng said with a smile.

"That's still very important, four battalions in Dongfan, enough to wipe out all the tribes!"

Yan Zheng sighed and said: "The first battle overseas, no matter how much attention is paid to it, we will mainly fight overseas in the future, those local tribes are no longer enough to trouble, you just need to go and see the leaders of other tribes, how many people are addicted to alcoholism, you will understand that the tribes on our island are still too low in civilization!"

An San understood this, and he deeply agreed: "I deal with other tribes here, and the proportion of wine in the trade is getting higher and higher, and there is even a situation where there is not enough wine, so I don't trade!"

Yan Zheng continued: "Now you understand, why do I have to strictly control the circulation of wine in the army and in Mocheng, right? Only when the level of civilization is high will you not be defeated by a little addiction. ”

An San nodded silently, he remembered the way those wine Mengzi wanted to drink, and that look was as if their souls had been drained away.

Many tribes have begun to sell women and children just to continue to receive a supply of alcohol, even if it is mixed with five times as much water.

In another time and place, both the indigenous people of Southeast Asia and the Indians have sunk in the addictive fast-moving consumer goods of alcohol.

The Angsa bandits did not know about the use of addictive FMCG and compradors from the beginning, but in the conquest of the Indians, they found that using alcohol, an addictive thing, could easily make the Indians take out their wealth and turn it into a waste that would be unbearable and unbearable without drinking.

The poor Indians were too uncivilized to be genetically screened for alcohol-resistant traits, and there was no effective organization responsible for alcohol abstinence, let alone a religious or spiritual world to restrain alcoholism.

Therefore, the fall of the Indians is inseparable from alcohol. When Daiying met the Qing Dynasty, he could no longer use alcohol to make trouble, so Daiying sacrificed opium.

At this time, with a history of almost 200 years, food companies and pharmaceutical companies in the United Kingdom and the United States have been doing research on addiction. The most powerful food companies often have some kind of physical or psychological addiction.

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