For Emperor Zhu.

A kind of ship specially used for shuttling between the New World and the Ming mainland, on the east and west shores of the Pacific Ocean.

There must be a balance between cost and efficiency.

The cost should be as low as possible and the efficiency should be as high as possible.

The design scheme of some large shipyards is relatively conservative.

Emperor Zhu was not very satisfied.

On the contrary, Yifan Shipyard's plan uses a lot of advanced technology, but also uses a large number of cheap metal components, using relatively cheap wood, so that the construction cost of the ship can be reduced to a very low level.

"The cost of such a ship is about 5,000 yuan, the hull does not use expensive wood, but uses wood, iron composite board, the cost is cheap, and suitable for large-scale assembly line production, if large-scale production can be carried out, the cost of this ship type can be compressed below 3,000 yuan!"

Jiang Yifan said with a smile.

Less than 3000 yuan?

Many civilian officials and military generals who came with them looked at each other.

In particular, Lin Minghe, who had been appointed as the governor of the Jinshan Governor's Mansion, stepped forward and asked, "Is it so cheap and safe?" For such a big ship, there are more than 3,000 timbers alone, right? ”

"Safety, tested, the hull is stronger than the general Dafu ship, Daguang ship is better, this wooden board clamped iron sheet as the hull material, our Ming Dynasty now has a lot of iron smelting yards, the price of iron is very cheap, it is also very convenient to press the iron sheet with a rolling machine, in this way, there is no need for any precious wood, ordinary wood can be used, the materials for shipbuilding are easy to obtain, and can support large-scale production!"

Jiang Yifan introduced.

Lin Minghe nodded.

At this time, on the other side, Zeng Ada, who was preparing to be appointed as the commander of the capital of the Ming New World, also came up and asked, "Is this ship fast?" How long does a round trip take? How many people and goods can it carry? ”

Zeng Adaa now carries the rank of colonel on his shoulders - in fact, he has already been made a marquis for his military merits, and among the marquis of the Ming Army, there are not many who have not carried the general star on their shoulders.

Zeng Adaa is one of the "glorious members".

The reason is also very simple, this guy can't pass the "cultural class".

The titles are already marquis.

But still a little colonel.

It's embarrassing.

So some of his old superiors recommended to Emperor Zhu to let him lead his troops to the New World - going to the New World is a chore, everyone knows it, but if you want to control the New World, you must not send an officer with only the rank of colonel.

Therefore, before going to the New World, Zeng Ah Da will definitely be able to get an exceptional promotion and become a general.

In this way, he is qualified to sit in the position of the commander of the capital of the Ming New World.

If you lead your troops to go thousands of miles, you will go for six years - according to the regulations, the current officials of the Jinshan Governor's Mansion can only serve for six years, and then they must be rotated.

Although the Ming Dynasty now has many modern systems, it can ensure that there will be no warlords like the Tang Dynasty.

But in a place as far away as the New World, the system still needs to be a little stricter.

For Emperor Zhu.

This territory will be distributed to the princes of the Ming Dynasty in the future, that is, Emperor Zhu and his sons.

He didn't want to see his son come to his fiefdom in the future, and he would be at the mercy of powerful ministers.

"Quick! Faster than the average merchant ship! Because there is a steam engine on the ship as a supplementary power, in the area where there is no wind and no ocean current, you can use a steam engine to pass quickly, using this ship type, taking the line of Shanghai, Edo, and Jinshan, the outbound journey can be shortened to 30 days, and the return journey can be shortened to 40 days, although it is necessary to arrange a certain amount of space on the ship to load fuel and propulsion system, but it saves nearly 50 days of time, and in addition to the low cost of construction, this ship type will become the most outstanding merchant ship type in the next few decades! ”

Jiang Yifan said proudly.

He knew that with this excellent merchant ship type, his Yifan Shipyard would inevitably become one of the largest shipbuilding companies in Daming.

"It can carry 30,000 stone cargo, plus more than 300 passengers."

"Thirty thousand stones? That's three times the size of the largest Canton ship! ”

"And three hundred passengers!"

As soon as these words came out, many officials who came to inspect with Emperor Zhu immediately gasped.

Emperor Zhu had a smile on his face.

30,000 stones, converted into modern metric units, is about 2,000 tons.

It's not a big ship in modern times.

But in this era, it is already quite a load.

"This is the No. 1 ship of the New World, the design is a mixed load of people and goods, the lower cabin transports cargo supplies, the upper cabin carries people, in order to save costs, you can pick up a batch of goods shipped to Japan in Shanghai Port, and use the shipping fare to replenish grain, fresh water, farm tools and other goods after unloading in Japan, and then set sail from Japan to Jinshan Port."

Emperor Zhu patted the hull of the New World Type No. 1 ship, tilted his head and said.

"300 people, counting the loss, can be successfully estimated that there can be 250 people, a ship, 70 days back and forth, three trips a year, at least 750 people. The service life of the ship is at least 10 years, that is, a ship can send at least 7,500 people ashore in ten years! If there are a hundred ships, ten years is . Seven hundred and fifty thousand! ”

Emperor Zhu silently calculated.

The 750,000 immigrants, plus the immigrants are all young and middle-aged men and women, will definitely hold hands and have babies.

100 ships, and in ten years, Daming will be able to have a territory in North America with a population of one million.

Two hundred ships, two million in four years!

As long as you are willing to invest, the population of Daming in the New World is a math problem!

Decade!

Ten years.

The Ming Dynasty had to have a large enough population on the west coast of the New World.

This is the key to finally conquering the New World!

A large enough population can support a large enough army to fight in the New World.

Otherwise, relying on the Ming Dynasty's own shipping to support an army across the Pacific Ocean with the United States, Britain, Spain, and even. European powers, including the French, probably also fought.

That's almost a sure defeat.

The difficulty of crossing the Pacific Ocean, and the difficulty of crossing the Atlantic.

Not at all on a level.

No matter how strong the Ming Dynasty is.

Subject to current technical conditions.

The power they can exert directly on the North American continent is also extremely limited.

Therefore.

The first step to winning the New World.

It is necessary to occupy a solid stronghold and stuff as many people as possible into it!

Come to think of it.

Emperor Zhu looked at Jiang Yifan and asked: "I plan to set up a New World Shipping Company, and place a single hundred ships to your shipyard, at a price of 3,000 yuan, it is 300,000 yuan of shipbuilding costs, this is only the first batch of shipbuilding plans, you can give a deposit of 100,000 yuan in advance, and the Royal Bank of Daming can open up a low-interest loan line of 200,000 yuan to your shipyard, 100 ships, when will they be built?" ”

(End of chapter)