Chapter 259: Expand the dock and build a ship!

Sitting on the back of the horse, looking at it from a distance, it was a busy scene. The shipyard in Partridge Bay covers a very wide area and the workers are busy back and forth. All around are densely packed with shipbuilding materials, including wood and canvas. The wood is produced locally, but the canvas is temporarily woven. Because it uses hard sails, many people need to weave it. A large amount of cheesecloth and linen extends on the beach. There is a large amount of tung oil next to it, exuding a strong and pungent smell.

It has to be said that shipbuilding is indeed a huge and systematic cumbersome project. Whether it is the ship itself, the mast, sail, sail, rigging, or anchor, a dedicated person must be responsible for it. After all these supporting facilities are sorted out, they can only be installed on the ship. It is unknown how many people need to go through the launch of each ship.

Xue Zhidie saw Zhang Zhun coming from a distance, and brought a few shipbuilders to greet him, and said expressionlessly: "Ha, what a rare guest!"

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

In fact, Zhang Zhun hasn't arrived at the shipyard for a month. He is so arrogant that he cannot come here all the time. He is like Zhuge Liang, and he is exhausted in the end. He is the only one who is tired of himself. As a superior, he is enough to manage people well, and there is no need to manage specific affairs. Besides, he is a time traveler at least, and he cannot be busy working all day long. If he doesn't pick up girls, he doesn't enjoy enjoying it. I'm sorry for his time traveler's identity!

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

"Can you speed up the progress?"

Zhang Zhun is actually only one problem that is: progress.

He hopes that there will be warships to be launched as soon as possible.

“By November, you should be able to get into the water.”

Xue Zhidie said confidently.

She said cautiously that there were three Cangshan boats that started construction at the same time. Now the keel structure has been completed, and the subsequent 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, brushing tung oil. A boat must brush tung oil three times over and over again. You must wait until the tung oil brushed in front is dry and then continue to brush. If the tung oil in front is not dry, even if the new tung oil is brushed on, there will be no effect.

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

Xue Zhidie smiled slightly and said briefly: "Expanding the dock and starting construction of more ships at the same time."

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

Xue Zhidie said, "It's about one thousand six hundred taels."

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

Six docks are about 10,000 taels... Of course, there is no problem. After washing Tianheng Island, Zhang Zhun can indeed be described as wealthy. After expanding the six docks, nine ships can be started at the same time. Each ship is three months, and in a year, there are thirty-six ships. Basically, a small offshore fleet can be formed.

Xue Zhidie said with a bright look: "No problem! As long as you have money and food, how many warships do you want and how many warships do you want!"

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

Standing on the shore on a war horse, Zhang Zhun saw that there were indeed ships queuing outside the port, which shows that what Huang Silang and Guo Mingtai said is true. The current Heilong Bay does not meet the requirements of ship loading and unloading. To solve this problem, only expansion is needed!

"Where is Liu Zhan?"

"Call him here."

Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice.

Liu Jixiang agreed to go.

Soon, Liu Zhan arrived.

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. As long as he can do something, he will be caught by Zhang Zhun. This Liu Zhan is actually a very ordinary military household. He wins in being honest, clean and hardworking, so Zhang Zhun asked him to take charge of the construction of Heilong Bay.

"Tell me about the situation."

Zhang Zhun said in contemplation.

"good!"

Liu Zhan briefly introduced the current situation of the port.

There are currently five berths in Heilong Bay, which can be parked at the same time. Each ship will be about six hours, which is half a day. In addition, it is impossible to load or unload goods at night, so basically, a ship will be parked for a whole day. In other words, Heilong Bay can only accept five ships a day. Such throughput is obviously unable to meet the growing demand for freight, no wonder the ships behind only need to line up.

Zhang Zhun said in contemplation: "How much money does it take to increase the berth to twenty?"

Liu Zhan shook his head and said that he could not calculate.

Zhang Zhun had no choice but to frown and said, "Ten thousand taels, is it enough?"

Liu Zhan said dullly: "I'll use it first."

Zhang Zhun suddenly said, "Call Liu Yiping!"

Liu Zhan then sent someone there.

Soon, Liu Yiping arrived.

Zhang Zhun and Liu Yiping are also old acquaintances. Before Wang Shixin died, Liu Yiping once held negotiations with Zhang Zhun in Maojiatun, as the representative of Wang Shixin, but the result was a disastrous separation. Of course, now the times have changed. Wang Shixin died, and Fushan City has also changed its owner. Liu Yiping knows how to write and knows how to calculate. In Zhang Zhun's eyes, he is a talent. Therefore, Liu Yiping was hired and worked in Heilongwan.

Zhang Zhun asked: "Liu Yiping, how much money does it cost to expand a berth?"

Liu Yiping was obviously prepared for this issue and said cautiously: "Sir, if you unload the goods during the day, 500 taels of silver per berth are enough. However, if you have to unload the goods at night, it will cost about 600 taels of silver."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "Okay! I will allocate 10,000 taels of silver! Expand fifteen berths that can load and unload goods at night."

I got a silver from Tianheng Island, and Zhang Zhun squandered without hesitation.

Money needs to be used to reflect its value. He is not a slave to the wealth.

Liu Yiping hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

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

Liu Zhan hurriedly called a few workers.

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

The workers looked at each other in a glance.

Pullax set?

Gantry?

Zhang Zhun ignored their expressions and described the basic situation of the pulley set and gantry to them. This is a very common tool in later generations, but it was not in the Ming Dynasty. If it could be promoted in the Ming Dynasty, the efficiency of loading and unloading would undoubtedly be greatly improved.

After hearing this, these workers suddenly realized that there was such a thing in the world. It was fine to have a gantry frame, but that pulley set was really wonderful. Several wheels, a rope, and a support frame could actually have such a great effect and easily drag the heavy goods up. If Zhang Zhun didn't say it, even if they wanted to break their heads, they would probably find it difficult to figure it out.

In Heilong Bay, loading and unloading goods, the most troublesome thing is indeed bulk goods. It is necessary to carry them down together, be careful, and it is a waste of time. Most of the time is consumed here. Now, with this pulley set and gantry, hanging goods directly up can not only save manpower, but also speed up the speed of goods flow.

Zhang Zhun said: "This is the basic principle of pulley sets and gantry. You should think about it yourself to see if you can further improve it. You are all skilled craftsmen, and you need to improve some of the details yourself."

After a pause, Zhang Zhun said generously: "I believe everyone has heard of it. I have never been stingy in rewarding technological innovation. If you have good suggestions and ideas, you might as well make it and show it to me. As long as it is indeed improved, the white money will immediately fall into your pocket!"

When the craftsmen heard this, they were immediately inspired.

Zhang Zhun's words are realistic examples. Many of the craftsmen in the craftsman workshop have received additional rewards for improving their skills. Their lives are very comfortable.

Sure enough, after being motivated by Zhang Zhun with a lot of money, the craftsmen really worked hard to study technology and continuously improve the working efficiency of pulley sets and gantry. As a result, the throughput of Heilong Bay continued to double, and with the expansion of berths, ships entering the port no longer needed to queue.

Of course, this is a funeral.

Shortly after Zhang Zhun returned to Fushan City, he was preparing to fill the first association and started to form the fifth association. Suddenly, he received a message from Yang Zhiyuan that the soldiers from Dengzhou Prefecture launched a large-scale attack on Tianheng Island. According to his observation, the number of officers and soldiers was almost 5,000.

However, the person who personally commanded the Ming army to go to the expedition was not Dengzhou guerrilla Song Degang, but Shandong general Liu Zeqing. Denglai Governor Yang Wenyue, Dengzhou Prefecture Governor Zeng Hualong, Laizhou Prefecture Governor Sun Zhixue, Dengzhou Prefecture Governor Du Shengyuan, were all among them. Yang Wenyue and Liu Zeqing were both on the front line. Originally, they could only watch the battle on Kamchi Island, but both insisted that they would go to Tianheng Island in person.
Chapter completed!