Chapter 431 The sword-tooth ship also wants to make dumplings!

At this time, Chen Lingfei actually got up. Compared to Xue Zhidie's ability and refreshingness, the eldest lady of the Shen family was much lazy. Anyway, she was often hit by Zhang Zhun and became familiar with Zhang Zhun, so she didn't have so many rules. She didn't even wear leather boots, so she came out with clogs. When she walked, she was dragging it out.

It seems that this young lady has lived a very comfortable life in recent days! It is a fairy life to stay here for a few days and there for a few days. No wonder even Xue Zhidie, the former close friend, couldn't help but say that she was too lazy.

Zhang Zhun couldn't help but tease Chen Lingfei again, deliberately pretending to look surprised, and said in surprise: "Feifei, why have you been so fat? I almost couldn't recognize you!"

Chen Lingfei's face suddenly changed, and her cheeks, which were originally puffed, suddenly became ashes and said in a daze: "What? I've gotten much fatter? I'm dead, I'm dead. It's true that I'm less exercise. I've eaten too much. Oops, terrible!"

Regardless of what Zhang Zhun said, he hurriedly went in and looked in the mirror. The wooden clogs were dragged by her and the whole Caidiexuan could be heard, and the people behind couldn't help laughing.

After Xue Zhidie smiled softly, she shook her head helplessly and said to Zhang Zhun angrily: "You should accumulate virtue, always joke about her. She is pitiful."

Zhang Zhun said disapprovingly: "She won't mind anyway. I'm talking to her and laughing, and she's still a little fun. If I talk to her in business, she might be even more disappointed."

Xue Zhidie frowned and said, "Maybe you have some reason, but don't really hurt her."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "This is natural."

As he spoke, the clogs were clattering, and Chen Lingfei actually came out from inside again. He looked at Zhang Zhun with dissatisfaction, and said in anger and joy: "I'm not fat at all! I'm a little bit too! You teased me again! I'm not fat at all!"

Zhang Zhun nodded and said calmly: "Who told you that you are not confident in your body? I will just say it casually, and you will believe it?"

Chen Lingfei was speechless.

Yun Pei brought breakfast, which was cooked bird's nest porridge.

These bird's nests were naturally moved from the Gu family in Jiangnan. Anyway, Zhang Zhun didn't expect to sell these ginseng, bird's nests, deer antlers to make money, so he just ate them by himself. Zhang Zhun would never be stingy with his own people. Xue Zhidie's body did not recover, so Zhang Zhun gave her dozens of kilograms and simmered them every day.

Other people's bird's nests are calculated based on two, only the bird's nests at Governor Zhang's home are calculated based on pounds. Even Ning Lingwei is amazed at this point. She has never seen so many bird's nests.

Everyone sat down and prepared to drink bird's nest porridge, and Yun Pei also sat down. Everyone picked up the porridge bowl and ate with relish, but Chen Lingfei was not ready to move her chopsticks. She held her cheeks and looked at the bird's nest porridge in front of her, obviously in a fierce ideological struggle. It seems that Zhang Zhun's words just now did hit her again, so she decided to eat less and lose weight.

Zhang Zhun said casually: "What? Don't eat? Are you afraid of gaining weight?"

Chen Lingfei pursed her lips, and her watery eyes looked innocent, so she agreed.

Zhang Zhun brought the bird's nest porridge in front of her without hesitation and said casually: "Don't waste good things, I'll help you eat them."

Chen Lingfei looked reluctant and watched Brigadier General Zhang take away the porridge bowl.

Zhang Zhun held the porridge bowl and asked again: "Hey, you really don't eat it?"

Chen Lingfei swallowed her saliva hard, and finally shook her head resolutely.

Lose weight, lose weight, lose weight, she decided to lose weight.

Zhang Zhun really ate it.

Chen Lingfei's eyes were watery and became more innocent. In the end, she decided to close her eyes tightly, and she was invisible. Sure enough, she felt a little better, at least her throat was not so itchy.

After breakfast, Zhang Zhun and Xue Zhidie left. As soon as they left the door, they heard Chen Lingfei's pitiful voice saying, "Yun Pei, are you still? I'm starving to death." The two couldn't help but feel funny, and shook their heads at the same time, speeding up their pace. This time, it was their turn to lose sight of them.

After a moment, the two appeared next to the dock.

At this time, all the workers in the shipyard had started to work. The workers were very busy. Most of them were young and middle-aged people, and a small number were elderly people in their fifties. Among these workers, there were many middle-aged women. Due to insufficient staff, they were also recruited.

When recruiting workers, many middle-aged women were unwilling to sign up, thinking it was a bit alternative, so in the end, Xue Zhidie came to the scene to mobilize. They were finally moved when they saw Xue Zhidie, a young girl, who could manage this big shipyard.

After the expansion, there were thirty docks in total. After Zhang Zhun continued to spend a lot of money, all docks were lined up. Whether inside the dock, outside the dock, or other workshops, there were a large number of workers busy. They looked very messy, but in fact, they worked very orderly. The routes they walked were fixed, separated, and would never cross, nor disturb each other.

Xue Zhidie accepted Zhang Zhun's suggestion and fully implemented assembly line production in the shipyard. Ordinary workers are only responsible for a certain process, or are responsible for the production of a certain part alone, without involving anything else. In this way, practice can make perfect, ensure product quality, improve work efficiency, and provide certain confidentiality effects. Only Xue Zhidie and a few foremen who truly master all shipbuilding techniques. The families of several foremen have all been received from Fushancheng. For the safety of their families, they will certainly not leak secrets.

Seeing the densely packed workers coming and going, Zhang Zhun did feel proud. He believed that even if the Longjiang Shipyard in Nanjing resumed production, it would not be as lively as the Quail Bay Shipyard. At the peak of Longjiang Shipyard, there were 400 workers. At the Quail Bay Shipyard, there were more than 800 professional shipwrecks working at Quail Bay Shipyard. As for helping to make accessories, there were more people doing odd jobs, at least 1,500. Including those responsible for logistics support, there were almost 3,000 people in the Quail Bay Shipyard.

Of course, what follows is the cost of silver like flowing. These workers have the lowest wages, and they all cost one tael of silver per month, and foreman and others. It is definitely not enough to handle the wages alone, but there is no 4,000 taels of silver per month. In addition, with the expenses of materials and food, the monthly expenses of the shipyard are at least 30,000 taels of silver per month. This is a truly bottomless pit, and it is not enough to fill in it.

A large amount of funds and personnel are naturally exchanged for a large number of warships, which are launched like dumplings. Just three days ago, another batch of warships were launched. There were nine warships launched this time, all of which were Cangshan ships. In addition, among the thirty docks, there were eighteen Cangshan ships, which were under construction.

The Cangshan ship is built at a very fast speed and does not require high technical difficulty. It is the best choice for dumplings. It can accumulate a huge number in a short period of time. Unfortunately, the Cangshan ship can only be used for offshore defense. In other words, it can only be used for passive defense and cannot go out to sea to actively attack others. Therefore, what Zhang Zhun is most concerned about now is the twelve sword-tooth ships that are under construction. This is the real main battleship of the Navy!

With a displacement of 250 tons, a total of 26 dragon cannons, and a specially reinforced hull, such equipment can definitely be used for long-distance combat. Whether it is traveling to North Korea, Japan, Taiwan Island, or even the distant South Ocean, the sword-tooth ship is capable of being competent. After Xue Zhidie's special design, the key positions of the sword-tooth ship are reinforced with steel, and both its ability to resist strikes and wind and waves are stronger than ordinary warships. Of course, the cost is also higher, and there is not enough money, so don't even think about it.

The average armed merchant ship has only about ten artillery. Even the huge No. 2 Fu Ship, the number of artillery is about twenty. The sword-toothed ship has only twenty cannons. It seems that the number of artillery is not very advantageous. However, it is an carefully designed pure warship and does not come with any merchant ship nature. Its continuous combat capability, continuous navigation capability, and continuous survival capability are all more powerful than the No. 2 Fu Ship.

Not to mention, the material warehouse alone is much stronger than other warships. Since there is no need to arrange a cargo warehouse and free up a lot of space, there is enough space on the sword-tooth ship to carry the materials needed for the crew's daily life, such as rice, salted fish, soybeans, dried vegetables, lemon juice, fresh water, etc. The most important materials are fresh water and lemon juice. Lemon juice can effectively prevent scurvy and is a necessary material for long-distance voyages.

At the same time, due to the expansion of the space, the rest area that each crew member has overturned at least twice. In the past, the space on the merchant ship was very narrow, and the rest area of ​​the crew was even narrower as if it was a cage. It was difficult to even turn over when sleeping. Because the space was too narrow, the air did not flow, which easily led to bacterial growth and disease entanglement. After the rest area was increased, the health of the crew could be effectively protected.

According to Xue Zhidie's vision, a sword-tooth ship set out from the Shandong Peninsula alone and headed directly to Manila in the South Ocean. There was no need to dock supply in the middle of the journey, and the sailors did not need to go ashore to rest. It is conceivable what benefits such ocean-going navigation capabilities will bring to the battle. If a fleet of dozens of sword-tooth ships tries to set out from Fushan City and directly attack a harbour in Fujian, it would be possible.

As long as the number of sword-tooth ships exceeds one hundred, Zhang Zhun dares to challenge Zheng Zhilong Pirate Group. If there are more than three hundred, he will dare to directly collide with Zheng Zhilong Pirate Group head-on. All the warships of Zheng Zhilong Pirate Group are about one thousand. Therefore, when these eighteen Cangshan ships are completed, Xue Zhidie will make every effort to build the sword-tooth ship.

The construction cycle of the sword-tooth ship is about eight months. If thirty docks start construction at the same time, thirty sword-tooth ships will be launched in eight months. In other words, if everything goes well, Zhang Zhun will get ninety sword-tooth ships in two years. If the dock is expanded, sixty docks will start construction at the same time...

Hehe, ninety sword-toothed ships!

Ninety pure warships can do a lot of things. Even if Zheng Zhilong constantly sends warships to the north and raids the Fushan City area, he doesn't need to be afraid of the other party at all. He doesn't even need to wait until the pirates approach Fushan City and can fight with the other party outside the Yellow Sea.

Of course, such a number of warships is to show off their power at the door of his home for a while. If it is placed in the whole world, it will not be enough. The Age of World Discovery has developed rapidly for about a hundred years. He has only started now and must catch up.

Throughout the 17th century, the Netherlands was the most powerful maritime overlord in the world. The Netherlands' shipbuilding industry ranked first in the world. There were hundreds of shipyards in the capital Amsterdam alone, and hundreds of ships could be built at the same time. The Netherlands' shipbuilding technology was the most advanced in the world, and the cost of ships was 30% to 50% lower than that of the United Kingdom. Many European countries went to the Netherlands to order ships.

The tonnage of merchant ships in the Netherlands accounted for 70% of the total tonnage of Europe at that time, with 15,000 merchant ships, almost monopolizing maritime trade. Norwegian wood, Danish fish, Polish food, Russian fur, Southeast Asian spices, Indian cotton textiles, Chinese silk and porcelain, etc. were mostly transported by Dutch merchants and sold by Dutch merchants. At that time, Amsterdam was the center of international trade, and more than 2,000 merchant ships were often moored in the port.

At its peak, the Dutch naval ships were almost twice the total of the British and French navies. They cruised around the world, protected their merchant ships, and engaged in overseas colonial and plunder. Compared with the Netherlands at the same time, Zhang Zhun's thirty docks were simply a hair on the body of an elephant and not worth mentioning.

The gap!

Real gap!

It would be embarrassing if the dignified Chinese Supreme Kingdom cannot make up for such a gap.

"We must speed up the construction of the sword-tooth ship."

Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice.

At this time, he was standing next to the keel of a sword-tooth ship with Xue Zhidie, carefully listening to Xue Zhidie explaining the construction process of the sword-tooth ship. The sword-tooth ship in front of him had completed the laying of the keel, and next was the assembly of the hull. At present, the craftsmen were hanging large pieces of wood into the dock.
Chapter completed!