1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 124 The Army and Navy Academy
Pan Qifeng's spirits have been particularly high recently, without him, he has both career and love.Love, this word, he may not be able to understand exactly what Qi Tian said, it may be to congratulate him on marrying a wife.

But career, I feel a little bit about it, merit, achievement.Isn't reading a job just for fame and career?Gou Huai Sifang Zhi, where you can travel, isn't that what I am encountering now!
Think about a few months ago, fleeing in a hurry in Huaibei, his wife and children were separated one after another, and his life and death were unknown.In order to have a bite to eat, he gritted his teeth and boarded a sea ship heading to the South Seas to open up wasteland.Unexpectedly, he came to this wild continent.Because of his literacy, he was entrusted with the responsibility of managing new immigrants and farming by the small commander here.Now, this place called Hanzhou has formally established a management organization and system, and he has been awarded the deputy director of civil affairs. Among all the immigrants, he has the highest status, the most complicated affairs, and the most people in charge.

As the head of civil affairs, Qi Tian will focus on fortifications, so the other affairs departments must be managed by themselves.

As soon as he thought of this, Pan Qifeng couldn't help being extremely excited.Although it is only a place with less than a thousand people now, from time to time I hear the commander-in-chief say that the speed of immigration will increase.Then in the future, thousands of people, even tens of thousands of people, a large county, or a prefecture, will have their own key places.

"Husband, it's twilight, do you need to go out so early?" Pan Qifeng's new wife, Ruan Xiuyun got up and called out behind him.

"Well, I'll go to the city to inspect first." Pan Qifeng said; "If nothing happens, use the cotton cloth and satin that was handed out to make a few sets of clothes as soon as possible, and don't wear the clothes that were handed out when we first came."

When the new immigrants arrive, each person will be given a set of rough linen clothes, which are rough and not very beautiful, but it is more suitable to work in the fields and suppliers.

"But the linen clothes are still good..." Ruan Xiuyun heard it, and it was a pity for her to give up the linen.

"Then wear it indoors." Pan Qifeng thought for a while and said.Although they are the "ruling class" in Hanzhou, they don't have much material wealth. These so-called officials have fixed official salaries. He can get eight taels of silver a month, and nearly 100 taels of silver a year. The income of a county magistrate in an upper county is even higher.

However, in a place like Hanzhou where materials are poor, no matter how much money you have, is it useful?The current Hanzhou is basically a management model similar to the national commune. People's food, clothing and housing are all covered by the commanding mansion.

Pan Qifeng walked out of the house and walked towards the workshop area on the south side of the square.There are ironware production (industrial and agricultural tools), woodworking production (furniture, carriages, carts, etc.), pottery, cement and other workshops and earthen kilns.

On the way, Pan Qifeng met a group of more than [-] immigrants from the Ming Dynasty, who were running around the square under the leadership of several instructors from the military equipment department.

They were selected from many immigrants, received professional naval and land training, and became the basic officers of Hanzhou in the future.

"After more than half a year of getting along, you will be able to speak some Chinese. Now I will take you out of the ship and teach our son some experience in naval warfare. What do you have to say?" In a spacious room In the room, Cao Xiong said to the officers of the original "Santa Cruz".

Gottwalt smiled wryly. These former Spanish naval officers were eventually kicked off the ship and got to this so-called naval training institute to teach basic naval knowledge.

"Captain, can we say no?" Gottwalt shrugged and made a Western-style joke.

"Of course!" Cao Xiong said expressionlessly: "You don't need to come here to teach students, then you can only go to the iron mine in the Black Valley!"

Gottwalt and several other Spanish naval officers nodded quickly.In the entire Hanzhou, iron mines and coal mines are recognized as the places with the worst environment and the highest labor intensity.The people staying there are all natives and pirates who were captured last time.I heard that every month, seven or eight people will be killed or injured.

Although it may be a long way off to return to Manila or Europe, but can live decently, isn't it good?

"Old Yu, when you are teaching, you should come here more often to watch. Don't let me mess with the students!" Leaving the room tentatively designated as the Naval Training Institute, Cao Xiong whispered to Yu Fukun, " In the future, the expansion of our navy will be directed at these students."

"Master Cao, don't worry." Yu Fukun said solemnly: "If I don't have time, I will let the old brothers on the ship come here to attend classes, and I will definitely not let these barbarians ruin our students!"

"The two captured pirate ships will stay in Hanzhou and will not go to Daming with us. Usually, I will make a few trips to Batavia, bring back some supplies and people, and use them as training ships." Cao Xiong said as he walked. , "I went to Batavia this time, and I will look for Ludwild again, and try to buy a large western ship. Not only will we increase our military strength, but we can also transport more people back from Daming."

"How much money would that cost?"

"The Dutch once gave a price. A big ship of 7000 to [-] tons is about [-] guilders (the currency issued by the Dutch East India Company), which is equivalent to silver, which is about [-] taels!"

"This price is more than half higher than our Daming Fuchuan!"

"Tch, Lao Yu, just look at the price is more than half higher. But his cargo capacity is more than two Fuchuan!...The most important thing is that more cannons can be installed on the ship!"

"Is there a shipyard in Batavia?" Qi Tian asked suddenly as he followed.

"What's the matter, are you going to get some shipwrights from the Dutch?" Cao Xiong said with a smile.

"It's good to be able to get it. We can borrow some of their techniques. The most important thing is to find a way to get more craftsmen from Daming. In short, we must learn from them comprehensively, digest and absorb them, and develop ourselves!"

In the 17th century, in terms of shipbuilding capacity, the Netherlands ranked second, and no other country dared to claim the first place.There are about 60 shipyards on both sides of the Zaan River in the Netherlands.These shipyards generally use mechanized equipment such as wind-powered sawmills, power feeders, tackles, winches, and heavy cranes, which improves the labor productivity of the factories and can produce a ship almost a day.

In terms of shipbuilding design, hull parts and other links, standardized management is implemented. The federal provincial government has set up a department in Amsterdam to research and develop navigation equipment, manufacture navigation instruments and draw navigation maps.

In addition, ships produced in the Netherlands are 40% to 50% cheaper than ships produced in the traditional shipbuilding country - the United Kingdom.

The ships built in the Netherlands have reasonable design, strong structure and advanced technology, and the number of ship operators is 20% less than that of ships from other countries.

In the golden age of Dutch development, there were 2 ships in the world, 3/4 of which belonged to the Netherlands, which was more than the sum of other countries. "Sea coachman" is really not called for nothing.Therefore, Qi Tian thought about whether he could poach some corners from the Dutch.

"That's right!" Cao Xiong praised Qi Tian, ​​"Now we can rely on that red-haired ghost, but if we get into trouble with them in the future, we can't rely on anyone else....The only one we can rely on is ourselves!"

"Actually, we and the Dutch are already using each other. So now we can use them a little more, and we can save a little more effort. The whole purpose is to speed up development!"

"Time doesn't wait!" Cao Xiong sighed, "Xiaotian, what do you want to teach in your army training center?"

"What to teach? Teach everything that is useful. Battle formation, fighting, fighting, queue, musket shooting, logistics supplies... Call more brothers with combat experience, learn, explore, and verify , Professor Bian."

"...then compile and practice these teaching contents into a book, and then verify whether the teaching contents are correct through actual combat." Qi Tian also has no military experience, so he can only use this clumsy method to slowly summarize and summarize the teaching contents.

In the early days, the Naval Training Institute enrolled 35 students, and the Army Training Institute enrolled [-] students.They will carry out one to two years of part-time study, literacy, theoretical knowledge, practical training and other projects.

Although, the various military theories and combat experiences they have learned may be very superficial, and there may even be many omissions.However, they were the first batch of junior officers in Hanzhou to systematically study various military theories and combat skills, which laid the foundation for the gradual regularization and standardization of Hanzhou military in the future.

(End of this chapter)