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Chapter 148 Buy the old lock boat first

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Shen Yourong and Shen Tingyang finished their greetings, and they went to the station together.

"I brought two thousand officers and soldiers from Dengzhen, and recruited another thousand Liao people into the army in Chongming." Shen Yourong introduced as he walked, "But the Liao people are not good at swimming and need to be trained. Therefore, I want to go to Chongming Recruit another two thousand sailors."

Shen Tingyang nodded and said: "The lower official is from Chongming, and the family still has some foundation and reputation here, so we can do our little bit to recruit soldiers."

"Then I'll have to thank you." Shen Yourong expressed his thanks, and said: "If Lord Yuan hadn't sent people to Jianghuai to recruit troops, in order to avoid suspicion of scrambling, the expansion of the East Sea Division would have been completed."

Good water is not the only condition for recruiting sailors. What is more important is that the salt disciples and stoves in the Huaiyang area have another characteristic-bravery.

In the past, the role of the Ming Dynasty sailors was not to fight wars, but to specialize in maritime transportation.After Yuan Keli took office, he put forward the requirement that "the navy first learn land warfare", and he also took a fancy to the source of troops in the Huaiyang area.

Zhu Youxiao was almost responsive to teacher Yuan's request, and he was sure to be accurate.If the navy learns land warfare, isn't that the Marine Corps? It needs strong support!
Yuan Keli got the emperor's approval and acted first, but Shen Yourong was embarrassed to go to Huaiyang to fight with the old leader for soldiers, so he could only turn his target to Zhejiang, Fujian, and Chongming.

Come to the station, enter the house and take a seat.As soon as he arrived in Chongming, the house was very simple, but Er Shen was an ambitious person who wanted to do big things, so he didn't care about it.

"When will Hudong Shipyard start to build Xiyi plywood ships?" Shen Yourong asked eagerly without waiting for the soldiers to serve tea.

Shen Tingyang clasped his hands and said, "It will take some time to settle the craftsmen, expand the berth, and purchase timber. It will take at least a month to start the work. Please be considerate, Mr. Shen."

Shen Yourong smiled wryly, knowing that she was getting impatient.

Shen Tingyang was a little puzzled, and asked, "Did the Holy Majesty tell Lord Shen that you need to buy some warships for the training of the East China Sea Navy?"

purchase? !Shen Yourong had hope again, and said, "But do you want to buy a large plywood ship?"

"But I don't know." Shen Tingyang shook his head, and said, "Lord Shen, relax, the Holy One is wise and decisive, with careful thought, and everything will be arranged properly."

Shen Yourong nodded again and again, she must agree with this statement, she must get a hundred likes, but she dare not talk nonsense.

It's no wonder that Shen Yourong was in a hurry, he had fought with pirates, fought with Japanese pirates, and also seen the huge ships and cannons of Portugal, Spain, and Holland. He knew better than anyone else the gap between the navy of the Ming Dynasty and their opponents.

Not to mention anything else, even the ships of maritime pirates are getting bigger and bigger, and some even imitate Xiyi plywood warships. How can he, the admiral of the East China Sea Navy, feel at ease?

While talking, someone reported outside, and a document from the Ministry of War was sent.

Shen Yourong hurriedly went out to pick up the text, opened it and read it, and finally she had some confidence in her mind.

Sure enough, the imperial court bought six large ships for the Donghai Navy, and two ships will arrive in the near future.This kind of ship was originally built by the Macau Laocha Ship Repair Factory, and it is called the old lock ship by the Chinese homonym.

The Portuguese, who obtained residency in Macau, initially used Chinese junks extensively for regional trade.

In the process of actual use, the Portuguese found that the hulls of Chinese sailing ships were thin and not flexible enough, and they were not as good as Western-style sailing ships in resisting wind waves and pirate attacks.

However, Western-style sailboats also have the problem of high cost and the need for a large number of skilled sailors to operate the sails.

Therefore, the Portuguese combined the long span of the western-style sailboat with the hard sail of the Chinese-style sailboat, and invented a new type of sailboat with the advantages of both Chinese and Western sailboats.

The old lock boats have traditional Chinese-style sails and streamlined Western-style hulls. They are faster than traditional Chinese-style sailboats, require less manpower than Western-style sailboats, and are simpler to build and maintain.

Moreover, it is more suitable for ocean voyages than traditional Chinese sailing ships. In addition to being used by the Portuguese, it has also been imitated in large numbers by shipwrights in Guangdong for Chinese merchants to go to sea for trade.

The shape and structure of these old lock ships purchased by the imperial court should be the largest, almost equal to or exceeding those used by maritime merchants today.It is twelve to thirteen feet long, two to two feet wide, and can hold at least thirty cannons.

At that time, the first-class main force of the Ming army navy, "Dafujia", was only 9.4 feet long and 1.95 feet wide.

Although these six old lock boats are still inferior to Hongmaoyi's plywood boats, the gap has narrowed.If the artillery is fully equipped, the pirates will be hard to resist.

The key is that this old lock ship is more convenient to operate, and it can make the Donghai Navy have combat effectiveness in the shortest time.At least, it should be possible to deter pirates.

Doesn't Shen Yourong understand the emperor's thoughts, this is already the quickest way.

If the plywood boats are built, even if you bite the bullet and buy a few, the skilled sailors on the boats who manipulate the sails will not be able to be trained in a short period of time.

The Holy Majesty really has a unique vision, is wise and wise, and keeps quiet. The matter has been arranged properly, and it is the most practical and fastest way.

Shen Yourong sent Shen Tingyang away, spread the paper and picked up a pen, and began to write a secret performance for the Holy Majesty.

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Qingdao, named after the ancient fishing village of Qingdao.

In the seventh year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Xu Ting, the magistrate of Jimo County, presided over the revision and compilation of "Regulations on Local Affairs Haiphong", there is a related record: "The southeast coast of this county, that is, the eastern border of China, has no end in sight, but islands stand in the middle. The people who can live on the island are called Qing, Fu, and Guan..."

The Qingdao River Estuary was built as a port in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, and it was called Qingdao Estuary; the two villages on both sides of the river were named Upper Qingdao Village and Lower Qingdao Village respectively.

It has not been long since the opening of Qingdao was announced, but Qingdao is undergoing rapid changes.

The reason is very simple. The Tongzhou business group moved to Qingdao, and it was difficult to think about it with a large investment of financial, material and human resources.

According to preferential policies, merchants set up shops in Qingdao. The land is planned by the government and the government issues a contract, but the building is their own property.

This has greatly encouraged the enthusiasm of businessmen, and Qingdao's unique geographical conditions have made forward-looking businessmen see a bright future.

You know, going to sea from Qingdao can not only go south to Jiangsu and Zhejiang for business, but also go east to North Korea, Japan, and Ryukyu.

Moreover, for the Tongzhou business groups who are accustomed to water transport, they can also use the only sea canal dug in the Yuan Dynasty-the Jiaolai Canal that runs through the Shandong Peninsula to transport goods.

Of course, not only the business groups in Tongzhou, but also businessmen from Shandong and Jiangsu had to rush here to apply for registration and allocate land to build houses.

And now there is another favorable condition for building large-scale construction projects, that is, there are a large number of Liao people, and these laborers can be paid less wages.

(End of this chapter)