Xia Nan suddenly thought of a question, "The ship is built, who will drive it?" ”

Charles laughed: "Xia, have you forgotten, William is the first mate of the Royal Navy, he is a first-class sailor!" As he spoke, he pointed to the side of the ship with his hand. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Following his finger, William's face appeared on the side of the ship, beckoning downward.

Charles explained that as early as when the ship was being built, he asked Lin Ji and others to hire some fishermen to practice skills such as hanging sails and fetching sails under William's guidance to prepare for piloting the boat. The biggest difference between the Eastern and Western boats is that they use different sails, and the rest is much the same, and the fishermen quickly become familiar with these skills and processes, just waiting for the day when the boat is officially launched and put into practice.

"Theoretically, only thirty people can operate this ship, but considering the rotation of sailors, the cleaning of the deck, etc., fifty sailors are necessary, and when the guns are installed in the future, at least one hundred to two hundred sailors will be enough." Charles said like a treasure.

Xia Nan was not very worried about the problem of sailors, and in the initial stage, some fishermen were recruited to serve as sailors to make emergencies first, and as for the gunners, as long as they did not get seasick. In the future, when the fleet is established and expanded, it should not be difficult to recruit sailors in Qiongzhou, a place near the sea, but if it is not possible, it will be necessary to exterminate a few groups of pirates to supplement the manpower.

The boat sailed out of the dock steadily, entered the Wenlan River, and leaned against the dock. William was silent for a while, and finally returned to the familiar battleship, extremely excited, waving his hand at Xia Nan and saying, "Hey, Xia, don't you come up and try this feeling?" I think this boat is fantastic. ”

At the instigation of Lin Weiye, Xia Nan took Yang Youji and others on the boat, and Maria and other female dependents also followed on the boat.

A group of thin, tanned-skinned native indigenous fishermen were busy raising the sails under William's command, and when the mainsail was hung up, it was swollen into an arc under the strong sea breeze, and the iron chains on the iron anchors were stretched straight, and the hull of the ship seemed to be about to break free from its restraints and head out to sea.

William shouted, "Passengers, hold the ship's side, we're leaving!" ”

Xia Nan had the experience of seasickness, and he didn't dare to be careless, so he grabbed the side of the ship. Lin Weiye seemed more relaxed than him, and comforted him: "Don't worry, this boat should be quite stable, much stronger than the small sampan you sit on." ”

Compared with this large ship with a displacement of 500 tons, the local dual-purpose fishing and cargo vessels of more than 10 or 20 tons, and even less than 100 tons of cargo ships between Guangzhou and Qiongzhou, can indeed only be called small sampans.

After the iron anchor was removed, the big ship left the dock and sailed out to sea under the influence of the wind. Except for some shaking at the moment when the anchor was taken, the hull was surprisingly stable, and the imaginary shaking did not appear. Xia Nan tried to let go of the side of the boat, walked back and forth a few steps, and actually walked on the ground. He was overjoyed - he didn't have to worry about seasickness in the future.

The boat sails along the coastline at a very fast speed. Maria stood at the bow of the boat, happily raised her hands and sang the song of her hometown.

Lin Weiye proudly said to Xia Nan: "This is our first real battleship, and the sea has opened its arms to us!" ”

Xia Nan replied with a smile: "Yes, this is our first ship, and history will be rewritten because of us!" ”

After the battleship was launched, Xia Nan was in a good mood.

In the first battle of July, the official army was defeated hard, the new warships also made progress, and the factory was running smoothly, the food was also guaranteed, and the whole system was basically perfected. In Sima De's words, he waited for the government to offer a bid to appease him, and he just sat on the ground and started the price.

His philosophy of life is that he should be diligent when he should be diligent, and he should enjoy when he should enjoy, whether he is the boss in the old time and space, or he becomes the leader of an armed force after crossing over, working hard is just to make his life better, it is a means rather than an end, as soon as the war is over, he hides back in the yard to enjoy life, and leaves everything to his subordinates.

Lin Weiye has been busy with naval artillery recently, and when he saw him so leisurely, he blamed him, the boss, for delegating power to everything and being lazy.

Xia Nan once again emphasized that during the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang was tired to death, and as a result, Shu should die or die. Wise leadership is to learn to delegate power, not to grasp everything in hand, and the leader is not an all-rounder, professional things are left to professional people to do, will be done well - Han Gaozu Liu Bang is just a scoundrel, but he can use people, rely on Han Xin to fight, and rely on Xiao He in internal affairs, so he defeated the powerful Xiang Yu and established the Han Dynasty.

Although there were a lot of things after the war, there were people in charge of them, and they went well. Lin Weiye was responsible for the development of naval guns, Charles and Lin Machinery were responsible for continuing to build warships, Huang Hansheng was responsible for the post-war training of the escort team, Liu Quan was in charge of the cotton cloth business with Guangzhou, Tan Shan was in charge of the tenant fields everywhere, Tan Er was in charge of the infrastructure projects in various places, and the factories were running as usual.

When it comes to the project that Tan Er is responsible for, it is actually to use cement or concrete to improve the quality of construction everywhere. During the initial period, due to the limitation of time and materials, many factories and ports were temporary wooden houses, which could be completed in a short time, but there were potential safety hazards after a long time. For example, the arsenal will have a fire hazard, the shipwright's dormitory in Bofu will not be able to withstand the high winds, and the port will also need to be reinforced with cement. According to Xia Nan's instructions, Tan Er led the construction team to start working fast, renovating buildings everywhere with high efficiency. It is said that the amount of work is very large, but in fact, it is also simple, that is, to replace wooden buildings with concrete buildings.

When the factory and port projects are completed, Xia Nan will be ready to rebuild the new city of Lingao County, including the redesign and reconstruction of Hujiazhuang - of course, the rebuilt Hujiazhuang will definitely change its name, which is also Maria's wish, she has longed for a manor that belongs entirely to Xia Nan and herself for a long time.

Xia Nan hugged Maria and lay on the chaise longue, feeling the pleasure brought by her plump and tight body, and from time to time stretched out An Lu's claws to sneak up on the majestic place on her chest, and the thief smiled: "I promised you to build a beautiful manor, whether you like the oriental style or your own country's style, how can you repay me?" ”

Although Maria refuses to break through the last step with him, she usually does not refuse, and she also enjoys the feeling of being in close contact with her sweetheart. While blocking the claws of Xia Nan stretched out to her chest, so as not to be unable to clean up after the emotion, she replied, "How do you want me to repay it?" How about dedicating myself to you? (To be continued.) )