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Zhang Zhun circled around the keel of the sword-tooth ship, and was still very satisfied with the progress of construction. Although he didn't know the technology of building a ship, and he didn't know which part of the ship the workers were building, he could see that the movements of the workers were very numerous. The installation of all parts is seamless and seamless. As long as this is done, Zhang Zhun is already very satisfied. No matter what you do, the most important thing is the state. As long as the workers are in good shape, the quality of the warship is guaranteed.

Later, Zhang Zhun came to the outside of the dock and looked at the raw materials stacked in the middle of the dock. Shipbuilding requires a large amount of timber, which is stacked here in the open air. The wood is large and large, and it takes a person to hug it. At most, only the big workers kept coming up and removing the wood they needed. At the same time, more workers brought in more timber from the port and stored it here.

Zhang Zhun asked with concern: "In terms of raw materials, is there a problem?" Especially when it comes to big wood? ”

Xue Zhidie said cautiously: "Not for the time being." There are still a lot of large pieces of wood from the Wulong River, but it is too late to do too strict drying, and it may only be used for about fifteen years. Fifteen years later, all this wood will rot. ”

Zhang Zhun estimated, nodded and said, "Fifteen years is enough." Fifteen years later, all warships should be replaced. With the development of the times, even ships made of wood gradually withdrew from the sea, and were replaced by warships made of steel. ”

The best quality warships of that time actually lasted for a long time. If all the raw materials are used in the shipbuilding, after the warship is launched, it can be maintained regularly for 30 years, it is completely possible. It seems that the treasure ship when Zheng He went to the West, after the policy of banning the sea, was placed in the port at will, and it took several decades for it to completely decay. It can be seen that the life of a warship is very long. It's just that Xue Zhidie doesn't have enough time to deal with these raw materials now, so he has to retreat.

Xue Zhidie said slowly: "I am now processing a batch of the best wood, which will be used when building large warships in the future." ”

Zhang Zhun praised and said: "These things will be left to you to design the whole." By the way, I received a report that there were timber merchants on the other side of Wulong Bay who had started to grab timber. Do you have any questions on your side? Do you want me to send someone to stop it? ”

Because they were more optimistic about the market on Zhang Zhun's side, especially the emerging shipbuilding market, some timber merchants built warehouses at the mouth of the Wulong River and hoarded timber there, so that they could buy and sell and make a handful of silver when the price of timber rose in the future. Zhang Zhun didn't look at the situation specifically, so he didn't know what was going on for the time being.

Xue Zhidie shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, they can only absorb hundreds or thousands of materials at most, and I need tens of thousands of materials of wood every day, and they can't affect me here for the time being." Most of the timber coming down from the Wulong River was sent to Mawan. Of course, if you're worried, it's best to stop it. If they ship the timber elsewhere and sell it, then our timber reserves will be reduced. ”

Zhang Zhun remembered that the Wenxiang Sect might have an incident in Laiyang, and when the time came, he didn't know if the timber felling would be affected. In case the Smelling Incense Sect prohibits the export of wood from the Laiyang region, it will still be affected on its own side. He decided to intervene in the timber market, prohibiting other merchants from transporting timber out of the area controlled by the Tiger Army and selling it to other forces. After pondering for a moment, Zhang Zhun said cautiously: "In order to prevent accidents, you still find a way to stock up on some wood." ”

Xue Zhidie smiled rarely, and said lightly: "There is naturally no problem with hoarding wood, it depends on how much silver you have as a rich man." ”

Zhang Zhun shook his spirits and said with a smile: "You first hoard 100,000 taels of silver for wood!" I just received a windfall from the Smelling Fragrance Sect, totaling hundreds of thousands of taels, which happened to be put in your place! ”

Xue Zhidie was a little stunned and said, "You...... Got 100,000 taels from the Smelling Fragrance Sect again? God, how did you get to the silver, which is like a stone? You can have as many as you want? ”

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "Windfall, it's really a windfall, you can earn it back by selling garbage." ”

Xue Zhidie had to say in admiration: "It's really the same life, even the garbage you don't want, someone pays 100,000 taels of silver to buy it." I don't believe that the people of the Smelling Fragrance Sect would take 100,000 taels of silver to buy some garbage for nothing. Such valuable garbage, when will you give me a little. ”

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said disapprerovingly: "One hundred thousand taels of silver is actually of little use, the navy is a bottomless pit, and dozens of one hundred thousand taels may not be able to achieve my ideal goal." So, from now on, I will work hard to make money and make sure that you are not short of money to spend! ”

Xue Zhidie smiled leisurely and said confidently: "As long as there is money, people, and wood, there are as many warships as there are." One shipyard is not enough, there can be two, three, or even ten, a hundred, a thousand! ”

Zhang Zhun nodded.

Suddenly, he wanted to let out a long howl.

A small country like the Netherlands, with a population of only 2oo, can have more than 15 merchant ships. The land area of China is 100 times that of the Netherlands, and the population is 50 times that of the Netherlands. Number of ships...... Don't say too much, ten times should be fine. Ten times ...... That's 15 merchant ships...... Sure enough, it's a powerful number. Of course, this is also an astronomical amount. However, I am a traverser, and I have the vision and knowledge that others do not have, so I may not be able to do it.

As Xue Zhidie said, one shipyard cannot meet the needs, there can be two, three, or even more. Now I only have one land, and I can only support one shipyard for the time being, and when the territory expands in the future, the number of shipyards will naturally increase. Especially in the Jiangnan area, there are already many shipyards, and as long as they are all in operation, it is not impossible to build thousands of ships every year.

Xue Zhidie suddenly said, "By the way, let me ask you a question." ”

Zhang Zhun said casually: "What's the problem?" ”

Xue Zhidie said expectantly: "Can you tell me how the glass is made?" ”

Zhang Zhun said seriously: "I told you, this secret can't be told to outsiders. ”

Xue Zhidie said with some disappointment: "I, I'll do things for you all my life, can't you?" ”

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said, "No! ”

Xue Zhidie had no choice but to shut up in disappointment.

Zhang Zhun said euphemistically: "I'm not threatening you, it's really my lifeline, and you understand the importance of technology." ”

Xue Zhidie's curiosity was too strong, and she really wanted to know the secret of glass. It's just that the request Zhang Zhun mentioned before is really a bit excessive, and she can't accept it for the time being. Now, seeing that Zhang Zhun refused to let go, she had no choice but to stop asking.

The two silently came out of the dock.

When they broke up, Xue Zhidie said slowly: "The research of treasure ships is a bit eyebrow-raising, but I always feel that treasure ships are suitable for commerce and trade, not for naval warfare, and they may not be very good for pure warships. ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "Well, I know." You improve according to the actual situation. As for the new type of warship, you can start working on it now. My general requirement is that the new battleship, with a displacement of about 600 tons, can probably hold 50 Wyvern cannons and about 10 Hongyi cannons. As for the name, it is temporarily called the Black Dragon Ship, and the exterior is painted black, which is more deterrent. ”

"The main opponent of the Black Dragon Ship is the three-masted gunboat of Zheng Zhilong Island Group, and the main battleship from the West. My basic assumption is that a Black Dragon ship with about five saber ships should be able to perform relatively large combat missions. Two Black Dragon ships and ten saber ships, as well as two supply ships, can form a fixed detachment to carry out ocean-going combat missions. ”

Xue Zhidie said: "Do you want me to call all the foremen?" Are you cheering everyone up? ”

Zhang Zhun said: "There is no need, I believe in your management ability!" ”

Xue Zhidie nodded.

Zhang Zhun didn't say anything more and left.

Xue Zhidie looked at his back, slightly distracted, didn't know what to think, and his cheeks were slightly red. It took a while before I came back to my senses and went about my work.

After leaving the shipyard, Zhang Zhun came to the naval base.

Compared with the busyness of the shipyard, the atmosphere here is not much inferior. Even, it's more active than that side. With the launch of nine Cangshan ships, the number of warships in the navy suddenly increased. The original pirate ship, plus the twelve Cangshan ships, and the current Tiger Ben Navy, already have twenty warships.

Of course, that pirate ship, in terms of design, is not very suitable for Zhang Zhun's needs. Zhang Zhun was still ready to separate merchant ships from professional warships. Therefore, in the future, that Corsair will be used as a training ship. The real naval battles will be carried out by more professional warships.

Zhou Zhengyu received the report and hurriedly came up to greet Zhang Zhun.

Zhang Zhun said casually: "What is the level of Huang Shijun and the others?" ”

Zhou Zhengyu said cautiously: "The basic skills are quite solid. ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "That's good." ”

Yesterday, after Brigadier General Zhang Huang Shijun and others were brought to the naval base, he handed them over to Zhou Zhengyu and asked Zhou Zhengyu to send them to the top of the battleship, so that they could familiarize themselves with the operation of the warship together with the naval cadets. At the same time, what are their abilities? The main thing is whether their basic skills are really solid.

For the sailors of the Daming Navy, Zhang Zhun must study the skills before accepting them. There are too many people who are messing around in the water division. The vast majority of officers and men of the Navy Division have no real skills. The Tiger Ben Army and the Navy, don't mess around. If you don't have solid basic skills, or if you don't have a solid foundation for yourself, it's useless to say anything.

Zhang Zhun came to the shore, raised the clairvoyant mirror, and carefully searched the sea. Soon, he saw that Huang Shijun and others were operating the ship with the cadets of the navy. Huang Shijun's role, apparently the captain, was responsible for commanding the entire ship. Wang Chenglin's role is that of the deck officer, responsible for coordinating and coordinating all the sailors. Ling Sishao's role is that of a sailman, who is busy on the mast.

"Your Excellency."

Yang Guohua came up and reported to Zhang Zhun on the training of the navy.

After the takeover of the East China Sea, the navy organized round-trip training every day, and continued to conduct various training subjects in the waters between Mawan and the East China Sea, so as to consolidate the basic skills of the navy soldiers. Now, Zhang Haibin, another deputy commander of the navy, is squatting in the East China Sea. Thanks to everyone's efforts, the basic skills of naval warriors have been greatly improved.

Zhang Zhun asked cautiously, "How are the naval cadets doing?" ”

Yang Guohua replied with a smile: "Very good!" All vying to be the captain! ”

Zhang Zhun nodded with satisfaction and said slowly: "Where there is competition, there is motivation!" Let them fully compete! It is necessary to fully implement competition for posts! Theory courses, technical courses, all have to be fully competitive! Whoever has good grades will be the future captain! ”

Yang Guohua naturally agreed. After hesitating for a moment, Yang Guohua said euphemistically: "My lord, there are some reflections below, the difficulty of the class is a bit ......."

Zhang Zhun said coldly: "It's not difficult, how to produce talents?" ”

Yang Guohua has nothing to say.

According to Zhang Zhun, everyone who wants to be a captain must receive a formal theoretical education. In short, it is necessary to figure out the "Basic Knowledge of Navigation", and only then will you have the opportunity to become a captain. Therefore, naval cadets have a great advantage in this regard. The future captain is basically their world.

These cadets of the naval base, at the current level of technology, are still satisfactory. Due to the combination of theoretical knowledge and practical operation, they can get started faster than the average person. Their biggest advantage is that they have a copy of "Basic Knowledge of Navigation", and they can understand the laws of the sea in advance. This is something that later generations have summed up with hundreds of years of experience and lessons. All of a sudden, they have hundreds of years more knowledge than others.

However, for all naval cadets, they have a huge obstacle before mastering this "Basic Knowledge of Navigation". That is:

Read!

What, you don't read? I'm sorry, but if you don't know how to read, you have to find a way to start learning to read and write. The naval school has specialized cultural teachers that you can learn along. People who can't read, how to be a captain? Therefore, for most of the naval cadets, the cultural hurdle is to be passed first. Most of the naval cadets turned out to be illiterate, and Zhang Zhun's request really stumped many people!