Chapter 1171: Sail
After hearing this, Sun Jingting looked at Han Laoliu and said, "If Laoliu is sincere, the iron tool factory here really needs manpower. Of course, this place is not as important as Lingqiu and Zunhua... This place is mainly to make parts for the iron tools on the sailboat, unlike Lingqiu, grassland, Zunhua, and that is the main place for iron tools production."
Han Laoliu grinned and said, "No matter whether it is important or not, the military department needs it. I think it is necessary to build more ships here. Of course, there are many iron tools needed. It takes too much time to wait for the finished products in Lizhuang. Large shipments of fine iron blocks are coming. We will build and use them here. Wouldn't it be nice?"
Everyone laughed, and people from Taiwan also looked at Han Laoliu... Of course, there are many acquaintances among them. The Military Office has been transferring people to Taiwan, including Datong and Liaodong. However, I don’t know that Han Laoliu has not many people. This is also a special chess piece in Hutchison's early years of development. If it weren’t him, I’m afraid Zhang Han would not be able to easily fight against Han Qi, the governor who was prominent at that time...
These are all past events, but they did not lose their luster over time. On the contrary, with the deliberate publicity of Zhang Yongan, Wu Boyu and others, there are many means to promote them. Among them, Zhang Han has become a legend, and even the little ghosts such as Han Laoliu have also become immortals, becoming a legendary figure.
At this moment, people looked at Han Laoliu and smiled. Han Laoliu did not have the awareness of a legendary figure. He was still staring at the surrounding scenery. It was not surprising that people from Lingqiu were fascinated by the sea scenery here.
Sun Jingting smiled and said, "Since you take it seriously, there is a shortage of people here, I will take the initiative to do this. You can stay with Song Suzheng this time."
Han Laoliu bowed and thanked him. Chang Wei was even happier. He and Han Laoliu were also old acquaintances. He smiled and said, "If we win this battle, Laoliu will have to work hard in the past two years. If we have the money, we don't know how many more ships we have to build. You have to take it over, don't complain about being tired at that time!"
"Young Master Chang, please rest assured." Han Laoliu patted his chest and said, "I used to love to have a gambling and drink two drinks. Since I followed Lord Zhang, I am now a big family and a big business. I have to think about my descendants. Our memories have come true. The ten thousand miles of grassland in the north are ours, and the sea here is ours. I will definitely not expect from my future Duke and Marquis. Just give me a title of the Jinyiwei, the Herald Thousand Houses of the World. I will guard the seaside for Lord Zhang, and this has been the case for generations."
Everyone laughed when they said this. Han Laoliu was a bureau-level official. Zhang Han would probably not be able to win him off in the future. However, a commander of a fourth-rank hereditary guard was really hopeful, and it was not a delusion.
For a time, many people were thinking about themselves... Sun Jingting never thought that no matter what title Zhang Han won, he would definitely be the first-class person. Even if he was a king of another surname, he would definitely be there. Therefore, Sun Jingting had very little consideration in this regard, and so was Chang Wei. Anyway, he was not a man or a marquis, so he was not worried about this.
However, Li Shouxin and others were worried about gains and losses, and it was still fleeting... It was still early now. Zhang Han refused to do anything to rebuild the old middle school, which clearly showed his attitude. At least for a few years, there was no need to consider too many independent things. With such a thing, it was not enough to have enough strength, and it would be natural. When will it be natural? This is something no one knows.
At least from the moment, Zhang Han still needs to support hope... People in the world now know Hutchison, and even Guangdong knows that there is a great merchant in the north. He is rich enough to compete with a country, but this image is similar to the feeling of Shen Wansan at the beginning of the country. I have never heard of a merchant who can establish a country on his own. So what if Shen Wansan is rich enough to compete with a country? Emperor Taizu Gao said this person would go bankrupt and lose his family.
So it's still early in terms of image just, let alone anything else.
The roads in Taiwan are also well built... This is also the tradition of Hutchison. No matter what, repair the road first, such as playing chess, and building a road is connecting points and surface energy... In this regard, whether it is grassland, Kuandian, or Taiwan, they are all based on Zhang Han's idea, and the effect is actually excellent.
More than a hundred riders were running on the repaired road at lightning speed. On both sides were rice fields, sugarcane fields, and some corners were corn or sorghum fields. There were green mountains and clear waters everywhere, and the sea and sky formed a line on one side, with excellent scenery, and people's emotions gradually became flying and relaxed.
No matter what, the general trend in Taiwan has come true!
After passing several trests along the way, I encountered a winding river flowing down, descending from the mountains and heading straight into the sea.
Li Shouxin stepped forward and said to Sun Jingting, "Mr. Sun, this river is called Huaxi. The Fujian people here call it very strange. It is obviously a river, but it is called stream water."
Zhang Xuwen smiled and said, "This is not surprising. Several streams come down from the mountains. The water absorbs water along the way and finally becomes a river. In fact, when these rivers flow down from the mountains, they are just streams."
There are many streams that really penetrate the sea. The establishment of Beigang is the Tamsui River, Beigang River, which can establish ports and villages to operate. Yan Si has chosen a good place together...
"We went down the Huaxi River." Chang Wei pointed at the stream with a horse whip and said, "There is a real big article below, and it is also the basis for us to dare to start a war this time."
"Jiang Kui was not seen." Sun Jingting asked with a smile: "I guess it's related to what you said, right?"
"That's right." Chang Wei said: "This place is very important, so no one seems to be calm around. In fact, there have been cavalry patrols back and forth, prohibiting idle people from approaching. In addition, there are several trests and military forts on the periphery, which are specifically designed to prevent the destruction of natives... Jiang Kui is responsible for these matters. Jiang Kui is the commander of the 11th Regiment. The 11th Regiment is now just putting on airs and the troops are not fully prepared. Jiang Kui's affairs are less than before, so he is full-time here."
When Jiang Kui first arrived in Taiwan, he was the leader of the guard. He was originally the leader of the guard by Zhang Han. When he was in Xinpingbao, he was also Zhang Han's personal bodyguard. He was very experienced and was diligent and cautious in doing things, so he was trusted by the senior management. He had never really led troops to fight wars, and only fought a few bandit suppression and small-scale encounters. Therefore, Li Shouxin's Fourth Regiment has been strengthened, while Jiang Kui's 11th Regiment is just a stubborn regiment. If he wants to make up for it, he doesn't know when he will wait.
The stream ahead was very smooth, with dense water and grass on both sides of the river and growing very lushly. Not far ahead, large barracks began to appear, and a large number of ships were also on board. Many ships had already set up keels, laying decks and making hulls. When Sun Jingting saw it, he was shocked...
I originally thought that the shipyard that I had just landed in Bengang was already the whole place in Taiwan, but I didn’t expect that there were large shipyards here, which was really strange.
"Brother Xiaozheng must be wondering why the shipyard is divided into two places, and this area is so sneaky?" Chang Wei smiled and said, "This is the place to build schooners, and this time we dare to start a war with the Dutch. The answer to all the riddles is close to you. Please move forward and you will know the bottom of it after a look."
There were really a piece of mast in front, and at least more than ten ships had been built and launched. However, Sun Jingting couldn't see clearly when it was far away. Moreover, he was not an expert in this field. Many ships had only seen the picture album and text descriptions. At first glance, the real thing was not easy to identify. Now what Sun Jingting could recognize at a glance were ordinary Merchant Ship and Galen Ship warships, because both of these ships had a very high degree of recognition, and you could tell at a glance. The so-called schooner only had changes in the hull and sail cable form, which was normal for Sun Jingting to not see.
It doesn't mean it doesn't mean it doesn't know. Sun Jingting said: "It's good news if the schooner fleet can be formed. I know that although there are fewer artillery, it wins faster. Whether it's grabbing the upper hand or chasing the enemy's merchant ships, it's very good. Let's go and have a look together."
Everyone walked down the stream, and soon a team of cavalry came up. Seeing that Chang Wei brought people to him, he still asked for the order. After receiving a clear answer, he let him go. Sun Jingting and others didn't care. This was the norm for Hutchison.
When we arrived at the outside of the shipyard, there were already wooden fences, and occasionally hunters or fishermen who missed the net could not enter. They also asked for the order and opened the door and let the door go. As soon as we entered the shipyard, there was a scent of wood, and there were mountains of big trees everywhere.
"These are all high-quality oaks." Gan Hui pointed to the woods and said with emotion: "It is hard to imagine how difficult it is for Liao people to log wood. They really help me with their blood and sweat. Although the family does not speak two words, they still have to say what they should say."
Gan Hui said baldly when he and others were about to leave Pi Island. Everyone in the Taiwan Marine Department was moved. Chang Wei said: "Remember this situation. In the future, Kuandian has something to do, and of course I, Taiwan, will not say anything."
"This is the best." Sun Jingting praised it very much and said with great satisfaction: "The overall situation is determined by Lord Zhang and the Military Office, but your military offices must first have the intention of watching and helping each other. If everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door, only be responsible for the Military Office, and seeks credit for everything, then it will be a bad thing."
Everyone nodded. They walked all the way inside, and the horses were tied directly to the horse-tie stone outside.
There were piles of wood everywhere in the workshop, all of which were large woods that were hugged by several people. The place was very narrow and there was no way to walk on a horse. The ground was covered with wood chips, and the smell of wood was very obvious. Most of these woods were sent last year. If they were dried naturally, they would only be used for at least three or four years. However, they could be used in a drying room for more than half a year. The moisture inside the wood had been completely dried and dehydrated, so the boats made in this way could withstand sea blisters. Of course, after every long-distance boat trip, they still had to be maintained. There were many knowledge here... Chang Wei slowly explained to Sun Jingting while walking.
Chapter completed!