Iron Dynasty

"Sail?"

When Zhang Liang asked Xiao Ming this question.

Now the ship is built, but there is no way to sew the beams of sails, and the mast of this Galen ship is tall, and it also needs sails of the same area.

"How did you sew canvas when you built boats before?" Xiao Ming said with a frown.

Zhang Liang smiled bitterly, "His Royal Highness, when the Wei family was here before, there was a hand weaving workshop under his hand. The canvases were purchased from him. Now the Wei family and the Qin family have been destroyed by His Highness. When I am about to finish building the hull, this workshop has been accepted by His Royal Highness. It is still in preparation and not yet produced."

"This is the king's mistake. Now the Wei family's industry has been taken over by the government. I have been setting up this textile workshop some time ago, but it was delayed by the Cangzhou battle. Later, I went to Chang'an. This matter has been lazy. So, let’s build the remaining hull first. You will bring the size and style of this sail to this king, and I will let them produce it.”

"Yes, Your Highness, I have prepared this size." Zhang Liang took a drawing from his arms and handed it to Xiao Ming.

Accepting the drawings, Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun will look at the other three Galen ships. According to this schedule, they should be completed before the end of the year.

Now there are ships, and all that is left is to recruit crew members. According to the standards of Galen ships, a Galen ship must be equipped with about 150 crew members.

This matter should also be on the agenda, so he asked Zhang Liang, "By the way, this Galen ship is about to be launched. You should be more familiar with this crew than this king. Where can you find a crew who is more proficient in water."

Speaking of Zhang Liang's well-thought-out look, he naturally knew where people are better at this aspect of shipbuilding over the years.

He said: "His Royal Highness, when you asked me to be responsible for the construction of the Dengzhou Shipyard, I have been in that place for a while, and I still have some understanding of Dengzhou. Dengzhou is near the sea. The fishermen living in this place are mostly fishing. For a living, in the past, Dengzhou fishermen often came here to buy boats. However, in recent years, Japanese pirates have been rampant at sea. Many Dengzhou fishermen who went to sea were killed by pirates and their ships were looted. Many fishermen feared pirates, and few dared to go out to sea. I think it’s most appropriate to take advantage of the present opportunity to attract fishermen. They are very suitable as crew members of Galen boats."

"His Royal Highness, Zhang Liang's words are correct. Since ancient times, the people of Dengzhou have been relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and the sea to eat the sea. Most of the people in Dengzhou lived on fishing at sea. Now that their lives are cut off, they must hate pirates and Japanese pirates. If you recruit them, you will definitely respond."

After a pause, Pang Yukun continued: "Moreover, many people in Dengzhou are dangerous sellers of illegal salt, all because of the amount of fishing. Dengzhou governor Yang Chengye asked the lower officials how to deal with this illegal salt more than once. Trafficker matter."

"Well, in that case, in two days, you will take me to Dengzhou to see the situation there. What the king is worried about is that these people are used to living on the sea and do not think about farming. There are not many benefits. In addition, the sale of illegal salt is strictly prohibited. These people may complain about the government. If they confuse the Koreans and the Japanese pirates are pirates, this is not good."

Zhang Liangshen agreed. He said: "His Royal Highness is very thoughtful. If the fishermen on the sea have no way to survive, they can only get ashore from pirates to burn, kill, and looting. After all, this desperate can do anything."

After the matter was agreed, Zhang Liang was ordered to speed up the progress, and Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun returned to Qingzhou together.

Now the barbarians are still threatening the hinterland of Qingzhou north of Cangzhou, and now the land and sea have been intercepted by pirates and Japanese pirates. As a result, it will be difficult for his Qingzhou goods to travel north and south along the sea and sell goods to other countries.

The domestic market of Dayu is very important, but the overseas market is equally important.

And one of the problems is that some of the resources needed by industry are not available or scarce in China.

For example, rubber trees, such as ironwood, needless to say the former, in the future steam engine **** plugs, belts and other objects will need rubber as a material.

Tieli wood is only abundant in Annan Kingdom. Tieli wood is hard and very corrosion resistant, and it is the first choice for shipbuilding wood.

The Galen ship currently built by Zhang Liang is only made of local materials. Among them, the better quality woods are selected, but pine and fir. The sailing life of these wood ships is still not as good as the sailing warships made of iron wood. .

In the era of great navigation, many ships were corroded by seawater due to material problems, and were dismembered and sunk into the seabed due to factors such as strong winds and waves.

Therefore, it is extremely important to obtain ironwood resources, not to mention that this ironwood is also an excellent wood for military industry, special mechanical parts, and construction.

Moreover, from the knowledge discourse in the science and technology database, one of the reasons that the Great Colonial era allowed the West to develop at a high speed was that the Western countries were able to acquire resources from all over the world, and these resources further promoted the development of industry.

Furthermore, materials are the basis for the evolution of civilization. Coal, oil, nuclear energy, and even more scientists predict that if no new fuel is discovered, humans will always stop in the solar system, and this is why the major powers are going to land on the moon or even Mars. , Everything is to discover new resources.

Because of this, Xiao Ming attaches great importance to sailing warships. He does not lack scientific and technological knowledge, only resources, and some resources have not yet been discovered in Dayu, or even none.

Back in Qingzhou, Xiao Ming summoned important officials from Qingzhou to participate in the meeting in the main hall of the palace the next day.

After returning from Chang'an, he needs to know the recent situation of the fief~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and discuss the blood wolf tribe outside Cangzhou city.

"His Royal Highness, the army of the six states has basically completed the reform of the division, brigade, battalion and company arrangement." Niu Ben said first.

"Well, yes, the slogan of the soldiers at the gate of the city shows that the speed of reform is very fast." Xiao Ming said with a smile, "Are there any problems with this reform?"

Niu Ben looked weird and said, "The governor has become a division commander. This title is a bit strange."

"It's not your Highness. I always call me the brigade commander this time. I feel uncomfortable." Lu Fei complained.

Xiao Ming nodded. In terms of the military system, he was indeed a bit too anxious. These generals couldn't adapt for a while.

He said: "In this case, military salutes, slogans, and the military system are reserved. For the time being, I should use the old term. The right is to popularize knowledge and use it when necessary in the future."

"Yes, Your Highness." Niu Ben and other generals said.

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