Pan Qifeng's mood has been particularly high recently. Without him, he has had a good harvest in career and love. He may not be able to accurately understand the word love, and it may be that he congratulates him on marrying his wife.

But career, I have a little idea of ​​merit and achievement. Isn’t studying just for fame and an official career? If you have ambitions from all over the world, you can travel wherever you want. Isn’t that what I’m encountering now?

Thinking about a few months ago, I fled in Huaibei in a hurry. My wife and children were separated one after another, and their lives and deaths were unknown. In order to have a good time and eat, I gritted my teeth and boarded a ship heading to the South Seas to open up wasteland. Unexpectedly, I came to this barbaric continent. Because I can't read and write.

, was given the title of stewardship by the little commander of this place

He is responsible for managing new immigrants and farming. Now, this place called Hanzhou has formally established management institutions and systems. He has been awarded the deputy director of civil affairs. Among all immigrants, he has the highest status, the most complex affairs, and the people in charge.

It is also the most.

As the civil affairs manager, Qi Tian will focus on fortifications, so he will inevitably take charge of several other affairs departments himself.

When he thinks of this, Pan Qifeng can't help but get excited. Although there are only less than a thousand people now, he often hears the commander-in-chief saying that the immigration speed will be increased. In the future, thousands, or even tens of thousands, of people in a large county

, or a government, each has its own key place.

"Husband, it's already dark, do you need to go out so early?" Pan Qifeng's new wife, Ruan Xiuyun, stood up and called after him.

"Well, I'll go on a tour of the city first." Pan Qifeng said; "If nothing happens, use the cotton and satin I left to make a few sets of clothes as soon as possible. Don't wear the clothes I sent when I first came here."

When new immigrants arrive, each person will be given a set of crude linen clothes. They are rough and not very beautiful, but they are more suitable for working in the fields and with suppliers.

"But those linen clothes are still good..." Ruan Xiuyun heard that it was a pity to ask her to give up the linen clothes.

"Then wear it indoors." Pan Qifeng thought for a while and said. Although he is the "ruling class" of Hanzhou, he does not have much material wealth. They, so-called officials, have fixed official salaries. He can get it in a month.

Take eight taels of silver, which is nearly one hundred taels of silver a year, which is higher than the income of a county magistrate in the Ming Dynasty.

However, in a place as poor as Hanzhou, no matter how much money you have, will it be useful? Today's Hanzhou is basically a management model similar to a national commune. People's food, clothing and housing are all covered by the governor's office.

Pan Qifeng walked out of the house and walked toward the workshop area on the south side of the square. There are workshops and kilns for ironware making (industrial and agricultural tools), woodworking (furniture, carriages, carts, etc.), pottery, cement, etc.

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On the way, Pan Qifeng met a group of more than thirty Ming immigrants, who were running and lining up around the square under the leadership of several instructors from the Armed Forces Department.

They were selected from many immigrants, received professional naval and land training, and became the basic officers of Hanzhou in the future.

"After more than half a year of getting along, you will be able to speak some Chinese. Now I will take you out of the ship and teach our son some experience in shipboard warfare. What do you have to say?" In a spacious room

In the room, Cao Xiong said to the officers of the original "Santa Cruz".

Gott Walter smiled bitterly. They, the former Spanish naval officers, were eventually kicked off the ship and sent to this so-called naval training center to teach basic naval knowledge.

"Captain, can we say no?" Gott Walter shrugged and made a Western joke.

"Of course!" Cao Xiong said expressionlessly: "You don't have to come here to teach students, then you can only go to the iron mines in the Black Valley!"

Gott Walter and several other Spanish naval officers nodded in agreement. In the entire Hanzhou, iron ore mines and coal mines are recognized as the work places with the worst environment and the highest labor intensity. The people who stay there are all indigenous and educated people.

The pirates captured once. I heard that every month, seven or eight people were killed or injured.

Although returning to Manila or Europe may be far away, wouldn't it be nice to be able to live a decent life?

"Old Yu, when you are teaching, come here and keep an eye on me. Don't teach my students randomly!" Cao Xiong whispered to Yu Fukun after leaving the room that was tentatively designated as the naval training center, "

From now on, our naval expansion will be directed at these students."

"Master Cao, don't worry." Yu Fukun said solemnly: "If I don't have time, I will ask the old brothers on the ship to come here to attend classes. I will never let these barbarians ruin our students!"

"The two captured pirate ships will stay in Hanzhou and will not go to the Ming Dynasty with us. Usually, they will make a few trips to Batavia to transport some supplies and people back, and they will also serve as training ships." Cao Xiong said as he walked.

, "When I go to Batavia this time, I will look for Ludwig again and try to buy a large Western ship. It will not only strengthen our military force, but also transport more people back from the Ming Dynasty."

"How much money will it cost?"

"The Dutch once gave a price. A large ship of 600 to 700 tons is about 30,000 guilders (the currency issued by the Dutch East India Company), which is equivalent to about 6,000 to 7,000 taels of silver!"

"This price is more than half higher than the Ming Dynasty's lucky ship!"

"Exactly, Lao Yu, just look at the price by more than half. But its cargo carrying capacity is more than that of two lucky ships! ...The most important thing is that more artillery can be installed on the ship!"

"Is there a shipbuilding yard in Batavia?" Qi Tian followed and asked suddenly.

"What's going on, are you planning to get some shipwrights from the Dutch?" Cao Xiong said with a smile.

"If you can get it, it's good. You can learn from their techniques. The most important thing is to find a way to get more craftsmen from the Ming Dynasty. In short, we must adopt the idea of ​​​​comprehensive learning, digestion and absorption, and self-development!"

In the 17th century, the Netherlands ranked second in terms of shipbuilding capabilities, and no other country dared to claim first. There were about 60 shipyards concentrated on both sides of the Zaan River in the Netherlands. These shipyards generally used wind sawmills and powered material transport.

Machines, pulleys, winches, heavy cranes and other mechanized equipment have improved the factory's labor productivity, and one ship can be produced almost in a day.

Standardized management is implemented in shipbuilding design, hull parts and other aspects. The federal provincial government has established a department in Amsterdam to develop navigation equipment, manufacture navigation instruments and draw navigation maps.

In addition, ships produced in the Netherlands are 40% to 50% cheaper than ships produced in the United Kingdom, a traditional shipbuilding country.

Ships made in the Netherlands have reasonable designs, solid structures, and advanced technology, and ship operators have 20% fewer operators than ships from other countries.

In the golden age of the development of the Netherlands, there were 20,000 ships in the world, 3/4 of which belonged to the Netherlands, which was more than the other countries combined. The name "Sea Coachman" was really not for nothing. Therefore, Qi Tian thought that he could

Can we poach some corners from the Dutch?

"That's right!" Cao Xiong praised Qi Tian, ​​"Now we can rely on that red-haired ghost, but if we have trouble with them in the future, no one can rely on us... The only one we can rely on is ourselves!"

"Actually, we and the Dutch have a relationship of mutual use. So now that we can use them more, we can save more effort. The whole purpose is to speed up development!"

"Time waits for no one!" Cao Xiong sighed, "Xiaotian, what do you want to teach in that army training center?"

"What to teach? Teach everything that is useful. Battle formations, fighting, fighting, queues, musket shooting, logistics supplies... Call in a few more brothers with combat experience, learn, explore, and verify

,Professor Bian.”

"...Then compile these teaching contents into a volume, and then verify whether these teaching contents are correct through actual combat." Qi Tian also did not have any military experience, so he could only use this stupid method to slowly summarize and summarize the teaching content.

In the initial stage, the Navy Training Center will enroll 35 trainees, and the Army Training Center will enroll 15 trainees. They will undergo one to two years of semi-full-time study, literacy, theoretical knowledge, practical training and other projects.

Although the various military theories and combat experiences they learned may be very superficial and even contain many omissions, they are the first batch of junior officers in Hanzhou to systematically learn various military theories and combat skills, laying the foundation for the future.
Chapter completed!