Chapter 916 A smile with tears and blood dripping (seeking a monthly ticket)
Chapter 916 A smile with tears and blood (please vote)
Site selection for shipyards is extremely strict.
Not only does it need to be extremely large in area, but it also must have wide waterways to transport large amounts of materials used for shipbuilding.
The waterway must be deep enough, and the water flow must be gentle...and other conditions. Even the ramp from the shore to the waterway has extremely strict requirements.
What if, after building the boat, a side wave comes over and capsizes the boat when it is put into the sea, it would be a big joke.
Therefore, it is extremely difficult to select a location for the Feiying Shipyard.
At the beginning, everyone also visited all the places along the river in Naider City before choosing it.
This place was originally a riverbank and was extremely desolate. However, since it was bought by the Flying Eagle Group and built into a professional shipyard, it has gradually become more prosperous.
Lorraine stopped at the entrance of the shipyard, and stood on a mound with Leo, overlooking the entire shipyard.
I saw two large and scary dry docks located in the center of the entire shipyard, surrounded by a large busy construction site.
Farther away is a solid pier, stretching into the wide Beni River.
The high wooden roofs of the two docks were extremely conspicuous, spread wide like the wings of an eagle, almost covering the entire area of the ground.
Compared with it, the surrounding public sheds and warehouses are inconspicuous dwarfs.
From where they stood, they could vaguely see the workers in the shipyard.
Their figures were like little black dots, constantly moving in and out of the huge factory building, like busy worker ants, engaged in their own work.
There are several transport ships that have been built and are huge, like pregnant women, parked in a row beside the Beni River.
In addition, further ahead in the river, there are two large ships moored that are ready to be officially delivered to customers.
Upstream, one transport ship after another loaded with timber as high as a hill was preparing to dock at the dock of the shipyard.
The entire shipyard was a lively and busy scene.
Looking at the huge industrial machine, Leo couldn't help but stretched out his arm, looked at the shipyard, and said with emotion: "These... are all ours~!"
The Flying Eagle Shipyard can be said to be one of the pillar industries of the Flying Eagle Group and a well-known official enterprise. Although it was only established for less than two years, it has become one of the most famous companies in Ruman, the entire human race, and even the entire world.
Famous.
Leo has always adhered to the concept of industry first, believing that only industry can provide jobs, increase tax revenue, and enhance national strength.
As for the so-called financial industry and derivatives, after Lorraine's detailed explanation, Leo understood that they were pure poison. Leo was very keen to expand these industries to other countries, and even customized them for nobles from different countries.
Thoughtful financial services.
What a Ponzi scheme? Financial lending, stock dividends, bond issuance, foreign exchange...
In the short term, it seems that Leo's Flying Eagle Group has a lot of money and is spreading it outside for fun. But in fact, it is draining the blood of these countries bit by bit.
mbd~!
Do you think that by speculating in stocks and foreign exchange, you can only make money without losing money?
I don’t know, are there financial risks?
Due to the financial policies of Lorraine and others, financial bubbles have occurred in those countries, and some countries have even experienced severe inflation.
Everyone still worked hard and earned so much money, but they found that the money was becoming less and less valuable. Originally, one silver coin could buy three ham sandwiches, but now it can only buy one piece of black bread.
That's all, but what's irritating is that there are always some bastards who shamelessly jump out and say that eating black bread is healthier than eating a ham sandwich and is more in line with Shenma's advanced dietary concepts.
Everyone was gnawing on black bread, and they were already feeling angry. When they heard those words, they all wished they could poop out and throw it on Ya's face.
Everyone is just short-tongued and unable to speak, so they just think they are fools?
But the only thing they can do is to scold them. But they can't figure out what is going on?
Why do you work so hard, but the result is getting harder and harder?
Only Lorraine and Leo were hiding in a dark corner, happily listening to the jingle of gold coins falling into their pockets. Then they were waiting expectantly for the economic crisis to break out one day in the future.
That's right, the outbreak of the economic crisis. For ordinary people, the outbreak of the economic crisis means unemployment, no job, no income, and all they can do is go hungry.
But Lord Luo is a capitalist, and he is also a typical big capitalist who has colluded with officials and businessmen. His whole body is covered with the smell of copper, and every pore is dripping with dirty blood.
He holds countless amounts of money in his hands, waiting for the economic crisis to break out, and then acquires all those companies and talents at extremely low prices to form his dream of a large cross-international drag company.
At the same time, when people are about to starve and rebel, or when they are about to rebel, he can suddenly appear like an angel and lend a helping hand to them.
And he can still be sanctimonious and act like a compassionate saint - I think you are so pitiful that I gave you a bowl of food.
In this way, he won the gratitude of everyone. It was not a problem to even build a living shrine for Lord Luo. In the end, forget this item. It seems that Wei Zhongxian, the greatest eunuch in the history, once had a shrine built for him.
But no matter how you say it, this method can be said to be the most effective one, and it is extremely ruthless.
It's like wheat growing in the fields. Every time an economic crisis breaks out, it's all harvested by those big drag agencies~!
At that time, what kind of war will the world still have to fight?
As long as you learn to wave the check, you can make them automatically surrender obediently, or even cry and shout to automatically join your team.
This is just like the French people in the 1950s who desperately wanted to marry the British... Bah, bah, bah, the French desperately wanted to be integrated into the United Kingdom.
Whether you care about it or not, whether you are happy with it or not, that is another matter, and you have to look at your own mood.
These financial methods are simply incomprehensible to the world, but to Lorraine, who is used to Goldman Sachs, Enron, etc., they are only at the level of an amateur.
And after Leo knew all of Lorraine's plans, he was also a political genius child who was rare in a century, but he was so shocked that he didn't retract his tongue for a long time.
Then he categorically stated that although he was very interested in finance, he would definitely focus all his energy on industry before he learned all the tricks from Boss Luo.
Therefore, Leo was very willing to invest money in industrial construction because he knew that industry and agriculture were the foundation.
Only when these are developed, can you take your younger brothers out to kill people and grab territory, things, and women... Well, let's forget about this last one. After all, Melina is very difficult to mess with~!
But without the younger brothers and guys, no matter how rich you are, you are just a fat sheep. In the end, it is the fate of being slaughtered~!
The fate of the Jews and the Knights Templar all illustrate this issue.
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The infrastructure and hardware conditions of Feiying Shipyard are first-class in the entire continent, starting with the two leading dry docks in the continent.
Many large-tonnage sea-going ships can currently only be built by Feiying Shipyard. The quality of the ships is first-rate and they have gained a good reputation among customers. The production plan for civilian ships has been scheduled for two years.
It’s not that there are only so many orders, but that after two years of waiting, the shipyard will not accept any more orders.
Coupled with policy support and adequate allocations, Feiying Shipyard is booming.
That's why Lei Erye got angry after hearing about the loss.
Now, think about it, in those two dry docks, there are two super ships built for his father and uncle with Leo's money.
Leo seemed to see the gold coins jumping out of his wallet, lining up, singing and jumping into the dock, and then floating towards Constantine and Ruman City.
Leo felt like his heart was bleeding. After two or three years of hard work, he returned to before liberation overnight. This kind of result would be extremely uncomfortable for everyone.
He subconsciously clutched his wallet and shouted loudly: "Don't run~!"
Lorraine was startled by the sudden voice, looked at Leo suspiciously, and asked, "Why don't you run away?"
Leo squeezed the money bag hard and found that the hard part was still there. Then he realized that he had just had a nightmare.
He smiled awkwardly, let go of his hand holding the wallet, and said: "It's no wonder. I don't spend my money on my father and uncle at all. It's heartbreaking to build a battleship. Haha, hahaha, really.
Yes, it doesn’t hurt at all…”
Lorraine looked at his smiling face that was about to cry, with tears in his eyes, and immediately sighed softly.
At this time, he saw people in the shipyard running over to greet him. Lorraine patted Leo and said, "Let's go~! Stop crying."
Leo immediately wiped his nose fiercely and said stubbornly: "I didn't cry, it was because of the strong wind~!"
After saying that, he wiped his nose hard again.
She was facing the wind and wiping away tears, but she still had a strong smile on her little face. She was stubborn but also sad, and sad but also a little heartbroken. When a lion saw it, he couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.
The two walked into the shipyard surrounded by managers and supervisors.
There is a large group logo erected on the gate, and the area is heavily guarded. Security team members in black uniforms are constantly patrolling the factory area and walls.
As Lorraine walked along, each area of the shipyard was marked with a number. It was clear at a glance. The construction site was organized in an orderly manner, and there was no feeling of disorganization.
Lorraine nodded approvingly. He and Leo had a surprise visit today. Although the shipyard might have expected them to come, this sense of orderliness could not be faked.
The manager of the shipyard accompanied Lorraine and Leo attentively, constantly introducing how many achievements they had made this year, how many tasks they had completed, and how many international awards they had won.
But despite his extravagant talk and all kinds of efforts, General Manager Leo's face was dark and terrifying. Of course the people present knew why, and they became more and more careful with them. They just said yes, but they didn't dare to mention the battleship.
stubble.
Seeing Leo's heartbroken look, Lorraine interrupted the manager who was talking behind him and said, "Go directly to the dock."
"Yes, sir."
Before entering the tall dock, Lorraine heard the sound of "rumbling, booming" coming from inside.
"What is this?" Lorraine felt that the voice was very familiar. His heart moved, and he left everyone and walked into the dock first.
In the very center of the dock, a huge hull has been basically formed, with a majestic hull, smooth lines, and a slender shape.
From this angle, the battleship looks more majestic and majestic than when it is in the water.
But that's not what interested Lorraine.
After entering the door, Lorraine looked around, and then saw his target on the other side, a huge two-story machine.
Steam engine~!
Lorraine showed an expression of surprise, clapped her hands and said, "You actually used this thing~!"
Seeing that huge, ugly-looking iron-clad guy making a loud roar while spitting out traces of white air, Leo temporarily forgot about his heartache.
"Hey, this thing is fun." Leo quickly ran to the steam engine and circled around the monster in his eyes.
"Boss, isn't this the steam engine we saw before we left?" Leo said puzzledly: "It turns out that it can be built to such a large size."
Lorraine's men once made a steam engine by hand at a huge price according to Lorraine's request, which was about the same size as a small boiler.
Although it can still operate, it leaks air everywhere, has an extremely high failure rate, and the power is too small, so it is of no use in the first place.
Unexpectedly, I saw a working steam engine here.
The flywheel runs smoothly under the drive of steam power, driving a set of heavy transmission gear sets next to it, and then through a set of pulleys, it is connected to a traveling crane on the top of the dock.
Workers on the observation platform use flags and whistles to direct controllers on the ground to move the crane.
The hooks are hung with thick wooden boards, slowly moving toward the middle of the battleship.
Leo patted his thigh with his little hand and said, "This is interesting..."
Lorraine pointed at the steam engine and said to the people behind her: "How did you do it?"
The manager of the shipyard bowed and said: "The entire set of steam engines were improved and manufactured by Miss Lorena. The sawmill received a strong response after using it, and then it was promoted within the group."
"Lolina? Why does she like this?" Lorraine thought to herself.
Lorraine didn't know that after he left, the strange things in his hands were handed over to Catherine.
Catherine didn't have the time to take care of these things, but the boss had a bunch of people who wanted to allocate funds and pay wages, but they didn't care. After all, it was Lorraine's hobby.
Then these were handed over to Lorena. In the eyes of people at the time, these hobbies of Lorraine were considered a type of alchemy, and alchemy was somewhat related to mages.
Lorena was the president of the Naian Mage Association at the time, which was a leisurely job. She had nothing to do all year long, so she picked up these things that Lorraine had left behind.
Then I became completely fascinated. Outstanding mages have a strong spirit of curiosity and always want to understand these weird things when they see them.
These weird things are originally part of magic. There are even specialized alchemists.
And Lorena is not weak in this aspect. In addition, she also has an advantage that Lorraine does not have - she is proficient in all kinds of magic.
The things Lorraine asked them to build were often of poor quality due to limitations of the materials and techniques of this era, and could only be used as large toys.
Lorraine could only give up helplessly. Industrial technology is a complete system and cannot be developed by Lorraine alone.
But Lorena can fill these shortcomings through a mature magical civilization.
The problems faced by Lorraine's steam engine were poor sealing, insufficient strength, and unable to withstand the high pressure inside, which could not be solved by ordinary means.
It is already very difficult for mages to accurately cast a gun barrel, let alone such a large pipe and cylinder.
Lorena easily solved this problem by releasing a scorching spell inside, which acted as a welding effect in disguise.
Under Lorena's hand, the steam engine became larger and larger enough to be put into practical use.
The Flying Eagle Group quickly saw the huge value in it and spent a lot of money to build these machines.
For example, laying the keel of a battleship was originally a very troublesome matter, but with the use of steam engines, the keel can be hoisted into place easily.
This is an unexpected surprise.
Lorraine felt that this trip was not in vain. He excitedly grabbed the shipyard manager and said, "Is there a steam engine here?"
"Two at the wharf and one at the sawmill."
"Take me to see it." Lorraine said impatiently.
The two steam engines on the pier were spitting out white smoke and were unloading wood from the ship. Obviously, if manual loading and unloading was used, it would not be possible to unload the entire ship in a whole day. Now it only takes two hours.
The steam engine in the sawmill drives the circular saw to cut the wood into the required size.
Originally, the perfect magical civilization in this world could also do these things. It was better to let a giant tree float in the air. Lester's men once built a mill for the Lorraine family. A few people could not move the big bluestone. After a while, they
, as light and fluttery as a feather.
But the distinguished mage gentlemen will not work in the factory. This is simply an insult to them.
More importantly, the magic power of mages is limited, and some precise operations are especially mana-consuming.
The cost of hiring a few magician-level people specifically to do this would be sky-high, and the mages under Lorraine could only do fine work.
The disadvantage is that the failure rate of steam engines is still very high and regular maintenance is required. A steam engine on the dock is in a fault state.
Lorraine believes that through continuous improvement, these determinations are not difficult to overcome.
Seeing that the two uncles were very interested in steam engines, the manager focused his presentation on this, saying how much labor had been saved, how much efficiency had been improved, and how much profit the company had accumulated.
In the end, he flattered Lorena so much that he almost described her as the great savior of the shipyard. The workers even ordered to build a shrine for her, asking for permission early and reporting later.
Everyone thinks that Miss Lorena is the Governor-General's woman, and this photo shoot will definitely make Lorraine happy.
Leo suddenly became quiet at this time. He put one hand on his waist and rubbed his fat little chin with the other, and said thoughtfully: "Boss, I have a good idea."
Lorraine glanced at Leo and said leisurely: "I thought about it too."