In September of the seventh year of Jian'an, the shipyard had begun to take shape.
There are large areas of virgin forest in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, which can provide necessary large-scale timber for shipbuilding.
Suitable wood flows down the river from the upstream. After receiving the wood, the carpenters and shipwrights in the shipyard begin to process different wood into different parts according to the drawings.
The keel, deck, cabin, mast, etc. were polished one by one... The three-masted battleship was different from the current building ships. In addition to the keel, there were many more longitudinal bones to strengthen the hull structure.
The three-masted battleship in the drawings given by Lu Yan is somewhat complicated. Every process needs to be produced strictly according to the standards on the drawings. Each craftsman group is responsible for the production of a part of the components. Everything looks so tense and orderly.
In the general prison, in addition to the carpenters and shipwrights, the textile department also joined the shipbuilding operation, and their help was needed for the sails.
In addition to craftsmen, there are many ordinary people working as odd jobs in the huge shipyard.
In addition to the local people in Chenliu, there are also some people who come from Hebei or the south. In addition to busy farming times, they will also apply to join the various workshops related to Chenliu Shipyard to work and make money.
All in all, there are probably no less than 7,000 people in the Chenliu shipyard.
Moreover, after the first dock of Chenliu Shipyard is built, nine more will be built. In other words, Chenliu Shipyard plans to invest in ten docks at one time and produce ten three-masted warships at the same time.
Fortunately, this shipyard was built in Chenliu. If it were in another place, it might not be able to withstand such high-intensity consumption in a short period of time.
Seeing that Chenliu Shipyard was in full swing, the United Chamber of Commerce, Xuzhou Merchants, Linzi Chamber of Commerce, as well as the newly established chambers of commerce in Jizhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou, Sizhou and other regions also took notice and moved near Chenliu Shipyard.
Opened his own small shipyard.
Of course they will not produce warships, civilian ships and merchant ships are their main targets.
Zhuge Liang saw that businessmen had also joined in. After getting Lu Yan's consent, he simply launched many preferential and subsidy policies to attract more chambers of commerce and businessmen to join.
When there are more merchant ships, waterway trade will prosper; when there are more civilian ships, it will be more convenient for people to travel.
The entire shipbuilding industry in Chenliu began to flourish, and for a time, the pockets of the people in Chenliu and other places gradually became fuller.
It took more than three months to build the first three-masted warship.
But as long as the first warship is built successfully and with experience, the subsequent three-masted warships will be built much faster.
A three-masted warship can carry more than 1,000 people. Lu Yan plans to train at least 100,000 sailors, so including replacements, there should be at least a hundred three-masted warships.
Construction and maintenance also require a lot of manpower, so the manpower is still not enough, far from enough!
Now that the shipyard has been erected, the princes in the south must have got the news, so the confidentiality of the shipbuilding is no longer important.
Zhuge Liang simply ordered the generals to recruit shipwrights and carpenters from all over the country.
As long as they have a clean financial background, they will all be hired; if they have a family, they can even join the core group and directly participate in the formation of the three-masted warship.
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In the middle of September, the seventh year of Jian'an.
The shipyard is on track, and Geng Liang and Liu Bei only need to help and keep an eye on the operation here for the time being.
Lu Yan estimated that the cannon should have produced results, so he took Zhuge Liang with him and set off for Daijun.
Lu Yan, Zhuge Liang, Huang Zhong, and Huang Xu rushed to Daijun after a long journey.
Lu Yan called Huang Zhong because he hoped that he could protect Zhuge Liang who had no force.
We brought Huang Xu because he happened to be weak this year, and Huang Zhong wanted to bring his son out to broaden his horizons.
Naturally, Lu Yan would not reject Huang Zhong, so he formed a temporary group of four.
Arriving in the deep mountains and old forests of Dai County, at the entrance of the valley where the steelmaking plant is located, a checkpoint seems to have been built.
The checkpoint city wall is more than three feet high and is entirely made of bluestone. From a distance, it looks majestic and solid.
When they came to the bottom of the pass, a guard on the city wall shouted loudly: "This is a heavy military area, and those who are idle should retreat!"
Huang Xu looked back at Lu Yan. After receiving Lu Yan's instructions, he stepped forward on his horse, took out the seal in his arms and said, "I am Huang Xu, the general's personal guard, and this is the seal of entry!"
The guard put down the basket, Huang Xu put the seal into the basket, and then watched it being slowly pulled up.
After checking that the seal was correct, the heavy gate slowly opened.
Lu Yan, Zhuge Liang, Huang Zhong, and Huang Xu entered the pass.
Entering the pass, the guard came to Lu Yan, clasped his fists and saluted: "The last general Guan Ping, see Lu Huiqi!"
"Huh? Guan Ping?" The name of the guard caught Lu Yan's attention, so he asked: "Are you Yunchang's eldest son?"
Guan Ping didn't expect Lu Yan to know about him, and a faint excitement suddenly appeared in his heart, "Exactly, Lu Qiaoqi actually knows about the final general?"
Lu Yan nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, a tiger father has no dog son, so work hard!"
Being praised by Lu Yan is an opportunity that many people dream of!
Guan Ping sent soldiers to lead Lu Yan and his party to the steel mill, while he sat under the city wall feeling dizzy.
At this time, a soldier came to Guan Ping and complimented him: "Congratulations, general, for being able to get Lu Qiaoqi to say, 'Tiger fathers have no dogs' sons.' Your future will be bright!" "Yes, yes! General Guan is prosperous.
Don’t forget your brothers!”
Guan Ping sat for a while and finally regained his composure. He thought to himself: "I thought it was something that made my father unhappy, but I didn't expect what his father meant... Well, I will make a one-sided apology to my father when I get back.
That’s it!”
Guan Ping suddenly felt that his body and mind were full of strength. He stood up and said: "Guan has worked hard with all of you. No matter what in the future, he will never forget our brothers!"
"good!"
"The general is righteous!"
"I am willing to do my best for the general!"
Lu Yan and his party walked forward for several kilometers under the leadership of the soldiers. After reaching a hillside, everyone's eyes suddenly opened up!
Ahead, there is a very vast open land, which used to be a dense forest. It seems that the craftsmen have cleared it all.
Looking further forward, a huge forge came into view.
Lu Yan and others were at least a mile away from the forge, but the tinkling sound of forging inside could already be heard clearly.
Nearly five months have passed since the steel plant was established.
During this period, not only had the steelmaking plant been completely built, but all ten steelmaking furnaces had been put into production; five forging plants had also been established around the steelmaking plant.
From time to time, Wuhuan coolies would carry the forged weapons and armor out of the forge.
After seeing this extremely terrifying steelmaking and forging base, this group of Wuhuan people no longer wanted to resist.
It can produce 100,000 kilograms of steel a day.
A thousand armors and three thousand weapons can be made in one day...
Why do these Wuhuan people, who look luxurious even with old iron tools, resist...