In the afternoon after receiving the compensation, Zhao Xin decided to raise anchor and set sail after discussing with Liu Sheng and others.
We can no longer stay in Nagasaki. If we stay any longer, the armies of the vassals from Kyushu and Shikoku will come. By then, tens of thousands of people will swarm us, and they will be able to kill all of them with their own lives.
As for Ogi-han, Zhao Xin decided not to go this time. Without him, Ogi-han in this era would be the same as Satsuma-han, owing a lot of bad debts; even if he went to find trouble to blackmail, he wouldn't be able to get much money.
(Historically, by 1836, the foreign debt of Difan totaled 90,000 taels of silver. It was always one thousand taels of silver, and 60 taels of silver were exchanged for one tael of gold.)
So after a long whistle, the Thor turned around and headed toward the southeastern open sea. The far-sighted observer at Nomujia Observatory did not let out a long breath until the Thor disappeared on the sea level. This ship disturbed Nagasaki.
The earth-shaking "Devil's Ship" is finally gone!
On the way back to Sendai Domain, Zhao Xin and others held a small meeting. The main content was to review the trip to Nagasaki and summarize the lessons learned.
First of all, there is a serious shortage of manpower to travel with the ship. Mainly due to the shortage of qualified sailors, the ability of the sailors currently trained in island countries cannot keep up.
Now every time we go on a voyage, Zhao Xin, Liu Sheng and Deng Fei are responsible for everything on the ship, both at the management and operational levels, and are assisted by others. From driving, docking, cargo loading and unloading, engine maintenance and repair, to main propulsion equipment and
The use and maintenance of various auxiliary systems all require the participation of Hyundai.
It is said that being on duty in the cockpit of the Thor is a very hard job.
There is no satellite navigation in this era, so the person in charge of the shift needs to maintain radar observation at all times, conduct visual lookout, be responsible for positioning, correct the course, and must deal with emergency situations when alarms occur. The most troublesome thing is that manual steering is often required.
There are no chairs in the cockpit, so the person in charge of the watch can only stand or walk back and forth. Each shift lasts four hours and must be rotated six times a day. A logbook must be recorded during each shift.
Even if Zhao Xin, a second-hand man, wants to take a nap because he is tired while on duty, it is not possible because there is an "anti-drowsy system" (bridge navigation watch alarm system) in the cockpit. This thing will sound every 12 minutes.
A harsh buzzer sounds. If you don't press the "RESET" button at this time, the cockpit alarm will be activated. If you don't press it again, the buzzer in the captain's cabin will sound. If you don't press it in the captain's cabin, the buzzer will sound.
, the whole ship alarmed.
Although the alarm sound is very harsh, for the sake of safety during navigation, no one will turn off the alarm system completely.
As for the maintenance and upkeep of general facilities on the deck and shipbuilding, several modern people have to guide the island sailors to operate them.
Not counting the above, once there is a battle, you still have to participate.
You can make do once or twice in a short period of time, but no one can bear it as time goes by. This voyage exhausted Liu Sheng and Deng Fei, because there were some highly technical tasks that Zhao Xin, Ding Guofeng and Zhao Liang couldn't help at all.
Busy.
The effectiveness of modern equipment relies on people who can skillfully operate the equipment. Without a personnel system that fully grasps modern knowledge, even aircraft and tanks will be useless.
Therefore, Zhao Xin decided that after returning to Beihai this time, the first thing to do is to increase the number of sailors and conduct intensive training for three to four weeks. After that, regular and long-term training will be required.
If this problem is not solved, modern equipment will become a drag. In the end, we will have to go back to using wooden sailboats that meet the conditions of the current era, and then recruit a group of sailors of this era. What are you trying to do?
The second problem is the serious shortage of soldiers.
This time the Saga Domain almost succeeded in a sneak attack because there were insufficient guards on the deck. If Liu Sheng and Zhao Liang hadn't used machine guns to control the main deck later, Zhao Xin would have led Heita and others to retreat to the ship building.
Faced with this problem, it is unrealistic to expect to wait until next year to recruit a group of Shandong people. So everyone decided to continue to expand their military strength after returning to Beihai this time, and began to equip these soldiers with SKS semi-automatic rifles.
This batch of SKS rifles was the first batch of goods that Zhao Xin bought from Andrew.
Considering that there are many countries and manufacturers producing 7.62x39mm bullets in another time and space, with huge production and inventory, and low prices, Zhao Xincai purchased 5,000 bullets at a time.
However, the SKS semi-automatic rifle also has many shortcomings. It has large vertical recoil and fast recoil recovery; it relies on accessories; and it is difficult to control when shooting continuously and rapidly.
The most fatal shortcoming is that it is easy to misfire. Zhao Xin asked Andrew to install a firing pin spring on every rifle. Otherwise, even if it is cheap and high-quality, he would not dare to buy it.
Considering the physical conditions of the islanders in the eighteenth century, Zhao Xin had been hesitant to use it.
However, this time in the battle with the Saga Domain, the problem of insufficient firepower on the deck was very prominent. After Heita and the others quickly fired the nine bullets of the lever rifle at the beginning, loading one bullet after another was very time-consuming. There were even some
Several people were so nervous that they couldn't even put bullets in, and they dropped all over the floor.
It seems that SKS must be taken out.
After discussing the crew, troops and weapons, Liu Sheng asked Zhao Xin a question that everyone was very concerned about: "How much can we exchange for the 150,000 taels of island country gold coins we got this time?"
Zhao Xin took a calculator and made a rough estimate, and replied: "It is definitely not possible to sell gold coins directly. The island country gold coins we got this time are Yuanwen small gold coins, and the gold content is about 65%. We
When we go back, we have to melt these gold coins and refine them into pure gold. According to the current spot price of gold, it is about more than 80 million US dollars."
Deng Fei asked curiously: "What is the other 35%?"
"Silver, and lead and tin."
"Eighty million dollars can buy a lot of weapons, right?"
"Brother, if you buy it, you have to have someone who knows how to use it. If I bring a tank, who will use the cannon? You can't just let us charge forward all the time, right? We teach people how to fish, not go fishing by ourselves every day.
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When several people heard Zhao Xin's words, they thought about the same truth.
"And once the wasteland at Lao Chen's side is developed, the follow-up large-scale agricultural machinery and equipment will have to keep up."
At this point in the conversation, Zhao Xin smiled and asked Liu Sheng and others: "Have you ever driven a luxury car worth four million?"
Everyone shook their heads in confusion.
"I haven't driven one either. But the three tractors ordered for Lao Chen this time cost 4.33 million each."
Several people couldn't help but exclaimed after hearing this: "My dear! A tractor is so expensive!"
Zhao Xindao: "Lao Chen is an expert in agriculture, so it is natural that it is expensive. I have seen the real products with my own eyes, and domestic products are really incomparable."
The three expensive tractors that Chen Qingsong asked Zhao Xin to purchase are the famous "John Deer" 9620RX crawler tractors. Its maximum engine power reaches 620 horsepower and is equipped with a Cummins QSX 15L diesel engine with a rated PTO power of 249 kilowatts. Its crawler tracks
The tire width can be nearly one meter, which is enough to cope with the muddy swampy plains in the outer Northeast.
However, what Zhao Xin values most about "John Deer" is not how many advanced technologies it uses, but that it has achieved the ultimate user experience, and a large number of one-click operations can maximize the driver's learning cost.
Big reduction. The manufacturer's slogan is to make the operation of the tractor as easy as an automatic transmission car. Even the seats and steering wheel in the cab are wrapped in leather.
Several people talked about the crooked building and even thought of the tractor, and then they would think of oil.
Deng Fei said at this time: "Mr. Zhao, we have to refuel the ship. I took a look this morning and found that the heavy oil in the tank is only enough for us to run again."
Zhao Xin had told Deng Fei and others not to call him "General" all the time. We were all brothers who had fought together, so just call him by his first name. But Deng Fei and others all said "Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao" smoothly.
It won't change in a while.
"How much heavy oil should I buy this time?"
"Fifty tons are definitely needed."
It is said that the main reason why large ocean-going ships use heavy oil is that it is cheap. If all diesel is used, the cost will be horrifyingly high, and even a rich man like Zhao Xin will not be able to use it. Of course, the transmission performance of heavy oil-burning engines is poor, so the Thor
When entering the port, a diesel engine must be used to facilitate frequent acceleration and deceleration.
The ice-free port in another time and space is the end point of a famous oil pipeline, so the purchase of heavy oil is relatively convenient.
For modern large ships to refuel, they usually anchor at an anchorage, and then the oil supply ship berths, and then connects through oil pipelines or land tankers to inject fuel into the oil tanks of the sailing ship.
It is said that refueling a ship is not like refueling a car. Just fill it up and drive away. No one fills up the oil tank at once. After calculating the oil loss during the transportation distance, just add that much, and then add the oil for the return journey when you reach the destination.
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Before each refueling, it is necessary to barge the original stored oil into the tank, and then put the added oil into the empty tank to avoid incompatibility of fuels from different fuel companies. It also facilitates measurement and calculation and reduces the risk of oil spills.
Before refueling, it is necessary to measure all oil tanks and record the height, molded depth and temperature. Considering the trim and heel, use the tank capacity table to calculate the oil volume, and use the density and temperature table to convert the fuel volume unit into a standard
Volume and weight at temperature.
Finally, check the type and quantity of fuel to see if the viscosity, density and sulfur content meet the requirements.
Buying heavy oil is a big move, requiring a lot of preparation in advance, and also building a small oil storage facility in the North Sea.
Several people discussed it for a long time and finally decided to build an underground oil depot similar to a gas station to mainly store ship oil and diesel.
The advantages of underground tanks are strong concealment, high safety, small oil and gas loss, and the risk of fire and explosion can be greatly reduced. Moreover, the oil depot is not easy to be found underground, which can reduce the chance of damage by man-made and natural factors, and is conducive to fire prevention.
, explosion-proof, earthquake-proof.
Before occupying the oil-producing land of Bitter Leaf Island in the north, Zhao Xin could only let Zhao Xin go back and forth. However, he should not buy oil too frequently. One purchase must satisfy at least half a year's usage; and he also has to deal with oil in another time and space.
Only local relations can accomplish this.
Zhao Xin thought about it while recording it in his notebook. In the end, he actually wrote seven or eight pages of purchasing content. Seeing that he had so many things to do, Zhao Xin felt like he was going crazy.
At this time Deng Fei said: "Mr. Zhao, are we going to Ezo Land this time?"
"It's necessary to go. Except for Ezochi, we need to rest for a while when we go back this time. Lay the foundation and make economic and military preparations for our large-scale farmland reclamation next year and our march south to Shandong."