The Thor arrived at the ocean between Son Tra Peninsula and Da Cham Island in the afternoon of the same day, which is still more than 20 kilometers away from Hoi An Port. Because it was winter and it was raining, there was no sight of the sea around.
fishermen.
At dusk, as the rain gradually weakened, Ye Chengxiang and two of his men, escorted by several Beihai navy men who had changed into Qing Dynasty clothes, quietly landed on Dazhan Island in a rubber speedboat. Once here, the rest was simple.
, he went directly to the fishing village on the island and hired a fast boat at a high price.
Although the hired fishermen were somewhat surprised, Ye Thanh-siang and his two men were both locals from Hoi An, and he was the young owner of the "Lien Chang Ji" in the city. He was generous, so the fishermen were naturally happy to earn this extra money.
Ye Chengxiang was in a hurry to return to Hoi An, and several fishermen also risked their lives under the heavy reward. The fishing boat more than 20 meters long shuttled through the wind and rain on the dark sea, and passed Qiu Huan in just over two hours.
The Dazhan flood checkpoint at the mouth of the river. At midnight, the group arrived at the pier south of Datang Street.
This place is not far from "Lien Chang Ji", just across two streets. When Ye Zhanrong was woken up by his family and learned that his son had suddenly come back, he also brought several Qing people with him. Knowing that there was a situation, he hurriedly got up and put on his clothes.
I came to the shop in the front yard.
"Chengxiang, why are you back? Who are these?"
"Father, my son came back by boat from Dazhan Island overnight. I have a business that I need your help to come up with."
"Oh! You all have come a long way, are you hungry?" Ye Zhanrong nodded. He asked the servants who had followed him to prepare tea and rice. After the servants went out, he used an oil lamp to carefully look at the several visitors dressed as Qing people.
There were five people from the Northern Navy who accompanied Ye Chengxiang back this time. Except for one young man who looked like a southerner, the others all had strong bodies, broad faces, sharp edges, and clearly looked like Annan or Fujian-Cantonese people.
It was different. Although they all had smiles on their faces at the moment, the bloodiness and fierceness in their sharp eyes made Ye Zhanrong secretly frightened.
When Ye Chengxiang saw it, he quickly introduced to his father in a low voice, saying that the five people accompanying him back were all elite men of the Northern Navy, and they were all as brave as ten.
After hearing this, Ye Zhanrong quickly raised his hands and said, "I wonder what you guys call me?"
The young man who looked like a southerner said in Cantonese: "I am Xialin Daosheng, a Chaozhou native. These are my companions. They are all from outside the northern border and cannot understand the southern dialect."
"Oh!" Ye Zhanrong thought, "No wonder."
Wen Dai, Rapini and others who were sitting aside with expressionless faces looked at Lin Daosheng and the Ye family's father and son talking and laughing, their hearts were at a loss and they could not understand at all. Although during the journey south, Wang Yuanfang also let
Lin Daosheng and other southerners taught Cantonese, but for those Sauron soldiers who only spoke Mandarin fluently, it was like a book from heaven.
Since the Battle of Jiangping, the most slippery Annan dialects spoken by northerners in the Northern Navy are "Nuosongkongye" (handling the gun without killing), "Zongdui Kuanhong poisonous soldier" (We treat prisoners leniently) and "
"The natural history is deliberately frosty" (put down the weapon).
More than half an hour later, Ye Zhanrong was overjoyed after hearing what his son and Lin Daosheng said. So he stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, everyone, I'll take care of the ship. Twenty big sterns will be put together at noon tomorrow."
, I also present the two crow boats of my Ye family."
Lin Daosheng raised his hands and said with a smile: "Then please leave it to the old man. Before we leave, our commander has told us that in order to ensure the safety of the Ye family, your whole family can board the Thor. Our ship is very big, and there is no problem in accommodating your family."
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Early the next morning, Ye Zhanrong and his son went to the port to build a ship. Now that they were approaching the Northern Navy, Ye Zhanrong was even more eager to avenge his eldest son's family. He also risked his life and even ignored the business of his shop. The father and son
It took a day, including buying and renting, and a high price of more than 600 taels of silver to collect the required number of ships.
Fortunately, the big ones Deng Fei wanted were all fishing boats, so they could be easily handled by officials when they left the port. If more than twenty large blackbirds were to come on board, things would be very serious. And with He Xiwen's unexpected appearance,
The number of sailors to drive the boat is no longer a problem, as long as you hire local people to drive the boat to the vicinity of Dazhan Island.
The unexpected move of the Ye family and his son quickly alarmed all the merchants on Datang Street. In the evening, everyone was talking about it, and even business partners and neighbors who had been with him for many years came to inquire and show their concern.
After a night of packing and preparation, on the early morning of the third day, the hired sailors sailed out of Hoi An Port in twenty fishing boats, led by the Ye family's two crow boats.
While Deng Fei and the others were busy preparing, Zhao Xin, who was far away in Yeniseisk, also quietly returned to Beihai Town. Zhao Liang, who had just returned from Khabarovsk, was very surprised to see Zhao Xin suddenly appear.
"Why did you come back in such a cold weather?"
"Something unexpected happened. Deng Fei's plan has changed. I have to go south to deliver arms and supplies."
Zhao Xin then briefly told Zhao Liang, and Zhao Liang became very angry after hearing this. He immediately checked the inventory accounts of the arsenal, and then frowned and said: "The previously produced '1790 rifle' was shipped to Yaksa for two
There are a thousand rods, but now there are only more than 500 rods in the warehouse."
"Okay, I'll take away five hundred. How many 84 revolvers are there?"
"Well, this is more. Counting the ones returned from the Aoba Camp and the Ainu Camp for replacement, the total is 2,357."
Zhao Xin was startled after hearing this, and then said: "Then I will take away a thousand handfuls."
After finishing his business, Zhao Liang seized the time and spent half a day and one night discussing the progress of the construction of the Khabarovsk Steel Plant with Zhao Xin. Now Zhao Liang is running between Beihai Town and Khabarovsk, and he is very busy.
Almost.
The steel plant set up by Beihai Town in Khabarovsk this time has a scale of 3 million tons. In another time and space, it was just a small private operation, but in this time and space, it is the largest in the world.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, since the level of knowledge and skills of farmers in Qing Dynasty in the 18th century was far lower than that of another time and space, the construction period of the entire project is tentatively set at four years.
, the production and operation cycle is twenty years. According to conservative estimates, the output in the first year of production can reach one million tons, and thereafter the annual output growth rate can be maintained at 30%.
The entire steel plant is divided into eight major projects, including the comprehensive material plant, coke plant, sintering workshop, pellet workshop, ironmaking workshop, steelmaking and continuous casting workshop, bar engineering and furnace coil engineering. In addition, there are
There must be a gas pipeline network, oxygen station, power plant, water supply and drainage system, communication system, etc.
Among them, the sintering workshop produces sinter, the pellet workshop provides acidic oxidation pellets to the iron-making workshop, the continuous casting workshop produces billets and slabs, the bar engineering produces round steel and steel bars, and the furnace coil engineering
It produces hot-rolled steel plates.
The production equipment of the steelmaking workshop includes two 80-ton converters, using top-bottom double blowing technology, with an annual steel billet output of up to 1.71 million tons. The steel that can be produced in the future includes plain carbon steel, low alloy steel and alloy steel.
Welding wire steel, cold pier steel, spring steel.
If the knowledge and technical level of workers improve, standard alloy steels such as 40, 45, 40Gr, 20MnSi, Q235, Q345, 15Mn, etc. can also be produced in the future.
According to Zhao Liang's estimation, the 40 alloy steel Shenma will not be available for at least five years. It will be good if low alloy steel can be produced in the first five years. In general, the early products are mainly related to railway and shipbuilding related equipment, including
The steel materials and steel plates needed for railway tracks and bridges.
In terms of the number of workers in the steel plant, it is expected that the total number will reach 8,000. In another time and space, more than 3,000 people would be enough!
Finally, let’s talk about investment. This is the biggest problem for Zhao Xin. The construction plan and investment plan of the entire project were made by a few old engineers invited. It can be said that there is no water. Of course, they are all
Now that I'm here in the 18th century, I can't get any kickbacks even if I want to.
The equipment investment for the entire project is 2.1 billion, the engineering investment is 800 million, and the supporting power plant construction is 300 million, a total of 3.2 billion. Calculated according to the basic price of gold in another time and space, these alone require eight tons of gold.
In addition, more than 100 engineers and veteran workers over 50 years old were invited (abducted) from another time and space, which is 600 million. Yes, Zhao Xin has reduced the employment cost. With the help of his subordinates,
There are more and more "beating workers", and Zhao Xin's financial pressure is also increasing.
The eighteenth century was an era when silver was widely available, but silver in another time and space was worthless, so he could only dump gold.
Fortunately, he now controls the Linggai gold mine, the highest-grade gold mine in the world. It is said that in another time and space, with the support of countless advanced mining equipment, the annual output of the Linggai gold mine is as high as 7 to 10 tons, but in this time and space, it is different.
Dreaming.
With the current production capacity of Beihai Town, plus the Konomu Mine in Ezo and other scattered small gold mines, Zhao Xin can now maintain an annual gold income of 2 to 3 tons.
In addition, he has no land use costs. Ordinary construction workers are paid in silver coins. Furthermore, the investment does not need to be completed at once; other equipment manufacturers also have to have a timetable for production. Therefore, Zhao Xin does not have to spend several tons at a time.
If gold is liquidated, not only will the international gold price be hit by him, but the high-profile risks will also rise to a level that will never return.
In order to build an industrialized country in the 18th century, today's Zhao Xin has already broken away from the vulgar taste of "getting rich and embracing each other", and has moved towards a pure person, a moral person...forget it, really
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Zhao Xin searched around Beihai Town, and then yawned and left quietly. At this time, the Thor had returned to the waters of Hue with more than 20 wooden boats. The first thing Deng Fei and the others had to do was to meet
That He Xiwen.
Mr. He, who was standing on the black boat, raised his neck and looked at the Thunder God, which was like a hill. He couldn't help gasping, thinking that today was really a knife in the butt, which opened his eyes.
The moment after boarding the ship, He Xiwen considered switching to Beihai Town.
Look at Guo Xuexian, he has already become a high official in his twenties and is in charge of a huge sailing ship in the Western style. If he leads his own people to join him, how can he manage two of them? If the Northern Navy conquers the entire Qing Dynasty,
Is it possible for me to be the founding lord of the country? Not to mention the third grade of Annan Kingdom, even if I stand shoulder to shoulder with you, I am not as good as the king!
So after meeting Deng Fei and Wang Yuanfang, He Xiwen's first words after exchanging greetings were: "May I ask when Prince Zhao will ascend the throne and become the emperor? He is willing to do his best!"
Deng Fei and Wang Yuanfang looked at each other and thought to themselves that this person is quite fierce, what's the point of this!
"I heard from Guo Xuexian that Lord He has already served as a military attache of the third rank in Jiu Ruan's place, hasn't he?"
Hearing Deng Fei's words, He Xiwen blushed and said nonchalantly: "A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a good minister chooses his master. This, this..."
"Master He wants to say that a good minister should choose his master and serve him."
"That's right! Mr. Deng is so knowledgeable that He is ashamed of himself! Alas, He was poor when he was young and only went to private school for a few years, which makes you laugh."
Deng Fei and Wang Yuanfang had learned some information about He Xiwen from Zheng Lianchang before. As a pirate family that had been entrenched in the Pearl River Estuary for many years, Zheng Lianchang didn't seem to have any enterprising spirit, but he knew all the pirates along the coast of Guangdong.
At this time, the two heard He Xiwen say: "He had a fight with the Tatar navy on his way back from Guangdong. He personally killed one of the enemy's generals. It's okay to come to meet the two generals this time."
After getting the gift, He gave the seized waist knife and yellow mantle to the two of them."
After saying that, He Xiwen asked Huang Zhongtong, who was holding a satin leather baggage, to bring the stuff over.
As soon as the baggage was opened, the yellow mantle was returned, but the Yanling knife with a green shark skin sheath attracted everyone's attention. I saw that the handle, guard, and various parts of the scabbard were made of
The copper is gilded, with beautiful lines and exquisite craftsmanship. When Wang Yuanfang stood up and slowly pulled out the knife, he saw that the broad blade was covered with fine patterns. It looked like it could only be made after hundreds of times of refinement and thousands of hammers. He couldn't help but admired: "Good knife."
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The Yanling Sword of the early Qing Dynasty was more practical, with a wider and thicker blade, many deeper blood grooves, and a relatively small number of lines, generally less than three. There were often few decorations and the overall layout was sparse. By the middle and late period,
The role of cold weapons on the battlefield has weakened. The ceremonial purpose of the military attaché's sword is greater than its actual combat function. The blade of the Yanling Sword has also become narrower and thinner.
However, Wang Yuanfang just praised it, then inserted the knife back and said to He Xiwen: "Sir, Mr. He should keep such a good thing for himself."
He Xiwen's expression changed, thinking that the other party was refusing to surrender to him. Just as he was about to explain, Wang Yuanfang continued: "We have a lot of this stuff over there. I'll give it to you someday when I have the opportunity."
The Northern Navy has also captured a lot of weapons from the Qing army in recent years, among which there are many waist knives of military generals, assistant leaders, generals, and deputy commanders. The most precious one is Fukang'an's waist knife.
It was a gift from Emperor Qianlong. These things were previously thrown into the warehouse. Later, after everyone built their new houses, Zhao Xin took the lead and others took them home as decorations.
He Xiwen felt relieved when he saw that Wang Yuanfang's expression didn't seem to be fake.
"Okay, we all understand what Mr. He means. If anything happens, we'll talk about it after we capture Hue."
After Deng Fei finished speaking, he asked Jiang Fan to spread out the map on the table. This was a map of the inside and outside of Hue City drawn by the staff accompanying the staff through many days of drone reconnaissance. It included the layout of the city and the surrounding mountains.
Lakes and waterways are all depicted. Although it may not be accurate, it is enough.
The look in He Xiwen's eyes became more and more surprised. He had never seen such a detailed map. At this moment, in his heart, the Beihai Navy became more and more mysterious.
Wang Yuanfang pointed to the Xun Pass leading to the Xiangjiang River and said: "Our plan is to use eight large open-stern boats equipped with artillery as the vanguard, all the way to Hue City, the Marine Corps, the special operations battalion, oh, and
Master He's men and horses formed other flat-bottomed boats to follow. All the boats moved forward in double columns. If they encountered Xishan soldiers and horses blocking them along the way, a small group of men and horses did not need to pay attention and just opened fire; if it was a large group of men and horses equipped with artillery, they would use
Artillery attacks and try to avoid landing operations. According to our reconnaissance, the Xishan Army may have laid iron cables or sunken ships on the Xiangjiang River to block it. We hope that Mr. He's troops will cooperate with the cleanup at that time."
He Xiwen was stunned when he heard that. Is that all he thought? He hesitated and asked: "Although He has never been to Hue, I heard that the Xiangjiang waterway is extremely wide. Moreover, the width of a large open-stern boat is only fifteen feet.
How to fire a cannon?"
Wang Yuanfang smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, our army's artillery is completely different from what Mr. He has seen."
He Xiwen lowered his head and looked at it for a long time, then thought for a while and said: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid it's not right. If the Xishan bandits take away all the food and grass in the city and hide their soldiers and horses in Haiyunling and the west of the city, once we enter the city, they are likely to
It will cut off the water channel and surround our army, and it will be difficult to get out at that time."
Huang Zhongtong, who was looking at the map at the side, also interjected: "That's right. Thousands of troops and horses have no food and grass, so even if they attack them, it will be useless!"
Hearing the concerns of He Xiwen and Huang Zhongtong, Deng Fei, Wang Yuanfang, Jiang Fan and others were all happy.
Deng Fei said: "Haha, Mr. He, we have considered what you said in advance. Don't worry about the food and grass. You and your people should keep your hearts in your stomach! The way the Northern Navy fights is similar to all the armies you have seen before.
It’s different, this time we’re just trying our best, and I’m sure you’ll be shocked when the time comes.”
"Is it different?" He Xiwen and Huang Zhong looked at Deng Fei and the others with confused expressions, wondering what was different about fighting.