"Shandong knows everything about the Ming Dynasty and Confucianism. But you are just looking at things in the fog. It is not fair to debate on this basis. I suggest that you visit Shandong more and learn more about it.
Everything, enrich your knowledge. Let’s debate again.”
Zuo Mengeng was well aware of the intentions of Zhang Pu, Sun Shenxing and others and made the following arrangements.
Everything is in a mess here in Jinan. Everyone is so busy that we really don’t have time to engage in unnecessary verbal disputes with them.
Of course, Zuo Mengeng is even more confident.
He believed that when Zhang Pu, Sun Shenxing and others thoroughly understood everything about Shandong, they would understand that the outcome was decided.
Zhang Pu and others have seen a lot in Shandong in the past few days. While they are very curious, they also know that what Zuo Mengeng said is true.
He thought for a while and asked tentatively: "I wonder if we can go to Qufu to pay homage to the most holy teacher?"
Zuo Mengeng rolled his eyes and concealed his banter.
"Of course you can. Didn't I say that, except for confidential places, you can do whatever you want."
After receiving his promise, Zhang Pu and others were satisfied, said goodbye and began to prepare for traveling to Shandong.
They left and Chonghua came.
"how?"
Chonghua knew what he was asking, and his tone was full of sourness.
"There are so many rich people!"
Zuo Mengeng laughed loudly.
"Isn't it bad that there are many rich people? Now isn't it all our money?"
Chonghua couldn't help but laugh after hearing this.
"The Ming Dynasty has always been troubled by money, and the country is declining day by day. In my opinion, the monarchs and ministers in the court are stupid and don't know how to explore the wealth of the people."
Zuo Mengeng looked leisurely at the magnificent and gorgeous world.
"It's not that they don't know, it's that they can't do it. The feudal rules have been set, who will dig their own graves? Therefore, only through revolution and thorough reform of the old social system can we stimulate new productive forces and create greater
wealth."
Zuo Mengeng had said these words before, but he mentioned them again today, which made Chonghua feel even more intense.
After Chonghua and Zhang Keda returned from Sakhalin Island, they brought back a large number of deep-sea marine products.
They had no idea how to deal with these things, so they went to Zuo Mengeng for advice.
Zuo Mengeng complained endlessly when he heard that he didn't know what to do with such good things as king crabs and deep-sea lobsters.
Do you know what these things will mean in future generations?
He gave the idea.
Fu Yusun came forward and hosted a banquet for local wealthy businessmen at the best restaurant in Qingdao.
The reason is that while talking about urban construction and commercial development, the actual purpose is to promote these seafood products.
The specific cooking methods are all provided by Zuo Mengeng.
As a result, when the seafood dishes were served, these wealthy people snapped up all the seafood brought back by the fleet before they could finish eating.
A king crab as big as a basin costs twenty taels of silver, but these rich people don't even blink an eye.
Through this incident, Chonghua finally gained an intuitive understanding of the luxury of rich people.
Although he felt sad, he was still very happy when he saw that the seafood he brought back made more than 80,000 taels of silver.
This income alone wipes out all the costs of the fleet's voyage.
The rest is all for nothing.
Through this incident, Chonghua became more determined.
"I plan to renovate the existing ships and enlarge the water tank. Next time I go to Sakhalin and come back, I will definitely be able to transport more seafood."
This time, the method used to transport the seafood back was to fill large wooden barrels with seawater and then place the seafood in them.
I kept changing the sea water along the way to keep it fresh, and then I brought all the sea food back alive.
However, these wooden barrels are not numerous in number and are not large in size, so the amount of marine products that can be transported is really limited.
If it is replaced with a specially made water tank, it is estimated that the transportation capacity will increase dozens of times.
Zuo Mengeng certainly supports this.
"Original ships, in addition to retaining necessary armed forces, can be commercially transformed."
"This is not enough."
Chonghua was very radical.
"We want to build more merchant ships like this."
The benefits of maritime trade have now fully exploded, so the demand for merchant ships has begun to increase exponentially.
Zuo Mengeng has a different view.
"The ships of the past can no longer be built. They are a waste. Even if they are to be merchant ships, they should be in the style of Galen ships."
Chonghua argued vigorously.
"The Galen ship has a narrow hull and limited transportation capacity. It is acceptable as a warship, but it has many shortcomings as a merchant ship."
But Zuo Mengeng smiled and pointed out Chonghua's lack of understanding.
"You only see the shortage of Galenic ships, but you don't see the advantages of Galenic ships being fast. You can use speed to make up for the lack of transportation. Furthermore, today's seas are not calm, and pirates are everywhere. Transporting goods
The prerequisite for making money is to protect yourself, and sacrificing a little bit of transportation capacity on this basis is a last resort."
Chonghua was stunned and then laughed.
"It's me who is possessed by the devil."
The keel laying of the first Galen warship in Qingdao has been completed.
It will take almost half a year of drying and shaping before subsequent construction can begin.
Even so, standing next to the dock and looking at the huge hull frame, Zuo Mengeng still felt relaxed and happy.
This is not a ship, this is the beginning of China's maritime age.
In the era of great navigation, China will not miss it this time.
China must not only join them, but also become its leader and open up enough space for the Chinese nation to survive and develop.
"Commander, we all agree that we can start the subsequent construction of warships."
Amiel made suggestions on behalf of everyone in the shipyard.
Zuo Mengeng certainly hopes that more and more battleships will be born.
But he is still more cautious.
"Do you have enough labor? Are you sure about the verification of the battleship's manufacturing process?"
Ami Er slapped his chest loudly.
"Commander, you should not question a professional shipbuilder, let alone your loyal subordinates."
"After this period of training, the workers in the shipyard have mastered the craft of shipbuilding. What everyone lacks now is the opportunity to practice. With the current scale of the shipyard, it is absolutely no problem to build three Galen warships at the same time."
Li Jinfa, the director of the shipyard, is also confident.
Since everyone is like this, Zuo Menggeng follows the good deeds.
"Well, I'm waiting for your good news."
Shandong now has sufficient finances to support the construction of warships.
In other words, even if the battleship is damaged a few times, it will not be a big problem.
If these workers can accumulate enough experience and skills, that will be the wealth that can be passed down forever.
"Commander, the trial production of a new generation of naval guns has been successful."
Sun Yuanhua sent someone over to deliver the good news.
Zuo Mengeng was overjoyed.
"really?"
Without saying a word, he immediately set off for the Jiaodong Artillery Factory.
With a new naval gun, Shandong's fleet is one step closer to taking shape.