Looking at the cargo ship that had just laid its keel on the slipway, Zhao Ran asked: "How many crew members does it carry?"

Taoist Amber replied: "Twelve people, including one monk, are mainly used to control the wind talisman and the spirit gathering talisman."

Zhao Ran took the drawing and looked at it again. A steel winch was designed and installed in the middle for loading and unloading containers. The structure is also very simple. The key is that the materials used must be able to withstand strength. This was a difficulty in the past, but now

After Zhao Ran introduced Taixuan Hall into the production system, this problem was no longer a problem.

The ship is expected to be completed in two months and can be mass-produced one month after sea trials. The entire sea-going ship production area has sixteen slipways. With the strength of Longjiang Shipyard, it can mass-produce sixteen ships at a time.

After the inspection, Taoist Hubo asked Zhao Ran to name this kind of ship. Zhao Ran said: "Let's call it a container ship, a class 056 container ship."

The shipyard's chief craftsman and economist were accompanying him. They asked Zhao Ran a question: how many such container ships should be built in total.

Zhao Ran replied: "Make six batches first."

The wood stockpiled by the shipyard is not enough, especially the keel of the 500-material ship, which exceeds the shipyard's reserve. The source of wood is easy to solve. Several provinces in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, such as Sichuan, Huguang, Jiangxi, etc., are all wood production areas.

, the wood is cut down and tied into rafts, pulled by a boat, and sent down the river.

The drying process that originally took the longest time is no longer a problem after Taoist Amber joins him. In the past two months, he has recruited six more colleagues from his hometown in Fujian. Although their cultivation levels are very low, their skills in drying wood are second to none.

In words, it's very easy.

The real problem is money.

This kind of simple container ship uses common materials and has a very low cost. Calculating the shipbuilding cost based on a batch of ninety-six ships, the unit price can be reduced to about two thousand silver, which is one-third of similar ships. However, because of the large number, the total price

Nearly two hundred thousand taels.

Zhao Ran nodded and said: "You will not be short of money. First prepare for production according to this plan and receive the money within a month. Let's go and see the warship."

There are eight slipways in the warship area, but half of them are abandoned. Only four slipways have been built, and less than a hundred river patrol ships have been built. This was the last time Zhao Ran visited Longtan Guard and raised the issue of warships.

Zhang Lue tried his best to allocate a sum of money and gave it to Longtanwei to order.

Zhao Ran wanted to inspect warships that could be used in naval battles. This was news that Xinjiangkou Shipyard had received long ago. They made preparations in advance and took out the drawings of several warships. Several chief craftsmen and managers looked eagerly.

Looking at Zhao Ran, I wish that Zhao Ran would place an order immediately.

Among the Longjiang Shipyards, the civilian shipyards are under the Battalion and Maintenance Department of the Ministry of Industry, while the Xinjiangkou Shipyard is under the Vehicle Driving Department of the Ministry of War. The civilian shipyards have always had constant business, but Xinjiangkou Shipyard cannot accept so many orders - the Ministry of War does not allow it.

Now that Zhao Ran is a "big customer", thousands of craftsmen at Xinjiangkou Shipyard, as well as their nearly 10,000 family members, are all eagerly looking forward to Abbot Zhao's money so that they can have a prosperous year at the end of the year.

Zhao Ran flipped through page after page of the "Shipping Plans" handed over by the chief craftsmen, including centipede boats, battle boats, patrol boats, sand patrol boats, sentinel boats, etc. After reading, Zhao Ran didn't like any of them.

After thinking about it, he told Taoist Hu Hu: "Immediately start designing a new type of warship. It is recommended to divide it into two types, one is a 500-material warship, pursuing combat power, and the other is a 200-material patrol ship, pursuing speed. Now

Quickly, you can consider adjusting the length-to-width ratio of the ship, such as one to five, one to six, or even one to seven. By the way, if possible, try a flying scissor bow."

“What is a scissor bow?”

"Don't erect the first pillar so high. Pull it out diagonally forward, with a smaller angle to the water surface, like a scissors. The underwater part will continue to reduce its cross-section based on the Fuchuan... In addition, can you consider

Hard sails replaced by soft sails?"

"What is a soft sail?"

"...Forget it, just pretend I didn't say it. Anyway, you just have to do what you want. I don't understand boats either."

Zhao Ran was biased against "Shipping Patterns". He himself admitted that he did not understand ships. Taoist Hubo had already seen this characteristic of him through several contacts and conversations. In front of all the craftsmen who looked embarrassed,

, fully agreed to Zhao Ran’s request and promised to produce the design drawings within seven days.

Taoist Amber's new ship design came out soon. The design of the 500-level 056 warship was actually modified from the battleship. The complicated decorative carvings on the ship were removed, and the wind talisman and spirit gathering talisman devices were added.

Then replace the original ordinary heavy crossbows with three battle formation crossbows, plus a fire dragon cannon and a water dragon cannon, and it's complete.

It carried sixty-eight people, including twenty-four sailors, twenty gunners, twenty-one gang members, and three monks.

The 200-material patrol boat spent a lot of effort and made major modifications using the sailboat as its base. It changed the length-to-width ratio from the original 4.5:1 to 6:1, and tried to move the bow pillar of the bow towards

It fell diagonally from the front. It was equipped with a fire dragon cannon and carried 18 people, six sailors, five gunners, six gang members, and one monk.

After Zhao Ran read it, he didn't see any problems. He could only use the old method and ask Xinjiangkou Shipyard to build an experimental ship. Whether it can be used will be generally known after the sea trial. If there is any problem, it will be

It's too late to make changes when the time comes. Anyway, this kind of wooden boat is quick to build.

Zhao Ran now wants to solve the money problem and go back to take stock of his inventory.

All the money from the Xiuxianqiu Lottery has been invested in the construction of the bridge. Not only was it all spent, but it also borrowed 300,000 taels from Four Seasons Bank. It can be expected that within a year, this black hole will need to be filled continuously.

So there is no need to consider the source of this money.

He himself has more than half a million silver, but he has a planned use of this money: to develop the three mines given by the Duanmu family, continue to invest in research and development expenses for Junshan Technology, and set aside for Suchuan Yao and the disciples he will later take under his sect.

Reserve fund for merit cultivation, etc.

The remaining money that can be used is the 1.2 million borrowed from the original Shangsan Palace. Of this money, 200,000 will be left for the turnover of Cockcrow Temple, and 200,000 will be left to deal with Chaotian Palace and Lingji.

This is a disguised claim, and the remaining money can be used to build a fleet, which is 800,000 taels.

Eight hundred thousand taels seems like a lot, but in fact it is far from enough. At any time, the fleet is a gold-eating beast. Just building ninety-six 500-material container ships will cost two hundred thousand. And then another

Start building warships and building a cock-crowding inspection fleet. How much money will this bill cost?

Zhao Ran's idea is to build an inspection fleet composed of ten 056 warships and ten patrol ships. Only with such a fleet can we have the strength to compete on the sea. But ideas are ideas,
Chapter completed!