While large quantities of Deville silver were turned into gold pounds, gold francs and gold marks, they were also turned into large quantities of machinery, equipment and ships.

Liverpool's "Great Eastern" is also one of them. In the past half month, thousands of tons of cargo have been loaded into its cabin, including steam engines, machine tools and other products produced in Britain, France, Prussia and other countries.

Various other mechanical equipment.

Just half a month ago, the "Great Eastern", known as the "British Miracle", had changed its owner. Soon it started sailing to the New World, but what was different from usual was that its ticket

It has been stopped for sale. At the terminal of the Great Shipping Company, although the ticket office window is closed, there is still a queue in front of the checkpoint. Without exception, they are all carrying luggage, and many of them are dragging their children with them.

, they are not visitors, but engineers hired by Buffett from various European countries.

In the crowd, Will Rouse would always cast his eyes on the giant ship. Even though he was Irish, he would be amazed every time he saw the giant ship. He would always imagine such a huge ship in the world.

The scene of moving in the huge waves, what a spectacular scene it is!

As a naval engineer, he clearly knew that this ship was a masterpiece in the history of shipbuilding.

"Philip, you see it is the Great Eastern. It is the largest ship ever built by mankind!"

“Is it bigger than Noah’s Ark?”

Standing next to his father, Philip Routh asked, but at the age of twelve, he was supposed to enter the shipyard as a shipbuilding apprentice like everyone else, and after completing his term, go to the engineering college to study for several years.

, and finally worked in a shipyard like his father.

But now, he has left here like his father.

"Father, did you also participate in the construction of the Great Eastern?"

"Yes, together with Mr. William Froude, who was invited by Mr. Brooke to solve the Great Eastern's rocking problem, but, you know..."

Suddenly, Will Routh paused and stopped talking.

"An Irishman will never be treated fairly in England, will he?"

Suddenly someone next to me interrupted.

"This is how they treat the Irish, no matter what talent you have, to the English, you are nothing, my friend, I am also Irish and an engineer, but I am

Railway engineers, but you know, here we can only do odd jobs for them. Only when we go to the New World, will we have a chance!"

Claude Kahn wrote to Will Rouse.

"My name is Will Routh, and I'm a railroad engineer. I assume we're all the same, new hires from the American Company, right?"

"Ah, my name is Will Routh, and I am a naval architect! Yes, I am also an employee of the company."

Among the crowded crowd, there are engineers, skilled workers, translators, Irish, French, Prussians, and of course their families. These people from all over the world will take this giant ship to the New World.

.

As for whether they will come back?

No one knows, but one thing that is certain is that the "Great Eastern" never returned to Liverpool from then on. As for this exclusive pier, in the following years, it was just an ordinary pier, and there was no more

Welcome back this giant ship.

A few days later, the giant ship known as the "Floating City on the Sea" finally sailed out of Liverpool. There were still many people standing at the dock. They looked at it slightly sadly, as if they wanted to remember what it looked like...

When the English were reluctant to part with the "Great Eastern", Zhu Xianhai, who was far away on the other side of the ocean, once again stood in front of the model of the "Great Eastern".

"What a huge ship!"

While sighing, Zhu Xianhai began to make some calculations in his mind.

Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, this ship is undoubtedly the largest ship in the world, but the "Great Eastern" is also famous as a commercial liability. Its huge hull should have brought scale.

However, due to poor management and successive bad luck, it has never made a penny for shareholders, and even caused the shipowners to lose so much that they almost lost their underwear. Of course, this is what Zhu Xianhai could buy with a mere 230,000 pounds.

The reason for buying it is that it is almost the price of scrap iron. After all, a ton of wrought iron costs 5 pounds, and its iron hull used 3 million rivets and 30,000 iron plates.

Perhaps, to the British, the "Great Eastern" is a loser, but for Nanhua, the "Great Eastern" with a displacement of 27,700 tons is an excellent choice for transporting immigrants.

"My lord, this must be the Great Eastern."

Sun Muli looked at the huge model on the table curiously.

"I heard that this ship is one hundred feet long! Isn't it about the same size as a small town?"

Unlike many people, Sun Muli is an official!

As a native of Shandong, he waited in the capital for two years and finally made up for the vacancy in Jiangxi. He went through all the trouble to go to Shanghai from Zhejiang to Jiangxi, but before he could take office, he was tied up by Changmao.

, who originally thought he would die, was sold to Nanhua, and unexpectedly became the magistrate of Nanhua.

Fate is so magical sometimes.

"Yes, Weilin, isn't it amazing that such a giant steel ship can actually float on the sea? It can carry 4,000 people. If it is replaced with multi-level beds, and public areas such as banquet halls can be

If it is converted into a residential area, it can accommodate at least 30,000 to 40,000 people, but the space will definitely be a bit crowded. Have you ever been on an immigration ship, what do you think of the environment there?"

How is the environment?

In an instant, Sun Muli thought of the two months on the ship. People were crowded on a bed less than two feet high and six feet long. They stayed there for more than two months! Let alone activities, even pulling

Feces must also be eliminated.

Those days... were simply a nightmare.

After thinking about it, Sun Muli said.

"Hey, we are all escaping from the tiger's mouth. How dare we ask for anything extravagantly? If it weren't for the kindness of my lord, who did not hesitate to spend his family wealth to buy us from Changmao, I am afraid that our lives would have been hard to save. The lord's grace to survive, I would have been shattered to pieces.

It’s hard to repay just in case!”

You see, this is what can speak!

As expected, he is an official domesticated by me in the "Tatar" officialdom. How grateful I am!

If there is no business, there will be no harm... No, without business, they would have died long ago. Speaking of which, Zhu Xianhai is really their savior. His self-conscious image suddenly looks much taller, but it is a pity to say that he is tall.
Chapter completed!