() Although this Blue Ribbon Award is a privately-initiated award, it does enjoy considerable influence in the shipping industry. Helena represented several Taiwanese shipyards and went to the UK to negotiate with the British government.
After fu started negotiations on the transfer of shipbuilding orders, shipowners from several countries immediately took the orders to the Taiwan Ministry of Commerce and the Hualien Shipyard, which was responsible for building the Rosalia. In order to help Taiwan win shipbuilding orders,
Liu Fu played a trick. He labeled the Rosalia, which was mostly built by the Keelung Naval Shipyard, as being manufactured by the Hualien Shipyard in Taiwan.
Although the Hualien Shipyard was established relatively late, the technical capabilities of the machinery, equipment and workers are not much worse than those of the Keelung Shipyard. Most of the machinery and equipment here were copied from the United States, and many of them are new machines that have not yet been unpacked.
Part of the workers here are from the civilian shipyard of Keelung Shipyard, and the other part are hired American and European technicians, and they are also involved in part of the hull manufacturing and most of the outfitting of the Rosalia. It cannot be said that Liu Fu
It's all lies.
The shipowners who came to place orders all have medium-sized ships. Although the quotations from the Hualien Shipyard are not significantly lower than those from European and American shipyards, because the Hualien Shipyard all uses welding technology to manufacture the hulls, the weight of the ships will be lower.
If it is reduced by 10% to 15%, the displacement, speed and power performance of ships of the same type will be slightly higher, and the construction speed will be faster.
In the fiercely competitive international shipping industry, the same cost, higher utilization value and faster construction cycle can allow these shipowners to obtain better competitive capital, so the benefits and advantages of Taiwan shipyards will be
As these shipowners took advantage of the lingering power of the Rosalia, the news spread wider and faster.
Moreover, the shipbuilding industry is a high-tech industry that integrates most industries. It not only requires high technical capabilities in smelting, manufacturing, machinery, chemical industry, etc., but also provides massive orders for many downstream small businesses. For example, in Rosa
During the construction of the Leia, only the hardwood furniture and decorations in the cabin were
Accessories almost occupy the entire furniture processing enterprises in Taiwan. These orders have kept these small and medium-sized enterprises full for more than a year, not to mention those daily necessities such as curtains, floors, handrails, windows, light bulbs, etc., even one
The cables on the ship can also support several small rope processing workshops.
Seeing that Taiwan's shipbuilding industry finally took the first step into the world's big market under his own promotion, Liu Fu could finally calm down and plan carefully what else needed to be paid attention to before the advent of World War I.
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First of all, there is the Philippine Islands. As the island country blocking Taiwan's main development direction, Liu Fu must find a way to fully occupy it. However, as an American overseas colony, the losses of forceful grabbing will be very heavy. Liu Fu is not worried about the island country.
Tens of thousands of U.S. Army and a few U.S. Navy ships are afraid that Taiwan's fledgling manufacturing industry and commerce will fall into a trough due to the bad relations between the United States and Taiwan.
As the largest economy in the world, the United States not only has super purchasing power, but also has stronger production capacity. If it were not a last resort, Liu Fu would not go to Taiwan, a small island country that is not rich in products and cannot be self-sufficient.
Fight to the death with the behemoth that is the United States.
Since you can't do it hard, let's do it softly. The Du Li uprising and anti-American wave that are now in full swing in the Philippine Islands were secretly instigated by Liu Fu through the Taiwanese army stationed in Mindanao. The army was originally sent to Mindanao as a back-up force.
The team of secret agents has now transformed into the most powerful Filipino army in the Philippine Islands.
Li movement leaders, under their leadership and influence, countless Filipinos took up arms and joined nearby guerrilla groups, and more than half of these guerrilla groups had cooperative relations with the "Filipinos". They were originally loose and each had their own.
The fighting guerrillas now had a unified command brain, and coupled with the continuous support of weapons and ammunition from the "Filipinos", their combat effectiveness and destructive power increased exponentially.
Faced with the aggressiveness of the guerrillas, the situation of the US military in the Philippines has become increasingly dangerous. Tens of thousands of troops are trapped in several big cities and ports on Luzon Island. Any action will be blocked in a short time.
The locals informed the guerrilla spies, and there were endless assassinations, explosions, and poisoning incidents that caused the US military and
The relationship between the locals is becoming increasingly tense, and most of the food no longer dares to be provided by the locals. Instead, the US Navy purchases it from countries such as Vietnam and Malaysia, and then transports it to several seaport cities where the US military is stationed.
The U.S. military in the city dispatched heavy troops to escort these supplies to several cities in the interior.
Since most of the countryside in Luzon Island has been occupied by guerrillas, and the roads have been completely destroyed, this operation of escorting supplies has become more and more difficult, causing more and more casualties to the US military. Moreover, this comprehensive operation has become more and more difficult.
Relying on naval supply has also caused the United States' Far East Fleet to complain endlessly. Their warships and auxiliary ships have been used as supply ships. This is not enough. More ships must be leased from the British and French to basically
to meet the needs of the tens of thousands of U.S. troops on Luzon Island.
In the United States, there are more and more reports about the war situation in the Philippines. As more and more coffins of fallen soldiers are being transported back to the United States, many American families who have lost their children have launched various anti-war movements, holding high various slogans.
, marching in front of the state and federal governments, asking the governments to send their children back. Americans no longer need to go so far to fight poisonous insects and rainforests, and even if they win the war, no one is willing to go that far.
Live far away.
These marches have more or less affected the operation of the U.S. government. Congressmen from the Democratic Party have used these marches and anti-war activities to attack the ruling Republican Party in Congress more than once, and many members of the state government have also proposed
Either the Du Li uprising in the Philippines should be resolved quickly, or negotiations should be held with the Filipinos. For issues that cannot be resolved by force, the Americans believe that they can work harder at the negotiation table.
As for William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States, this presidential position was forced upon him by former President Roosevelt. For the sake of the future of the Republican Party, Taft pinched his nose and took office. Who would have thought that in the last
The Philippine Islands, which were still submissive during one term of the president, began to change during his term. If he cannot solve this thorny problem in the Philippines, let alone whether the Republican Party can win the next term, and whether he can finish this term.
The president is a problem.
In order to quickly resolve the armed duplicity movement in the Philippine Islands, Taft specially called in the U.S. Secretary of War, Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Staff and others to inquire about the situation in the Philippines. Who knows, if you don't ask, I will guide you.
To make matters worse, the specific situation on the Philippine Islands is even worse than what the media said. The newly appointed Philippine Governor not only failed to stop the passive situation of the US military, but also lost the most precious counterattack time because he was not familiar with the local situation.
The number of U.S. troops on Luzon Island in the Philippines is not insufficient, but they are unable to launch a large-scale clearing operation. According to telegrams from the Philippines, these guerrillas seem to have suddenly taken melatonin, and their intelligence has been rising. Not only
The tactics are well directed and the strategy is coherent.
In the first step, the US military was very passive. What worried the US military most was that these guerrillas seemed to have a unified command. When they clashed with large US military forces many times, they no longer rushed and fought randomly as before.
He Jin fought tooth and nail with the US military, but adopted more effective cooperation.
For example, when the US military in the city plans to send a large force to clear a certain area, the guerrillas, who always get the news in advance, will send some guerrillas to disrupt the march of the US military, and then another part of the guerrillas will attack in an area that is unfavorable to the US military.
They attacked local areas to block the US military's attack, and they fought and retreated. They always prevented the US military from catching their main force, and fought right next to the US military.
When attacking far away from the city, they will be attacked by the main force of the guerrillas. This attack is very violent and effective. The guerrillas will use factors such as terrain and weather to choose opportunities to attack. After the attack is launched, the US military will be attacked.
They were bombarded by a kind of gasoline barrel cannon, as well as fired by various rifles, as well as attacked by poison arrows, landmines, human explosives and traps.
