Fortunately, everyone inside and outside the government knew the importance of navy ships. In addition, the Bajun Shipyard had limited production capacity and urgently needed to find a new place to build a shipyard in the middle and lower reaches of the river. The court, navy and shipyard all hit it off, so
The construction at Yueyang Shipyard went very smoothly.
The lake breeze blows towards you, bringing a refreshing feeling, and in the brand-new dock, several craftsmen are directing the strong men to pull the thick wood onto the slipway. To the south of Xiangzhou, there are already many mountains and barren land.
There is really no shortage of wood in Yueyang. After these guys cut the wood upstream, they let it flow directly down the river to Dongting, where it was intercepted, salvaged and transported to the shipyard by the fleet.
"Our people have gone deep into the mountains in the south to inspect the needed wood. It is expected that the amount of wood can be doubled within two months." The young man who was following Li Xinchen said a little cautiously.
This is Chen Shushen, the new doctor of the Ministry of Industry and director of Yueyang Shipyard.
Of course he was also the former King of Chen Yueyang.
Chen Shushen was very cooperative in the previous Battle of Yuzhang. This position of doctor can be regarded as a reward for him. Of course, Chen Shushen is still young. He represents the will of the imperial court and plays a supervisory role. He is really in charge of the shipyard.
The person doing all the work was actually Ouyang Mo, whom Li Xingchen himself had not seen for a while.
Ouyang Mo can be said to be a man who was dedicated to industry. He went north from Shuzhong to Hanzhong, then to Xiangyang, and finally south to Xiangzhou. It can be said that wherever he went, the Han Dynasty's workshops were built, and even in order to be able to personally measure every
Ouyang Mo himself gave up his position as minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Yueyang Shipyard can be said to be Dahan's most important project in the next year, and Ouyang Mo naturally keeps an eye on this place personally.
"Your Majesty, our shipbuilding technology is improving now." After Chen Shushen finished speaking, Ouyang Mo couldn't hold it back anymore, "Especially after taking Jiangnan, we have a group of experienced shipbuilding craftsmen, and we have built a number of warships.
The ship is stronger than before. But it is not without some problems..."
Li Xingchen looked at the old man whose eyes lit up when he mentioned the shipyard, and said with a smile: "If you have any difficulties, you can tell Chen Qing's family directly. I put him in Yueyang Shipyard to make him responsible for conveying and solving problems.
, of course, if the Chen Qing family does not do well, Ouyang Qing family, you can report it to me. How is the output of the shipyard now? "
Li Xingchen did not intend to directly listen to Ouyang Mo's explanation of what the problems were. He came to judge whether Yueyang Shipyard could achieve sufficient productivity in a short period of time, not to help Ouyang Mo solve the problem.
If all workshops and even local governments need to tell Li Xinchen directly if they have any problems and let Li Xinchen solve them, then what does Li Xinchen want the officials below to do?
"We can build two large five-tooth ships and five large-scale ships within two months," Ouyang Mo said quickly, "but the scale of the shipyard will definitely expand in the future, so the speed of shipbuilding should slow down."
Li Xingchen smiled and said: "There is no need to worry about this. The war in the north is now in full swing. I am afraid it will be difficult for there to be any trouble in the south this winter or even in the first half of next year. You proceed step by step."
After a pause, Li Xingchen continued: "The warships we built at the shipyard in central Sichuan had many problems in order to ensure that they could participate in the war in time. I don't want these problems to appear again in new warships. This time I can
If I give you enough time, you must also give me a stronger warship."
Both Ouyang Mo and Chen Shushen looked awe-inspiring. It is true that the warships built by Bashu Shipyard in the past had more or less quality problems. This was also because time was really tight and no one could care about so much, and the consequences
Naturally, many warships did not meet the standards they should have. For example, the Wuya big ship should be able to break through even the iron cables blocking the river with its momentum and weight. However, in the Battle of Yiting, it did not reach this level.
requirements, resulting in some avoidable deaths and injuries.
If it hadn't been for Cheng Feng leading the Yulin Cavalry up the mountain, I'm afraid it would have been difficult for Li Xingchen to break through the Yiling natural barrier in a short time. Although the final result may not be much different, this lesson cannot be ignored.
Moreover, Li Xingchen also knew very well that the construction of Dahan's workshop was just on the right track. It was already very rough and disorderly, and he could not condone this situation. Next, Dahan's workshop should be
Gradually shift from the pursuit of quantity to the pursuit of quality.
The next enemies were the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Turks. Compared with the Han Dynasty, they had a relatively large advantage in population or military strength - all the Turks were soldiers. If Li Xingchen wanted to offset this advantage, he would obviously be able to use only weapons.
Quantity requires quality more.
At this time, Li Xingchen could also appreciate the hardships of the Southern Dynasties. The population gap made it difficult for the Southern Dynasties to really gain a foothold in the north simply by relying on primitive production methods and military operations. Even if it were not for the civil strife between generations in the Northern Dynasties, I am afraid that
It was also difficult for the Southern Dynasties to gain a foothold in the south.
But now that he is here, and now that the situation is like this, Li Xingchen has no choice but to bite the bullet.
After hearing some details from Ouyang Mo about the breakthroughs that had been made, Li Xingchen, accompanied by Chen Shushen, walked to the dock outside the shipyard. The eight hundred miles of Dongting stretched as far as the eye could see, and white sails were dotted on the water from time to time. Li Xingchen said in a deep voice:
“What is the biggest problem for shipyards now?”
"There is still a shortage of people." Chen Shushen said after careful consideration. Li Xingchen was not a god, and of course it was impossible to help them solve all the problems. But since Li Xingchen asked, it naturally meant that he would not sit idly by if there were really any difficult difficulties.
"Don't worry about the lack of men," Li Xingchen nodded slightly, "The army has broken through Baiyue, and there are a large number of prisoners with no place to live. It's just a good time to pull them all into the shipyard to serve as young men. However, the shipyard must also be prepared to go south at any time."
"Going south?" Chen Shushen was startled, "Your Majesty, you mean Lingnan?"
"Lingnan has good harbors and timber, and there is almost no ice problem in winter. It is the best place to build and train a fleet." Li Xingchen said solemnly, "Yueyang Shipyard is only a place to build inland ships after all.
In the future, it will gradually be converted to civilian use, and Lingnan is the place to build the giant ships we rely on to conquer the world."
After a pause, Li Xingchen was also afraid that Chen Shushen would be too ambitious, so he added: "Of course this is a plan for the next ten to twenty years. Master Ouyang is already old... there is a possibility that he will not see that day.
So it’s good that you know these plans, and don’t irritate him. I say this to tell you, work hard, there is still a long way to go in the future.”
When he thought that the warship he presided over could sail across the four seas, Chen Shushen felt a surge of blood: "Your Majesty, don't worry!" (To be continued)