After Liu Hai knew that there was a shortage of talents, he established a technical school modeled after modern times. This school was also the first one in the Qing Dynasty.
The teachers in this school are all served by Liu Hai through biochemical people. Needless to say, the technology of these biochemical people is also first-rate in the entire world. In addition, they are very rigid. Speaking of which, for these
It is also a deterrent to students and a very competent teacher.
The main purpose of this technical school is to train all kinds of workers that Liu Hai urgently needs, and also to actively cultivate talents for the big industry in Liu Hai's heart.
The Shanghai Technical School soon became the most advanced worker training base in China, cultivating a large number of talents for Liu Hai's future construction, so that Liu Hai never lacked workers from now on.
When Liu Hai had just completed the preparations for the construction of the counting factory, recruited students, and built the school building, Holmes, the manager of the Royal Construction Company who was inspecting Keelung, Taiwan, came to report to Liu Hai the details of the inspection.
After inspection by British technical personnel, the Keelung waters are very suitable for building a naval base, and the water depth has reached 5 meters, which is enough to berth all warships of the current Nanyang Navy.
Liu Hai frowned after looking at it. The draft was a bit shallow.
"Mr. Holmes, when building a naval base, we should face the future. The draft of this naval base can now satisfy our Nanyang Navy, but as the Nanyang Navy continues to expand, more powerful warships will definitely be added.
, I’m afraid this draft is a bit shallow, can the draft of the military port be increased?”
After hearing this, Holmes thought for a while and then said: "We can consider Mr. Liu's opinion, but you have to think clearly. Once the draft and depth are increased, the scale of the shipyard will expand rapidly, and the number of projects will increase exponentially."
, I’m afraid your funds will exceed the standard.”
Liu Hai smiled immediately when he heard this. As long as it can increase the draft and berth his modern giant warships, what's the point of adding a little money?
"Mr. Holmes, there is no need to worry about funding. What you are considering now is to increase the draft to 15 meters according to my plan."
The manager of a British construction company opened his mouth wide when he heard that Liu Hai was going to increase the depth of the water to 15 meters.
How big of a warship would it need to have such a draft? Even the British Empire does not have a military port with such a draft.
Liu Hai saw the other party's surprise. He went up and patted the other party's shoulder and said comfortingly: "Although there are no such big warships now, there are many transport ships with a tonnage of 100,000 tons. Without this draft, I am afraid that the transport ship cannot
Stop in the military port."
When Liu Hai said this reason, he felt that it was far-fetched. The transport ship was indeed large in tonnage, but it was huge, and in the end, its draft was much shallower than that of the warship.
The Holmes manager opposite saw that Liu Hai was determined to see such a large and deep military port, so he could only acquiesce and thought to himself, if you are a waste of money, how can I save it for you?
Down?
"Well, Mr. Admiral, since you require a draft of 15 meters, our Royal Construction Company can completely meet your request. However, if the military port is built according to your vision, the final cost will probably be increased three times to 1 million taels of silver.
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When Liu Hai heard that her request could be met, he naturally waved his hand and said, "That's it. When will you start construction? As soon as construction starts, I will give you the first batch of 300,000 taels of funds."
As soon as Holmes heard that Liu Hai would give them the first batch of 300,000 taels of silver before starting construction, he immediately swallowed all the words he originally wanted to persuade Liu Hai.
Then he was full of flattery, "The Admiral is indeed a famous military general. I really admire him for being able to foresee the changes in the navy in the next few decades."
"No, I'm just a junior, and I have to learn from the British Navy. The British Royal Navy is my best teacher."
In this way, the two people complimented each other, and Holmes left with satisfaction.
After leaving Liu Hai's Admiral's Office, Holmes immediately reported the results of this terrain survey to the Royal Construction Company in Shanghai, and also provided the Royal Navy with information about Liu Hai's preparations to build a waterport with a draft of 15 meters deep.
The Royal Navy did not pay attention to the information provided by Holmes at all. In their view, Liu Hai was just a naval admiral who had not gone through systematic training. How could he know the future development of the navy? So this information
, it accumulated into a lot of useless information.
After receiving the construction requirements from Holmes, the Royal Construction Company immediately summoned the company's construction experts to study the drawings and Liu Hai's requirements. Finally, they concluded that according to the current technical level,
It is entirely possible to see such a military port, but countries in the world do not have navies that need such a military port, so they have never been built.
After the Royal Construction Company completed its research and assessment, it dispatched elite designers and a large number of skilled workers. As for the remaining unskilled work, local people could be hired, which would save a lot of money.
The gun factory that Liu Hai needed was also built by a British company. This company was also lazy and directly took out the drawings of a medium-sized military factory in the UK.
Liu Hai took a look and found that as long as the military factory was in the right place, the drawing requirements were not as strict as the naval base, so he immediately approved it.
Therefore, after entering 1890, Liu Hai's three major projects began construction at the same time. Since Liu Hai had abundant funds, the construction speed was very fast.
Liu Hai expected that the shipyard would be put into use by the end of 1890, and the naval base would also be put into use in 1892.
The speed of the gun factory was slower, and it took 1893 to officially complete the construction and put it into use.
In Liu Hai's view, these three major projects are very important to Nanyang. As long as these three major projects are completed, Liu Hai will be able to fight against Japanese aggression alone.
Even if a battleship is damaged, it can be repaired immediately at the Shanghai Shipyard, instead of being in the embarrassing situation like during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1899, when a Beiyang Navy battleship was damaged and had nowhere to repair it.
As time goes by, Liu Hai's three major projects have also entered the high-speed construction stage, and another good news is that Liu Hai's original six cruisers ordered by the United Kingdom have finally returned to the country.
Liu Hai has been looking forward to these six warships for a long time. With these six warships, the Nanyang Navy will truly have the strength to compete with the Japanese Navy a few years later.
When other officers of the Nanyang Navy saw these six warships returning home, they were also eager to try. After studying in the naval academy during this period, they already had a rough understanding of what kind of officers the navy needed in modern warfare, and they were barely able to
Commanded these six warships to fight.
When the six warships sailed into Wusongkou, Liu Hai immediately met with British Navy Captain Mark Young who came to deliver the warships to Liu Hai. Then the two sides held a formal handover ceremony. After Liu Hai signed the handover document, the six warships
The cruiser finally officially belongs to the Nanyang Navy.
Next, Liu Hai naturally gave warm hospitality to the British soldiers who came to deliver the warship, and gave each of them generous gifts before sending these people away.
When Liu Hai saw off the British soldiers and had just had some time to relax, Xu Chuanlong, the commander of the Kaiji cruiser, came to Liu Hai's home with the commander of the former Nanyang Navy cruiser.
Liu Hai met them in the living room. When these people saw Liu Hai, they first bowed and then stood there one by one, looking like they had something to say but did not dare to say it, which made Liu Hai a little funny.
Finally, Liu Hai coughed and said: "If our Nanyang Navy wants to develop and grow, it is natural that we cannot do without your help. This time the new ship built in the UK comes back, and it still needs your leadership."
After Liu Hai said these words, the bandages underneath finally breathed a sigh of relief.
During this period, most of them were studying in the naval academy. As for the training of the Nanyang Navy, they have been handed over to the chief mate.
From the looks of Liu Hai, they wanted the first mate on the warship to serve as the commander of the six cruisers.
Therefore, these six people are still quite worried about their future. Although Liu Hai has promised to let them serve as the new ship's leaders, the new ship has not returned and they have not been officially appointed. It would be a lie to say that they are not worried.
After consoling several officers, Liu Hai said: "These six new cruisers have not been officially named yet. The old warships of our Nanyang Navy were all named according to the Beiyang style. I don't think the new warships should be named after them.
Beiyang, let’s name it after our city in Liangjiang area, what do you think?”
"I will obey the orders of the Admiral."
Liu Hai nodded, and then said: "The two large ships will be named Shanghai and Nanjing respectively, and the remaining four smaller cruisers will be named Suzhou, Huzhou, Xuzhou, and Yancheng."
After Liu Hai finished speaking, he looked at the people below, and then said with a smile: "Since you have been studying for so long, it is time to go down and exercise. Now I give the order."
As soon as Liu Hai finished speaking, the six leaders below immediately stood up and respectfully listened to Liu Hai's next instructions.
"Xu Chuanlong serves as the commander of the cruiser Shanghai, Jiang Chaoying serves as the cruiser Nanjing, Song Wenhui serves as the cruiser Suzhou, Xu Changshun serves as the commander of the cruiser Xuzhou, Yuan Jiugao serves as the commander of the cruiser Huzhou, and Gao Yunlian (biochemical man) serves as the cruiser Yancheng
Pipe belt.”
The six new cruiser commanders below, after hearing Liu Hai's appointment, immediately knelt down on the ground and raised their hands and said: "I will wait, I will obey the admiral's order."
Liu Hai looked at the six new leaders kneeling below, smiled and said: "Don't be too happy too early. I will report this matter to the court. Only when the court officially appoints you can you be justified."
Liu Hai then continued: "From now on, the five old cruisers will be managed by the chief mate on the ship."