readx The next morning, Zhao Lie gathered his mood and continued to set off.
There was no time to pause.
The damn thief God didn't give him much time.
The Macau in front of him had everything he needed.
He had to take it down.
He needed to act in time, and Not useless hesitation.
Zhao Lie took Li Hu, Yu Dabao, and Qi Wei to the Macau Cannon Foundry, which is now inherited by Wan Nu Bu Jia Lao.
The old Bu Jia Lao who founded the first cannon factory in the Far East has retired.
After all, he is old.
Gao, it’s time to take care of yourself.
Little Bugalao has been very prosperous in recent years.
As the largest and most advanced cannon foundry in the Far East, the Macau Cannon Foundry has reached the Japanese countries in the north, the Spanish in the Philippines, the Dutch in Jakarta, and later the French and English in the south.
Everyone comes here to order guns.
Recently, even the behemoths from the north are bigger than The court of the Ming Empire and the local navies in Guangzhou and Fuzhou also came to buy cannons, not to mention pirates and maritime merchants from all over the world.
This made the cannon foundry's business prosperous.
Never stop and his business will grow stronger.
When Zhao Lie met Xiao Bu JiaLao, he was also surprised to see that Zhao Lie was so young.
"Mr.
Bugarao, I would like to order four nine-pound cannons and four twelve-pound cannons here.
I wonder when you can deliver the goods."
Zhao Lie did not ask the price of the cannons at all, which gave little Bujialao the feeling This young man is not short of money, he only cares about the speed of delivery.
Little Bugarao likes such high-stakes customers.
People are stupid and have too much money.
"Sir, since we have too many orders in hand, if you want to make a custom order, we can only deliver it in three months."
Xiao Bu JiaLao said while taking a sip of tea.
In the Far East, you can only buy big cannons here.
The Ming Dynasty's imitation French cannon cannot be used as the main naval gun.
A fleet without big cannons sailing in the South China Sea where pirates are plentiful is courting death, so I am not in a hurry.
You are anxious.
Zhao Lie also understood.
He pretended to be displeased, smacked his lips, and said helplessly, "I just have doubts about whether you can deliver the cannon on time."
The meaning is obvious, you have so much output, it is doubtful.
If my deposit is not shipped then, who should I contact?
"Can I have the honor to invite you to visit the artillery factory?
Your mind will definitely change when I think about it."
Xiao Bujialao said proudly.
His artillery factory is beyond doubt.
Just as I thought, this is the purpose of Zhao Lie coming here, and the purpose of showing suspicion is to go deep into the artillery factory to investigate.
Xiao Bujialao guided Zhao Lie and his party to the cannon factory.
They saw that the factory occupies a very large area and is divided into an iron cannon factory, a copper cannon factory and a smelting factory.
The craftsmen in the factory were working in full swing.
Obviously Xiao Bujialao did not lie.
Busy indeed.
Zhao Lie noticed that more than 90% of the factory were Ming artillerymen.
This was also because the Portuguese population was too small, so they had to train a large number of Ming art craftsmen to rush the work.
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Who made the artillery factory's business so good?
At this time, Lie felt secretly happy that these first batch of China's first batch of modern heavy industry workers would be his.
Zhao Lie expressed satisfaction with this, paid a deposit of one thousand taels of silver, turned around and left, hinting that Qi Wei was paying attention to this place, and the person who would take over would be Qi Wei, who would take away all the useful people, which Zhao Lie had coveted.
It’s been a long time.
Zhao Lie rushed to the largest inner harbor shipyard again, in the name of customizing ocean-going ships.
Wang Ming, the manager of the shipyard, met with him and was a little surprised to learn that Zhao Lie planned to customize a Western-style sailing ship.
"Brother, the red-haired deck ship has a wide hull, is maneuverable, and is fast, which is good for long voyages.
In the past, some people from the Ming Dynasty planned to customize this ship.
However, I, the Ming Dynasty, do not know how to use soft sails on the bow of this ship, and there are not many foreign sailors. , can’t get a job, many seas The businessman gave up and decided to customize the ship.
This is very important, otherwise the shipyard will not even be able to open."
Wang Ming, a slightly fatter middle-aged uncle, pointed out the key points, meaning: Master, understand the Western Yi War.
Let’s talk about the difference between ships, Fuzhou ships and Guangzhou ships.
"Thanks for the advice, brother, but the sailor's family has already made a reservation in Manila.
This booking was all my idea.
I just fell in love with the tall and majestic appearance of the sailboat."
Zhao Lie said with a nonchalant look on his face.
Give people the appearance of a second-generation ancestor who is not short of money.
Wang Ming pointed out that as long as the time comes, don't blame the shipyard for the mistakes.
As for whether this man ran aground and sunk the ship as soon as he went to sea, it had nothing to do with him.
Next, after Zhao Lie presented him with an expensive gift, the two had a pleasant conversation.
Zhao Lie learned that the shipyard was also very busy.
Since the Dutch attack on Macau failed four years ago, their fleet and the English fleet had intensified their attacks on Spanish merchant ships and Portuguese merchant ships.
Macau was forced to invest heavily in custom-made warships.
The year before last and the year before last were discussed respectively.
The office ordered four custom-made warships, two large and two small, as well as ships customized by Portuguese maritime merchants, Ming maritime merchants, pirates, and fishing boats.
The shipyard was also so busy that it vomited blood.
After finding out that the shipyard craftsmen could customize Western-style sailing ships, he also visited the two warships, one large and one small, that had just been launched, and the three galenic sailing ships customized by a Portuguese maritime merchant.
Zhao Lie was overjoyed, as these would soon be his own.
Battleships and merchant ships are similar in shape.
They are both three-masted sailing ships.
However, the lower deck of the battleship is opened to accommodate heavy artillery, while the merchant ship has multiple cabins for loading cargo.
The battleship is 350 tons and 300 tons respectively.
The merchant ship is more than 400 tons.
Zhao Lie's mood suddenly turned from cloudy to sunny, which was an unexpected surprise, but it was difficult for his own sailors to control these sailboats.
Finally, Wang Ming took Zhao Lie to meet Pinto Garcia, the shipbuilder at the shipyard, and Zhao Kui, the chief craftsman of Ming Dynasty, both of whom were nearly forty years old.
Zhao Lie chatted for a few words and found that both of them were very familiar with Chinese and Western ship types.
Zhao Lie believed that this was the biggest discovery in the shipyard.
In the Ming Dynasty of the seventeenth century, talents who were familiar with Western techniques were the most precious wealth.
Zhao Lie sent someone to inquire about the shipyard again, and found that 90% of the rigging factories were Ming craftsmen, and he was even more satisfied.
Don’t underestimate the role of the rigging factory.
The sails, ropes, and connecting parts on the ship are all made by the rigging factory.
This is a large part of shipbuilding.
Even if Zhao Lie moved the entire shipyard to Shandong, the ship would be built without rigging. , you can't use the hard sails of Chinese sailboats, so the rigging factory also has to pack them all away.
Criscito Dalma was quite bored at the dock.
Because the Spring Festival was coming soon, the number of maritime merchants coming to Macau dropped sharply.
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Criscito was in a bad mood.
"Joao, keep watch for me for a while.
I'll go home and take a look."
"Crichito, do you still have the strength to come back later?
Haha..."
The chubby Joao said with a lewd smile.
"Joao, you are envious.
I am a married man.
I have hot tea and snacks to serve me when I get home.
Your kid only has cold water when I get home."
Criscito counterattacked Joao, irritating Joao who was still alone.
"You two are very free.
I wonder if you have time now."
A voice came from behind the two of them.
The two looked back and saw Zhang Gusheng and another Mingren coming in front of them.
"Oh, Zhang, I wonder what's going on."
In the past few days, with Zhang Gusheng deliberately making friends, the few of them had become very familiar with each other.
"Crichito, our young master plans to customize your sailboat, and I will be responsible for it.
However, I have never seen one.
Can you take me to see what kind of sailboat it is?"
"Uh, this," Criscito hesitated for a moment, then handed over a heavy cloth bag with a drumming sound.
Of course, João also received one.
"Okay," Criscito immediately smiled and looked at Zhang Gusheng with satisfaction, "But don't say anything when the time comes.
I will take you in secretly, and you can just take a look."
This friend was not in vain.
Hand it over.
Zhang Gusheng nodded with a smile on his face and said, just let him board the ship and take a look.
At night, we were in the cabin of the Fuhai again.
"Sir, the largest of the three Portuguese ships in port is 300 tons, with thirty guns, and the other two are 200 tons, with twenty guns each.
The ships have just been renovated, and the crew are all here, but They are all very relaxed.
Only in the morning do they go out to have fun."
Zhang Gusheng reported everything he saw on the boat.
"Very good, drum roll, I will credit you."
Zhao Lie did not ignore these three ships.
After all, the three ships were fully equipped.
If there was a battle in the city, the sailors on the ships would organize a counterattack, which would be a problem.
At the moment, I can rest assured.
Even if something happens, I'm afraid there won't even be enough people on the ship for a while.
However, just in case, Zhao Lie still planned to send dozens of people to monitor the warships and sailors, and be careful not to make big mistakes. s shamelessly asks for recommendation and collection.
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