Chapter Seventy-Eight: Yuezhou Shipyard Li Zhen is not an idiot, so naturally he will not pour cold water at this time, but said with a smile: "No, you are completely worthy of it, and after visiting the shipyard, this king will be rewarded for his merits." ” "On behalf of his colleagues in the shipyard, the minister thanked His Highness for the reward."
As soon as they heard that there was a reward, everyone was very happy, and Zheng Yintao hurriedly thanked: "Your Highness, we have prepared a reception banquet for you, and now that the banquet has been prepared, please move Your Highness." ” "Okay, let's talk as we go, you can give me a general description of the current situation in the shipyard."
Li Zhen nodded and said, this Zheng Yintao can be regarded as his confidant, and he is also a good heart, and the shipyard also depends on others to help manage it, so he can't help but give this face.
"Yes."
Zheng Yintao put Li Zhen at the forefront, and he followed closely behind: "Yuechuan (Yuezhou Shipyard abbreviation, with boarding) now covers an area of 33,000 acres, with a total of more than 3,200 workers of all kinds, and there are 12 docks in the shipyard, of which there is one 2,000-ton ship, two 1,000-ton ones, five more than 800 tons, and the rest are less than 500 tons.
The shipyard is mainly divided into eight departments, in addition to the general design department, there are cargo ship department, passenger ship department, warship department, small boat department, evaluation department and export department.
In addition, there is a lumber yard, which is the raw material supply for our ships, so let's not talk about this.
The General Design Department is in charge of ship design, and now the shipyard can produce more than a dozen types of ships, except for the initial ship type given by Your Highness, the rest of the ship types are designed by the General Design Department, with a total of more than 100 masters, most of whom are masters from the support of brother shipyards.
The cargo ship department is mainly responsible for the construction of cargo ships, with a total of 500 shipwrights, and now it has the ability to produce 2,000 tons of sea cargo ships, that is, the vertical and horizontal cargo ships designed by Your Highness, the performance is quite good; The passenger ship department is similar to the cargo ship department, responsible for the production of passenger ships, and there are about four or five hundred shipwrights, but the passenger ship business is not good, and many of them have been temporarily seconded to the cargo ship department and the warship department for use, and now it is just an empty shell, but it should be a more important department in the future; The Battleship Department is currently the largest department, with 1,200 shipwrights, mainly responsible for the construction of battleships, but now our technology is not up to par, we can only produce fifth-level battleships, and fourth-level battleships have not yet been tried, but with our technology, it should not be a problem, we are all masters here, even if it is a third-level battleship, it should not be a problem; The Small Boat Division is responsible for the production of small boats of less than 500 tons, mainly cargo ships for inland waterway transport and fishing vessels for offshore fishing.
Because the quality of the ships we produce is the best, so the sales are very hot, and the orders have not been broken, but this is also the only profitable department of our shipyard at present, and the large ships are too expensive, and no one cares about them at all.
If it weren't for your special orders, Your Highness, we would have been prepared to abandon the construction of three kinds of ships for passenger and cargo warfare, and to specialize in the production of small boats; The evaluation department is responsible for the inspection and trial of the ship, and they have the final say on whether the ship is unqualified.
As the name suggests, the export department has recruited a group of guys to run outside to pull orders, but it's just ......
At present, it seems that the effect is not very good, it is simply beyond the means, if it were not for your support from Your Highness, the shipyard would have been closed long ......, and the ministers have been entrusted by Your Highness, and please atone for your sins. ” Speaking of this, Zheng Yintao looked ashamed, thinking that he was also full of confidence to come to Yuezhou with a large amount of gold and silver, wanting to build the largest shipyard in the world.
But three years have passed, and the scale of the ship is indeed not small, a little bigger than boarding the ship, but the shipyard does not make money, which means that everything is in vain, but the larger the scale, the more they will lose, if it were not for Li Zhen to support it with money, the shipyard would have gone bankrupt long ago.
"No, this is already beyond my expectations, I didn't expect you to have already mounted a fourth-level battleship, and this speed is no worse than Liu Renliang.
As for the order, it is not a problem, as long as the ocean trade is carried out, there are people who want to wave money to buy a ship from you.
Li Zhen not only did not punish him, but the more he listened, the happier he became, and finally he even laughed: "Zheng Yintao, Zheng Yintao, I really didn't expect that you still have such a talent, and you have such an achievement in three years, which is too unexpected for me."
And you also know that shipyards are classified according to different types of work to improve efficiency......
Where did you learn this?
Did your master teach you these things in the gap between shipbuilding?
” "This is also the inspiration from the different functions of the six parts of the court, my master can only build ships, how can he do this?"
Zheng Yintao touched his head and said a little embarrassed.
"Great, I don't think you should be a boatman, just honestly join the army as my Shicao, and be responsible for all affairs such as the palace and the palace, the construction of apprentices, etc."
Li Zhen patted him on the shoulder and said, Zheng Yintao was originally just the owner of a shipbuilding workshop, but later Li Zhen discovered his talent, which also suited his temper.
So with a wave of his hand, he directly bought his workshop, and promoted him to join the army as a scholar of the Yue Wangfu Cao despite public opinion, and asked him to come to Lingnan to help him build the Yuezhou Shipyard.
In fact, Li Zhen didn't have much expectations for him at that time, but just hoped that he would do a good job in the preliminary preparations, but he didn't expect him to do a good job, and in three years, Yuechuan became the largest shipyard in Datang, although there was the support of the technology and craftsmen who boarded the ship, but Zheng Yintao's role was indelible.
Zheng Yintao shook his head and said: "Forget it, the minister is not worthy of the name, I don't know anything except how to build ships, I am about to ask His Highness to take back this position, and I can build my ship in a down-to-earth manner." ” "Then forget it, the official position will continue to hang on you."
Li Zhen vetoed, this Zheng Yintao is definitely a talent, for the time being, take Shicao to tie him up, and then reuse it in the future.
"Yes, Your Highness has arrived, and I invite Your Highness to sit down."
While speaking, everyone had already come to the living room, and Zheng Yintao hurriedly said.
"Well, let's sit together."
"Your Highness."
"Your Highness, I would like to introduce to you our masters of Yue Chuan, this is Master Francifer, the chief designer of Yue Chuan, this is Master Lu Feilu, the deputy chief designer, and this is the Minister of the Evaluation Department, Master Na Meina......
Every time he introduced a circle, Li Zhen would say hello to them, and when Zheng Yintao introduced a circle, Li Zhen raised his glass and said: "Yuechuan has today, in addition to Zheng Yintao's outstanding leadership, more importantly, it is inseparable from the support of your masters......
Don't talk nonsense, for the better future of Yuezhou Shipyard, gentlemen, drink win!
” "Drink to win!"
"Drink to win!"
“......”
At this point, the atmosphere of the banquet gradually became warmer, and everyone pushed the cup and changed the lamp, which was different from the previous trembling.