[Volume 5 Enter] Chapter 259 Reception
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Originally, the Fishery Corps owned many ships, but they were generally small, miscellaneous, old, with small tonnage, and in poor condition. They basically operated offshore, with the furthest reaching the Beibu Gulf region. [Full text reading] Updates uploaded by book friends. Now I have to undertake maritime cruises in the Xisha and Dongsha areas, which is obviously beyond my ability. In the next autumn, a number of ships with a standard displacement of less than 100 tons will be eliminated from the spy boat squadron and given to the Fishery Corps. No matter how Lin Chuanqing transforms it, the only requirement is to maintain a certain level of armament in order to carry out armed patrols in the sea area between Dongsha and Xisha.
At first, the Senate hoped that Lin Chuanqing could rebuild a few whaling ships. Whales are full of treasures - especially oil, which was the main source of oil in early industry. It played an indispensable role in the Senate's industrial system, which was seriously lacking in oil. . As for whale baleen and bone fragments, their high elasticity also plays an important role in industry. However, the Great Library has clearly poured cold water on the whaling parties - the South China Sea is not a habitat for whales at all, only some occasionally pass by. Before taking over Hokkaido or Hawaii, commercial whaling is out of the question.
As a result, all the newly allocated fishing boats have been transformed into longline fishing boats. The modification is not complicated, just adding a large human-powered winch and two work boats. Because there is no power winch, manual retraction is very slow. After the longline is lowered, unless there are special circumstances, the work boat will check the buoys, fishing lines, harvest, and change the bait. In addition, the bottom tank is converted into a "cold storage", and the fish caught are simply processed and stuffed into it to keep it fresh. There is no refrigeration power on the sailboat, and of course there is no gas cold storage. Refrigeration can only be ice cubes wrapped in insulation material.
Lin Chuanqing invited veterans with a background in thermal engineering to carefully design the marine cold storage. The insulation layer of the marine cold storage adopts multi-layer thermal insulation treatment. on the insulation material. There are many things to choose from: in addition to kapok, sawdust and diatomaceous earth, which are widely used in Lingao, a large amount of cattail leaves and cattail velvet are also used. Cattail has a very good thermal insulation effect and is not afraid of water. Cattail has evolved this fiber to help its seeds float with water, and the hollow leaves act as a moisture barrier.
Cattail is actually the most famous plant of ancient Egyptian civilization - the oriental subspecies of papyrus. The ancient Egyptians used the long fibers of the leaves to make papyrus. In China, in addition to making the leaves into cushions, mattresses, kneeling In addition to being used for mats or making paper, cattail is also an important cold-proof material.
Because cattail grows well in depressions and wetlands with high salinity. ) The water supply and drainage department plants a large number of plants to treat sewage and transform coastal saline-alkali land. Compared with collecting and purchasing a small amount of wild kapok and sawdust and diatomaceous earth that have other uses, kapok leaves and cattails have become the cheapest and most effective separator that Chuanchuan Group can produce on a large scale. A large amount of thermal materials were mixed into cotton wool to make bedding for engine operation, and most of the pillows used by senators and maids to enjoy the gentle countryside were also filled with cattail down.
Although the output of Pu Rong is large, it is necessary to ensure the supply of materials for the northward journey. Therefore, Lin Chuanqing only refitted a total of ten cold fresh ships, three of which were used in the Beibu Gulf area, six of which were used in Sanya, and the other two were deployed to Hong Kong, the estuary of a large river and a place rich in fish catches.
The sushi and sashimi served at the reception were the benefits of the cold boat. Initially, Hong Hongyin thought that the local people might not be willing to accept such food, but unexpectedly it was still very popular. Plate after plate was served in a steady stream and was quickly wiped out.
"This is Guangdong - we have always had the habit of eating raw fish. We can eat freshwater fish, and even more saltwater fish." Shi Jiantao, the person in charge of the shipyard, said drunkenly while holding a wine glass. "Shunde is not far from here, and the local fish is famous..."
Shi Jiantao is in a good mood: the h800 Harmony Wheel construction project he presided over has finally achieved considerable results after a period of stumbling operations. Training workers for local shipbuilding workshops and providing standardized measuring tools and tools all played a role, especially the decisive support from the Planning Institute: approval to build a local wood processing plant in Hong Kong to process wood shipped from Guangdong and Fujian nearby, and batch batches at the same time Manufacture standardized shipping materials. Including masts, shell plates, deck strips, etc.
These measures have greatly accelerated the construction progress of the h800 Harmony Wheel. Shi Jiantao discovered that the learning ability of the indigenous people is not bad, and they are full of wisdom, but they have been blinded by years of being conservative. When someone opens a window, shows a new path, and teaches them how to walk in a down-to-earth manner, they will quickly follow up and even draw inferences. Stimulated by economic interests, local shipbuilding workshops adapted to the Australian production model, and their efficiency increased exponentially. In the first few Harmony ships, it took several months just to produce qualified outsourced parts during the material preparation phase, but when everything was running in, it was completed. It only takes an average of 50 days to build an h800 Harmony ship. Shi Jiantao built this large transport ship at a rate of four per batch on a simple beach slipway in Hong Kong.
In fact, the Hong Kong shipyard is performing the task of assembly. The iron bones and ribs needed for shipbuilding were processed from Bopu and transported to Hong Kong by large whales. Simple wooden structural parts were subcontracted and processed by various indigenous shipbuilding workshops and carpentry workshops in the Pearl River Estuary and transported to Hong Kong Island. More complex wooden structural components are manufactured in wood processing plants. The final assembly was completed on the beach slipway.
In the end, the Hong Kong shipyard completed the task of 28 ships before the D-Day anniversary - not only successfully completed the tasks assigned by the engine operation, but also exceeded the quota by 4 ships. These 4 ships were converted into fleet coal ships.
When Shi Jiantao found out that his shipbuilding work could be completed as scheduled, he was so happy that he got drunk - his position in the Senate was fully guaranteed, and wealth still had to be gained through danger.
Today, when he saw that the transport ship group that he personally presided over and built was about to leave the port to perform the engine operation, he was in an extremely good mood. He drank soda water, fruit juice and rum to his heart's content.
"Your contractor is here too?" Hong Hongyin asked. He invited local businessmen who had business dealings with them today.
"Here they come. There are also those Tiandihui clients from Luochen."
At the reception, a group of indigenous "high-class people" wearing silk and satin gathered, and there were also a number of scholars and scholars in lanthanum shirts. As the local business manager and external liaison, Hong Yin held a wine glass and chatted and laughed among the crowd. He was good at dancing and socializing with local aboriginal collaborators.
Most of the local indigenous collaborators are small and medium-sized landowners from the Kowloon Peninsula opposite Saint Lady's Bay and Dongguan and Xiangshan counties further north. Affected by the tide of commodity economy in the Ming Dynasty, people began to cultivate various economic crops very early, especially indigo and sericulture. Indigo, raw silk, and satin were all bulk export materials of the Senate. Therefore, it has always been the target of Hong Hongyin's active wooing.
Attracting them to provide export products to foreign trade companies and promote the services of "Tiandihui" is currently one of Hong Kong Yin's main tasks.
The initial cooperation between these small and medium-sized landowners with the Hong Kong Station was somewhat voluntary. Because of the Fubo Army's "mighty power" at the Pearl River Estuary, plus the bayonets and gunboats hanging nearby, no one dared to refuse Hong Kong. Station’s “Trade Briefing Session”.
However, once such a trade relationship was formally established, they soon discovered that it was much better to cooperate with the Australians in Hong Kong than with the large and small profiteers in the city. As a result, the relationship between the two quickly became warm, and Tiandihui also took the opportunity to start developing customers in the local area - Hong Kong Island has poor agricultural development conditions, and Tiandihui has little room for use.
Of course, there are also those who take the initiative to cooperate with Australians - Liu Deshan is one of them. After he met Qiu Wufu of Fubo Army in Sanliang Town, he quickly started thinking of doing business with the Australians.
Liu Deshan's business is selling local products between Shandong and Guangdong. He has long heard that Australians do a lot of business and Australian products are extremely popular. Now that Australians are so close, the opportunity is certainly not to be missed. So as soon as the crusade in the Pearl River Basin ended, he ran to Hong Kong, found Hong Hongyin, and asked to sell Shandong goods.
Hong Hongyin was very interested in his proposal. Although Liu Deshan was a small businessman and did not have strong capital, he was very familiar with the business. As a Shandong native and having been doing business in the Pearl River Delta for a long time, he was familiar with the situation in both places. He was a very suitable candidate. Trade agent - and his power is not large, so it is not easy for him to become too big to lose.
With the support of Hong Yin, Liu Deshan quickly acted as the agent of "Wanyou" and began to deal in Australian goods. He is very familiar with the conditions of villages and towns in the Pearl River Delta. He is able to carry out commercial activities in villages and towns that were difficult to penetrate in the past for Guangzhou Station. He has initially established a township business network in Dongguan County.
This township business network uses the model of mobile vendors and local agents to sell daily necessities produced in the near future such as matches, new iron farm tools, cheap Chinese patent medicines, etc. to the townships in large quantities, and at the same time, it purchases various local specialties from the villages and towns. Although the business is trivial and not very profitable, at least Lingao's products have penetrated into the countryside. With the penetration of products, concepts will also change.
Liu Deshan himself also made a small fortune. Although he didn't make much money, his shrewd mind already knew that Australians would have greater business opportunities later. As long as you can endure it, the days of making a fortune are just around the corner.
At this moment, he was standing in the hall, holding a glass of kvass like the Australians did, and watching Hong Hongyin's every move. I hope this "chief" can reveal some more information to him. He has already smelled some smells from the previous stage of large-scale purchases in Hong Kong - greater opportunities will soon come to Hong Kong Island. (..)
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