For Emperor Zhu.
A kind of ship specially used to shuttle between the New World and the Ming Dynasty, and between the east and west sides of the Pacific.
Cost and efficiency must be balanced.
The cost should be as low as possible and the efficiency should be as high as possible.
The design plans of some large shipyards appear relatively conservative.
Emperor Zhu was not very satisfied.
On the other hand, Yifan Shipyard's plan uses a lot of advanced technology, and also uses a lot of cheap metal components and relatively cheap wood, so that the cost of building the ship can be reduced to a very low level.
"The cost of building such a ship is about 5,000 Ming Yuan. The hull does not use expensive wood, but uses wood and iron composite panels. It is cheap and suitable for large-scale assembly line production. If large-scale production can be carried out If so, the cost of this type of ship can be reduced to less than 3,000 Ming Yuan!"
Jiang Yifan said with a smile.
Less than 3,000 Ming Yuan?
Many civil servants and generals who followed looked at each other.
In particular, Lin Minghe, who had been appointed as the Governor of Jinshan Governor's Mansion, stepped forward and asked: "Is it safe if it is so cheap? For such a big ship, the wood alone costs more than three thousand, right?"
"It's safe. It has been tested. The hull is stronger than ordinary Dafu ships and Daguang ships. This wooden board is sandwiched with iron sheets as the hull material. We have many iron smelting yards in the Ming Dynasty. The price of iron is very cheap. It is rolled Machine-pressed iron sheets are also very convenient. In this way, there is no need for precious wood and ordinary wood can be used. Shipbuilding materials are easy to obtain and can support large-scale production!"
Jiang Yifan introduced.
Lin Minghe nodded.
At this time, on the other side, Zeng Ada, who was about to be appointed as the commander of the Ming Dynasty's new continent, also came up and asked: "Is this ship fast? How long does it take to make a round trip? How many people and goods can it carry?"
Zeng Ada now carries the rank of colonel on his shoulders - in fact, he has already been awarded the title of Marquis for his military merits. Among the marquises of the Ming Army, there are not many who do not have the rank of general on their shoulders.
Zeng Ada is one of them "glorious members".
The reason is also very simple. This guy will never pass the "cultural class".
The title is already that of Marquis.
But he is still a little colonel.
It's really embarrassing.
So some of his old superiors recommended to Emperor Zhu that he lead troops to the New World - going to the New World was a hard job, as everyone knew, but if you wanted to take over the New World, you definitely couldn't send an officer with the rank of colonel.
Therefore, before heading to the New World, Zeng Ada would definitely get an exceptional promotion and become a general.
Only in this way can he be qualified to sit in the position of the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty's new continent.
It takes six years to lead troops thousands of miles away. According to regulations, officials in the Jinshan Governor's Mansion can only serve for six years, and then they must be rotated.
Although the Ming Dynasty now has many modern systems, it can ensure that warlords like Jiedu in the Tang Dynasty will not appear.
But in places as far away as the New World, the system is still a little stricter.
For Emperor Zhu.
This land will be divided among the princes of the Ming Dynasty in the future, that is, Emperor Zhu's sons.
He didn't want to see his son being manipulated by powerful officials when he arrived in his own fiefdom in the future.
"Fast! Faster than ordinary merchant ships! Because there is a steam engine on the ship as supplementary power. In areas with no wind and no ocean currents, you can use the steam engine to quickly pass through. Use this ship type to take the Shanghai, Edo, and Jinshan routes. The outbound journey can be shortened to 30 days, and the return journey can be shortened to 40 days. Although a certain amount of space on the ship needs to be arranged to load fuel and propulsion systems, it saves nearly fifty days. Coupled with the low construction cost, This ship type will become the most outstanding merchant ship model in the next few decades!”
Jiang Yifan said proudly.
He knew that with this outstanding merchant ship model, his Yifan Shipyard would inevitably become one of the largest shipbuilding companies in the Ming Dynasty.
"It can carry thirty thousand shi of cargo, plus more than three hundred passengers."
"Thirty thousand shi? This is three times bigger than the largest Guangzhou ship!"
"There are still three hundred passengers!"
As soon as these words came out, many officials who came with Emperor Zhu to inspect immediately took a breath of cold air.
Emperor Zhu had a smile on his face.
Thirty thousand shi, converted into modern metric units, is about two thousand tons.
Not a big ship in modern times.
But in this day and age, it's already quite a carrying capacity.
"This is the No. 1 ship in the New World. It is designed to carry a mix of people and cargo. The lower cabin carries cargo supplies and the upper cabin carries people. In order to save costs, a batch of cargo destined for Japan can be picked up at Shanghai Port and used for shipping after unloading in Japan. Pay the shipping fee, replenish food, fresh water, agricultural tools and other goods, and then set sail from Japan to Jinshan Port."
Emperor Zhu patted the hull of the New Continental No. 1 ship, raised his head and said.
"300 people. Including losses, it is conservatively estimated that 250 people can arrive successfully. One ship takes 70 days to go back and forth. Three trips a year, at least 750 people. The ship must be used for at least 10 years. , that is to say, one ship can transport at least 7,500 people ashore in ten years! If there are one hundred ships, it will be 750,000 in ten years!"
Emperor Zhu calculated silently.
There are 750,000 immigrants, and the immigrants are all young men and women. They will definitely hold hands and have children.
With one hundred ships, in ten years the Ming Dynasty would have a territory in North America with a population of one million.
Two hundred ships, two million in four years!
As long as you are willing to invest, the population of the Ming Dynasty in the New World is just a mathematical problem!
ten years!
ten years.
The Ming Dynasty must have a large enough population on the west coast of the New World.
This is the key to finally conquering the New World!
A large enough population could support enough armies to fight in the New World.
Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty's domestic shipping will be relied upon to support an army fighting across the Pacific with European forces including the United States, Britain, Spain, and possibly even the French.
That's almost guaranteed to fail.
The difficulty of crossing the Pacific, and the difficulty of crossing the Atlantic.
Not on the same level at all.
No matter how powerful the Ming Dynasty was.
subject to current technical conditions.
The power they can exert directly on the North American continent is also extremely limited.
therefore.
The first step to winning the New World.
You must occupy a stable stronghold and fill this stronghold with as many people as possible!
Think of this.
Emperor Zhu looked at Jiang Yifan and asked: "I plan to establish a New World Shipping Company and place an order for one hundred ships from your shipyard. If the ship price is three thousand Ming Yuan, the shipbuilding cost will be three hundred thousand Ming Yuan. , this is only the first batch of shipbuilding plans. You can give a deposit of 100,000 yuan in advance. In addition, the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty can open a low-interest loan line of 200,000 yuan to your shipyard. When can 100 ships be built? "
(End of chapter)
