Wang Dahai followed Li Jin back to Shanghu County full of doubts. Now he just wants to know what good things Li Jin has.
This time when he returned to Shanghu County, Li Jin did not take the land route. Instead, he took Wang Dahai from the waterway and went directly to the port of Shanghu County.
Although the current port in Shanghu County is small and many are still under construction, judging from the manpower required for construction and the area laid, this port project is very huge.
It is even two to three times larger than the Jiangpu Wharf in Yingtian. According to Wang Dahai's estimation, after it is completed, it will be able to accommodate at least 200,000 people.
This is still a conservative estimate, mainly because Wang Dahai has never seen the construction drawings, otherwise he would definitely be able to guess in more detail.
Wang Dahai looked around and followed Li Jin. Ever since he came to Shanghu County, Wang Dahai always had the illusion that there was something different here.
After thinking carefully, Wang Dahai felt that this place was full of vitality and construction was going on everywhere.
Happy smiles can often be seen on the faces of ordinary people. Even if these people look tired, their smiles still bloom from the bottom of their hearts.
Wang Dahai was secretly speechless. At the same time, he also felt a spontaneous admiration for Li Jin, the young county magistrate.
Needless to say, Li Jin's ability can make the people here live a good life.
Li Jin didn't pay attention to this. He took Wang Dahai along the road built by the port and walked not far before arriving at another port.
It is better to say it is a port than a dock.
It's just that the dock here is isolated from the outside world and seems to be independent and has a dedicated purpose.
When Wang Dahai walked into this mysterious pier, he was shocked by what was inside.
I don't know when, but the outline of a shipyard has been built here. It's just different from the Longjiang Shipyard. There are only 5 water tanks here.
It was far smaller than the scale of Longjiang Shipyard, but Wang Dahai couldn't help but burst into tears when he saw the people coming and going, constantly participating in the construction of the shipyard.
"This is called the Treasure Shipyard, and it is where you will work from now on."
Li Jin walked in front of Wang Dahai and began to introduce the environment here to Wang Dahai.
The reason why he wanted to buy Longjiang Shipyard was simply to give his shipyard a legal appearance.
The so-called backdoor listing is based on this trick.
However, Li Jin did not expect that the Longjiang Shipyard was so dilapidated.
He originally wanted to get some equipment and talents from Longjiang Shipyard, but in the end he brought Wang Dahai back.
Fortunately, Wang Dahai did not disappoint Li Jin too much. He now has a shipbuilder under his command, but he is not as experienced as Wang Dahai.
After seeing Li Jin's drawings, those people could only shake their heads and sigh. Only Wang Dahai had the confidence to make it. This was the gap.
Li Jin did not want to rely on any man-made ship. He wanted to build his own ship independently, so that he could completely control the ships going to sea in his own hands.
This was what he had planned from the beginning, even if he did not hesitate to spend a million taels of silver.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought he had made a profit, but it was Li Jin who really made a profit, because he would completely control the sea of the Ming Dynasty.
With this shipyard, all maritime merchants will have to look at his face in the future, otherwise their ships will not be able to be repaired, let alone put to sea.
Wang Dahai is the chief engineer Li Jin is interested in. He will lead the shipyard's shipbuilders to continuously develop new ships for Li Jin to sail across the world.
"Come and take a look here."
Li Jin took Wang Dahai to a very small water tank.
To say it is small does not mean that it is really small, but compared to other sinks, this sink is like a mini one, having shrunk by nearly ten times.
"Sir, what does this mean?"
Wang Dahai didn't understand what Li Jin meant at all. He felt that this kind of water tank was just child's play, and it felt like a boat built for children was not enough.
"This sink is too small, and it would be a waste to open it here."
Li Jin did not speak, but picked up a model of a ship from the counter next to the sink and gently placed it on the water.
A magical scene appeared. The model floated in the water tank and was very stable.
"Master Wang, do you understand?"
Li Jin asked loudly. He felt that this old man was so powerful that he should be able to understand his thoughts.
Wang Dahai said suddenly:
"What Mr. Li means is that this kind is used to make toys for children. You can make money by buying toys in the future."
Li Jin rolled his eyes, how many taels of silver am I short of?
"I'm telling you, in the future, ships don't have to be so big all at once. They can be shrunk in proportion."
"Just like this model, manufacturing can only happen if the experiment is successful."
As he spoke, Li Jin took out the drawing from his arms and said:
"You can definitely apply this drawing to the model ship. If it is really stable, it can be manufactured according to scale."
"The boat made in this way is more stable and less likely to capsize."
"In addition, this kind of boat uses very few materials, is simple to make, and can be improved quickly."
"Master Wang, tell me, is this a good thing?"
"Forget it, it's too calculated."
Wang Dahai's eyes were shining at this moment. After hearing Li Jin's explanation, Wang Dahai finally understood the true meaning of this sink.
If it is true as Li Jin said, then the shipbuilding industry will develop rapidly in the future, and it will be difficult to create the kind of thing where a ship is finally built only to capsize.
It is a pity that once something like this happens, half a year of hard work will be wasted.
"Next, you can take a good look here, and you can transform this place according to the Longjiang Shipyard."
“If it feels too small, you can expand it a little bit more.”
"Give me a list of the craftsmen from the previous shipyard. I will ask the court for orders later to bring all the craftsmen over and let them contribute to the Ming Dynasty's shipbuilding industry."
Wang Dahai was so excited that he couldn't speak. He dropped his crutch instantly, and he knelt down to Li Jin.
I didn't expect that I would actually be able to re-establish a new Longjiang Shipyard in my lifetime.
Although it is now called the Treasure Shipyard, it has placed his hopes for the future of the Ming Navy, making Wang Dahai finally feel that the world is worth it.
However, Wang Dahai was helped up by Li Jin and said:
"Master Wang, don't kneel down all the time."
"If you really appreciate me, help me build this shipyard. This is my hard work, and I don't want it to end in vain!"
