Xinshun 1730

Chapter 245 Fishing
After seeing off on the second day, we set sail.

When sailing to the Shandong Peninsula, it was night, and the lighthouse with rapeseed oil and whale oil mixed with it emitted fire at night to guide the passing ships.

The cold wind is expected, and the flickering lighthouse light is reassuring.

Shi Shiyong looked at the distant fire on the deck and asked, "I don't remember that there was such a lighthouse here?"

Things like lighthouses have existed in China for a long time, and there is a mound lighthouse at the mouth of Liuhe River.Shi Shiyong has been away from Weihai for several years, and he also wants to see what Weihai has become.

"This lighthouse is newly built. There are several islands around Weihai. One is to guide ships, and the other is to instruct them not to enter the vicinity of Liugong Island. It is already a military port. Ordinary ships are not allowed to approach it and have to go around."

To explain briefly, at dawn on the second day, two warships were sailing nearby and saw Liu Yu's ship from a distance, so they leaned over to escort them.

Shi Shiyong felt very at ease with the two Western-style soft-sail warships, but he was a little worried when he thought about Japan.

"My lord, if this is the case, even if the civilian ships do not enter the port, I am afraid that those who are interested will know that our dynasty is building a navy."

Liu Yu smiled and said: "You were in Edo, how many news about Westerners have you heard? Dutch ships often go to Nagasaki, and I have never seen Japanese build ships. As for those who went to Nagasaki to submit Tang Feng's storytelling, how many people know The difference between a warship and a merchant ship? How many people know the power of this Western warship? The Japanese know it, but they just want to change it. How can it be so easy? You have to start from scratch to control the sail. I let them learn it. You can’t learn from inside.”

"I spent a lot of money. The imperial court also showed favor with France, and the shipbuilders from France presided over it. The Japanese can find the Dutch, but the Dutch can build merchant ships here. If they want to build warships, they have to go to Europe to find them." People. Whether it is allowed or not, it will come and go, and it will be a few years later."

"I have been preparing for six or seven years in advance. How many ships can I come up with? How many officers? How many sailors?"

"In a world of great contention, one step at a time, one step at a time. You can rest assured, Brother Pingcheng."

Shi Shiyong also said with a smile: "I am assured of Ying Sobo's decision. Your Majesty is assured, why am I not at ease? I am just a little worried. Since Ying Sobo said there is no problem, then it will be fine. But Ying Sobo What Su Bo said is correct, the Japanese have seen Western warships long ago, and have never imitated them."

After crossing the fjord, a new battleship was about to be launched, and the dock was busy there, and there was another battleship that was basically formed inside.

The situation now is that people board the ship, rather than the ship waiting for people.

At this time, it is incomparable with the two to three thousand naval officers in France, but Liu Yu has trained more than 300 trainee officers and non-commissioned officers before, relying on the previous training ships and the first French warships he bought for continuous training, it has already been much There are successful ones.

A 64-gun battleship with a displacement of about [-] tons is also under construction. This is a French design, which is a bit of a guinea pig with a lot of money.

The French navy has entered a helpless dead end, with no money and the tonnage has plummeted. As the Minister of the Navy, Earl Morpas, in order to save money and quickly shorten the gap with the United Kingdom, strongly advocated abandoning the previous super-heavy three-decked warships. It is a warship designed mainly with 74 guns.

This kind of helpless move, on the contrary, made the French battleships achieve a wonderful balance in terms of speed, firepower, and protection, and the cost performance can be said to be the highest.

But the latest French design will not give Liu Yu, but let Liu Yu choose to build 64 guns or the old 74 guns.

Considering the situation around Dashun and future wars, Liu Yu still chose the first battleship to use 64 guns, at least it can run faster and the technology is more mature.

If the French mission had a good talk in the capital, they could buy the blueprint of the new 74-gun battleship directly at a high price. It was a masterpiece of genius that made the British exclaim that their warship design was outdated.

If you can buy it, you can spend a few 10 taels of silver, and it will not be out of date for at least a few decades.

If the conversation is not so pleasant, you can only learn from the outdated design and continue to improve.

It is estimated that the 74 gunboat will not be used for the time being, but it will be used first to let the craftsmen practice their hands.

The scene of several warships being built at the same time made Shi Shiyong very excited. Although he didn't understand the difference, he knew that this warship was huge.Based on his experience in Edo, the Japanese warships are definitely not opponents.

After getting off the ship, a group of newly recruited sailors on the shore are training there, and there is also a group of recruited marines. After studying for several years, they still can’t get their turn on a battleship. Drill these sailors to play.

A coal ship has just arrived at the port. The Newcomen engine with huge consumption and low power is a coal-eating monster. If it is not for the purpose of training the officers and soldiers here to get familiar with this magical power earlier, it is purely economical. Cattle, horses or manpower are much cheaper, after all, this is not a coal mining area.

Sure enough, Shi Shiyong was startled by this "monster" carrying water with black smoke, and asked Liu Yu a lot of strange and funny questions.

Liu Yu had answered these questions to others dozens or even hundreds of times before, so that he was able to answer some questions before Shi Shiyong asked them all.

Although he didn't understand it at all, this strange machine still gave Shi Shiyong great confidence.This kind of confidence is based on the helplessness that the skills I have learned are outdated.

From time to time, there were waves of gunners practicing firing, which was indescribably pleasant.

"Brother Pingcheng, if you are interested, you can walk around in a few days."

Shi Shiyong shook his head and said: "Forget it. The more I look at it, the more heartbroken I am. I have been in the Wa Kingdom for a few years, but when I come back, I look like a Lanke from Nanke Yimeng. Everything has changed. I guess I can't understand it. , don't read it."

While talking and joking, Liu Yu led him to meet Kang Bushao, asked Kang Bushao to help polish the translation, and asked Shi Shiyong to go to rest first.

After Shi Shiyong left, Kang Bushao asked directly, "How do you want to translate, Young Master?"

Liu Yu smiled slightly and replied two words.

"Arch the fire."

"Understood. By the way, during the time my son went to Songjiang, there was news from the Whale Sea. It said that the Raksha people were hunting sea lions in Kamchatka. The fur is very good and there are a lot of them. But the transportation is difficult, I hope they can leave Heilongjiang Shipping. I also hope to buy some food from us. This is Whale Sea’s business, and the young master has to take care of it.”

"Uh……"

This is also the first time that Liu Yu, the envoy of the Whale Sea, has dealt with the government affairs of cats and mice. Although the Whale Sea is big, there is really almost nothing to take care of.

"I think it is possible. However, the boats of the Raksha people cannot go to Heilongjiang. Let them change the goods at Jiangkou, and our boats will be transported to the east for them, and we will charge some tolls."

"Food can also be sold. Even if they sell, how many people can they have? I guess they are tired of eating meat? They can't grow food, but it is suitable to grow rye on both sides of the Heilongjiang River. If you want it, then sell it. Leather, then exchange for silver."

"Just do what I want and write an official letter. When the ice age is over, have someone send it to you. Just in time, I'm also going to fulfill Bering's dream."

Kang Bulan smiled and said, "My lord, this is not to fulfill Bering's dream, it's a piece of money for the toilet, throw it away after use. Now that the navy has begun to take shape, Bering's skills are better than nautical charts, not battle formations. But that's good too, and it saves him from nagging every day."

Liu Yu also smiled, nodded at Kang Bulao and said, "Probably that's what it means. You can arrange these few things first, and I will pick the list of expeditions. There is one more thing..."

"After the new year, the emperor seems to be forty, right? On his birthday, I will go back to the capital. Prepare more glass, and prepare it according to 2000 yuan. I will pay the original price. Prepare more wooden boxes and frames. , advance the emperor’s approximate dividends next year, and I’m posting 3 taels as a congratulatory gift. I’ll also prepare a few boxes of cigarettes, short muskets and so on.”

"Uh...my lord, is this congratulatory gift a bit vulgar? The glass is okay, so just give it money?" Kang Bushao was quite surprised at Liu Yu's congratulatory gift for the emperor's 40th birthday. Money.

"What hasn't the emperor seen? What would he be most happy to give? It must be money. Vulgarity is a bit vulgar, but he feels comfortable. Giving glass means that if you want to take it, you must give it first. The emperor is afraid that people will say that he is extravagant." , or for fear of fueling the world’s extravagance, I have been reluctant to use large glass windows. But I guess, I must like it. The light-transmitting and bright ones must be better than window paper.”

"Send a bunch of them, the emperor will give you a reward, and the forbidden palace will be more secure, leading the trend. There are so many rich people in the capital, let's sell them by a dozen."

"As for money, the emperor may be noncommittal, and even reprimanded him not to send money in the future to avoid officials following suit, but he must be happy in his heart. It is military reform and immigration, and the internal funds must be short of money. I can pay some money, but reward a leather coat stationed in the Western Regions; or give some fur hats to the Imperial Palace Guards, this can’t let the household government pay for it.”

"If the emperor is willing to distribute a bunch of fur hats to the Imperial Army, won't my property of the Whale Sea Jiedushi, the fur of the Whale Sea, also open up a market?"

"It's all business if you say a thousand things and ten thousand things."

What he said was a bit meng lang, and he didn't have much respect for the emperor, but Kang Bushao thought it was very common, and laughed along with Liu Yu.

"When it comes to fishing, you still have the ability."

Liu Yu shook his head and said, "Do you have the ability to fart? I'm just willing to take the bait. Then you are busy, I will go find Bering and talk about exploring north to America."

Just as he was about to go out, he came back with another slap on the head, took out a lot of bills from his arms and threw them to Kang Bushao.

"You have been with me for so long, and it is troublesome to pay every month. You hold these stocks. Before you said that you wanted to marry a talented woman and you were afraid that you would not be able to support them. Now that you have money, hurry up and do your business. All day Go to the fireworks field, get a heart attack again, and die instantly, I am missing an arm."

After Liu Yu went out, Kang Buxiu looked through the pile of bills, and found that they were worth 8 to [-] taels.

Put these bills away, nodded and said to the empty room, "Of course."

(End of this chapter)