The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 131 Trade Barriers
The technology of copper processing in the Ming Dynasty was already the most advanced in this era, and the copper Buddha and copper incense burner handed down in later generations are absolutely exquisite and of high quality.

The white copper invented and produced by Yunnan people is the earliest not only in my country, but also in the world. It is nearly 1000 years earlier, which means that this technology is 1000 years ahead of the world. This is recognized by academic circles at home and abroad.

The production of white copper in ancient China can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, and the white copper produced in Yunnan is also the most famous, called "cloud white copper".

Huang Sheng wants to develop the shipbuilding industry, copper is an indispensable main raw material, because many components of the underwater part of the hull and the propeller must be tinned brass to meet the technical requirements and corrosion resistance.

Once they have capital, they will buy a large amount of nickel from Yunnan and Sichuan, and the high-temperature steelmaking furnace built with Huang's unique wind-temperature technology will produce nickel-nickel-nickel copper.

The quality of such an alloy is a whole grade higher than the nickel-nickel-nickel copper smelted in Yunnan. The temperature of the steelmaking furnace in Yunnan does not exceed [-] degrees, while the steelmaking furnace of Huang's family can reach more than [-] degrees, which can completely make copper It becomes fully fused with nickel into a liquid state.

It's a pity that Li Guozhu apologized to Huang Sheng implicitly, and told Huang Sheng that he had used almost all his relationships this time, and he had almost collected all the stocks in the hands of the long-term cooperation Japanese daimyo to have so many.

I am afraid that there will not be so many brass ingots in the future. The Japanese Tokugawa shogunate began to control the copper trade and did not allow a large amount of copper to flow out of the country. Now most of the goods are controlled by their family.

trade barriers?Huang Sheng snorted, how easy it is to break!Strength overwhelms everything!With strong ships and guns in hand, there is no room for others to make irresponsible remarks. Engaging in artillery diplomacy with a warship will have immediate results.

Huang Sheng had some calculations in his mind. A weak country has no diplomacy, and everything depends on its strength. When he is ready to start building advanced warships equipped with rifled guns and launching them, he will come to Edo and have a good chat with Tokugawa Iemitsu about future cooperation.

Huang Shengke politely expressed his gratitude and said goodbye to Li Guozhu. On August [-], the fleet sailed back.

With the addition of two more powerful ships, the journey was more peaceful, and all the ships that encountered fled far away, no matter whether they were pirates or not.

In the vast ocean, there is the law of the jungle, the jungle is prey to the strong, and sea merchants will turn into pirates who kill people and steal goods anytime and anywhere!

In this era, there are no ocean conventions or international alliances. Whoever has the biggest fist is the king of the sea!
Huang Sheng is going to work hard to develop his own sea power, and strive to monopolize the sea route to Japan first. After he has a few more advanced warships, he will continue to forge ahead and strive to become the uncrowned king of the China Sea.

The returning fleet braved the wind and waves day and night, entered the waters of Laizhou and broke up with the three lucky boats. Li Er led the fleet to the west and went straight to Tianjinwei.

This route was in the Liaodong Bay of the Ming Dynasty, and there was no way there would be a large group of pirates. Li Er went away boldly. His No. [-] Fuchuan was an armed merchant ship with twelve four-pound cannons, and it was not free.

The Huangjia fleet docked at Huangjiawan Island to unload their cargo. After more than four months of hard work by four to five thousand workers, Huangjiawan Island has taken on a certain shape, and the island is still under construction.

Now that there is money captured from fighting pirates, it is even more important to work fast. The housekeeper Zhao Rui is serious and responsible for her work. She has been watching here. She has brought many servants from Huangjiashan Island to settle here.

Accompanied by Zhao Rui, Huang Sheng inspected the island. The construction of the lighthouse is nearing completion. The landmark building of Huangjiawan Island will also be the main navigation mark in this sea area.

With this lighthouse, all ships entering the waters of Dengzhou and Lushunkou will benefit a lot.

The three large docks built using the bay with the advantage of a natural port will be ready for use by the end of the year, and the advanced main warships of the Huang family will be produced and built here in the future.

The new type of granary is built with local stone mixed with cement and steel bars, which is two centuries ahead of schedule, and twenty tall cylindrical granaries have been repaired.

Each can store more than [-] shi of grain, and it is designed as a discharge funnel to discharge grain at the bottom of the granary. The grain can only be carried on the shoulders through the spiral ladder outside the granary. There is no way to manufacture conveyor belts in this era.

This method of grain output is not only convenient and fast, but also conducive to long-term storage of grain. In fact, five thousand stones are only about four hundred tons, and it is not worth mentioning that the bulk silos that will easily cost tens of thousands of tons in later generations.

In the eyes of everyone on Huangjiawan Island, it is already a magical building. Twenty silos about five feet high and ten steps in diameter have become a must-see for those who have just settled here.

This is still the first phase of the project. In the second phase, 20 such grain depots are planned to be built. There is a special wharf here, which can store more than [-] shi of grain.

One of the main reasons for the Ming Dynasty to perish step by step in the future was that due to the extreme climate of the Little Ice Age, many places had no harvests, and the imperial court was unable to provide relief due to food shortages.

If Daming's official warehouses can use their own more scientifically designed grain depots with reference to later generations, at least nearly [-]% of the grain can be saved from the storage loss every year.

It's a pity that the interests in the grain storage are too great, and I can't even mention it with my official position, otherwise I will unknowingly offend countless civil and military officials.

Now the only choice is to take good care of the two islands of the Huang family, take the road of building high walls and accumulating grain, and slowly develop and grow.

The spacious and bright factory buildings and barracks have been completed, and the auditorium, which can accommodate 1000 people for dining and meetings, is still under construction.

Zhao Shimin, Gu San, Gu Shanhai and other managers still used the previous method, giving most of the Liao people's workers the hope of becoming Huang's family members.

Everyone who works here is well fed, paid, and motivated, of course.

Settling down in the new home at night, now that the Huang family's financial resources are different, with loose money, Zhao Rui naturally arranged the home in a warm and dignified way.

In the inner house in the backyard, several beauties were chatting and laughing happily, but unfortunately there was only one master, and everyone competed to serve him, so that the girls couldn't even get close to the master.

He Xiang, Zhao Rui, and Bai Mudan waited on the master so quickly that he felt like he was paralyzed in bed, and even the thorny peony squatted down to massage the soles of the master's feet.

Huang Sheng was depressed, and said: "You must not do such vulgar things, how precious are the hands of an artist? How can you spoil yourself so much?"

Bai Furong also grabbed the master's foot and massaged it, she smiled and said: "Master, don't be polite to the servants, we sisters may not be able to enter the master's inner house in the future, so hurry up now!"

"Hey! You guys! Is the master really afraid of the old lady at home?"

Bai Mudan giggled coquettishly and said: "Master looks like a sympathetic master. The Huang family's wife comes from a famous family and rules must not be small. Master, you must love me like the apple of my eye!"

"Okay, don't talk about the old man's words, the old man will have the final say in the future of the Huang family, can you live in the inner house forever?"

The two beauties suddenly became shy, and they were a little embarrassed to look at He Xiang and Zhao Rui.

The empathetic He Xiang took Bai Mudan and the others to the left wing room to rest, only Huang Sheng and Butler Zhao were left in the inner room.

"Zhao Rui, those women rescued from the pirate's lair are still at your disposal. You can choose some pleasing ones to stay here to work. This family is too big and not popular enough!"

"Yes, master, I know how to do it. Master, how did you make so much money this time?"

He Xiang has already told the chief steward, Zhao Rui, the amount of silver and treasures hidden on the ship, so that she can make overall arrangements.

"How can we earn so much! This time we took a bunch of pirates' lairs, and these are all captured!"

"Ah? Master, you are going to fight again? Master, now our Huang family has no shortage of money, so don't take risks yourself in the future, okay?"

Looking at the pale beauty, Huang Sheng was tender and tender for a moment, he took her into his arms and said: "Hao Rui'er, you don't have to worry about the master, I know it in my heart, let the master see if you have lost weight again."

"Master, my family has been talking about you all the time, my family is listening to you now, many things are left to the servants, and my family is getting fatter!"

"It doesn't seem to be thin, the skin is very smooth, why is it so slippery here?" The master's claws began to wander around the beauty, going all the way to the place where she was ashamed...

After being caressed by the master for a while, the pretty woman was confused and infatuated, she shyly relieved Luo Chang and threw herself into his arms. At this time, the wedding is like a dream, and the joy of fish and water can't be expressed in words....

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