Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 584 On the Right Track
In September of the seventh year of Jian'an, the shipyard has begun to take shape.

There are large tracts of primeval forests in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, which can provide large timber necessary for shipbuilding.

Appropriate wood flows downstream from the upstream, and after receiving the wood, carpenters and shipwrights in the shipyard begin to process different wood into different parts according to the drawings.

The keel, deck, cabin, mast, etc. have been polished one by one. The three-masted warship is different from the current building ships, and there are many longitudinal bones in addition to the keel to strengthen the hull structure.

The three-masted battleship in the blueprint given by Lu Yan is somewhat complicated, and every process needs to be produced strictly according to the standards on the blueprint. Each craftsman team is responsible for the production of some parts, and everything looks so tense and orderly.

In addition to the carpenters and shipwrights in the general prison, the textile department also participated in the shipbuilding operation, and the sails needed their help.

In the huge shipyard, besides the craftsmen, there are many ordinary people doing odd jobs.

In addition to the local people in Chenliu, there are also some people who come from Hebei or the south. Apart from the busy farming season, they will also apply to join the relevant workshops of Chenliu Shipyard to work and earn money.

Adding up all the odds and ends, there are probably no fewer than 7000 people in Chen Liu's shipyard.

Moreover, after the first dock of Chenliu Shipyard is built, another nine docks will be built next.In other words, Chenliu Shipyard plans to invest in ten docks at one time, and simultaneously produce ten three-masted warships.

Fortunately, this shipyard was built in Chenliu. If it was changed to another place, it might not be able to withstand such a high-intensity consumption in a short period of time.

Seeing the construction of Chenliu Shipyard in full swing, the United Chamber of Commerce, Xuzhou Merchants, Linzi Chamber of Commerce, and the newly established chambers of commerce in Jizhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou, Sizhou and other regions have also heard the news and gathered near Chenliu Shipyard. Opened his own small shipyard.

Of course they will not produce warships, civilian ships and merchant ships are their main targets.

Zhuge Liang saw that businessmen also joined in, and after getting Lu Yan's consent, he simply launched many preferential and subsidy policies to attract more chambers of commerce and businessmen to join in.

When there are more merchant ships, waterway trade will prosper; when there are more civilian ships, it will be more convenient for the common people to travel.

The entire shipbuilding industry in Chenliu began to flourish, and for a while, the pockets of the people in Chenliu and other places gradually became fuller.

It will take more than three months to build the first three-masted warship.

But as long as the first battleship is successfully built, with experience, the construction speed of the following three-masted battleships will be much faster.

A three-masted warship can carry more than 1000 people, and Lu Yan plans to train at least one hundred thousand sailors, so with replacements, there should be at least a hundred three-masted warships.

Construction and maintenance still require a lot of manpower, so the manpower is still not enough, far from enough!

Now that the shipyard has been erected, and the southern princes must have gotten the news, the secrecy of shipbuilding is of little importance.

Zhuge Liang simply ordered the general to recruit shipwrights and carpenters from all over the country blatantly.

As long as they are innocent, they will all be hired; if they have a family, they can even join the core team and directly participate in the formation of the three-masted battleship.

In the seventh year of Jian'an, in mid-September.

The shipyard is on the right track, and the operation here only needs the help of Geng Liang and Liu Bei to keep an eye on it.

Lu Yan reckoned that the cannon should have had a result, so he pulled Zhuge Liang together and set off for Daijun.

Lu Yan, Zhuge Liang, Huang Zhong, and Huang Xu hurried to Daijun.

The reason why Lu Yan called Huang Zhong was that he hoped that he could protect Zhuge Liang who had no force.

And bring Huang Xu because he happened to be weak this year, Huang Zhong hopes to bring his son out to broaden his horizons.

Naturally, Lu Yan would not reject Huang Zhong, so he temporarily formed this group of four.

Arriving in the old forest in the deep mountains of Daijun, entering the valley entrance where the steelmaking plant is located, it seems that a checkpoint has been built.

The city wall of the checkpoint is more than three feet high, and it is all made of bluestone. From a distance, it looks majestic and strong.

When they came to the bottom of the pass, there was a guard on the city wall and shouted loudly: "A place where military planes are important, idlers retreat!"

Huang Xu looked back at Lu Yan, and after receiving Lu Yan's instruction, he rode forward, took out and held up the seal in his arms: "I am Huang Xu, the personal guard of General Hussars, and this is the seal of entry!"

The guard put down the basket, Huang Xu put the seal into the basket, and then watched it being pulled up slowly.

After checking the seal and confirming that it was correct, the heavy gate opened slowly.

Lu Yan, Zhuge Liang, Huang Zhong, and Huang Xu entered the pass.

Entering the gate, the guard came to Lu Yan, clasped his fists and saluted, "The last general, Guan Ping, see Lu Hussar!"

"Huh? Guan Ping?" The guard's name caught Lu Yan's attention, so he asked, "Are you Yun Chang's eldest son?"

Guan Ping didn't expect Lu Yan to know him, and a faint excitement suddenly appeared in his heart, "Exactly, Lu Hussar knows the last general?"

Lu Yan nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, the tiger father has no dogs, so work hard!"

How many people dream of getting a compliment from Lu Yan!

Guan Ping sent soldiers to lead Lu Yan and his party to the steelworks, while he himself sat under the city wall in a daze.

At this time, a soldier came to Guan Ping and complimented him: "Congratulations, General. If you can get Lu Hussar to say 'a tiger father has no dogs', your future is bright!" "Yes, yes! General Guan is well-developed." Don’t forget about the brothers!”

Guan Ping sat for a while, and finally regained his composure, he thought to himself: "I thought it was something that made my father unhappy, but I didn't expect the deep meaning of my father, when I go back, I must make a one-sided apology to my father! "

Guan Ping suddenly felt full of strength physically and mentally. He stood up and said, "Guan Youxin works with you all. No matter what happens in the future, I will definitely not forget my brothers!"

"it is good!"

"The general is righteous!"

"I am willing to serve the general like a dog and a horse!"

Under the leadership of the soldiers, Lu Yan and his party went forward for several kilometers, and after reaching a hillside, everyone's eyes suddenly opened up!
Ahead, there is a very wide open land. It was still a dense forest before, and it seems that the craftsmen cleared it all out.

Going forward, a huge forge suddenly came into view.

Lu Yan and the others were still at least a mile away from the forge, but the sound of tinkling iron was clearly audible inside.

It has been almost five months since the establishment of the steelmaking plant.

During this period of time, not only the steelmaking plant has been fully built, but all ten steelmaking furnaces have been put into production; around the steelmaking plant, five forging plants have also been established.

From time to time, Wuhuan coolies carried the forged weapons and armor out of the forge.

After seeing this extremely terrifying steelmaking and forging base, the group of Wuhuan people had no intention of resisting.

It can produce [-] jin of steel a day,

One thousand iron armors and three thousand weapons can be made in one day.
This group of Wuhuan people who seem to be extravagant with old iron tools, why are they resisting?
(End of this chapter)