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Chapter 836 Yokohama Shipyard (four more)

At Yokohama Port, a shipyard has also begun to be built here, with various furnaces, furnaces, and corresponding branch factories for steelmaking, ironmaking, steam cylinders, slipways, etc., a prosperous scene.

The demand for ships on Dongying's side has greatly increased due to the open trade and gradually developed fishery resources!The Kyushu military government and Chinese businessmen jointly established the Yokohama Shipyard, which specializes in the local production of fishing boats and transport ships, and can also use local iron ore resources.

Zheng Zhilong stood on the berth, looking at a fishing boat under construction below. This is a fishing boat with a displacement of 300 tons, which is already exaggerated in this era.

The Hokkaido fishing grounds in the Dongying region are rich in fishery resources, and such ocean-going fishing vessels are suitable for fishing in the Hokkaido fishing grounds.

However, compared with the shipyard in southern Liaoning, it can only be said to be a civilian shipyard.The Kyushu Army is not worried about putting the talents and machines capable of manufacturing large warships here, so as to ensure the absolute monopoly of technology.

Even so, the Yokohama Shipyard began to manufacture ships that met civilian needs.

"We have received orders for two merchant ships and three fishing boats from Japanese merchants. We have been busy recently. As soon as our shipyard started working, there was a steady stream of business. There is no other reason. The ships we produce are solid, and The cost is lower, and their Anzhai boats can’t compare with the galleons.” The captain of Yokohama Shipyard said to Zheng Zhilong who came to check.

"I'm not in charge of the affairs of your shipyard, but I just heard that the port of Yokohama Shipyard was very lively shortly after it was established, so I came to have a look." Zheng Zhilong said.

As an admiral, he was interested in shipbuilding.

"Hey, I think if the Ministry of Industry delegates power, our Yokohama Shipyard can monopolize all of Japan's shipbuilding business." The director said.

"Monopoly is not conducive to the development of technology. With the Yokohama Shipyard, it is equivalent to an additional transfer station and repair station. Ships damaged on the way to the ocean can come here for repairs." Zheng Zhilong's expectations for the Yokohama Shipyard Is used as a repair station.

In the future, the damaged ships of the Beiyang Fleet will not need to return to southern Liaoning for repairs, but can be maintained on the spot.

"Well, our shipyard is only producing these small and medium-sized ships and repairing warships. I heard that the giant ship built by the No. 10000 factory in southern Liaoning has been launched into the sea after several years, and it will come here soon. That is the displacement when it is fully loaded. The 30-ton giant ship is [-] times the displacement of this fishing boat. I don’t know if the Yokohama Shipyard will have the opportunity to produce such a giant ship one day.” The director of the Yokohama Shipyard said, pointing to the fishing boat on the berth.

"The 100-ton giant ship... I saw its keel when I was in southern Liaoning. It is quite amazing. It is estimated that the entire ship will need [-] million rivets and about [-] iron plates. I am not very clear about the specific figures. .” Zheng Zhilong was not only emotional when he mentioned the [-]-ton giant ship.

"One million rivets is probably even more exaggerated than this number. It is already the acme of our current industry... There will never be another ship like this, and I am afraid it will be recorded in history. When I was an engineer apprentice at the Liaonan Shipyard, the military The ministry put forward the idea of ​​building a giant steam ship. The purpose of this giant ship is not to fight wars, but to lay submarine cables and transport goods. Can the ship be built? At that time, everyone in the shipyard thought it was an impossible task, except for the top few engineers who had built large steamships, who thought it was feasible. Unexpectedly, after several years of grinding, it finally came out.” The director of Yokohama Shipyard told Zheng Zhilong about his experience.

"The things proposed by the military leader are basically feasible, but it takes time and constant trial and error. In a few days, the [-]-ton giant ship will arrive with submarine cables. I can't wait to see how this ship is named. What does the giant ship named Dongfang look like?" Zheng Zhilong looked at the calm sea in Yokohama Port.

When the [-]-ton ship Dongfang arrived in Edo Bay, it might shock the shogunate even more.

After all, the Anzhai ship on the shogun's side is only a few hundred tons, and the small one is only a few tens of tons. In front of the [-]-ton Dongfang... Even if the Dongfang is not a warship, it only needs to hit it with full power, and it can knock the shogunate ship away. All divisions were hit and sunk... and the firecrackers and artillery on the Anzhai ship may not be able to cause damage to the iron-clad hull of the Dongfang.

"Has the [-]-ton giant ship been named 'Oriental'?" asked the director of the Yokohama Shipyard.

"Yes, this is the name given by the military leader himself." Zheng Zhilong said.

"It's great, none of our broken fishing boats have the chance to be named by the military master himself." The director of the Yokohama Shipyard said with a sad face.

In the arrangement of the Kyushu Army, the shipyard in southern Liaoning is the most important shipyard and the only shipyard that produces cutting-edge steam ships and warships, while most other shipyards only produce passenger ships, cargo ships, fishing boats and other civilian ships.

"Nowadays, ships are getting bigger and bigger. Maybe in the future, when large steam ships become popular, large steam ships will be built here." Zheng Zhilong said.

"General Zheng, you don't know about this. Due to cost and practical considerations, it is estimated that within ten years there will be only one 1000-ton ship, the Dongfang. At present, sailing ships are cheap and practical, and even steam ships cost thousands of tons. Level, such as a [-]-ton giant ship that can carry [-] people is not very practical. How many passengers travel between Dongying and the capital every year?" said the factory manager.

"You're right. Now that the displacement of the Dachu and Daqi is more than 1000 tons, it is enough for us to control the entire sea area. What steamships can do, the current ships can also do. If there are no additional benefits , It is estimated that the military department will not easily replace it. The reason why the Dongfang was spared no expense was mainly for the laying of submarine cables." Zheng Zhilong said.

"The laying of submarine cables is a good thing for us, and we will be able to send telegrams from Japan to our homes in the future." The factory manager is quite looking forward to it.

"After the line is laid, it is basically no problem to send a telegram from Dongpu to the mainland, but the cost of sending the telegram will be high." Zheng Zhilong stretched out seven fingers, "I heard that sending a few words from here Arriving in the capital, it will cost workers almost seven days’ wages.”

"So many!" The factory manager couldn't help exclaiming.Although he is familiar with the cost of ships, he is not clear about the price of sending telegrams.

"If you want to make a long story, you still have to entrust the Yongchang to transport the mail back to the capital. Telegrams are suitable for telling urgent matters or reporting safety. Otherwise, I can't afford it." Zheng Zhilong said.

(End of this chapter)