Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 350 Return to Heishui Port ([-])

It took several months for the long-distance fleet to sail from the mainland to this place, going through wind and waves, and the consumption of coal is naturally not small.Although the steam engine was not running all the time during the voyage, after more than four months of voyage, the four ships still consumed nearly 580 tons of coal in total.However, when they set off from Tacheng, they loaded a total of more than [-] tons of coal. This was a precautionary measure prepared by Mo Ming for fear that the coal mine here would not be successfully mined.

Now there are about 420 tons of coal left in the cabin, plus the [-] tons of coal piled up on the wharf of Heishui Port when Li Yi came last time, a total of [-] tons.Mo Ming plans to transport all the [-] tons of coal to the south of Rishiri Island, Yuanbo Port, the winter base of the fleet reserved by the people on the east coast, and then the steam fleet can use it as a coal and water base, whether it is transporting immigrants or Going out to sea to plunder is very convenient to attack from here.

"The coal mine should be mined as soon as possible." Mo Mingyan said succinctly, and at the end he emphasized his tone again, saying: "I think everything else can be put aside temporarily, and the coal mine must be erected in the shortest possible time. I don't want to wait too long For a long time, I first dispatched some young and middle-aged men from the North Koreans in the city to dig coal and transport it. In the next few days, after I sort out the things here, I will take people south to North Korea and the Ming Dynasty to see what can be done. If you can’t plunder some people and come back, then there should be enough manpower.”

Coal is indeed the number one priority right now.Don't look at the people on the east bank who still have 500 tons of Tacheng clean coal on hand, but this won't last long.If the four steamships are dispatched together, the coal consumption per hour alone will reach more than [-] kilograms, and the [-] tons of coal will be enough for them to use for more than a month.If the local coal mines do not continue to produce, what will the boilers on the ship burn after a month?Do you burn charcoal?

"The second thing is to send someone to clean up the dry dock on the dock immediately. I brought a group of technicians from major shipyards from the mainland. In the future, we will use them as the backbone to build a ship repairing Therefore, it provides maintenance for ships coming and going, as well as minor repairs for steam engines."

When the voyage fleet departed from the mainland, it brought a considerable number of steam engines and their transmission system parts, which will be stored in the dock warehouse.More than [-] technicians and skilled craftsmen from Hyundai Factory, Zhenhai Factory and Dayuhe Factory will set up the shelves of the ship repair shop here, and may recruit a group of apprentices locally in the future depending on the situation.They have the technology, and the tools and parts brought from the local area are quite sufficient, and they can basically perform sufficient maintenance for the ships docked here to ensure their sailing performance.

"The third thing is to build a brick kiln as soon as possible. At present, the wooden houses in our urban area are not strong. If the enemy comes to attack, they will be of limited use. I also brought a batch of building materials from the mainland. You need to send someone to help them with the master craftsmen of the factory and a batch of refractory bricks. The brick kiln will be repaired first, and the cement kiln and lime kiln can wait. There are a lot of these things in the cabin, enough for us to use for a while .Moreover, I guess there may not be enough limestone here to fire these things. After the brick kiln is built, if the clay for firing bricks is not available, it will be replaced by silt from the river. First, a batch of special bricks for the city wall will be fired. Replace important facilities such as weapon depots, grain depots, material depots, and dock warehouses in the city with brick buildings, and the current wooden buildings are not always safe, so I don’t worry.”

There are nearly [-] tons of rice and wheat in the cabin of the armed transport ship "Businessman". Are you fishing?The existing wooden warehouses were built so-so when they were first built, with poor fire and moisture resistance, and the volume was too small to hold such a huge amount of grain brought over.It was only natural, then, to build solid brick houses as grain stores.The same is true for other material depots and weapon depots, which need to be rebuilt.Mo Ming plans to store all the materials brought here for the time being, and then find a way to repair a pier and warehouse on Rishiri Island in the south after the manpower is sufficient, and then transfer some materials there to save the blackwater port from freezing in winter There will not be enough supplies to use in the future.

"The fourth thing is to use trade means to win over the natives of the island, and gradually infiltrate the Ezo land in the south and even the Matsumae domain in Japan must be carried out resolutely! Our strength is not enough, we must unite everything that can be united Strength, expand your own strength as soon as possible. Otherwise, how will the next attack on the coasts of North Korea, Qing and Ming be carried out? It is impossible to rely on the mainland for everything, and the mainland will not mobilize too many troops here Come on. These birth girls are really an excellent supplementary force, with strong personal qualities, if we teach them discipline and a sense of honor, then they will become a formidable force in our hands."

As for the looting of the Ming, Qing and North Korean coasts to be carried out next, Mo Ming had made sufficient plans before setting off.That is to say, the 102nd Company of the Army, the 1st Company of the Independent Field Artillery, the 1100st Battalion of the Eight Banners New Army and some sailors are the core forces, supplemented by a large number of recruited Jurchen, Ainu, Japanese and even Koreans as servants , divided into several large ships that enjoy absolute command of the sea in this sea area, and plundered the coastal areas where the defenses of these countries were lax.The looting area is mainly in the northern waters, and try not to cross the Zhoushan Islands line to the south, so as to avoid unnecessary conflicts.Judging from the current strength of the troops, the core force in the hands of the people on the east coast can gather about [-] people, while the number of servants is zero and needs to be replenished urgently.

After explaining these things, Mo Ming immediately waved his hand to stop Sergeant Johnson, who was hesitant to speak, and said unquestionably: "I know you are going to tell me that you are short of manpower. Don't worry, this matter will be resolved in a few days The few things I explained above are in order, the coal mine and the shipyard will be built first, and the rest can be delayed a little bit. Alright, hurry up and go to work.”

Sergeant Johnson saluted, then went down grimly to arrange the work.The new chief doesn't seem to be a good quarrel, he has to be careful in doing things, so as not to be punished.

After Sergeant Johnson left, Mo Ming didn't take a break either, but walked around the messy and dirty urban area, and then went straight to the port without saying anything.Over there, several ships are driving into the dock one by one, ready to receive repairs and maintenance by technicians.

"Bronze bushings are not as effective as iron pear bushings." Laura, wearing a gray shipyard technician uniform, inspected the propeller stern tube of "Fubo" carefully, and said with a frown, "Bronze is relatively soft. When driving in windy sea areas, the large axial vibration of the propeller causes serious wear on the bushing. In comparison, the iron pear wood bushing is much better.”

"But the bronze bushing has good heat dissipation performance, unlike the iron pear bushing, which needs to be injected with oil to cool it away." Suddenly a familiar male voice sounded behind Laura, and Laura looked back. Mo Ming in camel woolen coat - the local Supreme Plenipotentiary Commander.

Laura's face turned pale in an instant, and her originally confident and focused eyes began to flustered at this moment, and she even stammered: "But...but, at low speed...when the paddle shaft rotates at a low speed...in the case, Heat dissipation ... heat dissipation will not be a problem."

"Is that so?" Mo Ming came closer, looked at Laura with playful eyes like a big bad wolf seeing a little white rabbit, and said after a while: "It seems to be like this. Then I will write Send a letter back to the local area and let them all use iron pear wood bushings. Although we don’t have iron pear wood ourselves, the amount of this stuff is small. Buying a batch of trees will be enough for us for a long time. I will attach your opinion in the letter, Haha, maybe it will impress your superiors. Oh, by the way, how long will it take for these ships to be maintained? I will use them soon.”

"It will take a long time." Laura calmed down a little, and then said softly: "There is only one shipyard, and the work of scraping the bottom and tarring the ship can only be done step by step. If there are enough people, a The ship can be completed in three days, after all, our ship is not big. But if there are not enough manpower, then the work may have to be extended.”

"It takes three days for a ship, and it's still too slow when there are enough people." Mo Ming thought for a while, and quickly made a decision: "First give the 'Broken Wave' and ' The Chopper is doing maintenance. They are going to transport people to Australia next, and the maintenance and repairs must be completed as soon as possible. I will take the other ships to Rishiri Island. I will insist on using them for a while, and then do maintenance when I come back. So it was decided, oh, yes, at noon I will inform the kitchen to make some salmon for you as an extra meal, work hard."

After speaking, Mo Ming turned around and walked away gracefully.Several other officers and technicians present looked at this beautiful 19-year-old girl with strange eyes. The complicated content in those eyes almost made Laura cry. She obviously had nothing to do with that guy. Why is everyone looking at me like this?

On May 1643, 5, the officers and soldiers who had rested in Heishui Port for two days embarked on a hard sailing career again.In order to boost morale, Mo Ming announced in public that he would distribute North Korean women to every soldier who made meritorious service, which immediately aroused everyone's cheers and morale burst.Soon, more than a thousand officers and soldiers from the 1nd Company, the 102st Company of the Independent Field Artillery, and the 1st Battalion of the Eight Banners New Army, who had just landed for two days, boarded the ship as quickly as possible.Then, under the leadership of the expedition ship "Fubo", the "Duohai" and "Baobab" followed in turn, left Heishui Port, and headed south towards Jeju Island.

(End of this chapter)