Chapter 699 Naval Corps
With Lin Ze's prestige at the bottom, the craftsman's restructuring has been implemented fairly smoothly.
Although many people think that it is unreasonable to let a weak craftsman occupy a high position, but under the strong push of Lin Ze, these voices failed to make any waves in the end, and soon disappeared.
Under the temptation of power and status, many Hailin people who are not qualified and doomed to have no future in terms of force and cannot become warriors, have turned to craftsmen.
In just four or five days, there were more than 2,000 craftsmen apprentices in the tribe.
This is due to the strict control of the three craftsmen.
Otherwise the number could quadruple again!
With so many people joining in, the manpower suddenly became abundant.
On the second day after obtaining the blueprints, the three master craftsmen took 200 craftsmen, 300 craftsman apprentices, and thousands of soldiers who temporarily served as laborers to start a mighty shipbuilding undertaking.
With the support of extraordinary strength, the shipbuilding process proceeded very quickly.
Except for the occasional mistakes and omissions due to the unfamiliarity with the first shipbuilding, the whole process was basically smooth.
In just 25 days, the Hailin Tribe's first warship was built and launched at the port outside Dawn City.
before that.
The Hailin tribe has only experience in operating fishing boats, and has never had experience in operating large ships.
Although Lin Ze had already collected the corresponding information in advance and transferred it into Linghua characters, Wu Wu had selected hundreds of quick-handed and clever warriors to study and practice for a period of time in advance.
But when they actually set foot on the warship and started sailing, these people still seemed to be stumbling and made a lot of mistakes.
It took nearly half a day, and the warship finally sailed around the Giant Whale Island for a week without any risk. Except for the mistakes caused by inexperience, there were basically no major problems.
When the warship returned to berth in the port, all the tribal leaders and craftsmen who were watching cheered loudly.
The cheers like a tsunami of mountains and tsunamis resounded over the port in an instant!
Lin Ze looked at the battleship not far away with a smile on his face, and nodded with satisfaction.
The successful launching and sailing of the first warship means that the formation of the Hailin tribe's fleet has officially taken the first step!
What needs to be done next is to continue to build new warships and cultivate more naval soldiers.
The drills of the warships cannot be left behind either.
I believe that it will not be long before the Hailin tribe will have a real sea hero!
"Pass my order. The craftsmen who have performed outstandingly in this shipbuilding process will be given corresponding positions according to their contributions. The three chief craftsmen will negotiate and decide, and the list will be shown to me later."
Lin Ze ordered to Wowu.
"In addition, all craftsmen and craftsman apprentices involved in shipbuilding should be rewarded, and it is up to you to arrange."
"Yes, Master Controller!"
Wowu replied respectfully.
"All artisans will appreciate your generosity and kindness!"
Lin Ze smiled slightly, and looked at the cheering crowd in the port with a far-reaching gaze.
"I just fulfilled my previous promise!"
soon.
As the master's order spread, the cheers of the port suddenly rose again.
time flies.
It has been half a year since Lin Ze brought back the shipbuilding drawings.
After the first warship was successfully launched and sailed around the island for a week, the craftsmen who tasted the sweetness broke out with great enthusiasm and became more active in shipbuilding.
It took only twenty-two days to complete the construction of the second warship.
And as you get more proficient, the time it takes to build a warship gets shorter and shorter.
The construction of the fifth warship even took seventeen days.
It has remained at this rhythm since then.
During this period, under the leadership of three master craftsmen, a new dock was also built near Hailin City near the edge of the island.
The completion of the second dock has greatly accelerated the shipbuilding speed of the Hailin tribe. After half a year, the Hailin tribe already owned fifteen warships.
The fleet has been formed!
According to practical exercises, each warship can carry 1,000 people according to its configuration.
This is the right number of warships to exert their maximum combat power in naval battles.
Of course, regardless of comfort, if it is purely used to transport troops, it can carry up to 3,000 people.
Lin Ze set up a navy corps for this purpose.
About 20,000 members!
After half a year of practice, this navy corps has basically adapted to sea navigation and is able to control warships more proficiently.
As for naval warfare.
At present, this legion has only simulated battles against each other on weekdays.
Without a real naval battle, it is temporarily unknown how much combat power they can exert.
besides.
After planting most of the suitable arable land on the entire Giant Whale Island with excellent rice, and the harvest was successful, the Hailin tribe had no worries about food.
As a result, the hunting manpower was drastically reduced, and more adult men were recruited to join the army.
Just two weeks ago, the Fifth Army was officially formed.
So far.
The Hailin Tribe has five legions, each of which is 100,000, with a total of 500,000 troops.
In addition, after half a year, the number of other legions also increased.
The most obvious are the eight-legged cavalry regiment and the red armored cavalry regiment.
The numbers of both cavalry regiments were increased to ten thousand.
The Guard Corps has not changed much, it is still composed of 20,000 people.
In general.
The Hailin tribe's current total army has reached 560,000!
Compared with the population size of 920,000, the military potential can be said to have been tapped to the extreme.
If the number of troops increases, it will affect the normal operation of the tribe.
-Unless the size of the population increases further!
Unfortunately.
The reproductive and growth patterns of Linghua people are similar to those of human beings. At most, the reproductive cycle is shorter and the growth rate of children is faster.
Other than that there isn't much difference.
In other words.
At least in the next few years, the population size of the Hailin tribe will not increase significantly.
-Unless there is a war!
In the past six months, Lin Ze has sent pet beasts to patrol the nearby waters every day.
In case the fleet of the Blood Scorpion Tribe suddenly appeared and caught them off guard.
But half a year has passed.
The Hailin tribe's fleet has been established, but the blood scorpion tribe's fleet has never been shadowed.
After interrogating Carlo, Lin Ze suddenly realized.
The reason is actually very simple.
That is, the shipbuilding craftsmanship of the Blood Scorpion Tribe is far inferior to that of the Hailin Tribe.
According to Carlo, although he did not pay much attention to shipbuilding, he also knew that it would take at least a month for the tribe to build a warship.
And the blood scorpion tribe has only two docks.
In this case, it would take at least eight months to rebuild the fleet of fifteen warships that were destroyed in the storm!
This is still going fast!
Therefore, for at least three months, there is no need to worry that the blood scorpion tribe's fleet will appear near the giant whale island.
This made Lin Ze relieved, but also a little disappointed.
It is naturally a good thing for the Hailin tribe to have more time for development.
But without the war, the Hailin tribe could not grow and develop rapidly.
It's really contradictory.
Shaking his head, Lin Ze came to the front of the totem pole.
In the past six months, the totem pole has accumulated a lot of faith.
Although it took a lot to form the Fifth Corps and the Naval Corps, the rest was quite considerable.
Taking advantage of the fact that the blood scorpion tribe's fleet has not yet appeared, Lin Ze intends to use some of the power of faith to increase the growth of pet beasts.
