Chapter 54: Ready to fight
The magnesite powder collected in the mountains is roasted at a high temperature. The ore powder (reburned magnesite) that comes out at this time can be used to soak the canvas, which can make the canvas extremely fire-resistant. For example, it is the fire-resistant canvas that has been used for a long time in the West. !
The ship is most afraid of fire. If the ordinary canvas is lit, it will become a big torch. It looks beautiful. The people on the ship can only escape by diving.
With fire-resistant canvas, the risk of fire can be reduced a lot.
Install various accessories on the ship, such as rudder, rudder disc, fire box, compass disc and so on.
Barents brought many different tools to everyone, plus the local shipbuilders, they used flat axes, axes, augers, calipers, tripods, sledgehammers, right-angle iron rulers, bevel gauges, plumb Wire (this is an important thing, it can be sounded), washer, spring flat pin...
Install the hull and hoist the artillery.
Now the Southeast Mansion can make flintlock guns but can’t make artillery. The artillery is bought from various places. The cost is huge, and the money is quickly consumed.
Ruixing Yinhao is very happy, because Yan Changwu loaned them 100W silver dollars at an interest rate of half and five, and agreed to return it after the sugar cane is ripe in October!
"There is no business in this world that makes you so profitable! Two-way charging, you need to pay interest for saving money, and you need to pay interest for loans!" Yan Changwu grievedly to Chen Yichuan, the treasurer of Ruixing Bank, lost Ruixing Bank. They also said that they were given preferential treatment. First, the interest rate was low, and others added an extra point! The second is that the term is wide. Others are profitable and profitable. It takes so long for you to repay the loan. Third, you don’t want the Southeast Government to directly mortgage it!
Chen Yichuan's eyes lit up and said: "The big leader is really right, it does charge two-way charges, I am embarrassed!"
In private, Yan Changwu instructed Chen Hebin: "It's really good to open a silver account. Talk to your uncle. We will cooperate to open a silver account in the Southeast Mansion!"
said to Chen Zhongji again: "We will open the artillery factory to cast cannons as soon as possible! Even small cannons are good, and cannons will be built in the future!"
Chen Zhongji sighed, "I can't be in a hurry!"
Indeed, it is not easy to make artillery. The units that can make artillery are the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty and Westerners. They are not the technicians and personnel that Yan Changwu can obtain. Artillery technicians are scarce resources.
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Through building nests to attract phoenixes, he is very happy that a large number of shipbuilding technicians have built Tier 6 ships. He is still building patrol ships now, and will build battleships in the future!
I have to say that shipbuilding is a large systematic project, and all aspects must be considered.
I mentioned earlier that Young Master Yan wanted a coat and protective gear. Soon, the sailors got canvas coats, deerskin protective gear, and iron basin helmets!
Canvas coats can block wind and water, and a large number of women have been sewn by Yan Dashao's bedclothes factory.
Women work and show up publicly. They are not praised in many places, but they are not a problem in Southeast Mansion. Once the women in southern Fujian are hardworking and hardworking, their work is normalized, and they are half the sky. . . Men go to sea, women have to do everything at home, it is normal to have no money to help.
As for helping Yan Dashao, it is considered that Yan Dashao is the master. It is not a matter to do things for the master’s family. Now many of Yan Dashao’s industries have recruited women to work. The wages are also very fair, and there is supervision to ensure that they are not Because of this, many women simply use it as a career!
There is also a deerskin vest armor, this vest can not only play a protective role, but also keep warm from the wind and cold!
It is sewn canvas on both sides, which can block seawater erosion on the outside and sweat erosion on the inside, ensuring long-lasting use.
Before Taiwan, Yan Changwu didn’t know that there were a lot of deer in Taiwan, where the climate is suitable for the growth of the deer, and the mountains and plains are everywhere. So he declared that all the wild deer belonged to him.
Of course, he personally can't use so many wild deer. The wild deer he hits are skinned for armor, and venison is marinated to serve as a delicious food for officers.
In addition to the deerskin armor, he also provided the sailors with iron basin helmets for head protection.
This kind of helmet is very ugly, just like a basin. At first, everyone was very uncomfortable and refused to wear it. The military had to threaten it with military law, so that everyone could wear it.
It turned out to be nondescript and became the laughing stock of the enemy!
What do you say?
Seeing that the helmets of the regular army of the Ming Dynasty are decorated with iron armor, it looks majestic and majestic.
And in Southeast Mansion, there is a basin on the head, what about the bottom?
Gone!
(At the time of the war) sailors are generally a deerskin vest, with at most a pair of cropped leather pants (many people do not wear it), without iron armor, so the Southeast Army is also called the deerskin army! Coupled with the ugly helmet, it is also known as the water basin army!
The officers euphemistically raised objections, but Yan Changwu was unmoved, and the Southeast Army had no choice but to wear ridiculous protective gear to fight.
Then he opened a deer farm to continuously supply deer.
He opened a food factory to produce hard biscuits, cured bacon, dried seafood, pickles, dried fruits, dried vegetables, etc. The military supply department guarantees the quality, and specializes in supplying military supplies. There are strict requirements for quality, and food storage and supply are well prepared.
With further investment in building hospitals and training doctors, his army and warships are equipped with military doctors and medical soldiers. It is clearly stipulated that military doctors have privileges and are responsible for the health and hygiene of military personnel, and the commander must cooperate~www.wuxiaspot. com~ In the case of warships, the sailors are unclean, dirty, and "unhygienic behavior"-such as urinating anywhere on the ship, are all subject to strict control. . . A special unusual situation is. . . The captain of the newly built battleship has a separate bathroom, the senior officers share a separate bathroom, and the number of toilets for the sailors has also increased.
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"All the infantry were changed to the Marine Corps!" Yan Changwu gave an order and the army was restructured immediately. For a long period of time, the infantry became the Marine Corps. In addition to defensive tasks, the focus was on boarding ships and fighting the enemy.
His explanation is that there is a specialization in the technique, and it is impossible to do anything. Each position has the technical requirements of each position, and every other line is like a mountain!
At the officers’ meeting, Yan Changwu pointed out: “The backbone of the fleet are the captains, senior officers, gunners, blacksmiths, carpenters (both these two craftsmen play the role of repairmen), the cable leader, the navigator responsible for navigation, Signal officers, helmsmen, etc., and even chefs! A good chef can make a crew full of strength! These people are sacrificed, and no one else can immediately top it. No one can have their expertise all at once. Knowledge!"
"So when you get into the battle, send the Marines up! The other crew members, put guns to cover!"
He secretly told: "Once the artillery battle is defeated, the Marines are defeated, and the ordinary sailors have died a lot, then retreat. As long as there are those backbone crew members, I can quickly re-form a new fleet!"
"Of course, I am not asking you to run away. Whenever you need it, everyone will be on top, including me! Those who dare to escape from the battle, engage in military law!"
"Be prepared for the battle, I believe, the time for us to go to battle is not far away!" Yan Changwu said meaningfully.
