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Chapter 1009: Swapping a Shotgun for a Cannon

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    On the black water ocean, the sea and sky are the same color.

    But the blue of the sky is a transparent blue; the blue of the sea is a deep blue.  No matter the blue of the sky or the blue of the sea, they are all so fascinating.

    With sails flying and masts like forests, a huge fleet flying the sun and moon flags was forming a flying swallow-shaped formation, heading north along the black water ocean.

    This is the joint fleet of Jiangnan Group executing the fourth sea transportation. It consists of 80 400-material sand ships owned by Jiangnan Shipping Company and 20 escort ships owned by Jiangnan Security Company.

    Since the second sea transportation was carried out, the number of ships in the fleet has doubled.

    This is thanks to the Jiangnan Group that recruited tens of thousands of people from the Yellow River Flood Area in Jiangbei to work in Jiangnan.  A large number of laborers were allocated to Chongming Island, completely liberating the manpower of the Shachuan Gang. Not only could the Jiangnan Shipyard be fully operational, but the three thousand sailors could also go to sea.

    On the other hand, good news has come from Longjiang Bao Shipyard and Suzhou Shipyard. The first batch of forty thousand-material sea-going ships ordered by Jiangnan Group are ready for delivery.

    Eighty thousand-material sea-going ships require at least six thousand sailors to operate them.  This made Mr. Zhao happy but also very anxious. He ordered Chen Huaixiu and Jin Ke to step up training of new sailors and marines Oh no, maritime security.

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    In fact, more than 3,000 members of the Guangsha Boat Gang actively signed up.  In addition, another 3,000 people were recruited from Taicang, Shanghai and other places.  According to the original plan, these 6,000 reserve sailors were to enter the Navigation Academy to receive systematic education.

    ¡° But Jinke hasn¡¯t set up the academy yet, and the young master is urging him so urgently, so it¡¯s obvious that he can¡¯t train him in a step-by-step manner.  Together with Chen Huaixiu and others, they can only use the old to lead the new and rush the ducks to the shelves.

    So three thousand sailors, each with two apprentices, and the ship¡¯s boss was no exception, began high-intensity training that lasted for several months Fortunately, Censor Cao Jiang was Uncle Wu, otherwise he would have had to report them for recruiting the navy and their evil intentions.

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    In order to allow the veteran sailors to teach each other everything they have, Jinke specially stipulates that within five years after the apprentices become full-time employees, one-third of their salary will belong to the master, which is euphemistically called "training silver".

    In the eyes of future generations, this seems very unfair to the disciples.  But in this era of "teaching apprentices to starve masters to death", no matter what craftsmanship is, it will not be easily passed on to others.  After the apprentice becomes a master, he has to let the master do the work in vain for several years.  After learning a craft, you have to work for three years for free before you can leave the profession.

    Therefore, in the eyes of contemporary people, Jinke¡¯s ¡®training silver¡¯ system was actually very friendly to apprentices.  But it can mobilize the enthusiasm of the veteran sailors, making them willing to help the apprentices and pass the crew examination as soon as possible.  Instead of deliberately hiding them and treating them as free labor.

    "However, most of those old sailors are clumsy with their hands and mouth. They can do things but not speak. It is far better to rely on words and deeds than to teach by example.  The best way to let them lead apprentices is to get on the ship and do some practical work, and make more trips back and forth on the shipping route. Demonstrating real skills is better than anything else.

    Normally, each 400-stone sand ship can hold up to 1,300 shi of grain.  But then the boat will become very heavy and difficult to maneuver. With so many two knives on the boat, accidents can easily occur.  It is also not conducive to preparing sailors to practice their skills.

    In order to facilitate the training, with the approval of Mr. Zhao, each ship was only loaded with 300 grains, which was a fraction of the full load.

    Therefore, the fleet traveling between Chongming and Tianjin is not so much transporting food as it is training

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    Eighty sand ships of Jiangnan Shipping are practicing, and twenty escort ships of Jiangnan Security are also practicing.

    During the last sea transport, they only had ten escort ships, and they were all renovated from old ships of the Shachuan Gang.

    But at the end of April, a letter came from Fujian saying that the ten medium-sized black-tailed boats ordered had been built.  Wang Rulong was so happy that he personally took people to the underground shipyard in Quanzhou and brought him back.  They had just been incorporated into the Coast Guard, and they couldn't wait to go out to sea for their first training without even having time to brush their ship numbers.

    ¡°Obviously, this black-tailed boat is definitely not built.  Otherwise, Wang Rulong, who has always followed the arrogant and domineering line, would not personally go south to pick up the ship as if he were welcoming a bride.

    This kind of boat originated from Dongguan, Guangdong. Because its hull and stern are painted black, it is also called "Wuwei boat" or "Wu boat".  Its hull is made of strong and durable ironwood, so the hull is as hard as iron and can be 'broken by everything it touches and broken by anything'. It can even withstand the cannonballs fired by the Franco machine. Even the Portuguese warships that cruise along the coast of the South China Sea are very afraid of it.  it.

    The size and shape of the black-tailed boat is similar to that of the lucky boatBefore we arrive at the port, we will put the cannon in the cabin.  Wang Rulong smiled.

    "Not only the cannons, but also the mouths must be tightly closed. Don't let the people below you brag and cause trouble for the young master after coming ashore." Jin Ke sighed and said: "The Water Transport Group is happy to join us."

    "Hey, okay, okay." Wang Rulong finally nodded helplessly and said: "I promise to set an example. In the future, everyone will have the same caliber. Black-tail boat? Dafa tribute? Snake cannon? None of them exist. We are the small sampans of Qingyishui.  , they all use three-eyed guns and small knives, that¡¯s it, right?¡±

    "It's not that exaggerated." Jin Ke was amused.  "Anyway, just be patient for now. When the young master has established a firm foothold on the sea, you will have room to brag." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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