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Chapter 1174 Pudong New Area

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    In fact, as soon as the Portuguese came to China, they immediately realized the superiority of the Chinese hard sail.  The Chinese-style sailing ship captured together with the Duke of Goa and the Oriental Beauty was built by them. The Cantonese call it the old lock ship.  The Portuguese word ¡®lorcha¡¯ means Western-style Chinese three-masted sailboat.

    Old lock ships have traditional Chinese sails and streamlined Western hulls. They are faster than Chinese sailboats, require less manpower than Western sailboats, and are easier to build and maintain.  In another time and space, Asian red-haired ghosts have been using it for hundreds of years, and people in the Qing Dynasty have also been using it.  The Yarrow that triggered the Second Opium War was a lorcha.

    Later, the warships built by the Americans for the Qing Dynasty also used the hull and Chinese sails of the Galen ship. It can be seen that there is no problem with this combination.

    The only disadvantage of Chinese-style sails is that when facing the wind, the power provided is weaker than Western-style square sails, so in ocean sailing with trade winds, the latter is more suitable.  However, when sailing along the coast of China and the Southeast Asian regions where wind directions and ocean currents are complex and changeable, the former is obviously more advantageous.

    And for a sailing battleship like a sea fortress, speed is not important, endurance is the most critical.

    But how can such a thing be based on mere conjecture?  You have to make it honestly and try it out to find out.

    So Zhao Hao agreed to build three half-size test ships.  Ship No. 1 is strictly a complete imitation, using whatever materials others use, and making it how they want it to be made.

    The No. 2 ship is based on the original ship type and changes its sails to Chinese sails.

    Ship No. 3 was radically modified according to Yang Fan¡¯s whimsical ideas, and adopted a combination of Chinese and Western sailing equipment, installing both Western and Chinese sails.  And try to add watertight cabins to the Western-style hull on the basis of retaining the double-layer full-access deck

    In order to save time, Zhao Hao decided to build three ships at the same time.  Although ordinary wood is used, the other consumables and labor required for each ship are not much different.  Yang Fan calculated on the spot that the three boats cost almost 60,000 taels of silver.  With all the artillery, one hundred thousand taels would not be able to defeat them.

    This does not include the initial research and development, preparation, and supporting costs

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????The cost of 800 taels and a thousand-material sea-going ship is like giving it for free.

    Jiangnan Shipyard alone cannot afford such a terrifying upfront cost.  Therefore, the board of directors of the group decided to adopt the method of commissioned construction and full funding, with the group being the father of Party A.

    The urgent need for new warships made Zhao Hao spend money regardless of the cost, just to speed up the progress as much as possible!

    ¡°Anyway, Mr. Zhao relies on Jiangnan Bank and spends the deposits of Jiangnan¡¯s big households.  As long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem.

    But there are also problems that money can¡¯t solve

    "To start building three new ships at the same time is too much work. If we want to deliver them before the end of the year, we need at least 2,000 more skilled shipwrights and 2,000 apprentices and craftsmen." Careless, who is responsible for coordinating production, can't help but feel guilty.  Could it be: "Unless all the other ships are stopped, we can't afford so many people. But the Royal Shipping Company still urgently needs the Dafu ship"

    "Don't stop, there is a way." Zhao Hao waved his hand and said: "The private shipbuilding industry in Gaochun County, Yingtian Prefecture is very developed. The group has reached an agreement with Gao Kaisi to recruit at least 1,500 shipwrights to provide labor services.  We will support you in the form of dispatches. In addition, Tang Baolu was asked to send people to the coastal areas of Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong to recruit shipwrights with huge sums of money. He should be able to recruit another thousand, right?"

    After a pause, he added: "As for the apprentices and workers, try to recruit them from Chongming County. In the future, we will build ships. If we keep building ships, we must reserve more talents for the future!"

    "Yes." Sohu understood. In short, there is nothing wrong with finding ways to expand the team of boat workers.

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    On the way back, when the boat entered Wusongkou, the river surface was obviously different.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? away from Wusongkou, the water flow was as slow as a mirror, and even reversed due to the force of the Yangtze River water The boat could be carried upstream for a long distance without sails and oars.

    As a result, the water from Taihu Lake has nowhere to vent. It can only overflow the river and flow to the low-lying Pudong area.

    During the flood season, most of Pudong will be submerged.  If another typhoon causes seawater to flood back, the entire Pudong will turn into a Zeguo.

    When the water recedes during the dry season, this area will turn into a swamp-like muddy land.  Otherwise, the large area of ??Pudong in such a privileged location would not be almost deserted.

    But it¡¯s all gone!

    Because at this moment, the Huangpu Song-Capture Project hosted by Haigong has been completed.  He used the platform of Jiangnan Group to mobilize the two governments of Su and Song to close the war.

    Three hundred thousand people worked on the project, which started in late December last year and was completed in March this year.  It only took less than a hundred days to complete the construction of the dam and gate port at Henglijing.p;For some reason, Hanlin scholar Lu Shen was buried here, so the people of Shanghai called it Lujiazui.  Moreover, the entire Lujiazui was originally the property of the Lu family.

    Lu Yan is Lu Shen's heir Lu Shen's four sons all died, so he adopted his nephew as his successor.  Now, as the head of the Lu family in Shanghai and the head of a prominent family, Lu Yan is much easier to talk than the county magistrate.

    In order to acquire Lujiazui, Zhao Hao really put a lot of effort into him.  Not only was he exchanged for 10% of Shangkaisi's shares, but he was also made the second-in-command of Shangkaisi, so he finally took over Lujiazui.

    As for why Mr. Zhao is so persistent, of course it is to build the Oriental Pearl Tower Heavy fog.

    Of course it¡¯s because this is the gateway to Pudong, the natural center of Shanghai.  If Jiangnan Group doesn't take over this place and vigorously develop Pudong in the future, wouldn't it be a wedding dress for others in vain?

    Mr. Zhao stood on the embankment of Lujiazui and heard him say to Lu Yan: "I am going to build a new city here and make it a world economic center more prosperous than Suzhou. How about you serving as the chief architect?"

    "Pudong New Town?" Lu Shen's heart skipped a beat. It was hard for a wealthy businessman like him to be moved by money.  What excites them is to do something big and leave a mark in history.

    "But I don't plan to build a city wall, so I won't call it a city. What do you think about calling it Pudong New Area?" Zhao Hao laughed.

    ps. I really wrote very seriously today, but I just can¡¯t write this kind of plot quickly.  The chapter I owe can only be read tomorrow.  How about writing this book and writing about happy life (remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com
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