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

But the blue of the sky is transparent blue; the blue of the sea is deep blue. Whether it is the blue of the sky or the blue of the sea, it is so fascinating.

The sails were flying, the masts were like forests, and a huge fleet of ships with the sun and moon flags were flying in the shape of a flying swallow, advancing northward along the black water ocean.

This is the joint fleet of Jiangnan Group for the fourth maritime transportation, consisting of 80 400 sand ships belonging to Jiangnan Shipping Company and twenty escort ships belonging to Jiangnan Security Company.

From the execution of the second maritime transport, the fleet's number of ships doubled.

This is thanks to the Jiangnan Group recruiting tens of thousands of civilians from the Yellow River Flood Zone in Jiangbei to work. A large amount of labor was distributed to Chongming Island, completely liberating the Shachuan Gang's staff. Not only can the Jiangnan Shipyard start construction with all its efforts, but all three thousand sailors can go out to sea.

On the other hand, good news came from Longjiang Bao Shipyard and Suzhou Shipyard, and the first batch of forty thousand-material sea ships ordered by Jiangnan Group are ready to be delivered.

Eighty sea boats with thousands of materials need at least six thousand sailors to be fucked. This made Mr. Zhao happy and very anxious. He ordered Chen Huaixiu and Jin Ke to step up the training of new sailors and sea soldiers... Oh no, the coastal security guard.

The so-called "south ship, north horse" is the least short of people in Jiangnan who are sailing on boats and playing in the water. Moreover, once the trainee sailors become regular, they can obtain the formal establishment of shipping companies, and their income is several times that of ordinary people, so they naturally don't have to worry about recruiting people.

In fact, more than 3,000 people from the Sha Boat Gang alone signed up enthusiastically. In addition, 3,000 people were recruited from Shanghai Taicang and other places. A total of 6,000 reserve sailors were originally planned to go to the Navigation Academy to receive systematic education.

But before Jinke could set up the academy's shelves, the young master was so anxious that he could not train them step by step. After he and Chen Huaixiu and others decided that he could only lead the old and drive the new ones to put them on the shelves.

So the three thousand sailors each brought two apprentices, and the boss of the ship was no exception, and began a high-intensity training that lasted for several months... Fortunately, the Censor Cao Jiang was Uncle Wu, otherwise he would have to report them to recruit naval troops and make plans.

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In order to allow the old sailors to give them all their money, Jinke specifically stipulates that within five years after the apprentices become regular, one-third of their salary will belong to their master, and it is called "cultivation silver".

This seems unfair to the apprentice in later generations. But in this era when "teaching the apprentice to starve the master to death", no matter what craft is, it will not be easily passed on. After the apprentice becomes a master, the master has to be used for many years. After learning the craft, he has to give his master three years to become a master.

Therefore, in the eyes of people at that time, Jinke's "silver training" system is actually very friendly to those who are apprentices. However, it can mobilize the enthusiasm of the old sailors and make them willing to help their apprentices pass the crew exam as soon as possible. Instead of deliberately hiding them and just treating them as free labor.

However, most of the old sailors are clever and clumsy. They can do things and whether they can speak or not. It is better to rely on examples than to teach them by example. The best way to ask them to take their apprentices is to take the boat to practice, and run a few more trips back and forth on the shipping route to show that real skills are better than anything else.

Normally, each 400-food sand ship can hold up to 1,300 stones of grain. But then the ship will become particularly bulky and difficult to handle. There are so many two knives on the ship, which is easy to cause accidents. It is not conducive to the preparation of sailors to practice their skills.

In order to facilitate practice, with the approval of Mr. Zhao, each boat was loaded with only 300 grain, which is a full fraction.

Therefore, the fleet between Chongming and Tianjin is not so much about transporting grain, but rather about training...

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The eighty sand ships transported by Jiangnan are practicing, and the twenty escort ships transported by Jiangnan are also practicing.

During the last time they were shipped, they had only ten escort ships, and they were all renovated with old ships from the Sand Boat Gang.

But at the end of April, Fujian wrote that the ten medium-sized black-tailed ships ordered were built. Wang Rulong was happy and took people to the underground shipyard in Quanzhou and brought them back. He had just been put into the sequence of the marine security team, and before he even had time to clear the hull number, he couldn't wait to go to sea for the first training.

Obviously, this black-tailed ship is definitely not covered. Otherwise, Wang Rulong, who has always taken the high-ranking and arrogant general route, would not have gone south to pick up the ship in person like a wedding.

This ship originated from Dongguan, Guangdong. Because its hull and stern are painted black, it is also called the "Blacktail Ship" or "Blacktail Ship". Its hull is made of strong and durable iron pear wood, so the hull is as hard as iron, "it will break when touched, and it will break when rushed". It can even withstand the shells fired by the Flang machine. Even the Portuguese warships that were circulating along the South China Sea were very afraid of it.

The size and shape of the Ushiwei ship is similar to that of the Ushiwei ship, but the Ushiwei ship is made of Songshan. If it collides with the Ushiwei ship in the sea, the Ushiwei ship will be smashed. Moreover, the Ushiwei ship has a durability. Usually, the Ushiwei ship has only a ten-year service life, while the Ushiwei ship can last up to fifty years. Therefore, although it is expensive, a price that can match five Ushiwei ships is still widely sought after by the government army, maritime merchants and even Japanese pirates.

To this day, the Wuwei Ship is still the main battleship of the sea masters of Fujian and Guangdong. Usually, the method to measure the strength of their fleet is to see how many Wuwei Ship ships there are.

Of course, Lin Daoqian, Zeng Yiben’s flagships, were large black-tailed ships of two or three thousand materials, far from comparable to medium-sized black-tailed ships like the Coast Security Team.

However, in the northern seas without the sea owner, this medium-sized black-tailed ship, which is ten feet long, three feet wide and seven inches thick, can already walk horizontally.

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The price of such a black-tailed boat is more than 800 taels of silver.

Mr. Zhao’s original intention was to buy several underground boat yards in Fujian and Guangdong to ensure a stable source of the Black Boat. However, when Tang Paul went to the coast of Fujian and Guangdong, he found out that these boat yards had orders from the sea owners, and they had long been held in their hands by the sea owners.

Not only is the road to buy a boat yard completely unavailable, but under normal circumstances, even the black-tailed boat cannot be purchased.

Fortunately, Mr. Zhao has the ability to make money, so I added money. When he opened a sky-high price of 2,000 taels per ship, the shipyards magically had production capacity, and in just three months, the first batch of ships were delivered. It can be seen that private enterprises are more efficient than state-owned enterprises.

Of course, that large 100-hu black-tailed boat is still a forbidden property for the sea owners. If the owners of the yard dare to sell it to outsiders, the whole family will die.

However, the shipyard owners enthusiastically recommended their joint venture - the underground gun factory in Foshan to the big financial backer Tang Baolu.

Don’t look down on these private gun factories. The bird guns they built are much more quality than those produced by the Ministry of Revenue Weapons. The cast artillery has supported the powerful firepower of the sea owners. Even the Portuguese in Haojingao would place orders with them to buy some iron cannons that were not produced by the Bugalao Casting Artillery to replenish firepower.

Although the quality of these iron cannons is worse than that of Portugal's bronze cannons, they cannot stand the price and are inexpensive. Paul Tang knew that his son suffered from severe phobia of insufficient firepower. He almost made all the guns and cannons available for Foshan Fort, and asked the boat yard to drive the boat to Guangdong and completed the installation of the cannons.

Therefore, the ten black-tailed ships driven back by Wang Rulong were installed with four "Dafa Gong" falcon cannons, eight snake cannons, and sixteen large-sized Folang machine!

In addition, all the Flang machines on the grain transport ships have changed from two gates to eight gates... This thing is made in Quanzhou, but the range is too close, and it is a large shotgun, so it can only be used for melee combat.

You should know that each ship of the Ming Navy is equipped with one sect of Dafa Gong and six sects of Folang. It is not enough for Zhao Hao's black-tailed ship.

The Korean navy is still using the general artillery from more than a hundred years ago. As for the firepower of the Japanese navy, it is even worse than that of North Korea...

So just in terms of firepower, the coastal security team has already had an overwhelming advantage in the northern waters of the Ming Dynasty.

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Under the leadership of the flagship, twenty escort ships formed a formation in the shape of a geese and rode through the wind and waves, protecting the grain transport fleet sailing in the shape of a font behind them.

Jin Ke and Wang Rulong stood side by side on the stern of the flagship. Looking at the security team members sweating and practicing on the deck, both of them felt endless emotion.

"At that time, we were under the command of the general, and none of them were black-tailed ships." Wang Rulong grinned incrediblely, "I didn't expect that after leaving the military camp, I could command more and stronger warships."

"We are not warships." Jin Ke frowned and reminded Lao Wang who was unrestrained: "We are cargo ships equipped with necessary weapons. It is just because the responsibility is heavy and there is no need to be missed, so we brought a little more self-defense weapons."

According to the rules, if a ship goes to sea, the government can give each ship four numbered muskets and three kilograms of gunpowder each time. Yuegang is also allowed to carry artillery ships from far-distance oceanic ships, and the cannons must be carried. Each ship must not pass two guns, and the gunpowder must not exceed 30 hu. The muskets, bows, arrows, waist knives and other necks are also allowed to carry them’.

"Are you defending yourself? It's enough to destroy the Korean navy." Wang Rulong felt that Jin Ke was too cautious. "Why should you be so careful in this damn ocean where Wang Fa has no place?"

"The young master has not obtained the shipping rights yet. Strictly speaking, we are like rebellion." Jin Ke sighed and said, "Even if we obtain the shipping rights in the future, if the people from the court see so many guns and cannons on our ship, they will still feel uneasy."

"What are you afraid of? Before we arrive at the port, we will receive the cannons in the cabin." Wang Rulong said with a smile.

"Not only cannons, but also keep your mouth tight. Don't let the people below brag and cause trouble for the young master after they get ashore." Jin Ke sighed and said, "The Caoyun Group is happy to participate in our first book."

"Oh, okay, okay." Wang Rulong finally nodded helplessly and said, "I promise to set an example. In the future, the black-tailed boat, the big-fast tribute, the snake cannon, and all of them do not exist. We are Qingyishui's small sampan, and they all use three-eyed guns and small blades. Is this a whole?"
Chapter completed!