Britain defeated the Netherlands by forming the Eastern Regional Company and using the power of the state to break the Netherlands' monopoly on Nordic timber.

Although later generations of Ying Chua always liked to talk about the British government's orders to plant oaks for the Royal Navy, saying that it is necessary to use oaks with a height of more than 20 meters to build the best warships.

But in fact, the quality of British oaks can only be considered average. The peak era of the Royal Navy sail battleships still relied on wood from the Baltic region... It was just that Norway and Poland were almost bald at that time, and the main supplier became Russians.

Later, the British built a global colony and discovered better wood such as red oak from North America and teak from Burma, and then they changed to imported wood from the colony, and still had no oak from their own species.

There is no reason. The noble Royal Navy is very picky in food and never uses defective ships to build...

Of course, their own statement is that those native oak trees were prepared for the last moment by me. But I didn't expect that his iron-clad ship appeared. So in the end, it became prepared for the squirrel...

My Ming Dynasty is vast and vast. Although the oak trees in the pass are not suitable for use, there are high-quality oaks in the inner and outer Khingan Mountains and Sakhalin Island in Nurgandus. However, one oak tree is cut by a hundred years, so it is definitely not necessary for others to use it.

Mr. Zhao touched the big waves across the river, and of course he had to learn from the noble character of others who were ahead of others.

Currently 80% of the Hokkien Island is covered with forests and there are countless precious woods, including a large number of combined century-old oaks. Although Japanese oak has high moisture content, it is stronger and less likely to deform. As long as you dry it more, it is an excellent ship-building material.

Moreover, Ainu people have developed muscles and dense hair. They have been with the forest for hundreds of years, so they must be the best lumberjack!

"The strategy for Ainu Island must be placed on top of the top priority and start as soon as possible." Zhao Hao instructed his generals in a deep voice: "After the wood is cut down, it will take three years to use it. It is said that after the skeleton is built, it will have to stand for a year to make the mortise and mortise of each part closer."

"Yes." The two are familiar with this, because the Ming Dynasty also had the step of drying wood in the dark shipbuilding process.

The purpose of this step is to inactivate the cells in the wood. If this step is skipped, the boat will soon be drained and split by the water absorption and division of the living wood cells, causing the hull to deform and crack, and leak and waste.

Of course, shipbuilders in the Ming Dynasty had long figured out various methods to speed up the dehydration of wood, such as ventilation and drying. However, dried wood is prone to cracking and is always not as good as ventilation and drying.

"There is nothing else on Danluo Island, it's just windy." Mr. Zhao pointed to the large wasteland in the distance and said, "At that time, a large timber workshop will be built here, and the wood cut from the Heiyi Island will be placed here first for the sea breeze to blow. How much water will not blow dry? It will definitely not take three years to go."

"Then you have to hurry up." After understanding Mr. Zhao's complete plan for Japan, the two of the King of Jin felt a sense of urgency. "My master said what to do, I have to seize the day!"

"Well, I really have to seize the day." Mr. Zhao focused heavily. The two subordinates could not tell at all. He had no idea how to build the Galen ship.

It is no exaggeration to regard the shipbuilding industry as the 167th world's industrial crown. And the Galen ship and the sail battleship upgraded from it are undoubtedly the diamonds on this crown!

To produce a warship as huge as a palace, it requires countless high-quality wood, countless skilled shipwrecks, superb design and craft management, and countless supporting industries. It is definitely not something that can be achieved overnight by catching a few red-haired men back in Macau.

During the North American War of Independence, the slave-owning regime decided to build three 74-artillery battleships. As a result, it took six years from the project to the launch of the water. The war was over and the warships were not yet served.

After the war, in order to express their gratitude to the French allies, they decided to send the warship to the French. However, after the first voyage to France, the French Navy inspected and found that the ship's wood was rotten and could not be repaired, and then it was scrapped.

Moreover, the ship was designed incorrectly, with fragile structure and unable to carry heavy artillery, which was extremely failure. The United States had the guidance of France, the world's number one in the shipbuilding industry at that time, but it still lacked experience, technology and materials accumulation in many aspects, resulting in the poor quality of the built warships and was completely unusable. It can be seen that the manufacturing difficulty of sail battleships is very difficult.

Fortunately, the Galen ship was just starting in this era, and the wooden warships were far from developing. It was so complicated after more than two hundred years, and the so-called flower of industry was not so unattainable.

‘In the future, Zheng Zhilong can imitate the Dutch plywood Garen ship to dominate Nanyang. I will never be as good as a pirate leader, right?’ Mr. Zhao secretly exhorted himself.

Well, I am far from being able to compare with ‘Nicola Yiguan Zheng’. That is the most successful leader of the East Asian Pirates Group in history who surpasses Wang Zhi. Well, at the level of One Piece Roger.

However, this young master will definitely surpass him and become the new One Piece!

Well, it seems that the official has not been born yet...

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I didn't want my subordinates to see that they were guilty, so as not to appear too low. Mr. Zhao asked Wang Rulong with a smile: "How is it, Brother Wang, do you feel the burden on your shoulders heavy?"

"That's sure." Wang Rulong smiled bitterly: "The entire four thousand miles of defense zone, the three-sided governor is not so generous."

"That's different." Zhao Hao smiled and comforted him: "The three-sided governor must defend in every inch of land. You only need to defend several points. And you don't have to be afraid. The Japanese warm current will send you all the way north and you can go from Shiroyamaura to Ainu Island in at most half a month."

"That's good, that's good." Wang Rulong asked with a sigh of relief: "What should I do when I come back?"

"When I come back, I walk along the border, and the coastal currents along the Sea of ​​Japan will send you to Danluo Island again." Zhao Hao thought for a moment and said, "You can arrive in half a month."

"So amazing." Wang Rulong also felt relieved in the second half of his breath.

"It seems that the young master has thought about it carefully." Jin Ke couldn't help but praise. Unexpectedly, the information collected by the young master was so detailed, and he thought that he was indeed successful and there was no luck.

"But no matter what, a coastal security brigade cannot afford such a large defense zone." Then he whispered.

"Of course, I have to upgrade." Zhao Hao felt that his lips were salty and dry by the sea breeze, so he turned around and went down the ridge.

~~

The three of them found a shelter and sat down. Gao Wu took out a silver kettle and poured a glass of water for each of them.

Zhao Hao moistened his throat, asked someone to take white paper, and then used a lead lens to draw a very abstract map of Northeast Asia's sea area.

While drawing, he said: "No matter from any perspective, we must maintain a attitude of focusing on the outside and neglecting the inside. Our security team cannot have a strong sense of presence in the local area. As long as it can protect the safety of the company's personnel and assets, it is enough... If it is too strong, not only will the court worry, but it will also quickly become warlord."

"Yes." The two nodded deeply. The Jiangnan Group has money, food, territory and population. If it is accompanied by a strong army, someone will definitely shout the slogan of "Secession of Jiangnan".

After learning about Zhao Hao's grand ambitions, they knew that the young master would never allow it. That situation happened. The young master's goal was the sea under the stars and the world above the country. How could he allow the Ming Dynasty to have chaos?

"So, Jiangnan Security Group is so big at the moment." Zhao Hao said in a deep voice: "The security team is responsible for defending the company's property. The war at sea has nothing to do with the security team!"

"Yes!" Seeing that the young master had indeed thought of these problems, the two of them looked excited and responded in unison.

"The coastal security team will be independent from the security group and be adapted into the Coast Guard Corps directly under the Danluo Police District." Zhao Hao said in a deep voice: "I plan to personally serve as the commander and police commissioner of the security area."

Although Jinke and Wang Rulong didn't know what the commander and police commissioner meant, they both responded quickly.

"Brother Jin serves as the deputy commander of the security area." Zhao Hao glanced at Jin Ke and smiled: "The base construction will be fully entrusted to Brother Jin. In addition, the navigation school will also move to Danluo Island, and Brother Jin's burden is also very heavy."

"I am not afraid, and I will never let my son down!" Jin Ke stood up and saluted to the son.

Wang Rulong was very happy. He thought that all these miscellaneous things were their own. It turned out to be Lao Jin's.

"Brother Wang, you are the chief of staff of the security area and the captain of the direct coast guard corps." Zhao Hao instructed Wang Rulong again in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Wang Rulong immediately stood up and gave a standard security team salute.

"Just let's talk to you first, let's sit down and chat." Zhao Hao waved his hand and signaled the two to look at the pictures he drew. "If you don't have a good painting skills, please do whatever you want."

In fact, it cannot be described as difficult to describe, it is almost the same as a ghost painting talisman.

But the two of them seemed to be looking at the famous paintings of the saints, staring at Mr. Zhao's works without blinking.

"The Danluo Guard District has five water police stations under its jurisdiction. One is the Kabo Island Water Police Station, which is responsible for the protection of Kabo Island and the future Dajing Port, and cruises to defend our main route west of Tanluo Island." Zhao Hao pointed to the westernmost circle on the picture and said:

"The task here is very heavy. Actually, I like Brother Jin the most. Unfortunately, you are too lazy to be able to do anything."

"..." Jin Ke wanted to say I could, but it was almost two hundred miles from here to Gaba Island. What a nonsense...

"I want to ask Brother Zhu to take charge, and he will serve as the deputy police commissioner of the security area. I wonder what the two of you think?" Zhao Hao asked the two.

"Young master is wise, it's very appropriate!" The two nodded at the same time when they heard this. Brother Zhu was Zhu Jue. He had been in charge of Xishan Company. Seeing the two old brothers prospering, he could no longer hold back. The two of them wanted to help him get out of the cage and jump with a wide range of fish.

But if Zhao Hao didn't say that, the two of them would never speak. They suffered a loss once and were particularly cautious about such things.
Chapter completed!