In fact, as soon as the Portuguese arrived in China, they immediately realized the superiority of Chinese hard sails. The Chinese sailboat captured along with the Duke of Goa and the Oriental Beauty was made by them. The Guangdong people called the Lao Gate Ship. The Portuguese word "lorha" means the Western Chinese three-masted sailboat.

The old gate ship has traditional Chinese sailing suits and streamlined Western hulls, which are faster than Chinese sailing boats, require less manpower than Western sailing boats, and are easier to build and repair. In another space of time, the Asian red-haired ghosts have been used for hundreds of years, and the Qing Dynasty has been using them. The Yaro, which triggered the Second Opium War, was a Lorha.

Later, the Americans also used the hull of the Garen ship and Chinese sails for the man-made warships of the Qing Dynasty, which shows that there is no problem with this combination.

The only disadvantage of Chinese sails is that when exposed to wind on the front, the power provided is weaker than that of Western cross sails. Therefore, the latter is more suitable for long-distance sailing with the help of trade winds. However, if you sail along the Chinese coast and the South China Sea where wind directions and ocean currents are complex and changeable, the former is obviously more advantageous.

Moreover, for sailing battleships like fortresses on the sea, speed is not important, and durability is the most important thing.

But how can such a thing be done by just imagination? You have to do it honestly and try it out.

So Zhao Hao agreed to build three half-size test ships. The No. 1 ship was strictly imitated, using whatever materials they used, and creating them how they built them.

The second ship changed the sailing gear to Chinese sail based on the original ship model.

The No. 3 ship was transformed according to Yang Fan's fantasy ideas and took a drastic transformation. It adopted a combination of Chinese and Western styles on the sail tools, installing both Western sails and Chinese style sails. It also tried to install watertight cabins on the basis of retaining the double-layer fully-through deck...

In order to save time, Zhao Hao decided to build three ships at the same time. Although they used ordinary wood, the other consumables and labor required for each ship were not much different. Yang Fan calculated on the spot that the three ships cost about 60,000 taels of silver. With the full cannon, they could not be hit by 100,000 taels.

This does not count the cost of early research and development, preparation, and supporting facilities...

In this way, the cost of a thousand-material sea ship 800 taels is like giving it to you for nothing.

Such a terrifying preliminary expenses can definitely not be supported by Jiangnan Shipyard alone. Therefore, the group's board of directors decided to adopt the method of commissioned construction and full allocation, and the group will be the father of the Party A.

The urgent need for new warships has made Zhao Hao spend money at all costs, just to speed up the progress as much as possible!

Anyway, Mr. Zhao is leaning against Jiangnan Bank and spending the deposits of Jiangnan’s big investors. As long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem.

But there is also a problem that money cannot solve...

"The construction of three new ships at the same time is too much work. To be delivered by the end of the year, at least two thousand skilled boatmen, two thousand apprentices and workers need to be added." Ma Hu, who is responsible for coordinating production, couldn't help but feel a little surprised: "Unless the rest of the ships are suspended? Otherwise, we can't afford to collect so many people. But Royal Shipping 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 negotiated with Gao Kaisi. They will recruit at least 1,500 shipwrecks to support you in the form of labor dispatch. In addition, we will also ask Baolu Tang to send people to the coastal areas of Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong to recruit shipwrecks with a lot of money. It should be possible to recruit another 1,000, right?"

After a pause, he said again: "As for apprentice workers, try to recruit from Chongming County. In the future, we need to build ships and keep building ships, so we must reserve more talents for the future!"

"Yes." Ma Hu understood? In short, it's OK to try every means to expand the shipwork team.

When returning, the boat entered Wusongkou? The river surface was obviously different.

Originally, the water flow at Wusongkou was as slow as a mirror? Even because of the pressure from the Yangtze River, there would be a backflow... The boat could be sent upstream by the water without sailing and oars.

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

During the flood season, most of Pudong will be flooded. If a typhoon occurs again, the entire Pudong will become a country of water.

When the flood recedes during the dry season, it will become a swampy mud land. Otherwise, the large area of ​​Pudong with such a superior location would not be almost uninhabited.

But it's all gone!

Because at this moment? The Huangpu Dusong project led by Princess Hai has been completed. He uses the platform of Jiangnan Group to mobilize Susong and the two governments to get close to each other.

Three hundred thousand people? From the start of construction in late twelfth lunar month last year to the completion of construction in March this year, it took less than a hundred days to build a dam in Henglaojing? In order to force the upstream water to change and go to Huangpu, allowing the ancient Dongjiang to play a role in Taihu flood discharge.

It also dredges the lower reaches of Wusong River, from Jiading County to Shanghai County, and converges the 30-meter river channel to 15 meters to "bound water to attack sand" to prevent the silt and sand carried by Wusong River from silting before entering the Huangpu River.

In addition, Zhao Hao's suggestion was adopted to excavate the Taipu River connected to the Huangpu River under the Taihu Lake in the upper Chengdong.

In addition, the Dianpu River from Dianshan to Huangpu was built last year. Almost three-quarters of the water from Taihu Lake has been poured from the Huangpu River into the Yangtze River waterway from the Huangpu River.

The flow rate at Wusongkou has increased by at least three or four times. The huge amount of water flow is bound by a long cement river embankment on the river surface a hundred feet wide, which is very spectacular!

As the saying goes, the river will be formed in March, and the clear water will arrive, and the mud will go away!

The flood discharge channel of Taihu Lake finally became smooth! Huangpu finally became the one in Zhao Hao’s memory, giving birth to the prosperous Huangpu River in Shanghai County and even the Yangtze River Delta!

In response to this, Lu Yan, vice chairman and general manager of Shangkai Office, who was summoned to meet, felt the deepest and deepest.

"This is really a big move like a world-changing world! From then on, Wuzhong will not be sick and farming. Only then can the people of Jiangnan live and work in peace and contentment!" Lu Yan said with tears in his eyes: "Hai Gong and Mr. Zhao have great kindness in Jiangnan, and they will recreate their kindness in Shanghai County!"

"Oh, I'll just thank Mr. Hai, don't thank me." Zhao Hao waved his hand and smiled faintly: "I'm doing business, everything is for the benefit of the group."

"In the future, the group's publicity caliber will also be considered as Hai Gong alone." As he said, he turned his eyes to the vast hot land in Pudong and said, "We have already received the best prizes and can no longer be greedy for fame."

‘Don’t you be willing to seek fame and live in real trouble?’ Lu Yan suddenly said this in his heart, of course he would not say it.

He followed Zhao Hao's gaze and looked at the large green wasteland east of the Huangpu River.

A few years ago, Jiangnan Group built a 200-mile seawall in Pudong. After the New Year, Hairui built a high river embankment for Huangpu, completely blocking the invasion of rivers and seas on Pudong, and transforming the former mud pond into the largest and last uncultivated virgin land in Jiangnan!

The entire Pudong area is 1.2 million acres of land, and it is constantly expanding to the sea every year... The mud and sand brought by the Yangtze River not only reshape the Chongming Island opposite, but also continue to increase the area of ​​Pudong. Jiangnan Group only used only one million taels of silver and bought it all. The people who sold the land to them at that time, as well as the people of Shanghai County, all laughed at them as stupid as they were.

Who knew that in just two years, Jiangnan Group magically revitalized Pudong with a seawall and a river embankment!

Now these lands are worth at least 20 million taels of silver, right? Mr. Zhao’s original investment increased by at least twenty times.

Investing in Pudong also added a rich and colorful stroke to many legends of Mr. Zhao's deciding stones into gold.

And those who laughed at him at the beginning were now crying without tears.

There are also many people who are not convinced and want to make a fuss to see if they can make Jiangnan Group give up a little more.

But Shanghai magistrate Zhang Yi, as well as local gentry and prominent families such as the Lu family, have already boarded the Jiangnan Group's ships. How could they make the worst?

This is why Mr. Zhao pays great attention to making the local government and gentry a lot of benefits even if he focuses on making big cakes. In the Ming Dynasty, without the strong support of the government and gentry, the signed contract can be torn down at any time. Locals have a hundred ways to make foreigners unable to do anything.

On the contrary, with the support of the government and the gentry, things can continue... Even if Mr. Zhao has the ability to be in heaven, he cannot leave these people alone.

Fortunately, the most important thing is that as more and more counties join the Jiangnan Group, the power of the group has also expanded rapidly, and it can in turn suppress the governments and gentry in each county and firmly grasp the initiative.

This wave was actually not original by Mr. Zhao, but was learned from another time and space of Japan Agricultural Association, which was indeed very successful.

However, the Japanese Agricultural Association later changed from a dragon-slaying boy to a dragon-slaying boy, becoming the biggest conservative hindering Japan's agriculture and even social development. I wonder if the Jiangnan Group can avoid repeating the same mistakes?

The Science Times slowly moved upstream and anchored at the intersection of Wusong River and Huangpu River.

Zhao Hao and Lu Yan took a small boat to a beach on the east bank of the Pujiang River. The winding Huangpu River turned a bend of nearly 90 degrees here, so it had long been this prominent land. Looking from the west of the Pujiang River, this beach land was like a huge golden beast, stretching out its head and opening its mouth to drink water in the river.

For some reason, the Hanlin Bachelor Lu was buried here, and the people of Shanghai called him Lujiazui. Moreover, the entire Lujiazui was originally a Lujia industry.

Lu Yan is Lu Shen's heir... Lu Shen's four sons were killed, so he adopted his nephew to inherit the family. Now, as the parent of the Lu family in Shanghai, Lu Yan is the leader of the prominent family, and his words are much better than the county magistrate.

Zhao Hao really put a lot of effort into him in order to acquire Lujiazui. Not only did he use 10% of the shares of the Kaisi, he also made him the second-in-command of the Kaisi, 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, this is the gateway of Pudong, a natural Shanghai center. If Jiangnan Group does not eat here 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 then build it into a world economic center that is more prosperous than Suzhou. How about you serve as the chief construction engineer?"

"Is Pudong New City?" Lu Shen was moved. It was difficult for a big dog like him to be moved by money. What can make them excited is to do a great cause that has been famous in history.

"But I don't plan to build a city wall, so I won't call it the city. Look, what about it, Pudong New District?" Zhao Hao laughed.
Chapter completed!