Chapter 667: Accumulation of strength leads to a sudden burst of energy (please vote and subscribe)
In late August, after finishing all the matters concerning the Morning Star Lighthouse, Luo Chong went home with his wife and children. He still had a lot of things to do next, including designing new coastal lighthouses, new sailing ships, and special fishing boats that were more suitable for fishing at sea. However, these were all drawing work, so there was no need to stay in Weishan County. Now that he was home, he could plan the new house.
The family quickly returned to Hanyang County in a carriage. On the day Luo Chong arrived home, he ordered the demolition of the metallurgical workshop in Hanyang City. This piece of land was the address of the new home. Although it was not very large, it was still possible to build a villa with an independent courtyard.
Well, as the leader of such a large tribe, it was not excessive for him to live in a villa. It was not like building a palace, so it was not a waste of money and labor.
Luo Chong did not need to be responsible for the demolition of the metallurgical workshop. He just signed a few orders to distribute the original ironmaking equipment in it to the three counties under Hanyang County, and let them set up their own blacksmith shops.
As for the molds, they were transported to Xingang County and put there to make use of their residual heat. As for the bricks and wood from the demolished house, the old bricks were directly kept to build the new house, and even the bricks were saved. The wood was directly sent to the wood processing factory next to it. It was used as it could be used, even if the beams were sawed to make a few tables.
In the next few days, Luo Chong locked himself in his home and began to work on the design drawings. The lighthouse was very simple. With the experience of the first time, the subsequent Dawn Lighthouse could be modified directly on the basis of the Morning Star. Considering the local unique sea conditions and climate, Luo Chong directly decided on natural rocks as the building materials, because he remembered in his previous life that several stone lighthouses abroad had stood for hundreds of years in the harsh winds and waves, which showed that stone lighthouses were still very durable.
After deciding on the materials, Luo Chong sent a letter to Shouya in Zhudao on the same day using a flying eagle to tell him to use local resources to quarry stones from the nearby Yashan in the east of Zhudao and carve the stones into stone bricks.
No matter when the lighthouse is built, prepare it first, otherwise it will not be built without materials when the time comes.
As for the structure and shape of the lighthouse, Luo Chong chose a more stable and wave-resistant polyhedron shape, and finally chose a regular octagonal conical tower. Because the tower is 60 meters high, the base must be larger so that it can be stable enough. In addition, the conical design with a large bottom and a small top can leave more space for the lower part of the tower, so that more supplies can be stored.
The octagonal shape was chosen mainly because Luo Chong wanted to paint the direction signs directly on the tower, and directly paint eight signs for the four directions of southeast, northwest, and four intervals on the outer wall. The regular octagon is just right. At that time, even if the ship on the sea loses its way, as long as it sees the words on the lighthouse, it can know where it is going. The lighthouse is originally a landmark, and of course the simpler and more eye-catching the better.
After the lighthouse is done, the next step is sea ships and fishing boats. Even if there are no new ships, sea ships can use existing sailboats, but fishing boats cannot. At present, the existing ship types of the Han tribe do not have a suitable type for fishing at sea, so this must be redesigned.
To design a new boat, someone must first propose various indicators, but the Han tribe did not have them. Only Luo Chong himself knew a little about this. First, the user group was determined, which was of course the indigenous fishermen. Moreover, these people had no money, so it was difficult to rent or sell them. Therefore, the first requirement was that it should not be too expensive, so the cost had to be reduced.
There was no other way to reduce the cost. Even if the materials you used were poor, it was still a boat after all, so the boat type was limited to a smaller size. At the same time, in order to meet the conditions for going out to sea to fish, a boat that was too small could not withstand the wind and waves
. After weighing the two, Luo Chong chose to use the existing two-masted sailboat as a blueprint and modify the new boat type on its basis. The reason for choosing this one was because its size was very suitable. The 10-meter and 8-meter sampans were similar to the Han tribe's sampans, which could only be rowed by hand. Those under 20 meters were not considered very large, but those over 20 meters were too large, so a boat length of about 20 meters was the most suitable.
Then, considering the ship's speed, stability and cargo capacity, Luo Chong set the length-to-width ratio at three to one, and the final data was set at 18 meters long and 6 meters wide.
Because it is a seagoing ship, it also needs a large cargo hold to hold fish, and it also needs to resist wind and waves to enhance seaworthiness. Luo Chong finally came up with a design with round heads at the front and back, an inverted Ω-shaped longitudinal cross-section, a large belly and a small mouth, deep draft, high stability, large cabin space, large load capacity, excellent empty cabin wave-breaking performance, and a stable hull when fully loaded.
In fact, it is very easy to do this. That is, you set a square cargo hold in the round hull, then four hollow cabins will be divided around the cargo hold. These hollow cabins are wrapped around the cargo hold, which can provide buoyancy to the ship when fully loaded. To put it bluntly, it is to put a lifebuoy on the container. Well, this metaphor is very vivid.
The boat is all about buoyancy. Putting ballast on the arc-shaped bottom of the boat will make it a tumbler, making it less likely for the boat to capsize. Even if it is blown to a 45-degree angle by strong winds, the boat can use the ballast to stand up again.
Of course, this is only theoretical. In actual operation, it is not recommended to use a fishing boat for drifting
. As for comfort, forget it. Just build a small house at the stern. After all, fishing boats are used for work, not for sightseeing. It is good to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain. Considering the balance problem of front, back, left and right, a house is added at the back. Of course, the front must also be properly weighted, otherwise the bow will be tilted up. However, it is better to tilt it up slightly, because the slightly raised posture of the bow is very suitable for breaking waves and is more suitable for sea conditions in bad weather. So in order to increase the weight of the bow, Luo Chong directly put a bowsprit as a counterweight.
The structure of the cabin and the way of entering it were also changed, directly turning it into a watertight compartment design for the Fu ship, dividing the entire cabin vertically into many independent compartments. First, it can reduce the danger caused by water ingress, even if one or two sections are flooded, it does not matter, the ship can still sail, and second, the original large cabin is divided into many small cabins, allowing fishermen to classify and store their catches, instead of putting everything together like they did last time when they fished by themselves. With this kind of divided boat, they can put fish and fish together, shrimps and shrimps together.
The above are the basic designs of the hull. Luo Chong developed two versions based on this fishing boat, one is a two-masted version and the other is a single-masted version. There is no special meaning, it's just that one is cheaper and the other is more expensive. The single-masted version has one less mast and one less sail. Of course, it's cheaper than the two-masted one, but the speed of such a boat is a little slower.
After the blueprints were drawn, Luo Chong immediately sent a letter to Liuyang County Shipyard, asking them to build three prototypes first. Liuyang Shipyard has a large number of experienced shipbuilders and a group of leaders who can understand blueprints. Now they can completely make new ship shapes by looking at blueprints. After all, the shipbuilding in the past few years is not in vain. They are no longer the ignorant Wuxia Amon.
It was the end of August. After finishing all this, Luo Chong had the idea of inspecting the counties below. Speaking of which, Luo Chong really hasn't visited these counties since they were settled. Now it has been more than two years without realizing it.
For more than two years, Luo Chong didn't pay much attention to it. After formulating the development strategy, he let it develop freely. This is the way of "doing nothing". Of course, Luo Chong also gave them a lot of help during this period. Development is one thing, but basic materials still need to be provided.
Luo Chong did not bring his wife and children with him for this inspection, because it was too slow. He only brought a guard and a small amount of supplies. The first stop was Danshan County.
Danshan County is just below Tuoguling. It was the place where Luo Chong led his men to stop the Fire Tribe. Now, after two or three years of development, the landforms here have changed greatly. This should be a symbol of the upgrading of human civilization.
Primary civilization adapts to the environment in which it lives, and intermediate civilization transforms the natural environment into an environment that it can adapt to. To put it bluntly, humans finally have the ability to change the landform.
Before entering the city, Luo Chong first came to the high ground of Tuoguling and looked down. What caught his eye was a square rammed earth city. Outside the city were large tracts of land, but now they are basically bare, and most places only have a layer of something like grass.
It is now the end of August, and the spring wheat has just been harvested. The grass-like things in the ground are all crops such as peanuts, soybeans, and corn planted after the wheat is harvested. Now they have grown half a foot high. Due to the water source, this is not a major rice planting area, but through the water conservancy project of digging artificial rivers to divert water, the paddy field area in Danshan County is still increasing year by year.
In the auxiliary fields on the other side of the city, women also planted a lot of cash crops, including their own vegetable gardens, mulberry and hemp, and lacquer grass is everywhere. Even spice crops such as cumin are not uncommon. Except for the vegetable fields, other things are of no use to themselves, but they can be sold for money, which is also a considerable income for farmers.
After inspecting the local agricultural planting situation outside the city, Luo Chong came to the city. As soon as he entered the city, he saw a busy scene. After the harvest of local wheat and rice, they had to dry, thresh, and bag and weigh. After paying the agricultural tax, they left enough food in their own small warehouse, and the rest could be sold in the official warehouse, which was their income this year.
Of course, the income could not be just these, but also other things. For example, if they planted soybeans and peanuts, these things could be sold after harvest, sold to tofu shops and oil presses. In addition to being exchanged for cooking oil for their own meals, the rest were income that could be saved.
The small peasant economy is like this. Farmers can basically be self-sufficient. They grow their own food, vegetables, eggs and meat, and can exchange peanuts for oil and soybeans for tofu. Although looms have not been popularized among the whole people, mulberry and hemp grown in auxiliary fields can also be exchanged for cloth.
After more than two years of development, Danshan County has fully solved the housing and food problems. The people now have their own houses and their own fields. The original immigrants have finally settled down. However, this is not the focus of Luo Chong's inspection. He is more concerned about the population size, the number of livestock, and the number of new looms.
"Reporting to the chief, the total population of our Danshan County has now reached more than 7,000, more than double that when the county was first established. The main reasons for the population growth are newborn babies and the joining of foreign savages.
The life of the Han tribe is very stable and affluent. Although there is more work to do, it is safer than hunting and gathering in the past, and there are not as many sacrifices as in the previous tribal periods. Building houses and digging canals are also for their own fields and residences, so the tribesmen are happy to work. Once the life stabilizes, more children will naturally be born.
The other is the joining of the surrounding savages. There are often sporadic savages who come to join the Han tribe. We all follow the chief's requirements and let them try out in farmers' homes for two years. Only after they learn Chinese will they be issued formal household registration. As for those tribes with only dozens of people, they are allocated according to the situation, and now they have stabilized." The magistrate of Danshan County introduced the local population situation to Luo Chong.
"Well, that's right. As for the population, the savages and small tribes around us are limited after all. We still have to go out in the future. But you don't have to worry about this. Now you have to do a good job in farming and breeding, as well as taxation and public security. Another important task is education.
This batch of immigrants has no chance. Their children are only one or two years old. There is no rush now, but you have to build schools and other supporting facilities in advance. Choose a good place first, make a plan, and report any support you need.
In addition to this, there is also early childhood education, which is mainly for young parents who have no experience in raising children. When I come back, I will arrange for someone to bring teaching materials to do this. Your local government offices must actively cooperate and strive to reduce the infant mortality rate to the lowest level." Luo Chong walked and instructed the local county magistrate.
"Yes, we will cooperate."
"Are there any livestock?" Luo Chong asked again.
"To the chief, there is no shortage of livestock. Not only that, there is more. This year, the tribe brought back so many cattle, horses and sheep from the grassland, and we also distributed a lot of them to Danshan County. Those new cattle and horses have already started training for farm work. Many cattle and horses will be used in the autumn ploughing after the summer grain harvest. As for the sheep, we sold them directly to the people. It is useless for the Animal Husbandry Department to raise them centrally. It is better to sell them to the people. Now, those families in Danshan County who didn't have pigs before have raised goats." The county magistrate introduced again.
"Well, the Animal Husbandry Department should also pay close attention to this aspect. We must do a good job of epidemic prevention measures, and help the people solve their difficulties. We should often organize people to teach the people about breeding experience. We can divide them by area, and one person is responsible for a certain number of households. We can pick a time when everyone is free and gather people together to give lectures. In addition, we must assist the people in preparing winter feed before winter." Luo Chong once again put forward his own suggestions on breeding.
"Yes, please rest assured, Chief."
"By the way, I said last time that each place should set up its own textile factory. How is it going now?" After finding that he had checked almost everything he needed to know, Luo Chong asked again about the textile business he was concerned about.
(End of this chapter)
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