Datang: My Peerless Talent Has Been Exposed

Not to mention anything else, for now, in the absence of welding technology, wooden ships are the only choice, so there is a lot of knowledge in how to prepare raw materials for shipbuilding.

What's more, what he wants to build is not an ocean-going cargo ship at present, but a cargo ship that can transport materials from Korea to the customs.

The distance between the two sides is actually not that far. Even if you look at the straight-line distance, the port location he chose is only [-] kilometers away from Pyongyang City, and only [-] kilometers away from Weihai Port. There is a lot of knowledge here.

The distance of 7 kilometers, if calculated according to the information collected by Zhang Nuo, taking into account conditions such as tailwind and headwind, it is no problem to reach a cruising speed of about 8-[-] kilometers per hour.

In other words, it would have taken more than half a month or even a month to travel, but if it was shipped by sea, it would only take two days to reach the pass.

This saves more than a little time.

You must know that in this era of transportation of materials, especially long-distance transportation, in addition to the time cost and the crisis of natural disasters such as landslides and landslides on the road, the biggest consumption is the cost of people eating horses and chewing along the way.

But changing to the sea route is different. It only takes two days, and the transportation volume is dozens of tons, which is more than a small and medium-sized caravan.

Comparing the two, it is easy to know why even in later generations, with the rapid development of various technologies, sea transportation is still the most cost-effective long-distance transportation method in the whole world.

Now Zhang Nuo wants to rely on the port that is still under construction to realize the transfer of land and sea transportation, so as to transport a large amount of materials from Korea to the customs, and at the same time transport some materials that are not available here from the customs.

In addition, if Li Shimin doesn't mind, he plans to build a railway from Weihai to Chang'an!

Although I know that it will consume a lot of manpower and material resources, once the construction is completed, the fun will be great. Not only will the turbulent situation on the Shandong side calm down instantly, but the entire railway will also develop further.

Of course, if Li Shimin disagrees, this plan can be slowed down, and it would be nice to let him build a road from Luoyang to Chang'an first.

Anyway, I believe that after seeing the benefits in it, not to mention Li Shimin, it is estimated that other aristocratic families will come to repair the railway.

Therefore, the most important job at present is to quickly prepare the ports, railways, and sea ships!

Chapter 557 The Complexity of the Ship Project

Because Zhang Nuo had just been assassinated in the street a few days ago, even if he only went to the harbor fifty kilometers away to check his work, he was still forced by Ma Zhou to bring a guard of thousands of people.

Even according to what Ma Zhou said, bringing 3000 people there is not exceeding the limit!

Zhang Nuo had a headache when he heard Ma Zhou talking about the various rules of the Ministry of Rituals, such as the avant-garde and the rear guard who must accompany each other if they are more than thirty miles away, and have to bring something to open the way. Is that necessary?

He has no objection to bringing a group of personal guards away, after all, no one knows whether the gang of Japanese people have been caught or not, there are really a few who are not afraid of death, and if they use some moves to kill them all, wouldn't they suffer in vain.

But hearing Ma Zhou's meaning and guards of honor, Zhang Nuo was completely too lazy to talk to him. Grandma has a leg, so she brought guards for safety, but isn't the guard of honor just for showing off?

We are such a low-key, luxurious and connotative person, how can we let those bells and whistles ruin our style?

In Zhang Nuo's eyes, he didn't feel that holding up axes, axes, hooks, signs, palace lanterns and the like was a sign.

On the contrary, in his eyes, those people are useless. They can't ride horses and can only walk. It's a waste of time. If you have that time to dawdle on the road, wouldn't it be better to go early and return early?

Therefore, Zhang Nuo ran to the port directly with his people, not caring about the guard of honor at all.

When they arrived at the port area, it was almost dusk, and the guards were already familiar with it, and those who were familiar with it began to go to the barracks that had been prepared earlier and began to prepare for the night.

Zhang Nuo brought along the core group of personal guards, intending to take a look at the construction of the port before nightfall.

The construction here has also been supported by many shareholders of the Koryo project. Although they don't know anything about railways, they still know about sea transportation.

Especially on the opposite side is Shandong Road, which belongs to the territory of Guannei. Everyone knows how much cost and time it will save by going by sea, so they are very supportive of Zhang Nuo's plan to build ports and sea ships.

The support of these people is undoubtedly very real, just two things, giving money to others.

For Zhang Nuo, with the support of these people, he undoubtedly saved a lot of effort. Now all the families in Datang have gradually understood the benefits of craftsmen.

So let alone him, even Li Shimin's search for craftsmen is not as easy as it used to be, and he has to rely on the traditional master-apprentice system to cultivate slowly while searching everywhere.

If Zhang Nuo didn't have the support of these people, he would never have found so many craftsmen to work in the port.

You know, although the port does not seem to have much technical content, there is really a lot of knowledge inside. It is not like building a cement platform like some keyboard warriors think.

Berths, loading and unloading systems, access channels, houses, dry and wet slipways for maintenance, all of these must be comprehensively considered and rationally arranged. How can ordinary people understand this?

If these craftsmen hadn't been working and studying under Zhang Nuo's guidance, they would not have known that there are so many exquisite things in the port.

At the same time, the port planning should also take into account the room for the increase in cargo throughput, so as to leave room for development in advance, so as not to have to turn around and dismantle it when the time comes.

Fortunately, Zhang Nuo was a veteran victim of this kind of repeated demolition and construction, so he naturally didn't want to make this mistake in turn.

Although he can't accurately predict the cargo throughput and the tonnage of the ships in the next few years, there is one principle that is not wrong, that is, it is definitely right to build bigger.

There are only a few aspects that can really affect the operational efficiency of a port.

One is the traffic in and out of the port. Whether the goods can be transported from the port quickly and efficiently, or transported to the port from outside, is the basic condition of a port area. In this regard, Zhang Nuo has railways and cement roads to be built as guarantees.

The second is the berthing and cargo loading and unloading capabilities of ships. Naturally, ships cannot go ashore, so they can only be docked at the dock, and then the cargo is loaded and unloaded through the dock. The more ships that can berth at the same time, the faster the loading and unloading speed. The cargo handling capacity is stronger.

And the third point is the weather. After all, the steam engine has not yet become the mainstream power source at present. Even if the ship is sail-powered, it is naturally greatly affected by the weather, not to mention the storm or heavy snow and hail. Cargo handling will also be affected.

These were sorted out by Zhang Nuo himself, so except for the third point which was out of his control at all, he planned to make the first two points as perfect as possible.

The railway in and out of the port area has already started construction, so don't worry about it, but it seems that the concrete road has not started yet, so can we deploy manpower to build one?

After all, many goods that are not in a hurry, especially personal items, must be reluctant to pay for transport by train, so they must be transported by road.

However, at present, several places such as railways, ports, and industrial areas are undergoing large-scale construction projects, and there is a shortage of manpower and materials. It is better to put the matter of roads later.

As for the issue of berths at the pier, he doesn't need to worry about it. The craftsmen have long been adhering to Zhang Nuo's principle of building bigger and bigger, and have prepared for him, and they are currently building in an orderly manner.

In fact, the main purpose of Zhang Nuo's visit this time was not the port, but the flagship ship currently lying in the dry dock.

Zhang Nuo really put in a lot of effort for this boat. Those materials alone made his head dizzy. After all, it is really not easy to get a batch of wood that can be used to build a boat.