Chapter 36 Chile, the young master is coming!
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"Young master, this is the maintenance plan!"
Feng Ziqi stood in front of Li Mo and always felt a little uncomfortable, because the young master in front of him was too small. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he couldn't believe that Li Mo could understand shipbuilding!
Fortunately, he is also an old man of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau. He also participated in the construction of the first steamship Huiji in the Qing Dynasty, but he had never heard of it. However, since the young master said it, following the British engineer, who had drunk foreign ink for several years, he had to write a rough maintenance plan.
Li Mo had two faces in his previous life. One was rigor at work, and the other was unrestrained in life. Even many friends he knew thought that he was a completely different person in work and life.
This style also crossed into this era with him. As long as it is something related to his work, Li Mo is never careless, and he must make a plan every time, but he used to do it alone, but now there are more and more people under him, so he also began to cultivate the rigorous attitude of his subordinates to work. What's more, the shipyard is still related to its own future.
Although this so-called plan only has a simple single page, which explains what the first step is to do and what the second step is a simple mess, Li Mo still nodded. After all, it is also necessary to let people adapt to their habits.
"Next time, write clearly the number of workers arranged for each step, the approximate time of maintenance, and also indicate who is responsible for each step!" Every time Li Mo said a sentence, he wrote a sentence on the side of the step.
While listening, Feng Ziqi watched the young master write and draw on it. Although she was not used to it, her life was saved after being imprisoned, and her wife also lived here. Even if she had no choice, she had to hold on. What's more, she also likes the current shipyard manager... Yes, the position of director. The position.
"It's just that the young master's name is a little strange. The director is probably the meaning of the director's vision, right?" Feng Ziqi thought wildly. Seeing that the young master had finished writing, she took over the plan and was ready to leave.
Just as he was about to go out, Li Mo stopped him again, squinting and said, "Add more surveying and mapping personnel, and mix with the maintenance workers!"
"Surveying and mapping?" Feng Ziqi couldn't turn her mind for a moment.
"It's a rare opportunity! Are you willing to see such a good warship stay under your eyes for a few days? Li Mo almost wanted to kick, but considering that he was not young, it would be great if there was something good or bad. What's more, he was the only person who could handle it in shipbuilding at present.
Of course, he doesn't count himself!
Seeing the giggling at the corners of the young master's mouth, Feng Ziqi finally reacted and hurriedly nodded to arrange double manpower to try to reserve some information for future shipbuilding.
After Feng Ziqi turned around and left, Master Li rubbed his temple again. The stall was big, and naturally there were more things. Chen Ping had been used to the extreme by himself, and the others were also doing their best in their respective positions, but why did they always feel that there was not enough manpower?
"It seems that we are going to kidnap a battleship designer!" Master Li thought of it evilly.
Because of the young master's surveying and mapping requirements, the original ten-day construction period was "delayed" to 20 days due to the lack of workers. As for the Chilean sailors, under the arrangement of Fubo, they felt that if they went home, no, it was more comfortable to treat than to go home, and even waited until the ship was repaired. At the beginning, he also muttered that he must come to Hawaii again next time.
In addition to hanging out with Simmons on the islands of Hawaii every day, Master Li spent most of his time getting into the Esmeralda, especially the power module and boiler room of his main business, and stayed for a day.
After that night, Sims and Li Mo talked about it, so they looked like friends for many years. After getting the news that Li Mo had entered the important boiler and engine chamber of the warship, he not only did not stop it, but even took the initiative to tell the models of boilers and steam engines in various countries, surnames and other data he knew. Li Mo.
As for the embarrassment of that night, Li Mo, who reacted in time, was covered up by mistake, because he remembered Jorge. Monte, the current Chilean admiral, came to power in a coup, and there is still some time before he takes action.
It was Simmons' reaction that made Li Mo a little strange, because this guy would mention from time to time what Admiral Montt would do if he became president as Li Mo said... So Li Mo suddenly realized that this guy was Mont's confidant! No wonder when he made a slip of his mouth that day, this guy's first reaction was to touch the gun bag.
Dare to kill people! Do it! [Date] When the young master goes to Chile, he will kill you hard! Master Li thought to himself, and at the same time, he began to make his Chilean schedule on the table.
Twenty days later, when the Esmeralda was refreshed, Li Mo, with Chen Ping, Dong Hai, Liu Guishan and ten other guards, also quietly boarded the Esmeralda. At the same time, several telegrams were also sent quickly from Honolulu to their respective destinations.
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Santiago, the capital of Chile, the fortress of Valparaiso, is not only the largest port in Chile, but also the headquarters of the Chilean navy at this time, but the purpose of Li Mo's trip is indeed not here, but to continue south to the port of Tarcavano.
As a senior member of the multi-turret BB Party, Master Li's vision for the era of battleships can be traced back to his childhood in his previous life. During the first Iraq War, the picture of the Iwa-class battleships of the United States bombing Iraqi positions with more than a ton of huge shells was even flying all over the sky on the aircraft carrier in his heart. The fighters are more impressive.
From that moment on, he fell in love with this steel fortress full of violence and beauty. It was also at that moment that he eagerly collected the traces of battleship duels in history. Perhaps for many people, the Jiawu was the first battle for the ironclad ships to appear on the stage, but in fact, as early as 1879, Chile and Peru and Bolivia There was a small-scale naval battle between Asia, and in that naval battle, the armored turret and the famous armored central gunboat appeared for the first time.
In the hearts of many senior multi-turrets, the naval battle in the South Pacific is the first battle of the ironclad ship on the stage!
Throughout Chile in that era, no matter how you go around, you can't bypass a key word, nitrate, which is what everyone calls saltpeter.
In later generations, it seems that copper seems to be the only thing that impresses Chile the most, accounting for 40% of the world's copper. However, in fact, before 1910, Chile's copper was still sealed in the dry desert. What Chile in that era can remember the world is that it can only occupy all More than 80% of the world's nitrate resources!
In early 1890, Chile's saltpeter exports to the United Kingdom accounted for three-quarters of its total exports, causing Chile's dependence on Britain to be more serious than India. In addition, through the war, Chile monopolized the global saltpeter market. Under the unfavorable circumstances of single exports and economic unipolarity, it also gained unimaginable. Wealth.
Of course, the profit is still dominated by the United Kingdom, only the British John. Thomas. The Liverpool Nitrochloric Acid Company, founded by North, took away 40% of its profits, but even so, Chile still relies on nitrates to become the strongest country in South America.
It's also this time, Jose. Manuel.. President Balmeseda took to the stage. He launched the "most ambitious development plan" in Chile's history to establish a new Ministry of Industry, improve the country's infrastructure, reform education, and even bypassed Britain's loans to Germany for the first time, built a large number of factories, and even broke Britain's national railway in Chile. The monopoly!
Finally, Balmaseda also announced that all saltpeter resources would be nationalized, but it was also because of this sentence that he became a thorn in the side of saltpeter merchants, and the Congress full of businessmen and ambitions was accused of reading and treason!
It is also at this time that the originally inconspicuous Port of Tarcavano relies on a steady stream of saltpeter profits, coupled with the Chileans' consistent attention to the navy, and is in the honeymoon period with the United Kingdom, so it has become an important place with a large dry dock, repair shop, steel mill, arsenal, warehouse and naval barracks. Naval base.
Due to Chile's narrow territory, coastal defense has always been regarded as the most important part of Chile's national defense construction. Three-quarters of the annual military expenditure has been invested in the navy, so the Chilean navy has been at the top of the top in South America. Even in later generations, the training sailboat with the same name as the Esmeralada still insists on the world. Frequent visitors to navigation training have also visited China many times.
As for choosing to cooperate with the Chilean navy, Master Li has also been well thought out. In addition to the coincidence of Simmons and guessing that the other party wants to sell warships, the ultimate reason is probably the strength of the Chilean navy itself.
The Chilean navy, a South American country with a traditional naval concept, has just ended the first ironclad confrontation in history with Peru and Bolivia because of the huge nitrate resource. As the final winner, it has rich naval experience, and with the service of Esmeralada, and Relying on the huge profits brought by nitrates, the famous admiral Torahre once signed a contract in Europe to purchase two more protective cruisers, two torpedoes and a new ironclad ship. The Chilean navy has become one of the most powerful navies in South America for the time being!
At this time, since it is temporarily impossible to arrange personnel to study in such naval powers such as Britain and France, it is obviously a good choice to rely on the Chilean navy tempered in the war to train its subordinates.
However, the contradiction between Congress and Balmaseda has reached an irreconcilable stage. Seeing that the atmosphere is getting more and more tense, Jorge, who stepped into the position of general step by step in the war. How will Monte appear?
As the Esmeralda slowly drove into Tarcavano, Li Mo found that he was also extremely nervous, although he knew Jorge. The Congress that Monte supported him finally won, but when he was really in this game, he found that he was not copper-iron.
Balmeseda? Jorge.. Monte?
It's like two equally attractive red apples on the table, which are difficult to choose!
With the whistle of the Esmeralda, Li Mo closed the information urgently collected by the Ministry of Intelligence about Chile. In fact, this information is not as good as his understanding of the history of Chile. As a future generation, in his opinion, Balmaseda can be regarded as a real nationalist, just like the one in the later generation and the United States. The president asked to challenge Chavez for who was in office.
But Li Mo still shook his head. It is 1891, which is the most glorious era of the empire. It is the era when the great powers held this knife and fork for a feast. In such an era, as a regional country, it has a dazzling monopoly of strategic resources beyond its own ability as not so much luck. It's sad!
Balmeseda and the upcoming Chilean civil war are not so much a counterbalance between reading and anti-reading talent as the dissatisfaction of the imperial powers with the allocation of resources!
Against the current, what is needed is absolute strength! When you don't have strength, you can touch a stone with an egg, which is the famous "grass mud horse"!
In the slightly shaking cabin, Master Li curled the corners of his mouth slightly. In terms of personal feelings, as indignation, he appreciated Balmeseda's toughness, but reason made him have to support the other side! Because he knew that he did not have the ability to change this history, and he did not have the ability to shake the powerful empire. What he had to do was to sprinkle a seed in Chile and dig another miracle of the world when everyone was staring at nitrates!
He needs copper! A lot of copper! It can be imagined that when most of the copper mines in Chile belong to the young master, and when the young master's fleet begins to rise in the Pacific Ocean, then Master Li will replace Britain and become the largest trading country in Chile!
"Monopoly Chile's copper!" With a few shouts from the cabin, Li Mo's eyes lit up and folded the information into his pocket! Mr. Balmeseda, your life is not good!" Master Li hooked the corners of his mouth and walked out of the cabin with his head held high!
When Li Mo stepped out of the cabin and came to the deck, his eyes suddenly opened up.
"Dear Li, welcome to the port of Talkawano!" Bearded Simmons appeared beside him in time and made a gesture of invitation with a smile.
Li Mo finally saw clearly that the port of Tarkawano, known as the cradle of the Chilean navy, can't be compared with the super port area of New York in the United States, but this is now another photo of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau plus Hanyang Iron Works.
Huge dry docks, spacious warehouses, tall chimneys, busy dock workers and ubiquitous warships and transport ships painted with the Chilean navy, as well as sailors in naval uniforms from time to time, the whole port is a busy and thriving scene.
Chile! The young master is here!