Chapter 106： Expansion of the port

In the scorching summer, the air was filled with a faint smell of sea salt. At the seaside of Ferry City, dozens of huge installations that had never appeared before were showing people their terrifying abilities.

"Squeak..." With the sound of the engine turning, the steel cable was pulled straight, and then the huge concrete bricks were hoisted up, and then thrown into the bay. With the work of these machines, a brand new pier was about to be lifted. Build it up.

Work efficiency has never been so dazzling as it is today. For the first time the mortal country has developed so rapidly. Yesterday it was a quiet bay. Today it has become a huge construction site.

After surveys, this is a very good port, and Ailan Hill plans to build Ferry City into a huge port to support its ever-increasing shipping capacity. After all, in terms of transportation capacity, sea transportation is still the cheapest and cheapest mode of transportation.

"I think that when General Lawnes returns, he will be shocked by everything in front of him!" Standing on the brand new port pier, the city officer of Dukou City triumphantly showed off to the engineers around him.

He does have the capital to show off. Ten days ago, this was just an ordinary harbor. As a result, it is now a brand new harbor that is even larger in scale than the old port of Ferry City. During the construction of this harbor, the installation of hoisting equipment was taken into consideration, and more advanced channels were also planned.

A train track connecting here is being paved, and it will soon be connected to the railway station in the old city and become a new transportation node. And everything here is better than in the old town: bigger warehouses, bigger docks, wider berths, taller lighthouses and radar stations that have never been seen before...

Hundreds of shipmen are working desperately in the several docks that have just been built without even sheds installed. They are assembling the best wood in accordance with the drawings and turning them into a qualified giant ship.

These giant ships are assembled according to a template, and each step is strictly determined in accordance with the standard. These large sailing boats can carry quite a lot of materials at one time. The purpose of their birth is to go to the south to buy enough rubber to supply more and more rubber demand.

Almost every corner of Ailan Hill, which is fully industrialized, needs rubber. Large machinery needs rubber, automobile tires need rubber, airplane landing gear needs rubber, and even electrician insulating gloves need rubber!

Each of these super sailing ships with a tonnage of more than 3,000 tons is a transport giant. They can be said to be the largest sailing ships made by mortals in the world so far. Their speed can reach 20 kilometers per hour, which is comparable to traditional warships.

Responsible for protecting these brand-new sailing transport ships are the new warships built in the old port area of ​​Dukou City. Most of these warships are cargo holds. They are not so much warships as they are armed smuggling ships that were once all the rage on the planet.

They are equipped with the lowest firepower configuration, cheap and only need cheap canvas and wood. Because they do not take up too many resources, they have become the first choice for the Allan Hill sea route.

The next time Lawnes came back, he could see a truly huge fleet: because they didn't need so many artillery, so many of these sailing ships, called "frigates", had already been manufactured.

With the three real battleships in the hands of Lawnes, he has a powerful fleet. The only task of this fleet is to protect the transport fleet and purchase a large amount of rubber from Dothan.

Of course, there is another task to make Dothan realize his gap in force, and honestly sell rubber to Ailan Hill, don't play any tricks. Compared to the **** mission, Lawnes seemed to prefer this additional small mission. This time he brought enough shells, and the coast of the Dothan Empire seemed to be unlucky.

"There are five new docks to be built here, and they turned out to be steel battleships." The municipal official exhaled and sighed: "I am fifty years old this year. I have never heard of iron armored ships in my life. "

He looked at his men and said word by word: "My biggest wish in life is that Ferry Town can become prosperous. Every morning, more than ten fishing boats line up to go fishing... I thought that was the best. The scenery."

"On that day, someone ran and said that we got the first money to build a new large fishing boat... I couldn’t believe it was true. When I was sent to the dock, I knew that all of this was true." There was a faint smile on his face when he mentioned these past events.

"You don't understand. Before that day, I always thought that the so-called Ailan Hill family is the same as Berman, and Ferry City has only changed its owner, and it is still the same." Those past memories seem to be He was just in front of his eyes.

The hardship at that time really made his memory fresh, but afterwards, good days began to come, just like everything in front of him. There were construction sites everywhere, busy figures everywhere, happy people everywhere, everywhere. All cheers of victory.

"But after that day, I knew I was wrong. Ferry City opened a saltworks and it started to become richer. We built fishing boats after another, and one is better than one, and one is better than one. Big." The old city official smiled when he mentioned this.

He remembered the way he himself was standing on the dock every morning looking forward to it. These things seemed to have happened yesterday. At that time, he was no longer young, but he still looked forward to a miracle that would make his hometown no longer have hunger and despair.

Later, his wish was realized in this way, abrupt and true: "During that time, I stood on the pier every morning and watched ten fishing boats line up to go to sea. Then I watched twenty fishing boats leave mammothly. , And later I watched the endless white sails obstructing my vision...now I won’t go to the pier, because I know that I don’t need to see it.”

Thinking of this, he smiled at his assistant and said with emotion: "Who can think of it? Ailan Hill is different, it can turn Ferry City into a paradise on earth! Our seafood can be sent to Tubao by train. Our dried fish are exported to Hanhai!"

"Our sea salt is already an indispensable living material of the prairie empire. The seafood we produce is a favorite dinner of His Majesty! We can have so many warships and dozens of transport ships." He said as he looked towards The horizon in the distance, watching the patches of white sails there.

He hadn't seen other famous port cities, but in his opinion, Port Osa, the largest port city in the Dothan Empire to the south, known as the Ocean Star, was not as good as the Ferry City at this moment.

"Come back a year later, I promise you will have more emotions." A young man standing beside him smiled and comforted: "Our future will be better, this is what your Majesty said!"

The old consul nodded and agreed with his subordinates: "Yes! Right now, at this moment, we are no longer satisfied with surpassing the enemy, and we are the only thing we want to surpass. We want to build steel warships to sweep all enemies at sea."

He still looked at the sea: "My wife and children ate a full meal for the first time in their lives under the rule of Ailan Hill. This made my husband feel extremely satisfied. Later, our life passed. It’s getting better and better. Until now, we have delicious dinners every day, children can go to school to study, and my wife can take care of housework at home with peace of mind..."

When an old man is trapped in his memories, he always likes to chatter, once something that touches the scene, everyone will be moved with emotion at the terrifying speed of Alan Hill's development. Not only old people, young people can't believe it, every day is a new-looking world, the world they live in.

The old city official regained his gaze from the seashore: "When I saw the first fishing boat being pushed into the sea, with the mast swaying among the seabirds, for the first time I thought of myself as an Ailan Hiller. I think I should dedicate my whole life to Ailan Hill, just for this fishing boat, I am willing to sell my life to His Majesty the Emperor!"

His tone suddenly became firm, and he said word by word: "Look, look at everything in front of you... This is heaven! Everyone I know is willing to die for your majesty! Even if the dragon descends from the sky and burns. Everyone who died, I am also willing to stand in front of His Majesty the Emperor, no one can hurt him before I turn to ashes!"

In fact, his words represent the aspirations of countless Ailan Hillers. People are willing to fight for Ailan Hill. After experiencing exploitation and oppression, they cherish the happiness and freedom in front of them very much.

After being oppressed for thousands of years, mortals finally experience the feeling of standing as a human being. They are unwilling to kneel down again, even if they sacrifice their lives for it. They would rather die than allow their offspring to return to the darkness they had experienced.

In the old archon’s stubborn tone, in the hunting sea breeze, under the cloudless blue sky, as if in response to his belief, the four e-09 fighters in training were arranged into a diagonal line. , Whistling past where they were standing.

Under the dazzling eyes, the black fighter was painted, and the red eagle seemed to vibrate its wings. In the eyes of people looking up, these planes passed the top of the mountain, passed the giant cranes erected in Newport, passed the white sails, passed the sea, and shocked a seabird...