The auction of iron-hulled ships was extremely popular. The ten iron-hulled ships were all 80 meters long and 18 meters wide, with a bloated shape and a slow speed.
Compared to warships, these iron-hulled ships are much more fragile and have no armor at all, but Anyang designed a double hull and a sealed cabin, which makes them much safer.
An iron-hulled ship has a maximum speed of 40 kilometers and a maximum sailing distance of 4,000 kilometers, and a load capacity of about 4,500 tons.
The average transaction price of the 10 iron-hulled ships was between 380,000 and 390,000 taels of gold. There were still large fortunes among the people. In particular, there were several business houses in Anyang, each of which could produce a huge fortune of 400,000 taels of gold. The phrase "rich enough to rival a country" became a true portrayal in Anyang.
After the merchant ship auction was over, the shipowners received the first order: an order from the Anyang military. Transporting fuel, transporting machinery and port equipment, transporting vehicles, transporting cement, etc. For this new marine business, Anyang provided initial support policies.
Then there were a large number of Anyang business groups waiting in line - motorcycles, agricultural machinery, massive amounts of cloth, and countless colorful commodities. In just a few days, hundreds of large warehouses were built on the East China Sea coast of Anyang. The power of capital was fully unleashed in Anyang.
Pursuing wealth and using business to plunder luck has become a true portrayal of Anyang. In the past, only the emperor and officials in an empire could plunder luck; but in Anyang, luck can also be gathered through a huge business network.
It’s just that the luck gathered through commercial exchanges is only limited to wealth, and its efficiency is only about one-tenth of the efficiency of luck gathered by an empire. But it doesn’t matter, the area of an empire is always limited, but business can continue to expand and expand!
The outline of Anyang's "commercial kingdom" has already emerged. The "commercial empire" can only be transformed slowly after the commercial kingdom is consolidated.
On the vast sea, ten iron-hulled ships were connected front and back, breaking through the waves and moving forward; on the left and right sides of the merchant ship were two 80-meter-long warships. With the escort of warships and the hands-on teaching of sailing experience by the navy, these merchants who had just bought the ships were deeply moved.
Anyang's support for commerce is not just talk, but real action. In the negotiations with Jin, Anyang has won a lot of commercial interests; now he is personally guiding merchants to set foot on the vast ocean. Invisibly, the interests of Anyang and merchants have become one; if anyone dares to cause trouble for Anyang, these merchants will be the first to disagree.
However, some people still had to suffer a little bit on their first voyage. For example, Guo Youcai, Liu Shuren, and Huang Youquan. The three met at the first industrial fair, and gradually began to cooperate. Now they have established a "Sancai Group" as a tripartite joint venture. This time, Sancai Group sold everything it had and finally borrowed 50,000 taels of gold from the bank to buy an iron-hulled ship.
Excited Guo Youcai, Liu Shuren and Huang Youquan decided to go out to sea for the first time and see the vast ocean in person; as a result, all three brothers got seasick!
In fact, let alone these three people, more than 40% of the crew members were seasick during their first voyage! They had never been on a ship before and were not mentally prepared. Many crew members lay on the deck and played the "corpse" game.