The initial fund of the Maritime Bureau is 472,000 yuan, which is allocated from 40% of the national treasury settlement of the Ministry of Shipping. The annual fund is 52,000 yuan per month from18661/kloc-0, and the ship maintenance fund is provided by Fujian Provincial Taxation Bureau. 1873, with the approval of the Prime Minister's yamen, 22,000 yuan was added to the tea tax every month. 65438+ In the early 1970s, due to financial difficulties, the Maritime Bureau once intended to build ships for businessmen to hire, but it was forbidden by the Prime Minister's yamen.
1866, left to establish Fuzhou shipping bureau. This was the largest shipyard in the Far East at that time, which was used to manufacture and repair naval weapons and equipment. 19 the westernization movement began in China in the 1960s and 1990s. A number of modern military industries have been established. More important are Anqing Inner Ordnance Institute founded by Zeng Guofan, Jiangnan Manufacturing General Administration founded by Li Hongzhang, Fuzhou Shipping Bureau founded by Zuo, Chonghou Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing General Administration and so on. Zuo's shipyard was built earlier. 1864, he made a boat in Hangzhou, "Try the West Lake, will it be fast?" 1866, after suppressing the remnants of Taiping Army, a shipyard was established. He said, "Since the beginning of the maritime war, ships and warships from western Thailand have been directly to Tianjin, but the barrier is actually empty." "I think, if I want to prevent the sea and collect its benefits, I have to sort out the navy division; To rectify the navy, it is necessary to set up a bureau to supervise shipbuilding. " At the same time, it is pointed out: "The success of the ship will promote the prosperity of the Cao government, the military and political actions, the relief of merchants, the prosperity of tariffs, the temporary expenses and the benefits of generations." Obviously, he regards building a shipyard as an indispensable task for Qiang Bing, a rich country, and benefits people and enterprises. With the approval of the Qing court, he negotiated contracts with French people, Riyige and Dekebei, stipulating that they would supervise the construction of large and small ships 16 within five years from the start of the iron works to train China students and workers. The site is located in Luoxing Pagoda, Mawei, Fuzhou. In addition to the iron works and shipyards, the Bureau of Shipping has also set up the School of Shipping Administration (also known as "Qiushitang Art Bureau"), which is divided into two classes: the former class learns French and focuses on cultivating shipbuilding talents; Learning English in the backyard focuses on cultivating driving talents.
1884 during the sino-French war, the Fuzhou shipping administration was seriously damaged by the French army. Although efforts were made to recover after the war, the production capacity was not as good as before. 1894 After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, it was even worse. In all, from 1866 to 1907, the Maritime Bureau built 40 ships of various kinds. Among them, during the supervision period of Japan and Italy (1866~ 1874), there were large and small wooden boats 15. Starting from 1874, the shipbuilding business was changed to be presided over by technicians trained by ourselves. To 1895, 19 ships continued to be built, including iron-threatened warships and iron-threatened sea patrol clippers, and several turbines were built by themselves, which significantly improved the technical level of the bureau. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, 1907 built seven more ships.
After the Revolution of 1911, the shipping administration was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Navy, and it was stipulated that the shipping administration funds were 30,000 yuan per month, which was transferred from the Fujian Provincial Department of Finance to the central national tax. At the beginning of the Republic of China, the political situation was turbulent, the funds were not continued, the presiding officers of the shipping bureau were frequently replaced, and the manufacturing industry made no achievements. 1928 changed its name to naval shipyard. During War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the shipyard was bombed by Japanese planes many times, which caused serious losses. 1949, when the Kuomintang government fled the mainland, it demolished most of the machines. After the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), it was taken over by the people's government.