I am the king of the dead

Chapter 481 People, I'm Most Fearful That There's No Use Value

Li Binyan and Wang Xie were discussing the shipbuilding in detail. They found many boat masters and craftsmen to sit down and discuss together.

As Yu Qian said, it is not difficult to find a boatman with an order from the court.

Serving for the imperial court is only for scholars.

Moreover, His Majesty gave too much!
All of a sudden, the labor remuneration of the entire Jiangnan shipbuilding industry was pulled to a point where it was simply unacceptable for a private shipyard.

Labor remuneration equivalent to nearly [-] silver coins a year, as well as corresponding houses, seasonal vegetables, meat, rice, etc.

A county magistrate of the seventh rank is 85 shimi, even if it is the latest fixed salary of the capital, the actual annual salary is only fifty silver coins.

A scholar, only seven buckets of rice a month!
And there is a grading, which is a craftsman recognized by the court.

There are four levels and sixteen levels in total, divided into sixteen levels based on the four levels of apprentice, craftsman, resident craftsman, and master craftsman, and the assessment is carried out according to the ability of the craftsman.

If you can become a great craftsman, you can directly submit the memorial to the Ministry of Industry and send it to Wenyuan Pavilion.

This is the treatment only officials of the DPRK and China can have!

When there are major inventions, there will also be rewards for the first merit card and the extraordinary merit card.

For a moment, the entire Jiangnan ground moved upon hearing the wind.

Yu Qian said that there is no shortage of people serving the court in Ming Dynasty, as long as the court is willing to ask for it.

Zhu Qiyu said that the more loyal the subjects are, the more they cannot be let down, and they must be given real social status, labor remuneration, and corresponding benefits.

With a two-pronged approach, how can it not be exciting?
Li Binyan quickly found three great craftsmen and started the specific work of Songjiang Shipyard.

The first is wood.

The best wood for shipbuilding is not oak, but a kind of teak wood from Xuanweisiwa City, Myanmar. It is best to have a vertical section with water stains.

Exposure to the sun will show a shiny golden yellow.

This kind of teak is about twelve feet long, harder, and slower to corrode than oak, and teak is more oily than oak and more resistant to water.

Best of all: teak repels ship borers.

On the sea, the biggest threat is naturally the ubiquitous wind and waves, and the second biggest threat is the ship borer, which is a kind of ship borer that can be seen everywhere and is widely distributed in the ocean.

They will parasitize the bottom of the ship's cabin, even oak is not immune to their gnawing, eventually causing the cabin to perforate, and these shipworms are very difficult to clean, and eventually they can only be replaced.

Teak is very hard and can effectively resist the erosion of ship borers.

Teak also has disadvantages. For example, there will be more thorns, and the boatman must be more careful when sailing.

At this moment, the Ming Dynasty does not control Jiaozhi, so it is impossible to get high-quality teak wood. It takes 50 years for high-quality teak wood to be used in shipbuilding.

And according to the descriptions of the master craftsmen, there is a secret that can keep the ship from decaying for 50 years. Without this secret, it would require major repairs in three to five years.

That is to brush tung oil.

Tung trees are widely distributed in many southern provinces. They are a sharp tool for antisepsis and can also be used to make ink.

Among them, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guizhou have relatively large output.

This is still a matter of wood.

Li Binyan fell into a busy schedule. Shipbuilding is definitely not an easy task. There are so many knowledge and skills in a single ship board.

The shipyard of Songjiang City Shipping Division has begun intensive preparations.

Li Xian, another governor who stayed in the south, was full of sorrow at this time.

Before he received the imperial edict, he had just sent the impeachment list of nearly 300 people to the capital.

They are all corrupt officials, and almost half of the corrupt officials have reached the point of beheading.

There was a county magistrate who actually embezzled a full 10 taels of gold and silver in three years!

In the old Nanya Fourteenth Mansion, the corruption and malpractices are so deep that it is shocking.

Li Xian was extremely angry in the memorial, and begged His Majesty to release the courtyard, as a warning to others.

However, according to Li Xian's prediction, corruption alone should not be sent to Jieyuan, because "contribution" is not enough to enter Jieyuan.

Not everyone who wants to enter Jieyuan can enter it.

However, two of them committed a major crime of passing the Japanese, which is completely enough to enter Jieyuan.

During the Zhoushan naval battle, these two colluded with the Japanese pirates and provided information on the mobilization of the Daming navy.

When investigating corruption, it was also found out.

Zuo Dingkou, practicing Gangshou, really lived up to his reputation. In a few months, he checked these people clearly inside and out.

Originally, there were only 200 people on the corruption list, but after repeated investigations, it became nearly 300 people.

For a while, the administration of officials in the south of the Yangtze River appeared to be clear and bright.

Detecting corruption is a long-term job, and Lian Gang and Zuo Ding have lived up to the court's expectations.

At the fork in history, Lian Gang and Zuo Ding finally chose the imperial court.

So Zuo Ding and Lian Gang were expelled by the clan, they are all unfilial descendants, and they did not show mercy to their fellow villagers who were born in Ji'an Mansion.

Zuo Ding and Lian Gang had no way out.

Now Li Xian has two major issues that need to be resolved urgently, Baoyuan Bureau's absorption of reserves and Longjiang Shipyard's resumption of work.

It's all tricky stuff.

Baoyuan Bureau absorbs reserves, and wants to persuade landlords and rich people to take out silver coins and silver from the land and exchange them for thin silver bills.

This is not an open fire robbery, what is it?
The Longjiang Shipyard is more complicated because the Longjiang Shipyard is deserted.

The predecessor of Longjiang Shipyard was the government-run shipyard established by Song Gaozong and Zhao Gou in Shaoxing four years ago. In the Song Dynasty, its name was Longwan Shipyard.

Longwan Shipyard built and repaired 12 ships in just 3219 years from the [-]th year of Chunyou to the [-]nd year of Jingding. The smallest ship has [-] materials.

Since the Yongle period, the Longjiang Shipyard was expanded on a large scale, and the Treasure Shipyard was established. The Treasure Shipyard has a total of eight Treasure Ship Docks in the upper four and lower four.

From the sixth year of Yongle to the 18th year of Yongle, more than 12 ships were launched in 3500 years.

From the first year of Hongxi to the 14th year of Zhengtong, a total of 25 years under the strategy of emphasizing culture over military affairs, the eight docks of Bao Shipyard and Longjiang Shipyard were completely abandoned.

For nearly 300 years, all the industrial chains of shipyards gathered around Longwan Shipyard, Longjiang Shipyard and Treasure Shipyard were all destroyed.

Similar to this fate are Qingjiang Shipyard in Northern Jiangsu, Qinghe Shipyard in Shandong, Tainan Shipyard in Fujian and Jilin Shipyard in Liaodong.

In the 20th year of Yongle, Zheng He sailed to the west for the sixth time and returned to China. Because the fleet was too large, Liujiawan could not accommodate it at that time, and the Fengzhou, which was full of foreign envoys, had to stop at the inspection department of Chongming Island.

In the 21st year of Yongle in Li Xian's hands, Zheng He played to the court. Zheng He asked for an order to dredge the Yangtze River waterway, expand the commercial routes between Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guizhou, and communicate with the East.

The purpose is naturally to balance various problems caused by uneven development.

However, with the death of Emperor Yongle on the way to the Northern Expedition, Emperor Renzong issued an edict prohibiting going south to the West.

"All the national treasure ships from the Western countries have stopped. If they have anchored in Taicang, Fujian, etc., they will all return to Nanjing, and the goods they will bring will still be handed over at the warehouse in the inner government."

"If there are tribute envoys from various countries who should go back, they can only be escorted by manned boats. The internal and external officials who were originally sent will return to the capital immediately, and the others will go to Ning's home."

Li Xian was no longer able to assess the harm of this edict.

After the Longjiang Shipyard was abandoned, the dock pond was buried as a field; all the shipwrights, blacksmiths, and rope smiths in the government-run shipyard were demobilized; the tung tree lacquer garden was destroyed; Dredging in the Yangtze River Basin has come to a complete standstill...

Ten years of gathering momentum, a hundred years of gathering energy.

Longjiang Shipyard, from Shaoxing four years when Song Gaozong Zhao Gou established Longwan Shipyard to the first year of Hongxi, nearly 300 years, the gathering momentum and popularity dissipated.

Li Xian has an unfinished blueprint in his hand, which is a kind of big ship with thousands of materials. It has no name and is simply called a ship with thousands of materials. This is the ambition of Longjiang Shipyard back then.

According to His Majesty's instructions, this ten thousand material ship is only for the benefit of the ocean. In fact, it is useless to build too many, but the ten thousand material ship, doesn't it represent Daming's exploration?

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" Li Xian slapped the table vigorously a few times, extremely angry.

Wei Guogong Xu Chengzong took a sip of tea, but Quan pretended not to hear.

Damn Li Xian scolding, there is no subject, who knows who is scolding, in fact, it can be interpreted too much, and Li Xian is impeached as a headless king.

"The most urgent task now is to persuade the people to leave those pits and ponds. We need to rebuild the shipyards, and the people around them can use them." Xu Chengzong is a forward-looking person, and he is unwilling to turn over old scores.

In fact, the reason is very simple. The major shipyards in Ming Dynasty only benefited from the internal warehouses and the common people. This was also the main reason why the North Korea and China formed the wind power to increase the sea ban and stop Western activities.

Things have already happened, and the original people are all dead, so it is useless to say more.

Li Xian's anger calmed down slightly, Xu Chengzong's words made some sense.

When people are alive, they must always look forward.

Xu Chengzong thought about it seriously for a long time. Longjiang Shipyard resumed work, and he had a lot of thoughts. He needed to explain the situation concisely.

As the Nanjing defense, Xu Chengzong has a lot to say.

He said very seriously: "On the former site of Shangsiwu in the Longjiang Shipyard, there is a Boai Township with seven villages and more than 5000 people. They are all abnormal households. These seven villages have adopted [-] people. What an orphan."

"These orphans are all women."

Li Xian's eyes widened suddenly, and he said dully, "They're all women?"

"Of course." Xu Chengzong nodded.

Abnormal households, that is, households that are widowed, widowed, lonely, and have no land and food to serve as errands.

When the Ming Dynasty compiled the Yellow Book of Taxation and Service, these households were placed outside the [-] Lijia households, and after the Ten Jia were attached, they were managed by the Lichang.

Before adulthood, the livelihood of these odd households is all under the responsibility of Quanli.

But the seven villages named Bo Ai Xiang are not so simple. There are [-] female households.

In fact, they are all raising Yangzhou skinny horses.

The meaning of Xu Chengzong's expression is very clear.

Xu Chengzong continued: "There are seven elders in total, all of whom are surnamed Li. Now the patriarch's name is Li Licheng, a native of Yangzhou. Since Xuande, this man has been an elder who has been to Beijing to hear edicts. He has been to Beijing for a total of seven times. Everyone is called fraternity."

"This is just a township of fraternity. As far as I know, there are about six similar townships, all of which are like this. They only raise odd women. Not only can they be exempted from taxes and labor, but they can also make a lot of money."

"Your Majesty's imperial decree to rebuild the Longjiang Shipyard has just posted the yellow list. Li Chengli mobilized all the abnormal female households in Bo'ai Village, ranging in age from five to 14 years old, to prepare to do something when the imperial court takes action. what."

For a while, the governor's office in Nanjing fell into silence.

Tricky, no matter what it is, it's very tricky.

Xu Chengzong said playfully: "Actually, it's not difficult to imagine that Li Jiancheng organized these terrified female households. He must have been playing tricks, weeping and demanding tens of thousands. If he is cruel, it is not impossible to kill a few more people." .”

"If the imperial court insists on rebuilding the Longjiang Shipyard, it's easy to handle. A few abnormal female households from similar villages will gather here, and then some group disputes will arise, tsk tsk."

"Governor Li blamed too much for a murder case, and the officials forced the people to rebel. Can the government officials spare Governor Li?"

Li Xian frowned and said: "Can't they do some personnel work?"

"Don't talk about Chao Zhongfeng's constitutional official, even His Majesty, even myself, can't spare myself."

Xu Chengzong said calmly: "Three times the profit, there will be no law."

Xu Chengzong, as a Xu family with two dukes, is naturally very good at standing in line. His Majesty is powerful now, and he won't lose easily, but he has to win beautifully.

It is impossible to build a Longjiang shipyard, so let Li Xian be exchanged.

This is not appropriate.

Xu Chengzong sat up straight and said: "Governor Li thinks, why are they, the Li family of Yangzhou, so courageous, knowing that His Majesty's will cannot be disobeyed, why do they still do it?"

"I have some ideas, so let's talk about it first." Li Xian's own family has a Liu Yuniang, who is a deformed female household, but her nationality is from the world of fireworks.

Few people discuss the cause of the fireworks world, and Xu Chengzong is also the first time.

Xu Chengzong said with emotion: "The courtiers say that your majesty is wise, and your majesty is really wise."

"It's actually very simple. The imperial court can't accommodate these female households. That's why Li Jianli and the others acted so boldly."

"You are like me, Wei Guogong Xu Chengzong, why did you survive when His Majesty went south to suppress the rebellion?"

"Isn't it because I'm still useful? Your Majesty uses me to appease the nobles in the world. As long as you don't rebel, you won't be in trouble."

"Human, I am most afraid that there will be no use value at all."

"It is precisely because the imperial court cannot accommodate these abnormal female households that they are so bold, because the imperial court wants to use them."

"What's the use of killing Li Jiancheng and breaking up a Yangzhou Li family? It's just the Wang family of Yangzhou, the Chen family of Suzhou, and the Fei family of Henglin. They are still the same people."

"To solve these problems, we must first solve the abnormal female households before we can attack them."

Li Xian looked at Wei Guogong and said curiously: "You are right, I think so too, how did you think of it?"

Xu Chengzong thought for a while and said, "Isn't that the mansion newspaper issued by His Majesty?"

"I studied it carefully before I understood these principles. That's why I said, Your Majesty is wise."

"Gentleman's Ze, beheaded in the fifth generation, if His Majesty sends out the residence report, and I don't study it carefully, then no one in the Duke of Wei's mansion will be able to inherit the title in the next generation."

Li Xian nodded, and Xu Chengzong pointed out the crux of the problem, the abnormal female household.

　Ask for a monthly ticket, oh! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)