Datang Longya

Chapter 708 We Have Our Own Mine
The current shipyard is the same key department as Jinglei Division.

Residents and fishing boats are not allowed within a radius of more than ten miles of the shipyard. If they are caught, even the people of Datang will be detained for a few days before they are released.

The artisans brought by the cold front have now fully adapted to life by the sea.

Sun Xiaoquan, the head craftsman, is one of them. Now he is used to eating seafood, and even knows how to match the sauce to make the crab more delicious.

What greeted Leng Feng and his party was a seafood feast.

Dengzhou is located by the sea, and the shipyard is even closer to the sea, so everyone can enjoy the freshest umami.

After eating the seafood, Leng Feng followed Sun Xiaoquan into the finished shipbuilding dock to see if it was qualified for the production of ironclad ships.

Sun Xiaoquan held a sledgehammer in his hand. After entering the dock, he swung the sledgehammer and smashed it hard on the ground.

Only a few small fragments fell off, and the rest did not even appear cracks.

Sun Xiaoquan said with a smile: "This is because the Protector allowed us to use cement and steel bars, so we can build such a strong dock. Although it will be damaged slowly, it is not a problem to manufacture hundreds of ships before they are completely scrapped. "

Leng Feng looked at the ground, sure enough, they built it very strong, even if it will be worn out, but since they can persist until hundreds of ships are made, it will be worth it.

"Okay, you have done a good job preparing the dock, how is the preparation on the steel side?"

Speaking of this, Sun Xiaoquan was a little embarrassed.

Seeing his embarrassment, Leng Feng asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Sun Xiaoquan nodded: "Yes, we have a lot of iron mines in Datang, but they are generally small mines. Only Zhao Guogong can support us to build iron-clad ships. However, Zhao Guogong said that Dengzhou is located in a remote place, and the price of iron ore should be around Basically increase by [-]%, otherwise he will lose money."

"Fifty percent?"

Leng Feng frowned and looked at Fan Zhui.

Fan Zhuo pinched his fingers to calculate, and said: "Fifty percent is high. Their iron mine is in Zhaozhou, not very far from here. At most, it will be [-] percent. Fifty percent, plus their family's iron mine The price of iron ore is expensive, so it can be said that they are taking advantage of the fire!"

Sun Xiaoquan said bitterly: "The price is so outrageous, we dare not make our own claims. We originally wanted to write to you, but there is news that you are coming soon. I will wait for you to tell me when you arrive."

"Changsun Wuji is going too far."

Leng Feng walked around the dock with his hands behind his back.

Fan Chuan sneered and said, "So what if it's too much, he's an uncle of the country, so even if this matter is brought to the emperor's attention, the price probably won't drop much."

Leng Feng looked at Fan Zhuo and said, "Do you know what I planned before?"

Fan Pen shook his head.

Leng Feng stretched out his hand and said, "I originally planned to buy Changsun Wuji's ore at a low price, smelt it into the steel we use on the spot, and then use your river fleet to send it to Dengzhou. Changsun Wuji dared to raise the price five times." The reason is that it is not easy to transport iron ore. But what if you don’t need him to transport it?”

Fan Chuan smiled bitterly and said, "If you don't use Changsun Wuji to transport, do you think he can't raise the price? There is always an excuse."

"so!"

Leng Feng clapped his hands: "Why do we have to use his? It's not good to use our own."

Fan Zhui, Sun Xiaoquan and the others all stared wide-eyed: "Use our own?"

Leng Feng nodded, pointed in the direction of Anshan, and said, "There is a place called Anshan, and I have sent people to explore it. If my predictions are correct, one or even several iron mines can be found there. As long as these iron mines are The mine started mining, hehe."

Fan Zhuo has never seen Leng Feng show such an expression. If this expression is translated, it is probably:
That old boy Changsun Wuji is not worthy of carrying my shoes.

Fan Zhuo rubbed his head and was the first to wake up from the shock.

He couldn't help but said: "I've always wondered, you seem to be omniscient and omnipotent. You can at least have a half-knowledge of even the most unorthodox things in this world. I doubt whether you really have any fairy tricks , what will be pinched?"

Leng Feng laughed loudly, and then laughed twice in embarrassment.

He also asked himself why he knew so much, and in the end he could only blame a certain Du Niang.There is no way, Du Niang will push some interesting unpopular knowledge when she is free.This leads to some things, he may not know everything, but he also has a half-knowledge.

It's embarrassing to know everything and not be proficient in anything.

Sun Xiaoquan was the second to recover from the shock. He couldn't help rubbing his hands and said, "Then, Duke Protector, does this mean that we can build more ships?"

According to the previous price of Zhao Guogong, it is estimated that they can only build four or five ships, no matter how many, the court will definitely not be willing to part with this money.

But if Duke Hu Guogong provided iron ore and steel, then the price would definitely not be ridiculously high.

Leng Feng shook his head: "Who told you to build a few more ships? What I think is that after the experiment is over, you can build as many as you can."

If his expectations are right, the emperor will definitely agree to Zhang Zhongjian's request, and he will get a lot of money.

For pirates, gold, silver and jewelry are just ornamental items, but in the hands of the emperor, these things can play their due effect.

With such a large windfall, Li Shimin will never be stingy when it comes to shipbuilding.

After all, it's an old ship for a new one.

Simply don't make too much money.

Sun Xiaoquan couldn't help but get even more excited when he heard that there was no limit to the quantity and that he could make it freely.

There is a rule in the shipyard that when craftsmen participate in the construction of ships, they will receive a large allowance.

This allowance is a happy welfare for these craftsmen!
Otherwise, why did they abandon the stable life in the Central Plains, accept supervision incognito, and go to the beach of Dengzhou to enjoy the sea breeze?
At the beginning of the establishment of the shipyard, Leng Feng made this rule.

Later, Wuli Sima, who was sent by the imperial court to supervise, took power and re-drafted the system.Although Sima Wuli felt that this regulation was too favorable for the craftsmen, he did not dare to change the rules set by Leng Feng.

Ever since, this rule has been preserved until now.

After the excitement, Sun Xiaoquan and other craftsmen can't wait to pick up tools and start working now.

After checking the dock, it was already evening, and there was a large pile of flames on the shore in the distance, which was very clear.

Leng Feng wondered, "Why is there a fire here?"

After looking into the distance, Sun Xiaoquan said: "This is a fire pile built by fishermen to guide those returning late. Lord Protector, I have been thinking, is there any way we can illuminate the sea at night? In this case, we Ironclad ships can go to sea to fight at night!"

(End of this chapter)