Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 292 Warship

After leaving Youzhou, this area can be called Northland.

Rucheng County is a county town connecting Youzhou and Beidi.

On a high mountain in Rucheng County, Timur turned over and dismounted. The soldier next to him handed Timur a wooden cylinder as thick as a baby's arm.

This cylinder is called the "Telescope" and is a novelty from the Western Regions.

Holding this object, you can see far away and see relatively clearly.

Of course, this "telescope" does not mean that it can really see places thousands of miles away. It is purely for merchants to get a good name in order to sell well.

Timur held a telescope and looked at the great rivers and mountains in the distance. He couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that what those Song people said is true. The Song Dynasty, which forced us to stay away from our homeland hundreds of years ago, is now really Became a sick tiger."

Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty had such a profound influence on them that they were almost cast into shadow. Later, Jin Xia also learned the culture of the Song Dynasty, making every common people in Jin Xia yearn for the Song Dynasty. and worship.

This was also the case when Timur was very young, so now, when he has been heading south for more than ten days, crossing from Yingcheng to Da Rucheng County, he feels particularly moved by this feeling of entering an uninhabited land.

"We can go back and report to the Khan. The hatred caused hundreds of years ago can finally be avenged." Tamerlane handed the telescope to his subordinates, immediately got off his horse, and took a deep look at this great river and mountains. Said: "I will come back again."

After saying that, he turned the horse's head, pinched the horse's belly, and left here.

The Song Dynasty was not a sick tiger.

Now in Tamerlane's eyes, it was a fat sheep.

The Song Dynasty was rich. From the time Jin Xia began to study the culture of the Song Dynasty, this word was deeply engraved in the bones of everyone in Jin Xia.

For Jin Xia.

The current Song Dynasty is equivalent to a dying patient guarding Jinshan, waiting for the plunder of Jinxia.

……

The time has come for May.

Linzhou.

A small boat docked quietly on the shore. Here is the Tianjiang River. All the way up the river is Jiangdong.

Now, when the shipyard was completed, Chen Mo came from Yuzhou to inspect it.

Among the green willow bushes, between the gaps between the willow branches, through the many spots of midsummer, Chen Mo, Nangong Wen, Zuo Lianglun and Huang Youping from the shipyard walked out talking and laughing.

"If there is enough money to support it, I guarantee that within three months, now it is May 4th, that is, before August 4th, the shipyard will be able to build the first warship." Huang Youping said.

(The time here refers to the "Envoy to Ryukyu" written in the late Ming Dynasty. From the time the court ordered it to the time the ship was built, it only took three months.)

Huang Youping was also from Sichuan and Hainan. His ancestors had been shipbuilders for generations and his craftsmanship was excellent. In order to win over him, the Nangong family made him their uncle.

Chen Mo didn't know much about this and asked directly whether the ship was a big ship or a small ship and how many people it could carry.

"Hui Houye, it is a big ship that can withstand the wind and waves of the sea. It is estimated that this ship has 32 cabins and can carry 3300 stones. Each ship should be equipped with more than 70 sailors and boatmen, and more than 160 sailors." Huang Youping said.

Chen Mo nodded, and then asked: "Chief Engineer Huang, how much does it cost to build such a warship?"

When saying this, Chen Mo held his breath and concentrated for a while.

If he remembered correctly, he had watched such a drama online before traveling through time.

It seems to be called "Ming Dynasty 1566". The drama begins at the end of the 39th year of Jiaqing. When the cabinet approved last year's accounts, the Ministry of Industry credited a warship fee of 300 million taels to the Ministry of War.

The Ministry of War said it had not received the goods, and Yan Shifan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, said that 10 warships were transporting wood for repairing the palace, and 20 ships were borrowed by the City Shipping Department. After the account was settled, the City Shipping Department never showed up again. If calculated based on this, the cost of each warship would be about 10 taels.

Although this price is too high and contains political struggles, it also reflects from the side that the cost of building a warship is very expensive.

Huang Youping had built many large warships like this for the Nangong family, so he knew the construction costs. However, he did not answer immediately and still glanced at Nangong Wen.

Nangong Wen shouted, "Just say whatever the Marquis asks. What do you want me to do?"

Huang Youping then said: "About one thousand taels to two thousand taels."

(The reference here is the Ming Dynasty's Shizhang Fu Ship. The price of the ship is recorded to be between 400 taels and 1,000 taels, and the equipment price is 200 taels.)

"How many?!"

Chen Mo was stunned, this gap must be too big.

Huang Youping thought that Chen Mo thought it was a bit expensive, and said: "The wood is transported from Yuzhou, so the transportation cost is a bit expensive. If the wood is obtained locally, it can be less than one thousand taels."

Nangong Wen, who was standing next to him, saw this and said: "Master Hou, my Nangong family is willing to give Master Hou a hundred large warships, which can be regarded as the dowry of our Nangong family."

As for these hundred warships, the Nangong family had already prepared them for Chen Mo.

But when you give something, you also have to give it something good. When you give it, and whether it's the right time, it's all very particular.

If you give it away and others have no impression, it is not in vain.

If it was given to Nangong Ru on the day he entered the house, there would be too many dowry lists at that time. If these hundred warships were included, they would not look so conspicuous, so they were not there at that time.

Nangong Wen is a good person and knows that this is the right time to mention it.

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows. If one thousand taels per ship was calculated, then it would be one hundred ships, which would be one hundred thousand taels.

It can be said that he is rich. Although Chen Mo is not short of the one hundred thousand taels, he can save a little. Therefore, Chen Mo did not be polite to Nangong Wen and said with a smile: "Thank you very much, brother."

Nangong Wen and Nangong Ru were of the same generation, but they were direct descendants. Moreover, they were the oldest among this generation, so it was appropriate for Chen Mo to call him eldest brother.

Nangong Wen smiled.

For a qualified navy, it is not enough to have a big ship. Although a big ship can accommodate many people, its hull is too large, making it difficult and inflexible to turn the rudder.

Therefore, medium-sized warships and small warships must also be equipped and combined into a fleet to facilitate attack and shuttle, and also to protect large ships.

In other words, several shipyards must be opened, each building a different type of warship.

Chen Mo had to pay this money himself.

However, the current operating conditions of Fuze Hot Pot Restaurant are good. In Yuzhou alone, five have been opened so far.

Pingting County in Qingzhou and Xiangfen City in Linzhou are currently preparing.

It is expected to open next month.

In addition to restaurants, briquettes from Pingting County have gradually been accepted by the people. Because of their low prices, sales are extremely high.

The fine salt shipped to Jiangnan has also been paid back recently. Together, Chen Mo has made a lot of money.

(End of this chapter)