My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 41 Cleverness

I want a delicate dragon boat model...

The dragon boat was actually built in the palace during the reign of Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty.

The dragon boat is designed with a tiled shed, a warm room, and a palace tower. The dragon body and the palaces on the boat are all decorated with colorful gold.

The most amazing thing is that when the dragon boat is moving, the dragon head, eyes, mouth and claws can all move, just like a real dragon playing on the water, which is incredibly magical.

But at the same time, because the dragon boat carries palaces and other buildings, it is also extremely large, with a length of 120 feet from bow to stern and a width of 20 feet.

It is not an easy task to replicate such a large dragon boat one by one and make a dragon boat model.

In fact, Mr. Lin from the Ministry of Works only has a vague understanding of this kind of thing.

After all, he was just a small supervisor. To be honest, he didn't know as much about craftsmanship as the foreman of the craftsmen just now.

However, it is rare for a noble person to pass by this corner of the Longjiang Treasure Ship, let alone come to the Treasure Ship Factory specifically to build something like today.

The opportunity to show up in front of a distinguished person is so rare that Lin smiled:

"You want a dragon boat model, right? Okay, I'll let the craftsmen down there study it for a few days. We do have quite a few skilled craftsmen left here. Take a look..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Gaoyu waved his hand and said, "If I asked you to do it, why would I come here? Do you know how to ride a dragon boat? Can you teach me?"

Manager Lin was choked for a moment. He considered for a moment and spoke slowly:
"I am a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Industry. As the saying goes, everyone has his or her specialty. I, your humble servant..."

Zhu Gaoyu understood: "Oh, you don't understand, right? If you don't understand, go away. I have something to do with those craftsmen."

Manager Lin's words got stuck in his throat and he couldn't speak for a moment.

He tried to put on a smile:
"In fact, I have been exposed to the affairs of ships for a long time, so I know a little bit about it."

Long-winded.

Time not spent in school is precious!
Zhu Gaoyu turned his head and looked at Lin, the Chief, and glanced at him:
"Then let me ask you, what are the two main characteristics of Guangzhou Shipyard?"

Manager Lin opened his mouth and wanted to speak: "First, the watertight compartment. Second... Second..."

The foreman of the craftsmen who had been pushed aside came over to the side at some point. He mustered up the courage to say something:

"The second is the porous rudder. The watertight compartment is for the convenience of cargo transportation and can also be safer. The porous rudder has diamond-shaped rudder holes on the rudder blade, which can make the ship more labor-saving..."

When Manager Lin heard this, the smile on his face became a little awkward, and the look he gave the squad leader revealed a hint of displeasure.

Zhu Gaoyu glanced at him, then suddenly turned his gaze to the class leader and frowned:
"You know so much? You think I don't know? That's a lot of nonsense! Okay, just take me to find a craftsman who can make a dragon boat."

Originally, he wanted to please Zhu Gaoyu, but he didn't expect that after finally mustering up the courage to say a few words in front of this important man, he was rejected.

The squad leader felt very disappointed.

If we have to say there is any good news, it can only be that... Although Zhu Gaoyu's scolding made him lose the favor of the nobles, it also avoided causing dissatisfaction from Lin Zhushi and causing him to be harassed.

As expected, Lin, the head of the team, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the team leader being scolded. As they walked away and people were still looking at him from time to time, he immediately spoke in a vicious voice:
"What are you looking at? Have you finished your work?"

Ok……

Worthy of being the Supervisor.

……

the other side.

Zhu Gaoyu and the others walked away slowly until Lin, the leader, could no longer hear their voices. Tie Xuan was a little confused, as if he couldn't figure out why Zhu Gaoyu, who had always been able to chat with the old man even when eating wontons in a roadside shed, suddenly became so rude when facing this squad leader.

Others may not notice anything.

Just like that Master Lin, he would only think that Zhu Gaoyu just had this kind of temper.

He was keeping it in his heart and was not prepared to say it right away. Instead, he wanted to find a place where no one was around and find out something.

Unexpectedly, before Tie Xuan could say anything, Zhu Gaoyu on the other side could no longer bear to see the squad leader trembling with fear, and spoke directly:

"Okay, I'm not a cannibal. If I don't scold you, are you still waiting for the boss to make things difficult for you?"

The squad leader suddenly realized something, and stopped trembling for a moment, but on the surface he looked even more respectful and humble.

When he led Zhu Gaoyu through many twists and turns and finally arrived at a shed in the northeast of the Baochuan Factory, the foreman spoke with some earnestness:
"This is where the craftsmen take a break after taking turns. If you have any questions, just call someone here."

Although there were only two people, Zhu Gaoyu and Tie Xuan, one was dressed richly and looked like a noble son; the other one looked simple but had a temperament that was obviously not comparable to that of the previous Lin Zhushi.

Therefore, before the foreman could take much care of them, a group of old men eating in the factory shed all turned their eyes to Zhu Gaoyu and Tie Xuan.

Of course, more blame was placed on Zhu Gaoyu.

After all, this guy looks like a generous person.

The next second, Zhu Gaoyu spoke up:

"Who among you knows how to make a dragon boat? I want to learn, too. Of course... it won't be in vain!"

Given Zhu Gaoyu's seemingly extraordinary status, even if they were just learning in vain, ordinary craftsmen like them could not have the slightest complaint.

But...how could such a powerful son suddenly think of building a dragon boat?
In the crowd, there was a bearded man who had put down the bowl in his hand at some point. His eyes were full of red bloodshot and there was a dark patch under his eyes. He looked extremely embarrassed.

"Is it really worth learning?"

This idiot!

When the squad leader first heard this, he almost cursed out loud.

But when he turned around, he found that the person who spoke was Kuai Fu, and he immediately stopped talking.

As the squad leader, how could he not know about Kuai Fu?

Even if Kuai Fu had not been so blunt and straightforward, always speaking in a way that easily offended others, it would be hard to say who would be the leader now.

You know, Kuai Fu once presided over the carpentry projects of the Jinling Imperial Palace and was a hereditary craftsman. From the perspective of carpentry skills, his skills were impeccable.

He also had some knowledge of ship models, so he was more than capable of teaching a novice like Zhu Gaoyu.

But the problem is...Kuai Fu has offended someone.

The squad leader didn't know how to start.

Kuai Fu has been in poverty lately, his family was set up and is in debt. If he loses this opportunity, he might be able to hold on, but his mother at home has to eat coarse food every day and her health won't be able to take it.

But if this young master were to come into contact with Kuai Fu, no one knows whether he would be angered or not, and by then... neither side would be in a good situation.

The squad leader was struggling with his thoughts when Kuai Fu spoke out directly.

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