nanming man

Chapter 510 The Dust Settles
The man was a little at a loss, at this time Chen Mingxia smiled and said: "This is our handsome man, who came to the shipyard to ask you something. You don't have to be afraid, just answer what the handsome man said."

There was a war in Yuezhou recently, and the people in the surrounding suburbs knew that Yuezhou had changed owners.

Marshal Gao in the north beat off the imperial army, and Yuezhou took the surname Gao from now on.

Hearing that he was handsome tall, the man hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Little Zhou Yuyang, pay my respects to the handsome man. This workshop is indeed a small place."

"Get up!" Gao Yihuan showed a fatherly smile, "I have something to ask you, can you build a boat here?"

Gao Yihuan looked at the shipyard, which looked very dilapidated, which made him a little disappointed.

Zhou Yuyang stood up in panic, did not dare to raise his head, and replied in a low voice: "Reporting to the commander, last year I was able to build some boats, but this year because of the war, all the hired workers returned to their hometowns to avoid disaster. There is no one in the workshop, so we can only build small boats." , Repair the broken ship, and build a big ship!"

Gao Yihuan touched his nose, thinking that the military discipline of this commander is not bad, but he did not expect that it would still affect people's livelihood.

But hearing what he said, Gao Yihuan's heart was rekindled with hope.

In fact, the shipbuilding technology of the Ming Dynasty is still relatively developed, but the construction technology of large ships is mainly concentrated in the coastal areas, especially in Fujian and Guangzhou, while the inland areas do not master these technologies and do not need to build large ships.

"Ben Shuai asks you, can you still get those hired workers back?" Gao Yihuan asked.

Zhou Yuyang sighed: "It is possible, but there is no work in the workshop!"

Chen Mingxia laughed and said, "Master Zhou, our commander-in-chief is here to give you work. Tell your hired workers to come back!"

Zhou Yuyang looked puzzled, Gao Yi laughed and said, "I want you to help me build a large warship. Can your workshop do it?"

After Gao Yihuan finished speaking, he looked at him, hoping to see an expression of surprise and joy.

"Building warships?" Zhou Yuyang was overjoyed, but shook his head and said, "Reporting to Commander, I'm afraid this small workshop can't be built!"

Gao Yihuan frowned, "Why? I can pay the deposit first, and the money that should be given will not be less!"

After all, Yuezhou has just been occupied, and many policies have not been implemented. The people of Yuezhou don't know how handsome Gao is, so Gao Yihuan doesn't blame him.

Zhou Yuyang was a little worried that he would not be paid if he made it, but the main reason was that he really couldn't make it.

For a moment, he was a little impatient and didn't know how to explain it. He was afraid that the commander in front of him would think that he was deliberately refusing, so he became angry and killed him.

Suddenly Zhou Yuyang saluted and said: "Marshal, can you move, and come with the little one."

Gao Yihuan was a little puzzled, but he still got off his horse and threw the whip in his hand to the guards, "You lead the way!"

Zhou Yuyang led Gao Yihuan and others to a pile of materials. He called two hired workers and lifted the oilcloth on top, revealing that there were neatly arranged timbers underneath.

Then he opened the door of a room next to it, and there were jars of tung oil inside, as well as ropes, canvas, iron and other shipbuilding supplies.

"Marshal, these are all shipbuilding materials, but they can only be used to build ordinary merchant ships, not large warships. The requirements for building warships and merchant ships are completely different, and the materials used are completely different. Merchant ships generally use fir, but Used on warships, the wood is too brittle, and after being hit by shells, it is easy to produce debris and kill soldiers, so warships generally use hardwood. These hardwoods are rare in the interior and can only be found along the coast. If the commander’s requirements are not so high, It is possible to use inferior wood, but the keel of the warship must be made of huge wood, which is so small that there is no keel suitable for building a warship, so it is impossible to build a warship." Zhou Yuyang explained, and then used his fingers to Looking at the skeleton of a merchant ship on the berth, "That's it. The strength of a warship is higher than that of a merchant ship. Ordinary wood cannot be used as a keel."

How does Marshal Gao know how to build a ship? After hearing a lot of what he said, he waved his hand proudly, "At present, my warship can only move in inland rivers. The requirements can be lowered. It is not required to use hardwood. As for the keel, what do you want? This kind of wood, I will send someone to cut it!"

But Zhou Yuyang said, "Commander, the wood for shipbuilding must first be dried in the shade, which will take several years. Even if the commander can get the wooden village for the keel, the boat will have to wait for several years."

Gao Yihuan couldn't help being stunned, which means that even if he cuts it now, it will take several years before he can start building ships.

Damn, handsome Gao was a little confused, he didn't expect building a boat to be so complicated.

Gao Yihuan was silent for a while, Zhou Yuyang thought that the commander-in-chief was about to give up, but Gao Yihuan waved his hand, "No matter how long we wait, this boat will be built!"

Zhou Yuyang's words did not make Gao Yihuan back down, but instead strengthened his determination to build a ship.

Hongmaoyi's boats are all over the world, but he can't even build an inland river warship, which is too fucking embarrassing.

At this time, Chen Mingxia said: "Mr. Zhou's workshop used to only build some merchant ships, and the materials were naturally insufficient. However, there are no materials here, but there are other places. There are many wealthy merchants along the coast who privately build sea-going ships. The commander-in-chief can spend some money to buy some materials. , and even dig some artisans over.”

At this moment, Zhou Yuyang knew that the high official in front of him was going to be serious.

After Gao Yihuan heard this, his eyes lit up, "I can try to buy any materials I need." Gao Yihuan stared at Zhou Yuyang, "I must build this ship, and Zhou Dong mainly resumes production. What else is needed, although Straight up!"

Seeing this, Zhou Yuyang knew that he would have to build this boat if he didn't.

This is a bit dangerous for him, but it is also an opportunity.To be honest, Zhou Yuyang didn't want to do things for the government, but he didn't dare to refuse Gao Yihuan, so he could only say, "Reporting to Commander, shipbuilding actually only needs craftsmen, money and food, and raw materials. If the Commander can have With enough money and food, raw materials can be found, the little ones are willing to give it a try!"

"You don't have to worry about money, food and raw materials. I will prepare them. I want to know how you plan to make them?" Gao Yihuan asked.

Zhou Yuyang pondered for a moment, and said: "First of all, the young ones need to know what kind of warship the general wants to build, and then the young ones are going to take advantage of the time when the general is preparing raw materials to go to the south of the Yangtze River to see the warships of the navy. ships, and ships along the coast."

This statement made Gao Yihuan very satisfied, and felt that this person was more reliable.

"Okay! If that's the case, let's settle this matter." Gao Yihuan nodded in satisfaction, "You make preparations today, calculate your cost, come to the Yuezhou government office tomorrow, we will sign a contract, and we will start building the ship gone."

After the shipbuilding was decided, Gao Yihuan went around the shipyard again, learned a lot about shipbuilding, and returned to Yuezhou City in the afternoon.

At this time, he had just returned to the government office, but Gao Yicheng hurried over to report, saying that Nanjing had issued an order to blame Zuo Liangyu, and at the same time praised the commander-in-chief, and acknowledged the agreement with Wei Wujun.

After negotiating with the imperial envoy, Gao Yihuan was actually a little worried, and Zhu Cihong was impulsive, but now it seems that Nanjing made the right choice, that is, on the surface, it maintained the relationship between Gao Yihuan and Nanjing, so that from the outside, the Ming Dynasty It is still a Ming Dynasty with half a wall and strong strength.

Gao Yihuan finally breathed a sigh of relief after reading the information, but then read the letter again, and suddenly raised his head and asked, "Hey, why is there no news about me and the princess?"

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