Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 463 The Age of Discovery Has Arrived

Yang Chao glanced at him and said in a big voice, "Yes, why not!"

Craftsman Yao gritted his teeth: "I don't know how much you sell it for, sir?"

Yang Chao said: "Such a big venue, among other things, the land is worth a lot of money. If it's less than 10 taels, it won't work."

As soon as he heard 10 taels, Yao Jiangtou couldn't help but feel depressed, and his expression darkened.

Although he has made some money over the years, most of it is earned by others. The shipyard mainly builds ships for the imperial court. Building ships for the imperial court will definitely lose money in it. This is another expense, so he personally shares He doesn't have much money, which means it's better than working for others outside, but here he can direct others without using hands, he just prefers.

Therefore, if it is 10 taels, this business has nothing to do with him anyway. Even if he has money to buy, he has no money to operate, and he has no money to buy materials. Not a bigger ship, but because there is no capital.

Seeing Yao Jiangtou's appearance, Yang Chao couldn't help being amused, and teased him: "Why is Yao Jiangtou interested?"

Craftsman Yao smiled wryly, "The villain is just asking casually."

Yang Chao said again: "Why don't you try it?"

Craftsman Yao shook his head and remained silent.

Yang Chao laughed loudly: "This governor will give you a chance, it depends on whether you have the courage to accept it."

Craftsman Yao asked, "What chance?"

Yang Chao laughed and said, "I'll give you this shipyard, it's up to you whether you dare to take it or not."

Craftsman Yao was stunned: "The governor's words are serious?"

He always dreamed of having his own shipyard, where he could build the ship he wanted, regardless of the court's favor.

Yang Chao said: "However, the money still has to be paid, and the 10 taels of silver still needs to be handed over to the account department, but the official Qian can lend it to you, with a monthly interest of three cents, and it will be repaid in five years. Do you dare to borrow it?"

Yang Chao believes that this Yao Jiangtou is a craftsman with strong management ability, and he can even be said to be the strongest one he has seen so far, much better than Bai Jiangtou who does civil engineering. It would be a pity if he is not allowed to run the business.

Seeing Yao Jiangtou's tangled expression, he wanted to borrow money, but he was afraid that he would not be able to pay it back. Is the money so easy to borrow? How many wealthy families in Daming were brought down by usury, and they borrowed Yang Chao's money. It is even more irresistible.

After a long time, Carpenter Yao suddenly fell to his knees: "As long as the governor promises the villain one thing, the villain will borrow it."

Yang Chao helped him up: "Say it."

Craftsman Yao said, "Remove the supervisor from the factory."

The shipyard is under the management of the Ministry of Industry. To be precise, the Department of Water Affairs of the Ministry of Industry is in charge. Usually, there are eunuchs sent by the emperor and supervisors from the Department of Water Affairs. Are the craftsmen no longer from craftsmen and still blackmailing them, and the craftsmen are used to being honest and being bullied, so they silently endured it.

"Okay, I agree to you. But you think about it, once you buy the shipyard, you will be responsible for your own profits and losses in the future!"

Craftsman Yao looked resolute, with an air of a decisive battle, and gritted his teeth: "The villain has made up his mind. If there is no coercion from the court, the villain can build 5 small boats every year, and each boat earns ten taels of silver." It’s also [-] taels, which can be repaid in two years.”

Yang Chao laughed and said: "Okay, I have ambition. I have decided to order ten warships with you for 5 taels each. Then you don't have to worry about it."

Yao Jiangtou dared to say that the cost was 4 taels, that is, if Yang Chao paid 4 taels, he could still make a fortune. Even if Yang Chao only paid 3 taels as he said, he still had I didn't expect Yang Chao to give 5 taels directly, so he could earn more than 1 taels for one ship, and if there were ten ships, the loan would come out.

For the first time in Yao Jiangtou's life, he felt that there are still good officials in this world, and a beggar feels like kneeling when he softens.

"Don't just kneel!"

Yang Chao didn't let him kneel down, and held him up.

"It's annoying to kneel and kneel. You don't have to thank me. I call it pulling, holding, and pushing. The reason is that our Ming Dynasty can build big ships, sail the world, and Strengthen our country!"

Yao Jiangtou's eyes couldn't help but brighten up, Yang Fan spreads the country's prestige, isn't this what Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures, did? Could it be that Dudu Yang also wanted to do it? Grandpa and Grandpa were conscripted to Nanjing by the imperial court because they wanted to build a big treasure ship. They have settled here for more than 100 years.

When he was a child, he often heard stories about the treasure ship told by his grandfather. Although the treasure ship was just an accomplice to wasting money in the eyes of the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty, in the eyes of the shipbuilder, it was a treasure of technology. Who would not be proud of being able to build a treasure ship? Back then, only the most superb craftsmen were qualified to build treasure ships.

"Is the governor going to build a treasure ship?"

The treasure ships refer to the largest ships in Zheng He's fleet. No one can tell how big they are, because the drawings have been burned, so it has caused extensive debate in later generations. There are predictions ranging from more than 1000 tons to [-] tons. According to records, there are nine masts on it, and this momentum alone crushes Western warships.

"What treasure ship is not a treasure ship, try to build a big ship, the era of great navigation has come!"

The era of great navigation has come, but the prefix should be added with the word "Daming". The era of great navigation of Westerners has already come. Catch a late episode.

Looking at the big boat that is already like water, on the side of the ship and on the mast, there are still long ropes tied, floating in the river.

Yang Chao knew that an era was about to begin. The era of great navigation in the Ming Dynasty, but the preparations for this era were not enough. It seemed that he should negotiate with the Duke of Nassau again.

In fact, Nassau couldn't wait to negotiate with Yang Chao.

But Yang Chao is not something he can see whenever he wants. During the Northern Expedition, he had no chance to pass any news to Yang Chao. If you want to see him, it depends on whether he is free.

Standing by the Wende Bridge, looking at the refreshed and busy Bank Street, the Duke of Nassau had a lot of thoughts.

The more I know about China, the more I feel the horror of this country. Last time when the Tatars entered the city, they killed so many people and burned so many houses, but the Chinese insisted on staying silent.

There was no large-scale commotion in the city. The people were quickly organized by officials at all levels, and they began to rebuild their homes diligently like ants. He had never seen such super obedience in the whole of Europe. , the only one who can match may be the Indians, but the organizational skills of the Indians are too poor.

He saw firsthand that the people here fought back their grief, endured the loss of their loved ones in silence, buried their loved ones, then began to clean up the ruins, and then their government lent them low-interest loans and sent craftsmen to help them rebuild their houses.

Almost every day, the ruins gradually disappeared, houses were rebuilt one after another, and their government also took the opportunity to renovate the streets and clear the drainage channels.

Such a people, such a government!
Especially when Nassau thinks that there are 6000 million such people, and it is only recorded by the government. It is said that the number may be several times that it is not included in the records. This is already the population of the whole of Europe, and it may even be more. Thinking of this, Nassau felt a chilling sensation.

He couldn't imagine that if such a capital suddenly abandoned their tolerance and showed their fangs to the world, who would be able to resist it!

In fact, what Nassau didn’t know was that what he saw was only the organizational ability at the end of the Ming Dynasty. You must know that when Zhu Yuanzhang built Nanjing City in the early days, he even distributed building materials directly to the people. The bricks and tiles were basically given by the government.

But this kind of organizational ability, coupled with the high degree of obedience in farming civilization and culture, and the super-cooperative nature that has emerged long ago, is indeed something that Nassau has never seen. If it is not for this super-cooperative ability, the Chinese are actually in the We can't survive on the East Asian continent, we can't build the Great Wall, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and we can't manage the unruly Mother River, which is often broken.

Although it is already the end of the world, China's unified organizational capacity of prefectures and counties established in the Qin and Han Dynasties still surpasses [-]% of the countries in the world, and only the most advanced countries such as the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have the management capabilities. To keep up, you must know that even in the Chongzhen Dynasty, Zhang Guowei still completed the work of sorting out the Taihu Lake water system in the south of the Yangtze River. However, projects of the same scale could not be organized in other countries in the world until before the Industrial Revolution.

However, Nassau was full of emotion and shock. As a Dutchman, he saw unlimited business opportunities.

It’s just that he has a sense of urgency, because he heard that the Chinese are imitating their warships, and he went to see them secretly. When he saw the ship under construction, he knew that the Dutch wanted to sell ships to China. The plan for a trade deficit may be ruined, because the ship is not inferior to the Dutch in terms of materials and construction techniques.

This proves that this country has complete shipbuilding capabilities.

This made Nassau feel extremely frustrated. If this country that produces the most exquisite silk fabrics and the most gorgeous ceramics does not even need Dutch ships, what else can the Dutch provide him, I am afraid except silver. Besides, there is really nothing left.

But as a Dutchman, he always needs to send gold and silver to other countries in exchange for commodities. This makes Nassau full of humiliation. He took the initiative to send gold and silver there, but when he arrived in the east, everything would be reversed.

Nassau was not reconciled.

At this time, the inn clerk hurried over and told Nassau that he had been looking for him for a long time, and the governor summoned him.

Nassau knew that the Earl of China was finally going to continue negotiating with him, but Nassau found that he had no confidence.

(End of this chapter)