Chapter 103: Ambition
The Naval Army Dazhai of the Coastal Control Division is located on Wengzhou Island, where Changguo County is located, that is, the main island of the Zhoushan Islands in later generations.
More than 30,000 officers and soldiers directly under the entire Hai Division, hundreds of warships are scattered on the island centered on this, in terms of topography alone, I have to say that the Song people are still very discerning, if they defend according to danger, they are not afraid of sneak attacks in any direction here.
The choice of this place was originally to defend Lin'an Mansion, but in history, the Yuan people advanced in three ways, cutting off the retreat of the imperial court from the sea, forcing them to surrender, but Hai Si did not even go to war.
Liu Yu stood on the deck of Ye Mengding's boat, this ship should have been left by his predecessor, it was not only very large, but also very new, and it was decorated like a rich house, which reminded him of the building ship that Jia Yidao did.
However, there are great benefits, the driving is very stable, the wind and waves on the sea are not big, under the guidance of the former foreign ship, it did not take long to get close to the port of the island, looking from the high sea boat, the island has an unobstructed view, it looks like a huge military camp, but I am afraid that in addition to the sailors, there are only some family members.
"The old man is going to raise the tent to gather generals, you can do it yourself, it's not good to move around at will in the barracks, you should follow this person."
After getting off the boat, Ye Mengding gave him an order, and then walked to the generals who came to greet them with his staff and subordinates, Liu Yu stood in place and watched them walk over, and there was a word of invitation on the dock, and the sound of iron leaves colliding with the armor on those people.
"Let's go too, take me to the shipyard." What Ye Mengding left him was a scribe of Haisi, who seemed to be a well-known official for many years.
The boat yard under the navy army is next to Dazhai, but because the water village and the military camp occupy a large area, they walked for a while before arriving at the place. When he saw the scene in front of him, Liu Yu thought that he was in a small fishing village in the later generations, which was too simple.
"Shangguan doesn't know, in the early years, this was not the case here, there were as many as three large troughs on the beach, and there were as many as three large troughs for thousands of materials, and seven or eight large ships could be built at the same time, and thousands of shipwrights could start work at the same time, what kind of courage was that."
The scribe obviously guessed what he was thinking, and pointed to the beach not far away and explained, Liu Yu can imagine the scene he said, this can be regarded as a state-owned factory, when the country has money, of course there is no worry about eating and drinking, and now, it can only do some sewing things.
At this moment, a sea ship was being pulled up by the sergeants along the wooden slipway that had been erected, and there was a very large pit underneath it, and the posture looked a bit like that of the car repair shop of later generations. Liu Yu immediately understood what they would do, and sure enough, a group of people in ordinary clothes surrounded them with tools, and a few jumped directly into the pit.
"This place can't be used, it has to be replaced, and here, if the material is changed together, if not, a wedge can be made for a while, you can see how it is elsewhere, remember it and report it together."
Liu Yu walked behind them and listened to an old craftsman who was there to coordinate and command, these people all had their own division of labor, and they seemed to be orderly.
"Old man." Liu Yu looked at it for a while, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and the old craftsman turned his head to look at his clothes, and immediately felt a little at a loss.
"This is an official of the imperial court, if you have any questions, you just have to answer them." The scribe said softly, without reprimanding, it seemed that the old man was quite prestigious.
"Old man, let me ask you, what do you need to repair this ship? How many days. Liu Yu pointed to the hull of the ship and asked.
"Back to Shangguan, Xiao Lao'er took a cursory look, the hull of the ship is fine, if there is no shortage of wood, iron nails, paulownia paint, cloth, ropes, etc., it will only take a few days to repair, and in a few days you can go to sea." The old craftsman replied respectfully.
"No need to be polite, if you say that there is no shortage of these materials, how long will it take to build a new one?" Liu Yu waved his hand.
"If you have everything you need, and then give Xiao Lao'er enough manpower, a big ship of 400 materials like this can be completed in March, and you can go to sea in May."
His answer made Liu Yu silent, the sea ships in front of him are average, and it will take several months to build one, not too slow, he shook his head when he heard this.
"If Shangguan is in a hurry, he can go to the civilian shipyard, they are not short of manpower and materials, and they are rushing to work day and night, so they should be faster." Seeing his expression, the old craftsman thought that he was not very satisfied, so he came up with another idea.
Liu Yu's gaze turned to the back, where there were rows of houses, which looked like the residences of craftsmen, and there were women in and out, like a village.
"Thank you for the old man's reminder, I heard that the wages of private boat yards are higher, why didn't you leave?" He suddenly remembered that the scribe had said that at its peak there were thousands of craftsmen here, and that what he saw here was far from enough.
Liu Yu's question made him look at the scribe next to him in embarrassment, and the latter turned his back and didn't see him.
"Little Lao'er is a military member, and he can't leave." The old craftsman lifted his forehead, and a row of faint black handwriting appeared, I don't know how many years it had been carved, and it was completely unclear.
"I heard that Haiji still owes you money, have you allocated food these days?" Liu Yu nodded, I am afraid that all that is left now is the same situation, since ancient times, people who have crafts will not starve to death anywhere, they can't do this.
"Well, each family has sent two buckets of rice, and the boss said that the arrears will be made up soon, thank you Shangguan for your concern." The old craftsman said cautiously.
Liu Yu no longer asked, these things have nothing to do with him, at least now that Ye Mengding is in charge, their life should be better than before, wave his hand and let him take care of himself. Liu Yu took the scribe to the side, watching them climb up and down the ground to do their work, while the old craftsman used an ink pen to point and scratch on the back of his hand, jot down all the findings.
"Hey, hey, hey" suddenly sounded a whistle, Liu Yu turned his head to see that dozens of sergeants were pulling ropes and struggling to pull another boat, trying to get it onto the beach, and the first one was someone he knew.
"Zhang Xuan!" Liu Yu waited for them to finish their work, and shouted as he walked over.
"En'en Gong." Zhang Xuan didn't know if he was suddenly a little stunned when he saw him, or if he didn't catch his breath just now when he exerted too much force, and his tone stammered.
"You go by yourself, the official has met an acquaintance, let him follow, Ye Gong's place, I have my own explanation." Liu Yu instructed the scribe, who looked at them, raised his hand to say yes, and walked towards the water village by himself.
"Why are you here?" These people are the new recruits, all of them are his fellow villagers.
"The little ones are all newcomers, and according to the rules of the army, they naturally have to do this kind of work." Zhang Xuan took it for granted, this is probably an unspoken rule in the workplace.
In fact, Liu Yu came here, firstly, because of Yang Fei's transfer, secondly, to see if he could convince Ye Mengding, and thirdly, where to put Zhang Xuan's move, he has been thinking about it, don't look at this person's appearance is not amazing, no one knows what will happen if he is released.
"Want to go to sea?" Liu Yu took him to the seaside, which was a tourist attraction in later generations, and the sunny beaches were not inferior to those famous islands abroad.
"I can't hide this little bit of thought." Zhang Xuan pulled the corners of his mouth and said with a smile.
"Have you ever been to the Goryeo area?" Liu Yu pointed in a direction casually, and he didn't know if it was.
"Don't hide it from the entitlement, the little ones originally planned to go to the sea to beg for a living, but the Great Song Dynasty can't accommodate it, so naturally they can only run there, just run once, and this road can be walked down."
"That's right, this officer has said before that your future is not in this army, but at sea. Remember, what this official wants you to do is what you thought before, and now you are leaning on the Great Song Dynasty behind you, if you give you a boat, can you stir up the sea surface of the Tartars? ”
Liu Yu said what he thought in his heart, Zhang Xuan was dumbfounded when he heard it, it was like a dream, he couldn't believe his ears at all, for fear that the former was a temptation or a joke, but looking at Liu Yu's stern face, his heart was tumbling, and he was incoherent with excitement.
"Eun Gong is saying that I can go to the Tartars to rob their ship?"
is a general of the Great Song Dynasty, doing the work of pirates, and he has all the face, of course he can't believe such a good thing.
"Of course, not only that, but you also have to unite with other people, and it is better to let them do as much as you want, and do as much as possible. The nominal official can give it to you, and the official can also give it to you, and it depends on your ability to do it. ”
Of course, Liu Yu will not just let him be an ordinary pirate, in history they rampant along the coast of Shandong, and even deep into the Bohai Bay, using Shamen Island between Shandong and the Liaodong Peninsula as a base, forcing the Yuan people to recruit An, now, he gave him greater support, at least it will not be worse than in history.
"Eun Gong is to make small"
"Yes, as long as you have the ability, you are the king of the sea, how, dare to do it?" Liu Yu is very aware of his ambitions, and once it is ignited, it may be a raging fire.
"If there is a boat, the younger one and the brothers will live up to the expectations of the father." Zhang Xuan patted his chest excitedly, but his eyes turned to another place.
Liu Yu followed his line of sight and saw that on the dock of the naval army Dazhai, a tall sea ship was parked there, like a big mountain, and he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, this guy really dared to think!
Walking into the air-conditioned hotel lobby from the hot outside, Su Wei breathed a long sigh of relief, she had just gone out to express the dress to Professor Gao in the imperial capital.
As for the bustling streets on both sides and the dazzling array of shops, she was not even interested in taking a look, and as soon as she got things done, she just wanted to return here as soon as possible.
"Miss, this miss." When she walked past the counter, a female voice suddenly sounded beside her, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at it, and the waiter seemed to be coming to her.
"May I ask if you are Miss Su who lives in room 1105?" The waitress looked at her and glanced at the computer screen.
"I am, what's the matter?" Su Wei nodded.
"That's right, you haven't picked up the things you left at our service the day before yesterday, and our manager asked me to ask, when are you going to ask for it?" You know, those things are too big to put in there. ”
Su Wei was stunned for a moment, she had forgotten about this matter, shouldn't the boss have taken it away at that time? When she saw the real thing, her head was big, and it wasn't appropriate to put it anywhere.
With the help of several male waiters, Su Wei carried these things into the guest room, and this trip was so tired that her hands and feet were weak, and she didn't even want to go down to eat when it was dark.
"Hey, Su Wei, how can I let you carry the things I put underneath, I'll take them away in a while." You haven't eaten yet, hurry down, let's eat first, and then move the things down later, hey, are you listening? ”
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