At the mouth of the Qinhuai River in the northwest outside Nanjing, there is a stone camp close to the Yangtze River, which is the famous Longjiang Treasure Shipyard.

It is the oldest shipyard in the Ming Dynasty and by far the largest and most glorious shipyard in the world.

Its range reaches the city in the east, Qinhuai in the west, and the right guard barracks in the south, which is one mile wide from east to west, and more than two miles long from north to south, which is about the same size as the general county seat.

One hundred and seventy years ago, most of the ships of Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures, went to the Western Ocean seven times, and most of them were in the gates of this shipyard, slowly sailing into the Yangtze River and sailing to the vast ocean.

Zhao Hao came to this shipyard with a pilgrimage mentality. If the weather hadn't allowed, he would have even come over wearing a straw hat and pants.

Although he was already mentally prepared, when he climbed the Shuiguan Tower, looking at the mottled vicissitudes of stone walls, the incomplete watchtowers, and the ponds with overgrown reeds and white reeds, it was inevitable that he would sigh at the beginning of the year.

"I can't imagine how to build the treasure ship of Zheng He with 5,000 materials here." Zhao Hao patted the city bricks that were about to fall off, and sighed with great regret:

"Looking back, I can only look back from the file of the shipyard to lift the division, and hang the demeanor of the year."

"I'm afraid I'm going to be disappointed." Wu Shilai, who accompanied him on the tour, smiled apologetically: "I know that you like big ships, I let people rummage through the archives last time, and I didn't find a word about the treasure boat, which made Liu Daxia's gang burn it all down." ”

"I'll fuck Liu Daxia!" When Zhao Gongzi heard this, he rarely burst into foul language, and he scolded for a long time before stopping.

Uncle Wu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, he thought Zhao Hao was a civilized and good boy.

Not far away, the shipyard that received the visit was lifted, and the chief military officer of Caojiang who accompanied the visit was even more dumbfounded. What is the origin of this young man, who dares to be so presumptuous in front of the short-tempered Zhongcheng?

Aren't you afraid of Zhongcheng going crazy?

Zhao Gongzi was tired of scolding, took the water cup handed by Xiwa and moistened his throat, and then said angrily: "In the future, I will definitely restore a big treasure ship, and then name it 'Liu Daxia, the sinner of the ages'!" ”

"Uh......" Uncle Wu said in his heart, what kind of hatred and resentment? couldn't help but smile bitterly: "This is difficult, it's hard to say whether there is such a big treasure ship." The treasure ship of 5,000 materials is too exaggerated, right? ”

'No, there is...... ' the shipyard not far away raised a silent protest.

"No, there is!" But listening to the grumpy boy's tone, the door suddenly rose a little higher.

"Nephew, why are you so sure?" Wu Shilai asked strangely.

"Because...... Therefore, the scientific truth ...... "Zhao Gongzi pouted, he couldn't tell Uncle Wu that he came based on archaeological discoveries."

Thinking that his history had been emasculated by his own people, Zhao Gongzi was a nameless fire again, pointing to the shipyard and lifting: "I see you were very excited just now, do you know something!?" ”

"No, no, the lower officials don't know anything." Na Ti shrunk his neck, hurriedly waved his hand again and again, and said: "Xia Guan thinks that even a thousand sea ships are very difficult to build now, and I feel ashamed of my ancestors." ”

"This shipyard is really decaying." Uncle Wu, who was wearing a third-grade official robe, nodded and said depressedly:

"But don't blame them, this treasure shipyard is mainly for building ocean-going ships, since the end of the Western Ocean, why does the imperial court still need that kind of big and inappropriate ship? All of them went to build boats! ”

"You don't need such a big pond, such a good material, and such a good process to build a boat." Nati replied indignantly:

"But if we build a boat, it's easy. It's a pity that the Caoyun Yamen specially asked the Qingjiang Shipyard to build the boats, and only when they can't finish it, will they leak a little bit from the cracks between their fingers to us. Counting on their scraps, our craftsmen were all starved to death. ”

"Don't be weird here, if you dislike the Jiang Yamen, you can just say it!" Wu Shilai pulled his face, glared at him and said: "Qingjiang Shipyard is in Huai'an, and Caodu Yamen is also in Huai'an, how can you fight with others?" Let's move the shipyard too! ”

"That's not what the villain meant." Frightened, Na Tiju quickly knelt on the ground, and shrunk and said: "The villain is a simple red-eyed Qingjiang factory, and the villain will never dare anymore." ”

"Get out of the way." Wu Shilai snorted, and the lifting was like an amnesty, and hurriedly rolled aside mellowly.

Zhao Hao took a deep look at Na Tiju, and walked down the stairs side by side with Wu Shilai:

"Isn't Caojiang Yamen very fat? How did you lose your head from the boat yard with a hungry weight? ”

"Virtuous nephew, this is standing and talking without backache." Wu Shilai glanced at him and said:

"I have three general soldiers, 20,000 soldiers and horses on land and water, which one should not eat? Isn't it enough to raise more than 2,000 craftsmen in his shipyard? Jiangfang doesn't need big boats, I raise them for nothing, do you know? ”

Zhao Hao heard that there were more than 2,000 craftsmen, so he swallowed his saliva violently, and almost blurted out, you don't want me.

Fortunately, what remains of reason triumphed over greed. This is the treasure shipyard of the imperial court, and the promotions are all with the official rank of the eighth grade, and the craftsmen are all craftsmen registered in the Ministry of Industry. Dig a batch of small scale and go back to operate, is it a rebellion if you end it in one pot?

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The two walked along the overgrown causeway until they saw a craftsman building several sand boats of 400 materials there.

The 400-material sand boat is already a giant in the inland river, but in this huge pond, like a small fishing boat, the highest mast does not exceed the depth of the pond.

Zhao Hao looked down at the 'small' boat under his feet, sighed deeply and said: "It's too wasteful to kill chickens with a knife." ”

"It's better for me to open and close my eyes." Wu Shilai said lightly: "We, the Yangtze River sailors, don't need such a big boat. ”

The implication is that it is a private job secretly connected by the shipyard, and two thousand craftsmen can't really live by drinking the northwest wind, right?

"In that case, how about building me a few boats?" Zhao Gongzi smiled.

"What's so hard about that? Several? How big? What model? Wu Shilai asked with a smile.

"Four hundred, one thousand materials, and a sand boat is enough." Zhao Hao replied calmly.

"Many, how many?" Wu Shilai was so shocked that he almost fell into the dry pond.

"Four hundred." Zhao Hao repeated.

"Xian, virtuous nephew, you're not a pastime uncle, are you?" Wu Shilai asked dumbfounded.

"Don't dare." Zhao Hao said softly: "I'm serious. ”

"Then it's even more problematic!" Wu Shilai was not overjoyed, pulled him aside, and said with some anxious eyes: "Do you know that a ship with a thousand materials can only be driven on the Yangtze River, and cannot go to the canal?" ”

"I'm not going to go up the canal either." Zhao Hao was still not in a hurry or slow, as if the irascible young man just now was someone else.

"I'm going to sea."

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