Kuang Wenbin, the governor of Yangzhou, led local officials such as Yangzhou's general judgment, assassination history, inspection envoys, regimental training envoys, and supervision envoys to come out together and welcome Xiaoding and others into the governor's mansion.

After entering the reception hall, they sat down with each other's greetings, and then Xiao Ding and Kuang Wenbin introduced each other to the two people.

The hammer girl who came in with Xiao Ding, heard that the polite middle-aged man in front of her was the Zhizhou of Yangzhou, she didn't care about others, and knelt directly in front of Kuang Wenbin and shouted: "Lord Zhizhou, make the decision for me, my father was wronged!" ”

She suddenly knelt down and shouted loudly, startling Kuang Wenbin and the officials behind him. They looked at each other and looked at Xiao Ding suspiciously, not understanding why Xiao Ding had brought such an ugly and strange girl with him.

Xiao Ding was also very embarrassed at this time, originally he and Kuang Wenbin were greeting each other and introducing each other, who would have thought that this hammer girl would not look at the fire, and suddenly came out like this.

Seeing that Kuang Wenbin and the others were looking at him, he coughed lightly twice to hide the embarrassment in front of him, and then said to the hammer girl who was kneeling on the ground: "Hammer girl, let's talk about your affairs later, now we have other things to talk about, you get up first, your business, I will help you later." ”

For Xiao Ding's words, the hammer girl still listens to them, first, because Xiao Ding's strength is greater than her, she is more convinced; The second is because Xiaoding is an official and can help her save her father. Therefore, she didn't doubt what Xiao Ding said at all, so she immediately stood up, smiled apologetically at Kuang Wenbin and the others, and said, "Uh, haha, it's Xiaomin who is abrupt, don't blame adults, don't blame adults!" ”

Kuang Wenbin looked at the hammer girl, and then turned his head and asked Xiao Ding: "...... this girl?" ”

Xiao Ding had no choice but to smile awkwardly and said: "Her surname is Tie, her name is Iron Hammer, and she is a girl from a blacksmith's family in Majiatuozi Town, Xuanhe County." Because her father was framed and imprisoned, that's why she came here to sue you. ”

"Oh, haha, I see! This is not in a hurry in advance, not in a hurry, and when we are free, we will slowly talk about this in detail. After speaking, Kuang Wenbin looked at the hammer girl with affirmative eyes, and nodded to her again.

Hammer Girl only shyly squeezed out a little smile and said no more.

It's just that if you change to another beautiful girl and smile shyly, it will be a very flattering look. But it was the turn of the hammer girl, her tower-like body, dark face, thick body, and such a shy smile like a little woman, which made people feel numb after seeing it. No matter how you look at it, you will feel awkward, this kind of expression, and her muscular body, it doesn't match too much!

After Xiao Ding and Kuang Wenbin introduced each other to everyone, they all sat down. An attendant brought tea to the people. Everyone drank tea and chatted at the same time.

Xiao Ding briefly told the story of this visit, and also said that the purpose of his visit this time was to see how the ships of the navy were built now. At the same time, he felt that the number of conscriptions was far from enough only in Yuezhou, and he also planned to start conscription in Yangzhou as well.

Kuang Wenbin also told Xiao Ding about the current shipbuilding situation. At present, there are two official ship-building workshops arranged by Kuang Wenbin, one is on the riverside of Jingkou City, and the other is on the edge of Taihu Lake. The workshop on the edge of the Yangtze River in Jingkou City, after building a boat, can go directly into the water and go to sea along the Yangtze River, which is very convenient. The shipbuilding workshop on the edge of Taihu Lake can be practiced on Taihu Lake after it is built. Taihu Lake has a huge area, which can simulate the sea surface and is not as dangerous as the sea, making it an ideal place for naval training. At the same time, along the canal, you can also reach the Yangtze River, and then go to the sea from the Yangtze River.

Since the Great Song Kingdom did not have a sailor before, and there was no experience in building a large naval ship, everything was started from scratch. Kuang Wenbin first sent people to collect some relevant information about the shipbuilding of his predecessors, and then sent people to visit shipbuilding workshops in various places to find experienced shipbuilding craftsmen and ship design talents.

The official military ships are not as good as the civilian ones, and the ships needed by the army not only need some small and fast fighting ships such as ships and boats, but also need to be equipped with large ships such as ships and ships. In addition, there is a need for some ships such as ships and birdboats that are specially used to transport supplies to provide logistics.

At present, these shipbuilding workshops in Yangzhou have no problem manufacturing cargo ships such as ships and bird boats. However, there is little experience in making ships for battle, such as ships, ships, ships, etc.

Kuang Wenbin sent people to collect a large number of relevant shipbuilding materials left by his ancestors, and then invited many craftsmen with rich experience in shipbuilding to design the drawings of the battleship.

In this way, a lot of time is lost.

Now the new drawings have just been designed, and the specific construction is still in the preparation stage. Because it takes a lot of wood to build warships in batches, the little preparation materials in ordinary shipbuilding workshops are simply not enough. At the same time, the amount of silver allocated by the imperial court is also limited, and Kuang Wenbin allocated part of the silver money from Yangzhou's treasury for shipbuilding.

If the number of shipbuilders is increased in the future, it will definitely need to be continuously allocated by the imperial court.

A large naval division must have at least a few hundred, thousands, or even tens of thousands of large and small ships. If the number is too small, it will not be able to form combat effectiveness.

After listening to Kuang Wenbin's account of the situation, Xiao Ding wanted to go to the two shipbuilding workshops to see what difficulties there were and whether there was anything he could help with.

So, he said: "Another day, I will personally go to those two shipbuilding workshops to take a look at the situation, and if there are difficulties, I will find a way to solve them, or I will report to the emperor." ”

At this time, the hammer girl, who was sitting not far away, also heard Xiao Ding's words, and her eyes widened immediately. She didn't know how big an official position Xiao Ding was, and when she heard him say that he could report directly to the emperor, wouldn't that be a very big official? If he is willing to help rescue his father, wouldn't it be just a matter of saying a word?

Not to mention, Xiao Ding really hasn't forgotten about her. After talking about shipbuilding, Xiao Ding brought up what happened at Hammer Girl's house. He told Kuang Wenbin what he had heard from the Hammer Girl.

After Kuang Wenbin listened, he just nodded silently, and did not say who was right or wrong, but said to Xiao Ding: "In this case, I can directly send someone to Xuanhe County to talk to the magistrate, and ask him to directly hand over the file to me, and I will personally try the case." As a local parent official of one side, I can't arbitrarily judge the case and draw conclusions because of your words. However, rest assured, I will definitely carefully investigate the ins and outs of this case. When I find out the truth and have the evidence, the time will naturally tell the right and wrong. ”

When Xiao Ding heard Kuang Wenbin say this, not only did he not get angry, but he admired this official. If it was an official who tended to be inflammatory, if it was an official directly sent by the imperial court like Xiao Ding, and he was a marquis, and opened his mouth to him, he would definitely have agreed to it a long time ago. Whose guilt is to be convicted is not a matter of one sentence. In this era, the words of the official are the law. The official said that whoever is right is right.

However, Kuang Wenbin said that he would investigate the case in detail, and it seemed that he would not involve Xiao Ding in this matter, so he would deliberately favor Xiao Ding's side. Therefore, Xiao Ding feels that being such an official has a fair heart, which is the good official that the people hope to meet.

At this time, Fan Sanpang, who was sitting not far away, listened to the conversation between Xiao Ding and the two, and couldn't help muttering a little in his heart, it seems that this Lord Zhizhou doesn't really want to give face to Brother Xiao Ding, this is a bit troublesome, if he investigates the case in detail, if he can find evidence that the landlord planted and framed him, it's okay to say, if he can't find evidence, then the father of the hammer girl, won't he still be able to come out?

Thinking that he might not be able to rescue Hammer Girl's father, that means that he may not have much hope of marrying Hammer Girl as his daughter-in-law. What should I do?

Hammer Girl had also heard Ding telling Zhizhou about what had happened in her house. Originally, she thought that after Xiao Ding finished speaking, Zhizhou would definitely nod and agree to order her father to be released, but Nazhizhou said that she would investigate the case in detail, so she couldn't help but feel a little chill in her heart, and she didn't know if she could wash away her father's grievances after a detailed investigation.

But Xiao Ding didn't think like the two of them. He felt that this case was obviously a frame-up, and if the official could handle it impartially and investigate the case in detail, he would soon find out and find out the truth. Therefore, he is not as worried as Fan Sanpang and Hammer Girl.

So he politely replied to Kuang Wenbin: "Then it will be more annoying for Lord Kuang." ”

Kuang Wenbin said politely and modestly: "It's all the duty of the lower officials, and they should be done." ”

Subsequently, Kuang Wenbin ordered someone to clean up a cross-courtyard in the Zhizhou Mansion, and there were many main rooms in it, which were all cleaned and tidy for Xiaoding to live in.

In the evening, Kuang Wenbin had a big banquet and led the local officials to pick up the wind and wash the dust for Xiaoding.

The people who came with Xiao Ding, although they did not have any official positions, they were all friends of Xiao Ding, and Kuang Wenbin and others also treated them politely.

Everyone sat at a table, drank wine, and chatted about the world, and people who were not very familiar with each other became familiar with each other, which is the wine table culture since ancient times. There is nothing wrong, it is not something that two bottles of two pots can't solve.

However, Xiao Ding's wine guests are not called Erguotou. As for whether there is a name, Xiao Ding is not very clear. Because most of the liquor in this era is bulk liquor, and some of it is sealed in jars, and it has no name.

Even if there is a name, it is generally called according to the name of the brewer, such as what is the old wine of the Zhang family, the old wine of the Li family, and so on.

But no matter whose old wine it is, Xiao Ding will feel relatively light when he drinks it, and the alcohol content is obviously not too high, and it is estimated that it is more than ten degrees and twenty degrees, which is almost the same as the alcohol content of red wine in later generations.

In fact, if you want to improve the reading of alcohol, there is one easiest way, that is, distillation and purification. Xiao Ding sometimes even wonders, should I promote this method, make some high-grade liquor, is it also convenient to drink it in the future?

The reason why he has not acted is because he is no longer short of money to spend. Since he has an official rank, he doesn't need to think about ways to make money at all.

It is no wonder that scholars in this era often spend their lives trying their lives, just to gain fame and become officials. Because as long as you mix with an official and a half-job, you will not have to worry about food and clothing in this life.

Not to mention that after becoming officials, there was a lot of corruption and bribery, even the money issued by the imperial court alone was enough for them to live a rich life. After all, they are all civil servants who eat imperial food. Regardless of whether you make a difference in your work or not, your salary will definitely be paid on time every month.

The next day, Kuang Wenbin immediately sent someone to Xuanhe County to inform the county order to transfer the case file of the hammer girl and her father to the state, and at the same time asked him to bring the landlord Pang involved in the case and the hammer girl and her father to Yangzhou together.

Yangzhou is not too far from Xuanhe County, and if you walk quickly, you can reach it in about three days. A round trip, with seven days, is enough.

Xiao Ding wanted to go to the shipbuilding workshop to see the specific situation, but when he heard that Kuang Wenbin had ordered a detailed investigation of the case of the hammer girl and his father, he temporarily changed his mind. It was decided that after the case was completely closed, it was not too late for him to go about his own business.

So, in the few days of waiting, everyone in Xiaoding was idle again.

Since there is nothing to do, Yangzhou City is so prosperous, and the streets are full of handsome men and beautiful women. Everyone planned to go to the street to take a closer look at the wealth and prosperity of Yangzhou City.

Xiao Ding originally planned to stay in the inter-courtyard room that Kuang Wenbin had prepared for them to practice and study spells. As a result, I couldn't help but persuade everyone bitterly.

In the end, I had to accompany everyone out of the Zhizhou Mansion and came to the street of Yangzhou City.

He wasn't very interested in shopping. After all, he has experienced two worlds, and his knowledge is much stronger than that of people in this era.

No matter how prosperous this era is, it can't match a commercial street in a first-tier metropolis in the later generations. Therefore, when he came out this time, he was completely deceived and dragged by everyone.

However, what he didn't expect was that he went out for a shopping trip and actually met an old acquaintance on the street.

Just when their big team turned a street, in a shop on the corner of the street, Xiao Ding heard a crisp voice saying: "Next time, if someone comes to make trouble, you can beat him, how can we Jinxiufang be afraid of anyone?" It doesn't matter whose noble son he is, let's beat him up first. Or you can send someone to the helmsman to report to me as soon as possible, so that I can clean up their pickled goods. ”

As soon as Xiao Ding heard this voice, he immediately heard that this was not the little junior sister of Fairfairfang, Tinker Bell. I remember that I had a blue robe, which Tinker Bell helped sew.

Xiao Ding followed the prestige, and sure enough, he saw that in front of a branch of Splendid Fang on the corner of the street, Tinker Bell was standing at the door menacingly, talking to the clerk in the store.

Since he happened to meet an acquaintance here, Xiao Ding naturally planned to go over and take a look. So he walked towards the corner.