Fujian Road, Quanzhou, Xicheng.

Since the Song dynasty moved south, Fujian Road, which was already wealthy, has become more lively and prosperous.

The Nanwai Zongzheng Division, who managed the imperial family, moved to Quanzhou, bringing a group of clan dyeing and weaving craftsmen, bringing new products such as Luo, silk, yarn, and silk, and introducing new weaving and dyeing technologies such as weaving, embroidery, coloring, painting, dyeing, and printing, which made Quanzhou's textile industry unprecedentedly prosperous, and one of the three major foreign trade ports of the Song Dynasty became more prosperous.

In fact, it is only the residents of the coastal areas of Fujian Road who are rich, and those people in the interior of Fujian, when bandits are rampant in the south of the Yangtze River, are also struggling with the people, otherwise there would not be a riot by Fan Ruwei and others in Fujian, which swept away 100,000 people.

However, the depression in the inland does not seem to affect the liveliness and prosperity of Quanzhou, which is still a forest of masts, thousands of sails, and business travelers.

"Dad, what's the Yamen talking about? Why don't you look so happy? ”

Liu Minsheng walked into the main hall and looked at his father who was sitting on a chair with a frown, and couldn't help but feel a little curious.

"This is a ship-like drawing, you can take it and take a look. Don't ask anything else. ”

Liu Hai patted the drawings on the table without raising his head.

"Dad, what happened, why are you so upset?"

Liu Minsheng picked up the ship design drawings on the table and looked at them, wondering in his heart. Since the imperial court has commissioned my father to build these sea ships, which is a good thing, why is my father so unhappy?

"Alas!"

Liu Hai sighed, shook his head, and finally couldn't help it and said it.

"There are only 1,500 warships, and there are 20 at a time, isn't this going to make us bleed?"

"1,500 runs, a warship of a thousand materials?"

Liu Minsheng was also taken aback.

"1,500 yuan, a thousand ships can't do it, let alone a warship! 20 ships, this will have to pay at least six or seven thousand yuan!"

"Who's to say it isn't!"

Liu Hai patted the table and said with a sad face: "Now the sea is not very peaceful, there are few people who order ships, and the shipyard is barely living, so we can only barely maintain those shipwrights and helpers." As soon as the official document from the government comes, how can the shipyard continue to operate? ”

"Dad, what did the second uncle say?"

"It's not the same, your second uncle has a little less, there are ten. Since ancient times, the people have not fought with officials, this time, we can only be dumb and eat coptis, and swallow the bitterness ourselves!"

Liu Hai's brows were tightly knit, and his face was pale. If we continue like this, the shipyard will have to go bankrupt sooner or later.

"Dad, how could the government order so many ships?"

Lu Liu Minsheng sat down on the side and asked a little puzzled.

It stands to reason that there are so many government-run shipyards in Fujian, why do all the major private shipyards in Fuzhou receive official orders?

"The imperial navy division voted for the puppet Qi state, and the navy division fought with the rebels in Dongting Lake and lost one after another. The imperial court wants a big ship, Guangzhou Mansion is so far away, Mingzhou can't be busy, don't look for someone we are looking for!"

Many state capitals in the Great Song Dynasty have shipyards, especially Guangzhou, Quanzhou, Mingzhou and other places on the southeast coast, which are important bases for manufacturing sea ships, not only government-run shipyards, but also private shipyards. There are also many civilian ships among the sea ships. Many of the warships were also requisitioned civilian ships.

The Yang troops of Dongting Lake rebelled, the loyal and righteous army occupied the north of the Yellow River, and the two Huai were eroded, and the Great Song Dynasty only controlled the shipyards in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the southeast coast. As for the three major areas for manufacturing sea ships, Mingzhou is too busy, and Guangzhou is too far away, so it can only be Quanzhou to produce a large number of ships in a hurry.

Not to mention, in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, the sea ships built by Fu were the best, and they were naturally the objects of the government's requisition.

"The imperial court forces the shipyards to build ships, are they all willing?"

"No, unless you don't want to stay in Quanzhou. The government wants to rectify you, and there are many methods!"

Liu Hai

He snorted coldly in his nose. After a few defeats, the appearance of the court is even more ugly, and I am afraid that it will be robbed.

Liu Minsheng shook his head lightly and sighed: "It would be nice if the third uncle was here." If he can talk to the government, how can he pay less money!"

"Da Lang, it's useless for your third uncle to be here. You don't look at the current governor of Fujian, it's no longer Ye Mengde, it's all officials from the north. In addition, those royal relatives of the Southern Foreign Sect Zhengji are all like wolves and tigers, and they have a big appetite!"

The Song family moved south, Zhao Ji established a court in Lin'an Mansion, and the southeast of An, and the Southern Foreign Sect Zhengsi, who managed the Zhao royal family, also moved to Beijing. Because the place was on the front line of the anti-gold resistance, it was later moved to Shaoxing for safety reasons.

Because it is difficult to give up the ointment of Quanzhou's foreign tax, in the second year of Jianyan, the imperial court moved more than 300 people from the clan to Quanzhou, and the "Nanwai Zongzheng Division" who managed the affairs of the imperial family also moved to Quanzhou, and the Tianchatong Thorn Hall was changed into the residence of the royal family, and the office was located in the "Water and Land Temple" in the ancient banyan lane.

The Zhao royal family lived in luxury, singing and dancing, and disturbed the people, and its huge living expenses, except for a small amount of subsidies from the imperial court, were mostly borne by the local finance of Quanzhou. At that time, there were only two kinds of money and rice prices, and Quanzhou counted more than 140,000 yuan every year. In addition, the officials and subordinates of the southern foreign countries and the sons of the officials and the sons of the sect are incorruptible, and the scholars of the sect are paid tens of thousands of guan and 1,500 stones of rice every year, all of which are prepared by the Quanzhou government.

These members of the royal family were also involved in overseas trade, and many of their sea ships were taken by skill, and Liu Hai was a well-known shipbuilder in Quanzhou, so he was naturally familiar with these people.

The government is up and down, leviing and expropriating, and the royal family is cunning and plundering, without a bottom line, and it is a post-apocalyptic scene. Could it be that this Great Song Dynasty has exhausted its qi?

"Dad, if this goes on for a long time, the shipyard will have to collapse sooner or later. Otherwise, let's secretly go and beg, there are a lot of Song people on it. Wouldn't we be happy when we got there, at ease?"

Liu Hai glanced at his son, shook his head and said, "We are a big family, as well as the shipyard, and those old guys, how can we just leave."

"Then give your hard-earned money to these corrupt officials?"

Seeing the injustice of his son, Liu Hai smiled bitterly.

"That's all there is to it."

Although he said this in his mouth, Liu Hai had a trace of conjecture in his heart. The Zhao and Song dynasties are declining, and no one knows how long they can hold out. If you can climb to a certain high-ranking official and take money to keep the peace, it is worth spending some money.

The key is that the broken ship of the imperial court is worth the investment? He is a businessman, so he naturally has to consider the risks.

The father and son were distressed when the family came in and said that they had a visitor.

"Brother Huang, what kind of wind blew you here? You didn't go to the Northland, why did it take so long to come back? ”

Seeing someone walking in, Liu Hai was pleasantly surprised and hurriedly got up to salute.

"Brother Liu, it's hard to say, let's sit down and talk."

Huang Shishun sat down, and after a few people finished greetings, he saw a pile of drawings on the table and smiled slightly.

"Brother Liu, it seems that you have been patronized by the government, congratulations, congratulations!"

"Brother Huang, don't make fun of me, this is a money-losing deal, don't mention it."

Liu Minsheng saw the salute and retreated, leaving only Huang Shishun and Liu Hai in the room.

Huang Shishun looked around and lowered his voice.

"Brother Liu, brother, I came here this time, and I have a reluctance. If you agree, let's talk about it, and if you don't agree, treat me as a brother I haven't been here. ”

Huang Shishun looked at Liu Hai in front of him and was very honest.

The two have known each other since childhood, one is a giant businessman at sea, the other is a shipbuilder, and they have been friends for decades, so Huang Shishun has no scruples.

"Brother Huang has something to say, brother, I listen to you."

"Actually, brother, I came this time to invite you to go north and resume your old business in Hebei. One day, if you go back to Quanzhou, I don't know if you can understand what your brother means?"

Liu Hai was taken aback, and he also lowered his head, and his voice was extremely low.

"Brother Huang, don't hide it, say it quickly, you are going to die as a brother in a hurry!"

Compared with Huang Shishun's subtlety, Liu Hai is more direct.

"Brother Liu, don't worry, let me speak slowly."

Huang Shishun smiled lightly and briefly talked about his trip to Hebei.

"The Loyal and Righteous Army's sailors are created in a grass, and they need to cast a shipyard and build a sea division. If Brother Liu is willing, he will be an official and businessman in the future, and the opportunity is rare, so Brother Liu should think about it. ”

Huang Shishun's words made Liu Hai startled at first, and then pondered.

"Brother Liu, the loyal and righteous army is in full swing, even if it is a fanzi, it can't compete with it. Now that the Xuanfu Division is employing people, once it is missed, others will naturally take the lead. The white horse in life is a matter of the future of the Liu family, you can't miss it!"

Liu Hai frowned and nodded slightly.

"Brother Huang, how about Wang Song, he really looks like a hero?"

Liu Hai's words made Huang Shishun sigh with emotion.

"Wen Tao is a martial artist, a talent in the sky, a person who can be a man, a horizontal sword, and a man who can govern the country in peace. The method of military training is unique in the world, and seven steps into poetry, but it can make firearms and soothe the people. Having said so much, maybe only when you see it, you can be a brother today. ”

After listening carefully to Huang Shishun's words, Liu Hai nodded, and his eyes showed surprise.

The person who can be so admired by Huang Shishun is definitely not in vain.

"I have read and heard about Wang Song's affairs in the newspapers and among the people. Wang Tiegun, the king of the race, the seven steps in the palace of the Son of Heaven into a poem, his name moves the world, women and children know it. ”

Liu Hai said solemnly: "This matter is very important, brother, I have to discuss it with the clansmen, and I hope Brother Huang will understand."

Before the words fell, Liu Minsheng had already rushed in from outside, his face was flushed, and his voice trembled.

"Dad, what are you hesitating about! Wang Xianggong is a hero in the world and has won the hearts of the people. Are you willing to be just a shipbuilder for the rest of your life, and be trampled under the feet of the government and humiliated at will for the rest of your life!"

Liu Hai was shocked and stood up.

"Keep your voice quiet, don't let outsiders hear, that's the punishment of killing your head!"

"Virtuous nephew, don't worry, sit down and talk!"

Huang Shishun smiled lightly and beckoned Liu Minsheng to sit down. Both father and son are great shipwrights, and the son is already tempted, and it is impossible for the father not to think about it carefully.

"Da Lang, don't be so impulsive, my father has his own ideas in his heart!"

Liu Hai smiled bitterly, he originally wanted to take the shelf, but this time his son was all disrupted.

"Brother Huang, even if brother and I are willing to go north, how can I bring these guys? Also, the government asked for the construction of warships, and a large family went north, which would inevitably expose their traces. What should be done? ”

"The warship that should be built is still being built, don't worry about anything?"

Huang Shishun laughed, picked up the teacup, and took a sip before continuing to speak.

"The prince entrusted me to buy warships, look for shipwrights and sailors, and when the time comes, I will send sailors south to meet them. Don't worry about these things, Brother Liu. ”

On the southeast coast, there are many sailors and many shipwrights, but a real shipbuilder like Liu Hai still needs to be carefully searched.

"Big brother, the government is too deceitful, you still have the heart to stay at home and drink tea. You have to come up with an idea, such a heartwarming deal, but you can't do it!"

A tall, dark man in his forties walked in in a hurry, shouting loudly as he went.

"Second brother, why are you here? Hurry up and see Brother Huang!"

Huang Shishun stood up, smiled all over his face, and bowed to the strong black man.

"Second Brother Liu, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't come here unharmed?"

This Liu Er is as fierce as fire and ambitious, and the brothers have made it all together, and things will be easier to talk about.