Zhao Yu also fell into distress for a while when he heard this, thinking that he had built a 10,000-ton ship, this turtle boat was not even a thousand-ton ship, and the structure and configuration were simple and even more functional fishing boats. But he can accurately calculate the materials and time used, but now he can't accurately estimate the construction period of a small wooden boat, of course, there is no way to argue, and there is a feeling of punching on cotton.

"Hmph, you have grown a few heads, and you dare not obey the king's orders, Your Highness asked you to finish it when you want, and I almost saw all of you in the head!" Zhou Xiang saw that His Royal Highness was 'deflated', where could he still sit, and pointed at the heads of several people and said viciously.

"Your Highness spares your life, the capital court spares your life, it's not that we don't want to, it's that the time limit is too short to be completed!" Several people knelt down and kowtowed and cried.

"Zhou Duyuan can't be like this, let them get up first!" Zhou Xiang's words evoked Zhao Hao's memories again, in his previous life, he hated those leaders who did not act according to scientific laws the most, and he would 'copy you', 'deduct your bonus', and 'fine your salary' at every turn...... These cruel words force you to rush the deadline, without considering the actual and objective situation at all, he frowned.

"Get up, talk back, or Lao Tzu will assassinate you!" Zhou Xiang glared at them and said coldly.

"Yes, yes......" Although the lives of several people were saved temporarily, the fear did not diminish in the slightest, and it seemed that the assassination was more frightening than the beheading.

This Zhao Yu knows something, the world says that the Song Dynasty has implemented a salary system, and even the salary of skilled craftsmen is higher than the salary of the prefect, which shows that the status of craftsmen is very high. When he came to this era, he still thought that if he couldn't be a prince, he would be able to mix a bowl of good rice as a craftsman with his own skills. But after a period of contact with the craftsmen in the house, I realized that this is not the case, at least the craftsmen in the official camp are not as respected as the legend.

The handicraft industry of the Song Dynasty was divided into two categories: government and private. The government-run handicraft industry is non-liberal capitalist in nature, and the identity of its craftsmen is more complicated. There are prisoners who are worthy of subordination, and their status is the most humble, and it can be said that "heavy labor during the day, and heavy labor at night, and no expiration date". In addition, when recruiting soldiers, "craftsmen experimented and changed to craftsmen", they had to tattoo characters on their faces or hands, implement military establishments, and live in "barracks". In addition, there are craftsmen who are recruited by the people on a rotational basis. And all kinds of craftsmen have no freedom to speak of, such as "tired of labor, will run away", must be hunted down and punished.

Exceptions are made for the special status of the convicts. In principle, the government implements "harmony" and pays "wages" to craftsmen recruited by the people. If you don't want to work in the government, you can sometimes pay "money for buying money" to redeem it. Money, food, and clothing were also distributed to the soldiers and the artisans who recruited them, according to the provisions of the conscription system, and it was evident that although these people were engaged in wage labor, it was compulsory, and if they failed to complete their work, they were severely punished. Therefore, once he is assassinated as a craftsman, it is equivalent to completely losing his free body and dying of old age in the officialdom, which is no different from a lifetime of labor reform.

"You first have a cup of tea, calm your mind, and then calculate the man-hours required for each job, and wait a little longer for the king to ask you again." Zhao Hao sighed and said, he knew that under Zhou Xiang's threat, several people did not dare to spit out, indicating that it was indeed difficult to complete it in three months with their ability, but if he could spare their time, who could forgive himself......

Zhao Yu was worried that he would interfere with the calculations of several people here, so he ordered Xiao Huangmen to send tea and snacks, so he beckoned Zhou Xiang to retreat and asked him about the dock.

A shipyard is a rectangular hydraulic structure built on the shore of a water area for ship repair and shipbuilding. It was built by building a deep pool closed on three sides, the other side of which was connected to the river, with a sluice gate that could be opened and closed, and a set of support frames placed at the bottom of the pool. Divert water to fill the deep pool, and drive the boat that needs repair into the pool directly opposite the support frame. Then close the gate, drain the water in the pool, and the ship will be suspended on the rack, so that it can be repaired, which is an indispensable facility for manufacturing and repairing large and medium-sized ships, and began to appear in the early Song Dynasty with the development of shipbuilding.

Zhao Yu has always been concerned about the transformation of warships, so he is very concerned about this, so the capital is the first to move to Qiong's marshal's mansion, in addition to choosing to build a camp, is to find a suitable shipyard to requisition, and prepare materials. The South China Sea Islands are an important route for maritime trade, and the shipbuilding industry was very prosperous, which is not a difficult thing, but with the fall of the Great Song Dynasty, Hainan's shipbuilding industry is inevitably declining, and the officialdom has become mainly repairing ships, supplemented by manufacturing small grain ships.

After Zhou Xiang arrived, he did not forget His Royal Highness's instructions, and requisitioned the officialdom as soon as possible. Zhao Hao once sneaked out to see it. The shipyard is built on the bank of the Nandu River not far from Fucheng, covering a large area, with a stockyard and a processing yard, but there are only three docks suitable for building large and medium-sized ships. It was also the first time he had seen the true appearance of an ancient dockyard, which could only be described as simple compared to modern times, but the principle was the same.

The slipway is combined with a slipway, and the basic shape is similar to that of a railway, and it is also composed of sleepers, skateboards and wooden piers. There are two types of sleepers: large and small. The width of the skateboard can be adjusted. The distance between the centers of the two slipways is more than one zhang, and Zhao Yu estimates that a boat with a width of two to three zhang can be built. The wooden piers with two rows of frame hulls are flattened above, a total of thirteen pairs, arranged in pairs and twos, and are about three feet high. With support, it is more convenient for craftsmen to drill, nail, and seam in the bottom of the ship, and it also saves a lot of effort.

Without the dockyard, the craftsmen practiced a different skill, and wherever they needed to repair a ship, they would put up a temporary fence on the beach, take out the tools they carried with them, and finish it in a few days. But it is also limited to building small ships, and it is still impossible to build large ships without the dock. The problem is that the dock has been unusable and needs to be repaired urgently because it has been idle for many years. Fortunately, the three dockyards have now been renovated, and the old shipwrights are right. Only three ships can be docked at a time, and even if it takes 40 days for each round under ideal conditions, it will still take four months to complete, which is still difficult to meet the time limit required by Zhao Hao.

"I can only ask for efficiency from management!" Zhao Yu pondered for a while and muttered. The construction of a new dockyard could not be completed in a short time, and now that manpower is tight, it can only be a matter of the future. At present, the only solution is to use the existing conditions to try to improve the efficiency of the work, so as to solve this contradiction...... (To be continued.) )