Long Qingquan is so cute! Sister Xian is so touching!

On this 'exciting' day, let's ^_^ stop reading books for the time being and watch the Olympics together

…… Come on!

(But even if you still have to update as usual, woo...... ）

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China's industry has a tradition of government-run industry, and so does shipbuilding. The private sector also builds small boats, and as for the large ships that may involve military personnel, if the private sector manufactures them, it is quite taboo for the government. After the collapse of Zheng He's great feat of going to the West, only a small part of the huge number of shipbuilders accumulated in his heyday could continue to stay in the government-built shipbuilding institutions, and most of the rest were scattered among the people, and most of the scattered stars changed careers, but there were still some of them who turned from light to dark, from public to 'private', and passed down the skills of making treasure ships in places where the public could not control.

Lin Guoxian and the East 'Gate' Qing went to Niujiapu at this time, it is said that the ancestors of more than 100 years ago were originally the Nanzhili people's clan, had participated in the design and manufacture of the treasure ships of the West, after the end of the feat of the Western Ocean, the official shipbuilding industry shrank in a large area, and the Niu family was also among the layoffs.

Although Niujiapu has such a long tradition, but due to the lack of a suitable external environment for a hundred years, the shipbuilding skills are actually inferior to the generation, and in the lowest period, even the people who know how to build big ships are only a dozen people, and they all rely on ancestral training, keep the shipbuilding map and memorize the utopia, and lack of actual 'operation'. It wasn't until decades ago that the southeast maritime trade gradually lived, and the 'smuggling' merchants sprung up like 'spring' after the rain, and Niujiapu had the thorn 'excited' of the external environment to regain its vitality, not only the ancestral map of the knowledge was re-activated, but also from the 'exchange' with the Hui merchants and the Francois to learn the overseas shipbuilding skills, so at this time, Niujiapu's shipbuilding technology has been very different from their ancestors more than 100 years ago.

When Lin Guoxian and Dongmenqing arrived in Niujiapu, the song of "woman" and "woman" faintly came from the boundary of Jiangwan 'junction'. When the ship expected the wind saw them leave the dock to greet them, Lin Guoxian said the secret word code, and connected with the people who came to greet him.

This time, Lin Guoxian is riding a "wave" boat, which is a large category of Chinese-style ships, the bow of the "wave" boat is pointed, and the potential energy can break the "wave", so it is called "opening the wave", this kind of boat generally has a draft of three or four feet, four oars and a oar, and can accommodate thirty or fifty people, regardless of the wind and waves, it can walk smoothly and unably, and it is very flexible. Niujiapu's passenger boat was about to lead Lin Guoxian's 'wave' boat into the inland river, but Lin Guoxian caught a glimpse of two new boats on the shore that were about to be launched, and pointed: "Wait for me to take a closer look." "He is an old customer of Niujiapu, and he has a lot of power in eastern Guangdong, and the other party is not easy to refuse, so he let him watch closely.

At this time, the east 'gate' celebration also began to sprout a flame against the ship in his heart, just as the swordsman who had just entered the 'gate' began to have a fanaticism for the sword. When the 'wave' boat approached the shore, he also watched the boat with Lin Guoxian, and watched it very carefully, and at this time, he looked at the boat differently than when he first went to sea.

These two large ships are one of the most famous styles of Chinese sailing ships, the Daifuku boat, which is as tall as a building, can accommodate hundreds of people, has a pointed bottom, a wide face, a high bow, and a high stern. At the stern of the ship, there are three floors of turrets on the deck, and the turrets are surrounded by guards, and there are thatched bamboos outside the guards, which stand like a city wall. The main body of the ship is divided into four layers, and the bottom floor is not inhabited, but the ballast earth and stones are stored to prevent the hull from drifting at sea. The second floor is a resting place for sailors and soldiers, separated by a deck, and the upper and lower floors are carried out by ladders. The third floor has six 'doors' on the left and right, and a water tank in the middle - this is the lifeline of the whole ship! The kitchen is also located here, and the front and back are set up with water rafts, tied with heald ropes, and the lower rafts are all exerted on this layer. The top layer is like a 'dew' platform, you need to climb up the ladder from the third floor, both sides of this layer are set up with board wings, in case of war, you can rely on this board wing to attack the enemy, when the enemy ship is close to the front of the arrow artillery, such as from the city wall condescending to throw down, the power is great.

Lin Guoxian only watched one round and was amazed, and cheered: "Good ship!" Good ship! ”

Dongmen' Qing was even more dizzy, and said in his heart: "These two ships are not worse than the Guangchangping, and they are new, how good it would be if it were mine!" ”

After listening to Lin Guoxian's words, the people in Niujiapu over there were proud and worried, and they were naturally proud because the boat they built was appreciated by the famous sea lord and felt honored, but they were worried that Lin Guoxian was happy to see the ship, and said busily: "These two ships were ordered by the owner of Wufeng last year, and they will be launched in a few days." ”

Lin Guoxian smiled when he heard this, didn't say anything, and said, "Go, go." ”

The main and passenger ships went upriver and entered Niujiapu, and there was already an old man of sixty or seventy years old waiting on the shore, Lin Guoxian told the East 'Gate' Qingdao: "This is the head of Niujiapu." ”

Niu Gonghui's actual age is actually not older than Lin Guoxian, but at this time, he was standing there on crutches, and his posture and expression were full of grace and solemnity, which made people feel that he was a respected elder at first sight.

Without waiting for the boat to stop, Lin Guoxian jumped on the shore and Niu Gonghui smiled: "Old Xiaowei, you are not too young, and you are still jumping around like this." ”

Lin Guoxian heaved and said: "My bowl of rice is not like yours, you can also be the patriarch when you sit, if I sit, I can only stretch my neck and wait for someone to cut it!" ”

Niu Gonghui smiled: "Then have you ever thought about washing your feet and putting on boots, and going ashore to retire?" ”

Lin Guoxian said: "I don't have old age to support, if I wash my feet and put on my boots and go ashore, then I will lie in a coffin and prepare to be buried." ”

The two laughed together, holding each other's hands, and walked in the direction of the Niujiapu ancestral hall, and when they arrived at the ancestral hall, they sat in columns, and Niu Gonghui saw that the east 'gate' Qing was sitting next to Lin Guoxian, and he was a little strange in his heart, and asked Lin Guoxian: "Is this your niece's 'daughter' Wu Ping?" ”

Lin Guoxian smiled and said: "No, this is Wang Gongzi, our great nobleman in Shangzhai." I was able to go to sea this time to do some business, thanks to him. ”

Niu Gonghui sighed, the East 'Gate' Qing hurriedly got up and did the gift of the younger generations again, Niu Gonghui returned the salute, and said two words of greeting, Lin Guoxian said some deeds of the East 'Gate' Qing - naturally they have nothing to do with the two villages in South Australia, and the words "the best of the juniors" are used in the words. Niu Gonghui knew that he was knowledgeable, and he praised him lightly, and when he saw him raise the East Gate celebration like this, he secretly paid attention to himself. Dongmenqing also knew that making friends with such shipbuilding families would be of great help to his future career, but at this time, after all, it was only the first meeting, and both sides were just on point.

After three rounds of tea, Niu Gonghui said: "Little tail old, we are acquainted with each other, and I won't go around in circles with you." I heard that the situation in Shangzhai is not good now, come to me this time, but what is the important thing? ”

Lin Guoxian smiled: "What else can I do when I come to you?" Nature is here to buy you a boat."

"Oh?" Niu Gonghui smiled: "You still have the money to buy a boat from me, and it seems that you are not as poor as the legend outside." ”

Lin Guoxian heyed, Niu Gonghui asked him what kind of ship he wanted to order, Lin Guoxian said: "Two big ships, small boats, I'll make a list for you when I go back." Niu Gonghui asked what kind of big ship he wanted, and Lin Guoxian said: "The Guangzhou ship is too expensive and difficult to serve, so the lucky ship is good." Niu Gonghui asked about the number of materials again, and Lin Guoxian said: "Don't talk nonsense, you parked the two Dafu boats on the shore, give them to me first." ”

Niu Gonghui exclaimed: "How can it be done!" It was ordered by Wang Wufeng! ”

"I naturally know that it was set by Wang Wufeng." Lin Guoxian said: "If it was set by someone else, I wouldn't be able to speak, but he, he and you and I are all old 'friends', and the first time he built a big ship to go to sea was with you, and I showed him the way at that time." As long as you write him a letter and say it, he will most likely not say anything, and it will not damage your credibility. ”

Niu Gonghui hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no!" You are all my big customers, and you are all my old friends, but whether you are big customers or old friends, everything is on a first-come, first-served ......."

"I naturally know the principle of first come, first served!" Lin Guoxian said: "Although he ordered the boat, but now I am in a hurry to use the boat, but he is not in a hurry." What does it matter if someone who is not in a hurry to use a boat gives way to someone who is in a hurry to use a boat? It's just a small boat, and this kind of big fortune ship will be built, and three or two months is not enough. I can't wait that long! ”

Niu Gonghui couldn't stop shirking, but Lin Guoxian insisted on asking for the two big ships, and finally Niu Gonghui said: "Then unless you go and tell him yourself." ”

Lin Guoxian said: "Wang Wufeng wants to come to collect the ship in person? ”

Hearing this, Dongmen' Qingyi's heart moved: "Can you actually see Wang Zhi here?" ”

But he heard Niu Gonghui say: "He shouldn't come, the message he sent last month said that it would be Xu Weixue who came to collect the boat." ”

Lin Guoxian laughed loudly when he heard this, and Niu Gonghui said, "What are you laughing at?" Lin Guoxian said with a smile: "If someone else comes, forget it, since Xu Wei learns it, then you are ready to let my people test the water." Also, prepare all kinds of ships that will accompany these two big ships, so don't miss me. ”

Niu Gonghui was even more strange: "Xiaowei Lao, I knew that you had collusion with the Shuangyu gang, but listening to you say this, could it be that this Xu Weixue has a very strong relationship with you?" ”

Lin Guoxian said with a smile: "It's not very iron, but the last time we met, he just worshipped me as my father-in-law, and I just accepted him as my godson." ”

Niu Gonghui was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said, "I see......

When the two of them spoke, Niu Gonghui's sons and nephews were silent and very well-behaved, until Lin Guoxian took out the list of shipbuilding, Niu Gonghui's eldest son Niu Shiyu took a glance and said: "Master Lin Zhai, what you want is simply a fleet." Aside from these two great fortune ships, although there are many ships on this list, we still have some seventy or eighty percent of the new ships, which can meet the requirements of the forest village owner in terms of function, and if the forest village owner does not dislike that it is not new, these ships will be launched immediately. ”

Lin Guoxian said with a smile: "I have always used the boat regardless of the old and the new, and the most important thing is that it is easy to use!" ”

"That's good, that's good." Niu Shiyu said: "If this is the case, then this fleet will be ready within half a month." But if it's safe, it's better to give us another half a month to check and repair all the boats, and then it's foolproof. ”

Lin Guoxian nodded and said, "Okay, no problem." ”

When the people of the Niu family saw such a big deal in a few words, many people showed a little joy on their faces, and they all felt that Lin Guoxian's business was easy to do, Niu Shiyu said: "Then the price is ......."

Lin Guoxian said with a smile: "You set the price, as long as it is the price offered by your father, when will I pay it back?" ”

Niu Shiyu was overjoyed, Niu Gonghui couldn't help but stroking his beard when he heard his last sentence, Niu Shiyu said again: "If this is the case, then we don't need more deposits, as long as ......"

He didn't say much, but Lin Guoxian had already stopped his hand and said, "Wait!" ”

Niu Gonghui asked, "What?" ”

Lin Guoxian said: "Everything else is easy to say, but what about the deposit...... We did not have cash as a deposit for this transaction. ”

Niu Shiyu opened his mouth wide when he heard this, and said, "No...... No deposit? This ......"

Lin Guoxian said: "There is no deposit, but it is not that you don't 'pay' money." In short, you build the boat first, and before you go into the water, the money will be given in full! ”

Niu Shiyu glanced at his father and motioned for inquiry, Niu Gonghui coughed and said, "Xiaowei Lao, it's not that I can't trust you, it's just that this thing is not in accordance with the rules!" If this is the beginning, everyone will come to tell me about human relations in the future, and the rules of our Niujiapu will be 'messy'! Well, I'll cut the deposit in half, and you'll 'pay' half of the deposit – I'm already making an exception! We've been 'friends' for decades, and I hope you don't make it difficult for me. ”

Lin Guoxian 'touched' his neck, and suddenly said: "Old Niu, look at my head, how much is it worth?" ”

The father and son of the Niu family looked at each other, not knowing how to answer, Lin Guoxian said again: "Is it enough to pay the deposit?" ”

Niu Shiyu smiled a little embarrassedly: "Master Lin Zhai, don't joke......"

"Who is kidding you!" Lin Guoxian said: "I came this time, in addition to catching up with your father, I just want to bet myself here as a deposit!" He pulled out his knife and snapped it on the table, and said, "My head, it may not be enough to change a fleet, but if it is just a decision, it will be enough to rely on one tongue of my little tail - now I bet my whole head here, old cow, I have made an exception!" ”

Niu Shiyu was dumbfounded when he heard this, Niu Gonghui's brows were tangled, and he said, "Little tail Lao, aren't you embarrassed for me?" ”

"What's so hard about it!" Lin Guoxian said: "I didn't rob your ship for nothing!" The deposit for your shipbuilding is just for fear that the buyer will temporarily 'pump' his feet, which is a letter in the final analysis! Now that I'm all here, what are you worried about? Just one sentence today, do you accept my deposit, or not? ”

Dong 'Gate' Qing peeked at the reaction of the children of the Niu family on the side, and saw that the two young and vigorous ones were about to stand up, but they were stopped by Niu Gonghui with his gaze, seeing that the old man first looked at Lin Guoxian's face and then looked at Lin Guoxian's knife, and said in his heart: "It can be done!" ”

Sure enough, I heard Niu Gonghui say: "Old Xiaowei, put away the knife, we are in the shipbuilding business, and we are not fighting and killing in the sea all day long like you." You're right, the so-called deposit, in fact, is to ask for a letter! Since you're willing to bet yourself here, what else do we have to worry about? Okay, this deal, we take it. But you will tell yourself about the two big ships when the time comes. If Xu Weixue doesn't agree, then we can't do anything. ”

Lin Guoxian was overjoyed when he heard this, raised his teacup and said, "Okay! Readily! Old cow, you are refreshing! Just rush to you, you are worthy of being the leader of the first shipbuilding family of the 'Chao' Mansion! I'll replace wine with tea, toast you! ”

After the two sides reached a consensus, the atmosphere of the ancestral hall became cheerful, everyone had a smile on their faces, and the two groups of people chatted for a long time, and then Niu Gonghui instructed Niu Shiyu to send the distinguished guests to rest.

After Lin Guoxian's East 'Gate' celebration and others left, the joy and anger in the ancestral hall were swept away, and Niu Shiyun, the youngest son of Niu Gonghui, couldn't help but say: "Dad, why did you agree to him!" If this rule is broken, I'm afraid there will be trouble in the future! Besides, they are now so poor that they can't even pay the deposit, so why should we be afraid of them? ”

Niu Gonghui glanced at him and sneered: "What do you know! It is because they are poor now that they are even more terrible! If Xiaowei is rich now, and he can advance and retreat, we don't have to make concessions! But now they are poor and crazy, and if we really don't agree, we will push them down the road! Although he has dealings with the people of Shuangyu and has been tainted with some business, he is still a pirate after all, and he has 'forced' them to be in a hurry, who knows what will happen! ”

Niu Shiyun said: "But what if they can't 'pay' the money by then?" ”

Niu Gonghui groaned: "I expect that he is going to do business recently, Xiaowei is not a person who talks about the river, he only brought these people this time, and most of the people in the brigade are doing that!" But what exactly is the business, let's not inquire, it is no good to know! If he had made the deal, he would probably have been able to 'hand' over the money for the ship. If it can't be done, it doesn't matter, we will go back and resell the ship to the people of Shuangyu, and we will not lose. Recently, Xu and Wang have expanded so fast, as long as the ship we build is good, I am not afraid that they will not be able to eat it. ”

Niu Shiyun was still muttering there, several elders of Niujiapu had already believed Niu Gonghui's words, thinking that it was never a good thing to 'force' Lin Guoxian's dog to jump over the wall in a hurry, so it was better to agree to him for the time being, but secretly he could not be less vigilant, and he had to prevent Lin Guoxian from taking the boat without giving money.

Niu Shiyun said: "That's not easy! Anyway, he himself said that he would put himself here, and we will put him under house arrest as he said! ”

Several elders felt a little scared when they heard that Lin Guoxian was going to be placed under house arrest, but Niu Gonghui did not object, and said, "Yun'er is right. Let's invite him to the back mountain tomorrow, and don't let him get his feet wet if he doesn't see the money. However, things should be done tactfully, politely, and under house arrest, without leaving the slightest trace. This matter is handled by Shi Yu. After a pause, he said: "The people he brought this time are not very good, only the young man named Wang Qing should pay attention." If Xiaowei always wants to do something, it must be done by this Wang Qing. ”

Niu Shiyun said: "I'll come and see this person!" ”

Niu Gonghui said: "Okay! After thinking about it for a while, he said: "But I think the relationship between Wang Qing and Xiaowei Lao is also a little strange, not quite like his subordinates, and when Xiaowei Lao introduced him, he didn't say that this Wang Qing is his 'left and right arms' or anything like that, Yun'er, you pay attention, and you have to probe the wind to see what their relationship is." ”