Jiangdong and Jingzhou are basically the only two of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty where there is a naval army.

Now there are a total of 30,000 sailors under Yuan Shu's command, all of which are led by Gan Ning, this is a lawless demon king of the mixed world.

Gan Ning, the word Xingba, was a good ranger when he was a teenager, gathered people and horses, held bows and crossbows, did evil in the locality, formed a canal division to rob the ship's property, wore bells, dressed gorgeously, and was known as a brocade thief.

On the Yangtze River, he led thousands of his minions to make chaos everywhere, and fought with Jingzhou's naval army many times.

Except for Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin's pirate group, basically no one dared to contend with them, and the other bandits knew that it was Gan Ning who was coming when they heard the sound of the bell, and they avoided it.

"Lord, this is the sailor I trained."

Gan Ning proudly pointed to the army that was divided into two groups on the sea and kept fighting and training on the board.

Yuan Shu looked at the frantic hand-to-hand handovers and the soldiers who used bows and arrows or crossbows to carry out long-range kills, and nodded, but he was a little disappointed in his heart.

"Xingba, how many warships do you have in your navy?"

Gan Ning said excitedly: "There are more than 20 large and small building ships, and nearly 1,000 hazy and fighting ships. ”

Yuan Shu looked at the large and small ships in the distance, but he still felt a little dissatisfied.

Most of these warships can only carry less than 100 people, and they are small warships. There are only five or six building ships that can carry more than 1,000 people.

Although Gan Ning, a former water bandit, not to mention large building ships, didn't even have much of a hazy chong, he was very satisfied with so many warships, but in Yuan Shu's eyes, it was too simple.

Although the warships of this era are not bad, they are still too primitive after all, they are very small in scale, and they are not taken seriously.

Especially now before the later period of the princes' melee, the navy is basically useless and not taken seriously, and the speed of development is even slower.

At present, the best building ship can only carry about 2,000 people, and after the troubled times in history, Soochow under the leadership of Sun Quan quickly created a building ship that can accommodate more than 3,000 soldiers.

There is no progress without demand, Yuan Shu doesn't want to wait until the future to be in a hurry, so let's start improving it now!

After reading the training of the water army, Yuan Shu was generally quite satisfied. The quality and combat power of the soldiers trained by Gan Ning were very good, but the battleship did not meet Yuan Shu's expectations.

However, this was not Gan Ning's problem, and Yuan Shu then ran directly to the shipyard.

There used to be seven shipyards in Jiangdong, but the scale was not too large, and after Yuan Shu came, he directly merged all these small shipyards into three relatively large ones.

One is specially used for civilian use, and is responsible for the fishing of various types of fishing boats used by the people of the whole Yangzhou, and the remaining two Yuan Shu are specially used to build naval warships.

Yuan Shu is well aware of the importance of craftsmen, and never despises them like others, and it can be said that Yuan Shu treats these craftsmen very well.

Ordinary craftsmen have a consistent amount of money a month, apprentices also have 600 yuan, and some craftsmen with excellent craftsmanship Yuan Shu even have a monthly salary of five yuan.

Moreover, there is a very perfect system of rewards and punishments, and craftsmen with major inventions will receive a lot of rewards, not only money and food, but even official positions.

In this era of strict industrial and commercial hierarchies, merchants had the lowest status, but craftsmen were also regarded as lowly trades.

Yuan Shu's approach naturally attracted countless craftsmen to come, and they all frantically studied, worked, and tried to innovate for money, food, and official positions.

Yuan Shu came to one of the shipyards that performed better overall, and the officials in charge were all experienced craftsmen in their forties.

Several of the shipyard's administrators came up in unison.

"Has your shipyard made such a breakthrough lately?"

"My lord, in the past three months, our shipyard has produced eight building ships and more than 1,400 hazy fighting ships. And the efficiency is getting higher and higher, and it is expected to be able to produce seven building ships and nearly 1,000 Hazy Fighting Ships this month. ”

"And after the improvement of our craftsmen, the building ship produced now can carry more than 2,300 people, more than 500 people than before, and the scale and sailing speed have increased a lot. The Hazy Punch and the like have also improved a lot. ”

The leader said in a slightly proud tone.

But it's no wonder that he is so proud, after all, compared to another shipyard, his results are much better.

"Hmm." Yuan Shu listened to the report, looked at the craftsmen who were constantly busy in the shipyard, and nodded.

Still can't be in a hurry, Yuan Shu basically doesn't know anything about shipbuilding, except for knowing that ships made of steel can float on the water, all he knows is the watertight warehouse.

All this depends on the craftsmen's own research and development, and Yuan Shu himself really has nothing to guide.

"You two shipyards, which one can build a ship that can carry more than 3,000 people and is stronger than the current one in all aspects, will double the salary for two months."

"In addition, it is important to remember that internal competition is the most necessary, but it must not be internal friction. Every time there is a technological breakthrough, information is shared, but the party that makes the breakthrough is rewarded. Don't try to suppress your opponents, as long as you work hard, I will reward you. If someone wants to suppress an opponent, or cut corners, don't blame me for being unsympathetic. ”

In the end, Yuan Yuan's breath was cold.

Recently, these people have been living well, and they have begun to think carefully, Yuan Shu has already learned about all this through various intelligence, so he came over to knock it out, and pinched it off when these signs first appeared.

The people below were all sweating with fright on their foreheads when they heard this, and they knelt on the ground with pale faces.

"The subordinates are guilty, the subordinates are narrow-minded, and they are conniving, please atone for the sins of the lord!"

Yuan Shu looked at these people kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, and said lightly: "This is the first time, I read that you are a first-time offender, so you will not be held accountable, and you will be fined for three months." If there is a next time, don't blame General Ben for killing you to warn the others. ”

"The subordinates don't dare!"

"I hope you really don't dare. I'm not going to the other shipyard, and you can tell you what I just said as it is, and add that I don't keep waste, and if their results are still the same in three months, then they can disappear. ”

"That's all I have to say, think about it. Work hard, General Ben guarantees that you will not suffer, but if you are cheating and making some small moves, then don't blame General Ben for being ruthless! ”

After finishing speaking, regardless of the reactions of these people, Yuan Shu waved his sleeves and left directly.

The managers of these shipyards knelt on the ground and did not dare to move at all, and it was not until Yuan Shu left for a long time that they stood up one by one.

Then the shipyard was turned upside down, many lazy and incompetent craftsmen were all wiped out, and the latest technological breakthroughs of the shipyard were passed on to another shipyard.

Competition drives progress, but internal friction is absolutely undesirable!