Today's shipyard is a critical department like the Thunderbolt Division.

Within a radius of more than ten miles from the shipyard, no residents or fishing boats are allowed, and if they are caught, even if they are ordinary people of the Tang Dynasty, they will be detained for a few days before they are released.

The craftsmen brought by Leng Feng before have now completely adapted to life by the sea.

One of them is the head of the artisan, Sun Xiaoquan, who is now accustomed to eating seafood and even knows how to make crabs taste better with sauces.

What greeted Leng Feng and his party was a seafood feast.

Dengzhou is located by the sea, and the shipyard is close to the sea, so everyone can enjoy the freshest umami.

After eating the seafood, Leng Feng followed Sun Xiaoquan into the manufactured shipyard to see if it was capable of making ironclad ships.

Sun Xiaoquan held a sledgehammer in his hand, and after entering the dock, he picked up the sledgehammer and smashed it on the ground.

Only a few small fragments fell, and the rest did not even show cracks.

Sun Xiaoquan said with a smile: "This is why the Protector of the Kingdom allowed us to use cement and steel bars, so that we could build such a strong dock." Although it will slowly deteriorate, it will not be a problem to build hundreds of ships before they are completely scrapped. ”

Leng Feng looked at the ground, and sure enough, they built this place very strong, even if it would wear out, but since they could persist in building hundreds of ships, it would be worth it.

"Yes, you're doing well in the dockyard preparations, how are the preparations going on the steel side?"

Speaking of this, Sun Xiaoquan was a little embarrassed.

Seeing his embarrassment, Leng Feng asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Sun Xiaoquan nodded: "Yes, we have a lot of Datang iron mines, but they are generally small mines, and only Zhao Guogong can support us in building ironclad ships." However, Zhao Guogong said that Dengzhou is located in a remote area, and the price of iron ore must be increased by 50% on the basis, otherwise he will lose money. ”

"Fifty percent?"

Leng Feng frowned and looked at Fan Shen.

Fan Shen pinched his fingers and calculated, before he said: "Fifty percent is high, and their iron mine is in Zhaozhou, which is not very far from here, and it is only thirty and a half at most." Fifty percent, coupled with the high price of their iron ore, it can be said that they took advantage of the fire to rob! ”

Sun Xiaoquan said bitterly: "The price is so outrageous, we don't dare to make our own claims, I originally wanted to write to you, but there is news that you are about to arrive, and the little one is waiting for you to say it in person." ”

"The eldest grandson Wuji has gone too far."

Leng Feng walked up in the dock with his hands behind his back.

Fan Shen sneered: "What if it's excessive, he is the uncle of the country, even if he stabs this matter to the emperor, it is estimated that the price will not drop much." ”

Leng Feng looked at Fan Fall and said, "Do you know what I planned before?" ”

Fan Pendant shook his head.

Leng Feng stretched out his hand and gestured, "I originally planned to buy Changsun Wuji's ore at a low price, smelt it on the spot to make steel for our use, and then use your river fleet to send it to Dengzhou." The eldest grandson Wuji dared to raise the price by fifty percent, because it was not easy to transport iron ore. But what if you don't have to transport it with him? ”

Fan Yuan smiled bitterly: "If you don't use the eldest grandson Wuji to transport, do you think he won't be able to raise the price?" There are always excuses. ”

"So!"

Leng Feng clapped his hands: "Why do we have to use him?" It's not good to use your own. ”

Fan Yuan, Sun Xiaoquan and the others all widened their eyes: "With our own? ”

Leng Feng nodded, pointed in the direction of Anshan and said, "There is a place called Anshan there, and I have already sent someone to explore." If I'm right, I'll be able to find a big one, or even several iron ores. As soon as these iron ores start to be mined, hehe. ”

Fan Shen had never seen Leng Feng show such an expression, this expression, if translated, would probably be:

The eldest grandson Wuji, that old boy is not worthy of lifting shoes for me.

Fan Shen rubbed his head, and was the first to wake up from the shock.

He couldn't help but say, "I've always wondered that you are an all-knowing person. Even if there is anything in this world, you can at least know a little about it. I doubt it, do you really have any immortal tricks, and you can pinch or something? ”

Leng Feng laughed, and then laughed awkwardly.

He also asked himself why he knew so much, and in the end, he could only blame a certain mother. There's no way, Du Niang will push some interesting unpopular knowledge if she has nothing to do. As a result, he may not be omniscient but also half-aware of something.

It's embarrassing to know everything and not be proficient in anything.

Sun Xiaoquan was the second to recover from the shock, he couldn't help rubbing his hands and said, "Then the protector, this means that we can build more boats?" ”

If according to the previous price of Zhao Guogong, it is estimated that they can only build four or five ships, and no matter how much, the imperial court will definitely not be willing to pay this money.

But if it is the protector who provides iron ore and steel, then, in terms of price, it will definitely not be outrageously high.

Leng Feng shook his head: "Who said you should build a few more ships?" What I think is that when the experiment is over, you have to let go of your hands and feet and build as much as you can. ”

If his expectations are good, the emperor will inevitably agree to Zhang Zhongjian's request, and he will receive a large sum of money.

For pirates, gold, silver, jewelry, and other things were just ornamental objects, but in the hands of the emperor, these things could have their proper effect.

With such a large windfall, in terms of shipbuilding, Li Shimin will definitely not be stingy.

After all, it's an old ship for a new one.

It's simply not too profitable.

Hearing that there was no limit to the number and letting go of his hands and feet, Sun Xiaoquan couldn't help but be even more excited.

The shipyard had a rule that craftsmen would receive a large allowance when they were involved in the construction of ships.

This allowance is a happy benefit for these craftsmen!

Otherwise, why did they abandon the stable life of the Central Plains, accept supervision incognito, and go to the beach in Dengzhou to blow the sea breeze?

At the beginning of the establishment of the shipyard, Leng Feng set this rule.

Later, the Wuli Sima, who was sent by the imperial court to supervise, took power and reformulated the system. Although Wuli Sima felt that this rule was too preferential for the craftsmen, he did not dare to change the rules set by Leng Feng.

So, this rule has been retained to this day.

After the excitement, Sun Xiaoquan and other craftsmen were eager to pick up the tools and start working now.

After inspecting the dock, it was already evening, and there was a large pile of flames on the shore in the distance.

Leng Feng was puzzled: "How can anyone have a fire here?" ”

Sun Xiaoquan looked at it from afar and said: "This is a fire built by fishermen to guide fishermen who return late. Protector Guogong, I've been thinking about it, is there any way we can also light the sea at night? In this way, our ironclad ships will be able to go to sea to fight at night! ”