The shipyard is a little dilapidated, the wood and debris are piled up very messily, and the craftsmen are also unhurried, slow and leisurely, unable to lift their spirits, and the shipyard is lifeless and lifeless.

Fortunately, Yang Congyi had just asked Lao Shi, otherwise he would have no confidence in this shipyard.

After a short time, when he came to the seashore, he saw a large ship with a pointed bottom placed on the shore, not counting the mast, more than a foot high, and had not yet been launched.

Lao Shi pointed to the ship and said: "My lord, this ship is close to a thousand materials, and it is a relatively large ship now, and it can go to sea." ”

Yang Congyi looked at the boat, it was more than ten zhang long, it looked very tall, I didn't know what the boat was like inside, how many things could be loaded, he had never seen this kind of boat.

"Can you go up and have a look?"

Lao Shi replied: "Naturally, you can." "Take Yang Congyi around to the other side.

I saw a wooden ladder erected on the boat for people to go up and down.

The old official was in front, so he climbed up first, and after he went up, Yang Congyi boarded the boat.

When I got on board, I saw that the deck was paved, the stern rudder was built, and the ship was cleaned up and seemed to have been built.

There are three masts in the middle of the ship, and when you look up, you don't know how high, and three sails, as long as the wind is sufficient, the speed of this ship should not be slow.

Lao Shi explained very consciously: "My lord, this ship is also used for maritime trade, go to Goryeo, as long as the wind direction is no problem, it can arrive in a month, it can load 30,000 pieces of cloth and satin, 60,000 pieces of porcelain, the cabin space is relatively large, and there are many people who can live, not to mention a hundred people, sixty or seventy people are still very easy." ”

Yang Congyi listened and didn't speak.

Lao Shi said: "The most important thing is that the sea ships we build are sturdy and durable, not afraid of collisions, will not seep water, unless there is a typhoon at sea, otherwise the keel will not be easily broken, and it is very safe to go to sea." ”

Then he pointed to the big anchor on the bow of the ship and said: "This anchor weighs 500 catties, and in the offshore sea, the general wind and waves can be completely resisted." ”

Seeing that Yang Congyi was still silent, he said: "The tail rudder is three zhang long, and the ship can turn around at any time in the sea and adjust the direction." ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "Okay, is the power of this ship these three sails?" What should I do if there is no wind or headwind? ”

The old official said: "My lord, a seasoned sailor can borrow the wind at sea, and can sail with a downwind, a headwind, and a crosswind, and he is not afraid of the wind when he enters the port, and the ship is equipped with forty large oars, and it can also be rowed." ”

Yang Congyi didn't know how to capsize the boat, and asked unprofessional questions, but it was nothing, and if you didn't understand, you had to ask, and there was nothing wrong with it.

Then he asked, "Do the bottom of your ships here be sealed with water?" "Watertight cabin method, this is the shipbuilding technique of the Tang and Song dynasties that later generations heard about.

Lao Shi said with a smile: "My lord has a lot of knowledge, and this method of sealing the bilge with water has only been used by us in recent years." Like the boat under our feet, there are six compartments, after the boat is launched, filled with river water and sealed, the boat can enter the water for five feet, and it will not easily capsize in the face of wind and waves. ”

Yang Congyi said: "That's fine." ”

Walking from the deck to the aft building, the aft building is two feet high and has a very wide view.

Descending to the lower deck, there are two floors below, the upper one with compartments for resting places, and the lower one for warehouses, where supplies are stored, with holes for oars on both sides of the cabin in case of emergency.

After reading it, Yang Congyi is still quite satisfied with this ship, the deck is open, the cabin space is large, it can be stored for life, and it is completely enough to go to sea.

After looking at the finished ship under his feet, Yang Congyi already had a general understanding of the ship of 1,000 materials, and the ship of 2,000 materials should be much bigger.

"Do you have any other types and uses of ships besides this kind of sea ship here?"

The old official replied: "Ocean returns, generally not only one kind of ship, our shipyard, can build any common ship, flat-bottomed river ships, pointed bottom sea ships, all kinds of warships, vehicles and ships, we can build any ship that adults want." ”

"Warships, cars, ships? You talk about it. Yang Congyi suddenly became interested, this shipyard that doesn't look very good can still build warships?

The old official replied, "Yes, sir." Our warships here are all flat-bottomed warships, with large space and many people, equipped with slap sticks, which can throw stone bullets and ignition bombs, and have special hardwood in the bow to ram enemy ships, a 2,000-material warship can carry 500 people, and the speed of sailing downwind is also very fast. The vehicle and ship is to install water wheels on both sides of the ship to replace wood pulp, step on them by manpower, make a U-turn convenient, advance and retreat freely, and be very flexible, that is, the water wheel is easy to be damaged and is not easy to repair on the water. ”

Yang Congyi was disappointed, didn't the Song Dynasty already have *, the Jingkang Rebellion, didn't the earth-shaking thunder used to defend Bianjing City, why did the ship still use stone bullets? Go to the South and the West to return to Yi, there are many powerful countries on the way, and there will be trouble, there is not enough armed force, no matter how much wealth will not be transported back, maybe some countries will forget their righteousness when they see wealth, and they may directly rob the fleet.

But the thought that they were just craftsmen was relieved. Whether it is a stone bullet or a sky-shaking thunder, what is used, the shipyard does not care, they only build ships, as for how to use it, it is a matter for the imperial court.

"If the car and boat are so easy to use, why not use a sturdy water wheel?"

The old official said: "No matter how hard the wood is, it will become soft after soaking in water for a long time, and the water wheel will break when it rolls fast, and there is no way to solve it." ”

Yang Congyi felt strange: "Why don't you use steel to make water wheels?" ”

Lao Shi said: "My lord doesn't know, our shipbuilders are carpenters, and I have a way to make any kind of wood into the shape I want, but we really can't help the iron, and there are many components of the water wheel, and the blacksmith can't make it." ”

Yang Congyi was silent, if the ocean-going fleet brought a few vehicles and ships, it would be the best, and any emergency could be dealt with in time.

"Can a warship make a culet? How big can you make? ”

The old official thought for a while and said: "The pointed bottom is fine, a little transformation can be done, if you want to say how big it can be, it's really hard to say, I used to build a flat-bottomed warship of 4,000 materials, and if it was changed to a pointed bottom, it is estimated that there will be no 4,000 materials." ”

Yang Congyi nodded, there are three thousand materials, that is also very big, there should be no problem carrying seven or eight hundred people.

The ship also understands almost everything, and it is time to meet the shipyard manager Fei Daren, and the shipbuilder still has to talk to him.

When asked about Lord Fei's residence, Yang Congyi thanked the old official, and then urged the horse to go to him, the time was urgent, and there was no delay.

After a lot of trouble, I finally found Mr. Fei in the shipyard, who had a round face and a round belly, and I was afraid that he had caught a lot of oil and water.

After entering the house, the two were polite to each other, drank tea, and only then did Fei ask Yang Congyi what he meant.

Yang Congyi said: "Lord Fei, the imperial court wants a batch of ocean-going ships to go to sea this year, I don't know if your shipyard can build it?" ”

When Lord Fei heard that he wanted a batch of big ships, he immediately became excited, and immediately asked, "How much?" ”

Yang Congyi smiled and replied: "Not much, fifty two-thousand-material sharp-bottomed sea ships, plus some warships, vehicles and ships, about sixty." ”

"Really?" Lord Fei's excited eyes lit up, he couldn't believe it, sixty ships!

Seeing Yang Congyi nodding, Lord Fei's face blossomed with a smile: "Don't worry, Lord Yang, my shipyard can build any ship, as long as the court gives money, you can build as many ships as you want." ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "I went to the shipyard before I came, and there are not many craftsmen." ”

Lord Fei's face was a little embarrassed for a moment, and he drank saliva before he said: "Lord Yang doesn't know, my shipyard used to be very prosperous, and ships were launched every few days. Isn't this Song Jin negotiating peace, the imperial court doesn't build much warships, the shipyard has nothing to do, there are not many people for sea ships, and the shipyard can't afford to raise so many craftsmen, so it is slowly dismissed. If the imperial court really wants sixty big ships, my shipyard will be able to get the people back immediately, and we will be able to start building ships within ten days. ”

Yang Congyi said: "Sixty ships must be wanted, and they will be required within the year, and they will all be completed in October this year." ”

Lord Fei's face froze, his expression changed, and he replied with insufficient confidence: "It's been a month and a half, and it's only nine months to build sixty ships, and the time is too tight, two years is about the same." ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Lord Fei, I think the shipyard is quite large, and it is no problem to build ten ships at a time." ”

Mr. Fei replied with some embarrassment: "The venue is enough, but there are not enough manpower, the ship is too urgent, and we have to find a lot of manpower, and the cost is too great." ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Lord Fei don't worry, as long as the ship can be built in October, it is okay for the imperial court to allocate some more money." ”

Hearing Yang Congyi say this, Fei Dacai smiled and said, "I don't know how much money the imperial court is going to allocate this time to build ships." ”

Yang Congyi asked: "I don't know how much it costs to build a 2,000-gauge sea ship in your shipyard?" ”

Lord Fei pondered for a while, and replied with a serious expression: "Don't hide it from Lord Yang, it is not easy to build a two-thousand-material ship, and if there is no fifteen-hundred, I am afraid that it will not be built well." ”

Yang Congyi secretly scolded "black heart", the old official in the shipyard told him that it would be enough to run eight hundred, and when it came to Lord Fei's mouth, it doubled, no wonder he grew so fat, and the oil and water in the shipyard let him eat it.

Yang Congyi held back the dissatisfaction in his heart, picked up the teacup, looked at him, and said with a smile: "Lord Fei, there are a lot of shipyards in the Great Song Dynasty, not to mention Chizhou, Yangzhou, and Jiankang, let's talk about nearby Fuzhou, there are also several shipyards, and there are no warships and merchant ships that cannot be built." ”

Lord Fei immediately said very apologetically: "Lord Yang forgive my sins, I remember wrong, what I just said is a private offer, of course the imperial court will not ask for a ship at this price, after all, the shipyard is also an official family." The 2,000 large ships that Lord Yang asked for can be built with 1,200 guan each, and if you are in a hurry, add 300 kan to each ship, and you can also build it in October this year. ”

Yang Congyi was speechless, this Lord Fei is completely a profiteer, where is there a Great Song Dynasty official who should look like?

He drank tea and said nothing, 1,500 yuan, 60 ships is 90,000 yuan, too much more than expected, the cost of shipbuilding is more, and the money available in other aspects will be less, so it will definitely not work, and it will be annoying if it is not allowed in the future.

After thinking about it for a while, I decided to kill the price.