Because of the abundance of silver, the reconstruction of the treasure shipyard is progressing very rapidly, which is also in line with the sentence, money is easy to do.

Next to the dock, the huge keel has begun to be assembled, and as far as the eye can see, the workers and masters are like a group of hard-working ants, busy up and down.

Originally, Ye Xun wanted to find Tian Siqing to go to him, but he also wanted to come to see the progress of the shipyard, and when he saw the keel, he was deeply shocked, this is the legendary treasure ship?

It is 44 zhang 4 feet long, 18 zhang wide, 12 sails, can carry 1,000 people, 30 rocking oars, each 15 to 30 people.

The above is Tian Siqing's introduction to Ye Xun, and later Ye Xun once read a report on the treasure ship on the Internet, saying that the treasure ship is 124 meters long, 50 meters wide, and has a displacement of more than 3,000 tons.

According to the reports on the Internet, Ye Xun generally didn't believe it, but when he saw it today, Ye Xun himself was too shallow, and he even doubted the wisdom of his ancestors.

Hearing that Ye Xun was coming, Tian Siqing, who was commanding at the scene, hurriedly hurried over.

Duan Yun is responsible for training recruits, and Tian Siqing is responsible for building ships, and the two have different division of labor, and neither affects anyone.

Seeing Tian Siqing, Ye Xun couldn't help but say, "Brother Tian, when can the treasure ship go to sea?" ”

Tian Siqing was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Father-in-law, you have also seen that this keel has not yet been completed, even if it is rushed overnight, I am afraid it will take two months later, and there will be sea trials and soldiers to familiarize themselves, etc., if you want to form combat effectiveness, I am afraid that it will take half a year."

It was still half a year, Ye Xun couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Tian Siqing didn't know about the Dutch and the East India Company, and explained: "Father-in-law doesn't need to worry about Ono, now that the Jiangnan army has been restructured, the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers has been greatly improved, and although the number of warships from Liaodong is small, the combat effectiveness is still very strong, I think Ono should have received the news at this time, I'm afraid he won't dare to attack our idea easily."

Ye Xun shook his head and said: "The best defense is to attack, and my Daming coastline is too long, I can't predict where Ono will land from, and it's not a way to always be so passive and defensive, and the Dutch have also jumped out, I'm afraid it's time to wait!" ”

Hearing the name of the Dutchman, Tian Siqing's brows also furrowed, and he groaned, and said: "Father-in-law, I think the Dutch should have come behind the backs of the British and Spaniards, can my father-in-law write some articles on this?" ”

This is the so-called authorities are confused, and outsiders are cleared.

Ye Xun couldn't help patting his head and said, "Thanks to Brother Tian's reminder, the two peaches kill the three soldiers, why did I forget the tricks that our ancestors played?" ”

Since the Tang and Song dynasties, porcelain, silk and other items in the Central Plains have been rare items for Westerners, and many Western aristocrats are proud to have Han items.

If Ye Xun does something about franchising at this time, and then shows his force at the right time, he may be able to deter those Westerners with bad intentions in a short period of time.

And in order to get the franchise of the Ming Dynasty, several Western countries are likely to have a fight, after all, they are not good birds.

In this way, Ye Xun can reap the benefits of the fisherman, and once the treasure ship goes to sea, any sea coachman and the empire on which the sun never sets can all be lined up to teach a lesson.

As soon as he thought of it, he happily said to Tian Siqing: "Fifty new artillery pieces have been shipped from Shenyang, and I will ask the household department to allocate another million silver coins to you, be sure to speed up the shipbuilding, the treasure ship will go to sea, I will personally ask you for credit, a hereditary fame must be indispensable."

Tian Siqing shook his head with a smile and said: "It is already my greatest wish to see my Ming Sailor across the sea, it doesn't matter if I am famous or not, maybe my father will be happy."

Ye Xun also smiled, these two are really two wonderful.

After returning to the government, Ye Xun issued a proclamation in the name of the military eunuchs of the four provinces of the governor, and in the future, all treaty ports in the Ming Dynasty would trade with foreign merchant ships in a concession situation.

That is to say, only with the permission of the Ming court can you go ashore to trade materials with Ming merchants.

As soon as this order came out, it can be said that it caused a thousand waves with one stone, because after the trade, the government only collects taxes and does not interfere in the transactions between merchants, even if the other party is a pirate, as long as he pays taxes honestly on the shore and does not commit adultery, the government will not deal with it.

Not now, without the government's concession, foreign businessmen can't take anything from the Ming Dynasty at all.

In fact, Ye Xun also knew that this was a double-edged sword, which not only hurt people, but also damaged the interests of his own businessmen.

But there is no way to do this, otherwise how can Westerners have infighting.

After the proclamation was issued, many foreign businessmen flocked to the Maritime Yamen to ask for explanations.

And Shen Changshan was entrusted by many people, so he directly found Ye Xun.

Without waiting for Shen Changshan to ask questions, Ye Xun said directly: "Brother Shen came just in time, no one else can do this matter, and you have to come forward."

Shen Changshan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked: "If my father-in-law has something to do, I will definitely go all out."

"The first thing is to hope that Brother Shen will come forward and form a chamber of commerce, so that the goods will be shipped out of one family, and the rules will also come from one door, the beauty of this, I think Brother Shen knows better than me"

"To tell you the truth, the idea of Westerners fighting Donggang has been rejected by me, but I don't think they will give up, so I hope Brother Shen will help me contact the Spanish and British, I believe they will be interested in cooperating with your chamber of commerce."

After listening to the first thing Ye Xun said, Shen Changshan stood up excitedly, the Shen family has been in business for generations, and of course he understands what it means to lead the Chamber of Commerce, and he is also the most lucrative maritime businessman.

In the past, the imperial court forbade the sea, and the Shen family didn't dare to blatantly engage in this idea, but now it's different, because of the special relationship between Shen Changshan and Ye Xun, this big cake has fallen on the head of the Shen family accurately, how can it not make Shen Changshan happy?

And when Ye Xun said that Westerners had the idea of fighting Donggang, Shen Changshan finally understood why Ye Xun suddenly got a concession.

After thinking about this, he immediately hugged his fists without hesitation and said: "Father-in-law, please rest assured, this matter is on me, and my father-in-law will definitely be satisfied."

Businessmen pursue profits, no matter how good the relationship is, Shen Changshan also has to think about the family, and now as long as he helps Ye Xun provoke the infighting of Westerners, his Shen family will become the first family in Jiangnan and even the Ming Dynasty.

Ye Xun knew that during the period of Zhu Yuanzhang, there was a huge rich man named Shen Wansan in Jiangnan, who was later killed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Ye Xun didn't know if Shen Changshan had anything to do with that Shen Wansan, but it was certain that as long as Shen Changshan didn't do anything harmful to the interests of the country, he would fully support him and keep Shen Changshan safe.

After completing this matter, Ye Xun couldn't help but sigh, do his best, obey the destiny of heaven, many things are not something he can control, he can only take one step at a time, and now for Ye Xun, what he needs most is time.

Leaning back in his chair and stretching, before he could stand up, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door.

"Father-in-law Qi, Shuzhong urgent!" ...