Standing on a long-abandoned ruin on the edge of the Yangtze River, Xiao Tianjian raised his eyes and looked around, followed by a left-behind official in Nanjing, who has now surrendered to the Xingtianjun, this person's surname is Huang, and he followed Xiao Tianjian carefully, but he also wore a casual clothes, and his expression looked very restrained.

"Is this the shipyard where the Three Treasure Eunuch Zheng He made treasure ships seven times in the South Seas?" Xiao Tianjian walked slowly around this open space, looking around, judging from the traces left here, Xiao Tianjian could also see that this place should indeed be the site of a shipyard, and there are even many shantytowns around, and there is still an unbuilt boat on the riverside, so he asked the official surnamed Huang who followed him.

The old official surnamed Huang hurriedly bowed down and replied respectfully: "Initiate the Holy ......"

"I haven't ascended the throne yet, and now I can't be called a saint, so you shouldn't be too nervous, just be casual!" Xiao Tianjian listened to him speak a little piercingly, so he waved his hand.

"Yes!" The surnamed Huang hurriedly agreed, and then said: "This is indeed the place where the Three Treasure Eunuch Zheng Gonggong supervised the construction of the treasure ship back then!" At that time, tens of thousands of craftsmen were gathered in this area alone, and they were the imperial court here...... The Ming court builds a treasure ship!

Later, after the Ming Dynasty closed the sea, this place was abandoned, the craftsmen dispersed, leaving only a few small ships to build for the sailors, until now, you see, most of the shacks over there are the descendants of the craftsmen who built ships here, some people are no longer building ships, but to be the boat people of Caoyun!

Please look at the woods over there, it is said that Gonggong Zheng ordered the planting of cedar trees and pine trees because there were too many timbers cut around the area, and they were used for future shipbuilding. ”

Xiao Tianjian then walked to the edge of the forest, and saw that most of them were fir trees and pine trees, and some trees had grown very thick.

"It's a pity! What a pity! It is a pity to think that the shipbuilding technology of China was so high that it could build a huge ship like a treasure ship, but most of the ships encountered today are only a few hundred ships!

By the way, among the descendants of those craftsmen back then, are there still skilled craftsmen? Can you rebuild the treasure ship of the past? After Xiao Tianjian sighed, he slapped the trunk of a big cedar tree a few times, turned his head and asked the surnamed Huang.

The surname Huang was obviously an official who was in charge of managing shipbuilding affairs in the Nanjing area in the past, and he knew more about the situation in this regard, which is why Xiao Tianjian sent someone to recruit him here today.

The man surnamed Huang replied with trepidation: "Qi play...... Back to the handsome, after the craftsmen sealed the sea, many people were dismissed, there are not many craftsmen left in this area, and many of their descendants have also changed careers, and it is really not easy to find smart craftsmen! However, Wei Chen knows a person who lives not far from here, and it is said that his ancestors were also one of the craftsmen who built treasure ships for Zheng Gonggong, and they have stayed here for generations to build ships for a living! This person's surname is Liu, his name is Liu Erbao, he is now in his forties, and he was a teacher of Ding some time ago...... Oh no, it was Ding Qirui who ordered someone to build a warship to deal with the army of the marshal, this person built a ship for the government in this area, it is said that the warship he led the craftsmen to build is very strong, but I have never heard that he can build the treasure ship of the year! Wechen can go find this person, and he should still be able to find him! ”

Xiao Tianjian was overjoyed when he heard this, so he immediately waved his hand and said, "Go now!" You take Ben Shuai with you! ”

The man surnamed Huang hurriedly bowed down and agreed, leading the way in front at a trot, while Xiao Tianjian followed him and strode towards a dilapidated shack.

The iron head was nervous to death, Xiao Tianjian suddenly said today that he wanted to come out for a walk, since the last time Xiao Tianjian was assassinated in Wuchang Mansion, although it was lucky that the lame scholar pulled the assassin in time, Xiao Tianjian did not have an accident, but it still scared them half to death, since that time, they didn't dare to let Xiao Tianjian have nothing to do and go around, now Nanjing Xinding, there must be a lot of people who hate Xiao Tianjian, no one knows if there is anyone waiting to assassinate Xiao Tianjian, Xiao Tianjian is going to go out of the city again, The iron head didn't say yes at first.

In the end, after being scolded by Xiao Tianjian, Tietou had to nod in agreement, but he summoned dozens of very good subordinates Yu Linwei, all of whom changed into civilian clothes and followed Xiao Tianjian, each of whom had short blades and handcuffs hidden in them, scattered around one by one to maintain Xiao Tianjian's safety.

Xiao Tianjian didn't grow wise, so he shook his arms and walked out of Nanjing City, ran to the place where Zheng He's treasure ship was built, and recruited this old official surnamed Huang to accompany him.

That shack area is mostly inhabited by some low-status artisan families, there are also some homeless people living in this area, some time ago when the Xingtian army attacked the city, they all moved away from here, and now the city of Nanjing has been settled, so these people have returned to this area, packed up their homes and started life again.

The surnamed Huang was really familiar with this area, and took Xiao Tianjian into the shack area, and casually pulled a person to inquire, so he smiled and said to Xiao Tianjian: "Qiqi Dashuai, it seems that we are lucky, this Liu Erbao is still here and has not left, and his house is in front!" ”

Xiao Tianjian was also very happy, so he followed the surnamed Huang to the front, and those Yulin guards quickly ran to the front one by one, forming a strict guard on the road of Xiao Tianjian's path.

The man surnamed Huang walked to the front of a house and said that it was a house, but in fact, it could be called a larger shack at best, and there was not even an earthen wall, and it was basically built with broken wood, which looked very inconspicuous.

Xiao Tianjian stood in front of this shack, looked at it, and frowned slightly, he didn't think it was too dirty here, after all, people like them hadn't stayed anywhere! So a little messy doesn't affect anything, but Xiao Tianjian feels that this surname Huang is a bit unbelievable, since this Liu Erbao is said to have great shipbuilding skills, then he can do it casually and clean up the house for himself, and this house will not be so dilapidated!

The man surnamed Huang stood at the door and coughed, straightened his waist, and asked loudly, "Is Liu Erbao at home?" ”

At this time, there was a voice in the room: "Here! What is the ghost called? Is Lao Tzu's name your name? It didn't take long for an unkempt middle-aged man to emerge.

Xiao Tianjian saw that this Liu Erbao was still a camel, his waist was bent badly, his face was full of wrinkles, but his two hands were very big, judging from Xiao Tianjian's many years of experience, this person was by no means a person who often held knives and guns, and these hands were very in line with the characteristics of a carpenter.

As soon as this person saw the surname Huang, his face was taken aback, and his face changed to a humble look, and he quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "I don't know if Lord Huang is here!" The small exit just now is so offensive, and I hope that Lord Huang will have a lot of Haihan! Hey? Is Lord Huang still in Nanjing City now? ”

The man surnamed Huang was quite embarrassed, and hurriedly said, "That's it! I don't know if it's a crime or not, Huang has now joined the Xingtian Army, and now he is temporarily doing things in the Xingtian Army, and he happens to have something to do with you today, this is ......"

Xiao Tianjian didn't wait for the surnamed Huang to introduce his identity, so he immediately interrupted his words and took the initiative to clench his fists and said: "Under the surname Xiao, I just heard that this Lord Huang said that you are the best shipbuilder in the surrounding area, so I came to visit, and there is a lot of trouble!" ”

This Liu Erbao took a look at Xiao Tianjian, originally he didn't dare to be rude to the surname Huang, but now he heard that the surname Huang had already voted for the Xingtianjun, so he didn't dare to be rude to him more and more, and the person surnamed Huang who could bring an official must not have a low status, and Liu Erbao saw that this person surnamed Huang was respectful to Xiao Tianjian, and it was obvious that Xiao Tianjian's identity was much higher than that of the surname Huang, so he hurriedly practiced and said that he didn't dare to be, and his back was also bowed a lot more, and Xiao Tianjian and the surname Huang were put in the room.

Tietou was afraid that this Liu Erbao's identity was unknown, and Xiao Tianjian would be in danger after entering the house, so he took a look inside the house first, and saw that there was no one in the house, but it exuded a bad smell, and the surnamed Huang obviously couldn't stand the dirty smell here, so he covered his nose and said after arriving at the door: "You take a chair out, just talk outside!" ”

Xiao Tianjian didn't mind so much, but he thought that the room would be darker, so he nodded, Liu Erbao didn't dare to slack off, and quickly ran to the house to get two benches out, and asked Xiao Tianjian and the surnamed Huang to sit down, of course the surnamed Huang didn't dare to sit, so he stood beside Xiao Tianjian, and Xiao Tianjian sat down with a big grin.

This Liu Erbao was even more sure that this Xiao Tianjian's identity must be unusual, so he became more and more nervous, and stood in front of Xiao Tianjian with his head bowed, just wanting to kneel down and speak.

Xiao Tianjian smiled indifferently and said: "Master Liu doesn't have to be so nervous, Xiao came here today, just to talk to Master Liu casually!" I heard that Master Liu's ancestor was the master craftsman who built the treasure ship for the Three Treasures eunuch Zheng Gonggong, is this true? ”

Liu Erbao hurriedly knelt down, nodded and said: "Back to the adult, the little ancestor is indeed a boatwright, and I heard the words handed down by the ancestors that he did build a treasure ship for Gonggong Zheng!" ”

Xiao Tianjian was happy when he heard this, so he continued to ask: "So are you still making a living from shipbuilding for generations?" ”

Liu Erbao hurriedly bowed his head and replied: "If you go back to the adult, it is true, the little ancestor has such a little craftsmanship, passed down from generation to generation, and in the younger generation, he has always been making a living from shipbuilding!" Lord Huang knows the craftsmanship of the small, and the small one dare not boast, but in this area, the small one dares to say that all the boats made by the small ones are absolutely solid and durable! ”

"Huh! Good! So what kind of boats do you build on a daily basis? Xiao Tianjian was very happy and continued to ask.

"The small ones can build a lot of boats, from small fishing boats to large boats with hundreds of materials, including warships that can carry hundreds of people, and small ones can be built!" Liu Erbao is not very modest.

(Today, thanks to Baiyun Guochao and lujunqi006 for their tips!) Hehe! It's too much to say thank you, it's too cliché! But thank you very much! ）