The man was a little at a loss, and then Chen Mingxia smiled and said, "This is our tall and handsome, come to the boat yard to ask you something." You don't have to be afraid, just answer the words of the big handsome. ”

Recently, there was a war in Yuezhou, and the people in the suburbs all knew that Yuezhou has now changed masters.

The tall marshal in the north defeated the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, and Yuezhou was surnamed Gao in the future.

When the man heard that he was tall and handsome, he hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Little Zhou Yuyang, meet the big handsome." This workshop is indeed a small plot. ”

"Get up!" Gao Yihuan showed a fatherly smile, "I have something to ask you, can you build a ship here?" ”

Gao Yihuan looked at the shipyard and looked very dilapidated, which made him a little disappointed.

Zhou Yuyang got up a little frightened, didn't dare to raise his head, and replied in a low voice: "Back to the marshal, last year I could still build some boats, but this year because of the war, the hired workers have returned to their hometowns to avoid trouble, and there is no one in the workshop, so they can only build small boats, repair broken ships, and can't build big ships!" ”

Gao Yihuan touched his nose, and said that the military discipline of the handsome man was quite good, but he didn't expect it to still affect the people's livelihood.

But hearing him say this, Gao Yihuan rekindled hope in his heart.

In fact, the shipbuilding technology of the Ming Dynasty is still relatively developed, but the construction technology of large ships is mainly concentrated in the coast, especially in Fujian and Guangzhou, while the inland does not master these technologies, and there is no need to build any big ships.

"Ben Shuai asked you, can you still get those hired workers back?" Gao Yihuan asked.

Zhou Yuyang sighed: "Yes, yes, but there is no work in the workshop!" ”

Chen Mingxia smiled and said, "Lord Zhou, our handsome man is here to send you work." Call all your servants back. ”

Zhou Yuyang looked puzzled, and Gao Yihuan smiled: "Ben Shuai wants to ask you to help Ben Shuai build a large warship, can you build this workshop?" ”

After Gao Yihuan finished speaking, he looked at him, hoping to see an expression of surprise and joy.

"Build a warship?" Zhou Yuyang was overjoyed, but shook his head and said, "Back to the handsome, I'm afraid this small workshop can't be built!" ”

Gao Yihuan frowned, "Why?" Ben Shuai can pay the deposit first, and the silver that should be given will not be less! ”

After all, he had just occupied Yuezhou, and many policies had not been implemented, and the people of Yuezhou did not know who was tall and handsome, and Gao Yihuan did not blame him.

Zhou Yuyang was a little worried about whether he would pay for it, but the main reason was that he really couldn't make it.

For a while, he was a little anxious, he didn't know how to explain, he was afraid of the handsome man in front of him, thinking that he deliberately refused, and in anger and shame, he killed him.

Suddenly, Zhou Yuyang saluted and said, "Big handsome, can you move and come with the small one." ”

Gao Yihuan was a little puzzled, but he still turned over and dismounted, and threw the horse whip in his hand to the guards, "You lead the way!" ”

Zhou Yuyang led Gao Yihuan and the others to a pile of materials, he beckoned two hired workers, and lifted the oilcloth on it, and the bottom was full of neatly placed wood.

Then he opened the door of a room next to him, and there was a jar of tung oil, as well as rope, canvas, iron, and other shipbuilding materials.

"Marshal, these are all shipbuilding materials, but they can only build ordinary merchant ships, not large warships. The requirements for building warships are completely different from those of merchant ships, and the materials used are completely different, merchant ships generally use fir wood, but when used on warships, the wood is too brittle, and after being hit by cannonballs, it is easy to produce debris and kill soldiers, so warships generally use hardwood. These hardwoods are scarce in the interior and only have to be found along the coast. If the requirements of the marshal are not so high, you can use second-class wood, but the keel of the warship must be made of giant wood, so small that there is no keel suitable for building a warship, so you can't build a warship. Zhou Yuyang explained, and pointed to the skeleton of a merchant ship on the slipway, "That's it, the strength of the warship is higher than that of the merchant ship, and ordinary wood can't be used as a keel." ”

Where does Gao Dashuai know how to build ships, I heard him say a bunch of things, and waved his hand arrogantly, "At present, this handsome's warship is only active in inland rivers, and the requirements can be lowered, and it is not required to use hardwood." As for the keel, what kind of wood do you want, Ben Shuai sent someone to cut it! ”

Zhou Yuyang said, "Dashuai, the wood for shipbuilding must first be dried naturally in the shade, which will take several years." Even if the big marshal can get Kimura to make the keel, the ship will have to wait a few years. ”

Gao Yihuan couldn't help but be stunned, which is equivalent to saying that even if he cuts it now, it will be several years before he can start building ships.

Mother, Gao Dashuai was a little confused, I didn't expect it to be so complicated to build a boat.

Gao Yihuan was silent for a while, Zhou Yuyang thought that this handsome man was going to give up, but he didn't want Gao Yihuan to wave his hand, "No matter how long you wait, this ship will be built!" ”

Zhou Yuyang's words did not make Gao Yihuan flinch, but strengthened his determination to build a ship.

Hongmaoyi's boats have run all over the world, but he can't even build an inland river warship, which is too fucking shameless.

At this time, Chen Mingxia spoke: "The workshop of the proprietor of Zhou used to only build some merchant ships, and the materials were insufficient, but there are no materials here, but there are other places. There are many wealthy merchants along the coast, who build sea ships privately, and the marshal can spend some silver to buy some materials, and even dig up some craftsmen. ”

At this moment, Zhou Yuyang knew that the big official in front of him was going to move seriously.

After Gao Yihuan heard this, his eyes lit up, "What materials do you need, Ben Shuai can try to buy them." Saying that, Gao Yihuan stared at Zhou Yuyang, "This ship must be built, Zhou Dong mainly resumes production, what else is needed, just say it!" ”

When Zhou Yuyang saw this, he knew that if he didn't build this boat, he would have to build it.

It's a bit of a danger for him, but it's also an opportunity. To tell the truth, Zhou Yuyang didn't want to do things for the government, but he didn't dare to refuse Gao Yihuan, so he could only say: "Back to the marshal, shipbuilding actually only needs craftsmen, money, grain, and raw materials, these few things." If the big handsome can have enough money and food, and can find raw materials, the small ones are willing to give it a try! ”

"Money, food and raw materials, you don't have to worry about these, Ben Shuai will prepare them. Ben Shuai wants to know how you are going to build it? Gao Yihuan asked.

Zhou Yuyang pondered for a moment and said: "First of all, the small ones should know what kind of warships the marshal wants to build, and then the small ones are ready to take advantage of the time when the marshal is preparing the raw materials to go to the south of the Yangtze River to see the warships of the sailors and the coastal sea ships." ”

This statement made Gao Yihuan very satisfied, and felt that this person was still more reliable.

"Good! In that case, the matter was settled. Gao Yihuan bowed his head with satisfaction, "You prepare today, calculate your cost, come to the Yuezhou Mansion tomorrow, we sign a contract, and we are ready to start shipbuilding." ”

After the shipbuilding matter was decided, Gao Yihuan went around the shipyard again, learned a lot about shipbuilding, and returned to Yuezhou City in the afternoon.

At this time, he had just returned to the palace, but Gao Yicheng hurriedly came to report, saying that Nanjing had issued an order, reproaching Zuo Liangyu, and at the same time praising the marshal and acknowledging the agreement with Wei Wujun.

After negotiating with Qincha, Gao Yihuan was actually a little worried, Zhu Cihong was arrogant, but now it seems that Nanjing has made the right choice, that is, on the surface, the relationship between Gao Yihuan and Nanjing has been maintained, so that from the outside, the Ming Dynasty is still a Ming Dynasty with half of the wall and strong strength.

After reading the information, Gao Yihuan finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but then read the letter again, and suddenly looked up and asked, "Hey, why is there no news about me and the princess?" ”

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