In the wax moon, the north wind along the coast is cold and has a pungent salty smell, coupled with the continuous falling snowflakes, the Weihai area at this time is indeed not suitable for outdoor activities.

But today, in the face of the wind and snow, there are a large number of distinguished people appearing here, these people are either wearing brocade robes, or wearing official clothes, all of them look extraordinary, and they are all high-ranking officials and nobles in Shandong. And among them, the most eye-catching is the youngest governor Lu Jin, who is wearing a scarlet official robe.

Since he decided to come to Weihai to check on the relevant situation, both local officials and those businessmen who paid for the shipbuilding have all worked tirelessly to follow. Of course, the reason they came up with was to understand the progress of this major event of opening the sea, but the real purpose is difficult to say, and obviously many of them were looking for opportunities to get closer to the governor.

In this regard, Lu Zhen is happy to see it. After all, such a big thing as opening the sea is not something that he can do alone, whether it is an official or a gentry and businessman, as long as he is willing to help him achieve his goals, he is willing to associate with him, and in this way, he can better persuade everyone to participate in this grand event of opening the sea.

The shoreline, which was once bare and only sandy, has changed dramatically, not only opening up a deep-water port that can accommodate more than a dozen three-masted ships and four large ships facing each other, but also a dock covering an extremely large area has been built next to it.

At this time, when Lu Zhen and the others were standing on the edge of the harbor and looking out at the blue sea in front of them, they could still hear the sound of wooden hammers hitting from the dock, which was a lot of craftsmen building large ships.

"The adult's insight is really very comparable, just look at the scale of this port, you can know that this Weihai is indeed the most suitable seaport, so that ships can enter the sea smoothly." A businessman said flatteringly beside Lu Jin.

And these words also attracted a burst of approval from others, and then a tide of sycophants came to the face. In the face of these statements, Lu Zhen just smiled faintly, neither smug nor disgusted, and seemed so pampered. In fact, he also knows that these people know how to know the quality of the port, and they just say that they are just to please themselves.

But at this time, he could only accept these words, and took this opportunity to win over these local snakes in Shandong more: "Your vision is not bad, just take a few glances here, and you can already see its advantages and disadvantages." Therefore, as long as you and this official work together, this opening of the sea will definitely be a great success. Presumably, by this time next year, everyone will have something to gain. ”

"What the Lord said is ......" Everyone agreed, and then followed Lu Jin, walking towards the dock on the side.

When they entered the dockyard, which was heavily guarded by officers and soldiers, the officials and merchants who had never set foot in the area were visibly shocked. Because in this vast space, there stood two sea ships that were far larger than they had imagined, and although these ships had not yet been completed, they were already shocking enough to look at their length of forty or fifty zhang, their width of more than ten zhang, and their height of seven or eight zhang.

"This ...... Is it the ship that will sail to the sea in the future? Someone couldn't help but mutter, his eyes were full of amazement, and at the same time, he understood why the government would ask for so many silver taels from him.

Many people were amazed, but they couldn't help but glance at Lu Zhen in admiration, not only because of his courage and handwriting, but also because of his selflessness. Originally, everyone thought that some of the silver taken by the government went into the pockets of officials such as Governor Lu, but now it seems that it is obviously the heart of a villain who lives in the belly of a gentleman, and that little silver may not be able to build these two big ships.

Among the people present, Lu Jin's expression seemed calmer and calmer, although this was the first time he walked into the dock and saw these two big ships that were still under construction. But before the crossing, he had taken a cruise ship, and these two ships were a little small compared to the ships hundreds of years later.

At this time, the craftsmen and people who were busy had also discovered their arrival, and several officials who were in charge of related affairs here quickly put down what they were doing and hurriedly stepped forward to salute. The others also bowed down to see the Governor.

Lu Zhen looked at it, and hurriedly smiled and waved his hand: "These false gifts can be avoided in this dock." If you build the ship well, it is the best respect for this officer. ”

Only then did everyone get up, and under Lu Jin's signal, they redevoted themselves to the work of shipbuilding. Lu Jin, along with several officials, went up the wooden ladder to the deck of one of the large ships, and carefully observed the details of the ship.

A clerk who was watching the work on the side hurriedly stepped forward to salute again, but Lu Zhen did not let him be busy this time, but asked him about the various data and regulations of the ship.

This is also a dedicated person, in the face of Lu Jin's inquiry, it is just open his mouth, from the size and weight of the ship, to the depth of the draft and the load capacity, almost all have been imprinted in his heart. Under his explanation, the officials who followed Lu Zhen also had a clearer understanding of the ship, and couldn't help but sigh again.

"By the way, seeing that this ship is already quite large-scale, it must be completed and put into use soon, right?" Lu Zhen asked after patting one of the masts with his hand, which required three people to hug him.

I don't want the official to show embarrassment at this time: "My lord, forgive me, I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to achieve." Although the ship looks like it is already in shape, there are still many processes that have not been done, and it will take another three or five months to actually build it. Moreover, it seems that it is the New Year's Festival, and those craftsmen have to go home for the New Year. ”

"Is it going to take so long?" Lu Jin was stunned for a moment: "Are they all mentioned in the shipbuilding drawings and documents delivered to you by this official?" ”

"It's not all, there are also the rules proposed by Master Liao." The officer replied cautiously.

"Master Liao? But who is it? ”

"He is a shipbuilding master invited by the adults from the southeast before, and under his advice, the progress of our shipbuilding has been much faster. However, the old man said that after the ship is completely formed, it must be covered with several layers of tung oil, so that the hull of the ship will not be corroded by seawater, and then it can really go to sea. And this is a very time-consuming thing. ”

"I see." Lu Zhen nodded in agreement, since it was said by an expert in building sea ships, of course it was not easy for a layman to command blindly. But then, he said with some curiosity: "But I don't know where this Master Liao is now?" ”

"He's just staring over there." The official hurriedly raised his hand and pointed to the old man who was directing everyone to erect the third mast not far away.

Lu Zhen turned his head to look and saw an old man with a thin body and dark skin pointing in front of him. He immediately walked over there: "Master Liao is invited." ”

Hearing this greeting, the old man quickly turned around and looked at it, as soon as he saw Lu Jin's outfit, the old man hurriedly knelt down and saluted, but was hugged by Lu Jin: "Don't be polite to the old man." I heard that this time, the old man of shipbuilding had an idea? ”

The old man smiled a little shyly, revealing a mouthful of mutilated teeth: "The adults are serious, the old man just taught them what he knows." Otherwise, such a ship will go to sea, but something will happen. I think that back then, there were several sea ships that sank in the sea because of some problems in details, and hundreds of people on the boat were just gone......" said the old man, and his face suddenly showed a sad face.

"So, the old man has been to sea before, but is it with the fleet of the Three Treasure Eunuchs?" When Lu Zhen heard this, his spirit was lifted.

"Yes, at that time, tens of thousands of people went to sea from Quanzhou together, but it was really majestic...... the old man was mentioned by him when he was the most proud of his body, and he couldn't help but show a look of longing, and then sighed: "It's a pity that a few years later, Gonggong Zheng went, and no one ever mentioned going to sea." ”

"Master Liao, are you willing to go to sea for the imperial court again?" Lu Zhen hurriedly asked. With such a person familiar with maritime affairs in front of him, he naturally had to make good use of it.

Master Liao immediately nodded: "If the adults don't dislike the old man's old age, the old man is naturally willing to go to sea again!" As he spoke, there was a gleam in his eyes. Although he was old, he did not have the slightest sign of old decay.

Lu Zhen was overjoyed when he heard this: "Then it's decided." After that, you can ask Master Liao about the big and small affairs in this dock, as long as it is what you think should be done, whether it is an official or a craftsman, it must be carried out. This last sentence was said by the official in charge of affairs here who followed him.

Seeing that Lu Zhen trusted him so much, Liao Laohan immediately burst into tears, puffed up his chest and said: "Don't worry, my lord, the old man will do his best to build the ship well and let the matter of going to sea happen as soon as possible." ”

Lu Zhen patted him on the shoulder and said a few words of encouragement before turning around and walking away. Later, he said some encouraging words to some other craftsmen.

Just as Lu Zhen was walking around in the dock, learning about the situation and cheering everyone up, Han Wutong hurriedly came over, accompanied by an escort: "Master." ”

"Aren't you in Jinan? How did you come here? Seeing this, Lu Zhen couldn't help but feel a little strange, and asked with a frown.

"It was the mother of the capital who suddenly sent someone to deliver the letter, and because the matter was so important, the little one didn't dare to delay, so she hurriedly sent it." Han Wutong said, and handed the letter with the word urgent to Lu Jin.

Lu Zhen glanced at the letter a little strangely, then tore open the envelope and read it. At this glance, his face changed, and even his breathing became short: "How can this be? Then, he stuffed the letter into his sleeve and strode out: "Return to Jinan immediately!" ”

His sudden move naturally attracted the attention of others in the dock, but at this time, Lu Zhen obviously didn't care much about it......

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