Cangbei Shipyard, where thousands of Cangzhou foot soldiers who had been trained were stationed.

There is an ever-expanding prisoner of war camp, a huge dock, five long and narrow ships on the expanded docks, three of which are full of construction craftsmen, masts are being erected one by one, and the beams and iron plates are being reinforced, and the iron plates are probably where the artillery is placed.

The prisoner of war camp was already overcrowded and expanding, and there was a steady stream of ships from the south of the Yangtze River carrying prisoners. It turned out that the prisoners of Liangshan had all been driven out of the prisoner of war camp, and now they all went to live with the party members.

In this way, it can be regarded as monitoring each other, and the party members monitor Liangshan, these captives who have families and rooms. Naturally, the Liangshan captives also had to monitor the party members.

The labor in the shipyard is sufficient, and even the labor is excessive.

Zheng Zhi stood on the edge of the dock, looked at the five big boats, and asked: "Master Feng, you still need to build another big flat boat, there is no need for a cabin, and the deck must be flat above and below, which can be used for horse racing." ”

There is always a problem with sea transportation, that is, horses cannot be transported. The last time Liangshan was to use the direct deck and cabin to transport horses and troops, and now to build a sea ship, Zheng Zhi can't help but think of this method again, if there is enough space on the ship for the horses to move, it may also be a feasible way to transport horses by sea.

Zheng Zhi thought that this method was an attempt by himself, but in fact, in history, there was a large ship that went directly to the deck to transport horses, that is, when Zheng He went to the West in the Ming Dynasty, there was a large ship specially used to transport horses, and the deck of the ship could run horses.

The biggest problem of transporting horses is that the horses cannot move in the small cabin, as long as the problem of activity space is solved, the horses are naturally not a problem.

"How many horses does the prime minister have to transport?" The craftsman Feng Hui asked, also thinking about how big the ship was needed.

Zheng Zhi looked up at the big ships in front of him, and replied directly: "The ship that transports horses should be bigger, bigger than these ships, and there is no need to consider the problem of combat, that is, how spacious it is, at least it must be able to transport hundreds of war horses." ”

Zheng Zhi also had thoughts in his heart, in this era, there are no big forces in Asia, and a few hundred iron horsemen should be enough to do a lot of things.

Feng Hui nodded and said, "Xianggong, the wood is ready-made, and you can go into the water in more than a month." ”

At this time, the shipyard was already on the right track, there was plenty of labor, and the timber and the like had been cut down early. The requirements for the horse carrier are very low, only the keel and two decks are required, and it is not difficult to build.

Zheng Zhi nodded, turned around and asked, "Ruan Xiaoer, will this boat be?" ”

Zhang Shun and the Ruan brothers have been following Zheng Zhi's side, at this time they have already been shocked by this big ship, and they have been constantly looking, and suddenly heard Zheng Zhi's question, Ruan Xiaoer was stunned, and hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "Xianggong, the method of operating the boat is similar, this ship depends on the sea breeze, if you want to operate it properly, you must also have some people who understand the seasonal sea breeze and the direction of the sea route, so it is not difficult." ”

Zheng Zhi nodded and said, "When the outfitting of these ships is completed, you will go on the ship, and there are skilled boatmen, you should learn more." ”

"Don't worry, our brothers will be familiar with sea ships." Ruan Xiaoer replied respectfully. Even Wu Yong on the other side also had a smile on his face, Zheng Zhizhi reused the Ruan family brothers, and Wu was naturally extremely happy in his heart.

At the beginning of the robbery of the Shengchengang, in fact, there were mainly five people, Chao Gai Wu Yong and San Ruan, even Liu Tang and Gongsun Sheng were not very familiar. Only these five people are the little brothers who have known each other since childhood, and it was San Ruan who joined this major event, and Wu Yong personally persuaded him.

Now that Chao Gai is gone, only these four people are left, and these four people can all serve under Zheng Zhi, and they can be regarded as a good death.

Zheng Zhi didn't say anything more, he just wanted the people under his command to quickly master these big ships. Turning around, he said to Feng Hui: "Twelve cannons will be transported from Qingchi tomorrow, and some large spreaders need to be built, and these cannons need to be hoisted onto the ship, and the spreaders need to be able to lift two thousand catties." ”

It is also a big project to load those cannons on the ship, the spreader must be larger than the siege vehicle of the year, the principle is simple, it is the method of leverage, but it also consumes a lot of manpower and material resources, fortunately, as long as the spreader is made, it will be useful in the future, not a one-time.

"Xianggong, but two thousand catties?" Feng Hui seemed to feel that she had misheard.

"Two thousand catties, you can send someone to do it quickly. The cannon will arrive tomorrow. Zheng Zhi replied, knowing in his heart that this spreader has no technical content, the shape is similar to that of a catapult, but it has to be countless larger, and it is really not so simple to expand the wooden utensils, which is like a tower hug, enlarging the foundation layer by layer, in order to lift such a heavy thing onto the deck.

Feng Hui heard Zheng Zhi's words and hurriedly handed over his hands to make arrangements.

Zheng Zhi arranged these things so quickly, he probably already had some ideas in his heart, if the big ship went to sea, if he didn't do business, what else could he do?

It must be a plunder, but as for who to plunder?

There are only two answers, from the Bohai Sea, one target is the Korean Peninsula, and the other is naturally Japan. The Korean Peninsula has just been unified, and the Goryeo Dynasty was established after the destruction of Silla Baekje, and now it is the fourteen-year-old Injong Wang Kai who has just ascended the throne, but it is relatively stable, and it will take three or four years before a very serious rebellion of his relatives breaks out.

Japan was in the midst of a power struggle between Emperor Toba and Emperor Shirakawa, but it was also a relatively peaceful time.

Both places are relatively peaceful periods, and looting will naturally be more rewarding. Japan also has a large reserve and easy to mine silver mine, Iwami Silver Mine. Although no one has discovered it at this time, Zheng Zhi probably knows that there is such a thing.

Foreign wars are always accompanied by interests, and big ships and huge cannons should naturally have room for their play.

Zheng Zhi looked at the big ships in front of him, and he also knew in his heart that everything was just the beginning, and everything started today.

A middle-aged couple came to Qinghe City today, these two people went all the way from Qingzhou to Decangzhou, although it was not far, but both of them walked, and they were also dusty all the way, and the two only brought a small house.

When the couple went to Qinghe, Cangzhou, they first found an inn and placed a salute, and then inquired along the road and went straight to Jingluo Mansion, obviously to visit Zheng Zhi.

When he arrived at the gate of Dejingluo Mansion, the middle-aged man was dressed in Confucian clothes, and when he saw an old man with gray hair at the door, he stepped forward and said: "Old man, in Xia Zhao Mingcheng, from Qingzhou, I came to visit Zheng Xianggong of Cangzhou, and asked the old man to report it." ”

But when the old man heard the title, his face seemed to be displeased, and he only said: "Xianggong is not at home, you will come back in a few days." ”

This old man is naturally Lao Hu, he took off his armor and served as the commander of the garrison of the Jingluo Mansion, although there are also one hundred and ten people under him, but he can't be idle, and he personally ran to the gate of the Jingluo Mansion to stand guard.

Who is Zhao Mingcheng? His father Zhao Tingzhi used to be the right servant of Shangshu, and before Cai Jing, he just lost his position during the party struggle, and Cai Jing went to the official body with the whole family. Now he has been living in seclusion in Qingzhou for more than ten years. By this year, this Zhao Mingcheng is also forty-one or twelve years old.

In fact, Lao Hu is only this age, but the two are far from each other compared to each other. This Zhao Mingcheng still looks like a normal middle-aged man, and Lao Hu, who has been fighting for more than 20 years, already looks like an old man. It can be seen that the difference in the living conditions of the two people.

Zhao Mingcheng heard this, took out a prayer note from his arms and handed it to Lao Hu, and said: "Then take a little trouble, transfer this worship post to Zheng Xianggong's table, and come back to visit in two days." ”

Zhao Mingcheng's attitude was extremely polite, Lao Hu took the post and said: "I will present it to you, and when my father-in-law comes back to see it, I will send someone to find you." ”

After Lao Hu finished speaking, Zhao Mingcheng was about to thank him, and then he heard Lao Hu ask, "Which inn are you staying in?" ”

Zhao Mingcheng hurriedly replied: "Thank you, thank you, I will stay at the Hawker Inn in the south of the city." ”

"You're welcome!" Lao Hu replied, although Lao Hu's tone was rather blunt, but this errand was extremely responsible, and it was not Lao Hu's fortification to usher in the delivery, but Lao Hu was also trying his best to do a good job. Even this gate doesn't need Lao Hu to guard it personally, but Lao Hu is really bored.

Zhao Mingcheng arched his hand again before turning around, and said to the middle-aged woman behind him: "Lady, let's come back in two days, although this Zheng Xianggong has a few poems, I don't know what his character is, I hope this trip will not be in vain." ”

This middle-aged woman is dressed in a light blue Luo skirt, and the bun on her head is meticulous, although she is thirty and eight, she gives people a light and elegant and elegant temperament. I only heard her reply: "Official, since ancient times, the text is like his person, I think this Zheng Xianggong is also a righteous person, and he will definitely have fun with him." ”

If you want to talk about who this woman is, it is that Yi'an Jushi, the first talented woman in the ages, and the representative of the Wanyue faction, Li Qingzhao. is also the wife of Zhao Mingcheng, the husband and wife have similar interests, love each other, and have lived in seclusion in Qingzhou for ten years. Both of them like the ancient and modern gold and stone things, the collection is quite rich, scattered family wealth but also to collect the world's gold and stone, gold and stone is the ancient seal inscription inscription and the like.

During the period of seclusion, the two also interacted with everyone everywhere, and the name of Yi'an Jushi has long been famous. The song "Drunken Flower Yin" has long been sung in the north and south of the country.

When the couple came to Cangzhou today, they naturally came to find Zheng Zhi, and Li Qingzhao heard the song "Golden Wisp Song" of Nalan Xingde before he started to visit, and Li Qingzhao did not hear Zheng Zhi's words before the head, but although the first few songs were excellent, they did not enter Li Qingzhao's ears.

Only this song "Golden Wisp" is unusual. Although Nalan and Li Qingzhao are separated by hundreds of years, their lyrics and music styles are very similar, so this "Golden Wisp Song" can move Li Qingzhao's heart even more.

The literati will be friends, but it is just a resonance. Zhao Mingcheng and Li Qingzhao are the real literati of this era.

After dusk, there is a dark fragrance on the sleeves. Mo Dao does not kill the soul, the curtain is swept by the west wind, and people are thinner than yellow flowers.