On this piece of land, which ship does Lu Ren want to get on, and who dares to stop it? So Lu Ren walked quickly to the power cabin of the paddle ship amid the people's welcome.

When I came here, I saw that the parts here were basically all wooden structures, and only a few key points were nailed with bronze strips and iron nails. And such a structure is only afraid that it will affect the degree of solidity and durability when used, so Lu Ren couldn't help but shake his head when he saw it.

And after a while, the dock that was noisy just now because of welcoming Lu Ren back to Yizhou suddenly became quiet, but Lu Ren didn't notice the movement outside because he was carefully inspecting the structure of the paddle wheel. It wasn't until a moment later, when a figure that could only be used to come behind Lu Ren with a beautiful figure that Lu Ren reacted:

"Shirley, you're here! Just in time, you came to tell me, why do you have a propeller structure that you don't use, but you have to get this paddle wheel structure out? ”

What is the relationship between Shirley and Lu Ren? What is the need to be polite to each other? So Shirley responded directly: "Senior brother, I can't help it. Of course, I know that the propeller structure is better than the paddle wheel structure, but the problem is that the paddle wheel structure can be made of wood, and the propeller is not capable of wood.

"At present, the quantity and quality of the copper, iron and metal products we have here are difficult to meet the requirements of medium-sized ships, let alone large ships. Only a small number of small fishing boats have adopted foot-operated propeller structures, and they are only in the experimental stage at this stage. In contrast, the temporary use of paddle wheel structure is more suitable for the current situation. ”

Lu Ren's brows furrowed: "It's another problem of insufficient copper and iron metal resources!" But there's really no way to solve this thing in a short period of time. It is not realistic to buy from the inland at all, after all, this thing is a strategic material at the current point, and all parties are very tightly controlled, it is difficult to buy in large quantities, and the vast majority of those we can buy back are also used in production and construction. Even if I have the means to buy a large quantity, the cost of water transportation back and forth is inevitably a little higher. It seems that we still have to look at the Pearl Cliff. But I don't even know where the mine is! Moreover, it takes a lot of labor to mine and make iron, and our population here is still very tight! ”

How could Shirley not know the difficulties in this? Therefore, he comforted him: "Senior brother, everything can't be done with one kick, so let's think about it in the long run." ”

"Think ...... the long term"

Lu Ren lowered his head and thought for a while and said, "That's all it can be." However, this time I abducted hundreds of people from the Zhongshan Zhen clan to Yizhou, and the problem of copper, iron and metal resources should be solved. And I'm going to stay for half a year when I come back this time, so I can arrange all this aspect of things. Forget it, I just came back today, I have to take a good rest, and tomorrow morning I will notify a few people in charge of Yizhou to gather for a meeting, and some things need to be discussed. ”

Shirley nodded. Lu Ren smiled at him and walked out of the cabin. As soon as he jumped off the boat, he saw a large group of people rushing towards him in the distance, and Lu Cheng was at the front. Seeing this, Lu Ren also hurried over.

But when he saw Lu Cheng running to Lu Ren's side, he jumped up and scolded: "Boss, what do you mean!" I finally returned to Yizhou and didn't meet my brother first, but ran to see the boat. Is it that a brother is not as good as a boat in your eyes? ”

Lu Ren tilted his head and glanced at Lu Cheng a few times, and said with a smile: "It seems that I have this feeling, you are not as good as a boat." ”

"Cut! What kind of boss is this! ”

After some laughter, Zhen Mi stepped forward and said to Lu Ren: "Lu Servant, it's been a long time!" ”

Lu Ren looked at Zhen Mi and said happily: "Miss Zhen, I haven't seen you for a long time." But I feel like you're a lot darker than you were a year ago. ”

Zhen Mi said: "Meng Lu shot and took it in." Many of the calamities of our sisters have been spared. Then the land servant shot but had a trust, and the little woman should do her best to live up to the land servant's trust. ”

"Oh......"

Lu Ren pulled Lu Cheng to his side and whispered, "You kid are so embarrassed? Shirley didn't have any civilian staff around me, so I asked your two sisters to help, even if you kid is angry in your heart. But they are your sisters after all, and you should take care of them at ordinary times. But when I look at her now, I know that she has been affected a lot, which is a little unreasonable, right? You have to know that girls don't look good when they're too tanned. ”

Lu Cheng also quietly replied: "What's the matter, my sister is a little tanned, your heart hurts?" ”

"you! Don't talk nonsense! ”

Lu Ren secretly kicked Lu Cheng and then arched his hand to Zhen Mi: "Miss Zhen is tired!" ”

Zhen Mi smiled faintly: "Lu Servant is serious. Zhen Mi should be a little tired. ”

Lu Ren scratched his head, shook his head and said, "Forget it, don't say these useless kind words between us." You might have a lot of trouble in a moment......"

Saying that, Lu Ren pointed to the fleet: "Ling Tang, Brother Ling, and hundreds of your Zhongshan Zhen clansmen, I have brought them back." You sisters will do the rest for themselves. After all, this is your own family matter, and I can't ask about it as an outsider. ”

"Huh!?"

Zhen Mi was taken aback at that time. Although Zhen Mi asked Lu Ren to bring the Zhen clan to Yizhou in "A Thousand Miles of Voice", based on Lu Ren's situation at the time, Zhen Mi thought that Lu Ren would not be able to return to Jingzhou in a short time, that is to say, Zhen Mi thought that the matter of taking the Zhen clan to Yizhou would have to be done by the next fleet, so Zhen Mi never thought that Lu Ren would bring all his clansmen to Yizhou this time. With no psychological preparation at all, Zhen Mi was stunned.

Lu Ren was also a little helpless when he saw this. Originally, Lu Ren could have told the Zhen sisters about this through Shirley's mouth, but probably because of the idea that his baby's hole cards could not be seen in full, Lu Ren did not mention this matter to Shirley. In fact, this idea is also very easy to understand, for example, if a country has a nuclear bomb, but only one or two, the surrounding countries may not pay too much attention; But once it is known that this country actually has hundreds or thousands, then the level of protection of neighboring countries against this country will immediately increase by N times.

Although the "Thousand-mile Transmission" between Lu Ren and Shirley was not a nuclear bomb, what was the meaning of something that could be communicated at any time in that era? In case the Zhen sisters are not strict and leak out, then the difference between being able to use it once in a few months and being able to use it at any time is not much different from the difference in the number of nuclear bombs above...... That's what it means, anyway.

Not to mention what will happen to the Zhen sisters, anyway, Lu Ren threw Zhen Mi at the dock and let them solve their own family affairs, Lu Ren himself took Shirley to take the first step, as for Cai Yan and their disembarkation and home, Lu Cheng and Lu Xin will solve it. When the others saw Lu Ren and Shirley leaving, they also knew that there must be something important to discuss between the two "senior brothers and sisters", so no one dared to come over and disturb them.

In this way, Lu Ren and Shirley came to a certain high slope near the wharf, and after taking a few glances at the sea view, Lu Ren asked Shirley: "Mi Zhen and Gan Ning arrived in Yizhou many times earlier than me. I won't ask Mi Zhen, she has her own business, where is Gan Ning now? ”

Shirley responded: "Senior brother, don't worry, after that Gan Ning arrived in Yizhou, he immediately asked me for five sea vessels for drills. These people who were born as rivers and thieves were already familiar with boats, and after a little run-in, they were already able to steer them freely. The only deficiency is that they are generally flawed on a cultural basis...... Oh, I'm mainly referring to the lack of ability in mathematics and geometry, so it will take some time to hone the requirements in theodolite and nautical chart surveying. And half a month ago, Gan Ning took the five ships to the Pearl Cliff for a navigation exercise. Because it is a voyage along the coast, I believe that there will be no problems. ”

Lu Ren nodded: "That's good." What I'm most worried about is that Gan Ning's temperament is too anxious, and he will mess around without being fully familiar with sea navigation, which will cause an accident, after all, there is a big gap between Jianghang and HNA. But now it seems that he is not a person who will mess around, so I am relieved. ”

Then Lu Ren asked some things about the development and changes in Yizhou Town, and Shirley also answered them one by one. It's nothing else, after all, Lu Ren's departure from Yizhou is not too long, it is about a year now, and most of the developments and changes are expected by Lu Ren, but there is still one thing that has caught Lu Ren's attention: "You mean that according to the news brought back by the fleet recently, the current situation in Beiping is very chaotic?" ”

At the beginning, it was true that the Mi clan gave up the foundation of Xuzhou and moved to Yizhou, but mainly gave up the original land and other real estate, but there are still a small number of Mi children who operate the wharf in Lianyungang, and continue to maintain certain business contacts with the small city of Yizhou. If they turn the host into a guest like this, if they just do business with the wealthy surnames in Xuzhou to make money, there is basically no conflict of interest with the wealthy surnames in Xuzhou, and the wealthy surnames in Xuzhou will not be able to accommodate such a small group of traders, anyway, just don't grab land with them. Therefore, there is still a certain connection between the small city of Yizhou and the banks of the Yellow River, and in the long run, the connection cannot be severed like this.

Together, the small city of Yizhou has several small wharves in Jiaodong Peninsula, Youbeiping, Liaodong and these places, forming a "again" shaped navigation route. On the one hand, the exchange of goods in the north and south can bring some of the goods needed to the small city of Yizhou, and on the other hand, it is also to ensure the news channel in the north. So at this time, Lu Ren will receive some news from the northern region.

"Impossible, right? It is true that the two families of Cao and Yuan fought each other, but the main battlefield during this period was in the area of Yecheng, Hebei, and it was still far away from Ji, Youbeiping, and other places. But the fight on the other side of Yecheng hasn't started yet, why did the backyard of the Yuan family mess up first? ”

Shirley shook her head and said, "Senior brother, you know that I don't know much about this kind of thing, so I can't say it clearly." For specific things, you can ask Tian Chou, the leader of the homeless people who came to us with the fleet. ”

"Oh...... Wait a minute! Who are you talking about? Tian Chou? Why did he come to me!? (To be continued.) )