When he was busy, time passed very quickly, and when Yang Zhi finally raised his head with satisfaction, and Song Yinzhi was able to take a breath with relief, he was surprised to find that the light in the cabin was already a little dim, and unconsciously, he was busy in the cabin for two or three hours. [Full text reading]

"It's done, it's a simple diagram anyway, so it's so-so, anyway, I can't get it too carefully for a while, if it's just a reference, it should still be enough, send it to Governor Wang, by the way, Brother Wu, you can also explain it......"

Yang Zhi frowned and looked at his work, looking not very satisfied, but finally waved his hand, indicating that the sand table was already usable. Then he turned to the side again, and continued to fiddle with those sand tables and maps, directly forgetting Song Yinzhi's oblivion.

"Brother Song, you must be a little strange, right? You guessed it right, most of the colleagues here are not orthodox scholars, and most of them are from artisan families, such as me and Brother Yang, Uncle Yang and my father were originally military craftsmen in Xuanfu, my father was a blacksmith, Uncle Yang was a carpenter, and Brother Yang and I have been learning the craft since I can remember......"

After getting along for a while, Song Yinzhi also knew a lot about the temper of these people, and he didn't complain, but Guo Chengjian felt a little embarrassed, and after walking out of the cabin, he explained to him.

Song Yinzhi was not surprised, he saw a little bit of detail, it is not that there are no clever readers, but it is so coincidental that it is rare to be afraid of showing it in front of outsiders. Therefore, he is very sure that these people are definitely not traditional scholars, and from these people, it can also be concluded that the Ming Dynasty has changed the sky.

"Originally, nothing will change, the son of the craftsman will also be a craftsman in the future, my father is a blacksmith, and Uncle Yang is a carpenter, then, even if Brother Yang and I are not very interested in these two skills, it is necessary to learn and do it, because it is not a matter of reluctance or reluctance, but the fate that presses on us."

There are some painful topics, but when Guo Chengjian spoke, his tone was light, and even with a little reminiscence, obviously he did not shy away from these painful and not very glorious pasts.

Song Yinzhi just listened quietly, he knew that the other party didn't need his answers or questions, and he also knew very well that the other party was going to talk about the most critical content next. He is also very curious, the Ming Dynasty has been established for more than 100 years, and it has been very quiet, and suddenly, how could there be such a earth-shaking change? This can only be described as a miracle.

"Until that day four years ago......" The calm tone suddenly fluctuated, a little more agitated, and Song Yinzhi even heard the fanaticism in it, just like the old gentleman in the private school mentioned the saint and the imperial examination.

“…… I have always remembered the scene of that day, Hou Ye smiled so gently, turned his head to us and said: I am also a craftsman! Brother Song, can you imagine it? At that time, although the Hou Ye had not yet been crowned a marquis, he was also a big man in the Xuanfu, and he was also a big celebrity in front of the holy car, and even had eight friendships with the emperor, and what is a craftsman? ”

He laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "At least at that time, craftsmen were still the same as prostitutes, but Hou Ye said so...... Later, we followed Hou Ye to the capital, built the Ordnance Division, prepared for the academy, and studied various skills...... Then go to Liaodong, develop new farm tools, reclaim tuntian, up to now, the Ming Dynasty has completely changed, and everyone has a head......"

Brother Yang has always said that to be a man to know how to repay the kindness, every day to put what Hou Ye said, the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, depends on everyone's efforts, so he has been working very hard, and wants to use his own strength to make the Ming Dynasty's pioneering and enterprising more smooth, in order to repay the benevolence of the Son of Heaven, as well as the grace of the Hou Ye. Because I was so focused, I ...... Brother Song, don't go to your heart. ”

"Yang is engaged in the heart of serving the country with fists, and it is too late for Song to admire, how can he ......" Song Yinzhi said politely, but his mind was very chaotic. Scholars have been at the height of the temple for more than a thousand years, and the system they formulated for the Ming Dynasty is so strict and the hierarchy is so clear! The abdication of Confucianism and the resurgence of a hundred schools of thought are no different from changing the sky, and such a change actually happened in just four years?

Thinking of the scene he saw when he first boarded the flagship, Song Yinzhi also had to believe that if it weren't for such a change, how could there be no civilian officials in the leadership of the fleet? Guo and Yang, the children of artisan households, how can they have the opportunity to study and become officials?

Even the identity of the governor was guessed correctly by him, the other party was indeed from a maritime businessman, and since the transfer, the gorgeous transformation of Governor Wang, which was impossible to achieve in the past, only took more than two years in total.

Unlike the nominal governor like Xu Chai Lao back then, this governor Wang had soldiers under his command, and there were tens of thousands of people. Although the name is a little strange, the 30,000 city management is really subordinate to the governor's palace and represents the majesty of the Ming court.

In addition to the Chengguan Brigade, there is also a naval division subordinate to the Governor's Mansion at sea, which has many fewer ships than the large fleet assembled by the families and merchants, but the strength of the naval division is far superior.

Because the ships in it are all new-type ships, using the latest weapons and equipment, they accept the command of the old Guangdong Navy Master Liang, and directly obey the orders of the Governor's Palace. has the right to have soldiers, such a governor is not much worse than the feudal officials of the Central Plains, under normal circumstances, how can it be the turn of a lowly born person to take on it?

Listening to Guo Chengjian's introduction to Daming and the Governor's Mansion, Song Yinzhi's heart was like turning over the river and the sea, and after a thousand thoughts, he suddenly remembered one thing, the planning and decision he made before seemed to be a little hasty. If it had been four years ago, it would have been a dream to return home, but at the moment, it seems a little out of place.

No wonder after hearing his request, Governor Wang would have such a look, and Ruan Si said half of what he said, it seems to have something to do with it, that guy seems to have some ideas, it is likely that it is beneficial to both sides, do you want to find Ruan Si again and discuss it with him? Or ask Guo Zheng?

This young staff member is easy-going and very steady, so he should be a good person to discuss things. The plan was decided, and he was about to open his mouth to inquire, but when he looked up, he found that he was already on the deck, and the governor Wang Hai and other cadres all got up to meet him, and their eyes were focused on the sand table in his hand.

He hurriedly put down the sand table, then stepped aside, watching the group of people all without a shelf, huddled together regardless of their identity, pointing to the sand table and discussing it enthusiastically. With Guo Chengjian's explanation, Song Yinzhi knew the identities of these people, and he could understand what these people were discussing.

Except for the officials under the Governor's Palace, most of these men were maritime merchants, or colonists as they might be called, who came for wealth and contribution, and their ships had no goods in them, only men, weapons, and tools.

Among the people they brought, the most were private soldiers, who were recruited by them from various sources, and their backgrounds were not very high-profile. But this is also normal, the Chengguan Brigade is still a regular army of the Governor's Palace, and the background is different, it's bad? Bandits, bandits, ruffians, and the scourge of the Ming Dynasty have been concentrated like never before, and I have to say that this is also very spectacular.

In addition to the private soldiers, they also brought some old farmers in the fields who could serve the crops, and some of them were craftsmen, mainly carpenters, and some other craftsmen also had some of them, but there were no blacksmiths.

Song Yinzhi knew the reason, the smelting technology of the Ming Dynasty was extremely superb, so the merchants were more willing to spend money directly to buy ready-made ones from the iron foundry, rather than hiring people to build them themselves. The former saves money and effort, and the key is that the quality of the tools and weapons is still very good, which is much more convenient than doing it yourself.

The reason why they brought such a team was because the merchants were going to build colonies, that is, farmsteads, in Luzon next. The contribution can be exchanged for land, and the occupied land can also be used for contribution, and the private soldiers are used for this, and after the land is distributed, those farmers and craftsmen will come in handy.

Therefore, those merchants fought for a good route to the army.

Although Luzon is very large, nearly seventy percent of the land is mountainous, only the land along the river is flat, and it is very fertile, not to mention, marching along the river, it is also convenient to transport supplies, and the army of the governor's palace is also close, and the safety of the surname is also guaranteed, such a route, who can not like it?

Song Yinzhi felt that this method was really magical, for the interests of their own families, the merchants must do their best, and their private soldiers have many bandits and bandits, and they are the best at running around in the mountains and forests. Let these people be the vanguard, and the mercury will sweep through, and there will be very few fish that slip through the net, and the effect is much better than that of a large army.

If the natives want to avoid it, they can't avoid it, and if they set up an ambush to counterattack, at most they will kill some of the merchants' private soldiers, and the overall situation will not be damaged. And the merchants suffered, because they could get contributions, they would not have any resentment against the governor's palace, but would vent their anger on the natives.

The natives missed their traces, and the army of the governor's palace came at the call of the merchants, forcing them to fight, and the result of the battle was needless to say, adding up the tribes of the whole island, maybe there would be tens of thousands of soldiers to contend with it, but the current situation was clear that they had to be defeated individually, and the natives had no chance at all.

As a result, the imperial army occupied a large area of land with a very small cost, and with the establishment of the farms in the colony, the imperial court's control over this place would be quite stable, and the regrettable events of a hundred years ago would certainly not be repeated.

I heard that these laws were all charters casually set by the champion Hou Ye, and for a while, the admiration in Song Yin's heart also rose to the extreme. Sure enough, the sages and sages are all born in response to the times, and only a character like Hou Ye can lead the changes that have not been seen in a thousand years, right?

(To be continued)