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Looking at the almost incredible appearance of these shipwrights pondering one by one, Li Yuanqing's mouth couldn't help but show a faint smile. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

There is a saying in Huaxia that says, 'If you haven't eaten pork, haven't you seen a pig run?' ’

For ~ the fanatical pursuit of the sea, in terms of ships, Li Yuanqing has really put a lot of effort into it.

At this time, the official navigation technology of the Ming Dynasty, to be honest, has begun to lag behind the world.

For example, the main warship of the water division of Juehua Island is generally twenty or thirty meters long, and the draft is about five hundred stones.

This kind of warship is generally equipped with catapults, catapults, etc., and has a certain cold ~ weapon combat capability, but the firepower is almost negligible.

And this kind of main warship, there are not a few sailors on Juehua Island, which is less than a handful of them.

Most of the warships are ordinary sand boats, and even, many of them are transformed from sand boats, the length is generally between ten meters and twenty meters, and the carrying capacity is not bad, but the combat effectiveness can also be ignored......

Li Yuanqing gave Zhou Chuanhai the number of these shipwrights, fifty or sixty pace-long warships, which seems to be very exaggerated, but in fact, in the advanced seafaring countries of the West, such warships have already begun to be put into practice.

------ this is the legendary sail battleship.

Of course, even if he has experience five hundred years ahead of the world, Li Yuanqing is not arrogant enough to eat a big fat man in one bite, counting on these shipwrights to build battleships for him now.

It has been six years since he came to the Ming Dynasty, and Li Yuanqing has already thoroughly understood the code of conduct of this era.

These shipwrights seem to be very humble, but in fact, because of the problem of inheritance, they are also a very stubborn group of people.

To sum it up in one sentence, 'pass on men but not women, and pass on women but not sons-in-law'.

Everyone's craft is their own hard work, I don't know how much effort, how much cost to learn, they naturally will not easily pass on this family-raising craft to others.

Of course, there are also great reasons why this general trend has been formed, and it is related to the traditional economic system of China.

In the West, every time a reform or invention comes out, it means that you can get a lot of money and make a fortune.

But in China, even if there are more inventions, it means that they can only serve the imperial family......

It's been two hundred years.

The glory of Zheng He's voyage to the West has long been scattered with the wind, and the legendary treasure ship of the Ming Dynasty has long been turned into ashes.

However, everything is relative.

At this time, the official navigation technology has indeed been unable to keep up with the trend~~, but~, in the southeast, in Fujian, there is a family, but it is the most advanced in East Asia, or even not lagging behind the world's top level of navigation technology.

That's the Zheng family.

Previously, in Denglai, at the birthday banquet of Shen Yourong, a veteran of the Daming Water Division, Li Yuanqing had a brief meeting with the second eldest of the Zheng family, Zheng Zhihu.

At this time, although the Zheng family had monopolized the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty and monopolized most of the trade routes to Japan, the Netherlands, and the South Seas, ~~~, Zheng Zhilong at this time had not yet found the way to the imperial court, and mixed with the Fujian general army that he had dreamed of for a long time, and was completely whitewashed.

To put it more bluntly, although the Zheng family is rich, they are still mud legs, and politically, they have not formed enough influence.

In the past, Li Yuanqing had also considered cooperating with the Zheng family to complement each other, but this was 'the opposite of each other' after all.

He Li Yuanqing is famous in Jiubian, and it can be said that he responds to every call.

It's a pity that this is not a field after all, and there is no capital that can be used, and with the urine nature of the Zheng family, it is difficult to buy his account.

Fortunately, Liaodi also has the advantage of Liaodi.

Because of the direct face of the Houjin, the war in Liaodi was extremely intensive, and Li Yuanqing and his sons were facing the Houjin army at its peak.

Although there is still a certain gap between this Jianzhou Jurchen armed force and their ancestor Wanyan family, it can basically represent the nomadic group in Northeast Asia and even the whole world, and has the highest combat effectiveness.

The sons and daughters of the Immortal Battalion are all experienced in a hundred battles, brave and resolute, even if they are on the sea, they do not have enough initiative, but ~~, once they land and fight, who will they fear?

Time waits for no one!

The sooner you plan and the sooner you implement, the more opportunities you can have in the future.

Li Yuanqing must take this first step, even if there are difficulties and obstacles, even if he has to pay a great price, but he must not hesitate.

At this time, all he needed to do was to first hold these craftsmen, tie them firmly to his big ship, and contribute their best strength to him.

At this time, he had been planning for a while, but he still didn't have the slightest clue, Zhou Chuanhai hurriedly looked at Li Yuanqing: "General, what you said, this big ship, it's really old, it's really unheard of!" Dare to ask the general, you, have you ever seen such a big ship? ”

Li Yuanqing smiled slightly: "This kind of big ship, the general has never seen it with his own eyes." However, Ben General heard that in the far away Taixi, there are already white-haired ghosts who have constructed this kind of big ship, and have begun to launch the sea trial. ”

"Huh?"

"This, this can't be! If there really is such a big ship, then what a big tree the keel must be! This, this impossible, this impossible! ”

Zhou Chuanhai had an expression of disbelief.

Around him, his sons were also full of incredulity.

The other craftsmen around also couldn't come back to their senses for a long time.

After a while, another old craftsman next to him said cautiously: "General, if there is really such a big ship as you said, then what kind of wood is it made of?" I implore the general to solve the doubts of the old decay and others. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled: "I can't answer you this question." Because that's what you do. ”

These craftsmen couldn't help but feel bitter one by one.

Li Yuanqing gave them a very generous treatment, and they were also very happy, they all worked hard and were ready to do a big job for Li Yuanqing, but at this time~, Li Yuanqing had already assigned the task, but unfortunately, they were unheard of, let alone implemented, this ......

After another burst of whispered discussions, Zhou Chuanhai said with a bitter face: "General, you, your request, forgiveness, forgiveness and others, it is really impossible to do it!" This, this ......"

Li Yuanqing laughed: "Old Man Zhou, in your heart, do you want Ben to invite another master?" ”

Although Zhou Chuanhai was extremely reluctant to accept this result in his heart, the reality was in front of him, and he couldn't help but nod bitterly: "General, the old man and others are really, really unable to fulfill the general's trust, and they are disappointed by the general's kindness!" This, how can you eat the general's idle meal! ”

"Hahaha......"

Li Yuanqing couldn't help laughing: "Old man Zhou, fellow villagers, our ancestors have a good saying, called ugly words ahead." But don't worry too much. What Yuan Qing said just now was just a little thought of Yuan Qing. Of course, it's not now, it's up to you to do it right away. It's what we need to achieve in the next five years, or even ten years! Now, let's start small, starting with the most basic warship. You are all experts in this regard. If you have any ideas, please let me know! If you say it well, you will be rewarded, and it doesn't matter if you don't say it well, a bowl of good wine, I, Li Yuanqing, can still afford it! ”

"Huh?"

"General Shengming!"

"The general is benevolent! You're almost scaring your old heart out. ”

“……”

Li Yuanqing first suppressed and then raised, and finally threw out the hole cards, these craftsmen, like doing a roller coaster, couldn't help but be overjoyed, many people, and even shed tears.

Li Yuanqing smiled and waved his hand to let the soldiers add tea to them, calming their emotions, and not in a hurry, quietly waiting for them to sort out their thoughts.

When they arrived at the fields they were most familiar with, these craftsmen were all in good spirits.

Zhou Chuanhai also recovered a lot, and said with a busy smile: "General, I don't know what kind of warship you want to build?" Can you give a hint to the old man and these old guys? ”

Li Yuanqing smiled: "Let's take the ordinary main warship as an example!" ”

Zhou Chuanhai hurriedly smiled: "General, the old man is not boasting, if he builds such a big ship, the old man can figure it out even if he closes his eyes." ”

As he spoke, he smiled brightly and said, "General, if you want to build a big ship and build a good ship, the most important thing is the keel." The keel of the warship of my Daming Naval Division is generally based on the best teak. In particular, 100-year-old teak is the best. The warships of our Daming Navy Division used to use teak from the south. But Lao Yu has been coming to Liaodi for more than ten years, and he has learned a lot about the customs and customs of Liaodi. Lao Yu once heard them say that the teak in the south, when it grows to seven or eight zhang high, is already a big wood and a good wood, but in the deep mountains and old forests of Liaodong, there are a lot of teak, which can grow to ten zhang, or even more than ten zhang. ”

Everyone around them also nodded their heads again and again.

Li Yuanqing's tolerance and foresight also gave them great confidence.

Li Yuanqing also smiled and nodded, "Old Man Zhou, if Ben will give you enough manpower, how long will it take you to build such a qualified big ship, and how many silver taels will it cost?" ”

Zhou Chuanhai pondered for a moment and said busily: "General, if you build a ship directly, it will be enough for about three or two months, and the cost will be a few thousand taels of silver." However, in terms of keel, the requirements are very demanding. First of all, this good wood is cut down and then dried naturally, which can take seven or eight years, or even ten years. If you say that, the old man can't give you an accurate reply! ”

"Ten years?"

Li Yuanqing couldn't help frowning, he really hadn't thought about this aspect, and hurriedly said, "Does it take so long to dry the wood?" Would it work any other way? For example, drying, sun drying, etc.? ”

Zhou Chuanhai hurriedly shook his head: "General, you are honest with the old man, how can the old man deceive you?" General, as you must know, the keel is the most important skeleton of the hull, and if you want to bear the weight of the entire hull, you must not be slack. General, if you use the method of drying and drying to create a keel, it is indeed okay. But if you want a big boat, you want to ride a strong wind and break a big wave, and this method will not work. In the event of an emergency, the support strength of the keel is not enough, and it is likely that the ship will be destroyed and people will die! General, this matter, the old man does not dare to fake! ”

As he spoke, Zhou Chuanhai hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing had long known that shipbuilding would be very troublesome, but he never expected that it would be so troublesome, this is really ......

It seems that in a short period of time, he wants to build his own ship, and I am afraid that it will be ruined again.

"Old Man Zhou, please get up quickly. In this matter, you can tell Yuanqing the truth, and Yuanqing is grateful. Come on, appreciate the old man Zhou's 100 taels of silver! ”

"Yes!"

The soldiers hurriedly took the snowflakes and silver that had been prepared long ago and were held in the red cloth on the tray and handed them to Zhou Chuanhai.

Zhou Chuanhai's face couldn't help but change greatly.

His sons were also a little panicked.

The surrounding shipwrights also began to swallow saliva.

They have grown so big, and who has seen so much silver!

After a long time, Zhou Chuanhai reacted, but he hurriedly said: "General, old decay, old decay has not made an inch, and how dare you accept your money?" ”

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