"I'm sorry, husband. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Yao'er is incompetent and doesn't help you look good at home! ”

Seeing Liu Fan's unpredictable expression, combining everything in front of him, Zhang Yao knew what Liu Fan was thinking in his heart. Seeing this, he couldn't help but bow his head with guilt on his face and apologize in a low voice

Liu Fan turned around and gently hugged his wife in his arms, and comforted him gently, "It's not your fault, it's my own negligence, if I can keep more people for you, it won't happen last time!" Don't blame yourself, okay? Otherwise I'll be distressed! ”

Feeling Liu Fan's strong love and pity, Zhang Yao nodded meekly and said, "Well, Yao'er is quite a husband!" ”

As if remembering something, Liu Fan asked in a low voice, "Yao'er, do you know where Wang Zhi is now?" ”

Zhang Yao shook his head and said, "I don't know much, husband, you also know that our intelligence system is still very weak, Wang Zhi's house is not on the mainland, and Wang Zhi has been silent since he was hit hard last time." From the sporadic information we have received, we know that Wang Zhi seems to have moved to the north. ”

"Hmm!" Liu Fan nodded and said, then looked ahead, and said with a smile, "The person who picked us up is here, let's go, let's go and see what is the difference between this new shipyard and the past!" ”

As soon as Liu Fan's words fell, a group of soldiers came in front of him, and the leader was Fan Liang, who had not been seen for a long time. "Bang" walked quickly in front of Liu Fan, Fan Liang put his legs together, and his body straightened a standard military salute, and then he said, "Humble Fan Liang has seen the overseers, and I have seen all the ladies!" ”

Liu Fan waved his hand and smiled, "Okay, no need to be polite." Fan Liang came here mainly to see the fleet this time, and this time we just stopped by. If it's not a formal inspection, you don't need to move the crowd, let's go, take us inside! ”

Fan Liang hurriedly bowed down and said, "Overseer, Madam, please come in...", and led everyone to the shipyard.

While walking, Fan Liang explained to Liu Fan and the others, "Overseer, our shipyard was rebuilt this year, so the shipyard is still relatively simple. After more than half a year of restoration and development, there are more than 1,000 shipbuilders and craftsmen, who can build more than a dozen kinds of boats, such as big yellow boats, big yellow boats, small yellow boats, flat shallow yellow boats, sand boats, small blessing boats, sentinel boats, fresh picking boats, fishing boats of various sizes, etc. In addition, there are more than 10 workshops such as joinery workshop, paint workshop, twisting workshop, iron workshop, tent workshop, rope workshop, cable workshop and so on. There is also a slipway of the first time near the sea. Although the factory area is not large, the various facilities are very perfect. It can build ships of all sizes! ”

After listening to Fan Liang's introduction, Liu Fan couldn't help frowning and said, "Why are they all civilian boats?" Can't you build a warship? ”

Fan Liang replied ashamedly when he heard this, "Our shipyard has just been rebuilt, not only does it lack enough wood, but there are not many craftsmen to build warships. A small warship of one or two hundred materials can be built, but it can only go around the near sea, and it is not possible to sail to the sea. The lowly officials felt that building those small boats was of little use, so they did not send people to build them! ”

Liu Fan nodded helplessly, he also knew that Fan Liang was telling the truth, and this could not blame Fan Liang's head, in the final analysis, their own foundation was too thin. After pondering for a moment, Liu Fan said: "Even if it is a small warship of one or two hundred materials, some must be built, which can be used to patrol the surrounding sea areas to protect shipyards and ports, and can also train craftsmen to reserve experience for building large ships." Recently, if you make a plan for me, I will ask the Finance Bureau to allocate a sum of money to you! ”

Fan Liang hurriedly nodded and said, "Don't worry, as long as there are funds, it will not be difficult to build a ship!" ”

Liu Fan continued to advise: "You have to worry more about the expansion of the shipyard, since there are not enough craftsmen, then continue to recruit, aren't there many shipyards in Jiangnan?" Give me a lot of money to dig people, and if it doesn't work, I'll tie them up directly. I don't care what method you use, you must give me the shipyard to become the largest one in Shandong within a year, understand? ”

"Yes, I will obey the orders of the Overseers!" Fan Liang nodded busily. After that, he hesitated and said, "Overseer, the matter of shipbuilding is not difficult to solve, but what about the guns needed for the warship?" Our scientific research institute can only produce small and medium-sized artillery for the army, but the large artillery required by the warship does not have an eyebrow, even if we build the battlefield, it is useless without artillery! ”

Liu Fan waved his hand and said, "I will deal with this matter, you can take care of the shipyard with peace of mind, and you don't have to worry about other things." Remember my words, it is better to let the ship wait for the cannon than let the cannon wait for the ship! ”

"Well, I'd rather let the ship wait for the cannon than let the cannon wait for the ship, and the humble duty must expand the shipyard as soon as possible according to your orders!" For Liu Fan's orders, Fan Liang of course obeyed everything.

"Okay, get busy with you, you don't have to follow the rest of the things! Yao'er and I will go back to Shihe when they go to the beach! ”

Seeing that Fan Liang seemed to have plans to continue to follow, Liu Fan hurriedly refused. What are you kidding, I don't want to bring so many light bulbs with my wife!

After sending Fan Liang away, Liu Fan took the girls to Qingdao, and the current Qingdao is not the small village that Liu Fan first saw. Since the conclusion of the trade agreement with Portugal and Macao, Qingdao has become an important foreign trade port in Shandong. A large number of commodities such as grain, oil, fur, salinity, medicinal materials, silk, cotton, tea, porcelain and so on from Shihe and even Shandong were transported to Qingdao from the inland and then sold by local merchants or Portuguese merchants to the south of the Ming Dynasty and even the South Seas by sea. Frequent trade has enabled Qingdao to embark on the road of rapid development. In just one year, Qingdao has developed from a backward small fishing village to a small seaside city of considerable scale.

If you want to say the most prosperous place in Qingdao, you have to mention the docks in Qingdao. With the wharf as the center, it stretches for several miles from east to west to form the most prosperous street in Qingdao, and there are many shops on both sides of the street, and there are no less than dozens of them. The goods sold are also a wide variety of goods, woolen fabrics, scarlet clothes, glass fine products, all kinds of large and small clocks, Portuguese wines, spices, pearls, ivory from the South Seas, Japanese woodwork, lacquerware, and fine silk and porcelain from the south of the Ming Dynasty. is full of dazzling, almost dazzling everyone's eyes.

Such a bustling commercial street is almost an irresistible temptation for women, and before Liu Fan could speak, Lu'er and a few other little girls pulled Zhang Yao and others to rush to the nearest silk village with a shout. Seeing this, Liu Fan could only smile bitterly, and hurriedly ordered the guards to follow behind the women to surround their safety. (To be continued.) )