At the beginning of December 1646, Zheng Chenggong took his subordinates, the treasury silver of the Zheng family, and went to Kinmen by boat.

In the middle of winter, Zheng Chenggong stood on the deck of the ship, looking at the dark sea view.

Lin Xishan walked over and asked, "Governor, during this time, ships are running back and forth, and some ships need to be repaired. Please also hold off for a while, let the fleet repair the ship in Shijing, and hope that the Metropolitan Governor will approve it! ”

Zheng Chenggong was thinking about it, and he was sluggish before replying, "Oh...... Okay, then you go ahead and arrange it! ”

"Yes, the last general will arrange it."

Nan'an Ishii Shipbuilding was a shipyard that Zheng Zhilong personally supervised the construction of.

In 1624, Zheng Zhilong accepted the recruitment of Xiong, the governor of Fujian, and was named a guerrilla general in Fujian.

In order to combat hostile forces and strengthen his own power, Zheng Zhilong collected more than 1,000 carpenters to establish a shipyard in Nan'an Shijing to build military and commercial ships. This shipyard may not be the largest in China, but it was definitely the most technologically advanced shipyard in China at that time.

Dozens of boats sailed to the bay, and under the guidance of small boats, the boatmen slowly sailed into the shore of the bay to anchor and lower their pedals.

As soon as he landed, Lin Xishan was busy asking the sailors to clean up and repair the boat, and at the same time asked someone to replenish the water and food.

Coming to the shipyard, Zheng Chenggong decided to see the shipyard of this era with his own eyes.

Zheng Chenggong called Lin Xishan and said, "I want to go and see the shipyard here, you take me there." ”

Lin Xishan looked at Zheng Chenggong strangely, and then said: "Governor Yudu, this is the shipyard!" ”

When he heard Lin Xishan say that this was the shipyard, Zheng Chenggong's face turned red.

Damn, don't all shipyards have that dock, where is the dock with the shipyard's mark?

This is Zheng Chenggong's misunderstanding, and the docks he knows are all made of cement and steel in modern times.

There is simply no such thing as a dry dock in this era, let alone a dry dock and a floating dock.

Fortunately, Lin Xishan did not dwell on this issue too much, and led Zheng Chenggong to the shore for more than a mile, and saw hundreds of buildings of different sizes towering under a hill.

Fujian is mountainous and rich in natural forest resources, such as Masson pine, marsh pine, torch pine, Korean pine, black pine, metasequoia, willow, poplar, paulownia, eucalyptus, moso bamboo, etc., so shipbuilding materials can basically be found in Fujian.

When he approached, the steward of the shipyard already knew that the eldest prince was coming, and he hurriedly walked out to greet him.

Zheng Zhilong's roots lie in the sailor, and he naturally values the shipyard, and the steward sent is Zheng Ping, a servant of the Zheng family.

Seeing Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Ping hurriedly bowed down and said, "The little one meets the eldest son." ”

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly helped him up and said, "Uncle Ping, don't be polite!" I'm just a little curious about the shipyard, so I'll come in and have a look. ”

Zheng Ping stood up and said, "Since the eldest prince wants to take a look, then let the little one lead the way." ”

"Well, Uncle Ping leads the way."

From a distance, Zheng Chenggong saw the keel of the Fuchuan ship that was five or six meters high and more than 20 meters long. More than 100 carpenters shuttled back and forth between the keels of the ships, laying the hull plates.

Along the way, Zheng Chenggong has become familiar with the shipbuilding process in this era.

Although the shipbuilding of this era did not have the standardized, assembly-line manufacturing process of later generations, it also had a certain concept of division of labor, with workshops such as decks, cables, canopy sails, and twist seams lined up one after another, and two or three hundred carpenters each did their own work and worked hard to do their own work.

Zheng Chenggong saw this guy who was going to become his own ship in the future, and couldn't help asking, "Uncle Ping, when will this ship be built?" ”

"If you go back to the eldest prince, it will be completed in about three months."

"So slow?"

Hearing the eldest prince say this, Zheng Ping was afraid that he would misunderstand that he was not dedicated, so he hurriedly explained: "The eldest prince, this is all fast. The speed of those official camps is even slower, and the quality is far inferior to our Zheng family's. ”

Seeing Zheng Ping's nervous appearance, Zheng Chenggong reassured: "I'm not suspicious of you, Uncle Ping, it's just that since my father was kidnapped to Beijing, I want to recruit troops and ships as soon as possible, restore my strength, and revive our Zheng family's maritime majesty." ”

"It's useless to be small, and it can't help the eldest son. The little ones must find a way to get these individuals to speed up, so that they can help the eldest son. ”

"No, I still understand the truth that speed is not enough, you just need to build this ship with your heart according to the plan you wish."

"Yes, eldest son."

"How many ships can this shipyard build a year?"

"It depends on what kind of ship it is, if it is a two-masted or three-masted sand ship, you can also build more than ten ships, but if it is a three-masted or four-masted lucky ship, I am afraid that you can only build three or five ships."

Hearing that only three or five ships could be built a year, Zheng Chenggong was a little disappointed, when would he be able to support 200,000 troops and more than 1,000 large and small ships like Zheng Zhilong.

"Eldest Prince, that ...... Small ......"

"Uncle Ping, what's the matter?"

"That eldest prince, in fact, when this shipyard was in its heyday a few years ago, it built dozens of large and small ships a year. It's just that since the old man eradicated Liu Xiang, defeated Heyi, and sat firmly in the Fujian army, the importance of the sailor has been declining day by day, and even the shipyard has been affected. In recent years, only three or four ships have been ordered, and many craftsmen have no ships to build and no wages to pay, but they all have families to support. Therefore, when the redundant carpenters and craftsmen usually had no work to do, they had to rely on ferrying, going to sea to fish, etc. to support their wives and children. If the eldest prince is willing to recall them, Uncle Ping will not dare to say anything else, but he will definitely be able to restore the heyday of the shipyard. ”

Zheng Chenggong was disappointed when he first heard that the shipyard built three or five ships a year.

But now when I heard Zheng Ping say that the scale could be expanded and reach an annual output value of more than a dozen ships, I was overjoyed.

He didn't even ask about the price, Zheng Chenggong said directly, "Uncle Ping, as long as you can recall them and restore the previous manufacturing volume." It doesn't matter how much money you have to spend, you just dare to speak, and I'll take care of the rest. ”

"Really, the little one is thanking the eldest prince for those craftsmen. The eldest prince doesn't know that in the past few years, they have not lived easily! Now that I hear the news, I'm afraid I'll make them happy! ”

"It's my fault for not knowing about the situation at the shipyard earlier, I apologize to you!"

"It's none of the business of the eldest prince, whoever calls their ancestors all carpenters can only work like this. Hey, life is fate, and half-life is unacceptable. ”

Maybe others don't know the importance of these craftsmen, but Zheng Chenggong, who comes from modern times, how can he not have heard such a sentence, "What is the most important in the 21st century?" Talent! ”

Similarly, in the Ming Dynasty, talent was the most important thing.

No matter what kind of talent, it is precious to Zheng Chenggong, who is now a small soldier. When I saw it, I naturally refused to let go.

Zheng Chenggong said affirmatively: "Uncle Ping, rest assured, Damu will inevitably make their lives better and more dignified." ”

"That's good, that's good!" Zheng Ping was relieved, I am afraid that he has been managing this shipyard for more than ten years, and he is not familiar with those craftsmen, looking at their skills, but they have fallen to this point, although Zheng usually uses his own salary to subsidize them, but he also has a family, and sometimes he can only sigh.