Shen Cheng saw that the words had been spoken, so he took the opportunity to ask about their livelihood: "The owner." The villain has one thing to ask. ”

Wu Tianxiao said: "Master Shen has something to say, just say it. ”

Shen Cheng said: "According to the past practice, the craftsmen hired by the outside family shall not be less than the military salary, money and food stipulated by the official family......"

Wu Tianxiao smiled when he heard this: "Don't worry. It is your misfortune that Gong Jing exploited you, but I am different. I don't ask you how much you are paid? I'll give you a base first, and you will hear it first. ”

When it came to the matter of the moon, many shipwrights and even their families came over.

Wu Tianxiao looked at everyone and said: "The apprentice will pay two taels of silver per month, and the master will pay four taels of silver per month to make the foundation, which is basic, and it will be adjusted according to their respective abilities in the future." Remember, it's an upward adjustment, and it will only be more and not less in the future. As for eating. We eat in a big pot of rice, and we don't have to worry about not being full. Whoever is there, whether it is an adult or a child, a woman or an old man, as long as he arrives in the land under my jurisdiction, he will be fed. What do you think? ”

Everyone was surprised for a while, and some people still didn't believe it: "What the owner said is true?" Not only are you satisfied, but you also have money? ”

At this time, Wu Dayou said on the side: "My family is a well-known good person, how can he make fun of you." ”

Wu Tianxiao also arrived: "What I'm talking about is just a base number. You sell crafts, as long as you are willing to work hard, I Wu someone has something to eat, and I will not starve you. It's not just craftsmen who need to go there, but also your family, as long as you are willing to work, do some odd things, and earn a few hundred dollars a month, that's fine. ”

That Shen Cheng was obviously an honest shipwright, and when he heard this, he already felt that the owner was very good. He led everyone to bow down to Wu Tianxiao: "The owner is a good person." can live our group of poor craftsmen, dare not sell their craftsmanship to you. ”

Wu Tianxiao was taken aback when he saw that everyone was kneeling down with Shen Quan, and hurriedly helped Shen Cheng up: "Get up, get up, what is this." Bear with it, everyone. Hangzhou is three or four hundred miles away from Zhoushan Island, and if the wind is downwind, it can be reached in more than three hours. When you arrive in Zhoushan, let everyone eat first. The ships waited and went out to sea, when the wind and waves were strong. They all went back to their cabins, had a good rest, got some sleep, and woke up to the ground. ”

When they heard this, they all went back to their cabins to rest. Wu Tianxiao left Shen Cheng to ask for some advice about sea ships. Speaking of the boat, the Shen whole chatterbox opened, and he didn't stop along the way: "...... The wood of the ship that made the sea. It is better to use solid wood such as gold oil sandalwood, Thai grapefruit, iron power wood, stone vertebrae, Pontianak, and copying wood. The material also needs to be soaked in oil and water, and it must be painted after the ship is made to prevent seawater corrosion. Boat wood, hemp rope, and canvas should be soaked in oil and water for a long time. In this way, the oil and water are immersed in the material to resist the corrosion of seawater, and then the wood is allowed to air dry, and the boat is then painted. So it normally takes a long time to build a sea ship. ”

Wu Tianxiao asked: "I do have ready-made wood, but it takes a long time to go through this kind of processing." I don't know what Master Shen can do? ”

Shen Cheng replied: "There is no way to save trouble with wood, but there is a way." If the owner wants to build faster, I have a way. Both Hangzhou and Ningbo have timber merchants who are familiar with me, and they have ready-made good materials in their hands. If the proprietor has new wood in his hand, he can exchange it with some silver for the new wood. ”

Wu Tianxiao nodded: "This is a method. How much silver does it cost to build a ship? ”

Shen Cheng replied: "It depends on how big the ship is built." ”

Wu Tianxiao patted the edge of the boat and said, "Just this ship, how long does Master Shen think it will take and how much silver will it take?" ”

Shen Cheng smiled when he heard this: "The owner." Your ship is about 1,500 materials. (The carrying capacity is about 240 tons) is not a villain boasting, this is a wooden box. This ship should be a merchant ship of the Fuso people of the East, there is no sealed cabin at the bottom of the ship, once it encounters a reef and hits a hole in the bottom of the ship, then the ship will not be saved, and it will inevitably sink in less than an hour. To build such a wooden box ship, five thousand taels of silver are enough. ”

Wu Tianxiao praised: "Master Shen is really everyone. Truth be told, this ship is the spoils of war captured by the widows who killed a boatload. Although I was not familiar with the ship, I also knew that the ship was not easy to use, so I was in a hurry to find a seller. But it was a coincidence that I met Master Shen. Then I'll ask Master Shen again, if Master Shen brings someone to build it, I want a 2,000-material ship, as Master Shen said, with a sealed cabin. How long does that take, and how much silver? ”

Shen Quanyan estimated himself: "If the owner has new wood to exchange for ship wood, he wants to build a sea ship of 2,000 materials, according to the requirements of the previous guard, **1,000 taels are wanted." Don't underestimate this increase is only five hundred ingredients. If the ship is larger than a thousand, the silver will be stacked upwards for every hundred. Therefore, it is conservatively estimated that a sea ship of 2,000 materials also needs **1,000 taels of silver. If there is an existing dock, it can be done in four months. ”

Wu Tianxiao also made a secret calculation. I didn't buy a ship this time, but I bought a lot of supplies, and the rest of the money can build a few. After thinking about it, he asked, "Then is Master Shen also familiar with warships?" Nowadays, the Japanese are becoming more and more rampant, and if there is no warship to escort them, only the merchant ships are dangerous. ”

Shen Cheng nodded: "The owner thinks so." To tell the truth, the villain's ancestor also followed the Three Treasures to the West. Nowadays, there are still three treasures in the house, six thousand treasure ships and four thousand and three thousand blessing ships. All kinds of warships are naturally familiar, and the 800-material war-mounted ships, 400-material warships, 300-material warships, 200-material warships, three-board boats, and pontoon boats used for warfare, as well as the 400-material patrol ships, 200-material sand patrol ships, sentinel ships, and light and shallow convenience boats used for patrols are all recorded. However, most of these warships only sail on rivers and lakes, but the sea ships of the Three Treasures are basically more than 2,000 materials.

"River vessels. The ship of the commander of the navy is generally 800 material battle seat boat, about ten zhang long, about two zhang wide, double masted, and the hope pavilion. The 400-material warship is about seven zhang long, one zhang wide, two masts, and is expected to be a pavilion. The length of the 300-material war ship is about six zhang, the width is more than one zhang, and there are two masts. The length of the two-hundred-gauge war ship is about five zhang, less than one zhang wide, and it is a single sloop. The three-plank ship was four feet long, less than one zhang wide, and had a single sloop. The three-board boat, also known as rowing, can only accommodate more than 10 people, and is the smallest and fastest of the warships. The pontoon boat is about six feet long and about one foot six feet wide, and is used to cross rivers. There are also Dafu boats, Haicang, grass skimming boats, open waves, Qiaoqiao, Cangshan, sand boats, Guangzhou boats, eight-oared boats, net shuttle boats, fishing boats, eagle boats, bird boats, centipede boats, horn bluff boats, two-headed boats, mandarin duck oars, red dragon boats, fire dragon boats and broken rafts and so on. And the ship was also equipped with cannons, muskets, sprays, fire bricks, smoke cans, gunpowder arrows, bows and arrows, rattan cards, hook sickles, nails and so on......"

Wu Tianxiao was overjoyed when he saw Shen Cheng talking about the ship. Today, I have found a treasure, this kind of talented Ming sailor Qianhu actually sold it to me like selling goods, and this Ming Dynasty is sorry for the sky.

The two chatted all the way, and arrived at Luomen Village at sunset. Before night had completely fallen, the lighthouse on Niutou Mountain had already lit up, and it was already faintly visible in the distance.