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Being able to say that there is a difficulty, this shows that this ship can really be built, Wang Tong smiled after hearing this, and asked:

"What's so difficult, just say it!"

The craftsman who said this looked like he was in his fifties, but the people on the seaside were exposed to the wind and sun all day long, and the people looked old, and the craftsman kept staring at Wang Tong when he said that it was a little difficult to build a ship. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

No matter how you say it, Wang Tong is also a thousand households in Jinyi, and the shipwrights are also ordinary people, or people who violate the prohibition of private shipbuilding, if they can't build it, Wang Tong's big temper is quite unreasonable, and everyone is also right, and they have to bear the guilt if they don't do it.

Hearing Wang Tong's rhetorical question, the boatsmith couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and looked at several of his companions! Eye, opened his mouth and said:

"The old man just went down to the bottom with the little ones, can you see the keel?"

When Fang was under the ship, he deliberately opened the compartment on the lowest floor, and when he got into it, he could see a girder running through the stern of the ship, Wang Tong nodded, and the boatsmith said again:

"The structure of this ship is like a pig and sheep skeleton, but it is turned upside down, it is simply on the keel, without this keel, the whole ship cannot be built, such a big ship, the keel that can be supported is also huge, such as today, in addition to Yungui has such a big tree, there are other places there, so it is a little difficult to build this ship, but it is not difficult to make a small one."

After the boatwright finished speaking, he pondered again, and added:

"It's not impossible to use a few pieces of wood to make a material, but the sea is windy and rough, and it is always safe to return it."

In fact, there is already a practice of putting together a few pieces of wood into large logs as keels in the Canton ship, and it is also quite useful, but the craftsmen here in Shandong do not know this kind of technology after all.

There is no large enough wood, this difficulty is practical, Wang Tong thought about it and said:

"Come with me."

The shipwrights didn't know where they were going, but they were a little uneasy in their hearts, and they followed Wang Tong off the boat together, but this time they didn't go in the direction of going back, but went to the beach.

After walking a short distance, I saw an open field, and the outside was simply fenced with wooden planks, but there were many chariots and horses listening outside the fence.

Seeing Wang Tong coming over with his entourage, the person in charge hurriedly came out to say hello and led Wang Tong and the shipwrights in.

In the open field, the shipwrights knew what Wang Tong had ordered them to see, and a huge log was placed on the open ground, and some men were running around with a tape measure to calculate, and some merchants were talking and bargaining there.

Wang Tong said with a smile:

"Is this wood big enough?"

The old shipwright who said that he was in trouble did not answer, but walked forward, and several people behind him hurriedly followed, and the guys from Kiba were about to step forward to stop him, but when they saw Wang Tong behind him, they hurriedly dodged away.

These boatwrights touched and smelled around the big wood, and even borrowed an awl from the people on the side and pierced it a few times, Wang Tong looked at it with a smile on the side, and did not stop it.

Wang Tong likes this kind of professional busy appearance, what they do is with actual results, there is evidence, can continue to create value, relatively speaking, those books are vivid and do not move to talk about what sages the way, what the truth of the world, but just empty words, without a trace of value, then the poetry is very disgusting.

After tossing around the log for a long time, several shipwrights returned to Wang Tong's side, and one of them spoke:

"Master, all these logs were released from the sea, right?"

Seeing Wang Tong nodding, the shipwrights were a little excited, and the old shipwright said:

"To build a ship, this wood must be soaked in the sea water for a period of time before it can be used, see just now this wood has salt water gas, and the wood is dense, it must still be discharged in the sea, master, these wood from the south by sea, the cost is not small!"

Wang Tong shook his head and smiled and said:

"How can it be that you came from the south, and you don't have a big wood in Liaodong?"

In this way, several shipwrights suddenly realized, laughed, cut down huge trees in the deep mountains and old forests outside the customs, released them down along the rivers, and took the sea route to Tianjin Wei to sell, which is also a proud place for Wang Tong, communicating with each other, and selling cheap and useless goods elsewhere at a high price here, which is the essence of trade.

Seeing that this big wood could be useful to his own family, Wang Tong was also a little proud in his heart, and asked again:

"Look, is this big piece of wood enough?"

"Enough, enough!"

Several shipwrights nodded busily, Wang Tong was in a good mood, led a few people out of the woodyard, stretched out his hand and pointed to the open area of the Haihe River and the seaside, and said:

"In the future, this place will be a wharf, a warehouse, a shop and a trading house, and it will be the most prosperous place in the world, but Tianjin Wei does not have its own sea ships now, and it is inconvenient to go to trade everywhere, so this official wants to build a shipyard here."

The nature is getting higher and higher, and Wang Tong's voice is gradually getting higher:

"Tianjin Wei is not short of money, Tianjin Wei is not short of people, but there is a shortage of shipwrights and shipwrights, now that you are here, Tianjin Wei will build his own big ship, build the largest ship in the world!"

Speaking of this, Wang Tong turned around and said to several shipwrights:

You can also see the prosperity of Tianjin Wei, Tianjin Wei has money, and the officials also have money, as long as you can build a big ship, you will also be rich, and you will be given an official body when the time comes, in this Tianjin Wei, as long as you have the ability and are willing to do it, everything is there!! “

As a shipwright, being able to build a big ship is also a way to prove his achievements, so he is naturally willing, not to mention the generous treatment promised by Wang Tong.

After a little thought, they could understand that they were the first to come this time, and if they did their best, the chief steward of this shipyard would be a few of them.

Shipbuilding in Shandong is just rich and well-off, but there is a chance to get rich in shipbuilding in Tianjin, how not to be tempted, several shipwrights are of course willing to do so, and the more they are like this, the more they must plan carefully.

The craftsmen who build the sea ship need to outline the structure, assign the workmanship, check the progress, and also care about the materials and other aspects, although they have not read any books, they are all thoughtful and have a sense of the overall situation.

The five shipwrights looked at each other, and the eldest stepped forward to bow first, and said in a solemn voice:

"The lord values it so much, the small ones will definitely report the effect, but they can't be in a hurry, only the five small ones can't make anything, the lord can find the little ones, and he will definitely be able to find more people, the small ones are from Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou can build ships There are also a lot of people, the small ones please be gracious, let the villain go back to Shandong once, and definitely bring more skilled craftsmen to the lord."

This is Lao Cheng's serious plan, Wang Tong nodded, and the other person spoke:

"Although Tianjin Wei and Shandong are close, they really have to be busy, I'm afraid they won't be able to go home, the villains will go back this time, and they will also bring all their families, and the same is true for those who came later, and then I will ask the master to give a place to settle."

If it is said that Wang Tong is a bold statement, then now there is a general outline, the more Wang Tong listens, the happier he becomes, and he speaks there:

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, if you come, I will set aside a place for you to live, think about it, how to solicit it, think about it, think about it, everything is decided, the money and manpower will be allocated to you, and it will be done as soon as possible!!"

Several shipwrights bowed down together to receive the order.

"Set up a house for the old and young of the Wu family, don't let them go out, and provide everything for the rest, find a man from the Wu family other than their brother and let him out, let Wu Lao Er write a letter to Wu Da, the more the boatmen find, the more benefits their brothers and families will have, and in the end, the crime of banditry will be eliminated."

Back in the house, Wang Tong was quite satisfied with Wu Da's errand, and had to explain a few words, asking him to make persistent efforts and give them some sweetness.

When the Wu brothers thought about it, they naturally thought of Dong Chuangxi, a thousand households in Shandong Jinyi, and now they actually played procrastination tricks with Wang Tong, Wang Tongcai ordered over there, stopped his subordinates after a little thought, and said:

"Send a letter to Dong Qianhu again, shipwrights, crew sailors, he can't invite him, can't he catch it, this time I went to Jinan Mansion by the way, and shot a letter into his house, and wrote it in the tone of the Wu family, I really thought that I could tear down the bridge by crossing the river, and I thought it was beautiful!"

The people below agreed with a smile, turned around and went out, and after Wang Tong sat down, he said:

"The sea, take care of the bottom of his Dong family, and see what business is involved in Wei Dong Chuangxi in Tianjin, in addition to Lu Hai, there must be other families, and they will be hindered again, and even these will be pinched together."

Sun Dahai got up to receive the order, and said with a smile:

"I thought that the two families were fighting for women, but it turned out that the mother-in-law was Wu Da's outer house, but it was Dong Chuangxi's covetous property of the Wu family, and later the Wu family wanted to seize the Dong family's property, both of them were for money, but they found such a dirty reason."

Wang Tong shook his head and said with a smile:

"No matter how they make trouble, they will run errands for us left and right."

On the fifth day of October, the huge slum of Triangle Dian, near the area near Wangtong's workshop, began to rebuild the houses that were used for the apprentice craftsmen of the workshop, and the whole slum began to organize the manual digging of drainage ditches, the construction of wells, and the rectification of all areas that were too dirty.

Regardless of Wang Tong's position, this matter is a great good governance, the Tianjin Acropolis is full of praise inside and outside the city, the rich merchants are willing to contribute money to help, several temples and Taoist temples have also come out to contribute, and even those scholars and literati have to write articles and wave their flags and shout, which is a rare sight.

It was on this day that the appointment of the two regimental commanders of the Huwei Battalion was transferred from Beijing to Tianjin......