Chapter 58: The shipyard accelerates

Zhao Meng, Wan Ji, Ma Tao, Du Li, Wang Quan and others reported the things of Shidao in the last two months one by one, it should be said that Shidao is basically on the right track, the market is roughly completed, the army has also become an army, the kiln is constantly busy, and the shipyard is relatively slow, Gu Wuyue came back and brought back a lot of pine, fir wood, camphor wood, and bought back a boat of logs that had been dried for three years at a high price, and then set off to North Korea, but most of the shipyard craftsmen are semi-finished products, and the construction speed is slow, Fortunately, with the help of Fujian boatsmiths, four fishing boats were finally launched, and the boatwrights asked whether to start building the Fu boats, but Wan Ji did not agree, but just ordered someone to start the fishing boats, after all, the demand for fish in the refugee camp is still very large, which is also the cheapest meat that Shidao's poor silver deposit can provide for the refugees, and the rest is waiting for Zhao Lie's arrangement. In addition, the refugee camp has been taken over by Wu Qun, and Zhao Meng and Wan Ji have withdrawn. Wan Ji devoted his main energy to the recruitment of the Broken Army.

Zhao Lie ordered:

First, immediately set up a military horse factory, settle the arriving Andalusian war horses, and try to buy Mongolian horses, mainly mares, for breeding. This is the responsibility of the companion.

Second, immediately build two forts on the east and west sides of the Shidao Gorge, and now there are six Western-style warships, four merchant ships, and nearly 20 large and small fortune ships in Shidao Harbor, which is already a medium-sized fleet.

Third, the Macao shipwrights and Portuguese shipwrights brought in will be merged into the shipyard and reorganized.

Fourth, the artillerymen and smelters brought by Macao were merged into the artisan battalion and reorganized.

Fifth, after all the goods were unloaded, the ship was comprehensively cleaned up and repaired, which was originally hastily repaired and went to sea and went through artillery battles, and it was impossible to complete the repair.

Sixth, establish a school, pay attention to literacy, pay attention to arithmetic, and general affairs. Children in the camps are free of charge. Equipped with craftsmen to teach older children mechanical skills.

Seventh, it is necessary to establish a military academy and a maritime academy, and in the future, lieutenant generals and navy soldiers will enter the training in batches.

All things, Zhao Meng and Wan Ji are in charge.

Okay, as soon as Zhao Meng, Wan Ji and the others bared their teeth, they said that there must be a new dispatch when the adults come back, good guys, things are really complicated.

Zhao Lie admired the grinning expressions of several people,

"I'll handle it with you and others this time."

Now that these few people have the bottom, they are not afraid to do things, but they are afraid of not being in harmony with the hearts of adults. Since the adults handle it together, it's easy to say.

After a few people left, Du Li and Wang Quan stayed.

"Du Li, I ordered you to set up a military intelligence department, all the official voices and military information in the Ming Dynasty, the internal affairs and military intelligence of Jiannu, including the military intelligence of the Fujian pirates, the military intelligence of North Korea, the Japanese ** intelligence, the Francois people, and the Dutch people, all belong to this range."

Du Li was a little confused, this range was too large, he had never experienced it, and he was afraid that he would be entrusted by an adult, and he was terrified.

"Take your time, set up the structure first, if you don't have manpower, you can recruit first, to the army, to the refugees, or you can recruit strong martial arts outside. I'll give you 20,000 taels of silver as a fund first, and then make up for it if it's not enough, and then I will have a monthly salary. Du Li, I'm sure you can do the heavy lifting. Zhao Lie explained in detail and calmed Du Li's little frightened heart.

"Yes, sir. The subordinates will definitely live up to the expectations of the adults. Du Li bowed down and replied, the Lord handed over the Military Intelligence Department to himself, that is a great trust in himself, and Du Li has no room to retreat.

"In addition, you have to form a martial army, and with my order, in Shandong, in Beijing, and in various coastal areas, unfavorable figures such as us will definitely disappear. Well, you know what? Zhao Lie looked at Du Li fixedly.

"Understood, sir." Du Li gritted his teeth and replied. This is to let him kill the court officials and have to do it, but he Du Liyuan is just a military surplus at home, a little splash in the sailor camp, it is Zhao Lie who pulls him out of the grass, without Zhao Lie he is nothing. For Zhao Lie's sake, and for himself, he had to do these things.

"Wang Quan, I order you to set up the Internal Security Division, the defense of Shidao is your responsibility, and furthermore, the secrecy of the craftsman battalion, the shipyard, the army, and the horse farm are all your duties, and in the scope of Shidao, it is your duty to screen and arrest the spies of the imperial court, Jiannu, Franji, and Dutch people in the future." Zhao Lie patted Du Li's shoulder with satisfaction, very good, he knows how to stand in line, if Du Li hesitates, Zhao Lie will immediately put him in another book, as his subordinate does not fight for him, then what is the use.

"My lord, without your promotion, we are still messing around in my hometown, protecting you, protecting Shidao is to protect the future of our family, rest assured, as long as I am Wang Quan, I will live up to my trust." Wang Quan replied cleanly.

Zhao Lie smiled, this kid is clever.

"I will give you 10,000 taels of silver each, and recruit men. You must help each other inside and outside, so that our Shidao can be bright-minded. ”

The two of them agreed.

Next, Zhao Lie invited Alexandra, Mr. Fabio,

"Mr. Fabio, I hope that you will establish the Shidao Council in the manner of Macao, and in the future, the Council will be responsible for the administration and justice of Shidao, just like Macao, including the election of various deputies and the management of the speaker."

Zhao Lie smiled and admired Fabio's stunned expression,

"Mr. Zhao Lie, you mean to repeat everything in Macau, all." Fabio asked, stammering.

"Yes, this is just the beginning, and it will be rolled out to more places in the future. Therefore, you can make this equivalent to your test factory in Macau, and after the trial, it can be promoted to more places. ”

Fabio was excited, he thought that he was just a liaison this time, it was very expensive, but it must be a lot of leisure time, now, he felt that the time was not enough, but he would rather be busy, yes, the big husband can't go through the world without the right for a day.

"You can think about it first, and then find Zhao Meng to discuss it, don't be in a hurry."

"Well, I feel your sincerity and admire your ambition. I will do my best. Of course, Fabio understands that the purpose of the implementation is that Zhao Lie wants to improve the backward Ming system, and the ultimate goal is to strengthen the country.

Alexandra looked at the two of them for a while and decided such a big thing, she noticed Zhao Lie's characteristics, there was no ordinary Ming people's cloud and mountain fog cover, it was simply refreshing, and it went straight to the goal, it seemed that this was what he had planned.

"Miss Alexandra, in the afternoon, accompanied by my mother, you can go to the refugee camp to see the refugees who have fled from Liaodong here."

Alexandra nodded in satisfaction, he didn't break his promise.

In the afternoon, Zhao Lie came to the shipyard, because the Macao shipwright got off the ship yesterday, and after a night's rest, his condition was mostly better.

"Meet your lordship."

Portuguese shipwrights Iuliano, Sans, De Niro, Fujian shipwrights Lin Cang and Ren Zhang waited here for a long time.

"Sit down." Iuliano, who was in his early forties, took the lead in sitting down, followed by Sans and De Niro, and Lin Cang and Ren Zhang made half a butt in a restrained manner.

Zhao Lie sighed secretly, there is a long way to go, and the spiritual gap between the people is too big.

"Mr. Iuliano, can the dry wood of the shipyard build a Galen ship?"

"Sir, I took a look in the morning, and the dry wood here is only about enough for a ship of about two hundred tons, and the rest of the wood will be available in half a year." Iuliano said dryly.

Zhao Lie saw that the interest of the Portuguese craftsmen was not high, understood their thoughts, and the salary was not bad, but he left the Portuguese environment of Macao and came to the unfamiliar north, and he was forced, and he was very unhappy.

"Mr. Iuliano, in addition to your work in the shipyard, you also have to work in the Maritime Academy, teaching students, and this job has another salary." Zhao Lie lit a fire, and Yuliano's eyes lit up. "Of course, Master Lin, Master Ren is the same."

Lin Cang, Ren Zhang hurriedly got up and thanked him.

"In addition, if within three years, you can successfully master the construction of the Galen ship, and each of you will be rewarded with three thousand taels of silver."

The sound of gasping immediately rang out in the room.

The three Portuguese were surprised, and Lin Cang and Ren Zhang were jealous. Three thousand taels of silver, catching up with the seven or eight years of silver of the three of them, is worth the silver of Lin and Ren for more than ten years.

"If, in a year and a half, the shipyard can be successfully mastered, and the reward for each person will be doubled."

Zhao Lie added material again.

When he boarded, the eyes of the three of Juliano were red,

"What the adults said is all true." Iuliano's voice trembled.

"We can make a contract."

The three of them immediately put their hearts at ease and bowed in thanks. They understand that this is a betrayal of their craft, but who has ever given such a reward, after doing this, they can retire and return to their hometown in Portugal to retire.

Lin Cang and Ren Zhang's eyes are green, they are both shipbuilders, why is the gap so big.

Zhao Lie just wanted to spread this matter out in the shipyard, so that the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty would know the gold of their craftsmanship and stimulate their efforts.

"Also, I order Mr. Iuliano to be the director of the shipyard," Iuliano bowed in thanks.

"Order Lin Cang, Ren Zhang as the deputy factory director." Lin Cang, Ren Zhang, thank you.

"Ordered Mr. Sans to be the director of the rigging factory."

"In addition, from now on, the shipyard will not build Fu ships for the time being, only Galen ships, of course, the outer sea will be agreed to do something else."

"Yes, sir." A few people promised.

"Also, I have a boat type here. Let's see if you can make it. ”

Zhao Lie took out a boat type he had sketched.

When Juliano looked at it, he saw the pointed bow, the slender hull, the towering mainsail, and, well, some jumbled side sails.

The messy sails that Iuliano thought were drawn by Zhao Lie, who made him only remember the rough ship type and sails.

"Gentlemen, I've only seen this type of ship once, and it's the right one, but, ahem, I only remember the sails. Tonnage from 100 tons to hundreds of tons. The speed is fourteen to fifteen knots. And easy to steer. ”

Several Chinese and foreign shipwrights understood at a glance that this ship was built to increase speed, but the problem is that they have never seen it, especially the three Portuguese, this ship type, the sails look like a European-style ship, but they have never seen it.

"Gentlemen, this is your new task, and if you make a sample within a month, I will award two thousand taels of silver." Another large carrot.

Today, several people here were completely stunned, and they each chanted the gods and Buddhas to see if the gods and Buddhas blessed them with such an opportunity.

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