'Picking Star Building' is the largest restaurant in Honggang, climb to the third floor, you can overlook a factory workshop area in the west of Honggang, Yinzhen and Wu Sidao travel in casual clothes, naturally not high-profile, just ask for a box by the window.

Looking at a large area of slightly simple but large-scale factories and workshops, the two couldn't help but be secretly surprised, although they knew that the scale was large, but they didn't expect it to be so big, both of them were sipping tea and silent, but they knew in their hearts that all the things produced by these factories and workshops were used for the ocean-going fleet, and how much silver would be consumed every year for such a large scale? No wonder Lao Thirteen said that the navy is a gold-swallowing beast.

After being silent for a long time, Yin Zhen said, "What do you think, sir?" ”

Wu Sidao groaned: "Sidao is just curious, Honggang is of this scale, how will the Netherlands, with more than 10,000 merchant ships, be born?" What is England like? ”

Yin Zhen frowned slightly, but he didn't make a sound, Wu Sidao sighed, and then said: "I should have come to see it a long time ago, hearing is false, seeing is believing, how could the fourth master have thought that there would be tens of thousands of people working day and night for the navy?" This is only Shanghai, a few years later, Tianjin is afraid that this is the same scene, and there is a Karopa, I heard that Taiwan's dog port is also being developed, let's go to Europe with peace of mind. ”

Yin Zhen nodded slightly, those firearms and gunpowder workshops under the name of the Ministry of Industry in the capital are not comparable to Shanghai at all, with the current development speed of the old fourteen, in a few years, no one will be able to suppress him, if he doesn't give up, what else can he do?

On the twenty-eighth day of the first month, Yinzhen and his entourage arrived in Shanghai.

Because there was no notice in advance, there was no one on the dock to greet them, Yinzhen, Yinxiang and his party got off the ship, but the students of Tianjin College and the Spanish prisoners were not allowed to get off the ship, so they could only stay on the boat obediently to watch the scenery.

Yinzhen glanced at the group of people on the dock who were hurrying up to meet him, and then said to Wu Ge: "All the captains have done a good job of pacifying, and there will be warships and sea ships coming to transfer you to Karopa, Shanghai is not as good as Weihaiwei, the news of the expedition to Europe should have spread a long time ago, you should be more careful." ”

"Yes, the dean can rest assured that nothing will happen." Wu Ge immediately saluted, and after speaking, he turned around and ordered, to be on guard, and no idle people were allowed to come within a hundred steps of the battleship.

Seeing this situation, Yinzhen felt slightly satisfied, and said to Yinxiang with a smile: "I'll go back to Liuchun Garden first, and the thirteenth brother will stay here to supervise." ”

Yinxiang knew that this appearance, the old fourteen should keep seeing people and talking about things, so he nodded hurriedly and said: "The fourteenth brother will go back first, and I'll go over when I'm done here." ”

Before Yinzhen arrived at Liuchun Garden, the news of his return to Shanghai immediately spread, hearing the news, Yinzhen, Shi Shibiu, Fu Han, Wanyan Haifeng, Chen Pengnian, Zha Siting, Zheng Qinghai, Zhang Yuanlong, Tang Degui and a large number of people immediately rushed to Liuchun Garden.

Liuchun Garden, Zhang Mengjiao didn't want the maid to interfere, and personally served Hou Yinzhen to freshen up, she knew that many people would come to visit immediately, and as soon as Yinzhen went out to talk about things, it was endless, while waiting, she reported softly: "Lord, the concubine body has asked her father to convene the three provinces of Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangdong, and all the big shipowners who run the South Seas trade have gathered in Shanghai, the prince will not blame the concubine for being troublesome, right?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Yinzhen couldn't help but be overjoyed, immigrants to Australia and expeditions to Europe have to use these maritime merchants, since they have gathered in Shanghai, it is not only trouble-free, but also saves a lot of time, this matter, he is indeed negligent, I didn't expect Zhang Mengjiao to think so thoughtfully, and immediately smiled: "This is really a good job, do a good job, and reward you well at night." ”

"Lord Wang." Zhang Mengjiao glanced at a few maids beside her, and couldn't help but blush.

"Master, Wanyan Haifeng, the prefect of Songjiang, Chen Pengnian, the superintendent of Jiang Customs, and Cha Siting, the prefect of Shanghai, are asking to see him." …,

They came quickly, Yinzhen nodded slightly, and ordered: "There are many people today, take them to the main hall, and those who come to ask for a meeting will be brought over, and there is no need to ask for instructions." ”

After freshening up and eating some pastries, Yinzhen rushed to the main hall, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Shi Shibiu, Fu Han, Wanyan Haifeng, Chen Pengnian, Zha Siting, Zheng Qinghai, Zhang Yuanlong, Tang Degui, etc.

Seeing Yinzhen come in, a group of people were busy getting up to greet An, Yinzhen said with a smile: "Everyone is not an outsider, feel free to order." As he spoke, he sat down on the main seat.

After everyone sat down one after another, he spoke: "There are two major events in the imperial court this year, one is to immigrate millions to Australia, and the other is to expedition to Europe and the Americas.

Both of these things are inseparable from the ship, President Tang, your sand boat association must be organized well this year, and it must be responsible for transporting immigrants from Tianjin to Shanghai, and it is better for you to organize the goods yourself when you go to Tianjin.

Pirates in the sea along the way, I will arrange people to expropriate, don't worry, transportation profits, this king also gives you enough guarantees, the peak transportation period is in March, April, September, October, November, is there a problem? ”

Tang Degui bowed down and replied: "Thanks to the favor of the prince, the sand boat association will do its best to mobilize all the sand boats that can be mobilized, and will never let the prince down." ”

"Okay." Yinzhen said with a smile: "Australian immigration for seven years, a total of 10 million immigrants, in addition, the shipping of grain, is also in full swing planning, whether the sand boat association can develop and grow, the past few years is the key, I hope you can grasp it." ”

Tang Degui was already excited and didn't know how to speak, tens of millions of immigrants, grain shipping, just these two news were released, and the Sand Boat Association could become a behemoth overnight, he suddenly got up and knelt down excitedly and said: "With the grace of the prince, even if the grass people are broken, it will be difficult to repay them." ”

Yinzhen nodded, but he restrained his smile and said: "As the president of the Sand Boat Association, you must let all shareholders understand that the imperial court can both give it and take it, and everything should be focused on the imperial court, otherwise, all the glory will be short-lived." ”

Hearing this, Tang Degui's heart tightened, and he hurriedly kowtowed: "The king's golden and jade good words, the grass people keep them in mind, and they will definitely take this as the purpose of the Sand Boat Association." ”

"Flat, sit down." Yinzhen nodded, then looked at Zhang Yuanlong, and said: "The sand boat is responsible for the northern section, and the sea ship is responsible for transporting the immigrants from Shanghai to Karopa to Australia." In addition, in this half a year, it is necessary to undertake the transfer of military logistics materials for the Karopa, and tomorrow, let all the owners of the sea ships come to Liuchun Garden to discuss. ”

"Yes, the grass people will be notified one by one immediately." Zhang Yuanlong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and now he could finally give an explanation to the group of boat owners.

"Mr. Zheng." Yinzhen looked at Zheng Qinghai with a smile and said eloquently: "The naval expedition is a long way and a long time, in addition to the necessary staple food, there must be enough vegetables and vegetables, otherwise, it is very easy to get a kind of scurvy, and countless people die of this disease every year among Western sailors, we can't repeat the mistakes of the past, but it is indeed difficult to ensure enough vegetables and vegetables on the sea."

When Zheng He went to the West, he carried a large number of soybeans and mung beans, and the sprouts of beans solved this problem, but the sprouts needed a large amount of fresh water, and the preciousness of fresh water was no less than that in the desert on the vast sea, so it could not be completely relied on.

The Mongolian steppe is also extremely short of vegetables and vegetables on weekdays, but this disease rarely appears, which should be related to their large amount of tea drinking, so a large amount of green tea should be prepared for the navy.

In addition, the food at sea is too monotonous, and it is necessary to purchase a large number of fermented bean curd, preserved eggs, salt eggs, Sichuan pickles, Hunan mustard, sour cabbage from the north, all kinds of air-dried meat, bacon, bacon, sausages, ham, and wine, wine is indispensable, and there is a kind of fruit called lemon. …,

In addition, it is necessary to purchase all kinds of medicinal materials, and naturally, Langzhong with the fleet is also indispensable. ”

Saying that, Yinzhen looked at Wanyan Haifeng, the prefect of Songjiang, and Zha Siting, the prefect of Shanghai: "The matter of recruiting the navy with the ship, you need the assistance of two people, one is publicity, the other is lobbying, and the temptation is also acceptable." ”

Yinzhen said that Zheng Haiqing was forced to memorize, afraid of forgetting, and used a pen to shorthand. Although Shi Shibiao said that he had been in the sailor for most of his life, he had never crossed the sea for several months, and it was already a great voyage to be able to go to sea for ten days and a half months.

Sip tea and wait for a while, Yinzhen continued: "Another article, the customs should formulate a rule that does not allow anyone to carry fruits, seeds, plants, as well as various beasts and fish, to enter the port and land, and the reason will be explained later." ”

Upon hearing this, Chen Pengnian, the superintendent of Jiang Customs, was puzzled and hurriedly asked: "Fourteenth Master, subordinate Yudun, is it that all customs must respect this rule?" ”

"Yes, all customs, all gates, big and small, it must be like that." Yinzhen said in a deep voice: "You can not understand it, but it must be implemented." ”

Seeing Yinzhen's tough tone, Chen Pengnian didn't dare to ask again, and immediately bowed and said: "My subordinates respectfully respect the order of the prince and send letters to various customs immediately." ”

Seeing that it was a slit in the words, Wanyan Haifeng frowned and said: "Master, there are not many Langzhong in various counties, tens of thousands of expeditionary navies, and Songjiang is a place to live, I am afraid it is difficult to recruit so many Langzhong." ”

Can't get it? Yinzhen couldn't help frowning, there were hundreds of people on the navy warship, and it was an expedition of tens of thousands of miles, the voyage was as long as half a year, without Langzhong, it was unimaginable, in case of illness, it could only be tied to death, the navy could not withstand large-scale illness and death, and after a moment of silence, he said: "It is not possible without Langzhong, and the horse will go to various places to make lists, and the navy will recruit Langzhong with the ship, not only with high salaries, but also with official positions, tentatively eight grades." ”

"With such a generous reward, it's easy to do." Wan Yan Haifeng said with a smile: "The slave is worried that there are too many Lang Zhong. ”

Yinzhen smiled: "Don't worry, the more the better, you can hire the best, as for the unsuccessful, you can also retain them with high salaries and conduct training, the navy wants to develop, and what you want is talents." After a pause, he said: "Shi Shibiao and Fu Han will stay, and the others will go back to work first." ”