Xu Yuanzuo is a paper school that even the Fuchuan Sha Boat can't distinguish at a glance. After listening to Kang Chenghe's explanation, he knew that there was still a difference between civilian ships and warships. Specifically in terms of technology, the materials used for warships are harder than those for civilian ships, and the collision angle should be increased, and more attention should be paid to carrying people rather than cargo.

The most important point is that civilian ships are not equipped with cannons, so there is no need to leave gun positions. Although the warships of the Daming Naval Division did not pay attention to the cannons, they still had to put two heavy guns on the bow and stern, and the guns on the side chords were slightly smaller, and the number also depended on the formation of the fleet and the fighting style of the chief officer.

The first thing that Xu Yuanzuo thought of in his mind was the Western Navy a hundred years later, and a platoon of artillery hit it, and the hit rate was less than three percent. It was a row of artillery on the side chord, and it even did not hesitate to make the ship ugly. If you only talk about the type of ship, the appearance of the Ming type ship is correct.

Since a row of cannons is useless, can you expect two cannons to hit every shot?

As for the five plum blossom arrays made by Yu Dayou, they are almost hitting the hull with the muzzle of the cannon, so it is better to jump to the gang! The sunken ship is worthless!

"Can you build a ship for both military and civilian use?" Xu Yuanzuo asked weakly: "The same ship type is not equipped with cannons." If you want to carry people, you can carry people, and if you want to carry goods, you can carry goods. The boat is a little taller, and the materials are a little more particular. ”

Kang Chengsi obviously disagrees with this kind of quick success: "Such a sailor, if he encounters a real pirate, he is afraid that he will not be able to withstand it." ”

In terms of the overall environment, the Japanese have all but disappeared. Without the fleet of overseas Han Chinese, it was too difficult for the Japanese to cross the sea and rob by themselves. However, some powerful people in China are not gentle and elegant little white rabbits, as long as they know that Xu Yuanzuo's fleet is leaving Hong Kong, they will definitely come out to do a vote under the banner of Japanese robbers.

Unless you can deter them!

Xu Yuanzuo coughed dryly, thinking about where else to get some boats.

"Build a centipede ship!" Kang Pengzu said suddenly: "The centipede boat captured from Hongmaoyi during Jiajing is just in time for emergency. ”

Xu Yuanzuo vaguely remembered the name, and looked at Kang Chengji with expectant eyes.

Kang Chengji stroked his beard and groaned: "The centipede ship is the warship of Hongmaoyi. Paddle on both sides, like a centipede, the one that can move quickly without the wind. ”

"Is it fast?" Xu Yuanzuo asked.

Kang Chengsi said: "Longjiang Shipyard can be built. Whether it is fast or slow depends on whether there are ready-made ship materials. But the glue paint can't be as fast. ”

"The centipede ship is smaller than ours, but it employs more people." Kang Chengsi said: "I have to send another firewood boat to follow, it's really better to use a sand boat." ”

Longjiang Shipyard is located in Longjiangguan, Nanjing. That is, the next level of the Hereafter. In terms of geographical location alone, it is much more reliable than the shipyard in Huguang. At the beginning of the dynasty, Linqing, Liujiagang, Longjiangguan, Huguang, Fujian and Guangdong all had large shipyards, and Longjiang Shipyard was a large shipyard that undertook the construction of Zheng He's treasure ship, which removed the fine craftsmen from the whole country and set up more than 400 shipbuilding compartments.

It's a pity that later, the coastal powerhouses wanted to monopolize the profits of maritime trade and insisted on squeezing the country out, so that the Longjiang Shipyard became increasingly abandoned, and even warships and ocean-shading ships could not be built so far. Now the Ming Dynasty's Cao uses the ship. Whether it is a large boat or a shallow boat, it is built in Huguang.

"Then let's build a centipede ship." Xu Yuanzuo can only suggest to partners: "Also, see if there are new ships or old ships that can be used in Fujian and Guangdong." Whether it is civilian or military, it is better to buy some first and come back to fill the scene. ”

In the era of the Jiajing Wokou rebellion, there were many black shipyards in Fujian and Guangdong. Wang Zhi, Xu Hai and others have tens of thousands of large and small warships, which are basically built by these black shipyards. Because the government-run shipyard is shouldering the increasingly heavy task, the artisan households and people fleeing to the border are better day by day, and the technical ability of the black shipyard is stronger.

There was no naval battle to fight for more than ten years, and the shipbuilding industry was sluggish. The Black Shipyard basically went out of business. But there are always exceptions, and maybe one or two will survive. No matter how bad it is, you can buy the warships of the guard. There's always a way to think about it.

Since the Kang family is a partner, it is natural to take on more difficult tasks.

Xu Yuanzuo knew that this kind of thing could not be done with money, so he could only hope for the connections of the Kang family. Compared with the issue of ships, it is easier to buy the official to support shipping -- you only need to throw money and promise benefits.

After a trip to Shanghai, Xu Yuanzuo was not relieved. Instead, they were full of anxiety. Even Qi Miao realized Xu Yuanzuo's abnormality and didn't dare to joke anymore.

After returning to Tang Xing, the festive atmosphere was already very strong.

Cheng Zai suggested that Renshoutang take out a sum of money and send some happy money door-to-door to buy people's hearts. This method can somewhat restore the image of the tyranny of the time of taxation. Because more people don't actually have to pay taxes, at least they won't stand opposite Renshoutang when they take the money.

"Don't go door-to-door, there's no point." Xu Yuanzuo rarely spoke with a straight face, which scared Cheng Zai into thinking that he had done something wrong.

Xu Yuanzuo said again: "Only the students of the Mengxue Social Studies will be sent fifty wen each. ”

Only those who are literate and literate have the right to public opinion, and those who have graduated from social studies may enter the School of Economics and become their own people, and they should be treated favorably. If this leads to a people's enthusiasm for studying, it will be a good thing to kill three birds with one stone.

Cheng Zai will soon be able to figure it out and go to various societies to make money.

Since students want to receive money, they have to leave their names, which is a matter of course. In this way, the files of readers in and out of Tanghang Town were formed.

God seemed to be deliberately going against Xu Yuanzuo, and just when he asked who had a boat to buy, the news came that the Weng family in Suzhou was buying a boat. The Weng family plans to make a big deal in Longqing once in four years and directly monopolize the cotton cloth market in Huaibei. If you have to rely on a large amount of cargo dumping to suppress competitors, then there is naturally a lot of demand for cargo ships.

The more buyers, the more room sellers have to raise prices, and some families even avoid the people sent by Xu Yuanzuo and wait for the price to rise.

This news was brought back by Gu Shuisheng. He got a year-end bonus of fifty taels this year, and he couldn't wait to sell his life to the Xu family's brother. After receiving Xu Yuanzuo's instructions to buy a boat, Gu Shuisheng immediately set off for Liujiagang. It was the port of departure for Zheng He's voyage to the West, and there were also shipyards, and there are still many shipowners living there.

This kind of government-run shipyard is half-dead all day long, and if there is a ship, it will definitely be able to sell it privately. It's a pity that they really don't have a boat, but there are many people who recommend themselves and want to find a way to live.

Gu Shuisheng knew that Zuo Ge'er attached great importance to manpower, so he made a register of the names, surnames and addresses of these people one by one. spent a sum of money within the scope of his authority, purely buying people's hearts, and there were no conditions. After returning to Tang Xing, this booklet will be handed over to Lu Dayou to facilitate the recruitment of people in the future.

He himself rushed to Xu Yuanzuo's house overnight to report the important news from Suzhou.

"Zogoer. I inquired about a piece of news in Suzhou, which came from three hands, and the source of the leak was the Xu family in Xishan. Gu Shuisheng was in Xu Yuanzuo's study, and as soon as he sat down, he couldn't wait: "I went to verify it again in private, and found that it was indeed true." ”

Xu Yuanzuo asked Qi Miao to go out and personally poured Gu Shuisheng a cup of hot tea.

Gu Shuisheng didn't dare to say anything, and said: "It's Cai Guoxi, the prefect of Suzhou." He was originally a protégé of Ge Lao, but now he has taken refuge in Gao Gong! ”

Because of Xu Yuanzuo's relationship, the people of Renshoutang are now called "Pavilion Elders". It must refer to Xu Jie.

Xu Yuanzuo knew that Cai Guoxi was a sharp knife that stabbed Xu Jie, and it was this person who sentenced Xu Kun and Xu Ying to be in the army.

Gu Shuisheng saw that Xu Yuanzuo's face was as usual, and said secretly: Brother Zuo is so self-contained!

With Xu Yuanzuo as an example, he was not in a hurry, and continued: "It is said that the Ministry of Officials has been decided, and next year Cai Guoxi Huguang will be promoted to inspect the affairs, and Su Song and other places will be prepared. ”

"Next year?" Xu Yuanzuo was stunned: "Has his prefect's term expired?" ”

Gu Shuisheng was a little puzzled: "The news says so, and I don't know very well. ”

Xu Yuanzuo nodded: "It's nothing more than a matter of time or time." ”

Cai Guoxi was the black hand of the Xu family when he was preparing for Su Song's soldiers. But that was the fifth year of Longqing. It seems that this news is half right, and he takes refuge in Gao Gong. It is true that the promotion to the military is the way; However, I am afraid that there is a discrepancy in time.

"The Weng family has a deep relationship with Cai Guoxi." Gu Shuisheng said: "Many Weng children saw Cai Guoxi in the name of students and bribed them with heavy gifts. ”

Xu Yuanzuo nodded: This is human nature. If a rich person worships a powerful teacher, at least there is one more channel for bribery. Didn't you do the same with yourself?

"There is also news that Haigangfeng will be promoted to the grain storage road next year." Gu Shuisheng said.

Xu Yuanzuo smiled: "You can really inquire about a lot of news." ”

For Hai Rui, it is useless to demote, and you want to drive him away. There is only one activity to promote him.

"If Hai Rui is promoted to the Nanjing Household Department to be in charge of the grain storage in Jiangnan, it will be beneficial to us." Xu Yuanzuo said with a smile.

――They are too naïve, do they really think that Hai Rui's promotion will not harm the Suzhou businessmen?

Xu Yuanzuo said secretly in his heart.

"There is also some news from Beijing, such as Songjiang Cao's grain will be discounted by fifty percent, and Su Song will keep 20,000 taels for disaster relief...... I didn't know anything about Caoyun, so I just wrote it down. That's right. The high arch wants to open the old river of Jiaolai in Shandong Province for transportation, but it has not yet been decided. Gu Shuisheng said.

Xu Yuanzuo's index and middle fingers quickly tapped the countertop, and said, "Do many people know about this?" ”

Gu Shuisheng shook his head: "It's mysterious, it's hard to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and I can't tell clearly." ”

"This should be true......," Xu Yuanzuo said, "Insisting on Cao Yun is in line with Gao Gong's position, and it can hit the interests of the Su Song gentry." ”

Gu Shuisheng nodded and said, "Since Zuo Ge'er said so, it must be true." ”

"You go to Suzhou immediately after the New Year and spread the news." Xu Yuanzuo said: "Also, it is said that the Weng family funded Cai Guoxi 50,000 gold to help him run for office." The person who took over from Beijing was Gao Gong. ”

Gu Shuisheng grinned: "I understand, it will be the same as the real thing." He paused and said, "But Zuo Ge'er, what is the purpose of spreading this news?" ”

"Suzhou people are counting on taking a breath by sea, and Gao Gong insists on opening a lot of luck, which attracts people's hatred, right?" Xu Yuanzuo said: "Cai Guoxi, as the prefect of Suzhou, is he more hated when he walks with the enemies of Suzhou people? Weng Di is a native of Suzhou, but he is an enemy who supports the people of Suzhou, who is willing to put the silver in him? What's more, he still uses silver to help people run for office, and God knows if he can recover the capital. ”

-- If Cai Guoxi cannot be promoted next year, it will prove that Weng Di has failed, and it will be a question whether the funded silver taels can come back, and maybe there will be a run on it.

Xu Yuanzuo's heart lock, which had been dull for many days, finally opened a little.

Gu Shuisheng secretly said in his heart: Zuo Ge'er is really interlocking, this trick is really practical.

There are never rumors in the mall, only gossip. It is difficult to distinguish the truth of the grapevine, and the key is to look at the judgment of the businessman. If you make a mistake in judgment, you are not good at learning and you can't complain about others.

Xu Yuanzuo spread the news in Suzhou that the imperial court wanted to resume Cao Yun as soon as possible, which indirectly stimulated those who held on to the sea ship and refused to let go.

Including the Chongming Shen family.

After the Shen family agreed to Xu Yuanzuo, they went to order a big sand boat and spent three thousand taels of silver. If the imperial court is lucky, then the matter of shipping will naturally be yellow. Do you want so many ships then? If you don't want it, the deposit will be wasted, think about the pain in the flesh; If you force it to go down, the ship will be there next year, but there will be no money to stock up, and the income will be greatly hit.

Shen Benjing was really restless this time, so she waited for this terrible New Year to pass, and immediately took her daughter to Tang Xing to talk to Xu Yuanzuo. Try to sign the joint venture deed as much as possible, and let Xu Yuanzuo pay the cost of the big ship together.

Xu Yuanzuo stirred up the uneasiness, but he was relieved.

On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, he lit three or five lamps to illuminate the study, took out his secret booklet, reviewed the major events of the second and third years of Longqing, looked at the memorandum when he first arrived, and began to try to recall the major events that would happen in the fourth year of Longqing.

From the overall situation, the court dispute will come to an end temporarily, and the high arch will have a comfortable time. From Gangnam, it was a poor year. The floods after this year's autumn grain harvest will affect the spring ploughing in the coming year, so grain prices will rise to a certain extent. Considering that the Huanghuai will further flood and serious flooding will occur, most of Susongchang Town will be affected.

-- In this way, refugees can be recruited to supplement the low-level labor force. You can also do more food prices and hoard them.

Xu Yuanzuo thought about it, crossed out the word "long" again, and wrote the word "short".

Bang bang bang!

Xu Liangzuo knocked heavily on the door of his brother's study and shouted loudly: "Brother! It's time to eat~ It's all meat dishes! ”

Xu Yuanzuo answered inside and hid his mysterious booklet. He opened the door and went out, asking, "Why did you call me?" ”

"Qi Miao is helping out in the back kitchen." Xu Liangzuo said happily.

"Huh? He went to help in the back kitchen? Xu Yuanzuo said: "Did his mother ask him to go?" ”

"That's nature, otherwise who would dare to dictate him." Xu Liangzuo pursed his lips: "Mother calls him and he is not happy." ”

Xu Yuanzuo shook his head slightly: "People are specialized, and they will use them if they catch them, this is not the way to use people." ”

"Isn't my sister also helping in the back kitchen?" Xu Liangzuo was not convinced.

"So that's not right." Xu Yuanzuo said: "Your task is to study hard, can you be asked to go to the dock to carry bags and sell coolies?" ”

Xu Liangzuo stopped talking, for fear that he would really be assigned to carry bags and sell coolies if he talked back again.

"After the New Year, the family still has to buy some people." Xu Yuanzuo sighed and spat out a white mist.

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The End of the Volume

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*(To be continued......)

PS: Sorry for being late, I was looking for my luggage for an hour and a half~!