At the beginning of February of the seventh year of Xuande, Li Yuntian, accompanied by Lei Ting, rushed to the Longjiang Shipyard to attend the launching ceremony of the three-masted sailing ship of the Longjiang Shipyard.

Fang Youjie, the supervisor of Longjiang Shipyard, led the officials of the shipyard to greet him outside the gate early in the morning, and the generals of the Xiaowu Army stationed at the Longjiang Shipyard and the directors of the Longjiang Board of Directors were also present.

Among all of them, the most eye-catching is not Fang Youjie, the factory supervisor of Longjiang Shipyard, but Liu Wenqing, the director of the Longjiang Board of Directors, who was surrounded by Fang Youjie and others to talk and laugh.

Liu Wenqing's identity is not a secret in Longjiang Shipyard, which makes her have a transcendent position in Longjiang Shipyard, responsible for coordinating the relationship between the shipyard, Xiaowujun, the board of directors and the local yamen, and has virtually become the helmsman of Longjiang Shipyard.

Because Liu Wenqing has a stunning appearance, she has the reputation of "the flower of Longjiang", and she has always appeared in men's clothing, and is also known as "Longjiang Mulan".

"Mr. Liu, Master Hou is here." In the midst of talking and laughing, Fang Youjie licked the non-amine sword ψ on the side of the cricket

Liu Wenqing's identity in Longjiang Shipyard is a director of the board of directors of Longjiang Shipyard, so people usually call her "Mr. Liu", which is both respectful and gentle.

After listening to Fang Youjie's words, Liu Wenqing smiled slightly, but she didn't look in the direction of the road, because the people in Longjiang Shipyard knew that she had an eye disease and couldn't see.

Of course, Liu Wenqing's eye disease was cured by Tai Heal back then, but she felt that letting the outside world mistakenly think that she was a blind person was the greatest protection for her, so she still appeared in front of people as a blind person.

The people at the scene looked at the road one after another, and a procession of banners appeared at the foot of the mountain in the distance, which was the honor of the imperial court from the point of view of the honor guard, because even the six Shangshu and the cabinet elders did not have such a grand honor guard.

Emperor Yongle was grateful for the merits of those nobles, so he gave preferential treatment to the nobles of the court, and his honor guard was second only to the king of the county and higher than the six Shangshu.

Li Yuntian came to Longjiang Shipyard this time, of course, to take his four-wheeled carriage, which was particularly swaggering along the way, attracting the attention of the people along the way.

"See Master Hou." When Li Yuntian came out of the carriage, Liu Wenqing, Fang Youjie and others bowed and saluted.

"No courtesy." Li Yuntian's right hand was raised upward, and then he smiled and greeted Liu Wenqing, Fang Youjie and others, and the originally tense atmosphere on the scene suddenly became relaxed.

Under the guidance of Fang Youjie, Li Yuntian visited the Longjiang Shipyard with great interest, with the continuous investment of funds in Wutang in recent years, the Longjiang Shipyard has undergone earth-shaking changes, not only updated the production equipment but also the shipyard's craftsmen have a new spiritual outlook, full of enthusiasm.

In the past, the work of the craftsmen in the shipyard was purely a duty, similar to the nature of forced labor, not only was the food and lodging poor, but also the foreman was often beaten and scolded.

But now it is different, all the craftsmen of the shipyard have been included in the management system of the Jiangwutang, and the principle of distribution according to work is implemented, and bonuses are issued according to the quantity and quality of their work on the basis of the bottom salary, which completely changes the situation of the craftsmen and boosts their morale.

According to the salary standard of Longjiang Shipyard, the monthly salary of an ordinary craftsman can catch up with the salary of a Jiupin civil official in Nanjing, which is really a lot of money.

Moreover, the Longjiang Shipyard is responsible for the three meals a day and provides housing, plus provides free medical care and education, and arranges for the families of the craftsmen to work in various departments under the Longjiang Shipyard.

This also greatly improved the work efficiency of Longjiang Shipyard, and the craftsmen devoted themselves to their work with full enthusiasm every day, and made a lot of improvements and innovations in shipbuilding technology, some of which were applied to the manufacture of three-masted sailing ships, which made Li Yuntian very satisfied.

Of course, the craftsmen naturally did not forget that the person who brought them this comfortable and happy life was the famous Zhenwuhou, so although Li Yuntian had never been to Longjiang Shipyard, he had an unparalleled high prestige in Longjiang Shipyard.

In a heavily guarded dock at the Longjiang Shipyard, Li Yuntian saw the three-masted sailing ship that would be launched the next day, quietly docked at the berth.

The three-masted sailing ship is 60 meters long, 18 meters wide, and has a draft of 8 meters, with two gun decks on its hull, capable of carrying 60 guns, with a displacement of nearly 3,000 tons, and carrying nearly 700 seafarers, which can be used for both combat and cargo transportation.

Although the size of this three-masted galleon is not comparable to that of the huge Zheng He treasure ship, its combat effectiveness, speed and agility at sea are far superior to that of Zheng He's treasure ship.

What is particularly important is that this three-masted sailing ship can be engaged in sea transportation without escort ships after going to sea, which greatly saves manpower and financial resources.

In Li Yuntian's view, if the three-masted galleon and Zheng Hebao's ship were organized into a mixed fleet, it would not only improve the safety of the fleet, but also increase the cargo volume, and at the same time save a lot of expenses, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

According to Fang Youjie's introduction, several other docks at the Longjiang Shipyard are now hurrying to build three-masted sailboats, which will be launched in May this year.

"Master Hou, this ship doesn't have a name yet, can you give one to you?" Seeing Li Yuntian looking at the three-masted sailboat parked there with interest, Fang Youjie said with a smile, this kind of naming is naturally going to be handed over to Li Yuntian.

"It's called 'Ming Yang', which means that I will ride the wind and waves on the sea and rise to power!" Li Yuntian groaned for a moment when he heard this, looked at the three-masted sailing ship and said in a deep voice.

"Ride the wind and waves, and rise to power! Hou Ye has great ambitions, and he will be able to get what he wants and promote his reputation overseas. Fang Youjie smiled and bowed to Li Yuntian, taking advantage of the situation to pat a sycophant.

Li Yuntian smiled disapprehantly, I have to say that this kind of compliment sounds pleasant, there is a fluttering pleasure, no wonder people like to be complimented by others.

"Master Hou, when will the artillery be delivered, those cannon windows encountered a lot of resistance when they were designed, and it was the lower officials who forced them down." Then, Fang Youjie remembered something and couldn't help but ask in a low voice, with an excited look in his eyes.

With Li Yuntian's innovation of the Longjiang Shipyard, the status of the designers has been rapidly improved, and they have been awarded corresponding military positions, have great authority, and will also be responsible for the designed hull, which leads those designers to question the reserved gun windows on the double deck of the hull, because no one knows what those gun windows are used for except Fang Youjie.

At the critical moment, Fang Youjie exercised his power as the superintendent of the factory and forcibly passed the design plan of the cannon window, and he now wanted to quietly load the Ming Yang of the artillery How powerful.

"The artillery will be on board the ship in Tianjin Port, and when there is a chance in the future, Ben Hou will let you see the naval battle of the Mingyang with the ship." Li Yuntian knew Fang Youjie's thoughts, and replied with a smile.

"Master Xie." Fang Youjie's eyes suddenly flashed with a look of disappointment, but Li Yuntian's promise to let him see the naval battle of Ming Yang still filled his heart with anticipation, and he hurriedly bowed down to thank Li Yuntian.

In the evening, after a warm encounter with Liu Wenqing, Li Yuntian hugged her and lay on the bed with her eyes closed, Liu Wenqing put her cheek against his solid chest, her face was full of shy red tide, and she quietly enjoyed this rare warm moment.

"Xianggong, with these three-masted sailing ships, my Ming sailor will be like a tiger with wings, and those evil wrinkles will be eradicated." After a long time, Liu Wenqing opened her eyes, raised her head and said to Li Yuntian with a smile.

The reason why Li Yuntian had to spend a lot of effort to build a three-masted sailing ship was to form a Daming sailor, and the first task of the Daming sailor, in addition to escorting the trading caravans in Jiaozhi, was naturally to clear out the Japanese who often harassed the Daming coast.

"One is to rely on suppression, the other is to rely on care, as the saying goes, rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the sea to eat the sea, Emperor Taizu's sea ban order is undoubtedly cut off the coastal people's way of life, they can't fill their stomachs naturally want to make trouble, if you want to completely exterminate the Japanese invaders, the sea ban must be abolished." Li Yuntian stretched out his hand and stroked the hair on Liu Wenqing's head, and replied with a smile.

"Xianggong, after the conquest of the three guards of Wuliangha, you can go back to your mother's house with me, according to our customs there, I will return to the door after I get married." Liu Wenqing showed a sweet smile on her face when she heard this, and then Yu Feng changed her mind and said.

"Okay, it's time for the father-in-law to go and see my father-in-law." Li Yuntian smiled and agreed, since he had known Liu Wenqing for so long, he had never seen Liu Wenqing's mother's family, and it was time to go to Taiyuan Mansion.

Liu Wenqing's heart couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, she asked Li Yuntian Taiyuan Mansion not only to return to his hometown, but more importantly, to establish his position in the Hou Mansion.

Among Li Yuntian's wives, except for Liu Wenqing, they all met the parents of other ladies, even Lei Ting, who had a secret identity.

Therefore, in a sense, Liu Wenqing's status in the Hou Mansion is invisibly shorter than Lei Ting and others, Liu Wenqing knows that Li Yuntian will not favor one over the other, but he can't find time to go to Taiyuan Mansion at all, so he took the initiative to bring it up.

"By the way, there are more and more industries under the military department, and Xiang Gong is going to set up a military department to be responsible for those industries, although the military capital department also belongs to a yamen under the military department, but its situation is relatively special, and it specializes in dealing with business matters, so Xiang Gong is ready to set up a board of directors above the military capital department, Xiang Gong wants you to serve as a director in it, help Xiang Gong look at the military resources department, and coordinate the relationship between all parties by the way."

Liu Wenqing and Li Yuntian haven't seen each other for so long, so naturally they have a lot to say to him, and when the two were whispering, Li Yuntian suddenly remembered something, opened his eyes and said to her with a smile.

"Don't worry, the concubine must be optimistic about the Military Division!"

Liu Wenqing's eyes suddenly lit up, judging from the meaning of Li Yuntian's words, the Military Resources Department will be responsible for all the industries under the Wutang, including the Longjiang Shipyard and shops in various places, this is a very large-scale industry, and then smiled at Li Yuntian.

Li Yuntian noticed a trace of excitement in Liu Wenqing's eyes, smiled and closed his eyes, he already knew that Liu Wenqing was the kind of strong woman who was unwilling to be left behind, and she would definitely not be compared to Chen Ningning and Lei Ting.

Speaking of which, it was Li Yuntian's helpless move to let Liu Wenqing sit on the board of directors of the Military Resources Department, and the scale of the various industries under the jurisdiction of Wutang was developing too fast, which not only required professional management, but also coordinated and resolved various entanglements of internal and external interests.

In Li Yuntian's view, the smart and wise Liu Wenqing is the best person to deal with the entanglement of various interests in the Military Resources Department, and she can suppress the arrogant soldiers in the Military Resources Department internally, and others will give her a little face for Mrs. Hou externally, and she is the person he trusts the most, so the director of the board of directors is none other than Liu Wenqing, and at the same time, it also provides Liu Wenqing with a bigger stage to show her talent in dealing with people.