In February of the sixth year of Baoyou, Fujian was still quite cold. Xu Yuanzhi, the governor of Fuzhou, held the railing on the rear ship and watched the new ship sail on the sea. The sea breeze was cold, and Xu Yuanzhi wore a thin cotton coat over his official uniform and a cotton hat on his head. Because of the decent cut, it has a very sassy military feeling.

Zhao Jiaren's dress is similar to Xu Yuanzhi, he is already eighteen years old in February of the sixth year of Baoyou, and he is no longer a child. Xu Yuanzhi is about 180 tall, and Zhao Jiaren is a little taller than Xu Yuanzhi, about 181. Although the figure appears slender, because of the maintenance exercise, it is not thin at all.

Xu Yuanzhi was very impressed when he saw the sailors busy. As an expert, Zhao Jiaren sees completely different things.

It was a three-masted schooner with a displacement of about 350 tons. Zhao Jiaren adopted the British model, with the 'heavy artillery' emplacements set up in the gun compartments below deck. At this time, Zhao Jiaren's most 'heaviest' cannon was a three-catty cannon, which was not loaded on the ship because Xu Yuanzhi was on the ship. There were seven one-pound guns on each side of the deck, and Xu Yuanzhi didn't see it at this time. The only thing Xu Yuanzhi could see was a one-pound cannon on the bow and stern.

Under the water, which Xu Yuanzhi could not see, the hull was streamlined. has not received relevant knowledge learning, Xu Yuanzhi does not understand this. But he could feel that the speed of the new ship was indeed extraordinary. The sailors on the ship are also in a different spirit than the sailors of other ship pairs.

Tightening the cotton coat slightly, Xu Yuanzhi praised: "Zhao Tidian, this ship is indeed good." ”

Seeing that Xu Yuanzhi liked it, Zhao Jiaren also smiled: "If it weren't for Xu Zhizhou's help, we wouldn't be able to get these woods." ”

In a state city with or without knowledge of state help, the situation will be completely different. Fuzhou has a very strong state-run shipyard, and the warehouses of these state-run shipyards have a large amount of mixed wood. With Xu Yuanzhi's help, Zhao Jiaren can buy the wood he needs. Before this, Zhao Jiaren did not have such an opportunity. The reason why Xie Wuhuan was reluctant to join Zhao Jiaren's team was because he knew that Zhao Jiaren would not be able to get suitable wood.

The new ship was launched, and Zhao Jiaren invited Xu Yuanzhi to take the boat, just to prove to Xu Yuanzhi that his efforts were not in vain.

Seeing that his value was recognized, Xu Yuanzhi was also very happy. He laughed, "Even if you have good wood, you have to be able to build a good boat." ”

On this voyage, the ship sailed from Fuzhou to Quanzhou. did not enter the port, and drove directly from Quanzhou back to Fuzhou. Sail non-stop day and night along the way, and you can see the lighthouse all night long. With these lighthouse guides, the ship sails very smoothly at sea.

"Zhao Tidian, it costs a lot to build a lighthouse." Xu Yuanzhi said from the bottom of his heart. Although the funder can get a share of the lighthouse fee every year after the lighthouse is completed, the upfront investment is real. Looking at the current tax situation, if you want to fully recover your investment, it is probably hopeless to do so in ten or eight years.

Zhao Jiaren said with a smile: "There are so many righteous people in Fujian Road, I really didn't expect it before." Baoyou five years, that is, last year. Selling pyrethrum made a net profit of 100,000 yuan, and a textile technology team led by Zhao Jiaren's mother finally overcame the problem of spinning yarn with cotton. The advent of water-powered spinning machines has greatly improved efficiency. Weaving cloth is no more difficult than weaving silk. Zhao Jiaxin of Jiaxing Mansion planted 1,000 acres of cotton, and transported 50,000 catties of cotton to weave into cloth, which was sold wildly in Fujian and Jiangnan East Road.

More importantly, Qi Rong lent Zhao Jiaren a total of 200,000 yuan before and after. With such huge financial support, Zhao Jiaren barely managed to support his own financial problems. It is quite dangerous to eat mixed rice at sea, and a person must have an income of forty or fifty yuan a year. Zhao Jiaren has more than 1,000 people under him, and the expenses are extremely terrifying.

From Quanzhou to the north to the border of Jiangnan West Road, a lighthouse was built along the coast. It is not Zhao Jiaren's money that is relied on, but the free land and efforts of the coastal counties, as well as the funds provided by local merchant ship owners and local wealthy households. In Xiapu, the local wealthy even donated 70,000 yuan. The repair of the lighthouse only allowed Zhao Jiaren to pay a little money.

Listening to Zhao Jiaren's modesty, Xu Yuanzhi sighed: "I have also been to Mulan Pi and incense Qian Siniang. There are indeed a lot of righteous people in Fujian Road, but it is rare for Fujian Road to be able to do things like Zhao Tidian. ”

Zhao Jiaren laughed dryly. He knew that he was very capable, but he knew that firewood and rice were expensive. If he didn't have the background of the Zhao family, if he didn't have the business content far beyond this era, he would not have been able to toss a huge scale in a few years. However, Zhao Jiaren thought sarcastically in his heart at this time, 'Watch him rise up a tall building, watch him feast guests, and watch his building collapse'. His big industry is completely in debt, as long as there is a slight difference, the capital chain is broken. Probably immediately to the point of complete collapse.

The ship soon returned to Fuzhou. As soon as Zhao Jiaren returned home, his mother said happily: "Your sister-in-law gave birth to a boy." Amitabha, the Zhao family has a future! ”

Zhao Jiaren was naturally happy, but he was happy for less than a few seconds. Zhao Jiaren thought of the news that his mother must have learned from the letter from his eldest brother. Since the eldest brother wrote a letter to his mother, he must also write to Zhao Jiaren. However, Zhao Jiaren's mother was happy for her eldest son, and on the other hand, she told her third son Zhao Jiaren about getting married. Zhao Jiaren couldn't bear it and prepared to get up and escape. Seeing that her son was still stubborn, Mrs. Zhao stopped Zhao Jiaren, who was running away, "Don't leave yet." Your eldest brother's letter to you is here. ”

When I opened the letter, Zhao Jiaxin naturally wrote that he was happy with his son, but most of the content in the letter was still related to serious things. When the Wang family saw that the purchase price of cotton per mu was twice that of grain, they prepared to take out 100 hectares of land to plant cotton. Some local landlords also fancy the profits of the Wang family and are also preparing to grow cotton. It is about 150 hectares, 15,000 acres. Zhao Jiaxin didn't know if Zhao Jiaren could handle so much cotton.

The other is the failure of hybrid soybean purification, and Zhao Jiaren's heart was heavy after seeing the news. This project is a job that his brother Zhao Jiaxin really likes, and I don't know how hard this failure will hit him.

Continuing to look down, Zhao Jiaxin said that he was very sad, but he didn't have time to stop. He had already started to breed more cross-breeds, and some of these new hybrid soybeans showed a good trend. Zhao Jiaxin feels that as long as he persists, he will definitely succeed one day. Zhao Jiaxin is also preparing to screen cotton to see if it can make a big breakthrough in cotton production.

My brother is really a talent. Zhao Jiaren sighed. Since his brother is persevering on the road of science, Zhao Jiaren does not talk nonsense. He picked up the pen and replied to his brother, and Zhao Jiaren proposed that if he could get satisfactory results, the next step would be to carry out a hybrid experiment on dwarf crops. Whether it's soybeans or cotton, the higher the stalk, the more nutrients need to be absorbed from the soil when growing.

When Zhao Jiaren wrote this, he felt very natural, as if his eldest brother had solved the work of producing improved seeds at this time. Zhao Jiaren felt that with the attitude of a big brother, it was only a matter of time before the work was completed.

After talking about the technical work, Zhao Jiaren told his brother that what they needed in recent years was cash. Any purchase of fixed assets is wasteful. If you can rent, you can rent, and if you can cooperate, you can cooperate. As long as you get through this stage, it is not a problem to buy as much land as you want.

I can think about it this way, Zhao Jiaren is unsure whether his eldest brother Zhao Jiaxin can accept this point of view. For Chinese, buying land is always the right choice. The eldest brother now has a son, even if it is not for himself, he will always have the idea of buying land for his son. But this is the Song Dynasty, and it is impossible for Zhao Jiaren to fully communicate with his eldest brother through the Internet or mobile phone.

The envelope was sealed and sent out when Zhao Jiaren was ready to sail after the new ship was ready.