Poyang Lake is a large area, and although more than 10,000 households have been relocated, it can be easily resettled if there is no flooding.

But when Lu Ning saw these people, he had another idea, which was also what he asked Zhu Yuanzhang for approval in advance, to change these more than 10,000 civilian households into military households.

The Poyang Lake Shipyard was established near Poyang Lake, and new automatic boats have been developed.

As soon as his order was issued, none of the more than 10,000 households that had been relocated passively objected to it, and were willing to change their household registration from civilian households to military households.

Among these people, in addition to some strong and strong people who can directly enlist in the army, there are also many people who are good at business and craftsmen.

So, Lu Ning chose a place by Poyang Lake, asked someone to build it with green bricks, and hung a sign at the door: Daming Royal Shipyard.

By the time these were ready, more than two months had passed. Just as they were about to inaugurate their business, another messenger suddenly came to them.

Lu Ning's eyes were sharp, and he immediately discovered that this Fengzhi Qincha was actually Zhu Di and Zhu Rong, two brothers.

"Fourth Highness, Seventh Highness, why did you two come together? Come in and have a drink with my little brother. ”

Zhu Di patted Lu Ning's shoulder and said.

"My brother led the seventh brother to you, not to fight the autumn wind, nor to leave after reading the holy decree, but to accompany you and be stationed here."

Lu Ning was speechless for a while, and immediately asked.

"What does that mean?"

Zhu Di replied with a smile.

"My father has promised to ask our brother to learn some skills from you. In the future, when we return to the fiefdom, we will be able to complete the task given to us by our father. ”

Lu Ning knew that there was a flattering meaning in this, but it was more of an admiration for him, so he arched his hand very happily and said.

"Welcome, welcome, I'm worried that there are not enough people around me, and it's better for you to come."

Along with them, there were also some backbones of the Daming Construction Division, as well as Lu Ning's two apprentices: Xie Jin and Li Qi.

These people have worked together for a long time, and it is quite convenient to cooperate, so without saying much, they each reported a volume and began the intensive construction work.

On this day, the first steamship built by Lu Ning was launched.

The boat uses a steam engine to drive the wooden oars underneath, paddling automatically, and a rudder to control the direction.

When their boat started, they found that in addition to the people who were dredging and controlling the weeds, there was also a painting boat on the lake.

Suddenly, I heard a roar, and I saw the steamship start slowly and drive towards the center of the lake.

Lu Ning looked at the two highnesses beside him very proudly.

"How? Magical, right? ”

Zhu Di smiled inconspicuously and did not speak, but the seventh Zhu Yu did not have such a connotation.

"Brother Zi'an, if you don't support the wall, I will obey you, and when you get on your boat, it feels like getting on the back of the turtle that Emperor Zhenwu stepped on, it is stable and comfortable, and you can slowly enjoy the scenery of the lake."

When he spoke, he deliberately put the word slow quite seriously.

Lu Ning blushed when he heard this, and said.

"At least he's saved a lot of sailors, hasn't he?"

"But he's slow, thinking that if my father drove such a slow boat to fight Chen Youliang on Poyang Lake, wouldn't he rush up to send people to their heads?"

Lu Ning said with a smile.

"Although it only makes sense to be a warship, it can also be used to transport heavy money. No matter how slow he is, it is far faster than a manual rowing boat. ”

"That's right, I'm going to ask my father to play the emperor, and I'll also have a turtle boat like this to swim on the river."

Lu Ning suddenly remembered something and asked.

"Your Highness the Seventh, that Zhou girl was sent to the palace by you, I don't know what happened."

"My father didn't see her, because the two brothers Ke Chen Li Ke Chen Xin died, he married her to the side branch of the Ke Chen family, and they are still placed in Ke Chen Village, and they still have to contribute women to the royal family from generation to generation."

"Where's the Nine Girls?"

"My father was very kind and asked him to be my maid."

Lu Ning smiled and said.

"This nine girls are not stained out of the mud, and they can be regarded as a heroine among women, you don't discriminate against others."

The two of them were chatting when they suddenly heard a shrill laugh coming from the lake.

"Is there a ship in the world that is slower than a tortoise? Hahahaha, today I finally opened my eyes, but I don't know which one is funny. ”

Lu Ning came to the bow of the ship and stopped the two highnesses who wanted to make trouble.

"Who is Your Excellency?"

"My father is Hu Dawang, the prefect of Jiujiang Prefecture, and his name is Hu Dengtian, there is such a slow ship in the world, and it is also known as the Daming Shipyard, are you sure it's not funny?"

"Hu Shao, don't laugh at us first, dare you compete with us in speed."

"Compete with you for speed, tell you to go for an hour first, hang up the sail and count us as losing! Do you dare to compare? ”

Lu Ning couldn't compete with them for this kind of verbal advantage, this kind of steam ship was a preliminary attempt.

I also have to install the diesel motor, and then remove these external forces and replace them with propellers installed on the bottom of the boat.

But all this needs to be planned after those craftsmen are in place, and the real thing has not been made, and it is nonsense to say anything now.

The young master laughed a few more words, and asked the little maid beside him to pour him wine, and after drinking it, he hung up the sail and sailed away.

After returning to the shipyard, Zhu Rong still couldn't swallow this breath.

"Fourth brother, Brother Zi'an, this dog is really too deceitful, this matter must not be counted like this, the brother is about to find a group of people and take him out of the prefect's yamen and beat him fat."

Without waiting for Lu Ning to speak, Zhu Di stopped him first.

"The real outrage is not on this, when we build the tankers, we will tell them to shut up!"