Chapter 490: Going ashore
When Ning Pengpeng learned the news, she couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.
Cui Futai is really not at home, I don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are!
Originally, it was said that a sailor battalion would be formed first, but now that the number of people has doubled and the number of ships has doubled, the cost will naturally be several times more.
Originally, she thought that if she held an auction in Mingzhou Mansion, the silver she earned at that time should be able to support her for a while.
Now it seems that I am thinking too much about myself.
It seems that this year's treasure of the town store may not be able to be kept.
And those pearls mined this year have to find a way to sell them.
Of course, there are only so many rich people in Mingzhou Mansion, and if you sell them all, I'm afraid it's not realistic.
Therefore, the best way is to find a way to get the pearls mined this year to the capital or the south.
Since this matter has been handed over to Jiang Luochun, it is most appropriate for Jiang Luochun to go to the capital and the south to host this auction.
She had to take out a little more silver from the pockets of those rich bigwigs to plug such a big hole that Master Cui dug for her.
Cui Qingyuan recruited the men of the two sailor battalions of 1,000 people, and after being happy, he was still a little weak-hearted.
However, when he saw the county lord of Shouning, he had no objections, and he was immediately relieved.
These people from the sailor camp, Cui Qingyuan naturally couldn't just let them practice in the camp.
After all, the shipbuilding and the formation of the sailor battalion have been completed, so the port naturally has to be built.
The construction of this port, if the common people are forced to do it, it will inevitably cause the uneasiness of the common people.
Now the 1,000-person masters, because of the venue, are divided into morning and afternoon grass exercises.
When they finish their training, they can come to the port in batches to work!
There were 500 people in the morning and 500 people in the afternoon, and they ate three meals a day and ate well.
Therefore, there is a lot of strength, so there is no need to worry about it, and there is a possibility of carrying a stone and then fainting from exhaustion.
To say, at the beginning, these people who came to apply for the navy master, after the grass training every day, had to go to the beach to work again, and they must have been unwilling in their hearts.
But every time he finished his work, Master Cui would tell his husband to prepare a large piece of meat for each of them, and the slightest reluctance in his heart suddenly disappeared without a trace.
In this year, who can eat so well every day like in the Sailor Camp, and eat a large piece of fatty meat?
Now, it's just a matter of doing some more work after the grass is finished!
Most of the gentlemen in Qingshi County, they usually throw stones in the stone mines, and they don't take this work seriously at all.
Seeing others working so happily, and having a large piece of fat to eat, it is naturally impossible for others to show reluctance.
Therefore, the construction of this port was originally thought to take a long time to be completed!
It really fits the sentence, there is great power in numbers.
At the beginning of autumn, the port was finally built.
And built along with the port, there are also the shops and houses of the Ning family near the port.
Such a large piece of land, in addition to the street shops built next to the main road to Nanyue Fucheng, the back piece, Ning Pengpeng let people all build warehouses.
In a port like this, in addition to food and accommodation, the highest demand is naturally a warehouse that can hold goods.
Because it was by the sea, Ning Pengpeng also specially instructed people to make the underside of these warehouses heat and humidity.
Even where the goods are placed, a high platform of at least half a meter above the ground has been erected.
At the beginning, Cui Qingyuan saw that the county lord of Shouning had built the house, and when he came to take a look, he was a little puzzled.
But after listening to what the county lord of Shouning said, his heart was suddenly shaken.
On the side of the capital, the weather is terribly dry, and Cui Qingyuan, as a native of the capital, has no idea about this moisture-proof.
Thinking of the houses built by the government, he immediately ordered people to go down and hurry up to make these preparations to prevent moisture.
The port was built, and three large ships were built.
As long as another ship is built, the old and young masters in the sailor camp who have been trained for more than half a year can be pulled to the ship and go to sea for training.
After all, training on a ship, and training on land, is completely different.
The big guys are also very interested in being able to train on the ship.
After all, they grew up on the seaside, but they have never been on such a big ship!
Ning Pengpeng looked at the sea ships that had been built, as well as the people in the sailor battalion, and didn't know what he was thinking.
"Shouning County Lord, do you have any advice?"
Ning Pengpeng took Cui Qingyuan and pointed out to him the house and warehouse he built, Cui Qingyuan didn't hide it, and took Ning Pengpeng to the sailor camp to see the grass training under his hands, as well as the construction progress of the sea boat.
Originally, he thought that the county lord of Shouning would show an expression of surprise or surprise on his face, but now, the attitude he showed was not what he expected at all.
Cui Qingyuan's heart jumped suddenly, thinking that he had not done a good job, so he asked casually.
"It's nothing, I just didn't expect that the Fuchuan is so big!"
Ning Pengpeng came back to his senses, smiled at Cui Qingyuan, and explained.
Cui Qingyuan heard the county lord of Shouning say this, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, it's okay.
Back on the side of Tulou, Ning Pengpeng invited Cui Qingyuan to a seafood dinner before politely sending him away.
"County Lord, do you have a mind?"
Qing Niang followed behind Ning Pengpeng and asked very firmly.
"Qing Niang, do you say, will the people from the old den of the pirates go ashore again?"
Ning Pengpeng walked in front slowly and asked Qing Niang.
Qing Niang was stunned for a moment, and then muttered for a moment.
"County Lord, now even if the pirates come ashore, the fishermen can hide in the tulou, and they can't do anything even if they want to.
Besides, didn't Master Cui take us to see the Sailor Camp this time!
With the sailor camp here, these pirates will not dare to come again. ”
Hearing Qing Niang say this, Ning Pengpeng just smiled and didn't say anything more.
She was very aware of the greed of these pirates.
Once this port is opened, ships from south to north will shuttle through the ocean.
Even if there is a sailor battalion, this group of pirates will definitely be tempted, and then attack these merchant ships.
The best way, of course, is to do it once and for all.
However, Ning Pengpeng knew that if she persuaded Cui Qingyuan to take the newly baked sailor battalion to attack the lair of these pirates, I am afraid that Cui Qingyuan would not agree so easily.
However, if this group of pirates is not eliminated, it will always be a hidden danger that will explode at any time in the port of Nanyue Province.
When Qing Niang saw what Ning Peng Peng said to her, she only smiled and did not respond, and her eyebrows couldn't help frowning.
Could it be that those pirates, will they come these days?
I don't know if it's Ning Pengpeng's crow's mouth, she originally just thought that if the port opened, if those pirates came, it would be too big a blow to the economy of Nanyue Province.
But what she didn't expect was that this group of pirates went ashore in the dark without waiting for the port to start!
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