Arrived in the chamber. After a while, three or four people came in one after another, and Fauber came in to introduce one by one. After saying hello, several people stood aside in a proper manner. The person in charge here is called Gao Shizheng, in his forties, a little short and fat, very blessed, looks a group of kind, calm, is a person from the Gao family, has been a boat since childhood, and has also risen step by step to the current position, except for the steward surnamed Zhang, who is responsible for the test of the ship, the others are surnamed Gao, this chapter surname steward is nearly fifty years old, he was the boss of the Yangtze River boat, and he has rich experience in boating. The Gao family has been invited to test the ship for more than ten years.

"Don't be restrained, let's come here this time to take a look, there are a few unknown things I want to ask you." Gaojia shipyard is just a small shipyard, now there are sixty or seventy people, at most there are hundreds of people, every year to build more than a dozen cargo ships, also built some small warships, the largest ship is about 100 tons (2000 stone), there are nearly 20 experienced ships, there are two or three ships are still in the big shipyard, but these people have no experience in building ships alone, there are three masters who can make ships independently, including Gao Shizheng himself, the wood is mainly a variety of wood in Nanshan, the mast is generally made of fir wood, because the fir is long and straight, When it is not long enough, it can be connected with two and fastened with hoops. The keel of the ship is made of hardwood such as cypress, teak, elm, red wood, camphor wood, nanmu, catalpa, catalpa, oak wood, and cypress. Many of them have never seen the wood and do not know each other. Plug the seam with tung oil lime, and tung oil is antiseptic. Some of these masters have seen the dry docks of large shipyards, and they have also seen the three-masted and three-story ships of Wanshi.

Gao Shizheng and several principals introduced it in detail, and Gao Chong also had a general understanding of the shipbuilding technology of the Southern Song Dynasty.

"You have always done a good job and contributed a lot to the Gao family. But since our Gao family is in this business, if we want to do it, we have to do our best. During this time, you can put aside the shipbuilding business for a while. I have a few things for you to do: it is now a period of war, many shipyards in Jiangbei can not do it, so many shipwrights have nothing to do, you go out to recruit skilled shipwrights to work, our Gao family is not afraid of many skilled people, especially the master with technology and experience, for the family to let Fu Bo arrange. This is one. The second is that Gao Shizheng is buying the land to the west of the shipyard, and now it is a period of war, and the land is the cheapest, and we also need land for the development of the shipyard. In this matter, Fubo, you arrange a person from the family to help him. The third is that the literate and intelligent young people in the factory choose a few to come to me these days, and I have something for them to do. Fourth, all kinds of high-grade timber for shipbuilding should be stored as much as possible. Fifth, there are many people from the north now, and the young and strong ones should recruit as many people as possible, and the literate ones should have one person. You will be treated by the personnel who are recruited. If you have any questions, come to me at Gao's house. ”

Fu Bo wanted to remind Gao Pet several times whether he should go back and discuss this matter with the housewife, but after thinking about it, he didn't say anything. Gao Pet also found out about this situation.

On the way out, Gao Zhong said to Fu Bo: "Fu Bo, I know what you think, I will explain this matter to my mother and family when I go back." But you just need to know that our Gao family not only wants to build ships, but also build big ships, warships, and sea ships. It's late tonight, let's go back. Come to my room tomorrow morning, and I'll have something for you to do. ”

Transportation is the driving force of economic development, a great man said that "to get rich first build roads", road construction is to solve the problem of transportation, to solve the problem of circulation, and the means of transport is one of the ways to solve the problem of transportation and circulation, shipping has always been the main force of transportation, to the 21st century shipping still occupies a leading position. Boat technology and navigation technology are also the foundation of the naval army's combat strength and the strategy of a great power. For land transportation is also one of the problems to be solved, but the road problem and power problem are not something that can be solved at one time, so let's take it step by step. The current question is how to do the work to the mother.

Along the way, Gao Pet thought about the things in the shipyard, and when he arrived at home, he first went to see his mother and told his mother about the things in the shipyard.

Mother said:

"Darling, I don't object to you doing things, this family is your home, but you are still young, I will help you take care of this family for the time being, there are more than 300 people in our Gao family, not including the helpers and tenants recruited by various shops and workshops at home. Therefore, as the head of the family, you must first be calm, consider the best interests of the family as a whole, and don't do too risky things, which is also what your father often said. You know, there is a war now, and this golden slave doesn't know when it will come, maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, the golden slave has come over, no matter how big the family business is, what do people want now, what they want is food, what they want is to turn real estate into cash, why is the land cheap, why the refugees outside are like locusts, it is this war that makes everything uncertain. Do you think this is a prosperous time, do you know how much money you have to spend on your arrangement, do you know how much money you have at home? ”

"In the past few years, you only know how to practice martial arts and avenge your father, I support you, and the Gao family supports you, so you haven't cared about even a little thing in the family. Something happened to you practicing martial arts. The whole family doesn't know how worried they are, and your grandfather and third uncle don't know what happened to you. Do you, the head of the family, now know the responsibilities that you have on your shoulders? But since you have made a decision, it is impossible for us to oppose you, otherwise how can you establish your prestige in this family, I just hope that for such a major event, in the future, I hope you can discuss it with me, with the second uncle, and the important people in the family, after all, you have no experience yet, you don't know the difficulties of this world, listen to the old man's words more to avoid mistakes, this is also respect for the family. You will be a person who wants to do great things in the future, I am a mother, this Gao family will rely on you, and you must be cautious in doing things, this is also what your father often taught you, your father is not here in the past few years, do you forget your father's words when you are dedicated to practicing martial arts? Forget about your responsibilities? ”

"Of course you made a decision, and I think you must have your reasons too. We hope you explain it well. "My mother babbled and talked a lot in one go, but everything was true. Gao Chong listened seriously, no wonder his mother could manage this family well, after listening to this speech, Gao Chong knew why his mother had prestige in the Gao family, and his grandfather still gave this Gao family to the mother and son, why the two uncles didn't care about the power of the family at all.

"Mother, I understand your worries, I didn't discuss this matter with my family before making a decision, I didn't ask for your opinion, I did it wrong." Gao Chong's attitude was very sincere, and when he went out today and saw that there was a great advantage in this war period, he couldn't wait to make a major decision.

"But before that, I used the time to recuperate and think about it for a long time."

"What are you thinking, can you tell your mother?" Got an idea? This has never happened before, the favored mother thought.

"The biggest question now is the direction of the war, how long will this war be fought?" Everything started because of war, and we need to go back to the root cause of solving problems.

"Obviously, our war with the Jin State has been going on and off for six or seven years, and from the perspective of the situation, this war will still exist for a long time, but with the recovery of the strength of our Great Song Dynasty, the battlefield will gradually move north, and it is expected to stop at the Jiangbei Jianghuai line."

"Jiangnan will be relatively safe in the next few decades or more than a hundred years, why? Although our Great Song Dynasty is relatively weak militarily, it is still a big country economically, politically, as the so-called hundred-legged insect dies but not stiff, it is not so simple for the Jin State to die in the Song Dynasty, it can't die some time ago, and it will be more difficult for the Jin State to defeat us in the future, not to mention, now we have the existence of the Yangtze River's natural danger, and the cavalry of the Jin State in the Jiangnan Water Town will be greatly reduced, plus the Jin State occupies a large area of land in the Great Song Dynasty, it still takes a long time to digest, and they have no talent to manage this large area. This is also a relatively good way for the Jin State to support the puppet Qi regime to govern the occupied territory and win the hearts of the people. Secondly, the political and military system of the Great Song Dynasty collapsed due to the occupation of Bianjing, but it was still able to exist because of the solid foundation of the Great Song Dynasty, and the emptiness of the treasury of Dajin was difficult to sustain due to the long war, so it was an inevitable trend to negotiate peace with our Song Dynasty. ”

"Some time ago, after the meeting, our Great Song Dynasty is actively carrying out internal rectification, whether it is political or military preparation. Zhang Jun, Yue Fei, and Han Shizhong have been carrying out internal counter-insurgency operations this year. Therefore, once the internal stability of the Song Dynasty is settled, we will still have the strength to fight against Daikin for a long time, and because of our political, cultural, economic, and technological advantages, we will develop faster than Dakin. However, in order to restore the glory of the Great Song Dynasty, in addition to relying on the courage of our Great Song Dynasty generals, it is also determined by the political wisdom of the court officials. However, judging from the policy decisions made by the officials in recent years, especially from the various strategies of last year, the officials still have a certain degree of political wisdom and do not act on the basis of the courage and whims. Therefore, the opportunity for Dajin to destroy our Great Song has been lost, which is also the reason why I think there will be a stable period for a long time in the future. ”

"If everyone sees the direction of this political and military situation, then our Gao family will no longer be able to grasp the opportunity in this complex and changeable environment. There is no time to lose, and this is one of the reasons why I made this decision. ”

"Secondly, the plan I made in the shipyard is only a small part of the plan I have made, and I think I can get this part of the funds for my family, but my plan is not like this. In addition to shipbuilding, I also have to open mines, make steel, smelt copper, and even build an army. I want to build a strong Gao family, only with the support of the strong Gao family can I kill the golden dog, destroy the false Qi, avenge my father, and hate for me. ”

"Mother, I have some ideas in my heart for the development of the Gao family, and these ideas may have to use all the strength of our Gao family, including all the funds and manpower."

"In the past few years, in addition to practicing martial arts, I also learned alchemy and alchemy from my master.

"I said that it is good to be decent, how can our Gao family be kind and have such a thunderous thing, it turns out that this is the case!" Maybe what you just said really scared your mother.

"Mother, this war is also an opportunity, how our Gao family will go in the future, what to do, what not to do, we really need everyone to sit down and sum it up." Gao Pet didn't know how to explain it to his mother.

"I probably understand what you mean, Chun Tao, go and call the second uncle to come over, Grandpa Baiqing in the second room, Uncle Shizhang in the third room, and Aunt Zhang to come, just say that there is something to discuss with them. Just go! ”。

"Darling, when the second uncle and they come, you can tell your thoughts well, so that everyone can see what our Gao family should do in the future."

"Mother, the child saves."