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Shen Yourong and Shen Tingyang were over, so they went to the station together.

"This official brought 2,000 officers and soldiers from Dengzhen, and recruited another 1,000 Liao people into the army in Chongming." Shen Yourong introduced as he walked: "But the Liao people are not accustomed to water, and they still need to be trained. Therefore, the official wanted to recruit another 2,000 sailors in Chongming. ”

Shen Tingyang nodded and said: "The lower official is a Chongming person, and the family still has some foundation and prestige here, and the matter of recruiting troops can be done to a small extent." ”

"Then there is Lao Shen to lift." Shen Yourong expressed his gratitude and said, "If it weren't for Lord Yuan having sent someone to Jianghuai to recruit troops, in order to avoid the suspicion of competition, this East China Sea division would have been able to be expanded. ”

The recruitment of sailors is not only a condition of good water, but more importantly, the salt disciples and stove Ding in the Huaiyang area have another characteristic - bravery.

Previously, the role of the Ming Dynasty sailors was not to fight, but to manage sea transportation. After Yuan Keli took office, he put forward the requirement that "the navy first learn land warfare", and he also took a fancy to the source of troops in the Huaiyang area.

Zhu Youxiao almost responds to Mr. Yuan's requests, and he must be accurate. The navy is practicing land warfare, isn't that the marines, this has to be strongly supported!

Yuan Keli got the emperor's approval and acted first, and Shen Yourong was embarrassed to go to Huaiyang and the old leaders to grab the source of troops, so he could only turn his target to Zhejiang, Fujian, and Chongming.

Come to the station, enter the house and sit down. When it came to Chongming, the house was very simple, but Er Shen was a person with ambitions to do a big business, and he didn't care about it.

"When will Hudong Shipyard start building Xiyi plywood ships?" Shen Yourong didn't wait for the soldiers to serve tea, so he hurriedly asked.

Shen Tingyang arched his hand and said: "It will take some time to settle craftsmen, expand the slipway, and purchase wood. At least it will take more than a month to start work, and please be considerate of Lord Shen. ”

Shen Yourong smiled bitterly, knowing that he was a little impatient.

Shen Tingyang was a little puzzled, and asked, "Didn't the Holy Lord tell Lord Shen that he would first buy some warships for the training of East China Sea masters?" ”

Buy?! Shen Yourong floated up hope again, and said, "But you want to buy a plywood ship?" ”

"I don't know." Shen Tingyang shook his head and said, "Lord Shen, relax your mind, the Holy Lord is wise and decisive, and his mind is meticulous, and everything will definitely be arranged properly." ”

Shen Yourong nodded again and again, he had to agree with this, and he had to give a hundred likes, but he didn't dare to talk nonsense.

It's no wonder that Shen Yourong is in a hurry, he has fought with pirates, fought with pirates, and has seen the cannons of giant ships in Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands, and he knows better than anyone the gap between the Ming Dynasty sailors and their opponents.

Not to mention anything else, even the ships of the maritime pirates are getting bigger and bigger, and there are even imitations of the Xiyi plywood warship, how can he, the admiral of the East China Sea Division, feel at ease?

As he was talking, someone outside reported that a letter from the military department was delivered.

Shen Yourong hurriedly went out to pick up the text, opened it and read it, and finally had a little bottom in his heart.

The imperial court really bought six large ships for the East China Sea Division, and two ships will be able to reach in the near future. This type of ship was originally built by the Macau Laocha Repair Shipyard, and is called the old lock ship by the Chinese.

The Portuguese, who had been granted residency in Macau, initially used Chinese sailing ships extensively for regional trade.

In the process of practical use, the Portuguese found that the Chinese sailing ships were thin and not flexible enough, and were not as good as Western-style sailing ships that could withstand wind and waves and pirate attacks.

But Western-style sailing ships also have the problem of being expensive to build and requiring a large number of skilled sailors to operate the ropes.

Therefore, the Portuguese combined the long side of the Western-style sailing ship with the hard sail of the Chinese-style sailing ship, and invented a new style of sailing ship with the advantages of both Chinese and Western sailing ships.

With traditional Chinese sail outfits and streamlined Western-style hulls, Laozha ships are faster than traditional Chinese-style sailboats, require fewer manpower than Western-style sailing boats, and are easier to build and maintain.

Moreover, it was more suitable for ocean voyages than traditional Chinese sailing ships, and in addition to being used by the Portuguese, it was also copied in large numbers by shipwrights in Guangdong for Chinese merchants to trade at sea.

The shape of these old lock ships purchased by the imperial court should be the largest, and almost all of them are equivalent to or exceed those used by maritime merchants today. It is twelve to thirteen zhang long and two to two zhang five wide, and can carry at least thirty cannons.

At that time, the main force of the Ming Army's naval division, "Dafu Fang", was only 9.4 zhang long and 1.95 zhang wide.

Although these six old lock boats are still not as good as the plywood ships of Hongmaoyi, the gap has narrowed. If the artillery is fully equipped, the pirates will be difficult to resist.

The key is that this old lock ship is relatively convenient to operate, and it can make the East China Sea division have combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time. At the very least, deterring pirates should be able to do it.

Shen Yourong didn't understand the emperor's thoughts, this was already the quickest way.

If the plywood ship is built, even if you grit your teeth and buy a few, the skilled sailors who operate the sail lines on board will not be able to train in a moment and a half.

The Holy One is indeed a visionary, wise and wise, silent, and things have been arranged, and it is the most practical and fastest way.

Shen Yourong sent Shen Tingyang away, laid out paper and pen, and began to write secret music for the saint.

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Qingdao is named after the ancient fishing village of Qingdao.

In the seventh year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Jimo County ordered Xu Ling to preside over the revision of the "Local Affairs Discussion and Coastal Defense", which has a relevant record: "The southeast coast of this county, that is, the eastern boundary of China, has no end in sight, but the island is in the middle. The island is inhabitable, and it is said that it is green, blessed, and managed......"

The Qingdao estuary was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and was called the Qingdao estuary; The two villages on both sides of the river are named Upper Qingdao Village and Lower Qingdao Village.

The announcement of Qingdao's opening of the port is not long, but Qingdao is undergoing rapid changes.

The reason is very simple, the Tongzhou business group moved to Qingdao, and it was difficult to think about the large investment of financial, material and human resources.

According to the preferential policy, businessmen set up shops in Qingdao, and the land was planned by the government and the government issued a deed, but it was their own industry when they were built.

This greatly encouraged the enthusiasm of businessmen, Qingdao's unique geographical conditions, but also let forward-looking businessmen see a bright future prospects.

You must know that going to sea from Qingdao can not only go south to Jiangsu and Zhejiang for trade, but also go east to Korea, Wa Kingdom, and Ryukyu.

Moreover, for the Tongzhou merchant group, who are accustomed to taking the light of the river, they can also use the only sea canal dug in the Yuan Dynasty - the Jiaolai Canal that runs through the Shandong Peninsula to transport goods.

Of course, not only the business groups in Tongzhou, but also the businessmen from Shandong and Jiangsu also had to come to Xin'er to apply for registration and land for construction.

And now there is another favorable condition for the large-scale construction of the country, that is, there are a large number of Liao people, and these laborers can be given less wages, as long as they are in charge of food and food, and their work is very realistic.