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Chapter 507
"I have seen the Duke."

Feng An had sent someone to notify yesterday, so the steward of the dock had already led the crowd to wait at the door. Seeing Feng An and his party coming, they hurriedly saluted.

Feng An waved his hand and said, "You don't need to be too polite."

Lu Shichun, the steward of the dock, stepped forward and asked, "I don't know what orders the Duke has come this time?"

Lu Shichun was very disturbed, the dock had been built for more than ten years, but Feng An had never been here.

In addition, in the past few days, many shipbuilding craftsmen have been transferred, and he still doesn't know what happened.

Feng An pointed to Lin Xuan and said, "This is the Marquis of Jingyang County. From today onwards, this dock, including the craftsmen inside, will belong to the Marquis of Jingyang County."

Lu Shichun was stunned, he never thought that the owner of the dock had changed.

Soon, Lu Shichun came back to his senses, and hurriedly saluted Lin Xuan respectfully, "Little Lu Shichun, I met the Marquis of Jingyang County."

Feng An pointed to Lu Shichun, and said to Lin Xuan: "He has managed this dockyard for nearly ten years, and the management has always been good. Of course, it is up to you to decide whether you want to change people after you take over."

Lu Shichun looked at Lin Xuan anxiously, if Lin Xuan wanted to replace him, he would have to leave.

Although the Feng family will accommodate him, but one radish and one hole, he will definitely not be able to be in charge by then.

"Since he managed well, let him continue to manage it." Lin Xuan said.

The people in the dock were all arranged by Feng An, so it didn't make much sense to change the manager.

As long as Lu Shichun doesn't do anything, just build him a boat.

"Don't worry, Lord Hou, the villain will manage the dock well." Lu Shichun quickly expressed his loyalty.

"The old man is not feeling well, so I will go back first." Feng An said.

"Then I won't send the old Duke off."

After watching Feng An leave, Lin Xuan looked at Lu Shichun and said, "Call the people with the best shipbuilding skills in the dock, I have something to say."

"Master Hou, go in and sit for a while, and the villain will order someone to invite him." Lu Shichun said.

Lin Xuan nodded and followed Lu Shichun into the dock.

Not long after, more than a dozen craftsmen were invited over.

The youngest of these people are all over 50, and the oldest are over seventy years old.

"I've seen Steward Lu."

Lu Shichun introduced: "This is the Marquis of Jingyang County. The Duke has already given this dock to the Marquis."

"I've seen Lord Hou!" Everyone hurriedly saluted.

Lin Xuanxuan said: "You don't need to be too polite, I have a blueprint, please help me see if it can be made and how much time it will take."

Lin Xuan took out the drawings and spread them out on the table for the craftsmen to come forward to see.

Those craftsmen didn't care too much at first. They studied and researched shipbuilding all their lives. They dare not say that no one can compare with them, but they are also top figures in building sea ships. They have never built any kind of sea ships.

But when they saw the drawings of Zheng He's treasure ship, they found that they had never built it.

Not only that, but many parts of this ship are different from the ships they usually build.

Although Zhang Zhongjian knew some boats, compared with these people, he could only be regarded as an amateur.

He just felt that Zheng He's treasure ship was huge, and if it was built, it could dominate the sea, but he couldn't see how advanced the craftsmanship and technology contained in Zheng He's treasure ship were.

"Wonderful, the rudder has been changed to lift, so that the depth of the rudder blade into the water can be adjusted as needed." An old man exclaimed.

The ship sails on the sea mainly by the rudder to control the direction.The rudders of Zheng He's treasure ships can be raised and lowered, and the depth of the rudder blades entering the water can be adjusted according to needs.When the ship sails in deep water and encounters strong wind, waves or turbulence, lower the lower edge of the rudder blade below the bottom of the ship, so that the rudder will not be affected; while sailing in shallow water or anchoring, the rudder can be raised to a high position, so that the rudder will not be affected. Grounding damaged rudder blades.

"Not only that, but the rudder has been modified to make it easier and more flexible to operate."

"You only noticed the rudder, didn't you look at the cabin? This drawing divides the cabin into more than a dozen cabins, and the cabins are tightly separated by bulkheads. During ocean voyages, even if one or two cabins are damaged and flooded , and the water will not flow to other compartments. Therefore, from the overall point of view of the ship, it still maintains considerable buoyancy and will not sink. This design is simply ingenious."

"And the plank of the ship has also been thickened, which greatly enhances the structural strength and anti-collision performance of the hull. Other ships are like paper in front of it."

A dozen people looked at the blueprint, completely forgetting about Lin Xuan's existence, and began to discuss the blueprint.

"Everyone, I just want to know if this ship can be built."

Lin Xuan had to interrupt their discussion, otherwise he would not know when they were going to talk.

Those craftsmen were disturbed, turned their heads a little displeased, and stared at Lin Xuan.

"Presumptuous, how dare you be rude to Lord Hou?" Lu Shichun scolded.

Only then did everyone come back to their senses, and quickly said: "I was fascinated just now, and I offended Lord Hou, and I ask Lord Hou to forgive me."

Lin Xuan didn't care at all, these people just saw Lie Xinxi, waved their hands and said: "I don't understand what you said, I just want to know, can this boat be built, and how long will it take to build one? "

An old man pondered for a while, and said: "Master Hou, this blueprint is very detailed, so there is no problem in making it, but this ship has been modified in many places. This is the first time we have seen it, so we need to think carefully. If the entire shipyard is involved, it will take about six to eight months."

Lin Xuan frowned slightly. Although there were only more than 500 craftsmen in the dock, there must be more than these people in shipbuilding.

The transportation of timber, and some other miscellaneous tasks, add up to nearly 2000 people.

It's just that those people can only be regarded as part-time workers and are not counted as craftsmen.

He originally thought that when he went to sea in autumn, he could build three or five ships.

Soon Lin Xuan's brows were relaxed, one can only be one, such a Big Mac, one is enough.

"You take this drawing back to study, and when you are ready, start building the ship." Lin Xuan said.

Those craftsmen's hearts flew to the blueprints, and they went down happily with the blueprints.

Lin Xuan said to Lu Shichun: "I don't want the blueprint of this ship to be revealed, do you understand?"

He has never disclosed the blueprint of Zheng He's treasure ship. After all, the people in the dock were sent to him by Feng An. Who knows if Feng An has arranged spies here.

Lingnan is Feng An's territory, even if he has no arrangements, if he wants to get the blueprint, he only needs to use some means.

Zheng He's treasure ship was too big and could only sail in the sea. The inland rivers and lakes were too narrow and shallow for Zheng He's treasure ship.

Lin Xuan was not afraid at all that Feng An's access to the drawings would pose a threat to Datang.

In history, no matter how strong the navy is, the princes can only be partial. Has anyone ever seen anyone who relied on the navy to unify the world.

He said that these are actually to test Lu Shichun, to see if Lu Shichun is a useful person.

Lin Xuan didn't suspect that Lu Shichun was a traitor arranged by Feng An. After all, Lu Shichun was the steward of the dock, and Lin Xuan would probably replace him after taking over. As long as Feng An was not stupid, it was impossible for Lu Shichun to be a spy.

It was impossible for him to stay in Lingnan for a long time. What happened here had to be decided by the manager himself. If Lu Shichun didn't have that ability, he would definitely have to replace him.

Lu Shichun's heart tightened, and he said quickly: "Master Hou, don't worry, the villain will definitely not let the blueprints out."

Lin Xuan was noncommittal, and said: "In the past two days, calculate how much it costs to build a ship. I will send the money in a few days."

"Yes." Lu Shichun replied.

(End of this chapter)