Great Song Pirate

Chapter 187 Good Ship
Xu Yi calculated the time and felt that it was enough, so he let the ship go to Yangzhou first. Anyway, the goods on the ship can be handed over to Li's family in Yangzhou. The key point of him is to see the situation at Jiangbei Shipyard. After all, the renovation project there should be completed, and the Jiangbei ship-type boats he created by himself should also be on the berth. Now that Jiang Desheng has many more lucky boats, he really wants to know his own Jiangbei ship-type ships. Is there any advantage over Fuchuan?

After the two boats entered the waterway, they turned north and headed towards the mouth of the Yangtze River. When they passed Chongming this time, they didn't encounter any Jiangbandies or the like. They should be the ones who occupied this area last time. The Jiang bandits were all dealt with, and even if there were only a few remnants left, they would probably have been scared out of their wits and dared not stay in this area to rob any more.

Xu Yi told Yuehong what happened here, and she was so frightened that she kept looking into the reeds in the distance, for fear of encountering those terrifying Jiang bandits again. Her expression made Xu Yi laugh hard enough, Laughing at her, he said, "What are you afraid of? Don't tell me that I, a pirate leader running rampant in the sea, is also afraid of those small fish and shrimps in the river? Your behavior like this makes me lose face!"

After Xu Yi reminded her like this, Yue Hong remembered Xu Yi's identity. After staying with him on the island for so long, she rarely thought of what Xu Yi and the others were doing!Embarrassed, he smiled, stuck out his tongue, made a grimace, and snuggled up to Xu Yi's side obediently.

Xu Yi and the others did not dock the ship at the Yangzhou Wharf this time, but directly sailed into the wharf of their Jiangbei Shipyard. Before they docked, Xu Yi saw the whole picture of the shipyard. It really has changed a lot. , the waterway has been widened a lot, the excavated ones have been stacked to the shore to reinforce the breakwater, and the dock work in the distance is also doubled. Many craftsmen are busy inside, but they can't see the ships under construction inside. In the work shed on the other side of the stockyard, there was a loud sound of horns, and the staff inside were sawing the large timber vigorously, breaking it into ship boards or keel rough materials, and then someone sent these coarse materials into the joinery. Continuing with the processing, the people in the shipyard were a little surprised when they saw the two big ships sailing to the pier, and they all stopped their work and looked towards the pier.

Gong Zhen and Ge Lei, who were in the boat yard, ran out immediately when they heard that there was a boat berthed at the dock of the boat yard. Gray knew at a glance that it was a boat from Dulong Island, and that it must be Xu Yi who had come back. It was Yangzhou, and he said to Gong Zhen who was not far away: "Our shopkeeper is back!" Then he ran to the pier, waved to Xu Yi and the others on the boat from a distance, Gong Zhen didn't dare to neglect, Followed the trot all the way to the pier.

"Grey (Gong Zhen) has met the shopkeeper!" The two people bowed to greet Xu Yi who was walking off the springboard at the same time.

"It's all my brothers, so don't be too polite, call for some help, unload the goods first and then talk about it!" Xu Yi waved the two of them to order without courtesy.

Naturally, Gong Zhen was in charge of arranging this matter. When the shipyard craftsmen heard that the shopkeeper had returned, they immediately gathered around and helped the brothers on Dulong Island to start unloading. Xu Yi didn't have to worry about it. He smiled and said to Gray: "I haven't seen you for a while, but you have gained a lot of weight. If you continue to gain weight like this, you will catch up with the weight loss. Can you still jump?"

Gray looked down at his figure and smiled awkwardly: "It's not my fault! I have nothing to do when I stay here. I eat, sleep, and eat. It's hard not to get fat, but don't worry, shopkeeper, as long as you use it When I was here, I was still able to fight! During the period after you left, those nearby ruffians who were sneaking around, and those who wanted to come to our place to get some cheap money, were all beaten to death by me. Now our place is considered Ansheng, those bastards are now talking about our boatyard, and their calves are cramping, so they walk around all the way!"

"You guys know how to fight and kill. Haven't you learned enough lessons? Go fight with others again?" Xu Yi frowned and taught him a lesson.

Gray quickly explained: "Don't misunderstand the shopkeeper, I have put in a lot of effort during this time, I am familiar with the people in the government office in Yangzhou City, and I will never have the same things as before. Those petty thieves can't offend anyone, rest assured the shopkeeper, I will definitely not cause trouble for you again!"

Xu Yi nodded: "That's good. You are the most familiar with Yangzhou now. There is no harm in going around the government. Don't be reluctant to spend money. With them taking care of you, we will be much safer here. On the boat, I will give Mr. Luo Mei and the others There are gifts prepared, you will send them over later, and these goods will be handed over to the Li family, let their people transport them away, and you will settle the bill with them later, I will not stay here for a long time, so I will not go to see them Already!"

Gray nodded and agreed. Xu Yi's words imperceptibly entrusted him with all the affairs in Yangzhou. These things cost more than ten thousand taels of silver, but Xu Yi didn't worry at all that he would be greedy. Needless to say the trust in it, he was very grateful in his heart: "Don't worry, the shopkeeper, I will take care of the affairs in Yangzhou, and I promise that nothing will go wrong, otherwise Gray is willing to see you!"

Xu Yi patted him on the back, at this time Yue Hong also came down from the boat, Gray saw it and hurriedly saluted: "Young lady, see the fourth lady, why didn't the third lady come this time?"

Yue Hong was very happy to hear that he called her fourth wife. She had met this Gray twice, she had a sweet mouth and was very good at talking, so she nodded yes, and said: "Sister Cuiyu has something to do at home, this time I will accompany you." Your husband is out!"

Gray said with a smile: "That's fine, you can come out for a walk and see how our shipyard is doing!"

Xu Yi smiled and said, "Grey, you can accompany Madam to the boat yard. I'll go and see the situation of the boat yard. We'll leave early tomorrow morning!"

At this time, Gong Zhen arranged for the unloading manpower and turned around, and accompanied Xu Yi to start patrolling the shipyard. Fan Sheng on the ship was also greeted by Xu Yi. It's also good to communicate with this Gong Zhen.

The craftsmen who saw Xu Yi in the shipyard all bowed and saluted, knowing that they are now living a good life thanks to this treasurer Xu, so they are very respectful to him, and Xu Yi also smiled and nodded, which made these people feel very happy. She has face, and Xu Yi also saw many new faces appearing here.

"The shopkeeper is not here, and the scale of our side has expanded a lot, so I made my own decision and recruited some helpers. These people used to be good hands from other shipyards. After hearing that we wanted people, they came to vote one after another. I They are also selected for the best use!" Seeing Xu Yi's surprise, Gong Zhen hurriedly explained.

Xu Yi nodded: "Yes, this is the best. I have been busy all the time. You can just let go and do the things here. There is no problem, as long as we build a good ship!"

Gong Zhen hurriedly said: "Thank you for your trust, shopkeeper. Don't worry, shopkeeper. Gong Zhen dare not say yes to other things, but the shipbuilding will never let us smash the brand!"

Xu Yi nodded, and then looked down, the stock yard of the shipyard was full of all kinds of wood. Fan Sheng nodded after seeing it, and Xu Yi knew that there would be no problem with the wood. The lumber merchants seem to be following the rules and dare not cheat their shipyards. All kinds of wood are being broken down into rough materials according to different uses by the craftsmen, and then sent to the joinery for finishing. It's rough work, but it's very skillful in doing it. If the craftsmen and shopkeepers are dedicated, they will be able to save a lot of wood. In fact, it is very important. It was a nod.

"These craftsmen are really dedicated to the shipyard. They basically didn't waste any wood. They even made full use of the raw materials. Not bad, not bad!" Fan Sheng finally spoke.

Gong Zhen immediately knew that he was also an expert, so he hurriedly cupped his hands and asked, "This old man is also an expert! Otherwise, the key point can be seen from these materials, but I don't know that this elder brother Your surname is big, but is it also in our line of business?"

Without waiting for Fan Sheng to answer, Xu Yi first introduced them: "Come on! Get to know him, this is Master Fan Sheng Fan, who I specially brought to Hangzhou to take care of things. He is also a master shipbuilder. The next shipyard is much larger than this one. This time he followed me through here, so I asked him to come down and have a look. The two of you will be the manager of my shipyard in the future, and one will be in charge of Hangzhou. Over there, the one in charge of Yangzhou is my cash cow! Hehe!"

Gong Zhen was much younger than this Fan Sheng, so he hurriedly greeted Fan Sheng. Fan Sheng saw that Gong Zhen took care of the place in an orderly manner, so he didn't dare to take it too seriously.

Inside the joinery is steaming. The work shed here is quite large. Many craftsmen are busy planing and tenoning the rough materials. The wood processed here is directly transported to the dock for loading on ships. Yes, and there are special tools and personnel to bake and make keels, so it is very hot here. When these craftsmen saw Xu Yi coming, they naturally saluted him one after another. Xu Yi nodded and smiled back, frowning and said: "There are some people here. It’s too hot, we need to arrange people to boil more mung bean tea, put it in the well to cool down, and relieve the heat for the masters here, don’t overheat them!”

Gong Zhen quickly agreed, and even the people nearby who heard Xu Yi's words were moved. They have been working for such a long time, and they have never seen a shopkeeper who is so considerate of their craftsmen like shopkeeper Xu. Work, even if you are a little tired, it is worth it!Although everyone didn't say it out loud, the gratitude in their hearts came from the bottom of their hearts.

Fan Sheng is really good. Just looking at the bent keels, he immediately saw the way: "Are these keels used on sea ships? Why do I use this keel because it looks like a ship from Fujian?" Yes?"

After hearing his words, Gong Zhen and Xu Yi gave thumbs up secretly, and Gong Zhen quickly said: "Brother Fan is really amazing, you can tell what kind of boat we are going to build by looking at these keels, not bad, not bad! Just as Master Fan said, The ship we are going to build now is indeed not a square boat, but a sea-going ship suitable for use in open seas, but it is not a lucky boat, Master Fan will find out later, this is the first creation of our shopkeeper!"

Fan Sheng became even more curious when he heard this. He had exchanged a lot of shipbuilding matters with Xu Yi in the past. He knew that Xu Yi knew a lot about ship types. Ship proposal, but he did not expect that he could really create a new ship type, then he really underestimated Xu Yi's talent in this area before, and he must take a good look at the new ship type that Gong Zhen mentioned, and gain a lot of experience Just do it!

Xu Yi laughed and said: "Gong Zhen is putting money on my face! In fact, I just put forward some opinions. This ship shape was made by Gong Zhen and his masters. I dare not take credit for it! Seeing this Keel, I remembered, is our Jiangbei ship already on the berth?"

Gong Zhen hurriedly replied: "That's true. Not long after you left last time, we first built the few square boats that were left over from before. After the launch, within a few days after the two Zhejiang sailed, a sea merchant came to take them The boat was taken away, we made a lot of money, and the port was expanded just now, so we didn’t dare to take risks. After discussing with Brother Ge, we craftsmen decided to build a small sea boat of two thousand stone first. If there are no problems after the trial voyage, we will start to build a large ship of more than [-] shi. Now the ship on the berth is our first trial-built ship. If you rush to work, the ship can be completed in a month!"

As soon as Xu Yi heard this, he immediately said: "Okay, this is the best, and it is best to be safe. First build the small one, explore the experience, and then build the big one. After your Jiangbei ship is built here, if there is no problem, the Hangzhou ship The ship yard nearby is also starting to build this Jiangbei ship type. We want to build a big ship. If possible, I want a big ship with thousands of stones. It is stronger than the navy's warships, so it is reassuring to sail on the sea. As for the details, don't be extravagant, everything should be practical, and all carvings and other things should be cancelled! Those things are time-consuming and labor-intensive, and have no effect. At most, it’s just eye-catching, it’s of no great use!”

While talking, they came to Wu Zuo, standing beside the slipway, both Xu Yi and Fan Sheng looked towards the slipway, fan Sheng had a look of enthusiasm in his eyes, and he circled the hull of the ship that was not fully boarded one after another. After turning around a few times, I shouted: "Good boat, it is really a good boat!"

(End of this chapter)