One Piece of Song Dynasty

Li Xin shouted: "I was looking for you two, but I didn't expect you two to be together, which also saved me time."

Ruan Xiaowu said: "Oh, I wonder what the master wants from our two brothers?"

Li Xin asked: "Five generals, do you have any spare ships?"

Ruan Xiaowu replied: "Yes, I don't know what use it is, lord?"

Li Xin said: "Okay, let me take you two by boat to a place."

Li Xin took the brothers Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi out of Tamsui Lake by boat and walked along the coast to the east of the island for half an hour to Jilong Bay.

Li Xin said: "Fifth brother, seventh brother, in this bay, someone is going to build our second city on Xinghan Island - Jilong City."

Ruan Xiaowu looked at the surrounding terrain and said, "This is a good place. Tell me, brothers, what do you need us to do?"

Li Xin replied: "You need people to build the city. Fifth brother, you divide the fleet into two fleets, one large and one small. Brother Wu, the steward of the small fleet, will make arrangements. The small fleet will be transported here in the future." For the refugees and supplies, every time we transport the refugees in the future, % of the refugees will be sent here, % of the supplies will be sent here, and % of the supplies will be sent here. Let’s distribute it like this for the time being.”

Ruan Xiaowu replied: "Okay, brother, a certain family knows."

Li Xin thought for a while and then said: "The batch of military households that will be sent recently will also be sent here, and the sailors who will be sent to Xinghan Island for training in the future will also be sent here. Net"

Ruan Xiaowu nodded and said: "Yes, a certain family understands."

Li Xin said to Ruan Xiaoqi again: "Brother Qi, I plan to move all the naval forces here. It is directly close to the sea and is convenient for training. And I plan to build a small island on the small island at the mouth of the bay. The fortress will need your naval fleet to transport some supplies to the island."

Ruan Xiaoqi cupped her fists and said, "Yes, brother, a certain family knows."

Li Xin continued: "Seventh Brother, you can get here by land. Someone has built a new official road in the northeast of Xinghan City that leads directly to here."

Ruan Xiaoqi nodded and said: "Okay, a certain family knows."

After giving instructions to the two of them, Li Xin and others returned to Xinghan City. After getting off the ship, Li Xin thought about it and walked towards the shipyard.

After entering the shipyard, Li Xin took a tour and saw that a new ship different from the Gonggong ship was about to be completed. This was a clipper ship.

Li Xin found Old Man Liu and said, "Uncle Liu, I think another new type of ship is about to be built."

Old Man Liu nodded and said: "Yes, the trial voyage will be completed in more than half a month."

Li Xin said: "Okay, then I will come to participate in the sea trial ceremony in person. Uncle Liu, I am here today to discuss another matter with you."

Old man Liu cupped his fists and said, "Oh, please tell me, Master."

Li Xin said thoughtfully: "A certain person started building the second city of Xinghan Island, Jilong City, eighty miles northeast of Xinghan City. Jilong City is in a very good location. There is a bay there, which is very suitable for building a city. Shipyard."

Old man Liu said: "The owner wants to divide the existing shipyard into two parts?"

Li Xin nodded and said: "Yes, I want to move most of the shipyard there. In the future, Xinghancheng Shipyard will be mainly responsible for the trial production of new ships and the research of shipbuilding technology. Large-scale shipbuilding will be moved to Jilongcheng Shipyard. Both shipyards are still under your control, but your main task is still at the Xinghan City Shipyard, and you have to send someone to be in charge of the Jilong City side."

Old man Liu cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Master, I understand."

Li Xin continued: "You can reach Jilong City by walking along the newly built official road in the northeast of the city. Uncle Liu, you can go to Jilong City first to see if you can choose a good place to build a shipyard."

Old man Liu replied: "Okay, I understand."

After coming out of the shipyard, Li Xin went directly back home. The next day Li Xin called Zhao Fei and old man Zhang, the manager of the steel workshop.

Li Xin said: "Uncle Zhang, Zhao Fei, you allocate some people from the steel workshop and ammunition workshop to build new steel workshops and ammunition workshops in Jilong City. The newly-built workshops will be under your control. But you need to send capable people to manage the new workshop."

The two replied: "Yes, the master's house."

Li Xin continued: "Uncle Zhang, Zhao Fei knows where Jilong City is. You can ask him. Most of the shipyards of a certain shipyard have been moved to Jilong City. In the future, large-scale shipbuilding will be in Jilong City, so Jilong City The city's steel workshops are mainly for casting artillery, and there is no need to cast Mo Dao, so the craftsmen who go to Jilong City mainly choose from the artillery workshop."

Old man Zhang nodded and said: "Okay, Master, I understand."

Li Xin continued: "Uncle Zhang, we can start trial production of new and larger artillery. There are two types of new artillery. Both types of artillery are two meters and ninety meters long. One has a total weight of three tons, and the other has a total weight of three tons." One hundred and eighty kilograms, one with a caliber of mm and one with a caliber of mm."

Old man Zhang cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Master, I understand."

Li Xin said to Zhao Fei again: "Zhao Fei, these are the specific standards for the ammunition required for the two new artillery pieces. You can arrange for the craftsmen to trial-produce them." After that, Li Xin handed over the standards for the new ammunition to Zhao Fei.

Zhao Fei cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Master, I understand."

The new artillery that Li Xin wants to build is a twenty-four-pounder and a thirty-two-pounder. These two heavy artillery are currently prepared for the fort, but they will also be equipped on future sail battleships.

After talking with the two, Li Xin went to find the carpenter Old Man Feng.

Li Xin said: "Uncle Feng, I'm looking for you to make something again."

Old man Feng asked: "What new thing did the master ask me to do again? Isn't it another ship model?"

Li Xin replied: "Of course not. I didn't ask you to make a ship model today. Didn't you see that I came empty-handed? But I will still ask you to make a ship model in the future."

Old man Feng smiled and said, "Okay, let me tell you what I want you to do."

Li Xin explained the chess game to Old Man Feng in detail.

After hearing this, Old Man Feng nodded and said, "Okay, Master, I understand. Isn't this just an elephant show? This thing is easy to make. Just come and pick it up in two days."

Li Xin said: "Yes, but I call this chess. This is an improvement based on Xiangxi. The rules have also changed. We usually have nothing else to do except work, so I want to give it to Let’s increase some entertainment activities. It’s great to play chess when you have nothing to do. It can also pass the time.”

Old Man Feng replied: "My master, this is a good idea. Indeed, we usually have nothing to do except eat, sleep, and work. Although our days are full of progress, they are also a bit boring."

Li Xin thought about mahjong and pushed it back. After all, mahjong is related to gambling. Li Xin doesn't have the energy or strength to control gambling now. Small gambling is okay, but big gambling will definitely be banned in the future. It is common for people who become addicted to gambling to ruin their families in later generations. Therefore, gambling must be controlled well. Failure to control it will be detrimental to social stability.