Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

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Zhao Wen slowly took out the contents and put them on the ground.

"Now I feel more and more that there is a high possibility that this is the design plan and sea chart of the treasure ship." Zhao Wen looked at the things wrapped in oiled paper on the ground, said in a deep voice, and then slowly opened the oiled paper.

Cao Huachun, who was squatting beside him, watched the movements of Zhao Wen's hands nervously, for fear of missing something.

When the greased paper was opened, an inch-long yellow booklet appeared in front of Zhao Wen.

There is nothing on the cover of this booklet, the whole page is covered with mulberry paper.

Zhao Wen took a deep breath, held his breath and slowly opened the booklet.

"Hiss!" Zhao Wen gasped when he saw the contents inside.

I saw that the inside was full of dense lines. Looking carefully, Zhao Wen found that these lines turned out to be the manufacturing drawings of the treasure ship.

Moreover, these papers seem to have been specially treated. Apart from the yellowing of the paper, the writing on it is still clearly visible.

The entire booklet is full of manufacturing drawings of treasure ships. In the last few pages, there are also precautions, types of wood needed for building treasure ships, and various things related to treasure ship manufacturing.

Not only that, but the drawings in this booklet are very detailed and comprehensive.From the overall manufacture of the treasure ship to a deck, there are detailed records on it.

Zhao Wen held the booklet, his body trembling violently.

This is a treasure ship. This 200-year-old thing is more powerful and advanced than the ships of the so-called ocean powers in the West.

With the treasure ship, even if there is no artillery on it, just a collision can knock over the small sailboats in Western countries at this time.

Holding the brochure, Zhao Wen was stunned for a long time, and after a while, he burst out laughing.

"Haha, what Europa, what gorse, what sun never sets, I washed my neck under my treasure ship and waited for the knife. The sea, I, Zhao Wen, took over."

Zhao Wen was holding the booklet, his eyes flickering with madness.

Cao Huachun looked at the maddened Zhao Wen, and his body shook involuntarily.

"There is another booklet under here." Cao Huachun suddenly saw another booklet in the oiled paper, and took it out by the way.

Zhao Wen took the booklet from Cao Huachun and examined it carefully.

"This is the sea chart, or the sea chart drawn by Zheng He back then." Zhao Wen looked at the booklet in his hand and said excitedly.

"It seems that Liu Daxia didn't burn the blueprints and charts back then. The miscellaneous people just said that a big-ass official not only was not executed after burning the royal property, but lived alive and kicking for more than ten years."

Cao Huachun looked at the manufacturing map and sea chart in Zhao Wen's hands, and said with a smile on his face.

"Haha, you're right, you're right. Now that you've got these things, I don't think it's too late. I'll go to Pidao in Dongjiang Town first, and you should go back to the capital first."

After Zhao Wen got the blueprint, he couldn't wait to make this treasure ship.

After all, the sooner a treasure ship is built, the sooner it can compete for ocean supremacy.

Zhao Wen stuffed the two booklets into his arms, and said to Cao Huachun, "Eunuch Cao, thank you so much this time, if you have anything to do in the future, just let me know, as long as I can solve it, I will give it to you." solve."

"General Zhao doesn't need to be like this. Helping you is just helping me? As long as we can build the treasure ship one day earlier, we can make a lot of money one day earlier. By the way, have you solved the craftsman who built the treasure ship? Do you need me to help you?" The Craftsmanship Bureau in the Palace sent a batch to you? Or transferred some for you from various places in the south?" Cao Huachun looked at Zhao Wen with a smile on his face.

Zhao Wen laughed, and said, "That's a good thing. If that's the case, then I'm not going to be polite. I don't need the craftsmen of the Craftsmanship Bureau. You just send me a batch of craftsmen who know how to build ships in the south. I Although many craftsmen have been recruited, the number of craftsmen is still somewhat small."

"Okay, if that's the case, then Zajia will transfer the craftsmen from Longjiangkou to you first. After all, many of these people are descendants of craftsmen who built treasure ships."

Cao Huachun may not be able to mobilize the army, but it is still no problem to mobilize some craftsmen.

After all, Cao Huachun is very favored by Chongzhen now, and mobilizing some craftsmen is simply trivial.

As for being known by Chongzhen?This is simply impossible, with Cao Huachun's means, if you want him to know, let him know, if you don't want him to know, don't let him know.

Besides, some craftsmen, even if Chongzhen knew about it, he probably wouldn't care.After all, this is not the army.

A few days later, Zhao Wen left by boat with Zhao Daniu.

And Cao Huachun himself also came to the home of Wan Yu, Shangshu of the Jinling Ministry of Industry.

The craftsmen in Jinling are artisan households, which are under the jurisdiction of Jinling's Minister of Industry, and Longjiang Bao Shipyard is on the boundary of Jinling, so these craftsmen also naturally belong to the management of the Ministry of Industry of Jinling.

Sitting in the hall of Wan Yu's home, Cao Huachun mobilized more than 1000 craftsmen to head towards Dongjiang Town under a combination of carrots and sticks.

Among the more than 1000 people, almost half of them are craftsmen of Longjiang Treasure Shipyard, and basically all of them are descendants of craftsmen who built treasure ships.

This group of people was mighty, and under the escort of the Jinyiwei Xiaowei and Dongchang Fanzi brought by Cao Huachun, they headed towards Pidao, Dongjiang Town.

When Zhao Wen came to Phi Island with the treasure ship manufacturing plans and sea charts, Mao Wenlong was already standing at the outlet built by Zhao Wen to greet him personally.

"Haha, brother Zhao didn't say anything in advance, so that I can be prepared!"

Mao Wenlong looked at Zhao Wen who got off the boat, and greeted him with a smile on his face.

Today's Phi Island has changed a lot. After Zhao Wen ransacked the Shanxi merchants' homes, he had a lot more money, so he invested a lot of money in Phi Island.

The roads on Phi Island were re-paved by Zhao Wen with cement. On both sides of the road stood countless shops, large and small. These shops were basically sent by Zhao Wen.

As for Mao Wenlong's General Military Mansion, it was also refurbished by Zhao Wen. Today's General Military Mansion looks unusually grand.

Today's Phi Island, it is almost difficult to see a refugee.

Without exception, these refugees were all taken to Xuan Town by Zhao Wen.

With fewer refugees, the environment on the island has naturally improved a lot.

Zhao Wen walked on the cement road, looked at the shops on both sides of the road, and said slowly: "I didn't expect that Pidao has changed a lot now, I really didn't expect it."

Mao Wenlong walked half a step behind Zhao Wen's right, and he said with a smile on his face: "Hey, all of this is thanks to Brother Zhao. Without Brother Zhao, maybe I would have been killed by that bastard Yuan Chonghuan long ago." It was killed. Where is the current scene?"

"Look at what you said. Helping you is helping me, isn't it? They are all brothers, what are you talking about? Hey, by the way, is there any movement in Jiannu now?" Zhao Wen stopped, looked at Mao Wenlong, and slowly asked aloud.

"How could there be no movement? At that time, Jiannu was defeated by Brother Zhao and lost countless elite soldiers.

After this battle, Huang Taiji's prestige plummeted, and Amin, Daishan and other beauties Baylor also became restless.

In order to re-establish his prestige, Huang Taiji is now leading his men to attack North Korea.The King of Joseon sent me several requests for help, but I threw them away. "Mao Wenlong said slowly.

"Attack North Korea? Haha, this Huang Taiji is nothing more than that. He can't beat me, so go squeeze the persimmons? There's nothing to say." Zhao Wen laughed loudly.

When Zhao Wen came to the General Military Mansion, Mao Wenlong had already set up a banquet.

After dinner, the sky has begun to darken.

Zhao Wen wandered around Phi Island with Zhao Daniu and Mao Wenlong's son Mao Chengzuo.

Zhao Wen stopped on a hillside, looking at the vast ocean not far away, "You said that a shipyard will be built here, how about it?"

Mao Chengzuo said: "My lord, look here. This is just a terrain that bends inward. If this terrain is modified, a shipyard will definitely be built."

Zhao Wen turned around, looked at Mao Chengzuo, and said with a smile on his face: "I can't tell, you still know how to build ships?"

Mao Chengzuo scratched his head, and said with a simple and honest face: "I don't know about shipbuilding, but I have been to the shipyard in the south of Daming to repair ships before, and I have also seen their shipyard, so I know a little bit."

"You're right. This is a good place to build a ship. The terrain is good, Daniel. Mark this place and start construction in a few days." Zhao Wen shouted at Zhao Daniu.

Zhao Daniu responded, and then patted a scribe next to him, asking him to write down this place.

When Zhao Wen returned to Mao Wenlong's General Military Mansion, Zhao Wen looked at Mao Wenlong who was boxing in the yard, and said with a smile on his face: "I have taken a fancy to a place on your island, and I want to live in this place." Build a shipyard."

Mao Wenlong stopped, took the towel from the entourage next to him, wiped the big man on his head, and said slowly: "Take it if you like it, what do we brothers do between you and me?"

"Haha, Mr. Mao is open-minded." Zhao Wen laughed loudly.

"Do you know what kind of boat I want to build?" Zhao Wen sat on the stone bench next to Mao Wenlong, looked at Mao Wenlong with a smile on his face, and asked mysteriously.

"What ship?"

"Treasure ship!"

"What? Treasure ship? You want to build a treasure ship? Did I hear correctly? The method of making this treasure ship has long been lost. Can you build a treasure ship?" Mao Wenlong looked at Zhao Wen in disbelief.

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Chapter 227 Building a Shipyard

"Why not? Although the method of making treasure ships has been lost, this is not a problem for me. You just have to wait and see." Zhao Wen looked at Mao Wenlong mysteriously.

Early the next morning, Zhao Wen woke up early.

After he ate breakfast casually, he led Zhao Daniu to wander around Phi Island.

Just having a shipyard is not enough. After the shipyard has a shipyard, there will be dormitories for craftsmen and various living facilities. If these things are not well planned, it will have a great impact on future shipbuilding.

In Zhao Wen's plan, one shipyard is not enough at all. There must be at least four shipyards around Phi Island, and the four shipyards will start working together, so that the treasure ship can be built in the shortest time.

After removing Mao Wenlong's soldiers from Dongjiang Town on Phi Island, there are only a few businessmen from Xuan Town left.

These merchants from Xuan Town were basically sent by Zhao Wen, and they came here mainly to provide some supplies to Dongjiang Town.

The other merchants who originally came to the island to buy Korean ginseng have never been here since Huang Taiji led the army to attack North Korea. After all, North Korea is now fighting fiercely, and no one is buying Korean ginseng.

Zhao Wen looked at the planned addresses, stood on a hillside, and said in a deep voice: "Now there are only craftsmen left. When building the estuary, there are still a lot of cement and other things brought over. These cement It is also enough to cover these shipyards."

Except for the houses where the craftsmen lived, the shipyards of this era rarely used cement in other places, so the cement left over from the construction of the estuary was just right.

The biggest demand for shipyards in this era is wood and isinglass.

Isinglass is easy to get. There are more fish in the sea in this era, and it is easy to catch big fish when going out to sea.

Phi Island is not big, and there is no wood on it. It is not easy to get wood.

Unless it is from North Korea, the place where North Korea and Ming Dynasty meet is Changbai Mountain.

At this time, Changbai Mountain is almost still a virgin forest. If timber is cut from Changbai Mountain, all the timber needed by the shipyard will be supplied by then.And the distance between Changbai Mountain and Phi Island is not too far.

But now there is a problem, that is, Huang Taiji is now leading the army to attack North Korea, and Changbai Mountain is under the nose of Jiannu. At this time, it may not be appropriate to go to Changbai Mountain to harvest wood.

If you want to log in Changbai Mountain safely, there is only one way to take Changbai Mountain from Jiannu's hands, and at the same time station at least 500 fully armed soldiers in Changbai Mountain.

After all, Changbai Mountain is too big. If there are no soldiers stationed, there will be no limited guarantee for the normal progress of logging work in Changbai Mountain.

Zhao Wen looked at the sea in front of him, frowning tightly.

After a long while, Zhao Wen's eyes lit up, he clapped his hands, and suddenly realized: "By the way, Mao Wenlong said that North Korea once came to Phi Island to ask for help, and it is estimated that there will be more in a few days.

Then I might as well transfer a hundred people directly from Xuanzhen. At that time, with my 100 people as the backbone and Mao Wenlong's soldiers from Dongjiang Town as the assistants, under the banner of sending troops for North Korea, they will directly attack Jiannu and destroy Changbai Mountain from Jiannu. Grab it in your hand.

With Changbai Mountain, I can build treasure ships in large quantities. "

Zhao Wen stared at the sea in front of him with piercing eyes, then turned around, and said to Zhao Daniu behind him, "Go back first, I have something for you to do, I don't feel at ease if others go."

"Yes!" Zhao Daniu cupped his hands at Zhao Wengong, and then followed behind Zhao Wen towards the General Military Mansion in Dongjiang Town.

When Zhao Wen returned to the General Military Mansion in Dongjiang Town, he rushed into Mao Wenlong's study.

A moment later, Zhao Wen took a sealed letter and handed it to Zhao Daniu.

"Take this letter and hurry back to Xuan Town. Give this letter to Liu Wenzhong, and ask Song Hu to bring more than 100 soldiers to Phi Island. By the way, when you come, bring some workers and some supplies .”

Zhao Wen looked at Zhao Daniu who put the letter into his arms, and whispered.

Zhao Daniu patted his chest, and said loudly: "My lord, don't worry, I will definitely deliver the letter to you."

As soon as the words fell, Zhao Daniu took two followers and headed towards the sea.

"Brother Zhao, you want to send troops here? Why are you sending troops?" Mao Wenlong stood behind Zhao Wen, looking at Zhao Wen with a puzzled expression.

Zhao Wen turned around, looked at Mao Wenlong, and said slowly: "I want to build a ship, but wood is inseparable from building a ship. You don't even have a decent tree on this island. What should I do without wood?" What about shipbuilding?

And Changbai Mountain not far from your place is a big forest. As long as Changbai Mountain is taken down, won't the timber come? "

"You want to snatch Changbai Mountain from Jiannu?" Mao Wenlong looked at Zhao Wen and asked in disbelief.

"Snatch Changbai Mountain now? It's autumn now, and the weather has started to get cold. It's probably snowing on Changbai Mountain at this time. If you grab it now, you won't be able to cut wood." Mao Wenlong looked puzzled. Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen waved his hand and said solemnly: "These treasure ships are very important to me. Let me tell you this. In June next year, I will at least see at least five treasure ships."

The sooner the treasure ship is built, the sooner the sea can be conquered.

For Zhao Wen, everything can wait, but the treasure ship cannot wait.

Regardless of whether the trees can be cut down, Changbai Mountain must be brought over. At that time, even if the people are mobilized to buy at a high price, they must get back the timber for the construction of the treasure ship. "Zhao Wen walked up and down in front of Mao Wenlong and said solemnly.

Mao Wenlong looked at Zhao Wen, and said slowly: "In this case, then I will go to the army first, and when your soldiers and horses arrive, you can fight directly."

"Okay, then you should hurry up and get ready."

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When Zhao Daniu led the troops back to Phi Island, the soldiers of Dongjiang Town were already ready to go under the mobilization of Mao Wenlong.

Song Hu took more than 100 soldiers with live ammunition, boarded the ferry directly with Mao Wenlong, and headed across the sea.