Datang Nongwang

Chapter 647 Getting ready to go to sea
During Chinese New Year last year, Li Yan was very busy.

This year, it will probably be even busier.

A new shipyard is to be built, and the initial work of building a ship will be huge.

Li Chongyuan wanted to go back to Xixiang for the New Year, but he might not be able to do so, so he could only spend this New Year on Xisha Island.

After all, there is only a month before the Chinese New Year. Even if Li Chongyuan wants to return to Xixiang to celebrate the New Year, Li Chongyuan is still worried about Xisha Island.

It's not that he is really worried about the craftsmen, but that this is an important base for Li Chongyuan in the future. If he doesn't look at it, Li Chongyuan will have no idea.

and so.

This year, in the end, he can only live on this Xisha Island.

Li Chongyuan agreed with Chen Juan's choice. After all, the Chinese New Year is almost here, so there is no time to go out to sea to rob pirates.

but.

Li Chongyuan was more and more looking forward to going to sea.

For Li Chongyuan in the past, the sea was not very attractive. He was only interested in the various crops on the other side of the sea.

But now.

When Chen Juan and the others brought him 80 yuan of money, this really aroused Li Chongyuan's interest, and he hoped that his own shipyard would be built quickly, and the Type B paddle steamer would be built quickly, and then the Type B paddle steamer would be used to go Loot the Liuqiu area, or the Nanyang area.

Anyway, those pirates' money was obtained by robbing others, which made Li Chongyuan not feel any guilt.

even.

Li Chongyuan hopes to quickly build a Type B paddle steamer in his own shipyard next year. Even if one is built, Li Chongyuan can use the big ship to go to sea.

The big ship is on the sea, at least it might have a higher survival rate in the typhoon, but Li Chongyuan is really afraid of the C-type paddle steamer.

But the words came back again.

Now that he wants to go to sea to seek money, if he doesn't take some risks, it probably won't work.

It is difficult to build a big ship. Even if the paddle steamer technology is mature, if you want to build a big ship, the difficulty is not a little bit, but a geometric increase.

But no matter how difficult it is.

Large ships must be built, and many of them must be built.

Only in this way can Li Chongyuan's fleet be formed, and then it will be able to search for seeds of various crops on the other side of the ocean.

The people of China have been suffering for many years.

How many years have I been hungry.

If there are those seeds, even in the midst of war, with those high-yield grains, they can live longer no matter what.

Even if you go to the mountains and just get some seeds and plant them on the mountains that have been reclaimed, you can still survive.

after all.

On the other side of the ocean, there are not only potatoes but also corn.

There is even cassava, which is highly productive and the easiest to grow.

Although cassava can only be grown in tropical or subtropical regions, and it is poisonous when eaten raw, it needs to be cooked at high temperatures before it can be eaten, but it has a large output.

There is no need to apply any fertilizer, and it is resistant to barrenness.

In addition to cassava, pumpkin is a high-yield crop that can be grown in both the north and the south.

It is non-toxic and can be eaten raw or cooked.

of course.

In addition to these, sweet potatoes are also something Li Chongyuan wants to get back.

After all, compared to any crops that can be used as food, this thing can be planted in a large area, and it can be planted anywhere and under any conditions.

Regardless of whether it is the cold region of China or the subtropical region of China, it can be planted in large quantities, no worse than potatoes.

and so.

These crops are not only Li Chongyuan's biggest motivation, but at the moment, building a big ship and plundering it on the sea is already on Li Chongyuan's heart.

As December enters, the weather gets colder and colder.

Moreover, it was Xisha Island near the sea, which made Li Chongyuan and all the craftsmen and helpers unable to continue working due to the biting cold wind.

The strong wind blew for two days in a row.

Li Chongyuan was really afraid that the craftsmen would be frozen, so he stopped the project directly.

All kinds of wood were sent to Xisha Island.

After having a large amount of wood, all the craftsmen hid in the wooden houses to keep warm.

"Li Junwang, I'm afraid that the strong wind will not stop for a while. If it continues like this, the construction period may not be completed on time." Wang Sheng came to Li Chongyuan's wooden house, rubbed his hands, and stretched out onto the charcoal fire. .

Li Chongyuan looked outside the wooden house, shook his head and said: "The strong wind has been blowing for three days. According to my estimation, it should weaken tonight. If it blows for another day, it should stop. Although the weather is a bit cold now, But fortunately, we are in a place where the river and the sea border, and there is no snow. Otherwise, our project will be more difficult to construct. You can continue to send messages to the craftsmen and rest for two days. After the strong wind passes, we will continue After working for half a month, I will directly have a holiday for the New Year.”

"Okay, if the strong wind can stop, we won't be afraid of the cold, anyway, there will be a fire. However, Lijun Wang, you said that the New Year's holiday, we may not be able to return to Xixiang to celebrate the New Year this year, and the craftsmen will not be able to reunite with their families. I'm afraid that many people will miss home, miss the elderly and children at home, or how about getting some wine for the craftsmen?" Wang Sheng heard Li Chongyuan's words, and he would only repeat the strong wind that Li Chongyuan said. It will stop after two days of scraping, he is convinced of it.

Saying.

In the past month, Li Chongyuan has predicted three strong winds and rainy weather.

Moreover, as long as Li Chongyuan confessed to Wang Sheng that there would be rain within two days, he would ask Wang Sheng to stop working and wait.

And these three times, Li Chongyuan's predictions were accurate every time, which made Wang Sheng quite admire Li Chongyuan's ability to predict the weather.

and so.

The current Wang Sheng, for Li Chongyuan's statement that the strong wind will only blow for two more days, Wang Sheng will never doubt it, and it can even be said that he firmly believes it.

With the results of those three predictions, if Wang Sheng doubted it again, he would be really sorry for his clever head, and even more sorry for his position as the steward of the royal family.

As soon as he mentioned Wang Sheng, Li Chongyuan became very displeased with Wang Ting, the master behind Wang Sheng.

No, as soon as Li Chongyuan finished talking about Dafeng, Li Chongyuan looked directly at Wang Sheng and said, "Your Erlang Wang Ting, after he came to Chang'an again this year, he got me nearly 20 goldfish, and said he was going to sell them in the Lingnan area. There is no trace of this trip again. It has been three years since I agreed to come to Xixiang, and I have not seen him. What is he doing? It is not because he wants to get my goldfish to breed New goldfish?"

"Junwang Li, you have wronged my Erlang. My Erlang planned to come to Xixiang this year. It just happened to be summer, so he bought some goldfish from Junwang Li to sell in Lingnan. Let's Before coming here, my family Erlang has already confessed to me that as long as Li Junwang has something to send, you can just tell me. Moreover, my family Erlang also promised Li Junwang this time. Next spring, my family Erlang will definitely come here , to ask King Li Jun for some advice." Wang Sheng also felt a little helpless when he heard Li Chongyuan asked about the arrival of his lord.

It was just like what Li Chongyuan said.

Wang Ting promised Li Chongyuan to come to Xixiang, but it has been three years since he said so.

In three years, Li Chongyuan went from a supervisory censor to an assassin.

He even went from county uncle to county king.

But what the royal court once promised has not been fulfilled until now.

Li Chongyuan had already ignored Wang Ting's promise.

Li Chongyuan is extremely skeptical now, Wang Ting is definitely using the excuse of helping him sell goldfish for Li Chongyuan, and went to breed goldfish in private.

but.

Li Chongyuan didn't care either.

If goldfish were so easy to breed, they wouldn't be called goldfish.

At least.

In recent years, Li Chongyuan is not afraid that Wang Ting will be able to breed good goldfish fry, even if he has a lot of manpower and territory, Li Chongyuan is not afraid that Wang Ting will be able to breed goldfish fry.

Unless, his royal court has such good luck as Li Chongyuan.

Or, his royal court brought the little lunatic who was far away in Lizhuang to his side to add luck points to him.

Otherwise, even if his royal court wanted to breed goldfish, it would be useless.

Li Chongyuan looked at Wang Sheng again, and said with a light smile: "Forget it, I have nothing to say if your lord agrees. However, I asked you to send a message to your lord to find a shipbuilder. Any news?"

"Back to King Li, my Erlang is already looking for it. If you want to come to King Li, you know that this shipbuilder is not an ordinary craftsman, and it is extremely hard to find. However, my husband has already gone to Lingnan. It will definitely help King Li find a shipbuilder." When Wang Sheng saw Li Chongyuan mentioning the shipbuilder, he felt helpless again.

No news, no letter.

Although Lingnan is not far from Xisha Island, Wang Ting seems to have disappeared, because Wang Sheng hasn't sent him a letter for three months.

The news that Li Chongyuan was going to build a second shipyard had already been sent by Wang Sheng to his family, Wang Ting.

But this time, they waited for nothing, and there was no news for three months.

This also made Wang Sheng lose confidence in his heart, and he did not dare to face Li Chongyuan's question directly.

Li Chongyuan chuckled again, "Forget it, let him look for it slowly."

Whether he can find it or not, Li Chongyuan has no idea.

Wan Hong and the others were able to be found last time. At that time, the cooperation between Li Chongyuan and Wang Ting had just begun, and the goals everyone was running towards were basically similar.

now.

Wang Ting had other thoughts in his heart, even if Li Chongyuan brought Wang Ting to Xisha Island, it would be impossible to help Li Chongyuan solve the plight of lack of shipbuilders.

but.

Fortunately, Li Chongyuan had three shipbuilders, Wan Hong, Yu Rong, and Wang Guan.

So far, Wan Hong and Yu Rong have supervised the construction of the C-type paddle steamer, while Wang Guan has been helping, but there is no main direction of attack, which also makes Wang Guanli feel frustrated.

to this end.

Li Chongyuan already had a new plan in mind.

Put Wang Guan in Xixiang Shipyard to supervise the manufacture of Type C paddle steamers, and then bring the two teams of Wan Hong and Yu Rong to Xisha Island. After all, the two of them already have experience in supervising the construction of several paddle steamers up.

In this way, Wang Guan can also reduce some thoughts.

of course.

If Wang Ting can get him a new shipbuilder for Li Chongyuan, he, Li Chongyuan, will bring all three teams from Xixiang here, let the new shipbuilder build Type C paddle steamers, and let Wan Hong and others build Type B paddle ships. paddle steamer.

As for whether this idea can be realized, it depends on Wang Ting.

but.

Li Chongyuan has already begun to lose confidence in Wang Ting, so he will only follow the first set of plans.

In the evening, as Li Chongyuan predicted, the strong wind really weakened a lot.

And after the second day, the wind was much smaller.

With little wind, the shipyard continued to work.

This is busy.

It's the end of the year, followed by the annual holiday.

The shipyard is less than a third built.

As soon as the year is over, within a month, the work can basically be completed.

After all, the foundation has been laid and the piles have been erected. It is only necessary to add wood to the top, frame the wood, and after reinforcement, it is basically ok.

Building a shipyard today is not as modern as it is now.

Just build a dock in the shipyard, and then build the ship in the shipyard made of wood. Even if it is a bit inconvenient, if there is no large machinery, you can only use the pulley block to lift the wood.

Although it was tiring and exhausting, it was like this at the moment.

After the holiday, Li Chongyuan saw that everyone was working too hard, so he asked people to bring a lot of dirty wine, so that all the craftsmen and helpers had a good drink.

And Li Chongyuan also celebrated the New Year with Chen Juan and the others, drank a few bowls of dirty wine, it was a simple year.

As soon as the New Year is over and the Shangyuan Festival is over, it is time to start work again.

But this time, as soon as the construction started, it went directly to the shipyard to complete the construction.

Just as the construction of the shipyard was completed, Wan Hong and Yu Rong arrived at Xisha Island on a new paddle steamer.

"Yuan'er, it looks like the weather has been good recently, and the new boats have arrived, do you think it's time to go to sea?" Chen Juan and the others saw that two new paddle steamers had arrived at Xisha Island, and immediately wanted to go to sea again. went.

They have nothing to do, and they have been hoping to go to sea.

Whether it is the matter of the shipyard, the expansion or landfill of Xisha Island, or the construction of a wharf on the outer edge of Xisha Island, they can't help at all.

As for the brothers in Qingfengzhai, they are not training or practicing killing skills on weekdays, and they can't help at all.

So, they just want to go to sea.

As soon as Chen Juan brought up the matter of the sea, Li Chongyuan nodded immediately, "Aunt Juan, it seems that you can't wait any longer. The two new paddle steamers have not yet passed the long-distance trial voyage, and it may be too early to go to sea now. I think, then The two paddle steamers can follow the other ships along the coast to have a look, and if there are any problems, we can make corrections. If there are no problems, we can go directly to the deep sea."

"Yuan'er, you want to go too?" Chen Juan heard the meaning of Li Chongyuan's words.

Li Chongyuan replied with a faint smile on his face: "Aunt Juan, you all have gone. If I, a junior, are not by your side, I don't worry. Let's go together. Anyway, the things here are almost settled, and in case Hong and Yu Rong have come with the boatmen, so just leave it to them."

"Then when will we start? Chong Yuan, I have been waiting since last year until this year, so hurry up and get someone to prepare." Chen Huan on the side was impatient.

Yes.

is very urgent.

Chen Juan was eager, Chen Huan was eager, and the brothers in Qingfengzhai were even more eager.

Even Li Chongyuan was eager to go to the sea to experience it.

(End of this chapter)