Rivers and lakes rich man

Chapter 74

"I just want to tell you that we still have a conscience and a bottom line." Fang Jing said, "This will be the property of our Fang family business. I hope that one day this place can restore its former prosperity. Mountain villages also have huge benefits. Old Wei, I don’t know the real reason why you were disheartened back then, but now that you have the opportunity to let the shipbuilder, are you really indifferent?”

Wei Haicang's cheeks couldn't help shaking, but he still didn't make a sound.

"Don't believe me? Still think I can't deal with pirates?" Fang Jing asked.

"This is one of them. In fact, there is another reason." Wei Haicang said, "The pirates were rampant back then, and they plundered wantonly, especially the large ships in the shipyards along the coast. They were the targets of these pirates. The pirates got the big ship, and for a while, the power of the pirates rose sharply. In order to prevent the pirates from getting the big ship, the imperial court closed countless shipyards, destroyed the blueprints of the big ship, and forbade the building of a big ship with more than [-] people. Alas, how many generations are those blueprints? My hard work, it was destroyed just like that. As long as there are pirates around, the court’s decree cannot be abolished. Even if an adult has a shipyard, he can only build some small boats. And there are many masters who can build those small boats. Why bother? What about looking for me, an old man whose body is half buried in the ground?"

Seeing that Wei Haicang's eyes were filled with tears, Fang Jing probably understood why he was disheartened.

It should be the reason why the imperial court destroyed the drawings of those big ships.

It is indeed the painstaking efforts of countless people. If you want to build a big ship without blueprints, you have to start all over again. I don't know how much manpower and material resources will be spent.

"Big boats are prohibited?" Fang Jing shook his head and said, "That's just wishful thinking by the imperial court. How many people are secretly building these boats along the southeast coast? I don't think Mr. Wei is clear about it?"

Wei Haicang didn't make a sound.

Fang Jing knew that Wei Haicang understood this.

In fact, not only the southeast coast, it can be said that there are some places in the coastal area that build ships secretly. They build ships to do business with overseas countries.

Sell ​​the silk tea and porcelain from the Yan Dynasty to overseas countries, and transport back from overseas countries various rare items that were not available in the Yan Dynasty, such as various spices, deep-sea pearls, corals, etc.

For this reason, most of them colluded with those pirates.

The better thing is to pay the pirates a sum of money as road money to ensure that their ships will not be robbed.

What's more, these tyrants themselves are pirates.

The so-called prohibition of building large ships by the imperial court cannot be prohibited at all below.

"Master Fang, even if you have a big ship, so what?" Wei Dongfang asked, "Basically, those companies dare not ship goods by sea, so there will be no changes in the seaport. How can we restore prosperity?"

"Next, the Baihusuo will move from the city to Huanshan Port." Fang Jing said, "If there are pirates, we will not back down. If there is a chance, I even want to destroy those pirates. "

Hearing Fang Jing's bold words and lofty ambitions, Wei Dongfang didn't take it seriously.

With so many pirates, how could a hundred households like Fang Jing be able to deal with them?

Even the imperial court has nothing to do with these pirates. Over the years, pirates have become more and more rampant, and the officers and soldiers have been doing nothing.

"You may not know yet." Fang Jing said again, "Prince Chu, who is also the commander of the Wulin Guards, has just won a great victory in Quanzhou Prefecture. He wiped out thousands of pirates who came ashore and destroyed nearly a hundred ships. Next, the imperial court will deal with the pirates. The attack will become more and more powerful, I believe that the pirates will restrain themselves, and the shipping will be restored by then."

"Really~~Really?" Wei Haicang asked tremblingly.

"This time we are dealing with a big bandit force like Blood Shark. With such a great victory, I believe it will be announced to the world soon." Fang Jing said, "This is still the incomplete information I have received. a bit more."

Fang Jing exaggerated a little bit about the great victory, but he knew very well that it would be even more exaggerated when the imperial court's great victory was announced and announced to the world.

"Blood shark?!" Wei Haicang's body trembled.

Of course he had heard of the blood shark's vicious reputation.

The pirates who were killed a few days ago belonged to Blood Shark, but he knew very well that this group of people was just a small group of pirates under Blood Shark.

Originally, he was worried that Blood Shark would come to take revenge soon, but he never thought that Blood Shark would be besieged by Prince Chu in Quanzhou Mansion.

It is believed that such a great victory can deter other pirates at sea.

Maybe the shipping that Mr. Fang said is really possible to resume.

"That's right, it's the blood shark." Fang Jing nodded and said, "Old Wei, so you have to have confidence in the imperial court. If other places react to reopening the port and rebuilding the shipyard, it will be too late for us here. You have to be one step ahead of others to make money, this is the way a business operates."

"If my lord can really keep one side safe, the old man is willing to help." Wei Haicang took a deep breath and said.

Wei Haicang is not old and stubborn, and he doesn't know how to adapt.

Think about what Fang Jing said, making up the wages owed back then, let alone ten times, just make up the original amount, which is also a great merit.

"Of course, I will try to get in touch with some old guys in the shipyard back then, but I'm afraid there are not many of them." Wei Haicang sighed again.

"Then I'll be old Wei." After Fang Jing finished speaking, he glanced at Zijuan.

Zijuan immediately stepped forward and put a stack of banknotes on the table in front of Wei Haicang.

"This is?"

"I know that Mr. Wei's salary was one hundred taels a year back then, so now it is ten times the salary. Here it is 1000 taels." Fang Jing laughed.

"No way." Wei Haicang hurriedly stood up, trying to push back the stack of hundred taels of banknotes.

"Old Wei, this is my sincerity. If what I said just now can't be fulfilled, how can I make you believe me?" Fang Jing said, "Please also send a message to the other people in the shipyard and ask them to receive it from the Fang family shop in the county seat." Wages will never be in arrears."

Wei Haicang accepted it, and he could see that Fang Jing was indeed very sincere.

"Old Wei, I still want to ask you something."

"Master Fang, just ask."

"The blueprints of those big ships have been destroyed. Will there be a lot of delay in the early stage? If possible, this matter must be prepared as soon as possible." Fang Jing said.

Wei Haicang smiled, pointed to his head and said, "Master Fang, the old man has always remembered it, but he dare not forget it. As long as the master prepares the shipyard well, the old man can start working immediately."

Hearing this, Fang Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then I'm relieved, but we still talk about building small boats. As for big boats, we have to keep it secret." Fang Jing reminded.

The imperial court still prohibits the building of large ships. As long as it is not too blatant, I believe everyone will turn a blind eye to it.

In fact, everyone in the local area is well aware of this kind of thing.

After persuading Wei Haicang, Fang Jing felt a lot easier.

(End of this chapter)