Rivers and lakes rich man

Chapter 94 Shipyard
Wu Qisheng frowned. For Fang Jing, this was indeed a big risk.

When Wei Zhengdong was around, he could naturally favor Fang Jing.

If he left, even if he was promoted, he would not be able to control the Mingzhou government.

Even if Wei Zhengdong would hand it over to him, he would bring it up, but can the new magistrate really do it?

Wu Qisheng couldn't guarantee it either.

People take tea to cool off.

"Xiao Jing, don't be pessimistic." Wu Qisheng said, "However you say, you are a vice-thousand householder. In addition to Mr. Wei's face, the quota really fell to the Mingzhou government. There should be no changes on your side."

"I'm at odds with that thousand households." Fang Jing said.

"Ah?" Wu Qisheng widened his eyes and exclaimed, "Did you offend him? It doesn't matter, he just came, maybe you bumped into him somewhere, it's not a big deal, you just need to apologize, be sincere, and trust him It won’t be too much of a pursuit.”

In Wu Qisheng's view, Fang Jing's youthful vigor probably offended Qianhu.

In a short period of time, Fang Jing has changed from an ordinary commoner to a deputy thousand householder. For those martial arts guards, he must be jealous.

The Qianhu was probably unhappy seeing Fang Jing, and since Fang Jing was young, it was normal for him to run afoul of Qianhu.

But such a collision is really not a big deal. In Wu Qisheng's view, as long as Fang Jing apologizes, the other party will generally not hold grudges too much.

Of course, this gift cannot be taken lightly.

Fortunately, Wu Qisheng knew that Fang Jing's family was rich, and this was not a problem for him.

As long as Fang Jing's relationship with Qianhu is good, even if the new magistrate doesn't want to give Fang Jing his place, he still has to think about the consequences of conflicting with Wu Linwei.

If the relationship between Fang Jing and Qianhu is not good, then the new prefect may not take Fang Jing's account.

"It's not that simple." Fang Jing shook his head and said, "I still haven't figured out where he came from."

Wu Qisheng immediately understood: "Is it against you?"

"It's very possible." Fang Jing replied, "Whether it's because of Han Sen or because of my Fang's business name, it must be deliberately targeting me."

This made Wu Qisheng helpless.

If this is the case, it is beyond his ability to solve it.

No matter what these two points are, the final goal of this thousand households is actually the same, and that is to get the property of the Fang family.

is all.

It's not something Fang Jing can solve with a gift.

"Damn it." Wu Qisheng patted the handle of the chair heavily, "I thought Gu Hunqiu was gone, and Xiao Jing, you were promoted to deputy Qianhu again. This is double happiness, and the next thing will go smoothly. More difficult and ruthless."

"Let's have a look again." Fang Jing smiled slightly, "If it's too much, I'm not so easy to pinch."

"It's not a last resort, you have to be cautious." Wu Qisheng reminded.

He knew that there was someone behind Fang Jing, but if he attacked Wulin Wei Qianhu, he would have to take a lot of risks after all.

With Wu Qisheng in Baishui County, Fang Jing doesn't have to worry too much, even if the Baihu Office is short-staffed, it's not a big problem.

After returning to Qingshan County, news came from Wei Haicang.

It is said that all the old people in the shipyard who can be contacted have been called back.

Because Fang Jing paid ten times the wages of the year, and Wei Haicang came forward, their return was also expected by Fang Jing.

Although manpower is still insufficient, Fang Jing feels that the shipyard can be put on the agenda. In terms of manpower, it can be recruited from surrounding counties along with the construction of the shipyard.

Due to the prohibition of building large ships back then, many shipyards along the coast collapsed, and a large number of shipbuilders lost their livelihoods. Fang Jing believed that many people could still be recruited.

If the other party is still in the shipyard, it is not easy to invite them over.

"This was the location of the shipyard back then." Wei Haicang took Fang Jing to a small hill in the harbor, pointing to a bay below.

"Is it here?" Fang Jing asked after staring at it, "The place inside is not big, if you want to expand it in the future, I'm afraid it will be a bit troublesome."

The ruins of the shipyard can still be seen faintly below, but they are also overgrown with weeds.

"My lord, are you still planning to expand?" An old man beside Wei Haicang asked in surprise, "The shipyard here was enough to build five large ships with 300 to [-] people at the same time."

This time, all the old masters Wei Haicang called back are all good shipbuilders.

For such a master, Fang Jing did not dare to neglect, and gave him great respect.

"I don't know much about shipbuilding. In my opinion, the larger the ship, the better." Fang Jing said with a smile, "I heard that when the five treasure eunuchs went to Nanyang, there were thousands of people on those treasure ships."

Hearing Fang Jing's words, Wei Haicang couldn't help but wryly smiled and said, "My lord, it's now and then. It was there in the past, but now it's just us, it will take a lot of time to build a big ship with two or 300 people. Get familiar with it. Moreover, the blueprints of those treasure ships do not exist anywhere, they were taken away by the court for safekeeping, and later I heard that they were burned by fire. Without the blueprints, it is almost impossible to recreate those treasure ships.”

"Burn?" Fang Jing asked.

"It should be." Wei Haicang sighed, "How many people's hard work, just go to the torch."

The old masters beside him sighed, they were very distressed, but what can they do?
"I don't want to think about the thousand-person treasure ship, let's think of a way to build two or three hundred people first." Fang Jing said, "Old Wei, based on your estimate, what is the cost of such a ship and how long will it take to complete it?"

"When the shipyard was in its heyday, there were enough manpower, and a large ship with 300 people could be launched in three months. Now, the first ship may not be enough in a year. Of course, after the first ship is launched, we will make the shipbuilding steps Straighten it out, the shipbuilding time will be greatly shortened in the future, and now the old man can't tell you how long it will take." Wei Haicang said, "As for the cost of a ship, the materials and labor of a ship back then always cost two dollars. About 500 taels. That was decades ago, and now, it would cost a few hundred taels more.”

"Then count it at 3000 taels." Fang Jing thought for a while and said, "Of course the cost of the first ship must be higher, so let's count at 5000 taels."

"This? That's too much." Wei Haicang shook his head and said, "Actually, there are 4000 taels. We are sure to build the first ship."

"It doesn't matter, just pay 5000 taels." Fang Jing said with a smile, "But this boat must be strong."

"Don't worry, my lord, the old man dares to use the head of the item as a guarantee." Wei Haicang assured.

"It's not that serious, I trust you masters. But I always feel that this place is too inside, can you move the shipyard a little outside, the outside is more spacious." Fang Jing said.

"My lord, I chose this place mainly for safety. You see, the opening outside is very small, right? As long as it is guarded there, the pirates outside will not be able to enter. There is also the land side, which is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The cliffs are steep, and there is only a small road from the west bank. Similarly, as long as this place is guarded, the shipyard will be very safe." Wei Haicang said, "With adults around, the old man doesn't worry much about land issues, mainly those Pirates. We can't compete with them at sea now, we can only defend."

(End of this chapter)