The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1406 Crew
"Just what?" Xuan Shijing asked.

"It's just that the conditions here are limited. Even if there are people and materials, there is not enough space." Mo Shang said: "My lord wants to build a sea ship, I'm afraid I have to change the place."

"According to Mr. Mo, where is it suitable to change?" Xuan Shijing asked.

A sea-going ship must be able to withstand wind and waves, the hull is heavy, and the draft is deep. Obviously, although the Engineering College is close to Xuanwu Lake, the conditions are not good.

Mo Shang thought carefully, raised his head and said, "Puzhou."

"Puzhou." Xuan Shijing frowned. Chang'an is more than 200 miles away from Puzhou, but Puzhou is close to the Yellow River. Sea ships are built in Puzhou, and they go directly to the Yellow River. Along the Yellow River, you can reach Luoyang. Whether you follow the Yellow River directly into the sea, or take the canal, you can reach Quanzhou.

"If we set off today and start building the ship after arriving in Puzhou, Mo Lao, how long will it take to build this sea ship?" Xuan Shijing asked.

Mo Shang stroked his beard and said: "When the manpower and materials are sufficient, it will be fast. I don't know when the father-in-law will use it?"

"I will leave Chang'an in a month and go to Quanzhou." Xuan Shijing said.

"It's in time." Mo Shang said: "After a while, the little old man asked someone to pack up and go to Puzhou. As for Puzhou."

"I'll arrange it." Xuan Shijing understood what Mo Shang meant.

Mo Shang cupped his hands: "Okay, it's not too late, the little old man will arrange someone now."

Xuan Shijing nodded.

There are craftsmen for shipbuilding, and there are other arrangements to be made next. Xuan Shijing left the engineering college and headed for Xuanwu Building.

Since he was making some money for his own family, he couldn't touch the manpower of the imperial court, so he had to arrange the manpower himself, but fortunately, there was time.

The Xuan family has caravans, not only those going west, but also those on the sea, but the scale is small, and they want to go out to sea with ships, not to mention the people, there is no such condition in terms of ships.

The caravans of the Xuan family go out to sea, almost all of them travel along the land. The distance from the coastal land is close, and the wind and waves are not too big. But now they are going to Ryukyu. This distance is farther than Dengzhou to Beisha City. , and so far, there are only a handful of times this route has been traveled, and the information is not complete. It has been traveled three times in the former Sui Dynasty, but Xuan Shijing does not know whether the information of the former Sui voyage is completely preserved. If there is a complete Naturally, there is no need to worry about any mistakes in the middle of the data. If the data is lost, then we can only rely on experienced fishermen and sailors to move forward.

When they arrived at Xuanwu Building, after asking whether Qiandui was in Xuanwu Building, Xuan Shijing went up to the fifth floor, and asked the waiter to tell Qiandui to meet him on the fifth floor.

The fifth floor of Xuanwu Building, as Xuan Shijing's "office", has not been used for a long time. Usually, it is only occasionally that Long'er is free and comes up to clean it in person.

Sitting on a thick chair, Xuan Shijing frowned tightly, thinking about something.

After getting the news from the buddy that the money piled up, he quickly put down what he was doing and went up to the fifth floor.

"This subordinate has met the Lord." Qian Dui bowed his hands and saluted.

"Sit." Xuan Shijing signaled Qiandui to sit down opposite her.

After Qian Dui sat down, Xuan Shijing opened his mouth.

"Now there is a big deal." Xuan Shijing said, "I need to call up escorts from our caravan who have sailing experience."

Qiandui nodded: "I don't know how many people the father-in-law wants, so the subordinates can make arrangements."

Xuan Shijing reckoned that in a month's time, if Puzhou built a ship, it would only be able to build one sea-going ship at most.

"The crew on one ship is enough. I have sent craftsmen from the Engineering College to go to Puzhou to build a ship for our caravan in Puzhou. Once the ship is built, I will go to Quanzhou with me." , and then from Quanzhou to Ryukyu." Xuan Shijing said.

"Ryukyu? Grandpa, you want to go to Ryukyu yourself?" Qian Dui asked.

Xuan Shijing nodded: "That's right, even if our caravan only has one sea-going ship, if we bring things back and sell them in Chang'an City, that's a lot of wealth. It’s much more cost-effective to cross the desert and pass through things.”

Qian Dui nodded, his father-in-law never missed his gaze, so he completely believed what Xuan Shijing said about making money.

You want money, you want people, you want people.

"Also, the people from the Engineering College have already packed their things and are going to Puzhou. You need to help arrange the site and materials in Puzhou. I will leave Chang'an City in a month. So, People and boats must be ready to accompany me." Xuan Shijing said.

Qiandui nodded. As long as he has money, the venue and materials in Puzhou are not a problem, even if he recruits some local craftsmen in Puzhou.

Money can turn ghosts around. In this regard, there is nothing that money can't handle. Although the initial investment is large, after returning from Ryukyu, the harvest is also a lot. There is nothing to give up.

"Grandpa, then this subordinate immediately writes a letter and informs the people below, and arranges manpower to wait directly in Puzhou." Qiandui said.

The number of people on a ship depends on the size of the ship. In short, let people go to Puzhou to wait, and arrange other arrangements when the ship is completed.

"That's great, but these are all preparations before leaving. After returning, things should be arranged in advance, such as finding a home for the goods." Xuan Shijing said: "Gold and silver are produced in Ryukyu, and these are from the imperial court. , not something we can move, but in addition to gold and silver, there are fruit spices and gems, and even rare wood, of course, there is food, these, are there any ways out?" Xuan Shijing asked.

"Don't worry, my lord, as long as the goods can be shipped back, my subordinates will always find a way to sell them. If it's true as what my lord said, then we can really make a fortune when we come back from Ryukyu this time. .” Qiandui said.

As for those gold and silver, although it is a pity, they cannot compete with the court. It is still very sensible to have a life to earn or not to spend money.

The route from Quanzhou to Ryukyu was discovered, and gold and silver were continuously transported from Ryukyu to Chang'an. After the gold and silver in the national treasury were enriched, the reform of the currency system proposed by Xuan Shijing and His Majesty Li Er a few years ago will also begin. up.

The only difference is that when this matter was brought up, the idea was to focus on the silver mines of the Wa country. Now it is easier, just mine and transport directly from the Ryukyu. As for the Wa country, let them be at ease for a few years.

There has never been peace between neighboring countries, either openly or secretly, anyway, sooner or later they will fight, the Japanese are just like that, they are greedy, they want to occupy everything, they want to grab everything, not to mention the weakness of the Central Plains It's time, even if it is as powerful as the Tang Dynasty, it still dares to plunder the tiger's whiskers.

(End of this chapter)