Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 214 The Royal Dockyard
Everyone looked behind, and they didn't know when a group of people had already arrived at their dock.

The leader was a man dressed as a scholar in blue shirt, and beside him was a group of guards and a group of high-level shipyards.Including the director of the Royal Shipyard, who usually sees the dragon but never sees the tail, all followed Chu Yun respectfully at this time.

This is... the military master?The vast majority of shipbuilders could not help but associate this man with their ultimate boss, the real owner of the shipyard——Chu Yun.

"Meet the military master." A group of shipwrights knelt tremblingly.

"You don't need to be too polite. Our Liao army doesn't like this. A man has gold under his knees. If he kneels again, his salary will be deducted." Chu Yun couldn't help but feel that people here couldn't change the habit of kneeling.

"Thank you, Commander."

"I heard you talking about the pirate Zheng Zhilong. I heard that he already has [-] ships. Is the dozen or so ships of our Fu Liao Army a little less?" Chu Yun asked.

"A lot, not a lot." The old boatman quickly shook his head, "Although there are many ships in Shibazhi, most of them are small boats and speedboats. There are only dozens of boats over eight feet long, and the number of artillery pieces is also very small. Some of the cannons were bought from Great Britain at a large price. His main ship has almost the same firepower as our frigate."

Chu Yun listened to the old boatman's eloquence, and couldn't help but look sideways: "Old man, you know a lot. Judging from your accent, you are from Fujian?"

"Returning to the adults, this old man is from Fuzhou. He has built ships for the imperial court for generations. He brought his family to southern Liaoning at the beginning of this year. The treasure ship that Sanbao Gonggong sailed to the West was built by his ancestors." The old shipbuilder said.

"Oh? Since he is a craftsman of the imperial court, and it has been passed down in the same line, he should be paid by the imperial court. How did he end up in southern Liaoning?" Chu Yun asked.

"It's a long story. Since the sea ban, the imperial court has abandoned Nanyang, and there are fewer and fewer ships. They don't plan to build new ships, but the old ships are still rotten. Therefore, the ancestors have no chance to build large ships. They can only build some small fishing boats. Living. This boat-building craft was almost lost when it was passed down to my generation. Last year, there was a famine in Fujian, and the terracotta fields were everywhere. Many villages were eaten up even the grass roots and bark. He left his hometown when he had no other way out. Fortunately, southern Liaoning places great emphasis on building ships, so old people have the opportunity to redisplay their talents." Said the old shipbuilder.

"I never thought that the situation in the pass would be so corrupt." Chu Yun heard that there was a famine in Fujian, and couldn't help feeling sorry for the people in the last years of the Ming Dynasty.

In the peaceful and prosperous times, the imperial court could still raise food from other regions to relieve the disaster areas, but in the chaotic late Ming Dynasty, it was difficult to do so, and it was the people who suffered in the end.

"My lord said that what is even more helpless is that the officials are corrupt. The imperial court sent [-] shi of food to help us in southern Fujian, but when it left the capital, it became [-] shi. When it came to our southern Fujian, it became [-] shi and was distributed to the people. But it’s only five thousand shi, isn’t it ridiculous? There’s a rumor in our place that there are two mouths in official characters, and the upper mouth can be fed to the lower one when it’s full. But isn’t the upper mouth too big?” said the old shipbuilder. Speaking of it, I was filled with righteous indignation.

Chu Yun couldn't help shaking his head when he heard it.This is an age-old problem.

"Elders, don't worry, in southern and eastern Liaoning, wherever the Liao army can manage, as long as you work hard, you can live a good life. Factory manager, are their salaries paid on time?" Chu Yun asked. asked the director of the shipyard.

"My lord, we will pay the salary on time at the beginning of each month, and we absolutely dare not be negligent in the slightest. When every craftsman receives his salary, he needs to sign and make a deposit to confirm that it is correct." The director of the Royal Shipyard quickly replied, "We The craftsmen here are divided into five levels. In the first two years, they are first-level craftsmen with a monthly salary of three taels of silver. After two years of assessment, they can become second-level craftsmen with a monthly salary of five taels of silver. For those who come to our shipyard We will consider giving them the treatment of a second-level craftsman directly for skilled workers who have skills before. If I remember correctly, this old craftsman, because he has never built a ship before, so he will be treated as a second-level craftsman when he comes in .”

"The factory director remembers well. Mr. Hui, the old man is now a rare second-level craftsman here. He can receive five taels of silver on time every month, and there are some allowances during the holidays. In fact, the old man only needs to have food and clothing. Five taels There is more than enough silver. I hope that I can use my life's skills in shipbuilding, so that Ming's fleet can sail across the world again." said the old shipbuilder.

"Haha, this will happen sooner or later."

Chu Yun led the high-level executives of the shipyard to inspect the various docks and workshops of the first shipyard and the second shipyard, attracting many shipbuilders to watch.In their view, Chu Yun's inspection of the shipyard in person would still make the shipyard flourish.

"How many ships with 24 guns and battleships with 56 guns do we have now?" Chu Yun asked.

"Including the No. 12 frigate that your Excellency saw just now, there are twelve 24-gun frigates that can or have already been launched, and four more are under construction. As for the 56-gun battleship, two are still under construction." Said the director of the shipyard.

"It's too slow. I have invested tens of thousands of taels of silver into the shipyard one after another. Every month, the salary alone is 10 taels of silver. This time I defeated Hou Jin and threw in a pile of gold and silver treasures that I seized. , I don’t think I don’t pay much attention to you.”

"My lord...the money is enough...but it takes time to build a ship..." The factory manager wiped his sweat nervously.

"Okay, I'm not talking nonsense, when will the two battleships be launched?" Chu Yun asked.

"The fast battleship can be launched in the next month, and the slow one will take three months." The factory manager looked at Chu Yun's expression nervously.

Chu Yun was actually a little anxious.Whether it was a railway or a warship, it took longer to build than he had imagined.Although there is still a large population in southern Liaoning, there are not many skilled workers, so it can only rely on time.The time spent on each major project is calculated on a monthly or even yearly basis.

Alas, if the industrial revolution system can directly create these things, wouldn't it be necessary to wait so long?

"Are you calling me?" The system's cold voice suddenly sounded.

"You can hear this? Could it be that the industrial revolution system can directly build warships and railways?" Chu Yun said happily. If it is really possible, he can directly build a Siberian railway, which runs through the ten thousand li continent, to stab Maozi. chrysanthemum!
(End of this chapter)