Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 356 Treasure Ship
"Yes."

Fang Xiaoru responded quickly.

Wen Ke also bowed slightly, he knew what the prince consort meant.

That is, Fang Xiaoru was not a qualified official at all, he couldn't even do his job as an official.

He is good at finding faults in everything - being an imperial censor is the most suitable position for him.

Any other position would just appear incompetent.

As for Jiang Huan, he worked for the Imperial Guard.

I will never quit in this life.

All the affairs in officialdom have nothing to do with him, he just needs to collect information well.

A Jinyiwei who doesn't know his own position and wants to please everyone in official circles is waiting for death.

Zhu Yuanzhang would not feel at ease letting such a person stay in the Jinyiwei.

When Wang Buli walked out of the palace, Yu Jinhuo and others did not leave.

"Xiao Yu, have you bought the ingredients?"

"Replying to Prince Consort, I have sent someone to buy it."

Wang Buli nodded, then signaled Jiang Huan to take out the money and reimburse him.

Yu Jinhuo naturally took it in his arms without hesitation and thanked him repeatedly.

According to what the Prince Consort said before, this was the cost for team building.

A big meal and a small drink, a gathering to boost morale.

What's more, the prince consort gave you face, but you were still being polite to him.

You really don’t know your last name, right?

"This case has been confirmed by His Majesty as a wrongful conviction. When you go on patrol outside the city in the future,

If you see anyone else coming to Beijing to file a complaint, please guide them. Perhaps they can eventually come to the Dali Temple for review."

Wang Buli slowly explained to Yu Jinhuo: "The main reason is that the people under my command are all rookies, and they need cases to practice their skills."

"Don't worry, my Lord, we brothers can still handle this little thing." Yu Jinhuo said with a smile:
"It's just that the brothers are afraid that the Prince Consort will be tired, which would not be beautiful."

Wang Buli didn't say much.

Yu Jinhuo was showing his loyalty. Although his master was doing well in Shangyuan County, he still had to manage the territory of Jiangning County carefully.

At this time, the people who were watching the excitement on the street had already dispersed, especially at the gate of the imperial palace, which had the effect of deterring the people from getting close.

But all kinds of news on the streets have already been flying around.

Wang Buli heard all kinds of rumors while eating in the county government office.

However, the incident happened in Guangxi this time, and everyone thought that he would not be exiled to anywhere, but would be beheaded instead.

Wang Buli secretly thought that such things would only happen more often in the future.

Zhu Yuanzhang's idea of ​​a million soldiers stationed in rural areas had already half collapsed a few years before his death.

Most of these soldiers also became the officers' personal slaves.

I just don’t know how much of a deterrent effect this investigation and handling of the case will have.

Because the Dali Temple was newly established and there were not many cases.

Based on the principle that people should not be kept in vain, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Wang Buli and others to take on the additional responsibility of inspection, and first inspected the area around Yingtian Prefecture.

Go down to the grassroots level and the county government to check if there are any problems with previous cases. This is a good opportunity to practice instead of just waiting passively.

Then the officials of the Dali Temple were assigned to go to various counties.

Wang Buli was told by Zhu Biao to go outside the city to take a look at the Ming Dynasty's warships.

Once the specific location of the silver mine is discovered, the Ming Dynasty must send troops to fight. Although it has established connections with some Japanese "merchants" and started to travel on the sea trade routes, draw nautical charts, and record various weather conditions, it ultimately depends on whether the ships can operate.

Everything Zhu Yuanzhang did was to avoid repeating the Mongols' mistakes. Before he could even touch the edge of Japanese territory, he fell into the hands of the hurricane.

The shipbuilding industry of the Ming Dynasty was managed by the Du Shui Qing Li Si of the Ministry of Works, which had one Lang Zhong, fifth rank, in charge of shipping affairs.

Yu Wenming was promoted and now is in charge of a department.

At present, there are two main shipbuilding systems in the Ming Dynasty. One is the Nanjing Longjiang Shipyard which is directly under the Ministry of Industry, and the other is the shipyard established by the local provincial government. They are mainly warships along the border, which are built by people in various places.

However, if anyone wanted to build a ship, they had to report to the Ministry of Works, which would submit the manufacturing plan. After the emperor approved it, the required materials and funds would be allocated to Longjiang or local shipyards.

Yu Wenming and Wang Buli rushed to the Longjiang Shipyard, in the northwest corner of the capital.

The shipyard reaches the city wall to the east, and there are barracks on both sides of the southwest.

To the north are the alfalfa fields of the Ministry of War and the meritorious fields of Zhang Qi, Earl of Pengcheng.

The entire shipyard covers an area of ​​more than 800 acres.

Yu Wenming introduced to Wang Buli the output of the Longjiang Shipyard. There were many types, mainly anti-Japanese ships and warships for strengthening coastal defense and naval operations, yellow ships for imperial use, and anti-ocean ships for maritime transport.

Light and shallow boats for inland waterway transportation, horse boats and wind speed boats used to transport official goods, etc.

Longjiang Shipyard was a shipyard "specially designed for warships".

Wang Buli heard that there was no output like Zheng He's treasure ship, and Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of building large ships when he sent troops to invade Japan.

I guess it's that kind of ship that covers the ocean.

When Wang Buli and others arrived at the shipyard, Yu Wenming began to explain to Wang Buli the main types of ocean-going ships.

From the Yuan Dynasty to the early Ming Dynasty, the main means of transporting grain by sea were ocean-going ships, which were as tall as a building and could accommodate hundreds of people.

The bottom of the boat is as sharp as a knife, which is helpful for breaking through the waves.

The deck is wide and the stern is high, which is conducive to riding the waves.

The ship's building has three floors: the bottom floor is ballasted with stones, and heavy cargo is placed on top to increase stability;
The second floor is mainly used for storing goods;
The top floor is used for crew accommodation and lighter cargo.

The ship has three masts and three sails.

The upper part of the Zhayang ship was painted with a Bi'an pattern.

There are paintings everywhere on the ship, all of which have various meanings.

There is also a statue of Mazu on the ship tower.

Wang Buli began to measure this ship that could carry a hundred people. It was about twenty meters long and four or five meters wide.

He remembered that the treasure ship of Zheng He restored in later generations was more than 100 meters long, but the current treasure ship was obviously a pocket-sized one.

"My Lord, this is a thousand tons of material, which can transport more than a thousand stones."

Wang Buli examined it for a while before saying:
"This ship is not big enough. I remember that there were ships of 5,000 tons in the Southern Song Dynasty and 4,000 tons in the Yuan Dynasty. How come there are only 1,000 tons left in the Ming Dynasty?"

From the Song Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, China's shipbuilding technology was unique at home and abroad, and was the best in the East and the West. During the Hongwu period, not much attention was paid to foreign shipping. It was not until Zhu Di sent Zheng He to the West that the shipbuilding technology was further developed.

However, all the technical data and navigation experience accumulated by Zheng He over decades were burned by Liu Daxia.

Yu Wenming quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, saying that the thousand tons of grain were enough to transport the grain to the north by sea. Otherwise, the ship was too large and if it encountered a storm, the court would suffer heavy losses.

Not worth the candle!

The Longjiang Shipyard is where Zheng He's treasure ship was manufactured. From Hongwu to Yongle, this group of craftsmen did not change much, except that many young people became old craftsmen with more sophisticated skills.

In the fifth year of Yongle's reign, he ordered the shipyard to build 48 treasure ships. In the seventh year, Zheng He led less than 30,000 people on a diplomatic voyage to the West, which was enough to show the speed of shipbuilding at the Longjiang Shipyard.

Of course, there are only a few ships like Zheng He that are over 100 meters long.

"I just want to ask, can our Longjiang Shipyard build a large ship of 3,000, 4,000, 5,000 tons?"

Wang Buli looked at the many shipwrights waiting for inspection behind him and said:
"I have always known that this place has a sound organization, smooth command, clear division of labor, strict system, and strict requirements. If you can build it, I will definitely petition His Majesty and ask for a reward for you."

In fact, after Wang Buli said this, the whole audience was a little silent.

Especially those craftsmen who were chosen as captains, they thought that the prince consort was here to inspect their new ship, but they never expected that they would dislike its small size after taking a look at it.

At this time, an old craftsman stood up:

"I believe what the Prince Consort said. As long as we are given enough wood, we can build a ship even if it is 5,000 tonnes."

Wang Buli nodded slightly to the sturdy and dark craftsman and asked, "Can you do it?"

"will do."

"What is your name."

"The villain Wei Jiaqin."

"Okay." Wang Buli nodded with satisfaction:
"Jiang Huan, reward him with one string of silver. He is a man of courage and responsibility." Wei Jiaqin was a little dazed after taking the treasure banknote.

He had long heard that the prince consort was very kind to the craftsmen, and the news had spread widely in their circle.

However, there has been no news about the prince consort in recent years. I heard that he was murdered by the remnants of the White Lotus Sect and almost died, and has been recuperating at home.

The craftsmen finally realized that they had been beaten to it by Old Man Wei and they exclaimed it was too late.

"Yu Lisi, please write a petition requesting the construction of large ships suitable for seagoing. We will also be shipping goods to Goryeo and Japan in the future. The money we save will be taken away by them and sold at a high price. I will sign it."

Yu Wenming was just a little worried about Wang Buli's proposal.

After all, Your Majesty has always been enforcing a maritime ban, and only in the past few years has foreign maritime trade been allowed. However, generally speaking, ships from vassal states come to the Yangtze River outside the Ming Dynasty to wait for purchases.

Yu Wenming was still a little nervous about the sudden decision to build a large ocean ship.

But Wang Buli had said it in public, and he couldn't afford to lose face for the prince consort, so he could only bow and agree.

"Okay, let's get on board and test it out. Even if we build a few large ships, we still need many of these thousand-ton ships to follow."

After Wang Buli finished speaking, many craftsmen smiled happily.

It sounds like the prince consort wants to get a few big ships as his vehicles, and have this kind of ship following behind him, which is totally possible.

Then, amid the crackling sound of firecrackers, the ship was rolled into the Yangtze River by the logs.

Wang Buli looked at the ship and said to Wei Jiaqin, "When the time comes, we can open some gun ports on the ship, install cannons, and fire directly on the ship."

Wei Jiaqin also understood what Wang Buli said. The current patrol ships prepared for the Japanese invasion were of 400 tons and were combined combat and patrol military ships. They all used bowl-mouthed guns, and it would take some effort to install artillery.

As for pulleys and the like, Wang Buli also saw something similar to a fixed pulley.

The only thing missing is that the movable pulley is rarely used.

Wang Buli had never been to the salt well, so of course he didn't know that the movable pulley had been used. However, Tiangong Kaiwu recorded the application of movable and fixed pulleys.

For these craftsmen, there are many ways to save labor over the years.

There is nothing wrong with this time-tested vessel.

Yu Wenming began to write the memorial on the spot, then showed it to Wang Buli, and finally watched him sign his name. Only then did he send his subordinates to deliver it to the palace.

Now that he no longer had the position of prime minister, Yu Wenming's memorials did not need to be reviewed and selected by Hu Weiyong and others, and were sent directly to Zhu Yuanzhang's desk.

It was not until three days later that Zhu Yuanzhang saw the memorial.

This was the result of Zhu Yuanzhang not being lazy, but reviewing memorials diligently, and having Zhu Biao's help.

Without the prime minister, the imperial power was further concentrated in the hands of the emperor, but being an emperor became extremely tiring.

When future generations become emperors, they mostly think about enjoying themselves rather than striving.

Therefore, it is only too normal for the imperial power to be divided among eunuchs and the cabinet.

Many emperors have reached the highest position in the country. Who would be willing to work like a slave and be exhausted every day like Zhu Yuanzhang did?

Zhu Yuanzhang did not waste any words and directly approved Wang Buli's suggestion.

In short, the purpose is to prepare for attacking Japan and occupying the silver mines.

Otherwise, once the news leaked out, it would be too late for the Ming Dynasty to build warships and mobilize troops.

Silver mines are limited. How can we allow those unscrupulous Japanese to get hold of them?

Such a precious land should belong to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di has been feeling uneasy these days, not knowing when he could enter the fairyland again, so he has been telling Xu Miaoyun that if he suddenly falls asleep, she must not wake him up, and also asks others not to disturb him.

He was afraid that Wei Yan would kick over the life-extending lamp, which would make him never have the chance to enter the fairyland again.

Then Zhu Di saw his father Zhu Yuanzhang standing outside the door again. He quickly saluted and went forward to knock on the door.

After Wang Buli opened the door, Zhu Di rushed in and shouted, "Brother-in-law, I miss you so much."

"Don't die, or I won't be able to see your heroic deeds."

Wang Buli was just joking, he knew why Zhu Di was so excited.

Compared to Zhu Yuanzhang who was thinking about the longevity of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di’s thoughts were very simple, that is, to see how powerful I can be in the future!
The last time, it was Zhu Di who beat Li Jinglong so hard that he fled for his life in Dezhou, Shandong.

"When the news of Li Jinglong's defeat reached Nanjing, Zhu Yunwen was somewhat puzzled. How could he be defeated?
Huang Zicheng told Zhu Yunwen that they had won several battles, but it was cold and the soldiers could not bear it, so they returned to Dezhou temporarily and would attack again in the spring when the weather improved. Zhu Yunwen believed it, and then Huang Zicheng wrote a letter to Li Jinglong, telling him to fight well and that he had kept it secret for him.

"Good fellow, it turns out that our nephew has no judgment of his own and doesn't even know the intelligence from the front line."

Zhu Di couldn't help but complain. He thought to himself, could it be that the Jinyiwei were secretly on his side and didn't report the news from the front to Zhu Yunwen?

Zhu Yuanzhang did feel a headache when he saw this.

Zhu Yunwen was taught by these Confucian teachers and became completely biased and knew nothing about military affairs.

Coupled with the suppression of warriors, I'm afraid few people can help him.

And the two guys from the Xu family are not fools either, and it seems that they have not gained Zhu Yunwen's trust.

“After his victory, the Prince of Yan wrote a letter to the court accusing Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng.

As a strategic gesture, Zhu Yunwen formally dismissed both of them from their posts and replaced Qi Tai with Ru Hong.

Yet, in fact, he continued to rely on them for advice.”

"madness."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect that Zhu Yunwen would still accept the accusations from the elders of the vassal kings at this time, and pretend to show that he was a man who listened to advice.

What will the other officials think when this signal is released to the outside world?
Even if you want to make a gesture, you have to wait until the army captures the King of Yan, and then you can spare his life out of consideration for family ties.

You just suffered a defeat and immediately followed the example of Emperor Jing of Han who executed Chao Cuo in the street. What will other people think of you?

It's because of what they did to you as the emperor that they are so mean and ungrateful.

Wang Buli glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and saw that he looked unhappy, and then he saw that Zhu Di's face was full of joy.

Zhu Di was far superior to Li Jinglong in using spies. After learning of Li Jinglong's strategic goal of fighting again the next year, Zhu Di decided to attack the place where Li Jinglong must rescue. He led his army westward and pretended to attack Datong, intending to lure Li Jinglong to rescue and achieve the goal of consuming his troops and logistics.

As a result, many of the Shanxi defenders surrendered to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di attacked the outskirts of Datong very smoothly. In order to give the newly surrendered generals and soldiers a chance to perform, he let them attack Datong.

After Li Jinglong learned about it, he immediately led his troops from Shandong to rescue Shanxi via Zijing Pass. After Zhu Di received the news, he quietly returned to Peking via Juyong Pass.

Li Jinglong did not encounter the Yan army at all. Instead, because the supply line was too long, many people died of starvation and freezing along the way.

Failed.

"Good good."

Zhu Yuanzhang was amused by Li Jinglong's actions. This guy was indeed not a talented general.

In the middle of winter, they were so foolish that they let Zhu Di escape for two thousand miles. Many soldiers died of hunger and cold. How could they have so much time to recuperate?
The longer this situation drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for the Ming Dynasty.

"I have long known that Li Jinglong is not suitable for fighting." Zhu Di also expressed disdain.

But Wang Buli shook his head and said, "Li Jinglong has military ability, but he is not capable of leading so many troops.

Especially since he himself was an airborne marshal and did not have much prestige in the army.

His strategy of commanding his troops to attack Peking was completely qualified. No matter how he lost, he would have many chances to win, but you, Zhu Di, would be finished if you lost once.

So you have to do everything you can to win this battle.

We cannot infer the cause from the result and think that he is not capable.

The winners are the kings and the losers are the bandits, but we still have to look at it dialectically. "

Wang Buli's words calmed Zhu Di down.

He has been feeling rather complacent these days.

I originally thought that I would become a king of the frontier after going to Peking, but I never thought that I would have the opportunity to become an emperor in the future.

His whole body was floating.

Now that he was hit by Wang Buli, he became a little more sober.

If only the two of them knew the result, Zhu Di believed that Wang Buli would keep the secret for him.

It can be seen from this war that Wang Buli must have been secretly pushing something forward.

But there is still his father, the founding emperor!
In case his father did not agree with his ascension to the throne, he took many measures to deal with his victory in the war.

Will the results in the future be the same?
Zhu Di immediately turned around to look at his father's expression, but Zhu Yuanzhang was hiding in the dark, and neither of them could see each other's expression.

(End of this chapter)