The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 228 Qinghe Shipyard
Tang Hao returned to the Dongguanting camp.

Zuo Yidao appeared again and brought back those precious information.

In fact, after he confirmed that Tang Hao would be okay, he rushed back to Shandong.

After all, this time the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty returned home and brought back nearly a thousand craftsmen from the Ryukyu Kingdom, but these people have not yet been arranged.

Shandong Beiqinghe Shipyard is a famous shipyard in Ming Dynasty, as famous as Nanjing Longjiang Shipyard and Huainan Qingjiang Shipyard.

The shipbuilding industry of the Ming Dynasty can be said to have developed to the pinnacle of ancient China's shipbuilding industry.

Shipbuilding workshops are located all over the country's riverside and coastal areas, especially in Jiangsu, Fujian, Huguang, Zhejiang and other places. In addition to private ones, there are also government-run ones. It can be said that a hundred flowers are blooming.

During the Hongwu period, the imperial court stipulated: "If a new shipping vessel is built, it must be built according to the quantity of wood and water."

In addition, during the Yongle period, the talented and strategic Emperor Yongle, in order to promote the Yongle New Deal, defied all opinions and sent Zheng He to the Western Ocean. This led to a climax period in the development of the shipbuilding industry in the Ming Dynasty, and a large number of government agencies appeared in various places. Shipyards, the largest of which include Longjiang Shipyard in Nanjing, Qingjiang Shipyard in Northern Jiangsu, Qinghe Shipyard in Shandong, Tainan Shipyard in Fujian and Jilin Shipyard in Northeast China.

Among them, the largest and most efficient one is the Longjiang Shipyard in Nanjing, which is under the Department of Water Resources of the Ministry of Industry and occupies an area of ​​8,100 acres. The Longjiang Shipyard has an industrial department responsible for inspections and a promotion department responsible for shipbuilding business; The command hall directs production.

The factory's production organization is modeled on the workshop organization of urban residents in the Ming Dynasty, divided into four compartments according to professional nature: one compartment makes wooden shuttles and oars; the second compartment manufactures ship wood, iron parts and cables; the third compartment repairs old ships; the fourth compartment makes brown awnings etc.

The rational organization of production and the strict division of labor promoted the increase in productivity, which made Longjiang Shipyard a typical workshop-style military shipyard at the end of the 14th century. The ships produced include antique building ships, Mengchong, and walking ships. , fighting ships, the newly created ones include 400-material battleships, 400-material patrol ships, 200-material warships, clippers, three-plank ships, pontoon ships, etc., single-handedly created Zheng He's invincible fleet in his voyages to the West !
However, the good times did not last long. With the end of Zheng He's last voyage to the West during the Xuande period, the Chinese Navy's maritime expeditions came to an end. Since then, the Ming Dynasty has implemented an increasingly strict maritime ban policy, and the shipbuilding industry has shrunk rapidly. The development of strength is also fully retracted.

Even in order to combat piracy and private smuggling trade, the Ming government paid more attention to light ships suitable for use in coastal waters. Large ships were gradually eliminated, dismantled, and transformed into such ocean-covering ships and shallow-water ships, specially used for inland water transportation.

For example, Shandong Qinghe Shipyard mainly builds ocean-going ships and shallow-water ships, specifically for inland water transportation.

To be honest, the best choice at the moment is undoubtedly the Nanjing Longjiang Shipyard. However, the Longjiang Shipyard is located in Nanjing, and the situation is too complicated. Tang Hao is too lazy to go to Nanjing to establish his prestige through bloodbath. Instead of doing this It's better to use Qinghe Shipyard.

Moreover, in the future, soldiers going to sea will depart directly from the Qinghe Shipyard without interference from any other forces. Shandong is the only territory that Tang Hao and Zhu Houzhao currently control.

"Master Marquis, everything has been settled here in Shandong. When the old craftsmen of Qinghe Shipyard heard that the imperial court was about to restart Qinghe Shipyard, they also returned with their families. According to statistics, there are two thousand craftsmen who can build ships!"

"Two thousand people?" Tang Hao shook his head, "This is not enough!"

Now that the route has been mastered, the next step is to seize the time to go to sea to carry out ocean trade. The earlier you start ocean trade, the earlier you can make profits and accumulate wealth.

"In this way, you go to the palace and tell His Majesty that all the craftsmen from Nanjing Longjiang Shipyard and Huainan Qingjiang Shipyard will be mobilized to go to Shandong Qinghe Shipyard to register them. From now on, they will be the craftsmen of Qinghe Shipyard and will no longer have to bear any corvee taxes. , just focus on building the ship!”

"Within three months, I will see enough sharp-bottomed sea-going ships, including building ships, mengchong, walking boats, fighting ships, etc. As long as they build more, they will get more rewards. Of course, they will only make up for it. They also know the consequences!”

Hearing this, even Zuo Yidao couldn't help but be shocked by his master's generosity.

Is this a plan to gather the strength of the three major shipyards to build warships?

But the question is, where does the money for shipbuilding come from?

You must know that the cost of building a warship with 400 materials is as high as 75 taels of silver. Zheng He's treasure ship has about 5,000 materials, and the cost is much higher than that of a small ship. Each ship costs about 2,000 taels of silver. On average, the cost of building a ship is about One material and two taels of silver!
This is only the cost of ship construction, excluding labor costs and other expenses. It will cost one material and three taels of silver. Calculated in this way, if you want to build a hundred warship fleet starting with 400 materials, The construction cost, labor costs, etc. must be at least one hundred thousand taels of silver!
"Master Hou, then this money..."

Tang Hao rolled his eyes at Zuo Yida angrily and said angrily: "Go and ask His Majesty for money! Why are you asking me?"

"Isn't it that another group of corrupt officials will be investigated and confiscated soon? It's only a hundred thousand taels. You underestimate the ability of these corrupt officials to make money!"

Hearing this, Zuo Yidao also smiled.

This is really strange!

No wonder the Marquis did this in the morning today.

The purpose of co-writing is to raise money and food for building the fleet!

Zuo Yidao saluted and was about to leave, but Tang Hao suddenly stood up and followed him.

"Forget it, I'll go to the interview with you. There are some details I need to explain to Your Majesty."

The two of them walked in a hurry until they entered Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Houzhao still has some lingering anger.

Although he had already learned from Tang Hao that Ma Zheng was not much better than Yan Zheng.

But the problem is, how the hell do you dare to call me a "lonely man and a thief" in public?
You yourself were corrupt and took bribes, and I investigated and punished you according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. But in the end, I turned into a single-minded thief?
How can there be such unreasonable truth in this world?
It really pisses me off!

As soon as Zhu Houzhao saw Tang Hao, he immediately roared: "You damn savage, why don't you speak up in the court?"

"That damn Wu Tinghuan actually dared to call me a single-minded thieves, and you're still watching the show?"

"Don't you understand the principle of a master humiliating his ministers to death?"

When Tang Hao heard these words, he shook his head speechlessly.

"Your Majesty, what can I do? Is it possible to just kill that idiot with a knife?"

"That's above the court. If you openly commit murder and hurt people, there's no way you can justify it!"

Zhu Houzhao was still furious and scolded Tang Hao indiscriminately. Only then did he finally vent his anger.

Tang Hao also asked for it. He didn't know that he would come back to face the saint later. Now that he is fine, he has become Zhu Houzhao's punching bag.

His Majesty the Emperor was tired of scolding, so he sat down angrily and drank tea.

"What's the matter with you coming?"

"Well, I brought back a group of shipbuilders from Ryukyu and placed them in Shandong Qinghe Shipyard!"

"According to our plan, the Qinghe Shipyard will be the headquarters of the Navy in the future. What I mean is to directly send all the craftsmen of the Nanjing Longjiang Shipyard and Huainan Qingjiang Shipyard to the Shandong Qinghe Shipyard to register them and improve these With the treatment of craftsmen, we must gather the strength of the three major shipyards to build a fleet as soon as possible, and then start ocean trade!”

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Houzhao couldn't care less about being angry and immediately became interested.

"But I heard that since Xuande completely reduced its defense lines, these shipyards stopped building sea-going ships and started building canal ships. Canal ships and sea-going ships are different after all. And after so long, these shipyard craftsmen can Build a sea fleet?"

Tang Hao chuckled and shook his head, saying: "These are not problems. Have you forgotten the precious information left by Zheng He? There are all kinds of detailed drawings of warships and sea vessels in it. As long as you hand it over to an experienced In the hands of shipbuilders, they can learn it in a short time and then build these warships and sea ships!”

Zhu Houzhao finally felt relieved after hearing this.

Praise the Three Treasures Eunuch!

Praise Emperor Yongle!

Praise Liu Daxia... no, kill this guy!

"Speaking of which, that old guy Li Dongyang is pretending to be ill again. What should we do with his son and those clan members? Can they really be killed?"

When Zhu Houzhao thought of Liu Daxia, he immediately thought of Li Dongyang.

Li Dongyang has been claiming to be ill since the morning meeting. It is a rare thing for the chief minister of the cabinet to stay home sick.

If you are in poor health, you should retire and return home early to leave everyone with dignity.

Now you have to force the emperor to attack you, even if you don’t want the last bit of dignity?
When Tang Hao heard this, his eyes suddenly flashed.

"Send Chen Daxuan to go there in person and bring two imperial doctors with him to test this old fox in the name of treating him."

"Tell him that his son Li Zhaofan can't stand the torture and will sign and deposit it soon. Ask him how he feels!" Zhu Houzhao immediately gave him a thumbs up. When it comes to killing people and punishing the heart, you have to look at the savages!

Chen Kuan is going to do it now, and even if Li Dongyang is not dead yet, he will probably be angry to death!

"If he says it's okay, then let him come back to work and do his job as the chief minister of the cabinet. After all, he is still a clay sculpture chief minister. There is nothing to be afraid of. On the contrary, you can disgust him from time to time!"

"If he is indifferent to Li Zhaofan's life and death, then we must find a way to get rid of this old fox as soon as possible. Such a cold and ruthless person may cause some trouble in the future!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded with deep approval, fully approving of this trial.

Then the monarch and his ministers chatted about the shipyard for a while, finalized some details, and then ended the conversation.

But just as Tang Hao was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something.

"Your Majesty, how is the Shandong Guard Station?"

"The situation is not bad!" Zhu Houzhao immediately replied, "Wang Hao is a capable and capable man. Under his leadership, the fields in Shandong were cleaned up, and all the military camps were cleared out and returned to the guard station. The officers and soldiers of the guard station are responsible for planting."

"In addition, according to your previous suggestion, the tax on Shandong military villages will be reduced to 10% from now on, and the rest will be used for military construction. However, because the opposition from civil servants and gentry was too loud, it has not been implemented!"

"Ha!" Tang Hao sneered, "Of course they will object!"

"Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is just a pilot project for reforming the health system, and it will be extended to the entire country in the future. The 10% tax will simply kill them. Such treatment will attract more and more common people to become refugees. Military households, then there will be less and less labor for these gentry tenants!”

"Furthermore, the army is getting stronger and stronger, which is not a good thing for the gentry in itself. It will cause their control over the countryside to decrease, and it will also make His Majesty's authority more and more powerful, until they are finally liquidated! "

Zhu Houzhao nodded as if understanding.

But he still understood one thing, that is, these gentry and gentry wanted to go against him, Zhu Houzhao!
A bunch of people without a king and a father, they really deserve to be killed!

"Why do civil servants have a hand in military affairs?"

"So what if they don't agree? Do they still dare to ask the guard sergeant to collect taxes?"

Tang Hao sneered and said: "Let's do this. Your Majesty will give me the title of Imperial Envoy, and I will go to Shandong to take charge of this matter. I would like to see if there are any other clowns who dare to jump out!"

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao was a little hesitant.

"Why are you going to Shandong again?"

"The first is for the affairs of the garrison. This pilot of the garrison is related to the issue of military power in the future, so we cannot help but pay attention to it!"

"The second reason is for the shipyard's affairs. Qinghe Shipyard does not have any other yamen. The war soldiers are directly responsible for taking over. In the future, no officials are allowed to interfere randomly. I want to personally direct the construction of the shipyard and build a batch of warships as soon as possible. Build a fleet!"

"Third, it's the Jeju Racecourse. Soldiers like Yu Mu are still staying at the Jeju Racecourse. They are a bit overqualified. They can just move a guard station to station there. Anyway, North Korea has now surrendered, and they don't dare to be so crazy as to attack and kill them. I’m a guard sergeant!”

But when Zhu Houzhao heard this, he seemed even more confused.

"Savage, let me stroke you first!"

"We are going to restructure the garrison, improve the treatment of the garrison officers, and then restore the combat effectiveness of the garrison army, right?"

"Then why do you want people to go to sea? Isn't this a waste of money and food?"

“It’s not waste, it’s expansion!”

Tang Hao said with eager eyes: "We are reorganizing the guard station to restore the combat effectiveness of the guard station. It's just because the guard station has been rotten for a long time and we can't recruit elite soldiers in a short time. We allow some sneaky tricks. The soldiers are inside."

"When the various military offices in Shandong are completely new, and when they are familiar with this new military system, the next step is to eliminate these ruffians, old and weak soldiers, just like the selection of front lines by the Beijing army, leaving only the elite soldiers who can be used. This way It can also reduce military spending.”

"What about the sergeant who was eliminated like this? What are you going to do?" Zhu Houzhao chased after him.

“Gather together and move overseas!”

Tang Haoyan gave a concise and comprehensive answer.

"Whether it is Jeju Racecourse, the Ryukyu Kingdom, or Tsushima Island, we actually need soldiers to garrison it. After all, this is the first route we have opened, and our business is limited to these three countries!"

"Then, when everything is on track, and when the navy in our hands becomes stronger and stronger, we can detach a fleet to go south, recreate Zheng He's grand voyage to the West, and go to the Southeast Asian countries to trade with them. Then a large number of naval bases and supply points will need to be built along the way, as well as a large number of military ports and customs, which will also need to be stationed with guard sergeants! "

Zhu Houzhao didn't take it seriously at first, but slowly his eyes lit up, and finally he looked at Tang Hao with a burning face.

what is this?
This is a fucking way to expand territory!

Military ports, customs, supply points, naval bases, whatever the Ming Dynasty likes, it belongs to the Ming Dynasty. Although those overseas islands are a bit smaller, they are still territory after all!
Just like this Jeju Island, when did the Ming Dynasty occupy this island?
Never had!
In a sense, Zhu Houzhao has completed a martial arts and expanded his territory!

Now listen to what Tang Hao means. It's not just Jeju Island, there are many, many islands. If you accumulate less and more, you can gather sand to form a tower. If you occupy them one by one, isn't that a proper expansion of territory?

"Savages, let's do this, those civil servants and gentry..."

Although Zhu Houzhao was excited, he still remained rational.

How could those civil servants and gentry watch them develop overseas military power?

"They really can only watch!"

Tang Hao sneered and said: "If I hadn't taken these guys into consideration, I would have gone to Longjiang Shipyard to build ships a long time ago. I would have directly used the ready-made foundation. There would be no need to move the craftsmen to Qinghe Shipyard. It's not because Qinghe Shipyard is under our control." ?"

"The shipyard is ours and the soldiers are ours. No matter how jealous they are, what can they do? Maybe the only thing that will restrain us in the end is the issue of cargo going to sea. We must be prepared for this in advance. Over in Jiangnan You have to support a spokesperson, you can think of it as a merchant who stocks goods for you!"

"By the way, there are many manufacturing factories in Jiangnan. Send a message to the guarding eunuch over there, select some wealthy businessmen who are good at business, and inform them to go to Shandong to meet me. Then I will set up a chamber of commerce and take them with me. Let’s make a fortune together!”

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't help but grabbed Tang Hao's hand with excitement.

"Savage, I am issuing an order now, you can do it with confidence and boldness!"

"No matter what kind of support you want, I will support you unconditionally. No matter how easy it is for you, I will also control the power of the local army..."

Zhu Houzhao was also completely willing to fight.

Even at all costs, we must build this sea-going fleet!
"Okay!" Tang Hao chuckled and said, "Don't play tricks on me. Give me one hundred thousand taels of silver first. The construction of the shipyard will cost more!"

"How much?" Zhu Houzhao immediately turned his back, "I don't have any money, so I won't give it to you!"

"One hundred thousand taels, you are killing me!"

"Do you know how much money the soldiers of the Beijing Army spend every day? I can't wait to break a penny in half and spend it. You still ask for a hundred thousand taels..."

"If you don't have money, you can't build a shipyard. If you don't have a shipyard, you can't build a fleet. If you can't build a fleet, you can't open ocean trade, and you can't make money!"

Tang Hao pretended to be sad and sighed: "That's all. Since Your Majesty doesn't want to, I won't say more. Let's stop this matter!"

"Give it!" Zhu Houzhao was going crazy. He was just waiting for the fleet to go out to sea to make money!
"Um, can I use some treasure money?"

"roll!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)