Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 55
Hehe, the old fourth man is awake, now I finally come to my senses, but it's too late, our good fourth brother, you are already in the trap now, how can it be so cheap if you want to get rid of it thing.Although the leading elements who framed your boss in front of you have all been sacked, but most of the accomplices are still alive and well, and we don’t have to be polite, so we will attack you under the guise of revenge for you. Share half of the infamy.But, for the sake of your possible success in the future, we can't go too far. Since insulting you is half of the burden, we will share half of the possible benefits with you.Yin Zuo rolled his eyes, took out a stack of manuscripts from his sleeve, and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, these are the rules and regulations handed over by the gang of servants under my younger brother. Please give me some pointers."

As the saying goes: if you stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling face, although Yinzhen is angry at the moment, it's not good to just chase away. Besides, Yinzhen always knows that his sixth younger brother is smart and often has unexpected ideas, but often It can work miraculously, and I am still quite curious about the regulations proposed by Yinzuo in my heart. The hand that had been stretched out to the teacup couldn't help but froze in the air. Six, you're trying to kill fourth brother by forcefully pressing your head." Even so, Yinzhen took the stack of manuscripts in Yinzuo's hand and read them with the sunlight seeping into the room.

"How can it be, look at what you said, fourth brother." Yinzuo replied with a smile on his face, but he was very proud: Is it easy for us?For this charter, we put in all our strength, if it wasn't for the "good luck", we wouldn't have planned to leak it so early, hehe, fourth child, just wait to be hooked.The charter in Yinzuo's hand is not simple, but it took a lot of effort to gather all Yinzuo's men and horses.

In the 27th year of Kangxi, Yin Zuo wrote a statement about shipping, and without any surprises, he got a result of not sending it. However, he did not intend to give up shipping, but he did enough homework in private:
Yinzuo has made a lot of money these years, but the ones that are really in his hands are not that much. Most of the money has been bought for land. Of course, it is not for good land. That is a taboo thing. Mr. Kangxi hates it the most. The most important thing is land annexation. Yinzuo doesn't want to touch that bad head. The land he bought is divided into three categories-the first category is land for docks, especially the seaside wasteland in Tianjin, Quanzhou, Shanghai, etc., which is suitable for building docks. .The second category is some barren hills where mines may be located. In fact, Yinzuo himself is not sure which mountains have mines. He just bought them randomly based on the impression of his previous life, and let some veteran prospectors fiddle with them on their own. , See if there is a harvest, but fortunately, most of these lands are barren hills, and they are really not worth too much money.The third category is the commercial land in seaport cities such as Tianjin, but it is not limited to the original commercial centers, and also bought a lot of wasteland in the suburbs.When Yinzuo bought these lands that looked like rubbish, Liu Mingchuan tried to persuade him, but Yinzuo didn't explain at all, so Liu Mingchuan had no choice but to do so, and it took a lot of effort It was only then that it was properly arranged. Although it was all wasteland, it couldn't stand the large area, so it cost Yin Zuo three or four million taels of silver.

We have the land, but if we want to make money by shipping, we need someone, right?Of course, it's not enough to just pull some people along the main road. Besides, isn't pulling a large team of people looking for trouble on their own right now?If one is not careful, someone will be accused of gathering a crowd to plot a crime, which of course requires talent.No, taking advantage of the opportunity of Mr. Guo Xiu's transfer to the governor of Liangjiang in the first two years, Yin Zuo set up a small-scale shipyard in Shanghai; They recruited a lot of craftsmen and experienced sailors who know how to build boats, not to make money, but to produce some fishing boats and take them out to do some repairs for the sailors. Of course, this is all on the bright side. Things, secretly this shipyard is actually a research and development center, specializing in the construction of ocean-going ships.

Speaking of ocean-going ships, Zheng He must be mentioned. When Zheng He sailed to the West, more than a hundred large ships sailed across the Pacific Ocean. It was the most advanced ocean-going fleet at that time. Technology lags behind the world level.Although Yin Zuo has ship knowledge far ahead of this era, the problem is that the existing technical force can't make those sub-aircraft carriers, let alone steam engines, lathes, etc. There is a shortage of things, even steel, so Yinzuo has no choice but to start from scratch.

Battleship?That's something you can't even think about. The only research that can be done right now is a large transport ship.If you start from scratch and want to develop a practical large-scale ship, there is no possibility at all in ten or eight years. However, the construction drawings of the ships built by Zheng He when he sailed to the West happened to be kept in the archives of the Ministry of Industry. It is not easy for ordinary people to get these blueprints, but it is not difficult for Yinzuo - a few years ago, Liu Siyuan (the county magistrate who peed his pants) died, and Yinzuo made the decision to marry Yihong, his close maid. After giving it to this person, and working in the dark behind his back, he lifted Liu Siyuan to the position of minister of the Ministry of Industry. Although he was not formally accepted as a servant, he could be regarded as one of his own. When I got it, I was modeled.

Now that the land is here and the people are here, everything is ready, and there is only a short period of east wind left.Although those businesses are losing money right now, Yinzuo doesn't care much about it, at least his factories are making a lot of money, which can fill the gap.Yinzuo himself also learned a lot about Hegong and grain roads through Guo Xiu, and drew up a plan in his spare time. He originally planned to spend another year or so until the old man couldn't stand the collapse of Hegong and the financial crisis. It would be much more reasonable to just throw it out when the money was in short supply. Unexpectedly, this time the old man blamed Hegong's mess on him, so he had no choice but to make a move ahead of time.

The proposal that Yin Zuo produced was actually incomplete, and it lacked the part about the business plan. Of course, he would not mention the mines and docks he owns. How to gradually replace water transport by sea transport and a rough plan for some water conservancy projects.Even so, this proposal also made Yinzhen break into a cold sweat...

(End of this chapter)