Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 109 Morality in Heart

As Yang Shunshui showed the whole ship more, Zhang Gongjin became more and more amazed. Of course, with his vision, he may not be able to understand all the designs on the ship.

"It's really a good ship. It can be used by both military and civilians. If my Datang Navy is equipped with this kind of ship, its combat power will increase by at least [-]%, and it will run across rivers and lakes without any obstacles." After looking at the complete design of the ship, I finally walked to the plywood Zhang Gongjin said.

"Hehe, this boat is not for sailing across rivers and lakes, it's a sea boat." Sun Xiangfu answered with a smile.

"Sea ship? That's right, no wonder you have to hang so many sails. If you sail with full sails in the river, you may easily collide."

Zhang Gongjin deserves to be an expert in sailing. Sun Xiangfu figured out this point after mentioning it a little bit. Datang is not without sea ships. Before the bottom keel boat was manufactured, it was difficult for wooden boats to withstand the wind and waves at sea. In addition, due to the influence of power, the boat must wait for the monsoon every year. Therefore, if it is used for transportation, it is too inefficient to go twice a year. It is better to go inside land canal.

"I want to take a trip to Jiaozhi, should I use this boat?" Sun Xiangfu asked for advice.

"It's easy to do. If this ship is used for sailing, it is more than ten times better than the warships of our Datang Navy."

Zhang Gongjin spared no words of praise, and looked at the steamship with greedy eyes.

"In this way, the boy will ask Mr. Zou to borrow some sailors and boatmen who are used to sailing long distances."

"Sailor boatman?"

Zhang Gongjin raised his brows when he heard the words. These days, manpower is actually the most valuable thing. Zhang Gongjin has led the navy, so there are naturally such talents in the family. Of course, when it comes to sailors and boatmen, in fact, how can Zhang Liang, the captain of the navy, be better? A little more, but this person is often stationed in the Jinghu generation, and Sun Xiangfu is not familiar with him.

"People can give you some, but this boat! You have to build me some." Zhang Gongjin said decisively.

"Hehe, what a joke, the cost of this boat is only [-] guan. If Mr. Zou wants a few, he can just talk to the old man who built the boat."

"Two, more than 2 guan?" Zhang Gongjin said in disbelief when he heard the words, but when he thought about the refined iron ram and the refined iron gear device, he felt that Sun Xiangfu did not lie.

In fact, when Sun Xiangfu said more than 2 guan, Yang Shunshui on the deck almost fell down. The real cost of this boat was actually only about [-] guan, which included the hundreds of boatmen in his entire Yang family. How dare Sun Xiangfu call out more than double the salary!You know, Zhang Gongjin is an expert in boats.

What he doesn't know is that Zhang Gongjin not only understands ships, but also knows how to smelt iron. If Zhang Gongjin is asked to build another ship based on this ship, it will definitely cost more than 2 yuan, or even more. Just like Wei Zheng's making tofu, you won't feel that it's worth paying for it until you make it yourself.

Of course, you can’t buy things based on the unit price. People in this period still don’t understand this truth. For example, to build one car, you need a car factory, but to make ten cars, you still need only one car factory. Moreover, When the production technology is mature and it is on orbit, the production cost will continue to decrease. Now let Yang Shunshui build an identical boat, he will definitely not need to spend seven or eight months, let alone cost more than 1 yuan. , including these refined iron parts from the Sun House Workshop, the cost of the whole ship will not exceed [-] guan.

"Why, Mr. Zou thinks it's expensive? I'm talking about the real price." Sun Xiangfu said intentionally.

"Uh, that, we'll discuss this matter later, but I can send you sailors and boatmen for a sea trial first." Zhang Gongjin touched his nose in embarrassment. Although his background is not low, he has been an official for so many years, and his family savings A lot, but it might be okay to get one or two ships. If he gets a few ships, his financial resources will not be able to afford it. As for the navy, the annual military expenditure is only [-] yuan. What he has on his head is enough to build a ship. In any era, playing in the navy is the most expensive.

Sun Xiangfu didn't even need to keep Zhang Gongjin for dinner, so he saw him running into the city on a galloping ride. Qin Qiong and Sun Xiangfu roughly guessed what he was thinking, and didn't pay much attention to it. They discussed their own affairs while eating and drinking in Wangjianglou thing.

"Yi Gong, if you go south this time, it will take a few months at the earliest to return. If the watermelons, courgettes, cotton, etc. grown in the field are ripe, please ask Yi Gong to organize farmers to harvest and preserve them according to Sun Dali's requirements. , In addition, I also ask Mr. Yi to take care of many properties in the family."

After the new year, Sun Xiangfu lived in Xingfu Village for three months. Regarding the follow-up development, he naturally made it clear to the villagers. This year, all industries in Xingfu Village have fully blossomed, especially the breeding industry, which has been exported in just one spring. 10,000+ chicken fry, thousands of piglets, and tens of millions of fish fry. While earning more, more people will covet it.

However, all the industries he has done are only grasping the core technology, earning the most upstream money, and giving most of the profits to the royal family who inherit the seedlings he cultivated. As for benefiting the whole people, it will have to wait for a while.

"Don't worry! Your Majesty's main government affairs this year is to clean up the interior. Those ghosts and monsters dare not jump out to make trouble." Qin Qiong gave Sun Xiangfu a reassuring look.

After having dinner with Qin Qiong, Sun Xiangfu went back to the restaurant room to discuss with Yu Xiuer about going south.

"Did your husband plan for these things?" After formally proposing to Yu Xiu'er that she wanted to go south, Yu Xiu'er was very puzzled.

She had seen the big ship on the pier. If Sun Xiangfu had already had people start preparing for the shipbuilding seven or eight months ago, it would have been underway before they met. Yu Xiuer was curious about his purpose in going south. .

"Yes, I'm going to fetch some things, but this time it won't be too far away. If it's quick, I'll be back in a few months." Seeing Yu Xiuer's reluctance, Sun Xiangfu explained.

"So, is there a next time?" Yu Xiu'er, who became more and more delicate, continued to ask after hearing this.

"Uh, there should be! But next time I will definitely take you with me." Sun Xiangfu said with a guilty conscience.Those things in South America are the things that can really change the national destiny of this country, and of course he wants to get them.

"I heard from Junmai that the south is not safe now, and he can just go there and do a lot of work. Isn't my husband afraid of troubles..." Yu Xiuer was worried and didn't continue.

"Hehe, I am afraid of death most of the time, but there are some things that I must do, because they are related to the development of our nation." Sun Xiangfu said calmly.

He may not be loyal to Li Shimin, but he is absolutely loyal to this nation, so he has no hesitation in taking this risk.

In fact, what Sun Xiangfu is doing now has already changed the world to a great extent. Large-scale, clustered breeding, grafting and planting trees, seedling and sowing, if these things are spread out, the output of farmers in Datang can reach Improve several times.

It's just that people in this era still can't understand and instinctively reject strange things, especially Li Shimin, who is in power, has not yet understood, so he can only do it by himself step by step, let others see the results, and then follow up .

Now, Li Shimin only saw the results of fish farms, chicken farms, and pig farms, so he didn't object to breeding.When he sees the benefits of intensive farming and planting new crops in the second half of the year, he will no longer oppose Sun Xiangfu's seedling raising plan. At that time, Datang's agriculture will really enter a period of great change.

"I knew early on that my husband had his own morality in his heart, otherwise, I wouldn't have spoken out to teach Wu Yuanqing that day. It's just..."

There was suspicion in Yu Xiuer's eyes. Sun Xiangfu saw it, but he couldn't explain it. As time passed, he would come up with more unexplainable things. Maybe he could make up a reason to explain it when he went to Cochin. How about going to South America? explain?

At the same time, in the imperial study room of the Taiji Palace, Zhang Gongjin was analyzing the benefits of Sun Xiangfu’s water steamer with Li Shimin one by one. Finally, when it came to the cost, Li Shimin laughed and said, “Don’t believe that, Hongshen!” For the boy, it would be good to give sixty to seventy percent at most, but my Tang Dynasty's strategic focus at this time should be in the north, and the shipping affairs need to be postponed for the time being."

"What your Majesty said is that the minister is also happy to see Liexin."

"By the way, that kid has been thinking about building a ship, but he doesn't know what it is?" Li Shimin asked thinking of this juncture.

"I don't know, but this ship is suitable for long-distance voyages. It is a sea-going ship. He must have built this ship to go to sea." Zhang Gongjin replied.

"Well, I'll let him know when I turn around and ask. In addition, I want to send Wei Shuxie and Li Gongyan to Lingnan. Can your navy be dispatched?"

"Your Majesty wants to use it, and the navy can be launched at any time, but, is Feng An really going to rebel?" Although Zhang Gongjin asked this, Li Shimin could see the disbelief on his face. Almost no generals in the Tang Dynasty were willing to have something happen in the south. Wherever there is a big war, maybe [-]% of them will die if they don't fight.

Moreover, if Feng An rebels, it will cause a series of reactions from the rebel forces in the Tang Dynasty. Because Feng An controls too much territory, once the fight starts, it will definitely last for a long time. Then, those rebel forces lurking and the neighboring countries who are like wolves and tigers They will definitely take advantage of the situation to attack and seize benefits. At that time, if the situation is good, there will be another melee that is more chaotic than in the late Sui Dynasty.

"Has Hongshen taught me anything?" Li Shimin asked after a long silence.

"I think, don't say that Feng An has not rebelled yet, even if he did, His Majesty would not be suitable for fighting with him for the time being. Once there is a fight in the south, Xieli and Tuli will not fight in the Western Regions, and they should rush to Guanzhong. In addition, when the Prince of Jiangxia first arrived in Youzhou, the Koreans would also take the opportunity...
The consequences would be disastrous, so before His Majesty solves the problem in the north, Feng An should be wooed to appease. Therefore, Wei Shuxie and Li Gongyan may go to Lingnan to appease and reward, but they cannot lead troops. " Zhang Gongjin said.

"Hongshen's words are comparable to what Xuancheng said, let me think about it!"

Li Shimin sent Zhang Gongjin away, and soon sent people to the Sun Mansion to pass the decree. In fact, he didn't care much about what kind of boat Sun Xiangfu built. What he cared about was whether this kid thought of a way to get rich again.

(End of this chapter)