Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 536 Nantai Shipyard
Sun Meng smiled wryly and said: "Don't mention it, would it be good if my two brothers and daughters-in-law stop talking about it? Now that my old mother is getting older, I can't say some things like I used to, so I can only teach them a lesson in private. brother."

Li Jing sighed softly and said: "Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. As long as you don't do it too much, you will pass by with one eye closed. Don't make the old man unhappy. After a hundred years, your two Without a backer, my brother probably will restrain himself."

Sun Meng cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for your understanding, brother."

Li Jing shook his head and sighed: "I was young and took many things for granted, but as I got older, I finally understood the truth that when water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people observe it, there will be no disciples."

Gently patted Sun Meng's hand, Li Jing continued: "Brother Sun, Hutou is getting more and more promising now, and there will be no problem taking over your shift in the future. It's best not to tell Hutou about family matters."

Sun Meng nodded hastily and said: "I know, I strictly ordered my two brothers not to go to Hutou, and I told Hutou not to talk to his two uncles."

Li Jing sighed lightly, noncommittal.

Sun Meng's current status is not the same as it was many years ago. Li Jing can no longer ask Sun Meng to discipline his two younger brothers like he did when he was in Hongshanling.

In addition, Li Jing can't ask too much for many things. As a family member of a senior official, as long as he doesn't rely on his family's power to run amok, he should be vain.Li Jing was already very satisfied that Sun Meng didn't use his power to do something for his two younger brothers. If he was harsher, it would be too much.

Li Jing has been considering the idea of ​​relaxing some requirements on officials for a long time.

When Li Jingchu was in charge of the center, he killed a group of corrupt officials and sent a group of officials to prison. Pingyang Mansion has trained some people, but after all, the number is limited, and it is just a drop in the bucket to distribute it to the whole country.

So Li Jing selected talents without sufficient preparation, and focused on practical learning, but the officials who were finally selected had mixed morals, and it can be said that they were far inferior to officials educated in Confucianism.

It was precisely because of this malady that Yuan Keli wrote a letter to Li Jing before he died.

After reading Yuan Keli's letter, Li Jing immediately realized his mistake, and he was too eager for quick success.

Although it is said that Shen Ke should be treated with strong medicine, there are so many officials in Ming Dynasty, many of them are corrupted because of their low salaries. In fact, many officials still have room to save. I shouldn't just hit these people without discrimination kill.

Through the matter of Sun Meng's family, Li Jing just wanted to let the officials know that he would no longer be obsessed with the officials' small mistakes, and he would just turn a blind eye and close his eyes on the small things that happened otherwise.

Another purpose of letting go of this trend is to win the hearts of officials. Li Jing knows that the decree he formulated has offended countless officials. If he keeps pressing so tightly, these officials will rebound sooner or later.These people only need to unite and give themselves a strike, and they have to stare blankly.

However, it is necessary to choose the right opportunity to release this trend, and not to say this on a formal occasion. If that is the case, it is tantamount to expressly agreeing with the officials to make small mistakes, that is, to go from one extreme to another.

When Sun Meng received the reward, he mentioned his old mother and his two unworthy younger brothers, which happened to give Li Jing a chance to make a fuss.Otherwise, no matter how close Li Jing was to Sun Meng, he would not have said these words in front of many officials.

Turning slightly sideways, he glanced at the officials behind him, and saw that everyone looked pensive, obviously thinking seriously about the meaning of his words.Li Jing smiled and said to Sun Meng: "You can deal with the car issue yourself. This is not a reward. If you want anything else, just ask."

"I really don't need anything. I don't need anything now. Brother doesn't need to spend any more money for me." Sun Meng said hastily.

Li Jing waved his hand: "I'll pay you and Er Leng to buy some land. This is what I promised you back then, and now it's time to honor it. Do you want me to buy you a land in Henan or Shandong? Choose a place yourself Bar."

Seeing Li Jing's resolute attitude, Sun Meng knew that he could not refuse. He thought for a while and said, "Henan is my hometown, and I am in a high position now. If I set up a family business in Henan, the officials in Henan will hinder my affection, and many things will happen. I'm afraid it's not easy to handle.

I have also stayed in Shandong for many years, how can those people on the official side not know me?Setting up a family business in Shandong is probably not much different from that in Henan.If elder brother really wants to set up a family business for me, he can do it in the capital, right?In the capital, under the eyes of my eldest brother, my family members can also restrain themselves a bit. "

Hearing this, Li Jing patted Sun Meng's shoulder lightly, sighed and said, "Good brother, it's hard for you to think carefully, so it's settled."

Turning his head to look at Liu Er, Li Jing smiled and said, "What about you? Where do you want to make your home?"

Liu Er scratched his head in a daze, thought for a while and said, "Brother, brother is from Xiaomazhuang, brother plans to return to Xiaomazhuang in the future."

"Falling leaves return to their roots, brother has a heart. Okay! I will arrange it for you." Li Jingjing nodded and sighed.

While talking, everyone came to the door of the study, Li Jing stopped and said: "I didn't mean anything when I said these words just now, I just want to tell everyone that anyone who does everything for Daming, I, Li, will never treat him badly." I don’t want to mention what happened before, but I hope that everyone will do their best and be a good official in the future.”

"Yes! We will bear in mind your lord's instruction." Everyone hurriedly said.

Li Jing waved his hand: "Okay, you go and do your own thing, I still have things to deal with."

When everyone heard the words, they hurriedly saluted and left.

After everyone left, Li Jing went into the study and said to Xiao Jiu, "Go get me a basin of cold water, I'll wash my face."

"My lord, let's take a rest first, things can't be done all at once." Zhang Tongchang walked to Li Jing and said softly.

Li Jing shook his head and pointed to the desk: "Write me a letter to the King of the Netherlands. You should know what I mean, right? Just write it down."

Li Jing then said to Wen Qing: "You write a letter to Zheng Zhilong and tell him my arrangement, he knows what to do."

"Yes!" Zhang Tongchang and Wen Qing said hurriedly.

When Zhang Tongchang and Wen Qing were writing letters, Xiao Jiu came in with a basin of water, and Li Jing washed his face and felt refreshed.

At this time, Zhang Tongchang and Wen Qing had finished writing the letter, Li Jing took it over, read it, sealed it, asked them to seal the envelope, and asked Xiao Jiu to send someone to deliver the letter.

Looking at the sky, Li Jing waved to Xiao Jiu and the others: "Let's go, let's go to Nantai Shipyard to have a look."

"Do you want to inform Master Sun and Master Liu?" Zhang Tongchang asked.

"No, I don't think it's easy for them to follow." Li Jing said.

Zhang Tongchang nodded slightly when he heard the words.

In fact, what Li Jing wanted to see the most when he came to Fujian was the shipyard, but Li Jing didn’t want Fujian officials to accompany him, and he didn’t want them to notify the shipyard in advance. In that case, Li Jing couldn’t see the real face of the shipyard at all, so he didn’t go to Nantai until now. shipyard.

Nantai Hekou Shipyard has a long history. As early as the Song Dynasty, Nantai had a government-run shipyard.In the Ming Dynasty, Nantai entered the golden age of shipbuilding.

In the 20th year of Hongwu, the government set up a government-run shipyard in Hekou. During the Yongle period, Zheng He made seven voyages to the West, passing through the Minjiang Estuary each time, opening up routes from Fuzhou to other countries. Countries visited Fuzhou one after another, driving the development of Fuzhou's shipbuilding industry. With development, the shipbuilding industry in Nantai is thriving.

During Zhengtong years, Ryukyu sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute. The ship was damaged by the sea wind and asked the Ming Dynasty to send a ship to pay tribute.

At that time, the quality of ships manufactured by Nantai was extremely high, and the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to sea on sealed ships (a type of lucky boat) made by Nantai, and there was never a record of being killed at sea.

When Qi Jiguang fought against the Japanese, the ships he used were also made by Nantai Shipyard. Qi Jiguang once commented on Nantai's lucky boats: "Riding the wind and pressing down is like crushing a praying mantis. Fighting the strength of the boat, not fighting the manpower, always wins."

It can be said that the shipyards in Nantai played a great role in foreign trade, anti-Japanese and defending the coastal defense of Ming Dynasty.

However, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong devoted all his efforts to developing the shipyard in Quanzhou, and the position of Nantai Shipyard was gradually replaced by the shipyard in Shijing Township.

However, the unique geographical location of Nantai made him valued by Li Jing.

Nantai is close to the lower reaches of the Minjiang River, the upper reaches can be connected to the whole province of Fujian, and the lower reaches can be connected to the coastal provinces. Both have the geographical advantage of water transportation, which is incomparable to the shipyards in Quanzhou.

If Li Jing wants to vigorously develop maritime trade, he needs a convenient port, and Nantai is undoubtedly the best choice.

Li Jing took Xiaojiu, Zhang Tongchang and others in a light car, pretending to travel casually, all the way to Nantaihekou Shipyard.

When he arrived at the Hekou Shipyard, although Li Jing had expected it, he was still a little disappointed.

Although the Hekou Shipyard cannot be said to have been completely dilapidated, it no longer had the bustling scene it once was.Although there are still many merchant ships parked at the port, there is no one working in the shipyard.Even when Li Jing and others entered the shipyard, no one stopped them.As a government-run shipyard, this is simply unimaginable.

Li Jing led everyone around the shipyard, and couldn't help but sighed softly.

"Your Excellency, do you want to rebuild the shipyard?" Zhang Tongchang asked softly.

Li Jing sighed with a gunshot: "It's not easy! If you want to build a shipyard, you don't just need to find a group of workers. The key is the technicians. Seeing how deserted the shipyard is, you can see that there are not many technicians in the shipyard. The century-old shipyard , once it is abandoned, it will be difficult to revive it!"

"Actually, from a young age, it is not difficult to revive Nantai Shipyard." Zhang Tong said with a smile.

"Oh? Let me hear what Bie Shan has in mind?" Li Jingqi said.

Zhang Tongchang said with a smile: "When your lord was in Beijing, he asked Mr. Tang Ruowang to recruit talents from his own country. It can be seen that your lord still highly respects the shipbuilding technology of the barbarians. The strength at sea is strong. Now that your lord is using all-out troops against the barbarians, there must be many of these barbarian people who are good at building ships, and at least know how to repair ships, otherwise, once their ships are damaged, how will they deal with themselves?"

(End of this chapter)