"Does His Highness want to implement this pension insurance policy in this salt farm?" Wang Wenyan suddenly asked as Zhu Youxiao was deep in thought.

"I do have this idea. My goal is to build a humane paradise where the old have support, the young have education, the strong have usefulness, and the widowed, lonely, disabled and sick are all supported. This pension insurance policy is exactly what the old people need."

The guarantee you rely on." Zhu Youxiao's tone was calm, but what he said was extremely shocking.

Wang Wenyan suddenly stood still, and his mind was greatly shocked. This was the first time Zhu Youxiao revealed his ambition to outsiders. With his current status, there was no need to tell lies to deceive Wang Wenyan. A future emperor

Saying such words, this...

Words can no longer describe Wang Wenyan's mood at this moment. All kinds of emotions are rolling in his heart, like boiling water, constantly churning. The expression on his face is also wonderful due to the changes in the emotions in his heart.

After a long while, he calmed down, suppressed the emotions in his heart, and advised: "Your Highness must not act like this. Don't you know that there is a saying that a person's favor will fight against his enemy? If the various conditions are too good, he will

Unnecessary variables have arisen. Compared with those victims who are homeless and homeless, the life of the saltmen can be said to be in paradise. Even if His Highness has this thought, he should plan slowly in the future and never act too hastily."

"Okay, according to what Mr. Xi said." Zhu Youxiao reluctantly agreed. The reason why he asked the other party was to know whether it was appropriate to implement it now. Since he knew it was not possible, he would not force it. Now, it is still important to ascend the throne, as long as he ensures

After he ascends the throne, it is not up to him to have the final say on what policies he wants to implement.

After secretly keeping the idea of ​​insurance in mind, Zhu Youxiao led everyone back to the management area.

The large school field that accommodates more than 3,000 people is under management, and countless people are practicing the phalanx on it. It has been three days, and the basic formations have been familiarized. It is time to enter the phalanx assembly performance.

among.

I saw companies forming small square formations, constantly walking in circles, stabbing with spears, sometimes stopping to form, sometimes changing formations, forming four-sided square formations, like butterflies passing through flowers, the people in the square formations kept moving

Through complex drills, you can develop a strong combat effectiveness.

After crossing the management area, there was the port. After taking a short rest after dinner, Zhu Youxiao led people to go there again. The port had been built at this time, and there were brick paving and cement powder everywhere.

The port is very large, so whenever the construction team has nothing to do, they dig sand to expand berths, lay piers, build warehouse buildings, and expand the port's handling capacity.

It's a pity that there is no ship docked in such a neat port. In the empty area, there are only people from the construction team. The construction team now has 5,000 people, of which 3,000 are green, and the rest are all

The old, weak, women and children were responsible for the logistics work in the construction team. Five years of non-stop paving the port and building houses turned this group of former farmers into professional construction workers.

They can build bricks and walls, lay roadbeds, make steel bars, dig foundations, build houses and bridges, they can do it all.

Next to the port, there is the remains of another building. At that time, there was a harbor that turned diagonally into, and there were several huge shipyards. At this time, there was no water in the shipyards, and the cement powder floor was exposed. At this time, the shipyard was inside

There are dark traces of burned wood everywhere, including several walls around the dock. Shipbuilding materials such as door and window frames, keel wood, etc. have all been burned.

The shipyard built by Zhu Youxiao is very huge. There is a dry dock in total. There is no wall on the east side facing the sea. The other three sides are surrounded by cement walls. The walls are ten meters high and are trapezoidal. There are many steps and buckles on it.

Build some wooden platforms and passages.

The entire dock is semi-enclosed. It's not that Zhu Youxiao didn't want to build a roof. The dock is too big and he simply doesn't have the technology to seal it. And there is no need. Tianjin is suitable for salt drying, not only the terrain and sea water, but also the weather.

, it is sunny and windy all year round with little rain, and if it rains occasionally, it won't last long. The semi-enclosed one is enough.

If it weren't for the purpose of protecting the wood, paint and other materials used to build the ship, he wouldn't even want to do it in a closed shift. He would just do it in the open air, which would save time and trouble.

Looking at these ruins, Zhu Youxiao could not suppress the anger in his eyes. These damn guys dared to thwart his plan. If he could build a ship and go to sea earlier, he could find islands overseas and establish a secret base.

When the time comes, make steel, forge armor, and make firearms, what can't you do? Where can you be like now, trapped in the capital, unable to move?

It was also because of Wanli's beating and suppression of him that he didn't dare to say that the three thousand Qingzhuangs were summoned and formed a formation to defend against the enemy, otherwise they would be reported. Wanli knew that there was such a group of elites here, and he would never be able to afford it.

. And the number of the Yulin army that he can use openly and honestly is too small, and there are many places to guard against, so he can't take care of them at all.

Moreover, pirates come and go like the wind, and taking advantage of the geographical advantage, they can attack at any time, burn down the shipyard, and cannot defend themselves at all. This makes Zhu Youxiao extremely distressed.

As a prince, especially a prince like the Ming Dynasty who has no power and whose actions are restricted, he is not an ordinary hard worker. Before he ascends the throne, his development is really not as good as being a rich man in the countryside. But after he ascends the throne, then

It's different, it's absolutely soaring into the sky.

"Xu Xinsu." Zhu Youxiao chewed the name over and over again. His intelligence all showed that the pirates who came to attack were closely related to Xu Xinsu, especially the one he found on the Galen ship that was swept to the shore by the storm.

That big banner with the word "Xu".

Xu Xinsu, a native of Tong'an, Fujian, was the brother-in-law of the great pirate Li Dan in the late Ming Dynasty. He was the middleman between Li Dan and the Fujian government. He was a large merchant and had inextricable connections in the mainland official circles. For Xu Xinsu, who had extensive connections, it was necessary to dispatch several

Thousands of pirates are just like fun.

The maritime power of pirates in the late Ming Dynasty was extremely great. For example, Li Dan, who dominated the trade between the mainland and Japan, when all his men were dispatched, they had thousands of warships and tens of thousands of personnel. As Li Dan's brother, Xu Xinsu also had his own armed forces in the sea.

, I come to Tianjin from time to time to go around and burn the shipyards for fun.

"Let's go, there's nothing to see. These signs of scorch and decay are depressing." Zhu Youxiao looked around and took the lead to go out, "Go and see those shipbuilding masters. I heard that they seem to be here."

Things are going very well."

"This way, Your Highness." Wang Wenyan smiled slightly and led the way without saying a word.

After leaving the shipyard, they rode on a cement road and walked back to the port. In a bay inside the port, there was a closed shipyard. From the outside, the shipyard looked a bit like a factory in later generations.

's workshop.

A group of people walked in and saw a lively scene. Countless boatmen were walking around on the bamboo frame, busy around the two ships. This closed dock was not very big, but it was well-organized.

The two boats looked like they were fishing boats.

"This is?" Zhu Youxiao asked in confusion. He never expected that there was a shipyard here and it was still operating normally.

Wang Wenyan smiled slightly and did not answer directly. Instead, he shouted towards the busy crowd: "Mr. Gao, come here."

Turning his head, Wang Wenyan explained to Zhu Youxiao: "Mr. Gao is the most skilled among the craftsmen you have hired. I heard that my ancestor was a master craftsman at Longjiang Shipyard and supervised the construction of the Three Treasures Eunuch that went to the West."

The great treasure ship we rode on.”

Soon, an old man with a short stature but a straight body came over. His hair was a little gray and his face was full of wrinkles, but he was energetic and walked vigorously. He had a sense of everyone's bearing. This kind of bearing came through.

In his previous life, Zhu Youxiao was often seen among those experts and scholars.

That is a very confident performance, and people who can perform like this are authorities in their respective fields.

"Mr. Gao, this is my boss. Please introduce to me the situation in the past few years." Wang Wenyan said with a smile. Judging from his attitude, he showed great respect for Mr. Gao.

Wang Wenyan is from the mainland and does not know much about navigation and ships. The reason why he respects this old man so much is because Zhu Youxiao attaches great importance to it. In the past five years, Zhu Youxiao has spent a lot of money to think about it regardless of everything.

He wanted to build a shipyard to manufacture sea-going ships. Although it failed in the end due to pirate attacks, it showed his serious attitude.

"Okay, Manager Wang." Regarding Wang Wenyan's attitude, Mr. Gao was calm. Apparently, he had always been so respected before. After clearing his throat, Mr. Gao introduced his experiences in the past few years in his strong and generous voice.

Gao Laoben was from Nanzhili and had been building ships for generations. After the Longjiang Shipyard was abandoned, he did not abandon his skills. Instead, he went to Fujian to build ships there. Later, one day he was kidnapped by Jinyiwei.

He came over and was thrown into Tianjin. Along with him were several other great craftsmen in the shipbuilding industry, a total of seven or eight people, who were all sent over by Jin Yiwei.

It was okay along the way. Jin Yiwei was quite polite to them, and they didn't suffer much at all. They just suffered some bumps in the road. The real hardship was here.

When they first saw the ten huge shipyards, Gao Lao and the other master craftsmen were very excited. They had figured out on the way that a noble man wanted them to go to the north to build ships. After knowing this, they were relieved.

Since you want to use them, there is definitely no danger.

However, after the initial excitement, they started to curse non-stop. The shipyard was very good, there were a lot of big timber, and it helped a lot of industries, but it couldn't stand people coming to cause trouble every day, often large numbers of pirates from the sea.

Rush over and burn down the shipyard.

The first few times they were really frustrated, they were dodging and running around. It was not until they built this closed dock in the port that they stabilized. After stabilizing, the first thing they did was to move the ship

Galen's ship was restored.

The large Galen ship picked up by Zhu Youxiao was burned down together with the shipyard during the second pirate attack. Fortunately, the shape and size of it were recorded by them. They also studied the details that were not recorded thoroughly. Even if

It doesn't matter if the ship is burned, it's just a pity for a large sea ship that could have been repaired.

Regrettably, the imitation of several shipbuilding masters was not successful. On the one hand, the technology was not thoroughly studied, and on the other hand, they did not have qualified manpower and tools. Just relying on a few of them, they were exhausted and could not build a ship.

The ship is coming.

Later, at the suggestion of Manager Wang, they built fishing boats in this closed dock while raising apprentices. The fishing boats they built could not only go out to sea to fish, subsidize the meat supply of the salt farm, but also train sailors. When Galen waited,

Once the ship is built, there will be enough manpower to operate it.
Chapter completed!