In the huge dock, people seem particularly small.

Due to the arrival of the emperor, the idle people were temporarily removed, and only the officials of the Ministry of Works and the top craftsmen could stop hiring far behind.

Zhu Gaochi was shocked again, looking up at the outline of the ship as tall as a mountain like three halls, standing on the shipbuilding pier.

"What did he do to build such a large warship?" Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Yunxi, who was frowning slightly, "Why did he fall in love with this? Such a large ship is for sea defense? Isn't that using a ox knife to kill chickens?"

"Which ship is this?" Zhu Yunxi asked.

"Back to the emperor!" Zhang Han, the head of the Construction Department of the Ministry of Works, said, "This is the Wen Tianxiang name that I have supervised under the order!" As he said, he paused, "The dragon bone has been built, but when building the ribs, I found that it was load-bearing..."

"I know, it's not the wood!" Zhu Yunxiu frowned and said, "Is it because it's not available or what's the point?"

"When I go back to the emperor, it was fir sent from all over the place, and the tree is not old enough!" Zhang Han replied, "Warships are not as good as merchant ships. Fir must be used to resist corrosion and moisture. If the tree is not old enough, the material of the wood is not good. A fir tree takes at least thirty years..."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunxiu could only sigh in his heart.

The ordinary wood in modern people's eyes is actually an extremely precious strategic material in this era. Since the Tang Dynasty, fir trees have been the king of trees, Buddhist temples, furniture in powerful homes, and even shipbuilding.

With the continuous cuts over the past hundreds of years, good wood is getting less and less.

We are vast and diverse, but we have many people, and the disasters are also great!

"I remember that there are also many fir trees in Guangxi and Yunnan!" Zhu Yunxi said, "The work department will list the specifications of the wood used, and I ordered people to send people to cut down the wood in Yunnan and Guangxi!"

"It's a waste of money!" Zhu Gaochi said in his heart, "In those deep mountains and forests, it's harder to transport a piece of wood to the capital than to climb the sky! Moreover, the mountains and rivers are dangerous, and the people who cut down wood often have their lives and worries! Alas, he can't love anything else, can you build the palace?"

"Your Majesty, in fact, the most popular fir trees used in the treasure shipyard are from Annan!" Lian Zining, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, thought, "I bought two thousand pieces from Annan last year, and there was no bad product!"

"Annan?" Zhu Yunxiu frowned and began to think.

The reason why we have not embarked on the road of navigation in history is that in addition to not having that consciousness and being arrogant, there should be a reason for insufficient resources. There are only two ways to deal with insufficient resources, one is to buy and the other is to grab...

The latter is of course better than the former, and it is simply a lack of business. Why did Western countries colonize widely during the Age of Discovery just to grab it?

"Annan is going to be unlucky!" Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Yunxi's side face and suddenly felt extremely frightened. "You don't want to beat Annan for a few rotten wood, right?" Then, he cursed in his heart, "I haven't seen it long ago, you are the princess of Emperor Yang of Sui!"

Although there is only one word, the knowledge here is too great. It is best to grab the kind of person who has no power to regain. Although Annan is small, he can still struggle a few times. Moreover, if the poor and bad waters fight into a protracted battle, it will be worth the loss...

"Li Jinglong!" Zhu Yunsheng spoke.

"I'm here!"

"You are in charge of the vassal court, and go back to Annan to ask about Shanmu!" Zhu Yunsheng said.

"I obey the order!" Li Jinglong said immediately.

Zhu Yunxi looked at the towering ship keel and sighed again, turned slowly, and suddenly saw a craftsman with a bitter and revengeful look at the farthest, lowering his head to think, and there seemed to be something in his eyes, but he didn't dare to speak.

"Who are you?" Zhu Yunxi asked the man.

"Hurry up and the emperor is asking you something!"

The craftsman obviously didn't expect the emperor to pay attention to him, so he was stunned. It was an official from the Ministry of Works, who was hurriedly reminding him.

"The villain... is burnt and burnt... big!" The craftsman knelt down and stuttered when he spoke.

"Get up and reply slowly!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "I see that you were thinking about something just now, but you have something to say? Don't be afraid, say whatever you think. If you say it well, I will give you a reward. If you don't say it well, I won't blame you!"

Jiao Da knelt down and didn't dare to lift his head, and he was sweating and terrified.

"Your Majesty asks you, just get up and say!" Li Jinglong walked forward and helped the other party up and smiled, "Jiao Da, this is your fortune!"

"Little man..." Jiao Da swallowed his mouth and his bitter and deep face became more and more wrinkled. "In fact, the wood used for shipbuilding is not necessarily fir. Last year, the treasure shipyard built two ships, using teak from the south of the ocean."

"Tew is also called rouge. No matter how the sea water soaks in the sun, it will not deform or crack. It is much better than fir. If you use teak for such a large boat, it will definitely be better than fir!"

"Where did Nanyang come from?" Zhu Yunxi asked immediately.

Lian Zining, the Minister of Works, said, "It should be the Three Buddhas. This teak is the tribute from the country when the emperor ascended the throne!"

"Three Buddhas?" Zhu Yunxiu thought for a moment, "It should be Indonesia later!"

Thinking of this, he felt a little regretful, "It's a pity that he is still across the sea. If he is next to land like Goryeo, he can make a big fuss!"

"Not only have three Buddhas!" Jiao Da said again, "This tree is also abundant in Myanmar!"

Zhu Yunxiu was happy and said to Li Jinglong, "The Burmese envoy is still in the capital?"

"I'll do it right now!" As soon as Zhu Yunsheng spoke, Li Jinglong knew what he meant. Just go and argue. Anyway, Myanmar is now like an ant that has been hot, making the dick of the King of Yan's family restless all day long.

Do you want wood or death? As long as the Burmese King is not stupid, will the rotten wood still not be strong enough?

"Which position are you now?" Zhu Yunxiu smiled at the focus again.

"The villain is the head of the wooden compartment of the boat!" Jiao Da spoke with a tremolo.

"Back to the emperor, his family has been a shipbuilder for generations!" Lian Zining said, "His grandfather was originally a shipbuilder under Chen Youliang's command, and later moved to the capital!"

That's what was captured!

Zhu Yunxiu already knew in his heart, "How much money is now?"

"One and a half yuan!" Jiao Da whispered.

The craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty were all low-ranking people, and under the imperial power, they served the royal family free and unconditionally, but they just gave some food every month. Jiao Daneng had monthly money because he served as the grassroots management in the shipyard.

"Reward him fifty silver dollars!" Zhu Yunsheng said.

"I'm not grateful yet!" Li Jinglong reminded.

"Little man, thank you for your kindness!" Jiao Da stood up unsteadily, prostrated himself again, and kneeled down to salute.

"Please him up!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "You have no intention to give me the urgent rewards of the treasure shipyard. Although it is no intentional words, if you don't have decades of skills and insights, you can't say it!"

As he said that, he looked at Lian Zining, "You go back and issue a clause. How much does a good job among craftsmen do and never make mistakes every month, how much can a new person be rewarded? How much does it reward each month according to the qualifications of craftsmen and the years of labor!"

"I obey the order!" Lian Zining said.

He agreed very happily, but Zhu Yunyu still caught a trace of disapproval in the other party's eyes.

In fact, it is not only the case in the Ming Dynasty. Craftsmen from all dynasties have been free labor by the government. At most, they can’t give real money or silver.

But Zhu Yunhuang knew that talent is actually the primary productive force.
Chapter completed!