With such a good opportunity, Yun Zheng naturally wants to bring the two of them closer together. Although the last step is impossible, there are still opportunities for other touches.
Just when Yun Zheng was about to take advantage of Lin Yuyan's interruption in thinking to stretch out the claws of Lushan, a delicate voice suddenly sounded outside the door: "Sister Yuyan, has my brother come back?" Along with the words
What reached the ears of Yunzheng and Lin Yuyan were the sounds of footsteps getting closer and closer.
Yun Zheng knew as soon as he heard that it was the little girl Yun Yu'er who had arrived, and he lamented in his heart. His hands holding Lin Yuyan suddenly loosened up, and his whole body was like an eggplant beaten by frost. He weakly said: "This girl came... at the wrong time."
Lin Yuyan actually felt quite regretful. After all, it was rare to have such a good opportunity to be with Yun Zheng, and... And his hands seemed to have a strange magic power, giving her a strange feeling of nervousness or relaxation.
Although it’s strange, it’s actually very lovable. I really want to keep doing this.
However, after all, she is a young girl who has not yet left the court. How can she be compared to Yun Zheng in terms of face? As soon as she found someone coming, she immediately took two steps back anxiously, straightened her clothes quickly, and before she could reply, she saw him.
The door creaked open. Yun Zheng and Lin Yuyan looked at it at the same time, and saw Yun Yu'er's little head poking in.
"Huh? Brother, it turns out you're back? I thought you were planning to go to some... some village tonight... ah, you spent the night in Lujiacun!" Yun Yu'er jumped in and said with a smile.
Yun Zheng said angrily: "You can figure out what you were spending the night there... What did you do just now? Why didn't I see you when I came back?"
"If you don't tell me, I forgot." Yun Yu'er took two steps back and waved toward the door: "Come in, my brother is here." She turned around and smiled at Yunzheng: "Brother, that Yangzhou city boss
Liu Peng, who was promoted by Si, was said to be a registered disciple of Master Shen Yang back then. When he heard that you and sister Yuyan were coming to Huai'an, he quickly sent his Tongti here... Well, this is Tongti, Boss of Yangzhou City.
It’s time to raise Zhang Xiong”
"I have promoted Zhang Xiong from the sixth rank of Yangzhou City Shipping Department to pay homage to Her Royal Highness Princess Huai'an. I have met Mr. Yun." Upon hearing Yun Yu'er's words, a chubby young man quickly stepped forward from behind and came up to greet him.
Lin Yuyan had already met him, she smiled and waved her hand: "Mr. Zhang, you're welcome."
Since Lin Yuyan had answered, Yun Zheng naturally didn't need to say anything more. He just looked at Zhang Xiong's expression and felt a little funny in his heart. This man's name is Xiong, and his courtesy name is Weijie. Judging from his name, he always gives people a feeling of power and strength.
Unexpectedly, when he saw the real person, he was actually a fair and fat young man. Yun Zheng looked at him again. Seeing that his face was powdered and his body was plump, he suddenly thought of the word "suet ball" and smiled unconsciously.
Yun Yuer's sharp eyes noticed a strange smile on Yun Zheng's lips, and she couldn't help but wonder: "Brother, what are you laughing at?"
Yun Zheng was stunned, laughed, and said: "Oh, I was thinking that Liu Peng is quite dedicated in his work..."
Yun Yu'er curled her lips and said: "After Uncle Shen passed away, Liu Peng had no backer in the court. For seven or eight years, he still stayed in Yangzhou City to hang around in the imperial examination. It is rare to have such an opportunity to pull him in again.
Regarding his recent relationship with the Shen family, how could he not try his best and risk his life to fawn over it?"
Yun Zheng frowned when he saw that his sister was so quick-tongued that she actually said this in front of outsiders. Originally, this was just something his family members could talk about. How could he say it so straightforwardly in front of outsiders? Although Lin Yuyan was already "
She has been "decided" to marry into the Yun family, but at least she is still a princess who has not left the palace. A serious royal person, in front of her, it is more or less difficult to say who is the backer of the court.
Even if she doesn't mind if it's inappropriate, what about Zhang Xiong in front of her? His father is the governor of Jiangxi, and it is said that he is close to the old Du family. If you say this in front of him, what do you think others will think?
"Sir Zhang, you have worked hard all the way here. I wonder if you can tell me the specific tasks that Mr. Liu gave Mr. Zhang?" Although Yun Zheng had some thoughts in his heart, his face was expressionless, as if he had not heard what his sister said at all.
Zhang Xiong had actually told Lin Yuyan about the mission of this trip earlier, but since Yun Zheng asked, he naturally thought that Yun Zheng had just come back, and Lin Yuyan hadn't had time to tell him, so he quickly stepped forward, bowed and said: "Exit
The official came to Huai'an from Yangzhou, but it was only a hundred miles away. It was not hard work, but it was really hard for Her Royal Highness, Mr. Yun and Miss Yun to travel all the way from Luoyang to Huai'an... As for the mission of the official's trip, it was actually hard.
Liu Tiju’s explanation was very simple, that is, within the scope of authority of our Yangzhou Shipping Department, we will do our best to cooperate with Her Royal Highness the Princess and Lord Yun.”
Yunzheng said "Oh" and nodded: "Liu Tiju trusts you very much, Mr. Zhang." He pondered for a moment and said: "Huai'an is in the canal, which can control Xu, Yang, and is connected by sea.
Nanyang Xiyang, His Majesty, the important land of Northern Jiangsu, granted the thirteenth princess to Huai'an. Firstly, it was to show his favor to the princess. Secondly, it was also because His Royal Highness the Princess was very familiar with overseas trade. Your Majesty wanted to use the princess's ability to help us.
The great Wei Dynasty accumulated wealth and enriched the world. I think Master Zhang must be a scholar and a great talent. You can tell at a glance..."
Zhang Xiong hurriedly bowed and said: "I don't dare, I don't dare, my subordinates are scared. I am only a junior official of the first or sixth grade, how dare I guess the holy will? However, Mr. Yun was born into a famous family, and now he is an important minister of the imperial court and a great leader of the country."
Zhu, since Mr. Yun said it is, then it must be so. I will obey your teachings."
Yun Zheng was stunned for a moment, smiling bitterly in his heart, I'm not trying to set you up, why are you so nervous? What do you mean you don't dare to guess the Holy Will, but if I say yes, it must be so? It seems like this is what I said.
I, Yunzheng, dare to "guess the holy will". It is really unreasonable.
He rolled his eyes and said: "What do I have to teach you? I am a collective listener. How can I have time to teach you... Okay, let's not talk about these useless things. The princess has just arrived, and we have other things to be busy with."
I don’t have much time to chat. Let me ask you, how much does it cost to set up a fleet in Huai’an? What is the proportion of taxes paid to the Municipal Shipping Department every year? Captain, how easy is it to recruit sailors? Who is responsible for maritime safety? "
Zhang Xiong said: "The cost of establishing a fleet is quite troublesome. First, we must determine the size and type of ships. In addition, we must determine the overall scale of the fleet. Third, we must determine the quality of the ships. Fourth, we must determine the quality of the captains and sailors hired...
"
Yun Zheng said "Oh": "Sit down and speak slowly and in detail." He glanced at Yun Yu'er and said: "Xiao Yu'er, you can sit down by yourself without asking me to invite you?"
Yun Yu'er snorted, walked to Lin Yuyan and sat next to her.
Zhang Xiong then continued: "Her Royal Highness Princess Cai has just stated that iron ore will be transported from Jiangning and Wuhu areas like Huai'an. In this case, Your Highness and Your Excellency first need a batch of inland river transport ships to carry the iron ore along the Yangtze River.
Go east, and then turn into the canal. These inland river transport ships include landing boats, beach boats, sailing boats, flying boats and other types. Although I have not seen the iron ore in person, I think it must be quite heavy.
In this case, the load-carrying capacity of the ship is required to be relatively high. Xianguan recommends using a large boat. There are many shoals on the southeastern coast of Wei Dynasty. Lake boats, swordfish boats, and mackerel boats are slender, small, and have a shallow draft and a pointed bottom.
Sea-going ships can be of great use, but these ships do not have a deep draft and can not carry much cargo. The quantity required may be slightly larger. When the sea-going ships arrive in the South China Sea, they can be replaced by ships with huge hulls, deep drafts and heavy loads.
"Fu Chuan". At present, the minimum load capacity of our big Wei Fu boats is more than 5,000 materials (5,000 materials = 300 tons). It is best to use it to complete the last journey. But if it is done this way, the crew will not be unable to do so for a long time.
If you get sick from eating fresh vegetables, secondly, each ship will take the sea route it is good at, which will greatly improve the transportation efficiency... This is my humble opinion, please correct me, Mr. Yun."
After hearing Zhang Xiong's words, Yun Zheng's eyes brightened. What a talent. He had checked some information about this voyage earlier. All the major fleets ran to the end with one ship. It was rare that he had such bad luck.
When I came to Huai'an, I met two talented people. Not to mention Yu Qinggao, the "little Xiao He", Zhang Xiong, who was only a sixth-grade official, actually had such knowledge. It's amazing. It's amazing.
"I didn't expect Lord Zhang to be so knowledgeable. I am really surprised by this... General. As far as I know, the fleet of Wei Dynasty has not used this method yet?" Yun Zheng said with a smile, stroking his palms.
"Master Yun, thank you. I'm sorry. In fact, it's not that no one has thought of this method. It's just that most of the large fleets have been accustomed to operating according to the original method. Their fleet is too big. If it is rearranged, it will be very troublesome.
Those small fleets are not so powerful and can be divided into two or three fleets for integrated operation, so there is no such fleet at the moment." Zhang Xiong explained to Yun Zheng very frankly.
Yun Zheng was stunned, and then smiled again: "So, do you think that the fleet of Her Royal Highness and I have the ability to carry out transportation in batches and in an integrated manner?"
Zhang Xiong also smiled: "As the Princess of Huai'an, Her Royal Highness draws three levels of tax money from Huai'an every year. Not to mention too much, more than one million is nothing. In addition, there is the income from Yinfengzhai.
Although I don’t know the exact number, I think it is probably not less than the tax collected in Huai’an. More importantly, with the prosperity of His Highness’s holy family... Haha, Your Majesty is rich in the world. As for Mr. Yun, you are the prince of Yun State, Hebei Province.
The financial resources of the two provinces of Shanxi are in your hands, so what does a mere fleet mean?"
Yun Zheng laughed loudly. He naturally knew that Zhang Xiong deliberately mixed his words with water. There was not much water in Lin Yuyan's place, but more in his own place. The so-called financial resources of Hebei and Shanxi provinces are in Yun Zheng's hands. This is purely
This is nonsense, not to mention that Yun Lan did not hand over all the family's financial rights to Yun Zheng. Even if it was given to him, there is a gold-eating beast like the Yun Family Army with 200,000 active soldiers and nearly one million military households.
It's good if he can feed these people without starving to death. He can also build a fleet. It's more convenient to swim.
Yun Zheng laughed and said again: "You continue talking."
"Yes." Zhang Xiong nodded and asked, "I don't know the size of this fleet...?"
Yunzheng glanced at Lin Yuyan and asked, "I wonder what the annual output of the mine the emperor mentioned is?"
Lin Yuyan said: "Father said that after the iron mines are fully constructed, they can produce at least 12 million kilograms of iron per year."
When Yunzheng heard this, he quickly calculated in his mind. 1,000 kilograms is one ton, which is 2,000 kilograms. Twelve million kilograms is 6,000 tons of iron. Wow, I don’t know. After a quick calculation, it turns out that it is huge.
Was the iron output of the Wei Dynasty so large? (Note: During the Song Dynasty, the national iron output was said to be about 70,000 to 100,000 tons. The reason why it is said to be so is because various historical materials and scholars’ analyzes are quite different, so Wu Feng has to choose a suitable one here.
Book, please don’t go into details) Calculating that a hoe requires three kilograms of iron, 12 million kilograms of iron is enough to make 400,000 hoes. Of course, selling farm tools does not necessarily mean selling hoes. This is just one type of many farm tools.
Explain the quantity
Yunzheng thought for a while and said: "In addition to iron tools, there are many wooden parts on farm tools, and the weight also needs to be calculated. In addition, we cannot fill the boat completely every time, as this will cause greater damage to the hull.
What I mean is that our fleet should be controlled at a scale that can transport 25 to 30 million jins of cargo every year. As for the specific number of ships needed and how many of each type of ship are needed, I have to trouble you, Mr. Zhang, to calculate it."
When Yun Zheng said this, Lin Yuyan suddenly interjected: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I believe Master Zhang has a deep understanding of this matter. I will leave this matter to him. Is it right for Master Zhang?"
Zhang Xiong naturally knew the meaning of Lin Yuyan's words and hurriedly said: "His Highness ordered, Xiong dares not to do his best"
Lin Yuyan nodded, glanced at Yunzheng, and signaled him to continue asking.
Yunzheng thought for a while and said: "I won't ask you about the crew's problem. You can just handle it directly. What I want to ask is, how is the safety of the fleet handled?"
Zhang Xiong became serious, thought for a while, and said: "The safety of the fleet has always been the key. Pirates on the sea, whether in the East, South or West, have never been interrupted, and as long as the trade routes still exist, pirates will definitely
It’s not that our navy didn’t clean it up. There were actually many difficulties, and the campaign was endless. Often one group would be destroyed, and another would rise again. There was never a break. So later on, there were more people on the sea.
There are two types of escorts. One is the accompanying escort of the official navy. This type is relatively rare and is usually found when the government is transporting supplies. Occasionally, there are also official navy escorts when certain fleets with extremely high backgrounds are doing business.
The ones that provide more escorts are private escort ships. In all likelihood, these private escort ships are in the hands of gangs. They escort trade fleets and take 5% of the value of the goods after they arrive at their destination.
Escort ships such as remuneration are the mainstream today."
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In addition, maybe I will update one chapter with 4000 words in the future, so it will be two chapters a day. Please pay attention.
