Fang Jun had already arranged a place for Yu Ming to live.
On the east bank of Wusongkou, not far downstream from the shipyard, there is a low mountain with gentle hills, green trees, and beautiful scenery. At the foot of the mountain is a Zen temple built in the Southern Dynasties, hidden in the mountains and forests, with streams
Gurgling, quiet and elegant, it is quite large in scale, but it is now abandoned and overgrown with weeds.
If this place is compared with the map, it should probably be the original site of the Wusong West Fort in later generations. However, the sea has changed, and the Wusongkou area is full of sandbars. The topography can change almost at any time. The Yangtze River Estuary more than a thousand years ago is really
It has nothing to do with the maps of later generations...
This nameless mountain lies at the mouth of the Wusong River, tightly straddling the Yangtze River waterway, and the terrain is dangerous.
Fang Jun planned to build a fortress again to defend the Wusong River on the one hand and the Yangtze River waterway on the other. After the artillery was successfully developed in the future, he would build a fort here again.
What is particularly important is that the Royal Naval School, which is about to start construction, will be located here...
The Zen temple at the foot of the mountain has been renovated and made exquisite, quiet and elegant, so the Yuming clan members were placed here.
Old man Yu Ming was very satisfied.
For the Yu Ming family, becoming an immortal and attaining the Tao is their supreme pursuit. The pleasures of the world have long been put aside. A bowl of water and a vegetarian meal every day are enough. They only hope that after learning the study of things from Fang Jun,
Having a peaceful place to live allows them to calm down and understand carefully.
Life is as hard as an ascetic, self-disciplined, but you can enjoy it and feel content.
Of course, snack foodie Yu Mingxue seems to be the only exception...
The young man cupped his hands to Fang Jun and said, "My lord, Yu Minglei, thank you so much for taking such good care of me. It's just that my Yuming family has never pursued worldly pleasures. Such a quiet and elegant residence is the best, especially facing the river.
Watching the various forms of the tides, lying alone at night, the storm is so strong that it can touch your pillow mat, and the fish and dragons are dancing and roaring. Their sounds and shapes sometimes make you fall asleep, and you feel relaxed and happy. As for the other details of life, please don't take care of it.
Otherwise, it will be harmful to our ascetic cultivation and contrary to the way of heaven. I hope the general manager will understand."
Fang Jun was quite surprised that such a gentle and elegant gentleman actually had such an imposing name as "Yu Minglei". However, Fang Jun was naturally happy to agree to Yu Minglei's request.
"Brother Yu Ming, you don't have to be polite. If you have any needs, please speak up. Although Yu Ming's visit this time is a matter of benefit to both of us, after all, as a landlord, I should fulfill my friendship as a landlord.
I wonder how many people from the Yu Ming family are coming this time?"
"You're welcome, Chief... This time, there are thirty-nine members of the tribe who are leaving the mountain. They are all outstanding young men in the tribe. They are all proficient in numerology and have some knowledge of objects. We are not afraid of hardships and hardships. We only hope to learn the world's objects."
It's reasonable, so I ask the Chief Manager to make arrangements."
Yu Minglei smiled like a jade tree facing the wind. Although he was wearing a kudzu and linen shirt, he still had a jade-like look.
Temperament is indeed more important than appearance...
"Within the scope of Huating Town, people of the Yuming clan are allowed to move around freely. Except for the formula of gunpowder, the manufacturing of guns and cannons are top secrets and cannot be taught without His Majesty's decree. The rest can ask me for advice, and I will definitely know everything.
Words, words are endless.”
Having said this, Fang Jun raised his head, pointed to the top of the mountain behind the Zen Temple, and said: "There, I will build a school, which is quite large. The craftsmen of the imperial court are all working at the docks and shipyards, and it is really difficult to allocate manpower to build this school.
Therefore, I also ask Yu Ming to take on the construction tasks here. However, your tribe does not need to work hard, and you only need to command and guide the laborers."
Yu Minglei looked slightly dissatisfied, and his tone was a little stiff: "Well... please rest assured, Chief Manager, I will live up to my trust."
Fang Jun had sharp eyes, and when he saw Yu Minglei's expression, he knew that this man was probably blaming him for "excessive talent and underutilization"...
Then he laughed and said: "Brother Yu Ming is blaming me. How can a mere school use Yu Ming's powerful sword?"
Yu Minglei was shocked, secretly complaining that Fang Jun's observation ability was so sharp. The dissatisfaction just now dissipated a lot, and he said honestly: "To be honest, I have a slight intention. But the chief manager may not know that I am Yu."
The Ming clan's disciples have always practiced skills, so why would they entrust us with such a neglectful task?"
In his opinion, it's just a school, so what's the point?
The reason why Yu Ming came down from the mountain was to pursue the study of the principles of physics. The construction of a mere school was easily accessible and there was nothing to learn. It would be better to participate in the construction of the shipyard and see the water-driven buildings.
Forging hammers, tall and strong wooden frames lifting huge pieces of wood, you can learn more than what you can learn in an architecture school...
Fang Jun chuckled: "Have you neglected Brother Yu Ming? How about you go with me to look at the drawings of the school, and then discuss how to build it together?"
Yu Minglei thought for a while, nodded and said: "That's very good."
Just look at what's unusual about your drawings.
Ignoring the Yu Ming clan members who were cleaning the house, Fang Jun and Yu Minglei walked out of the monastery together.
Fang Jun looked around and asked, "Why don't father-in-law Yu Ming go?"
Yu Minglei said with a smile: "My great-uncle has always been indifferent. He likes to be free and unfettered. Only things that interest him will pay more attention to. Otherwise, he will not care at all. The thirty-nine people mentioned below
, which does not include my uncle and my sister-in-law. As for my sister-in-law... Haha, the chief manager should also know about her temperament. She is really naughty, so please take care of her. "
Fang Jun laughed dryly: "Haha, of course I have to bear with it..."
So what if I don’t worry about it?
That girl's skills are at the level of fantasy novels, and her temper is frank and willful. If she provokes her too much, she gets angry and beats herself up...
I'd better stop being a general manager and just pack up and go back to Chang'an. I can't afford to lose that person in Jiangnan...
*****
When Yu Minglei saw the drawings of the Naval Academy in Fang Jun's study at the town office, he was so shocked that he opened his mouth so wide that he could almost fit a fist into it...
Yu Minglei looked at Fang Jun with bright eyes. Is this a school?
I am an expert outside the world, and I have ignored the mortal world for a long time, but you can't play tricks on me like this, right? This is not a school, it is clearly a city!
The Martial Arts Hall, the Gwu Hall, the Arithmetic School, the Agricultural College, the Folk College... what is this laboratory? And this library, my God! How many books do you plan to store, and you have to build a nine-story building? Laboratory
The library and the library are both square masonry buildings. Look at the cross section. Each floor of the library spans more than ten feet. There are no walls, pillars or other load-bearing objects. Yu Minglei is completely confused. How can he build this?
?
The cover is all collapsed...
The most important thing is, you are just a naval school, what do you want to do as a college? What is even more outrageous is, why do you set up an agricultural college?
Looking at the thick stack of dozens of drawings, each one is densely packed with graphics, scales, building materials, construction expectations, and detailed descriptions...
Yu Ming’s eyes shone, this was simply a grand blueprint!
The entire school involves unprecedented knowledge in all aspects, which makes Yu Ming's heart excited!
The Yuming family has been inherited for thousands of years and has gone through countless stages on the road to pursuing the supreme way of heaven. From the initial induction of heaven and man to the subsequent self-cultivation to try to break through one's own limits, until now it has gradually entered a bottleneck period of stagnation.
, hoping to uncover the gap between man and heaven by delving into the principles of heaven and earth.
The more unparalleled the understanding of things is, the more it makes Yu Ming's blood boil!
Another stack of shipbuilding drawings were placed randomly on Fang Jun's desk. Yu Minglei motioned if he could look through them. After getting Fang Jun's permission, he quickly looked through them one by one.
The results became more and more shocking, and Yu Minglei felt that his nerves had been numbed by the shock... This battleship named "Royal Princess" has a total length of 228 feet, a waterline length of 138 feet, and a keel length of 108 feet.
It has a width of 44 feet, a draft of 19 feet, a displacement of 5,000 tons, 100 guns, and a crew of 780 people...
Yu Minglei’s eyes almost popped out!
Not to mention what the artillery is, and not to mention how huge the 5,000-ton ship will be. Where are you going to get this 108-foot-long keel? For such a big ship, it will definitely not work if the keel is thin, otherwise it will not be said to be able to withstand the sea.
Due to the strong wind and waves, the hull of the ship may have been broken into two pieces before it was launched... But if a 108-foot keel was made, the height of the giant tree would probably be more than twice that number...