Every time he comes to Baoqing Port, Qin Feng can always feel the huge changes, and this time he comes, it is no exception. Taiping Shipyard almost occupied a whole harbor, and on his periphery, there are many small workshops after another, forming a large-scale town.

In fact, there are never a shortage of smart people in this world. Yu Cong, the head of the shipyard, visited Taiping City and Daye City for a visit and study, and then he began to change the working mode of the shipyard after returning.

Taiping Shipyard no longer takes on a lot of work and has to do all the work by itself. Instead, it devotes all its limited manpower to the main work of shipbuilding. As for the manufacturing of other parts, it is outsourced. This allows the periphery of Taiping Shipyard to be quickly established and started to be put into use in a short period of time.

What the shipyard needs to do is to select the best quality from these workshops and purchase it. This greatly improved the working speed of Taiping Shipyard. Originally, after Qin Feng last time, he hoped that the shipyard would launch a warship a year. At that time, the first ship had just been launched, but this time, Taiping Shipyard had already started to build a third warship. Seeing that the keel of the third warship had been installed in place in the huge dock, Qin Feng couldn't help but be happy.

"Master Yu, thank you for your hard work, and you did a good job! At this speed, we will be able to have our own navy in a few years!" Qin Feng said happily, pointing to the construction warship in the dock.

"Your Majesty should not praise you. This is what the weak minister should do. Eat the king's salary and share the worries for the king. I just want to do better." Yu Cong, who seemed a little older, bowed and said.

Qin Feng looked at him and said, "Master I, like you, and the autumn and winter wilderness of Taiping City, are all my confidants of the Ming Dynasty. Your role in the Ming Dynasty is no worse than that of other ministers and generals. This time, the thunder fire, the rushing chariot developed by the Qiu and winter wilderness played a huge role in the battle, greatly reducing the casualties of our soldiers. The generals jointly wrote a letter to ask for me for the Qiu and winter wilderness, and the Qiu and winter wilderness will be promoted to the fifth rank soon."

Yu Cong showed envious expression on his face: "This is what Director Qiu deserves."

Qin Feng laughed loudly and reached out to pat Yu Cong on the shoulder, "You will also be promoted to the fifth grade."

"Your Majesty, I have not made any contribution!" Yu Cong was very surprised.

"What does it mean to have a merit in the merit." Qin Feng pointed to the skeleton of the warship in the dock, "We will have a third warship soon, which is still called merit in the merit in the merit in the merit? Now that the land war is the main force, the autumn and winter wilderness will naturally shine. When one day the navy is formed, it will be time for you to show your skills."

Yu Cong was moved to tears and knelt down in front of Qin Feng: "Your Majesty, I am a craftsman. When I was in Chu, it was a low-key man. Your Majesty regarded me as my own strength. It was my blessing to me. Even if I was in the Ming Dynasty, I would rather not hesitate to me. I wish to shed the last drop of blood for the Ming Dynasty."

As soon as he reached out to help Yu Cong up, Qin Feng smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a while, but I seem to be much haggard. Master Yu, you are all treasures of the Ming Dynasty, and you can't get tired of yourself. There is an imperial physician stationed in Changyang County. If you are unwell, you have to go to treat him immediately. You are the chief of the shipyard and take charge of the overall situation. You don't have to do everything yourself. If you are tired, where can I find such a capable chief? Eunuch Le, send someone to Changyang County and summon the imperial physician stationed there to treat Yu, and prescribe a prescription for Master Yu to regulate his body."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll send someone to do it right away!" Eunuch Le bowed and said.

Here, Yu Cong was already moved and tears flowed.

Holding Yu Cong's hand, Qin Feng said earnestly: "Master Yu, the shipyard is so big, you can't be busy with it alone. Just keep an eye on major events and important things. Qiudongye is doing a good job now and has trained several capable disciples. The thunder fire and the rushing car were all developed by his disciples. He just checked. Now his disciples have been promoted to the sixth-grade manager. You might as well follow him and teach a few more capable disciples. In our Ming Dynasty, there will never be any incident of teaching disciples and starving the master to death."

After hearing Qin Feng's words, Yu Cong was moved and ashamed, "Your Majesty, I am a little bit narrow-minded. After I go down, I will definitely focus on cultivating the backwards so that they can take on the burden as soon as possible."

"Very good!" Qin Feng nodded with satisfaction. A person as smart as Yu Cong was indeed a perfectly slightest click. "Actually, you can open a school here. You can be this teacher. We plant a lot of crops and harvest them. If we don't believe it, we won't be able to collect a few fish. Are you right?"

"Your Majesty is wise, I will definitely start this matter immediately." Yu Cong nodded repeatedly. The emperor said that the wild things in autumn and winter were reminded that even if the disciples made achievements in the future, the results would be considered as his teacher.

Pointing at the numerous workshops outside the shipyard, Qin Feng asked: "It is a good idea to subcontract some unimportant things, but we still need to pay attention to quality. I have heard that a huge warship was finally destroyed by some ant insects. This is a wake-up bell. The long-lasting alarm bell is a steadfast strategy. In the future, warships sail on the sea, and ships are their foundation. Any small mistake may cause them to be buried in the sea and not return home. Merchants seek profits, and they will try their best to reduce the cost of production. This is understandable. If the quality can be guaranteed while reducing the cost, it is a great thing, but we must also prevent the quality from not being up to standard, and we must also prevent problems from the personnel who purchase these things."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, here, there are at least two workshops that produce the same parts. When we purchase, we not only compare prices, but also quality. As for the purchases, these workshop owners are comparing with each other with all their heart! As for the procurement issues you mentioned, I have been on guard from the beginning. I have seen many shameful methods in the past, but I am not a Hu Tu official who doesn't know anything."

"Just understand!" Qin Feng laughed. "How much can a war-like cost be reduced after doing this?"

"Your Majesty, the cost of a warship can be reduced by about one tenth." Yu Cong said, "There are still no more suitable wood now. When I first arrived here two years ago, I found some wood, but it was still not enough. The main thing that dragged down our progress was wood. I have written a document with the Ma County Ma County Ma. I hope that Ma County Ma could allocate more people to cut wood suitable for shipbuilding. It is also funny. Changyang County has many mountains and trees and is not short of wood, but we are now trapped here. Even if we have picked up suitable wood, it will take at least two years to be able to use it. I hope that Ma County Ma can pay attention to this matter, otherwise we will never be able to build the Ma battleship on a large scale."

"Don't worry, Ma Jung-guard, he will pay great attention to your documents. Soon, he will solve the problem for you." Qin Feng smiled, and couldn't help laughing when he remembered Ma Xiangnan's greedy appearance when talking about the sea trade. This guy is now like a fish that smells fishy. As long as he can make Changyang County go on the road to wealth as soon as possible, he is willing to do anything. Even if he is unreliable for repairing a rail car to go out of Changyang, he can go to Dengxian to find himself and organize people to log suitable wood. He did not have more labor in the past, but as he bought more and more refugees in Qin, this problem can naturally be solved.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. If your Majesty speaks, Ma County Ma will definitely solve this problem for me." Yu Cong, who didn't know what to do, naturally thought that it was the emperor who put pressure on Ma Xiangnan. Unexpectedly, Ma Xiangnan would definitely be very happy to do this.

"A fleet, in addition to the main warships, also needs to be equipped with other types of ships. Now our Ming Dynasty has two main warships. Are other supporting ships starting to be built?"

"Your Majesty, the manufacturing of supporting ships is much easier than the main warships. For example, reconnaissance ships, assault ships, etc. do not need to be manufactured in this dock, so Your Majesty cannot see them here. But there are already some." Yu Cong said.

"By the way, this time we entered the port, the two warships we had already launched were not in the port. Has the navy general recruited from Chu State already started working?" Qin Feng asked with a smile. "The court has not given him a formal appointment yet!"

"Your Majesty is talking about that old man Zhou Li?" Yu Cong laughed and said, "It's been almost two months since he came. The court has not yet officially appointed him. He is still hanging at the bottom of the shipyard. I asked him to train a group of sailors first. This old man has been neglected for a long time and has not been on a warship for many years. When he saw such a warship, he was so happy that he was crazy. When he came over, there were more than 100 old subordinates who followed him. I recruited hundreds of people for him, so he could barely drive these two warships out of the port. He couldn't help it and said that he wanted to train these sailors to train the boats. As soon as he went out, he would take several days. Calculate the day and he should come back."

"It's also an interesting person." Although I had never seen anyone, Qin Feng fell in love with this person for no reason when he heard Yu Cong introduce this former naval general named Zhou Li.

"Your Majesty doesn't know that the warships we are building now are not comparable to those of Chu and Qi. These are all created based on the drawings left by the Tang Empire. They are not only larger, faster, and more flexible in handling than Chu and Qi's current warships. Old navy generals like Zhou Li naturally feel happy when they see such warships."

"Chu Qi doesn't have a warship like us?"

"Yes, there are, but they are almost terrible. Whoever dares to drive to the sea? Chu Qi doesn't pay attention to ocean warships, so he naturally refuses to spend a lot of money to build such warships."
Chapter completed!