344.Chapter 344 The young thousand households are growing up
Nanjing Longjiang Bao Shipyard.
"At the beginning of Hongwu, a shipbuilding factory was opened in the open space in the northwest corner of the capital!" This land in the northwest of the capital is now the Longjiang Bao Shipyard. The shipyard is connected to the Yangtze River to the west and the Qinhuai River to the east, covering an extremely large area. Shipbuilding in this era was dominated by the Ming Dynasty.
The Longjiang Shipyard was the most important in shipbuilding in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty treasure ships that once made seven voyages to the Western Ocean came from here. Just talking about a shipyard may not leave much impression on people, but let’s talk about it.
The scale of the treasure ship must have something to refer to for this impression.
According to the information left by the predecessors, the treasure ship that Zheng He sailed to the West was about forty-four feet long and eighteen feet wide. It was a giant ship with more than 5,000 materials. If converted to today's units, it would be one hundred and thirty.
It is nine meters long, fifty-six meters wide, and has a displacement of nearly 10,000 tons. Compare it with an actual object. Contemporary football is regarded as a national entertainment. I believe everyone has an idea of how big this football field is. Yes, this treasure ship is directly bigger than football.
The field is quite big, you know, this is a wooden boat!
Treasure ships of this size were not built one by one at the Longjiang Shipyard. They often started construction on several ships at the same time. In the peak period, as many as six treasure ships were built at the same time. Think about this shipyard.
You should be aware of its scale!
Of course, this was the grand occasion of the Longjiang Bao Shipyard in its heyday. Now compared to the Yongle period, the shipyard is in some decline. The documents, records, and craftsmen's experiences of the treasure ships built by the Sanbao eunuchs were banned during the Renxuan period.
After that, they were all delivered to the court. Some said that these things were locked in a certain warehouse in Ouchi, and some said that these things had long been destroyed as waste paper by the Ministry of Household Affairs. No matter what kind of legend, it was just a little bit.
, this treasure ship, Longjiang Shipyard cannot build it at the moment.
Shipyards that can't build treasure ships, what should they build now! In addition to the ironclad ships used by the imperial court to enrich the navy, what they do most is to build merchant ships. However, after this ship is built, it will take more than three to five years.
, if you meet someone who cherishes it, you are lucky, even if you manage it for thirty or fifty years, it will be normal. There are so many ships that can be built in this world. Besides, the shipyards of Ming Dynasty are not from Longjiang. In addition to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong,
There is also a shipyard over there!
Therefore, on weekdays, the most work done in the shipyard is to mend and repair the ships of various gods. However, such work cannot support the thousands of craftsmen and their workers in the shipyard.
In addition to the lifting department, the help command hall and a canopy factory specializing in making sea-going ship awnings, the shipyard also has a joinery workshop, a paint workshop, a twisting workshop, an iron workshop, a canopy workshop, and a rope workshop.
, cable workshop and seven other workshops and materials shops. Among them, the canopy factory located in the northeast of the factory area alone has ten rows and sixty houses. The shipyard's supervising officials, in addition to the fifth-rank Ministry of Industry doctor
, there are also Yuanwailang, chiefs, promotions, helper commanders and other personnel. There are nearly a hundred first-class and junior team leaders only. The shipbuilders and craftsmen of shipbuilding and shipbuilding are from Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Huguang, Fujian and Jiangsu.
The province has a detailed division of labor. It is divided into four compartments. Each compartment is divided into ten armors. Each armor has a commander to oversee ten households. The first compartment is divided into ship wood, shuttle, oar and cable craftsmen; the second compartment is divided into ship wood, iron and cable craftsmen.
The third compartment is for the craftsman; the fourth compartment is for the brown and tent craftsmen. In addition, there are also the internal officials supervisor, the horse supervisor, the watchmaker, the watchman, the bridgeman and other personnel.
It is impossible to rely on the money and food allocated by the court to support these people. The court itself is still riddled with holes. It would be good if you don't starve to death.
During the Hongzhi period, the imperial court divided the Longjiang Bao Shipyard a little bit into the front factory and the back factory. Well, it would be a bit long to explain specifically what the front factory is and what the back factory is. Anyway, in the shipyard
Everyone knew in their hearts that those in the front factory were working, and those in the back factory were receiving salary from the imperial court.
There are craftsmen who have been working hard. Last year, they finally ushered in good times. There were fifteen new ships, and the wages and wood were not in arrears from top to bottom. This made these craftsmen feel like they were living a better life.
Life would be easier now. If it weren't for a limited time limit, they really wanted to keep building these dozen ships like this forever. Only when they had work to fill their stomachs would they realize how miserable it was when there was no work.
What a forced thing!
Even if some people spend a lot of time on these ships, this ship is really not built. After all, it is not the big ship that Eunuch Zheng used to sail to the West. Among these ships, the largest one only has 2,000 materials. This is already the Longjiang Bao Shipyard.
It's the limit of what can be built. The smallest one only has 500 materials. Even if there are more than a dozen ships, after more than a year of work, no matter how hard it is, the ship will still be delivered.
When this boat is launched into the water, it can't just run. Try to take a turn on the sea. If the most lively and sensational thing in Nanjing in the past two months is none other than this one, God knows it.
It was the work of that great master who didn't even have skilled shipwrights, so he just built so many ships. After the ships were built, he started recruiting people aggressively.
Because of this news, the Bao Shipyard immediately became as lively as a vegetable market. People come here every day to try their luck. Some are unable to survive. There are also criminals wanted by the court who want to sneak into the fleet incognito. Such a big ship
, they definitely didn’t run away in the Ming Dynasty, they definitely went to sea. Is there any better way for those criminals to escape overseas than this?
Perhaps because of this reason, there was originally a Jinyiwei Qianhusi in Nanjing where only a thousand households lived in Nanjing to make ends meet. However, as soon as the imperial court ordered, a Jinyiwei Qianhuo was immediately established next to the Longjiang Bao Shipyard. With these fierce spirits,
With the Jinyiwei in charge, the hard-working boatmen of the Bao Shipyard were not overwhelmed by the boatmen swarming in from all directions.
It's just a little strange that this Longjiang Qianhu Institute is really different from the Qianhu Institute in the city. The Qianhu Institute of Jinyiwei is surprisingly young. After all, there is a hereditary theory in the Ming Dynasty, but...
What happened to those hundreds of golden-haired, blue-eyed, concave-eyed and high-nosed Jin Yiwei? Someone has heard of the conversation between these people. Damn, those chattering did not say a word of our Ming Dynasty. Could it be that our Ming Dynasty Jin Yiwei?
, have you also started using Qishengfan?
At this moment, Wu Huchen, standing at a high place, looked at the dense crowd of craftsmen who were painting unknown numbers of raw lacquers on the boat that was about to be launched into the water. He was surrounded by a group of "raw" Jinyi guards.
In front of Heng Heng was a man who looked like a steward. Of course, this was in the eyes of Wu Huchen, and in the eyes of the craftsmen below, standing next to him, a young Qianhu, was a wealthy and well-off man.
It's my lord.
"How many days did Mr. Qian's ship stop in Jining?" Wu Huchen muttered somewhat depressedly: "Your master, Mr. Fang, sent you here to give me such a news?"
"Yes, Master Qianhu, don't worry. I heard that there are a few noble people coming with Master Qian. I think some noble people are having fun!" The steward said with some respect. His respectfulness was because of Wu Huchen's age.
.
Jin Yiwei is scary, but if you use money to reason with women and Jin Yiwei, sometimes you can still make sense. However, this Wu Qianhu is not only a Jin Yiwei, he is also a young man. Everyone must have seen that
Children pour boiling water on ants and step on toads. Adults do things with a purpose. However, when children do things, they really can’t feel the pulse at all. To describe them as moody, in the end, they have a purpose.
It couldn't be simpler.
Therefore, the steward named Fang Xiang did not want to give Wu Huchen any reason to be moody. No matter it was his attitude, words, or even expression, he was simply more respectful than he was to his own master.
"Okay, I understand. You can go back. If you have any news over there, send it to me right away!" Wu Huchen waved his hand, and Qianhu, who had been with him for several months, sat down and actually became a little scornful.
"Although Mr. Qianhu, Mr. Qian and several nobles are still visiting Jining, the boat originally used as Mr. Qian's boat has already set off from Jining!" Fang Xiang's lips moved slightly, as if he was unhappy.
Do you know whether you should say this: "I heard that the ship was filled with silk, sugar and other goods!"
"Huh!?" Wu Huchen was stunned for a moment. Shouldn't these gadgets be purchased from Nanjing? My brother-in-law is panicking because his boat is empty. Is he looking for something to buy a bunch of for fun?
"I know!" He nodded. Although he didn't know what Qian Wubing meant, there were a lot of things in the warehouses at Longjiang Wharf. For Wu Huchen, who was currently living in Longjiang Qianhu Station,
This matter is a bit confusing, but how to deal with these things is not difficult at all.
When he was about to leave, Wu Huchen turned around and said to the expressionless person behind him: "Mr. Shouzhi, what does my brother-in-law mean? It's weird to transport these things from Shandong to Nanjing. How do I feel about it?"
ah!"
"Don't think about it if you think it's weird. Do what you're doing well. When Mr. Qian comes, why don't you ask him directly?" Zhang Cai's face was hidden in the mask, and no expression could be seen.
"Let's go see Mr. Tang! How did he gain today?" Wu Huchen nodded and thought for a while. For the same reason, the things on his brother-in-law's mind must be much more complicated than his own. Just do your own thing well.
.
A gust of cool wind blew over, and he suddenly felt refreshed. The sound of gongs began to ring in the distance. He knew that it was time for dinner. He looked down, and where he could see, the sound of the gong disappeared suddenly.
There is a row of houses near the boatman, and in front of the houses, there are hundreds of people waiting there with small wooden signs in their hands.
Nanjing Longjiang Bao Shipyard.
"At the beginning of Hongwu, a shipbuilding factory was opened in the open space in the northwest corner of the capital!" This land in the northwest of the capital is now the Longjiang Bao Shipyard. The shipyard is connected to the Yangtze River to the west and the Qinhuai River to the east, covering an extremely large area. Shipbuilding in this era was dominated by the Ming Dynasty.
The Longjiang Shipyard was the most important in shipbuilding in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty treasure ships that once made seven voyages to the Western Ocean came from here. Just talking about a shipyard may not leave much impression on people, but let’s talk about it.
The scale of the treasure ship must have something to refer to for this impression.
According to the information left by the predecessors, the treasure ship that Zheng He sailed to the West was about forty-four feet long and eighteen feet wide. It was a giant ship with more than 5,000 materials. If converted to today's units, it would be one hundred and thirty.
It is nine meters long, fifty-six meters wide, and has a displacement of nearly 10,000 tons. Compare it with an actual object. Contemporary football is regarded as a national entertainment. I believe everyone has an idea of how big this football field is. Yes, this treasure ship is directly bigger than football.
The field is quite big, you know, this is a wooden boat!
Treasure ships of this size were not built one by one at the Longjiang Shipyard. They often started construction on several ships at the same time. In the peak period, as many as six treasure ships were built at the same time. Think about this shipyard.
You should be aware of its scale!
Of course, this was the grand occasion of the Longjiang Bao Shipyard in its heyday. Now compared to the Yongle period, the shipyard is in some decline. The documents, records, and craftsmen's experiences of the treasure ships built by the Sanbao eunuchs were banned during the Renxuan period.
After that, they were all delivered to the court. Some said that these things were locked in a certain warehouse in Ouchi, and some said that these things had long been destroyed as waste paper by the Ministry of Household Affairs. No matter what kind of legend, it was just a little bit.
, this treasure ship, Longjiang Shipyard cannot build it at the moment.
Shipyards that can't build treasure ships, what should they build now! In addition to the ironclad ships used by the imperial court to enrich the navy, what they do most is to build merchant ships. However, after this ship is built, it will take more than three to five years.
, if you meet someone who cherishes it, you are lucky, even if you manage it for thirty or fifty years, it will be normal. There are so many ships that can be built in this world. Besides, the shipyards of Ming Dynasty are not from Longjiang. In addition to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong,
There is also a shipyard over there!
Therefore, on weekdays, the most work done in the shipyard is to mend and repair the ships of various gods. However, such work cannot support the thousands of craftsmen and their workers in the shipyard.
In addition to the lifting department, the help command hall and a canopy factory specializing in making sea-going ship awnings, the shipyard also has a joinery workshop, a paint workshop, a twisting workshop, an iron workshop, a canopy workshop, and a rope workshop.
, cable workshop and seven other workshops and materials shops. Among them, the canopy factory located in the northeast of the factory area alone has ten rows and sixty houses. The shipyard's supervising officials, in addition to the fifth-rank Ministry of Industry doctor
, there are also Yuanwailang, chiefs, promotions, helper commanders and other personnel. There are nearly a hundred first-class and junior team leaders only. The shipbuilders and craftsmen of shipbuilding and shipbuilding are from Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Huguang, Fujian and Jiangsu.
The province has a detailed division of labor. It is divided into four compartments. Each compartment is divided into ten armors. Each armor has a commander to oversee ten households. The first compartment is divided into ship wood, shuttle, oar and cable craftsmen; the second compartment is divided into ship wood, iron and cable craftsmen.
The third compartment is for the craftsman; the fourth compartment is for the brown and tent craftsmen. In addition, there are also the internal officials supervisor, the horse supervisor, the watchmaker, the watchman, the bridgeman and other personnel.
It is impossible to rely on the money and food allocated by the court to support these people. The court itself is still riddled with holes. It would be good if you don't starve to death.
During the Hongzhi period, the imperial court divided the Longjiang Bao Shipyard a little bit into the front factory and the back factory. Well, it would be a bit long to explain specifically what the front factory is and what the back factory is. Anyway, in the shipyard
Everyone knew in their hearts that those in the front factory were working, and those in the back factory were receiving salary from the imperial court.
There are craftsmen who have been working hard. Last year, they finally ushered in good times. There were fifteen new ships, and the wages and wood were not in arrears from top to bottom. This made these craftsmen feel like they were living a better life.
Life would be easier now. If it weren't for a limited time limit, they really wanted to keep building these dozen ships like this forever. Only when they had work to fill their stomachs would they realize how miserable it was when there was no work.
What a forced thing!
Even if some people spend a lot of time on these ships, this ship is really not built. After all, it is not the big ship that Eunuch Zheng used to sail to the West. Among these ships, the largest one only has 2,000 materials. This is already the Longjiang Bao Shipyard.
It's the limit of what can be built. The smallest one only has 500 materials. Even if there are more than a dozen ships, after more than a year of work, no matter how hard it is, the ship will still be delivered.
When this boat is launched into the water, it can't just run. Try to take a turn on the sea. If the most lively and sensational thing in Nanjing in the past two months is none other than this one, God knows it.
It was the work of that great master who didn't even have skilled shipwrights, so he just built so many ships. After the ships were built, he started recruiting people aggressively.
Because of this news, the Bao Shipyard immediately became as lively as a vegetable market. People come here every day to try their luck. Some are unable to survive. There are also criminals wanted by the court who want to sneak into the fleet incognito. Such a big ship
, they definitely didn’t run away in the Ming Dynasty, they definitely went to sea. Is there any better way for those criminals to escape overseas than this?
Perhaps because of this reason, there was originally a Jinyiwei Qianhusi in Nanjing where only a thousand households lived in Nanjing to make ends meet. However, as soon as the imperial court ordered, a Jinyiwei Qianhuo was immediately established next to the Longjiang Bao Shipyard. With these fierce spirits,
With the Jinyiwei in charge, the hard-working boatmen of the Bao Shipyard were not overwhelmed by the boatmen swarming in from all directions.
It's just a little strange that this Longjiang Qianhu Institute is really different from the Qianhu Institute in the city. The Qianhu Institute of Jinyiwei is surprisingly young. After all, there is a hereditary theory in the Ming Dynasty, but...
What happened to those hundreds of golden-haired, blue-eyed, concave-eyed and high-nosed Jin Yiwei? Someone has heard of the conversation between these people. Damn, those chattering did not say a word of our Ming Dynasty. Could it be that our Ming Dynasty Jin Yiwei?
, have you also started using Qishengfan?
At this moment, Wu Huchen, standing at a high place, looked at the dense crowd of craftsmen who were painting unknown numbers of raw lacquers on the boat that was about to be launched into the water. He was surrounded by a group of "raw" Jinyi guards.
In front of Heng Heng was a man who looked like a steward. Of course, this was in the eyes of Wu Huchen, and in the eyes of the craftsmen below, standing next to him, a young Qianhu, was a wealthy and well-off man.
It's my lord.
"How many days did Mr. Qian's ship stop in Jining?" Wu Huchen muttered somewhat depressedly: "Your master, Mr. Fang, sent you here to give me such a news?"
"Yes, Master Qianhu, don't worry. I heard that there are a few noble people coming with Master Qian. I think some noble people are having fun!" The steward said with some respect. His respectfulness was because of Wu Huchen's age.
.
Jin Yiwei is scary, but if you use money to reason with women and Jin Yiwei, sometimes you can still make sense. However, this Wu Qianhu is not only a Jin Yiwei, he is also a young man. Everyone must have seen that
Children pour boiling water on ants and step on toads. Adults do things with a purpose. However, when children do things, they really can’t feel the pulse at all. To describe them as moody, in the end, they have a purpose.
It couldn't be simpler.
Therefore, the steward named Fang Xiang did not want to give Wu Huchen any reason to be moody. No matter it was his attitude, words, or even expression, he was simply more respectful than he was to his own master.
"Okay, I understand. You can go back. If you have any news over there, send it to me right away!" Wu Huchen waved his hand, and Qianhu, who had been with him for several months, sat down and actually became a little scornful.
"Although Mr. Qianhu, Mr. Qian and several nobles are still visiting Jining, the boat originally used as Mr. Qian's boat has already set off from Jining!" Fang Xiang's lips moved slightly, as if he was unhappy.
Do you know whether you should say this: "I heard that the ship was filled with silk, sugar and other goods!"
"Huh!?" Wu Huchen was stunned for a moment. Shouldn't these gadgets be purchased from Nanjing? My brother-in-law is panicking because his boat is empty. Is he looking for something to buy a bunch of for fun?
"I know!" He nodded. Although he didn't know what Qian Wubing meant, there were a lot of things in the warehouses at Longjiang Wharf. For Wu Huchen, who was currently living in Longjiang Qianhu Station,
This matter is a bit confusing, but how to deal with these things is not difficult at all.
When he was about to leave, Wu Huchen turned around and said to the expressionless person behind him: "Mr. Shouzhi, what does my brother-in-law mean? It's weird to transport these things from Shandong to Nanjing. How do I feel about it?"
ah!"
"Don't think about it if you think it's weird. Do what you're doing well. When Mr. Qian comes, why don't you ask him directly?" Zhang Cai's face was hidden in the mask, and no expression could be seen.
"Let's go see Mr. Tang! How did he gain today?" Wu Huchen nodded and thought for a while. For the same reason, the things on his brother-in-law's mind must be much more complicated than his own. Just do your own thing well.
.
A gust of cool wind blew over, and he suddenly felt refreshed. The sound of gongs began to ring in the distance. He knew that it was time for dinner. He looked down, and where he could see, the sound of the gong disappeared suddenly.
There is a row of houses near the boatman, and in front of the houses, there are hundreds of people waiting there with small wooden signs in their hands.