Qi Yu asked to borrow the boatman, which was beyond Qi Jing's expectation.
You know, Qiongzhou is a huge island hanging in the South China Sea, surrounded by oceans on all sides. With such a special geographical location, there is no shortage of old craftsmen who are good at shipbuilding.
Since there is no shortage there, why ask for it?
Unreasonable.
Thinking of this, Qi Jing smiled and said: "Brother Shaocheng, why do you become more and more confused as you live? Fishing in the South China Sea is very common, how can there be a shortage of shipbuilders?"
However, Qi Yu shook his head and said meaningfully: "Brother Qi's words are wrong. The shipbuilders in Qiongzhou can only build some small boats for fishing. Any larger boats will be inexperienced."
A bigger one?
Wouldn't that be...
Qi Jing shuddered, first looked around cautiously, and then lowered his voice and asked: "Do you want to... build a ship?"
Qi Yu refused to comment: "Yes!"
this……
The Great Feng Dynasty had clear regulations on the private construction of warships by individuals or localities. Even fishing boats used for fishing at sea were strictly limited in size. Violators should be punished as treason.
Qi Jing suppressed his confusion and asked, "What's the point of building a ship?"
Qi Yu smiled happily and said: "Of course it's for self-protection!"
Self-protection?
Will large ships be used as well?
Qi Jing naturally didn't believe it, he laughed and said: "If you don't tell me the truth, I won't lend it to you."
All right!
I'm not an outsider anyway, so there's no harm in talking.
Qi Yu sighed quietly and said: "To be honest with Brother Qi, the emperor has now fully relaxed the maritime ban on Qiongzhou. In other words, Qiongzhou's future development will definitely be closely related to trade. If there are no majestic sailors there to intimidate,
How can I hold on to the achievements of construction? Not to mention the distance, just one wave of Japanese pirate raids is enough for me to drink a pot."
After a pause, he added: "Now, the emperor has given me the right to act cheaply, so I have this bold idea."
As the saying goes, a common man is not guilty, but he who possesses a jade is guilty. This is a very simple and straightforward truth.
If Qiongzhou really develops and becomes rich, it will not be able to hold on to this family fortune without a couple of tools to hold the bottom of the box.
Furthermore, Qiongzhou's geographical location is quite special. Both the west and the south are vassal states with wolfish ambitions. Although they appear to be sanctimonious and surrender, deep down they want to bite you to death.
People without thought, he must worry about.
Therefore, it is imperative to build primary self-defense, and the required talent reserves must be prepared from now on.
Qi Jing is no longer the Amon he was in the past, so he can naturally analyze the pros and cons, so he said: "Well, then I will give you a few young and capable craftsmen!"
Qi Yu chuckled: "Don't mention it! In my opinion, you should give me a few elderly people. They are already old and weak and can't do anything. Instead of working here to make a living, they might as well go to my place to work."
Doing odd jobs. Haha, just think of it as me taking care of your worries and reducing your stress!"
Help me reduce stress?
Only ghosts believe you!
Who doesn't know that only those craftsmen who are older are truly experienced? Unexpectedly, they will become just a freeloader in your mouth.
Qi Shaocheng, Qi Shaocheng, you are quite smart, specifically choosing my technical talents. You are no longer the poor scholar with a simple heart.
changed!
However, being sarcastic, Qi Jing readily agreed to him.
Qi Yu was so happy that he forgot his wife's advice. He took a sip of wine and fell drunk after a while.
…
The next morning it was sunny.
Qi Jing took his wife Fang Ruojiao to the dock and said goodbye to his best friend Qi Yu.
Peng Wenchang took the newly arrived old craftsmen on board the ship first, leaving only Mr. Qi talking on the shore.
Alas!
The waves are folded and the morning glow is beautiful!
Qi Yu felt the whistling sea breeze in front of him, looked at the waves in front of him, and suddenly felt his mind relaxed. He said with a sense of heroism: "Brother Qi, I don't know when I will see you again. I only hope that you will make great achievements here.
Compose an immortal war song that will be famous and go down in history.”
"Making great achievements?"
Qi Jing shook his head when he heard this, and sighed sadly: "It is not my intention to be granted the title of Marquis, but I hope the sea will be peaceful. In the early years, I was still passionate and often judged my military achievements by the number of enemies I killed; however, as I get older,
With the growth of the country, I have begun to get tired of this endless killing. Rather than being remembered in history, I hope to return to peace."
Qi Yu was a little confused, patted his shoulder and said, "Brother Qi is in his prime now, why is the hero short of breath?"
"I am not a hero who is short of breath, but my mentality has changed." Qi Jing thought for a while and explained more vividly: "There is a poem that goes: Don't talk about the matter of making a prince, because one general can achieve great success. This sentence
It can be said that every word is precious. As everyone knows, behind my military achievements, the price is the blood of thousands of brothers. The world only sees the side of me, Qi Jing, who has been soaring in his official career, but has not seen the heroic sacrifices behind the scenes.
The son of China."
Is this war?
Yes, that's what war is like!
Qi Yu was in a daze, but he seemed to have some understanding in his heart.
After a while, I heard Qi Jing sigh with emotion: "In every major victory, the court only cares about the number of enemies annihilated and the number of self-inflicted losses, and only cares about appeasing the aftermath. This makes me very dissatisfied. You know, at that time,
Behind the cold numbers, there are living lives. The only thing I can do is to minimize the casualties and help the families as much as I can."
How to minimize casualties?
This seemingly simple and straightforward statement directly touched Qi Yu's heart and aroused great resonance in him.
Human life is of the utmost importance and is worth a thousand pieces of gold.
How to kill fewer people in war, or how to avoid death, has become an important topic.
As a time traveler, I naturally have a unique understanding.
The only solution is to gain a crushing advantage in technology. Only in this way can we truly frighten those alien races and make them not dare to commit crimes.
The road is long and far away, I will search up and down.
The task is heavy and the road ahead is long.
Seeing that the two of them were in low mood, Fang Ruojiao quickly brought up another topic and asked Qi Yu: "I heard from my husband that your young master grew up eating goat's milk. Is this true?"
"Yes! Why do my siblings ask this question?" Qi Yu asked curiously.
Fang Ruojiao smiled with a reddish cheek and said: "To be honest with you, brother Qi, my little sister recently gave birth to a son. Unfortunately, I have to assist my husband in fighting against the Japanese and cannot fulfill my nursing duties as a mother, so I want to learn how to
Your young master feeds him with animal milk. I wonder if that milk is reliable?"
Qi Yu was in awe after hearing this and said hurriedly: "Absolutely reliable! Those who say that drinking animal milk is a slut is pure nonsense. The dog is now very strong and has no disease or disaster all year round. It is no different from those breastfed children.
There is no difference, my siblings can use it with confidence.”
"That's good!"
Then, Qi Yu smiled guiltily and said to Qi Jing: "I didn't know that your family was having a wedding, so I didn't prepare any gifts. I could only make up for it next time."
"Haha, Shaocheng, there's no need to be polite!"
After chatting for a while, Qi Yu looked at the rising sun, cupped his hands and said, "It's getting late, I have to board the ship and go on my way. Farewell! See you later!"
Qi Jing and his wife clasped their fists together and said, "Take care along the way!"
"..."
start sailing!
After resting for the night, the group continued on the road.
Qi Yu stood at the bow of the ship, waving goodbye to Qi Jing and his wife, until he could no longer see them at all, and then he walked back to the cabin with sadness.
The sailboat had a smooth sailing and sailed down the river at a very fast speed.
After crossing the waters of Fujian, we officially entered Guangdong Prefecture.
The current land of southern Guangdong is as warm as spring. Even in winter, it is very different from the bitter cold in the north. It does not feel cold at all.
Qi Yu took off his thick cotton clothes and put on a simple and elegant robe.
In addition, he also took out the folding fan and shook it slowly, showing his grace and grace.
What’s next?
This requires careful planning.
According to the official system, newly appointed officials have to go to the superior Yamen to order Mao.
To elaborate, you can either take office first and then report, or you can report first and then take office. This is just a formality and can be arranged flexibly.
Qi Yu thought it would be better to stop in Yangcheng Mansion first, go to the Yamen to report in, and then transfer to Qiongzhou to take up his post.
There is a reason for this arrangement.
In addition to the smooth journey, there are also benefits to be found.
The newly appointed governor of Guangdong, Lu Boxuan, can barely be regarded as an old friend. Although he has known him for a long time, he still wanted to pay a visit to the dock to deepen our relationship. Secondly, if he could smuggle in some urgently needed items, the difficulties he would face would be great.