This surprise and exclamation spread throughout the shipyard, but most craftsmen soon understood it.
after all……
Even divine objects such as grenades were made by the Holy Marquis, so wouldn't it be normal for him to be good at building ships?
As a result, production was not interrupted.
And...invisibly, a consensus emerged that no one said, but everyone thought of.
Maybe in this world, those who can create more awesome things are the real talents?
The craftsmanship we all do...maybe it's not that humble after all?
Of course, this consensus did not eventually develop into formal classics such as theory. After all, the cultural level of most craftsmen was very average, and many were not literate at all.
But the seeds of thought spread everywhere invisibly, sowing seeds and getting deep into people's hearts...
On the contrary, Wu Meiniang, who became the deputy manager of the shipyard for Li Sheng, was extremely curious about and admired Li Sheng.
This guy……
I didn't know it at first, I just thought he was the son of a wealthy family. But when I officially went to work at the shipyard the next day, I realized that this Li Sheng was actually the one who defeated the Turks and made several suggestions to help His Majesty stabilize the country...
Marquis Shengxiang, Li Sheng!
Looking at Li Sheng's shipbuilding skills, he was also extremely sophisticated. After a while, Wu Meiniang's expression gradually changed when she looked at Li Sheng.
From the beginning, the resistance to selling oneself for family survival was lost.
Gradually, it turned into an appreciation for Li Sheng, and after a while, only admiration remained...
This guy is a complete all-rounder, as good as Zhuge Liang!
But then again, while Li Sheng and Wu Meiniang were working hard in the newly built shipyard...
On the other side, a large shipyard is also under construction.
I don't know who invested in this large shipyard. The person who came forward was the local wealthy Su family, but the Su family obviously did not have the strength.
Of course, this does not mean that the Su family has no strength.
It's because the shipyard is built directly on the seaside and its scale is too huge.
Even compared to Li Sheng's shipyard, it is more than twice as big.
If it weren't for another shipyard whose owner was Li Sheng, who was famous all over the world, probably no one would have noticed it at all.
Even if the Su family tried their best to build such a huge shipyard, they would not be able to build it, because the Su family had recruited almost all the shipbuilders from the entire Jiangdong area this time.
And these places have been China's floating industrial bases since ancient times. If we collect all the shipbuilders in these places, it is almost equivalent to collecting almost all the shipbuilders in the country.
and……
The most terrifying thing is that these shipwrights are different from carpenters.
This is because they are not only extremely proficient in carpentry and the performance characteristics of various types of wood, but they also have their own unique understanding of ships. Not only are they carpenters, they also have a large amount of empirical understanding of properties such as structural strength.
In this era, he is truly a senior engineer.
When Li Sheng established the shipyard, this scene was naturally witnessed by the shipwrights here.
Everyone was confused when they saw what Li Sheng had done.
Because whether it’s a dry dock, or it’s wrapped in copper sheets, these things...
They really have never seen or even heard of them!
Unheard of.
But even so, Li Sheng's name was spread abroad after all, and this time... he was also responsible for building ships for the financial backers behind him.
Therefore, it still caused a lot of discussion. After all, no one had ever seen this unheard-of shipbuilding method.
Soon after, the discussion and doubts gradually spread, and gradually not only the shipwrights were surprised, but also the financial backers behind it.
Deep inside the Su family's mansion in Hangzhou.
Several old men were talking to each other, "Brother Wang, what is going on?"
…
Gathered in the Su family's mansion were a group of people led by Wang Jing and Pei Ji.
Five surnames and seven hopes!
The most powerful group of people among the aristocratic families of the current dynasty.
At this time, everyone was drinking, but Lu Changgeng suddenly remembered Li Sheng's shipyard, so he brought it up.
The reason why this situation occurs is, first of all, naturally because we are competitors.
And they are not ordinary competitors. The game between Qiwang and Li Sheng of the Five Surnames is far more profound and grand than the shipbuilding business. The Hangzhou Su family cannot get involved at all.
The second... is the Lisheng shipyard, which is currently the first one. And because of the upgrade of technology, it does not require a large factory building, so it is much smaller than the shipyard built here in Wuzhou.
Wang Jing, Pei Ji and others were paying close attention at all times. When they saw that the shipyard built by Li Sheng was indeed one size smaller than everyone else, everyone suddenly felt confident.
Wuhu!
This time, I can finally defeat Li Sheng!
Therefore, although I still told myself to be wary of Li Sheng, I saw that the shipyard was a shipyard that could not be found, and the shipyard was much smaller than everyone else's shipyard, so I gradually stopped paying attention.
after all……
This time the strategy finally worked!
Not to mention anything else, just because Li Sheng's Caotai team didn't even have a serious shipwright, everyone didn't believe that Li Sheng could build a usable ship.
Then I heard that Li Sheng actually covered the bottom of the hull with copper - this was simply because the ship's life was too long and it couldn't sink quickly enough.
There was no worry at all this time, but of course I was overjoyed.
But on this day...
Lu Changgeng suddenly raised this question.
Wang Jing, Li Tiancheng, Cui Baihe, Zheng Taishan, and even Pei Ji and Xiao Yu were all startled.
The recent rumors... indeed everyone has heard about it, but they always feel that it is not a big deal.
So you didn't mention it and I didn't mention it. Even though we feasted, sang and danced together every day, no one kicked us out in the end.
Until this day, Lu Changgeng, who had always been cautious, thought of this and mentioned it.
Wang Jing pondered for a moment...
"There is indeed something fishy about this. But..."
As he spoke, Wang Jing's words got stuck.
To be honest, he was a little confused about how to express it.
This matter may be said to be complicated, but it may be said to be simple. In fact, he just feels that there is no problem at all.
"But the hull of the ship is covered with copper, which is too ignorant. If it is covered with copper, what can it do for defense? This ship cannot charge like soldiers and horses on the ground, so what is the use of it?"
When Wang Jing said this, Lu Changgeng nodded.
If you think about it carefully, it's really nothing strange.
At this time, Xiao Yu smiled slightly and said, "You are still overthinking it. Now that the monster Li Sheng can't even recruit a serious shipwright, what can he accomplish?"
"That small shipyard still does such a childish thing as wrapping it in copper sheets. It's clear that it doesn't understand ship affairs."
"Let me see, you should drink more, enjoy singing and dancing, relax and take good care of your body and bones, so that you can see this monster defeated! Haha!"