After the military reorganization, the post of commander of Lingshan Guard was abolished, and now more than a thousand officers and soldiers from the Central Command of the Fourth Battalion of the garrison are stationed at the garrison.
After Liu Yan and Miao Shao led their troops to Lingshan Acropolis, President Qian of Central China received the news in advance and gathered all the shipbuilding craftsmen placed in the city.
Previously, the imperial court mobilized many shipbuilding craftsmen from Tianjin Guard. Liu Yan placed them behind Lingshan Guard, and also ordered the shogunate's military department to continuously recruit shipbuilding craftsmen from all over the country. They only paid wages and did not have to work. Such treatment immediately responded to the response.
Today, there are more than 2,000 shipbuilders gathered in Lingshan Acropolis, as well as more than 2,000 carpenters, blacksmiths and various apprentices.
It can be said that the shipbuilding talent pool in Liu Yan's hands is already quite sufficient. In addition, the shogunate's current financial resources are also fully guaranteed. The time is ripe for building shipyards and building sea-going ships.
"My subordinates pay homage to the governor!"
General Qian, who was stationed at Lingshan Acropolis, led his troops to greet Liu Yan and his party outside the city. Liu Yan smiled and exchanged greetings with them, and his words were full of praise, which moved General Qian deeply.
Then Liu Yan said: "Have all the shipbuilders assembled?"
"Don't worry, Governor, all the shipbuilders, carpenters, blacksmiths, apprentices, etc. have all been assembled in accordance with the Governor's order and are waiting at the school yard in the city. The Governor can go into the city to take a rest before going to inspect."
"Go directly to the school grounds."
"The governor has been working hard all the way, so he might as well take a rest..."
Liu Yan said with a smile: "There are so many craftsmen waiting for me to be alone. I feel sorry for myself. I'd better go and see An Xin early."
Soon, Liu Yan and his entourage rode their horses to the school ground. At this time, the school
The venue was crowded with people, and more than 4,000 craftsmen and apprentices were gathering under the scorching sun. Everyone was already sweating profusely, and their clothes were soaked with sweat, but they did not dare to find a place to cool down.
When Liu Yan saw this, the smile on his face slowly disappeared and he glared at Mr. Qian who was following behind him.
When Miao Shao saw this, he pulled Mr. Qian and scolded him in a low voice: "You're going to be in trouble! Those craftsmen are all the people the governor intends to reuse. You actually let them be exposed to the sun. You're looking for death!"
Mr. Qian suddenly woke up and hurriedly confessed to Liu Yan.
Liu Yan said: "Remember, under my rule, craftsmen and common people are more important than officials and gentry. We must not treat them lightly, let alone mistreat them!"
"Yes, my subordinates dare not, please punish me!"
"I'll be fined two months' military pay. If I do it again next time, I'll be dismissed immediately!"
"yes!"
Liu Yan sighed and said, "Take people to prepare a large amount of light salt water and distribute it to the craftsmen for drinking. Then we will find the military medical officer and wait here with the anti-heat medicine."
"yes!"
Mr. Qian hurriedly ran to make arrangements, and Liu Yan said to Miao Shao: "Before I left, I gave Mr. Qian five silver coins. It was given to him by the governor himself. It is not easy to support a family by joining the army. Just teach me a lesson.”
"yes."
Then Liu Yan walked up to the high platform, and all the craftsmen immediately looked over, their eyes full of gratitude. It was Liu Yan who spent a lot of money to support everyone, so that everyone could support their families and live a stable and practical life in such a world. , such a superior officer is enough to work hard for him!
"It has been a long time since you have arrived at Lingshan Guard. The governor has been taking care of you, and even your family members have been living in the city.
That's today. "
"The governor has decided to build a shipyard in Lingshanwei. This will be the largest, most technologically advanced, and most productive shipyard in the Ming Dynasty, and you will be the first batch of craftsmen in this shipyard. All honors will be born from your hands!"
All the craftsmen were excited by these words. Although the craftsmen could not understand Liu Yan's words, they could understand that following the governor in front of him and working in his shipyard, the future would be very good. Just open your arms and work hard.
Then Liu Yan looked at Miao Shao and asked, "When will the people from the shogunate's military department arrive?"
Miao Shao said: "To inform the governor, when we set off from Qingzhou Mansion, my subordinates had already sent fast horses to contact the shogunate's military department. Counting the days, we estimate that we should be able to arrive in the next few days."
Liu Yan nodded and said: "This shipyard is temporarily under the jurisdiction of the Shogunate's Ministry of War. When the people from the Ministry of War arrive, we will plan the specific construction matters."
Miao Shao said: "Don't worry, Governor, there will be no delay. Now, in accordance with the Governor's request, the Ministry of Finance of the Shogunate has sent six batches of money, food and materials, as well as wood, iron, cement and other materials needed to build the shipyard." , there are more than 3,000 construction craftsmen and civilian workers recruited, and they are all in place and ready to start construction at any time."
"Ah, very good!"
Then Liu Yan said some words to encourage morale. During this period, Mr. Qian who was stationed at Lingshan Guard brought a large amount of light salt water and distributed it to the craftsmen to drink. Liu Yan looked at Mr. Qian's sweating appearance and couldn't help but nod. .
After Liu Yan inspected the craftsmen, he and Miao Shao went to Lingshan Guard.
The seaside south of the city.
At this time, the beach had been surrounded by wooden fences by the "advanced personnel" of the Shogunate's Military Department, prohibiting the surrounding people from entering.
This is a good port location. After the tidal flat enters the sea, there is a drop of several meters, where large ships can be berthed. And the wind and waves here are not very big. What's even more rare is that because the beach here is half-moon shaped and "embraced" by land on both sides, the sea water will not freeze in winter, making it a good beach. Ice-free harbor.
While building a shipyard here, Liu Yan is also preparing to build a deep-water port as the first base of the navy in the future.
Liu Yan, accompanied by Miao Shao, rode on horseback to inspect the beach. At this time, there were countless tents on the entire beach surrounded by wooden fences, arranged in an orderly manner without any disorder.
In the tent were civilians, craftsmen and others who had gathered in advance, as well as some garrison officers who had been mobilized to maintain order here.
In addition, Liu Yan saw that more than 20 houses had been built on the inland side of the beach, which were individually enclosed by a courtyard wall and guarded by more than a dozen garrison soldiers.
"Look, Governor, that's where the money, food, and supplies are probably stored."
"Um."
While talking, the chief here heard that Liu Yan was coming and ran quickly to see him.
"Tan Xiao, the chief of the military department of the shogunate, pays homage to the governor!"
"Get up."
"Thank you, Governor!"
"The Governor took a look around and found that your management here is very good, not bad!"
Tan Xiao smiled and said, "As long as the governor is satisfied, my subordinates' efforts have not been in vain."
"There are so many craftsmen and civilians here, do they still have enough money and food?"
"It's enough for now, two
A few days ago, people from the Ministry of Finance shipped another batch of supplies, which reassured the governor. "
While he was talking, a group of knights came on horseback. Miao Shao laughed and said, "Look, Governor, Minister Tian is here."
Soon, Tian Huixu, the Minister of War of the shogunate, rolled off his horse and saluted Liu Yan panting.
Liu Yan helped Tian Huixu up and asked, "Why is Minister Tian so tired?"
"After receiving the news from General Miao, my subordinates came here day and night, for fear of delaying the governor's important affairs. Fortunately, it was not too late."
Liu Yan sighed and said: "With subordinates like you, no matter what kind of big things are delayed, they can be accomplished!"
Then Liu Yan ordered Tian Huixu to rest for a while. Half an hour later, Liu Yan led everyone to a high slope on the beach. Although it is not too high here, only a few meters, it is enough to overlook the entire beach.
"Please see, Governor, regarding the construction of the shipyard, the Shogunate Ministry of War has already made a preliminary plan: the shipyard adopts the construction method of wet dock, and there are four planned shipyards for building ships. On the side of the shipyard connected to the sea, a lock will be built respectively. When the ship is built, the sluice is opened and seawater is released into the dock, so that the ship can float on the water and enter the sea."
"In addition to the four wet docks, the shipyard also includes supporting workshops such as a blacksmith workshop, a wood processing workshop, a cloth and rope workshop. In order to build warships in the future, my subordinates think that a firearms workshop should also be reserved in the shipyard. Due to the location, all the artillery and muskets needed for the warship were built locally to save freight and time.”
Tian Huixu ordered people to unfold the design drawings of the shogunate's war department while explaining it to Liu Yan based on the actual terrain.
Now, the location of every workshop and every dock was very intuitively presented to Liu Yan.
"I wonder if the Governor has any other opinions?"
Liu Yan said: "I believe that future firearms workshops should not be placed in shipyards. After all, manufacturing gunpowder and custom-loaded ammunition is dangerous and prone to fires, so we must take precautions."
"In addition, a port must be built outside the shipyard to dock ships, especially our own warships in the future. Therefore, the supporting facilities at the port must be complete and the scale must be large enough."
Tian Huixu took notes one after another and said: "Don't worry, Governor, the construction drawings will be revised immediately and will be reported to the Governor for review tomorrow at the latest."
"Um."
Liu Yan said: "After the design drawings are finalized tomorrow, construction here will start immediately. It is midsummer now. The construction, improvement, and personnel arrangements of the shipyard, various workshops, and ports will all take time. We must rush before the cold winter comes. Finished before!"
"yes."
Tian Huixu's heart was heavy. The time was a little tight. There were only three or four months left, but there were so many things to do.
"Supervisor, I will summon the craftsmen to revise the drawings now and try to finalize them today."
"good."
Liu Yan stayed on the beach that day, taking the opportunity to chat with the craftsmen and people and learn about the people's sentiments in various places.
Late at night, Tian Huixu came to Liu Yan's camp tiredly and handed over a revised drawing: "It has been revised according to the supervisor's consciousness. Please take a look at it."
Liu Yan looked at Tian Huixu, who looked tired, and said, "I'll just take a look at the drawings. You go back to bed first.
Something is clear. The governor knows that time is tight, but no one is invincible. You must know how to rest, otherwise you will collapse from exhaustion and be unable to do anything. "
Tian Huixu said with a smile: "My subordinates are not sleepy yet. Let's wait at the governor's place. The drawings are fine. I will arrange the construction of the shipyard tonight, and we can start working on it early tomorrow morning." "
Upon seeing this, Liu Yan shook his head, said nothing, lowered his head and looked at the drawings carefully.
This drawing is very detailed. Each of the four docks near the sea is independent and has its own operating space, allowing craftsmen to move or build various required components.
To the north of the dock, there are various workshops supporting the shipyard. According to the order of the shipbuilding process, the locations of these workshops from the dock are also different, and they are all arranged according to the principle of process priority.
On both sides of the dock are buildings such as the treasury and government offices, and outside are the canteen, kitchen, public toilets, bathrooms and other facilities of the shipyard. The entire shipyard is surrounded by a tall courtyard wall, with only two gates, the south and the north.
The north gate is connected to an official road, leading directly to Lingshan Acropolis. The southern gate leads to the port.
The port is very large. According to the drawings, it can dock more than 20 ships with a capacity of 4,000 tons. It is divided into five piers, and each pier can dock at least four ships.
In addition, the supporting facilities and houses at the port are sufficient and distributed between the port pier and the shipyard to facilitate communication with each other.
As for the firearms workshop, it was placed two miles north of the shipyard. It was a separate courtyard connected to the shipyard and the port by roads.
After reading it, Liu Yan said
He said: "Yes, the shipyard, port, etc. will be built according to this drawing."
Tian Huixu let out a long breath and said, "I obey my orders!"
