Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1755
Some black technologies these days are completely useless, even if you are given a blueprint of an atomic bomb, you can't make it...

This battleship imitating the historical "Sovereign of the Sea" is already the pinnacle of contemporary technology!
If you want to go further, you must develop electric welding...

It is not difficult to get some "electricity" in Datang. A glass rod or fur can generate electricity by rubbing it together, but it is as difficult as heaven to use it.

At least Fang Jun would not.

So he often sighed, "Learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well, and you will not be afraid to travel all over the world." It didn't sound right before, but when you travel through time, you will find that it is the words of gold and stone. If these sciences are good enough, they are enough to write history. History's tech giants have to step aside...

The construction progress of the "Royal Princess" is fast enough. Jiangnan Shipyard has gathered the best craftsmen on the planet. After the drawings drawn by Fang Jun have been discussed in detail by the craftsmen, some of the parameters have been adjusted and modified. After all, Fang Jun Jun is just fiddling with memory. For such a rigorous matter as shipbuilding, a wrong parameter will cause the entire ship to capsize instantly after it is launched...

Sufficient human, financial and material resources, as well as rich shipbuilding experience, are enough to ensure that the ship will be launched in the spring and summer of next year, and it may be able to catch up with the Eastern Expedition by then.

Zheng Kun often looked radiant after coming to the Jiangnan Shipyard. Perhaps it was because he had applied what he had learned, or perhaps the climate in Jiangnan was suitable for retirement. This man actually seemed to be rejuvenated, his legs and feet were light and full of energy, and even his white hair seemed to have turned black.

Smiling and patted the top of a child beside him, Zheng Kun often had a doting smile on his face: "Quickly greet Lord Hou."

The boy next to him was about thirteen or fourteen years old, he looked handsome and smart, he bowed to the ground obediently, and said: "Student Zheng Renkai, I have met Lord Hou."

Fang Jun asked with a smile: "Why don't you go to school?"

Zheng Renkai replied obediently: "I usually want to go, but today the teacher in the school is sick, so I have a day off."

Zheng Kun often said: "This kid has been interested in shipbuilding since he was a child. Those shipbuilding skills are faster to learn than the Four Books and Five Classics. Other people's children will play around after school, but he always likes to drill into the shipyard, going up and down here. There are hundreds of craftsmen, and there is no one he doesn't know."

"Hehe, that's the origin of family education. Mr. Zheng, you have successors, so you should be happy."

"Can't everyone be a craftsman from generation to generation?" Zheng Kun often said with a little worry: "The craftsmen of our Zheng family, although much better than those craftsmen from humble backgrounds, can still be a part-time official. , but after all, isn’t that still a craftsman? It’s not promising.”

Fang Jun paused and sighed.

This is the consequence of disrespecting craftsmen. No one wants to be a person despised by society, especially if this despise will continue from generation to generation.So as long as there is such a chance, they will desperately drill camp just to get rid of the identity of a craftsman.

No one puts their minds on the inheritance of skills, and no one is willing to work hard to improve and innovate skills, because this is just a lowly job, and it is enough to earn a living.

In such a vicious cycle, the occasional excellent skills are often not passed on, and will be annihilated in the long river of time. When the Western barbarians who have been drinking blood suddenly get the opportunity of the industrial revolution, it will be easy to surpass China in one fell swoop.

Confucianism holds the right to speak in the upper class. They are willing to absorb all outstanding talents in the society into their class to ensure the monopoly position of this class. This will inevitably lead to a shortage of talents in all other industries, because all outstanding talents go to government. up...

Regarding this point, even if Fang Jun is a time traveler, he is completely powerless.

This is a manifestation of social values. Even if Fang Jun promotes the status of craftsmen, doctors, and blacksmiths, it is impossible to defeat the social values ​​formed over thousands of years in one fell swoop. It will take hundreds of thousands of years of hard work from generation to generation.

In fact, it was not until the 21st century that the concept of rejuvenating the country through science and technology was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and this situation was only slightly reversed. However, "study and excellence lead to officialdom" is still a universal value...

It is definitely a tragedy when all the best talents in a society become officials.

*****
The next day, the Royal Navy made final preparations, and more than [-] warships sailed out of the military port under Fang Jun's command.One by one warships blocked the entire Wusong River waterway, and all the merchant ships stopped at the shore to let the waterway open.

Lined sails covered the sky and sun, and the slender hull cut through the river, creating layers of splashes. Hundreds of boats galloped forward with majestic momentum, and the eyes of the common people and merchants on both sides of the river were filled with tears.

Everyone knows that this invincible invincible fleet across the seven seas will sail down the river into the vast sea, chopping the waves all the way to the north, and go to crush the navy of Goguryeo to serve the great cause of His Majesty's Eastern Expedition. Blow the first horn and blast the first cannon for the Great Tang Empire's hegemony Huanyu!
A breath of pride surged from my heart!

Over the past few years, countless people and merchants have tasted the benefits of a strong and prosperous country. The huge profits not only make the pockets of merchants round, but also benefit all industries.

With the influx of a lot of wealth, everyone can share in the dividends of business...

The stronger the country, the more prosperous the business.

This is already a truth that the old people in the country understand, but how to prove the strength of a country?

Only through continuous conquest!
Even though the vast majority of Tang people do not understand how the foreign wars have brought about the stimulation and leap-forward development of the national economy and the people's livelihood, they still fully support the invincible Datang army to expand the territory and fight bravely under the banner of His Majesty the Emperor!
Of course, the prerequisite for launching a war is that the war must be won...

The main fleet of the Royal Navy set off in a majestic and heroic manner. When the white sails of the fleet disappeared at the mouth of the Wusong River, the news still swept the entire south of the Yangtze River like a hurricane.

There are too many people waiting for this moment to happen...

That night, at the mouth of the Qiantang River.

Countless merchant ships have already loaded their cargo, docked at the shore for routine final inspection, and are ready to go.The wind and waves on the sea are dangerous, and no detail can be ignored, and it must be dealt with in place. This is the experience that everyone has accumulated through countless sea trips.

When the ship sails on the sea, you will find that no safety problem is superfluous...

In a hut by the river, in order to avoid attracting attention, only a candle was burning.

The light in the hut was dim, Xiao Cuo was dressed in a short shirt and strong attire, and Dama Jindao was sitting on the main hall, with two young people and one middle-aged on the left and right.

One of the young people is naturally Wang Qi. Although this person is young, he has the status of the Wang family of Langya, and Xiao Cuo's mother helped him, so he overwhelmed all the gentry and became one of the persons in charge of the sea trade. .

No matter how depraved and decadent the Langya Wang family is, it is still a prominent and wealthy family that once ruled the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River for hundreds of years.

The other middle-aged man was none other than Bao Xi, a descendant of the Yanling Bao family who had appeared at the banquet welcoming Fang Junzhi yesterday.

The Yanling Bao family is not a prominent family. As a second-rate Wu surname in Jiangdong, they have no qualifications to sit here, and they will be in charge of the sea trade this time together with the Xiao and Wang families.However, the Yanling Bao family has continuously married the Lu, Zhang, and Zhu families in recent years, and almost single-handedly connected several major families with the Wu surname in Jiangdong. Their influence is extraordinary, and their status has risen extremely fast.

As for the other young man, it is Xie Wenhua, a descendant of the Xie family.

This time, the super smuggling operation involving half of the Jiangnan gentry, including Xiao, Wang, Xie, Bao, Zhang, Zhu, etc., only sent some young people from the clan to take on important responsibilities. Without the escort of a naval fleet, it is still possible to resist pirates. On the other hand, I hope to keep a low profile as much as possible, so as not to attract the attention of all walks of life, no matter whether it is the shipbuilding department or the pirates.

With a few young people taking the lead, who would think that the scale of smuggling this time would be too large?
However, in fact, the smuggled goods this time almost emptied the cargo holds of the major families, and the total price was no less than 100 million guan.This is only the value in Datang. Once it is successfully sold overseas to countries in Southeast Asia, the value can be multiplied by five or ten times at any time...

There were hurried footsteps outside the house, and not long after, Xiao's private soldiers quickly stepped inside and said loudly: "My lord, there is news from the mouth of the Yangtze River that the navy has all gone to sea and is heading north along the route. It will take about three days." After that, you can reach the Goguryeo waters."

(End of this chapter)