The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

The battle started quickly and ended quickly, taking less than two quarters of an hour to resolve. Because of the three-sided encirclement, almost no Japanese pirates escaped.

At most, a few Japanese pirates escaped along the direction of the ship.

But Jiang Fan didn't care. The Japanese pirates would definitely keep an eye on such an important place as the shipyard, and they would know about it sooner or later. As long as the Japanese pirates dared to come, he would kill them one by one!

When everything was over, the workers at the shipyard gathered together in panic. They didn't know who had launched the raid on the shipyard.

They didn't know what their fate would be, but they didn't dare to run away. Who knew if they ran away, they would be killed by the newcomers.

When the White Robe Army arrived at the shipyard and informed them that they were an army led by King Qin Jiang Fan, the terrified ship workers suddenly burst into tears and knelt down.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Prince of Qin. Long live Your Highness the Prince of Qin...Long, long live Your Highness the Prince of Qin!"

When Jiang Fan arrived in front of the shipyard, he saw a group of people shouting and kowtowing desperately. He stepped forward and asked them to stand up and find the main person in charge here.

Although most of the people here are ship workers, some people are also arranged to manage these people. The person in charge of management is the foreman of the original shipyard, also known as the chief engineer.

When the man was brought in front of Jiang Fan, Jiang Fan looked at him and smiled slightly. The man looked to be in his early forties, a little honest and a little timid.

"Greetings...Greetings to the Prince!" The foreman's voice trembled a little.

"Stand up and talk..." Jiang Fan said to the man gently.

The foreman kowtowed and quickly stood up. Jiang Fan looked at him and asked, "How long has your ship been built? Have the Japanese pirates ever sailed past here?"

Upon hearing this, the foreman knelt down again and replied:

"Your Highness, the Japanese pirates occupied this place four months ago. At that time, there were no ships being built in the shipyard. Later, the Japanese pirates captured a group of craftsmen and had them widen the dock. Then, they let us build ships. We have been building these five large ships for three months! They should be ready to be launched in more than a month!"

Jiang Fan looked at the other person and shook his head helplessly. He did not call the foreman again. He estimated that if he called the other person, once he answered, this guy would definitely kneel down again.

"I heard that you are the chief engineer here. The construction of the ship has to go through your hands. I have a blueprint here. I wonder if you can build the ship according to my blueprint?"

Jiang Fan planned to replace the five unbuilt ships with steam-powered ships, which would no longer require human navigation.

He had just seen the construction of these five ships. The power of the entire ship came from the propeller behind the ship that was like a waterwheel.

There are two rows of propellers, and the propellers are powered by the feet of people in the cabin. If there are sails on the upper deck, part of the power can be solved by the sails.

It is entirely possible to convert such a ship into steam power. He wanted to see if the best shipbuilder in the shipyard could understand it.

If it was possible, then he could let them transform the warships with peace of mind. In more than a month, at least five steam-powered warships would be available.

In addition to the modification of the power system, Jiang Fan also built an iron spike at the bow, so that the entire warship could be used for collision. The iron spike alone could almost sweep away an ordinary wooden boat.

The chief engineer in front of him carefully took the drawings handed over by the personal guard and took a closer look. The more he looked, the more shocked he became. His eyes became brighter and brighter, and he became excited and agitated.

He looked up at Jiang Fan and said, "Your Majesty, if the steam power you mentioned is really useful, then this ship will not require too much manpower, but..."

At this point, he frowned and said with some concern: "However, if the steam power you mentioned does not generate enough power, I am afraid it will be worse than human power!"

Hearing this, Jiang Fan looked at the other party and smiled, "Don't worry about this. It will definitely be easier and better than manpower. I just want to ask you, according to the drawings I gave you, can you successfully transform it?"

Upon hearing this, the chief engineer straightened his chest and said proudly, "Your Highness, I am not bragging. I have been working in the shipbuilding industry for nearly forty years. I have been doing this since I was eight years old. I dare not say anything else, but as long as Your Highness wants to build a ship, I can build it."

He became more and more excited as he spoke, but when he saw that Jiang Fan didn't say anything, his momentum suddenly weakened and he didn't dare to look at Jiang Fan anymore.

Jiang Fan smiled and said, "Well, if that's the case, then you should prepare to start work according to the drawings. Also, let me tell you, as long as you work hard, I will not treat you unfairly."

"From today on, I will pay you double your wages according to the market price here. If you work overtime, the overtime hours will be counted five times!"

"Also, be sure to pay attention to safety when working!"

As soon as he said this, the chief engineer's expression changed slightly. He looked up at Jiang Fan in surprise and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

When he came to his senses, he kowtowed to Jiang Fan again, his eyes full of surprise.

When they worked for the Japanese pirates, not to mention the wages, it was even a question of whether they could survive. If they were tired and wanted to rest for a while, they might be beaten to death.

Now, Jiang Fan not only paid them double their wages, but also doubled their wages, and even five times the wages for overtime. How could he not be happy?

Upon hearing this, the craftsmen in the distance all knelt on the ground, their eyes filled with gratitude and surprise.

Jiang Fan felt very sad when he looked at the craftsmen. Judging from the performance of the craftsmen, they must have been badly bullied by the Japanese pirates.

After sending the chief engineer away, Jiang Fan distributed food, meat and vegetables to the workers, and stationed troops near the shipyard.

He did not send these soldiers to supervise the craftsmen, but to prevent the Japanese pirates from returning to attack.

After all, this place is the closest to Dinghai Island. If the Japanese pirates want to get out of Dinghai Island, Chaichuan Port is the nearest place.

If the Japanese pirates were allowed to come and cause sabotage, the new ships here would probably not be built.

He left behind five thousand men, and the remaining one thousand white-robed soldiers followed him towards the other five coastal cities of Yuezhou Prefecture.

The five cities occupied by the Japanese pirates must be recaptured, not only for the sake of the people there, but also for the shipyards in the other five cities.

The 20,000 troops he had drawn from various places had arrived, and it was time to recapture the other five cities. As for going to find the Chongming thieves, that would have to be put off for now.

Just as Jiang Fan was rushing to the five coastal cities, he arrived at Censhan on the Dinghai Island group. This was the Japanese pirates' base camp on Dinghai Island, or in other words, the current Japanese pirates' base camp was here.

In addition to the many Japanese pirates on several islands in the outer sea, the number of Japanese pirates on Censhan is the largest, with a total of about 200,000 people.