Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

"Master Zhang, I understand. I will put it into practice."

Zhu Cilang realized it again.

The Analects should be used when it is necessary. When the Analects does not make sense, the Lunyu should be used.

Zhang Shikang patted Zhu Cilang on the shoulder and felt very relieved.

"The sage of Lu once said that the Analects is meant to be spoken to Europeans in a calm and peaceful manner.

The purpose of using such language is to make the Europeans talk to us calmly.

You have a long way to go, kid."

Zhu Cilang looked like he was learning something, but in keeping with his good character of asking questions when he didn't understand something, he said in confusion:

"Master Zhang, which saint is Saint Lu?"

Zhang Shikang frowned when he heard this.

“How come you are like your father, not even Sage Lu knows about it.

Remember, I will only say this once.

This Lu Saint is Lu Shuren, also known as Zhou Xun. "

Of course Zhang Shikang was talking nonsense, but Sage Lu was not born in this era after all. Zhang Shikang fabricated the stories to teach the younger generation. I think even if he knew about it, he would not be angry.

Seeing Mo Wu walking towards him quickly, Zhang Shikang smiled and waved at him.

"Your subordinate greets you, Marshal!" Mo Wu saluted Zhang Shikang.

At the end of last year, Mo Wu was promoted by Zhang Shikang to be the helmsman of Guangzhou Shipyard.

The factory guards who stayed there sent Zhang Shikang a message saying that after Mo Wu took charge of the Guangzhou Shipyard, it took only more than a month to get the Guangzhou Shipyard back on track.

It took another two months, and with the cooperation of more than a hundred shipbuilders at the Guangzhou Shipyard, not only was a real silk ship built, but even the structural analysis drawings of the galleon were disassembled in reverse.

Zhang Shikang was overjoyed when he heard the news at the beginning of the year. He felt that Mo Wu was indeed a capable person and it was a waste of his talent for him to stay in that small shipyard in Guangzhou as the helmsman.

So Zhang Shikang transferred him to the capital, and not only put him in charge of the construction of the military port and Tianjin Shipyard, but also appointed Mo Wu as the director of the Ship Bureau.

The titles of Bureau Chief and Helmsman were of course given by Zhang Shikang. According to conventional thinking, since it is a ship bureau, the leader should be called Director, and the shipyard should be called Factory Director.

But this modern title is awkward in this era, but this did not bother Zhang Shikang, who was an expert in naming, and he immediately gave him the titles of Bureau Chief and Helmsman.

As one of the four major bureaus under the General Administration of Manufacturing, the Ship Bureau is mainly responsible for the construction and maintenance of warships, merchant ships and grain transport ships.

However, the current Shipbuilding Bureau is still an empty shell except for a small shipyard in Guangzhou.

However, a tall building is built from the ground up. Just wait another two years and you will have everything you want.

"Let me tell you about the current construction progress." Zhang Shikang didn't like red tape. He just waved his hand and walked towards the small wooden house next to him.

It was a temporary house where Mo Wu usually supervised and handled all work.

“Replying to the commander, I think the priority of the military port should be higher than the shipyard. After all, if our navy is kept at sea, it will be inconvenient for replenishment and fighting in the event of a war.

Therefore, my subordinates mobilized more manpower to build the naval port. According to the current progress, the Tianjin Naval Port will be completed before the end of this year.

However, the progress of the shipyard will not fall behind too much, and it will be put into use by this time next year at the latest." Mo Wu said calmly.

The Ministry of Revenue did not make any trouble for the grants he applied for and distributed all of them in full. It is easier to get things done when you have money, and it is even easier to get things done when you have more people.

This is also the reason why Mo Wu dares to clearly state the completion time.

"Well, thank you for your hard work. Once these two major projects are completed, I will not treat you unfairly." Zhang Shikang said after taking a sip of tea.

In fact, in addition to a military port and a shipyard, Tianjin also had a civilian port, which served as a distribution center for the Ming Dynasty's maritime trade in the north in the future.

However, compared with the most urgent military ports and shipyards, civilian ports have a lower priority.

"I dare not. The Marshal has been very kind to me. Even if I die, I will never let you down." Mo Wu saluted Zhang Shikang very solemnly.

Mo Wu once wandered in Southeast Asia and eventually entered the Zheng family shipyard, but he was just an ordinary shipbuilder in the Zheng family shipyard.

No matter how skilled his shipbuilding skills were, he was still just a shipwright.

But ever since he met the young man in front of him, fate has changed his life like a rolling wheel.

First, he was asked to manage the shipyard in Guangzhou, and now he is placed in his current important position.

When Mo Wu was in Southeast Asia, he knew the importance of maritime trade, and the young man in front of him had handed the foundation of maritime trade to him.

The reason why he was able to build a silk ship and draw the blueprints of the main structures of a galleon in just a few months was because this was what he loved.

He did not like the repetitive construction of silk boats, and in fact he had made suggestions to the manager of the Zheng family.

He believed that the European warships had greatly surpassed their Fu ships in performance, and he hoped that the top leaders of the Zheng family could devote more manpower and energy to studying the opponent's warships.

However, no one paid attention to his suggestion. Except for a few shipbuilders who were thinking about this matter, the two main shipyards of the Zheng family were still building Fujian ships.

But now it’s different. He is no longer an inferior person who can only listen to the shipyard manager’s orders to build ships.

I can also realize my long-cherished wish through the current platform, not to mention that this is also considered as working for the court, so of course I am full of enthusiasm.

"Marshal, I have recently been conducting research along the coast of Tianjin and I feel that in addition to our military ports and shipyards, it is necessary to build some defensive fortifications in strategic locations."

Mo Wu thought about it and told Zhang Shikang what he was thinking.

"Artillery battery?" Zhang Shikang immediately thought of this term.

Last year in the trench, he had seen the Portuguese artillery. A small trench was turned into a fortress by the Portuguese, with two artillery groups.

"The Marshal is wise!

Although building artillery batteries will increase costs, they are very necessary for coastal defense.

Warships are not like artillery batteries. They will always be damaged when bombarded by artillery. However, as long as the gun barrel is not hit directly, the artillery batteries are almost undamaged under the protection of rammed earth and other building materials.

Moreover, there is no need to worry about overloading the artillery for the fort, and any size of artillery can be set up.

With the cover of the artillery, not only can the advantage of near-shore naval warfare be greatly improved, but as long as the right location is chosen, even if the fleet is not deployed, the enemy will not dare to rashly approach and land. "

Mo Wu talked freely.

Zhang Shikang doesn't understand technology, but what he does shows his great respect for technology.

Not only Mo Wu could feel this, but Bi Maokang, Song Yingxing and others could also feel it.

"Yes, yes! The more artillery batteries the better.

Have you chosen the location?" Zhang Shikang nodded.

"Replying to the commander, I have already visited many places.

I think the most suitable place to build a fort is in Dagu."

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