Chapter 144 Chapter 144 Selecting Seamen
The shipyard's managers and craftsmen were forced to take a lot of basic physics classes, plus the shipbuilding drawings provided by Lin Si.
The craftsmen seemed to have opened up a new world and were amazed at the drawings of the new ship.
Now that the shipyard has been rectified by the Ministry of Commerce, the craftsmen are living a much better life. Their wages are more than double what they used to be, and they are required to leave work on time every day.
You should know that the original shipyard can be described as a mess, and more than half of the wages paid were embezzled by the manager.
There were natural disasters in those two years, and the craftsmen could only work diligently on shipbuilding every day for a meager salary.
Nie Congyan served as the county magistrate of Wei County, where the shipyard was located.
However, Nie Congyan and Chen Sui have both made achievements as county magistrates and will be promoted to prefects next year.
The craftsmen at the shipyard were reluctant to part with Nie Congyan.
Nie Congyan would occasionally visit the shipyard for inspection, and the craftsmen kept saying that they didn't want him to leave.
Nie Congyan is now much calmer. She just smiled and said that the court has a supervision mechanism. If the new county magistrate does something wrong, she can report it to the higher authorities.
Nie Congyan watched the workers working hard, several of them hanging canvas on the sails.
This canvas is a new product specially developed by the textile factory for shipbuilding, but it is not limited to being hung on sails.
People who are interested in business opportunities will buy this cloth, dye it, and then make it into cross-body bags.
The crossbody bag made in this way looks more three-dimensional and stylish than the original one, and it looks better when carried, not as soft and saggy as before.
Suddenly, canvas crossbody bags became trendy again.
Nie Congyan also has a small canvas crossbody bag. Since he doesn’t need to carry stationery or books, this kind of bag is usually not big, but it can hold a lot of daily necessities when he goes out.
After inspecting the shipyard, Nie Congyan wrote an official document stating when the ship would be completed.
This official document was sent through the post station, with the departure time labeled on a box, and it would soon reach Lin Si's hands.
Lin Si then asked Mo Jinglian to come and discuss the matter.
Mo Jinglian had already thoroughly studied the world map given by Lin Si, and decided to set the destination of his first sea voyage at a country called Wa Shi.
Mo Jinglian is full of enthusiasm about being able to sell products overseas.
She wrote a long and eloquent plan for going to sea. If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't go, she would have wanted to get on the ship immediately.
Lin Si looked at Mo Jinglian's plan and nodded with satisfaction.
"For your first trip, you can choose a simpler itinerary. Wa Shi is indeed a good choice."
Lin Ying hid behind the curtain and peeked in, listening to Mo Jinglian and Lin Si discussing something about sailing.
She wondered angrily why she wasn't allowed to listen. It was obvious that Lin Si already knew that she was not a child anymore.
Lin Ying felt scared when she talked about this. It was the third day after she was brought to the palace.
Lin Si suddenly came to see her and talked to her.
Lin Ying had been working in the palace for many years and acted soft and innocent.
She knew how to use her childish appearance to gain sympathy.
Unexpectedly, Lin Si's question came so suddenly.
"Are you reincarnated?"
Lin Si was still drinking tea when he said this, and his expression and tone seemed as casual as if he was asking her if she had drunk any water.
Without any preparation, Lin Ying had no way to hide, and the expression on her face changed extremely quickly.
After a few seconds, she said in a soft and cute tone with a stiff face: "Your Majesty...what is reincarnation?"
As a result, Lin Si put down the teacup and poked her on the forehead.
"I knew I was right. You really have lived two lives."
Lin Ying covered her forehead, deciding to play dumb. "Your Majesty, I don't understand what you are talking about."
Lin Si: "If you keep pretending, I'll drag you out and burn you alive."
Lin Ying knew it was pointless to pretend, so she could only frown. "How did you know that?"
But she is only three years old now, with chubby cheeks, and she has no intimidating power even when she looks angry.
Lin Si even took the opportunity to pinch her face hard.
"intuition."
"Huh?" Lin Ying suddenly felt that this person was totally unreasonable. Who would think such things about a three-year-old child?
The three-year-old Lin Ying had no power to fight back and could only confess the truth to Lin Si.
Perhaps due to her self-esteem, Lin Ying completely omitted the fact that she was abused by Lin Zhi when she was a child.
Lin Si listened in silence and finally gave her a thumbs up.
Lin Ying: "What do you mean?"
Lin Si: "It means to praise you for doing a great job."
Lin Ying had never heard such praise before, and Lin Zhi had never praised her. No matter what she did, no matter how well she did it, it was not enough in Lin Zhi's eyes.
Lin Ying's heart softened. Such words came from a mouth that could almost be a stranger.
Lin Si picked up Lin Ying and placed her on his lap. "Alright, alright, the past is over. You're a child now, you should take a nap."
Lin Ying retorted, "I want to learn something. Three years old is not young anymore. I want to learn the new system of learning under your leadership. I want a better teacher."
Lin Si threw her on the bed. "What's the point of learning at the age of three? Children should just have fun."
Then Lin Ying was really forced to play. The palace maids and eunuchs used various methods to play with her.
But Lin Ying was not a real child, and he found it boring after playing for a while.
Until today, Lin Ying couldn't help it and secretly came to the palace where Lin Si was holding meetings.
She listened to the stories about sailing and shipbuilding with great interest.
Then he was picked up by Chunyi and brought to Lin Si.
Lin Ying's little arms and legs kept flapping, trying to resist.
Mo Jinglian was surprised for a moment, "Changle County Master, why are you here?"
Lin Ying continued to pretend in front of Mo Jinglian. She said in a baby voice, "I...I was playing around and accidentally came in."
Of course Lin Si saw through her at a glance, but for Mo Jinglian's sake he didn't expose her and let her sit next to him and listen to the whole discussion.
As soon as Mo Jinglian left, Lin Ying returned to his true appearance.
"She seems incredibly loyal to you, and I don't know how you manage it."
Lin Si was free at the moment, so he spoke. "Since ancient times, women have been unable to hold official positions. Once they have tasted the feeling of holding power, they want to hold it in their hands, and then they can only be loyal to me."
Lin Ying blinked and once again stated her request. "Your Majesty, I still want to study."
"Now you know how to call me Your Majesty. Okay, then I'll send you to kindergarten." Lin Si glanced at her.
"What is a kindergarten? Is it a place for studying?"
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Travel seafarers are recruited in various places, and those with experience are limited. Those without experience can also sign up, but they must pass the test.
The Baizhi people in every state and county spread the news to the people.
Zhang Ying has always felt resentful because he did not join the Chengbuqu team that year.
Although he is currently working in a salt mine and earns a good salary every month, he still wants to try being a seaman.
So he went to listen to Bai Zhi's talk with those who were interested.
Zhang Ying listened carefully and said that the trip might take a year or two. If you already have a job, it will be considered as unpaid leave and you can continue to work when you come back. He asked everyone to think about it carefully and sign up in two days.
As soon as Bai Zhi left, Zhang Ying discussed the matter with the people who were interested.
Some people came to ask questions, but when they heard that it would take a year and a half or even longer, they immediately backed out.
Some people thought about it for a long time, and began to back off when they thought about being away from their families for such a long time.
Zhang Ying walked home while thinking, not knowing how to talk to his parents.
His mother Xu Sanchun is now the foreman of the salt factory. The family is not short of money, so she probably won't allow him to go out to sea.
But Zhang Ying could not forget how he was rescued by His Majesty's troops.
He was not old enough to be recruited by the previous troops, and when he reached the age, his parents refused to let him go.
Now that they are recruiting seamen again, he is determined to go.
Xu Sanchun came back from get off work at the salt factory and heard the bad news as soon as he got home.
Of course she wouldn't allow it. Life was so easy these days, and everyone in her family had a job. Why would she become a sailor? She would be away from home for a year or two, and going to sea was such a dangerous thing.
Zhang Ying and Xu Sanchun explained, "Bai Zhi said there's a new continent and a new country on the other side of the ocean, and I want to go see what that new country is like."
Xu Sanchun was so anxious that he was spinning in circles. "My son, what does this new world and new country have to do with you? We'll know when the fleet returns."
Zhang Ying became stubborn now. He sat down at the table.
"I'm going."
Because of this incident, Xu Sanchun was in a bad mood at work, and her colleagues could all see that she was in a bad mood.
Zhang Ying was angry with her because of this matter.
Zhang Ying also had a job, and Xu Sanchun couldn't lock him up at home without letting him go out. In the end, he had to compromise.
Zhang Ying went to sign up excitedly and found that there were many people who signed up from all over Lingzhou.
Several people were talking about how the New World was very interesting and they wanted to go and see it.
There were even students from middle schools who came to register secretly but were dragged away by their mothers by their ears.
Before leaving, the student was still shouting that he wanted to see the new world with his own eyes.
After registering and returning home, Zhang Ying found that his mother had neatly folded his clothes, and his father was carving something on a piece of wood next to him.
Zhang Ying:?
"Mother, what are you doing?"
Xu Sanchun was sobbing and gasping for breath. "It's because you insisted on joining this voyage. I've discussed this with your father. What if you never come back? We need to prepare all these things by then. People always believe in returning to their roots!"
Zhang Ying suddenly realized that people really laugh when they are speechless.
"What are you thinking? The Maritime Silk Road has been planned for years. Your Majesty has invested so much time, manpower and resources, how could you possibly be planning a one-way trip? I've inquired carefully, and the route and countries they visit are all chosen to have the calmest seas, so there won't be any danger."
Father Zhang then put down his carving hand and asked, "Are you serious?"
Zhang Ying said helplessly: "If you don't trust me, at least trust His Majesty! Do you think His Majesty will let us go without returning?"
Xu Sanchun regained his composure and wiped away his tears. "Of course I believe Your Majesty."
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