Chapter 230 Disappointment

"What about the sea boat? If Ben... If I want to build a bigger sea boat, can you build it?" Xiao Tianjian doesn't care about Liu Erbao's attitude. On the contrary, he is happier. People who really have some ability will be more or less arrogant. Liu Erbao's tone is so big, which also shows that this person should be a person with some ability. Otherwise, he dare not say so.

"Sea boat? But I don't know what kind of sea boat the adults want to build. Is it an ordinary square boat, a wide boat or a lucky boat? This Liu Erbao is really rude. He listed these types of ships at once.

After thinking about it, Xiao Tianjian immediately said, "Guangchuan Fuchuan is fine! As far as I know, these two sea boats are very suitable for sailing on the sea. I just want to ask you, can you build the kind of treasure ship that your ancestors built for Zheng Gong, the eunuch of Sanbao?

As soon as Liu Erbao heard this, his mouth suddenly opened wide, and even his slightly gray eyes widened, but then his face collapsed and he shook his head with a wry smile, "Your excellency is joking! If it is an ordinary sea boat, although the small one dares not say that it must be built well, at least it dares to say that it can be built, but if this adult wants to build the kind of treasure ship of Grandpa Zheng in those years, the small one dares not say that it can be built! Not to mention that the wood in this place is not enough to build such a big ship at all. Many crafts in the early years have been lost until now! If you want to build such a sea boat again, it is impossible at all! Unless adults can also attract the smart craftsmen in the Liangguang and Fujian area, I'm afraid that the craftsmen in this area can't make such a big ship even if they have enough wood!"

Xiao Tianjian was very discouraged when he heard it. The reason why he was so eager to find Liu Erbao was that he still had a glimmer of illusion, hoping to find a craftsman who came first to inherit the craftsmanship of building Zheng He's treasure ship. But now, it seems that he is still too eager. More than 200 years have passed, Zheng He and Daming again The policy of sealing the sea has made many craftsmen lose the soil to make a living, and can only switch to do other things, so that the shipbuilding technology in those years gradually began to be lost. In this era more than 200 years, if you want to restore the level of shipbuilding in those years, there will not be a considerable period of time. I'm afraid it's impossible to re-cultivate craftsmen.

The sea closure policy pursued by Daming has made China's navigation and shipbuilding level retreat seriously in the past 200 years. Although Zheng Zhilong in Guangdong and Fujian still controls a large fleet, in fact, China has far behind the West in shipbuilding and navigation in this era. A newly rising country.

Xiao Tianjian lamented, stood up and slowly walked back and forth around Liu Erbao's yard. He looked at the surrounding shacks and turned his head and asked Liu Erbao, "Now there are many people around the craftsman like you who can ship."

Liu Erbao thought for a moment and then shook his head and said, "No more! The small craftsman, like the small craftsman, I'm afraid there are only a dozen people left in Nanjing at present, and the small one is not boasting, but also a person with some ability. The rest of the so-called craftsmen are mostly for us! There are only about two or three hundred craftsmen who can recruit!

Some time ago, Lord Ding ordered us to build warships for the government. It was because of the shortage of craftsmen, and in the end, we didn't have a few. Most of the time, we just rely on other ships to repair and live. To be honest, Lord Xiao, the little ones have thought about it. Let's not do this skill in the future. Well, it's better to let your sons do something else than to beg here!"

Xiao Tianjian immediately said, "No!" It can be said that your craftsmanship is hard-won. How can you throw it away like this? I can see that you people are living a hard life, but this is all the past! From now on, Xiao wants you to live a good life. You can't lose this craft of shipbuilding. You can contact the craftsmen you can find in the surrounding area. In the near future, you will restore the boatyard first. The wages can be excellent. Start with a smaller sea boat first, and gradually build a large sea ship in the future! A person may have limited craftsmanship, but Xiao believes that if there are many people, he can always gradually re-creat a big ship that can sail far away! I'll allocate the money you need!"

After listening to this, Liu Erbao immediately showed an ecstatic look, and his hunchback seemed to be much straighter. He knelt on the ground with wide eyes and looked at Xiao Tianjian and asked urgently, "Your Excellency, are you serious about this? Did you do it?"

Xiao Tianjian looked up to the sky and laughed. He turned around and smiled as he walked, "I, Xiao Tianjian always keep my word. Is it possible that Xiao can't make the decision?"

Leaving the man surnamed Huang and Liu Erbao kneeling at the door, Xiao Tianjian turned around and left the area with Tietou and Yu Linwei.

Liu Erbao knelt on the ground in a dumbfounded and said, "Xiao Tianjian? I seem to have heard of this name. Why is it so familiar?

The man surnamed Huang slapped him and scolded shyly, "You idiot! How dare you call Marshal Xiao so famous? He is the commander-in-chief of today's Xing Tianjun!"

As soon as Liu Erbao heard this, he was so scared that he almost lay softly on the ground. After staring for a long time, he smashed his mouth and said, "So this is Marshal Xiao!" Lifesaver! The little one doesn't know Mount Tai. Why didn't he see it just now? Damn it! The little one kowtowed to you!"

After saying that, Liu Erbao showed a pious look. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xiao Tianjian's far away back, and it was a kowtow. He raised his head for a long time. Looking at his forehead, his forehead was already red and swollen, and his eyes were shining with tears.

Liu Erbao said that Xiao Tianjian was their savior. In fact, it was not true at all. When Xing Tianjun's soldiers besieged Nanjing City, these craftsmen were useless. Originally, they were so poor. The government told them not to think about the shipbuilding money. At most, it was just a stammer. As soon as Xing Tianjun arrived, he ran away from the boat on the river. They The food was also completely cut off. On the contrary, after the arrival of Xing Tianjun, they temporarily moved them away from this place and settled in the west of the city and gave them porridge, so that they did not starve to death. After the city was destroyed, each family gave some food for them to live. Now after returning here, it can be said that they still rely on the Xingtian Army. After the release of the bait, they were able to survive.

Now Xiao Tianjian, a god-like person, suddenly came to his house, sat in front of him and talked to him kindly, and said that he wanted to let the craftsmen return to work, start building the big ship again, and said that he would give them money. In this way, their future life will be settled, Liu Er Bao is grateful to Xiao Tianjian. That's the gratitude in his heart, and it's not fake at all.

Many years later, when Liu Erbao retired from China's Nanjing Shipyard as the technical factory director of the shipyard because he was too old, he still sat at the door of his house every day and told people about this matter in those years. He was very proud, and also envied many people. .