Zhou Chong was inspecting the shipyard under construction in front of him in the port area outside Tianjin. Behind him, in addition to some local officials in Tianjin, there was also a very conspicuous guy. He saw this man wearing Daming.

The seventh-rank official uniform is a European with yellow beard and green eyes. This person is the first shipbuilder Chirava who was introduced by Zhou Chong.

Chilava was originally a shipbuilder at a shipyard under the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. However, after Zhou Chong became the governor of the Sihai, the governor's office also set up some shipyards, mainly to build and develop some warships. Because of insufficient technical strength, Zhou Chong

He transferred Chirava, the shipbuilding master, to serve in the Governor's Office, and was officially awarded the position of a ship supervisor. He was still a small official from the eighth rank at that time, but Chirava was extremely excited about it, and even

I also learned the habit of setting up banquets for Chinese people and celebrated them with my relatives and friends for many days.

This time Zhou Chong went to Beijing, and did not bring Chirawa into the capital. However, because Tianjin Port is under construction, there is a port, and there must be a shipyard. After all, the forests in Liaodong and North Korea are lush and can provide a lot of excellent products.

The wood, and Tianjin is very close to Beijing, so naturally we cannot only rely on the shipyard in the south to provide ships. So in this case, the port of Tianjin specially set out a zone to build a large-scale Tianjin shipbuilding

According to the original estimate, if the construction plant is completed, the ships needed for shipping in the north will no longer have to be purchased from the shipyard in the south.

However, it is easy to build a shipyard, but after the shipyard is built, it must be able to build satisfactory ships. This requires some famous shipbuilders to take charge of themselves. With the guidance of these shipbuilders, the entire shipyard is technically

It will not lag behind those shipyards in the south.

It was also under this situation that Chilava, as the best shipbuilder in the Governor's Office in the Four Seas, was transferred to Tianjin to serve as an official position. The name of the position was still the Ship Supervisor, but this time his official position has been

He was listed as a Beijing official and promoted to the seventh rank of official position, which is a commendation of Chilava's diligent work over the years.

"Please look at the Tianjin shipyard in front of you. There are eight large docks. As long as the craftsmen of the shipyard are in place, eight Valen-class warships can be built at the same time, and they can also be repaired at the same time.

Some small merchant ships are enough to meet the needs of Tianjin Port.” Chilava pointed to the shipyard in front of her and explained to Zhou Chong with an excited expression.

He was very satisfied with his current life. He originally planned to stay in the Ming Dynasty for ten years, and then returned to Europe with the ship of porcelain that Zhou Chong had promised to give him, but he did not expect that he could become an official in the Ming Dynasty.

The grade is not low. So now Chilava has long since thrown her plan to go back to Europe outside the clouds of Jiuzhou, not to mention that he has become accustomed to life here in the Ming Dynasty. He likes the wine, food and exquisite silk here, and think about it again

After a stinking Europe, Chilava had no intention of going back.

However, there is an old saying in the Central Plains that "Every family has a difficult sutra to recite." Although Chilava does not believe in Buddhism and does not need to recite scriptures, he also has his own troubles, such as his precious daughter Xila, who is still not yet

They are willing to get married. Although their European girls get married later, they are now living in the Ming Dynasty. As the saying goes, they follow the customs. Sila is now twenty years old but still refuses to get married. This has become a heart-wrenching problem for Chilava.

Zhou Chong listened to Chilava's introduction and couldn't help but show an admiration on his face. The first batch of craftsmen he introduced from the Portuguese made great contributions to the industrial construction of the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention anything else,

It was Chirava, the shipbuilding master, who had already brought the Ming Dynasty's shipbuilding industry to several levels. It was Chirava's help that Zhou Chong could build a warship like the Valen warship, which was better than the Portuguese warship.

Half of the victory achieved by the Ming Navy at sea is now attributed to Chirava.

"Qilava, you are my old subordinate. I will naturally feel at ease with your solution. If you encounter any difficulties in the future and the local officials in Tianjin cannot solve them, then come to me directly. I will do my best.

Help you!" Zhou Chong smiled and nodded. His words were not for Chilava to listen to, but for the Tianjin officials behind him to listen to. After all, Chilava will preside over the operation of the shipyard.

He must need the support of local officials. Now he pointed out that he is Chilava's backer. Now even if others want to make things difficult for him, he has to consider whether he is worth it?

Not only does Chilava speak Chinese very well, but she has not been in vain in the officialdom in recent years. Naturally, she can hear that Zhou Chong is supporting himself at this time, which makes him feel refreshed and stand at Zhou with a smile.

Zhong nodded and said yes, and the local officials in Tianjin were also shocked. Unexpectedly, there was a big backer like King Zhao standing behind the Portuguese. Fortunately, he didn't offend the other party much before, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with in the future.

After visiting the shipyard, it was already noon. Today was Zhou Chong's first day in Tianjin for inspection, so local officials had prepared a welcome banquet for Zhou Chong. Speaking of this kind of food and drink style in the officialdom

It has been a long time since the later generations have made a convention, so although Zhou Chong couldn't stand it, he was unable to change it. He could only ask those officials to be frugal and should not be too luxurious.

This welcoming banquet was eaten until afternoon. In fact, the key to this welcoming banquet was not what to eat, but the exchanges between officials at the banquet, such as a prince like Zhou Chong, who was also highly valued by His Majesty the Emperor

, so these officials naturally tried their best to curry favor with each other at the banquet.

However, when the banquet was about to end, Zhou Chong suddenly received a message, which shocked him. He clapped his hands and attracted everyone's eyes and said, "Everyone, a group of Portuguese craftsmen have been sent to Nanyang. These craftsmen are here.

They were all obtained from the newly occupied Goa, and now they were all shipped to Tianjin. These craftsmen are selected shipbuilders and will be arranged to work in the shipyard this time. I believe that with these people, the shipbuilding ability of the shipyard is also

You can go to another level!"

Hearing that the imperial court brought a group of Portuguese craftsmen from Nanyang for the sake of Tianjin's shipyard, all the officials were surprised. They did not care about the craftsmen, but from this incident, the imperial court was able to treat Tianjin.

The importance of the shipyard made the officials present understand the position of the shipyard in the court's mind, and also made these officials remember that they must cooperate with the shipyard in the future. Otherwise, if something happened to the shipyard, they may be

They will be held accountable by the court.

The officials in Tianjin were still very curious about those Portuguese craftsmen, especially they knew that Chilava was also a Portuguese, so they all wanted to see what the man in the hometown of the ship supervising the ship was like. But they didn't

What I know is that Chirava has always considered himself Roman. Although he lives in Portuguese, he does not agree with his identity as a Portuguese. In addition, he was bullied by the Indian Governor of Portugal before, so Chirava

I no longer think I am a Portuguese, but insist that I am a Ming person from beginning to end.

It is precisely because of this that Chirava heard that Zhou Chong had brought another group of Portuguese craftsmen, and these craftsmen were transported from the occupied Goa. This made Chirava not only not sad, but also very much.

I am very happy because his shipbuilding skills come from Europe after all, and when he cooperates with shipbuilding craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty, he always feels a little uncomfortable. Now with such a group of Portuguese craftsmen, he will surely be able to better display his talents.

Zhou Chong brought a group of Ming officials to the port again next time. Last time, a large number of Portuguese came to Tianjin. It was the Portuguese delegation led by Da Gama to Beijing to see His Majesty the Emperor. But just a few years have passed.

The old lairs in India were occupied by the Ming Dynasty, and so many Portuguese craftsmen were captured. Although these craftsmen were treated higher than ordinary prisoners of war, they were much lower than those of the Ming Dynasty.

Originally, for these Portuguese craftsmen, they just needed to send a minor official to take over. However, as their European fellow, Chilava needed these people to work hard in the future, so he felt that he needed to show more enthusiasm.

After deciding to greet him in person, Zhou Chong was purely out of his utilitarianism and wanted to see the results of the navy he founded. As for the officials in Tianjin, it was purely out of curiosity.

The Portuguese craftsmen who were transported to Tianjin this time were specially selected. First, they were a large shipyard in Goa by the Portuguese. This shipyard was not mainly used to build ships, but to repair those Portuguese warships and merchant ships. The entire shipyard has

Three or four hundred craftsmen were all packed on board. In addition, some people in Goa who had shipbuilding experience or knew how to build ships were all sent to the Ming Dynasty. In addition, the families of these people were finally sent to Tianjin.

The Portuguese has reached more than 2,000.

These Portuguese experienced an unforgettable labor reform in the plantations in Goa. Under the whip of the native supervisors, these people quickly learned to obey, especially for the orders of the Ming officials, no one dared to do so again

They questioned, so after they were selected and loaded onto the ship, they all acted very gentle.

But speaking of this, the treatment of these shipbuilders who were transported to the Ming Dynasty was also good, at least it was much better than that of later generations who sold African black slaves. Although there was no separate cabin, men and women lived separately, and seven or eight people squeezed into a small group.
Chapter completed!