"Please write a few letters for me on this matter." Xu Zixian finally told Chen Zuo: "I have no time to see you when everyone comes to pay New Year's greetings. Now I have mostly gone back to Nan'an. Li Changshi, Qin Sima, including Kong He, Fu Qian and others, the affairs of the Dongfan, and my arrangements for refugees. I have to tell them that they can make some preparations in advance during my trip to Beijing."

"Yes, I will do it later." Chen Zuo agreed, and saw that Xu Zixian had no other instructions, so he stood up and said goodbye.

Xu Zixian looked a little tired, but he waved his hand and called Jin Jian and Gao Shi over.

"Liu Yi is the leader of the chief, and he will not act big. But you two should pay more attention to the big and small things in daily life. Old-school generals should stay in Nan'an to assist Qin Changshi. Zhang Huchen and others should command the military soldiers, watch the wind and look at the news, and run errands. It depends on you. Gao Shilai you are determined to learn from Qin Dongyang and become a general in command in the future. His ambition is commendable, but the world is clear and clear. People who are generals do not care about too many chores, but they must not understand and understand the trivial matters of the world. You follow Jin Jian and go north with me. You must remember that the opportunity is rare and don't waste it."

Jin Jian and Gao Shilai both agreed with each other. They felt that the journey north was not so simple and smooth. At least according to the current instructions of the prince, it was quite serious. In addition to bringing a certain martial arts guard to protect himself, they also tried their best to find out the news that was unfavorable to the Nan'an Marquis Mansion.

Of course, this is difficult. Gao Shilai was not very confident and could only do it hard, but Jin Jian was very confident. He was already choosing subordinates who were eloquent and vigilant, especially those who had gone out of Fujian. Whether they were following business or taking on work, the broader their knowledge, the more smarter they were, the more suitable they were to be his subordinates.

Si Wendu may be more than just an ordinary person in the future, and Jin Jian is also determined not to be an ordinary person in the future.

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While Xu Zixian was in the capital city, Li Yi finally recruited enough sailors and renovated the three lucky ships anchored by the river.

The lucky ship is a pointed-bottomed boat with a watertight cabin. Its design was quite advanced at that time and could travel far, but its carrying capacity was worse than that of Tianfangren's soft sailboats.

In addition, the three-masted hard sail has less ability to eat wind than soft sails, and its ability to regulate and evade wind is less than that of soft sails.

But in terms of your shape in the South China Sea, the lucky ship is also a very good sea ship that can be sailed far away. It has a short mast on the bow, two masts stand in the middle and rear cabins. The middle mast is the highest, the suspended hard sail is also the widest, and the most wind-feeding noodles are the most.

The three lucky ships are all thirty-one to thirty-four meters long, four and a half to five meters wide, with a draft of nearly two meters and a main mast about twenty-three meters high. The biggest feature of the lucky ship is its deep-sea rudder and shallow-sea rudder, which makes up for the shortcomings of hard sails. Whether in the deep sea or near the sea, it can be convenient to control it.

This kind of ship is similar in form to capacity, from Guangdong ships and Nanjing sand ships. The personnel can carry fifty or sixty people. If the sailors are removed, the soldiers who can be used for war are about forty or fifty.

The lucky ship in the shape of a warship will also open a hole on both sides of the guardrail and cover soldiers fighting on the top floor.

The bottom cabin is a bait, with sailors and soldiers living on the second floor, the third floor is used to operate ships, and the top floor is to fight against the enemy.

The three lucky ships on the river are merchant ships and have not been modified in a warship style. Generally, cargo will be placed on the second and third floors of the merchant ships. The size and draft of the three ships in front of them should be around 120 to 140 tons. At that time, it was already considered small and medium-sized ships.

Tianfang Merchant Ship is a large merchant ship with a length of more than 50 meters, a width of 11 meters and a draft of 7 meters. It carries about 800 tons to 1,000 tons. This is the ultimate of wooden sailing merchant ships at this stage. It takes about half a year to start from Europe to China. If the trade along the way, it is too unprofitable if the ship is small.

It takes more than one year for a trade. If it is a small boat like a Fu Ship, it is difficult to replenish water and feed, and there are too few cargo and personnel to bring.

The three ships in front of us are the strategic materials that the Pu family has suffered the most this time.

Even if the three lucky ships in front of you are worth at least 50,000 to 60,000 jin, or even higher.

However, these three ships were dilapidated and disrepaired, so when estimating the capture of materials, the price of these three ships was 15,000.

This is also an unexpected fortune, which makes everyone, including Xu Zixian, happy.

Li Yi contacted Lin Dingyi to repair these three ships.

The Lin family is a big business in the shipbuilding industry in Quanzhou. There are several new ships launched every month. Repairing these three lucky ships, each of which is 1,500 jin, which is really expensive.

But Lin Dingyi has already admitted that it is the cost price and there is someone else, otherwise he would have at least two thousand tan per ship.

A large amount of wood needs to be replaced, iron nails and woodworks need to be updated. Otherwise, I could only run around the Minjiang River and the near-shore, and go north to the capital for four or five thousand miles. If something happens, it is a great event, then it will be a loss.

I have been transferred from Quanzhou before the New Year, and hundreds of people have mobilized in Nan'an. Many of them have not returned home in the New Year. Everyone knows that the prince is dedicated to the boat when he wants to use the boat, and he is more concerned about doing other things.

After the Spring Festival, the ship was repaired, and more than 60 sailors recruited from Penghu, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou were also in place.

The three veteran captains were Chen Zhengbin, the magistrate of Penghu. He was recommended by one, named Lin, from Tong'an, Quanzhou. He was over fifty years old and had been at sea for more than 30 years and had seen almost all the strong winds and waves.

The other two are recommended by Lin Dingyi, both of whom are old sailors in Quanzhou, but without the support of big merchants, they cannot become the captain of the big ship. The Nan'an Marquis Mansion is a good opportunity for them.

There are still a large number of ships moored at the Nan'an Port. The Lin family is slowly repairing them. When the Nan'an Water Camp is established, it is very likely that those who joined the early stage will be able to gain an official position in the imperial court.

This temptation is quite great for ordinary people.

After the Spring Festival, the three lucky ships were repaired. Li Yi saw that there were more than ten sailors coming out of each ship and tried hard to lift the main sail up. Many people along the coast were watching here, feeling a little excited.

Nan'an has nothing to do, and now it feels like a big family and a big business.

These three ships were originally transported to thieves. One of the major characteristics of the lucky ship is that the main sail is very difficult to lift and lower, and the hard sail is heavy. More than ten people have to be dispatched for each lift and lower, and it takes effort to lift the main sail up.

Previously, the three ships were in a mess, and the main sails were not raised even after they were lowered. There was no wind force to be used on the Minjiang River, so it was enough to use the tail sail and the front sail.

When the main sails rise, firecrackers sound loudly on the shore. This is the Nan'an Tuanlian and the merchants and the people who are traveling hard for Xu Zi first here in Nan'an.

"I can't go to Fuzhou to see off for the prince." Qin Dongyang stood by the river with a knife. After the New Year, the martial soldiers had resumed normal training. Some of the arrogant soldiers after winning the battle did not give up any of them. They beat military sticks when they should be beaten, and confinement when they should be confinement, which was considered to kill this arrogance.

This is also Xu Zi's repeated instructions before leaving that arrogant soldiers are easily defeated and must not be lenient. You can relax appropriately. If you rely on your merits and even violate the military law, Xu Zi will first delegate power to Qin Dongyang. If you should be blocked, you will fight as soon as you should. If you commit serious military laws, you will be directly rebelled or reported to the Grand Governor's Office for execution.

Under this strict order, Qin Dongyang had enough prestige, of course he could suppress the martial soldiers with their tails raised.

"If you have time, I will start a literacy class to the literacy team of Wu Shuzhong." Li Yi said: "The prince has this plan, so of course we should not be afraid of fatigue."

Qin Dongyang said: "The prince will arrest this matter himself after he comes back... those little guys are almost ready to go."

A young man with less than a hundred people was taught by Xu Zixian as a treasure for half a year. Everyone was literate more than one thousand, and it was enough to read books by themselves.

Below is the literacy class held in Wushu, and Xu Zixian will teach himself.

In the army, either civil servants can control the army through military generals. This method is the weakest. Unless the civil servant himself knows the army and can control the middle-level and above generals through personal guards and have certain force, it is very easy to be overshadowed by military generals.

Then there are layers of military generals, controlling the army through staff, guards, private soldiers and confidants around you. This will easily form a small private circle and will cause discord and even internal struggles in the army.

Xu Zi first planned to use a better method to lead the study, read, learn to be loyal and righteous, and build a collective that is striving for progress, united and loyal. This is not without precedent in history. Of course, he can do it as well.

"My name is Kong Xuanping first, and Fu Muzhi has compiled some suitable textbooks." Qin Dongyang's words were faintly awake, and Li Yi also woke up.

The literacy class is equivalent to a martial arts lecture hall in the regiment training army. Xu Zixian attaches great importance to it. Even if Li Yi is kind, Xu Zixian doesn't mind. Will anyone say that Li Yi stretches out his hands too long?

"Secretary, please get on the boat." Fu Qian, Kong He and others had already boarded the boat, and in high spirits called Li Yi to get on the boat and went downstream to the entrance of the Minjiang River, where they met Xu Zixian.

"Thank you so hard for Sima Qin." Li Yi hurriedly bowed and boarded the boat with many colleagues to see Xu Zixian off.

It is easy to go downstream, but it is difficult to go upstream. Everyone will get ashore from the port of Fuzhou and then come back along the land. It is impossible for anyone to guard their homes in Nan'an, so Qin Dongyang will certainly not be able to leave.

The main sails of the three lucky ships rose one after another, and more than a hundred martial soldiers who were ordered to accompany the north to board the boat one after another. Soon, the decks of the three lucky ships were filled with soldiers wearing strong armour robes.

Of course, you can't bring iron armor. It's not a taboo to bring martial soldiers to guard. If you bring a large number of armored soldiers into Yanjing, there will be a report from the censor on the same day, and the next day, the Political Affairs Hall will order Xu Zixian and others to arrest him, which is a way to die.

None of the powerful royal families in the capital dared to keep iron armor at home, and they were more than five leaders and were interested in treason.

It is just that the laws and regulations are ruled and orders. Over the years, the authority of the court has been moved downward and the laws have not been revised. I still don’t know how many people are following such bans.

After the military soldiers finished their way, the supplies were placed on the third and second floors under the deck. Several captains ordered to shout, pull up their anchors and turn the rudders, the river water was flowing, and the sails were experiencing wind. Three large ships that looked decent were flowing down the river and gradually disappeared into the green river water.

Qin Dongyang felt lost for a moment. Since Xu Zixian personally came to his house to make him the Marquis' Dianwei, everything has changed drastically. In the past six months, Xu Zixian has been the master of the family. Everyone has also been used to such a backbone. This time, Xu Zixian took people north, and I wonder if it will return smoothly. After the prince returns, what new changes and new patterns will be there in Nan'an?
Chapter completed!