Chapter 452: Going to the Sea 1
After receiving the information I gave, King Cheng immediately organized the Ministry of Works and the Chamber of Commerce to start a big move near the coast. In terms of time, it was already very tight for them, only two years.
Niujia Village is a village by the sea. This village has a unique advantage. Near the village is the sea, and the sea water is relatively high. At the same time, it extends into the inland area. There are several hills around it, surrounding the entire sea area, and there are only a sea outlet about a few dozen meters wide, and it is also a natural safe haven.
Because the geographical location here is extremely superior, there is a port and a shipyard here, and there are also many merchant ships docking here. Therefore, although the small Niujia Village was only a village, it has a large population and a large number of merchants.
But two years ago, a big event happened in this small village, that was, a large number of troops from the imperial court entered here, built a military camp in the shipyard, and surrounded the captain. Not long after, a large group of people drove into the shipyard. However, this time the people came not by soldiers, but by some ordinary people and some officials. Not long after these people arrived, a large number of materials began to be transported into the shipyard. Some experienced locals knew at a glance that the materials were made of.
At the same time, those soldiers were still setting up defenses around the shipyard, and idle people were not allowed to enter, and those who violated the orders were killed! Seeing the soldiers as fierce and evil, would anyone dare to get closer?
Originally, a shipyard was immediately covered with a mysterious coat.
However, the people also know that the ships built here must be ships, but I don’t know what kind of ships they are.
There were also curious people climbing up the mountain to see, but only saw that there were a large number of people busy inside, and there was a boat parked by the water. However, the boat was very huge, larger than any kind of boat today.
Therefore, there was another saying among the people of Niujia Village that was to build a large ship here.
In four months, only three merchant ships entered the shipyard that was already well-established. Although there were no marks on the ship, some village names in Niujia Village, who had been dealing with water for many years, could recognize it at a glance that it was the ship of the Fourth Economy Chamber of Commerce. And by looking at the depth of the ship's draft, you can tell that the ship was carrying very heavy things.
And half a month later, a unit drove into the shipyard.
Five months later, the mystery was revealed shortly afterwards.
In the early morning after May, the village name of Niujia Village opened its eyes and saw three tall masts suddenly inside the shipyard. When the sun came out, white sails were raised on the three masts. After a while, a huge ship sailed out of the shipyard and headed towards the sea outlet.
The people of Niujia Village were shocked. None of them expected that there would be such a big boat in this world. Compared with it, their fishing boats were like a baby. The biggest feature of this boat was that they had three masts on it, and at the same time, they had high strings and raised bows, which were completely different from ordinary boats.
In the stunned people, the big ship quickly sailed out of the estuary and disappeared on the sea surface.
No one knew where the big ship went, but some merchants who were traveling by boat said that the sea was strange during this period, and they always heard rumbling thunder, and the weather was very good.
Just when the people were wondering, more than ten days later, the ship sailed back to the shipyard.
After several times of going in and out, it finally stopped. At this time, the shipyard that had been kept secret suddenly began to recruit workers from Niujia Village. Those who had shipbuilding experience were the most popular and were given a considerable treatment, which could definitely satisfy everyone. So many people signed up, and after selection, hundreds of people joined the shipyard.
After they entered, they found that some small shipyards had been expanded a lot, and there were five or six shipbuilding piers. The big ship they had seen was quietly leaning on a pier, and there were people busy on it. What made them even more strange was that there was some open window under the strings of the boat, with some black iron pipes inside.
Only then did they realize that what they were going to build was the giant three-masted ship in front of them.
More than a year has passed, and the people of Niujia Village have become accustomed to the big ships entering and leaving the ship, then disappearing for a few days, and then come back, and then go out. Because the big ships appear in the shipyard in Niujia Village, and some people in the village are involved in the manufacturing of ships, the people of Niujia Village feel that their faces are very bright and proud, and they also sneer at the merchants who are surprised to see the big ships.
It has been two years since the shipyard started construction in more than ten days. During this period, the ten large ships that had been built had not gone out to sea, but quietly stopped at more than ten newly built docks by the sea. Many workers were busy painting the ship with a piece of new paint and painted a dragon on the bow. Among these ships, the most eye-catching one is one, which is larger than the rest of the ship. In other words, the rest of the ship was much more delicate. It was reported from the workers who repaired the ship that this ship was called the flagship and the main ship of the entire fleet.
A few days later, a large amount of cargo began to arrive at Niujia Village by land and sea, and then was moved onto a large ship. The entire Niujia Village suddenly seemed extremely busy. At the same time, news came that these large ships were going to sea to other countries.
This news shocked the people of Niujia Village. Usually only foreigners came, and this time the Zhou Dynasty was going abroad, so it was a bit proud.
Just two days before going out to sea, several customers came to an inn in Niujia Village. This made Niu Zhanggui, the owner of the store, pay a little attention. The reason for paying attention was that these young people seemed a little special. Two men, one looked very gentle, but had a kind of momentum in every move. This momentum made Niu Zhanggui feel like he wanted to avoid it, while the other had a serious face, which made people feel a little disappointed when he saw it. The few women around them were extremely beautiful, and even the eldest lady of the Niu family, who was known as a flower in Niu Village, was overshadowed.
After arriving, these people asked for several rooms and then left the inn after they settled down.
Not long after, a large number of soldiers in heavy armor arrived at the inn and immediately surrounded the entire inn. Under the guards of these inns, there was a carriage. At this time, a middle-aged man walked down from the carriage, and this man walked very imposingly.
At the same time, a man in silver armor jumped off the horse and stood beside him.
After the man got out of the carriage, he first looked up at the name of the inn, then turned his head and asked, "Did you see them here with your own eyes?"
The man riding a horse immediately nodded: "That's right, a soldier saw them living in with his own eyes!"
The man in the car nodded and then walked towards the inn, while the man riding a horse followed him tightly. At the same time, there were a few people with their heads lowered behind them and carefully followed them.
Manager Niu looked at these people blankly. Although there were soldiers here and there were soldiers around the shipyard, the soldiers were obviously slightly different from the pair of soldiers in front of him, in terms of armor and momentum.
Manager Niu runs an inn and welcomes many guests every day. After a long time, he has learned to see people's eyes. As soon as these two men entered the inn, he knew in his heart that these two men must not be ordinary officials. His aura alone is not ordinary officials.
The two walked to the counter, and the rider asked, "Shopkeeper, are there a few young people here? It should be two men and five women."
Manager Niu immediately nodded and said, "Yes! But they just went out!"
After hearing what Manager Niu said, the two of them suddenly showed disappointment on their faces, and the person riding a horse said, "Brother, they are gone, why don't we let a few people wait here!"
The man who was riding in the car shook his head and said, "No, I'll just wait for him here. I've been missing for many years. I wonder if he's the same as us!"
These two are King Cheng and the Third Prince.
After two years, the shipyard has built ten large ships that can go to sea. Moreover, these ships have been tested and can be fully adapted to sailing at sea. At the same time, some supporting facilities, such as crew members, sailors, combatants, etc., have been equipped.
After two days, they will go out to sea. The court attached great importance to this trip, so Yang Linguang was left to preside over the government affairs of the court. He and the third prince came to Niujia Village. Before that, they even sent a letter to that person.
As soon as he arrived at Niujia Village, he heard that the man had arrived. He rushed to the inn in a hurry, but unexpectedly he was exhausted. Although the person he was waiting for had arrived, he didn't know where he went, which made King Cheng and the Third Prince a little disappointed.
The people who just stayed in the inn were our group.
After two years of immortal life, I finally had something to do. That is, I once promised the eldest prince, or the current emperor. If he could prepare for going to sea in two years, I would promise him to go to sea. At the same time, this is my last mission.
However, when I didn't expect it, he was indeed ready for two years. In this case, I couldn't say anything, so I had to agree to go to sea, so I brought Jian Rufeng and his wife, Zhou Wu, Han Qing, Bihan, Jing'er and the other two to take care of a few little guys and couldn't get rid of them.
Chapter completed!