"That's great." Feng Ziying nodded with satisfaction, he was still very optimistic about such a combination.

This kind of thing requires a skilled hand to operate, like Jin Shang, although he can play some role locally, and Gu Dengfeng can also mediate and coordinate with the local government, but it is a very complicated process from buying land to adding various facilities to starting construction, and there will be many problems and difficulties in the middle.

Without a character who has actually run the entire process, it will be very inefficient, and the chances of mistakes and even setbacks will be much greater.

"Brother Limin, how is the progress of the matter I originally asked you to recruit Xiyi craftsmen?" Feng Ziying is more concerned about this matter.

In his opinion, the general principle and process flow of iron smelting are not big problems, but after the completion of iron smelting and steelmaking, even to the processing of iron and billets, this is the weakest link in the current Da Zhou.

This era in Europe has begun to appear some simple machine tools, which is extremely important for machining, especially the development of the military industry in the future, if the big week is not laid out in advance, then from the casting of cannons to the barrel production, and then to the production of wire drawing and precision devices and other processes, the gap will be bigger and bigger, and now it can be introduced in time, even if it costs a little more, it is worth it.

Feng Ziying does not know about the development of machine tools in Europe, but he knows that the rapid development of the watch industry in Europe has far surpassed that of Dazhou, and watchmakers will inevitably put forward requirements for more precise, reliable and convenient machine tools, such as thread lathes and gear processing lathes.

Feng Ziying's only impression is that Leonardo da Vinci seems to have sketched out the model drawings of various lathes and key cranks, flywheels, bearings and other parts of lathes in his time, so Feng Ziying believes that there should have been some breakthroughs in this area in Europe.

At this time, Feng Ziying also thought of Song Yingxing's "Heavenly Creations", but it is obvious that Song Yingxing, who graduated from Qingtan Academy and has been admitted to the Jinshi, does not yet have the style of a science and technology master, and Feng Ziying does not know what the subtle changes in the main line of history will bring, but Song Yingxing, who is still very immature, will definitely not have this strength, but if there is an opportunity in the future, Feng Ziying will of course promote Song Yingxing's transformation in this regard.

Feng Ziying is very sorry for his lack of knowledge and skills in science and engineering, he has also seen many crossings in his previous life, almost all of them can have a first-hand science and engineering manufacturing skill tree, whether it is metallurgy, mechanical processing, or manufacturing gunpowder explosives, they can quickly open the skill tree, but they are indeed too inferior in this regard, if it is not for the chance to understand the soil coking and steelmaking blast furnace, I am afraid that he will not even be able to provide assistance with this most basic skill breakthrough.

Even so, he can only provide a general theoretical guidance, and he still has to rely on professional craftsmen to slowly explore and try, which is also his biggest regret.

"Lord Feng, there is also some progress in this matter, I recruited three people from Sulu, mainly engaged in the production of firearm devices, one of them is a clockmaker, one is his apprentice, and the other is a blacksmith, who can cast cannons, and I am afraid that the recruitment from Xiyi will take half a year to see the clues, and I also offer a high salary, but many Xiyi people are desperate to go abroad, but listen to the Xiyi people who came from Xiyi soil, it seems that an emperor over there is very hostile to those so-called infidels, To deprive those people of their property, and to fight a country called the Ottomans over there, the situation is very chaotic, so there are some people who are willing to escape their emperor's punishment and war,......"

Of course, Feng Ziying remembers the Thirty Years' War in history, but the time has not yet arrived, and it will take a few years for the Thirty Years' War to sweep Europe to break out, and now should be the time when the Holy Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire are inextricably fighting, right? The Protestant Union and the Catholic Union should have been almost formed, and the atmosphere of war was already very strong.

"Brother Limin, according to my understanding, the situation on the Xiyi side is very chaotic now, and it is estimated that there will be a mess over there in the next few years, and they are particularly hostile and paranoid to these so-called pagan people, so this should be an opportunity, I suggest that you can go through some Xiyi people on the side of Sulu and Luzon, no matter what they believe, as long as they are willing to help us recruit those who can make clocks and watches, iron and steel, and mechanical devices, they will all be hired with high salaries, and we will ensure their safety here, and do not interfere with their beliefs, provided that they can bring us a substantial technological breakthrough,......"

Zhuang Limin was also surprised by Feng Ziying's eager and straightforward statement.

He knew that Feng Ziying had not been satisfied with the current backwardness of the Great Zhou in terms of firecrackers and guns, and he was not very satisfied with Zhuang Ji's state-of-the-art situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty in terms of the manufacturing level of firearms, and had always wanted to introduce more advanced technology for casting guns and making firearms, but with his current status, such an attitude was almost a gesture on behalf of the official.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhuang Limin said cautiously: "My lord, the Xiyi people are mostly religious, and I seem to be very taboo about these aspects,......

"This matter has its own measure, these Xiyi people believe in religion is their own business, our people are based on Confucianism, respect heaven and earth, respect the ancestors, so their beliefs may not be in line with the will of our Han people, and the court naturally has laws and regulations, as for now, the official only wants to see the craftsmen who can help the official improve the production of iron-making and clocks and watches, and the other officials will not ask, but those who only want to preach, the official will not welcome!"

The Great Zhou's attitude towards the Western religion was also quite contradictory and even chaotic, but basically adopted the countermeasure of "saving its skills and prohibiting the transmission of its scholarship", but "saving its skills" alone gave the missionary the possibility, and "banning the transmission of its scholarship" depended on how much effort the imperial court could take on this issue.

Feng Ziying also knows that in fact, since the Xiyi people landed in Guangdong twenty or thirty years ago, Catholicism has spread in the Liangguang region, but it is difficult for Catholicism to really win the recognition of the Chinese people in the current social atmosphere, and of course, Catholic priests are constantly improving their missionary methods in order to use the needs of localization.

Xu Guangqi, who is very valued by Feng Ziying, but has not yet had any contact and dealings, is now an official who believes in Catholicism, but the imperial court does not seem to have much reaction to this.

Knowing Feng Ziying's intentions, Zhuang Limin nodded: "The little one understands, please rest assured, the candidates we are looking for are all in line with your requirements, and they will never cause you trouble." ”

"Don't be afraid of causing trouble, as long as the things he can bring are worthy of the official to help him carry this trouble, the official is willing, but I'm afraid that they don't have such ability, then I can only say sorry." Feng Ziying spread her hands with an indifferent expression.

This can be regarded as a clear attitude, as long as the current Yongping Mansion is a useful person, then it can be tolerated, if it is a useless person, then it will never be allowed to enter.

Feng Ziying has not yet considered the attitude towards Western missionaries coming to Dazhou, there is no doubt that these missionaries are the first goal of combining missionary and colonial, but it is undeniable that they can indeed bring some new technology, which is exactly what she needs most.

"Brother Shaoquan, the strength of the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce is not enough, why did you become my person and do everything for you?" Feng Ziying's attitude towards the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce was not as polite as to Zhuang Limin, "It turned out that Dengfeng was responsible for the coordination of the government, but the specific local land purchase, construction and manpower coordination should be the business of your Shanxi Chamber of Commerce, and now it seems that you only need to pay a little silver, if it is only about silver, Haitong Yinzhuang can be satisfied, why bother with you?" ”

Wang Shaoquan smiled all over his face and stood up, but he sighed in his heart, is this still the young man who swam out of the Linqing Water Gate more than five years ago?

In the past five years, that young man has grown into a dignified five-year product master, and he is now the same as the superior to control the cooperation of the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce, Zhuang Ji and Haitong Yinzhuang, and take the lead in creating a model of industry and commerce in this local area.

Now the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce attaches great importance to this matter, and Wang Shaoquan also relied on the friendship formed by a few contacts in the past, and it took a lot of effort to win this opportunity, so he naturally wanted to make things beautiful.

"My lord, you have wronged us, Yuguan Port is all doing it with one hand and one foot, and now the preliminary exploration preparations are almost the same, you said that it is only two months, you can do this part, except for our Shanxi Chamber of Commerce, who else can be so hard-working?" Wang Shaoquan rubbed his hands and said: "In half a year, we will officially build the wharf of Yuguan Port, and next time Boss Zhuang's ship can directly berth in Yuguan from Guangzhou." ”

"Brother Shaoquan, I know the ability of the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce, Yuguan Port originally said that it should be done by you, and this section of the road connecting Yuguan Port to the post road should also be built as soon as possible,......"

Feng Ziying is not welcome, the people of the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce don't make good use of it, they are all sorry for themselves, these guys have hooked up with the Mongolian tribes very much, and they have earned too much black-hearted silver.

In order for Yuguan Port to really prosper, it has to rely on these people, and to make Yuguan Port a water and land hub connecting Liaodong and the north and even the south, there will be no shortage of commercial resources that need to be invested.