In order to accommodate these shipwrights, he temporarily cut down trees and built wooden houses with wooden planks to protect them from the wind and rain, and then moved them after the brick houses were completed, and the timber of the wooden houses could be removed to make the dock ancillary facilities. Although the wooden houses www.biquge.info Pen Fun Pavilion are simple, there is no cold weather in Qiongzhou all year round, and the climate is warm, which is okay.

The shipyard is very important to Xia Nan, the maritime trade and the construction of warships are an indispensable part of his planning, and the shipwright is the foundation of the shipyard from the ground up, and the enveloping these people is one of the most important things at present. With the seizure of Hujiazhuang and the profits brought by cotton cloth, Xia Nan was very confident, and he chose the fastest way to smash it with money.

In the open space in front of the wooden house under construction, he spoke.

"Masters, although the shipyard is in the name of the government, I will not hide it from you, and I am in charge here. It's a good thing that you avoided going to Fujian, but you still have to stay to support your family. The government reported to you that you were in distress at sea, and your name has been written off in the household register, anyway, you can't go back to Diaolou Village, and without the protection of the government, you can't go anywhere else, so it's better to work here with peace of mind, I won't treat you badly. I don't know how much you can earn in a year for building fishing boats in Diaolou Village, but I can guarantee that you will have a monthly salary and a bonus at the end of the year, which is definitely only a lot more than your original income! ”

For these people, "bonus" is a new term. Someone asked, "I don't know how much the owner said about the salary, and what is the charter of this bonus?" ”

"According to the craftsmanship is divided into three classes, the best monthly salary is three taels, the second class is two taels, and one or two again, and the grade is re-evaluated every six months. The prize money is calculated according to the total weight of the ships built, and 100 taels are awarded for every 500 materials, according to the head and class. ”

This remuneration system cheers everyone up.

Since the Yuan Dynasty, the village has been famous for shipbuilding, and the craftsmanship has been passed down from generation to generation, and the income in the early Ming Dynasty was still good. As soon as Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang's ban on the sea came out, it dealt a huge blow to the industry. Although the private shipbuilding industry in Guangdong and Fujian is still developed, but the village is too remote, except for building a few fishing boats on weekdays, there is very little foreign work, a boatsmith works hard for a year, the best is only a dozen taels of silver, and it is not much better than the merchant who walks the streets and alleys.

These shipwrights have been engaged in this trade since childhood, and they have no other skills, nor can they farm, and they can only go hungry without work. After receiving the government's conscription order, everyone was ready to go and never return, but they were inexplicably assigned to this so-called government-run shipyard.

According to the rules of this owner, those with better craftsmanship will have at least 30 taels a year, which is more than the best years in the past, not to mention the "bonus". Gathering so many shipwrights, the scale of the shipyard is definitely not small, and the number of shipbuilders must be a lot, one hundred taels for every five hundred materials, so there are hundreds or even thousands of taels of bonuses for thousands of ships every year, even if everyone shares, there can be a lot.

With such good conditions, some people with active minds have begun to plan for their families. Someone asked: "Dare to ask the owner, this shipbuilding can't rely on the master alone, and it is inevitable that the apprentice or something will be done, and the layman can't do it." There are still many apprentices in our Diaolou Village who have not yet been recruited, and they are not recruited by the government, is the owner willing to accept them? You don't want any salary, just eat enough. ”

As soon as this statement came out, everyone echoed it. In fact, these so-called apprentices are all children of various families. Diaolou Village has been engaged in shipbuilding for generations, relatively closed, generally the son inherits the father's business, Lao Tzu teaches by hand, and when Lao Tzu can't do it, the son will take over the class. Now that the heads of the family have come to the shipyard, their sons stay at home, and they can't get a job before they get out of school, so they can only starve.

Xia Nanyi patted his head, this suggestion is good, shipbuilding is a complicated project, not only masters, but also apprentices. On the basis of this suggestion, it is better to go one step further and relocate the entire Diaolou Village, so that all shipwrights can work here with peace of mind. Isn't it just to raise a few more people? Master Ben is now short of people and resources, but he is not short of money.

He announced: "Not only apprentices, but also your family members can come, and the entire Diaolou Village can be relocated here. In addition to having enough to eat, the apprentice can also have a monthly salary of five pieces of silver. ”

This owner is really generous, and everyone shouted: "The owner is merciful, and the old and young of Diaolou Village are grateful." ”

Xia Nan pointed to the person who made this suggestion and asked, "What's your name?" ”

The man replied: "The villain Lin Yishan, who is loved by his peers on weekdays, calls me Lin Machine." ”

Lin Yishan is the best boatsmith in Diaolou Village, with exquisite skills, and likes to ponder new ideas, and "has a lot of ingenuity" on weekdays, because the red-haired ghost is also there to replenish fresh water and repair ship damage, so he has been in contact with Western ships and has his own set of independent views on shipbuilding. The nickname "machine" refers to the precision of his shipbuilding and cutting like a Western pendulum clock.

"Very good, there will be a chance to see if your nickname is worthy of the name. Now I'll give you a task, and you can bring someone to take your whole village. ”

Lin Yishan replied respectfully: "Picking up people is not a problem. There is also a matter to report to the owner, every household in our Diaolou Village relies on craftsmanship to eat, and there is nothing else valuable, but there are a lot of shipbuilding timber and tung oil, jute, white hemp, iron anchors, and iron nails that have survived in the past dynasties, which are necessary for shipbuilding, especially wood, which is a finished product that has been air-dried, and can be used when pulled over. ”

Although Xia Nan didn't understand the ancient shipbuilding process, he also knew the common sense that freshly cut wood could not be used to build ships directly.

Fresh wood cells do not die completely, they will expand when soaked in water, and after a long time, the hull will be deformed, causing safety hazards and serious hull falling apart. Therefore, the wood used in shipbuilding must be air-dried before it can be used. The availability of timber in this village is a bonus, which can greatly speed up the pace of the shipyard's completion and production.

He waved his hand: "This feeling is good." But Ben doesn't take advantage of you, and the wood and other accessories are paid at market prices. ”

The overall relocation decision of Diaolou Village was so happily decided. In the summer, Nan sent Tan Shan to return to Diaolou Village with Lin Yishan to assist in arranging the relocation and taking inventory of assets such as wood accessories by the way.

As for the transportation of people and property, it is not a problem, there are boats in Diaolou Village, and most of them are dual-purpose fishing and cargo boats of several tens of tons, which are called "Lingao Tuofeng", and they can go directly to Bofu by waterway.