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Zheng Zhilong's stay on Chongming Island has always been a major threat to the Yangtze River waterway and the Suzhou, Song, and Chang regions.

The Qin army's naval division relied on the shore artillery and mines of Jingjiang Island to defend it, but as for sending the naval division to drive Zheng Zhilong, I am afraid that it was a meat bun beating a dog, and there was no return.

In this case, Qin Mu could only send Hui Dengxiang to lead an army of 10,000 to defend Jiading, Taicang, and Songjiang Mansion. These places were the places where the rebellion against the Qing army was fiercest at the beginning, and now they are under the rule of the Qin state.

On the boat back to Jinling, Qin Mu and Yang Shen, Gu Junen, Du Yinxi, Song Xiance, Qin Qiubai and others chatted with wine in the shipyard.

A group of boats came from upstream, transporting grain and grass weapons to Huai'an, looking at the royal flag on the Qin Mu boat from afar, there were always bursts of excited cheers on the boat.

Yang Shen put down his wine glass and said, "King Qin, the minister thinks that it is still inappropriate to send 10,000 troops of Hui Dengxiang to go. When the Tartars occupied Jiangnan, Jiading, Taicang, Songjiang Prefecture and other prefectures and counties were the places with the most fierce resistance, and Jiading was also slaughtered by Li Chengdong Tens of thousands of people, and the gentry and wealthy families in various prefectures and counties were also killed and plundered, which had a major impact on local farming and weaving. ”

Qin Mu bowed his head and said, "Yang Qing has something to say, but please speak up." ”

"King Qin, now he should send a capable man to patrol the area around Songjiang Mansion, verify the land and people's livelihood, distribute the land outside the yellow book to the people, and restore the people's livelihood as soon as possible, so as to set an example for the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions;

In addition, Songjiang Province is the main production area of cotton cloth, and it is already the middle of September, and the weather will soon turn cold, and the winter clothes of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of our army need to be solved urgently, so the minister thinks that it is urgent to restore the textile industry in Songjiang Province. ”

Yang Shen's words immediately attracted Qin Mu's great attention, and in terms of army supply, it can be divided into three main categories, namely weapons, grain and grass, and clothing and quilts. All three categories are indispensable.

In terms of weapons, since the Eastern Crusade, the Qin army has captured a large number of weapons, and there is no shortage for a while.

In terms of grain and grass, Jiangxi and Huguang alone have greatly increased grain output because of the popularization of many new crops, and it is not a problem to ensure the supply of the army.

Only in terms of clothing and quilts, because the textile industry in Jiangxi and Huguang is not very developed, the supply of military cloth has been relatively tight. So much so that even Yang Zhi, who was the queen, had to weave cloth herself, hoping to take herself as an example and drive the textile industry in Huguang.

Therefore, Yang Shen's words are to the point.

Songjiang Prefecture has jurisdiction over three counties, Huating, Qingpu and Shanghai, and the government is located in Huating. After Huang Daopo brought back advanced textile technology from Hainan in the Yuan Dynasty, Songjiang Mansion has always been the most important cotton cloth production area in the country, and has the reputation of "clothing is the world".

In the Ming Dynasty, starting from the third year of Hongwu, Dingsongjiang Mansion levied 300,000 pieces of military cloth in the autumn grain every year. The amount of military cloth undertaken by Songjiang Prefecture accounted for more than half of all Ming military cloth.

To solve the problem of Qin military clothing being supplied, it is undoubtedly correct to start from Songjiang Mansion.

Qin Mu asked, "Do you think it's appropriate to send someone to patrol Songjiang Mansion?" ”

"I want to go."

"I want to go."

Gu Junen. Yu Dayou, Yang Shen and others expressed their willingness to go out to visit Songjiang Mansion.

In fact, this is not a good errand, so Songjiang Mansion will be used as a pilot for the entire Jiangnan, in addition to appeasing the people. In addition to resuming cultivation and weaving, it is also necessary to re-clear the land, investigate and deal with the officials who have been cleared and cleaned, and divide the land and land.

These things are all involved in the whole body. Once it is not handled well, it will have a bad impact, and may even affect the governance of the entire Jiangnan.

Of course. If the affair is done well, the credit is naturally not small.

Qin Mu thought about it, and finally chose Yang Shen, the governor of Dali Temple, to inspect Songjiang Mansion: "Yang Qing, the matter of military cloth was proposed by you, so it is up to you to patrol Songjiang Mansion. ”

Yang Shen got up and bowed: "The minister receives the order." ”

"Without further ado, Yang Qing doesn't have to go back to Jinling, so let's rush to Songjiang, first understand the local situation, the required officials, this king will let Jinling send to Songjiang Mansion to meet Yang Qing as soon as possible."

"Minister, I will not disgrace my mission."

After sending Yang Shen, Qin Mu returned to Jinling at noon the next day, and he did not enter the city immediately, but went to the Longjiang Shipyard outside the city to check.

The west of Jinling City takes the Qinhuai River as a moat, and the Qinhuai River forms an angle with the Yangtze River, and the area within the angle is called Longjiang Pass. Longjiang Shipyard is located in Longjiang Pass, adjacent to the Qinhuai River in the east and the Yangtze River in the west.

If you go out of the city from the Dinghuai Gate in the west of the city, you will come to the huge Longjiang Shipyard not far after crossing the Qinhuai River.

Han Zanzhou, the former eunuch of Nanjing, hurriedly rushed out of the city, and when he was in the Hongguang Dynasty, Qin Mu ordered him to collect all the information related to the Longjiang Shipyard.

After the big ceremony, Han Zanzhou took the lead and led Qin Mu and his party of hundreds of people into the Longjiang Shipyard, and said as he walked: "King Qin, the treasure shipyard was originally 138 zhang wide from east to west, and 354 zhang long from north to south. On the west side of the shipyard, seven ponds were dug to lead to the Longjiang River. ”

The Longjiang River mentioned by Han Zanzhou is a branch of the Yangtze River, and this branch river and the main river channel are sandwiched by a river island. The shipyard's pond connects to the Longjiang River, from which the name of the shipyard comes from.

From Han Zanzhou's introduction, it can be seen that the shipyard was originally very huge, about one mile wide from east to west, and about two miles long from north to south, but now the entire shipyard has been basically abandoned.

Han Zanzhou has put a lot of effort into the shipyard, and in the face of the large pieces of broken walls, he can still talk about the years: "In addition to the tent factory with the lifting department and the helper command hall specially built the canopy of sea ships, the shipyard also has seven workshops, including a joinery workshop, a painting workshop, a twisting workshop, an iron workshop, a tent workshop, a rope workshop, a cable workshop, and a material shop;

Among them, the tent factory located in the northeast of the factory has 10 rows of 60 houses. The supervising officials of the shipyard, in addition to the Ministry of Labor, who are ranked in the fifth grade, also have staff members, directors, promotions, helpers and commanders. There are nearly 100 compartment chiefs and first-class low-level team leaders;

The shipbuilders of the shipbuilding and the shipbuilding are divided into four compartments, each compartment is divided into ten compartments, and each compartment is set up with a length to govern ten households. The carriage is divided into ship wood, shuttle, oar, and rope maker; The second compartment is divided into shipwood, iron, and cableman; The sedan is a craftsman; The four compartments are divided into brown and tent makers.

None of the four-box craftsmen have permanent production, and the rate is to drive boats. The original regulations stipulate that those who have a ship, according to its size, sign up for the division, and set up the registration discipline, so as to listen to the difference of the department, and the other yamen shall not allocate it without permission. In addition, there are also internal officials and supervisors, horse supervisors, watchmen, changers, bridgemen and other personnel. ”

When Han Zanzhou said this, he found that Qin Mu frowned slightly, and he chuckled in his heart, and he didn't know where he said something wrong, and he couldn't help but be extremely anxious.

He took refuge in Qin Mu early on, but he rarely had the opportunity to show himself in front of Qin Mu, and now he finally showed himself in the shipyard, if he messed up, it would be difficult to have a chance to stand out in the future.

"King of Qin"

The reason why Qin Mu frowned was that he heard that the shipyard was full of work and many personnel, and the investment must be very huge, "It's okay, you continue." ”

"Yes, King Qin, Longjiang Shipyard in the Yongle Dynasty, basically suspended, in the Hongzhi period was divided into the front factory and the back factory, to the Jiajing period, because of the invasion of the Japanese invaded the coast, the imperial court wanted to build ships to resist the Japanese, Longjiang Shipyard has been restored;

But after the pacification of the Japanese invaders, the shipyard was abandoned again, it has been nearly a hundred years, after Hongguang crossed to the south, he also wanted to build a sailor to strengthen the river defense, but due to the shortage of use and failed to make a proposal. King Qin, please look, there is the shipyard's pond. ”

Qin Mu went according to Han Zanzhou's expectations, but saw seven east-west ponds (docks), each of which was about nearly 100 meters wide and about one mile long, just like seven huge rivers leading directly to the Longjiang River.

The water surface in the pond is clear and blue, reflecting the sky and clouds, the weeds on both sides of the pond are overgrown, and wild birds are flying. Back in the day, countless craftsmen worked here, the scene was in full swing, and the giant ships that shocked the world entered the Yangtze River from these ponds, sailed to the sea, formed a huge fleet, crossed the ocean, and became famous all over the world.

The contrast between the past and the present is extremely emotional.

Han Zanzhou continued: "King Qin, in order to meet the needs of shipbuilding, he also opened up lacquer gardens, tong gardens, palm gardens and other gardens in Zhongshan that year, and planted nearly 100,000 trees. Since Jiajing, the shipyard has stopped shipbuilding, and nearly 100,000 trees have grown into towering trees after a hundred years. ”

"Oh? Let's take a look. Qin Mu was naturally happy when he heard this, with such timber resources, he could invest less in rebuilding the shipyard.

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