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Chapter 697 Major Events
Chen Mu didn't want these experts to leave, not even one of them.

Regardless of which country they came from in the past, after these three years, they have become the most loyal fighters of the Ming Dynasty.

Humans can be guided.

There is a term in another era called "sunk cost", which means that when people make decisions, they not only consider the cost of the current decision, but also the cost paid in the past, even if the cost paid for this matter in the past is not the same as the current decision. Not related.

And Chen Mu believed that most of them would not choose to leave when they had more choices.They have already made some achievements in Ming Dynasty Asia, and they will only increase their investment in the future. This investment is not real money, but their clan, tribe, life, and energy.

"Marshal, I have seen the shipyard in Majia Port. It has begun to take shape. Five small single-masted sea-going ships have been built, and two more are under construction. According to the plan, there are enough craftsmen at the moment, as long as a group of apprentices who can understand the language are recruited from Yanian, the shipyard will be repaired next spring, and at most the first batch of [-] sea-going ships will be built next autumn."

Listening to Yang Ting's report to Majiagang Shipyard, Chen Mu nodded slowly, and then asked Yang Tingxiang: "What is the arrangement for the Banner Army's residence?"

Arriving at Majia Port does not mean that everything is over. Although all the preparations of Chen Mu have been concentrated on this long voyage, in fact, arriving at Majia Port is the beginning of the trouble. Ma Gui has already sent people to take two boats to sail along the coast. I'm looking for Shao Tingda's fleet, I hope he didn't drift to the territory of Spain.

Although Mang Chong's character is a bit delicate amidst the roughness, it depends on who he tells it to... As for the defeated Spaniard, I'm afraid he won't be so subtle.

Even if Chen Mu is interested in the Spaniard's territory again, he can't avoid Spain in the current trade, not to mention that there is still Seville's leased land that has not been collected. Once the war is rashly started, it will be over.

No matter how ambitious you are in your heart, you must keep your feet on the ground at the moment. It is reasonable to rule all the tribes in North Asia first.

"There are still more than 3000 people sleeping on the boat. Chang Ji has calculated that according to the current construction period, all of them will disembark and move into wooden houses within ten days. It is a little colder, and we will be crowded temporarily. We have a large number of people, mainly because the bricks cannot keep up. , the Chief of Staff wants to build two large brick factories first, and bricks will inevitably be used in the establishment of guards in the future."

"Yes, in the future, Majia Port will be the imperial court's goods distribution center in Asia within three years. Bricks and tiles will be transported south from here. In addition, two carriage wooden tracks will be opened at the port. This will have to wait until the beginning of spring. Fortunately, here The temperature is not low."

The unique terrain of Majiagang makes the temperature in this area slightly higher than that of the surrounding snow-capped mountains. Chen Mu estimates that the lowest winter here is only ten degrees below zero, which is much better than the places further north. If it weren’t for the autumn in this land I am afraid that the Yanian people will not give this to Magui for the wild wild cattle.

The only problem is that this is not suitable for building a large city. As a distribution and raw material processing place that is in winter for half a year, workers should not be too far away from the work area, otherwise it is difficult to travel when it is cold, and they can only live scattered.

"Brother Zhai wants to open a shoe shop in Majiagang, and wants to get Chen Shuai's permission."

Brother Zhai is the Shuangyu Ming man brought back from Spain by Yang Tingxiang. He has been away from the basin for many years. Thinking of being here, I still want to go back to my old business.

Chen Mu said with a smile: "It's okay to do what you want to do. It just so happens that you are the director of military equipment and you are in charge of these things, but why do you want to make shoes here?"

Yang Tingxiang himself was born in the warship department of the Jiangwu Hall, and Chen Mu planned to let him build a new small clipper here, and simply let him take over the military department of the military.

"He looked at the leather of the Asian bison and the big shoes worn by the Majiagang Banner Army. He thought it was neither beautiful nor warm. He was able to return to his homeland after being sent away by the imperial court. The Banner Army will do its bit.”

"It's quite a family and country honor, sure! But if you want to make it bigger, you can make it for me, including the leather jacket, leather pants, and leather boots. The name is called, and it's called Dongyang Junfu Boots." The leather jackets, leather clothes, leather pants, and leather boots produced by the factory must all be embroidered with the name of the Dongyang Military Mansion!"

"First make military boots and military uniforms, all in the style of Beiyang military uniforms, with double leather on the inside and outside, cowhide on the outside, and fur on the inner layer of rabbit skin. They must meet the requirements of the flag army before they can be sold domestically. Ask him if he would like to willing."

Yang Tingxiang was taken aback by the words, he didn't understand what Chen Mu was talking about, and said: "Chen Shuai, he is a shoemaker. He has been in Spain and Portugal for more than ten years. Customers always come to him to measure their feet and get materials. After a month or so, they go to get shoes. , you let him meet the requirements of the Banner Army... he needs to live for at least 400 years, right?"

"I asked him to open a factory, hire craftsmen, make identical boots and jackets by hand, make a few samples according to the height and length of the Banner Army, and then everyone made them according to these sizes, and asked each hundred households to give orders to the Banner Army. , everyone uses a tape measure to measure the height and arm length, these measurements are not enough."

"Shoe Street and Clothes Street in Guangzhou are all sold in this way. He has lived overseas for a long time and doesn't know, and you don't know either?"

Yang Tingxiang pursed his lips, lowered his head and said, "Chen Shuai, the student has a tailor at home, and he has never bought clothes and shoes outside. After entering the school, the lecture hall will also give out military uniforms. In spring, autumn, summer, and winter, six appearances... I really don't know."

Chen Mu stared and blinked, he really didn't know what to say, you tell people about life in the city, and the craftsmen in your own home don't know what a city is, you say that these ancient rich guys are not angry ?
"Okay, you have a tailor in your family, so you can tell Brother Zhai to take him to the craftsmen of the Military Weapons Bureau. They know how to build a factory and how to operate it. Let him learn, and you can learn it too. It is impossible to be in charge of the Military Weapons Bureau." Don't understand these things."

"Besides, there is another thing. There is a fire well in Majia Port. Remember to send a letter to Nanyang on the merchants returning with the ship, and send some salt cookers from Sichuan next year. I want the best craftsmen."

The so-called fire wells are oil wells or natural gas wells, which were discovered by Magui's inspecting flag army very accidentally, but whether it is oil or natural gas, Chen Mu does not know now, if it is oil, their kerosene will not need to be resupplied in the future , but there is no better way to use it at the moment, and more research is needed.

"There's one more thing. Forget it. Let's talk about it after I meet Fu Yuan first. He said he needs to talk to me about Spain. You should go and do it first."

What Chen Mu wants to say is to use rubber soles to make leather boots, but they don’t have rubber right now. When using Eucommia gum, the researchers in Nanyang used the sulfur proposed by Chen Mu and the hu powder they added themselves to vulcanize the rubber, but at that moment There is little demand, and naturally there is not much production.

Now guarding Asia, the rubber trees are there, and it should be easy to get them. Chen Mu plans to plant them in Qiongzhou and Luzon next year.

Not long after Yang Tingxiang said goodbye, Fu Yuan, who was waiting, walked in poking his head, with the same smile on his face as when he was a banner soldier with Chen Mu, hung the bear-haired cloak in the wooden house, looked around before closing the door, and then left Going to Chen Mu's side, he whispered, "Second Master, I have something important to report to you!"

(End of this chapter)