Starting Today, I’ll Work as a City Lord

Sailors will be one of Liu Feng's key arms in the future. Xiyang City relies on the Youshui River, and most of the trade depends on boat transportation. The Youshui River will become the golden road on the water.

So, what if there are nobles who are greedy for passing merchant ships and want to make a windfall? As a person from the earth, Liu Feng knows that the wealth on the water can make people envious. After all, there were many pirates in ancient times on the earth.

At this point, the importance of sailors came out, used to deter those nobles with ulterior motives, destroy those water thieves, and even guard against the group of pirates at sea.

Liu Feng attaches great importance to the transportation line of Youshui River. In the future, 80% of the trade in Xiyang City will come from Youshui River, so patrolling is very necessary.

"Tat Tat Tat..."

After viewing the interior of the hull, Liu Feng came to the top of the deck and ordered with a serious face, "Weiss, get ready to launch the big boat."

"Yes." Weishi shouted respectfully, with nervousness and excitement on his face, the big boat was finally going into the water.

The 50-meter ship has been built and has not yet been launched into the water for sea trials, so everything is unknown. If it falls apart after launching, it means failure.

Liu Feng and others got off the boat and stood on the high platform watching Weishi arrange the preparations for launching the boat. After the boat is built, launching is the most important step. If the boat can't even get into the water, it's a joke.

"An Li, how many gold coins did this ship use?" Liu Feng asked calmly.

"Let me check." An Li took out her notebook and looked through it. The cost of building the ship will be reported to her every seven days.

She quickly found out, and said, "Master, except for the latest report that has not yet been handed in, this big ship is estimated to have spent fifty-two gold coins so far."

Of course, this is only the price of building a ship alone, but the money for building the dock is not included.

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"It's okay." Liu Feng nodded lightly. Fifty-two gold coins are a big boat, and it's still a big boat of fifty meters. This price is still okay.

The main reason is that the materials don’t have to be transported far away, and they are transported for free. The newly recruited infantry, like the cavalry, also carry wood for training. Fifty gold coins to start.

"Master, this first ship made a few mistakes, otherwise it wouldn't cost fifty gold coins." An Li flipped through the notepad and said, "They made a mistake in the structure once, so they dismantled it and built it again. "

"It's the first time to build a big ship, which can be forgiven." Liu Feng smiled lightly. He had reported this matter to him before, otherwise the big ship would have been completed half a month ago.

"Master, the big boat is about to launch." Mina said solemnly, holding an umbrella in her hand, standing on the left front side of Liu Feng.

Liu Feng raised his eyelids slightly, and saw Wei Shi holding an ax and cutting down on the hemp rope tied to the slide rail. After a long time, the slide rail has been pasted.

"Hurry up, come and push the boat." Weishi roared loudly, and was the first to push against the hull.

"Tat Tat Tat..."

Dozens of boatmen ran over and collectively pushed towards the big boat. With the force of everyone, the hull shook.

"Back, back quickly." Weishi shouted quickly, backed up again and again, and everyone ran away immediately, and then saw the slide rail move.

Due to the weight of the boat and the slope of the wooden platform, the slide rails began to slide down very fast, and instantly slipped into the water. The big boat rushed into the Youshui River along with the slide rails, splashing water more than ten meters high. water waves.

"Clatter..."

Water waves splashed into the dock, dousing Wei Shi and others into drowning chickens. Liu Feng only had a little water drop here, which was blocked by Mina with an umbrella.

"Successful, successful entry into the water." Wei Shi was stunned for a moment, wiped the water from his face, and shouted excitedly, "Entered the water, the big boat entered the water."

He waited for this moment for too long, the 50-meter boat entered the water again, and his dream took another big step forward.

"Tat Tat Tat..."

Liu Feng stepped onto the wooden platform and looked at the swaying big boat in the Youshui River, with anticipation in his eyes. The first boat on the Golden Waterway was launched.

"My lord, I request a sea trial." Welsh respectfully shouted, he really wanted to go up and try sailing, and check for water leaks.

"Together." Liu Feng smiled, and he also wanted to go up and feel it.

"Ah?" Wei Shi was stunned for a moment, his face changed slightly, and he dissuaded, "My lord, you can't, this big ship hasn't sailed to test the water yet, it will..."

"Are you not confident in your own technology?" Liu Feng glanced at him and said lightly, "I have confidence in my drawings."

"This..." Wes was at a loss for words, aren't you confident? To be honest, he was really not confident. After all, all the 50-meter ships he participated in before sank.

"Get ready and get on the boat immediately." Liu Feng waved his hand and said with a faint smile, "We will have lunch on the boat."

"Yes." Weiss respectfully said, he turned around and made arrangements for boarding. First, he had to pull the big boat back to the shore, and then set up a ladder to get on board.

These visas were arranged very skillfully, and they were all done in a short while. Then Liu Feng and others were invited to board the ship. He and a dozen boatmen ran around on the ship to check.

Liu Feng and Beast Erniang stood at the bow of the boat, quietly looking at the running Weishi and others. The hull structure and the like had to be checked to see if there was any water leakage or breakage.

After running around for half an hour, Wei Shi came to Liu Feng with a face full of joy, and said respectfully, "My lord, the hull is fine. Do you want to try the voyage?"

"Trial voyage." Liu Feng said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Weishi said in a low voice, turned around and shouted to the boatman behind him, "Sail."

"Wow!!!"

The boatmen who had been ready for a long time let go of the sails, and the wind immediately blew the sails, and the boat immediately began to accelerate and move at a very fast speed, because the boat was not loaded with anything, and the boat was very light.

The big ship passed the port very quickly, and immediately attracted the attention of the civilians in the port. They all stared at the big ship with dumbfounded eyes. It was the first time for many civilians to see the big ship with a size of 50 meters.

"Look, that boat is too big, right? Much bigger than those big boats."

"Master City Lord? Everyone, look, the Lord City Master is up there."

"Could it be that the city owner bought this boat? This is too cool."

"..."

Liu Feng smiled as he listened to the exclamation from the shore. This was the first step. When the dozens of big ships he built docked in the future, that would be the real surprise, right? Not to mention a super-large ship with a length of 100 meters.

"An Li, take 300 gold coins from the treasury and put them into the dock. I want to build two more docks and build three large ships at the same time." Liu Feng said calmly, his long black hair blowing in the cold wind.

"Yes..." An Li hesitated before answering. She opened her mouth, glanced at Wei Shi who was smiling, and closed her mouth helplessly.

Weishi is of course happy, and he can build a 50-meter boat again, which can accumulate experience for him, so that he is qualified to build the 100-meter boat that the city lord said.

"Tell me, what's the matter." Liu Feng could feel the strangeness of Hu Er Niang.

"Young Master, Darlene hasn't come yet." An Li could only stop, because there were other people at the scene, which made her unable to say something clearly.

"Well, maybe it will come in a few days." Liu Feng narrowed his black eyes slightly, and he knew what the fox-eared lady meant.

The gold coins he earned from Tengying City are almost used up. After all, the prairie has invested a lot. The current situation is that the gold coins in the treasury are about to bottom out again. If Darlene doesn't come this month, the workers' salaries will not be paid.

"Master, did something happen to Darlene?" An Li said in a deep voice, she was a bit tactful, subconsciously, it meant that Darlene ran away with the money, and the amount of gold coins sold for the goods was quite a lot.

It's not without reason that she has this guess. You must know that the young master left a carrier pigeon for Darlene. It has been so long, and there is no news.