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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void Chapter 204: Want to leave homeland but miss hometown

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    From Ye Chang's mouth, he learned that the newly built sea-going ships had all kinds of magical features. Although Su Toutou recognized Ye Chang's character, he always felt that these descriptions were unrealistic and exaggerated.  ¡°Perhaps Ye Langjun didn¡¯t understand the inside story of shipbuilding at all and was deceived by a few bold craftsmen?  If this is the case, I went to Wuzhi's shipyard to expose the source of the matter and not let Ye Langjun take the risk.  With this thought in mind, Su Chuji came to the shipyard on the bank of the Yellow River.  To his surprise, he did not see a boat in the water, only a huge wall.  The wall covers an area of ??about several acres and is over ten feet high. Su Tuchou was dumbfounded when he saw it.  "Is this?" "What?" "If you build such a high wall by the water, it won't exceed the limit?" "Haha, that's not a wall, it's a linen curtain raised by a wooden pole, but it's dyed like this  The texture just looks like a wall," Ye Ting said with a smile.  "Why is this?" "Of course, no one can see what's going on inside." Just to prevent others from seeing what's going on inside, it would be too extravagant to pull up a ten-foot-high linen curtain.  Su Toutui felt more and more that the smooth-talking craftsman must have deceived Ye Chang into doing such a waste of money and people.  But after entering the wall, Su Chuji immediately understood why everything was covered with curtains.  Dockyard Why Ye Chang can build ships faster than the shipbuilding factory at this time, the dockyard is one of the important reasons.  Shipbuilding at this time often required craftsmen to work in the water. Therefore, when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built ships to conquer Goguryeo, there is a saying that maggots grew when craftsmen soaked in the water for a long time.  But Ye Chang naturally would not make such a mistake. He dug a trench at a deep bend of the Yellow River to separate and drain the river water, and then built a trench with masonry and cement.  The beams are erected on top, and then shipbuilding begins under the beams.  The advantage of this is that workers do not have to fumble in the water to work, and as long as there are enough manpower, they can even work continuously.  This does not require any technological revolution, it only requires ideas. In another history, shipyards would not appear until the Song Dynasty, and Ye Chang brought it forward.  He did not want others to imitate his own ship before it was built, so he covered it with a curtain.  Now he doesn¡¯t care even if he is taught by others. After all, shipbuilding is a comprehensive project, and it is not enough to just learn the dockyard.  "These two ships are what Ye Langjun said seagoing ships?" After being stunned by the dock for a moment, before Su Chouqi could marvel at the wonder of the design, he was struck by the two oily yellow ships again.  attracted.  Luoyang City originally had a shipbuilding and ship repairing place, but the scale was not as good as that in the south. Ye Chang purchased old wood that had been left for enough time to build ships.  After the boat was built, it was painted with tung oil several times, and the seams were glued with linen, isinglass, etc., and finally it was coated with oil and paint. Although it was not stained, it was still huge because it was much larger than the boats in the river at that time.  Su thick legs felt a huge shock.  "How, what do you think?" Ye Ying said with a smile.  They all felt the doubts about the ship expressed by Su Toutui along the way.  Ye Ying and Ye Ting had absolute trust in Ye Chang. Everyone held their breath and only waited until the scene to make Su Chouqi admit defeat.  "This, I haven't seen it on the boat, so I don't know if it is a silver-like wax gun tip." Although Su Chouqi took a breath, he still said something harsh.  Following the gangway built on the dock, Ye Chang stepped onto the boat. Because the smell of paint had not yet gone away, the smell on the boat was still very strong, but Ye Chang didn't take it seriously and looked around with interest.  This ship was not entirely his idea, but mainly relied on the shipwright found by Princess Yuzhen.  Although these craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty were unknown in history, their ingenuity was no less than that of the inventors of later generations.  Some of the improvement suggestions put forward by Ye Chang were perfectly reflected in their hands: a hull as streamlined as possible, a blade-shaped bottom, a solid keel structure, a watertight cabin, a stern rudder, etc.  In fact, the keel structure is a major progress in shipbuilding. This structure is much stronger than the previous spliced ??hulls, both in terms of wind and wave resistance and impact resistance.  "Tsk tsk" Ye Chang was looking around when he heard laughter and tsk tsk sounds coming from behind him. Looking back, he saw Su's thick legs bouncing hard.  Su Hou's legs had magical power. After this pause, the deck of the ship only trembled slightly, and the brackets that raised the deck didn't even make a sound.  "Is it firm, Su Tongji?" "Look around again." Finding that the deck was very secure, Su Tongji was still uneasy. He thought for a moment, he didn't see the turrets on the deck, like  As an expert like him, of course he knew that the ship building was a shelter from wind and rain, and the key was to enter the cabin below the deck.  He searched around and soon found an iron ring with a rope on it. After several people worked together to pull it up, the cabin underneath was revealed.  This is actually the cargo bay,It was not a cabin for people to enter, but Su Chou jumped straight in regardless of his thick legs.  "That guy still doesn't believe Lang Jun." Ye Ting chuckled beside Ye Chang.  Ye Chang also laughed. He didn't care how much Su Chou struggled with his legs. The thing that really troubled him was still two days later in Wolong Valley.  "You mean, you want to give up your family business here and go to Liaodong, somewhere?" In addition to Ye Chang, the people present also included Ye Dan, an old patriarch who had semi-retired.  Although Ye Dan has let go of the management of the Ye clan for more than a year, today's matter is too important, so he is still present in person.  In addition, the elders of each clan, a total of five people, are all present.  There is also Ye Chang¡¯s sister-in-law Fang. As a woman, she can also participate, not entirely because of Ye Chang¡¯s face, but more importantly because of her methods.  In the past two years, the Ye family's winery and other workshops have been opened one after another. The person who manages these things is the Fang family. Almost every house has sons and nephews working under the Fang family, and the annual bonuses of each house are also distributed by the Fang family.  .  Ye Chang understands very well that a small family like his is his foundation in this world. Although the clan bloodline will fight among itself and is often bloody, it is still slightly more reliable than ordinary outsiders.  The person who spoke just now was Ye Dan. Now people from all over the country call him no longer Ye Lizheng, but Mr. Ye. This title really makes him feel majestic.  Therefore, when he heard that Ye Chang was going to start a business in Liaodong, he almost didn't believe his ears.  Mrs. Fang also raised her head in surprise. Ye Chang had returned home the night before yesterday, but he didn't disclose the matter to her at all. He just asked about the situation in the family, and he inquired very carefully.  The other elders of the clan also had doubts on their faces.  "Exactly." "Well, why are you going to Liaodong? I still remember that when I was a child, I heard someone sing the song "Wu Xiang Liaodong" "Yes, when the former Emperor Yangdi lost the hearts of the world, he first dug a canal.  The second is to conquer Liaodong. What's the use of that barren land? " Ye Chang sighed, it's human nature for Chinese people to leave their homeland.  He coughed, and Ye Dan immediately waved his hand to signal the elders of all races to quiet down.  "Dear uncles and uncles, there is one thing that everyone doesn't know yet." Ye Chang said slowly: "Our Ye family will soon be in disaster." "Ah?" Everyone was surprised, Ye Chang always speaks truthfully.  , what I said this time has its own truth.  "Eleventh Lang, if you have anything to say, just say it. Don't curse our family," Ye Dan said.  "Our Ye family has developed too fast." Ye Chang smiled bitterly and said: "Not to mention my branch, uncle, your family, in the past three years, the family has made tens of thousands of yuan, right?" Ye Dan coughed, old face  Reddish.  The "millions" that Ye Chang refers to are actually far more than that. With Ye Chang's massive infrastructure construction and so many industries, Ye Dan's house has received more than 20,000 yuan in direct investment in more than three years, even if he doesn't get involved.  A profit of 30,000 yuan.  However, since there are many people in the long house, it is not too obvious to divide the profit evenly, with each branch being several thousand guan.  "The rest of the houses have cost several thousand dollars in three years. Think about it, when did we, who are not from a well-known family, make such progress?" Everyone was silent for a while, and a clan elder murmured:  "We don't break the law, and we don't harm our morality. To make our money where's the trouble?" "Whether we break the law or harm our morality is not ours to decide." Ye Chang shook his head and said: "To tell the truth,  The biggest income of our family is brewing wine. Even though my sister-in-law carefully controls it, the annual income is 30,000 to 50,000 yuan. This is a net income. Our Ye family has no power. With such a huge income, think about it, everyone.  "What's the difference between a baby holding gold and a busy city?" Everyone was silent. Although they were villagers and had little knowledge, the basic people still knew. After a while, Ye Dan said: "Eleventh Lang, are you worried about this?  You have made friends with many noble people in the imperial court. We have their help, so why should we be afraid? " "The reason why we made friends with noble people in the first place was to protect our Ye family, or a county magistrate or county lieutenant?  , can destroy our Ye family. Not to mention that these high-ranking officials are the patriarchs of the Liu family and are related to our Ye family. Everyone remembers how they plotted against our Ye family." Ye Changju  For example, everyone nodded repeatedly. If Ye Chang had not befriended Yuan Gongdao at that time, it would be the Liu family. The Ye family could not hold their heads high.  However, with the death of the Liu family and his son, the hatred between the Ye and Liu families has been buried, and now the Liu family can even be said to have become a vassal of the Ye family.  "But what if the dignitaries I have made friends with are also tempted by this wealth?" Ye Chang then said, "Everyone was horrified: "Noit can't be that the nobles can see our little money.  "Noble people also have to support their families, and they?The business is big, and the expenses are much more than ours. We need more money, and we are not small money It was the first time I went to Chang'an to do a football scene. I made one hundred thousand yuan in one year in Chang'an, and it turned out that the jade was really long.  The princess was moved, so I had to withdraw. Brother Jia Maoer, Jia, left Chang'an with me and came to our place as a guest.  "Ye Chang gave the first example. The Ye family members looked at each other, and they all looked surprised. "Let's take winemaking as an example. Our family is small and powerful, so now the winemaking is only on such a large scale.  The income is 30,000 guan per year, but if it falls into the hands of a powerful family, the income is 300,000 guan per year. Not only is this huge wealth, do you think if it were you, would you do anything?  ¡°Then let¡¯s just hand it over.¡± Someone muttered.  Ye Chang was immediately annoyed. He knew very well what the clan elder was thinking. Although Ye Chang had done a good job in enriching the clan members, he was not popular enough. When the other party heard that the income of 30,000 guan a year, he only made a few thousand guan, he felt in his heart  Naturally, he is dissatisfied. If you hand it over, it is not his interests that will be lost anyway. "Ninth Uncle said it very lightly, hand it over What if the other party is still not at ease and wants to silence him? Could he hand me over too? Hand me over, a person."  The county guards can strip you clean, how can you guys have a good life?" Hearing his rude scolding, the old man shrank his neck and didn't dare to say anything anymore.  "Besides, it's not like I didn't hand it over - I handed over the cement formula. The imperial court controlled it and took away hundreds of thousands of coins a year. Does it mean that I lost a penny? The result is,  Last time, the imperial court sent an eunuch to summon me to join the army. The eunuch directly asked for my wine shop. If I didn't give it, he would call the soldiers to kill me." When Ye Chang told the story, everyone was horrified.  Shocked, everyone became nervous: "If he hadn't died at the border, our young Ye family would have been stabbed like this." "Eleventh son, how about we just live a peaceful life? Anyway, we have enough money now.  I will give you my full support so that you can become a high official as soon as possible. Once you become a high official, no one will dare to covet our family's wealth." Ye Dan, who has more knowledge than other clan elders, immediately came up with a solution.  Ye Chang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I'm afraid it won't work. The news hasn't spread yet. I have offended a big shot in the court, and my career will be difficult in the future." "Big shot? What kind of big shot? Could it be that he is bigger than the princess?" "Even bigger, the current prince.  With the Prime Minister." "Hiss" Everyone took a breath. After a while, Ye Dan looked at Ye Chang suspiciously: "Eleventh Lang, are you trying to deceive us?" "This kind of thing can be deceived.  "Yeah?" Ye Chang smiled bitterly again: "It's not that I really offended them, but someone actually accused me of being too profitable." "This is half true and half false. If there are any officials here, it must be true."  It was impossible to get over it, but the elders of the Ye family had limited knowledge. When they thought that Ye Chang was indeed very good at causing trouble, their expressions changed.  It¡¯s not that no one wanted to betray Ye Chang, but Ye Chang immediately said: ¡°Of course, the reason why I was able to come out of the court safely is because there are people behind me, but those people can¡¯t touch me, and they may not be able to touch our Ye family.  "After these words, the elders of the Ye family finally understood the situation, but even so, if they want to really accept the relocation, Ye Chang needs to add more fire.  So Ye Chang revealed his trump card at this time: "I know it's hard for you to leave your homeland, and so do I. Therefore, going to Liaodong is a tricky situation. I have to mobilize the young and strong members of the clan to follow me. Some of them really don't want to leave.  , I still have to stay in Xiuwu to look after the family business, what do you think, elders?"
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