Yu Cong stood on the top floor, looking down at the empty Dock No. 3, and sighed slightly.

As the head of the Ming Dynasty in charge of the shipbuilding industry, he is now a dignified fourth-rank official. It only took him ten years to go from a humble shipbuilding craftsman to becoming a fourth-rank official in the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty did not have a first-rank official, and he would only receive this honor when he retired. Just like Quan Yun, who had just retired from the position of chief minister, was awarded the title of Duke of the Supplementary State, Prince Taibao, and the title of first-rank.

Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, Yu Cong, the fourth-rank chief official, was already a high-ranking official.

The No. 3 Dock under your feet is the largest dock in Baoqing Shipyard. Since its establishment, only two ships have been built in this dock, namely the Daming and the Daqin.

Before the New Year, it was still lively here, and countless ship craftsmen and technicians were busy preparing to build the third-class ship, the Dachu. However, no one expected that when the end of the year approached, the construction of the Dachu was suspended indefinitely with an imperial edict from the court.

Yu Cong didn't understand what this was for. Everything was ready. With the experience of building the Ming and Daqin, there were no technical problems in building the Dachu. But commands were commands, and even if he didn't understand, he had to execute them.

Since Quan Yun left the position of prime minister and Jin Jingnan took office, even in just a few months, the changes that have taken place in the Ming Dynasty have been obvious. Even people like Yu Cong who are technical officials have truly felt the strong style of the new prime minister.

The introduction of the accountability regulations was like a tight curse and was worn on the heads of all the Ming officials. It was a waste of effort and became the catchphrase of the new chief minister, not to mention those tasks that should have been completed but not completed. At the end of last year, dozens of county magistrates who came to Beijing to report their duties were sweating and restless in the Political Affairs Hall. Afterwards, they were clearly informed on the official report, which was considered to have lost all their faces. These dozen county magistrates, without exception, were all local county magistrates in the Ming Dynasty. In the words of the chief minister, the officials in the Ming Dynasty were about to lose their past decisive style and positive attitude. They all thought about lying on the past's merits and sleeping heavily, and if they were not cheering up, they would ask these people to walk.

The prime minister's words are naturally a threat, but can be truly realized. Although the appointment of prefectures and counties is not determined by the prime minister alone, his opinion is the one with the most weight.

What's more, after the emperor presided over the institutional reform of the vast scale and the entire Ming Dynasty last winter, he disappeared from the public's vision as if he was invisible. The only thing Yu Cong could feel that His Majesty existed were the emperor's seals stamped on the imperial edicts.

This kind of invisibility itself shows a problem, that is, His Majesty recognizes the Prime Minister's governing ideas.

Under such a general environment, Yu Cong had to seriously consider what to do to satisfy the Chief Auxiliary. In recent years, the shipbuilding industry in the Ming Dynasty has become more and more mature. There are countless sea ships and inland ships launched every year. Even warships have also ensured the replacement of new and old fleets at a stable speed. But Yu Cong knew that the shipbuilding industry in the Ming Dynasty seemed to have reached a bottleneck stage in terms of technology, and it seemed that it could not go further.

The appearance of Qi's semi-submersible ship shocked Yu Cong very much. The first appearance of this semi-submersible ship made the Ming Dynasty's merchant ship suffer a great loss at sea. The navy launched a large move to capture two such semi-submersible ships. Although it was burned beyond recognition, for shipbuilding masters like Yu Cong, the incredible design of this ship is indeed eye-opening.

The Ming Dynasty further developed the ship based on this kind of semi-submersible ship and developed a ship that can completely dive underwater. Although it can only dive about a few meters deep, it is a brand new field for naval tactics, because this ship has unique advantages in concealing, sneak attacks, and deception.

From the past Eagle Nest and the current Ministry of State Security, the news has proved that the Qi people have also created such a full submersible ship like the Ming Dynasty.

This made Yu Cong a little anxious. In the past, the Ming Dynasty shipyard had always been the leader of the great ears. The emergence of every new ship and the application of every new technology on the ship were the first to develop the Ming Dynasty. But now, the people of Qi have actually come to the forefront of the Ming Dynasty in some fields. Today is this kind, will there be another kind tomorrow? If this continues, will the people of Qi come to the forefront of themselves? These are all issues that he has to consider.

Or over the years, as the Prime Minister said, he had slept with all his credits in the past. He sighed slightly, raised his hand and looked at it. In the past, these hands were densely called out, and their muscles and bones were stretched out and they were struggling, but now, they became white and round. How long has it been since he had not been to work in the dock himself? After thinking about it, he finally didn't recall it.

The more officials are, they are getting bigger and bigger, they are dealing with copywriting, welcoming and sending, and meetings to discuss. There are more and more things like this, and there are fewer and fewer things spent on shipbuilding technology.

Jin Shoufu's whip was not only hit on his body, but also hitting his heart! Yu Cong suddenly felt that he had really forgotten his roots in the past few years, and forgot why he had what he had today.

This time I was ordered to enter Beijing, I am afraid that I would be scolded by the prime minister like those prefectures and counties that were criticized? Jin Zheng was not as amiable and funny as his ex-president, Quan Zheng Zheng. The last time I saw Jin Jingnan, he came to the navy to check the direction of the funds. The whole process was dark. In the past half month, Yu Congleng had never seen him show a smile.

After he left, not to mention Yu Cong, even Ning Zeyuan, the Minister of War and the Commander of the Navy, was relieved. The nickname of King of Jin Hell was still called casually.

The officials were dissatisfied. At least Yu Cong knew that in Baoqing and Changyang County, many officials were dissatisfied with Jin Jingnan. Over the years, Changyang County had been celebrating the taxes they paid for. Their taxes paid by the state treasury have been increasing due to the high development of maritime trade.

However, in Yu Cong's view, the good days of Changyang County have come to an end. First, Ma Xiangnan, the guardian of Changyang County, has already been removed from office, and the newly appointed county magistrate does not have the prestige of Ma Gong in the court. Second, as Chu became the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's maritime trade will no longer be the only port of Baoqing. Quanzhou in Chu will far exceed Baoqing Port, whether in geographical location or in the harbor conditions. The center of maritime trade will inevitably slowly shift towards Quanzhou.

However, this has little to do with him. In any case, the focus of the shipbuilding industry in Daming will always be in Baoqing. Quanzhou cannot take away this point no matter what.

"Sir, it's time to set off." A guard walked to Yu Cong lightly and whispered.

"I understand." Yu Cong glanced at the entire dock again, then turned around and left the dock. Outside the shipyard, a carriage was already waiting, and he would set off from here to Changyang Railway Station, and then take the track car to Yuejing City.

Although it was still the first month of the year, the station was already busy. A large number of maritime merchants who went home for the New Year, as well as countless shops and shops, the bosses were returning from all over the place. Baoqing, which had been quiet for nearly a month, will be lively again.

As a fourth-rank official, Yu Cong travels with all special carriages. In addition to his own old servant who cared for his life, all other guards were sent by the newly established Ministry of State Security. This is also a major move after the establishment of the Ministry of State Security. All important state officials and some special figures in special industries, their security personnel no longer allow themselves to postpone their requests, but are sent by the Ministry of State Security. Like him, there are four security personnel from the Ministry of State Security. Although Yu Cong has never been on the battlefield, he can still smell the smell of iron blood from these people.

It seems that the guards around the new Changyang County Magistrate are not as powerful as those around him. Yu Cong thought proudly. The Ministry of State Security sent people to watch the food. The more important the person is, the more guards there are, the higher the level of the guards, and of course they are more powerful. There are only these four around him in the open, and in secret, I don’t know how many of them are!

As the leader of the entire shipbuilding industry in the Ming Dynasty, Yu Cong naturally knew that he was extremely important to the court or to the enemy.

The dedicated car is naturally much more comfortable and comfortable than the ordinary car. Amid the clanging sound of the rail car, Yu Cong leaned halfway against the soft couch and stared at the view passing by quickly outside the window.

When I came to Changyang, I was so poor here. The place I saw was full of soreness. Compared with now, it was really in the sky and the earth. Now, just looking at the rows of brand new houses and the boundless neatly managed fields can make people feel happy.

The smoke from cooking stoves is curling, the chickens are chirping, and the dogs are barking, and living and working in peace and contentment is nothing more than this.

A whole day later, the railcar stopped at Shayang Railway Station. Here, he would transfer to the railcar from Shayang to Yuejing City. The carriage he was riding had already been prepared at the station. Shayang County was richer than Changyang County, but it was far more prosperous than Changyang County. Just talking about all the special carriages prepared for him, it dwarfed the ones he had ridden before.

Sitting comfortably on the chair, watching the dense crowds of people getting off or getting on the bus in the station, Yu Cong couldn't help but sigh that the great development of rail cars has caused the flow of people in the Ming Dynasty to be many times faster than in the past.

Just as I could see the truth, an acquaintance suddenly appeared in my vision.

The Arsenal in Taiping City is the head of Qiu Dongye. The two have worked together before. Yu Cong was responsible for shipbuilding and Qiu Dongye was responsible for armed ships. The two have been together for a whole year, drinking, quarreling, and even fighting together.

Like Yu Cong, Qiudongye is now a fourth-rank senior.

"Go and ask, Lord Qiu is in that carriage, and the journey is lonely, and he happens to have an acquaintance with him." Yu Cong said to the guard with a smile.

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