Lin Yun originally planned to stay at home for a few more days to keep company with his beloved wife and concubine. Unexpectedly, after receiving the order from the Ministry of War, Hu Xiangyi, a scammer, immediately rushed to the capital with several soldiers and traveled through the night.

With no excuse to wait for others, Lin Yun had no choice but to say goodbye to his family and board the official ship bound for Tianjin.

In addition to Hu Xiangyi, Shangguanjie was also the one who went to Dagu Shipyard this time.

Due to Lin Yun's recommendation to the emperor, Shangguan Jie was appointed as the head of the Ministry of War after the completion of the new imperial examination, assisting Lin Yun in supervising the construction of warships.

However, this man had no interest in shipbuilding. He only wanted to command naval warships.

On the official ship bound for Tianjin, after Shangguanjie got acquainted with Hu Xiangyi, he volunteered to train with Hu Xiangyi's soldiers.

Hu Xiangyi readily agreed. Shangguanjie was both a Jinshi in the new department and a good friend of Lin Yun in the same department. He must have a bright future. Having a good relationship with him would naturally bring many benefits.

…

At noon on June 28, the official ship Lin Yun was on arrived at the Dagu seaport in Tianjin.

Facing the endless sea level, Shangguanjie patted the railing and said excitedly: "If you can cross the sea and drive out the foreign slaves, you will die without regrets."

Lin Yun: "Bah, bah, bah! Can you say a few auspicious words? I don't want to accompany you to die."

Shangguan Jie said happily: "If you are stupid, I just discovered today that you are as timid as a mouse."

Hu Xiangyi: "The general is not a coward. I remember when he faced a sneak attack by several assassins in Yaowan Town, he did not change his expression and dealt with it calmly. In the end, he led us to kill all the assassins."

"Oh! Ruoyu has encountered an assassin before?"

Xiao Mo: "That time when we raided Green Willow Villa in Jiangnan, the Third Master was also in the forefront and was almost killed by a salt dealer."

When Shangguan Jie heard this, he cupped his hands at Lin Yun and said, "If a fool is capable of literature and martial arts, he will be a truly great husband."

Lin Yun smiled reservedly and said: "It's no fun to beat our own people. If you want to fight, just fight the foreign devils. That's what we should do."

Shangguanjie: "Ruoyu is right. It's boring for our own people to fight. If you want to fight, just fight the foreigners."

…

At this time, Hu Xiangyi stretched out his hand and pointed forward, saying, "Look, is that the Dagu Pier over there?"

Everyone stretched their necks to look, and sure enough they saw a small pier appearing on the shore.

It is said to be a dock, but it is actually a flat piece of land on the shore of a deep water area, with a layer of bluestone paved on it to facilitate ships to dock here.

Around the pier, there were neither merchant ships nor government ships, only two or three dilapidated small fish boats docked on the shore.

Lin Yun stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the desolate and dilapidated scene around the dock, feeling desolate in his heart.

Not to mention him, even Hu Xiangyi and Shangguanjie, who had previously wanted to come here to show off their talents, were exhausted.

Shangguan Jie said with a dark face: "Where is this shipyard?"

Lin Yun said speechlessly: "You ask me, who should I ask?"

Hu Xiangyi: "Is the shipyard somewhere else?"

Xiao Mo raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the pier, "Third Master, look, someone seems to be picking us up."

Lin Yun took a closer look and saw a dozen people standing on the pier, including Ning Heng and Xiao Modou, but did not see Xiao Moyuan, Ning Yue and Wang Erzhuo.

Shangguanjie suddenly said in surprise: "Hey! Why is he here?"

Lin Yun hurriedly asked: "Who are you talking about?"

Shangguan Jie raised his hand and pointed, "The person in the back wearing the seventh-grade official uniform seems to be Xiao Zhongqi."

Looking in the direction of Shangguanjie's finger, Lin Yun saw a familiar figure again. This person was none other than Xiao Zhongqi, a new academician.

After the official ship docked, Lin Yun was the first to board the dock.

Ning Heng came up to him and smiled at him: "Brother Lin, I've been waiting for you to come. It's so boring to stay in this place where birds don't poop."

Lin Yun said jokingly: "I can't become a big fish, so don't expect me to help you improve your food."

Ning Heng: "There are a lot of fish here, but there is no meat to eat."

"Let's talk about it later."

Lin Yun bypassed Ning Heng and stepped forward to greet Wang Erzhuo and Xiao Modou.

When it was Xiao Zhongqi's turn, Lin Yun smiled at him and said, "Brother Xiao was appointed by the court as the county magistrate of this place?"

Xiao Zhongqi nodded and said: "The general's guess is good, the official has just been appointed by the court not long ago."

Lin Yun cupped his hands and said, "Then I have to ask you, the county magistrate, to take good care of me."

Xiao Zhongqi said with a bitter face: "General Lin, I really can't help you. The people here are really suffering."

Shangguan Jie said with a smile: "With Brother Xiao as their parent official, the people here will definitely get better."

Xiao Zhongqi bowed to Lin Yun and saluted: "General, please show mercy and don't torture the people here too much."

Shangguan Jie was surprised when he heard this: "Brother Xiao, what do you mean by this?"

Xiao Zhongqi: "The general came here with the holy order to supervise the construction of warships. It is thought that the houses and fields of the coastal people will be demolished. If this is not done well, it will easily trigger a civil uprising. Please be careful, general."

Lin Yun nodded and said: "Brother Xiao said, let's talk about it later and try to find a proper solution."

Xiao Zhongqi: "I respect your orders."

At this time, Ning Heng led a middle-aged military attache over and introduced to Lin Yun: "Brother Lin, this is Liu Dabiao, the commander of the Dagu Fort. He is currently serving as a guerrilla."

Liu Dabao rushed to Lin Yun, cupping his fists and saluting: "The last general, Liu Dabao, pays homage to the general."

Lin Yun returned the salute and then asked: "How many artillery pieces does the Daku Fort have now? How many people are there in the garrison?"

"Reporting to the general, the Daku Fort has built five red cannons and twenty small artillery pieces on both sides of the north and south banks. The defenders have three hundred people."

Lin Yun nodded when he heard this and didn't say much. He planned to take some time to visit the Daku Fort to see the defense situation there.

He smiled at everyone and said: "Thank you for coming to greet me, General. I'm here for the first time and I don't have a banquet to entertain you. You all should go back."

Xiao Zhongqi hurriedly said: "General, I have prepared a simple meal at the county government office, and I would like to ask the general to honor it."

Lin Yun waved his hand and said: "Forget it, it's not easy for you, so I won't bother you. I'll treat you to dinner after I've settled in."

Xiao Zhongqi: "In that case, I will take my leave."

…

After sending away several officials who came to greet him, Lin Yunchong asked Ning Heng: "Didn't you say there is a shipyard here? Why didn't I see it?"

Ning Heng: "Forget it, there is no shipyard. It has long been dilapidated. There are only twenty or thirty people left in it, and they are all old, weak, sick and disabled."

Lin Yun said with a dark face: "Where is it? Lead us to have a look."

"It's just over the Tanah Lot Temple, only two or three miles away from here."

Lin Yun hurriedly asked: "Can the ship dock there?"

Ning Heng shook his head and said: "There is no dock over there. Small boats can dock, but big boats cannot."

"Then let's go."

Lin Yun had people transport the goods off the ship and push them forward on small carts. As for the boatmen and servants on the official ship, they had no choice but to let them go home.

For strong people like them, a few miles is nothing.

…

More than half an hour later, everyone finally arrived at the Tanah Lot Temple.

Far away, I saw many people busy building houses on a high slope about half a mile away from the sea.

Xiao Modou introduced at the side: "The houses here are dilapidated and cannot be lived in. My father discussed it with Director Ning and asked Mr. Wang to organize nearby fish people to help build the house."

Lin Yun nodded and said: "Building a house is necessary, but we need to plan carefully and build more factories."

Xiao Modou: "There are too few young people here to recruit people to build houses."

Hu Xiangyi: "You don't have to worry. When my pieces arrive, I can build as many houses as I want."

While he was talking, Wang Erzhuo ran over covered in dust, saluted Lin Yun and said, "I pay my respects to the general."

Lin Yun raised his hand to support him and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Wang."

Wang Erzhuo: "If you don't work hard, you can serve the general. I can only ask for it."

Lin Yun thought to himself: "This guy is really easy to change, but his temperament is hard to change."

"Xiangong Wang, I helped you find a junior official from the Ministry of Personnel, who is from the seventh rank. Don't dislike the junior official."

Wang Erzhuo was overjoyed when he heard this. He bowed deeply to Lin Yun and said, "Thank you, General, for this."

"You're welcome."

Lin Yun called Xiao Mo again and asked him to find Wang Erzhuo's appointment document and give it to him.

Wang Erzhuo was beaming with joy. Although he was not a good junior official from the seventh rank, he could see Lin Yun's potential. As long as he followed this young master closely, there would be no need to worry about being promoted in the future.

At this time, Xiao Jiayuan and Ning Yue led several craftsmen over.

As soon as they met, Xiao Jiayuan complained to Lin Yun: "General, there is nothing here, how do you want us to build a ship?"

Lin Yun smiled and said: "It's better to have nothing. Blank paper is easy to draw on. I want to build a modern shipyard here."
To be continued...