Li Yan looked for Liu Yan again, and after inquiring, he learned that the two thousand barges carrying food had not been built yet, but Li Yan couldn't control those, so he directly asked Liu Yan to divide the best 100 craftsmen to him, and then sent them to the navy guarded by Dongmu.

"Your Majesty, in this way, the progress of the barge will be delayed!"

Li Yan suddenly came to take off the firewood from the bottom of the pot, and Liu Yan naturally felt a little resentful.

"Don't be afraid. After sending these hundred people away, you should quickly recruit 100 apprentices from all over the country. Our Tang Dynasty craftsmen are still not enough, so there will be more time to use them in the future."

Liu Yan naturally knew the reason why his arm could not twist his thighs, and he also understood that it would make the people more skilled. Anyway, the shipbuilding craftsmen gave much more money than farming at home. As long as you are willing to study hard, anyone can master this craft.

"Your Majesty is going to start building warships? But if you build a large number of warships, one hundred craftsmen will be like a drop in the bucket!"

Although Liu Yan was not a navy general, he usually had a wide range of things. He understood that no matter whether it was the current situation of the Tang Dynasty or the future Li Yan wanted to build an entire fleet, this craftsman could not play any role.

"One hundred craftsmen is indeed a drop in the bucket, but if one hundred masters are, how many disciples can they bring? This thing that requires real kung fu is still unscrupulous. When these craftsmen arrive in the navy's barracks, they will not only participate in the construction of warships, but also choose soldiers who are interested in this area in the navy's barracks, and give them the technology of building warships. In addition, those who are absorbed from the surrounding areas who want to increase part of their income by building warships for our Tang Dynasty, can our craftsmen team of Tang Dynasty grow little by little!"

When Liu Yan heard Li Yan's words, his eyes lit up. Of course, he knew the huge amount of information contained in Li Yan's words.

"Your Majesty has such a good idea, why didn't you say to us earlier! Not only the construction of this warship, after the rebellion of An Lushan in the Tang Dynasty, no matter what industry it is, craftsmen are very lacking. People are afraid that their hometown will be poisoned and are unwilling to separate from their families. Now many royal residences in our Chang'an City have not been repaired, because there are not enough craftsmen. According to Your Majesty, as long as you improve the rewards of truly capable craftsmen, isn't this matter naturally solved?"

Liu Yan obviously directly grasped the key point of this matter. No matter what era it is, the basis for attracting these truly talented people to engage in an industry is profit. Building warships is very difficult and meticulous. Ordinary blacksmiths and carpenters are absolutely unable to do it. People who can build components on warships must at least be literate craftsmen in this era.

Such craftsmen are naturally different from ordinary craftsmen, so if you give such craftsmen a little more money, you will naturally not suffer any loss at all.

"Okay, since Liu Xiang understands this truth, you will naturally implement this matter. You must continue the matter of canal transportation and bring the treatment of craftsmen to me. In addition, through the matter of salt administration, Liu Xiang should also see that in the face of huge benefits, there are still many people who will choose to take risks. We invest a lot of money in the matter of canal transportation. This money is all taxes paid by the people of the Tang Dynasty. I am used to improve the treatment of craftsmen. I naturally have nothing to say, but if it is deducted by the officials in the middle, once I know, I will ask you Liu Yan!"

Li Yan said this without any joke. Of course, Liu Yan also understood that Li Yan was afraid that he would stay in Chang'an City every day, and he only focused on the progress of the canal transportation but not the process.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Minister of State has sent several patrol envoys to the dredging of the canal transport and the construction of the barge. Every penny spent in our court has to trace the origin. By the news sent back yesterday, more than a dozen officials related to this matter have been investigated by the Dali Temple. Although it is almost impossible to completely ban such matters, once they are done, I will definitely arrest them!"

With this guarantee, Li Qing nodded slightly. Liu Yan is a real person. He will definitely admit that he has not done the right thing, but he will definitely say that he has done what he has done.

At this point, Li Neng knew that the matter of the canal transportation should not be worrying about it. As long as he implemented the salt administration, he then enriched the 6,000 naval troops and 100 craftsmen into the naval troops, the short-term task would be completed.

Li Qing took advantage of the six thousand naval troops selected by Lei Wanchun to Henan Road to inspect the 6,000 people who were sent to Henan Road before the craftsmen had sent them. He knew at a glance that Lei Wanchun did not hide his own personal information. At first glance, all of them were strong people, and their faces were still quite young.

You know, these people can swim. The Tang Dynasty's navy did not have this rigid requirement before. However, now that we have arrived at Li Yan, soldiers who can't swim will definitely not be able to enter the navy. Not to mention anything else, even if they accidentally fall off on the warship, if they don't need to swim, most people will not be able to save him, and there is only a dead end.

Since Li Yan came, he gave them some lectures to them personally.

Facing these confused soldiers, Li Neng did not hide it, and told them directly that the reason why he selected these people and came to inspect them in person was not about face, but that they would take a Tang Dynasty warship to face the enemies at sea several years later. Although Li Neng did not say who the enemy was and where it was, the soldiers naturally knew that the emperor could not lie, especially the emperor Li Neng, so their eyes immediately changed from confusion to firmness. As soldiers who have been through the battlefield, they were not afraid of war.

After mobilizing, the 6,000 soldiers were sent directly to the camp where Dongmu captured them. They did not know that they were about to go to a place that was in ruins. In order to welcome their arrival, Hong Yuan and Zhang Chongguang spent a lot of effort to expand their camp.
Chapter completed!