On the nineteenth of the twelfth lunar month, the Fourth Master finally found a good shipbuilder.
Indeed, it was the imperial edict that did the trick. The old man came all the way from Dengzhou to the Capital, bringing along his two nephews.
When the three of them knelt on the floor of Qianqing Palace, they were truly overcome with emotion.
Their ancestors had all been shipbuilders, originally from Fujian, but they had moved their family to Shandong due to the harsh living conditions.
Now, hearing that the Imperial Court was to lift the maritime prohibition and needed to build ships, they were thrilled beyond words.
After all, this wasn't modern times, and news traveled slowly.
Once the old man and his family caught wind of the imperial edict, they resolutely packed up their belongings and hurried to the local government office, then to the provincial government office.
