Chapter 14 A little sub-planning

A trace of joy flashed in the stingy boss's eyes, thinking that he had met a distinguished guest, so he hurriedly led the way with a smile and walked straight inside.

When he was about fifty meters away, Zheng Fei noticed that the unusual big ship, it had four masts, the length of the hull was at least thirty meters, it was like a behemoth, and the manufacturing process was breathtaking, compared to the two thousand ships next to it, they were like thin donkeys, which was not enough to see at all.

Zheng Fei looked at it and noticed that there was still a row of holes left in the side of the ship, presumably cannon holes, which were used to defend against pirate attacks.

"Is there a seller of artillery in the town?" he asked, wanting to get a few, or he would be planted in case of pirates.

"Yes, but it's hard to do, if you have aristocratic friends, you can try. The boss sneered and squeezed his eyes, and then said: "This ship has just been built, and many navigators have come to see it, but they can't afford it, distinguished guest, I think you must have paid three thousand silver coins, right?"

Zheng Fei has always been very fond of sailboats, and his family has a collection of dozens of sailing ship models, and he really wants this beautiful big ship, even if he can't afford it, he has to visit it.

So, he pursed his lips and replied, "Can I go up and have a look first?"

"Of course, please!" After speaking, the boss changed his face and shouted at the boat: "George, Englishman! If you can't finish the inspection today, all this month's salary will be deducted!"

"Got it. There was a tireless voice from the ship.

Zheng Fei quickly climbed onto the boat, stood on the deck, and saw the man named George crouching under the mainmast, twisting something with his hands.

"Hey, who are you?" he asked, walking over.

"An unlucky engineer!" replied George, wiping his sweat and not looking up, still impatient.

Zheng Fei raised his eyebrows, untied the wine jug on his waist and handed it over, saying, "Man, take a sip?"

George was stunned, then stopped what he was doing, looked up at him, and barely squeezed out a smile and said, "Thank you!"

"What are you doing?" Zheng Fei asked again.

"Do a full inspection of the ship, you just heard it, if you can't finish it today, you won't be able to get it this month! Let me do the work of two people, bastard miser!"

As soon as the words fell, a noise sounded below, and the voice became more and more noisy, and then I heard the boss shouting angrily - "Shut up!

"What's wrong?" Zheng Fei looked down and saw a bunch of people huddled together, looking indignant.

George was not surprised, and replied, "He is looking for an excuse to fire people again, so that he will not have to pay those people's salaries, and save a lot of money to feed his little lover." ”

"Didn't those people think about resisting?"

"No one dares, the miser's brother is an official!"

Zheng Fei pursed his lips, turned his head and glanced at George, who was concentrating on the examination, and suddenly had a plan, maybe he could get his hands on this big ship.

"George, do you hate the boss?"

"No, I don't hate him, I hate him! If it weren't for the lack of money to go back to China, I wouldn't have stayed in this hellish place and been angry!"

"Well, do you want to sail then?"

"It's okay, as long as I can make money, I'll ask what this is for?"

"There is a good job that you are willing to take on, which can not only take revenge on the boss, but also allow you to change jobs. ”

"Yes, please!" said George, interested, and leaned forward.

Zheng Fei raised the corners of his mouth and whispered.

After listening, George gave him a thumbs up with a sly smile and praised: "It's really a good job, I'll take it!"

"Okay, it's all up to you!" Zheng Fei made a gentlemanly gesture, then turned around and got off the boat.

The miser boss had just gotten rid of a few laborers, making everyone unhappy, so silent that no one wanted to speak, and they all kept a straight face.

Seeing Zheng Fei coming down, the boss walked over happily and asked, "How is it, this boat is great, right?"

"Well, I just don't know if there's a safety hazard. ”

"Rest assured, our boats are all of the best quality!"

Zheng Fei frowned, counted the time, and changed the topic: "Do you have a cigarette and give me one." ”

"Smoke?" muttered the boss, weakly taking the pipe in his mouth.

Looking at the saliva-stained cigarette holder, Zheng Fei grinned disgustingly and waved his hand to signal that he didn't want to.

At this moment, the hard-working guard ran over, panting and said, "Boss, Mr. Claude is here, waiting for you in the house." ”

As soon as he heard the name Claude, the boss immediately paid attention to it and said to Zheng Fei: "I'm sorry, I have to go, you know, Claude is now the richest man in Atlanta Town!"

In the house, the two bottles of Lafite Zheng Fei hurriedly stopped: "My time is limited, either I will talk about buying a boat now, or I will leave!"

"Don't wait a moment, can't you?"

"No way!"

"That," the boss waved at the guard in embarrassment, and said, "Sue SΓΉ Claude that I am seeing a doctor, and I will be there in half an hour!"

Zheng Fei breathed a sigh of relief and continued to delay time without a ride, waiting for the time to come.

"What is the draft of this ship?"

"I don't know about this, you can ask George, when will you pay for the ship?"

"Don't worry, I still have some questions to ask about the material of the hull?"

"Pine, or possibly oak, I don't know much about this, but it's all the foreman's responsibility. ”

"Oh, and how about its durability, will it be soaked by seawater?"

"No, do you want to buy it?" the boss finally got anxious, he knew that Claude was an impatient man.

"Click!"

A crisp sound from the big ship interrupted the conversation between the two, and Zheng Fei's face showed imperceptible joy - the plan was successful.

"What's going on?" muttered the boss, blinking in a daze, with a bad premonition.

The laborers also stopped what they were doing and gathered together as if they were busy.

Ten seconds later, George appeared on the side of the ship, frowning anxiously, and shouted, "Boss, the situation is not good!"

The hull of the ship was cracked, a finger-wide slit, two meters long.

People gathered around the ship, pointing to the crack and discussing, in addition to Zheng Fei, there were several customers present, and suddenly there was an accident such as the cracking of the ship's hull, which caught the boss off guard.

"Is this the best quality ship?" Zheng Fei asked.

The boss's face was already rough and now it was even more ugly, and he couldn't give an explanation, so he could only yell at George: "What's the matter?!"

George unhurriedly lifted his glasses and explained: "The preliminary identification is because the wood has not been processed, and the sun is relatively poisonous these days, and the long-term sun exposure causes the wood to crack. ”

"Damn lumber, damn Lotmeier, I'm going to get into your wife's bed!" cursed the boss, who was the director of the lumber mill.

Hearing this, the labor leader on the side was embarrassed and reminded: "Boss, are you confused, Lotmeier's wife is your cousin"

"What the fucking cousin, even if it's my own sister!"

Zheng Fei laughed in his heart, and after slowly feeling emotional, he said: "So many people have seen it, what should I do if something like this happened to your ship?"