Governor, we also want to buy some medium-sized clippers, I wonder if thirty is possible? ”

The Vanguard's clippers are no longer the small clippers they used to be, they are being taken to the southern coast to be sold.

Now the vanguard uses medium-sized improved fast ships, which seem to be simpler, but with large Zhuge ballistas, they also have a very strong destructive ability against large ships.

Large Zhuge ballistas naturally cannot be provided, and the seemingly big and stupid ones cannot be made when you see them, and the level of carpentry is very high.

Only craftsmen who have mastered the art of construction can make it.

"Medium-sized clippers can, but there are no ready-made ones, so we can only wait for thirty clippers, and the construction period needs to be increased by at least two years." Li De said frankly.

Shipbuilding is different from building a horse-drawn carriage, and the carpentry technology is really high, if it is not high, what if it leaks in the sea.

What should I do if I can't resist the wind and waves and am swept away by the waves when sailing?

"No problem, is it possible to configure the Clipper with a ballista?" Xu Yuanlang asked.

Li De knew that this business was not so easy to discuss.

"There's really no way to do this without a ballista."

Li De directly refused, in fact, the vanguard sailors and ships were not equipped with many ballistas, although these large equipment did not have as much work as shipbuilding, but it was also very troublesome to manufacture.

Besides, the Vanguard's ballista technology mounted on ships is a weapon advantage that has not yet been surpassed.

If he really sold it, wouldn't he be erecting an enemy for himself, and he was not stupid.

"It's not good to be remote, it should be okay to be close, if the Governor agrees to this order, we will pay the advance payment immediately." Xu Yuanlang said.

Li De was really surprised by this person's cheerfulness, when did Laihu'er's subordinates appear like this.

Provide a close-range ballista, do you really think you can imitate it if you buy it back?

Li De was suddenly moved, and he could really talk about making money and business.

"Haha, of course you can."

Li De agreed, if he wanted to imitate the ballista, he needed technical support, seeing that Xu Yuanlang was so confident, he really wanted to see if Penglai City really had this ability.

"By the way, Penglai also has a dock to produce ships, why should you find us?"

After the business was discussed, Li De had a curious mind and wanted to know what was going on.

"The Penglai dock has been seriously damaged after Yang Xuangan's incident, and it is no longer possible to produce large ships." Xu Yuanlang didn't hide it, and of course he didn't say anything about the repairs.

In addition, most of the tools in the dock workshop were purchased from the Youzhou workshop, which he did not say, although it is not possible to build a large ship now, but it is still possible as a ship repair shop.

After Laihu'er retook over Penglai, he began to develop wholeheartedly, and he would not only have the example of Youzhou, but also the help of his subordinates.

Laihu'er took out the old capital this time because of the situation, the Sui country was in turmoil, and many forces were competing for hegemony in various state capitals, he wanted to give full play to the advantages of Penglai soldiers, and the other was to leave a way back for himself when he really couldn't stop it.

Penglai soldiers are good at water warfare but have no ships, and Laihu'er will never allow his Penglai soldiers to have anything to do, so they have invested a lot of money.

When I returned to Youzhou, it was already very late, and the people who accompanied and arranged Xu Yuanlang naturally had the people of the city guard to do it.

Back house.

"Why did you come back so late today?" Pei Qingxuan asked.

"After talking about a business, the order of Penglai Ship, the dock workshop in Youzhou received a big order for five years."

Youzhou Dockyard has always produced small clippers, and in the Pioneer Workshop, the Dockyard has always invested money, and she is happy to be able to take orders now.

"It's hard work, the meals are ready, eat first."

No matter how imposing Pei Qingxuan is outside, she will not show her momentum at home, this kind of character and mind are necessary conditions for being a big lady.

After Li De had dinner, Pei Qingxuan said: "The latest news of Red Peony, after the Northwest soldiers drove the Turks out of Shuofang, 200,000 Turkic soldiers and horses are heading towards Yanmen Pass, and many people on the border along the way have been attacked and disturbed. ”

"The Turks are really very ambitious, thinking that they can be unscrupulous if they occupy Mobei." Li De muttered.

The only way to deal with the Turks is to take the initiative to attack to be effective, and now the situation of each state capital is unknown, and they can't send troops casually.

"I hope they don't really target Youzhou, otherwise they won't want to leave when they come." Li De said confidently.

With Youzhou's current strength, it is really not afraid of the Turks.

It is true that the Turkic soldiers and horses did not send troops to Youzhou, and the Turkic soldiers and horses evacuated from Shuofang were only part of the total force.

What is unbelievable is that the Turkic soldiers and horses actually broke through the Yanmen Pass, and 300,000 soldiers and horses went directly south.

The information of the red peony was sent back to Youzhou as soon as possible.

The commanders gathered again in the Governor's Mansion to discuss things, the behavior of the Turkic soldiers and horses was too strange, and if they didn't come to Youzhou through Yanmen Pass, it really wasn't clear what their intentions were.

It's not just Li De who feels weird.

"The Metropolitan Governor, the Turks are going south, and the victims are the people, although the state capitals are in chaos now, but should we ignore them?"

"Yes, you can't watch the people being hurt, and besides, the Turks are also a threat to Liaobei, if it can really be solved, it will be a matter once and for all."

Expressing their own opinions, Li De basically listened to the main battle.

The location of Youzhou is so awkward, directly close to the border, and the barbarian tribe will affect this side if there is a little action.

Li De was carefully looking at the map, and the more he looked at the direction in which the Turks were traveling, the more it looked like they were heading for Taiyuan Mansion.

Li De really guessed correctly, the Turkic soldiers and horses knew who could afford to provoke and who couldn't afford to provoke, so they just took advantage of the chaos to wreak havoc in the hinterland of the Sui State.

Harvest a lot of looted wealth along the way, and what they do best is banditry.

The main reason for going south from Yanmen Pass is not to provoke Youzhou, but after going south, there are many state capitals that will not be their opponents.

Just like the horse bandits, they really came for their wealth.

Now it is Li Yuan who feels Turkic and sad.

"Father, the Turkic soldiers are already less than fifty miles away from Taiyuan Mansion."

Li Jiancheng hurriedly recounted the information of the scouts.

Li Yuan listened to Li Jiancheng calmly at this time, and the Turkic soldiers and horses had never been afraid of Tang Guogong.

Naturally, I knew that I was looking for a soft egg to pinch.

"Build my son, this time the Turks invade Taiyuan Mansion, you have to prepare well and use eighty percent of the troops to fight."

"Yes."

Li Yuan was also thinking about why the Turkic soldiers and horses were coming towards them at this time, and he thought more about whether there would be a conspiracy among them.