Hearing Zhou Jingtong say that the Jinshui Zhou family was willing to take out a gold mine with gold reserves of about 600 tons in the southern province of the Bajin Empire in exchange for six all-steel battleships of the first formation of the coastal defense fleet.

Zhou Rui, who was drinking water, almost choked.

I just spent 280,000 silver coins to buy a super gold mine with gold reserves of more than 60,000 tons.

A gold mine with a hundredfold shrinkage of gold reserves is unattractive to Zhou Rui.

"Xiao Rui, if all the 600 tons of gold are mined, it will be 120 million silver coins, and if you buy those six all-steel battleships at this price, our Jinshui Zhou family is full of sincerity."

Zhou Rui put down the water cup, "Seventh uncle, how much a gold mine can be worth depends not only on the gold reserves, but also on the gold content of the ore and the cost of mining.

What's more, a gold mine with 500 tons of gold reserves, I don't know how many years it will take to mine it, and the seventh uncle can't fool me if he looks at me young.

Besides, our Ganyang Zhou family is not short of money, and there is no need to sell the six all-steel battleships of the coastal defense fleet for money. ”

For Zhou Rui's straightforward refusal, Zhou Jingtong was not surprised.

Before coming to Ganyang City, the Jinshui Zhou family had already conducted an investigation into the Ganyang Zhou family, and Zhou Jing informed the Ganyang Zhou family that in recent months, the degree of spending money was simply jaw-dropping.

It seems that taking a gold mine can't impress the actual head of the Ganyang Zhou family.

Zhou Jingtong sighed, "Xiao Rui, the old man also knows that your father and son are not short of money, but even if your father and son play the banner of the Ganyang Zhou family, the Jinshui Zhou family is your root after all."

With the same roots, the old man hopes that you can understand the righteousness and help the Jinshui Zhou family tide over this difficulty.

The main income of the Jinshui Zhou family comes from several port cities, and now the naval fleet of the Danyang Changjia has suddenly increased four all-steel battleships with strong combat effectiveness, which is like a thorn in the throat for the Jinshui Zhou family. ”

Connecting the roots?

Zhou Rui couldn't help pouting.

When the Ganyang Zhou family was in crisis in the previous life, why didn't the Jinshui Zhou family, who had the same roots, lend a hand?

"Seventh uncle, with your relationship, I also hope to help the Jinshui Zhou family tide over the difficulties.

But the six all-steel battleships of the coastal defense fleet really have no way to give up to the Jinshui Zhou family, and our Ganyang Zhou family also has to rely on those six all-steel battleships to support the scene! ”

Zhou Jingtong looked at Zhou Rui's attitude, and knew that playing the emotional card was also in vain, and Zhou Rui, who had lived in Ganyang City since he was a child, would not think of any feelings of the same clan.

So Zhou Jingtong simply showed the last hole card, "I heard that Xiao Rui, you exchanged two Black Bear Empire's Berserk-class all-steel battleships for an island with an area of 770 square kilometers.

If our Jinshui Zhou family is willing to take out Xiangshi Island, plus that gold mine, I don't know if Xiao Rui is willing to change it? ”

Xiangshi Island is the second largest island in the Bajin Empire, with an area of 1,560 square kilometers, a population of more than 100,000 people on the island, and a port city - Xiangshi City.

Xiangshi Island is about 900 kilometers away from the mainland coastline closest to the Bajin Empire, while it is less than 800 kilometers away from Jingsheng City, which has just been captured by the Zhou family.

Seeing Zhou Rui's surprised expression, Zhou Jingtong continued: "As long as Xiao Rui is willing, the entire Xiangshi Island and Xiangshi City, as well as the hundreds of thousands of people on the island, will all belong to your Ganyang Zhou family!" ”

What Zhou Jingtong didn't know was that Zhou Rui's surprise was not because the Jinshui Zhou family was willing to take out Xiangshi Island in exchange for warships, but because the lottery system suddenly refreshed a new task: to reach an agreement to exchange Xiangshi Island. (A two-star lucky draw card, 20 points)

My ancestors! Why did you run out and make trouble at this time!

Xiangshi Island, even if there is a Xiangshi City on the island, it is no longer very attractive to Zhou Rui, who has just captured Jingsheng City, not to mention that he has to exchange the six all-steel battleships of the first formation of the coastal defense fleet.

But the task of the lottery system, Zhou Rui did not dare not complete it.

"Seventh uncle, your Jinshui Zhou family is willing to take out even Xiangshi Island?"

"There is no way, if the naval fleet of the Jinshui Zhou family does not have enough strength, maybe Xiangshi Island will soon be robbed by the Danyang Chang family."

"Seventh uncle, the six all-steel battleships of the first formation of the coastal defense fleet, no matter what conditions your Jinshui Zhou family gives, our Ganyang Zhou family will not let them out.

However, the all-steel battleships of our Ganyang Zhou family are more than those six! ”

On the evening of September 3, in the courtyard in the west of the city, Zhou Rui was accompanying Chu Yingying and Zhao Yan to dinner.

Song Limin, deputy commander-in-chief of the coastal defense fleet, came to the door with an anxious face.

"Major General, our Zhou family has just captured Jingsheng City, there is no need to exchange five all-steel battleships for the sake of Xiangshi Island, as well as Xiangshi City on the island and a population of more than 100,000!"

It turned out that Zhou Rui had bargained with Zhou Jingtong, and Zhou Jingtong sent a telegram to ask the opinion of the head of the Zhou family in Jinshui.

In the end, the two sides agreed that the Jinshui Zhou family would exchange Xiangshi Island and Xiangshi City for five all-steel battleships of the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet.

Including the two Berserk-class all-steel battleships Wei Bing and Wei Ding, which are being repaired on Fengsha Island, as well as the three hard-bone-class all-steel battleships that Zhou Rui purchased from the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy.

In addition, Zhou Rui captured five iron-ribbed wood-hulled warships and two offshore gunboats in Jingshengcheng, as well as the four iron-ribbed wood-hulled ships Dongfeng, Nanfeng, Xifeng, and Beifeng, which had just been sealed by the coastal defense fleet.

As a partner in this transaction, it was given to the Jinshui Zhou family.

Zhou Rui said with a smile: "Old Song, have you eaten?" If you don't have food, I'll have someone bring you a pair of chopsticks. ”

Song Limin said with a wry smile: "Where am I still in the mood to eat now, the officers and men of the third and fifth formations are about to fry."

If the five all-steel battleships were given to the Jinshui Zhou family, there would only be two all-steel battleships left in the third formation, and the fifth formation could even be canceled. ”

Zhou Rui still said with a smile: "Old Song, haven't you been complaining that the performance of the berserk level and the hard bone level is too poor?" ”

"No matter how bad it is, it is an all-steel battleship, and five all-steel battleships are missing at once, and the impact on the coastal defense fleet is really too great."

"Old Song, don't worry, the strength of the coastal defense fleet will not be affected, but will become stronger and stronger.

The reason why I agreed to give two Berserk-class all-steel battleships and three hard-bone-class all-steel battleships to the Jinshui Zhou family was because I had obtained a batch of new warships for the coastal defense fleet through special channels.

The performance of this new batch of warships will definitely surprise you! ”

"New battleship? Major General, is it a second-hand warship of which beast country? ”

"Old Song, this is not a second-hand warship, but a new warship that has just been built!"

"What? Major General, you're not kidding, are you?

How could those six orc nations sell our newly built warships to us humans? ”

"I didn't say that it was a new warship built by the orc country, but where exactly it was built is a secret."

Song Limin's eyes suddenly lit up, "Major General, could it be that the new warship is the same as the weapons of the two brigades?" ”

"Yes, they were bought through special channels!

It's just that these new warships can't see the light of day, and they may cause some trouble for our Zhou family. ”

Zhou Rui, who was entangled and entangled, finally decided to extract the warships stored in the lottery system.

Anyway, it has to be taken out after all, and you can't let so many warships eat ashes in the lottery system just because you are afraid of the six major beast countries!

What's more, there are already six battlecruisers in the lottery system that are comparable to the firepower of the battleships with all main guns, even if any beast country really takes any action against the Zhou family for this, the Zhou family is not powerless with these six battlecruisers!

At this time, in a luxurious private room of the Nine Star Hotel, a young man said to Zhou Jingtong with some unwillingness: "Grandpa, let's take Xiangshi Island in exchange for a bunch of broken copper and iron, this transaction is too much of a loss!"

Zhou Xiaozheng and Zhou Rui's father and son didn't think of your kindness back then! ”

This young man is Zhou Jingtong's grandson Zhou Tao, and this time he accompanied Zhou Jingtong to Ganyang City.

Zhou Tao is not yet eighteen years old this year, and he has already been promoted to a high-level martial artist.

Zhou Jingtong stroked his beard and said: "Those five all-steel battleships still have a certain combat effectiveness, otherwise the head of the family will not agree to this deal."

You must know that our Jinshui Zhou family's naval fleet didn't even have an all-steel battleship before.

After adding those five all-steel battleships, our Jinshui Zhou family's naval fleet, even if it faces the naval fleet of the Danyang Chang family, which is equipped with four fortress-class all-steel battleships, at least will not be powerless.

As for the kindness, Zhou Xiaozheng and Zhou Rui still thought about it, otherwise they would not have taken out five all-steel battleships to reach this deal with our Jinshui Zhou family.

What's more, didn't you give away so many partners for nothing, you have to be content. ”

"But I still think it's not cost-effective to exchange Xiangshi Island, there is a city on Xiangshi Island, and there are more than 100,000 people."

Zhou Jingtong suddenly lowered his voice at this time and said: "In the past few years, the Silver Wolf Empire's actions on Xiangshi Island have become bigger and bigger, and our Jinshui Zhou family gave Xiangshi Island to the Ganyang Zhou family, which is equivalent to throwing off the burden.

If Xiangshi Island is in the hands of our Jinshui Zhou family in the future, it will be snatched away by the Silver Wolf Empire.

The prestige of our Jinshui Zhou family in the country will inevitably suffer a heavy blow.

The Ganyang Zhou family comes from our Jinshui Zhou family, the Han and Tang Empires where the Ganyang Zhou family is located, and it is the suzerainty of our Bajin Empire.

Now handing over Xiangshi Island to the Zhou family in Ganyang is a thing of the past.

In this way, even if Xiangshi Island is occupied by the Silver Wolf Empire in the future, the pressure of public opinion does not need to be borne by our Jinshui Zhou family. ”

When Zhou Tao heard this, he couldn't help scratching his head, "I didn't expect there to be such a doorway inside." ”

"Hehe, Xiaotao, there are many things you have to learn."