Shen Zhitang's eyes widened, staring carefully at the towering and majestic city wall of Black Mountain Fort, trying to find a trace of brick cracks from the integrated wall.

"Brother Shen, how did you build this wall? Why isn't there even a brick joint? ”

Yang Yexing on the side was also amazed at the wall.

Shen Zhitang shook his head: "How do I know?" It doesn't look like it's a batch of ash, but it can't be a whole stone, it's still empty inside, and there are a lot of arrow holes, by the way, Brother Yang, didn't you see this wall when you came last time? ”

"No, the last time I came, I was still digging this moat, and in just over three months, I built a city wall, which is incredible."

"Hahaha, you don't know, this city wall actually only took a month." A hearty laugh suddenly came from behind him.

Yang Yexing looked back, and hurriedly bowed his hand: "The villain has seen the general." ”

Although Shen Zhitang had never seen anyone who came, he could guess that this person was Qin Chuan, who had stirred up the turmoil in the three places of Jin Xuan and was famous throughout the Ming Dynasty, and he hurriedly bowed his head and bent over, and called out respectfully: "The villain has seen the general." ”

"Excuse me, excuse me."

Qin Chuan walked over with a smile and personally helped the two of them up.

"Let's talk."

"Thank you, General."

Qin Chuan led the two into the Black Mountain Fort, and went straight into the inner courtyard, leading them to the meeting room of the Commercial Minister's Office.

Although Yang Yexing and Shen Zhitang were curious about that city wall, they knew that this was Qin Chuan's military secret, so they didn't dare to explore it at all.

Qin Chuan naturally would not take the initiative to reveal the mystery of cement, and before he unified the country, this thing would definitely not be spread outside, lest the enemy use a fortress built of reinforced concrete to resist him.

After a few pleasantries, he asked straight to the point: "The two of you are visiting, but for the sake of shipbuilding?" ”

Yang Yexing hurriedly replied: "Back to the general, the two of us are indeed here for this matter, and I just hope that we can discuss with the general carefully and settle this matter as soon as possible." ”

"Hmm."

Qin Chuan nodded: "This matter is simple, you and I will set up a new business in partnership, mainly engaged in maritime trade, and I will pay for the shipbuilding, you just need to do it for me." ”

"As for the division of the occupants...... We are eighty-two, I am eight, and you are two. ”

Hearing this, the expressions on Yang Yexing and Shen Zhitang's faces froze.

Obviously, they were disappointed with the percentage.

Unexpectedly, Qin Chuan only gave them two percent.

Qin Chuan smiled and asked, "You should know about the East India Company, right?" ”

"What the general said, but the red-haired fleet?" Shen Zhitang has been walking the sea all year round, so he naturally knows that there is such a group of forces.

Qin Chuan nodded: "That's right, but there is not only one red-haired fleet, the one entrenched in the South Seas, called the Dutch East India Company, which is what you call the red-haired fleet." ”

"There's also one poison in the body, called the British East India Company."

"You should know that the red hair in the South Seas is quite safe, but in the poisonous British East India Company, it is not so peaceful."

"Those people are doing the business of killing people and stealing goods, attacking cities and conquering land, and now that the poison has fallen into their hands, they have almost changed the dynasty."

"What I want is a fleet that is stronger than the Red Fur and the British East India Company, not only for maritime trade, but also for killing people and goods, and ...... Expand the territory and wipe out all the remaining forces on the sea. ”

"Doing things for me is not only about money, but also about the prosperity and prosperity of your two families for generations, you can think about it."

With that, Qin Chuan picked up the teacup and took a sip gently.

Yang Yexing and Shen Zhitang didn't speak, only glanced at each other from time to time.

However, their faces looked more and more excited.

"Otherwise, the two of you want to discuss it carefully, and it's not too late to make a decision after the negotiation."

With that, Qin Chuan got up, smiled and arched his hand towards the two, and then walked out of the door.

He had not gone far when there was a low sound of head-to-ear exchanges in the room.

Qin Chuan called Luo Wentian over and explained carefully.

It didn't take long for the two to finally negotiate, and asked to see Qin Chuan again, expressing their willingness to join the gang and obey Qin Chuan's orders.

Qin Chuan was very satisfied, and after chatting with them for a few more words, he asked Luo Wentian to discuss with them where the specific research shipyard was located, as well as a series of issues such as management and transportation, and he himself asked Lao Huang to call.

Since Jiannu retreated, Lao Huang has continued to train with Zhao Wu for a sharp whistle, and has been annoying lately.

Of course, Qin Chuan will not hand over everything to Yang Yexing and Shen Zhitang, he wants to send someone to take charge of this East China India Company, and everything from finance to decision-making must be in his own hands.

It's also time to build a real intelligence system.

Zhao Wu and Lao Huang trained a total of 500 night guards and sharp sentinels, and nearly half of them could be sent out to carry out the mission immediately, this time, Qin Chuan wanted to scatter some of the sharp sentinels and let them build a huge intelligence network outside to collect the latest and most various types of information.

The team would consist of 20 night guards and 180 sentry guards, led by Lao Huang, to protect the officials of the Financial Secretary and the Commercial Division.

If necessary, this sentry team can also carry out decapitation operations, and if they see any unhappiness and which hinders their development, they will kill them all.

There is also the task of robbery, which big family has a lot of money and food, and does a lot of evil, and goes to change clothes at night.

……

After handing over Yang Yexing and Shen Zhitang to Luo Wentian, Qin Chuan rode on the tall horse again, left Montenegro Fort, and went straight to the Montenegro mining area along the railway.

As a secret location, Montenegro has been cordoned off, and dozens of piers have been built around it, and the relevant imperial troops patrol day and night to prevent any unrelated people from entering Montenegro.

Because the Guan Emperor's army is marching towards the Hetao, it is bound to occupy the Hetao area next year, and open up the trade routes of Khalkha, Yili and Yarkand, and the sales channels of iron pots will increase, and the sales volume will inevitably rise sharply, especially in Khalkha Mongolia, and they will have as many iron pots as they want.

Therefore, Yan Sanqi has greatly expanded the production line of iron pots, and now it can produce at least 2,000 iron pots a day, and the production line is gradually increasing.

There has also been a significant increase in the production lines of cement factories and steel rebar factories, and in addition to supplying the military forts in the Hetao area and supplying the border with additional local defenses, there is also a small amount of reinforced concrete to supply the people of the nearby prefectures and counties to build buildings.

Due to the limited land in Montenegro, after Qinchuan turned around, he decided to move the steel bar factory to the Hongli Mountain mine, anyway, the secret level of the steel bar is not high, and the remaining vacant land is given to the pot factory and the cement factory.

During this period of time, Yan Sanqi has improved the crucible three times, and according to Qin Chuan's explanation, the crucible was changed to a converter, and the iron-making process still needs to melt the iron ore in the Dajian furnace, but the quality of the iron smelted is getting better and better, and it is already very close to the modern "steel".

The quality of iron has improved, and the quality of flintlock pistols and artillery has also improved to a certain extent, and even iron pots have benefited from this.

Qin Chuan didn't have anything important to do when he came to Montenegro, he just came to inspect, so he went everywhere and pointed fingers everywhere.

At dusk, when he was about to return to Black Mountain Fort, his subordinates who had gone to Si Yancheng in Binh Duong Prefecture came back and brought back the yellow-white crystals of several mule carts.

According to his subordinates, there are many such stones under the salt lake in Siyancheng, but the local government and the salt lading do not know what these stones are for, so they have not been mined, and there are still many stocks.

Hearing that Qin Chuan wanted to buy this kind of stone, the officers and soldiers of Siyan City also generously sent several baskets, because the big iron pots they used to cook salt were all obtained from Qin Chuan.

The trona has been found, just waiting for the arrival of the two Taoist masters of Cai Ju Dongli and the Franco.