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Soon, large-scale civil engineering construction began in the shipyard.

From Wang Quan to Galileo and Descartes, they all ate and lived here with their students and assistants, "The knowledge gained in practice is much more profound than in the classroom!" People are very much in favor of this argument of Shouhan.

On one side was the construction factory and Nguyen Phuc Thanh's Phong Thuan Lian on a major road build, expanding the road, building slipways, and paving tracks on the ground with long wrought iron bars to facilitate transportation to and fro.

Boatloads of wrought iron, burnt ash, stones, and bluestone bars were transported to the shipyard from all directions, and huge slipways were built in the open sea.

In the remote Jiulong River area, along the riverbank, huge hydraulic saws are placed on the riverside, and the steady and abundant water provides a steady stream of power for these saws, and countless giant trees have been dried naturally for several years, and under the sharp mouth of these saws, they have become planks.

Along the sea to the west, at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, countless people gather trees cut down from the mountains of northern Siam to be loaded and transported away.

On the mountain path of the port, the prince of Bamo sat high on the back of an elephant decorated with gold and jade, with a huge umbrella cover on his head, and reprimanded the few people dressed as princes below.

"Do not think that you are relatives of Papasong Duc (Siamese honorific title for the king) and Songde Pabolong Laqini (likewise, honorific title for the queen), and you are all knighthoods of Chao Phraya, Phraya, Phra, Luang, and Kun, but. You can't be sloppy at all. Especially those big woods, my son-in-law paid a high price of ten taels of wood to buy them, if you plan to ask for these fine wrought iron, use more thought! ”

The titles of these people who were reprimanded by Ba Mo in front of him were roughly equivalent to those of the Chinese duke, marquis, uncle, son, and male, and they all had such and such kinship with the king and queen of Siam. However, in front of Bhamo's money, all of them are submissive.

From northern Siam to Burma, people from two countries who used to meet each other sat down together for a common goal of making money. We have come together on how to exchange the trees that have grown in the mountains for decades or even centuries for tangible benefits.

Countless slaves and untouchables were driven deep into the mountains and forests. Look for trees that can be used and meet the requirements of the Han people, cut down these trees, and keep them as intact as possible. Chop down an extra piece of wood. It is possible to lose the price of a pound of wrought iron.

Trees cut down with knives and axes and lives by slaves and untouchables. The adorable elephants were used as porters to carry them out of the forest, while the slaves had to replant saplings in the deforested areas.

And not just because of primitive religious beliefs. It is believed that the trees have gods and the forests have gods, but the owners of this mountain forest have heard a saying. "Cut down one tree and replant three in the same place, and at least one will grow into a tree in the future. Then, there will always be trees in this mountain forest for harvesting, that is, the food and clothing you will leave to future generations. ”

A large amount of money, food, and materials were used to build the shipyard's slipways, roads and other infrastructure, and to purchase all kinds of materials for shipbuilding, from timber to cotton cloth for making sails, from iron nails to cannons, from rigging to cables. Countless silver dollars flowed out like the sea.

Seeing that the money was spent, Descartes and others, who were immersed in cartography in the bright and clean environment provided by Shouhan for them, were also amazed, "This kind of spending money is only possible for our Eastern monarch, in Europe, even if he has the treasure of King Solomon, I am afraid that he will go bankrupt." ”

"Our king will not go bankrupt, but on the contrary, he will increase his wealth." Frank, with a pencil in his hand, retorts to his old friend's opinion.

"Why?" Galileo also put down the triangle board and T-shaped ruler in his hand, stretched lazily, picked up the purple sand teapot on the corner of the table and took a sip of tea, they are now crazy to like this oriental magical leaf.

"Gentlemen, I must admit that I am far inferior to you both in the fields of science and philosophy, but I am also proud to say that I am far superior to you in the fields of business and finance."

"Yes, you're a businessman!" Descartes could not hear a little contempt and ridicule in his tone, in Europe, the merchant is not a lowly profession, people unabashedly express their pursuit and desire for wealth, unlike in the Ming Dynasty, the gentlemen of Donglin are crazy to plunder the fertile land there, the pursuit of wealth, and on the other hand, they keep preventing others from competing with the people for profit, to be ashamed of their words.

"On the surface, it seems that Governor Lee has spent huge financial and material resources to build these ships, and to build the relevant infrastructure and procure raw materials. However, you have not, that the silver coins spent, and by means of taxation, are returned to the treasury of Governor Lee, and in such a cycle all the people are benefited. ”

"Let's look a little farther and look at the entire continent, don't you think that General Li is actually the king and master of this continent? By means of procurement, trade, etc., the kings, nobles, and chieftains of all regions were gathered under his banner, and he issued an order, 'I need huge wood!' Under the influence of those shining coins, the kings of all the lands went to the mountains and forests to cut wood. When a large number of farmers go to cut down trees, the fields will be abandoned, and what if there is no food? Never mind! I saw on the wharf numerous large ships, laden with rice bales heading westward to Siam and Burma, and the huge grain trade swallowed up the rich grain in General Lee's territory. ”

I see! Unexpectedly, it was originally thought that it was a move that cost the people and money, but it created huge business opportunities, and by the way, other political forces were controlled by means of trade. If any of the princes and chieftains dared to question or oppose the actions or orders of Governor Lee, they would simply stop their trade with him, and then crooked their mouths and tell their neighbors, "Go." Kill him, kill him, and all his business is yours! "I'm afraid that before such a means has been taken out, this earth king who dares to challenge the authority of Governor Li will be kidnapped by his subordinates and presented to the governor.

This plan to build a ship is actually a trick to kill birds with one stone!

First, it expanded the strength of the navy, second, to deter potential adversaries, third, to spend the silver coins piled up in the treasury, and fourth, to control the distant countries of Siam and Burma through huge means of trade.

"This seems to be the same thing as those lowlanders in the Spice Islands!"

Galileo remembered the damned East India Company. In order to maximize the profits, this group of lowlanders not only forced each island of the Spice Islands to grow only one type of spice. And rice must not be cultivated. The money obtained from selling spices at a low price had to be used to buy the rice they sold at a high price.

"I think. The Doge's next target may be the Dutchmen! They're right on the lips of the Governor! A piece of fatty roast beef, next to the tiger's mouth, may I ask, will the tiger resist such a temptation?! ”

The question is. The barbecue is also afraid that it will be swallowed by a tiger. Thereupon. Someone was sent to negotiate with the tiger.

When Mr. van Basten, the peace messenger or negotiator of the Dutch East India Company, arrived at the palace in Hue. In his study, Shouhan was reviewing the blueprints drawn by Descartes and others for the construction of ships based on his original designs, as well as the overall arrangement of the shipbuilding plan for the entire decade.

Inspired by Shouhan, Descartes perfected his theory of coordinate systems and put it into practical use. Drawings depicted with regular coordinates, clear dimensions, and uniform standards are manufactured. In front of the eyes of people accustomed to Impressionist cartography, it amazed everyone, whether Oriental or Western.

As an old friend of Shouhan, Mr. Basten naturally received a courtesy that others did not have, and after careful inspection, he was personally brought to Shouhan by Mo Yu, the commander of the Guards Battalion.

"Your Excellency, allow me to congratulate you on your brilliant victory at sea!"

As he spoke, Basten warmly opened his arms to greet Shouhan, as if to hug him, and use his furry cheeks to greet Shouhan.

Stop! Shouhan waved his hand to stop his enthusiastic behavior. Nima's, I'll figure out the situation first! It was my fleet that defeated your fleet, leaving only a broken ship, the flagship of the Fort Middle, for the Taiwanese Governor Puttersman to escape. But that's just to let him open the way for me in the Dayuan area, so that I can occupy Dayuan in the future. And you came to congratulate me? What kind of logic is this Nima?!

Moreover, according to the general habits of the Celestial Empire, for people who have a close relationship with the enemy, they are often regarded as spies during the war and hostilities, not to mention being locked up, but also to be honest with their tails between their legs, but why is Basten not only not the slightest appearance of being bullied and abused on his little face, but on the contrary, he seems to have gained a lot of weight, and his face is full of oily fat.

"Yes! It was only when my colleagues knew of my friendship with you that the board of directors of the company duly authorized me to conduct peace negotiations with you about the East India Company and the South China Army. ”

This made Shouhan fall into the clouds and mist even more!

Seeing the confusion on Shouhan's face, our Mr. Basten had to start from the beginning.

"Your Excellency, it was only after you commanded your mighty fleet to defeat Princeman's fleet, and with the utmost gentlemanly return to the Lordship, that the upper echelons of the company in Batavia received this sad news. As a result, the company's directors are in a panic. Large quantities of spices and goods were sold cheaply or even at a loss, because they feared that you would attack the Spice Islands and Batavia and drive the Dutch out of the region. ”

Under this atmosphere of fear, many merchants in Batavia were willing to sell their spices at a loss or even at a loss, and return to Europe for cash. A ton of cloves of 400 riyals can be sold for 80 riyals, but in the Netherlands, it can be sold for 3.6 guilders per pound! And the price of pepper is even lower, so low that it is almost impossible to pay for shipping to Europe! ”

"But even with such low prices, many people fear that ships flying Dutch flags or transporting Dutch goods will be intercepted by your navy, and the prices of these spices have fallen to the bottom, given that you control the routes to Europe. The cloves turned into only forty riyals per ton. ”

"Many people, knowing of my friendship with you, have come and begged me to take their goods. I didn't even have to pay for the cash for the goods, I just had to sign a promissory note and they left! ”

"So you ate all the spices?" Shouhan gradually understood that this Basten's approach, in Chinese, is "rob while the fire is on!" "It's hard to make a fortune!" Oh! It seems that the Dutch don't think much of their country.

Not only did they eat the thousands of tons of spices, but they also had sugar, deerskins, antlers, amber, cotton, cotton, opium, tin, lead, Chinese silk, pottery, porcelain, and silk. I also took the opportunity to absorb some shares in the company, and now my shares should be the third in the seventeen-member board of directors. ”

"Then I congratulate you!" Shouhan then understood. Why Van Basten's face is full of spring breeze. It turned out that he was promoted and made a fortune again! "How much profit did you make from this crisis?"

"You know, every year all kinds of spices are exported to Europe, pepper, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon are thousands of tons, and at this time the European continent is worried that the source of spices will be cut off. So the price skyrocketed. I said yes to a few big merchants. The cloves in their hands were sold to them at a price of four hundred riyals per ton. The profit made is not too much. Ten times more! From this spice deal alone, I made a profit of no less than the registered capital of the East India Company, which is at least 6,500,000 guilders! I'm more than the actual controller of the company in the Netherlands governing Orange. Wilhelm V was even richer! ”

Look at Van Basten's triumphant face. Shouhan suddenly had an urge to smoke him, and he was quickly stopped by himself, in the camp of the confrontation, he only cared about making money for himself, no matter how many people there were in the whole team, wouldn't such a team be more and more ineffective?

Shouhan looked at Van Basten's chubby face, and suddenly felt that this guy who helped him dig the corner of the Dutch was so cute, in his eyes, there were only those yellow and shiny things, and everything else could be thrown away. It is not so much that he believed in Jesus, but that he believed in Marshal Zhao Gong.

"How about I come too, the icing on the cake?"

Shouhan threw out an extremely tempting pie.

"Don't mention it if you want to buy cotton from me, I am ready to give you 17,000 bales of cotton free of charge, as a sign of your support for my ability to pass the Strait of Manchuria. As long as you can promise to sell me the cotton cloth at a 70% discount! Oh! My God, those tax collectors of yours are even more vicious than the Jews! If it weren't for them, my profits would have almost allowed me to build an army in Europe! ”

"Speaking of the military, I wonder what happened to the war in your hometown?" Some of the Shouhan knowingly asked, if the Thirty Years' War could be ended soon, it would not have become a historical event that changed the political map of Europe and determined the direction of history.

"Oh! Damn war! Let no one see the end, but both warring sides have to fight! Because, once you can't support it, the end you face is very painful! ”

"So! For a serious businessman, such a time of war is also a good opportunity to expand his business. I can sell gunpowder to the French, wheat to the Danes, spears to the Swedes, armor to the British. "Mr. Basten is proud of his long-sleeved dancing and his ability to move around.

In the face of such an unscrupulous person, what else can Shouhan say? He silently looked at Mr. Van Basten's fat face, and silently prayed in his heart for those European soldiers who used the spears and swords provided by Mr. Basten in their hands, and wore the armor that Mr. Basten sold them, the bread that filled their stomachs was made of wheat brought by Basten, and the artillery fire was fired with gunpowder sold to them by Basten, and prayed silently, hoping that they would not drag this guy into hell prematurely, because I still want to use him!

"There are two things I think your European nobles and their armies need."

The Shouhan ordered the people to take the samples.

"This is the first aid kit that my army is equipped with, and the soldiers call it a life-saving kit! The inside is composed of hemostatic medicine, alcohol, gauze, cotton, cotton. For knights and nobles who fought on the battlefield, it was definitely a vital life-saving item. ”

As if he were a devil who had seduced Faust, he introduced Mr. Basten to this product, which cost no more than one silver coin, in a seductive tone and vocabulary.

"Anyone who is injured, whether it is a sword or spear stab, or is hit by a musket projectile, as long as the injury is not too severe, you can use this life-saving kit, first clean the wound with alcohol, and clean the dirt on the wound surface, such as grass clippings, mud, or gunpowder residues, metal fragments of projectiles, etc. Sprinkle this hemostatic medicine again, and I can assure your God that when I sprinkle it on the wound, it will soon stop the bleeding! Then, apply such cotton to the wound, wrap it in gauze, and wrap it in cotton again. Believe me, the life of a knight, officer, nobleman will be saved, and after a period of recuperation, he can still continue to fight for his emperor. ”

Shouhan consciously ignored the front-line soldiers who fought on the battlefield, you know, in war, especially in the European theater of this era, the nobles would not fight to the death when fighting with each other. A large number of deaths were among civilians.

As long as this war can continue, it is necessary to save the lives and health of those officers and nobles, and as for the soldiers who are made up of civilians, I'm sorry, the Shouhan doesn't know them. (To be continued......)