Before the Qing government purchased and built two ironclad ships in Dingzhen, Li Fengbao estimated that the cost of the hull, artillery, torpedo boats, electric lights, machine guns, etc., each of the two ships would cost about 8.7 million marks, that is, 430,000 pounds, which was converted into 3 taels and 8 yuan per pound, totaling more than 1.63 million taels, and the total of the two ships was more than 3.26 million taels.

After the completion of the Dingzhen two ships specific price item list:

1. Dingyuan hull cost, 1112098.3134 taels

2. Zhenyuan hull cost, 1127972.61993 taels

3. The cost of 2 ship-based torpedo boats and supporting hangers and tire frames is 48878.51453 taels

4. 20 large and small gun emplacements of 2 ships, together with gun mounts, accessories, 1200 shells, 1500 fuses, etc., the price is 348257.9491 taels

5. There are 12 single-barreled machine guns on the 2nd ship, equipped with 2,000 shells, 1,000 fixed propellants, and 2,500 fuses, with a price of 3,820.5958 taels

6. 24 large and small multi-barreled machine guns, with 32,192 pieces of various accessories and shells, with a price of 69,776.2745 taels

7. Custom-made artillery gunpowder, the price is 36231.868 taels

8. Order 14 torpedo tubes, compressed air cabinets and other accessories, the price is 46345.81824 taels

9. Order 4 searchlights, 6 generators, 480 electric lights, 458 wall lamps, and various accessories, with a price of 26047.76445 taels

10. Order 500 repeating rifles, 500 ordinary rifles, 25,000 bullets, 25,000 ignition, 600 sabers, 50 pistols, 500 rockets, 2 dragon flags, and scabbards and other accessories, the price is 14491.6957 taels

11. Pay the German Admiralty to inspect the steel surface and iron armor on behalf of the German Admiralty, and send personnel to help test the artillery and other expenses, the price is 6830.5423 taels

12. Pay the dock fee during the berth in Dingyuan Zhenyuan during the berth in Germany, as well as the insurance premium for transporting the two ships back to China, the price is 106933.5314 taels

13. Pay the one qiē equipment purchased by Volkeng Shipyard for the two ships, as well as the wages of the shipkeepers hired by the shipyard with the help of the factory, etc., at a price of 63,744.75,782 taels

14. The preparation cost of returning to China in Dingzhen and the cost of one qiē along the way, the price is 209034.9352426 taels

15. Pay the travel, settling-in allowance, salary and other expenses of 11 construction personnel sent by the Harbour Master to Germany, 28921.5927 taels

16. Pay the transportation expenses, rent, meals, and miscellaneous expenses incurred by the supervisors and engineers for the construction of the 2 ships and the original inspection of the factories in Britain and Germany for the purchase of ironclad ships, with a price of 39,075.1219 taels

17. Pay Liu Buyun and other 9 people to Germany to take over the settlement expenses, salaries, and travel expenses incurred by returning to China from Dingzhen, with a price of 46199.2179 taels

18. Pay Liu Buyun and other 9 people for travel, rent, miscellaneous expenses, medicine and other expenses in Britain and Germany, at a price of 13420.521 taels

19. Pay the miscellaneous expenses of the Jiangxi Customs for the exchange of pounds and the employment of porters in Germany, 2736.2481944 taels

20. Pay the travel expenses, wages, accommodation, miscellaneous expenses, etc. of the German sailors sent to China to return to China, with a price of 48423.927545 taels

The total amount of Dingyuan, Zhenyuan, and various related expenses incurred in the middle of the process is 3399240.8985215 taels, which is slightly higher than Li Fengbao's estimate.

According to the original appropriation from various places for the purchase of Dingzhen, the funds allocated for the purchase of Dingzhen were 3,646,515.13,295 taels (including 600,000 taels allocated by the Fujian Guanfan Salt Third Library, 200,000 taels of Fujian Province loaned to envoys, 400,000 taels of Nanyang ship purchase funds and envoy funds were allocated by the Prime Minister Yamen, and 1 million taels were donated by Huai businessmen, and 846,515.13295 taels should be repaid to the official capital of the provinces and the water foot fees of the Cao Yun Railway, 300,000 taels were allocated by the Sichuan Official Salt Bureau, and 300,000 taels were allocated by the Ministry of Households), and the balance was 247,274.2344285 taels, all of which were included in the Jiyuan purchase and construction project.

As a result, the Qing government spent more than 3.39 million taels on the purchase of Dingyuan and Zhenyuan