Zheng Zhilong's own shipyard, an 800-ton medium Galen with artillery, cost about 200,000 taels of silver. The Zheng family's artillery, especially the heavy artillery, was purchased, so the cost was higher than that of the Europeans.

Wang Yue: The price of a warship here is worth fifteen Galen, can Zheng Sen not be shocked?

The coast guard warship had a displacement of 3,000 tons and sold it for three million taels of silver, which Wang Yue thought was a fair price.

If the purchasing power of rice is converted, the purchasing power of one tael of silver is about 600 yuan, and three million taels is worth 1.8 billion yuan. The cost of a 054 frigate is 20 to 3 billion yuan, and the coast guard ship dismantled the missile system, so 1.8 billion yuan is not casually said.

But this is a steel warship, and if it is converted according to steel, Wang Yue will lose. The price of one pound of steel in the Ming Dynasty is one dollar and two, and three thousand tons is six million pounds of steel and seven hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver.

Modern ships use a large number of special steel, especially this kind of frigates, so the price has to be increased several times, and only 3,000 tons of scrap steel are worth at least 1.5 million taels of silver.

The value of steel into a modern ship with a complex structure is difficult to estimate, and it will have to be at least two or three times more.

Modern ships are filled with a large number of modern equipment and instruments, which are almost priceless in this time and space, and three million taels can really be described as a tearful sale.

How much steel was used for this iron ship, how thick was the steel for this hull, and what kind of steel was used for the armor of the frigate? What is the value of various equipment? Zheng Sen and Zheng Zhibao have no idea. In their minds, if they can make an iron ship float on the sea, it must be an iron-hulled ship, how much can an iron-hulled ship weigh?

Zheng Sen said sadly: "Are you kidding? ”

He was preparing to welcome Wang Yue's lion with a big mouth, but he didn't expect this mouth to open so widely.

The Zheng family does earn tens of millions of dollars a year, but the family has a big business and a lot of expenses. The Zheng family has more than 100,000 soldiers and thousands of ships, distributed in the vast sea area of the East and South Seas, and hundreds of thousands of people rely on the Zheng family to eat, can the expenses be not big? Three million taels, it is true that some can't afford it, unless you tighten your belt and buy a few boats to go back.

Wang Yue ignored his coy posture and said, "Do you think this official is joking?" ”

Zheng Sen sighed and said as if he was worried about the country and the people: "My lord, can you bear to watch the people of Nanyang let the Europeans oppress and ignore it?" You know, on the island of Taiwan, there are also cities built by the Dutch, such as Chikan and Geranza, which have been fish and meat for a long time. My father wanted to eradicate the Dutch power in Taiwan, but the Dutch warships were too sharp, and my father could only sigh in vain! ”

Wang Yue smiled and said: "Zheng Gongzi, you must know that the battleship is the weapon of our army, and it is already an exception for this official to be able to sell it to your Zheng family at a price." ”

He didn't bother to explain to him the value of modern warships, whether he liked to buy them or not, and continued: "How the people of Nanyang were oppressed by the Europeans, and some of the actions of the Dutch on the island of Taiwan, this official also knows a little bit about it. ”

Wang Yue said with a straight face: "As the military servant of the imperial court, it is also the responsibility of this official to save the people of our court from fire and water. Therefore, our Tiance Army and Navy have planned to send troops to Taiwan and the South Seas at an appropriate time in the future to recover lost territory, punish European bandits, and raise the prestige of our country! General Fei Huang, as a guerrilla in Fujian's coastal defense, will also cooperate with his own officer's actions at that time. ”

"What?" Zheng Sen exclaimed.

Zheng Zhibao, who was sitting on the sofa and listened to his nephew and Wang Yue's quarrel, couldn't help jumping up from the sofa and said loudly: "My lord, Nanyang's affairs are my own Zheng family's cuisine, don't worry about adults!" ”

Nanyang and Dongyang are both the Zheng family's sphere of influence, how can others interfere?

Zheng Sen said pitifully, the reason why Zheng Zhilong did not fight with the Dutch on Taiwan Island is because the wasteland on Taiwan Island cannot be opened, and the output is limited. In fact, the Zheng family did not make much benefit from the transaction of immigrating people to Taiwan, and the Zheng family's interests still came from the sea. Any national righteousness is nonsense.

Wang Yue is a squire of the military department and a member of the imperial court, if he wants to meddle in Nanyang affairs and suppress Zheng Zhilong in the name of righteousness, it will be a big annoyance, so Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Sen reacted so much. Nanyang is now a piece of fat in the Zheng family's mouth, how can others share their own interests.

Wang Yue sank his face and said: "Bold, isn't General Feihuang a subordinate of the Ming Dynasty, and the official can't send him?" The people of Nanyang are not the people of my Ming Dynasty? Can't this official take care of it? ”

"Wang Yue!" Zheng Zhibao shouted, and said almost with his beard open: "The last general respects you as an official of the imperial court, so he calls you Lord Wang, do you really think that my eldest brother can't help you?" ”

At this moment, Zheng Zhibao regained his pirate nature, and he has been crisscrossing the seven seas under the leadership of his eldest brother over the years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is like a murderer. He is already a fiery temper, and since he came to Tianjin, he has been controlled by others everywhere, and he has long accumulated a stomach of resentment.

"Huh?" Wang Yue stared at Zheng Zhibao intently and said, "General Zheng, is this the attitude you have when you talk to Shangguan?" ”

Feng Yuanshan, Wei Xiaoliang and others present also stood up and shouted: "Bold! "Presumptuous!" "Is this a place for you to go wild?" Some of them had already pressed the pistol holster with their hands, and as long as Wang Yue gave an order, they would collapse this arrogant guy.

Wu Gonggong, the supervising army, couldn't help but be secretly happy when he saw that the talks between the two sides had collapsed. The Zheng family is also a generation that listens to the tune and doesn't listen to the announcement, let's fight, let's fight, you guys have to play the dog's brain! It is said that the Zheng family is quite powerful at sea, and the more the king is about to meet the opponent, this good news, our family should report to the emperor as soon as possible.

Zheng Zhibao snorted and said: "Lord Wang, you are your official in the capital, Dongyang and Nanyang have their own Zheng family's management, everyone's well water does not interfere with river water, and I hope you will do it yourself." ”

The strength of the Zheng family is the confidence of Zheng Zhibao, I dare not say on land, the Zheng family on the sea can be described as a maritime empire, Zheng Zhilong is the uncrowned king, and now even the Dutch have to secretly buy the Zheng family's order flag in order to run the sea trade.

In the Battle of Liuluo Bay that year, Zheng Zhilong defeated the Dutchman's thirteen Galen ships with 700 ships.

Although I saw in Tianjin, the warships of the Tiance Navy were bigger and more, and they were iron. But today's Zheng family is no longer what it used to be, and the Zheng family can mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops and thousands of warships.

Not only is the ship larger and more numerous, but after years of annexation and integration, this force is now only under the orders of Zheng Zhilong, not the Eighteen Zhi Alliance, and its strength has increased tenfold.

Zheng Zhibao believes that as long as his eldest brother gives an order, Tianjin Port will face an overwhelming number of warships, and if there are too many ants, they will bite the elephant to death, so what can the ship do?