Chapter 571: What About Naval Guns? (Page 1/1)

Xing Shenyan didn't have the slightest hurry, and said with a smile: "That's your business, Changxing Army only needs rubber saplings, and nothing else!" ”

Doug realized he was negotiating, and he sat back down. As calm as possible in his voice, he said, "I don't know what rubber trees are for, but it's so difficult to transport saplings!" How about you please change the conditions? ”

Xing Shenyan shook his head and said, "Cutting off the rubber tree will give out a kind of sap, which can be boiled to make soft items of various strange shapes. The handsome son is about to turn one year old, and rubber is my gift to the handsome son. ”

Doug didn't believe a word of Xing Shenyan's words, what about deceitful ghosts? Need so many rubber saplings for a gift? At first glance, it is going to be planted on a large scale, but since the Changxing Army has demand, this is a good bargaining chip.

The two then had a hard negotiation, and every tael of silver needed to be weighed. It wasn't until five days later that a basic agreement was reached.

First, the Changxing Army allowed the Ganlasi and Europeans to trade in Jilong Harbor, but warships were not allowed to enter the port. Even armed merchant ships need to put their guns away so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

Second, the Dry Silk Man ransomed all the captives at a price of thirty-eight taels per person, and Sandy's worth remained unchanged at five thousand taels. (The dry silk people still have some face!) ）

Thirdly, for every 10,000 saplings transported, the Dry Wax men exchanged for one captured warship, and the two galleons were not in the ranks. (In Xing Shenyan's words, the galleon has been completely decayed and unusable after being bitten by insects and rats.) It was dismantled and burned by the Changxing Army, and it has been turned into ashes. ）

Fourth, in order to prevent "friction" between the two sides, the Changxing Army and Ganlasi were bounded by the Bass Strait, and warships were not allowed to cross the strait to approach each other's territory.

After talking about these four points, he almost exhausted Doug to death, and he didn't want to deal with Xing Shenyan anymore. Leaving Tamsui City in a hurry, he saw the Marco galleon entering the port when he left the dock.

Doug pointed to the galleon and questioned Xing Shenyan, who was seeing him off, "It's the first time I've seen such a big firewood, what do you say, Lord Governor?" Doug's face was full of mockery.

Xing Shenyan's face was as usual, nodded and agreed: "Hmm! Not bad! Where should I burn it first? ”

Doug was speechless for a while, he was completely defeated by Xing Shenyan. Board a cargo ship bound for Macau and leave without looking back.

As soon as he put the negotiated agreement in front of the representatives of several houses, Flores the Dry Lace immediately jumped to his feet. What a joke, the cost of transporting saplings can make so many battleships.

Doug calmed down the dry wax man with just one sentence, "Of course it's easy to build a battleship, but do you have the time?" How long it will take to rebuild ten ships, do the math yourself! ”

Flores immediately stopped talking, building a battleship required skilled shipbuilders. Even if it is fully staffed, it takes a lot of time, and it is not something that can be built in a short time.

"What about naval guns? Mr. Doug, you didn't write about naval guns in your terms, will the Changxing Army dismantle the naval guns and ask for another sum of silver? Flores suddenly thought of a question, and Doug's face immediately became very ugly.

The Dutch Rayoz tapped lightly on the table and said, "Gentlemen! I have a plan here, if I can succeed, I can destroy this Changxing army. You can even land on the rich Ming Dynasty and establish a new colony here. ”

The plan was circulated back and forth in the hands of several people, and finally Doug spoke: "This plan is too big, we need time to allocate manpower." ”

Flores also nodded and said, "Even if you transfer people from the New World, it will take at least a year. Combined with the preparation for the expedition, this is the minimum amount of time the army can reach Manila. ”

"Agreed!" Doug nodded.

Rayoz put his hand on the plan on the table and said, "Then gentlemen, let's start preparing!" Next year will be the time to make that hateful Oriental man pay. ”

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At this moment, Xing Shenyan was reporting the results of the negotiations to Zhang Dou, especially when he talked about the battleship, his face was even more smiling.

"Handsome! At that time, we will dismantle the naval guns, and we can also sell dried silk for a sum of silver. Using this silver to forge our own artillery is much more powerful than theirs. Xing Shenyan said with a smile.

Zhang Dou nodded and praised: "Not bad! Governor Xing did a good job, especially what you said. But don't be careless, the Xiyi people will not be willing to fail. They will definitely retaliate, and their fleet will almost arrive this time next year. Then will be the time to decide the right to speak in the East, and the construction of warships must not be slackened! ”

"Yes! Humble duty understands! Xing Shenyan replied respectfully.

In the shipyard of Freshwater City, heavy planks are lifted from tall wooden frames. Nearly 10,000 people were busy non-stop, and Steward Zhao accompanied Zhang Dou and pointed to the gantry hanger and said: "The pulley set proposed by the marshal is really easy to use, and the time for building the battleship will definitely be greatly reduced."

Five months! It only takes five months to launch a batch of warships into the water, please rest assured, the shipyard will never drag the back of the Xingjun! ”

Seeing the efficiency of the shipyard, Zhang Dou nodded with satisfaction. The timber brought back from the Yokosuka shipyard in the Wakoku Province and the timber sent by the merchants were enough for the shipyard to start, and as long as it persisted, the timber on Taiyuan Island would dry in the shade by February next year.

At that time, the Tamsui shipyard will not delay the construction of the battleship because of the lack of wood, and he has a hunch that there will be a large-scale naval battle on Taiyuan Island next year.

The winner will have the say in the whole of Southeast Asia, and the loser will have to withdraw from this area. This is a battle that must not be lost, and the Changxing army will definitely crush the enemy.

At that time, the Changxing army will hurt the Europeans, and it will also step out of the big bathtub of Southeast Asia. To show the world the strength of the Chinese nation, let the world know that the Chinese people are coming.

At the beginning of the month, sea ice has already appeared on the coast of Changsheng Island. The Dingliao Marquis Mansion is also preparing for the New Year, and in the courtyard of the backyard, Zhu Huijuan is teasing Zhang Ziqiang, who is just able to help adults walk.

She grabbed Zhang Ziqiang's little hand with both hands, let go of the hand immediately when the little guy was not paying attention, and quickly took a step back.

The little guy who was playing silly suddenly had no support, and reached forward to grab Zhu Huijuan's hand. He also shouted loudly: "Ah! Yes! ”

But his little arm couldn't reach Zhu Huijuan no matter what, so he took a step forward with his legs in a hurry.

He took a step, and Zhu Huijuan took a step back. In the blink of an eye, the little guy had taken more than ten steps in a row, and Zhu Huijuan screamed happily.

turned to Sun Yuxiu on the side and shouted, "Sister! Look! Self-improvement will be gone! ”

Without waiting for Sun Yuxiu to answer, a deep voice came from behind him: "Who will leave?" Huijuan, you are so happy! ”

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