For a tech-savvy man, there's nothing more frustrating to him than striking him with what he's most proud of. The Sea King had already docked at the dock of the military port, and Wu Xiuyan was still holding a telescope and staring at the ship, seeing the hull from the mast, and then from the hull to the stern, and even the gangplank that had just been put down had to look at it a few times, as if he could see through something.

"Brother Wu, Brother Wu...... Sit down, everybody's watching you! I don't know how long it took for Wu Xiuyan to restart from the brain shutdown, and Boss Sun was sitting next to him, reminding him in a low voice, and kept reaching out to pull his trouser leg.

"Oh, I'm a little fascinated by it, hehehe...... Gaffe, gaffe......" Wu Xiuyan looked back, almost all the people on the third floor of the restaurant were looking this way, and the bargain people had already finished watching the excitement, and they all went back to sit down, and they were still standing by the window with binoculars by themselves, which was too conspicuous.

"This benevolent brother is a person who loves ships at first glance, I don't know what Brother Tai is called, where is the treasure number? Jiang Dacai, a contemptible man, opened a small glass shop in Quanzhou. As soon as Wu Xiuyan sat down, a big long face stretched out on a table next to him, and at the same time, he handed over a small boxy piece of paper, on which were written in gilt words Jiang Dacai Glass, Quanzhou Shiqiao Street.

This thing is called a business card, and it is also circulated from the Straits Company, and it is said that it is the handwriting of the Emperor Hong. It is simpler than the original name thorn of the Great Song Dynasty, with only the name and store name and address on it, and the most important thing is that it is small, and it can be hung on the belt with a crusty bag, which can put dozens of sheets. In addition to ships and goods, the most important thing for maritime merchants is to have contacts, not only peers, but all walks of life need to have acquaintances, and now even foreign countries must have acquaintances, otherwise they are blind when they go out. Business cards have exactly this function, so they are becoming popular quickly.

Don't look at Boss Jiang's business card, it's all bronzing, it's not high-grade. Merchants can play with flowers, originally Hong Tao was a handwritten business card sample on a small piece of whale skin, but after a few years, let them develop into a commodity. There are hundreds of kinds, all kinds, from the simplest paper to the most high-end silver, and many seamen meet their favorite business partners, and as soon as they make a move, it is a small silver plate, which has to be carved and engraved, and it is not surprising that it is inlaid with small gems. This is a representative of identity, and if it is cheap, it can't show its strength.

"Little brother Wu Xiuyan, Wenzhou martial arts, Brother Jiang has a lot of support!" What Wu Xiuyan took out was a silver business card, in order to come to Jinhe Country to spy on the situation this time, he and Boss Sun did not do much homework, and learned enough the habits of the maritime merchants, and it happened that the martial arts were indeed maritime merchants, so there was no need to pretend.

"Brother Wu's family is a shipbuilder! Oops, I have been looking up for a long time, for my brother, I used to have a green eyebrow boat made by the martial arts family at home, I didn't say it, the materials are solid, and it is easy to use! Hey, hey, hey, but it's been sold over the years, and it's been replaced by a mixed-sail ship from Zhenzhou. It's not that your boat is bad, it's mainly that it can't keep up with the fleet and can't run the ocean. I don't know if Brother Wu came this time to watch the excitement or the boat? What if Brother Wu is going to make an idea on the ship, what if he mixes and mixes for his brother? ”

"Don't say secret words in front of the Ming people, Zhenzhou's ships are good, but the number is too small, and most of them have been sold to the people of the Strait Company, and there are only a few left here to us. I've always been thinking about finding a cooperation that can build ships and build ships by myself, even if it's not as good as the ship from Zhenzhou, it's almost successful. How about it, does Brother Wu intend to cooperate, it's easy to say about funds, venues, manpower and everything! "This Boss Jiang is also a talker, if you don't have this mouth, you can't be called qualified. Seeing people and talking about people and talking about ghosts is the basic skill, and looking for business opportunities from all possibilities can be one step ahead.

"Brother Jiang is in love, the younger brother's family no longer builds ships, and this craft is abandoned when it reaches the younger brother, which is really ashamed of the ancestors! The Zhenzhou boat that my family also uses is not that my younger brother is unwilling to learn, but that he can't really learn. Let's talk about this big ship, I can't figure out how its keel is so strong, the possibility of a whole wood is very small, we will also splice the keel, but splicing such a large keel, really not! You can't do it with just one keel, who wants to go to sea and then have a problem with the keel? Don't fight hard with our family! As soon as he talked about getting on the ship, Wu Xiuyan had a lot to say, and at the same time, he also held on to the hope to see if he could hear anything from the mouths of these maritime merchants, even if it was only a general direction.

"That's right, the sea ship is the life of our maritime merchants, not to mention that there is a problem with the keel, and I don't want a ship board as big as a stool if there is a problem. Emperor Hong told us back then that it's okay to earn money and play with your life, but you must be as safe as possible, otherwise you will be cheaper for others if you have your life to earn money and not spend your life! This brother, don't listen to Jiang Badshui, don't say that you can't build a Zhenzhou boat, even if you really build it, no one will dare to buy it, unless it's a stunned boy who doesn't want to die, this business can't be done! "It's a lively conversation, and someone at the nearby table immediately pays attention, and then it interjects. The people of the Great Song Dynasty love to join in the fun, and at the same time, they also have a sense of justice, and when they hear about injustice, someone will definitely come forward.

"Brother Wu, there's no need to hurt people in front of so many people, the sale and purchase are all negotiated, Brother Wu is a family heirloom, who can I deceive people? What's wrong with shipbuilding, just make it in Zhenzhou, not in Wenzhou! If they can make it, why can't we make it! "Boss Jiang is not happy, calling his mixed name in public is not a demolition, if he had changed to someone else, he would have turned his face a long time ago.

But forget it with this Boss Wu, this guy is not only the veteran of the Strait Company, but also opened up the trade route to the Great Food Country, it is said that there are many people over there, and he directly set up a cannon and collapsed into the crowd! There are also many slave sailors under his hands, and they are said to be slave sailors, but in fact, they are armies when they take weapons. The merchants who walk in the Great Food Country are all in this configuration, they want money and money, boats and boats, and people, and ordinary businessmen can't fight them at all.

"Just talking about these things is useless, even the imperial court can't build it, you go to the sailor camp outside Mingzhou Port to take a look, what are those new warships? Even my cargo ship is stronger than them, if you don't believe you pull out one, I'll load ten deck guns, let's compare and see who sinks first! If you want a good ship, you have to see if you have a life, and it's not something that anyone who wants to build can build it. If you don't have this ability, you can build a ship, that's not a benefit, that's a sin! ”

"Actually, don't worry about running out of ships to buy, since this month, Phuket and Kalamba Port have started to sell new cargo ships to us, and I don't want the ships here in Zhenzhou for nothing, all for you to keep. Have you heard of it? The two shipyards over there are all masters from the shipyards opposite, they are all shipbuilders for Emperor Hong, and the ships sold this time are a hundred tons larger than the Zhenzhou ship, the speed is not reduced by a point, and there are eight gun emplacements specially equipped with cannons. I'm going to load eight guns first, then buy six more, and put all the gun wagons on the deck. The big cannibal is restless, there is always a small night thinking about our big ship, whoever dares to come will collapse the damn thing! "Boss Wu saw that everyone calmed down his words, don't mention that smugness. As soon as people are happy, they can't control their mouths, and even businessmen who have to show off their business cards don't let them brag, is it possible?

But Boss Wu is really not bragging, this matter is true. The temporary privatization of the Imperial shipyards was not only due to a lack of funds, but also to policy issues. Many of the companies in the country have been classified as defense enterprises, and individual shareholding is not allowed. But the shipyards in Phuket and Kalamba Port can, so these masters in the Imperial shipyards have become sought-after sweets. Although there is no significant loss yet, there are already signs of it, and a few people who like to make more money have been invited to come over, ready to produce more merchant ships for sale, and steal money from maritime merchants.

The Imperial Government had nothing to do in the face of this situation, and no matter how high the wages were, they could not be as high as those private shipyards. The Imperial shipyards, which were mainly engaged in the production of warships and the development of new ships, could not afford such high costs, not to mention making money. And there is no clause in the imperial law that no one should be allowed to resign, except for the master who signed the confidentiality agreement, he cannot leave, and the rest of the craftsmen can leave at will. This is also thanks to Hong Tao who signed a confidentiality agreement with the top craftsmen in various industries, and some people didn't care about it at the time, but now I understand how far the emperor thinks.

"I don't know where the cannon that Brother Wu said is sold? My family often goes to Japan, and there are a lot of pirates, can you resell a few to my younger brother? Price is not an issue, as long as it is easy to use. Hearing the word cannon, Wu Xiuyan's eyes lit up again, and he took the initiative to walk over with a glass of wine.

"Wenzhou samurai, right? I've really heard of it, but it's not the old man I'm deliberately embarrassing you, these cannons are numbered, and people often come to check them. If you lose a company, you won't sell it to me again, and if you lose a few more, I'll just don't mix it up with the big food country, this won't become a spy, even the cannon will be lost, why don't you lose your head! I really can't help you with this matter, let alone you, the people in the company who are waiting to buy cannons can be lined up from here to the dock, but they are not sold except for the company ships that run the route of the Great Food Country. It turns out that the cannons at the time of the strike have also been bought, and I knew that I should have bought a few more to save today, but now I don't have enough on board! After listening to Wu Xiuyan's words, Boss Wu shook his head for his life, and he didn't give any work, and he didn't even have room for negotiation.

How much is a high price? As long as they can run a round trip in the big food country, can they be short of money? That place is so rich, who cares about the small amount of money that sells guns at a high price. What's more important is that the Strait Company has a very strict control over these cannons, and whoever wants to think crookedly on this will end up being driven out of this route, and even his small life will have to be thrown away on the sea. The new governor of Puerto Calamba was not a fool, he was better than a monkey, and with the governor's wife who could not say a word and was about to open fire, none of the maritime merchants dared to step on this red line.

(To be continued.) )