Giving silver is not a big problem in Hu Lin's opinion, now the Qing Dynasty itself has no way to build ships to sell, they are all for their own use, and they can only buy from foreigners if they give silver, so they have to have a way, and if there is no way, no matter how much silver they have, they can only buy cargo ships.

Not to mention the victory or defeat of the sworn enemies at that time, the key is to have a ship in order to mix in the South Seas, which are almost all islands, and they cannot be solved by walking.

Hulin can't build ships now, let alone ships, the 20,000-ton shipyard that he just traded with Germany in exchange for is still in the flat base, and there is no shadow to be seen, if he builds a cargo ship carrying dozens of people, then there is no problem, go find a few shipwrights, and soon build a large number of them.

But what can these boats be used for, not to mention in the sea, even on the river, you have to be careful of being overturned by the wind and waves, before building a big ship, you have to use air-dried wood as the hull, and you don't know how long it will take to prepare for the materials and processing, and now Ye Tianlong is using such a boat.

Although Ye Tianlong didn't say what kind of artillery was used, Hu Lin guessed that it must be an old-fashioned red-coated cannon, otherwise how could he only besiege and bully a lone merchant ship.

Now all countries are ironclad ships welded with steel plates, so the preparation of these equipment, as well as the relevant people, is a systematic training process, and materials have to be purchased, it seems that their side is only an assembler, if they want to wait for their shipyard to be built, when they can build some ships of several hundred tons,

I'm afraid Ye Tianlong doesn't have the heart to go to sea.

To say that shipbuilding related equipment and materials, in fact, modern more advanced, quality is better, but the problem is that a system is composed of parts, just to purchase these steel plates, welding and forging these equipment, according to the drawings to make only accessories, but also to have a perfect assembly process, this is the most difficult one.

Do you ask people who have never been in contact with shipbuilding to do the drawings you provide? How is that possible, without a master to bring it out, you have to figure out how long you have to get it, and how many scraps you have to get out of it, this big guy is hundreds or thousands of tons of things at will.

Moreover, even the current processing workshop is just beginning to be familiar with the processing of some parts, and now these large-scale equipment need engineer-level people, where do they come from, and only by letting foreigners do it, and then bringing some people out, can they really start to have the ability to build.

Since the processing workshop has been able to preliminarily process spare parts, why does Hulin still use the German Mauser 98 rifle production line, obviously, it was already obvious when Hulin went to the workshop last time to see it.

Although the equipment in the German Mauser 98 rifle production line is very primitive, well, it is relatively modern processing equipment, but it is a complete set of production and processing, not an independent type of machine, which can be produced step by step along the past.

But the machining workshop over there in Pingshan is doing it, making this part and doing that part, and it is completely impossible to grasp the essentials in time and increase the output, which is the mystery of the assembly line.

Use the Mauser 98 rifle production line to train a systematic worker, in order to ensure the start of this output, this supporting worker production line is in place, in order to re-install the processing task on the modern machine tool, don't ask Hu Lin what to do, this Hu Lin is also a little white, Hu Lin's level is also an apprentice.

If there is a production line of skilled workers, then Hulin can go back to modern times to purchase equipment in large quantities, and when the time comes, there will be as many weapons as there are, and self-sufficiency is the king.

Ye Tianlong wants to support, the ship is gone, Hu Lin can't build it now, the ship sent by Germany this time is what Hu Lin wants to use to train the navy, and they won't be able to open it, unless the Germans are also followed to be pirates, on the surface, Hu Lin can't participate in it for the time being.

What Hu Lin wanted to make Ye Tianlong a little embarrassed, who can guarantee that it will be okay, the more than 20 ships that he had worked hard to accumulate before were not left in the fleet of foreigners.

"Well..."

Ye Tianlong hesitated and didn't know what to say, if he wanted to talk about the relationship with Hu Lin, there was only a little indirect relationship, Hu Lin also saved his life, if you want to talk about business, this matter is not at the bottom, who knows whether it is a profit or a loss.

Hu Lin saw that Ye Tianlong stopped talking, and also looked at it jokingly, at first Hu Lin planned to let a few of them recover from their injuries and come to the navy for training, these people are the elite of the sea, which is rare, but Ye Tianlong's mention of this made Hu Lin have other ideas, maybe let them do it themselves, and the result may be expected.

"Haha, Ye Tianlong, don't think about it, if you are just doing business, I won't invest such a big bet, you tell me first, with silver, can you get a boat?"

Seeing that Ye Tianlong, a seasoned thin man, was a little cramped, Hu Lin laughed a little, and no longer dragged it out, agreed to this matter, and made his own conditions.

"Ah, yes, yes, ironclad, as long as there is silver, there are a few people who know each other over there, and they can get a ship, so what do you say, anyway, as long as you can let those hundreds of brothers have something to eat."

Ye Tianlong heard Hu Lin say this, and immediately came to the spirit, which is equivalent to agreeing, he didn't expect Hu Lin to really agree, unexpectedly, I thought that I would go back and bring my brothers, and use the few remaining broken ships and a few other pirates to fight for territory, but now with Hu Lin's support, the result is different, as long as you don't give too little, buy a boat back, and then take a part of the sea from them back, it's still not a big problem, so that the brothers' lives are also settled.

"That's it, I'll give you the silver, you still do yours, you can pull over the things you get and help you deal with it, the silver that comes out is your brother's, I only have one request, you join the Pingshan Navy." Of course, it's only secretly, and you're still on the surface, but if you need to, you have to obey the command. ”

When it came to this, Hu Lin naturally directly picked out and said that the silver should naturally be included in his own hands, otherwise who would be stupid to give so much silver to others at will, no matter how good the relationship is, it is not something that can be measured by so much silver, and there must be a relative value of income when you pay.

Since these people are all pirates, let them continue to do it, and they don't have to be attached to it on the surface, they are training the navy on their side, and the Germans are helping to train, so don't worry about it for the time being, let Zhao Wei insert a nail in the Nanyang, which is equivalent to setting foot in the Nanyang first, Hu Lin knows that there is a treasure land of resources, and sooner or later he will have to control it in his own hands.

"The silver in the future is still ours? Are you sure! It's no problem to listen to you, as long as the brothers have something to eat, no, if you listen to you, when the time comes, you let us directly fight the foreigners, and we won't be able to survive a few, this..."

It's true that pirates can make a fortune, but it also depends on luck and time period, now you can't do business by relying on more people and more ships, foreigners' warships are not small ships that can be done, and these hundreds of tons of gunboats can also bully smaller cargo ships.