No one can guess what Fan Jinyan wants to do.

His actions were too outlandish.

If he was really just a master who wanted money and didn't want his life, he would not have been able to achieve what he is today in a year after coming to Qiongzhou.

"Hey!" Fan Jinyan sighed, and said helplessly: "My Ming Dynasty has always been a state of etiquette, and the country has been established for nearly three hundred years, and it has never invaded the land of other countries. What's more, the imperial court is not taxed enough, the people are miserable, and the courtiers naturally have to share the emperor's worries. Therefore, if such a powerful warship remains in your hands, it is better to sell it to you and make some money for the imperial court to solve the urgent needs of the moment. ”

Jill didn't know whether what he said was true or not, but Claire, as a diplomat of the East India Company, knew very well, knowing that Daming had now lost half of the country, and the remaining half was not having a good time. Moreover, after years of contact with the Orientals, I also know that this big Oriental country is too particular about face engineering, as long as you admit their suzerainty relationship, not only will they not beat you, but they will also reward you if they have nothing to do.

Even Fan Jinyan didn't know that since a few decades ago, after the Netherlands, who had just come to the East, fought a few battles with the Ming Dynasty, they recognized themselves as vassals of the Ming Dynasty and respected the Ming Dynasty as their ancestors, so that they could really take root in the East.

At the beginning, in the face of Dutch colonial rule, the Nanyang countries did want to complain to the Ming Dynasty and asked the Ming Dynasty to send troops to fight against the barbarians. However, the arrogant ministers in the court don't see it that way, and even the countries far away in Europa have become the subject countries of the Ming Dynasty, which shows that the influence of the Ming Dynasty has spread to the whole world, and it should show the magnanimity of the Ming suzerain, how can you use swords?

In the end, except for sending a few petty officials to warn them painlessly, there was no follow-up.

It was also because of the indulgence of the Ming Dynasty that the Netherlands was able to develop in the East and establish the maritime supremacy of the Far East.

Therefore, Clive believed it, in his opinion, no matter how smart and cunning Fan Jinyan was, he didn't have to listen to their emperor, as long as he wanted to put pressure on Daming at that time, he couldn't clean up this kid.

In this way, what was originally a lie full of loopholes was turned into a truth that could no longer be true by Clive's preconceived idea.

At this time, neither of them thought about how many ships they wanted to order, first, the price was too high, and second, the purpose of buying warships was not to go back to study and produce them themselves.

Needless to say, both Clive and Jill booked five ships each for a price of one million taels of silver. Two months later, along with this one, the two countries delivered three each.

Afterwards, Sophie, who had been accompanying him, was furious, "Fan, you, you, how could you make such a stupid decision?" Don't you know what they bought warships for? It won't be long before the Dutch will attack you in the ships they built themselves that you bought for them. ”

Sophie didn't know what form Fan Jinyan sold warships in at first, but now she knows that he actually sells finished products directly, don't you know that the Netherlands is a country that has developed by relying on the ship industry? With just one look, an experienced craftsman can draw the drawing.

Fan Jinyan said nonchalantly: "Then they also have the ability to open the iron boxes in various major positions." ”

Iron box?

That's right, when Fan Jinyan ordered the construction of a new sail warship, he ordered the craftsmen to wrap all the main positions with rubber-filled iron, and inlaid brake explosives inside, once they were damaged by strength, or violently shaken, they would explode.

In general, the shock is not enough to cause an explosion when sailing, unless it is directly hit by artillery fire or forcibly disassembled by craftsmen from both countries.

In the event of an explosion, not only will all the mechanical parts inside be wiped out, but even a single person standing within ten meters will not want to live.

Fan Jinyan did this, and what he did was to deliberately want to kill the elite craftsmen of the two countries, so that the warships they bought could only be driven and not imitated.

In order to meet the needs of the war, they had to buy their own.

"What if the parts inside are broken and need to be repaired?" Sophie asked.

Fan Jinyan did not answer the question, "Do you know how much a warship costs?" ”

After seeing Sophie shake his head, he continued: "No more than fifty thousand taels, and it will get cheaper and cheaper." ”

What the?

Less than 50,000 taels, but buying 1 million taels, is even more terrifying than robbing money.

"Therefore, in the later stage, I will only buy 200,000 taels of ships, and I will also cancel the secret box. But if you think about it, even if I only buy 200,000 taels, what is the cost if they buy it back and make it? Fan Jinyan smiled.

Sophie, who was born in a family in the navy, quoted the price in one bite, "In the Netherlands, if you want to think about such a large warship, the manufacturing cost will be at least 300,000 taels, and in other countries, it will be between 35 and 500,000 taels." ”

"That's right, because the West has a small population, high manufacturing costs, and a long time, do you say it's cost-effective to buy it, or do you make it cost-effective yourself?" Fan Jinyan continued to ask.

Sophie said without thinking: "Of course, it is a good deal to buy directly, but what does this have to do with your plan?" ”

Fan Jinyan shook his head and said with a smile: "If you only buy warships and don't build them, the shipyard will be closed, or it will evolve into something that can only repair warships, or you can only build some civilian boats." In less than five years, how many more people do you think will be able to build giant ships? ”

Sophie finally understood Fan Jinyan's intentions, he simply wanted to destroy the entire shipbuilding industry in the West. By the time the Western countries find out, it will be too late.

The reason is actually very simple, even if everyone understands Fan Jinyan's evil intentions, when facing a war with the enemy, they have to give up the idea of making their own, because one ship has not yet been built here, and the people over there have already bought two at a low price.

If you were asked to choose between the death of the country and the development of the shipbuilding industry, what would you choose?

Therefore, in the face of endless wars, the Western countries will only fight poorer and poorer, but the war will grow bigger and bigger, until all the enemies fall, or they themselves fall.

But will Fan Jinyan really succeed?

Will Western countries fall for this?

Sophie asked.

Fan Jinyan said confidently: "It's like taking drugs, at the beginning they will only try to be cheap and deal with the current war, and by the time they react, it will be too late." Moreover, this is only the first step. If the Western countries had discovered it in advance and ceased the war, the ironclad warships would have told them that the war was not over. ”

What is an ironclad battleship?

Sophie doesn't care, as long as her sweetheart's plan can be implemented, the person who will dominate the sea hegemony in the future may really be the exciting man in front of her, the bad man

(To be continued.) )