With a strong 21st century style and technology, the Australian assault boat attracted the attention of audiences from all over the world as soon as it appeared in the joint naval exercise. Originally, everyone knew that the Australian warship could rely on a machine to sail on its own, but it was not thought that such a small ship could move without oars.

There has been so much surprise and shock to the Australians from the moment they appeared, and they don't know when this shock and surprise will end, but one thing is for sure, the miracle brought by the Australians will never end so soon.

The assault boat is another miracle brought by the Australians this year, an ordinary small fishing boat, can actually reach a speed of 30 knots, this speed is too surprising, even in the case of full sails and tailwind, all ships in this period do not have this speed.

Although the Dutch have a great interest in assault boats, but after careful consideration, they feel that this thing is actually of little use, except for landing on the island to fight, and its price is not low, according to the news revealed by the Australians, the cost of each ship is about 10,000 yuan.

You must know that you can build a steamship with the money to buy ten ships, this price is too high, compared to a behemoth like a steamer, they still prefer that one more, to put it bluntly, the assault boat is something that looks good in their eyes and is not delicious.

Since it was useless to buy it, this thing naturally had little practical use, so they decisively gave up the idea of buying.

But for the Zheng family on the other side, the usefulness of this ship is too great, and the Zheng family, who is planning Dayuan Island, must carry out a landing operation from the sea, but the landing operation must be fast, otherwise it will be shot by the Dutch artillery before it goes ashore.

If there were assault boats, it would be very different. The assault boat is a good thing, and it can be very useful when landing in the battle to seize the island.

The Zheng family wants that they are not short of money, what they lack is confidence in whether Australia will sell to them.

Originally, Zheng Hongkui wanted to personally come forward to discuss this matter with Australia, but because of the conflict between the investigation and the time of Dayuan Island, he could only send another Sai Siyuan, who had had many contacts with Australia, to Hong Kong for consultation.

Sai Siyuan is one of the right-hand men of the old Zheng family. It is said that he is a scholar who has repeatedly failed the exam, and later because he is older, he will not be tossed anymore, and he followed the old Zheng family, and the old Zheng family has not been recruited at that time, so he is also the old man of the Zheng family.

Lao Sai has had many contacts with the Australians, and the two sides naturally know that if he wants to buy an assault boat, he has to discuss with Zhang Tianwen, because he is basically responsible for all Australian export projects, and Zhang Tianwen is about to return to China because the deadline for returning to China is about to arrive. So at this time, he also stayed in Hong Kong and did not return to Guangzhou.

The conversation took place at the new Victoria Hotel in Hong Kong, which is built to five-star standards.

"Mr. Sai, it's been a long time, this time you went out in person, it seems that there is indeed something unusual."

Sai Siyuan mainly acts as a think tank in the Zheng family, and he does not participate in the negotiation of general business, and he comes out, which means that this matter is extremely favored by the Zheng family.

As for why he didn't send Zheng Zhilong's other brothers to talk. As you can see from their usual personality, they are not negotiators at all. It may also bring the relationship between the two sides to an impasse.

"Consul Zhang hasn't seen him for a few months, but it hasn't changed at all, this Victoria Hotel is worthy of being a five-star, I'm afraid the palace doesn't have such luxury." Sai Siyuan looked around, and then sighed.

"The Victoria Hotel is newly built this year, so it is naturally much more luxurious, and Mr. Sai should enjoy it tonight."

Sai Siyuan smiled, naturally understanding what he meant. Victoria Hotel & Entertainment is a hotel that integrates leisure and accommodation, and some of the items in it are naturally unknown to outsiders, but he doesn't have the heart to enjoy it, after all, it is important to come here to do business.

"Consul Zhang, I came here this time mainly to ask. The Australian government has an answer to the export of steamships. ”

It has been a few months since the Zheng family sent someone to negotiate the export of steamships last time, and now the shipyard is almost completed, but no answer has been given, so they naturally asked.

"Well, there is no conclusion yet, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Mr. Sai, but there's still a chance." Zhang Tianwen did not refuse, but gave a reply with room for improvement.

Sai Siyuan naturally knew that this was the answer, but it was certain that the Australians had scruples, but it was no wonder that once the steamship was sold, the Zheng family's maritime superiority would overwhelm the Australians, and their position in the East China Sea would not be so solid.

It was after having such an idea that Sai Siyuan affirmed the scruples of the Australians, but it didn't matter, the Zheng family wanted the assault boat.

"In the previous sea exercise, the assault boat dispatched by Australia was a big eye-opener, and I didn't know that Australia had the intention of selling."

came to buy the assault boat, Zhang Tianwen was overjoyed, sure enough, it was the same as the domestic analysis of the intelligence, the Zheng family did have an idea about Dayuan Island, but the idea was an idea, they were still in the early stage of implementation, and they did not take action immediately.

What is the purpose of the assault boat, they know very well, this thing is most needed for landing on the island, and Dayuan Island needs to be logged in.

It seems that they have made up their minds to take Dayuan Island.

As for whether to sell the assault boat, there is also a conclusion in China, theoretically it is still agreed to sell, because it has little effect, except for a twenty-horsepower steam engine to drive the oars, there is no technical shouting, and the most important thing is that the number of people carried by the assault boat can only be 20 people at a time.

This number is too small to be used as a landing ship, and at present, the Australian domestic naval department has placed an order for two landing ships like Manchester City Shipyard.

It can be regarded as for the continuation of the half-dead shipyard, and at the same time the Navy builds landing craft for combat use.

There will be more and more wars in Australia's foreign countries, and the role of landing craft will also become bigger and bigger.

"Lord Zheng is interested in this, but the cost of this is very high, I'm afraid you won't be able to accept it."

When Sai Siyuan heard Zhang Tianwen say this, he knew that there was a play, and if there was no play, he would not say that the cost was very high, but for the Zheng family, such a small amount of money was really nothing.

"In terms of price, Consul Zhang can rest assured that as long as Australia is willing to sell, we will not counteroffer." Sai Siyuan said very much, which made Zhang Tianwen a little surprised, when did the Zheng family be so happy.

In fact, only Saisiyuan himself knows that they are afraid that Australians will not sell. (To be continued......)