Chapter 497: Buying a Boat

At last I saw the tall walls of the shipyard, and the carriage stopped at the platform not far from the door, which was considered to be the final stop. The group got out of the car, and when they walked inside, the porter stopped them, asked about the registration, and even checked the road guide. The porter in charge also called a junior and asked him to lead the way in to find the office building.

The two-story office building is not too big, and there are more than a dozen rooms up and down. More than ten meters away on the left is a three-story row of buildings, workers who come in and out here, and there are dozens of two-story buildings on the right, and a little farther away, construction is still going on to build houses. The footprint within this enclosure alone is enough to make people jaw-dropping.

From the entrance to the office building, there is a straight avenue, and trees are planted on both sides, but it has not grown up yet, so you can see the scene of the future. The young man who led the way was a cheerful character, and this section of the 300-meter section was introduced with a smile while walking.

"It's been a few days since the shipyard opened, and a few guests are among the first ones. If you place an order for a new ship, you will have to wait for half a year if it is fast, and it will take a year to board it if it is slow. As soon as the young man said this, Zhang Xun was a little anxious and asked, "Why is there so much difference between fast and slow?" ”

The young man smiled: "Sir, I don't know, this sea-building ship is not a simple transaction, the sea is stormy, and there is a lot of attention to shipbuilding." Matters of life are not allowed to be sloppy. This means that our shipyard has drying equipment, and firewood has its own special processing means, which is the degree of a ship in half a year. That's it, it's just a small boat of 3,000 materials, if you book a big boat. Why can't it be a year, it's very fast. In the shipyard on the other side of Tessie, the timber used had to be prepared for three or five years, and then special treatment could be used on the seagoing vessels. ”

Chen Sui suddenly asked: "I heard that the Dengzhou Navy defeated the Dutch ghost and captured a lot of big ships. ”

The young man looked at Chen Sui in surprise and said with a smile: "Mr. is very capable, he even knows this." This time in the big man, it was the Galen ship that captured the ten ghosts, that is, the deck ship. The Dutch ship ate quite a few shells. I'm working on it. To say that the quality of this ship is no problem. After repair, you can use it directly, but if it's for takeaway, you have to ask the big shopkeeper. ”

Zhang Xun looked at Chen Xuan in surprise, what does that mean? Chen Sui explained with a smile: "Running a boat at sea. There is still a certain risk. The Dutch had cannons on board. There is a special name, merchant warships. If you buy this boat, you can use it immediately. I also heard. On the route from Dayuan to Batavia, the warships of the Dengju Navy will regularly patrol in the future to combat pirates. If the shipowner is still not at ease, he can rent a battleship to escort the ship with more than a dozen boats. If you are about to be robbed by pirates at sea, the Dengzhou Navy will have to compensate for the loss. "Zhang Xun's brain is a little messed up, is there such a good thing?

What kind of virtue the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are, everyone knows very well in their hearts. Jiangnan said that there was no impact of the war, but many people who rolled in the mall all the year round were beaten by officers and soldiers. Now I plan to take the risk of running by sea, I am afraid that the officers and soldiers at sea will not be clean, and there is nothing to do such things as piracy, and the officers and soldiers have not done it. On this side of Songjiang, there are waterway inspections. Not to mention the sea, even if you run a boat in the Yangtze River, you can see what kind of virtue the officers and men are.

The shopkeeper was a big-nosed ghost, standing at the door of the office to welcome visitors, and introduced himself: "My name is Franz, and I am in charge of the affairs here for the time being." "The official language of the ghost is very unpinched, and I can barely understand it. This guy's eyes have been wandering around Chen Xuan's body, looking thoughtful.

Franz was originally from Sweden, attended a church school, worked in a shipyard, and later worked as a mercenary and sailor. The Thirty Years' War in Europe, the misery of ordinary people's lives is a polite statement. The mercenary is to exchange his life for a stutter, and in time for Fang Sigu to return to Europe that year to pull people, he gave a settlement fee of fifty taels of silver at a time, and he followed. Because of his complex experience and well-informed, he quickly stood out among the ghosts of Jiaozhou Shipyard.

This guy knows how to build ships, and uses the army to manage his compatriots, don't you really say that there are no less than 500 shipbuilding craftsmen recruited from Europe before and after, and there is such a management talent. From a small group leader to now, five or six years, this is very fast. Songjiang is too far away, and it is difficult to leave the homeland, and the local shopkeepers in Dengzhou are reluctant to come, so he is cheaper.

Standing in the corridor on the second floor, Chen Sui looked at the dock by the river, raised his hand and pointed to the big ships and asked, "If you want to purchase these ready-made ships, how much will it cost?" Franz glanced at Chen Xuan, and still gave an answer: "These old ships are of different vintages, and the prices are not the same." The deck ships of the Dutch, generally between five hundred and eight hundred tons, had a displacement of between two hundred and one thousand five hundred tons. For example, the Mauritius is the largest ship here, with a capacity of 650 tons and a displacement of 1,200 tons. Removing the cannons and depreciation on the ship, the price was 30,000 silver yuan. ”

"Why get rid of the cannon?" Chen Sui asked, which happened to be what Zhang Xun also wanted to ask.

Franz shrugged his shoulders and said: "This is what the navy meant, they don't look down on the artillery of the Dutch, and the range and caliber are not good." You want to buy ships, and you can only equip them with Dutch cannons. The Navy's cannons are standard weapons and cannot be sold to the outside world. The Mauritius has 28 cannons, which is a lot of money at a price of 3ooo silver dollars per cannon. ”

When Zhang Xun heard this, his mind buzzed, this investment is a little too big, right? If he is sold, the family will not come up with so much money to support themselves. Just when his dream of being rich was about to be shattered, Chen Sui pulled him back with a word.

"No, no, no, Franz, you're dishonest. As far as I know, this kind of Dutch cannon only buys 3,000 silver dollars for a new one, and you have been here for a long time. I also heard that Dengzhou Shipyard has a policy called installment payment. Chen Xuan's little eyes rolled wildly for a while, and he said for a while before he said: "There are a total of six ships under repair here, four of which have been ordered, and together with the cannons, the price ranges from 100,000 to 150,000 silver yuan." As for installment payments, there is still such a rule in Songjiang, and in principle, this is the business scope of Daqian Bank. ”

Instalment? Zhang Xun's heart was hot, and he immediately asked Chen Xuan: "Brother Chen, tell me specifically, what is installment?" Chen Sui unexpectedly explained patiently: "I just heard that you have to find a big money bank for this matter, as long as you have a mortgage, you can receive money from them, pay for the boat first, and then slowly repay the money." However, this interest rate is 23% higher than the general interest. ”

"What? Does Brother Chen have anything to do with Big Money? Zhang Xun's heart was also a little moved, according to his situation, the family could give him a maximum of 100,000 taels, which was a top. The Zhang family has its own silk industry and tea mountain, and it will definitely be much cheaper to get the goods. According to Zheng Cai's big fool, a boat runs to the South Seas, and the return trip is 350,000 taels. Running two round-trips a year, that's 8 to 100,000 yuan. Zhang Xun didn't say that he ran too far, and Nanyang was good. I heard that a boat costs 100,000 taels before, and it was really a big blow to him. All the capital is on the boat, how can you play anything else?

"Friendship is some friendship, but business is business, and you have collateral for loans. For example, if you borrow 100,000 silver yuan from Qianzhuang, the boat belongs to Qianzhuang, but you use it first, and then you pay it back to yourself. If the ship goes to sea and doesn't come back, you have to pay back the money, and you don't have to pay the interest. Speaking of which, the risks are still very high, and you have to think about it clearly. Chen Xuan said very carefully, and Zhang Xun immediately said when he heard this: "I'm afraid of choking to death when I eat, the greater the risk, the greater the benefit." This risk, I think we can spell it. It's a pity that I don't have any acquaintances in Qianzhuang, so I'm afraid it's not easy to do. ”

When Chen Sui heard this, he smiled and said: "Meeting is fate, in this way, I made an appointment with the people of Qianzhuang for dinner in the afternoon, Brother Zhang might as well go and sit together and see what they mean." You can book one of this boat first, so as not to want to buy it in the future. Zhang Xun looked at Franz, this ghost's eyes were a little weird at this time, and he was actually a little flustered, avoiding Chen Xuan's eyes, and said with a low smile: "Yes, yes, there is no problem at all." However, according to the rules, the deposit must be paid. ”

Zhang Xun was happy and said with a smile: "Come and pay the deposit tomorrow, is it okay?" Franz nodded, "No problem." Two, if you're interested, I'll take you to the shipyard to have a look? This service attitude made Zhang Xun moved. Chen Xuan looked very indifferent, nodded and said, "Okay, then take a look around." Franz's eyes filled with excitement when he agreed.

"Songjiang Shipyard, there are a total of ten docks for the time being, and ten ships can be loaded at a time,......。" Franz introduced while catching the car. The place is so big that you have to walk dead people. This cargo directly got a carriage and pulled the two of them around the factory area. After his introduction, Zhang Xun knew that the shipyard had just opened, but he was not worried about the lack of a market at all. Very simply, in the south of Fujian, there is a great demand for large ships, and this kind of large ship cannot be bought with silver, because the ghosts were not sold before. Now that you can build it yourself, as long as you let the wind out, you can wait for the swarming maritime merchants. In the past, the Daming maritime merchants ran the route from Dayuan to Dongying, and this route could also be run by the Fu boat, but the carrying capacity was small, and it was difficult to meet the appetite of the maritime merchants. This gave birth to this shipyard, which specializes in private business. The shipyard in Jiaozhou is dedicated to building warships for the navy. It is said that it will be open to the public next year. Of course, it is just said that this matter is too big, and it has to be nodded by Chen Gebu.

"Are the cannons of civilian ships the same as those of the navy?" Chen Sui suddenly asked, and Franz immediately explained: "That's impossible, civilian sea ships are equipped with 18-pound smoothbore guns at most." The effective range is only 3oo meters. At the moment, the naval battles in Europe are within 2oo meters from one side, so this distance must be enough. If it's just a route from Dongying to Dayuan, such a large ship and cannon are a bit wasteful. (To be continued!)

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