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Of course, since he was able to get the Jinshi examination, and in the future, he could climb all the way to the high position of the first person among the left-behind ministers in Nanjing, no matter how stubborn Shi Kefa was, it was impossible for him to be completely unsophisticated. Of course, he knows how taboo it is to take food from the tiger's mouth, even if he relies on it,

Fortunately, success will inevitably attract the wrath of the tiger. It was only because he had personally experienced the great victory in the naval battle of the short hairs that he felt that they had won very lightly and captured so much, so he had the idea of asking for a share of the spoils.

Although the report was sent, he did not have much hope in his heart, and the report was only a temptation to do so, as Professor Li judged: as these Ming officials gradually learned the way and thought of the Qiong Haijun to look at problems, they also began to pay attention to the interests that had been neglected. Although it is not easy to ask for an adjustment of the agreement immediately, he has already begun to try to test in all aspects, trying to fight for more rights and interests for his court.

Therefore, when Shi Kefa received a response from the Qiong Navy on this matter, and heard that the imperial court would obtain the largest military ship almost free of charge, his reaction was similar to that of Qian Qianyi in Beijing.

Moreover, because he was in Luzon himself, he knew very well what the size of the ship that Qiong's navy promised to give to Daming, and there were still people in the capital who speculated that Qiongzhen had made a broken ship to fool our Daming, otherwise why would he do any repairs and modifications? But Shi Kefa saw with his own eyes that His Excellency the Commander of the Spanish Fleet and his attaché walked down from the big ship with their hands raised, among all the captured ships, the flagship was the largest, the most ornate, and the best interior decoration, Shi Kefa didn't want to fight it at all, but now he was able to get it, it was definitely a surprise.

So since he heard the news, Lao Shi has been running more and more diligently to the seaside ship repair yard, and this time the goal is clear: to go to the flagship. Like a matchmaker looking at a bride, she carefully looked at the boat from beginning to end, inside and out...... So much so that the ship repair yard personnel were a little bored.

It's just that on the one hand, Shi Kefa, as the administrator of Manila, can be regarded as a justifiable leader to inspect: on the other hand, he is the future "owner" of this ship, at least he is also a representative of the owner, they are embarrassed to drive people, so they have to tolerate him wandering around the construction site every day like a curious baby, and often ask some mentally handicapped questions, but fortunately, Shi Kefa does not have the bad habit of looking down on craftsmen like ordinary Ming Dynasty scholars, and he is also very self-aware and knows that he is in terms of ships. In particular, such Western ships are outright laymen, so they only ask questions and never point fingers. Otherwise, Wang Ruobin will definitely invite him away, no matter what your identity is.

Wang Ruobin is now also focusing on giving priority to the big ship of repairing concubines, because according to the instructions passed to him by the committee: since this big ship will be sent to the Ming Dynasty in advance, there is no need to do too much transformation in terms of technology, and the Ming Empire is not short of manpower, and reducing the number of sailors who operate the ship is of little significance to the Ming Dynasty sailors. Moreover, many of the advanced technologies that the Qiong Navy obtained from later generations did not want to be leaked to the Ming Dynasty so early, so this ship will still be dominated by European technology. Then Wang Ruobin only needs to repair the damaged and decayed parts of the war, and at most do some paint and decoration, so that the whole ship looks new, and it is enough to fool those layman customers of the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, the construction period is shortened, but the construction screen still has to be guaranteed.1 According to Ao Sayan's plan1, most of the maintenance and repair of this ship in the future will still be the responsibility of their Qiong Navy, and if they mess around in this regard, they will be in trouble in the end. Besides, there is Shi Kefa, a "volunteer supervisor", he can't understand anything else, whether the wood you use is good, how many nails are smashed into it, and whether the paint is solid and thick, these can always be seen.

"I said, this lord left a lot of political affairs in the city, and ran to the shipyard twice a day to inspect them, and worked all day on these timber and iron nails...... Isn't he ashamed? ”

"Shh This ship was the first thing he asked for, and he turned around and drove to the Ming Empire, that is his political achievements, of course, he must pay attention to it, and he can't go on any business trips. ”

…… More than once, the porters in the shipyard whispered behind their backs, and once they even let the other party hear it.

However, Shi Kefa ignored this, and still paid attention to the entire restoration process of this big ship as if he was paying attention to building a new house at home.

In addition to Shi Kefa, Liao Yong, another official of the Ming Empire stationed on Luzon Island, the leader of the Jinyi Guard, was also concerned about the condition of the big ship, but he was more concerned about the armament on the ship. In fact, when Liao Yong heard that Shi Kefa went to the book to build a yì imperial court to ask for a boat from Shorthair, he once ran over and beat his chest at Old Shi, and complained very much, why don't you come to discuss with me first? How much can we use the Ming Dynasty to bring a few Western ships? Wouldn't it be better to ask them directly for a sharp artillery if they opened their mouths in the same way? Anyway, the Western fire mirrors seized by the shorthair were not used by themselves, and most of them were thrown into the warehouse and rusted. There were a lot of prisoners this time, and there were thousands of Western Rui that were captured, if you could get your hands on these fire mirrors and pull them back to equip the divine machine battalion of the imperial court, wouldn't it be much more effective than engaging in those few broken ships!

It's just that now Shi Kefa has put forward the request, and the short-haired Zheng'er Bajing has discussed it, so it is not good for the Ming side to make other requirements, which makes Liao Yong very depressed.

However, after hearing about Qiong's reply, Liao Yong was also overjoyed. Although the number is not much, it is given away for nothing after all, and it also gives room for further negotiation, and the mouth ship can be bought with huā money, so what about the fire mirror artillery, it must also be possible, right?

So Liao Yong first focused on that batch of high-quality weapons, but Shi Kefa was also concerned about the quality of ship repair materials, and he was also very concerned about the quality of this batch of weapons. And Liao Yong is relatively expert in this aspect, and he doesn't just look at the surface~ For example, in the last few times, he made a special trip to Wang Ruobin for a drink, and asked around the bush between his words: Brother Wang, the artillery and fire scopes you equipped for this ship should not be scrap and defective products fished out of the sea, right? This cannon is a large piece of bronze that is not easy to damage, and it is useless if the fire is soaked in seawater and rusty.

Wang Ruobin was anxious when he heard it: Since we promised to give you things, of course we will give the best! When did Qiong Haijun do something like smashing a brand? Not to mention the artillery, those fire mirrors are definitely brand new, except for one time when they were thrown to the ground, even the Spaniards themselves have not used them!

Liao Yong was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked what you plan to do with the rest of the captured Xiyi weapons? Wang Ruobin couldn't answer this, but said that it depended on the overall arrangement of the committee.

Although Liao Yong also had thoughts about the seizure of the Qiong Navy, he did not directly report to oppress the other party with the righteousness of the court, but went to Wang Ruobin, Tang Jian and others to chat and eat wine when they had nothing to do, and grinded hard every day, even if there was no substantial progress, at least bring the feelings closer first.

After the wine table was relatively well drunk and everyone was close enough, Liao Yongfang found an opportunity to ask: If we want to get this batch of captured weapons, or even just a part of them, how much can you provide? What is the right way?

After Tang Jian and Wang Ruobin sent a telegram back to inquire about the committee, they finally gave him a quasi-letter: Theoretically, our Qiong Navy never sells weapons to the outside world, and the same is true for the Ming Dynasty. But this time, because it was an accessory to a military ship and a captured weapon that was of little use to the Joan Navy itself, it was a special exception.

Therefore, if you want mirrors and guns, you can only purchase them with the ship according to the auxiliary wells of the warship. The great ship which is going to be given to you can be loaded with as many as forty-eight guns if all the guns are full, and the same is true: if all the crews are equipped with fire, then the number of five hundred will be allocated. After deducting the freebies, if you are willing to pay for it, you can buy another forty cannons, four hundred dioramas,

If you ask for more, you'll have to buy a few more boats, and we'll provide a quota of weapons based on the number of boats.

Liao Yong knew in his heart that since the other party had already given benefits, it was unrealistic to ask them to take things out for nothing.

However, this batch of fire sharp artillery is definitely much more useful to the Ming Dynasty than Western ships, and it is rare for the other party to open an opening in terms of weapons, and it is a pity not to seize this opportunity.

So not long after, Qian Qianyi, who had just successfully pulled back a game at the cabinet meeting, received another report from the south for those who had attacked him in the face, and this time it was transferred from the emperor's center that the report of Yijin Yiwei was always directly delivered to the emperor.

Emperor Chongzhen was very interested in getting a batch of advanced weapons, especially the Hongyi cannon, which has always had a special status in the minds of the Ming Dynasty. It's just that the imperial court can't come up with so much money for a while. The emperor asked the cabinet elders to think of a way, and those old foxes undoubtedly pushed this matter related to shorthair on Qian Qianyi's head......

At this point, Qian Qianyi finally began to feel: This Ming Pavilion Elder is not easy to be.