"Third master, are the warships you promised on the ship a little hasty, Yunyan doesn't have any inventory now, I'm afraid that when the time comes, dozens of warships will be in hand, and we won't have anything to pay!"

Although the warship is said to be something that the third master has been asking for, in the past two days, Ding Taichen also took the opportunity to go to the shipyard in Guangzhou.

The warship is good to buy, but the shipyard's warship, the latest one, is also more than 30 years old, the oldest one, it is said to have been overhauled five times, is a long-lived warship, nearly a hundred years, has exceeded twice the normal life of the warship.

The old warships in the shipyard are almost all a problem, the bottom of the ship is rotten and permeable, although it can still sail, but the voyage is definitely a game to earn once, maybe one day the wind and waves are big, these old warships will disintegrate by themselves.

"Isn't that easy? Let Yiliang expand the output a little, this is a special situation, and after this period of time, the output will be restored. ”

Yang Meng's monthly output for the poison field is 500,000 catties, once the warship is purchased, the supply of cloud smoke is bound to be tight, but the output is nothing more than something that can be adjusted, 500,000 catties is not dead, a little adjustment, increase the output of more than 100,000 or 200,000, it is still very easy.

"Third master, those warships also have big problems, they can still be soaked in water, once they go ashore for overhaul, after the plates on the bottom of the ship are dry, it is easy to disintegrate, it is useless to make such a warship!"

The problem of cloud smoke is easy to deal with, but the warship is a problem, soaked in water, wet and swollen ship, can still hold out for a while, once out of the water. The overhaul of the ship took a long time. I'm just afraid that I won't wait for it to be fixed. The ships in the shipyard will fall apart.

It's not easy to use, it can't be repaired, it's the fate of those old warships, if it is tinkered with, it can be used for a while, and the warships will not be easily decommissioned.

"The boat is bad?"

Yang Meng's response was very relaxed, this question had long been expected, if it was a good battleship. Can you buy a dozen at once?

"It's not just bad! It's just rotten wood soaked in water! ”

Touching his forehead, Ding Taichen said helplessly, most of these dilapidated warships are to be dismantled in the shipyard, and with a buyer, people are naturally happy, and if they are equipped with more than ten or twenty guns, they can sell new ships at a price, so fools don't do it!

"The shipyard has no countermeasures?"

Solve problems in the shipyard of Guangzhou. With tens of thousands of manpower, Yang Meng doesn't believe that there is no solution.

"Yes, yes! But I wonder if it can be done? The wood at the bottom of the ship was originally in need of good materials. Isn't it necessary to use iron armor for the transformation of these warships? I want to cut corners, use ready-made wood, repair the bottom of the ship one by one, and attach iron armor directly to it, but it may not be possible! ”

"Just try it with this method, it's just a test, what if you fail? Is Yunyan worth anything? ”

Yang Meng broke the mystery in one word, Yunyan's capital is pitiful, but the profit is ridiculously thick, this is not much different from fishing for silver in white water, an old warship, but more than ten or two hundred thousand taels, one or two tons of Yunyan can be solved, not to mention ten or eight ships, that is, dozens of them are all scrapped, and Yang Meng can also bear it.

"Hmmm! Then I'll let them try it! ”

"As soon as possible! In two months, the hull must be ready! No, just tens of thousands of people to serve a warship together, Lao Tzu wants to see the result! ”

After arranging the task for Ding Taichen, Yang Meng took Wei Zhiqing to see Lian'er, and after tomorrow, he may be busy.

Sure enough, early the next morning, Lixiangyuan ushered in a large group of foreign businessmen from various countries, and they came for what Yang Meng knew very well, it was nothing more than Yunyan's huge profits.

"Tell them that I will see whoever can get the ship, and the others, wait!"

Now in Europe, there are many countries that can build large warships, Britain, France, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and other countries have such construction capabilities, although England's navy is the most powerful, but the technology monopoly, England still can't do it.

Directly build an iron-hulled warship, Yang Meng is not without this idea, but the technique is not up to par, this can only be an idea, on the outside of the old ship bread on the iron, install a steam engine, this is undoubtedly a tricky method, once successful, this is definitely a way to quickly expand the scale of the navy.

Although Yang Meng opened the conditions, but the people who entered Lixiangyuan, there are still more than 20, more than 20 people, at least a dozen warships, even if the transformation is not successful, the number of old warships is too large, it can be regarded as a threat, plus the coastal defense artillery, it should not be a problem to hold Guangzhou.

"Sit down! My conditions are still the same, as long as there are warships, there will be clouds, the price is negotiable, and the cash on delivery is paid.

The battleship must be armed with artillery, that's what I'm asking for! ”

There are more than 20 people from all countries, and Yang Meng has come to a pot, and he doesn't care about anything else, as long as the battleship with artillery is there, it can be changed.

The arrival of these people also heralded the rupture of the so-called European business union in England, and in the face of absolute interests, the relationship between countries was not so close.

The twenty or so people here are all businessmen, and a few of them may be serious businessmen, but most of these people have an unclear relationship with the country behind them.

Although the commercial alliance is broken, it is still unknown how many warships these people can bring to themselves, and the British fleet is absolutely powerful, even if they have the intention to sell it, it is also a question whether the British will let their warships reach the Qing Dynasty.

England coveted the Qing Dynasty the most, and he wanted to turn the Qing Dynasty into a second India, and the warships that could defend the British fleet might not be so easy to come across the ocean.

These twenty or so businessmen, after listening to Yang Meng's conditions, most of them nodded, it seems that they can really do it.

After exchanging words, a representative of this group of people also stood up and expressed his apology, which was also a response to Yang Meng's tough attitude in yesterday's negotiations.

The next thing to talk about is business matters, Yang Meng only cares about the warship, as for business matters, it should be Ding Taichen's task to introduce Ding Taichen to these businessmen. Yang Meng also became a bystander.

There was a quick handover with Pan Shicheng. Pan Shicheng gave it to Ding Taichen. A long order, in the business field, in addition to spending money is spending money.

With Yang Meng's approval, Ding Taichen did not hesitate, one-fifth of the order was thrown out immediately, and it was also very important for Yang Meng to use interests to win over these small countries.

As long as England does not have the support of the countries of Europe. He did not dare to go to war with the Qing Dynasty alone, and even if he wanted to go to war, England would at least pull France or Prussia or Oros or Ross.

Prussia, which had no colonies in Asia, wanted to risk his defeat and travel far away to the Qing Dynasty, and England did not seem to have such a good mouth.

After going through the great powers several times, the most likely ones to go on the same path as England were France and Åros.

If Oros wants to enter the Qing Dynasty, he can only shoot from the northeast or northwest, northeast and northwest. At this time, the imperial court will not give up easily and fight hard. I'm afraid that Oros will not play that kind of chess, and the time is not ripe now.

And France and England, although they have common interests, but there is still a self in the middle! If it really doesn't work, Yang Meng will give all the benefits of Yunyan to France, and directly provoke the relationship between Britain and France.

Although this is to risk an all-out war with England, England also has a weakness in Asia, that is, India, and at this time, England will not give up India if it says anything.

As long as the price of cloud tobacco is eased, then Britain will inevitably expand the planting area of tobacco in order to reverse the huge trade deficit, in order to balance the income gap of cloud and tobacco.

Ding Taichen talked vigorously with those businessmen, Yang Meng's brain also turned fast, the general goal was there, the detailed steps were exhausting, and if he was a little careless, he overturned England, and it was a mess.

"Third master, they are willing to sign a long-term agreement with our family, I don't know ......"

More than an hour later, Ding Taichen walked up to Yang Meng and gave a relatively good result.

"Yes! You have to pay close attention to this matter, as long as they don't violate the agreement, we can't violate it, the spirit of the contract is in Europe, just like the integrity of our side.

If they come according to the agreement, we will remain honest, and if they turn their faces, we must not be polite! ”

Agreements are a good thing, whether formal or initialed, and this is the result of the breakdown of the Anglia European Business Union.

"I know it!"

After Yang Meng's order, Ding Taichen also let go of his hands and feet, and signed a temporary draft agreement with more than 20 businessmen belonging to the five countries.

After sending off the more than 20 merchants, Yang Meng ushered in Smith, the commercial representative of the East India Company, this time Smith came with a half-old man, it seems that this half-old man should be a person with ideas.

"General Yang, the results of our negotiations yesterday were a little unsatisfactory, can we talk about it again today?"

On the way here, Smith also saw those businessmen who belonged to the business alliance, for the betrayal of these people, Smith in addition to hating, is helpless, the failure of the Keno expeditionary force, not only made England suffer a big loss, but also let the people of the business alliance see the huge demand of England for Yunyan, huge interests in front, no matter how close the alliance can not withstand the temptation of interests. Confuse.

After meeting Yang Meng, Smith didn't have any twists and turns, and it was just a straightforward negotiation.

"Of course you can, which of my two conditions can you accept?"

Yang Meng calculated in his heart, the ordnance is probably impossible, the situation in southern Xinjiang is very delicate, and the violent reaction of Myanmar will inevitably be suppressed by the British, at this time, a large number of ordnance, the British will not let go easily.

"Battleship!"

"Active?"

"General Yang, are you kidding?"

Active warships, what are you kidding, don't talk about this request, don't even think about it, the empire will not agree, the queen will not agree, selling the active warship to the Qing State is definitely an act of treason.

"Oh...... Let's talk about the age of the battleship! Antiques over a hundred years old, not to mention, how about between thirty and fifty? ”

The East India Company is a traitor, Yang Meng has suffered their losses in artillery, the artillery of more than a hundred years ago, these bastards can also be exchanged, a hundred and ten-year-old battleships, it may not be impossible.

"Yes! But no artillery! ”

Smith glanced at the half-old man out of the corner of his eye, and replied in the affirmative.

"Mr. Commercial Representative, are you kidding, can it be considered a battleship without artillery?

If you take a few merchant ships and cut dozens of holes, can you also use them as warships? ”

Merchant ships and warships are similar in appearance, but the thickness of the ship's board is far from the same, tens of centimeters and more than ten centimeters, which directly determines the firmness and service life of the ship.

Ying Geely had this reaction, and it was also expected by Yang Meng, Ying Geely has a huge fleet, and the number of retired warships is also the largest in the world, rather than letting others sell him Yang Meng, it is better for them to use waste.

"I can guarantee that it is a warship, but it is impossible to assemble artillery!"

"Alright! Five times the price, the warship must be accompanied by drawings, if you fool things with the merchant ship, the price of Yunyan will skyrocket again! ”

"General Yang, are you blackmailing us?"

"It's not blackmail, Southeast Peninsula!"

The four words of the Southeast Peninsula made Smith stop, the battle situation over there will determine the price of Yunyan, once England is defeated, it is not impossible to dozens of times the price. (To be continued......)