If you really want to talk about it, the length of this paddle steamer is a little shorter, and it is really suitable for running on the Nanlin River.

Zhang Zhongjun, who was distressed, suddenly found that Luo Zhengrong was giving him a look, aimed at Bian Steward, and saw that he maintained a smile with a deep meaning.

Zhang Zhongjun had a flash of inspiration, pulled Steward Bian and left the crowd, and inadvertently stuffed a hundred taels of silver tickets: "Steward Bian, although we met for the first time, we were like friends for many years at first sight, so I also asked Steward Bian to help introduce a suitable good boat! I mainly mess around in the small river and trail, and the boats I need are small and flexible, the operators are less, the speed of going against the wind can be faster, and it is best to have some combat effectiveness." ”

Steward Bian glanced at the amount of the silver ticket, smiled in surprise, quickly put it in his sleeve, and then pretended to say in a low voice: "Lord Zhang, we are all colleagues in the officialdom, so naturally we have to help each other, I know Lord Zhang's requirements, and I do have a ship suitable for Lord Zhang." ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and lowered his voice: "Let's put it this way, the master of our shipyard has privately invented a kind of warship, a warship that is very suitable for inland river warfare, and it looks no different from the shrunken version of the car and ship, only 10 meters long and 3 meters wide, and the draft depth is only one meter! Moreover, the bottom of the wheel is higher than the bottom of the ship, so it can directly rush to the beach and land! The ship can only carry 300 stone of materials and can carry 50 people. Going against the wind and water, using your strength as a wheel-stepping man, you can walk 60 miles in an hour! It is definitely super flexible, and with proper control, you can turn around in a fifteen-meter-wide river!"

Zhang Zhongjun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't help but salivate, damn it, such a ship definitely meets his requirements!

Zhang Zhongjun immediately said with a rich look: "Steward Bian, this ship is really to my liking, how much is it?!"

Seeing Zhang Zhongjun's excited appearance, Steward Bian stretched out a finger and said, "10,000 taels of silver a piece, no two prices!" Then without waiting for Zhang Zhongjun to react, he continued to lower his voice and said: "Lord Zhang, this kind of ship was originally built as a warship, so wood is the material of a warship, and it is much stronger than other civilian ships, so the price of this ship is the price of a warship!"

Zhang Zhongjun's eyes flickered, with his background and qualifications in his previous life and his future knowledge, of course, he knew the huge difference between military ships and civilian ships. Not to mention some shipbuilding technology, military ships are much more advanced than civilian ships. On the issue of materials alone, military ships are definitely crushing civilian ships!

There is another important reason for this, that is, ordinary people can't buy warships, and even ordinary officials can't buy them. So it's really not too expensive to buy such a small and colorful river warship for 10,000 taels.

So Zhang Zhongjun said without hesitation: "I don't think this boat is Steward Bian, and he won't take it out for the sake of our friendship, so I didn't say it, I bought it, will I give you the money?"

"No, don't do it now, wait for the evening, the boat will be sent to the dock on Lord Luo's side, and then Lord Zhang will pay the money with one hand and collect the ship with the other. Speaking of this, Steward Bian winked at Zhang Zhongjun and whispered: "Lord Zhang, when you take over the ship, you will understand the meaning of value for money, and you will also understand that a battleship is a battleship, and my offer of 10,000 taels is really not expensive." ”

Zhang Zhongjun handed over a hundred taels of silver ticket again, and whispered with a smile: "Steward Bian, I am also in my place and the position of the whole government's inspection, if the ship is good, I will definitely come to trade with you again, our relationship is long-term." ”

Seeing that it was another hundred taels of silver tickets, Steward Bian's face burst into laughter, he patted the back of Zhang Zhongjun's hand, and said with a pointed look: "That's right, we have a long-term relationship." ”

Then the two of them laughed back to their normal tones, and Steward Bian laughed even more and said, "Brother Xian, go, my brother will take you to see how the warship was built!"

"Haha, then thank you Brother Bian, Brother Luo, brothers, go, see for a long time!" Zhang Zhongjun smiled and beckoned to everyone.

Zhang Zhongjun's subordinates were dumbfounded, they saw them walking to the side and whispering before, and they thought they were bargaining, but they didn't expect to go directly to watch the warship manufacturing now? But this is not bad, seeing that the lord and the steward Bian have already called each other, this matter of buying a ship must be no problem, so I will put down my mood and increase my knowledge with the past.

Only Luo Zhengrong nodded with an indifferent smile in response, and his subordinates leaned forward curiously and asked in a low voice, "My lord, what are they ......?"

"Hehe, the business is negotiated, don't worry about it, let's earn our share, don't worry about the rest. Luo Zhengrong smiled and led people to follow.

Everyone watched the boat in the dock for a day, and in the evening it was a gathering of the three parties to eat and drink and make fun for a while, but the leaders of the three parties all limited the amount of drinks, and their subordinates were also discerning people, each of them only had a few sips of dry addiction, and no one drank too much.

After the banquet was dismissed, Steward Bian left with a fist, and Zhang Zhongjun led the people to follow Luo Zhengrong back to the wooden dock outside the city.

The two men scattered to the side, leaving only the two leaders sitting in the room drinking tea and chatting.

After the two of them haled for a while, Luo Zhengrong couldn't help but remind: "Brother Xian, although Steward Bian's side has a very wide range of channels, their faction is a little unscrupulous in order to make money, so you have to look at the distance between him and yourself." ”

Zhang Zhongjun knew very well that if it weren't for Luo Zhengrong's one-tenth share on his side, he would definitely not say this, because Bian was introduced by him, and he must have a share of the money earned there!

Zhang Zhongjun, who understood this, didn't need to guarantee anything, and asked very directly: "Brother Luo, the younger brother is not familiar with the place, please introduce Brother Luo carefully." ”

Luo Zhengrong thought about it, and still felt that Zhang Zhongjun's money was making a stable income, although he hadn't seen a single hair on that money, but he didn't think it would be bad, so he said very bluntly: "Bian is in charge of their shipyards, because of the problem of craftsmanship and cost, they can't even drink soup from the purchase orders of the big shipyards and naval ships in the south, let alone eat meat." On the contrary, on the side of the civilian boats, because of the official name, you can still get a few mouthfuls of soup to drink. ”

Zhang Zhongjun blinked his eyes and asked a little abruptly, "They sold the battleship to private individuals in private?"