Zhu Fugui never thought that there was such a good thing in the world.

It's like Saudi Arabia meets a rabbit, and a rabbit meets Ermaozi.

Whether it is a super express or a super fishery ship, one dares to buy and the other dares to sell.

If it weren't for the fear that making too generous a move would cause unnecessary trouble, Zhu Fugui would have wanted to wrap up all the nearly 100 steamships.

Of course, this is just to think about it, even if Zhu Fugui has four times the arbitrage space for white prostitution, he may not be able to compare with the speed of making money from these big capitalists.

Before becoming the future railroad king and the richest man in North America, the elder Vanderbilt was already the largest steamship king in the United States.

His total assets include multiple sectors such as ships, marinas, shipyards, real estate and hotels, which is a staggering figure.

Vanderbilt's sale of steamships this time was large and small, and the price difference was extremely large.

In the 60s of the 19th century, the Chinese wrote: "Since the steamship entered China, the merchants and people of the world have called it convenient, thinking that the steamship is a thing that cannot be discarded in China." "The steamers are small and medium-sized ships that can sail on the ocean and the Yangtze River.

What Zhu Fugui wants to buy is this type, or a slightly larger boat.

As for a giant ship like the Titanic, it is not daring to touch it for the time being.

The market price of a medium-sized sea vessel is about $50,000, and 10 ships are nearly half a million dollars.

This is a time when millionaires have not yet depreciated, and half a million dollars is not a small amount.

But as long as it is indeed sold, Zhu Fugui will not feel sorry for the money.

Half a million dollars is equivalent to 500,000 Spanish silver dollars, which is equivalent to 12 tons of silver.

The price of silver in 2023 is about 4.5 yuan/gram.

24 tons of silver would be ......

It actually costs 50 million yuan!

Well, in fact, if you think about it carefully, it doesn't cost much, and it's just the price of a "just need house" in Shenzhen!

The Daming Lumber Mill now earns about 1.6 million a day.

50 million is equivalent to more than a month's output value.

But Zhu Fugui is now earning more and spending more.

Therefore, it is still a little difficult to come up with 50 million suddenly, and you have to cut back on food.

However, the benefits of buying a ship with silver are obvious.

Metals such as gold and silver are primary industrial raw materials, and the civilization required for trading is very low.

If you buy a ship from the next generation, the civilization value will increase geometrically with the increase in price and craftsmanship.

Therefore, buying these ships is Zhu Fugui's best choice.

For Da Ming, this girl named Julie is simply a female bodhisattva who saves suffering.

She gave money when Daming was short of money, and she gave the boat when Daming was short of boats.

If there is a chance in the future, Zhu Fugui plans to set up a statue of her and put it in the temple to redeem this lost lamb from the evil monotheism.

Of course, the theoretical state religion of the Ming Dynasty is Taoism.

Although the debate on Buddhism and Taoism has been going on for a long time, according to Zhu Fugui, although the Buddha is not beneficial to the country, he is much milder than those desert religions west of the Pamirs, and does not necessarily belong to the ranks of "you".

Speaking of Buddhism, Zhu Fugui couldn't help but think of the little Japanese old man Hiroto Ii, who had a good life.

I have to say, this old guy has a stomach.

He contributed a lot to Zhu Fugui's wedding before, and helped the Ministry of Rites.

After that, the old guy was asked by Zhao Aqian as a talent.

At present, the labor dispatch personnel belonging to the Ministry of Rites preside over the ideological united front of the emperor in the work of cultural propaganda.

That's how wonderful things are in the world.

This hardcore Shogunate of the Japanese shogunate has been fighting with the Restoration for half his life, but he didn't expect to come to the Ming Dynasty, but he began to use pen and words to promote the idea of respecting the Ming Emperor to seek Xiyi.

And in addition to this change in identity, this old guy also has another skillful face change.

Zhu Fugui clearly remembered that Hiroshi Ii kept saying that he was a believer in the Lord in front of white people and had converted to Christianity.

But now......

"Teach in Tiantai, return to the Pure Land", Hiroshi Ikai claimed to be a pious layman of the Tiantai Pure Land Sect in China without changing his face.

If it weren't for Emperor Ming's refusal to give up, his old bones would be ready to find a barren mountain and a wild temple, and live his life among the wooden fish and sandalwood.

Zhu Fugui wanted to agree to his idea, shaved his head of the Yue Dynasty, which was no better than the Manchu Yin and Yang head, and then threw it into Tenglong Mountain.

However, there is a real lack of literate people these days, and Hiroto Ito's article is indeed quite demagogic.

So this old guy Zhu Fugui, who has no skin and no face, and has a fight with Tang Sangui, has no choice but to pinch his nose and ignore it.

Removing a little difference in religion, Zhu Fugui still likes Julie's little girl.

This is his number one fan, and he looks like a tasteful person.

From previous letters, it is almost certain that this young reader should be an honest person and that what she said about the ship sale business should be true.

For the sake of insurance, Zhu Fugui consulted the information of the North American shipping industry in the 60s of the 19th century.

Because it is impossible for such a large business to leave no trace in recent history.

Therefore, the surname "Vanderbilt" entered Zhu Fugui's eyes.

However, Zhu Fugui did not find the person Julie Vanderbilt.

According to history, the elder Vanderbilt lived to be 94 years old.

And the heir he appointed on his deathbed was a man named William Vanderbilt.

The rest of the Vanderbilt family disappeared into history.

Zhu Fugui has no interest in this kind of anecdote of a corrupt and wealthy family, he only cares about his own ship, and has the opportunity to carry his lucky star with his hand, and Julie's little old sister is also okay.

But the ship comes first.

Such an opportunity for a tearful sale is extremely rare and must be seized!

Of course, it was impossible for Zhu Fugui to go to New York to discuss business in person.

Not to mention the danger of the king of a country going to a foreign country, it is also very inconvenient to say that Zhu Fugui, as a Chinese, is doing business in New York.

It doesn't mean that you will be cheated or rejected.

After all, no one can refuse a silver dollar.

The key is that as an Oriental, he spends a lot of money in New York, and those reporters in New York who run fast are likely to put Zhu Fugui under the spotlight to observe.

Those are Wallace's predecessors, and their business level must be very smart!

By their observation, Da Ming is in danger!

In fact, the shogunate apology group of Wang Zhonghuang and Morishita Noichiro was very suitable to be a tool for buying a ship.

Their identities are very official, and their heels are very clear.

But when Zhu Fugui received Julie's letter, the Thanksgiving Group had already set off for two or three days.

Therefore, the most suitable candidate in Zhu Fugui's hands is only Donald.

So Zhu Fugui wrote to Julie in detail about his old friend, Mr. Donald, the Jewish plutocracy, and said that he would rush to New York as soon as possible to reach a relevant agreement.