It's not that he Lin Qi doesn't recognize his friends when he is the champion, and he is too busy these days, all kinds of activities are endless from morning to night, and others who are tired have lost a lot of weight.

"You kid just don't have a heart." When the fat man heard that he came out of the Hanlin Academy and became a soldier Langzhong, he didn't think so, "Hanlin, you don't do it, you have to be Langzhong?" Don't you know that the six departments and nine Qings are all from Hanlin to do it? And how comfortable it is in the Hanlin Academy, as long as you compile some history books, it will be considered meritorious...... What can you do? ”

"You can build a fleet." Lin Qi said, "The emperor asked me to form a northern fleet in Haining Bay. ”

"Oh?" Xiao Chen was also quite surprised when he heard this, "The emperor asked you to do this?" ”

"It's not me, it's the little prince." Lin Qi said, "I think the emperor wants to form this fleet for the little prince, but the little prince hesitates, for fear that this is a hot potato, and he doesn't dare to hold it tightly in his hand." ”

"Hehe, whether he takes it or not, this big potato is his." Xiao Chen smiled, "He may not have thought of this section yet, but when he figures it out, he won't feel hot." ”

"Xiao Chen, what do you mean......" The fat man hadn't figured it out yet.

"Brother Xiao means that the emperor sent me to do this, and I am his little prince's person, so everyone knows who will lead this fleet in the future." Lin Qi said.

"When did you kid become his Li Qiu's person, why don't I know?" The fat man said.

"It's not just me, Fat Brother, Brother Xiao, and all of us here, all of them are the little prince's people!" Lin Qi casually swiped and wiped all the big guys.

"Hey, you kid needs to figure out where he stands." Ling'er said, "We are all my brother's people, not his Li Qiu's people!" ”

"Brother Xiao himself is Li Qiu's person." Lin Qi smiled, "It's Sister Ling'er, you haven't figured out your position yet." ”

"It's your kid's position that hasn't been figured out." Xiao Chen smiled, "We are all emperor's people, but we are not the prince's people." ”

"Brother Xiao is taught!" Lin Qi said, "Little brother, this is still a gaffe." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, just say, what do you want?" Xiao Chen said.

"I want a battleship." Lin Qi said, "The emperor asked me to do this errand, not only because I am the little prince's person, but also because I am the younger brother of your eldest brother Xiao, the emperor is embarrassed to ask you for it, so I have to ask for it, otherwise this fleet will not be completed in the year of the monkey?" He didn't even give me a boat. ”

"This kid is so smart." The fat man exclaimed, "I'm afraid it's not under me." ”

"Little brother, I have always been very smart, but I used to be white-clothed and didn't dare to be high-profile, but now I am an official...... It is still the five-grade main hall of the Ministry of War, of course, it is necessary to show its edge. Lin Qi said with a smile.

"Does the emperor have any specific requirements for this Northern Fleet?" Xiao Chen asked.

"The emperor let us start from scratch, what else can we ask for?" Lin Qi said.

"Well, I can give you the battleship, but you can't give it for nothing, your military department has to spend money to buy it." Xiao Chen said, "I will get four or five hundred thousand taels of silver for a large ocean-going warship from my Yanyun Shipyard, and I will give you a discount, and I will get at least 300,000 yuan for a capital, and I can only sell you ten ships at most." ”

"OMG! Ten ships cost three million taels? Lin Qi grinned when he heard this, "The Ministry of War will definitely not be able to take it out, and the Ministry of Household will not give it." ”

"Do you still want me to fail in vain?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.

"Not really, but is there a smaller one that's cheaper?" Lin Qi said.

"It's cheap, it's not good." Xiao Chen said, "This is a battleship, not a merchant ship, do you know how many catties of iron sheet are needed just for the iron armor of the ship's hull?" And a battleship must have at least thirty guns on it, and how much silver is these guns alone? As for small warships, they also have them, but they can't be given to you. ”

"Why?" Lin Qiqi said.

"Think about it, the canal from Haining Bay to Fengyang East City Gate will be opened this year, and large ocean-going warships can't get in, but small warships can." Xiao Chen said.

"Oh...... Yes, too. Lin Qi then understood.

"So you have to remember that the fleet you want to build must all have large warships capable of ocean voyages, and there must not be a single river boat! Your Northern Fleet is external, not internal. Xiao Chen said.

"Brother Xiao, I understand, then let's book your Yanyun's ten large warships first, or the old ones, but now there is definitely not so much silver, can you give us the battleships first, it is considered your credit, how about going back and paying in installments?" Lin Qi said.

"I promised to sell you the battleship, and I am willing to give you the lowest price, this is already very face-saving for you, you are a small soldier, and your face is only so big, and the friendship between our brothers is only so deep." Xiao Chen said, "So if you want to give credit, your weight will not be enough, and you have to ask Li Qiu to come to me." ”

"I know Brother Xiao, then I'll go back and tell the little prince about it." Lin Qi is a smart person, and Xiao Chen understands it when he is a little bit.

"As the saying goes, it's better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish." Xiao Chen said, "If you want to form a fleet, you must first build a shipyard and repair a shipyard, otherwise what if your warship is sunk and damaged?" At present, the major shipyards in Dazhou are too backward and small, and there is no distinction between military and civilian use, so it is not possible. ”

"Of course, you don't have to build any new factories, as long as you take the civil shipyards in the north of Haining Bay, and you can use them at once after rebuilding, those shipyards are all for manufacturing large cargo ships, and the dock is big enough, as for shipbuilders, you can transfer a batch from Jiangdong, and I can also transfer some from Yanyun."

"Brother Xiao, I love you!" Lin Qi solemnly confessed to Xiao Chen.

"I love you too, but I love silver even more." Xiao Chen said, "These craftsmen are only here to support you temporarily, they won't stay forever, and you still have to pay a salary higher than when they were in Yanyun." ”

"This is a must!" Lin Qi said, "It's okay to be twice as high, I still pointed to them to bring apprentices!" ”

"If you kid says he has a flaw, he's too smart." Xiao Chen said with a smile, "Xiao Ye, Yun Yi, Wuji, and the three of them are all inferior to you combined. ”

"Did you hear me?" Ling'er said, "You three little waste snacks!" ”

"Your little girl is not much better, and if you are a little clever, you won't use it on the right path!" Xiao Chen said, "I am Lin Qi's eldest brother, and you are also Lin Qi's little sister, now Lin Qi needs help, don't you have anything to say as a sister?" ”

"Congratulations to him?" Ling'er blinked with a pair of innocent big eyes.

"I don't care about this, this is a matter between you young brothers and sisters." Xiao Chen said, "Lin Qi, the emperor has entrusted you with a heavy responsibility, but did you say when will Lord Dongyang come out?" ”