The atmosphere was awkward for a while.

But that's really the crux of the matter!

Zhongli Qiuyang also looked at Li Chen'an, he didn't know how much silver was in the account of the household department of Ning Guo at the moment, but he believed that it was impossible for the household department to get hundreds of millions of taels of silver!

Although the Jiangnan Shang clan and so many officials in Jiangnan Province were raided, there were too many places where Ning Guo needed to use silver.

And the construction of warships, its investment is endless!

It can strengthen the Ningguo Water Division, but it cannot produce economic benefits.

He Zhongli Qiuyang once thought about it, hoping to use Zhongli Mansion's private property to rebuild the Guangling Water Division.

But after chatting with Zou Huanzhang in detail, he gave up.

Because even if Zhongli Mansion lifts the power of the whole mansion, there is no way to achieve it, let alone maintain it!

So where can Li Chenan get so much silver?

Li Chenan smiled slightly and did not answer for the time being.

He took a steamed bun and sandwiched a chopsticks sauce radish and ate it like that.

After all, Zhongli Qiuyang and Li Chenan hadn't seen each other for nearly two years, and they were originally worried that Li Chenan would not be used to eating, but he didn't expect this guy to eat with relish.

Maybe he's really hungry.

Or maybe he really matured after seeing the people's suffering.

I still remember when I was in Guangling City, the idea of this guy boiled down to only two words: make money!

All he wanted was to earn a lot of silver, and then go comfortably with his third sister to live the kind of small life he wanted.

What kind of day is that?

He said, sleep until you wake up naturally, count the money until your hands cramp!

A complete lazy person, a wealth fan!

He said he was going to enjoy life.

He could indeed enjoy a better life, in addition to the wealth of the third sister, his peach blossom brew and painting screen spring alone were enough for him to live a prosperous life.

But now this coarse tea and light rice, he really doesn't have the slightest dislike.

For the old man Zou Huanzhang, he also has enough respect.

The third sister's vision is really the best!

Zhongli Qiuyang was very relieved, and this relief came from the fact that Li Chenan did not become a stranger because of the change in identity.

He's still the same person.

Except for the bad habit of liking dogs, the rest is perfect.

For example, his chat with Zou Huanzhang was extremely casual, and it seemed that the matter of silver was not a problem in his eyes.

He didn't even mention the silver.

"Zou Lao, on the route of the Yuguang Canal alone, the ports I know, in addition to this waterfront port, there are also Linfeng Ferry in Guangling City, and Huaishan County Wharf on the outskirts of Yujing City in Kyoto."

"And there are even more wharves on the Yangtze River route."

"There is the Yangtze River in Ningguo, the vast jade canal, and part of the Yellow River."

"Shipping costs are lower and take less time than land transportation. For the development of commerce, shipping must be vigorously developed. ”

"In order to protect the safety of the route, the sailor must also develop!"

"So I think the dockyard in Waterfront City needs to be repaired and restarted...... Waterfront City has the largest shipyard, and it's a place where you need to build bigger and stronger ships! ”

Zou Huanzhang looked at Li Chenan again.

Although he didn't know in his heart how the regent would solve the problem of silver, it was clear that he was not a whim, but had thought it through.

Since it was a matter that he had thought about carefully, he had naturally considered the matter of silver, and it was not a matter of concern to him.

Zou Huanzhang thought about it like this, his face was happy, the experience that Zou had accumulated over the years and those warships that fell on the drawings would all have a place to use, and maybe he could reappear in front of the world in his lifetime!

He was about to say that Zou had been preparing for this all these years, and the design drawings of the new generation of warships had become perfect, but he unexpectedly heard Li Chenan say:

"As for how to build this warship, I will stay in Linshui City for some time, and you will bring your sons and grandchildren here tomorrow, and I will tell you in detail."

Zou Huanzhang opened his mouth in astonishment and did not speak.

Zhongli Qiuyang also looked at Li Chen'an, puzzled.

Zou Huanzhang thought to himself that this regent was a poet immortal, and the brewed painting screen spring tasted very good, but shipbuilding was completely the accumulation of experience, and it was completely different from making wine and making poems!

But since the regent said so, he didn't have much to say.

Then tomorrow he will bring his three sons and five grandsons, as well as the drawings, and tell the regent how to build the warship!

On this issue, Zou Huanzhang had no intention of compromising with the regent.

After all, when it comes to building warships, looking at the world, there is no one who is better at it than his Zou clan!

Li Chenan ate steamed buns and said:

"The Linfeng Ferry of Guangling City is also an excellent harbor."

"I'm thinking of building a waterfront ferry and a dock that is as big as the dock in this waterfront port."

"This dockyard is also used to build warships!"

"The warships of the current Guangling Naval Division will be phased out, and new warships will be ...... Roughly fifty ships are needed! ”

"It takes a long time to build fifty ships, mainly because I have to wait until I get back to Kyoto to see what the Firearms Bureau has done with the cannon."

Zou Huanzhang was stunned for a moment...... Cannon?

What is a cannon?

Before he could ask, he heard Li Chenan say again:

"The wharf in Huaishan County was used to build large merchant ships."

"Warships belong to the country's military power, and I'll figure out how to build the money for warships. As for merchant ships, my idea is to work with merchants and have them finance the construction of their own merchant ships. ”

Zou Huanzhang was stunned again, and hurriedly said:

"Regent, shipping is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households, and the goods of the merchants are transported by the Ministry of Households, which requires the payment of silver to the Department of Transportation under the Ministry of Households...... Private individuals are not allowed to operate merchant ships! ”

Li Chenan waved his hand, "I'll change this when I return to Kyoto!" ”

"Don't look at the household department is my second uncle, his household department, if he can't manage this matter, it will delay the business opportunities of the merchants."

Zhongli Qiuyang looked at Li Chen'an again, and his heart tightened, because no matter what, the silver that Cao Yun contributed to the household department was not a small amount for the current Ning Kingdom!

He did this...... Cancel the transport and let the merchants go on their own...... If the efficiency is definitely higher than that of Cao Yunsi, where will he make up for this loss?

Zou Huanzhang didn't think about it that much.

He thought it was a great deal!

There are some businessmen from all over the world who are very rich in this Linshui City, by the way, I heard that Chen Dingmao, the head of the Chen family in Yingzhou, also came to Linshui City.

The Chen family in Yingzhou is a century-old family, with a solid family background and a large business, perhaps he will be interested in owning a merchant ship belonging to the Chen family.

Just when Zou Huanzhang was thinking like this, he heard Li Chenan say:

"By the way, I still need a lot of craftsmen."

"Craftsmen from all walks of life...... Carpenters, blacksmiths, potters, bricklayers, and more. ”

"I have to trouble your old man about this, except for what you need to build a ship, give me the rest!"

Zou Huanzhang was taken aback again.

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked cautiously:

"Regent, what do you want these craftsmen to do?"

Li Chenan grinned and poured wine, "Naturally, they are using their strengths to change the current business pattern." ”

Zou Huanzhang couldn't understand, and asked again: "How many craftsmen does the regent need?" ”

Li Chenan raised his glass: "The more, the better!" ”

[Seriously ill and hospitalized, hey...... A sigh! 】