Benjamin gestured for a long time before Zhou Jianbo understood what he meant.

It happened that there was seafood to be sent to the capital, so Zhou Jianbo sent an ironclad warship in front of him and drove to the capital with Benjamin's fleet.

Now Benjamin really saw the horror of the ironclad warship, but the speed of going up the current was amazing, while theirs was surprisingly slow, so anxious that a cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was determined to get the ironclad warship no matter what.

……

this day.

Li Changfeng was having a seafood dinner with Emperor Qianwu in the palace, and by the way discussed the railway construction project.

"I think your suggestion is very good, two railways should be laid in both directions, which can greatly improve the efficiency of train operation."

After speaking, Emperor Qianwu took a bite of the big lobster in his hand, and looked satisfied.

Li Changfeng sucked in a fresh oyster, and said casually, "Father, do you have any silver?" ”

Emperor Qianwu's face suddenly fell.

At present, the economy of Daqian is developing rapidly, and taxes are getting higher and higher, but military spending is also increasing by a large margin, and in addition to the construction of railways, the state treasury is indeed unable to come up with money.

Emperor Qianwu sighed: "You have to find a way to earn more silver." ”

At this moment, a little eunuch ran to Gao Dali's side with small steps and whispered a few words.

Gao Dali's face was happy, and he stepped forward and bowed down to report: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, those people from Fanbang are here, saying that they have opened more than a dozen big ships, and the leader is waiting at the door of His Highness's mansion." ”

Li Changfeng laughed and said, "The one who sent the silver is here!" ”

Then he got up and arched his hand: "Father, the son will go first." ”

After speaking, he didn't care whether Emperor Qianwu agreed or not, and left directly.

Emperor Qianwu looked at the departing back with a complicated expression.

The whole Daqian, none of his own sons have money, the key people still earn it with real skills, and he can't find fault with it, he doesn't know whether to be happy or helpless.

Anyway, Li Changfeng was very happy at this time.

Everything he sells is not available anywhere else, and he has the power to set prices, and he has the final say in terms of how much he wants. Benjamin came with a dozen cargo ships, literally to deliver silver.

So when he saw Benjamin, he was very happy and opened his arms and gave him a big hug.

"Oh, my dear Mr. Benjamin, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

As he spoke, he slapped Benjamin on the back a few times.

Seeing Li Changfeng so enthusiastic, Benjamin was also very happy, and laughed and said, "Oh, Your Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes, I am also very happy to see you!" ”

Li Changfeng let go and shook Jack's hand warmly.

"We're meeting again, Jack!"

Jack was a little flattered and hurriedly bowed: "It's an honor to meet you, Your Royal Highness the Ninth Emperor Prince!" ”

Letting go of his hand, Li Changfeng looked at Hebrew.

"Who is this gentleman?"

Benjamin hurriedly introduced: "Your Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes, this is the Hebrew Count of my Germanic Empire, and I am an envoy to your country as an envoy of our country. ”

Li Changfeng was a little surprised, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Welcome to you, Mr. Hebrew Earl." ”

Hebrew was a little surprised by Li Changfeng's fluent Fanbang language, stretched out his hand and shook it and asked, "How do you know our language?" ”

"Learned."

Li Changfeng naturally wouldn't tell him that he had learned this in his previous life, so he casually fooled him, and then pulled the three of them out of the house and walked towards Diandude.

These are the three gods of wealth, and they must be greeted.

On the way, Benjamin said: "Respected Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes, I saw your ironclad warship, it is really too majestic, can you sell me a few?" You can rest assured that the price is satisfactory! ”

Hearing this, the Hebrew Count couldn't help pricking up his ears.

If he could buy such an advanced warship and bring it back to the Germanic Empire for dismantling and research, it would definitely make the empire's shipbuilding technology develop by leaps and bounds, and this trip would be tantamount to making a great contribution.

He had intended to bring it up personally.

However, considering that this may involve the strategic level technology of Daqian, it is somewhat inconvenient to buy it in his capacity, so he gave this task to Benjamin.

In this regard, Li Changfeng had already thought of a rhetoric.

Without any hesitation, he nodded directly: "Of course my friend, as long as you can afford to pay the silver." ”

As soon as the words fell, both Benjamin and Hebrew were overjoyed.

Benjamin was about to ask about the price, but Li Changfeng showed a look of regret again, and then said, "But not for the time being." ”

The smile on Benjamin's face froze as he asked, "Respected Highness the Nine Emperor Princes, why is this?" ”

"Because we don't have enough of ourselves to produce now."

Li Changfeng said with a sincere expression: "This is the latest shipbuilding technique of our great cadres, and so far only five ships have been built, and it is far from enough to equip our navy alone. ”

Both Benjamin and Hebrew couldn't help but nod.

Although the ironclad warship is very strong, five of them are not enough to equip a powerful empire.

If the cadres have such technology, they must first focus on their own country.

Hebrew thought more than Benjamin, a pure businessman, and he immediately realized that the Great Dry Navy would in the future become the strongest navy in the world.

He secretly rejoiced that fortunately the distance between the Germanic Empire and Daqian was very far, otherwise the Germanic Empire would face great pressure.

Li Changfeng patted Benjamin on the shoulder and said with a smile: "My dear friend, you can rest assured, after I finish delivering the order for the Great Dry Navy, I will definitely build it for you, and you can build as many ships as you want." ”

Li Changfeng's words have a certain amount of moisture.

Emperor Qianwu now has no plans to build ships and expand his navy because the treasury is empty.

However, Li Changfeng's shipyard is indeed very busy, building larger and stronger ironclad ships, and there is really no time to build Benjamin.

And even if he had that time, he wouldn't have sold it to Benjamin anytime soon.

He had to keep the big cadres at the top and let the other countries stay backward, and he would not sell this backward thing until he came up with a new ship that completely replaced the steam-powered steamers.

Benjamin was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Dear Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes, when you complete the order, you must build it for me first, and I can pay you a deposit in advance!" ”

He had already made up his mind that when the time came, he must seize the opportunity and build enough ironclad warships so that he could run rampant on the sea and grab more profits.

This kind of unique business, Li Changfeng didn't care about any deposit or not, and directly refused: "Mr. Benjamin, we are all old friends, and this prince doesn't need your deposit." You can rest assured, outside of Daqian, the first one to have an ironclad warship will definitely be you! ”

"Haha, good! That's great! Thank you, Your Highness! ”

Benjamin was overjoyed, and Hebrew was looking forward to it.

At this time, Jack interjected: "Your Royal Highness, when we entered the city, we noticed that a steel dragon sailed into the capital, what is it?" ”

(End of chapter)