Liu Haojia was naturally self-conscious, and followed Santos to the living room. His youngest daughter, Minnie Mouse brought tea. After the two sides sat down, Liu Haojia picked up the topic just now and said, "In other words, you still adhere to your grandfather's ideals, right?" ”

Santos said, "Yes, so when Liu Yaren told me that a noble man from the Ming Kingdom had arrived, I thought maybe this was my chance!" So Mr. Liu, can you tell me your official position? ”

Liu Haojia nodded and said, "Of course you can!" And I have to tell you, I'm a nobleman, and I have the title of count! ”

Santos was so surprised that his whole eyes widened! Even his two sons were motionless with their teacups! They know too well what kind of status a nobleman has, and this is the same in both the West and the East!

After a moment, Santos rubbed his face, relaxed his expression and said, "This is amazing! Forgive my faux pas, Lord Earl, I thought you were just an ordinary official! You know, aristocrats don't do something themselves. ”

Liu Haojia said: "This is the difference in culture! In our culture, it's a virtue to be hands-on! And I can tell you one more thing, there are two knighthoods in our family! My father was also an earl! ”

This news surprised the three of them! They knew very well what it meant to have two titles in a family, which represented status, power, and the emperor's favor! And Liu Dahai, who had not spoken, used a lot of willpower to put the teacup in his hand on the coffee table tremblingly! If he reacts a little slower, this teacup will not be saved! Because he didn't expect that the guest he snatched would have such a prominent identity!

Liu Haojia looked at the expressions of the four of them and felt quite amused, so he threw out another message and said, "By the way, our emperor of the Ming Dynasty has just issued an order to officially establish a navy!" And my father is the commander of this navy! But during this time he was unwell, and I was in charge of the navy! ”

This sentence is like a method of fixation, fixing all four people in the room! The work done by the four of them is related to the sea, and naturally they have a particularly deep understanding of the navy! Naturally know what a naval commander-in-chief means to them!

So it wasn't until two or three minutes later that Santos muttered, "Thank you, God, God, my lord, I ......."

Liu Haojia knocked on the coffee table and said, "Mr. Santos, don't thank the Lord, thank me!" Only by relying on me can you accomplish your dreams! ”

Santos stood up as if he had woken up from a dream, his face flushed with excitement, and he shouted loudly, "Yes, yes, noble Earl, you are my savior!" God sent you to me! ”

In desperation, Liu Haojia could only let himself slowly calm down! It's no wonder that Santos is too crazy, because whether in the East or the West, there is a difference between the aristocracy and the aristocracy, and the difference is in how much power they hold and whether they have a position or not.

In the West, people who had positions, strength, and land were called field nobles. The rights of these people were far greater than those of ordinary nobles who had no fiefdom and no position. And those nobles had a unified title, called court nobles. The two are worlds apart!

Santos had lived in China for many years and knew that the Chinese nobility did not have fiefdoms, so the official position was crucial for them! And the official position of a naval commander can be said to be the most important! That means a huge fleet, a huge number of artillery pieces and countless soldiers!

But at this moment, Liu Haojia said lightly: "By the way, I forgot to tell you, this official is different from other nobles, this official has a fief!" If the official wants, he can even convert the entire fiefdom into a shipyard! ”

This heavy blow completely crushed the thinking ability of several people in Santos! His two sons and Liu Dahai had been completely numbed by the beating, and they just sat there motionless, their eyes looking at the void somewhere! And Santos threw himself on the chair and kept breathing! If it weren't for Liu Haojia seeing that he really had no signs of illness, he would have thought that he had a heart attack!

After a long time, Santos finally sat up straight and said excitedly: "My lord, let's talk about the shipyard!" ”

It's a pity that Santos didn't know that he was not facing ordinary Ming officials who only knew how to rely on their master and didn't understand practice, but people who knew them well! Therefore, Liu Haojia directly proposed the plan to invest in the shipyard, and also deliberately emphasized the requirement that additional shares can be added!

Santos, who had not been beaten by modern society, immediately agreed to this request completely, thinking that he had taken advantage! didn't know that he fell directly into Liu Haojia's trap!

Because his funds can't compare to Liu Haojia no matter what, if he wants, he can directly inject a large amount of silver directly into the shipyard, and instantly dilute Santos's shares to close to nothing! However, Liu Haojia is not ready to use this method, this trap should be more of an insurance!

Then the two sides began negotiations, but unfortunately, the advantages are all in Liu Haojia. So it didn't take long for the negotiations between the two sides to have a preliminary result.

It is Liu Haojia who invested 20,000 taels of silver and controlled 40% of the shares of the entire shipyard. The shipyard will be relocated to Dengzhou. Liu Haojia is responsible for finding land and other workers, as well as sourcing raw materials. Santos, on the other hand, is responsible for R&D and manufacturing, and must prioritize the completion of Liu Haojia's orders before accepting other orders. If the two parties jointly develop a new type of vessel, both parties must keep all the technology confidential and not disclose it to third parties, etc.

When the negotiation was over, Santos took out a bottle of wine and said, "Let's have a toast to celebrate the cooperation between the two sides!" ”

After Liu Haojia finished drinking, he said: "Since we have negotiated, then you should go north as soon as possible to see the actual situation, and then we can discuss the specific details." ”

Waiting for Santos to agree, Liu Haojia turned to Liu Dahai and said, "Are you interested in going north with me?" If you want to go, I can get you a position in the fleet! ”

Liu Dahai was so excited that he agreed directly. At this point, Liu Haojia feels that his goal has been completed! In the end, he explained to Santos again, and sent the five masters to the shipyard to visit and study, and Liu Dahai volunteered to take over the job.