After leaving Youzhou, this area can be called the Northland.

Rucheng County, a county seat connecting Youzhou and Beidi.

On a high mountain in Rucheng County, Timur turned over and dismounted, and the soldiers next to him handed Timur a wooden cylinder the thickness of a baby's arm.

This cylinder is called "Clairvoyant Mirror", and it is a novelty in the Western Regions.

Holding this object, you can see far away, and you can see it relatively clearly.

Of course, this "clairvoyant" does not mean that it can really see thousands of miles away, it is purely for merchants to sell well and obtain a good name.

Timur held a clairvoyant mirror, looked at the great rivers and mountains in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It seems that what the Song people said is true, the Great Song Dynasty, which beat us hundreds of years ago and was forced to stay away from our homeland, has really become a sick tiger." ”

At that time, the Emperor Taizu of the Great Song Dynasty had too profound influence on them, and they were simply beaten out of the shadows, and later Jin Xia learned the culture of the Great Song Dynasty, so that every common person in Jin Xia was very yearning and worshiping the Great Song Dynasty.

When Timur was very young, the same was true, so now in ten days, when he went all the way south, from Yingcheng to Darucheng County, this feeling of being in a no-man's land made him particularly emotional.

"We can go back and tell the Khan, the hatred of hundreds of years ago can finally be avenged." Timur handed the clairing mirror to his subordinates, immediately turned over and dismounted, took a deep look at this great river and mountain, and said, "I will come back again." ”

After speaking, he turned the horse's head, clamped the horse's belly, and left the place.

Da Song is not a sick tiger.

Now in Timur's eyes, it is a fat sheep.

The Great Song Dynasty was rich, and when he began to learn the culture of the Great Song Dynasty from Jinxia, this word was deeply engraved into the bones of everyone in Jinxia.

For Jin Xia.

The current Great Song Dynasty is equivalent to a dying patient guarding Jinshan, waiting for Jinxia's plunder.

……

It's May.

Linzhou.

A flat boat quietly docked, here is the Tianjiang River, along the river all the way up, is the east of the river.

Now, when the shipyard was completed, Chen Mo came from Yuzhou to investigate.

In the green willow bushes, between the willow branches, through many midsummer spots, Chen Mo, Nangong Wen, Zuo Lianglun and Huang Youping from the shipyard walked out talking and laughing.

"If there is enough money to support it, my subordinates will guarantee that within three months, it is now May 4, that is, before August 4, the shipyard will be able to build the first warship." Huang Youping said.

(The time here refers to the late Ming Dynasty's "Ryukyu Chronicle", which took only three months from the imperial court order to the completion of the ship.) ）

Huang Youping is also a native of Chuanhai, his ancestors have been shipbuilders for generations, and his craftsmanship is excellent, in order to win him over, the Nangong family made him the aunt of the Nangong family.

Chen Mo didn't know much about this aspect, so he directly asked whether the ship was a big ship or a small boat, and how many people it could carry.

"Back to the Hou Ye, it is a big ship, which can withstand the wind and waves at sea, this ship is estimated to have 32 cabins, can carry 3,300 stones, and each ship should be equipped with more than 70 sailors and boatmen, and more than 160 sailors." Huang Youping said.

Chen Mo nodded, and then asked, "Chief Engineer Huang, how much does it cost to build such a warship?" ”

When he said this, Chen Mo held his breath and stared for a while.

If he remembers correctly, he watched such a drama on the Internet before he crossed over.

It seems to be called "Ming Dynasty 1566", the beginning of this play is the end of Jiaqing 39, when the cabinet approved last year's accounts, the Ministry of Industry recorded a 3 million taels of warship expenses to the head of the Ministry of War.

The Ministry of War said that it had not received the goods, and Yan Shifan, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, said that 10 warships were transporting wood for repairing the palace, and 20 were borrowed by the City Ship Division, and the City Ship Division did not appear again after this account was settled.

If this is calculated, the cost of each warship will be about 100,000 taels.

Although the price is too high, and there is a political struggle in it, it also reflects from the side that the cost of building a warship is very expensive.

This kind of large warship, Huang Youping has built a lot for the Nangong family, so he knows the construction cost, but he didn't answer immediately, he still glanced at Nangong Wen.

Nangong snorted and said: "You can say whatever the Hou Ye asks, what do you want me to do?" ”

Huang Youping said: "About one thousand taels to two thousand taels." ”

(The reference here is the Ming Dynasty's Shizhang Fu ship, the price of which is recorded in history to be between 400 taels and 1,000 taels, and the price of equipment is 200 taels.) ）

"How much?!"

Chen Mo was stunned, this gap is too big.

Huang Youping thought that Chen Mo felt that it was a little expensive, and said: "The timber is transported from Yuzhou, so the transportation cost is a bit expensive, if it is taken locally, it can be within 1,000 taels." ”

Seeing this, Nangong next to him said: "Master Hou, my Nangong family is willing to give Master Hou a hundred large warships, which can be regarded as the dowry of our Nangong family." ”

Regarding these hundred warships, the Nangong family had already prepared them to give to Chen Mo.

But to send, it is also to be delivered to the benefits, when to send, whether the timing of the delivery is right, are all particular.

If it is sent out and others have no impression, it is not given away in vain.

If Nangong Ru was sent on the day he entered the door, there were too many dowry lists at that time, and if these hundred warships were in it, it would not be so conspicuous, so there was no one at that time.

Nangong Wen is a personal essence, and he knows that this is the right time to mention it.

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows, if it is calculated according to one thousand taels, it is one hundred, that is one hundred taels.

It can be said that he has a lot of money, although Chen Mo is not bad for the 100,000 taels, but he can save a little is a little, so Chen Mo did not say anything polite to Nangong, and said with a smile: "Then thank you big brother." ”

Nangong Wen and Nangong Ru are of the same generation, but they are descendants, and among the people of this generation, they are the oldest, and it is appropriate for Chen Mo to call him a big brother.

Nangong Wen smiled.

For a qualified sailor, it is not enough to have a large ship, although the large ship can accommodate many people, but the hull is too large, making it difficult to turn the rudder and inflexible.

Therefore, medium warships and small warships must also be equipped to form a fleet, which is convenient for attacking and shuttling, and can also play a role in protecting large ships.

That is, it was necessary to open several shipyards, each of which built a different model of warship.

This money has to be paid by Chen Mo himself.

However, at present, the business of Fuze hot pot restaurant is good, and in Yuzhou alone, so far, five have been opened.

Qingzhou Pingting County and Linzhou Xiangfen City are currently preparing.

It is expected to open next month.

In addition to restaurants, honeycomb coal from Pingting County has gradually been accepted by the people, and the sales volume is extremely high because of its low price.

The fine salt that was shipped to Jiangnan has also been paid back recently, and these add up to make Chen Mo earn a lot of money.

(End of chapter)