At the beginning of June, Panyu Port.

Cheng Dai frowned as he looked at the endless stream of merchants who came over.

"There must be more than 200 of them! So many people have to enter Panyu Port? ”

The partial general Wu Fan smiled bitterly: "This is not here yet, I'm afraid there are dozens of people coming tomorrow!" ”

Cheng Dai was about to say something, but Sima Li came over with a few officials with a smile.

"I've seen General Right!"

Cheng Dai returned the salute and said with some hesitation: "Ji Ran Ling, Panyu Port is an important place for naval shipbuilding!" has always been heavily guarded, and there are so many outsiders this time, it won't cause trouble, right? General Jing took more than 4,000 people, and the strength of Panyu Port was less than 15,000......"

Sima Li said embarrassedly: "I know General You's concerns, but since Your Majesty has placed the merchant ship construction in Panyu Port, it must have been expected for a long time, and nothing should happen." ”

Cheng Dai thought for a while, frowned, and said, "Why don't you let them live outside the camp tonight, and then let them go to the shipyard early tomorrow morning?" If something really happens during the day, it's easy to deal with it. ”

Sima Li smiled, but he didn't object: "Everything is arranged by General You." ”

"So safely." Cheng Dai turned his head and ordered: "Wu Fan, order someone to set up a military tent outside the camp." ”

"Yes!"

Seeing that Wu Fan had gone, Sima Li and Cheng Dai entered the big tent of the Chinese army and sat down.

"General Right, the place for bidding has been arranged, right?"

Cheng Dai nodded: "Ji Ranling can rest assured, it was built a few days earlier, which can not only see the whole picture of the shipyard, but also give them rest." ”

"Thank you, General Right."

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Early the next morning, nearly 300 merchants entered the Panyu Port camp under the surveillance of the Qin army.

Everyone climbed onto the high platform and carefully looked at the merchant ship that already had a rough skeleton in front of them.

"Shhh...... I didn't expect this merchant ship to be so big! It seems that the imperial court has made up its mind to open the sea this time! ”

"Yes, the merchant ships we used before were a little larger than the fishing boats, and the cargo they loaded was really limited, and it was easy to be drowned at sea, if such a large merchant ship was enough to sail in the offshore waters!"

"With the size of this ship, not to mention sailing in the near sea, it shouldn't be a problem to go a little farther into the deep sea!"

"Such a large ship should be able to carry nearly six hundred stone of grain at one time! Absolutely profitable! I'm going to take one of the first five ships! ”

Someone shook his head and objected: "That's not easy to say, who knows if what was shown to us was actually given to us?" It's better to be careful when doing business with the government......"

"What I said is, don't give the money to the fishing boat in the end, so how can I reason ......with it?"

……

The sound of everyone's gossip reached Sima Li's ears, Sima Li just smiled slightly, glanced around and found that the person who should have come had come, so he nodded to the little official next to him.

The little official immediately stepped forward and said loudly: "Quiet! ”

The crowd immediately fell silent.

Sima Li took a step forward and said with a smile: "Today's weather is hot, and you have come from afar for hard work, and this official is planning to order Sima Li to preside over today's auction of merchant ships, everyone, be polite!" ”

The merchants hurriedly bowed and saluted: "I've seen Ji Ranling!" ”

Sima Li knew what they wanted to hear most, stretched out his hand, and said succinctly: "What is being built in the dockyard is the first merchant ship, and all the merchant ships in the future dare not say that they are bigger than it, but they will never be smaller than it!" ”

This sentence immediately ignited everyone's enthusiasm again!

"Really?"

"It must be true, right? The imperial court's order will not expire in public. ”

"In that case, you really have to think about it seriously."

……

Seeing that the interest of the merchants was aroused, Sima Li stretched out his hand and pressed it, and the scene was quiet again.

"There are a total of five merchant ships auctioned today, and the rules are very simple, the highest bidder wins! But! Sima Li's voice raised slightly: "Anyone who bids for a merchant ship must immediately pay the construction fee of eleven as a deposit, of course, this can also speed up the progress of building a merchant ship, and you can get the merchant ship as soon as possible!" ”

When everyone heard that they had to pay a deposit of eleven first, they immediately frowned.

"Ji Ran Ling." A middle-aged man in the crowd arched his hand and said, "The villain is Cheng Lizhang of the Cheng clan of Nanyang County, can you ask a question?" ”

"But it doesn't hurt to speak!"

"How much does this merchant ship cost?"

Sima Li said indifferently: "Hundred Yi gold!" ”

"What?" The businessmen present suddenly gasped!

"I want 100 gold medals! It's also too expensive! ”

"What Ji Ranling said is gold? Not platinum, red gold? ”

Sima Li laughed and teased: "Your Excellency wants to buy a sea ship with a length of 18 zhang with 100 Yi red gold?" It's a bit whimsical! ”

Cheng Lizhang frowned and said: "According to Ji Ranling, the cost of this merchant ship is as high as 100 Eridium gold!" The number of eleven is ten eridium gold, which is not a small amount! ”

Sima Li was just about to speak, when a rough voice sounded in the crowd: "Ji Ranling, where to pay?" ”

Everyone present immediately looked at the person who spoke, and those who were close took a step back, for fear that people would think that they were speaking.

I saw a young man about twenty years old step forward with a smile on his face, and arched his hand: "Villain Wu Shilin, I have seen Ji Ranling!" ”

Someone sneered: "The kid doesn't know how thick the sky is!" The two ships are going to take out twenty eridium gold at once, where did you get the money for a hairy boy? Could it be that he was making fun of Ji Ranling? ”

The person next to him hurriedly pulled him and said in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense!" This is a member of the Wu clan, haven't the merchants of Great Qin heard of it? ”

The person who just spoke was startled, he came from a small place, he could only be regarded as a local tyrant, he only knew that there was a merchant in Daqin, where did he know the specific situation, and hurriedly took two steps back and hid.

Sima Li and Wu Shilin didn't care, this kind of little person was not worth a second glance at them.

Sima Li already knew the inside story, and stepped forward and said: "It is worthy of being a merchant of Great Qin, and he really has courage!" Can you bring enough gold? ”

Wu Shilin waved his hand, and immediately five or six strong men held the box and put it on the ground.

"Ji Ranling, here is fifty Eridium gold, I want three! The remaining ten yi will be delivered tomorrow! ”

As soon as the words fell, a middle-aged man in the crowd said loudly: "Wushi is so courageous! I want the remaining two! ”

The person walked out slowly and bowed: "The villain is eternal, an unknown person, I have seen Ji Ranling!" ”

Sima Li naturally saw Xiao Yong in Zhongding Pavilion, and knew that this was Yinglan's person, so he smiled and said: "My Great Qin is really an outstanding person, and Your Excellency is also quite powerful!" ”

Immediately Xiao Yong also brought up forty eridium gold.

Sima Li glanced around, and said with a smile: "Originally, it was a bidding, and the one with the highest price won it, but now it has been rounded, and I can do it easily!" Ladies and gentlemen, is there a higher price than 100 Yi gold? If not, these five ships have a master! ”

Cheng Lizhang and Zhuo Ying immediately spoke at the same time when they heard this: "Ji Ran order is slow!" ”