"Boss Sun is really smart, there are other kinds of wood here, can you see if you can use it?" Li Xian gave a thumbs up, praised Sun Daoyuan for saying well, and then pulled Sun Daoyuan to look at other kinds of wood around him.

Sun Daoyuan was dragged to see more than a dozen kinds of wood, and felt that these were all kinds of trees that he had never seen before, some were of good quality, some were very average, and some could only be used for firewood, so he commented on them one by one, and chatted with Li Xian about the manufacturing methods of various ships by the way.

After this talk, Sun Daoyuan found that Li Xian was very familiar with the shipbuilding industry, and had a thorough understanding of Western ships to Chinese hard sailing ships, from the wood used, the craftsmanship to the advantages and disadvantages of Eastern and Western shipbuilding techniques, he could be said very precisely, and in many ways he was more profound than Sun Daoyuan, the owner of the shipyard, which made Sun Daoyuan feel extremely admired.

Although Li Xian is in a high position, he is actually just a hairy young man in his early twenties, Sun Daoyuan paid himself that he didn't have this knowledge when he was young, well, even now, it seems to be worse than the other party.

"Li Shuai is really erudite, and knows so much about shipbuilding, much better than those of us who have been immersed in shipbuilding for generations. Sun Daoyuan couldn't help but pat himself sincerely.

"It's just that I see too much, and if I really want to do it, I don't necessarily have to do it. Li Xian said with a smile.

"I have been following your Sun Ji Boat Company for a while, to be honest, your Sun Ji Boat Company is not the largest ship company in Guangzhou, nor is it the oldest ship company, but it has the strength to pay attention to technology.

Most of the shipping companies in Guangzhou are using the technology that has been passed down from generation to generation, to put it bluntly, it is to eat the old book, relatively speaking, Sun Ji is more concerned about the introduction of Western technicians and technology, if I remember correctly, you are still the first ship company in Guangzhou to introduce Western-style dock shipbuilding, right?"

Li Xian was obviously a compliment, but after hearing this, Sun Daoyuan's legs were weak, and he wanted to kneel down on the ground.

For businessmen, attracting the attention of officials is not a good thing, and it is often accompanied by various routines such as seizing family business and trade routes.

"My Sun Ji Boat Company is just a small place, and it doesn't deserve the attention of the marshal. Sun Daoyuan hurriedly said.

Li Xian didn't care about the change in Sun Daoyuan's expression, and said to himself: "I think Sun Ji is good, and I want to cooperate with you in building a ship, I don't know what Boss Sun wants?"

"Of course that's good, my Sun Ji will reimburse Dashuai for three ships, no, five big ships are good, all of them can go to the open sea. Sun Daoyuan hurriedly said, but secretly he was about to cry, and now he was afraid that he would have to bleed heavily.

"Oh, ocean-going ships are useful, but what we need most now is not these, but fishing boats that can catch fish.

I want to book a fifty-ton fishing boat with you, that is, the kind of boat with a hundred materials, we provide timber, and the design of the ship type must also be according to ours, how much can you Sun Ji take this job at what price?" Li Xian was now thinking about the fishing boat, and he was not interested in the ocean-going ship to be precise, so he hurriedly asked.

"If it's ten or eight, our Sun Ji will serve as the commander. Sun Daoyuan gritted his teeth and said.

Li Xian couldn't help but be stunned, and after a careful look at Sun Daoyuan, he understood, and couldn't help laughing:

"Master Sun is treating me as an autumn breeze, thinking that I want to take the benefits of your family for nothing. ”

Li Xian laughed a little before he carefully explained to Sun Daoyuan that the grain, cloth, firewood and other daily necessities in Guangzhou were extremely scarce, and firewood and the like were now in place, but the grain was still a little worse.

It's just that to do this, it is necessary to have a large number of fishing boats, and Li Xian has a large number of workers under him, and there are many workers who can build ships.

However, the number of these shipbuilders was still too small, and Li Xian preferred to use them to develop and build warships, to distinguish himself from the British, rather than invest in the production of ordinary civilian merchant ships.

Fortunately, Guangzhou, Foshan and Macao are all places where the shipbuilding industry is quite developed, Li Xian designed a good ship type here, and then spread some of the Western shipbuilding technology learned during this time, and used private forces to produce fishing boats, which should be more suitable, and it is easier to obtain a large number of fishing boats to go to sea to fish in the short term Li Xian saw Sun Daoyuan and came over, full of wanting to use Sun Ji as a breakthrough to customize various fishing boats to Guangzhou Boat Company, but he didn't expect Sun Daoyuan to misunderstand, thinking that Li Xian wanted to take advantage of it in vain, and he was scared half to death.

Li Xian finally explained that he would not let the ship company do it in vain, and would pay the ship company enough remuneration, and even provide a certain loan to help Sun Ji expand production, which made Sun Daoyuan a little dumbfounded.

I have always only heard that businessmen serve the government, occasionally collect money for the government to work, and be prepared to be exploited in large quantities, but I didn't expect that according to Li Xian's statement, this Huaxia army produced ships, not only could not lose, but also made a lot of money.

"Since the commander has a life, my grandson Ji Boat Company can only work hard to serve. Sun Daoyuan couldn't figure out what medicine was buried in Li Xian's gourd, so he just said hesitantly.

"Our Huaxia Army has always done business fairly, which is very different from those people from the original imperial court, Boss Sun will understand in the future. Li Xian knew that it was difficult for someone like Sun Daoyuan to change his concept all of a sudden, and he didn't care, just made sure that he turned to Xue Fatzi on the side.

"Boss Xue, your family is the leader of our construction industry in Guangzhou. What do you think about the recipe for Sanhe soil made with glutinous rice juice..."Li Xian turned to Xue Fatzi and said with a kind expression as much as possible.

It's just that this Xue Fat Man is different from Sun Daoyuan, Sun Daoyuan likes to work in the shipyard and has a very solid technical foundation, but Xue Fat Man knows that he is not a person who can endure hardships when he looks at his body shape, and he has always enjoyed happiness at home, sorting out the relationship with other businessmen, and he is not good at technology.

Of course, the Xue family has been in this business for I don't know how many generations, and there are many outstanding craftsmen and shopkeepers at the bottom, who do things very well, and they don't need him, the boss, to learn any skills.

In fact, Xue Fatzi is the normal situation of a businessman for generations, like Sun Daoyuan, it is very rare for the family property to accumulate to that extent and still go to the front line.

Li Xian chatted with Xue Fatzi for a few words, and found that this person knew almost nothing about technology, and he didn't know anything about the formula of Sanhe soil binder to create a French style, and only deduced which piece one of his masters was familiar with, so he quickly lost interest in talking, and just smiled and became perfunctory.

It's just that in this way, Xue Fatzi is about to cry in his heart.

Xue Fatzi is different from Sun Daoyuan, he has a deeper view of the current situation, and feels that I Qing Dynasty was injured in the fight against the British, and I was injured in the battle with the Huaxia Army, and I am afraid that I will not be able to return to Guangzhou in three or four years.

Moreover, even at that time, the strength of the Huaxia army will also increase significantly, and I am afraid that it will still be the situation where the Huaxia army is pressing the imperial court.